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Daily Tech News 7 February 2026

Top Story

A trillion here, a trillion there. Sooner or later, you're talking about fake money.

The global semiconductor industry is on track to hit $1 trillion in sales for 2026. (Tom's Hardware)

That's up from $800 billion in 2025.

The report doesn't compare shipment volumes with total revenue, though the writer of the article has the sense to point out this limitation.
US tech stocks lost an aggregate $1 trillion as a little air was let out of the AI bubble. (Tom's Hardware)

It definitely hasn't popped, but it's a trillion dollars smaller than it was.
The Big Three cloud platforms - Amazon's AWS, Google's Cloud, and Microsoft's Azure - have a trillion dollars in back-orders. (Sherwood)

Smaller cloud companies have similar backlogs, proportionally.

And the hosting provider I use is temporarily out of the 9950X3D.

Tech News

The CIA World Factbook has been abruptly retired, after being around for more than 50 years in print, and nearly 30 years on the web. (CIA)

No reason was given.
The EU is planning massive fines for TikTok because, essentially, it works and people use it. (Bleeping Computer)

A trillion here, a trillion there...
Disney has disabled Dolby Video and HDR10 in Europe due to reasons. (Thurrott)

The reasons being a patent dispute.

The dispute is with Interdigital, a US company, but is taking place in German courts.
Hollywoods big bet on AI is a bust. (Wired) (archive site)

Whether used as a technology or as a plot line, human customers aren't buying it.
Heroku isn't dead. (Heroku)

It's just pining for the fnords.

Heroku was an early platform used by people who had an app to deploy but lacked the technical skills to run their own server.
OpenClaw, formerly MoltBot, formerly ClawdBot, is full of holes. (The Register)

OpenClaw is an AI-generated AI agent that runs on Apple hardware and has found popularity among people who don't understand AI.

Anyway, it leaks everything up to and including credit card numbers.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: There is no musical interlude right now. Hang on...

Update: The musical interlude is out on bail and doesn't want to talk about it.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 Morning all

Posted by: Tuna at February 07, 2026 04:01 AM (lJ0H4)

2 w00t

Posted by: m at February 07, 2026 04:04 AM (8NTVk)

3 Morning!

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

4 Morning Pixy

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at February 07, 2026 04:06 AM (MmTZZ)

5 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 07, 2026 04:07 AM (byWhc)

6
Morning, all.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 07, 2026 04:07 AM (XJ22o)

7 That Dodge Pick-up used in 'Simon & Simon' was pretty damn cool. Do the even make memorable TV themes anymore? 'The Rockford Files' and 'Miami Vice' are favorites of mine.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 07, 2026 04:11 AM (byWhc)

8 Good morning to all. Very high winds here in western NC. I can’t sleep with howling outside and wondering what’s happening. Ugh.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 07, 2026 04:20 AM (jkRM/)

9 I don't know this singer, but she has nice voice and she's singing while in a lovely garden "Be still for the presence of the Lord." It's appropriate for both Christian and Jewish believers:

https://tinyurl.com/2pc4jb3e

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 07, 2026 04:23 AM (7RYym)

10
Top Story -- it's a regular trillion-palooza!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 07, 2026 04:25 AM (xG4kz)

11 7 That Dodge Pick-up used in 'Simon & Simon' was pretty damn cool. Do the even make memorable TV themes anymore? 'The Rockford Files' and 'Miami Vice' are favorites of mine.

Posted by: Puddleglum

They do for anime, because animation is expensive and the opening and ending themes are 90 seconds each of content you can reuse for an entire season. Still hit-and-miss though.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 07, 2026 04:26 AM (BLOW1)

12 The top stories all have trillions of dollars at issue!

A trillion here, a trillion there. ... The global semiconductor industry is on track to hit $1 trillion in sales for 2026.

US tech stocks lost an aggregate $1 trillion as a little air was let out of the AI bubble. ... it's a trillion dollars smaller than it was.

The Big Three cloud platforms ... have a trillion dollars in back-orders.

Posted by: m at February 07, 2026 04:29 AM (8NTVk)

13 Man from Florida writes on "A little cake- a devotional on 1st Kings17:8-16
And how little things can make a difference :

https://tinyurl.com/4pswen4s

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 07, 2026 04:31 AM (Nx5jP)

14
Lemme guess -- the commonality among the three is that they were themes from light-hearted comedies about law enforcement?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 07, 2026 04:32 AM (xG4kz)

15 Violin version of an old time hymn, "Great is thy faithfulness":

https://tinyurl.com/y33ka76m

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 07, 2026 04:33 AM (Nx5jP)

16
What is it with the perfectly awful tastes in music selected by "creators" of short videos?

Not only does your video's topic and execution suck, but your audio choice makes for a perfect trifecta of awfulness.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 07, 2026 04:35 AM (xG4kz)

17
Howdy all! And what have we in store for us this fine day?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 07, 2026 04:37 AM (xG4kz)

18 16 What is it with the perfectly awful tastes in music selected by "creators" of short videos?

Not only does your video's topic and execution suck, but your audio choice makes for a perfect trifecta of awfulness.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 07, 2026 04:35 AM (xG4kz)

wut

Posted by: m at February 07, 2026 04:39 AM (8NTVk)

19 I think that was a general question to YouTube creators, not one directed at this post or the blog generally.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 07, 2026 04:42 AM (BLOW1)

20
In another open window I found:

Versatile Engraving Tools: With eight distinct blade types included, these [ titanium steel ] chisels cater to a wide range of engraving needs, from intricate woodworking designs to detailed stone carvings. Whether you're working on seals, bamboo, or other materials, these tools provide precision and control.

"Chiseling my seal" is a no doubt filthy saying among the Inuit and other tribes in the boreal north.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 07, 2026 04:42 AM (xG4kz)

21
I think that was a general question to YouTube creators, not one directly at this post or the blog generally.

Posted by: Pixy Misa

Yes, that was the intention of my early morning cranky pants comment.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 07, 2026 04:44 AM (xG4kz)

22 21
I think that was a general question to YouTube creators, not one directly at this post or the blog generally.

Posted by: Pixy Misa

Yes, that was the intention of my early morning cranky pants comment.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 07, 2026 04:44 AM (xG4kz)

Aha! Moar covfefe?

Posted by: m at February 07, 2026 04:47 AM (8NTVk)

23 My theory on the CIA scrapping the fact book is that they need to scrounge up some money since a great many of the avenues by which they get black book money are drying up.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 07, 2026 04:47 AM (XV/Pl)

24 And in another "God showed me something good" episode, the other day I went to a short memorial service for people who had died during the past year and who were residents at the nursing home. One of them had attended at the church I serve and , and two came to the worship services at the nursing home. They had white roses in little vases by pictures of each person and activities coordinator read a couple of sweet poems.. The chaplain read the passage from Ecclesiastes about their being a time for everything. I am glad they have someone who travels around to be comfort to the people who don't have a priest or pastor.

Anyway, as I was getting ready to leave , someone put a bag on a chair. ( I guess it was a knapsack carrying their stuff) and it said " Grace" ( I guess that's the name of a nursing care company) When I left to get something at the grocery store there was a car with a bumper sticker and it said, "Grace happens" It was a grace filled day. Thanks, Lord.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 07, 2026 04:47 AM (Nx5jP)

25 Fireman who rescued puppies from a house fire adopts them. Sunny Skyz site:

https://tinyurl.com/2b8uyeer

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 07, 2026 04:50 AM (Nx5jP)

26
Not only does your video's topic and execution suck, but your audio choice makes for a perfect trifecta of awfulness.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison!

It truly makes me miss the early but now long defunct site, "Mirsky's Worst of the Web", where its creator found truly awful extravaganzas of poorly executed web presentations and offered them up for well deserved public ridicule.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 07, 2026 04:50 AM (xG4kz)

27 T.v. intros and outros are fun, Pixy!

Posted by: m at February 07, 2026 04:51 AM (8NTVk)

28
To steal from Monty Python's sketches about the Piranha brothers, the early web truly was 'a cruel [ place ], but fair'.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 07, 2026 04:57 AM (xG4kz)

29
Trivia time!

Which television show's theme song rose to the top of the U. S. charts in 1981?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 07, 2026 05:00 AM (xG4kz)

30 It says Mike Post wrote a bunch of the hit TV themes, Rockford, Magnum, Hill Street, Greatest American Hero

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at February 07, 2026 05:07 AM (MmTZZ)

31 That link to the CIA World Factbook is not, I think, an official US government site.

It lacks this advisory panel:

🇺🇸 An official website of the United States government

Posted by: m at February 07, 2026 05:11 AM (8NTVk)

32 The official website of the United States government having to do with the White House, for example, has that advisory panel.

https://www.usa.gov/agencies/white-house

Posted by: m at February 07, 2026 05:13 AM (8NTVk)

33
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 07, 2026 05:16 AM (tljrc)

34 36 That link to the CIA World Factbook is not, I think, an official US government site.

It lacks this advisory panel:

🇺🇸 An official website of the United States government
Posted by: m at February 07, 2026 05:11 AM (8NTVk)

My bad. This is official:

https://www.cia.gov

Posted by: m at February 07, 2026 05:17 AM (8NTVk)

35 Yep, the link is on the main page of www.cia.gov.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 07, 2026 05:19 AM (BLOW1)

36 29 Trivia time!

Which television show's theme song rose to the top of the U. S. charts in 1981?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 07, 2026 05:00 AM (xG4kz)

Hill Street Blues?

Posted by: m at February 07, 2026 05:19 AM (8NTVk)

37
My theory on the CIA scrapping the fact book is that they need to scrounge up some money since a great many of the avenues by which they get black book money are drying up.

Posted by: Thomas Bender

Yes. They're breaking all their piggy banks to scrounge up $$$ to replace the $$$ gusher that USAID grants were for the CIA.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 07, 2026 05:21 AM (xG4kz)

38
Hill Street Blues?

Posted by: m

Nope.

Here's a hint -- the show's star was the son of Barbara Hale, who played Della Street, Perry Mason's secretary.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 07, 2026 05:22 AM (xG4kz)

39 Hoyt Curtin wrote the theme to Johnny Quest which was like James Bond for little kids. He arranged the trombone parts to basically, be impossible to play. You can here them struggling a bit, it sort of adds to the tension.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 07, 2026 05:24 AM (srX5Y)

40 I think we've joked about the Greatest American Hero in the past. Believe it or not. Wasnt actually watching much TV in 1981 because there was only one TV room in the Quad and most of my time was in the library. I think the big TV event was Dallas each Friday.

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at February 07, 2026 05:25 AM (MmTZZ)

41 35 Yep, the link is on the main page of www.cia.gov.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 07, 2026 05:19 AM (BLOW1)

Thanks.
Some text on the site reads suspiciously poorly for an official US governent site. Like, also linkable from the main CIA page, at this link (dated September 30, 2020):

https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/
history-of-the-world-factbook/

"... CIA’s World Factbook ... is used in times of crisis, in times of uncertainly"

Do better, CIA. Do better.

Posted by: m at February 07, 2026 05:26 AM (8NTVk)

42 LOL so of course I misspelled "government"

>>>Some text on the site reads suspiciously poorly for an official US governent site.

Posted by: m at February 07, 2026 05:27 AM (8NTVk)

43
Dog messes with cat's mind --

https://youtube.com/shorts/i-t8Dafu3uk?si=KOGdoDNq1ak2wxaY

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 07, 2026 05:32 AM (xG4kz)

44 useful US government site:

https://www.usa.gov/agency-index

A-Z index of U.S. government departments and agencies

Get contact information for U.S. federal government agencies, departments, corporations, instrumentalities, and government-sponsored enterprises. Find websites, email, phone numbers, addresses, and more.

Posted by: m at February 07, 2026 05:33 AM (8NTVk)

45 Between salty ex-Marine Rick Simon (Gerald McRaney) and pretty boy AJ Simon (Jameson Parker), who would you have picked to have the most prolific acting career? It is McRaney, by a lot, and I am a fan.

Parker has a pretty interesting wiki page, though.

On October 1, 1992, Parker was shot in the left armpit and right arm by a neighbor during a verbal altercation concerning dog waste. He made a full recovery, and the neighbor was convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to nine years in prison

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 07, 2026 05:36 AM (fUDfS)

46 I will miss the Factbook. It's a great reference piece.

Just like the CIA, to eliminate the one useful thing they supply the public.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 07, 2026 05:38 AM (fUDfS)

47 >>The CIA World Factbook has been abruptly retired, after being around for more than 50 years in print

My parents bought them and kept them on the coffee table. Yay, Mom and Dad.

Posted by: m at February 07, 2026 05:38 AM (8NTVk)

48 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 07, 2026 05:41 AM (bQ4nt)

49 45 Between salty ex-Marine Rick Simon (Gerald McRaney) and pretty boy AJ Simon (Jameson Parker), who would you have picked to have the most prolific acting career? It is McRaney, by a lot, and I am a fan.

Parker has a pretty interesting wiki page, though.

On October 1, 1992, Parker was shot in the left armpit and right arm by a neighbor during a verbal altercation concerning dog waste. He made a full recovery, and the neighbor was convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to nine years in prison
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 07, 2026 05:36 AM (fUDfS)

There's a ridiculously cute 1977 photo of Jameson Parker on his Wikipedia page.

Posted by: m at February 07, 2026 05:43 AM (8NTVk)

50 Evening and morning for a February Saturn's Day, all! I am up after being jumped across and kicked repeatedly by a certain black cat whose name rhymes with "curling," and who needs to make a return trip to his shelter in Vicksburg, stat. (Only kidding . . . but *why* does he do that? It doesn't get him fed any earlier. And he doesn't do it every morning, either.) (Black son of a . . .!)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 07, 2026 05:45 AM (wzUl9)

51 On the ONT, I enjoyed ChristyBlinky's story of her sojourn in Paris, including her "Je suis desole." I know little French, but I can read that. It always amused me, once I was old enough to get it, that James Bond uses "Do not derange yourself" to a train porter in Paris -- Fleming's method of showing he was speaking French at the time. "Derange" in French, I believe, = "disturb." You can see where we got the English verb, since we use "deranged" and "disturb" to describe the mentally ill.

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

52 Between salty ex-Marine Rick Simon (Gerald McRaney) and pretty boy AJ Simon (Jameson Parker), who would you have picked to have the most prolific acting career? It is McRaney, by a lot, and I am a fan. . . .

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 07, 2026

***
I spotted McRaney long before he was a leading man, in a production at Southern Rep Theatre here in about 1970. Your eye was drawn to him. He reminded me a little of the young David McCallum, who had that same quality.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 07, 2026 05:48 AM (wzUl9)

Live, Love, Meme

Hello everybody! Welcome to meme night. I saw this and I realized that Picard and the alien really were just speaking in memes.

Fido Friday: Snack!

pic.twitter.com/Zoy6ybBFBe
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) February 6, 2026

I'm sorry, I thought this was America

Which?

Pew pew

pic.twitter.com/aMpxWbzJcx
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) February 6, 2026

Goth Fonzie has thoughts

Nah nah nah nah nah nuh ICE CREAM!

Dad of the year

pic.twitter.com/5KE71tiQbO
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) February 7, 2026

On poop

Shhhh!

Physics is phun!

pic.twitter.com/2kMYrT6aKP
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) February 7, 2026

Frankly, I want Flintstones chewable meth

Hey diddle diddle

Fire!

pic.twitter.com/MAHTrFIZf9
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) February 7, 2026

Be happy

Fat husband

Perfect loop

pic.twitter.com/vRLhCDbsNS
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) February 7, 2026

Classy

Didn't think that one through

These guys again

pic.twitter.com/I7pVV1rIBk
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) February 7, 2026

See ya later!

Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by cops:

Posted by: WeirdDave at 09:47 PM

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1 Friday ONT

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 06, 2026 09:49 PM (lpTXP)

2 Hi WD!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at February 06, 2026 09:49 PM (H/suN)

3 Evening!

Posted by: French Jeton at February 06, 2026 09:49 PM (j0T5y)

4 Shoot - congrats, BSM!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at February 06, 2026 09:49 PM (H/suN)

5 And I nooded

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 06, 2026 09:50 PM (lpTXP)

6 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 06, 2026 09:51 PM (byWhc)

7 Big Ed has been wondering where Nadine had got to.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 06, 2026 09:52 PM (0aYVJ)

8 Sorry I'm late, I was watching the International Ugly Sweater Competition.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 06, 2026 09:53 PM (L6F6A)

9 Good evening morons e grazie wd

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 09:53 PM (RIvkX)

10 Posted by WeirdDave at 09:47 PM

What deviltry is this? Have I fallen into an alternate universe? Is it aliens? Can I blame Trump?

Posted by: mindful webworker wonders allowed at February 06, 2026 09:54 PM (kqXjy)

11 Thanks for the ONT.

I am a vote for low bow tie.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 09:54 PM (zZu0s)

12 I'd like to volunteer as a poll worker at Taylor Day's precint.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 06, 2026 09:55 PM (L6F6A)

13 If a Giraffe wears a tie high on his neck, he’s a Chippendales dancer, if he wears it low on the neck, he’s a Sommelier at a fancy restaurant.

Of course.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 06, 2026 09:56 PM (XV/Pl)

14 Thank you WD for the memes. The punchbowl one is funny. I want to be a kind person. But some people need a punch. Literally or figuratively. They don't understand subtlety.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 06, 2026 09:57 PM (lpTXP)

15 Is Goth Fonzie still wearing that stupid black leather jacket and pretending to be hip and relevant?

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 06, 2026 09:57 PM (byWhc)

16 In answer to Nick Gillespie:

No, I voted for Trump in 2020, not Biden. Biden invites every degenerate rat-diddler from the third world into our country, dominoes continue to fall from there.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 06, 2026 09:58 PM (L6F6A)

17 Evenin', Horde.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 06, 2026 10:01 PM (Wnv9h)

18 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 06, 2026 10:01 PM (cYBz/)

19 Bow tie at the base looks better. Also, that perfect loop is cool.

Posted by: RandomDave at February 06, 2026 10:01 PM (aJQbY)

20 Giraffe bowtie at the base. It's more symmetrical.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 06, 2026 10:02 PM (lpTXP)

21 The bowtie goes at the jowls, definitely, like a Chipendale dancer.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 10:03 PM (jc0TO)

22 I thought happiness came from helicopters.

Posted by: Augusto Pinochet at February 06, 2026 10:03 PM (L6F6A)

23 Mom worked at a health food supply house so we got nasty "children's supplements" instead of delicious Flintstones Chewables.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 10:04 PM (RIvkX)

24 Bow tie goes over your Adam's apple.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 06, 2026 10:04 PM (cwGMH)

25 Yay, Friday night ONT!

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 06, 2026 10:05 PM (lUFok)

26 Happy Friday!

Thank you Weird Dave

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 10:05 PM (7iG4c)

27 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 06, 2026 10:06 PM (SRRAx)

28 Perfect loop
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Twins I presume, who have perfected their craft over avoiding a childhood's worth of getting out of shit.

Posted by: Methos at February 06, 2026 10:06 PM (vSvIl)

29 I thought happiness came from helicopters.
Posted by: Augusto Pinochet at February 06, 2026 10:03 PM (L6F6A)

I heard that happiness is seeing Lubbock in my rear-view mirror.

Maybe Mack Davis was a little bit full of himself. What with his skin-tight blue jeans.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 06, 2026 10:06 PM (0aYVJ)

30 Assuming the giraffe is male? It might also be worn at the ears or tail.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 06, 2026 10:09 PM (NFX2v)

31 I heard that happiness is seeing Lubbock in my rear-view mirror.

Posted by: Pug Mahon,
---
My eldest is there now, he loves it.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at February 06, 2026 10:10 PM (VCgbV)

32 Have you tried TUMS Chewy Bites? I like the Assorted Berries flavor.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 06, 2026 10:10 PM (dhHpw)

33 Posted by WeirdDave at 09:47 PM

What deviltry is this? Have I fallen into an alternate universe? Is it aliens? Can I blame Trump?
Posted by: mindful webworker wonders allowed at February 06, 2026 09:54 PM (kqXjy)

A wizard is never early or late, he always arrives precisely when he intends.

On rare occasions, that means early.

Posted by: Methos at February 06, 2026 10:10 PM (vSvIl)

34 I usually keep a jar of berry flavored vitamin gummies on hand. No beri beri or rickets for this guy, no sir. Made in Canadia. I don’t know how they do it, there is absolutely no detectable vitamin taste at all. They are tasty. Maybe there aren’t any vitamins at all. Somehow this wouldn’t surprise me these days. Everything else is fake, and gay, so why not vitamin supplement?

A comparable vitamin tablet chewed would taste awful. If a little kid found these berry gummies he would eat the whole bottle for sure. I think they are sort of dangerous in that sense.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 06, 2026 10:10 PM (srX5Y)

35 I can't wait to see the Tongva Indian tribe take over Billie Eilish's mansion, and turns it into a casino that caters to the I-wanna-be-rich crowd.

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

36 I don’t get the Domino’s thing.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 10:11 PM (4iIP5)

37 Picard and the alien was great, except, I don't recognize a couple of the memes. Jesse & Walter? Anime guy and a butterfly? The conclusion was great.

Also, hate to admit it, but can't figure the Domino's one.

Maybe the commenters will clue me in.

But overall, thanks for another great collection, WD.

Posted by: mindful webworker the half-witty at February 06, 2026 10:12 PM (kqXjy)

38 Lol. I did not even know Nicki Drug Greaser was still a thing.

Did he say shit during covid or nah?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 10:12 PM (zZu0s)

39 I just saw Samuel L. Jackson do the NBC "Introduction" of the US Olympic Team.

Good for him. I hope he's enjoying the money--he's got to be raking at this point.

But. Good God. He's now at the point that IF he were provided a check with right number of zeros, He'd read *anything*. The thingy he read was cringe-worthy. He's read anything at this point, so long as the money is right.

Posted by: Crusader at February 06, 2026 10:13 PM (Cjcf6)

40 Watching Olympic opening ceremonies. It’s in Italy OK.

Posted by: Javems at February 06, 2026 10:13 PM (zFsEm)

41 Maybe Mack Davis was a little bit full of himself. What with his skin-tight blue jeans.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 06, 2026 10:06 PM (0aYVJ)
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Who?

Posted by: Englebert Humperdink at February 06, 2026 10:14 PM (RIvkX)

42 Posted by: Pug Mahon,
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My eldest is there now, he loves it.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at February 06, 2026 10:10 PM (VCgbV)

I was merely referring to an old Mack Davis song. The punchline being him returning to Lubbock. It's a nice song. This coming from a metal-head.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 06, 2026 10:15 PM (0aYVJ)

43 I don’t get the Domino’s thing.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 10:11 PM (4iIP5)

"Starts with C and we all love it."
My guess is Cock.
And this Tweet came out when Lord Peter Mandelson was being revealed in Epstein files.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 06, 2026 10:15 PM (lpTXP)

44 Nick Gillespee, if we had shown our papers to vote these last dozen elections, we wouldn't need to show them now when we go outside.*

* presume he's talking about outside in Minneapolis.

Posted by: Rex B at February 06, 2026 10:15 PM (GI9/m)

45 Tell Big Ed Nadine's been greasing the curtain tracks again.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at February 06, 2026 10:16 PM (/HDaX)

46 instead of delicious Flintstones Chewables.

It is no secret that I have a sweet tooth. Last year while traveling I needed to replace my 55+ vitamin pills and all the local supermarket had were gummies.

I will never buy vitamins that taste good again.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 06, 2026 10:16 PM (EXyHK)

47 @39

>> Good for him. I hope he's enjoying the money--he's got to be raking at this point

Intertubes say his net worth is 1/4 of a billion dollars.

He more than likely just does these things just to do the things because he has nothing else to do.

Probably got paid a few million to do the introduction.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 06, 2026 10:17 PM (XV/Pl)

48 Picard and the alien was great, except, I don't recognize a couple of the memes. Jesse & Walter?
-
Breaking Bad

Posted by: Methos at February 06, 2026 10:17 PM (vSvIl)

49 Did the Winter Olympics do what the Summer Olympics does and add sports only shown on ESPN 10.

How about snowman making. Trashcan lid downhill. Snowball dodge.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 06, 2026 10:18 PM (cwGMH)

50 Tell Big Ed Nadine's been greasing the curtain tracks again.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at February 06, 2026 10:16 PM (/HDaX

If he'd stay away from Norma and her cherry pie, maybe Nadine wouldn't be so dramatic.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 06, 2026 10:19 PM (lpTXP)

51 The Ozempics are on? Heavy.

Posted by: mindful webworker does the high jinx at February 06, 2026 10:20 PM (kqXjy)

52 I cannot figure out why these game companies keep setting money on fire. I'd be upset at Nvidia being statist corpo little bitches and stabbing the people who got them here in the back... if there was much/anything I needed a completely new system to play.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 10:20 PM (zZu0s)

53 Which Engelbert Humperdinck, the composer or the singer?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 06, 2026 10:20 PM (dhHpw)

54 North Dallas Forty was a pretty good football movie.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 06, 2026 10:20 PM (cwGMH)

55 Mom worked at a health food supply house so we got nasty "children's supplements" instead of delicious Flintstones Chewables.

Luxury! My parents gave us a spade and told us to dig up our own minerals.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 10:20 PM (Riz8t)

56 Because this was the UK I thought C stood for something else.
Rhymes with Berkeley Hunt.

Posted by: gKWVE played Planescape once at February 06, 2026 10:20 PM (gKWVE)

57 Dad with the TV cartoons must have spent hours putting together the vid and practicing his timing. The kid's laughter was worth it all.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 06, 2026 10:21 PM (Fs0KI)

58 NBC: America is the worst place ever. 1000x worse the Nazi Grtmany

Also NBC; hey everyone tune in to cheer on Team USA go for gold.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 10:22 PM (4iIP5)

59 How about a giraffe bow tie that goes from top to bottom?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 06, 2026 10:22 PM (dhHpw)

60 Did the Winter Olympics do what the Summer Olympics does and add sports only shown on ESPN 10.

How about snowman making. Trashcan lid downhill. Snowball dodge.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 06, 2026 10:18 PM (cwGMH)

Smear the queer in a foot of snow. Good Lord, I loved being a Wyoming boy back in the day. Best way to rid one of bullies is to sack up and knock their dicks in the snow.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 06, 2026 10:23 PM (0aYVJ)

61 "Mac" Davis, not "Mack"....

Yeah, I'm a Texas gal -

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 06, 2026 10:23 PM (SRRAx)

62 42 I was merely referring to an old Mack Davis song. The punchline being him returning to Lubbock. It's a nice song. This coming from a metal-head.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 06, 2026 10:15 PM (0aYVJ)

"Baby, baby, don't get hooked on me. Cause I'll just use you then I'll set you free..."

Posted by: Joemarine at February 06, 2026 10:23 PM (y171U)

63 No to the punch bowl idea. When you finally unload a well-deserved haymaker on some miscreant, his (or her, I'm not a misogynist) name in your punch bowl will be construed as premeditation when you go to court.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 06, 2026 10:24 PM (L6F6A)

64 Doubles Luge has to be THE gayest sport. Makes male figure skaters seem manly.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 10:24 PM (4iIP5)

65 Lots of worse places than Lubbock. How about the state of Minnesota? It would be a real downer to be there. But you may get a free donut.

Posted by: Case at February 06, 2026 10:24 PM (E7+ue)

66 Breaking Bad
Posted by: Methos

Ah, okay. Never saw it. Still don't get it.

[Checks DDG image search to see if there's a meme I recognize]

Nope, still don't get it. But, now, also don't care, so…
🤔

Posted by: mindful webworker does the high jinx at February 06, 2026 10:25 PM (kqXjy)

67 Did Samuel L. Jackson read it Pulp Fiction style?

" Now, as it says in Exodus 20:30, when the Lord made Olympic athletes, he did say unto them, " Go forth, and be the baddest m*th*rf*ck*rs on the face of the Earth!""

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 06, 2026 10:25 PM (aMrr2)

68 Isn't a Blooming Onion like 2000 calories? I've always wanted to try one but can't get past the guilt of ordering something like that. Because I know for certain that I'd eat the whole damn thing.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 06, 2026 10:26 PM (Fs0KI)

69 Watching Olympic opening ceremonies. It’s in Italy OK.
Posted by: Javems at February 06, 2026 10:13 PM (zFsEm)

Oh, hey, that's right. I can't wait to go watch people do sports I don't care about! Do they have basketball too?

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 10:26 PM (rbvCR)

70 Giraffe bowtie at the base. It's more symmetrical.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 06, 2026 10:02 PM (lpTXP)
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21 The bowtie goes at the jowls, definitely, like a Chipendale dancer.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 10:03 PM (jc0TO)

And the winner is . . .

Posted by: RickZ at February 06, 2026 10:26 PM (gKDq2)

71 If I vote for Trump three time am I still wrong?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 06, 2026 10:27 PM (YlWIZ)

72 Is Dominos thing pizzagate related?

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 10:27 PM (4iIP5)

73 I think a competition of intertube giant slalom would be awesome. I would definitely watch that.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 06, 2026 10:27 PM (cwGMH)

74 64 Doubles Luge has to be THE gayest sport. Makes male figure skaters seem manly.

Women's double luge is probably marginally better, but would be dramatically improved if they had to wear women's beach volleyball bikinis.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 10:28 PM (Riz8t)

75 NBC: America is the worst place ever. 1000x worse the Nazi Grtmany

Also NBC; hey everyone tune in to cheer on Team USA go for gold.
Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 10:22 PM (4iIP5)

Didn't think of it that way.

But, yeah, don't give a shit about the Olynpics. At all. And boy did I use to love them. But not propaganda. That's where I draw the line.

Posted by: RickZ at February 06, 2026 10:29 PM (gKDq2)

76 And this Tweet came out when Lord Peter Mandelson was being revealed in Epstein files.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

Because this was the UK I thought C stood for something else.
Rhymes with Berkeley Hunt.
Posted by: gKWVE

These were the only two possibilities I came up with.

Alternatively, WeirdDave is just punking us.

Posted by: mindful webworker the slow but steady at February 06, 2026 10:29 PM (kqXjy)

77 Breaking Bad meme:

https://tinyurl.com/2v34dumh

Posted by: Weirddave at February 06, 2026 10:29 PM (df/te)

78 Where is the giraffe's collar?

Posted by: tankdemon at February 06, 2026 10:30 PM (L6F6A)

79 I hear California has a theme song for its business environment.

Another One Bites the Dust, by Queen

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 06, 2026 10:30 PM (S/Y4j)

80 >>>But. Good God. He's now at the point that IF he were provided a check with right number of zeros, He'd read *anything*. The thingy he read was cringe-worthy. He's read anything at this point, so long as the money is right.
Posted by: Crusader
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He's a good actor but he's always been berry berry Liberal.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 10:31 PM (OuTdY)

81 I need a meme that shows someone who's blazed through 20 books in less than 30 days and now doesn't know what to read next...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2026 10:31 PM (ESVrU)

82 NFL update: Sonny Jurgensen was elected to to the NFL Hall of Fame.

Sonny Jurgensen, the Hall of Fame quarterback whose strong arm led to passing records for the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders and affable personality made him a beloved figure, has died at the age of 91.

Jurgensen spent the majority of his 18-year career in Washington, joining the team in 1964 in a surprise quarterback swap that sent Norm Snead to Philadelphia. Jurgensen would make four of his five Pro Bowls in Washington while leading the NFL in passing three times, and his 31 passing touchdowns in 1967 remain a single-season franchise record.

Did you notice what's wrong above ^^^?

Sonny Jurgensen played for the Washington REDSKINS. Not the "Commanders" as they claimed, and not the "Washington Football Team". And yet, ALL of the media reports pretended he played for the "Commanders". He never played a single down for the Washington Commanders. The US media is quite happy re-writing history all for the name of political correctness.

Posted by: Crusader at February 06, 2026 10:31 PM (Cjcf6)

83 Giraffe:

Obviously the bow tie goes up top. Below is where the belt to his pants go.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 06, 2026 10:31 PM (guCHD)

84 Ok, just now was the first time I went and checked the weather online and thought is was a prank.

I realize it's winter, but a high temp tomorrow is 14 F. with (and this is the part that made me blink) 30 to 40 mph winds into Sunday with and gusts possibly reaching 55 mph. That, apparently, puts the windchill down around -35 F.

Posted by: Orson at February 06, 2026 10:32 PM (dIske)

85 Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 06, 2026 10:27 PM (YlWIZ)

Might have a raykon sighting, lads

Posted by: gKWVE at February 06, 2026 10:32 PM (gKWVE)

86 Top picture, with no ill intent, I have absolutely zero clue.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 10:32 PM (OuTdY)

87 Sonny Jurgensen >> Al Jourgensen

Posted by: gKWVE at February 06, 2026 10:32 PM (gKWVE)

88 "Mac" Davis, not "Mack"....
Yeah, I'm a Texas gal -
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 06, 2026 10:23 PM (SRRAx)

Oh. I thought for a minute you were the Freightliner type.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 10:33 PM (rbvCR)

89 Isn't a Blooming Onion like 2000 calories? I've always wanted to try one but can't get past the guilt of ordering something like that. Because I know for certain that I'd eat the whole damn thing.
Posted by: Oddbob

Déjà vu?? I swear somebody made this same comment when that onion complaint meme was posted previously.

Was it you? 😜

Posted by: mindful webworker the slow but steady at February 06, 2026 10:34 PM (kqXjy)

90 I'm not saying that I support making the exile punishment from The Dark Knight Rises into an Olympic sport, I'm just saying that if they did make The Dark Knight Rises style exile into an Olympic sport, it would get the most viewers.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 06, 2026 10:34 PM (L6F6A)

91 I'm going to have one too many tonight. Again.
And I did buy that pie tin of 9 different cheese cakes.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 10:34 PM (OuTdY)

92 Evening, Weird Dave, and ONT Horde!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 06, 2026 10:34 PM (8zz6B)

93 I never get the knock on actors for “just doing it for the money”. It’s like why else would they do it and if the money is good even better.. If an accountant were offered $1M to do someone’s taxes would he do it? Of course. Why wouldn’t he? So why wouldn’t an actor do some acting for a ton of money as well? It’s just a job like everyone else’s job.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 10:34 PM (4iIP5)

94 I'm going to have one too many tonight. Again.
And I did buy that pie tin of 9 different cheese cakes.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 10:34 PM (OuTdY)
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There's no such thing as too much cheesecake.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2026 10:35 PM (ESVrU)

95 87 Sonny Jurgensen >> Al Jourgensen
Posted by: gKWVE at February 06, 2026 10:32 PM (gKWVE)

Did Jesus ever build Sonny a hot rod?

Posted by: tankdemon at February 06, 2026 10:35 PM (L6F6A)

96 If I vote for Trump three time am I still wrong?
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I'd vote for him to serve three more terms. I used to care about the rule of law. The Democrats taught me that doesn't matter any longer.

Posted by: Crusader at February 06, 2026 10:35 PM (Cjcf6)

97 The moral of the story is: Go to Outback together. So that lying shitbag that loves you and takes care of you and your children cannot eat all of the blooming onion by hisself.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 06, 2026 10:35 PM (qFwJc)

98 I need a meme that shows someone who's blazed through 20 books in less than 30 days and now doesn't know what to read next...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2026 10:31 PM (ESVrU)

Can't help you there. I have been reading one book for 2 weeks now. At least I do not move my lips when reading. On the plus side, it's a very fun read. The author is very good at the craft.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 06, 2026 10:36 PM (0aYVJ)

99 Bow tie goes over your Adam's apple.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 06, 2026 10:04 PM (cwGMH)

Into the trash can.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 06, 2026 10:36 PM (8zz6B)

100 Déjà vu?? I swear somebody made this same comment when that onion complaint meme was posted previously.

Was it you? 😜

Nope. Guess I'm not the only who grew up with food guilt.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 06, 2026 10:36 PM (Fs0KI)

101 81 I need a meme that shows someone who's blazed through 20 books in less than 30 days and now doesn't know what to read next...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2026 10:31 PM (ESVrU)

__________________________

That sounds like a job for Marty Feldman....Get the shovel.

Posted by: Orson at February 06, 2026 10:37 PM (dIske)

102 Can't help you there. I have been reading one book for 2 weeks now. At least I do not move my lips when reading. On the plus side, it's a very fun read. The author is very good at the craft.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 06, 2026 10:36 PM (0aYVJ)
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That's always a plus. I love to read books like that (which is what I've been doing), but then I feel sad when the book is over. So sometimes it's nice to slow down and take one's time to savor the experience.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2026 10:37 PM (ESVrU)

103 Did you notice what's wrong above ^^^?

Sonny Jurgensen played for the Washington REDSKINS. Not the "Commanders" as they claimed, and not the "Washington Football Team". And yet, ALL of the media reports pretended he played for the "Commanders". He never played a single down for the Washington Commanders. The US media is quite happy re-writing history all for the name of political correctness.

Try growing up a Colts fan. We get to go to Canton and learn all about how Johnny Unitas played for Indianapolis.

Posted by: Weirddave at February 06, 2026 10:37 PM (df/te)

104 I never get the knock on actors for “just doing it for the money”. It’s like why else would they do it and if the money is good even better.. If an accountant were offered $1M to do someone’s taxes would he do it? Of course. Why wouldn’t he? So why wouldn’t an actor do some acting for a ton of money as well? It’s just a job like everyone else’s job.
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For starters, because we tend to give performers the benefit of the doubt. Once they sell their credibility down the road, we aren't nearly as forgiving.

Posted by: Crusader at February 06, 2026 10:38 PM (Cjcf6)

105 I, too, would got to Jack in the Box and return minus a small fries.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 06, 2026 10:38 PM (qFwJc)

106 Norm Snead could always hit the open man down the fairway. He got into trouble tho when it came to the short game.

Posted by: Rex B at February 06, 2026 10:38 PM (GI9/m)

107 Good evening everyone
Made it home

Posted by: Skip at February 06, 2026 10:38 PM (Ia/+0)

108 We lived in Lake Placid, NY, for 14 years and I liked volunteering to work at the bobsled run when they had the big international meets. I'd get there early to score a gig up at the top shed, where the race starts. A badge checker, that was me. I'd share the job with another and could wander and watch. 4 man bob, 2 man, luge, luge doubles. The guys steering the sleds would be out on the deck, before a run, eyes closed, head and shoulders moving back and forth, as they mentally rode the track, turn by turn. At the ski jump I was a marker, raising my arm if the jumper landed right in front of me. The jumpers are little skinny kids. One gig I had was to escort them after the leap over to the trailer for drug testing.

Posted by: M. Gaga at February 06, 2026 10:39 PM (KiBMU)

109 How about snowman making. Trashcan lid downhill. Snowball dodge.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 06, 2026 10:18 PM (cwGMH)

Ice fishing.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 06, 2026 10:39 PM (8zz6B)

110 When the sunset is just right, might be seasonal too, and it hits just right, the mesas and cliffs in the desert southwest turn this amazing color. I call it “Indian Red”, it is really magical and defies description or classification. Redskins is not a disparaging term.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 06, 2026 10:40 PM (srX5Y)

111 Try growing up a Colts fan. We get to go to Canton and learn all about how Johnny Unitas played for Indianapolis.
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Yes, he never played a down for Indy.

After the failure of the upcoming Super Bowl half time show, its going to get a lot easier to get movement from the NFL.

Posted by: Crusader at February 06, 2026 10:40 PM (Cjcf6)

112 It was a skimpy pirate suit, wasn't it?

Posted by: Skip at February 06, 2026 10:41 PM (Ia/+0)

113 96 If I vote for Trump three time am I still wrong?
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I'd vote for him to serve three more terms. I used to care about the rule of law. The Democrats taught me that doesn't matter any longer.
Posted by: Crusader at February 06, 2026 10:35 PM (Cjcf6)

THATS what I'm talkin' about.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 06, 2026 10:44 PM (YlWIZ)

114 We had a nice day today. High near 60 degrees. Supposed to be cooler tomorrow, then we get on a roll of 60's for a week.
Or so says the weather people.

Posted by: Case at February 06, 2026 10:44 PM (E7+ue)

115 After the failure of the upcoming Super Bowl half time show, its going to get a lot easier to get movement from the NFL.
Posted by: Crusader at February 06, 2026 10:40 PM (Cjcf6)

Considering everybody who the NFL executives listen to will be singing the praises of the halftime show (greatest performance in the history of man!!!) they honestly won't even know if it is a failure.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 06, 2026 10:45 PM (L6F6A)

116 I guess I live a cloistered life - I don't get any of the Picard memes. I also don't even try the song motifs either....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 10:45 PM (7iG4c)

117 Isn't a Blooming Onion like 2000 calories? I've always wanted to try one but can't get past the guilt of ordering something like that. Because I know for certain that I'd eat the whole damn thing.
Posted by: Oddbob

4500 with the bucket of sauce.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 06, 2026 10:46 PM (/lPRQ)

118 I need a meme that shows someone who's blazed through 20 books in less than 30 days and now doesn't know what to read next...

I made you one:
http://ace.mu.nu/archives/Your paragraph text.png

Posted by: Weirddave at February 06, 2026 10:46 PM (df/te)

119 A giraffe wears his tie up high at a formal gathering. Down low, he's just a gigolo looking for some neck.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 06, 2026 10:47 PM (WUel5)

120 Carter gave us the Dept of Ed and education is now shot. Bush gave us DHS and TSA and where are we now? LBJ gave us AFDC and you tell me. Barry Goldwater and Joe McCarthy left examples.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 06, 2026 10:47 PM (YlWIZ)

121 I need a meme that shows someone who's blazed through 20 books in less than 30 days and now doesn't know what to read next...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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One of the worst cases of literary post-partum depression I have experienced was finishing the 'Master and Commander' series.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 06, 2026 10:48 PM (XeU6L)

122 I was merely referring to an old Mack Davis song. The punchline being him returning to Lubbock. It's a nice song. This coming from a metal-head.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 06, 2026

***
This might be Mac's funniest and most famous, "Hard to be Humble":
"Oh, Lord, it's hard to be humble
When you're perfect in every way. . . .
Some folks say that I'm egotistical;
I don't even know what that means.
I think it has something to do with the way
I fill out my skin-tight blue jeans!"

The other tune has a lyric, "I thought happiness was Lubbock, Texas, in my rear view mirror."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 10:48 PM (wzUl9)

123
I just hit me. It's been 32 years since the last episode of Star Trek: TNG aired.

Time flies.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 06, 2026 10:49 PM (w6EFb)

124 So sometimes it's nice to slow down and take one's time to savor the experience.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2026 10:37 PM (ESVrU)

In my field, land survey, reading legal documents can be tedious. So, I read them carefully. Very dry. I have to refocus a lot.

It's nice to read something that paints a picture. Tolkien, McMurtry, Lamour, Saberhagen. And the one I'm reading now. I might mention it in the next book thread.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 06, 2026 10:49 PM (0aYVJ)

125 Had an MRI today. A little different than the last one I had. Went in head-first for one thing.

For another, they gave me headphones and asked what type of music I wanted. I said, classical. Little did I know they would be playing - not sure if it was Holst's Mars, the Bringer of War, or Siege of Gondor.
https://youtu.be/lB8F852qJsU
https://youtu.be/HJ2LsScW6Ns

Followed by Ride of the Valkyries. Brahms's Lullaby it was not. Moreover, the music was occasionally interrupted with medical ads, of all things. Trapped in that tube, supposed to lie still, and I wanted to object loudly.

Then there were the breathing instructions.
"Take a deep breath."
"Now let it all out."
"Don't breathe."
[Enormously loud and annoying screeching for a few seconds]
"Breathe normal."

My internalized English schoolmarm forced me to complain afterward. Breathe normally!

Do you have any idea what a powerful magnetic field does to the brain?

Also, do you have any idea what a powerful magnetic field does to the brain?

Wandering off to hang out with my lovely bride. BBL probably.

Posted by: mindful webworker has a heart full of soul at February 06, 2026 10:49 PM (kqXjy)

126 Giraffe:

Obviously the bow tie goes up top. Below is where the belt to his pants go.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 06, 2026 10:31 PM (guCHD)

Does the giraffe wear his pants on his front legs, or his back legs, or both?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 06, 2026 10:50 PM (dhHpw)

127 I just hit me. It's been 32 years since the last episode of Star Trek: TNG aired.

Time flies.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 06, 2026

***
Like its predecessor, TNG is classic, timeless, and still watchable.

For some reason I tend to fall asleep over Deep Space Nine. Maybe it's the dim lighting in all the scenes, or maybe the show is a little slower-paced than its forebears.

Never have seen enough of Voyager and Enterprise to tell much about them.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 10:52 PM (wzUl9)

128 Also, could a giraffe use suspenders?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 06, 2026 10:52 PM (dhHpw)

129 So JD Vance gets booed at the Milan Olympic opening ceremonies.

Need another reason not to watch the Olympics?

Posted by: Joemarine at February 06, 2026 10:52 PM (y171U)

130 Does the giraffe wear his pants on his front legs, or his back legs, or both?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 06, 2026 10:50 PM (dhHpw)

Is giraffe meat good eatin'?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 06, 2026 10:52 PM (8zz6B)

131 Does the giraffe wear his pants on his front legs, or his back legs, or both?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit

Back legs.
The real question ya gotta ask is where the minotaur girl wears her bra.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 06, 2026 10:52 PM (gKWVE)

132 Miami, FL - lo, 55 - hi, 74°

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 10:52 PM (OuTdY)

133 Does the giraffe wear his pants on his front legs, or his back legs, or both?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 06, 2026 10:50 PM (dhHpw)

Both. Anything else would be assymetrical and would make my brain hurt.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 06, 2026 10:53 PM (lpTXP)

134 Every thirsty giraffe knows to slide the bow tie further away from his mouth when drinking at the watering hole.

Posted by: Rex B at February 06, 2026 10:53 PM (GI9/m)

135 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 10:48 PM (wzUl9)

My small-town high school had a radio station, and "Hard To Be Humble" was one of the most requested songs.

KYDZ, Cody, Wyoming.

RIP, Biff Beck

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 06, 2026 10:54 PM (0aYVJ)

136 there are some DS9 eps which I keep having the jones to rewatch.
"Duet" in season one (which otherwise sucks as a season)
"In The Pale Moonlight" much later.

"And they came back - covered in blood. But they felt clean! because they WERE clean"
"It's a faaaake"

Posted by: gKWVE at February 06, 2026 10:54 PM (gKWVE)

137 One of the worst cases of literary post-partum depression I have experienced was finishing the 'Master and Commander' series.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 06, 2026 10:48 PM (XeU6L)
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I've never read those, but I think I can understand. You read countless adventures of heroism and excitement, terror and wonder, and then it eventually just...ends.

And now you don't quite know what to do next...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2026 10:54 PM (ESVrU)

138 To honor black history month dump show the history of his white racism and his fellow racists with racist meme of the Obamas. Even his loyal uncle toms can't defend it!

Posted by: raimondo at February 06, 2026 10:54 PM (Cgw3G)

139 Raimondo, what is your spirit animal?

Posted by: Rex B at February 06, 2026 10:58 PM (GI9/m)

140 I don't give a shit about black history month.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 06, 2026 10:58 PM (lpTXP)

141 Raimondo, what is your spirit animal?

Posted by: Rex B at February 06, 2026 10:58 PM (GI9/m)

Minnesota Retard.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 06, 2026 10:59 PM (dK+Kv)

142 Italy would be a nice place, if you deleted the Gypsies and Italians.

Posted by: Leutonian Supremacist at February 06, 2026 11:00 PM (oftw2)

143 125 Had an MRI today. A little different than the last one I had. Went in head-first for one thing.

For another, they gave me headphones and asked what type of music I wanted. I said, classical. Little did I know they would be playing - not sure if it was Holst's Mars, the Bringer of War, or Siege of Gondor.
https://youtu.be/lB8F852qJsU
https://youtu.be/HJ2LsScW6Ns
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1. Hope the report goes well. Glad the magnets didn't pull out any screws or things.

2. Doing a repetitive thing, and the sweet girls looked like cheerleaders, I jibed them about the elevator music. The response was, what do you like? Coltrane, I responded. They were ecstatic. These innocent young cheerleaders were John Coltrane fans.
People, there is hope.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 11:00 PM (OuTdY)

144 Like its predecessor, TNG is classic, timeless, and still watchable.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 10:52 PM (wzUl9)

The first season's female wardrobe was atrocious, like they were emulating the 1960's go-go dancer look.

And I never liked/enjoyed Denise Crosby (Tasha Yar). Her dying made the series better. Addition by subtraction.

Posted by: RickZ at February 06, 2026 11:00 PM (gKDq2)

145 I was reading through a bunch of the Epstein docs and it is almost comical how it is a collection of all the names that "far right wing conspiracy theorists" have been discussing for years.

But one thing I notice is the FNM tilting to cover some of the most outrageous bits like ritual cannibalism and it makes me wonder if this is an intentional media strategy. Get people riled up about things that didn't happen and then argue none of it happened.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 11:00 PM (sKqQm)

146 Raimondo, what is your spirit animal?
Posted by: Rex B at February 06, 2026

***
Tim Walz

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 11:01 PM (wzUl9)

147 do tell us more about your Black History Month dump, raimondo

Posted by: gKWVE at February 06, 2026 11:01 PM (gKWVE)

148 This might be Mac's funniest and most famous, "Hard to be Humble":

Hard to believe that it was written by the same guy who wrote maybe the second* most maudlin song ever: In the Ghetto.

* Seasons In the Sun, of course

Posted by: Oddbob at February 06, 2026 11:01 PM (Fs0KI)

149 This might be Mac's funniest and most famous, "Hard to be Humble":

Hard to believe that it was written by the same guy who wrote maybe the second* most maudlin song ever: In the Ghetto.

* Seasons In the Sun, of course
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Mac Davis didn't write or record "Seasons In the Sun".

Posted by: Crusader at February 06, 2026 11:03 PM (Cjcf6)

150 Raimondo is mad because his housekeeper is being deported. He won't have a house slave anymore.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 06, 2026 11:04 PM (lpTXP)

151 Best actors/characters in TNG

Worf
Data
Geordi

But the show was honestly generally terrible. Much better effects then TOS but it didn't have TOS's charm

Also, large parts of the show made no sense. A warship sent to explore unknown parts of space...with kids onboard?!? They got rid of money between TOS and TNG and...it had no effect on anyone really? And everyone is equal but Picard has a massive vineyard in France? And on and on...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 11:04 PM (sKqQm)

152 >> Never have seen enough of Voyager and Enterprise to tell much about them.

The Heroes and Icons channels runs all the "cannon" Star Treks every night from 8PM - 1AM, TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager, and Enterprise. I put Enterprise in there as cannon, but that's debatable. I'll go with it, I guess.

Anyway, I've decided the best characters of the old post TOS bunch were Elim Garak from DS9 and The Doctor from Voyager.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 06, 2026 11:04 PM (w6EFb)

153 The first season's female wardrobe was atrocious, like they were emulating the 1960's go-go dancer look.

And I never liked/enjoyed Denise Crosby (Tasha Yar). Her dying made the series better. Addition by subtraction.
Posted by: RickZ at February 06, 2026

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You mean the miniskirt they had Counselor Troi wear? Or was that later, before they actually evolved her a real uniform?

They were still feeling their way, trying to see how they could be different from the old show. I didn't mind that. The characters were growing with each episode and the series often gave us stories of a kind we hadn't seen before.

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

154 I saw Greenland 2 and...really not great.

They try to continue the pattern of the first Greenland movie but it just gets more and more absurd.

Oddly I like both the leads - Butler and Baccarin but the plot is just too dumb.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 11:05 PM (sKqQm)

155 Mac Davis didn't write or record "Seasons In the Sun".
Posted by: Crusader
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I didn't write 'I Write the Songs'.

Posted by: Barry Manilow at February 06, 2026 11:06 PM (XeU6L)

156 Best actors/characters in TNG

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 11:04 PM (sKqQm)

The best Star Trek character overall is, ears down, Quark.

Posted by: RickZ at February 06, 2026 11:06 PM (gKDq2)

157 Better get to sleep so I can do it all again tomorrow
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 06, 2026 11:07 PM (Ia/+0)

158 I for one like to see this "racist meme of the Obamas".

Recall an earlier one with Obama as a witch doctor. A Pacific islander witch doctor....

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 06, 2026 11:07 PM (/lPRQ)

159 Damn! Wish I had more neighbors like the Horde.

Posted by: Rex B at February 06, 2026 11:07 PM (GI9/m)

160 the best characters of the old post TOS bunch were Elim Garak from DS9 and The Doctor from Voyager.
Posted by: publius

I liked Ezri Dax but I don't know if that's because I hated Jadzia's smugface that much for six years. Maybe Ezri needed the leadin.
Nana Visitor could actually act, making Kira Nerys awesome.
And Gul Dukat, omfg.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 06, 2026 11:08 PM (gKWVE)

161 Anyway, I've decided the best characters of the old post TOS bunch were Elim Garak from DS9 and The Doctor from Voyager.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 06, 2026 11:04 PM

Pretty much. Andrew Robinson as Garak was a wonderful character. DS9 was my favorite Star Trek. It was not so tedious. Maybe that isn't the best word. But the characters were compelling.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 06, 2026 11:08 PM (lpTXP)

162 I admit, I'm weird...I actually like (most of) the Winter Games. So I enjoy watching the Dutch women's speed skaters every 4 years...sue me, lol.

Wow. Just saw the end of the opening ceremony. The Olympic Flame, such as it is, is ridiculously small. It reminded me of the Spinal Tap Stonehenge monument that was in danger of being crushed by a dwarf.

Posted by: Midnight Rambler at February 06, 2026 11:09 PM (xverI)

163
Hard to believe that it was written by the same guy who wrote maybe the second* most maudlin song ever: In the Ghetto.

* Seasons In the Sun, of course
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Mac Davis didn't write or record "Seasons In the Sun".
Posted by: Crusader at February 06, 2026

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I think Oddbob meant that "Seasons" was the No. 1 most maudlin pop song, and "In the Ghetto" from Davis was No. 2. ("Seasons" was sung by one Terry Jacks, whoever he was, and written by Rod McKuen. I think.)

"Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro, and "Teddy Bear " by Red Sovine, are probably my worst two pop or country songs as far as maudlin goes.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 11:09 PM (wzUl9)

164 145 But one thing I notice is the FNM tilting to cover some of the most outrageous bits like ritual cannibalism and it makes me wonder if this is an intentional media strategy. Get people riled up about things that didn't happen and then argue none of it happened.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 11:00 PM (sKqQm)

Now the far left kooks are trying to tie Howard Lutnick to Epstein because they both signed a contract in 2012 to acquire a stake in an advertising company.
They are so desperate to continue the narrative to hurt Republicans.

Posted by: Joemarine at February 06, 2026 11:10 PM (y171U)

165 Pretty much. Andrew Robinson as Garak was a wonderful character. DS9 was my favorite Star Trek. It was not so tedious. Maybe that isn't the best word. But the characters were compelling.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 06, 2026

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Like so many actors in their Klingon or Cardassian makeup, Robinson was hard to recognize. He played the nutcase Dirty Harry is hunting in the first of that film series, long long ago, and he guested as villains on the Quinn Martin shows of the '70s.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 11:11 PM (wzUl9)

166 Mac Davis didn't write or record "Seasons In the Sun".

That was not my meaning. The asterisk next to "second" was to footnote why it was second and not first.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 06, 2026 11:13 PM (Fs0KI)

167 worst two pop or country songs as far as maudlin goes.

“Roses for Mama” has entered the chat.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 06, 2026 11:13 PM (EXyHK)

168 Get people riled up about things that didn't happen and then argue none of it happened.
Posted by: 18-1

There is a textbook on effective propaganda - variation of the ol strawman - heavily press false flag ludicrous claims, prove them wrong / unsubstantiated ---> everything our opposition says is lies!

Same textbook shows the best propaganda is the truth - repeat only the truth that benefits your cause (lies of omission).

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 06, 2026 11:13 PM (/lPRQ)

169 Looking for a spoon.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 11:14 PM (OuTdY)

170 I'm just finishing DS9 for the first time, it has been a great show. Worthy.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 11:14 PM (RIvkX)

171 The Domino's tweet was likely teasing "Cheese" as the answer to the riddle, since it's a key pizza topping and fits their brand. However, the "bad timing" reply pokes fun at how it could be misinterpreted in a darker way due to the recent revival of the old "Pizzagate" conspiracy theory in the news. In that theory, which resurfaced prominently in January 2026 with new Epstein document releases, "cheese pizza" (or "CP") was claimed to be code for "child pornography" among conspiracy circles on sites like 4chan and Reddit. Posting something that inadvertently echoes that phrasing right after those stories blew up online makes it hilariously (or awkwardly) tone-deaf.

Posted by: docweasel at February 06, 2026 11:14 PM (BE0s7)

172 For some reason, watching the DS9 episodes on video, I find myself drawn to Odo the station "constable," aka the chief of security. His yearning after Nerys, and eventually winning her heart, is a charming small-scale epic all on its own. But he seems very much in the classic detective mold as well.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 11:16 PM (wzUl9)

173 The most interesting email I've seen so far is Edward Jay Epstein (no relation) offering Ghislane Maxwell a seat on some secret 9/11 commission.

This Epstein (died in '24) was an author and professor who had been a media favorite to talk about the JFK assassination.

Ghislane, as far as I can tell, had no presence outside of contact for Jeffrey Epstein at the time so if Edward Epstein was inviting her he was really inviting Jeffrey Epstein and...why would you want that?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 11:16 PM (sKqQm)

174 One of the worst cases of literary post-partum depression I have experienced was finishing the 'Master and Commander' series.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 06, 2026 10:48 PM (XeU6L)

I have the whole run, but I can't read more than two in a row. You can always read them over since they are so well written

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 11:16 PM (rbvCR)

175 24 Bow tie goes over your Adam's apple.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 06, 2026 10:04 PM (cwGMH)

Thanks hon!

Posted by: Ann Coulter at February 06, 2026 11:18 PM (YJgg/)

176 Pretty much. Andrew Robinson as Garak was a wonderful character. DS9 was my favorite Star Trek. It was not so tedious. Maybe that isn't the best word. But the characters were compelling.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 06, 2026 11:08 PM (lpTXP)

DS9 had great character interactions with each other and good characters to start with. You had O'Brien and Bashir always off on some big holosuite adventure, quark and rom, quark and odo, jake and rom, sisko and jake, sisko and dax, worf, the dabo chick, the dude who sat at bar for 7 seasons and never said a word, etc etc. That goes a long way when it comes to making a good series. Babylon 5 had that, and B5 was great. DS9 also had sisko, who wasn't a pushover. He was no picard, who thought everything could be solved over a nice cup of earl grey.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 06, 2026 11:18 PM (snZF9)

177 Raimondo, what is your spirit animal?
Posted by: Rex B at February 06, 2026

Maxine Waters's wig, or Rosa de Lauro's hair.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 06, 2026 11:19 PM (S/Y4j)

178 Like its predecessor, TNG is classic, timeless, and still watchable.
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Its borderline watchable at best.

Picard isn't Kirk. He's older, and demonstrably more indecisive. Nobody watched TNG and thought to themselves "I want to grow up and become Picard".

Data isn't Spock. Its not even close. There was no path forward for Data to become anything other than a sympathetic android. Spock was brilliant, and half-human.

No woman other than Uhura was in the regular command circle of the original Star Trek. TNG had all sorts of female "feelings" characters "Picard" regularly relied on. That crew was soft.

But the dagger for the TNG is...the Ferengi. It all became fake and gay the moment those horrible characters appeared. They were a thousand times more effeminate than the Romulans and the Klingons. In what universe would the Ferengi even matter?

And EVERY SINGLE Star Trek vehicle that came after the original was similarly handicapped. "Captain" Kate? Bite me.

Posted by: Crusader at February 06, 2026 11:19 PM (Cjcf6)

179 163 "Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro, and "Teddy Bear " by Red Sovine, are probably my worst two pop or country songs as far as maudlin goes.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 11:09 PM (wzUl9)

Along with "Brand New Key" by Melanie and "Playground In My Mind" by Clint Holmes.. ugh..

Posted by: Joemarine at February 06, 2026 11:19 PM (y171U)

180 The real question ya gotta ask is where the minotaur girl wears her bra.

Couldn’t she just go Minoan style? (If you know, you know.)

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 06, 2026 11:19 PM (dhHpw)

181
Mark Lenard holds the trifecta of playing a Romulan, Vulcan, and Klingon, the Vulcan being Sarek, Spock's father of course.

Jeffrey Combs played a bunch as well, total of 9 characters, including Weyoun (the perfect amoral toady), and Shran in Enterprise.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 06, 2026 11:19 PM (w6EFb)

182 Obamas and their ilk tried to associate Trump. Twice. But a meme, that’s just beyond the pale. Lol.

Da fuq outta here with that shit. Raifucko.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 11:19 PM (4iIP5)

183
I have the whole run, but I can't read more than two in a row. You can always read them over since they are so well written
Posted by: Kindltot
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Perhaps I will. My copies were all from the library.

Posted by: Barry Manilow at February 06, 2026 11:20 PM (XeU6L)

184 I have the whole run, but I can't read more than two in a row. You can always read them over since they are so well written
Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 11:16 PM (rbvCR)

Can't tell you how many times I've read the Horatio Hornblower series, from Midshipman to Admiral of the Fleet.

Posted by: RickZ at February 06, 2026 11:20 PM (gKDq2)

185 At this rate, 'protestors' and illegals will solve themselves

@TheKevinDalton 18m
Anti-ICE protest in Perris, California turns violent when a vehicle waving a Mexican flag hits a fellow protester, sending them cartwheeling into the air, and then flees the scene.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 06, 2026 11:21 PM (diia5)

186 For some reason, watching the DS9 episodes on video, I find myself drawn to Odo the station "constable," aka the chief of security. His yearning after Nerys, and eventually winning her heart, is a charming small-scale epic all on its own. But he seems very much in the classic detective mold as well.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 11:16 PM (wzUl9)

I always enjoyed his interactions with Quark. That was always fun

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 06, 2026 11:22 PM (lpTXP)

187 nyway, I've decided the best characters of the old post TOS bunch were Elim Garak from DS9 and The Doctor from Voyager.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 06, 2026

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There was a crossover, where the actual doctor who had developed and programmed the Emergency Medical Program for starships like Voyager appears on the station -- played by Robert Picardo. The directors have chosen Julian, DS9's doctor, to be the model for a new long-range program. Sisko asks the doctor/programmer who he used as the model for the existing setup, and he says, "Myself, of course!"

The real, physical doctor turns out to have an eye for the ladies, too.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 11:23 PM (wzUl9)

188 Wow. Just saw the end of the opening ceremony. The Olympic Flame, such as it is, is ridiculously small. It reminded me of the Spinal Tap Stonehenge monument that was in danger of being crushed by a dwarf.

Posted by: Midnight Rambler at February 06, 2026 11:09 PM (xverI)

Mrs B said it reminded her of the gravity drive engine in Event Horizon. Although, she described it as "the big ball in a room on a ship that was killing everyone". I knew what what she meant.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 06, 2026 11:23 PM (snZF9)

189 Can't tell you how many times I've read the Horatio Hornblower series, from Midshipman to Admiral of the Fleet.
Posted by: RickZ
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I learned about Hornblower from my father. Have them all. I felt a bit disloyal reading Patrick O'brian..

Posted by: Barry Manilow at February 06, 2026 11:23 PM (XeU6L)

190 . . . Cat in the Cradle, and then Dog and the Butterfly . . .

[Grump]

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 11:23 PM (rbvCR)

191 @TheKevinDalton 18m
Anti-ICE protest in Perris, California turns violent when a vehicle waving a Mexican flag hits a fellow protester, sending them cartwheeling into the air, and then flees the scene.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 06, 2026 11:21 PM (diia5)

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 11:23 PM (4iIP5)

192
I always enjoyed his interactions with Quark. That was always fun
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 06, 2026

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Including the adventure where they crash land on a planet, and have to work together to get to a mountaintop so they can send a help message.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 11:24 PM (wzUl9)

193 worst two pop or country songs as far as maudlin goes.

“Roses for Mama” has entered the chat.
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I know "mauldin" has a meaning, but the single worst recording at a "popular" song is...."Head Over Heals" by Alannis Morisette.

Good God man, that song is AWFUL, and the harmonica solo takes it over the top. That song is an abomination.

Posted by: Crusader at February 06, 2026 11:24 PM (Cjcf6)

194 @TheKevinDalton 18m
Anti-ICE protest in Perris, California turns violent when a vehicle waving a Mexican flag hits a fellow protester, sending them cartwheeling into the air, and then flees the scene.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 06, 2026 11:21 PM (diia5)

That just broke my Schadenfreude Meter.

Posted by: RickZ at February 06, 2026 11:24 PM (gKDq2)

195 Cat in the Cradle, and then Dog and the Butterfly . . .

[Grump]
Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026

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The dog ate the butterfly.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 11:25 PM (wzUl9)

196 I just read that none of the North Korean athletes were able to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympic games. So, they having their own games that started a couple days ago.

Participants: Teams representing various state bodies and major industrial sites, such as the Ministry of Fisheries and the Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex, are competing.

I wanted to see if the Olympic committee booted them out of the competition like they did Russia (since NK sent soldiers to fight the Ukrainians). But, they could have competed if they had someone who qualified.

Posted by: Orson at February 06, 2026 11:25 PM (dIske)

197 Jake and Nog

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 06, 2026 11:26 PM (Cqx++)

198 I’ll watch some events like mogul skiing, speed skating, ski jumping. Those are fun.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 11:26 PM (4iIP5)

199 @TheKevinDalton 18m
Anti-ICE protest in Perris, California turns violent when a vehicle waving a Mexican flag hits a fellow protester, sending them cartwheeling into the air, and then flees the scene.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 06, 2026 11:21 PM (diia5)

¡Ay caramba!

But anyway....

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 06, 2026 11:26 PM (lpTXP)

200
I always enjoyed his interactions with Quark. That was always fun
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 06, 2026

Londo and G'Kar

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 06, 2026 11:28 PM (Cqx++)

201 I learned about Hornblower from my father. Have them all. I felt a bit disloyal reading Patrick O'brian..
Posted by: Barry Manilow at February 06, 2026 11:23 PM (XeU6L)

I think dad read them all in Saturday Evening Post, or at least the initial ones. O'Brian is a great writer who had an ear for language and poetry and really liked people, and it showed. Those books are worth reading for that reason alone.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 11:28 PM (rbvCR)

202 I learned about Hornblower from my father. Have them all. I felt a bit disloyal reading Patrick O'brian..
Posted by: Barry Manilow at February 06, 2026 11:23 PM (XeU6L)

I didn't like the movie with that wooden Gregory Peck.

The best Hornblower 'movies' I've seen were on A&E early in the 2000s. Really good stuff if you can find them. I think they did three or four two-hour, with commercials, movies. Fine acting and naval battle scenes.

Posted by: RickZ at February 06, 2026 11:28 PM (gKDq2)

203
Robert Picardo's Doctor had some of the best channeling of Bones "Dammit, I'm a doctor, not a fill-in-the-blank". They said he got the role when he was auditioning for the part and ad-libbed in, "I'm a doctor, not a night light" for a scene.

One of the funniest Voyager episodes, early last season I think, was when the Doctor's "holo matrix" had to be hidden in Seven of Nines Borg brain implants for some reason -- they were captured by some aliens who outlawed holograms.

Anyway, Doctor ends up taking over control of Seven. Jerry Ryan did an hilarious job of channeling the Doctor's character. Funniest line, Seven gets back in control and is furious at the Doctor, "You became sexually aroused in my body!".

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 06, 2026 11:28 PM (w6EFb)

204 Also today:

@TheKevinDalton
21 year old Columbian illegal immigrant kills a man during a police pursuit in Placentia, California

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 06, 2026 11:29 PM (XeU6L)

205 Along with "Brand New Key" by Melanie and "Playground In My Mind" by Clint Holmes.. ugh..

Posted by: Joemarine at February 06, 2026

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Aw, I kinda liked "Brand New Key," even with Melanie's off-key (pun intended) voice. "Playground" never resonated with me, though.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 11:29 PM (wzUl9)

206 Looking for a spoon.

Posted by: Braenyard

There is no spoon.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 06, 2026 11:29 PM (dhHpw)

207 Londo and G'Kar
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 06, 2026 11:28 PM (Cqx++)

When the walls fell.

Oh wait, . . .

Posted by: RickZ at February 06, 2026 11:30 PM (gKDq2)

208 Looking for a spoon.

Posted by: Braenyard

There is no spoon.

What the fork?

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 06, 2026 11:31 PM (lUFok)

209 @139 Godzilla.

Posted by: raimondo at February 06, 2026 11:31 PM (Cgw3G)

210 I learned about Hornblower from my father. Have them all. I felt a bit disloyal reading Patrick O'brian..
Posted by: Barry Manilow at February 06, 2026

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I read a lot of the Hornblowers when I was in my teens and twenties. Lieutenant Hornblower still chills me when I think of its sharp portrait of the paranoid, clearly-mad captain.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 11:31 PM (wzUl9)

211 DS9 also had sisko, who wasn't a pushover. He was no picard, who thought everything could be solved over a nice cup of earl grey.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Sisko punching Q in the face in a boxing ring was hilarious!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 06, 2026 11:31 PM (byWhc)

212 So JD Vance gets booed at the Milan Olympic opening ceremonies.

Need another reason not to watch the Olympics?
Posted by: Joemarine at February 06, 2026 10:52 PM (y171U)
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Of course - he called the entire continent pussies to their faces and they sat and took it. Europe is so over.

Posted by: Black JEM at February 06, 2026 11:32 PM (UVyKP)

213 DS9 had great character interactions with each other and good characters to start with.

Funny that DS9 comes up as a topic tonight. I was just watching a Youtube review of the latest episode of the execrable Starfleet Academy and apparently it uses Benjamin and Jake Sisko as a plot point. I thought the Jake character was a huge missed opportunity. He could have been 1000% more interesting if they had written him not as a kid who sometimes got into a little kid-like trouble but as a genuinely bad kid. A real JD, a mirror universe Wesley, involved in all kinds of crime and trouble on the station, that Sisko had to deal with.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 06, 2026 11:33 PM (Fs0KI)

214 I really like that Irish family. Not polite like mine & just lay it all out. I love Ireland & am glad I saw it before it was invaded again.

In other news I got in a fight today with an Indian off shore customer service deekhaid (I am still trying to master dikhead in Aussie).

Speaking of Aussie, in a brief tangent, I was getting my hair done this morning,and heard his accent from the next chair and got briefly excited, mate. Then I discovered HE was getting foil highlights like me and figured he must be gay and lost interest.

The Indian off shore customer service had all sorts of static & music and a bad accent.I told him to turn the volume down.

One item was stolen by USPS,who I blame. Then the idiot hung up on me.

If you give really bad ratings on the survey they call you right back. I hope he gets that new killer bat virus.

I got another Indian. A kind woman who couldn't say my name to save her life, but did send me, at no bloody charge she said & there better not be, a new half of what I ordered & someone stole.

This is how part of my day went. In reality it was only about 30min but it felt like hours. Otherwise things are good and we might get some snow next week.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 06, 2026 11:33 PM (WONhk)

215 @147 Captain John Brown of Kansas. Shows you what one person can do when they really try! Nuff said.

Posted by: raimondo at February 06, 2026 11:34 PM (Cgw3G)

216 "Brand New Key" was a very interesting word play. It is not anything like those other songs mentioned.

Posted by: Black JEM at February 06, 2026 11:34 PM (UVyKP)

217 The best Hornblower 'movies' I've seen were on A&E early in the 2000s. Really good stuff if you can find them. I think they did three or four two-hour, with commercials, movies. Fine acting and naval battle scenes.

Posted by: RickZ at February 06, 2026 11:28 PM (gKDq2)

I have these all on DVD. There were 4 episodes in a mini series, then 2 or 4 more episodes filmed later. Need to watch again. It was an excellent show.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 06, 2026 11:35 PM (lpTXP)

218 Of course - he called the entire continent pussies to their faces and they sat and took it. Europe is so over.
Posted by: Black JEM at February 06, 2026 11:32 PM (UVyKP)
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That speech was one of my favorite things to watch. The expressions on the spectators was priceless. The best thing about it was the Europeans expected the same old platitudes and patronizing nonsense about "working together" and "participation trophies"...and JD just unloads like someone left the seat up at Wellesley College. Glorious.

Posted by: Orson at February 06, 2026 11:37 PM (dIske)

219 I see nothing wrong at all in that girl riding a horse in a subway station, dressed as a pirate, and handing out chocolate coins.

Granted I don't plan to ever ride a subway ever again in life...and I have in NYC and different cities in the UK and Europe... she would be a welcome change to me.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 06, 2026 11:38 PM (WONhk)

220 Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy, standing near a monument to Simon Bolivar in Caracas, Venezuela, on Friday lauded President Donald Trump as "a new great liberator" and said the president "miraculously overthrew a regime" in Venezuela "without an invasion."

"We're here in the shadow of the great monument to Simon Bolivar, the great liberator. It's right up here, the great liberator of Latin America. And he's a hero, right?"

"We now have a new great liberator, Donald Trump,... President Trump almost miraculously overthrew a regime, the Chavez-Maduro regime, which had been entrenched for over 25 years."

Nobody, he added, "thought that we could ever remove them and he did it without an invasion. Just one military strike. Boom. It was done."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 11:38 PM (OuTdY)

221 Anyway, Doctor ends up taking over control of Seven. Jerry Ryan did an hilarious job of channeling the Doctor's character. Funniest line, Seven gets back in control and is furious at the Doctor, "You became sexually aroused in my body!".

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 06, 2026 11:28 PM (w6EFb)

That was a great episode. Adding Seven of Nine really improved that series. She had a good character arc and it added a bunch of story line possibilities. I liked how she was like a big sister to the little girl Naomi Wildman.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 06, 2026 11:39 PM (snZF9)

222 "Brand New Key" was a very interesting word play. It is not anything like those other songs mentioned.
Posted by: Black JEM at February 06, 2026

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Bobby Russell, the writer of "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" and other hits, had a fun little single in the late '60s called "Saturday Morning Confusion." Not as much wordplay in that one, but painting a solid picture of a happy family.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 11:39 PM (wzUl9)

223 >> execrable Starfleet Academy

Is it possible to Make Star Trek Great Again?

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 06, 2026 11:40 PM (w6EFb)

224 I see nothing wrong at all in that girl riding a horse in a subway station, dressed as a pirate, and handing out chocolate coins.

Granted I don't plan to ever ride a subway ever again in life...and I have in NYC and different cities in the UK and Europe... she would be a welcome change to me.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 06, 2026 11:38 PM (WONhk)

She's not robbing or setting people on fire. As long as she picks up after her horse, I don't care.

Posted by: RickZ at February 06, 2026 11:40 PM (gKDq2)

225 Captain John Brown of Kansas. Shows you what one person can do when they really try! Nuff said.
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Go for it r man.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 06, 2026 11:41 PM (XeU6L)

226 I see nothing wrong at all in that girl riding a horse in a subway station, dressed as a pirate, and handing out chocolate coins.

Granted I don't plan to ever ride a subway ever again in life...and I have in NYC and different cities in the UK and Europe... she would be a welcome change to me.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 06, 2026
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She's not robbing or setting people on fire. As long as she picks up after her horse, I don't care.
Posted by: RickZ at February 06, 2026

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Are the ceilings in the subways high enough for someone to ride a horse without ducking? I rode one of the subway lines back in '98 on my visit to NYC, but I can't recall.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 11:42 PM (wzUl9)

227 'Bout time I shuffled off to bed. Happy Saturday, all.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 11:44 PM (wzUl9)

228
6h
The "Experts" said that if I hit 50,000 on the Dow by the end of my Term, I would have done a great job, but I hit 50,000 today, three years ahead of schedule — Remember that for the Midterms, because the Democrats will CRASH the Economy!
_PDJT

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 11:44 PM (OuTdY)

229 129 So JD Vance gets booed at the Milan Olympic opening ceremonies.

Need another reason not to watch the Olympics?
Posted by: Joemarine at February 06, 2026 10:52 PM (y171U)
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I will watch bits of it and this ticks me off. Euro-weenies don't know what to do with real men. And a Marine on top of being JD Vance "I don't really care, Margaret, do you?"

VP Vance is high on my list of men I might marry someday (if I wasn't already married, olde, and he wasn't already married).

I have known one person on earth with eyes like his and I will fight people who say he wears eyeliner. He does not.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 06, 2026 11:47 PM (WONhk)

230 Mac Davis didn't write or record "Seasons In the Sun".
Posted by: Crusader at February 06, 2026 11:03 PM (Cjcf6)

Read it again. Nobody said he did. It was Jacques Brel.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 06, 2026 11:49 PM (8zz6B)

231 Is it possible to Make Star Trek Great Again?

No, that starship has sailed.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 06, 2026 11:49 PM (dhHpw)

232 Are the ceilings in the subways high enough for someone to ride a horse without ducking? I rode one of the subway lines back in '98 on my visit to NYC, but I can't recall.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 11:42 PM (wzUl9)

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Yes, but I don't think the horse would like the subway train car, especially in NYC.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 06, 2026 11:49 PM (WONhk)

233 Nobody, he added, "thought that we could ever remove them and he did it without an invasion. Just one military strike. Boom. It was done."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 11:38 PM (OuTdY)

Alex Krainer (I know, who?) speculates that Trump moved to take Maduro to forestall a regime change move, probably by the Euros, to install Maria Machado -- who they just gave a Nobel for neither winning an election or actually creating peace.
He also thinks that Maduro was in on it, since it took so little time, and it appears that a lot of the anti-air defense gear was parked in garages at the time.
Machado would have been a disaster, and caused a civil war. Delcy Rodriguez is doing impressive things about political prisoners and might be doing more than the Colombians to muzzle the cartels.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 11:50 PM (rbvCR)

234 225 Captain John Brown of Kansas. Shows you what one person can do when they really try! Nuff said.
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Go for it r man.
Posted by: Mike Hammer

Hmm, interesting. The classic 'White Savior' complex.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 06, 2026 11:52 PM (byWhc)

235 223 >> execrable Starfleet Academy

Is it possible to Make Star Trek Great Again?
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 06, 2026 11:40 PM (w6EFb)

Kind of hard. You'd need to really throw out all of the movies. Throw out everything... I'd say after DS9.

Go back to basics. Planet/species of the week. Good stories, no politics beyond moral problems.

Good actors.

Oh and execute Kurtzman.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 06, 2026 11:52 PM (bss/y)

236 Are the ceilings in the subways high enough for someone to ride a horse without ducking? I rode one of the subway lines back in '98 on my visit to NYC, but I can't recall.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 11:42 PM (wzUl9)

The horse would have a problem with stairwells.

But on most platforms, she'd be fine. They're plenty tall. You're going down a full stairwell, a good 20 feet, or more. Unless she had some sort of huge steed, I don't see a problem.

Posted by: RickZ at February 06, 2026 11:53 PM (gKDq2)

237 Is it possible to Make Star Trek Great Again?

No, that starship has sailed.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 06, 2026 11:49 PM (dhHpw)

Crash landed on Dune. No survivors.

From either.

Posted by: RickZ at February 06, 2026 11:54 PM (gKDq2)

238 Along with "Brand New Key" by Melanie and "Playground In My Mind" by Clint Holmes.. ugh..

Posted by: Joemarine at February 06, 2026 11:19 PM (y171U)

"Brand New Key" isn't maudlin, FFS. It's a double-entendre bawdy song about fucking.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 06, 2026 11:55 PM (8zz6B)

239 Pirate passing out gold chocolates from her horses.
Ya Hoooo.

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Machado would have been a disaster, and caused a civil war. Delcy Rodriguez is doing impressive things about political prisoners and might be doing more than the Colombians to muzzle the cartels.
Posted by: Kindltot
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There's a lot going on between VZ and US.
Trump wants it to be organic, He's a master.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 11:59 PM (OuTdY)

240 Husband, sons and I went to Paris for the first time in 1999. London to Paris on the Eurostar.

In my reading I was convinced we'd be robbed so I took precautions. My men could not wear jeans nor running shoes. Well, the little Paris men wore jeans and tees without collars (mine stood out in polo shirts).And running shoes. My men were not happy with me. We stood out as we are all blonde.

We took the subway to a lot of places. I had index cards to know which stop to get off and not look like a tourist. My guy and I once got into an argument as we pretended to be French and not stand out to the thieves. Our youngest whispered to me that we were argue whispering in English.

I knew enough French to get by, from HS, and knew how to scream, "Call police, I am being robbed!" at the time.

Even in HS the boys were over 6' so we had no issues with the French.

Years later, standing in line to Marie Antoinette's childhood home in Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace, my stupid men whispered that "no wonder the Germans won" as some men of Europe are so tiny. If you are from Europe and tiny but a Moron, please forgive me. Je suis désolé. (continued)

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 07, 2026 12:00 AM (WONhk)

241 Re: Bad Bunny. It's a stolen act. Remember how at times Bugs Bunny would put on a dress and sarcastically act like a woman to put something over on a dumb antagonist? Just saying.

Posted by: Azjaeger at February 07, 2026 12:04 AM (3/XaG)

242 Batman ice cream. Or why men are happier than women.

Posted by: Archer at February 07, 2026 12:04 AM (wvc0i)

243 241 Re: Bad Bunny. It's a stolen act. Remember how at times Bugs Bunny would put on a dress and sarcastically act like a woman to put something over on a dumb antagonist? Just saying.
Posted by: Azjaeger at February 07, 2026 12:04 AM (3/XaG)

RuPaul was more relaxed in his own skin.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 07, 2026 12:06 AM (bss/y)

244 Happy Saturday, folks.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 07, 2026 12:07 AM (CHHv1)

245 Is it possible to Make Star Trek Great Again?

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 06, 2026 11:40 PM (w6EFb)

Star trek Strange New Worlds was actually pretty good. The ship itself is the nicest I ever saw in any trek. The did a hell of a job with it. If you haven't seen it its worth checking out. No slouches in the cast.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 07, 2026 12:07 AM (snZF9)

246 Is it possible to Make Star Trek Great Again?

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 06, 2026 11:40 PM (w6EFb)

It's dead, Jim.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 07, 2026 12:08 AM (dK+Kv)

247 Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 11:50 PM (rbvCR)

That’s retarded speculation imo. Super retarded.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 07, 2026 12:09 AM (cwGMH)

248 That’s retarded speculation imo. Super retarded.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 07, 2026 12:09 AM (cwGMH)

So go ahead and give me yours.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 07, 2026 12:12 AM (rbvCR)

249 When my mother was a little girl in jr. high.
He uncle rode his horse in the school looking for her.
Calling to her as he rode down the halls and up and down the three flights of stairs.
Melanie, oh, Melanie, where are you?
She was so embarrassed.
Finally some of the women teachers told him he must leave.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 07, 2026 12:13 AM (OuTdY)

250 Happy Friday night, Horde!

I grew up with Star Trek TOS. Watched a few later series whenever I could, but various jobs interfered too much to really follow any of them. Love the concepts, though.

Posted by: JQ at February 07, 2026 12:13 AM (rdVOm)

251 (continued) One day we were planning sites in the breakfast area of the little hotel in Paris. The 18th Addronnie I am not looking up spelling.

My husband walks very fast and was known, before his back issues, to be seen running through the parking lots of Publix in FL, just because he ran.

There was a courtyard and our windows opened to this. I was upstairs on the 3rd floor putting on mascara when I heard a loud crash. Thought a busboy dropped a tray.

My guy appeared about 15min later with a red bump on his head & a bloody lip. In his rush to get the Paris map, he crashed head first into thick glass doors in the lobby. Woke to many French people concerned above him, and leaped up and carried on.

Our sons did not hear this. I did not know. He could have been whisked off like Princess Diana in one of those goofy siren ambulances and we would have never seen him again.

He tells me the story. I ask if he is ok & he said yes so we carry on (he possibly had a mild concussion). We leave the hotel and see his facial imprint on the glass door and we all collapse laughing in the lobby like loons when we see it. The man behind the desk wondered about us all.

His bump is in photos.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 07, 2026 12:14 AM (WONhk)

252 Is it possible to Make Star Trek Great Again?
Posted by: publius

Wrong direction. It's really time for making new shows. The Expanse, for all it's problems, was a pretty sci-fi show.

I think Taylor Sheridan, what ever you think of his stuff, has the road map. Make things people want to see, get control over it, and force execs to bow and scrape before you. Ronald D. Moore seemed like he was going to branch out like that in the 00's but I haven't seen a thing from him recently.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 07, 2026 12:15 AM (diia5)

253
Just read that SpaceX has now announced no more Dragon flights from Pad 39A -- all Dragon flights including the next Crew-12 will be from the Pad 40 complex at the Cape. They're going to be concentrating on Starship (and Falcon Heavy) launches from 39A going forward.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 07, 2026 12:16 AM (w6EFb)

254 Okay to show George Bush as a Chimp but it’s verboten to show the Obamas as a Chimp.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 07, 2026 12:19 AM (cwGMH)

255 Ace already covered it, but, for the people who only read the ONT comments:
I want the NFL to suffer for inflicting a shitty left wing trans-more-than-friendly anti-ICE asshole named Bad Bunny on their audience.
There is a deliberately counter programmed alternative to the "official" Superbowl Bad Bunny halftime show
It is airing on the TV networks Daily Wire+, TBN, Real America’s Voice, The National News Desk, CHARGE!, NTD.com, and OAN News.
You can also watch it on Turning Point USA accounts on X, YouTube, and Rumble, or directly as AMERICANHALFTIMESHOW.COM
Big feature is Kid Rock, mostly country artists.
For those with Dish, TBN is Chan 260, Real.Americas Voice is Chan 219, CHARGE! is on Chan 290, and OAN is on Chan 212. It's going to be timed to the actual halftime, so it'll end before the game resumes
If we can get enough people (especially sat and cable where they are tracking exactly what you're watching) to switch only during halftime, the message will be heard when advertisers want money back because of reduced eyeballs.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 07, 2026 12:21 AM (pk60q)

256 Ok, this is confusing. There is a "transgender" competing in the Winter Olympics. Elis Lundholm is a biological female who considers herself a man, but will be competing in the Women's Freestyle Skiing event.

There's a certain poetry to that.

Were I a woman and competing against her, I'd put a lawn chair up at the top of the hill where she could see me and wear a fake moustache.

Posted by: Orson at February 07, 2026 12:22 AM (dIske)

257 252 Is it possible to Make Star Trek Great Again?
Posted by: publius

Wrong direction. It's really time for making new shows. The Expanse, for all it's problems, was a pretty sci-fi show.

I think Taylor Sheridan, what ever you think of his stuff, has the road map. Make things people want to see, get control over it, and force execs to bow and scrape before you. Ronald D. Moore seemed like he was going to branch out like that in the 00's but I haven't seen a thing from him recently.
Posted by: weft cut-loop

I really liked The Expanse. I never read the books (though I may at some point), I thought the show was very engrossing. Enough to keep my very short attention span interested. I'm a SciFi fan boy anyway.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 07, 2026 12:23 AM (byWhc)

258 That’s retarded speculation imo. Super retarded.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 07, 2026 12:09 AM (cwGMH)

So go ahead and give me yours.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 07, 2026 12:12 AM (rbvCR)

You think Europe was preparing to back a coup for Machado?

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 07, 2026 12:24 AM (cwGMH)

259 Ok, this is confusing. There is a "transgender" competing in the Winter Olympics. Elis Lundholm is a biological female who considers herself a man, but will be competing in the Women's Freestyle Skiing event.

There's a certain poetry to that.

Were I a woman and competing against her, I'd put a lawn chair up at the top of the hill where she could see me and wear a fake moustache.

Posted by: Orson at February 07, 2026 12:22 AM (dIske)

I wonder if she is pumped full of testosterone?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 07, 2026 12:24 AM (8zz6B)

260 I'm doing my part for the Super Bowl, by not watching it at all. I have a replay of the Daytona 24 Hours sportscar race in my queue, so I'll be watching that. It was raced a couple of weekends ago.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 07, 2026 12:25 AM (byWhc)

261 The New York subway is like a whole other dimension
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one minute, eight seconds of joy?
https://tinyurl.com/2w5t4vc3

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 07, 2026 12:25 AM (OuTdY)

262 I had to go up and see what was 'super retarded.'

Seems far fetched and would require a level of real politik. Still, speculation that might fit the facts.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 07, 2026 12:27 AM (bss/y)

263 Has the Orange Bad Man held a press conference on the Gorilla Channel yet to apologize for his trespasses against the Chocolate Jesus and his beard?

We must make certain that no American is offended by ridicule and mockery and that everybody gets a participation trophy.

When did America become a bunch of thin-skinned, slack-jawed whiners? Fuck you!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 07, 2026 12:28 AM (WUel5)

264 I really liked The Expanse. I never read the books (though I may at some point), I thought the show was very engrossing. Enough to keep my very short attention span interested. I'm a SciFi fan boy anyway.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 07, 2026 12:23 AM (byWhc)

Expanse was great in the first couple of seasons, then it went weird and bad.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 07, 2026 12:28 AM (bss/y)

265 He also thinks that Maduro was in on it, since it took so little time, and it appears that a lot of the anti-air defense gear was parked in garages at the time.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 11:50 PM (rbvCR)

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Everything I've read suggests that the defenses were deployed, up, running, and very stupidly dependent upon the standard radar and civilian infrastructure (electrical grid). Once the radar was taken out, and the power sources taken down (by drones)...the Russian air defense units were scraps of useless pieces of machinery.

Posted by: Orson at February 07, 2026 12:29 AM (dIske)

266 Well, 10:30 here, and I am getting sleepy. Off to the rack. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 07, 2026 12:32 AM (8zz6B)

267 More interesting is the way Trump is handling the transition from Maduro to new leadership. No pushing. The lady who won the election is not pushing it. At the same time the crook VP is straightening up. - > it's much better to be a crook straightened than a crook in jail.

The VZ transition is going slowly enough that it's not shocking the citizens. It's well orchestrated.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 07, 2026 12:35 AM (OuTdY)

268
I really liked the Expanse as well. I stumbled on it and actually binge-watched the first few seasons. Was disappointed with the abrupt ending.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 07, 2026 12:38 AM (w6EFb)

269 I really liked The Expanse. I never read the books (though I may at some point), I thought the show was very engrossing. Enough to keep my very short attention span interested. I'm a SciFi fan boy anyway.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 07, 2026 12:23 AM (byWhc)

Expanse was great in the first couple of seasons, then it went weird and bad.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 07, 2026 12:28 AM (bss/y)

Yeah it lost me somewhere along the way, probably when it went weird and bad like you said, and somehow I lost the plot.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 07, 2026 12:40 AM (snZF9)

270 Homero Boscan@homeroboscan . 15:00
Diosdado Cabello hides and sleeps in the Spanish Embassy...He knows that his arrest is a matter of time...It only comes out at dawn...The worst thing is that he was captured by the FBI and Sebin, the same police that he used for years to sow terror in Venezuela.
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Venezuela@usembassyve . Feb 4
The final objective is that we want to reach a transition phase in which we have a friendly, stable, prosperous Venezuela. - @SecRubio - January 28, 2026
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Andrés Eduardo@andreseduardog_ .12h
Some conditions that María Corina Machado sets to hold free elections in Venezuela:

-Open the electoral registry for Venezuelans abroad.

-Audit the identification system so that only Venezuelans can vote. She remembers that more than 10,000 Venezuelan passports were delivered to Islamic extremist agents.

This process could take 9 to 10 months once started.
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Easy peasy/steady Eddie

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 07, 2026 12:42 AM (OuTdY)

271 18th arrondissement, I think.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 07, 2026 12:42 AM (dhHpw)

272 From WTVO, news that will cheer up Buck T:

"A newly introduced bill in Springfield would significantly increase how much Illinois electric vehicle owners pay each year to register their cars, pushing the total annual cost from about $251 to more than $470."

Posted by: gp at February 07, 2026 12:44 AM (N8ZBc)

273 You think Europe was preparing to back a coup for Machado?
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 07, 2026 12:24 AM (cwGMH)

Alex Krainer does, though he only has the experience of growing up in Yugoslavia at the wrong time, and living in Venezuela.

If Venezuela wound up being torn up from an ongoing civil war, maybe brining Colombia and the FARC in, the US would have a septic sore at our belly that we can't ignore and will be worse than Vietnam to calm down.
Maduro was a in a weak position, and was chosen to take Chavez' place, and I suspect was run by his generals and the cartels, as well as the Cubans. Once he is nabbed, then Rodriguez, who is truly one of the power elite families in Caracas can operate. She is also an insider in the Oil industry. She doesn't have to be good, she just has to want the best for Venezuela. From what I have heard, this is who she is.

I don't know about all the air defense equipment, but I saw truck mounted batteries destroyed in a garage in a tiktok clip, where they were not able to engage targets even before they got blowed up.
It is speculation, and it fits some of the data points that are hard to account for

Posted by: Kindltot at February 07, 2026 12:47 AM (rbvCR)

274 271 18th arrondissement, I think.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 07, 2026 12:42 AM (dhHpw)

Yes. I was being lazy and sleepy.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 07, 2026 12:48 AM (WONhk)

275 A comparable vitamin tablet chewed would taste awful. If a little kid found these berry gummies he would eat the whole bottle for sure. I think they are sort of dangerous in that sense.
Posted by: Common Tater
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Then there was that time (I was 8, I believe) where my craving for candy overcame my knowledge of effects - so I got into the medicine cabinet and ate an entire box of Ex-Lax. I was old enough to know better, but I remember this anytime someone comes up.with the idea that kids are just smallish adults. They aren't and you can't trust their impulse control.
When I got caught with the empty box and all the foil wrappers my mother called the doctor. He told her to go to the drugstore and get charcoal tablets. Crushed them up and I had swallow that with a little water. I had some diarrhea, but not life threatening.
I think of this story every time I hear crap like giving school.kids the vote. Given the results, I think 18 as the voting age is a failure. I'm all for raising it to 25, which is when the frontal lobes are completely developed. It's also where car insurance rates start coming down. Actuarial history doesn't lie.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 07, 2026 12:50 AM (pk60q)

276 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
18th_arrondissement_of_Paris

Copy and delete spaces to use link.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 07, 2026 12:53 AM (dhHpw)

277 272 From WTVO, news that will cheer up Buck T:

"A newly introduced bill in Springfield would significantly increase how much Illinois electric vehicle owners pay each year to register their cars, pushing the total annual cost from about $251 to more than $470."
Posted by: gp at February 07, 2026 12:44 AM (N8ZBc)
____________________________________

Heh...it was only a matter of time. The State loses the fuel tax from EV owners, so they had to make up a new cost to re-acquire that money. It's funny because a lot of EV owners could give a shit about the environment, and bought one to avoid paying for gas, and the attached taxes. Oops. I read the bill, they are also playing around with a mileage tax currently proposed to be 1.2 cents per mile. So if you go 20,000 in a year, the payment is about the same as the increase on registration. BUT, once a tax like that shows up, it never goes away, and it always increases.

Still, the total fuel tax you pay for IC cars well exceeds this new EV cost.

Posted by: Orson at February 07, 2026 12:55 AM (dIske)

278 >>>>She doesn't have to be good, she just has to want the best for Venezuela. ...
Posted by: Kindltot

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 07, 2026 12:57 AM (OuTdY)

279 Ahh, the 18th arondissemont. I knew it well.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 07, 2026 12:59 AM (+HNx/)

280 "The State loses the fuel tax from EV owners, so they had to make up a new cost to re-acquire that money."

Yup. Now I wonder what the 2026 registration for my internal-combustion car will be. Last year it was $153. For all I know, it might have got jacked up too. This state is too broke to exist.

Dreading the 2026 prop tax too.

Posted by: gp at February 07, 2026 12:59 AM (N8ZBc)

281 I'm not watching the Super Bowl either. Don't care about it at all. Now if I put some money on it that would be different. But I haven't. I know Seattle is a good size favorite to win it. I just have no interest in the game or their stinking halftime. The NFL has about lost me along with others.

Posted by: Case at February 07, 2026 01:02 AM (E7+ue)

282 Of course black woman led the US team. Lol.
I guess bad bunny was busy.

Posted by: Really?? at February 07, 2026 01:04 AM (4iIP5)

283 Happy Friday Horde, even though it is technically Saturday in my neck of the woods.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 07, 2026 01:07 AM (0nHVk)

284 Hi, Debby!

Hope you're staying warm!

Posted by: JQ at February 07, 2026 01:08 AM (rdVOm)

285 Cicero, ever visit the Quartier Goutte-d'Or?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 07, 2026 01:08 AM (dhHpw)

286 Whites have been pushed out of most sports. The only thing we still have left is winter sports. And even then can’t have a white athlete lead the team.

Spit.

Posted by: Really?? at February 07, 2026 01:09 AM (4iIP5)

287 I'm not watching the Super Bowl either. Don't care about it at all. Now if I put some money on it that would be different. But I haven't. I know Seattle is a good size favorite to win it. I just have no interest in the game or their stinking halftime. The NFL has about lost me along with others.

Posted by: Case at February 07, 2026 01:02 AM (E7+ue)

I'm not watching the stupid bowl. I never gave a shit, but sometimes I would bend an ear to watch the silly new commercials, or the half time show, but since those have sucked for years I just don't bother with any of it.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 07, 2026 01:15 AM (snZF9)

288 No interest in sportsball here.

Posted by: gp at February 07, 2026 01:17 AM (N8ZBc)

289 @225 The people of Minnesota like John Brown before them steped forward and said this! When the democrat politicians like the abolutionists said what can we do?

Posted by: raimondo at February 07, 2026 01:19 AM (Cgw3G)

290 Watched grown men in my company today all bedazzled in “Their” team colors.

Lol.

It’s all so silly.

Posted by: Really?? at February 07, 2026 01:22 AM (4iIP5)

291 @286 Nascar Raimondo here their are plenty of white girls racing in ARCA/nascar even Hailie Deegan is back. Starting next week in daytona. Despite funding problems driving older slower car they are in their racing.

Posted by: raimondo at February 07, 2026 01:22 AM (Cgw3G)

292 Hi JQ, nods to the bottle of Chivas behind you. So far I am warm, I go out to the garage for a smoke and the temp is a steady 40 degrees. Tomorrow brings 5-7 inches of light fluffy snow followed by Arctic temps. I will survive.

I am watching the Super Bowl, it is my home team playing there. I fully expect to lose, Seattle has a better team and I am sure that they remember the Malcolm Butler interception, so go Seattle, enjoy your time. I am hosting a small halftime party for neighbors who don't want to watch bad bunny. We have enough bad bunnies in our neighborhood in the spring and summer.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 07, 2026 01:25 AM (0nHVk)

293 Raifucko is a nascar fan? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Posted by: Really?? at February 07, 2026 01:25 AM (4iIP5)

294 >>>No interest in sportsball here.

Posted by: gp

>My interest in sportsball really went into the tank when the networks stopped filming female cheer-leading squads. Apparently it's no longer empowering and is misogynistic. WTF?

There should be a redzone channel just for cheerleaders.

I'll still watch because of the gathering of family and friends. And food and drink. And I do like the game, but I hate everything else about the league and the broadcast.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 07, 2026 01:26 AM (WUel5)

295 Ironically funny: prosecutor arguing manslaughter case against negligent shooter, negligently points rifle directly at bailiff:

youtube.com/watch?v=TvKoh-cCn28&t=9145

(PS: defendant is guilty as all hell.)

Posted by: gp at February 07, 2026 01:27 AM (N8ZBc)

296 Really? is just another cheap pseudonym.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 07, 2026 01:27 AM (OuTdY)

297 285 Cicero, ever visit the Quartier Goutte-d'Or?

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Oui. And I never felt so unfettered and alive.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 07, 2026 01:28 AM (+HNx/)

298 *Chivas for Debby*

It's 42F here, currently. Rain forecast for tomorrow night. Was just gorgeous out yesterday, 60 degrees & sunny! Thought today would be more of the same, so put-off my project. Mistake.

Posted by: JQ at February 07, 2026 01:29 AM (rdVOm)

299 Hahaha!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 07, 2026 01:30 AM (dhHpw)

300 "Goutte-d'Or" Gutter water?

Posted by: gp at February 07, 2026 01:30 AM (N8ZBc)

301 'prosecutor arguing manslaughter case against negligent shooter, negligently points rifle directly at bailiff'

If I had been in the jury, I would have shouted a warning.

Resulting in mistrial? Contempt of court?

Posted by: gp at February 07, 2026 01:35 AM (N8ZBc)

302 Elon Musk retweeted
AI Notkilleveryoneism Memes@AISafetyMemes 14h
"you point it at website and it just... tries to break in... fully autonomous with no human needed"

"it stole the entire user database, all by itself, in 90 minutes"
--
chiefofautism@chiefofautism . Feb 6
CLAUDE CODE but for HACKING

its called shannon, you point it at website and it just... tries to break in... fully autonomous with no human needed

i pointed it at a test app and it stole the entire user database, created admin accounts, and bypassed login, all by itself, in 90 minutes

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 07, 2026 01:38 AM (OuTdY)

303 >>i pointed it at a test app and it stole the entire user database, created admin accounts, and bypassed login, all by itself, in 90 minutes
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Oh, great... I'm so glad every f'ing thing is online now! I feel so secure.

/s

Posted by: JQ at February 07, 2026 01:41 AM (rdVOm)

304 The only sports I like are the winter sports. I used to watch hockey here and there, but mostly when I was a kid I used to watch that wide world of sports show. Even the olympics I'll only watch the winter one. I'll watch the skiing stuff, some snowboard stuff, and the sled based stuff, and usually see some of the skating, which I blame mrs B for that. She loves the figure skating. There is a girl from my area on the USA team this year, so I'll probably watch whatever she is doing. I think some kind of snow boarding. Baseball, basketball, football..nah, I don't give a shit. Especially basketball, I came out of the womb hating that shit. Never sat and watched a game ever.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 07, 2026 01:42 AM (snZF9)

305 303 On the bright side, AI pentesters reveal latent security defects, so at least we can get them fixed.

Posted by: gp at February 07, 2026 01:43 AM (N8ZBc)

306 Figure skating was Mom's favorite-- we'd watch together. I guess it's a *girl thing* Bers. LOL.

Posted by: JQ at February 07, 2026 01:45 AM (rdVOm)

307 On the bright side, AI pentesters reveal latent security defects, so at least we can get them fixed.
Posted by: gp
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You're right. I shall not despair.

Posted by: JQ at February 07, 2026 01:46 AM (rdVOm)

308 Looking for a job?

Michael Nicolls@michaelnicollsx , 15h
We are hiring for many critical engineering roles to develop the technologies for AI satellites in space at our facilities in Austin and Seattle. Solar, process, automation, manufacturing, mechanical, electrical, optics, software... come build space data centers with great engineers at @SpaceX @Starlink

We are also hiring elite engineers at our new 230 MeV cyclotron facility in Florida, where we are bringing single-event radiation testing in house to accelerate development across all SpaceX vehicles.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 07, 2026 01:48 AM (OuTdY)

309 I've gotten to the point with AI that, when I need a little app or utility or custom query, I've found it's faster to have Grok whip out what I need, than it is to search online for a best-fit existing app. Like a *lot* faster. I get exactly what I ask for, no fuss, no muss.

I can feel the brain cells dying, but I get stuff done quicker.

Posted by: gp at February 07, 2026 01:48 AM (N8ZBc)

310 Figure skating was Mom's favorite-- we'd watch together. I guess it's a *girl thing* Bers. LOL.

Posted by: JQ at February 07, 2026 01:45 AM (rdVOm)

No doubt. I don't mind watching the women. Not the dudes, I call them ice fags. I refuse. I used to like watching katarina witt, for obvious reasons, lol.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 07, 2026 01:49 AM (snZF9)

311 Today is supposed to be kinda cold here but Sunday is supposed to be nice. Sunny and in the 60's. I think Sunday afternoon will be a good time to be outside for a change. Good time to let the dogs out and run around. They can use the exercise. I've had to keep them inside these past few weeks because the weather has been so bad. Hell, it will do me some good too. So far it's been a bad winter and I've hated to be out in it. But you do what you have to do.

Posted by: Case at February 07, 2026 01:49 AM (E7+ue)

312 308 There are several Hordeans who are qualified and ought to apply, I'd bet.

Posted by: gp at February 07, 2026 01:50 AM (N8ZBc)

313 >>>Especially basketball, I came out of the womb hating that shit. Never sat and watched a game ever.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

>That is the most rigged sport ever. They completely destroyed any appeal when they instituted the three point shot.

Just a bunch of jack wads throwing up 24' bombs. Almost no coaching or plays or rules. Officiating sucks, just lame.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 07, 2026 01:52 AM (WUel5)

314 Looking for a job?

Michael Nicolls@michaelnicollsx , 15h
We are hiring for many critical engineering roles to develop the technologies for AI satellites in space at our facilities in Austin and Seattle. Solar, process, automation, manufacturing, mechanical, electrical, optics, software... come build space data centers with great engineers at @SpaceX @Starlink

We are also hiring elite engineers at our new 230 MeV cyclotron facility in Florida, where we are bringing single-event radiation testing in house to accelerate development across all SpaceX vehicles.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 07, 2026 01:48 AM (OuTdY)

If they got harley engines I'm golden. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 07, 2026 01:52 AM (snZF9)

315 >That is the most rigged sport ever. They completely destroyed any appeal when they instituted the three point shot.

Just a bunch of jack wads throwing up 24' bombs. Almost no coaching or plays or rules. Officiating sucks, just lame.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 07, 2026 01:52 AM (WUel5)

My friend calls it ghetto throw ball. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 07, 2026 01:53 AM (snZF9)

316 The redheaded pirate girl? The typical reaction to a hot chicken mugshot is "I can fix her."

I don't want to fix her. But there is no way I would tell her my real name.

Posted by: Butch at February 07, 2026 01:56 AM (98xTj)

317 I'm not a sports fan, and neither is hubby. Grabbing sticks and chasing balls is for dogs.

Posted by: JQ at February 07, 2026 01:58 AM (rdVOm)

318 Heard the name but Anthropic is not meaningful.

Anthropic CEO:

Software engineering will be completely obsolete in 6-12 months…

27 seconds

https://tinyurl.com/3m3cn9dx

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 07, 2026 01:58 AM (OuTdY)

319 My friend calls it ghetto throw ball. lol
Posted by: Berserker

40-odd minutes of Harlem Globetrotters showmanship, followed by 2-3 minutes of a boring free-throw competition to decide the winner.

Posted by: mikeski at February 07, 2026 01:59 AM (VHUov)

320 .....that's "time on the clock." The free-throw competition takes 20 minutes of real time.

Posted by: mikeski at February 07, 2026 02:00 AM (VHUov)

321 >>>My friend calls it ghetto throw ball. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

>How about you change the rules; you get one point for a 24' shot, you get two points for anything inside of 15' and you get three points for a dunk or anything inside of the paint?

Let's raise the bucket to 11'.

The game has gone retard in reverse.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 07, 2026 02:02 AM (WUel5)

322 Corporations that are purely AI and robotics will vastly outperform any corporations that have people in the loop

You can think of it like how 'computer' used to be a job that humans had. You would go and get a job as a computer where you would do calculations. They had entire skyscrapers full of humans....20, 30 floors of humans...just doing calculations. Now, that entire skyscraper of humans doing calculations can be replaced by a laptop with a spreadsheet. That spreadsheet can do vastly more calculations than an entire building full of human computers

So, you think about it: what if only some of the cells in your spreadsheet were calculated by humans? That would be much worse than if all of the cells in your spreadsheet were calculated by the computer. And so, really what will happen is the pure AI, pure robotics corporations or collectives will far outperform any corporations that have humans in the loop. It will happen very quickly
_Elon Musk

https://tinyurl.com/2h7cuyaj

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 07, 2026 02:03 AM (OuTdY)

323 I loved figure skating when I was a kid, used to try to replicate those moves on a frozen pond in the neighborhood. The boys used to play pond hockey on the same ice and the two were not compatible. My brothers told me to fuck off and go home and that is exactly what I did.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 07, 2026 02:06 AM (0nHVk)

324 322 The Industrial Revolution brought us communism. Who can know how the shock of the AI Revolution will resolve itself politically?

"It will happen very quickly"

We approach The Singularity.

Posted by: gp at February 07, 2026 02:08 AM (N8ZBc)

325 Winter may look like a quiet season in the garden, but January and February are some of the most important months for pruning. During dormancy, many plants can be trimmed without stress, allowing them to heal properly and redirect energy toward healthy growth in spring.

Posted by: 10 Plants That Must Be Pruned in January or February at February 07, 2026 02:08 AM (2v/ps)

326 Pruning at the right time can improve flowering, boost fruit production, prevent disease, and shape plants for years to come. However, not all plants should be pruned in winter — only those that benefit from dormant-season cuts.

Posted by: 10 Plants That Must Be Pruned in January or February at February 07, 2026 02:09 AM (2v/ps)

327 I need to get horizontal Horde, I bid you all sweet dreams.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 07, 2026 02:11 AM (0nHVk)

328 Aw, Debby.. that sucks. Brothers can be so mean!

Big bro & I both got ice skate for Christmas one year, and Dad took us out to a frozen pond by Grandma's house. Hilarity ensued!

Dad could skate well. Big bro did alright. My ankles were too weak, even with the hard leather boots. These were not the dual-bladed "beginner" skates, oh no... but I had as much fun as possible, trying to imitate Peggy Fleming.

Posted by: JQ at February 07, 2026 02:13 AM (rdVOm)

329 Posted by: 10 Plants That Must Be Pruned in January or February at February 07, 2026 02:09 AM (2v/ps)

I think we have some shit here that requires prune juice, cobs

Posted by: gKWVE at February 07, 2026 02:19 AM (gKWVE)

330 No doubt. I don't mind watching the women. Not the dudes, I call them ice fags. I refuse. I used to like watching katarina witt, for obvious reasons, lol.
Posted by: Berserker

Solo male figure skating? Fags.

Doubles figure skating? Some of the lifts they get to do? "Go directly to third base. Do not pass go. Do not spend $20, the same as in town."

Posted by: mikeski at February 07, 2026 02:21 AM (VHUov)

331 That's the weirdest spam since Lace Wigs.

Posted by: mikeski at February 07, 2026 02:22 AM (VHUov)

332 I used to skate pretty good because of hockey. I can't remember the last time I skated. Its been so long I can't even remember what decade it was. Probably at least 30 years.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 07, 2026 02:22 AM (snZF9)

333 Solo male figure skating? Fags.

Doubles figure skating? Some of the lifts they get to do? "Go directly to third base. Do not pass go. Do not spend $20, the same as in town."

Posted by: mikeski at February 07, 2026 02:21 AM (VHUov)

Yeah, the pairs and the ice dancing takes some strength. Some of those dude seriously toss those chicks and they have to land that shit. I don't mind watching that, but yeah, solo dudes are ice fags. No dude with a man card blessed by odin would get on the ice and behave like that.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 07, 2026 02:26 AM (snZF9)

334 Corporations that are purely AI and robotics will vastly outperform any corporations that have people in the loop
-
Only if it actually works.

Otherwise, it will pretty much be the mother of all bubbles bursting.

Posted by: Methos at February 07, 2026 02:27 AM (vSvIl)

335 Microsoft, just to pick a random example, seems poised to demonstrate the "doesn't work" possibility.

Posted by: Methos at February 07, 2026 02:30 AM (vSvIl)

336 Happiness is a 12 gun B-25J strafer, unless it's the Marines in which case a PBJ-1J.
Sorry I'm way late for a great content filled ONT.

Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at February 07, 2026 02:38 AM (KaHlS)

337 "Otherwise, it will pretty much be the mother of all bubbles bursting."

I get a big kick out of using AI, glad to have free access to it, but I wouldn't invest in it personally. Looks like a bubble to me.

I can definitely see why pretty much any business has to seriously consider using it, since their competitors surely will.

Posted by: gp at February 07, 2026 02:39 AM (N8ZBc)

338 "AI and Robotics"

Yeah. Once people are obsolete, what's the point of competition? What's the point of doing anything?

You're The Best! But nobody else is around to GAF.

Posted by: JQ at February 07, 2026 02:47 AM (rdVOm)

339 Ok, time to clock out... LOL.

Good night, all.

Posted by: JQ at February 07, 2026 02:51 AM (rdVOm)

340 "AI and Robotics"

Yeah. Once people are obsolete, what's the point of competition? What's the point of doing anything?

You're The Best! But nobody else is around to GAF.

Posted by: JQ at February 07, 2026 02:47 AM (rdVOm)

Skynet will be around. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 07, 2026 02:58 AM (snZF9)

341 317 I'm not a sports fan, and neither is hubby. Grabbing sticks and chasing balls is for dogs.
Posted by: JQ at February 07, 2026 01:58 AM (rdVOm)

Um, no.

Baseball is the national sport for a reason. Everywhere we have exported it has become a valuable asset. Look to Japan for that, among others.

Hockey keeps most kids out of slam, such as my spawn. That is a valuable thing for the community and for the world in general.

No sports means no learning to win gracefully and lose gracefully. You end up with self-absorbed ghetto assholes. I don't think thug-ball basketball qualifies as anything but a disaster, but that says more about those who choose to play it than the sport itself.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 07, 2026 03:03 AM (I40wl)

342 Well were supposed to have damaging winds today and dangerous wind chills. Watching the barometric pressure rise 29.45, 29.46, 29.47 on local weather station, snow showers (dark outside) winds from calm at 0300 to 16 gusting to 20 mph now (0320).

Ugh.

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at February 07, 2026 03:21 AM (MmTZZ)

343 fjgf

Posted by: sothebys at February 07, 2026 03:46 AM (2v/ps)

344 Love the inter-generational chaos! And if you see ice weasels, snap a pic 😄.

Posted by: sothebys at February 07, 2026 03:48 AM (2v/ps)

345 “This is both heartbreaking and amazing… the idea of saying goodbye across light-years feels so real here. What a journey for your grandfather — and for you.”

Posted by: sothebys at February 07, 2026 03:50 AM (2v/ps)

346 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at February 07, 2026 04:05 AM (8NTVk)

347 4. Final design solution

Posted by: child at February 07, 2026 04:52 AM (2v/ps)

348 Your final design package contains a floor plan, product quote, and a link to a digital model of your space you can walk through virtually.

Posted by: child at February 07, 2026 04:52 AM (2v/ps)

FAFO Friday Cafe

Eltz Castle, Germany

Lion cubs crossing a stream in Kenya.

Sea turtle yawns underwater as he takes a break.

Guardian dog takes a break while his flock watches.

Young elephant will not be ignored.

Damascus goat looks like a Star Wars trash dealer.

Humpback whale wants to be a ninja.

This cat will tell you the way to the Invisible Castle, but first you must answer his Riddles Three.

Steve Inman:

Some good FAFO's. Caution, two of the clips involve shootings (non-fatal).

The universe hates violent nihilstic low-IQ losers.

Soy-filled hipster douchebag leads with his chinless.

Here's some FAFO action for those annoying, belligerent on-the-street "pranksters"/ruffians. Caution, the first guy "pranked" decides he's had enough of the "prank" and pulls a gun.

This dude shows a tortoise it can go way faster with a ride and it even learns how to turn like a pro 🐢 pic.twitter.com/sBXFZDIJtI
— Nature Unedited (@NatureUnedited) January 31, 2026

Deer and cherry blossoms in Nara Park, Japan 🦌 pic.twitter.com/dABGem8FWe
— Nature Unedited (@NatureUnedited) January 31, 2026

A deer enjoying cherry blossoms in Nara, Japan 🦌 pic.twitter.com/pEkTgaVtHf
— Nature Unedited (@NatureUnedited) January 31, 2026

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7 Helllloooo

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 06, 2026 07:18 PM (T5m6M)

8 Cold weather means less people exposed to disease from rabid bats. Look on the bright side.

Posted by: Penguin Defense Fund 501c3 at February 06, 2026 07:18 PM (oftw2)

9 Love the skateboarding turtle!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 06, 2026 07:19 PM (2Ez/1)

10 Good evening everyone from Lancaster
And light snow to drive home in a few more hours

Posted by: Skip at February 06, 2026 07:20 PM (rz3hX)

11 No Sea Stacks either. Just a drafty, cold, Kraut Kastle.

Posted by: First Time Reader at February 06, 2026 07:20 PM (oftw2)

12 Evening, Ace, and Cafe layabouts!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 06, 2026 07:20 PM (8zz6B)

13 the chubby first douche in the prankster video is the nitwit who got shot for being an asshole in Loudoun County.

The guy who shot him got off on the minimum (had to get him for discharging a firearm indoors, but a great deal of local sentiment (of the non-AWFL type) was "good for the guy who shot him".

(shooter was some guy doing food delivery, and the kid getting in his face kept shoving his phone up playing a recording of something like "you smell". Guy backed up and told him to leave him alone several times, tried to leave, and then shot him when he kept coming on. Rich daddy tried to defend prankdouche as someone who just brings people joy with his videos. He has a whole channel on youtube doing some really stupid and often illegal things)

Posted by: barbarausa at February 06, 2026 07:22 PM (enw9G)

14 Tim the Cat Enchanter!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 06, 2026 07:22 PM (kpS4V)

15 Looking at that picture makes me think, "Wow, Rapunzel has really bad dandtuff."

Posted by: tankdemon at February 06, 2026 07:22 PM (L6F6A)

16 LET’S GO SEAHAWKS!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 06, 2026 07:23 PM (FifQ2)

17 5 What day is it?
Posted by: Moonbeam at February 06, 2026 07:13 PM (rbKZ6)

Yes.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 06, 2026 07:23 PM (L6F6A)

18 12 Evening, Ace, and Cafe layabouts!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Waddayamean layabouts? I'm working hard over here trying to decide if I should shower, or slather on another layer of Lume.

Posted by: The Rank Organization at February 06, 2026 07:24 PM (oftw2)

19
Yay! Inman!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2026 07:25 PM (tgvbd)

20 Boy I missed some great threads today! Was just reading through the Starmer one; funny that suddenly they’re “investigating” Mandelson, when everyone in the Brit government has known what he’s been up to for years.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 06, 2026 07:25 PM (JbyEi)

21 We still in the 'chew open our own veins' mood?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 07:27 PM (zZu0s)

22 I was just wondering what those idiots who were setting up neighborhood checkpoints in Minneapolis thought was going to happen if one of the vehicles they stopped actually was full of ICE/CBE officers.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 06, 2026 07:27 PM (L6F6A)

23 Have a good weekend, Ace. Thanks for everything.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 06, 2026 07:27 PM (WONhk)

24
He has a whole channel on youtube doing some really stupid and often illegal things)

Posted by: barbarausa at February 06, 2026 07:22 PM (enw9G)

_________

Society's doom will be people looking to become famous and "influential".

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2026 07:27 PM (tgvbd)

25
Waddayamean layabouts? I'm working hard over here trying to decide if I should shower, or slather on another layer of Lume.
Posted by: The Rank Organization at February 06, 2026 07:24 PM (oftw2)

At what point would it be 'trowel on another layer of lume'?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 07:28 PM (zZu0s)

26 Dude got the .380 reset and lived to tell the tale.

Posted by: PabloD at February 06, 2026 07:28 PM (cdlgg)

27
“investigating” Mandelson, when everyone in the Brit government has known what he’s been up to for years.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 06, 2026 07:25 PM (JbyEi)

________

Bombshell revelations well known to everyone with a brain.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2026 07:28 PM (tgvbd)

28 Mail-in ballots to decide New Jersey race between two Democrats.

Come se dice

Biggest Cheater

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 06, 2026 07:29 PM (gbOdA)

29 Cherry blossoms all over San Francisco today.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 07:29 PM (RIvkX)

30 Cherry blossoms all over San Francisco today.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 07:29 PM (RIvkX)

Euphemism?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 07:29 PM (zZu0s)

31 Or Eltz again?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 06, 2026 07:31 PM (2GVsD)

32 At what point would it be 'trowel on another layer of lume'?

There is either a Triggly Puff or a Nadler joke in there. And I am afraid to find out.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 06, 2026 07:32 PM (2GVsD)

33 Hey CBD

Michelangelo’s 5-Inch Drawing of a Foot Sells for $27.2M at Auction, Setting New Record

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 06, 2026 07:32 PM (gbOdA)

34 Master Po cat wants you to snatch the grasshopper from his paw.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 06, 2026 07:33 PM (WUel5)

35 Euphemism?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 07:29 PM (zZu0s)
====

I'm not cool enough for euphemisms.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 07:33 PM (RIvkX)

36 13
'Rich daddy tried to defend prankdouche as someone who just brings people joy with his videos.'

Is there video of him getting shot?

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2026 07:35 PM (fd80v)

37 Dude got the .380 reset and lived to tell the tale.
Posted by: PabloD at February 06, 2026 07:28 PM (cdlgg)

Shooter not acquainted with the wisdom of the double tap, I guess.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 06, 2026 07:35 PM (8zz6B)

38 Posted by: The Rank Organization at February 06, 2026 07:24 PM (oftw2)

Bang that gong!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 06, 2026 07:35 PM (dhHpw)

39 Japan is giving the US 250 Cherry Blossom trees for our 250th birthday. Nice gesture but now we have to get them a present.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 07:35 PM (viF8m)

40 >Rich daddy tried to defend prankdouche as someone who just brings people joy with his videos. He has a whole channel on youtube doing some really stupid and often illegal things)
Posted by: barbarausa at February 06, 2026 07:22 PM (enw9G)

The old man could use a beating for inflicting his asshole progeny on society.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 06, 2026 07:36 PM (GTqXr)

41 Our two local news movie critics reviewed the sci fi flick "Iron Lung", with one proclaiming it "stanky" and the other critic saying he desperately wanted to leave the theater mid-movie but professional scruples bade him stay and suffer.

Our own NaturalFake threw down the gauntlet and boldly proclaimed it Worst Movie of the Year only two months into 2026.

I kind of have to see it now.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 06, 2026 07:37 PM (kpS4V)

42 I made an observation during an errand. There's a very good local income tax service that shares the office or maybe is in partnership with a used car dealer. The dealer keeps a fair inventory throughout the year and seems to specialize in under $10K. Tax refund season is coming up and he is really stocked up, maybe three times his usual inventory. Anticipation/prediction of healthy refunds under the Big Beautiful Bill?

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 06, 2026 07:37 PM (gm9Sb)

43 'Rich daddy tried to defend prankdouche as someone who just brings people joy with his videos.'
====

He *richly* deserved what he got. See how I did that?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 07:37 PM (RIvkX)

44 Japan is ensuring Caroline Kennedy-Schlossberg never become the US ambassador again.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 06, 2026 07:38 PM (2GVsD)

45 Japan is giving the US 250 Cherry Blossom trees for our 250th birthday. Nice gesture but now we have to get them a present.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 07:35 PM (viF8m)
----

Giant Mecha-Trump

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 06, 2026 07:38 PM (kpS4V)

46 Japan is giving the US 250 Cherry Blossom trees for our 250th birthday. Nice gesture but now we have to get them a present.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 07:35 PM (viF8m)
=====

Probably re-gifting

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 07:38 PM (RIvkX)

47 Dr. Claw, he made a few about being shot.

His name is Tanner Cook, and his channel is "Classified Goons".

Google Dulles Town Center shooting, and all the articles will come up. Shooter was acquitted of aggravated malicious wounding, and again, some people thought he should have been acquitted of everything.

Posted by: barbarausa at February 06, 2026 07:39 PM (enw9G)

48 I kind of have to see it now.

You may need to sneak in some booze.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 06, 2026 07:39 PM (2GVsD)

49 Damascus. Where even the goats are inbred.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 06, 2026 07:39 PM (3ImbR)

50 'Rich daddy tried to defend prankdouche as someone who just brings people joy with his videos.'

Is there video of him getting shot?
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2026 07:35 PM (fd80v)

Did prankdouche have a confederate shooting the video? If so, that fucker needs a beating, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 06, 2026 07:39 PM (8zz6B)

51 Japan already has a full size Gundam mobile suit.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 06, 2026 07:40 PM (2GVsD)

52 You may need to sneak in some booze.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 06, 2026 07:39 PM (2GVsD)
----

I'll pre-game in the parking lot,

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 06, 2026 07:40 PM (kpS4V)

53 33 Hey CBD

Michelangelo’s 5-Inch Drawing of a Foot Sells for $27.2M at Auction, Setting New Record
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 06, 2026 07:32 PM (gbOdA)

What's so impressive about drawing feet?

Posted by: Rob Leifeld at February 06, 2026 07:40 PM (L6F6A)

54 33 Hey CBD

Michelangelo’s 5-Inch Drawing of a Foot Sells for $27.2M at Auction, Setting New Record
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 06, 2026 07:32 PM (gbOdA)

What's so impressive about drawing feet?

Posted by: Rob Leifeld at February 06, 2026 07:40 PM (L6F6A)

55 Micky 17 or Iron Lung?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 06, 2026 07:41 PM (2GVsD)

56 Maybe we can convince Anna Puma to translate what the Japanese cat is saying. For all we know, they might be related.

Posted by: Beartooth at February 06, 2026 07:42 PM (GGatE)

57
I'll pre-game in the parking lot,

Might as well Uber and go full Arthur.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 06, 2026 07:43 PM (2GVsD)

58 Mickey 17 was fun. Silly.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 07:43 PM (RIvkX)

59 20
'Was just reading through the Starmer one; funny that suddenly they’re “investigating” Mandelson, when everyone in the Brit government has known what he’s been up to for years.'

The British think Starmer knew full well but is trying to gaslight everyone by pretending to be shocked.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2026 07:44 PM (fd80v)

60 AOP, yes he did have a buddy in crime.

A little posse of jerks.

One vid I saw of his was getting ready to go "bring joy", and he is in front of a closet full of hats, like the custom built-ins you see in movies about Upper West Side movers and shakers, selecting just the right one to plant backwards on his doughy empty head.

Posted by: barbarausa at February 06, 2026 07:44 PM (enw9G)

61 Baby rhino is cuteness overload!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 07:44 PM (0yjaw)

62 Remember when the left used to call Bush "Chimpy"?

Posted by: fd at February 06, 2026 07:44 PM (vFG9F)

63 Nyan nyan ni hao!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXw9tNSLiuE

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 06, 2026 07:45 PM (2GVsD)

64 Saw the video of the prankdouche getting shot. Pistol looks like a Ruger LCP or maybe a Kel Tec. Who says you have to spend a lot of money to have a lot of fun?

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 06, 2026 07:45 PM (gm9Sb)

65 One vid I saw of his was getting ready to go "bring joy", and he is in front of a closet full of hats, like the custom built-ins you see in movies about Upper West Side movers and shakers, selecting just the right one to plant backwards on his doughy empty head.
Posted by: barbarausa at February 06, 2026 07:44 PM (enw9G)

Sounds like Loudoun County needs a squad of vigilantes to apply the necessary corrective beatings. About 14 broken bones seems about right.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 06, 2026 07:47 PM (8zz6B)

66 here is the douche channel.

Scroll down to see him grinning like an idiot while being cuffed in the one titled "I got arrested!"

https://tinyurl.com/r2npytvy

Posted by: barbarausa at February 06, 2026 07:47 PM (enw9G)

67 >>Here's some FAFO action for those annoying, belligerent on-the-street "pranksters"/ruffians.

Dude is a bully, looming over the target of his "prank."

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 07:47 PM (0yjaw)

68 It ain't full sized until it can fly into orbit launching missiles while swinging a sword.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 06, 2026 07:49 PM (diia5)

69 Michelangelo’s 5-Inch Drawing of a Foot Sells for $27.2M at Auction, Setting New Record
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 06, 2026 07:32 PM (gbOdA)

What's so impressive about drawing feet?

Posted by: Rob Leifeld at February 06, 2026 07:40 PM (L6F6A)

He held the brush with his dick.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 06, 2026 07:49 PM (snZF9)

70 https://tinyurl.com/r2npytvy
Posted by: barbarausa at February 06, 2026 07:47 PM (enw9G)

I refuse to give that shitmaggot clicks by viewing his channel.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 06, 2026 07:49 PM (8zz6B)

71 A raised glass to the Horde. It was an absolutely beautiful day here.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 07:50 PM (0KSrI)

72 Saw the video of the prankdouche getting shot. Pistol looks like a Ruger LCP or maybe a Kel Tec. Who says you have to spend a lot of money to have a lot of fun?

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 06, 2026 07:45 PM (gm9Sb)

I wonder what happened to the dude that shot him.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 06, 2026 07:50 PM (snZF9)

73 Aw, yeah....a little Steve Inman FAFO. Friday night is good.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 06, 2026 07:51 PM (Wnv9h)

74 The fragrant bouquet of the cherry blossoms is even more piquant, since they don't have to mask the mephitic emanations of any happy-footers.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 06, 2026 07:51 PM (0sNs1)

75 It's not a real mobile suit until you can deploy Funnels.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 06, 2026 07:52 PM (2GVsD)

76 72 He was charged with a low rent misdemeanor, discharging a firearm indoors.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 06, 2026 07:52 PM (gm9Sb)

77 Why are elephants so damn adorable?

Posted by: Max Power at February 06, 2026 07:52 PM (SwyyQ)

78 47
'Google Dulles Town Center shooting'

After wading through 4 or 5 shithead MSM types pontificating, I still didn't get to seem him blown away.
Alas.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2026 07:53 PM (fd80v)

79 AOP, it is...Loudoun County. (Home of trans rape in school bathrooms, and the latest brouhaha is that the day a school employee ran over a student last month--who died--the school board held a closed session with hired actors to simulate crazed parents attacking the board meeting, for "training purposes". One of the "crazed parents" was a character named "Mr. Smith" in the simulation, which happens to be the name of the father of the girl raped, who was arrested by the Soros county atty when he went to a board meeting to complain about the coverup, when the trans kid tried to rape another girl when they just transferred him between schools)

The poor guy who was harassed was lucky to be acquitted on the big charge.

Posted by: barbarausa at February 06, 2026 07:53 PM (enw9G)

80 Ok I looked up “Iron Lung” - it’s a movie version of a bizarre and nihilistic video game. Gameplay sounds like psychological torture, and I imagine watching that film is the same.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 06, 2026 07:53 PM (JbyEi)

81 He held the brush with his dick.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 06, 2026 07:49 PM

Women love, how you say, prehensility.

Posted by: Paolo at February 06, 2026 07:53 PM (0sNs1)

82 After wading through 4 or 5 shithead MSM types pontificating, I still didn't get to seem him blown away.
Alas.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2026 07:53 PM (fd80v)

It's right there in Steve Inman link right above the skateboard turtle.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 06, 2026 07:55 PM (8zz6B)

83 22, LOL, I'm'a guess "hilarity would ensue" ...

hoping to see video of this in the coming weeks.

jus' sayin ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 06, 2026 07:56 PM (Cjt/F)

84 The poor guy who was harassed was lucky to be acquitted on the big charge.
Posted by: barbarausa at February 06, 2026 07:53 PM (enw9G)

So the cops and DA are corrupt. That's why privateers needs to step up.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 06, 2026 07:57 PM (8zz6B)

85 What's so impressive about drawing feet?
Posted by: Rob Leifeld at February 06, 2026 07:40 PM (L6F6A)

It was drawn by THE Greatest Artist in Human History.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 07:57 PM (zZu0s)

86 We can just give the Japanese a few bottles of maraschino cherries.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 06, 2026 07:58 PM (L6F6A)

87 What's so impressive about drawing feet?

Posted by: Rob Leifeld at February 06, 2026 07:40 PM (L6F6A)

Well I never figured it out. I just left them off.

Posted by: Henri Rousseau at February 06, 2026 07:58 PM (JbyEi)

88 71, *clink!*

pretty beautiful day here, too (for Wisconsin ... )
(it was above freezing and partly sunny ... )

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 06, 2026 07:58 PM (Cjt/F)

89 Waddayamean layabouts? I'm working hard over here trying to decide if I should shower, or slather on another layer of Lume.
Posted by: The Rank Organization at February 06, 2026 07:24 PM

AoSHQ-approved three-word Pro Tip: Axe Body Wash.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 06, 2026 07:58 PM (0sNs1)

90 82
'It's right there in Steve Inman link right above the skateboard turtle.'

The fat punk's dad was right. That video brought me joy.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2026 07:59 PM (fd80v)

91 Berserker, acquitted on aggravated malicious wounding, but convicted on firing indoors.

Could have been much worse, but lost his gun rights.

Kid who got shot was mildly wounded--guy wasn't trying to kill him, just trying to make him stop.

Posted by: barbarausa at February 06, 2026 07:59 PM (enw9G)

92 sock_rat, I have been lax at saying hello. Hope you are well.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 08:01 PM (0KSrI)

93 It was drawn by THE Greatest Artist in Human History.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 07:57 PM (zZu0s)

So the foot was nestled amongst some happy little clouds?

Posted by: tankdemon at February 06, 2026 08:01 PM (L6F6A)

94 80
'Gameplay sounds like psychological torture, and I imagine watching that film is the same.'

By remarkable coincidence, I saw it with my daughter this week. It wasn't torture but you'd have to be a gamer to appreciate it.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2026 08:01 PM (fd80v)

95

Didn't Gal Gadot drive a Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet across that castle bridge?

Wonder Woman 2017.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 06, 2026 08:02 PM (QVmho)

96 Kid who got shot was mildly wounded--guy wasn't trying to kill him, just trying to make him stop.

Posted by: barbarausa at February 06, 2026 07:59 PM (enw9G)

Evidently the lesson did not "take".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 06, 2026 08:02 PM (8zz6B)

97 AOP, sheriff's dept isn't corrupt, and Soros CA got voted out next election, for the Smith case and a variety of other bs

Posted by: barbarausa at February 06, 2026 08:02 PM (enw9G)

98 Michelangelo’s 5-Inch Drawing of a Foot Sells for $27.2M at Auction, Setting New Record
Posted by: r hennigantx

So, Michelangelo didn't paint inches 6 thru 12 and called it a foot? What a gyp!

Posted by: Tonypete at February 06, 2026 08:03 PM (cYBz/)

99 Japan is giving the US 250 Cherry Blossom trees for our 250th birthday. Nice gesture but now we have to get them a present.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 07:35 PM (viF8m)

Uranium glass.

Posted by: RickZ at February 06, 2026 08:03 PM (gKDq2)

100 So the foot was nestled amongst some happy little clouds?
Posted by: tankdemon at February 06, 2026 08:01 PM (L6F6A)

I like Bob Ross. He did a lot to bring painting and art to a lot of kids.

He is not Michelangelo. Who was an architect, THE greatest sculptor of all time (no question) and arguably one of rhe greatest painters.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 08:03 PM (zZu0s)

101 Uranium glass.
Posted by: RickZ at February 06, 2026 08:03 PM (gKDq2)

Too soon?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 08:04 PM (zZu0s)

102 >He is not Michelangelo. Who was an architect, THE greatest sculptor of all time (no question) and arguably one of rhe greatest painters.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 08:03 PM (zZu0s)

Saw 'David' in Florence last Summer. It doesn't seem quite real. His was an excellent painter, but his sculptures are transcendent.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 06, 2026 08:07 PM (GTqXr)

103 Those deer will eat everything in your yard and all of your landscaping. Bust some sacrifices must be made if you want fat, tasty venison for the harvest.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 06, 2026 08:07 PM (WUel5)

104 Japan is giving the US 250 Cherry Blossom trees for our 250th birthday. Nice gesture but now we have to get them a present.
Posted by: JackStraw

Give them the 'wave motion gun' so when they raise the Yamamoto it will be ready to rock and roll.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 06, 2026 08:07 PM (/lPRQ)

105 So the foot was nestled amongst some happy little clouds?
Posted by: tankdemon at February 06, 2026 08:01 PM

According to his posts in the Art Thread, Mr. Ross likely doesn't have his head in the clouds, but is rather more of a bush man.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 06, 2026 08:08 PM (0sNs1)

106 >THE greatest sculptor of all time (no question) and arguably one of rhe greatest painters.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 08:03 PM (zZu0s)

Though Bernini is right up there.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 06, 2026 08:09 PM (GTqXr)

107 We still in the 'chew open our own veins' mood?

That'll just leave you with ugly scars. Keep chewing 'til you find an artery.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 06, 2026 08:09 PM (Fs0KI)

108 See you all later--time for chores and a big batch of oatmeal spice cookies

Posted by: barbarausa at February 06, 2026 08:09 PM (enw9G)

109 Saw 'David' in Florence last Summer. It doesn't seem quite real. His was an excellent painter, but his sculptures are transcendent.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 06, 2026 08:07 PM (GTqXr)

The Pieta is better. It is amazing. So smooth. So detailed (especially the folds of cloth.) The hands. In Marble. Cut with a chisel and big ass mallet. At 18 years old.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 08:10 PM (zZu0s)

110 Trinitite is probably what you are thinking of.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at February 06, 2026 08:10 PM (0sNs1)

111 Remember when the left used to call Bush "Chimpy"?
Posted by: fd

Did they stop that racist shit when Obama and VJ appeared on the scene?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 06, 2026 08:10 PM (/lPRQ)

112 I wonder what happened to the dude that shot him.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 06, 2026 07:50 PM (snZF9)

Video said he was acquitted.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 06, 2026 08:11 PM (dK+Kv)

113 The Pieta is the greatest sculpture ever.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 08:11 PM (0KSrI)

114 >The Pieta is better. It is amazing. So smooth. So detailed (especially the folds of cloth.) The hands. In Marble. Cut with a chisel and big ass mallet. At 18 years old.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 08:10 PM (zZu0s)

It was difficult to get close enough to appreciate it the last time I was at the Vatican. I'll be in Rome mid-may - it's on my list.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 06, 2026 08:11 PM (GTqXr)

115 Michelangelo’s 5-Inch Drawing of a Foot Sells for $27.2M at Auction, Setting New Record
----
So, Michelangelo didn't paint inches 6 thru 12 and called it a foot? What a gyp!

[ Math ]
The whole foot would have sold for 65.28 mill.
[ /Math ]

Posted by: Oddbob at February 06, 2026 08:13 PM (Fs0KI)

116 Wonder what cherry blossoms taste like?

Posted by: Eromero at February 06, 2026 08:13 PM (LHPAg)

117 Wonder what cherry blossoms taste like?
Posted by: Eromero

Not sure, but they smell awful.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 06, 2026 08:14 PM (diia5)

118 Japan is giving the US 250 Cherry Blossom trees for our 250th birthday. Nice gesture but now we have to get them a present.
Posted by: JackStraw

Give them the 'wave motion gun' so when they raise the Yamamoto it will be ready to rock and roll.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 06, 2026 08:07 PM (/lPRQ)

Iodine tablets?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 06, 2026 08:14 PM (dK+Kv)

119 François Auguste René Rodin.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 06, 2026 08:14 PM (0sNs1)

120 114 >The Pieta is better. It is amazing. So smooth. So detailed (especially the folds of cloth.) The hands. In Marble. Cut with a chisel and big ass mallet. At 18 years old.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 08:10 PM (zZu0s)

It was difficult to get close enough to appreciate it the last time I was at the Vatican. I'll be in Rome mid-may - it's on my list.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 06, 2026 08:11 PM (GTqXr)
I was close enough to touch the Pieta in the late 60s, then that protojihadi tried to destroy it. wonder what happened to him?

Posted by: Eromero at February 06, 2026 08:15 PM (LHPAg)

121 Micky 17 or Iron Lung?
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 06, 2026 07:41 PM (2GVsD)

I am hoping that Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die will be at least as good as either

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 08:16 PM (rbvCR)

122 117 Wonder what cherry blossoms taste like?
Posted by: Eromero

Not sure, but they smell awful.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 06, 2026 08:14 PM (diia5)
Before or after going through the deer?

Posted by: Eromero at February 06, 2026 08:16 PM (LHPAg)

123 I don't understand castle construction

are there plans, or do they just start building and make it up as they go, what's the deal

Posted by: Don Black at February 06, 2026 08:17 PM (xo1W4)

124 39 Japan is giving the US 250 Cherry Blossom trees for our 250th birthday. Nice gesture but now we have to get them a present.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 07:35 PM (viF8m)\

Might I suggest a boxed set of The Apprentice ...

Posted by: Bronko Bama at February 06, 2026 08:18 PM (3sXRv)

125 are there plans, or do they just start building and make it up as they go, what's the deal
Posted by: Don Black at February 06, 2026 08:17 PM (xo1W4)

My guess is it would depend on the fortress. Also how much it grew over time. You might build a simple strong point and then if it was attacked, make it stronger and stronger.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 08:18 PM (zZu0s)

126 eh, no worries!

all is well at Chateau D'Eez; days getting longer, spring will be along Real Soon Now!

& I hope you're doing good, too!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 06, 2026 08:18 PM (Cjt/F)

127
François Auguste René Rodin.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

I'll think about it.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 06, 2026 08:19 PM (Cqx++)

128 123 I don't understand castle construction

are there plans, or do they just start building and make it up as they go, what's the deal
Posted by: Don Black at February 06, 2026 08:17 PM (xo1W4)
After a hundred or so years new construction added just goes rando.

Posted by: Eromero at February 06, 2026 08:19 PM (LHPAg)

129 Japan is giving the US 250 Cherry Blossom trees for our 250th birthday. Nice gesture but now we have to get them a present.
Posted by: JackStraw

Uranium glass.
Posted by: RickZ

In Oak Ridge, TN at the Peace Pavilion there's a monster 4 ton cast bell that can be rung by visitors. The city fathers commissioned a Japanese bell maker in Kyoto to cast it. The bell has inscriptions such as Pearl Harbor Day, the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and V-J Day along with stylized forms of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Which leads to a relief panel of the Atomic Symbol.

The ultimate representation of FAFO. Truly a 'most see' display if you are ever in the area.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 06, 2026 08:19 PM (cYBz/)

130 >>>Wonder what cherry blossoms taste like?

Posted by: Eromero

>Probably not as tasty as Russian olives. Those are like catnip for deer.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 06, 2026 08:21 PM (WUel5)

131 >>>Sea turtle yawns underwater as he takes a break.

Even kicking back and relaxing he looks like a big, ole grump.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 06, 2026 08:22 PM (syz1S)

132
123 I don't understand castle construction

are there plans, or do they just start building and make it up as they go, what's the deal
Posted by: Don Black at February 06, 2026 08:17 PM (xo1W4)

I was intrigued so I looked up Entz Castle. The Castle was built over time as a joint project by 3 branches of the family, with each one building its own piece (some of it is 8 stories high)

At its peak, over 100 various family members lived inside it. So it sounds more like a really upscale medieval condominium.

Posted by: Henri Rousseau at February 06, 2026 08:22 PM (JbyEi)

133 I wonder how much it costs to build a castle nowadays. I bet a million dollar would not even get you a respectable turret.

Posted by: fd at February 06, 2026 08:23 PM (vFG9F)

134 Great picture up top. It looks like the castle is crashing thru the waves, a la Deadliest Catch.

Posted by: t-bird at February 06, 2026 08:24 PM (JEVZG)

135 Off artists sock!

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 06, 2026 08:24 PM (JbyEi)

136 Itinerant Alley Butcher

One correction: IJN BB Yamato. Admiral Yamamoto was the initial IJN fleet commander.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 06, 2026 08:25 PM (u82oZ)

137 Monuments Men was a good movie. Mussolini was the only reason Hitler didn't ravage the Italian art as he did the French and other countries.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 08:25 PM (0KSrI)

138 I don't understand castle construction
are there plans, or do they just start building and make it up as they go, what's the deal
Posted by: Don Black at February 06, 2026 08:17 PM (xo1W4)

After a hundred or so years new construction added just goes rando.
Posted by: Eromero

Most are built and rebuilt over centuries, often incorporating the latest trends and styles.
That castle up top is kind of a condominium castle so you also have the various owners doing their own thing and maybe trying to outdo the neighbors.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 06, 2026 08:26 PM (/lPRQ)

139 The Veiled Christ and the Veiled Virgin display monumental skill also in sculpture.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 06, 2026 08:26 PM (cYBz/)

140 Most are built and rebuilt over centuries, often incorporating the latest trends and styles.
That castle up top is kind of a condominium castle so you also have the various owners doing their own thing and maybe trying to outdo the neighbors.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

I would want the top floor. Because bed pans.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 06, 2026 08:29 PM (nl9X4)

141 Waddayamean layabouts? I'm working hard over here trying to decide if I should shower, or slather on another layer of Lume.
Posted by: The Rank Organization at February 06, 2026 07:24 PM

AoSHQ-approved three-word Pro Tip: Axe Body Wash.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 06, 2026 07:58 PM (0sNs1)

Go for the long term solution: varnish.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 06, 2026 08:29 PM (S/Y4j)

142 One correction: IJN BB Yamato. Admiral Yamamoto was the initial IJN fleet commander.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

Hey. I couldn't even remember the name of the cartoon I was working off of.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 06, 2026 08:29 PM (/lPRQ)

143 Look out of the window and tell me what you see, Phillip.
-Edward L. Shanks

Posted by: Eromero at February 06, 2026 08:30 PM (LHPAg)

144 I would want the top floor. Because bed pans.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
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Imagine the free fall in the 'stools'.

Posted by: The Tokens at February 06, 2026 08:30 PM (XeU6L)

145
137 Monuments Men was a good movie. Mussolini was the only reason Hitler didn't ravage the Italian art as he did the French and other countries.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 08:25 PM (0KSrI)

It’s good - although on that topic, I prefer Burt Lancaster in “The Train”. That really shows the human cost of what the Nazi’s were doing - plus of course Lancaster is great in it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 06, 2026 08:30 PM (JbyEi)

146 120
'I was close enough to touch the Pieta in the late 60s, then that protojihadi tried to destroy it. wonder what happened to him?'

Set on fire on a mound of dead pigs if I was deciding.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2026 08:30 PM (fd80v)

147 Waddayamean layabouts? I'm working hard over here trying to decide if I should shower, or slather on another layer of Lume.
Posted by: The Rank Organization
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Yeah. I don't get all of the hate for lazys. We ain't done nothing!

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 06, 2026 08:32 PM (XeU6L)

148 So a new family moves in the castle and thinks, 'hmm... needs more towers'

Posted by: Don Black at February 06, 2026 08:33 PM (xo1W4)

149 Most are built and rebuilt over centuries, often incorporating the latest trends and styles. . .
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

Like shiplap?

Posted by: Joanna Gains at February 06, 2026 08:34 PM (cYBz/)

150 yeah, the "Before Time" when you could view art close up were wonderful, weren't they?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 06, 2026 08:34 PM (Cjt/F)

151 Most are built and rebuilt over centuries, often incorporating the latest trends and styles.

Except for vinyl siding, I've noticed.

Posted by: t-bird at February 06, 2026 08:34 PM (JEVZG)

152 133 In my rust belt home town in Ohio there are more than a few old time mansions, from the Gilded Age, that have been chopped up into apartments. Most have a turret or two. A friend rented an apartment after the wife kicked him out and it had access to one of the turrets. Very cool. Narrow stairway and then a 360 view. He got a real comfortable office swivel chair up there and it became his mostly drinkin' space.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 06, 2026 08:34 PM (gm9Sb)

153 Nice rendition of Wellerman on the clip with the skateboarding turtle.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 08:35 PM (Riz8t)

154
148 So a new family moves in the castle and thinks, 'hmm... needs more towers'
Posted by: Don Black at February 06, 2026 08:33 PM (xo1W4)

One of the most amazing things about it (from Wiki) is that the same extended family has owned it since the 12th century.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 06, 2026 08:35 PM (JbyEi)

155 I wonder how much it costs to build a castle nowadays. I bet a million dollar would not even get you a respectable turret.
Posted by: fd
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$850 million on Obamalisk.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 06, 2026 08:35 PM (XeU6L)

156 "So a new family moves in the castle and thinks, 'hmm... needs more towers'
Posted by: Don Black"

It's got plenty of towers. How many dungeons?

Posted by: Guy who needs at least two dungeons at February 06, 2026 08:36 PM (vFG9F)

157 You ought to know not to stand by the window somebody see you up there.
- Dave

Posted by: Eromero at February 06, 2026 08:36 PM (LHPAg)

158 Like shiplap?
Posted by: Joanna Gains

Certainly.
And a whole lot of wood paneling and brass curtain rods.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 06, 2026 08:36 PM (/lPRQ)

159 It’s good - although on that topic, I prefer Burt Lancaster in “The Train”. That really shows the human cost of what the Nazi’s were doing - plus of course Lancaster is great in it.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 06, 2026 08:30 PM (JbyEi)

No one can ever call Lancaster a Nazi sympathizer. He was all in for the Commies.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 06, 2026 08:36 PM (syz1S)

160 145 "The Train" is a great movie. Consider it was filmed before AI, it must have cost a bundle in special effects.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 06, 2026 08:37 PM (gm9Sb)

161 I wonder how much it costs to build a castle nowadays. I bet a million dollar would not even get you a respectable turret.

Posted by: fd at February 06, 2026 08:23 PM (vFG9F)

$279 for the Lego Neuschwanstein castle set. I want to make that one, but feel foolish spending that much on a toy. Hobbies aren't cheap, I guess.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 06, 2026 08:37 PM (lpTXP)

162 yeah, the "Before Time" when you could view art close up were wonderful, weren't they?
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 06, 2026 08:34 PM (Cjt/F)

There were a ton of works in Rome that you could walk straight up to (like Caravaggios Mathew Triptych.) That was in... 2005. I am hoping they have protected them.

Of just fuckjng strung up each of these whining infants who have tried to damage priceless art.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 08:37 PM (zZu0s)

163

It’s good - although on that topic, I prefer Burt Lancaster in “The Train”. That really shows the human cost of what the Nazi’s were doing - plus of course Lancaster is great in it.

Posted by: Tom Servo

Love that movie.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 06, 2026 08:39 PM (QVmho)

164 There's a modern castle less that 50 miles from my house.

Posted by: Eromero at February 06, 2026 08:39 PM (LHPAg)

165 In my rust belt home town in Ohio there are more than a few old time mansions, from the Gilded Age, that have been chopped up into apartments. Most have a turret or two.
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Lived for a while three story brick home built in 1885. It had been subdivided into apartments. On the upper floor, they had 10'ceilings and very ornate moulding. It had once been a ballroom.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 06, 2026 08:39 PM (XeU6L)

166 The plumbing in that castle must be incomprehensible

and imagine wiring it for cable

Posted by: Don Black at February 06, 2026 08:39 PM (xo1W4)

167 Of just fuckjng strung up each of these whining infants who have tried to damage priceless art.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 08:37 PM (zZu0s)

They hate humanity so why shouldn't they hate humanity's great art?

Posted by: RickZ at February 06, 2026 08:40 PM (gKDq2)

168 no kidding; on a lamp post(s) outside the museum

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 06, 2026 08:40 PM (Cjt/F)

169 No one can ever call Lancaster a Nazi sympathizer. He was all in for the Commies.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 06, 2026 08:36 PM (syz1S)

So he's still a murderous cocksucker, just a different flavor?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 08:40 PM (zZu0s)

170 The community college I went to in Vancouver WA had a sister city in Japan. They gave the college several of those cherry trees. They really are lovely. They look different than fruiting cherry trees

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 06, 2026 08:40 PM (+mUZM)

171 Of just fuckjng strung up each of these whining infants who have tried to damage priceless art.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 08:37 PM (zZu0s)

They hate humanity so why shouldn't they hate humanity's great art?

Posted by: RickZ at February 06, 2026 08:40 PM (gKDq2)

They have to make beautiful things ugly to match the darkness in their souls.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 06, 2026 08:41 PM (lpTXP)

172 167, there it is in a nutshell RickZ

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 06, 2026 08:41 PM (Cjt/F)

173 I took a picture of the Calling of St Matthew and it is from behind a couple rows of people. One guy has a giant bald spot. Might have been a tonsure(?). I always wondered what happened to that guy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 08:43 PM (zZu0s)

174 Eltz Castle looks like a fine place for a wedding.

Posted by: Walder Frey at February 06, 2026 08:43 PM (gKWVE)

175 147
'Yeah. I don't get all of the hate for lazys. We ain't done nothing!'

I think I should get credit for all the work that I have considered doing.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2026 08:44 PM (fd80v)

176 174 Eltz Castle looks like a fine place for a wedding.
Posted by: Walder Frey at February 06, 2026 08:43 PM (gKWVE)
White Wedding.

Posted by: Eromero at February 06, 2026 08:44 PM (LHPAg)

177 "The Train" is a great movie. Consider it was filmed before AI, it must have cost a bundle in special effects.
Posted by: bill
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Don't think that there was much in the way of special effects. Lancaster did all of his own stunts. The trainyard crash was a real, one-chance, all or nothing filming.

Same was true o fthe train crash in 'The Fugitive'.The remnants of that remain where they fell.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 06, 2026 08:45 PM (XeU6L)

178 Crap. I worked a full day today for the first time in a month, posted dead last the last two threads.

Whig, I wanted to tell you this:

Whig, best wishes for your surgery and good recovery.

Typing this as I lie on my $399 Chinese electric recliner with the surgical sight on my back all healed after Jan 7 surgery.

At least you won’t get bored since you can connect with the horde.
Posted by: Henry at February 06, 2026 08:40 PM (tWkg3)

Whig, one more thing, my fellow lawyer with PsA and spine surgery coming up.

I stayed on Cimzia pre and post op, no stopping. It had no effect on the surgery or post, healing. Some surgical hospitals tell pts to stay on their biologics, to prevent resistance later to the drug.

Posted by: Henry at February 06, 2026 08:47 PM (tWkg3)

179 Saw 'David' in Florence last Summer. It doesn't seem quite real. His was an excellent painter, but his sculptures are transcendent.
Posted by: Heavy Meta

He's workin' in that bow tie!

Posted by: Men on Art at February 06, 2026 08:48 PM (gKWVE)

180 Dammit. Now everyone is gone.

Posted by: Henry at February 06, 2026 08:51 PM (tWkg3)

181 For happier news, per Pan Am Post

On Thursday, Venezuela's National Assembly, controlled by the Chavist party, unanimously approved in its first reading the amnesty bill for political prisoners announced last week by the acting president, Delcy Rodríguez.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 08:52 PM (rbvCR)

182 167, there it is in a nutshell RickZ
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 06, 2026 08:41 PM (Cjt/F)

Thank you.

Think about that often once they went after statues.

To even think about tearing down a Tom Jefferson or George Washington statue because . . . slaves.

Short-sighted motherfuckers.

They're commies. Nothing but cock-sucking commies.

I remember a better time when it was the policy of the United States to kill commies wherever and whenever possible.

"Kill A Commie For Mommy" needs to be a Hallmark Mother's Day Card.

Posted by: RickZ at February 06, 2026 08:53 PM (gKDq2)

183 If interested you can see my painting of Eltz castle under my nic.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 06, 2026 08:54 PM (cwGMH)

184 "Kill A Commie For Mommy" needs to be a Hallmark Mother's Day Card.

Posted by: RickZ at February 06, 2026 08:53 PM (gKDq2)

That would be one Hallmark channel movie I'd watch.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 06, 2026 08:55 PM (lpTXP)

185 "Kill A Commie For Mommy" needs to be a Hallmark Mother's Day Card.
Posted by: RickZ at February 06, 2026 08:53 PM (gKDq2)
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It needs to be a booth set up beside the dunk tank at the state fair.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 06, 2026 08:56 PM (kpS4V)

186 Posted by: Opinion fact at February 06, 2026 08:54 PM (cwGMH)

I don't find this castle on your site

Posted by: gKWVE at February 06, 2026 08:57 PM (gKWVE)

187 Fred Sanford had the layabout motif going, but he called it "co-ordinatin'".

Posted by: The Rank Organization at February 06, 2026 09:00 PM (oftw2)

188 If interested you can see my painting of Eltz castle under my nic.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 06, 2026 08:54 PM (cwGMH)

Haven't seen the castle yet, but 'Moron Still Life' made me laugh. There are some lovely landscapes also. Thanks for sharing your art.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 06, 2026 09:02 PM (lpTXP)

189 I found the castle under “Still lifes”.
Helpful hint : an index on the opening page would be very useful. It’s kind of a puzzle box site as is.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 06, 2026 09:03 PM (JbyEi)

190 I don't think Joe Carson did a lick of work on Petticoat Junction from 1963-70.

Posted by: Uncle Joe, Movin' Kinda Slow at February 06, 2026 09:04 PM (oftw2)

191 The Coliseum was built in 72AD. I would bet anything built in the last 200 years will last last that long.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 09:05 PM (0KSrI)

192 I really like the Louisiana swamp under palette cleansers.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 06, 2026 09:06 PM (JbyEi)

193 I was reading in one of my sci fi novels about the LESS, or Lunar Escape System, a method of emergency escape should the lunar module malfunction. It was to be attached underneath the module like a spare. It ultimately wasn't used.

The thing looks like a two-seater lawn chair!

https://tinyurl.com/2zvb4jdw

That would be a wild ride back to the command module.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 06, 2026 09:06 PM (kpS4V)

194 Japan is giving the US 250 Cherry Blossom trees for our 250th birthday. Nice gesture but now we have to get them a present.

The US should ship them a Godzilla statue the size of the Statue of Liberty complete with large genitals with a poem at the base to anyone who wants to immigrate to Japan that says: Keep your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses who smell,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shores.
Send them, the homeless, tempest-tost to hell,
I lift my tail and fart in your direction as well!

Posted by: Godzilla at February 06, 2026 09:07 PM (92bIn)

195 I don't find this castle on your site
Posted by: gKWVE at February 06, 2026 08:57 PM (gKWVE)

Under Still life -Other

Thanks for looking

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 06, 2026 09:08 PM (cwGMH)

196 Tousi TV is reporting explosions and IRGC checkpoints in Tehran.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7Yv0Qvz50k

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 09:13 PM (Riz8t)

197 That someone has the resources and time to procure a skateboard for their pet turtle, who uses said skateboard to annoy his pet cat is proof that we live in the most prosperous time in human history.

Posted by: Solutus at February 06, 2026 09:14 PM (Ds9EH)

198 The Coliseum was built in 72AD. I would bet anything built in the last 200 years will last last that long.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 09:05 PM (0KSrI)

We remember the bad emperors but Emperor Vespasian (69-79 A.D.), of the Flavian family, deserves his historical credit: The Flavian Amphitheater.

Was surprised to find out RoboCop went back and got a PH.D in Italian Renaissance Art History in 2014. Along the way, while getting his Masters, he taught Ancient History at Syracuse University. Saw him on a history tv show explaining the hypogeum while standing in it.

Thought that kind of cool and good for Prof. Weller.

Posted by: RickZ at February 06, 2026 09:15 PM (gKDq2)

199 I lift my tail and fart in your direction as well!
Posted by: Godzilla at February 06, 2026 09:07 PM

Pffffft.

Posted by: Penguins of the World at February 06, 2026 09:17 PM (0sNs1)

200 When I was stationed over there on some tour we heard the tale about a castle that had a very old sealed trunk with the inscription “Only to be opened when the castle is in great danger”.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 06, 2026 09:17 PM (65afW)

201 194
'The US should ship them a Godzilla statue the size of the Statue of Liberty complete with large genitals...'

That blast fire every Aug.6 and 9.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2026 09:20 PM (fd80v)

202 The Coliseum was built in 72AD. I would bet anything built in the last 200 years will not last that long
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What’s that big dome in Rome? It’s made of concrete, one of the largest single castings ever, something like that. Romans knew their concrete.

For bridges, and things like that, they required the architect to stand underneath while the final piece of stone was installed. Will it collapse, or not? Quality control was built in, over-engineered that way.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 06, 2026 09:23 PM (65afW)

203 That space chair was awesome! Elon needs to build that thing.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 06, 2026 09:24 PM (JbyEi)

204 "D&D, Oil 24 x 18" is this castle

Posted by: gKWVE at February 06, 2026 09:24 PM (gKWVE)

205 203 That space chair was awesome! Elon needs to build that thing.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 06, 2026 09:24 PM (JbyEi)
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And one for Earth, too. Maybe with lots of helium balloons for lift!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 06, 2026 09:26 PM (kpS4V)

206 What’s that big dome in Rome? It’s made of concrete, one of the largest single castings ever, something like that. Romans knew their concrete.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 06, 2026 09:23 PM (65afW)

The Pantheon.

Posted by: RickZ at February 06, 2026 09:26 PM (gKDq2)

207 What’s that big dome in Rome? It’s made of concrete, one of the largest single castings ever, something like that. Romans knew their concrete.“

I was amazed to learn that during some repair work, engineers found that the concrete was full of small sealed ceramic bottles, creating many small sealed void spaces. This did not significantly weaken the structure, but it did cut the weight of the dome in half from what you’d calculate by just looking at the specs. A big reason it’s still up after 2000 years.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 06, 2026 09:29 PM (JbyEi)

208 Tonypete, didn't know such things were at Oak Ridge. Some day will have to make that part of my nation-wide nukyler tour.

Friend was hosted by Japanese foreign ministry to give trade policy lectures in Japan in the 90s.

When he emerged from the Hiroshima "peace museum" with his foreign ministry guide, the guide asked him what he thought of the museum. "I guess you'll never attack us again". Guide smiled weakly and they moved on.

Best answer I've ever heard. My official statement leaving the museum when I was there was "not as bad as I expected".

Posted by: rhomboid at February 06, 2026 09:30 PM (U/Byj)

209 A big reason it’s still up after 2000 years.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 06, 2026 09:29 PM (JbyEi)
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Yeah, but what have the Romans done for us?

Posted by: Pug Mahon, People's Front og Judaea at February 06, 2026 09:31 PM (0aYVJ)

210 Sigh

Removes failed sock

I blame the booze

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 06, 2026 09:33 PM (0aYVJ)

211 Short answer: Everything left wingers and revisionists say about the nukes is bullshit.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 06, 2026 09:33 PM (65afW)

212 rhomboid, The Dept. of Energy has a number of GREAT museums in Oak Ridge. If you have a sharp eye (as I know you do) you can still spot WWII era guard shacks and housing for the folks that worked at 'The Plant'.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 06, 2026 09:34 PM (cYBz/)

213 FOX 5 D.C.
"Colie had been acquitted in September of aggravated malicious wounding in the shooting of Tanner Cook, 21, who runs the "Classified Goons" YouTube channel..
The jury was split though on two lesser firearms counts. They decided to convict him on the charge of discharging a firearm within a building and acquit him on the charge of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Colie pleaded not guilty to all the charges and said he was acting in self-defense.
.. Colie was sentenced to time served, and his concealed carry permit was to be revoked."

Bullshit.. I would suggest that he was applying his 'concealed carry permit ' exactly as intended when he dispensed that pill..

Posted by: General Turgidson at February 06, 2026 09:34 PM (koFAO)

214 The Romans stole their recipe for concrete from Wakanda.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 06, 2026 09:40 PM (Cqx++)

215 Thanks Tonypete. I had family at Los Alamos, sadly never got to talk to him much (I'm only one in entire family with an interest in the subject). Have been to the lab for work a few times in the past, but haven't been to the museum. That, and going to the Trinity site on one of the public access days are on the list. That's just NM of course.

There are all sorts of remaining WWII items around the San Diego area unsurprisingly, though some have in recent years finally been erased by current development (large coastal artillery bunker, I think, finally was removed for construction - at last - of a modern indoor shooting range/training facility for the SEALs on the Silver Strand south of Coronado). Thankfully the WWII "temporary" buildings on Pt. Loma (Fort Rosecrans) have been preserved and are still used).

Posted by: rhomboid at February 06, 2026 09:43 PM (U/Byj)

216 Hyped up like a spider monkey on White Claw. 🤣🤣

Thanks, Ace. Good weekend. 🤗

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 06, 2026 09:44 PM (NFX2v)

217 152 133 In my rust belt home town in Ohio there are more than a few old time mansions, from the Gilded Age, that have been chopped up into apartments. Most have a turret or two. A friend rented an apartment after the wife kicked him out and it had access to one of the turrets. Very cool. Narrow stairway and then a 360 view. He got a real comfortable office swivel chair up there and it became his mostly drinkin' space.
Posted by: bill in arkansas

New Castle, PA is full of those kind of homes. Most are in various states of dis-repair, sadly. Some have been preserved, mostly on the north side of town but even there, it's fading. Sad really.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 06, 2026 09:44 PM (byWhc)

218 I haven't seen this feature before. I LOVED IT! I really enjoy seeing idiots FAFO. I hope next week you have some Democrat politicians getting the FO treatment. They've already FAd enough to more than deserve it!

Posted by: mac at February 06, 2026 09:45 PM (agZgL)

219 Friday ONT nood

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 06, 2026 09:49 PM (lpTXP)

220 183 If interested you can see my painting of Eltz castle under my nic.
Posted by: Opinion fact

Wonderful!!

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 06, 2026 09:50 PM (NFX2v)

221 Posted by: mac

Pardon me, but your bot is showing.

Posted by: RickZ at February 06, 2026 09:50 PM (gKDq2)

222 Michelangelo’s 5-Inch Drawing of a Foot Sells for $27.2M at Auction

That works out to… (removes socks)…
$5,440,000 per inch.

Wait! Is it five inches, or is it a foot?

Posted by: mindful webworker violates the no-math injunction at February 06, 2026 09:51 PM (kqXjy)

223 As 2026 approaches, interior designers say it’s time for homeowners to rethink not just how their homes look, but how they function. After years of adapting spaces for remote work, wellness routines, and flexible living, many rooms have become cluttered, outdated, or misaligned with how people actually live today.

Posted by: 5 Rooms in Your Home Designers Want You to Reset in 2026 at February 07, 2026 02:13 AM (2v/ps)

224 Rather than recommending full renovations, designers are encouraging homeowners to “reset” key rooms — refining layouts, removing excess, updating finishes, and restoring purpose to spaces that have slowly lost it.

Posted by: 5 Rooms in Your Home Designers Want You to Reset in 2026 at February 07, 2026 02:13 AM (2v/ps)

225 1. Book a virtual interior design appointment for $149 per room

Posted by: cancer at February 07, 2026 04:51 AM (2v/ps)

226 2. We understand your project needs to build a vision for you

Posted by: cancer at February 07, 2026 04:51 AM (2v/ps)

Taking the Welfare Americans Just Don't Want: Half of All the Immigrant Households Contributing So Much to Our Economy Are on Welfare

What would our economy do without them, besides thrive.

Welfare nation -- more than half of immigrant households on government aid

More than half of households headed by immigrants are relying on at least one taxpayer-funded welfare program, according to a new analysis that is intensifying scrutiny of the long-term costs tied to the nation's immigration system.
The study, released this week by the Center for Immigration Studies, examined 2024 data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Survey of Income and Program Participation and found that 53 percent of immigrant-headed households receive some form of welfare assistance. That compares with 37 percent of households headed by native-born Americans -- a gap that widens when the data is broken down further.
When naturalized citizens are removed from the analysis, nearly six in ten households headed by legal immigrants and illegal aliens are enrolled in at least one welfare program. Medicaid and food assistance account for the bulk of that participation, but cash assistance and housing aid remain significant contributors.
Illegal alien--headed households showed the highest reliance of all. About 61 percent receive welfare benefits, including roughly 44 percent enrolled in Medicaid and an equal share receiving food stamps. More than one in five receive cash assistance, with a smaller but notable portion also receiving housing aid.

Because these foreigners add such vibrancy and fraud to our economy, you can understand why Charles Schumer and the Democrat Party are absolutely insistent that they vote illegally in our elections.

Even MSNOW -- that's the transitioned form of MSNBC -- doesn't get it.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday likened voter ID requirements to "Jim Crow" while defending his opposition to the SAVE Act, legislation that would require proof of U.S. citizenship to vote in federal elections.
During an appearance on MSNBC's Morning Joe, Schumer was pressed on why he rejects the bill despite polling showing voter ID enjoys strong bipartisan support, including among Democrats. Co-host Jonathan Lemire raised those numbers directly. Schumer brushed them aside and instead escalated his rhetoric, branding the proposal "Jim Crow 2.0" and accusing Republicans of reviving tactics once used to suppress minority voters.
The New York Democrat argued the legislation would unfairly burden everyday Americans, citing women who change their last names after marriage and individuals who may struggle to locate documents such as birth certificates.

Yeah, sure.

He described the bill as "vicious and nasty," warned it would lead to discrimination at the ballot box, and declared it dead on arrival in the Senate.
Under current Senate rules, the SAVE Act would require 60 votes to advance, a threshold Schumer made clear Democrats will not help meet. He said the bill will not receive a single Democrat vote, effectively blocking it regardless of public support.

🚨 HOLY CRAP! MS NOW just stunned Chuck Schumer by admitting 71% of *Democrats* want to pass nationwide voter ID

"71% of Democrats support this. Why do YOU not?"

CHUCK SCHUMER: "...it's Jim Crow 2.0! The same thing they did in the south against people of color!"

"You will NOT� pic.twitter.com/YBuhZF0t46
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 5, 2026

Posted by: Ace at 06:00 PM

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1 The only cure is to import MOAR illegal alien parasites!

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 06:04 PM (0Eh0f)

2 It would only be Jim Crow 2.0 if the Dems were sponsoring the Bill.

Posted by: garrett at February 06, 2026 06:05 PM (gH8T+)

3 Top 10

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 06:05 PM (6ydKt)

4 Turns out I got a Bronze.

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

5 Like parrots they just spew memorized words and phrases they don't even know the meanings of. Rawwwk Jim Crow rawwwk racism rawwwk facism

Posted by: steevy at February 06, 2026 06:06 PM (YwEeS)

6 I thought it could b passed by simple majority ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2026 06:07 PM (VE6XX)

7 We got to feed those anchor babies.

Posted by: garrett at February 06, 2026 06:07 PM (gH8T+)

8 That doesn't count the impact on the schools and hospitals

Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2026 06:08 PM (VE6XX)

9 So Schumer can control Lumpy now? Why couldn't he before?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 06:08 PM (ZOv7s)

10 Chuck Schumer by admitting 71% of *Democrats* want to pass nationwide voter ID

CHUCK SCHUMER: "...it's Jim Crow 2.0! The same thing they did in the south against people of color!"

Uncle Chuck you mean the South during the Civil War and there after that was controlled by the.......................

" LBJ and the DEMOCRATS" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Kami Harris at February 06, 2026 06:09 PM (R/B0t)

11 If the Republicans chose to tie up the senate for about eight weeks, and have the votes to pass SAVE Act, they can pass it without Dem votes by a talking filibuster. The same way that Senate rules were changed to create cloture in the first place after the Armed Ships Act filibuster just before WWI.

No senator may rise and talk more than twice on an issue and if the GOP holds the floor for the SAVE act, they can eventually exhaust all the Dems from the speakers list and then proceed to a vote. Anna Paulina Luna referred to it as did Thune who teased that it might be done after the shutdown ended.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:09 PM (2swu2)

12
NOOD illegal alien parasites
Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 06:05 PM (0Eh0f)

Aw, man. Fake News.

Here I though this thread was going to be about a kind of malaria or Cordyseps that only infects illegal aliens.

Science! You failed me!

Posted by: naturalfake at February 06, 2026 06:10 PM (iJfKG)

13 I don't know if Thune is a complete squish, or if Trump is setting all of this up, but dragging out this bill is actually smart. The longer it is in the news, the more normies will hear about it and think "WTF?"

Just blasting it through right away would be satisfying, but letting it sit in the news cycle for a few more weeks isn't a bad thing.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 06:10 PM (ZOv7s)

14 They are so smart they could be real aliens, you know from space.

Posted by: Eromero at February 06, 2026 06:10 PM (Lytz7)

15 I've seen bits and pieces of the Cato report that provides proof of just how wonderful these illegal alien leeches are for our economy.

Posted by: huerfano at February 06, 2026 06:10 PM (98kQX)

16 Talking Head: "71% of Democrats support this. Why do YOU not?"

Schumer: The party doesn't give a shit what they think. They should shut up and keep regurgitating what we tell them to say and do.

Posted by: Beartooth at February 06, 2026 06:10 PM (GGatE)

17 *kicks self for never getting on welfare *

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 06, 2026 06:11 PM (YfZCH)

18 Daily Signal
"The idea of a talking filibuster is to enforce Rule 19 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, which states, “No Senator shall speak more than twice upon any one question in debate on the same legislative day without leave of the Senate.”

Under the rule, Senate Republicans would refuse to adjourn and would force Democrats to talk in order to filibuster the bill. Once the Democrats ran out of speeches on the question of the bill, it would come to a vote and pass by a simple majority.

However, under this procedure, Democrats could use up hundreds of hours of floor time on just one legislative question."

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:11 PM (2swu2)

19 I thought it could b passed by simple majority ?
Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2026 06:07 PM (VE6XX)
==

IIRC, Senate rules require a vote on the motion to end the debate on the bill in order to actually bring the bill up for a yea/nay vote on the bill itself. The first vote requires a 2/3 majority to end the debate.

Posted by: mrp at February 06, 2026 06:11 PM (rj6Yv)

20 I read a stat that said after 10yrs in the state of MN, 70% of Somolians remain on welfare.

That should be a huge tell to Dims.

The Somolians may be inbred, but they have enough limited brains to recognize free hand outs into infinity and future generations. Spawning more welfare in MN.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 06, 2026 06:11 PM (WONhk)

21 Willowed from the last thread:

Surprisingly, I found an ice cream sandwich company that makes a great Key Lime ice cream sandwich that actually tastes like real key lime pie!!!

Want to drop a name or a link?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 06, 2026 06:12 PM (dhHpw)

22 I've seen bits and pieces of the Cato report that provides proof of just how wonderful these illegal alien leeches are for our economy.
Posted by: huerfano at February 06, 2026 06:10 PM (98kQX)
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AKshually, whites are lazy workers who demand far too much money and decent food. True economic freedom is having indentured servants, no age of consent and plentiful legal drugs.

Posted by: Libertarians at February 06, 2026 06:12 PM (ZOv7s)

23 >>> Half of All the Immigrant Households Contributing So Much to Our Economy Are on Welfare

"Immigrants" or illegal aliens (aka Invaders)?

Immigrants are those with actual immigrants visas.
Any alien here w/o an immigrant visa is, by legal definition, not an immigrant.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 06, 2026 06:12 PM (/lPRQ)

24 Illegal alien--headed households showed the highest reliance of all. About 61 percent receive welfare benefits, including roughly 44 percent enrolled in Medicaid and an equal share receiving food stamps. More than one in five receive cash assistance, with a smaller but notable portion also receiving housing aid.

It's almost like Friedman's argument that you can't have open borders and a welfare state at the same time was entirely correct.

But then to Democrats hooking their future voters on dependency through social programs isn't a bug, it's a feature.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 06:13 PM (6ydKt)

25 I could have guessed this and I'm not even an expert.

Posted by: fd at February 06, 2026 06:13 PM (vFG9F)

26 >>Schumer: The party doesn't give a shit what they think. They should shut up and keep regurgitating what we tell them to say and do.

Posted by: Beartooth at February 06, 2026 06:10 PM

You can tell that by how they nominate their presidential candidates. They have all the primaries and a big convention and then the super delegates pick the preordained candidate. The regular old dumbass delegates are just there for the party.

Posted by: huerfano at February 06, 2026 06:13 PM (98kQX)

27 Willowed

Olympic British -American skier posted an anti ice message including Fuck ICE on social media and the IOC decided not to do anything because they said it falls under some athlete agreement.

Of course they did. The skier is skiing for GB this time. He needs to give up his US citizenship and move to Britain.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 06, 2026 06:13 PM (cwGMH)

28 However, under this procedure, Democrats could use up hundreds of hours of floor time on just one legislative question."
Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:11 PM (2swu2)
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What makes this funny is that Spartacus set a record for talking about...nothing. Nothing was on the floor.

Let them talk about voting.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 06:14 PM (ZOv7s)

29 Never mind about my comment at #10.

I got confused by the facts and meant to say that Trump and the Republicans want to put Persons of Color back in chains and not vote for Democrats.

Trump thinks the Democrats just lie and use them for votes and never make things better for persons of color.

Posted by: Kami Harris at February 06, 2026 06:14 PM (R/B0t)

30 Willowed from the last thread:

Surprisingly, I found an ice cream sandwich company that makes a great Key Lime ice cream sandwich that actually tastes like real key lime pie!!!

Want to drop a name or a link?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 06, 2026 06:12 PM (dhHpw)

Jeni's Key Lime Pie Ice Cream Sandwich

Posted by: naturalfake at February 06, 2026 06:14 PM (iJfKG)

31 Well, according to Larry Elder Schumer snookered blacks out of some land in New York for gentrification. So there's that.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 06, 2026 06:14 PM (YlWIZ)

32 I figure over half the people in the city nearest me are on some kind of government assistance.

Posted by: fd at February 06, 2026 06:15 PM (vFG9F)

33 "...it's Jim Crow 2.0! The same thing they did in the south against people of color!"

Yes Chuck, requiring people to get a fee ID issued by the state is the exact same as the state requiring a literacy test or charging a poll tax.

You're lucky you're voters are so stupid they'll believe anything you say.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 06:15 PM (6ydKt)

34 Illegal immigrants who have been in the US for at least 5 years oppose open borders by a wide margin.

Posted by: mrp at February 06, 2026 06:15 PM (rj6Yv)

35 I am all for giving back "Stolen Land" to the Native Americans.

Let's start with California and New York Democrats !!!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at February 06, 2026 06:16 PM (J9q9v)

36 19 I thought it could b passed by simple majority ?
Posted by: It's me donna

Cloture is a really swampy Senate rule that requires 60 votes to end debate on a matter. The older rule was 67 but required senators to speak and hold the floor to do it, aka the talking filibuster.

But, before 1917 or so, the Senate had no cloture rule but did strictly enforce rule 19 that no senator may rise to speak more than twice on a bill and eventually teh speaker's list is exhausted when all the opponents have had their shot and been heard on the matter and they have to hold the floor to do it, then debate ends with no one left that can speak to the matter. Thence comes the vote.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:16 PM (2swu2)

37 Olympic British -American skier posted an anti ice message including Fuck ICE on social media and the IOC decided not to do anything because they said it falls under some athlete agreement.

Of course they did. The skier is skiing for GB this time. He needs to give up his US citizenship and move to Britain.
Posted by: Opinion fact

I hope gets medivac'd off the slope.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 06, 2026 06:16 PM (IivNP)

38
"71% of Democrats support this. Why do YOU not?"

CHUCK SCHUMER: "...it's Jim Crow 2.0! The same thing they did in the south against people of color!"

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Schumer refused to answer the question. Just barks out a lie.

Reportedly his mojo is fading. Maybe he's lying about no Democrat voting for it.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 06, 2026 06:17 PM (hZ1gu)

39 When my parents came, there was zero welfare. Zip. nada. You came and you were expected to work and support yourself. period.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 06, 2026 06:17 PM (vOtXJ)

40 Jeni's Key Lime Pie Ice Cream Sandwich
Posted by: naturalfake at February 06, 2026 06:14 PM (iJfKG)

Looks like my local Freddie's grocery store has these. Going to pick up some next time I'm there.

Posted by: Beartooth at February 06, 2026 06:17 PM (GGatE)

41 Aw, man. Fake News.

Here I though this thread was going to be about a kind of malaria or Cordyseps that only infects illegal aliens.

Science! You failed me!

Posted by: naturalfake at February 06, 2026 06:10 PM (iJfKG)

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Heh.

OUT: Disinformation!
IN: Discombobulation!

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 06:18 PM (0Eh0f)

42 We have no shame left in the country that used to reduce what comes so easy now.

Divorce
Unwed pregnancy
Welfare

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 06, 2026 06:18 PM (cwGMH)

43 What makes this funny is that Spartacus set a record for talking about...nothing. Nothing was on the floor.

Let them talk about voting.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

Yep. The Democrat enthusiasm for that talking filibuster is not likely to end well because people favor Voter ID in an 80/20 act. The GOPe in the Senate are afraid because a successful talking cloture from a filibuster ends their excuse not to do anything.

Filibusters were never meant to be a veto but to rather ensure that debate was thorough on a matter.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:18 PM (2swu2)

44 Of course they did. The skier is skiing for GB this time. He needs to give up his US citizenship and move to Britain.
Posted by: Opinion fact

I hope gets medivac'd off the slope.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 06, 2026 06:16 PM (IivNP)

We need an updated version of the agony of defeat clip.

Posted by: Beartooth at February 06, 2026 06:18 PM (GGatE)

45 >> When my parents came, there was zero welfare. Zip. nada. You came and you were expected to work and support yourself. period.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 06, 2026 06:17 PM

When my mom's family came, there wasn't even a country. Same.

Posted by: huerfano at February 06, 2026 06:18 PM (98kQX)

46 Reportedly his mojo is fading. Maybe he's lying about no Democrat voting for it.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 06, 2026 06:17 PM (hZ1gu)
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He's dead man walking and knows it. AOC will primary him and win.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 06:19 PM (ZOv7s)

47 Crows are awesome.

When will the long national nightmare of Chuck "You" Schummer denigrating this wonderful Bird Of Color end?

Posted by: BurtTC at February 06, 2026 06:19 PM (dGCAG)

48 Talking Head: "71% of Democrats support this. Why do YOU not?"

Schumer: The party doesn't give a shit what they think. They should shut up and keep regurgitating what we tell them to say and do.

Posted by: Beartooth at February 06, 2026 06:10 PM (GGatE)

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TL;DR?

"STFD and STFU!" -- Plantation Masser Chuck U Schumer

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 06:20 PM (0Eh0f)

49 How many women have a different name on their drivers license than on their voter registration? I seem to remember registering to vote here with ... my drivers license.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 06:20 PM (jc0TO)

50 The rumors about me eating "Shit Sandwiches" is not true !

I do not like Bread .........

Posted by: Chuck Schumer at February 06, 2026 06:20 PM (xl8DV)

51 Man, that Schumer guy is slimy.

Posted by: Slime mold at February 06, 2026 06:21 PM (vFG9F)

52 Filibusters were never meant to be a veto but to rather ensure that debate was thorough on a matter.
Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:18 PM (2swu2)
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GOP is also in a box because there are plenty of Chamber of Commerce types who are fine with giving away the country, but even ones retiring can't vote against it because they would be completely toxic. It's so lop-sided they have to give it lip service.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 06:21 PM (ZOv7s)

53 But, before 1917 or so, the Senate had no cloture rule but did strictly enforce rule 19 that no senator may rise to speak more than twice on a bill and eventually teh speaker's list is exhausted when all the opponents have had their shot and been heard on the matter and they have to hold the floor to do it, then debate ends with no one left that can speak to the matter. Thence comes the vote.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:16 PM (2swu2)

I'd like to see us go back to that but then I realize that the filibuster is occasionally the only way the GOP can stop the crazy stuff the Dems will come up with in the future when they get a majority back.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 06:21 PM (6ydKt)

54 When my parents came, there was zero welfare. Zip. nada. You came and you were expected to work and support yourself. period.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 06, 2026 06:17 PM

When my mom's family came, there wasn't even a country. Same.
Posted by: huerfano at February 06, 2026 06:18 PM (98kQX)

When the Mayflower landed, my grandpappy was on the shore, ready to greet the newcomers.

He had to carry their luggage before he was allowed to have any victuals.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 06, 2026 06:21 PM (dGCAG)

55 Where my EBT card at?

Posted by: LaQuisha at February 06, 2026 06:22 PM (2Ez/1)

56
Welfare nation -- more than half of immigrant households on government aid

Libertarians always said they were a net positive and not a negative.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 06, 2026 06:22 PM (Cqx++)

57 There's an older video which I can't seem to find now , of a conservative black man asking blacks if they have ID or know how to get ID. Some of them look rather stunned by the stupidity of the question.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 06:23 PM (rZCVI)

58 Man, that Schumer guy is slimy.
Posted by: Slime mold at February 06, 2026 06:21 PM (vFG9F)

Deeply so.

Posted by: Cave of Slime at February 06, 2026 06:23 PM (dGCAG)

59 When my parents came, there was zero welfare.

And they also conceived you.

Posted by: Couldn't resist at February 06, 2026 06:23 PM (TbWk/)

60 39 When my parents came, there was zero welfare. Zip. nada. You came and you were expected to work and support yourself. period.
Posted by: The Whine Guy
=========
Welfare began with FDR's New Deal, Social Security for the initial recipients was in fact welfare as many recipients never paid a dime into the system and for at least a decade, most never paid in as much as they got out.

The New Deal's Aid to Families with Dependent Children was also welfare and in part responsible for destroying the black family over time.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:23 PM (2swu2)

61 39 When my parents came, there was zero welfare. Zip. nada. You came and you were expected to work and support yourself. period.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 06, 2026 06:17 PM (vOtXJ)

And if not, you had to go to the church or charities to survive.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 06:23 PM (6ydKt)

62 How many women have a different name on their drivers license than on their voter registration? I seem to remember registering to vote here with ... my drivers license.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 06:20 PM (jc0TO)
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According to the Dems, married women - like black people - are too stupid to have proper ID.

It's going to be great watching The View harridans admit they have an IQ in single digits.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 06:23 PM (ZOv7s)

63 Hi whig. Didn't get a chance to say this yesterday after reading all the info you put out on your upcoming procedure, but I wanted to let you know that I hope you have a successful surgery and a speedy recovery! I had a laminectomy and lumbar fusion in September of last year, and I think it has made quite a difference (good) in the quality of my life. I wish the same for you - and for any other Morons who have to undergo surgery. Godspeed!

Posted by: Retired, thank God at February 06, 2026 06:23 PM (va0Yo)

64 Raw meat Schmur is squatin' on stolen land. Ground chuck needs to upchuck the land. Only fair.

Posted by: kingsman at February 06, 2026 06:24 PM (ehY6c)

65 That 20% opposed are the Democrats who know they not a majority party.

Posted by: Accomack at February 06, 2026 06:24 PM (T8bqm)

66 Keeping with my stratification theme for today, (before I go run errands.)

This is obvious and true across the West -- Denmark, Netherlands, and other countries have reported hard data for years.

So why are we importing millions? They say it is necessary to support the "welfare state" with aging populations and fewer workers with more pensioners.

But how does importing freeloaders help? It can't. It does help:
- businesses get cheap labor (some do work)
- businesses get more customers (spending benefits checks)
- gov workers get more clients (higher taxes of productive class)

But mostly it stratifies society into those who can afford to stay away from the invaders they allow in, and those who can not.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 06:24 PM (k/oxk)

67 *kicks self for never getting on welfare *

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 06, 2026 06:11 PM (YfZCH)

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We're suckers and losers.

BTW, as an aside: I'm out walking this past week around town and pass a car parked in a "Nature's Grocers" parking lot with a bumper sticker that says "Veterans ARE NOT Suckers and Losers."

The power of propaganda and hoaxes. Literally nobody believes that Trump said that ... among 1000 other defamatory propaganda and hoaxes.

The hottest places in hell should be reserved for the MDM-MSM ...

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 06:24 PM (0Eh0f)

68 Sad. Because I've never even once filed for unemployment let alone other gimmes.

I work, pay taxes, and I'm lucky if I get a return. Get these parasites out of here.

My family is more 'entitled' to government assistance than these Democrat foreign nationals.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 06, 2026 06:24 PM (WUel5)

69 And if not, you had to go to the church or charities to survive.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 06:23 PM (6ydKt)

In 10 inches of snow, uphill both ways.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 06, 2026 06:24 PM (dGCAG)

70 The NFL just announced that "Bad Bunny" has been cancelled and replace by "Sir Mixalot" singing......

Kami's Gots Back......

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at February 06, 2026 06:25 PM (RjWJE)

71 I'd like to see us go back to that but then I realize that the filibuster is occasionally the only way the GOP can stop the crazy stuff the Dems will come up with in the future when they get a majority back.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
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It was never designed to do that.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:25 PM (2swu2)

72
I'd like to see us go back to that but then I realize that the filibuster is occasionally the only way the GOP can stop the crazy stuff the Dems will come up with in the future when they get a majority back.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 06:21 PM (6ydKt)
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With actual ID and clean voting, that won't happen for a very long time unless they make radical changes. Trump probably carried a lot more states last year but for the steal.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 06:25 PM (ZOv7s)

73 In 10 inches of snow, uphill both ways.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 06, 2026 06:24 PM

with just a raw potato for lunch.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 06:25 PM (jc0TO)

74 Yes Chuck, requiring people to get a fee ID issued by the state is the exact same as the state requiring a literacy test or charging a poll tax.

You're lucky you're voters are so stupid they'll believe anything you say.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 06:15 PM (6ydKt)

In theory I could support a literacy/civics test as a requirement for voting. However I know that in practice they would be made a) impossible to pass except at the discretion of the test-giver and/or b) to suss out and disenfranchise conservatives/Republican votes.

Posted by: Practice always ruins theory at February 06, 2026 06:25 PM (TbWk/)

75 AKshually, whites are lazy workers who demand far too much money and decent food. True economic freedom is having indentured servants, no age of consent and plentiful legal drugs.

Posted by: Libertarians at February 06, 2026 06:12 PM (ZOv7s)

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"AND Open Borders!"

Next you'll be telling me that Rand Paul just endorsed that position. Wait, wut?

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 06:26 PM (0Eh0f)

76 The power of propaganda and hoaxes. Literally nobody believes that Trump said that ... among 1000 other defamatory propaganda and hoaxes.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 06:24 PM (0Eh0f)
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My father absolutely does. Will not be convinced otherwise.

You can't argue people out of denial.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 06:26 PM (ZOv7s)

77 If they didnt cheat, theyd be fine with ID.

Simple as.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 06:27 PM (zZu0s)

78 The NFL just announced that "Bad Bunny" has been cancelled and replace by "Sir Mixalot" singing......

Kami's Gots Back......
Posted by: CNN Breaking News at February 06, 2026 06:25 PM (RjWJE)

Kid Rock wasn't available?

Posted by: BurtTC at February 06, 2026 06:27 PM (dGCAG)

79 57 There's an older video which I can't seem to find now , of a conservative black man asking blacks if they have ID or know how to get ID. Some of them look rather stunned by the stupidity of the question.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 06:23 PM (rZCVI)

It's kind of offensive the way Dems think all of their voters, but mainly blacks by the Jim Crow 2.0 comments, are all too dumb to get voter ID (free in every state that requires it) but are smart enough to vote straight D.

And sure enough they go right ahead and vote D.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 06:27 PM (6ydKt)

80 with just a raw potato for lunch.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 06:25 PM (jc0TO)
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You had a potato! Luxury!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 06:27 PM (ZOv7s)

81 I could have guessed this and I'm not even an expert.

Posted by: fd at February 06, 2026 06:13 PM (vFG9F)

We KNEW this to be the case, and they protested ever so loudly about how much they contribute, about diversity being our strength, and how much of a racist, hater nazi we were.

Fuckers.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 06, 2026 06:27 PM (dK+Kv)

82 He described the bill as "vicious and nasty," warned it would lead to discrimination at the ballot box,

Exactly the point. We must discriminate at the ballot box - I don't want non US citizens disenfranchising the rest of us by diluting our votes!

If an American voter casts a ballot for X and the non-citizen casts one for Y, then the American voter has been disenfranchised and their vote doesn't count because it was overridden by a non-citizen.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 06, 2026 06:27 PM (a4flb)

83 >>>with just a raw potato for lunch.

Posted by: toby928(c)

>We'll let the Irish in, but don't start nothing.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 06, 2026 06:28 PM (WUel5)

84 So totally ok to impose Real ID requirements to get on an airplane but a complete non-starter to vote.

Posted by: Halfhand at February 06, 2026 06:28 PM (56/oC)

85 We have no shame left in the country that used to reduce what comes so easy now.

Divorce
Unwed pregnancy
Welfare

Abortion

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 06, 2026 06:29 PM (dhHpw)

86 Well, the first Thanksgiving dinner wasn’t paid for with an EBT card.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 06:29 PM (ReYtg)

87 It was never designed to do that.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:25 PM (2swu2)

I often think the same thing when the Dems start talking about the Constitution.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 06:29 PM (6ydKt)

88 And sure enough they go right ahead and vote D.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 06:27 PM (6ydKt)
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If that was true, Biden wouldn't have needed 81 million votes. They are not popular. The division of the country is much more lopsided than fake polls and stuff ballot boxes indicate.

They can't even generate real protests, instead relying on a nationwide network of mentally ill mercenaries and they STILL managed to get owned by 3,000 federal officers.

Not even troops! Just ICE and Border Patrol with volunteers from other agencies augmenting them. And this was with the state and municipal government subverting them.

If you want to see Minneapolis as a trial of strength, it was a pathetic showing, and the fact that local cops are now helping shows which way the wind is blowing.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 06:30 PM (ZOv7s)

89 I hope Schumer keeps talking right through the midterms. Some of the younger guys were Joni’s that creepy old guy? Meanwhile they guffaw at all of Trump and Vance’s memes and jokes.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 06:30 PM (ReYtg)

90 Well, the first Thanksgiving dinner wasn’t paid for with an EBT card.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 06:29 PM (ReYtg)

No, they used the Iroquois Express card.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 06, 2026 06:30 PM (dGCAG)

91 >>I''d like to see us go back to that but then I realize that the filibuster is occasionally the only way the GOP can stop the crazy stuff the Dems will come up with in the future when they get a majority back.

The reason Chuck and other Democrats are acting so irrationally about voter ID is because if it passes it could be quite some time before Democrats get the majority again.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 06:31 PM (viF8m)

92 Retired,
Thanks for the info. When I started losing grip and arm strength, that was when I knew I had to get surgery.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:31 PM (2swu2)

93
In theory I could support a literacy/civics test as a requirement for voting. However I know that in practice they would be made a) impossible to pass except at the discretion of the test-giver and/or b) to suss out and disenfranchise conservatives/Republican votes.

Posted by: Practice always ruins theory at February 06, 2026 06:25 PM (TbWk/)

It would probably be better just to go back to limiting suffrage to property owners.

But there's an ice-cube's chance in hell of that happening anytime soon.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 06:31 PM (6ydKt)

94 79 Speaking of -. Yes, And here's the video of the leftist whites saying Blacks can't get ID:

https://tinyurl.com/5ffxnpsk

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 06:31 PM (rZCVI)

95 Cloture is a really swampy Senate rule that requires 60 votes to end debate on a matter. The older rule was 67 but required senators to speak and hold the floor to do it, aka the talking filibuster.

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Thanks whig, I didn't realize that the the older speaking filibuster rule was a threshold of 67 instead of 60.

Time to re-watch "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington?" (Damn, from 1939, the year my dear departed mother was born.)

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 06:32 PM (0Eh0f)

96 Master Chuck...

How does me gets a Real ID card and Driver's Lyesense ??

I does nots know how to regisstrate to votes for you ???

Posted by: Crispus Attucks at February 06, 2026 06:32 PM (J9q9v)

97 There's an older video which I can't seem to find now , of a conservative black man asking blacks if they have ID or know how to get ID. Some of them look rather stunned by the stupidity of the question.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 06:23 PM (rZCVI)

I've seen several collections. Some gave the exact directions of the local DMV where you get them

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 06:32 PM (8avO+)

98 Retired,
Thanks for the info. When I started losing grip and arm strength, that was when I knew I had to get surgery.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:31 PM (2swu2)

Priorities.

Glad to hear you are getting things taken care of.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 06, 2026 06:32 PM (dK+Kv)

99 Look at the situation using the Spanish Civil War lens, the Dems are on the ropes. They are wheezing for breath. They cannot stop what is happening, only delay it, but their position is completely untenable.

They are trying to climb the escalation ladder but it goes nowhere for them. By normalizing violence, THEY will be the ultimate victim of it. If clashes with cops becomes background noise, their precious martyrs will be as famous as the police blotter.

"Meanwhile, another whacko was shot for assaulting a federal agent...but first, the Olympics!" Stalin had it right about one death being a tragedy and more being a statistic. That's what they are doing. It is a losing strategy, but all they can come up with.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 06:34 PM (ZOv7s)

100 Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 06:32 PM (8avO

Yes, I've seen that as well.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 06:34 PM (rZCVI)

101 The reason Chuck and other Democrats are acting so irrationally about voter ID is because if it passes it could be quite some time before Democrats get the majority again.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 06:31 PM (viF8m)

It really reduces the old style fraud of shipping people from district to district. Voting the cemetery or modern xerox resubmitting is still in play.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 06:34 PM (8avO+)

102 I think they should remake Mr Smith goes to Washington. But they should make Mr Smith a retired Green Beret and give him an axe handle

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 06:34 PM (ReYtg)

103 The reason Chuck and other Democrats are acting so irrationally about voter ID is because if it passes it could be quite some time before Democrats get the majority again.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 06:31 PM (viF8m)

From your lips to God's ears.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 06:35 PM (6ydKt)

104 Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:31 PM (2swu2)

When is your procedure again, Whig? I think you said ( sorry) but I wanted to make a note so I could pray.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 06:35 PM (rZCVI)

105
When my parents came, there was zero welfare. Zip. nada. You came and you were expected to work and support yourself. period.
Posted by: The Whine Guy

My ancestors were boxed up and sent to the Georgia Penal Colony in chains. I still have first cousins with the "Bond" surname.

They can work (legally) or starve. No more freebies, including from bleeding heart ngo churches taking my tax money to enable them.

My default position is get the fuck out. No entry without a clear plan to be self sufficient for period no less than 24 months.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 06, 2026 06:35 PM (QVmho)

106 The reason Chuck and other Democrats are acting so irrationally about voter ID is because if it passes it could be quite some time before Democrats get the majority again.
Posted by: JackStraw

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And if he had to explain to his base that they havent been more than 40% of the national vote in several decades, and that the whole illegal immigration effort was a counter to that reality, hed have to go into hiding.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 06, 2026 06:36 PM (8AONa)

107 >>It would probably be better just to go back to limiting suffrage to property owners.

Prioritize Taxation to Locality. Counties -> Fed

Then, No Representation without Taxation.

You pay the Min County Taxes...you get a Vote.

Meet the Threshold for State Taxation ...you get another level unlocked.

Meet the Fed Requirement...you get the Final Level Unlocked.

This is my ideal system.

Posted by: garrett at February 06, 2026 06:36 PM (gH8T+)

108 It really reduces the old style fraud of shipping people from district to district. Voting the cemetery or modern xerox resubmitting is still in play.
Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 06:34 PM (8avO+)
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The ruling that losing candidates have standing is another game-changer. Discovery will totally expose that, and there's nothing they can do to stop it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 06:36 PM (ZOv7s)

109 Schools here will be closed on Monday. The teacher's union threatened to strike over some anti-ICE stuff.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 06:36 PM (RIvkX)

110 The reason Chuck and other Democrats are acting so irrationally about voter ID is because if it passes it could be quite some time before Democrats get the majority again.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 06:31 PM (viF8m)

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This is true.

I honestly believe that sans voter fraud, the country is 65-35 conservative -- but the disgusting anti-American treasonous gaslighting propagandist MDM-MSM combined with systemic nationwide election fraud have effectively demoralized our side (even I'm guilt of frequently accusing "half the country" of being clinically insane when I suspect it's closer to one-third).

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 06:37 PM (0Eh0f)

111 I dunno. You’ve got the California redistricting going through and now Virginia is going to whip out the gop. Meanwhile red states are saying that’s not who we are.

And the small issue of Republicans not turning up to vote.

I wouldn’t be so crass about Democrats losing.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 06:37 PM (ReYtg)

112
If you want to see Minneapolis as a trial of strength, it was a pathetic showing, and the fact that local cops are now helping shows which way the wind is blowing.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 06:30 PM (ZOv7s)

They've been trying desperately to do Summer of Fiery but Peaceful Love again but 1) People have had enough 2) It's like -10 in Minnesota, they gonna have to wait until July.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 06:37 PM (6ydKt)

113 This right here is why I don't like standing near trains.

http://tiny.cc/8dny001

Most of the time they travel on a very predictable path. I'm not too worried about getting run over by a train that wasn't where I expected it to be. But if a 300K pound train car runs over the right kind of debris, shrapnel might be headed my way at hundreds of miles an hour. I don't want to end up on some gore site after a freaking license plate cuts my head off.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 06, 2026 06:37 PM (Yp6az)

114 Watched a youtube about how Japan is willing to die out as Japanese rather than live in a diverse wonderland.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov, now, where does a war hero get some lubrication around here? at February 06, 2026 06:37 PM (wBaIH)

115 It's not "welfare" it's slavery.

The indigenous people have been enslaved!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 06:38 PM (RIvkX)

116 Prioritize Taxation to Locality. Counties -> Fed

Then, No Representation without Taxation.

You pay the Min County Taxes...you get a Vote.

Meet the Threshold for State Taxation ...you get another level unlocked.

Meet the Fed Requirement...you get the Final Level Unlocked.

This is my ideal system.

Posted by: garrett at February 06, 2026 06:36 PM (gH8T+)

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* clicks on "Like" button *

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 06:38 PM (0Eh0f)

117
When I started losing grip and arm strength, that was when I knew I had to get surgery.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:31 PM (2swu2)

Huh. Huh huh. Huh huh huh huh huh huh.

Posted by: Beavis and Butthead at February 06, 2026 06:38 PM (y9nCu)

118 50 hahaha
90

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 06, 2026 06:38 PM (gbOdA)

119 I often think the same thing when the Dems start talking about the Constitution.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

Pretty much but the filibuster was never intended nor meant to be a Senate veto on 'bad bills'. The rules change via the nuclear option in the 70's resulted in lazy ass Democrats and GOP relying on the filibuster to protect them from voters on the left and right from doing anything.

Very few filibusters under the talking rule suddenly became blocking everything from one or two per year with none in a lot of years, suddenly became 40-50, then 100-200- and more per year.

That bred the Uniparty which misgoverned the US for decades after.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:39 PM (2swu2)

120 I dunno. You’ve got the California redistricting going through and now Virginia is going to whip out the gop. Meanwhile red states are saying that’s not who we are.

And the small issue of Republicans not turning up to vote.

I wouldn’t be so crass about Democrats losing.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 06:37 PM (ReYtg)
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California is betting that packing more Hispanics in districts will make them Democrat, yet Hispanics are trending rightward.

Also, if it's such a Dem lock, why the rampantly obvious cheating? Why the need to count ballots for a month after the election. How many House seats were won on election day and lost through the count?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 06:39 PM (ZOv7s)

121 Then, No Representation without Taxation.

You pay the Min County Taxes...you get a Vote.

Meet the Threshold for State Taxation ...you get another level unlocked.

Meet the Fed Requirement...you get the Final Level Unlocked.

This is my ideal system.

Posted by: garrett at February 06, 2026 06:36 PM (gH8T+)

Treat it like a corporation where every shareholder gets a vote, basically.

I like it, but that boat has sailed.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 06:39 PM (6ydKt)

122 But the Cato Institute did a """""study""""" that """says""" more Americans are on welfare than immigrants!

It's embarrassingly bad.
If Cato had any shame left, that is.

It pulls tricks like counting Social Security and Medicare as "welfare" for citizens.
While not counting them for immigrants.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 06, 2026 06:39 PM (8WKr6)

123 Watched a youtube about how Japan is willing to die out as Japanese rather than live in a diverse wonderland.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov, now, where does a war hero get some lubrication around here? at February 06, 2026 06:37 PM (wBaIH)

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Seppuku-by-Proxy

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 06:40 PM (0Eh0f)

124 On a local note.I passed a bakery with a virtue signaling sign on their door. "If you are ICE we will not serve you." Have never been there. Certainly don't intend to go now, and I'm not ICE.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 06:40 PM (8Xy/A)

125 When is your procedure again, Whig? I think you said ( sorry) but I wanted to make a note so I could pray.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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Next Thursday.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:40 PM (2swu2)

126 This is my ideal system.
Posted by: garrett at February 06, 2026 06:36 PM (gH8T+)

Haven't parsed this all out, but I don't favor leaving those without property totally out. Rome voted in blocs (Centuries) of unequal sizes so the large number of poor still had a voice outside of rioting and destruction. The bigger stake you had, the smaller your century was and the more influence your vote had. But it wasn't zero if you were a citizen, and you could move up as you got more wealthy.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 06:41 PM (8avO+)

127 The illegal immigrants are all trying to squeeze into the last bastions of welfare like NY, Cali and NE. It’s like rats on a sinking ship because FedGov is auditing all these programs and the remaining lawsuits are about to rule the states need to pass along the info that shows they’ve been ripping off the federal taxpayers. At some point their whole scheme falls apart and illegals have nowhere to go.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 06:41 PM (ReYtg)

128 >>And if he had to explain to his base that they havent been more than 40% of the national vote in several decades, and that the whole illegal immigration effort was a counter to that reality, hed have to go into hiding.

Exactly. Over 70% of Democrat voters support voter ID but their party leaders don't. Does that make any sense?

Democrat voters, and a lot on our side, have been led to believe that Democrat policies are just so gosh darn popular and that's why they win nationally. It's always been a lie. They win because they cheat which was made abundantly clear in 2020. Between deporting illegals and voter ID they are looking at years in the wilderness.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 06:42 PM (viF8m)

129 > If you are ICE we will not serve you.

Sounds like an enterprising young man could go to that bakery and claim he wants a pro-ICE cake for his gay wedding.

BAKE THE CAKE, BIGOT!!

Posted by: bonhomme at February 06, 2026 06:42 PM (Yp6az)

130 Ask Schumer if ID requirements to buy a gun in New York are "Jim Crow" too. Takes six months and a lot of work to get a license to buy a handgun. Charley Scummer is the worst hypocrite in the Democrat Party.

Posted by: Wofus at February 06, 2026 06:42 PM (CNa+A)

131
This right here is why I don't like standing near trains.

http://tiny.cc/8dny001

Most of the time they travel on a very predictable path. I'm not too worried about getting run over by a train that wasn't where I expected it to be. But if a 300K pound train car runs over the right kind of debris, shrapnel might be headed my way at hundreds of miles an hour. I don't want to end up on some gore site after a freaking license plate cuts my head off.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 06, 2026 06:37 PM (Yp6az)

Or like those stupid New Yawk commuters who stand close to the subway tracks where feral bums can push them in front of the trains just for kicks.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 06, 2026 06:42 PM (y9nCu)

132 >>Treat it like a corporation where every shareholder gets a vote, basically.

>I like it, but that boat has sailed.

I believe, after many years of reading the Founders, that this was what they were ultimately after.
It's as egalitarian as I can imagine any system of representation being.
And it reinforces the notion that Local Government should be your Priority.

Posted by: garrett at February 06, 2026 06:42 PM (gH8T+)

133 That bred the Uniparty which misgoverned the US for decades after.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:39 PM (2swu2)

So should we go back to the talking rule, or just remove it entirely and take our chances with forcing them all to debate & vote instead of just voting to block?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 06:42 PM (6ydKt)

134 Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:40 PM (2swu2)

Thanks. And how long will you be off the board, do you think? We will miss your intelligent insights and kindness.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 06:43 PM (8Xy/A)

135 >> Also, if it's such a Dem lock, why the rampantly obvious cheating? Why the need to count ballots for a month after the election. How many House seats were won on election day and lost through the count?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 06:39 PM (ZOv7s)

My thesis is all that being true, they want to win the immediate battle on the hope it will help them win the war. They are pulling out all the stops to win these midterms because they see the long game is against them. That short term win will help them stall and that’s the game right now.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 06:44 PM (ReYtg)

136 >>Haven't parsed this all out, but I don't favor leaving those without property totally out.

I believe that incentivizing productivity has to be an integral part of our system.
Just as I believe Local Government needs to be our Priority.

Posted by: garrett at February 06, 2026 06:44 PM (gH8T+)

137 >>Next Thursday.

Remember, the opening on the hospital johnny goes on the back for maximum humiliation.

Good luck!

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 06:45 PM (viF8m)

138 "of color"

Oh FFS grow up. They're black.

Oh that's right - we're not allowed to say black. Not with the hard k.

Oh wait Black Lives Matter?

Wait... *are* we allowed to say black? Is it required?

And why are Democrats talking about black people. Is it an election year already?

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 06:45 PM (E0p3T)

139 End walk in ERs.
End government schools.
There are ZERO illegals in 3 years.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 06, 2026 06:45 PM (gbOdA)

140 I believe, after many years of reading the Founders, that this was what they were ultimately after.
It's as egalitarian as I can imagine any system of representation being.
And it reinforces the notion that Local Government should be your Priority.

Posted by: garrett at February 06, 2026 06:42 PM (gH8T+)

Our local electric company is a "Cooperative" in that the state-sanctioned corp is owned by the 'members' and each gets a vote for certain issues.

So there is some modern precedent.

So there is precedent

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 06:45 PM (6ydKt)

141 California is betting that packing more Hispanics in districts will make them Democrat, yet Hispanics are trending rightward.

Also, if it's such a Dem lock, why the rampantly obvious cheating? Why the need to count ballots for a month after the election. How many House seats were won on election day and lost through the count?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 06:39 PM (ZOv7s)

Since the current state in CA is almost total extinction of the local GOP, I have a feeling that the new map might not be the solution the Dems think it is. To grab more districts you have to reduce the margins in many of them. If you guess wrong about what the feelings of the various groups is going to be in the next election you could have it blow up in your face. And the Dems show a propensity to let their ideology take over for accurate analysis. The polls show the Dems are hugely unpopular and they keep picking unpopular issues to chase.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 06:45 PM (8avO+)

142 Now I'm skipping like a record, but at least my typo score is improving.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 06:46 PM (6ydKt)

143 Good evening everyone
Grabbing a bite at Red Robin, see Sonny Jorgensen died at 91

Posted by: Skip at February 06, 2026 06:46 PM (rz3hX)

144 Can't be true. Illegal aliens don't get welfare benefits I have been reliably told.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 06, 2026 06:46 PM (n5tGW)

145 Things that also enjoy broad support in the same poll:

-Making in-person voting available for two weeks prior - 80% support, Republicans do not support it
-Making election day a national holiday - 73% support, Republicans do not support it
-Restoring the right to vote to felons who have served their sentences - 66%, Republican do not support it
-Automatically registering all citizens to vote - 59%, Republicans do not support it.

If you want to have a talk about voting reform, let's do that. But choosing the ONE thing republicans support is cherry picking, and partisan by nature.

Democrats don’t oppose voter ID at all. They oppose how Republicans want to implement it. If Republicans came in and said “we want voter ID and we will do everything we can to ensure every citizen can easily get their voter ID without extra cost to them.” The democrats would be okay with it. This is not what Republicans want to do and they want to make it more difficult for people to get an ID to vote.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 06, 2026 06:46 PM (ycI94)

146 My thesis is all that being true, they want to win the immediate battle on the hope it will help them win the war. They are pulling out all the stops to win these midterms because they see the long game is against them. That short term win will help them stall and that’s the game right now.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 06:44 PM (ReYtg)
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I agree, but the point I'm trying to make is that they did not win many of their House and Senate seats. With an honest vote, they will lose much of what they have. The wave they will need to overcome that would have to be massive, and it's going to be hard to build when you're on the 20% side of an 80-20 issue.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 06:46 PM (ZOv7s)

147 Between deporting illegals and voter ID they are looking at years in the wilderness.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 06:42 PM (viF8m)

Only if Republicans post-Trump actually feel like beating them. And that is, how you say, up in the air.

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 06:46 PM (E0p3T)

148 "If you are ICE we will not serve you."

How long have they been there? I give them six more months.

Posted by: fd at February 06, 2026 06:47 PM (vFG9F)

149 I believe that incentivizing productivity has to be an integral part of our system.
Just as I believe Local Government needs to be our Priority.

Posted by: garrett at February 06, 2026 06:44 PM (gH8T+)

Major cities should be broken up into mini cities sharing services like fire, police. They can watch each other for corruption.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 06:47 PM (8avO+)

150 It would probably be better just to go back to limiting suffrage to property owners.

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what kind of property ?

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 06:48 PM (g47mK)

151 Thanks whig, I didn't realize that the the older speaking filibuster rule was a threshold of 67 instead of 60.

Time to re-watch "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington?" (Damn, from 1939, the year my dear departed mother was born.)
Posted by: ShainS

If one wanted a dramatic film subject, the Zimmerman Telegraph book would be an excellent story to tell. Senate filibuster was going on at the time over the Wilson Administration's Armed Ship Bills and Henry Cabot Lodge worked with his political opponents on the Progressive side like Fighting Bob Follette to keep the Congress in session instead of adjournment. The anti war progressives didn't trust Wilson to stay out of the war, and the pro interventionist GOP were aiding the filibuster to keep Wilson's feet to the fire about helping the Allies. The Dem majority leader was caught from the left and right.

And then suddenly you get the drop of the unrestricted submarine warfare and the Brits intercept a telegram that urges Mexico to come into the side of the Germans as allies to regain the Southwest. Eventful couple of months brilliantly described in the book.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:48 PM (2swu2)

152 145
'Democrats don’t oppose voter ID at all.'

They should have burst into flame when they told that lie.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2026 06:48 PM (fd80v)

153 Pence was a c-hair from becoming the de facto party leader. If he had wanted it and continued the charade he could have had it. That is frightening beyond measure. And there are other Pences. Even now.

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 06:48 PM (E0p3T)

154 Posted by: fd at February 06, 2026 06:47 PM (vFG9F)

They've been there for a few years. The sign just went up within the past few weeks. It's not a big sign. It's by the side of the door.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 06:49 PM (8Xy/A)

155 And getting light snow, have to drive home in a few more hours over a hour

Posted by: Skip at February 06, 2026 06:50 PM (rz3hX)

156 Major cities should be broken up into mini cities sharing services like fire, police. They can watch each other for corruption.
Posted by: Oldcat
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Only solution to prevent citywide disfunction. Leftists and perverts use that disfunction to effectively create anarchy so they can steal, plunder, and do other illegal shit without a care.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:50 PM (2swu2)

157 153 Pence was a c-hair from becoming the de facto party leader. If he had wanted it and continued the charade he could have had it. That is frightening beyond measure. And there are other Pences. Even now.
Posted by: ...

Does The Bulwark and Lincoln Party get more respect for declaring opposition to the party and its base when compared to snakes like Pence, who try to destroy it from within?

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 06, 2026 06:52 PM (ycI94)

158 "If you are ICE we will not serve you."

--

How about "If you are Black, we will not serve you."
Or "If you are Islamic, we will not serve you."
This is no different.

Wonder what kind of discrimination laws could be brought against them.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 06, 2026 06:52 PM (qBdHI)

159 "They've been there for a few years. The sign just went up within the past few weeks. It's not a big sign. It's by the side of the door.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke"

It's a very stupid thing for a business to do.

Posted by: fd at February 06, 2026 06:52 PM (vFG9F)

160 Pence was a c-hair from becoming the de facto party leader. If he had wanted it and continued the charade he could have had it. That is frightening beyond measure. And there are other Pences. Even now.
Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 06:48 PM (E0p3T)
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The GOP itself is shifting towards Trump. All those convenient retirements lost seats as planned, but the new candidates are more MAGA than GOPe.

I'm not going to bring up generational demographics lest I be called a Maoist, but the Cocaine Mitch generation is passing from the scene. Their successors are more Trumpish.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 06:52 PM (ZOv7s)

161 Pence was a c-hair from becoming the de facto party leader. If he had wanted it and continued the charade he could have had it. That is frightening beyond measure. And there are other Pences. Even now.
Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 06:48 PM (E0p3T)

MAGA holds the party machinery, they fought fraud on the day of the last election with success. Vance is heir apparent, and the MAGA team also has governors and cabinet heads to be the pick of the party for a considerable time. And if these Epstein revelations keep coming the GOPe is gonna increasingly be exposed over the new guard.

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

162 Soviet Virginia is currently 'Jim Crow 2.0'-ing half it's voters and doing it gleefully. For Our OWN GOOD, FILTH!!!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 06, 2026 06:52 PM (byWhc)

163 What other nifty ideas are we going to bring back from 1790s ?? Powdered wigs ? Duels ?

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 06:53 PM (g47mK)

164 I'm not going to bring up generational demographics lest I be called a Maoist, but the Cocaine Mitch generation is passing from the scene. Their successors are more Trumpish.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 06:52 PM (ZOv7s)

Even a lot of the milder ones are going to want to play ball because that's where the influence is for things they want.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 06:53 PM (8avO+)

165 Posted by: fd at February 06, 2026 06:52 PM (vFG9F)

I agree with you.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 06:53 PM (8Xy/A)

166 What other nifty ideas are we going to bring back from 1790s ?? Powdered wigs ? Duels ?
Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 06:53 PM

Poll tax. You have to buy a ballot for $100.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 06:54 PM (jc0TO)

167 Thanks. And how long will you be off the board, do you think? We will miss your intelligent insights and kindness.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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Probably several weeks at a minimum as a lurker or reader only. Will be in a horsecollar and in a foul mood I'd imagine. I have not been able to take my anti arthritis medicine since late January and cannot resume until the end of February. Long and short, not taking it is not pleasant--it was bad enough that when medicines only kind of worked, a lot worse to go cold turkey for surgery.

I might get the pleasantry of psoriasis developing around the wound area.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:54 PM (2swu2)

168 Does The Bulwark and Lincoln Party get more respect for declaring opposition to the party and its base when compared to snakes like Pence, who try to destroy it from within?
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 06, 2026 06:52 PM (ycI94)

No but only because it's about timing. They show themselves at the point when they need to. Which sounds like a tautology but it's actually true. That's what happens when you are owned.

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 06:54 PM (E0p3T)

169 We will miss your intelligent insights and kindness.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Wait are we still talking about whig

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 06:54 PM (E0p3T)

170 "They've been there for a few years. The sign just went up within the past few weeks. It's not a big sign. It's by the side of the door.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke"

It's a very stupid thing for a business to do.
Posted by: fd at February 06, 2026 06:52 PM (vFG9F)

You should help them out Fen with a sign in letters 1 foot high saying ICE BANNED HERE

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 06:54 PM (8avO+)

171 Even a lot of the milder ones are going to want to play ball because that's where the influence is for things they want.
Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 06:53 PM (8avO+)
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Yes, it's where the momentum and they money can increasingly be found.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 06:55 PM (ZOv7s)

172 Poll tax. You have to buy a ballot for $100.
Posted by: toby928(c)
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You will have to have another amendment to the constitution to remove the 24th amendment which bans a poll tax.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:55 PM (2swu2)

173 what kind of property ?

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 06:48 PM (g47mK)

Land, home, business, etc.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 06:55 PM (6ydKt)

174 About 96% of Americans do not want illegal alien foreign criminal gangs "settling" in American cities, yet "Get ICE out NOW" rallies are forced upon students in Woke Big Cities, and BigMedia pelvic thrusts their Narrative upon the masses.

Amazing how this continues ... but that is how all Commie Countries are Run ... the Iron Fist squashes the majority, as we see in Iran, or China, or Canada, or ... the USA as well?

Posted by: illiniwek at February 06, 2026 06:56 PM (vbXSk)

175 143 Good evening everyone
Grabbing a bite at Red Robin, see Sonny Jorgensen died at 91
Posted by: Skip

RIP! A true Redskin! Never saw him play because I'm '29' but I did see him cover the Redskins here in Babylon DC. He was alright.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 06, 2026 06:56 PM (byWhc)

176 I don't know how anything consequential in Congress can get done ever from a conservative point of view with these senate rules.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 06, 2026 06:56 PM (n5tGW)

177 Wait are we still talking about whig
Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 06:54 PM (E0p3T)
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No, we talkin' bout Shaft! Can ya dig it?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 06:56 PM (ZOv7s)

178 Land, home, business, etc.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 06:55 PM (6ydKt)

and how is that ascertained ?

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 06:56 PM (g47mK)

179 Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:54 PM (2swu2)

I'm sorry. That does sounds very difficult. Will keep you in prayer for a completely successful surgery, a good recovery.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 06:57 PM (8Xy/A)

180 Chuck U Schumer needs to go be with Jesus and leave his sorry ass record of grift, thievery and lies to the next democrat criminal to occupy his shitty office.

Posted by: Fuck him at February 06, 2026 06:57 PM (Ksqrb)

181 guys, some freaks want us to show Federal Tax returns to fkng vote ! what a bunch of asshoes!

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 06:57 PM (g47mK)

182 MAGA holds the party machinery, they fought fraud on the day of the last election with success. Vance is heir apparent, and the MAGA team also has governors and cabinet heads to be the pick of the party for a considerable time. And if these Epstein revelations keep coming the GOPe is gonna increasingly be exposed over the new guard.
Posted by: Oldcat
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We shall see. There are no permanent victories in politics nor permanent defeats--only different battleground issues to fight over.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:58 PM (2swu2)

183 Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 06:54 PM (E0p3T)

Well , he's having surgery so I have to be nice to him.

J/K.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 06:58 PM (8Xy/A)

184 I don't know how anything consequential in Congress can get done ever from a conservative point of view with these senate rules.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 06, 2026 06:56 PM (n5tGW)

Its pretty easy when you don't have a few traitors held in office with fraud. This 50 50 stasis is not a historical norm. In the past when you screwed up as a party you got lambasted in the House, Senate and Presidency. The Senate is harder to shift by design to balance impulsiveness.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 06:58 PM (8avO+)

185 what I own, where I own, how much I own and what type of ownership it is my own personal business !

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 06:58 PM (g47mK)

186 I don't know how anything consequential in Congress can get done ever from a conservative point of view with these senate rules.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 06, 2026 06:56 PM (n5tGW)
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It's not the Senate rules, it's the senators. Same thing with the border and so many other issues - change the president, problems get solved.

Flush out Turtle, Murkowski and Co. and you can get stuff done. There are ways to force things through under the rules, but a critical mass of the GOP just wants to sit there.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 06:59 PM (ZOv7s)

187 131
'This right here is why I don't like standing near trains.'

India's pretty good for some train based entertainment.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2026 07:00 PM (fd80v)

188 We shall see. There are no permanent victories in politics nor permanent defeats--only different battleground issues to fight over.
Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:58 PM (2swu2)

The current crop of Dems are bitter enders and fanatics. They don't easily shift to normal ideas sensible people could flip to. A new party might have to grow like the UK is trying to do.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 07:00 PM (8avO+)

189 Welfare benefits are why illegals are not self-deporting. No such good deals in their home countries.

Posted by: Random PJ at February 06, 2026 07:01 PM (+jscL)

190 You will have to have another amendment to the constitution to remove the 24th amendment which bans a poll tax.
Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:55 PM

I would include it with the amendment requiring that you be a net taxpayer to vote. That would be the -or-.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 07:01 PM (jc0TO)

191 [snip]

And then suddenly you get the drop of the unrestricted submarine warfare and the Brits intercept a telegram that urges Mexico to come into the side of the Germans as allies to regain the Southwest. Eventful couple of months brilliantly described in the book.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:48 PM (2swu2)

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Thanks Professor, I'd heard a little about the Zimmerman Telegram but have never read or researched that period.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 07:01 PM (0Eh0f)

192 We shall see. There are no permanent victories in politics nor permanent defeats--only different battleground issues to fight over.
Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:58 PM (2swu2)
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True, but classical politics caused representatives to follow public opinion. What is going on now is to me, unprecedented. When issues reached 80-20 levels, both parties embraced it to prevent blowback.

The slow dance between them, where one rides an issue to power and the other tries to find a different issue after discretely dropping the unpopular one - that has been the story of American politics.

Right now, it's broken because the leadership of both sides hate the electorate and think they can avoid facing it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 07:01 PM (ZOv7s)

193 >>Flush out Turtle, Murkowski and Co. and you can get stuff done. There are ways to force things through under the rules, but a critical mass of the GOP just wants to sit there.

Not for no reason. As DataRepublican and Mike Benz have detailed being a member of the uniparty in DC is a ticket to big money.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 07:01 PM (viF8m)

194 I'm sorry. That does sounds very difficult. Will keep you in prayer for a completely successful surgery, a good recovery.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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In the case of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, I can actually blame myself LOL. It is my own immune system deciding my skin and joints are the enemy. Basically home bound and watching the tube from an approved posture, no weight lifting beyond 5 lbs, and have to support my melon head until the joints begin to fuse. Hopefully without the bone spurs that I tend to develop after surgery.

Nevertheless, the Lord is good and reading the Bible gives salve to my afflictions in realizing they are but a speck of time in eternity.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 07:02 PM (2swu2)

195 Except senate changeover is by design slow and if fraud voting continues because there is no SAVE act, you can't get a SAVE act. Getting 60 GOP with no traitors seems improbable.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 06, 2026 07:02 PM (n5tGW)

196 177 Wait are we still talking about whig
Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 06:54 PM (E0p3T)
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No, we talkin' bout Shaft! Can ya dig it?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

The Whigs are going to rise again!

Posted by: Zombie Millard Fillmore at February 06, 2026 07:02 PM (ycI94)

197
ICE OUT

Remember José Antonio Ibarra!

Posted by: Paid Influencers and NPC Bots at February 06, 2026 07:02 PM (rbvCR)

198 what I own, where I own, how much I own and what type of ownership it is my own personal business !

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 06:58 PM (g47mK)

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"BWAHAHAHAHA!"

-- Bob from the NSA and GloboHomo Deepstate

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 07:04 PM (0Eh0f)

199
What other nifty ideas are we going to bring back from 1790s ?? Powdered wigs ? Duels ?
Posted by: runner

I am all in on duels. The only investigation should be whether or not your marksmanship was adequate enough to not cause undue pain and suffering. Punish poor marksmanship by shooting the bad aim perp where he/she shot the other party.

No pinch hitters or hired duelist goons.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 06, 2026 07:04 PM (QVmho)

200 Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 07:02 PM (2swu2)

Sounds quite painful.

I am glad that you have your faith and an appreciation of Scripture.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 07:04 PM (8Xy/A)

201
Right now, it's broken because the leadership of both sides hate the electorate and think they can avoid facing it.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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I hope we can recover our republican system but fear we cannot unless the fed gov becomes as insignificant as it was before FDR in the lives of average folks.

The problem of representative governments being hijacked by special interests that hate their own citizens is going on throughout the West in every nation. Like the US before Trump, we see even the 'conservatives' coopted or feeble in trying to roll back the leftist tides. Something is happening here and for what reasons NOW, I do not know.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 07:05 PM (2swu2)

202 Something that no one is thinking about is the surge in native-born employment that will happen as the weather breaks. At the same time, ICE being on the prowl will cause even more self-deportation, so as we head into the midterms, there are going to be a huge amount of people with improving finances who will vote to keep what they have.

All those factory deals made this year will be under construction, some of the plants being retooled are already hiring more shifts. The economy is cooking at 4% growth and will continue to speed up.

Meanwhile there is a 100% chance the Dems will crap all over the 4th of July celebrations.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 07:06 PM (ZOv7s)

203 Wait are we still talking about whig
Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 06:54 PM (E0p3T)
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No, we talkin' bout Shaft! Can ya dig it?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

The Whigs are going to rise again!
Posted by: Zombie Millard Fillmore at February 06, 2026 07:02 PM (ycI94)

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I thing whig should teach a course on whigonometry.

/But I was told there would be no math ...

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 07:06 PM (0Eh0f)

204 "what I own, where I own, how much I own and what type of ownership it is my own personal business !

Posted by: runner"

Sure, pal.

Posted by: Your local tax commissioner at February 06, 2026 07:07 PM (vFG9F)

205 what I own, where I own, how much I own and what type of ownership it is my own personal business !
Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 06:58 PM (g47mK)
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Property taxes, property ownership, and business ownership are all matters of public record.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 07:08 PM (ZOv7s)

206 If you think ketchup goes on a hot dog, no voting for you. Into the truck instead.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 07:09 PM (RIvkX)

207 Well, I think I shall go watch Barry Lyndon on DVD. Looks interesting, but it's looong.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 07:09 PM (ZOv7s)

208 "What other nifty ideas are we going to bring back from 1790s"

Lets fast forwards to the 1840's and bring back mandatory muttonchops for men.

This world needs more muttonchops.

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 06, 2026 07:09 PM (mo6hN)

209 Meanwhile there is a 100% chance the Dems will crap all over the 4th of July celebrations.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 07:06 PM (ZOv7s)

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This will be glorious!

BLaMtifa assaulting attendees & burning down Independence Day parade floats and routes, shooting cops & security guards, and waving Mexican, Somalian, and Islamic Republic flags ... what's more American than that?

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 07:10 PM (0Eh0f)

210 Well, I think I shall go watch Barry Lyndon on DVD. Looks interesting, but it's looong.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 07:09 PM (ZOv7s)

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A great flick.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 07:10 PM (0Eh0f)

211
Meanwhile there is a 100% chance the Dems will crap all over the 4th of July celebrations.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

Wellstone funeral 2026

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 06, 2026 07:10 PM (Cqx++)

212 I hope we can recover our republican system but fear we cannot unless the fed gov becomes as insignificant as it was before FDR in the lives of average folks.

The problem of representative governments being hijacked by special interests that hate their own citizens is going on throughout the West in every nation. Like the US before Trump, we see even the 'conservatives' coopted or feeble in trying to roll back the leftist tides. Something is happening here and for what reasons NOW, I do not know.
Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 07:05 PM (2swu2)

The fact that virtually the same thing is going on in all the English speaking nations and Europe tells me it isn't natural, but induced.

One thing that happened was TV and radio MSMs led to retention of all government in Congress being retained 90 percent of the time. This reduced the pressure to work to the electorate and replaced it with special interest bribery. Rome had a similar issue in the days of the Republic where elections were so expensive you needed to ravage the province to pay for the next one. In that case it made the elections very competitive for the wrong reasons.

The internet is changing the MSM monopoly.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 07:11 PM (8avO+)

213 Cafe's open. Sez its 7:30

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 06, 2026 07:13 PM (8AONa)

214 I am all in on duels. The only investigation should be whether or not your marksmanship was adequate enough to not cause undue pain and suffering. Punish poor marksmanship by shooting the bad aim perp where he/she shot the other party.

No pinch hitters or hired duelist goons.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 06, 2026 07:04 PM (QVmho)

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* presses "Like" button *

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 07:13 PM (0Eh0f)

215 186
'Flush out Turtle, Murkowski and Co. and you can get stuff done.'

I wish Trump had some dirt on them.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2026 07:13 PM (fd80v)

216 Cafe is open for VIP access!

Posted by: Piper at February 06, 2026 07:14 PM (OoFl2)

217 Lets fast forwards to the 1840's and bring back mandatory muttonchops for men.
This world needs more muttonchops.

I always wondered if muttonchops helped in the pleasuring arts of cunnilingus.

Posted by: Heterosexual And Loving It! at February 06, 2026 07:14 PM (Ksqrb)

218 The operation conducted more than 8,200 inspections that resulted in 704 drivers being taken off the road, including approximately 500 who failed English proficiency standards.

A 2 day truck driver operation by the DOT. Yay! and scary at the same time. 8.5% of truckers were not qualified.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 06, 2026 07:14 PM (n5tGW)

219 What other nifty ideas are we going to bring back from 1790s ?? Powdered wigs ? Duels ?
Posted by: runner

I am all in on duels. The only investigation should be whether or not your marksmanship was adequate enough to not cause undue pain and suffering. Punish poor marksmanship by shooting the bad aim perp where he/she shot the other party.

No pinch hitters or hired duelist goons.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 06, 2026 07:04 PM (QVmho)

You could just have each duellist fire at a dummy image of the other dude. The point of the duel was to induce an apology to satisfy honor, or show courage in standing up to it. If you gunned down too many you'd be thought a professional and nobody need duel you.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 07:15 PM (8avO+)

220 Meanwhile there is a 100% chance the Dems will crap all over the 4th of July celebrations.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

I'm expecting violence. The propaganda press will fan it and the usual suspects will riot. Communists won't be able to help themselves.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 06, 2026 07:15 PM (byWhc)

221 whig, will certainly add you to the prayer list

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 07:15 PM (RIvkX)

222 @93 It would probably be better just to go back to limiting suffrage to property owners.

Damn straight. And owners, too. Not just signatories to a mortgage. You don't get to vote if you rent from the bank.

Got you attention, honkee and honkette? Good.
Now, let's define "White." You probably don't make that either.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 06, 2026 07:17 PM (zdLoL)

223 We had a campus event today. There were about 5 people, some appearing to not be students, gathered to provide a space for grieving the two people who goaded immigration enforcement personnel into shooting them. Nobody paid them any mind so I hope they weren't too terribly disappointed that they didn't get to harass anyone.

Posted by: Emmie at February 06, 2026 07:18 PM (FMtrg)

224 The fact that virtually the same thing is going on in all the English speaking nations and Europe tells me it isn't natural, but induced.

One thing that happened was TV and radio MSMs led to retention of all government in Congress being retained 90 percent of the time. This reduced the pressure to work to the electorate and replaced it with special interest bribery. Rome had a similar issue in the days of the Republic where elections were so expensive you needed to ravage the province to pay for the next one. In that case it made the elections very competitive for the wrong reasons.

The internet is changing the MSM monopoly.
Posted by: Oldcat
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Good analysis but I think the plundering in this case is the public fisc. The current regimes got into the habit of vote buying in universal suffrage and the bill for that is coming due.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 07:19 PM (2swu2)

225 174 About 96% of Americans do not want illegal alien foreign criminal gangs "settling" in American cities, yet "Get ICE out NOW" rallies are forced upon students in Woke Big Cities, and BigMedia pelvic thrusts their Narrative upon the masses.
.................................................
Watched a video of a Trump hat guy in a herd of liberal wimmen. With a few grey haired old hippie men lurking around. They were all older than me, and that's saying something (but much uglier). Bitter, angry, thumpies. Still in 1970 Kent riot behavior.

The guy would keep yelling on his bullhorn. A drummer drumming tried to drown him out and he thanked him and rapped to the beat. Old hags got in his face in full denture cream spittal and halitosis yelling "shame." He kept on whereas I would have been much worse.

They had their Soros signs and home made ones of the original Ice Out! I don't know where it was but there was snow. I hardly saw one young person,no blacks and no Somolians. Just old white hippies.

I was a very chic hippie in dress and partying, but never protesting. Although not happy with the Vietnam war at that point and wanting our boys home. I never grew the angry bitter face.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 06, 2026 07:19 PM (WONhk)

226 Whig, hope you experience relief from your condition. I'll pray for a quick and complete recovery. Please check in and let us know how you're doing.

Posted by: Emmie at February 06, 2026 07:20 PM (FMtrg)

227 Of the above noted welfare recipients, how many have chosen to assimilate and/or have required their children to fully assimilate? Bet that would be an eye opener, too.

This BS became acceptable, in part, because ALL BLM (actually AKA Black Liberation Movement) so that meant all Black, brown, and definite POC, but even sort of iffy, well tanned, and/or great at applying makeup. And then, hand-in-hand, there also must be belief in Intersectionality as a real thing.

Even crazier, many in the nation fell into BS like land acknowledgements that eventually do or will grant more undeserving a greater hand up.

Somewhere - probably in several documents and treaties - the US and/or North America as a whole agreed it was wonderful to have lots of aliens from all over come quickly to this affluent part of the world in order to built a magic land of possibilities - or not. 🤷‍♀️ And most politicians simply ride along for the power and money.

But remember, Asian Americans still hold the highest levels of income and education in the US. Period.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 06, 2026 07:58 PM (NFX2v)

228 93 It would probably be better just to go back to limiting suffrage to property owners.
*******
Damn straight. And owners, too. Not just signatories to a mortgage. You don't get to vote if you rent from the bank.
Got you attention, honkee and honkette? Good.
Now, let's define "White." You probably don't make that either.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver
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Your terms are acceptable, troll.
I'll vote and you won't. I can guarantee that the result will be that there are a hell of a lot more "right wing" property owners than leftist ones and you won't like the result.
I haven't the slightest idea if there's a touch of the tarbrush 5 or more generations back, but you won't find it either. BTW, some of my downstream spawn is is partly black, despite blond hair and green eyes. And I love them, so fuck off.
Now, go away.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 06, 2026 08:24 PM (pk60q)

229 Whig, best wishes for your surgery and good recovery.

Typing this as I lie on my $399 Chinese electric recliner with the surgical sight on my back all healed after Jan 7 surgery.

At least you won’t get bored since you can connect with the horde.

Posted by: Henry at February 06, 2026 08:40 PM (tWkg3)

230 Whig, one more thing, my fellow lawyer with PsA and spine surgery coming up.

I stayed on Cimzia pre and post op, no stopping. It had no effect on the surgery or post, healing. Some surgical hospitals tell pts to stay on their biologics, to prevent resistance later to the drug.

Posted by: Henry at February 06, 2026 08:45 PM (tWkg3)

231 Puddleglum I barely but do remember him as a Easgle, probably no more than I was in 6th grade. Was actually surprised he was alive a day ago

Posted by: Skip at February 06, 2026 10:50 PM (Ia/+0)

232 I am wrong, might have seen him play but way before I knew any rules in Philadelphia

Posted by: Skip at February 06, 2026 10:53 PM (Ia/+0)

233 somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic, a drilling head the size of a small house chews quietly into the ocean bed. The crew inside the pressure-tight control room looks more like a spaceship team than construction workers. Monitors glow blue and green, numbers crawl, the steel groans in a way that makes your ribs vibrate.

Posted by: roomcraft.co.uk at February 07, 2026 03:31 AM (2v/ps)

234 Outside, two kilometers above them, the surface of the ocean is calm, black, motionless. No one up there can see the lights swirling in the darkness below, or the giant ring of metal slowly carving a future nobody quite knows how to imagine yet.

Posted by: roomcraft.co.uk at February 07, 2026 03:32 AM (2v/ps)

235 Wait, this is serious? I thought it was a joke!

Posted by: roomcraft.co.uk at February 07, 2026 03:32 AM (2v/ps)

236 Billionaires don’t demonstrate on the streets like plebs. They purchase politicians or political posts

Posted by: sothebys at February 07, 2026 03:33 AM (2v/ps)

237 that would be an interesting event for people who like to throw feces

Posted by: sothebys at February 07, 2026 03:33 AM (2v/ps)

238 This is a great reminder that AI alone isn’t the differentiator—how founders apply it is. Speed, experimentation, and judgment still matter far more than hype.

Posted by: sothebys at February 07, 2026 03:34 AM (2v/ps)

Senators Ask Netflix Head Ted Sarandos: Why Does Your Company Propagandize Children as Young as Babies to be Transgender?

Congress is grilling Netflix because Netflix would like to buy Warner Bros. and further dominate the media. Yes, people are allowed to propagandize as they like, but Netflix is seeking permission from the government to become a near-monopoly. The people have the right to know what Netflix will do with this additional monopoly power.

This is one example of Netflix promoting transgenderism for children. But that "documentary" at least deals with a high-school aged mentally-ill child. Much of Netflix's actual kiddie shows -- cartoon shows, high pitched voice talking animal shows -- feature transgender storylines and transgender propaganda about people (kids) "choosing" their sex and reprimanding kids for thinking that sex is innate.

For example:

OMG. CoComelon Lane, a Netflix show for CHILDREN, showcases a little boy in a dress, dancing for his two gay dads.

Why does @netflix have so many shows pushing LGBTQ propaganda on children??? pic.twitter.com/5X4vaRQmtT
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 30, 2025

WOW. Kid�s show Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous on Netflix is pushing woke garbage on CHILDREN.

Isn�t it just supposed to be about dinosaurs?

How many of these lgbtq propaganda shows are there on @netflix??? pic.twitter.com/N1Fptq9Psy
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 30, 2025

HOLY SHIT. Netflix allowed a Transgender activist to tweet on their OFFICIAL ACCOUNT to promote the show �The Baby-Sitters Club," which pushes TRANSGENDERISM on KIDS.@Netflix is DIRECTLY promoting the transing of young children.

DISGUSTING

CANCEL NETFLIX https://t.co/Vhue9n7Fe1 pic.twitter.com/INixd3zDcl
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) October 3, 2025

This report from Concerned Women for America says that 41% of all of Netflix's children's ~~shows~~ hardcore propaganda cartoons push homosexuality and transgenderism to kids.

Researchers compiled references to LGBTQ+ themes, characters, storylines, and messaging across 326 Netflix series (both licensed and original) rated for young audiences (TV-G, TV-Y, or TV-Y7). Representation was categorized as "Explicit" (characters clearly identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, or
nonbinary), "Implied" (non-primary characters or "queer-coded" characters), "Meta" (gay families or participants in reality programming), or "None."

Across all age categories (TV-G, TV-Y, and TV-Y7), 33% contained LGBTQ+
characters, themes, storylines, or messaging.
41% of G-rated series contained LGBTQ content, roughly evenly split between
Explicit (18%) and Meta (19%). Only 4% was "Implied."
LGBTQ+ content on TV-Y7 programming was largely Explicit (24%).
TV-Y rated programming had the lowest ratio of LGBTQ+ content, with more
emphasis on "educational" content. Even so, 21% of TV-Y rated programs still
contained such content, including, notably, a reboot of The Magic School Bus: The
Magic School Bus Rides Again which introduces Liz, a "trans-coded" chameleon
and Mrs. Franklin (Angela's wife); and Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City,
which introduces Banoffee, a transgender character and Raisin Cane, who is
"nonbinary."
It is also worth noting that "reboots" of older series, or later seasons of long-
running series frequently introduced LGBTQ characters where none existed before.
In addition to The Magic School Bus, this was observed with Power Rangers, The
Baby-Sitter's Club, She-Ra, and The Fairly OddParents, among others.

Which Came First: LGBTQ+ Content Aimed At Kids, Or
"Inclusive" Content That Caters to Kids Who Identify
As LGBTQ+?
The German playwright Bertolt Brecht famously posited that "Art is not a mirror
held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it."
Whether you agree with him or not, it is an attitude that seems to be widely shared by many in the entertainment industry. When confronted with the possibility that their product might inform or even influence the behaviors of young audiences, they will deny any such influence and insist that they are merely holding a mirror up to society. And yet we have seen enough leaked videos and internal memos to know that there is, for many working in entertainment, a desire to reshape the culture to align with their own worldview.
...
In 2022, executive producer for Disney Television Animation Latoya Raveneau
touted Disney's efforts to feature LGBTQ storylines, "In my little pocket of Proud Family Disney TVA, the showrunners were super welcoming ... to my not-at-all-secret gay agenda ... Maybe it was that way in the past, but I guess something
must have happened ... and then like all that momentum that I felt, that sense of 'I don't have to be afraid to have these two characters kiss in the background.'"
In his book, Primetime Propaganda, Ben Shapiro notes that television (and by
extension, any popular media) "reflects those who create it and transforms
everybody else." [Emphasis added.] It reflects the reality of those living in the self-
selected and isolated bubbles of Manhattan and Hollywood, while transforming the
attitudes, perceptions, beliefs, behaviors, and worldview of the rest of the country.
Shapiro quotes David Shore, creator of House, "I think there's a knee-jerk reaction
from people to some extent to say, 'It's just reflective, it's just reflective, you can't
hold me responsible' from people within the industry... That's a cop-out because...
we're also thrilled by the fact that we're touching people's lives."
Taken together, these accounts show that content creators view children's
programming as a tool for cultural transformation, not merely a reflection of
existing norms.

So, when asked about this not-so-secret gay agenda: Sarandos makes like Christopher Wray being asked about antifa and denies it exists. He not only denies that there's a gay agenda in Netflix's children's shows, he says there's no left-wing bias in any Netflix programming.

WOAH 🚨 Senator Josh Hawley reveals that HALF of the children content on Netflix promotes transgender ideology

This is mass indoctrination of our children on a scale we�ve never seen before

�Why is it that so much of Netflix content for children promotes a transgender ideology?� pic.twitter.com/39e6FVcaA4
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) February 6, 2026

I, along with many of my colleagues in the Senate, have long raised concerns about censorship in the media and Hollywood.

Based on what I heard today, Netflix�s merger with Warner Bros. would only make that problem much worse. pic.twitter.com/UeIf0IUm5U
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) February 3, 2026

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Hello

Posted by: four seasons at February 06, 2026 04:53 PM (3ek7K)

2 1st

Posted by: GF at February 06, 2026 04:53 PM (UjrO3)

3 More transgender crap.

Posted by: Ann at February 06, 2026 04:53 PM (w9jrX)

4 The money's always tell.

And now the money is disappearing from the hedonists.

Posted by: Black JEM at February 06, 2026 04:53 PM (GZYu7)

5 Ought to rename Netflix to The Pedo Network

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 06, 2026 04:54 PM (aokFm)

6 Satan hates procreation.

Posted by: kingsman at February 06, 2026 04:54 PM (ehY6c)

7 How about Squidward?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 06, 2026 04:55 PM (Cqx++)

8 One B-2 ........

Bomb Bay Doors Open Over Minneapolis-Stan....

One EMP Weapon released at 30,000 Ft for an Air Burst...

End of Minneapolis-Stan and their mostly peaceful Demonstrations and Mostly Peaceful Racist Violence towards AMERICAN ICE AGENTS .....

Any Questions ?????

Posted by: General Ripper at February 06, 2026 04:55 PM (xl8DV)

9 The conservative brain just boggles at this and you would think that the liberal brain would too, but there's just no way to understand people that want to push such things other than evil.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 06, 2026 04:55 PM (n5tGW)

10 Gotta get those kiddos when they're young, influence them into a life of pain and hopelessness. Sounds great.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at February 06, 2026 04:56 PM (nz1sK)

11 Wow, my granddaughter is reading a book series called "The Babysitters' Club". Will have to warn her mom about the show not being like the book series.

Posted by: Darth Randall at February 06, 2026 04:56 PM (f1kZG)

12 I canceled Netflix over their "Cuties" fiasco and haven't regretted my decision since.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2026 04:57 PM (ESVrU)

13 Wow, my granddaughter is reading a book series called "The Babysitters' Club". Will have to warn her mom about the show not being like the book series.
Posted by: Darth Randall at February 06, 2026 04:56 PM (f1kZG)
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I dunno...In a long running series like that, it would not surprise me if the most recent entries were also pushing the transgender agenda...

Earlier books are probably OK, though.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2026 04:58 PM (ESVrU)

14 Having Yoko Ono singing her greatest hits would be a better Half-Time Show then that Bad Bunny Guy.....

Decided to watch Commercials at Half Time rather than that Bad Bunny Clown .....

Posted by: Jackson K. at February 06, 2026 04:58 PM (J9q9v)

15 Wow, my granddaughter is reading a book series called "The Babysitters' Club". Will have to warn her mom about the show not being like the book series.
Posted by: Darth Randall at February 06, 2026 04:56 PM (f1kZG)
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This is their standard operating procedure. They infiltrate schools, churches and entertainment, relying on trust to spread their poison, and the destruction of trust overall is a welcome byproduct.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 04:59 PM (ZOv7s)

16 Having Yoko Ono singing her greatest hits would be a better Half-Time Show then that Bad Bunny Guy.....

Decided to watch Commercials at Half Time rather than that Bad Bunny Clown .....
Posted by: Jackson K. at February 06, 2026 04:58 PM (J9q9v)

There used to be a Puppy Bowl and Kitten halftime on during SB Halftime.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 05:00 PM (8avO+)

17 "Assuming it even happens, the process of recovery is not going to be discreet. It’s not going to be painless or easy. It is going to be loud and necessarily bloody. Arms will need to be twisted. Careers will need to be ended. Indictments ought to fly, thick and fast. The republic is going to need radical surgery because the malignancy is everywhere. That is the reality of the next several elections. Any Democratic politician who is not prepared to be merciless is unworthy of support.'

-- "The Next Democratic President Better Be Merciless" article in Esquire Magazine

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 06, 2026 05:00 PM (0sNs1)

18 Gotta get those kiddos when they're young, influence them into a life of pain and hopelessness. Sounds great.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at February 06, 2026 04:56 PM (nz1sK)
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Like Shakers, homosexuals recruit through conversion. There is zero evidence that they are "born that way." That was always a lie to confuse people, and it worked.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 05:00 PM (ZOv7s)

19 -- "The Next Democratic President Better Be Merciless" article in Esquire Magazine
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Where does all this hatred come from?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 06, 2026 05:01 PM (Dv3i1)

20 I dunno...In a long running series like that, it would not surprise me if the most recent entries were also pushing the transgender agenda...

Earlier books are probably OK, though.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2026 04:58 PM (ESVrU)

I remember reading some Hardy Boys as a kid, then reading some 30s/40s versions of the same stories later. The older were a lot better.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 05:01 PM (8avO+)

21 I canceled Netflix over their "Cuties" fiasco and haven't regretted my decision since.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2026 04:57 PM (ESVrU)
****
We did the same thing at our house.Called and told them why we were canceling, apparently they don’t care.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 06, 2026 05:01 PM (K3v88)

22 is the kerfluffle cartoon worth looking for?

Posted by: DaveA at February 06, 2026 05:02 PM (FhXTo)

23 "The Next Democratic President Better Be Merciless" article in Esquire Magazine
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 06, 2026 05:00 PM (0sNs1)
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Threats are a sign of weakness.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 05:02 PM (ZOv7s)

24 Good afternoon, AoSHQ satellites! It's Friday, the consummation devoutly to be wished. What do you have planned for this evening and weekend?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 05:02 PM (wzUl9)

25 I stand with the Tongva in their quest to recover what was torn from them.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 06, 2026 05:02 PM (AlhUl)

26 Kids shouldn’t be watching tv anyway.

They should be playing. Inside. Outside. With other kids. By themselves. They should have imaginary friends and talk to their stuffed animals. And dress the dog in a tutu. And make messes. And snack and nap and laugh.

Kill your television.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 06, 2026 05:02 PM (YJQ8M)

27 My feeling is that all these programs are merely the reflection of the bosses themselves. In other words, all these elites are really creepy so we cannot expect their products to be anything but creepy. Things will not change until the current crop of executives is not fired.

Posted by: Decaf at February 06, 2026 05:03 PM (OP9Gm)

28 is the kerfluffle cartoon worth looking for?
Posted by: DaveA at February 06, 2026 05:02 PM (FhXTo)
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No. It's AI "The Lion King."

You see, the rules are you can make a Republican look like anything you want, no matter how vile, but caricatures of Democrats are racist hate crimes, you bigot.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 05:04 PM (ZOv7s)

29 "Deny Deny Deny ... it's not just for those cheating on their spouse."

Then we move into the "But if we do push gay/trans evil, it is for a good cause" (i.e. destroying culture and corrupting our youth, destroying The West).

So in the end, they will do communism right ... (which is not nice like they'd have you believe, it is the "1984" Orwellian Version)

Posted by: illiniwek at February 06, 2026 05:04 PM (vbXSk)

30
nurse,

Amen!

Posted by: four seasons at February 06, 2026 05:04 PM (3ek7K)

31 Netflix is/was serious about making money, which I why I bought some stock at $500 (now split to $50). Sold it after they made the retarded decision to try and buy pieces of WBD. Sadly, got out around $90, instead of $120 or so.

I hope they get rejected re: this purchase, so they can go back to making shit that produces a positive ROI. Their woke bullshit needs to go.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 06, 2026 05:04 PM (ufFY8)

32 What kind of an idiot watches anything on Netflix?

Posted by: Estelle Costanza at February 06, 2026 05:05 PM (Ksqrb)

33 Decided to watch Commercials at Half Time rather than that Bad Bunny Clown .....
Posted by: Jackson K. at February 06, 2026 04:58 PM (J9q9v)

There used to be a Puppy Bowl and Kitten halftime on during SB Halftime.
Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026

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Since my interest in the Snooper Bowl approaches winter-temps-in-Antarctica levels, i.e., below zero, there's no worry for me about what to watch.

One of our local animal shelters some years ago, before the Sniffle Scare, held a Kitten Bowl video fest at the shelter for those uninterested in the SB like me. I was not the only guy there, though I may have been the only straight one or the only one with a girlfriend. I didn't ask. Anyway, it was fun.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 05:05 PM (wzUl9)

34 The conservative brain just boggles at this and you would think that the liberal brain would too, but there's just no way to understand people that want to push such things other than evil.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 06, 2026 04:55 PM (n5tGW)
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They threw away their moral compass two decades ago at least. Without God, they just go with the crowd and their feelings, and anything that disturbs that is hateful and wrong. There is no common ground.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 05:05 PM (ZOv7s)

35 Satan has definitely decided that a low profile is no longer required.

This evil has swept the country, and much of the world, so quickly that it is difficult to see it as being anything other than diabolical in origin.

Posted by: Paco at February 06, 2026 05:06 PM (2L+MU)

36 I screwed the babysitter and got all the way to the White House!

Posted by: Joe from DE at February 06, 2026 05:06 PM (oftw2)

37 13 Wow, my granddaughter is reading a book series called "The Babysitters' Club". Will have to warn her mom about the show not being like the book series.
Posted by: Darth Randall at February 06, 2026 04:56 PM (f1kZG)
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I dunno...In a long running series like that, it would not surprise me if the most recent entries were also pushing the transgender agenda...

Earlier books are probably OK, though.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2026 04:58 PM (ESVrU)
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That makes me wonder if the "modern language" version of Pride and Prejudice has made one of the sisters a lesbian, and another wanting to transition to male.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 06, 2026 05:07 PM (AlhUl)

38 You can watch all this streaming stuff for free.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 06, 2026 05:07 PM (BjbaR)

39 They should be playing. Inside. Outside. With other kids. By themselves. They should have imaginary friends and talk to their stuffed animals. And dress the dog in a tutu. And make messes. And snack and nap and laugh.

Kill your television.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 06, 2026 05:02 PM (YJQ8M)

'Twas a dark day when most of my friends got video game consoles. that was mostly the end of going outside and playing cowboys and indians, and pick-up football and baseball games, smear the queer and king of the hill.

I've always hated video games.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 06, 2026 05:07 PM (0aYVJ)

40 "Assuming it even happens, the process of recovery is not going to be discreet. It’s not going to be painless or easy. It is going to be loud and necessarily bloody. Arms will need to be twisted. Careers will need to be ended. Indictments ought to fly, thick and fast. The republic is going to need radical surgery because the malignancy is everywhere. That is the reality of the next several elections. Any Democratic politician who is not prepared to be merciless is unworthy of support.'

-- "The Next Democratic President Better Be Merciless" article in Esquire Magazine (via Duncanthrax)

Obliged for the heads up. Reminds me that I need to restock my brass inventory.

Posted by: Paco at February 06, 2026 05:07 PM (2L+MU)

41 Having Yoko Ono singing her greatest hits would be a better Half-Time Show then that Bad Bunny Guy.....

Decided to watch Commercials at Half Time rather than that Bad Bunny Clown .....
Posted by: Jackson K. at February 06, 2026 04:58 PM (J9q9v)

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It's still not too late, I'm sure Yoko would accept the gig if she were offered it.

Posted by: Decaf at February 06, 2026 05:07 PM (OP9Gm)

42 Chuck Martel, "'Where does all the hatred come from?"
God saved them from the hand of him that hated them and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
Psalms 106:10

Posted by: kingsman at February 06, 2026 05:08 PM (ehY6c)

43 WOW. Kid’s show Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous on Netflix is pushing woke garbage on CHILDREN.

Isn’t it just supposed to be about dinosaurs?

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It was originally pitched several years ago as "Jurassic World Comet Pizza" -- about old pedophiles ... and "dining sores."

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 05:08 PM (0Eh0f)

44 I screwed the babysitter and got all the way to the White House!
Posted by: Joe from DE at February 06, 2026 05:06 PM (oftw2)
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Yeah, but according to the Professional Christians, Biden represented a vote for decency.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 05:08 PM (ZOv7s)

45
Anime is child porn.

I don't care who you are if you are watching that perverted child stuff you are perverted.

Don't give me the shit how you justify watching it, oh, the writing is so great, or however you justify watching that shit.

It is disgusting.

Posted by: four seasons at February 06, 2026 05:09 PM (3ek7K)

46 This report from Concerned Women for America says that 41% of all of Netflix's children's ~~shows~~ hardcore propaganda cartoons push homosexuality and transgenderism to kids.

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At least they're not pushing grooming and pedo propaganda with some title like "Cuties."

Wait, wut?

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 05:11 PM (0Eh0f)

47 It is disgusting.
Posted by: four seasons at February 06, 2026 05:09 PM (3ek7K)

You haven't watched Cowboy Bebop.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 06, 2026 05:11 PM (ufFY8)

48 Good thing children aren't actually watching Netflix.

Posted by: Max Power at February 06, 2026 05:11 PM (Hucnr)

49 Anything other than heterosexuality is an aberration.
Promoting aberrant sexual behavior should be illegal and punishable by sever prison sentences.

If they want aberrant behavior they can go to Europe where the French, Greek, Italians, and Brits, each, offer their own unique twists to normalcy.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 05:12 PM (OuTdY)

50 >>What kind of an idiot watches anything on Netflix?

Most likely those who chastise others here who watch NFL games. They go to the local cinemas and give their money to Hollywood, too.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 06, 2026 05:12 PM (Y1sOo)

51 I'm hoping the half time is so blatantly satanic and gay that it blows up in their face.

Posted by: Max Power at February 06, 2026 05:13 PM (Hucnr)

52 This will sail through without a hitch. The Usual Suspects will bitch and moan and play up for the cameras. In the end GOP will fold like a cheap suit. Like they always do.

Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at February 06, 2026 05:14 PM (V362x)

53 As I recall, the Obama's were hired by Netflix.

For the record I have never had their service and never will.

Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at February 06, 2026 05:14 PM (mrzqz)

54 It is baseball season. Football ended a couple of weeks ago

Posted by: Accomack at February 06, 2026 05:14 PM (/Chlc)

55 You haven't watched Cowboy Bebop.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 06, 2026 05:11 PM (ufFY

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Beat me to it. I mean, it has sexy chicks, which puts it on par with any TV show or movie prior to the Woke Era.

All the detective shows had hotties that had to dress sexy for "a case."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 05:15 PM (ZOv7s)

56 The German playwright Bertolt Brecht famously posited that "Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it."

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"It would not be impossible to prove with sufficient repetition and a psychological understanding of the people concerned that a square is in fact a circle."

-- Joseph Goebbels

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 05:15 PM (0Eh0f)

57 >>>Anime is child porn.

I would hardly describe One Punch Man, or Attack on Titan as child porn.

Posted by: Max Power at February 06, 2026 05:16 PM (Hucnr)

58 And just like that the comments dropped off a

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 06, 2026 05:16 PM (YlWIZ)

59 As I recall, the Obama's were hired by Netflix.

For the record I have never had their service and never will.

Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at February 06, 2026 05:14 PM (mrzqz)

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We, among many others, cancelled Netflix after they hired grifters Susan Rice and The Obamas.

F*ck those treasonous scumbag grifters ...

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 05:18 PM (0Eh0f)

60 Trouble? You mean gold at $5000.00 per?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 06, 2026 05:18 PM (YlWIZ)

61 Kids with their faces buried in their phones is equally disturbing...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2026 05:18 PM (VE6XX)

62 I would hardly describe One Punch Man, or Attack on Titan as child porn.
Posted by: Max Power at February 06, 2026 05:16 PM (Hucnr)
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My daughter watched Attack on Titan and it mostly seemed like horrible monsters fighting people and then long discussions of feelings among the survivors.

The steampunk look was cool. I think that was when she got me all fired up about buying an Arisaka.

So maybe...gun porn?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 05:19 PM (ZOv7s)

63 Wow.. The DOW ended up over 50 thousand...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2026 05:20 PM (VE6XX)

64 Yeah they love to take old shows that parents remember liking and then gaying and trooning them up with a reboot. Suddenly all of strawberry shortcakes friends are non binary lesbos

Posted by: brak at February 06, 2026 05:21 PM (DtDja)

65 Top Shareholders of Netflix are Vanguard and BlackRock, with State Street as #5. Combined 21.5% ownership.

1. Vanguard (9.24% / 32B Value)
2. BlackRock (8.23% / 28.5B Value)
3. FMR (5% / 17B Value)
4. JP Morgan (4.23% / 14.7B Value)
5. State Streat (4.07% / 14B Value)

Yahoo Finance:
https://tinyurl.com/yr29mk2k

Posted by: T at February 06, 2026 05:21 PM (OzKSE)

66 The Nancy Guthrie kidnapping is a sad thing but, but why is this story so important that we have to see it all day every day???

Thousands of young girls are kidnapped or missing and end up in Prostitution Rings, but never really hear that much about this ???

Posted by: Jackson K. at February 06, 2026 05:22 PM (J9q9v)

67

Donna,

you are right. My grandchildren have no access to internet anything. Son and daughter-in-law do so many awesome activities with the grandchildren, lots of outdoor activities.

We are so proud of how they are raising the grandchildren.

It's easy to give kids phones, ipads, etc.

Easy is not the way to raise children.

Posted by: four seasons at February 06, 2026 05:23 PM (3ek7K)

68 I think that was when she got me all fired up about buying an Arisaka.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 05:19 PM

The money you spend on an Arisaka is money you can't spend on a S&W M657.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 06, 2026 05:23 PM (0sNs1)

69 OT but read this and it resonated:

These AWFLs see minorities as a lower striation, and so that gives them the right to call them names for disagreeing with the approved narrative -- they are lower and therefore must do as directed by their betters.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 03:48 PM

My wife is Nicaraguan American, i.e., an American, and when the kids were in church preschool, one of the bleach blonde nitwits asked my sister if my wife was my “nanny “ and was she Mexican.

This is what every upper middle class AWFUL has in their empty heads.

Posted by: Henry at February 06, 2026 05:24 PM (tWkg3)

70 Last time I had Netflix I was mailing back those disks in the red envelopes. I might have had it for one month, once or twice since that.

Can't cancel them now. Only things I sign up for I use for one month and cancel immediately. ... Yet, I do still use Amazon a lot, for which I denounce myself.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 06, 2026 05:24 PM (vbXSk)

71 Sarandos makes like Christopher Wray being asked about antifa and denies it exists. He not only denies that there's a gay agenda in Netflix's children's shows, he says there's no left-wing bias in any Netflix programming.

Well he would say that, wouldn't he?

The Hollywood crowd is constantly flipping back and forth on whether they have influence on culture through their products.

They deny any relation between high crime and murder rates with the amount of violence in movies and shows, while also doing their utmost to propagandize the western world into a woke paradise at the same time.

They know what they're doing and anything else is just a lie to cover up and allow them to keep on making money off of their propaganda turning criminality, degeneracy & insanity into normalcy.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 05:24 PM (6ydKt)

72 44 I screwed the babysitter and got all the way to the White House!
Posted by: Joe from DE at February 06, 2026 05:06 PM (oftw2)
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Yeah, but according to the Professional Christians, Biden represented a vote for decency.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 05:08 PM (ZOv7s)

Trump said "pussy." End of discussion.

Posted by: Joe touched Ashley's in a good Christian way at February 06, 2026 05:24 PM (TbWk/)

73 You haven't watched Cowboy Bebop.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 06, 2026 05:11 PM

Speaking of: Yoko Kanno > Yoko Ono.

Posted by: By several orders of magnitude at February 06, 2026 05:25 PM (TbWk/)

74 63 Wow.. The DOW ended up over 50 thousand...

The DOW JONES INDEX IS RACIST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Kami Harris at February 06, 2026 05:25 PM (R/B0t)

75 The money you spend on an Arisaka is money you can't spend on a S&W M657.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 06, 2026 05:23 PM (0sNs1)
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Oh, that was past tense. I own one, and it's really nice. It has a mum that was defaced but only with three lines through it because it was transferred to the Veteran Reserve.

Ammo is an arm and a leg, but I have to say, 6.5mm is a nice cartridge. Her favorite rifle.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 05:25 PM (ZOv7s)

76 Test

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 06, 2026 05:26 PM (vUhur)

77 "Top Shareholders of Netflix are Vanguard and BlackRock, with State Street as #5. Combined 21.5% ownership."

I assume most of that "ownership" is other people's money, but they still do most of the voting for the (most WOKE) board members? We probably discussed this before ... but, I never vote on shareholders for my meager holdings ... too much effort. But I get all that info for every stock I hold ... what a waste of paper.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 06, 2026 05:27 PM (vbXSk)

78 70 Last time I had Netflix I was mailing back those disks in the red envelopes. I might have had it for one month, once or twice since that.

Can't cancel them now. Only things I sign up for I use for one month and cancel immediately. ... Yet, I do still use Amazon a lot, for which I denounce myself.
Posted by: illiniwek at February 06, 2026 05:24 PM (vbXSk)

Serious question, but Amazon has its’ uses. Why a need to denounce?

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 05:27 PM (pDt9x)

79 61 Kids with their faces buried in their phones is equally disturbing...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2026 05:18 PM (VE6XX)

Can't tell you how often grown-ass adults walk right in front of my moving car in parking lots because they're staring at their phones. It's out of control, and they'll be lucky to live through it.

Posted by: If I didn't pay attention they'd be flat at February 06, 2026 05:27 PM (TbWk/)

80 My wife is Nicaraguan American, i.e., an American, and when the kids were in church preschool, one of the bleach blonde nitwits asked my sister if my wife was my “nanny “ and was she Mexican.

This is what every upper middle class AWFUL has in their empty heads.
Posted by: Henry at February 06, 2026 05:24 PM (tWkg3)
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Their minds are filled with nothing but tropes and bigotry. That's how "anti-racists" just slip into slurs with such ease.

This is why they like illegals, because they can threaten them with deportation if they show any lip.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 05:28 PM (ZOv7s)

81 Dow went koo koo banana fuckballs today.

Posted by: eleven at February 06, 2026 05:28 PM (fV+MH)

82 I have literally never watched one second of Netflix.

Literally, you guys.

Posted by: eleven at February 06, 2026 05:29 PM (fV+MH)

83 It's funny how trolls drop in from time to time spouting bigotry, clearly paid to create an incident and then get immediately punted out.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 05:29 PM (ZOv7s)

84 82 I have literally never watched one second of Netflix.

Literally, you guys.
Posted by: eleven at February 06, 2026 05:29 PM (fV+MH)

Whew, at least you were not speaking figuratively, or allegorically.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 05:30 PM (pDt9x)

85 I saw the Babysitters Club episode from the last clip with my granddaughter a few years ago. Even at that early age I had a tough time convincing her that the kid in the show was a boy and would be a boy until he died.

She was too young to understand chromosomes and XX & XY.

Posted by: Beartooth at February 06, 2026 05:30 PM (GGatE)

86 With the impending midterms looming, we shall briefly appear to pretend to stop looking the other way. Staunchly!

Posted by: Congress at February 06, 2026 05:30 PM (Otznn)

87 When our sons were kids, we would host birthday parties, and they were allowed to invite all of their friends, both sons, regardless of whose birthday it was. We had not planned activities, just a lot of food boys like and plenty of movies to watch. And no bedtime. Our only rule was if someone went outside, they all went outside. And stay in the apartment complex. We often had a dozen young boys hanging out, making a helluva lot of noise.

Wife and I were ten to fifteen years younger than any of the other parents. They were mystified that their kids liked haning out with our sons so much.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 06, 2026 05:30 PM (0aYVJ)

88 The people at Netflix need to be drawn, quartered and lit on fire.

WTF is that- were those shows written by a demon from hell?

Posted by: Vengeance at February 06, 2026 05:30 PM (IJqrQ)

89 Anime is child porn.

I don't care who you are if you are watching that perverted child stuff you are perverted.

Don't give me the shit how you justify watching it, oh, the writing is so great, or however you justify watching that shit.

It is disgusting.
Posted by: four seasons at February 06, 2026 05:09 PM (3ek7K)

Sorry but this statement is categorically false. Anime is simply a medium/style. It's like saying all film is child pr0n. Or all CGI is child pr0n. Or all short-form video is child pr0n. There is pornographic anime, but not all anime is porn. There is pornographic film, but not all film is porn.

Posted by: Let's not be hysterical and silly at February 06, 2026 05:31 PM (TbWk/)

90 82 I have literally never watched one second of Netflix.

Literally, you guys.

Posted by: eleven at February 06, 2026 05:29 PM (fV+MH)

Which is interesting since you share the name of the most popular character in their most popular show.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 05:31 PM (6ydKt)

91 Wife and I were ten to fifteen years younger than any of the other parents. They were mystified that their kids liked haning out with our sons so much.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 06, 2026 05:30 PM (0aYVJ)
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When my eldest was still in school, our house was the hangout of choice for all her friends. Very chill here.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 05:32 PM (ZOv7s)

92 Sorry but this statement is categorically false. Anime is simply a medium/style. It's like saying all film is child pr0n. Or all CGI is child pr0n. Or all short-form video is child pr0n. There is pornographic anime, but not all anime is porn. There is pornographic film, but not all film is porn.

Posted by: Let's not be hysterical and silly at February 06, 2026 05:31 PM (TbWk/)

Yup.
Technically, pornographic Japanese anime is a sub-category named "Hentai."

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 05:33 PM (6ydKt)

93 Can't tell you how often grown-ass adults walk right in front of my moving car in parking lots because they're staring at their phones. It's out of control, and they'll be lucky to live through it.

Posted by: If I didn't pay attention they'd be flat at February 06, 2026 05:27 PM (TbWk/)

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About 15 years ago I was walking around a Califzuela suburban city street and saw a dude heading toward me with his head down in his phone walk right into a street lamp post head first.

It was everything I could do to not literally fall on the sidewalk rolling around laughing ... and now it's turned into people being killed on the highways.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 05:33 PM (0Eh0f)

94 84 82 I have literally never watched one second of Netflix.

Literally, you guys.
Posted by: eleven at February 06, 2026 05:29 PM (fV+MH)

Whew, at least you were not speaking figuratively, or allegorically.
Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 05:30 PM (pDt9x)

Or metaphorically or using similes. I fucking HATE similes!

Posted by: I mean it's like torture! at February 06, 2026 05:33 PM (TbWk/)

95

I'm not being hysterical.

It is my truth and isn't my truth allowed now?

Posted by: four seasons at February 06, 2026 05:33 PM (3ek7K)

96 >>> Anime is child porn. I don't care who you are if you are watching that perverted child stuff you are perverted.

Anime is a medium, not a genre. That's like saying you won't watch movies because they are all porn, because the only movie you've ever seen is 50 Shades of Grey. Or all movies are babies because the only movie you've ever seen is Bambi.

There is PG anime, safe YA anime, unsafe YA anime, adult anime, etc. if you want it they've made it. It is up to the parent to monitor it. I watch them all WITH my kids and we talk about it.

My kids still like Pokémon, but we love Maschle. (Harry Potter anime but Harry has no magical powers! I don't know how they didn't get sued by the Rowling estate.) Belle, drifting Home, a whisker away... plenty of good anime about kids that is poignant and not gross.

Posted by: LizLem at February 06, 2026 05:34 PM (gWBY1)

97 Most Anime is weird to me..

Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2026 05:34 PM (VE6XX)

98 "It would not be impossible to prove with sufficient repetition and a psychological understanding of the people concerned that a square is in fact a circle."

-- Joseph Goebbels
Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 05:15 PM (0Eh0f)

Famous Marxist who continued as a Nazi.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 06, 2026 05:34 PM (cwGMH)

99 "Which is interesting since you share the name of the most popular character in their most popular show.
Posted by: SpeakingOf"

I invented that!

And the cat flap.

Posted by: eleven at February 06, 2026 05:35 PM (fV+MH)

100 Has everyone heard that Epstein is - supposedly - alive and living in Israel?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 05:35 PM (ExV1e)

101 Get them while they're young.

ABVC27, Pennsylvania News
Pennsylvania lawmakers propose lowering voting age for certain elections

School board elections and so on.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 06, 2026 05:36 PM (NFX2v)

102 Yup.
Technically, pornographic Japanese anime is a sub-category named "Hentai."

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 05:33 PM (6ydKt)

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"And all this time I thought Hentai was what they called Tentacle Porn."

/obligatory Kurt Eichenwald

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 05:36 PM (0Eh0f)

103 100 Has everyone heard that Epstein is - supposedly - alive and living in Israel?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 05:35 PM (ExV1e)

Why not Paraguay? I would have thought Paraguay.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 05:36 PM (pDt9x)

104 "Serious question, but Amazon has its’ uses. Why a need to denounce?" Posted by: tubal

Because their owner is such a leftist willing to spend his gains on leftist causes.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 06, 2026 05:36 PM (vbXSk)

105 Epstein and Elvis would like you to not talk about Epstein and Elvis.

Thank you.

Posted by: eleven at February 06, 2026 05:37 PM (fV+MH)

106 I'm not being hysterical.

It is my truth and isn't my truth allowed now?

Posted by: four seasons at February 06, 2026 05:33 PM (3ek7K)

Your "truth" is objectively false and therefore not true at all. There is truth and falsity, not "my truth" or "your truth." The abandonment of the notion of objective truth as discussed by the philosophers of old is one of many disasters in our society.

Posted by: You're simply incorrect. No need to double down. at February 06, 2026 05:37 PM (TbWk/)

107 I should have put owner in quotes ... major shareholder, not only owner.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 06, 2026 05:37 PM (vbXSk)

108 ABVC27, Pennsylvania News
Pennsylvania lawmakers propose lowering voting age for certain elections

School board elections and so on.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 06, 2026 05:36 PM (NFX2v)

I want a Constitutional Amendment that if you are old enough to vote - in any real election - you are old enough to buy booze, smokes, and guns. You are not, however, old enough to consent to sex.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 05:38 PM (ExV1e)

109 104 "Serious question, but Amazon has its’ uses. Why a need to denounce?" Posted by: tubal

Because their owner is such a leftist willing to spend his gains on leftist causes.
Posted by: illiniwek at February 06, 2026 05:36 PM (vbXSk)

Ah. I guess that’s a reason. Most corporations are run by execrable people, especially the biggest ones. The bigger the worse.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 05:38 PM (pDt9x)

110 Get them while they're young.

ABVC27, Pennsylvania News
Pennsylvania lawmakers propose lowering voting age for certain elections

School board elections and so on.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 06, 2026 05:36 PM (NFX2v)

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Back before I escaped Califzuela 13 years ago that psycopathic lunatic who's running for Governor there -- Katie Porter -- was a state legislator and proposed lowering the voting age for ALL elections there to 14.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 05:39 PM (0Eh0f)

111 Can't tell you how often grown-ass adults walk right in front of my moving car in parking lots"

Just back from 1st ride of the year... bleeding down left arm. Twatwaffle with her blasting earbuds walked right in front of us...

Back to the faggotry.... what's the fascination with "dance"

It's not classical dance..

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 05:40 PM (XuXeR)

112 My house has always been the chill place for all the neighborhood children. But that’s probably because I put out the bourbon, beer and bbq pork, then put out throwing knives and firearms for entertainment.

JK.

We pray before every meal. Almost all the kids really think that is “fire”. Lol

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 05:40 PM (bkqk1)

113 57 >>>Anime is child porn.

I would hardly describe One Punch Man, or Attack on Titan as child porn.
Posted by: Max Power at February 06, 2026 05:16 PM (Hucnr)
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Porn

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 05:40 PM (OuTdY)

114 Well all Democrat voters are mentally 14.

Posted by: eleven at February 06, 2026 05:40 PM (fV+MH)

115 My kids still like Pokémon, but we love Maschle. (Harry Potter anime but Harry has no magical powers! I don't know how they didn't get sued by the Rowling estate.) Belle, drifting Home, a whisker away... plenty of good anime about kids that is poignant and not gross.
Posted by: LizLem at February 06, 2026 05:34 PM (gWBY1)

I love Mashle. His brute-forcing his way through magic school, and showing up the snobs in the process, is very satisfying.

Posted by: Fun series at February 06, 2026 05:40 PM (TbWk/)

116 I suspect that most Netflix watchers were like my family. Barely watched anything, just wasting money on this company. Finally unsubscribed.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 06, 2026 05:40 PM (Vh9CX)

117 "And all this time I thought Hentai was what they called Tentacle Porn."

/obligatory Kurt Eichenwald
Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 05:36 PM
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He's a huge fan of Legend of the Overfiend.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 05:41 PM (ZOv7s)

118 Has everyone heard that Epstein is - supposedly - alive and living in Israel?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 05:35 PM (ExV1e)

Why not Paraguay? I would have thought Paraguay.
Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 05:36 PM (pDt9x)

Supposedly there's a photo of him (I didn't think it looked like him even after they removed the beard) in Tel Aviv and they've tracked his online games accounts, which are totes active, to Israel.

Sargon talks about it - https://youtu.be/zSot1WfnjfE
I haven't watched the video yet. I'm hoping that he's rational to at least be very highly skeptical but I assume the trolls will show up with this tidbit at some point.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 05:41 PM (ExV1e)

119
Your "truth" is objectively false and therefore not true at all. There is truth and falsity, not "my truth" or "your truth." The abandonment of the notion of objective truth as discussed by the philosophers of old is one of many disasters in our society.
Posted by: You're simply incorrect. No need to double down
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Horse shit is horse shit, no matter what nic it chooses.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 05:41 PM (OuTdY)

120 116 I suspect that most Netflix watchers were like my family. Barely watched anything, just wasting money on this company. Finally unsubscribed.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 06, 2026 05:40 PM (Vh9CX)

On a bright note, they make unsuscribing super easy. Ask me how I know.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 05:42 PM (pDt9x)

121 Has everyone heard that Epstein is - supposedly - alive and living in Israel?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 05:35 PM (ExV1e)

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I'm surprised they're not claiming that he's living in Mar-A-Lago.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 05:42 PM (0Eh0f)

122 117 "And all this time I thought Hentai was what they called Tentacle Porn."

/obligatory Kurt Eichenwald
Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 05:36 PM
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He's a huge fan of Legend of the Overfiend.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 05:41 PM (ZOv7s)

Well now that actually is porn.

Posted by: Even Hokusai was tentacle-obsessed at February 06, 2026 05:42 PM (TbWk/)

123

Alrighty,

Have a great day all.

Oldest grandson is on his way over here. He just turned 12 and he's still needing to be reassured that he wasn't responsible for his mother dying giving birth to him.

Protect your family.

Family is all we have.

Posted by: four seasons at February 06, 2026 05:42 PM (3ek7K)

124 I'm surprised they're not claiming that he's living in Mar-A-Lago.
Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 05:42 PM (0Eh0f)

Only a matter of time.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 05:43 PM (ExV1e)

125 I liked netflix when it was the horribly scratched dvds in the mail that you had to clean for five minutes to play. I liked the low cost and getting new things to watch with the wife. cuties was the last straw but I also didn't like the new format and was ready to quit. I have no interest in their self-made propaganda.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 06, 2026 05:43 PM (3uBP9)

126 So- Epstein is alive, well and living with Hitler and Elvis? Huh, I wonder if they keep kosher.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 05:43 PM (bkqk1)

127 Your "truth" is objectively false and therefore not true at all. There is truth and falsity, not "my truth" or "your truth." The abandonment of the notion of objective truth as discussed by the philosophers of old is one of many disasters in our society.
Posted by: You're simply incorrect. No need to double down
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Horse shit is horse shit, no matter what nic it chooses.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 05:41 PM (OuTdY)

So it's your position that the concept of objective truth is horse shit, and truth is ultimately to be determined on a purely subjective basis?

Posted by: A bit surprising at February 06, 2026 05:43 PM (TbWk/)

128 Has anyone here ever used toothpaste to clean a DVD with scratches?

Posted by: banana Dream - raises hand at February 06, 2026 05:44 PM (3uBP9)

129 I suspect that most Netflix watchers were like my family. Barely watched anything, just wasting money on this company. Finally unsubscribed.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 06, 2026 05:40 PM (Vh9CX)

On a bright note, they make unsuscribing super easy. Ask me how I know.
Posted by: tubal

Been on the hook for a couple years just waiting for a new season coming soon for "We All Dead Now'.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 06, 2026 05:44 PM (/lPRQ)

130 Posted by: You're simply incorrect. No need to double down. at February 06, 2026 05:37 PM (TbWk/)

You know nothing of Japanese sexual culture and what they find to be sexual turn ons.

Anime always had those undertones that may not be recognized by non Japanese.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 06, 2026 05:44 PM (cwGMH)

131 banana Dream, tried it with no luck.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 05:45 PM (0KSrI)

132
Back before I escaped Califzuela 13 years ago that psycopathic lunatic who's running for Governor there -- Katie Porter -- was a state legislator and proposed lowering the voting age for ALL elections there to 14.
Posted by: ShainS

I'd lurve to call that bluf. Okay, 14 it is.
• register for the draft
• able to purchase hand guns
• able to marry, take out loans, purchase a house, etc.
• legal adult, able to run for office

No on any one of those and my counter offer is 27 for everything.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 06, 2026 05:45 PM (QVmho)

133
RIP Sonny Jurgensen.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2026 05:46 PM (tgvbd)

134 Correction
All of Us Are Dead

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 06, 2026 05:46 PM (/lPRQ)

135 My house has always been the chill place for all the neighborhood children. But that’s probably because I put out the bourbon, beer and bbq pork, then put out throwing knives and firearms for entertainment.

JK.

We pray before every meal. Almost all the kids really think that is “fire”. Lol
Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 05:40 PM (bkqk1)
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We pray as well and that kind of quiets them.

No drinks for the minors, but plentiful pop and snacks, and yes, if it's shooting weather, odds are there are several vintage pieces sitting in the Great Room in various stages of disassembly.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 05:46 PM (ZOv7s)

136 He's a huge fan of Legend of the Overfiend.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 05:41 PM (ZOv7s)

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I read that as Olbermann.

/I may have to start referring to him as Keith Overfiend ...

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 05:46 PM (0Eh0f)

137 If you like Godzilla kaiju stuff, my kids are also watching Kaiju #8 right now. The credit music is soooo good! One Republic did two of the songs and they are ear worms in a good way.

I need to see Josee the tiger and the fish. About a boy who befriends a girl in a wheelchair. ShoeOnHead did a whole video on how men love it because it is about two people who need each other. Men want to feel needed. But woke women hate it because it proves men secretly want disabled women that can't run away so they can beat them! Shoe has thoughts.

(Serially, what is WRONG with woke women!! Their mass trauma psychosis is not ok and frankly scares me.)

A Silent Voice is about a boy who bullies a deaf girl, and tries to redeem himself years later. I cried watching it.

Belle is visually stunning, and delves into online gaming worlds, breaking out of your shell, processing trauma, and parental abuse. I cried during that one too!

Posted by: LizLem at February 06, 2026 05:47 PM (gWBY1)

138 Never had Nexflix or other streaming services when son was growing up, Still don' t have it. Son either read or watched some regularTV-kids programs or Sponge Bob movies from the library

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 05:47 PM (8Xy/A)

139 We liked Netflix DVD. Back in the day you could find old movies there that were hard to find. Never signed up for Netflix streaming. Looks like we aren't missing much.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 06, 2026 05:47 PM (lpTXP)

140 A Silent Voice is about a boy who bullies a deaf girl, and tries to redeem himself years later. I cried watching it.

Belle is visually stunning, and delves into online gaming worlds, breaking out of your shell, processing trauma, and parental abuse. I cried during that one too!
Posted by: LizLem at February 06, 2026 05:47 PM (gWBY1)

IT'S ALL PORN WARGLEBARGLE HERP DERP!!!!!

Posted by: Hey let's all double down on stupid! at February 06, 2026 05:48 PM (TbWk/)

141 OT

'Conservatives aren't beating the cuck allegatikns!'
-ewetub

Are these such conservative luminaries as David French?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 05:48 PM (zZu0s)

142 I'm surprised they're not claiming that he's living in Mar-A-Lago.
Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 05:42 PM (0Eh0f)

Only a matter of time.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 05:43 PM (ExV1e)

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lol

snopes.com rates this as "mostly true."

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 05:48 PM (0Eh0f)

143 On a slightly related note, MST3K might be coming back, at least for a few episodes. The real MST3K with the original Mike/Kevin/Bill gang. Rifftrax, I think always had the rights, not sure why they didn't do it before, but they're crowd funding for some new episodes. I never watched the patton oswald crap.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 06, 2026 05:48 PM (3uBP9)

144 Well now that actually is porn.
Posted by: Even Hokusai was tentacle-obsessed at February 06, 2026 05:42 PM (TbWk/)
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No kidding! First anime I ever saw when I was in college.

Kinda put me of the genre for a bit, but one could argue that Avatar: The Last Airbender - which is a superb kids film - is in the style of anime.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 05:48 PM (ZOv7s)

145 140 A Silent Voice is about a boy who bullies a deaf girl, and tries to redeem himself years later. I cried watching it.

Belle is visually stunning, and delves into online gaming worlds, breaking out of your shell, processing trauma, and parental abuse. I cried during that one too!
Posted by: LizLem at February 06, 2026 05:47 PM (gWBY1)

You might like the movie Kung Fu Hustle.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 06, 2026 05:49 PM (cwGMH)

146 "And all this time I thought Hentai was what they called Tentacle Porn."

/obligatory Kurt Eichenwald

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 05:36 PM (0Eh0f)

That's got to be where it all started.

The Japs are weird when it comes to porn.
They put out the wildest, depraved, things imaginable and then censor the genitals.

Weird.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 05:49 PM (6ydKt)

147 Clone Wars is anime!

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 05:49 PM (g47mK)

148 I have a couple of DVD series that Netflix put out but I don't watch TV so no use for the service.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 05:49 PM (0KSrI)

149
We pray before every meal. Almost all the kids really think that is “fire”. Lol
Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 05:40 PM (bkqk1)

_________

Somehow I've never managed to say Grace before eating. Part of it may be because my eating is so irregular.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2026 05:50 PM (tgvbd)

150 147 Clone Wars is anime!
Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 05:49 PM (g47mK)

AND THEREFORE PORN!

Posted by: CLONE PORN! at February 06, 2026 05:50 PM (TbWk/)

151 >>> 126 So- Epstein is alive, well and living with Hitler and Elvis? Huh, I wonder if they keep kosher.

I love it. The idea of finding out he's alive and in Israel after all, because he stupidly couldn't resist logging into an old Fortnite account, which is what the weaponized autist nerds are saying happened, feels like peak 2026!

I have no idea if it's true, but I love it.

Posted by: LizLem at February 06, 2026 05:50 PM (gWBY1)

152 The Bad Batch was kinda good.

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 05:50 PM (g47mK)

153 My place was the chill hang out place when Marine was in high school.

I always had a couple Costco lasagnas in the freezer and bags of Cesar salad. I’d get home to 5-6 boys in the living room playing games, doing homework, talking and occasionally wrestling.

I miss those silly boys.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 06, 2026 05:51 PM (763Um)

154 Legend of the Overfiend?

Better or worse than Bible Black?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 05:51 PM (zZu0s)

155 I'd lurve to call that bluf. Okay, 14 it is.
• register for the draft
• able to purchase hand guns
• able to marry, take out loans, purchase a house, etc.
• legal adult, able to run for office

No on any one of those and my counter offer is 27 for everything.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 06, 2026 05:45 PM (QVmho)

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Excellent and persuasive retort, Bif.

I second that motion and e-notion!

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 05:51 PM (0Eh0f)

156 Somehow I've never managed to say Grace before eating. Part of it may be because my eating is so irregular.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2026 05:50 PM (tgvbd)
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Our kids grew up with it, so it's nice to see it become a reflex. It's a habit for me now as well.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 05:51 PM (ZOv7s)

157 I love it. The idea of finding out he's alive and in Israel after all, because he stupidly couldn't resist logging into an old Fortnite account, which is what the weaponized autist nerds are saying happened, feels like peak 2026!

I have no idea if it's true, but I love it.
Posted by: LizLem at February 06, 2026 05:50 PM (gWBY1)

But they have an AI generated photo of him!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 05:51 PM (ExV1e)

158 >> We pray as well and that kind of quiets them.

No drinks for the minors, but plentiful pop and snacks, and yes, if it's shooting weather, odds are there are several vintage pieces sitting in the Great Room in various stages of disassembly.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 05:46 PM (ZOv7s)

We do both Old and New Testament prayers depending on the audience. You’d be surprised how many kids of all faiths haven’t been taught to pray. They think it’s awesome to hold hands and pray.

Firearms are no bueno unless the parents are involved. But basic firearm education about how to handle weapons, etc. comes up sometimes. As does some of the active shooter training. I also get a lot of questions about 9-11, and other i comfortable stuff which nowadays I’m happy to answer.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 05:52 PM (bkqk1)

159 Barely watched anything, just wasting money on this company."

That's the subscription model. You think everyone signed up for $25/month car wash actually washes their car every few days? Or even monthly?

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 05:52 PM (XuXeR)

160 153 My place was the chill hang out place when Marine was in high school.

I always had a couple Costco lasagnas in the freezer and bags of Cesar salad. I’d get home to 5-6 boys in the living room playing games, doing homework, talking and occasionally wrestling.

I miss those silly boys.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 06, 2026 05:51 PM (763Um)

I miss my silly boy as well. But now I have HIS spawn to spoil rotten and I intend to do just that.

He will know who the cool grandmom is.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 06, 2026 05:53 PM (I40wl)

161 Better or worse than Bible Black?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 05:51 PM (zZu0s)
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That is the limit of my Hentai. Even when I was an unrepentant sinner, that was so disturbing as to keep me away from the rest. A housemate owned Ninja Scroll, but I never saw it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 05:53 PM (ZOv7s)

162 The picture of Epstein in Israel was AI. Tousi is great at trashing fake news.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 05:53 PM (0KSrI)

163 So, if Epstein is alive, does that make the Joos Kaiser Sozje all along?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 05:53 PM (zZu0s)

164 19 -- "The Next Democratic President Better Be Merciless" article in Esquire Magazine
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Where does all this hatred come from?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 06, 2026 05:01 PM (Dv3i1)

From the dark heart of fallen mankind.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 06, 2026 05:53 PM (dhHpw)

165 >> Somehow I've never managed to say Grace before eating. Part of it may be because my eating is so irregular.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2026 05:50 PM (tgvbd)

I try to always pray before a meal. I don’t care where I am.

God is great. I owe him everything.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 05:53 PM (bkqk1)

166 They just want to visit each other in the hospital.

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 05:53 PM (E0p3T)

167 It’s for the children?

Posted by: Eromero at February 06, 2026 05:53 PM (Lytz7)

168 I always had a couple Costco lasagnas in the freezer"

So, two servings?

/ youngest and a buddy could eat an entire one....

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 05:54 PM (XuXeR)

169 Fonts like Georgia where numbers descend are weird. A1B2C3D4E5
weird

Posted by: banana Dream at February 06, 2026 05:54 PM (3uBP9)

170 When you say Grace in earnest before a meal, it always somehow tastes better.

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 05:54 PM (E0p3T)

171 STREAMFAB lets you download content from Netflix, Prime, Disney, Peacock, Youtube without the commercials etc etc so I download what I want and upload it to my home NAS server (use an old computer), I use Jellyfin but you can use EMby or Plex, I gave my son his own account on my Home server so he can watch what he wants and it's LGBT+ free and I approve the shows that he can watch.
Then I buy Blu-rays upload those and then sell them at a wash, I keep the ones I really like

I get what I want then cancel the service, rinse and repeat. I bought the lifetime subscription for STREAMFAB, one thing about China they hate copyrights and F Hollywood I hope that helps

Posted by: Pirate at February 06, 2026 05:54 PM (ljlQQ)

172 121 Has everyone heard that Epstein is - supposedly - alive and living in Israel?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Claims are coming from gaming chat ids. Apparently, like the Obama conspirators, game chat forums designed for comms between gamers in real time playing the game, were employed for super sekret chats. One of those accounts on Fortnite, I believe, was seen as active until it went private. Some have claimed other accounts out there still exists that are 'live' but no one can say exactly who is operating them and why.

The other scam used by the Obama crew was to disperse logins to some gmail account and post draft google docs as a way to avoid NSA and law enforcement intercepts. The accounts and logins were known to conspirators in advance so any of them could login in read a doc or leave a doc draft.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 05:54 PM (2swu2)

173 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 05:53 PM (ZOv7s)

I have never seen it, I have just heard about it and that it is disturbing (and I have seen some porn.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 05:55 PM (zZu0s)

174 >>RIP Sonny Jurgensen.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2026 05:46 PM (tgvbd)
******
Heard that today. I grew up in the DC area and he was an icon. People like him have been long gone in the NFL unfortunately. He was an icon and will be missed. RIP Sonny and thanks for all you gave us.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 06, 2026 05:55 PM (K3v88)

175 My place was the chill hang out place when Marine was in high school.

I always had a couple Costco lasagnas in the freezer and bags of Cesar salad. I’d get home to 5-6 boys in the living room playing games, doing homework, talking and occasionally wrestling.

I miss those silly boys.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 06, 2026 05:51 PM (763Um)

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As I regrettably will never be a father to boys (did get to father a step-daughter), this sounds as close to heaven as one can get.

I had a best friend in 9th grade (we played soccer together) and we'd go to his home after school and play all kinds of games together -- but had the best time putting on boxing gloves and trying to beat the crap out of each other in his living room.

His poor mother -- often witnessing this -- was a saint ... who let boys be boys.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 05:55 PM (0Eh0f)

176 Let me be clear.
Big Mike and I think this stuff is great!

Posted by: B. O. at February 06, 2026 05:55 PM (2Ez/1)

177 But now I have HIS spawn to spoil rotten "

Whoo hood!

I fully support spoiling grandkids. Especially if they're going back home at night...

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 05:55 PM (XuXeR)

178 We have Amazon. Can't raise a boy properly without Thomas the Tank Engine....

"Luckily, no one was hurt."

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 06, 2026 05:56 PM (I40wl)

179 158 >> We pray as well and that kind of quiets them.

No drinks for the minors, but plentiful pop and snacks, and yes, if it's shooting weather, odds are there are several vintage pieces sitting in the Great Room in various stages of disassembly.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 05:46 PM (ZOv7s)

We do both Old and New Testament prayers depending on the audience. You’d be surprised how many kids of all faiths haven’t been taught to pray. They think it’s awesome to hold hands and pray.

Firearms are no bueno unless the parents are involved. But basic firearm education about how to handle weapons, etc. comes up sometimes. As does some of the active shooter training. I also get a lot of questions about 9-11, and other i comfortable stuff which nowadays I’m happy to answer.
Posted by: Marcus T
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May both of your households be blessed and you are setting examples and fulfilling the Great Commission.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 05:56 PM (2swu2)

180 tcn, how's the hand?

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 05:56 PM (0KSrI)

181 Forget it Jake, it’s Hollywood PedoTown.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 05:57 PM (4iIP5)

182 I fully support spoiling grandkids. Especially if they're going back home at night...
Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 05:55 PM (XuXeR)

I did my first grandma bit. Kid pooped and I handed him back.

But I know he is a tiny tcn man because he farted and then smiled. LOL.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 06, 2026 05:57 PM (I40wl)

183 169 Fonts like Georgia where numbers descend are weird. A1B2C3D4E5
weird

Posted by: banana Dream at February 06, 2026 05:54 PM (3uBP9)

I don't like it either so I rarely choose those fonts, but sometimes you don't have a choice.

Like here, where the default is that type of descending font, and I can see exactly what you're talking about.

I've never understood the original purpose for doing it, other than decorative.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 05:57 PM (6ydKt)

184 Amen to that. It does taste better.

I was talking to someone about the psychology of eating once and they said a pause before you eat can be beneficial. It’s stops the muscle memory saying you “have” to eat. Saying grace makes you stop to thank God, followed by- do I really need that piece of key lime pie.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 05:57 PM (bkqk1)

185
"The Next Democratic President Better Be Merciless" article in Esquire Magazine
___

Where does all this hatred come from?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 06, 2026 05:01 PM (Dv3i1)

*raises hand*

Anime, right?

Posted by: naturalfake at February 06, 2026 05:57 PM (iJfKG)

186 178 We have Amazon. Can't raise a boy properly without Thomas the Tank Engine....

"Luckily, no one was hurt."
Posted by: tcn in AK
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I think they make a real toy train set based on Thomas that you might consider getting.

Ringo Starr appeared on some of them I think.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 05:57 PM (2swu2)

187 108. I want a Constitutional Amendment that if you are old enough to vote - in any real election - you are old enough to buy booze, smokes, and guns. You are not, however, old enough to consent to sex.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

👍

110. Back before I escaped Califzuela 13 years ago that psycopathic lunatic who's running for Governor there -- Katie Porter -- was a state legislator and proposed lowering the voting age for ALL elections there to 14.
Posted by: ShainS

Facebook, Rep. Chris Pielli (D) Pennsylvania
January 27th

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 06, 2026 05:57 PM (NFX2v)

188 Could be worse. They could be pushing some kind of furry, cross-species bestiality shit. These sneaky fuckers have mo morality.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 06, 2026 05:58 PM (WUel5)

189 180 tcn, how's the hand?
Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 05:56 PM (0KSrI)

Precisely the same. It isn't crippling, so I guess I won't bother to worry. Another week or so and then if it is still icky looking I will find another doc to harass.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 06, 2026 05:58 PM (I40wl)

190 >>RIP Sonny Jurgensen.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2026 05:46 PM (tgvbd)
******
Heard that today. I grew up in the DC area and he was an icon. People like him have been long gone in the NFL unfortunately. He was an icon and will be missed. RIP Sonny and thanks for all you gave us.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 06, 2026 05:55 PM (K3v8

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Damn! R.I.P.

Those were the golden years. Johnny Unitas, Bart Starr, Fran Tarkenton, George Blanda, Sonny Jurgensen, The Fearsome Foursome, et. al.

Even the great field goal kicker Jan Stenerud ...

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 05:58 PM (0Eh0f)

191 >> May both of your households be blessed and you are setting examples and fulfilling the Great Commission.
Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 05:56 PM (2swu2)

Amen whig, and I hope the Lord continues to heal you brother.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 05:58 PM (bkqk1)

192 I get what I want then cancel the service, rinse and repeat. I bought the lifetime subscription for STREAMFAB, one thing about China they hate copyrights and F Hollywood I hope that helps
Posted by: Pirate

May you continue to sail the high seas. Hollyweird deserves to be demonetized.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 05:58 PM (2swu2)

193 do I really need that piece of key lime pie.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 05:57 PM (bkqk1)

The answer is obviously "Yes, yes I do."

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 06, 2026 06:00 PM (I40wl)

194 The other scam used by the Obama crew was to disperse logins to some gmail account and post draft google docs as a way to avoid NSA and law enforcement intercepts. The accounts and logins were known to conspirators in advance so any of them could login in read a doc or leave a doc draft.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 05:54 PM (2swu2)

I think the 9/11 terrorists used the same technique by sharing a Yahoo account and saving messages in Drafts.

Kinda clever, no doubt.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 06:00 PM (6ydKt)

195 Amen whig, and I hope the Lord continues to heal you brother.
Posted by: Marcus T
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Thx.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:00 PM (2swu2)

196 I think the 9/11 terrorists used the same technique by sharing a Yahoo account and saving messages in Drafts.

Kinda clever, no doubt.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
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I wonder who in the Saudi embassy at the time told them that trick.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:00 PM (2swu2)

197 I think they make a real toy train set based on Thomas that you might consider getting.

Ringo Starr appeared on some of them I think.
Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 05:57 PM (2swu2)

The boy had all the magnetic pieces, and a big old playboard for them. He was a bit obsessed. It really teaches some good lessons whether they like that or not.

The old ones are the best, filmed on a real set. The new CGI ones are sort of.... crap.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 06, 2026 06:02 PM (I40wl)

198 Biden imprisoned thousands of J6ers for parading without a permit. And he had 2 assassins hired to kill Trump.

That wasn’t merciless enough for them?

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 06:02 PM (4iIP5)

199 Explosion at Iran military base just happened.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 06:03 PM (0KSrI)

200 DH wants to build a garden-sized train setup around my garden. I suspect he would buy the Thomas rolling stock and engine. Just because grandbaby.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 06, 2026 06:03 PM (I40wl)

201 We do both Old and New Testament prayers depending on the audience. You’d be surprised how many kids of all faiths haven’t been taught to pray. They think it’s awesome to hold hands and pray.

Firearms are no bueno unless the parents are involved. But basic firearm education about how to handle weapons, etc. comes up sometimes. As does some of the active shooter training. I also get a lot of questions about 9-11, and other i comfortable stuff which nowadays I’m happy to answer.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 05:52 PM (bkqk1)
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We hold hands and say the basic Catholic grace. My father's family holds hands and often does an impromptu prayer led by the patriarch.

The kids could never touch or handle the parts, and if they were in elementary and middle school, I threw a cloth over it. But by high school (especially of my youngest) if they wanted to see, they could. Not much to look at. Lots of little pieces.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 06:03 PM (ZOv7s)

202 do I really need that piece of key lime pie.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 05:57 PM (bkqk1)

Surprisingly, I found an ice cream sandwich company that makes a great Key Lime ice cream sandwich that actually tastes like real key lime pie!!!

Shocka!

Most key lime pie outside of the lovely and excellent desert chef, Mrs naturalfake's key lime pie are watered down poop.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 06, 2026 06:03 PM (iJfKG)

203 >> The answer is obviously "Yes, yes I do."
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 06, 2026 06:00 PM (I40wl)

Funny story. I’m up your way in nowhereville AK. I mean like, seal is on the menu. They whip out a key lime pie for desert. I was like wtf.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 06:04 PM (bkqk1)

204 I'm going to put this out there, because I want the NFL to suffer for inflicting a shitty left wing trans-more-than-friendly anti-ICE asshole named Bad Bunny on their audience.
There is a deliberately counter programmed alternative to the "official" Superbowl Bad Bunny halftime show
It is airing on the TV networks Daily Wire+, TBN, Real America’s Voice, The National News Desk, CHARGE!, NTD.com, and OAN News.
You can also watch it on Turning Point USA accounts on X, YouTube, and Rumble.
Big feature is Kid Rock, mostly country artists.
For those with Dish, TBN is Chan 260, Real.Americas Voice is Chan 219, CHARGE! is on Chan 290, and OAN is on Chan 212. It's going to be timed to the actual halftime, so it'll end before the game resumes
If we can get enough people (especially sat and cable where they are tracking exactly what you're watching) to switch away during halftime, the message will be heard when advertisers want money back because of reduced eyeballs.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 06, 2026 06:04 PM (pk60q)

205 I wonder who in the Saudi embassy at the time told them that trick.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 06:00 PM (2swu2)

It blew m y mind when I first read about aht way back when.

Simple, but very effective solution to NSA & LEO snoops.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 06, 2026 06:04 PM (6ydKt)

206 do I really need that piece of key lime pie."

If it's real key lime, then yes. By all means, yes. A thousand times yes.

Get the hint?

PS throw the green food coloring junk in the trash...

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 06:05 PM (XuXeR)

207 NOOD illegal alien parasites

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 06:05 PM (0Eh0f)

208 May both of your households be blessed and you are setting examples and fulfilling the Great Commission.
Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 05:56 PM (2swu2)
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Thank you. God be with you.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 06:05 PM (ZOv7s)

209 Nood Seantors on Welfare

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

210 Surprisingly, I found an ice cream sandwich company that makes a great Key Lime ice cream sandwich that actually tastes like real key lime pie!!!

Want to drop a name or a link?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 06, 2026 06:06 PM (dhHpw)

211 Claims are coming from gaming chat ids. Apparently, like the Obama conspirators, game chat forums designed for comms between gamers in real time playing the game, were employed for super sekret chats. One of those accounts on Fortnite, I believe, was seen as active until it went private. Some have claimed other accounts out there still exists that are 'live' but no one can say exactly who is operating them and why.

The other scam used by the Obama crew was to disperse logins to some gmail account and post draft google docs as a way to avoid NSA and law enforcement intercepts. The accounts and logins were known to conspirators in advance so any of them could login in read a doc or leave a doc draft.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 05:54 PM (2swu2)

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There's a movement afoot by conservative researchers and commentators to STOP and/or MONITOR your children in these chatrooms on gaming platforms as all kinds of groomer and depraved behavior -- including adults trying to hookup with minors -- is prevalent.

Dear God, please Make Smiting Great Again!

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 06:07 PM (0Eh0f)

212 Explosion at Iran military base just happened.
Posted by: Ben Had

These things happen.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 06, 2026 06:09 PM (/lPRQ)

213 Explosion at Iran military base just happened.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 06:03 PM (0KSrI)

bad dates ?

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 06:09 PM (g47mK)

214 The conservative brain just boggles at this and you would think that the liberal brain would too, but there's just no way to understand people that want to push such things other than evil.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 06, 2026 04:55 PM (n5tGW)
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They threw away their moral compass two decades ago at least. Without God, they just go with the crowd and their feelings, and anything that disturbs that is hateful and wrong. There is no common ground.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 06, 2026 05:05 PM (ZOv7s)

There's an old saying "If you believe in nothing you will fall for anything"

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 06:09 PM (8avO+)

215 Olympic British -American skier posted an anti ice message including Fuck ICE on social media and the IOC decided not to do anything because they said it falls under sone athlete agreement.

Of course they did. The skier is skiing for GB this time. He needs to give up his US citizenship and move to Britain.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 06, 2026 06:10 PM (cwGMH)

216 Posted by: buddhaha at February 06, 2026 06:04 PM (pk60q)

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AMERICANHALFTIMESHOW.COM

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 06:11 PM (0Eh0f)

217 >>>I had a best friend in 9th grade (we played soccer together) and we'd go to his home after school and play all kinds of games together -- but had the best time putting on boxing gloves and trying to beat the crap out of each other in his living room.

His poor mother -- often witnessing this -- was a saint ... who let boys be boys.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ

>We used to do this with all of the other little neighborhood, elementary school hoodlums. The one fast rule was no punching in the face. Of course, someone always got mad and slipped up and hit someone else in the jaw, and then it was on!

Blood and tears.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 06, 2026 06:13 PM (WUel5)

218 Kids with their faces buried in their phones is equally disturbing...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2026 05:18 PM (VE6XX)

Can't tell you how often grown-ass adults walk right in front of my moving car in parking lots because they're staring at their phones. It's out of control, and they'll be lucky to live through it.
Posted by: If I didn't pay attention they'd be flat at February 06, 2026 05:27 PM (TbWk/)

I used to walk around the neighborhood reading a hardcover book. It isn't hard to be aware at that pace and stop. The one time someone almost hit me I had stopped and was looking them in the face. Smacked the hood with the free hand and went on.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 06:14 PM (8avO+)

219 .
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Didn't the trăkneePhaggz all promise to move to Great(?) Britain and other cucktries because that bad orange man made them feel unsafe?

Posted by: Marooned at February 06, 2026 06:15 PM (kt8QE)

220 Read, recently, that Libre Writer fonts don't translate well with Microsnot. Great. I've only got about a year's work saved.
But, did discover that, now, there are some common fonts available.
In the process of moving everything into Times Roman.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 06:22 PM (OuTdY)

221 I think I'm conservative, and I liked She Ra. Didn't like he man reboot, though

Posted by: hurricane567 at February 06, 2026 06:39 PM (+ayKE)

222 Kill your TVs. If you can't bear to do that, at least don't use TVs as babysitters.

Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 06:42 PM (N8ZBc)

223 Cancel your cable and all streaming subscriptions. Kill their industry.

Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 06:44 PM (N8ZBc)

224 >Anime is child porn
>You haven't watched Cowboy Bebop

Trans ten-year-old. Ed is a girl.

It isn't universal, four seasons, but you can be forgiven for thinking that. Anime reflects Japanese culture, and the Japanese have some very alien ideas about cross-dressing and the sexualization of children. Weebs can wail and cry and clutch their torrented fansubs, but even anime expressly aimed at children will have "fan service" camera angles, sexualized clothing, or outright sexual undertones in the relationships between characters.

It's always been like this, but it seems to have been getting worse over the last decade or so. I'm not sure if the problem is at the source or if the American market exploding is influencing the creators in Japan.

There's good, non-degenerate stuff out there but you have to hunt for it. Monster, Great Firefighter Daigo, Black Lagoon, Ergo Proxy, Patlabor, Planetes, Ghost in the Shell are all by, for and about adults.

Posted by: Dnaile Ream at February 06, 2026 07:01 PM (LgYtf)

225 I had a bit of fun, Biden and won Gene Hackman’s person DVD and VHS collection from his estate.

Since my back problems and surgery, I haven’t delved into them too closely. There are a few things he or his wife recorded. Could be real gold in them thar recordings. Or not, but fun to see.

Posted by: Henry at February 06, 2026 07:43 PM (tWkg3)

226 No, no Biden! Bid!

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Posted by: pet at February 07, 2026 04:56 AM (2v/ps)

Mostly Peaceful Protesters Stalks OMB Director Russ Vought to Assassinate Him

He says his mission was to "stop fascism."

Say, isn't there a terror organization that doesn't exist that justifies violence as necessary to stop fascism? That revolutionary violence is anti-facist, in fact?

Oh wait it doesn't exist, right. M'bad, as the kids who are now in their 50s say.

His name is Colin Demarco and he is 26-years-old. Last August, Demarco left his home in Rockville, Maryland and made his way to the Virginia home of Trump OMB Director Russell Vought. Authorities believe he was carrying a gun. Two weeks ago he was arrested and now he's been charged him with attempted murder.

According to the criminal complaint, which was drafted by an Arlington County police officer, Demarco was captured on a Ring doorbell camera at the front door of Vought's Arlington home on Aug. 10 wearing gloves, a backpack, sunglasses and a surgical mask.
He was also seen looking through Vought's mailbox, and he approached a neighbor to ask if anyone was home. The neighbor told investigators that Demarco appeared to have a gun tucked under his shirt...
Eventually, he said that he went to Vought's home because he wanted to confront him about Project 2025. He denied having a gun or any intent to harm anyone, however. He also told agents that the November 2024 election was "the lowest point in his life" and he feared "impending war and a fascist takeover," the complaint says.

Demarco identified himself as a fan of Luigi Mangione. When authorities searched his ICloud account they found notes about his weapons and a "Body Disposal Guide." He also expressed an interest in killing president Trump.

Meanwhile, the media's antifa allies are now routinely shouting "N*GGER!" at black ICE agents.

And of course the media are not reporting on their antifa allies being loudly racist.

Sometimes racism is good!

Guy Benson
@guypbenson
3h
I remember when Democrats claimed Tea Party protesters screamed the N word at them around the Obamacare vote. Cameras everywhere, no evidence, but the media was all over it. Left-wing protesters now shouting racist things routinely in MN & you only learn about the clips on [Twitter/X].

Breaking Minneapolis: Rabid Responder unleashes "You're next N*GGER!" at a black ICE agent.

Vile racism pouring out the second they're challenged. Left's true colors on blast.

Minorities nothing but pawns for white Democrat overlords. Vote accordingly. pic.twitter.com/KnH3rhCEzJ
— Kim "Katie" USA (@KimKatieUSA) February 5, 2026

Note that these racist white cocksuckers start calling this black ICE agent a "house n*gger" repeatedly. Apparently the "anti-racists" believed it was justified to begin spraying the n-word at a black guy because he asked a belligerent, aggressive tranny "Are you a man?"

🚨 LMAO! Some tr*nny started berating a black ICE agent, and the agent looked him right in the eyes and said �Are you a man?!�

That absolutely SET OFF the man dressed up as a woman, who then called the agent a �n*gger�

Leftists prove ONCE AGAIN they�re the *real* racists

h/t� pic.twitter.com/pm439dDWLN
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 3, 2026

Oh, it's not that the media doesn't report on racism any longer. This story is being pushed by Google, for example: Trump posted a "racist" meme about the Obamas so now that's all we can talk about.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's social media post featuring former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle was deleted after a backlash from both Republicans and Democrats who criticized the video as racist.
The Republican president's Thursday night post was deleted Friday and blamed on a staffer after widespread backlash, from civil rights leaders to veteran Republican senators, for its treatment of the nation's first Black president and first lady. The deletion, a rare admission of a misstep by the White House, came hours after press secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed "fake outrage" over the post. After calls for its removal for being racist -- including by Republicans -- the White House said a staffer had posted the video erroneously and it had been taken down.

But the media's antifa allies routinely calling black people N*GGERS? Not even a story, mate!

Oh and it's not just blacks, of course. Hispanics are likewise House Wetbacks for working for ICE.

Rich white AWFUL cunts say so.

🚨NEW: Ex-MSNBC Host Krystal Ball *CAN'T GRASP* why minorities join ICE🤦‍♂️

"What is wrong with you!? Not only do you not have morality, apparently you don't have self-preservation! These people hate you!"

"You're never going to belong � and you're the one implementing the� pic.twitter.com/HyGmT1xHfh
— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) December 2, 2025

Posted by: Ace at 03:40 PM

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1 BLADE WHIPS IT OUT FIRST AGAIN

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 03:40 PM (iFTx/)

2

Who is that Skeletor cunt with the really bad teeth?

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at February 06, 2026 03:41 PM (et1vG)

3 russ is a patriot

Posted by: cherries in season at February 06, 2026 03:42 PM (//2Io)

4 Really weird color scheme

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 06, 2026 03:42 PM (O3dBq)

5 Like good trouble, that's what protestors call "Good Racism"

Posted by: Erik L at February 06, 2026 03:42 PM (xofyr)

6 All greyed out here.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 06, 2026 03:43 PM (0N4FZ)

7 OMB? Odd to target that agency head.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 03:44 PM (zZu0s)

8 Krystal, disown your parents for your shitty name, and the next time you reenter the United States, try to stroll past CBP at a PoE and see what happens.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 06, 2026 03:44 PM (O3dBq)

9 That chick in the last video that's so popular with the AWFLs now is very unfortunate in presentation

Posted by: banana Dream at February 06, 2026 03:44 PM (3uBP9)

10 A mostly peaceful assassination.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 06, 2026 03:44 PM (gw/qA)

11 White leftists are allowed to say [N-Word].

Maybe all the groypers should join the Left so that they can say it.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 03:44 PM (iXqHn)

12 Where all the white women at?

Posted by: The Sheriff at February 06, 2026 03:44 PM (Qgg5f)

13 So gray.

Posted by: Racially Ambiguous Honky at February 06, 2026 03:44 PM (X5FXP)

14 I’m hoping a lot of these white women don’t reproduce, and if they do, they’re the ones cutting their sons dicks off.

Posted by: The Sheriff at February 06, 2026 03:45 PM (Qgg5f)

15 Leftists in recent years have tried/succeeded to assassinate:

Trump
Justice Kavanaugh
Charlie Kirk
Rand Paul
The Republican House Baseball Team

and...few if any consequences...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 03:45 PM (sKqQm)

16 1 BLADE WHIPS IT OUT FIRST AGAIN
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 03:40 PM (iFTx/)

Put it away, perv.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 03:46 PM (iXqHn)

17 15 Leftists in recent years have tried/succeeded to assassinate:

Trump
Justice Kavanaugh
Charlie Kirk
Rand Paul
The Republican House Baseball Team

and...few if any consequences...
Posted by: 18-1 at Febr

And you're the hater for noticing patterns, fascist.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 06, 2026 03:46 PM (X42T3)

18

Trumps trolling again, hilarious.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at February 06, 2026 03:46 PM (et1vG)

19 You really have to appreciate it was largely white women pushing the DEI crap. Now their true colors come out. It was never really about race, was it honey.

Posted by: The Sheriff at February 06, 2026 03:47 PM (Qgg5f)

20 "What is wrong with you!? Not only do you not have morality, apparently you don't have self-preservation! These people hate you!"

Why the hell would I hate a fellow God fearing law abiding American citizen just because he has a hispanic last name?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 03:47 PM (sKqQm)

21 "What is wrong with you!? Not only do you not have morality, apparently you don't have self-preservation! These people hate you!"
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That worldview is psychotic.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 03:47 PM (RIvkX)

22 >>Trumps trolling again, hilarious.

Video needed more Crunchy Figs.

Posted by: garrett at February 06, 2026 03:47 PM (gH8T+)

23 White leftists are allowed to say [N-Word].

Yeah, they should go to SE DC and shout it out.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 03:48 PM (Riz8t)

24 "he went to Vought's home because he wanted to confront him about Project 2025"

These people are batshit crazy insane. Project 2025? Seriously? Of all the things the mentally-ill left can get all hot and bothered about, P2025 should be low on the list. P2025 is basically just restated shit that conservatives have been saying for decades.

Yet this deranged twit babbles about P2025 like Gollum and The Precious.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 03:48 PM (iFTx/)

25 "People that annoy you."

A N T I F _

Posted by: zombie at February 06, 2026 03:48 PM (se8lQ)

26 Not even a story, mate!

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I'm not your mate, guy.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 06, 2026 03:48 PM (2UnvF)

27 I’m really hoping someone on the Trump admin has security that includes a machine gun nest.

Posted by: The Sheriff at February 06, 2026 03:48 PM (Qgg5f)

28 Krystal Ball has hit the wall, and the wall won.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 03:48 PM (8avO+)

29 This is the stratification I was talking about on the Rant thread -- These AWFLs see minorities as a lower striation, and so that gives them the right to call them names for disagreeing with the approved narrative -- they are lower and therefore must do as directed by their betters.

And that last video -- wow. From the same class of people demanding more muzzies in the country.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 03:48 PM (k/oxk)

30 They aren't sending their A Team.

But, they only have to get lucky once.

dang it all.

Posted by: Adriane the Ethnic Wisdom & Folksy Sayings Critic . . . Old Wives Tales Kicked In for Free at February 06, 2026 03:49 PM (3ZUWJ)

31 Everyone is irrationally talking about greyness for some reason while all I see is another perfectly crafted post by our talented blog artist Ace. The delusions of crowds... sad.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 06, 2026 03:49 PM (3uBP9)

32 So, now we're going to see the proliferation of self-appointed free-lance anti-Fascists like the character played by Paul Lukas in Watch on the Rhine? At least that guy - who, incidentally, I found to be melodramatic, self-important and obnoxious - was fighting actual Fascists. The current crop of killer clowns are more like those hysterics running around shooting at water towers after listening to Orwell's War of the Worlds broadcast.

Posted by: Paco at February 06, 2026 03:49 PM (2L+MU)

33 "What is wrong with you!? Not only do you not have morality, apparently you don't have self-preservation! These people hate you!"

To which I'd answer : "So do you, you delusional fucktard! If I'm not safe with them, I'm DOUBLY not safe with you!"

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 03:49 PM (iXqHn)

34 I'm not your mate, guy.
Posted by: Duke Lowell

I'm not your guy, bub.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 03:50 PM (77rzZ)

35 "What is wrong with you!? Not only do you not have morality, apparently you don't have self-preservation! These people hate you!"
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That worldview is psychotic.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 03:47 PM (RIvkX)

It is just socialism. Groups are 100 pct identical faceless cogs who can be represented by any member. He or she gets the good job and mansion, they rest get nothing.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 03:50 PM (8avO+)

36 More violent democrat homosexual terrorists.

How much can our poor nation stand before they have to be eliminated?

Posted by: What Is To Be Done? at February 06, 2026 03:50 PM (Ksqrb)

37 >>> Krystal Ball has hit the wall, and the wall won.
Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 03:48 PM (8avO+)

I have to see her with a dildo mounted upon her head to compare, before/after.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 06, 2026 03:50 PM (3uBP9)

38 OMB? Odd to target that agency head.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 03:44 PM (zZu0s)
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They gots da money.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 03:50 PM (RIvkX)

39 The left: How dare Trump call the countries our immigrants are coming from shitholes. They are beautiful and culturally rich, only a racist would say such things

Also the left: Sending immigrants back to their home countries is no different then sending them to death camps!

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 03:51 PM (sKqQm)

40 29 And that last video -- wow. From the same class of people demanding more muzzies in the country.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 03:48 PM (k/oxk)

They're living in Zardoz.

They see themselves as the Eternals, and they want the Muslims to be the Exterminators who will kill off all the Brutals.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 03:51 PM (iXqHn)

41 I think the Right is quixotic in rejecting stratification as it is already too late -- Obama and the marxists have created the framework and we either invert it, or let it rule us.

But I am not ready (and never will be) for a white supremacist ideology. The problem is, in order to restore the "all men are created equal" culture we once (mostly) had, we have to throw all the commies into the sea, and send all the muzzies back to the desert.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 03:51 PM (k/oxk)

42 That photo. The bitch on the left looks like she's had a stroke or is channeling The Joker.

Posted by: Joe Mama at February 06, 2026 03:51 PM (TezPK)

43 OMB? Odd to target that agency head.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

RV worked on Project 2025. Leftards consider that to be the fascist cookbook Trump is using.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 06, 2026 03:52 PM (OR60z)

44 Those videos of leftist losers and creepozoids screeching at ICE always bring a smile to my face. It's pure impotent, helpless theater that doesn't even rise to the level of ankle-biting. It's like a mosquito landing on an elephant.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 03:54 PM (iFTx/)

45 BLADE WHIPS IT OUT FIRST AGAIN
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

Put it away, perv.
Posted by: XTC

Zorro, The Gay Blade adjacent?

Posted by: Tonypete at February 06, 2026 03:54 PM (cYBz/)

46 Krystal, disown your parents for your shitty name, and the next time you reenter the United States, try to stroll past CBP at a PoE and see what happens.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 06, 2026 03:44 PM (O3dBq)

I never thought for a second that that was not a self chosen nickname. Looks like I was wrong, LOL.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 03:54 PM (8avO+)

47 RV worked on Project 2025. Leftards consider that to be the fascist cookbook Trump is using.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 06, 2026 03:52 PM (OR60z)

Interesting.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 03:55 PM (zZu0s)

48 I missed the nood so I'm going to willow here to complete the thought:

253 226 The Blade, he stays INCOGNITO. He might not even exist at all. He could be a literary creation.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 03:39 PM (iFTx/)

We all should incorporate security in our personal lives - not to be paranoid, nor because we fear someone my take offense of our postings here, but just so we're not 'soft' targets. Just being aware of your surroundings and looking for things that 'don't look right' probably goes a long way to enhancing safety.

I'm no expert - just paranoid common sense from one who grew up being bullied....I'm sure there are those here who are far more expert on this topic.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 03:51 PM (QGaXH)

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 03:55 PM (QGaXH)

49 Zorro, The Gay Blade adjacent?
Posted by: Tonypete at February 06, 2026 03:54 PM (cYBz/)

That movie is free on ewetub, btw. I could not get 5 mins in.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 03:55 PM (zZu0s)

50 The Blade, he stays INCOGNITO. He might not even exist at all. He could be a literary creation.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

The Blade is AI. Like Muldoon.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 03:56 PM (77rzZ)

51 jennfer welch, yeah shes pure psycho

Posted by: miguel cervantes at February 06, 2026 03:56 PM (bXbFr)

52 BLADE WHIPS IT OUT FIRST AGAIN
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

Put it away, perv.
Posted by: XTC

Zorro, The Gay Blade adjacent?
Posted by: Tonypete at February 06, 2026 03:54 PM (cYBz/)
_____

Well, that was George Hamilton, right? Very cool, handsome dude. Just like The Blade!

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 03:57 PM (iFTx/)

53 Fascism gets a bad rap.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 06, 2026 03:58 PM (BjbaR)

54 That photo. The bitch on the left looks like she's had a stroke or is channeling The Joker.
Posted by: Joe Mama at February 06, 2026 03:51 PM (TezPK)
******
That vile, crazy, creature is Jennifer Welch.
The poster woman for AWFL.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 06, 2026 03:58 PM (NpAcC)

55 We all should incorporate security in our personal lives - not to be paranoid, nor because we fear someone my take offense of our postings here, but just so we're not 'soft' targets. Just being aware of your surroundings and looking for things that 'don't look right' probably goes a long way to enhancing safety.

I'm no expert - just paranoid common sense from one who grew up being bullied....I'm sure there are those here who are far more expert on this topic.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 03:51 PM (QGaXH)

I have 3 Persiany cats whose breed used to be called Napoleons and a savage British Shorthair. All the dudes are named for generals.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 03:58 PM (8avO+)

56 >>I think the Right is quixotic in rejecting stratification as it is already too late --

It's not too late. Just a couple hours ago the 4th Circuit overturned a nationwide injunction that halted Trump's attempt to gut DEI throughout the government.

DEI is on life support and fading fast. We are returning to a country based on merit and the rule if law. Won't be pretty or fast but we can win. We just need to keep fighting back.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 03:58 PM (viF8m)

57 Good Grief - now Brett Baire and those lefty retards on Special Report are going to spend 30 minutes of tonight's miserable hour-long show blubbering about racist Trumpfff!!!! and showcasing their "fair & balanced" BS by interviewing every whackadoodle Dem they can find.

God, the show is already unwatchable...

Posted by: Boswell at February 06, 2026 03:59 PM (j10i6)

58 Why are illegals part of Latino Americans community?

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 06, 2026 04:00 PM (MGB5H)

59 Zorro, The Gay Blade adjacent?
Posted by: Tonypete at February 06, 2026 03:54 PM (cYBz/)

That movie is free on ewetub, btw. I could not get 5 mins in.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 03:55 PM (zZu0s)

My dentist had Zorro II going in the office but I think it was the later reboot.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 04:00 PM (8avO+)

60 55 I have 3 Persiany cats whose breed used to be called Napoleons and a savage British Shorthair. All the dudes are named for generals.
Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 03:58 PM (8avO+)

Which one's the answer to your Password Recovery question?

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 04:00 PM (iXqHn)

61 I'd like to collect Andrew Breitbart's award for finding evidence that the n word was used.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 06, 2026 04:01 PM (n5tGW)

62 The Blade, he stays INCOGNITO. He might not even exist at all. He could be a literary creation.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

The Blade is AI. Like Muldoon.
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 03:56 PM (77rzZ)
______

Yea, but cool AI, like the Terminator. Not that gay AI.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 04:01 PM (iFTx/)

63 Time for a lil bit o ultra violence my droogies!

Posted by: Aversion therapy needed at February 06, 2026 04:02 PM (6Mw3v)

64 55 I have 3 Persiany cats whose breed used to be called Napoleons and a savage British Shorthair. All the dudes are named for generals.
Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 03:58 PM (8avO+)

Which one's the answer to your Password Recovery question?
Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 04:00 PM (iXqHn)

Never used them for that lol. Last time I used it I discovered that the one I do have has an ambiguous answer as I had two elementary schools. oops.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 04:02 PM (8avO+)

65 DEI is on life support and fading fast. We are returning to a country based on merit and the rule if law. Won't be pretty or fast but we can win. We just need to keep fighting back.

Posted by: JackStraw

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But 600k Chinese students, 1.2M H1bs, plus temporary hotel workers,....

They are all tribal. Tribal = stratification. Plus the muzzies making a major push to islamify TX and FLA and others. There is a lot of shit we need to get back into the donkey.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 04:02 PM (k/oxk)

66 KSTP News: Operation Metro Surge leading to budget concerns for City of Minneapolis...the city spent at least $5 million in just a couple of weeks in January in response to the federal immigration enforcement operations.

In December, the city approved a 2026 budget that eliminated critical staffing overtime. It was considered a $3.6 million cost savings at the time.

Operation metro surge is going to collapse the local economy. People are too scared to work, local restaurants stop having people come in, kids are not going to school. This whole thing is going to have a massive economic cost for Minneapolis, outside of budgetary shortfalls in the city.

Sadly I feel like this is part of their plan as retribution against us/Walz. Also they want to depress immigration in general, but particularly in blue states. That will negatively affect apportionment in the House.

The state needs to give metro area some relief and support using our tax dollars and they can take it from the outstate red areas that are cheering on ICE activity

Spending our own tax dollars to kidnap and murder our residents and fuck up our local economy.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 06, 2026 04:03 PM (JCZqz)

67 Trump stepped on his dick with that Obama ape video.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 06, 2026 04:03 PM (abIsI)

68 The libtards are just upset that their slaves are being taken away from them.

Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at February 06, 2026 04:03 PM (h3wuo)

69 >>BS by interviewing every whackadoodle Dem they can find.

Nope. Brett will have on Republican Tim Scott, who voiced his outrage earlier today.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 06, 2026 04:04 PM (Y1sOo)

70 The libtards are just upset that their slaves are being taken away from them.
Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at February 06, 2026 04:03 PM (h3wuo)

some are still mad from the first time.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 04:04 PM (8avO+)

71 Elric is from Melnibone'.

Chaos worshipper

Posted by: Obvs. at February 06, 2026 04:04 PM (6Mw3v)

72 The state needs to give metro area some relief and support using our tax dollars and they can take it from the outstate red areas that are cheering on ICE activity

Spending our own tax dollars to kidnap and murder our residents and fuck up our local economy.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions

Your state doesn't have any tax dollars. The Somalis took it.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 06, 2026 04:04 PM (MGB5H)

73 Tbf Mooch is somewhat Simian and Barack's ears are rather Chimp like....

Posted by: steevy at February 06, 2026 04:05 PM (YwEeS)

74 >>Trump stepped on his dick with that Obama ape video.

It is definitely going to hurt his re-election odds.

Posted by: garrett at February 06, 2026 04:05 PM (gH8T+)

75 Four-eyed rat weasel cockroach DeWine is demanding all the illegal Haitians stay in Ohio. They keep the economy moving. Do better Ohio. Much better.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 06, 2026 04:06 PM (abIsI)

76 Death Cult's gotta Death Cult.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 04:06 PM (cRqlV)

77 Trump stepped on his dick with that Obama ape video.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 06, 2026 04:03 PM (abIsI)

Every time you post I imagine you sucking on a wedge of lemon.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 04:06 PM (rbvCR)

78 Tbf Mooch is somewhat Simian and Barack's ears are rather Chimp like....
Posted by: steevy

And W got portrayed as a chimp.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 04:06 PM (77rzZ)

79 KSTP News: Operation Metro Surge leading to budget concerns for City of Minneapolis...the city spent at least $5 million in just a couple of weeks in January in response to the federal immigration enforcement operations.

In December, the city approved a 2026 budget that eliminated critical staffing overtime. It was considered a $3.6 million cost savings at the time.

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

Just like a Democrat. Plenty of money for rioters, plenty of money for grifting child care rackets, but lets cut OT for crisis workers and hope nothing bad happens.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 04:07 PM (8avO+)

80 Social Media blowing up with the ape video.

Posted by: Max Power at February 06, 2026 04:07 PM (SwyyQ)

81 Ohmagerd social media

Posted by: steevy at February 06, 2026 04:07 PM (YwEeS)

82 The state needs to give metro area some relief and support using our tax dollars and they can take it from the outstate red areas that are cheering on ICE activity

Spending our own tax dollars to kidnap and murder our residents and fuck up our local economy.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions

Your state doesn't have any tax dollars. The Somalis took it.
Posted by: BruceWayne at February 06, 2026 04:04 PM (MGB5H)
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These retards whine about $5M the city spent on futile bukkake theater trying to impede ICE. But they have nothing to say about Somalis stealing 1,000x that with all the health and welfare scams.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 04:07 PM (iFTx/)

83 Four-eyed rat weasel cockroach DeWine is demanding all the illegal Haitians stay in Ohio. They keep the economy moving. Do better Ohio. Much better.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 06, 2026 04:06 PM (abIsI)

Eating the geese and cats and dogs is not an 'economy'

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 04:07 PM (8avO+)

84 apes are honorable and brave, so not like obama at all,

Posted by: miguel cervantes at February 06, 2026 04:08 PM (bXbFr)

85 "Ex-MSNBC Host Krystal Ball"

That is like a drag queen name. Which is sort of perfect for an MSNBC/MSNEWS spokeshole. I do have add, she needs way more makeup and a bigger wig.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 06, 2026 04:08 PM (8ZVmQ)

86 Michelle Obama called for a boycott of white-owned companies
x.com/EndWokeness/status/2013356579802767412
If Michelle doesn't want to be portrayed as an ape, she should quit throwing poo.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 06, 2026 04:08 PM (gKWVE)

87 Every time you post I imagine you sucking on a wedge of lemon.
Posted by: Kindltot

That is hot...

Posted by: Don Lemon at February 06, 2026 04:08 PM (JCZqz)

88 80 Social Media blowing up with the ape video.
Posted by: Max Power

Yup. Another nail in the midterms.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 06, 2026 04:08 PM (abIsI)

89 So, the MSM calls us fascists and nazis over and over again ad nauseam but they don't do anything about. Antifa, the trannies and other assorted crazy leftists think they are duty bound to kill fascists...

It seems likely that existing legal precedent could allow individual members of mainstream media who made these defamatory statements to be treated as accessories to the actions of Antifa and similar groups

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 06, 2026 04:09 PM (Wnqw0)

90 These retards whine about $5M the city spent on futile bukkake theater trying to impede ICE. But they have nothing to say about Somalis stealing 1,000x that with all the health and welfare scams.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at

^^^^^^^^^^^

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 06, 2026 04:09 PM (MGB5H)

91 remember dewine said the fraud was the price of doing business in Ahia,

Posted by: miguel cervantes at February 06, 2026 04:09 PM (bXbFr)

92 These retards whine about $5M the city spent on futile bukkake theater trying to impede ICE. But they have nothing to say about Somalis stealing 1,000x that with all the health and welfare scams.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 04:07 PM (iFTx/)

The Somalis aren't doing that. They are the patsys for the Democrats doing that. If the Somalis worked alone, it would never have gotten past scrutiny.

Try starting one yourself now as a right wing or Christian and see how much you get in your pockets.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 04:09 PM (8avO+)

93 now Brett Baire and those lefty retards on Special Report are going to spend 30 minutes of tonight's miserable hour-long show blubbering about racist Trumpfff!!!! and showcasing their "fair & balanced" BS by interviewing every whackadoodle Dem they can find.

God, the show is already unwatchable...
==
Your statement of the problem, also includes the solution to the problem. Adroitly done!

Posted by: Obvs. at February 06, 2026 04:09 PM (6Mw3v)

94 These retards whine about $5M the city spent on futile bukkake theater trying to impede ICE. But they have nothing to say about Somalis stealing 1,000x that with all the health and welfare scams.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

That money mostly comes from the Federal government. They're enriching Minnesota with it!

Posted by: Minnesota Lawmakers at February 06, 2026 04:10 PM (JCZqz)

95 Tim Scott endorsed Murkowski in the primary
x.com/HeyBooBoo16/status/2019835753224892731
Scott is a Swamp creature.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 06, 2026 04:10 PM (gKWVE)

96 That vile, crazy, creature is Jennifer Welch.
The poster woman for AWFL.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 06, 2026 03:58 PM (NpAcC)
_________________________

She can be reached at 867-5309.

Posted by: Orson at February 06, 2026 04:10 PM (dIske)

97 85 That is like a drag queen name. Which is sort of perfect for an MSNBC/MSNEWS spokeshole. I do have add, she needs way more makeup and a bigger wig.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 06, 2026 04:08 PM (8ZVmQ)

Maybe 20 years ago.

Now it's shit like "Semenguzzler McShlongadong"

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 04:10 PM (iXqHn)

98 It seems likely that existing legal precedent could allow individual members of mainstream media who made these defamatory statements to be treated as accessories to the actions of Antifa and similar groups
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 06, 2026 04:09 PM (Wnqw0)

That is supported in international law with the arrest and conviction of the broadcaster who pushed the genocide in Rwanda

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 04:11 PM (rbvCR)

99 >>t 600k Chinese students, 1.2M H1bs, plus temporary hotel workers,....

We didn't get to this place overnight and won't get out of it overnight either. We are gaining ground almost every single day and all the momentum is on our side.

I'm not conceding an inch to these dirtbags. Rather watch them cry.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 04:11 PM (viF8m)

100 remember dewine said the fraud was the price of doing business in Ahia,
=
Reminiscent of a dirty cop talking about his mafia kickback payments.....

Posted by: Obvs. at February 06, 2026 04:11 PM (6Mw3v)

101 Somebody splain to me how this fits in so perfectly with the old "party switch" lie..

I keep hearing how the bad behavior of the left somehow only exists on the right but I see no proof of this "switch". What I DO see is this episode playing on repeat.

They are panicking and are wounded, possibly fatally.

Kick them. We are over the target with the fraud and they see their future of power slipping

Posted by: melodicmetal at February 06, 2026 04:11 PM (tplbr)

102 Krystal Ball also can't understand how a projectile from Howard Stern could take down an airplane.

Posted by: Avi at February 06, 2026 04:11 PM (ieodf)

103 "Four-eyed rat weasel cockroach DeWine is demanding all the illegal Haitians stay in Ohio. They keep the economy moving. Do better Ohio. Much better."

I can't wait for his successor, Dr. Gov. Miss Amy who is going to give free Covid comfort dolls and baskets to all illegal immigrants.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 06, 2026 04:11 PM (DgMqy)

104 Don't know what it's like now, but back in the day half the Border Patrol was Hispanic. There were a number of reasons for this, but among them was the requirement for all BP trainees to speak Spanish upon graduation from training. Spanish being rather important if you were going to work, you know, on the border. If it was already you first or second language, it was advantageous. Nobody in any of the agencies I worked with or for gave a shit what race anybody you worked with was.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at February 06, 2026 04:11 PM (MZ+PY)

105 These retards whine about $5M the city spent on futile bukkake theater trying to impede ICE. But they have nothing to say about Somalis stealing 1,000x that with all the health and welfare scams.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 04:07 PM (iFTx/)

The Somalis aren't doing that. They are the patsys for the Democrats doing that. If the Somalis worked alone, it would never have gotten past scrutiny.

Try starting one yourself now as a right wing or Christian and see how much you get in your pockets.
Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 04:09 PM (8avO+)
______

Yes and no. Sure, all these scammers are politically connected and it's always Dumocraps. But it's not just the Somalis. We are getting fucked by everyone. In LA, it was the Russians and Armenians stealing 100s of millions with those fake hospice centers.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 04:12 PM (iFTx/)

106 I watched the full video, all kinds of elected officials, and celebrities are portrayed as animals. Including Trump himself! For example Caryn Elaine Johnson is a hippo, and IL governor is some very large animal too, Hakeem is a weasel.

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 04:12 PM (g47mK)

107
He says his mission was to "stop fascism."

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

* cue Johnny Mandel *

The game of life is hard to play
You're gonna lose it anyway
The losing card you'll someday lay
so this is all I have to say:

SUICIDE IS PAINLESS! ...

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 04:12 PM (cRqlV)

108 My dentist had Zorro II going in the office but I think it was the later reboot.
Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 04:00 PM (8avO+)

The first Antonio Banderas one was pretty good. Just a fun movie with hot Catherine Zeta Jones.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 04:13 PM (zZu0s)

109 Yes and no. Sure, all these scammers are politically connected and it's always Dumocraps. But it's not just the Somalis. We are getting fucked by everyone. In LA, it was the Russians and Armenians stealing 100s of millions with those fake hospice centers.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 04:12 PM (iFTx/)

But the Democrats are all the same. Again, blame the Dems and the GOPe that enable them for decades without even getting a kickback.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 04:13 PM (8avO+)

110 Trump loves his laser pointer. The strength of the Outrage Machine is its ability to inflate one story into Scream Status. That's also its weakness.

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 04:13 PM (4BmaM)

111 Don't know what it's like now, but back in the day half the Border Patrol was Hispanic. There were a number of reasons for this, but among them was the requirement for all BP trainees to speak Spanish upon graduation from training. Spanish being rather important if you were going to work, you know, on the border. If it was already you first or second language, it was advantageous. Nobody in any of the agencies I worked with or for gave a shit what race anybody you worked with was.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at February

CBP is majority Hispanic. ICE is almost 50/50

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 06, 2026 04:13 PM (MGB5H)

112 Washington is a Jungle ...or a Zoo. No surprises there.

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 04:14 PM (g47mK)

113 Including Trump himself! For example Caryn Elaine Johnson is a hippo, and IL governor is some very large animal too, Hakeem is a weasel.
==
Let me guess, Trump was a lion.

Posted by: Obvs. at February 06, 2026 04:14 PM (6Mw3v)

114 Fox should pick up the TPUSA halftime show.

I don’t plan on watching the stupor bowl. But I’d watch that.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 04:14 PM (UMWMT)

115 My dentist had Zorro II going in the office but I think it was the later reboot.
Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 04:00 PM (8avO+)

The first Antonio Banderas one was pretty good. Just a fun movie with hot Catherine Zeta Jones.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 04:13 PM (zZu0s)

The second one was ok, and Zeta did more sword swinging herself.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 04:14 PM (8avO+)

116 The first Antonio Banderas one was pretty good. Just a fun movie with hot Catherine Zeta Jones.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

I thought the plot was silly, but CZJ was an incandescent smokeshow, so I really didn't care.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 04:14 PM (77rzZ)

117 Don't go back to Rockville.

I could've used that advice 20 years ago.

Posted by: DaveA at February 06, 2026 04:14 PM (FhXTo)

118 You're never going to belong — and you're the one implementing the violent force against your own community

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Sounds like libs defining people by the color of their skin and not the content of their character.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 06, 2026 04:14 PM (Wnqw0)

119 Tim Scott endorsed Murkowski in the primary
x.com/HeyBooBoo16/status/2019835753224892731
Scott is a Swamp creature.

Wow, that's disappointing. I can't imagine what he was thinking.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 04:14 PM (Riz8t)

120 "Authorities believe he was carrying a gun. Two weeks ago he was arrested and now he's been charged him with attempted murder."

John Sexton needs an editor.
He's been charged him?

Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 06, 2026 04:15 PM (Hx0tZ)

121 Oh, so we are scheduled for our weekly (seems like daily at times) round of kicking each other in the balls and shouting nihilistic things at each other?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 04:16 PM (zZu0s)

122 My dentist had Zorro II going in the office but I think it was the later reboot.
Posted by: Oldcat a[/i

Luxury. My dentist has old rusty tools hanging from the rafters. He doesn't speak English well either.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 06, 2026 04:16 PM (abIsI)

123 ... they found notes about his weapons and a "Body Disposal Guide."

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Hydrofluoric acid. Ceramic bathtub. Corpse. Some disassembly required ...

What could go wrong?

/obligatory "Breaking Bad" reference

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 04:16 PM (cRqlV)

124 Wow, that's disappointing. I can't imagine what he was thinking.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 04:14 PM (Riz8t)

Maybe he's banging Murk.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 04:16 PM (zZu0s)

125 Condoleeza Rice on the other hand, you can make all the racists cartoons about her that you wnat

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 06, 2026 04:16 PM (Wnqw0)

126 The Blade is AI. Like Muldoon.
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 03:56 PM (77rzZ)
______

Yea, but cool AI, like the Terminator. Not that gay AI.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

I hope you're not implying that Muldoon is gay.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 04:17 PM (77rzZ)

127 i don’t care about the video

every single GOPe that cries about it needs to stfu

(tim scott, mike lawler, katie britt who are mcconell lackeys)

Posted by: cherries in season at February 06, 2026 04:17 PM (//2Io)

128 Condoleeza Rice on the other hand, you can make all the racists cartoons about her that you wnat
Posted by: Lemmiwinks

Yes, I thought of that, too.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 04:18 PM (77rzZ)

129 i don’t care about the video

every single GOPe that cries about it needs to stfu

(tim scott, mike lawler, katie britt who are mcconell lackeys)

Posted by: cherries in season at February 06, 2026 04:17 PM (//2Io)

Pretty dumb for them to still have a patron that makes Biden seem lively.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 04:18 PM (8avO+)

130 Condoleeza Rice on the other hand, you can make all the racists cartoons about her that you wnat
Posted by: Lemmiwinks

Yes, I thought of that, too.
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 04:18 PM (77rzZ)

That's (D)ifferent.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 06, 2026 04:18 PM (MGB5H)

131 Maybe he's banging Murk.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

OMG. Now I need serious brain bleach.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 04:18 PM (77rzZ)

132 127 i don’t care about the video

every single GOPe that cries about it needs to stfu

(tim scott, mike lawler, katie britt who are mcconell lackeys)

Posted by: cherries in season at February 06, 2026 04:17 PM (//2Io)

They're only whining because now the Democrats have the outrage of the day to fundraise off of instead of them.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 04:18 PM (iXqHn)

133 Wow, that's disappointing. I can't imagine what he was thinking.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 04:14 PM (Riz8t)

I think the Disappointment in Tim Scott Train left the station about a dozen years ago

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 04:19 PM (4BmaM)

134 Scott didn't want to piss off his coke connection.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 06, 2026 04:19 PM (abIsI)

135 Wow, that's disappointing. I can't imagine what he was thinking.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 04:14 PM (Riz8t)

Maybe he's banging Murk.

Dude! What did I ever do to you?

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 04:19 PM (Riz8t)

136 The Drunk Republican
@DrunkRepub
1h
I thought Trump’s video mocking the Obamas was tasteless and beneath the office of the President.

I thought Obama conspiring with British intel and the media to sabotage Trump’s presidency via a phony dossier was worse.
Feb 6, 2026 · 7:42 PM UTC

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 04:19 PM (rbvCR)

137 They're only whining because now the Democrats have the outrage of the day to fundraise off of instead of them.
Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 04:18 PM (iXqHn)

They'd be better off stealing UNICEF donations on Halloween.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 04:20 PM (8avO+)

138 Dude! What did I ever do to you?
Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 04:19 PM (Riz8t)

Its bad mental image Friday.

I could have implied a nasty three-way between Scott, Murk and Hillary!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 04:20 PM (zZu0s)

139 My dentist had Zorro II going in the office but I think it was the later reboot.
Posted by: Oldcat

Luxury. My dentist has old rusty tools hanging from the rafters. He doesn't speak English well either.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 06, 2026 04:16 PM (abIsI)

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

Opulence! You guys have dentists?

My guy is a medieval barber whose only tools are leeches and hot irons ...

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 04:20 PM (cRqlV)

140 Tim Scott endorsed Murkowski in the primary
x.com/HeyBooBoo16/status/2019835753224892731
Scott is a Swamp creature.
Posted by: gKWVE at

Meet the new boss, oh you know the thing

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 06, 2026 04:20 PM (MGB5H)

141 "You're never going to belong — and you're the one implementing the violent force against your own community!? I just can't wrap my head around that!" -Krystal Ball (D-unce)

That's a flat out admission on her part, but the insinuation is that others won't accept them into society, not her.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 06, 2026 04:21 PM (Hx0tZ)

142 We didn't get to this place overnight and won't get out of it overnight either. We are gaining ground almost every single day and all the momentum is on our side.

I'm not conceding an inch to these dirtbags. Rather watch them cry.
Posted by: JackStraw
---------

OK coach. I'll keep my pecker up!

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 04:21 PM (k/oxk)

143 Welch and Ball. The very definition of AWFL

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 06, 2026 04:21 PM (Hhsnh)

144 I feel sorry for Jennifer Welch. Of course she's a mess. Any girl would be, having to live life with a face like that.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 06, 2026 04:22 PM (AlhUl)

145 141 That's a flat out admission on her part, but the insinuation is that others won't accept them into society, not her.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 06, 2026 04:21 PM (Hx0tZ)

It's something I learned long, long ago, and it's only gotten worse since then.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 04:22 PM (iXqHn)

146 My guy is a medieval barber whose only tools are leeches and hot irons ...
Posted by: ShainS

I understand that hot irons are a required part of every Hordeling's first-aid kit.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 04:22 PM (77rzZ)

147 Wow, that's disappointing. I can't imagine what he was thinking.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 04:14 PM (Riz8t)

I think the Disappointment in Tim Scott Train left the station about a dozen years ago
Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 04:19 PM (4BmaM)

Imagine in a world where the MAGA train is running about having a blast grabbing countries, defunding Democrats and arresting terrorists you still think your best look is tut tutting on TV about norms.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 04:22 PM (8avO+)

148 Well that did it - now they're going to call Trump a racist.

Hung for a sheep as a lamb, as they say.

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 04:22 PM (4BmaM)

149 Could be a classic honeypot:

Post a video favorable to trump. He posts a link to it. Substitute source video for another video.

Posted by: Max Power at February 06, 2026 04:22 PM (SwyyQ)

150 Minorities nothing but pawns for white Democrat overlords. Vote accordingly.

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We don't call it The Democrat-Communist Plantation for nothin'.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 04:23 PM (cRqlV)

151 "Trump stepped on his dick with that Obama ape video."

I don't think Trump had anything to do with it.

Posted by: pawn at February 06, 2026 04:23 PM (uvB+6)

152 149 Could be a classic honeypot:

Post a video favorable to trump. He posts a link to it. Substitute source video for another video.

Posted by: Max Power at February 06, 2026 04:22 PM (SwyyQ)

Or a paid off and now soon-to-be-fired staffer...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 06, 2026 04:24 PM (tOcjL)

153 It is valid. They were already calling him a racist, you know. And us.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 04:24 PM (zZu0s)

154 Could be a classic honeypot:

Post a video favorable to trump. He posts a link to it. Substitute source video for another video.

Posted by: Max Power at February 06, 2026 04:22 PM (SwyyQ)

More like a honey-post from the sound of it.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 04:24 PM (8avO+)

155 Wow Krystal is nuttier than squirrel poop. Who would think that anybody with a generic stripper name would be so off the rails?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 06, 2026 04:25 PM (wBaIH)

156 151 "Trump stepped on his dick with that Obama ape video."

I don't think Trump had anything to do with it.
Posted by: pawn

Then he must fire everyone in the chain that touched it.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 06, 2026 04:25 PM (abIsI)

157 My guy is a medieval barber whose only tools are leeches and hot irons ...
Posted by: ShainS

Wait a minute. Perhaps she's right. Maybe us barbers have been wrong all these years to rely on ideas which have failed us. Maybe we should study the human body intently and make our observations on fact, not superstition. Perhaps this scientific method could extend to other disciplines, such as architecture, engineering, navigation. We may discover a bright new age... a Renaissance, if you will.

Naaaaaahhh!

Posted by: Theodoric of York at February 06, 2026 04:25 PM (cYBz/)

158 Everyone to the right of Trotsky is a racist to these leftist clowns. Ignore them.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 04:27 PM (77rzZ)

159

I don't care what Trump posts on social media.

Trump is trying to save our country and he speaks the truth that might offend some people.

So, fuck off if you don't want to know the truth.

Posted by: four seasons at February 06, 2026 04:27 PM (3ek7K)

160 don't care what Trump posts on social media.

Trump is trying to save our country and he speaks the truth that might offend some people.

So, fuck off if you don't want to know the truth.

Posted by: four seasons

*fist bump*

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 06, 2026 04:28 PM (MGB5H)

161 Well that did it - now they're going to call Trump a racist.

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

Over/Under on when they call him "Literally Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini."

The OVER opens at 10 Years Ago.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 04:29 PM (cRqlV)

162 >>I don't think Trump had anything to do with it.

He also didn't step on his dick. Leftist have literally tried to murder him multiple times, the draw cartoons of him in a Nazi costume, with a pigs head, claim without a shred of evidence he's a pedophile but the WH team posts one cartoon picturing Trump as the king of the jungle and all his opponents, including Obama who ran the Russia hoax, as lesser beasts and the first thing Republicans do is surrender.

Fuck them. Their outrage is as fake as everything else they do. No apologies to communists.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 04:29 PM (viF8m)

163 145 141 That's a flat out admission on her part, but the insinuation is that others won't accept them into society, not her.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 06, 2026 04:21 PM (Hx0tZ)

It's something I learned long, long ago, and it's only gotten worse since then.
Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 04:22 PM (iXqHn)

I wouldn't be surprised since not only do you have some underlying elements of tribalism involved that have always been around to one degree or other, now there is the conceit that you cannot be "authentically [insert group identity here]" unless you are 100% compliant with current left-wing orthodoxy. It's what critical theory hath wrought, and rather sharply if crudely embodied in Dementia Joe's statement "if you don't vote for me then you ain't black."

Posted by: From at February 06, 2026 04:30 PM (TbWk/)

164 >>>I don't care what Trump posts on social media.

I mean that's totally healthy. But it's still interesting to kind of armchair quarterback the potential ramifications.

Posted by: Max Power at February 06, 2026 04:30 PM (SwyyQ)

165 With the bill I got from my last dental visit I'm thinking about performing some home dentistry. I've got a Dremel, two part epoxy, bourbon, vise grips, and some semi clean shop rags. All I need is a mirror I can attach to my head.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 06, 2026 04:30 PM (abIsI)

166 I understand that hot irons are a required part of every Hordeling's first-aid kit.
Posted by: Bulg

Moron instructional video

tiny.cc/4any001

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 06, 2026 04:30 PM (OR60z)

167 I still haven't seen the video, but I saw bits and it looks like it was totally appropriate to compare the obamas to greedy nasty monkeys. "gimmie gimmie gimme"

It is unfortunate that the Left has decided that comparison is racism. I get it and he shouldn't have left himself open like that, but maybe that is a strategy.

Anything to stop their constant droning on about ICE and claiming against all evidence that Trump was part of the Epstein mess (did I miss anything there -- has anyone found any real evidence that Trump was involved in the goings on?)

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 04:31 PM (k/oxk)

168 Blindingly obvious racists, straight up. "You're never going to belong?"!!!

The democrats really can't stand the idea that we are deporting their slave class. Imagine if any of these so-called protestors had to actually get a job. Recruiter pulls up the n-word videos and, whaddaya know, no jobs available.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 06, 2026 04:32 PM (I40wl)

169 "Then he must fire everyone in the chain that touched it."

There are worse things than being fired.

Posted by: pawn at February 06, 2026 04:32 PM (uvB+6)

170 Why don't they grab the bitch and throw her in the van?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 04:32 PM (OuTdY)

171 So much of what liberals know, just isn't so.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 06, 2026 04:32 PM (Dv3i1)

172 106 I watched the full video, all kinds of elected officials, and celebrities are portrayed as animals. Including Trump himself! For example Caryn Elaine Johnson is a hippo, and IL governor is some very large animal too, Hakeem is a weasel.
Posted by: runner

Internet hysteria again. I find the hair on fire shit tedious but as an attack on Iran gets closer (like the evac order), it may be intentional distraction in part. Our media monkeys that like to throw poo are entranced with themselves and view Obama and Mooch as one of them. So very bright and shiny object for them to focus upon.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 04:33 PM (2swu2)

173 With the bill I got from my last dental visit I'm thinking about performing some home dentistry. I've got a Dremel, two part epoxy, bourbon, vise grips, and some semi clean shop rags. All I need is a mirror I can attach to my head.
Posted by: Maj. Healey

If I can take out my own appendix, you can handle a tooth or two.

Posted by: zombie Leonid Rogozov at February 06, 2026 04:33 PM (VHUov)

174 Great, it's stuck in my head now

A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh

Posted by: one hour sober at February 06, 2026 04:33 PM (Y1sOo)

175 Apparently no one in the Press is literate enough in biology and taxonomy to understand that humans are within the class order of "primates," which means that "depicting Obamas as primates" is not at all descriptive of anything because they are primates.

Posted by: Alec Leamas at February 06, 2026 04:34 PM (ssz2a)

176 155 Wow Krystal is nuttier than squirrel poop. Who would think that anybody with a generic stripper name would be so off the rails?
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov
======
She will get worse as time goes on is my prediction. That is because she is in fact a living and breathing media automaton that lives and bathes in lies all day long.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 04:34 PM (2swu2)

177 172 106 I watched the full video, all kinds of elected officials, and celebrities are portrayed as animals. Including Trump himself! For example Caryn Elaine Johnson is a hippo, and IL governor is some very large animal too, Hakeem is a weasel.

OHHHHH! see this makes sense now

whew

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 06, 2026 04:35 PM (emBoF)

178 Between Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl, who has time for Islamic Republic of Iran ???

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 04:35 PM (g47mK)

179 If Thomas Paine had yelled or written F. You he would have been skinned alive. The right to protest is not the right to be obscene or abusive.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 04:35 PM (OuTdY)

180 >>>Fuck them. Their outrage is as fake as everything else they do. No apologies to communists.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 04:29 PM (viF8m)
******
^^^This x 1000^^^.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 06, 2026 04:35 PM (K3v88)

181 Internet hysteria again. I find the hair on fire shit tedious but as an attack on Iran gets closer (like the evac order), it may be intentional distraction in part. Our media monkeys that like to throw poo are entranced with themselves and view Obama and Mooch as one of them. So very bright and shiny object for them to focus upon.

Posted by: whig

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Yeah, and the reports I hear about China are much more important as well -- Xi calling Trump and Putin, hat in hand and even talking about ending the Ukraine war....

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 04:36 PM (k/oxk)

182 I wish we could fire up the woodchippers and run them nonstop for the next 3 years.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 06, 2026 04:36 PM (JFvUH)

183 177 172 106 I watched the full video, all kinds of elected officials, and celebrities are portrayed as animals. Including Trump himself! For example Caryn Elaine Johnson is a hippo, and IL governor is some very large animal too, Hakeem is a weasel.

OHHHHH! see this makes sense now

whew
Posted by: BlackOrchid
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That ugly comediane holding the severed head of PDJT set the bar.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 04:37 PM (OuTdY)

184 My guy is a medieval barber whose only tools are leeches and hot irons ...
Posted by: ShainS
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Bloodletting was also de rigueur.

Posted by: Theodoric of York at February 06, 2026 04:38 PM (XeU6L)

185 Yeah, and the reports I hear about China are much more important as well -- Xi calling Trump and Putin, hat in hand and even talking about ending the Ukraine war....
Posted by: bob

The shadow fleet decline is hurting Russia in the pocketbook along with China now being the sole market. China itself is undergoing some serious turbulence in leadership apparently but that in of itself could be a trick. We shall simply have to wait and see what the future brings us.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 04:39 PM (2swu2)

186 167 I still haven't seen the video, but I saw bits and it looks like it was totally appropriate to compare the obamas to greedy nasty monkeys. "gimmie gimmie gimme"

It is unfortunate that the Left has decided that comparison is racism. I get it and he shouldn't have left himself open like that, but maybe that is a strategy.

Anything to stop their constant droning on about ICE and claiming against all evidence that Trump was part of the Epstein mess (did I miss anything there -- has anyone found any real evidence that Trump was involved in the goings on?)

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 04:31 PM (k/oxk)

I think it would have been funnier to have portrayed them as the seagulls from Finding Nemo. "Mine! Mine! Mine!!!"

Posted by: moki at February 06, 2026 04:39 PM (wLjpr)

187 The Left is going to have a stroke when the war in Ukraine is stopped. They are going to absolutely trash all the people responsible for stopping it.

Posted by: pawn at February 06, 2026 04:40 PM (uvB+6)

188 So, I hear it's Super Olympics this weekend.

Or maybe the Winter Bowl? I can't keep up.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 04:40 PM (77rzZ)

189 Nick Sorter is reporting on X that Antifa bully Ed Hu, who is some sort of 'leader' in ICE Watch or whatever crap-for-brains taxpayer funds laundered through NGO group that chases down ICE officers and harasses them in packs of retarded baboons, has been arrested. Apparently he sent death threats to a big booty Latina ICE officer, and attempted to run her down. Sorter has vid of the arrest including shrieking baboons asking what the arrest was for. The Latina came over and showed evidence of the death threat on her phone to one of the baboons recording the arrest. Hu is yelling in the background like some whiny bitch.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 06, 2026 04:41 PM (Dv3i1)

190 I wish we could fire up the woodchippers and run them nonstop for the next 3 years.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 06, 2026 04:36 PM (JFvUH)

A galactic year, right?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 06, 2026 04:41 PM (snZF9)

191 So did anyone have standing? Was it a HIPAA violation. Oh, thats right. Its a tax.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 06, 2026 04:41 PM (YlWIZ)

192 The animal video made radio talking head mike gallagher cry cry. Here's 1/2 a tissue mike. And a cookie.

Posted by: kingsman at February 06, 2026 04:41 PM (ehY6c)

193 188 So, I hear it's Super Olympics this weekend.

Or maybe the Winter Bowl? I can't keep up.
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 04:40 PM (77rzZ)

Curling, FTW. It is a moron sport. The winner buys the beer.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 06, 2026 04:42 PM (I40wl)

194 I think it would have been funnier to have portrayed them as the seagulls from Finding Nemo. "Mine! Mine! Mine!!!"
Posted by: moki
---------
You can do that you know. Elon Musk and Grok AI XCreators are having some big contest about creating videos using AI and potentially winning a prize up to one million bucks.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 04:42 PM (2swu2)

195 At the rally, the quiet rally
The rider sleeps tonight
A wake him up
A wake him up
A wake him up

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 06, 2026 04:43 PM (Kt19C)

196 181 Internet hysteria again. I find the hair on fire shit tedious but as an attack on Iran gets closer (like the evac order), it may be intentional distraction in part. Our media monkeys that like to throw poo are entranced with themselves and view Obama and Mooch as one of them. So very bright and shiny object for them to focus upon.

Posted by: whig
------

The next video of jungle animals should feature all media personalities. Maybe throw in some politicians as edible plant life.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 04:43 PM (OuTdY)

197 187 The Left is going to have a stroke when the war in Ukraine is stopped. They are going to absolutely trash all the people responsible for stopping it.

Posted by: pawn

CIA and Eurocrats will be worse. They are counting on that war to keep the spice flowing. They are willing to fight to the last Ukrainian.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 04:43 PM (2swu2)

198 Hu is yelling in the background like some whiny bitch.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 06, 2026 04:41 PM (Dv3i1)

The reason he yells like that is because he is a whiny bitch.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 06, 2026 04:44 PM (I40wl)

199 The next video of jungle animals should feature all media personalities. Maybe throw in some politicians as edible plant life.

Posted by: Braenyard
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Good idea and an XCreator video by you can make that a reality.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 04:44 PM (2swu2)

200 Ah. Kathy Griffin. Let's take a look, July 2025:

https://shorturl.at/kZ9Nh

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 06, 2026 04:44 PM (XeU6L)

201 The next video of jungle animals should feature all media personalities. Maybe throw in some politicians as edible plant life.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 04:43 PM (OuTdY)

Don Lemon can be a slime mold.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 06, 2026 04:45 PM (I40wl)

202 I have been routinely told that even just saying the N word means you are a racist. Even if you are quoting a movie line or rapping along with some old NWA song.

It was WRONG and BAD and that word shouldn't ever be uttered by my lips because that would mean I was racist and there was no hope for redemption in today's society for me.

I take it that THAT rule still applies to me but not them.

Posted by: Blanco at February 06, 2026 04:45 PM (q83gU)

203 Shooting is not a sport!!11
It uses GUNZZZZ!!11

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 06, 2026 04:45 PM (Kt19C)

204 200 Ah. Kathy Griffin. Let's take a look, July 2025:

https://shorturl.at/kZ9Nh
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 06, 2026 04:44 PM (XeU6L)

I admit I was unaware that they made wigs for turds.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 06, 2026 04:46 PM (I40wl)

205 Obama would be better presented as a Florida Python or a Chicago gangbanger.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 04:46 PM (OuTdY)

206 Obama would be better presented as a Florida Python or a Chicago gangbanger.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 04:46 PM (OuTdY)

Gay twink prison bitch.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 04:47 PM (zZu0s)

207 I am a Lesbian Transgender and cannot be RACIST you ICE BOY !!!!!!!

Ask me if I am a Man is insulting to me...

Your Mother was a Hamster and your Father smelled of Elderberries BOY !!!!

Posted by: Rebecca at February 06, 2026 04:48 PM (J9q9v)

208 Wait.

Kathy Griffey can hold up the bloody decapitated head of President Trump, and that’s funny,
But Trump making the Obama’s into the joke the actually are is horrifying?

Blow it out your ass. And don’t do the racism crap, because everyrhing is racist. So nothing is.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 06, 2026 04:48 PM (VIQkk)

209 Where are the W2's? Are taxes being withheld? If Progressives are involved them Organized Labor must be on the case. Is there a labor agreement? How are they handling the health care of Antifa laborers? I personally would like to see better hearing protection for them with all the amplification and high amplitude high frequency whistles going off.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 06, 2026 04:48 PM (YlWIZ)

210 Obama would be better presented as a Florida Python or a Chicago gangbanger.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 04:46 PM (OuTdY)
=====

I've read that HS friends of Barry referred to him as a Viper. A connoisseur of Hawaiian bud.

Posted by: mrp at February 06, 2026 04:49 PM (rj6Yv)

211 Griffin. FERKING autocucumber

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 06, 2026 04:49 PM (VIQkk)

212 Dear Mr. President:

We're at war. Do you understand?

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 06, 2026 04:49 PM (fZiTB)

213 A wake him up
A wake him up
A wake him up
Posted by: Commissar of plenty
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You'll be hearing from ASCAP...

Posted by: The Tokens at February 06, 2026 04:49 PM (XeU6L)

214 I would make a pithy comment, except that the sidebar sez there is a 25 year old ginger named Elena who wants to date me. First things first.

Posted by: Randy Senior Citizen at February 06, 2026 04:49 PM (oftw2)

215 I admit I was unaware that they made wigs for turds.
Posted by: tcn
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That would could be polished into the next century and it would not help.

Posted by: The Tokens at February 06, 2026 04:50 PM (XeU6L)

216 https://shorturl.at/kZ9Nh
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 06, 2026 04:44 PM (XeU6L)

I admit I was unaware that they made wigs for turds.
Posted by: tcn in AK
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It's a lot more than a wig it's one of those CIA masks.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 04:51 PM (OuTdY)

217 Sorry. Got here late. I see I’m late to the party.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 06, 2026 04:51 PM (VIQkk)

218 The Left is going to have a stroke when the war in Ukraine is stopped. They are going to absolutely trash all the people responsible for stopping it.

Posted by: pawn at February 06, 2026 04:40 PM (uvB+6)

Or like the non-place named Gaza, once it is over they will pretend it never happened...until Russia starts releasing dirt from the records they captured.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 04:51 PM (8avO+)

219 Ah, Kathy Griffin. Appropriate name. Antidote to viagra, she is...

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 06, 2026 04:51 PM (aokFm)

220 nood

flix

Posted by: banana Dream at February 06, 2026 04:51 PM (OAXk+)

221 I have zero experience with racism. Just a touch of experience with classism, but that is not much of a thing in our great country. But of course the commie storm troopers for the Demonrat party shouted racial slurs at the black ICE agent. The racist Ds really hate it when one of their former slave class leaves the plantation and succeeds in life.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 06, 2026 04:52 PM (Sokdp)

222 Just saw this and made me think of Obama:
https://youtu.be/5tYAA285gY0?
si=Jc7Xc_pLplUhFI6J

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 04:52 PM (zZu0s)

223 If Thomas Paine had yelled or written F. You he would have been skinned alive. The right to protest is not the right to be obscene or abusive.

Dunno about "obscene" but some of the founders were downright abusive toward one another. Politically motivated verbal abuse has a long history in this country.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 06, 2026 04:52 PM (Fs0KI)

224 One B-2 ........

Bomb Bay Doors Open Over Minneapolis-Stan....

One EMP Weapon released at 30,000 Ft for an Air Burst...

End of Minneapolis-Stan and their mostly peaceful Demonstrations and Mostly Peaceful Racist Violence towards AMERICAN ICE AGENTS .....

Any Questions ?????

Posted by: General Ripper at February 06, 2026 04:52 PM (dm7SR)

225 Where are the W2's? Are taxes being withheld? If Progressives are involved them Organized Labor must be on the case. Is there a labor agreement? How are they handling the health care of Antifa laborers? I personally would like to see better hearing protection for them with all the amplification and high amplitude high frequency whistles going off.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 06, 2026 04:48 PM (YlWIZ)

It takes 2-3 years to start a collection process. Other than that I like it, the organizers can be prosecuted for failure to withhold and failure to report.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 04:52 PM (rbvCR)

226 "White House deletes racist Trump post depicting Obamas as apes!" shrieks Reuters. OMG!

Yeah, nobody cares, Margaret.

Posted by: Boswell at February 06, 2026 04:53 PM (j10i6)

227 Who is the woman on the left in the last video? Jennifer Welch? Because the still photo makes her look like she'd be twitchy. I save myself some aggravation by just reading your remarks Ace, and not actually seeing videos of these weirdos.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 04:53 PM (8Xy/A)

228 The Left is going to have a stroke when the war in Ukraine is stopped. They are going to absolutely trash all the people responsible for stopping it.

Posted by: pawn

CIA and Eurocrats will be worse. They are counting on that war to keep the spice flowing. They are willing to fight to the last Ukrainian.
Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 04:43 PM (2swu2)

And parts of Canada. Lots of SS Survivors up there.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 04:54 PM (8avO+)

229 Did the Obamas ever find their stash of beef jerky in that parody video?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 06, 2026 04:54 PM (TOSLe)

230 Homosexuality and transgenderism are mental disorders and perversions.

I'm sick and tired of having to put up with their bullshit.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 06, 2026 05:01 PM (vUhur)

231 I am not entirely convinced it is not some Dem mole who somehow got into the Trump WH and posted the ape meme to it is the only thing they do

Posted by: paulnjax at February 06, 2026 05:40 PM (PPnyU)

232 The article says this guy was caught on a Ring camera while he was wearing gloves, a backpack, sunglasses and a surgical mask. I wonder how they made a positive ID with his face pretty much covered like that. Don't get me wrong; I'm glad they did ID him. I hope they send him to the slammer for a very long time.

Posted by: Ralph at February 06, 2026 06:05 PM (8WZD4)

UK Police Search the Homes (Plural) of Labour's "Prince of Darkness" Political Fixer and Close Pal of Jeffrey Epstein

No word on whether any Ukrainian rent boys were interrupted when trying to burn the homes down.

I mentioned on Wednesday that Peter Mandelson had maintained a close friendship with Jeffrey Epstein after his conviction for child sex crimes. He even stayed at Epstein's swank NYC palace while Epstein was in jail.

Mandelson even passed explosively valuable secret financial information to Epstein, telling the financier that the UK was about to announce it was going to bail out British banks during the 2008 real estate/banking crisis. Obviously this kind of information is worth millions to an investor.

Completely coincidentally, Epstein wired $75,000 to Mandelson and another $10,000 to his gay husband. Mandelson denied receiving this money, then claimed he couldn't remember whether or not Epstein had sent him and his husband $85,000.

Weird. I'd remember that, I'm pretty sure.

Keir Starmer denied knowing about Mandelson's continued close relationship with Epstein when he appointed him to be Ambassador to the United States in 2024. He claims he asked Mandelson about it, and the man nicknamed "the Prince of Darkness" denied it -- or "used words" to "minimize" the relationship, as Starmer says -- and Starmer, get this, claims he believed him.

Starmer also claimed the UK's security services failed him, by not telling him the man called the "Prince of Darkness" and making his living as a political fixer and international favor-trader might be lying.

Plot twist: Keir Starmer was lying. He knew all about it.

And now the police are searching Peter Mandelson's homes, plural.

Maybe they were pissed off at being thrown under the bus by Queer Starmer.

UK police searching two properties linked to Peter Mandelson over Epstein investigation

British police said they are searching two properties linked to Peter Mandelson as part of their investigation into misconduct in public office, following revelations about the former UK ambassador to the US' links to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Since the US Justice Department's latest release of materials related to Epstein, Mandelson has been accused of passing on market-sensitive government information that was of clear financial interest to Epstein in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
London's Metropolitan Police said Friday that its officers were carrying out search warrants at two addresses, one in the southern county of Wiltshire and one in Camden, a neighborhood in the north of the capital.
"The searches are related to an ongoing investigation into misconduct in public office offenses, involving a 72-year-old man," said Hayley Sewart, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Met.
Mandelson, 72, has not been arrested and enquiries are ongoing, she said.

Mandelson was not an MP, and therefore ineligible to serve in Starmer's cabinet. But Starmer wanted him in the cabinet. So they appointed Mandelson to the House of Lords, which also is a qualification for serving in the cabinet.

Mandelson was just forced out of this position:

Mandelson resigned from the Labour Party on Sunday and quit the House of Lords, the upper chamber of Britain's parliament, on Wednesday.
CNN has been unable to contact Mandelson this week.
The Mandelson scandal has plunged Keir Starmer's government into crisis and raised questions about the prime minister's political judgment.

It's worse than that, CNN. It is now conventional wisdom in the UK that Starmer will be forced out of his role as PM within the year. He was already the most disastrous and most unpopular PM in history, now he's scandal-plagued on top of it.

And don't even get me started on the Five Twinks that are setting all of his houses and cars on fire.

Beege Wellborn just covered Starmer's terrible week. It's a good rundown.

She notes that Labour bank-benchers are now calling for Starmer to resign. That's his own party telling him to get out.

Politics UK
@PolitlcsUK
🚨 NEW: Labour MP Rachael Maskell has called for Keir Starmer to resign
"We need to now move forward as a party to ensure that we can gain that support back. I don't believe we can with the PM in place - it is inevitable that the PM is going to have to step down"

I hear that word a lot -- his ouster is "inevitable," most agree, including Labour pussies.

Tousi TV points out that the opposition party the Tories are now calling for a call of no confidence in Starmer. Not a no-confidence vote in the Labour government itself, which of course all Labourites would oppose. But a no confidence vote in Starmer is something many of them would vote for.

Starmer is a 180 pound albatross around their necks. An albatross that has secret sex orgies with Ukrainian rent boys.

The end is coming:

Even in the UK, the cataclysmic left's only defense is "But Trump."

Tousi TV points out that the only MPs you can send messages to through that website are Labour MPs. So they understand the danger is real and acute.

He also points out that the website doesn't allow you to send your own message. No, you must pick from their pre-written propaganda statements, all supporting Queer Starmer.

BTW, the reason Mandelson was appointed Ambassador to the US appears to have been to sell Trump on the weak and foolish scheme to deliver the Chagos Islands -- where the US maintains the critical base at Diego Garcia -- to a China ally.

It is becoming increasingly obvious that the reason Starmer sent Mandelson to Washington, despite his long history of scandals and his friendship with Epstein, was to lobby for the Chagos Islands, with Diego Garcia at the center, to be handed over to a Chinese vassal state. https://t.co/ZY2HoOJOrL
— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) February 5, 2026

Prime Minister Starmer, please do the right thing.

If you insist on giving away the Chagos Islands, don�t give them to Mauritius. That only helps China.

Sell them to America.

I�ll sponsor a bill to ensure the U.S. keeps one of the world�s most important military bases. pic.twitter.com/rSeSyJnjmS
— John Kennedy (@SenJohnKennedy) February 4, 2026

Every so often I�m reminded of how much I dislike Keir Starmer�. and beta men who punch like this.

Imagine him in war 🤣🤦‍♀️
What a pathetic wanker pic.twitter.com/Smb3I936WW
— Avery Daye (@AveryDaye) January 10, 2026

And by the way further, the Epstein scandal is also rocking Norway.

Yes, Norway. The Crown Princess, who apparently was a party girl descended from a crime family, turns out to have been besties with Epstein.

Like Britain's royal family, the Norwegian monarchs have been thrown into turmoil after the emergence of emails sent from 2011 to 2013 of Epstein corresponding with an address listed as "H.K.H. Kronprinsessen" -- which means "Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess."
H.K.H. Kronprinsessen's email in November 2012 calls Epstein a "sweetheart." Another the following January reads: "Anyway are you coming over to see me soon??? I miss my crazy friend."
The crown princess, who is married to Crown Prince Haakon, next in line to the throne, said in a statement that she took "responsibility for not having investigated Epstein's background more thoroughly, and for not realizing sooner what kind of person he was." She said she "deeply" regretted her "poor judgement" and called it "simply embarrassing."

The Crown Princess was a single mom before being married to Norway's Crown Prince.

Her son was just... charged with a welter of crimes, including drug trafficking and four counts of rape.

The son of Norway's crown princess has told a court in Oslo he has lived a life of partying out of an extreme need of validation, on the second day of his trial for rape and more than 30 other alleged offences.
Marius Borg Hoiby, 29, looked overwhelmed by the occasion, his voice quivering as he paused several times to take off his glasses and wipe his eyes.
Holding back tears, he said it was very difficult to talk, and complained of being followed by the press since he was three years old.
He denies four allegations of rape as well as other serious charges against him.
He was giving evidence after the first woman he is alleged to have raped told the court she believed "100 percent" that she had been drugged during an "after-party" in the basement of H�iby's parents' house in December 2018.
The woman spoke of her sense of "betrayal and shock" after police showed her videos several years later, allegedly depicting him sexually assaulting her shortly after they had had brief, consensual sex.
She had already spoken of a "black hole" in her memory and told the court behind closed doors that she had no recollection of what happened.
The court has ordered the media not to give any information that might identify any of the four women. There is also a ban on any photos of Marius Borg Hoiby, either inside the court building or on his way to and from the trial.
The 29-year-old defendant, who was born four years before his mother, Mette-Marit, married Norway's Crown Prince Haakon, is not a member of the royal family or a public figure, but grew up as part of the wider family.

And this guy's mom is besties with Jeffrey Epstein...?

There's a rule I heard that in any group of people, the degenerates and scumbags will always seek and find each other within days or weeks.

Posted by: Ace at 02:30 PM

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1 SPONGE!

Posted by: Col. Strong Vincent at February 06, 2026 02:31 PM (erhDr)

2 1st?

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 02:32 PM (77rzZ)

3 No time to change old sock

Posted by: Heirloominati at February 06, 2026 02:32 PM (erhDr)

4 Not 1st. But at least I nooded.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 02:34 PM (77rzZ)

5 I think Starmer is a Mandroid.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 02:34 PM (jc0TO)

6 This Chagos business is quite the mess.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 02:34 PM (77rzZ)

7 Saw that.
*tips hat to Bulg*

Posted by: Heirloominati at February 06, 2026 02:35 PM (erhDr)

8 "But Trump" is enough for a distressingly large amount of people.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 02:35 PM (uEmCf)

9 I have terrible news for all of you.

Neil Young has cancelled his 2026 tour.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 06, 2026 02:35 PM (CNl8/)

10 [WILLOWED:]

Help me out Horde, which of the Clinton/ Obama villains is the Farsi Ferret?
Posted by: tubal

Valerie Jarrett. Born in Iran.
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 02:25 PM (77rzZ)

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“Muslim Brotherhood & Planet of The Apes had a baby = VJ”

-- Roseanne Barr

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 02:35 PM (0Eh0f)

11 Workout on the Old Heavy Bag. Oh wait, this is not the Clinton thread.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 02:36 PM (pDt9x)

12 He's a pack of ciggarettes or kindling.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 06, 2026 02:36 PM (BjbaR)

13 Resistance is futile.

Posted by: Marius Borg H�iby at February 06, 2026 02:36 PM (jc0TO)

14 Release the Amelia memes!

"A Million Amelias" (YT) 331K views. Rockin' Banger!

sorta NSFW.

LINK: https://tinyurl.com/53rj8xep

Posted by: mrp at February 06, 2026 02:37 PM (rj6Yv)

15 That's a long post! I'm gonna go see what I can rustle up for lunch first....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 02:37 PM (QGaXH)

16 "the UK was about to announce it was going to bail out British banks during the 2008 real estate/banking crisis."

Always bet on bank bailouts. Always.

Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 02:37 PM (N8ZBc)

17 So, starmer is a pedophile and literal foregin agent.

Huh

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 02:38 PM (zZu0s)

18 I am finding this odd. Usually this sort of thing gets a shrug and a "whaddaya gonna do about it" from the media, and it all goes away.

Epstein was a fixer for the wider IC universe, and connected money to money laundering, and had an extremely sordid party life on top of it. I am wondering what is being protected by burning the rich, and influential.
Mike Benz merely says it is a bad week to be all in on "pizzagate never was anything"

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 02:38 PM (rbvCR)

19 "Whatever you do, DO NOT check under the floorboards for raped and murdered little black boys!"

-- Ed Buck and his BFF Adam Schitt

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 02:38 PM (0Eh0f)

20 Read the entire poast and found I coulda been first.

*shuffles away in defeat*

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 06, 2026 02:38 PM (W2Pud)

21 I wonder if Keir Starmer would call Hillary a skilled and generous lover?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 02:39 PM (zZu0s)

22 >>He even stayed at Epstein's swank NYC palace while Epstein was in jail.

And Sarah Ferguson brought her two young (at the time) daughters to stay in the same NYC place after Epstein took the plea deal in Florida for procuring a child for prostitution.

The Brit elites are fucked up people.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 06, 2026 02:39 PM (Y1sOo)

23 Meanwhile, back in Canuckistan, a PM is looking for a hug-buddy ...

Posted by: mrp at February 06, 2026 02:40 PM (rj6Yv)

24 And Sarah Ferguson brought her two young (at the time) daughters to stay in the same NYC place after Epstein took the plea deal in Florida for procuring a child for prostitution.

Prima Nocta?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 02:40 PM (jc0TO)

25 Feel like I'm living in "Eyes Wide Shut"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 02:40 PM (RIvkX)

26 I apologize to the Moron that first mentioned Tousi because I can't thank you personally.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 02:41 PM (0KSrI)

27 Weird. I'd remember that, I'm pretty sure.

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You've never mentioned my $85,000 donation to you last year, Ace.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 02:41 PM (0Eh0f)

28 Labour MP Rachael Maskell sounds like an AWFL. Would she replace Starmer? Could she actually be worse?

Posted by: Josephistan at February 06, 2026 02:41 PM (FLx59)

29 oh noes,

yes this kevin bacon merrygoround, goes in many directions, the escape key substack, is one way

Posted by: miguel cervantes at February 06, 2026 02:41 PM (bXbFr)

30 A pro Muslim Brit government decides the best strategy for deflecting Epstein's influence is to go after the other Jewish guy. Not surprised by that development

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 06, 2026 02:41 PM (Hhsnh)

31 Peter Mandelson. No relation.

Posted by: Izzy Mandelbaum "All Aboard The Pain Train" at February 06, 2026 02:42 PM (q2NNn)

32 >>>17 So, starmer is a pedophile and literal foregin agent.

well if my post was confusing, it was Mandelson, not Starmer, who gave Epstein the tip about the bank bail out.

Posted by: ace at February 06, 2026 02:42 PM (1wjle)

33 You can't be cynical enough, these days.

Posted by: huerfano at February 06, 2026 02:42 PM (98kQX)

34 I dont understand. Is someone burning down starmers properties because of a gay sex grudge? How is this known?

Posted by: Out of the loop at February 06, 2026 02:42 PM (6Mw3v)

35 Starmer also claimed the UK's security services failed him, by not telling him the man called the "Prince of Darkness" and making his living as a political fixer and international favor-trader might be lying.

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What, Christopher Steele wasn't available?

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 02:42 PM (0Eh0f)

36
Posted by: ace at February 06, 2026 02:42 PM (1wjle)

No, your post was fine, I was just trying to make sure we did nkt forget about that little commie traitor Starmer and wanted to make sure I tarred him with all of the brushes.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 02:43 PM (zZu0s)

37 Everyone is a liar and a pervert.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 06, 2026 02:43 PM (W2Pud)

38 this one here,

https://substack.com/@escapekey/note/p-186964254

Posted by: miguel cervantes at February 06, 2026 02:44 PM (bXbFr)

39 >>>34 I dont understand. Is someone burning down starmers properties because of a gay sex grudge? How is this known?

well they're burning down his houses and cars. Why, we don't know, because the British press doesn't bother to ask.

Which tells its own story. If there were a simple explanation that didn't make Starmer look bad, they'd just tell us.

Posted by: ace at February 06, 2026 02:44 PM (1wjle)

40
The * Brit * elites are fucked up people

Uhhh, who wants to tell 'em...?

Posted by: Heirloominati, its ALL of them at February 06, 2026 02:44 PM (erhDr)

41 with those glasses, starmer reminds me of keith olbermann, who is a twat

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 06, 2026 02:44 PM (CWTWj)

42 Ace, somebody mentioned yesterday that you got a mention in the Atlantic. True?

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 02:45 PM (77rzZ)

43 at the time, Starmer was serving as procurator, investigating british soldiers, and trying to put them in jail, and burying the rotherdam and rochdale scandals

Posted by: miguel cervantes at February 06, 2026 02:45 PM (bXbFr)

44 The * Brit * elites are fucked up people

Uhhh, who wants to tell 'em...?
Posted by: Heirloominati, its ALL of them at February 06, 2026 02:44 PM (erhDr)

I said what I said.

Posted by: Archie Bunker at February 06, 2026 02:45 PM (q2NNn)

45 Was it Ace or one of you Morons that described Starmer as an alien in a Edgar suit, frantically observing the humans around him in an attempt to fit in?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 02:45 PM (jc0TO)

46 I don't think Starmer lasts another 60 days.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 02:46 PM (0KSrI)

47 with those glasses, starmer reminds me of keith olbermann, who is a twat
Posted by: gnats local 678

He looks like a Muppet.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 02:46 PM (77rzZ)

48 the british soldiers were all innocent, but he destroyed their lives for good measure,

Posted by: miguel cervantes at February 06, 2026 02:46 PM (bXbFr)

49 Obama throwing a baseball > Keir working the heavy bag

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 02:46 PM (RIvkX)

50
Trump!

Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump!

TRUMP!!!!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2026 02:46 PM (tgvbd)

51 I've seen high school girls punch a heavy bag with more masculine energy than Starmer. What a total wuss and I'm embarrassed for him.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 06, 2026 02:48 PM (fszBn)

52 There's a rule I heard that in any group of people, the degenerates and scumbags will always seek and find each other within days or weeks.

Posted by: Ace at 02:30 PM
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Yep. They know their own.

Why else would DC be such an incestuous pit of deviant behavior?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2026 02:48 PM (ESVrU)

53
Was it Ace or one of you Morons that described Starmer as an alien in a Edgar suit, frantically observing the humans around him in an attempt to fit in?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 02:45 PM (jc0TO)

_________

Many years ago I described a co-worker as an unsuccessful attempt by aliens to manufacture a person.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2026 02:48 PM (tgvbd)

54 looks kind of like beaker,

Posted by: miguel cervantes at February 06, 2026 02:48 PM (bXbFr)

55 >> Tell Your Labour MP To Stand as Form as the Doinker in my Squeaker.

FiFY.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 02:48 PM (h/6op)

56 45 Was it Ace or one of you Morons that described Starmer as an alien in a Edgar suit, frantically observing the humans around him in an attempt to fit in?
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 02:45 PM (jc0TO)

I remember that comment, it was funny and apt but I don't remember who wrote it.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 06, 2026 02:49 PM (fszBn)

57 Which tells its own story. If there were a simple explanation that didn't make Starmer look bad, they'd just tell us.
Posted by: ace at February 06, 2026 02:44 PM (1wjle)
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And it's the same old story throughout the Western world. Legacy media is burning down its own house, too. 400+ Posties laid off. Hot house flowers weeping in their lattes, blaming everyone but themselves. No one outside their clique gives a sh*t.

Posted by: mrp at February 06, 2026 02:49 PM (rj6Yv)

58 rayner, full commie, behind the nationalization of farms, well I don't have to explain further do I, is worse,

Posted by: miguel cervantes at February 06, 2026 02:49 PM (bXbFr)

59 I wouldn’t be surprised if Starmer was gayer than a bag of dicks favor at a Don Lemon Birthday Party.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 02:50 PM (h/6op)

60
The UK: a fulminating pit of faggotry and dysfunction.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2026 02:50 PM (tgvbd)

61 One thing I'll say for Starmer, I feel pretty confident he never molested any of Epstein's *girls*.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 02:50 PM (sKqQm)

62 Please excuse Jeffrey from prison today. He's not feeling well.

Posted by: Epstein's mother at February 06, 2026 02:50 PM (kZzKA)

63 9 I have terrible news for all of you.

Neil Young has cancelled his 2026 tour.
Posted by: Mark1971 at February 06, 2026 02:35 PM (CNl8/)

He's gotta be up there in years so maybe health reasons? Or maybe like a lot of us here - he just wants to be left ALONE!

Get off my lawn you.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 02:50 PM (QGaXH)

64 Weird stuff. But then, the overton window of weirdness keeps moving. So unbelievably weird, is now pretty believeable. Like eichenwald enjoying tentacle porn, or Huma Abedein "marrying" Soros's obviously gay son.

And of course, i could go on with more examples but you get the point...

Posted by: Out of the loop at February 06, 2026 02:50 PM (6Mw3v)

65 looks kind of like beaker
Posted by: miguel cervantes

That's it. That's the Muppet he resembles.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 02:50 PM (77rzZ)

66

The gov of Michigan has a drunk idiot brother who somehow got possession of two very young black girls that live with him. He takes them to bars.

Why that is is a mystery.

Posted by: E Buzz at February 06, 2026 02:51 PM (et1vG)

67 BTW there is no way we are moving from those islands. They can cut a deal or not.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 02:51 PM (h/6op)

68 Speaking of the Chinese, saw this on X and, if true, it's so important that of course the major mainstream services aren't talking about it:

"The United States accused China of conducting secret nuclear tests in 2020, 2021, and 2022, violating international commitments and concealing the explosions to evade global controls.

Washington warned that Beijing is preparing new nuclear tests with high destructive power while rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal."

https://x.com/ALERTX360/status/2019850011031519614

Posted by: Thrawn at February 06, 2026 02:51 PM (9Ovst)

69 Neil Young, the bitchy old lesbian, that Neil Young?

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 02:51 PM (pDt9x)

70 52 There's a rule I heard that in any group of people, the degenerates and scumbags will always seek and find each other within days or weeks.

Posted by: Ace at 02:30 PM

Yep. They know their own.

Why else would DC be such an incestuous pit of deviant behavior?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2026 02:48 PM

I have the same theory about crazy people and I suspected it's some sort of pheromones is how they recognize each other.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 06, 2026 02:51 PM (fszBn)

71 Weird stuff. But then, the overton window of weirdness keeps moving. So unbelievably weird, is now pretty believeable. Like eichenwald enjoying tentacle porn, or Huma Abedein "marrying" Soros's obviously gay son.

Honestly some people have always been into weird stuff they just hid it so Eichenwald doesn't surprise me that much. Also if you find a picture of him it all makes sense

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 02:52 PM (sKqQm)

72 looks kind of like beaker
Posted by: miguel cervantes

That's it. That's the Muppet he resembles.
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 02:50 PM (77rzZ)
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I was thinking he looked more like the Muppet News Anchorman...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2026 02:52 PM (ESVrU)

73 He may step down but there won’t be an election. Labour will gut white Britain until the end. Who knows they just may cancel all elections. They did away with local elections after all.

These are evil people and they will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 02:52 PM (4iIP5)

74 There's a rule I heard that in any group of people, the degenerates and scumbags will always seek and find each other within days or weeks.

One specific example of this is gay men will intentionally hire/promote other gay men for, uh, "dating"

Sort of like Indians but with 100% more penis.

Posted by: Obligatory at February 06, 2026 02:53 PM (sKqQm)

75 Trump is a genius.

Look, he made the democrats FORCE him to release these files, which overwhelming damaged the Democrats. He literally convinced the Dems to make him uphold his campaign promise.

What the fuck can they say? What can anyone say? Epstein was very cozy with leftist American and European elites. Did those elites do anything bad? Who knows? But it is pretty clear they like to party with a depraved psycho and did him loads of favors. That alone is awful.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 06, 2026 02:54 PM (vOtXJ)

76 All China, and Russia for that matter, have is a nuclear threat. Their conventional forces are no match for ours and the fact that Trump is now doing things like building more ships will cement our superiority on the battlefield. That’s why Russia is casually throwing out nuclear threats, and China is implying the same.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 02:54 PM (h/6op)

77

Last week I said everything is about money. A couple of people said it's not about money.

So here I go. Everything is about money. Think about what money buys for the fucking losers.

Most of them were nobodies when they were growing up. Now a lot of the nobodies have money and what does money buy? Power is the first thing it buys then they use the money to further their perverted sex and political power.

JMO

Posted by: four seasons at February 06, 2026 02:54 PM (3ek7K)

78 I have the same theory about crazy people and I suspected it's some sort of pheromones is how they recognize each other.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 06, 2026 02:51 PM (fszBn)
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There may be something to that theory.

Anyone who's been to a MOME instantly recognizes the similar vibe in the air...like we've just come home to family again. Very strange feeling.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2026 02:54 PM (ESVrU)

79 oh noes,

yes this kevin bacon merrygoround, goes in many directions, the escape key substack, is one way

Posted by: miguel cervantes at February 06, 2026 02:41 PM (bXbFr)

I remember when we did the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, and now the young kids have to do something similar but it is all p3dophilia

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 02:54 PM (rbvCR)

80 sounds a lot like house of cards, or a recent update head of state, by andrew marr

Posted by: miguel cervantes at February 06, 2026 02:54 PM (bXbFr)

81 Below, the busy bees.
Above, the thieving wasps ...

Belgian proverb.

Posted by: Adriane the Ethnic Wisdom & Folksy Sayings Critic . . . Old Wives Tales Kicked In for Free at February 06, 2026 02:54 PM (3ZUWJ)

82 Wow. I am again reminded of just how sheltered a life I have led.

Posted by: Piper at February 06, 2026 02:55 PM (p4NUW)

83 Degenerates from top to bottom.
Yes I know phrasing. 🤣

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 02:55 PM (4iIP5)

84 All China, and Russia for that matter, have is a nuclear threat. Their conventional forces are no match for ours and the fact that Trump is now doing things like building more ships will cement our superiority on the battlefield. That’s why Russia is casually throwing out nuclear threats, and China is implying the same.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 02:54 PM (h/6op)
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It'll be interesting to see if they have a functional nuclear arsenal--provided I'm a long, long ways away from that region just in case they do...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2026 02:55 PM (ESVrU)

85 One of the more interesting things about the Epstein file dump is the left immediately produced a bunch of low quality fakes to claims Trump was a client.

The "best" are pictures of Trump with his daughter where they claim it is an Epstein girl.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 02:55 PM (sKqQm)

86 Wow. I am again reminded of just how sheltered a life I have led.
Posted by: Piper

I dunno about that. Some guys here were mentioning your pants at the TX MoMe the other day.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 02:56 PM (77rzZ)

87 Below, the busy bees.
Above, the thieving wasps ...

Belgian proverb.
Posted by: Adriane the Ethnic Wisdom & Folksy Sayings Critic . . . Old Wives Tales Kicked In for Free at February 06, 2026 02:54 PM (3ZUWJ)
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Flemish Belgian or Wallonian Belgian?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 02:56 PM (RIvkX)

88 Look, he made the democrats FORCE him to release these files, which overwhelming damaged the Democrats. He literally convinced the Dems to make him uphold his campaign promise.

What the fuck can they say? What can anyone say? Epstein was very cozy with leftist American and European elites. Did those elites do anything bad? Who knows? But it is pretty clear they like to party with a depraved psycho and did him loads of favors. That alone is awful.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 06, 2026 02:54 PM (vOtXJ)

The left is still convinced Trump is a PDF file and was BFF with Epstein.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 02:56 PM (4iIP5)

89 Flemish Belgian or Wallonian Belgian?
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Laden or unladen?

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 02:56 PM (77rzZ)

90 And don't even get me started on the Five Twinks that are setting all of his houses and cars on fire.

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Old & Busted: Five Eyes.
New Hotness: FIve Twinks.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 02:57 PM (0Eh0f)

91 Five Guys>>Five Twinks

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 02:58 PM (pDt9x)

92
septimana horribilis >> terrible week.

I have been saying we need to just take the Chagos. UK disclaims them, Mauritius never had a claim. Chagosians were imported so UK needs to give them reparations (which they seem willing to do, ) and that makes it US land as we have the strongest claim (having built and maintained security there.)

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 02:58 PM (k/oxk)

93 I wonder how many "elites" around the world are sending thank you cards to US Democrats for insisting on making all of this Epstein stuff public?

Posted by: SimoHayek at February 06, 2026 02:58 PM (/ZkOF)

94 “ It'll be interesting to see if they have a functional nuclear arsenal--provided I'm a long, long ways away from that region just in case they do...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2026 02:55 PM (ESVrU)”

Part of the discussion about nuclear testing is focused on them trying to ascertain the reliability of their weapons. Russia has a lot of old stuff as do the Chinese. But they are building new launch vehicles to deliver those payloads. They’ve been doing this a long time btw in violation of treaties where we were the only one living by their tenets. Trump has put an end to that and is determined we stay ahead in that race.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 02:59 PM (h/6op)

95 Cheryl Ladd was pretty hot back in the day.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 02:59 PM (zZu0s)

96 H.K.H. Kronprinsessen
......

Kinky.

Posted by: wth at February 06, 2026 02:59 PM (UjdFS)

97 35 Starmer also claimed the UK's security services failed him, by not telling him the man called the "Prince of Darkness" and making his living as a political fixer and international favor-trader might be lying.

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What, Christopher Steele wasn't available?
Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 02:42 PM (0Eh0f)

Any aficionado of British Cars will tell you the moniker 'Prince of Darkness' is in reference to Lukas Electrical Systems......

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 02:59 PM (QGaXH)

98 Trump - I will release the Epstein files.
Trump- well, that's all there is. Can't release any more.
Public - Booo!
Dems - hey let's hurt trump. he's hiding something. release the files!
Trump - okay, if you say so....
Dems - argh we are royally fucked!

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 06, 2026 02:59 PM (vOtXJ)

99 LET’S GO SEAHAWKS!!!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 06, 2026 02:59 PM (W2Pud)

100 Flemish Belgian or Wallonian Belgian?
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Laden or unladen?
Posted by: Bulg

Jah! Oui!

Posted by: Adriane the Ethnic Wisdom & Folksy Sayings Critic . . . Old Wives Tales Kicked In for Free at February 06, 2026 02:59 PM (3ZUWJ)

101 An albatross that has secret sex orgies with Ukrainian rent boys.

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Sounds like the plot of a new Netflix film produced & funded by The Obamas, Susan Rice, and The Z-Dog.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 02:59 PM (0Eh0f)

102 Beege Wellborn just covered Starmer's terrible week. It's a good rundown.
_________________________

I know a woman people call "Beege", but it's spelled differently.

Posted by: Orson at February 06, 2026 02:59 PM (dIske)

103 It's Ronald Reagan's birthday. Shouldn't we be getting the day off?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 02:59 PM (jc0TO)

104 Sort of like Indians but with 100% more penis.

I was in the pool!
- wog indian

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 06, 2026 03:00 PM (Kt19C)

105 I have been saying we need to just take the Chagos. UK disclaims them, Mauritius never had a claim. Chagosians were imported so UK needs to give them reparations (which they seem willing to do, ) and that makes it US land as we have the strongest claim (having built and maintained security there.)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 02:58 PM (k/oxk)
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All we have to do is dust off the history of the Hawaiian Islands annexation. That one pissed off the Brits, too.

Posted by: mrp at February 06, 2026 03:00 PM (rj6Yv)

106 marr a remainder establishment leader, suffers a crisis, I'm not giving the ending away, and his staff manage the coverup

Posted by: miguel cervantes at February 06, 2026 03:01 PM (bXbFr)

107 One specific example of this is gay men will intentionally hire/promote other gay men for, uh, "dating"
-

I was interviewing for a job once. First couple of rounds were great. Got to third round guy interviewing me was the most flaming black gay imaginable. I was like nope, not working there.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 03:01 PM (4iIP5)

108 Dems - argh we are royally fucked!
Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 06, 2026 02:59 PM (vOtXJ)
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Blimey, I'll say!

Posted by: Mr. Andrew Windsor, Formerly Known as Prince at February 06, 2026 03:02 PM (rj6Yv)

109 51 I've seen high school girls punch a heavy bag with more masculine energy than Starmer. What a total wuss and I'm embarrassed for him.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 06, 2026 02:48 PM (fszBn)

Who was the guy in NYC that put out an ad trying to jump start a car....I think there were three or four 'don't do this' safety violations - like he connected both jumpers to the battery...etc...??

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 03:02 PM (QGaXH)

110 The left is still convinced Trump is a PDF file and was BFF with Epstein.
Posted by: Really??
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They are convinced that a man with XX chromosomes in a dress with a penis is a woman. There is no rationality with them and what they believe. So their thoughts are best ignored to fester alone inside in their odious skulls.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 03:02 PM (2swu2)

111 Starmer is a paragon of virility and masculine virtue.

Posted by: *barf* at February 06, 2026 03:02 PM (TbWk/)

112 All of the unsavory crap aside, it's becoming apparent the UK is drifting into the Islamist sphere of influence.

That's going to be, er... somewhat problematic down the road.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2026 03:02 PM (jtM2q)

113 Labour should be forcibly relocated to Mogadishu. They can party there with Ilhan Omar and her repatriated Somalis.

Posted by: Wofus at February 06, 2026 03:02 PM (CNa+A)

114 >> -- to a China ally.

not an ally, a Chinese Vassal. Mauritius is a fly shit spec in the middle of nowhere, and without Chinese control and trade, they will all starve. They are a vassal. If we hand of Chagos, then China will declare the two countries as overseas possessions in short order.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 03:03 PM (k/oxk)

115 As you probably know, I represent the Rothschilds.

We have been informed that there is no such concept as "legal age of consent" on the forest moon of Endor and would like to learn more about this.

Posted by: Jepprey Efstein at February 06, 2026 03:03 PM (1tZyC)

116 14 Release the Amelia memes!

"A Million Amelias" (YT) 331K views. Rockin' Banger!

sorta NSFW.

LINK: https://tinyurl.com/53rj8xep
Posted by: mrp at February 06, 2026 02:37 PM (rj6Yv)

Let a million Amelias bloom!

Posted by: And send one my way at February 06, 2026 03:04 PM (TbWk/)

117 57 Which tells its own story. If there were a simple explanation that didn't make Starmer look bad, they'd just tell us.
Posted by: ace at February 06, 2026 02:44 PM (1wjle)
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And it's the same old story throughout the Western world. Legacy media is burning down its own house, too. 400+ Posties laid off. Hot house flowers weeping in their lattes, blaming everyone but themselves. No one outside their clique gives a sh*t.
Posted by: mrp at February 06, 2026 02:49 PM (rj6Yv)

Yet when tens of thousands of workers in other industries get laid off they ignore it or spin it as 'healthy transformation of the economy....'

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 03:04 PM (QGaXH)

118 why ukrainian rent boys, well why not,

Posted by: miguel cervantes at February 06, 2026 03:05 PM (bXbFr)

119 All we have to do is dust off the history of the Hawaiian Islands annexation. That one pissed off the Brits, too.
Posted by: mrp

Their flag was even designed to resemble the Union Jack.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 03:05 PM (77rzZ)

120 114 >> -- to a China ally.

not an ally, a Chinese Vassal. Mauritius is a fly shit spec in the middle of nowhere, and without Chinese control and trade, they will all starve. They are a vassal. If we hand of Chagos, then China will declare the two countries as overseas possessions in short order.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 03:03 PM (k/oxk)
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And, they'll send one of their 10,000 boat fishing fleets and pretty much empty the sea of life in that area.

Posted by: Orson at February 06, 2026 03:05 PM (dIske)

121 The end is coming:

"Tell Your Labor MP To Stand Firm.

In a world where Trump tears up international rules and Reform waits in the wings ..."

You make that sound like a bad think. Unbelievable -- it's always about the #BadOrangeMan, living rent-free in international (not to mention domestic, of course) heads.

"... Britain needs stable ~~government~~ pedophiles, not another leadership crisis."

/King Chuck hardest ...

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 03:05 PM (0Eh0f)

122 The left is still convinced Trump is a PDF file and was BFF with Epstein.

Not really.

Under the Biden junta the constant leftwing refrain was there are no Epstein files and outside of Epstein, Maxwell, and maybe Prince Andrew there were no Epstein clients. In fact it was normal to see the left conflate Epstein and Pizzagate and to claim the right were just calling anyone they didn't like a pedo.

So why are they claiming Trump is an Epstein client not? Because they believe those earlier claims hurt them electorally. And...that's it.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 03:05 PM (sKqQm)

123 Yet when tens of thousands of workers in other industries get laid off they ignore it or spin it as 'healthy transformation of the economy....'
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 03:04 PM (QGaXH)

Learn To Code coal miners.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 03:05 PM (4iIP5)

124 86 Wow. I am again reminded of just how sheltered a life I have led.
Posted by: Piper

I dunno about that. Some guys here were mentioning your pants at the TX MoMe the other day.
Posted by: Bulg at February

Wait, what? When the other day?

Posted by: Piper at February 06, 2026 03:06 PM (p4NUW)

125 Really am enjoying the number of lefty casualties from this whole Epstein thing.

How is it so hard to defeat people like this ? I mean other than the media constantly carrying water for them? They document all of their crimes as if there were prizes involved.

It's pretty fucking bad that good people have been fooled so badly by these mental cases.

Posted by: melodicmetal at February 06, 2026 03:06 PM (61TgR)

126 You make that sound like a bad think. Unbelievable -- it's always about the #BadOrangeMan, living rent-free in international (not to mention domestic, of course) heads.

I'm reminded of when Weinstein got outed as a rapist his first instinct was to create some anti-RKBA org and claim he was leading the fight.

Leftists know they can get indulgences by embracing whatever the hell the narative is on about now.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 03:07 PM (sKqQm)

127 I know Trump cabinet member staff lurk here, so someone get to Trumps ear -- Tell him to make claim for the Chagos -- he can change the name to the "Islands of America" or the "Tump and Chagos Islands" or whatever he wants. He will have expanded our territory and that makes him Trump the Great in the history books.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 03:07 PM (k/oxk)

128 Is renting better than owning for Ukrainian boys?
Asking for a friend.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 03:07 PM (4iIP5)

129 Mauritius is a fly shit spec in the middle of nowhere, and without Chinese control and trade, they will all starve.

Too bad they killed off all the dodos.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 03:07 PM (77rzZ)

130 Willowed:

A pretty young woman out front of a hotel ranting about how she could not take it any longer and that they are EATING people.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 01:14 PM (PYyV9)
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I've seen that video. It's been around for a few years. She did not look insane at all--just absolutely terrified.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 06, 2026 03:07 PM (3ImbR)

131 How is it so hard to defeat people like this ? I mean other than the media constantly carrying water for them? They document all of their crimes as if there were prizes involved.

Because they own/control/blackmail a bunch of opposition leaders.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 03:07 PM (sKqQm)

132 You can tell how insulated the WaPo subversives are by how they speak. They thought that 79% of the country wanting to see them thrown in a woodchipper was some type of conservative fable. Now they’re finding out that it’s not only true, but a plurality would like to see them dipped in boiling oil first.

These people have done unspeakable damage to our nation and our unity with their lies and propaganda. Nobody will miss them. Not even their mothers.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 03:08 PM (h/6op)

133
There's a rule I heard that in any group of people, the degenerates and scumbags will always seek and find each other within days or weeks.

I went to an overseas military brat high school with a high turnover of families. Anywhere from a quarter to a third of students were new to the school each fall.

The assistant principal charged with discipline once told me matter-of-factly that the bad kids coming in from all corners of the world somehow managed to find each other by the end of the first day of school. He said that this phenomenon is universal and well known if not well understood.

That information has served me well in the decades since.

Posted by: biteme at February 06, 2026 03:08 PM (xWS9V)

134 Neil Young is thinking " I'll stick it to Trump by dying, that'll show him"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 06, 2026 03:08 PM (Hhsnh)

135 We aren’t leaving the Chagos. You can put a million dollars on that. We just smoked the Chinese out of Panama. Chagos is going to be the same outcome.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 03:10 PM (h/6op)

136 Stand firm?

Are we doing phrasing?

Posted by: Max Power at February 06, 2026 03:10 PM (Hucnr)

137 Wait, what? When the other day?
Posted by: Piper

Wednesday, I think. Don't remember which thread. I made the crack that what happens at the TX MoMe stays at the Texas MoMe, but someone said that wasn't true and mentioned the pants you wore there. Then a few others brought them up, too.

Sadly, however, no details were provided.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 03:10 PM (77rzZ)

138 telling the financier that the UK was about to announce it was going to bail out British banks during the 2008 real estate/banking crisis. Obviously this kind of information is worth millions to an investor.

For $85k?! Our 'public servants' are so easily bought off. Or maybe they work on commission and it's understood that EVERY government move will be relayed.

Posted by: t-bird at February 06, 2026 03:11 PM (Otznn)

139 "A Million Amelias" (YT) 331K views. Rockin' Banger!

I didn't expect a kind of Spanish Inquisition.

Posted by: Nobody does at February 06, 2026 03:11 PM (TbWk/)

140 130 Willowed:

A pretty young woman out front of a hotel ranting about how she could not take it any longer and that they are EATING people.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 01:14 PM (PYyV9)
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I've seen that video. It's been around for a few years. She did not look insane at all--just absolutely terrified.
Posted by: IrishEi ?!

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But where those motherf---ers real?

Posted by: Airplane girl who they disappeared and replaces with double at February 06, 2026 03:11 PM (k/oxk)

141 I have decided to make public the key information we sent to Congress and the UK Government on #Mandelson's links to China.

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Are there any Western Commie Pols not in the pocket of -- and taking it up the ass from -- Chairman Xi (from Zombie Feinstein to Pelosi to Newscum to Swallowswell to Tampon Tim to Cocaine Glitch to Chuck U Schumer to HillaryBilly to alGore to Queer Starmer to ... I can go on all day here)?

/rhetorical

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 03:11 PM (0Eh0f)

142 @139 I think she disappeared not long after that video

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 06, 2026 03:11 PM (Hhsnh)

143 122 So why are they claiming Trump is an Epstein client not? Because they believe those earlier claims hurt them electorally. And...that's it.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 03:05 PM (sKqQm)

And somehow, they still believe that Trump is the ONLY ONE in them.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 03:12 PM (FpHTM)

144 More snow. Ugh.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 03:12 PM (77rzZ)

145 129 Mauritius is a fly shit spec in the middle of nowhere, and without Chinese control and trade, they will all starve.

Too bad they killed off all the dodos.
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 03:07 PM (77rzZ)
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There was an effort to get out from Chinese influence on Mauritius. Unfortunately, the effort was based in the Climate Change religion. Mauritius became the poster child for "rising ocean water level" nonsense. The UN still loves to bring them up as their proof (despite it being disproven many times).

Posted by: Orson at February 06, 2026 03:12 PM (dIske)

146 134 Neil Young is thinking " I'll stick it to Trump by dying, that'll show him"
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 06, 2026 03:08 PM (Hhsnh)

Ruin one of his golden toilets by starting to decompose on it.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 03:13 PM (FpHTM)

147 137 Wait, what? When the other day?
Posted by: Piper

Wednesday, I think. Don't remember which thread. I made the crack that what happens at the TX MoMe stays at the Texas MoMe, but someone said that wasn't true and mentioned the pants you wore there. Then a few others brought them up, too.

Sadly, however, no details were provided.
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 03:10 PM

Interesting. Well, I am not exactly known for dressing vanilla, to be honest. Hence my fashion maven for the AOSHQ title. Lol.

Posted by: Piper at February 06, 2026 03:13 PM (pZEOD)

148 For $85k?! Our 'public servants' are so easily bought off. Or maybe they work on commission and it's understood that EVERY government move will be relayed.

Posted by: t-bird at February 06, 2026 03:11 PM (Otznn)

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They used to throw in, gratis, free use of children on Epstein Island. I wonder where they've relocated to since ...

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 03:13 PM (0Eh0f)

149 I am reminded that downtown LA is only about 93 meters above sea level.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 03:15 PM (h/6op)

150 When my girls were little they hit harder than Starmer.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 06, 2026 03:15 PM (n5tGW)

151 I apologize to the Moron that first mentioned Tousi because I can't thank you personally.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 02:41 PM (0KSrI)

I wasn't the one almost certainly but I have been watching Tousi on and off for quite a few years and he is the best at British politics I've found so far. And probably the Iran issues though I haven't followed his coverage on the latest closely.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 03:15 PM (8avO+)

152 I was informed Epstein was just a bad guy doing his own thing and it didn't really go any higher than him. Was I disinformed?

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 03:15 PM (4BmaM)

153 152 I was informed Epstein was just a bad guy doing his own thing and it didn't really go any higher than him. Was I disinformed?
Posted by: ...

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I think the term would be "malinformed."

Posted by: Airplane girl who they disappeared and replaces with double at February 06, 2026 03:17 PM (k/oxk)

154 Lots of moms in the news

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 03:17 PM (4BmaM)

155 I am reminded that downtown LA is only about 93 meters above sea level.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 03:15 PM (h/6op)

I live in a suburb of LA and am at a higher altitude above sea level than when I lived in Ohio and Missouri. It's a wierd geographic system.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 03:17 PM (8avO+)

156 LET’S GO SEAHAWKS!!!
Posted by: nurse ratched

I think this is the first time EVER our sports rooting is in-line. Hahah

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 06, 2026 03:18 PM (MGB5H)

157 That image Ace posted with Starmer, "Hold the line", has the same color palette as Biden's Nazi speech.

Posted by: Mr. Andrew Windsor, Formerly Known as Prince at February 06, 2026 03:18 PM (rj6Yv)

158 I was informed Epstein was just a bad guy doing his own thing and it didn't really go any higher than him. Was I disinformed?
Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 03:15 PM (4BmaM)

Prosecuting Epstein or Maxwell further would have exposed methods, personnel and actions of the CIA.
This is generally the answer when there is a huge allegation and the prosecution gets just enough for a token sentence

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 03:18 PM (rbvCR)

159 142 @139 I think she disappeared not long after that video
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 06, 2026 03:11 PM (Hhsnh)

Nah, she was just a nobody (who they now claim was a model/ actress). She was committed to an asylum, and there was no follow up after that. So, they say she disappeared.

Personally, I used to use the story (which is a decade and a half old) to antagonize the group of lunatics pretending to be the singular Q-Anon back in the day. Always got me tossed off the thread.

Gabriela Rico Jiménez was her name.

Posted by: Orson at February 06, 2026 03:18 PM (dIske)

160 NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani: U.S. Immigration Policy Should Be Guided by Islam and the Prophet Muhammed (VIDEO)

So, take their shit and kill them?

Posted by: Operator Error at February 06, 2026 03:18 PM (nm8hu)

161 None of their attempts at branding Trump have stuck. And they've tried about 300. They figured pedo would do it.

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 03:18 PM (4BmaM)

162 I saw Pathetic Wanker open for Texas Flood at Jam Ranch in 2010.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 03:18 PM (0Eh0f)

163 I was informed Epstein was just a bad guy doing his own thing and it didn't really go any higher than him. Was I disinformed?/i]

Someone put together two tweets from, if I remember Steven King, where in the one from 2024 he argues there are no Epstein clients, you shouldn't be allowed to call your political opponents pedophiles, and how the Epstein stuff is all an ap

Then King has another tweet in late 2025 where he calls Trump an Epstein client and says THAT is why Trump won't release the Epstein list

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 03:19 PM (sKqQm)

164 My but commies do so love their black and red.

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 03:19 PM (4BmaM)

165 Wire money to individuals? Was it declared? Stay out of trouble!

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 06, 2026 03:19 PM (M+q91)

166 Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 03:19 PM (sKqQm)

Remember when investigating someone who is running for president was a crime?

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 03:20 PM (4BmaM)

167 We aren’t leaving the Chagos. You can put a million dollars on that. We just smoked the Chinese out of Panama. Chagos is going to be the same outcome.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 03:10 PM (h/6op)

Our lease on Diego isn't at issue really. But the ability of China to put listening and tracking equipment to watch our base...well that is wide open if they press the issue.

Oh well...greater Hawaii is what likely to happen. By hook or crook the US will be sure of the control of the islands because we can't trust the UK and EU to be allies.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 03:21 PM (8avO+)

168 147 Interesting. Well, I am not exactly known for dressing vanilla, to be honest. Hence my fashion maven for the AOSHQ title. Lol.
Posted by: Piper at February 06, 2026 03:13 PM (pZEOD)

Piper

See Wednesday morning's Art Thread - comment # 205 by Sponge....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 03:22 PM (QGaXH)

169 "I hear that word a lot -- his ouster is "inevitable," most agree, including Labour pussies."

That Disney Star Wars bitch was "inevitably" getting shitcanned for years ....

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 03:23 PM (iFTx/)

170 The Crown Princess was a single mom before being married to Norway's Crown Prince.

Her son was just... charged with a welter of crimes, including drug trafficking and four counts of rape.

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The over/under on whether he's Epstein's Spawn? The betting begins at 33% ... Justin Castreau hardest hit.

BTW, I refused to go see Epstein's Spawn open for Apocalyptic Havoc ...

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 03:23 PM (0Eh0f)

171 See Wednesday morning's Art Thread - comment # 205 by Sponge....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February

I should have known. 😂

Posted by: Piper at February 06, 2026 03:23 PM (GMx4K)

172 Watched a video last night of the debates in Parliament, with Labour MPs calling out Starmer to his face, and him stammering and flummoxed in reply. The video was 3 hours long, so I just skimmed through it, but in what few snippets I saw it was pretty brutal.

For all its flaws and cringeworthy idiocy, the Parliament system does have one upside, which is that the live-action "debates" are like back-alley switchblade fights, with MPs attacking each other (including the Prime Minister) right up in their faces, sitting just feet away, and the attackee then has to get up and reply immediately, and attack back. Nothing really like it in the U.S. political system.

The upshot is that Stamer is doomed. His own party wants him out, the opposition parties want him out, and he has a 6% (not a typo -- sex percent) public approval rating.

Posted by: zombie at February 06, 2026 03:23 PM (se8lQ)

173 I was informed Epstein was just a bad guy doing his own thing and it didn't really go any higher than him. Was I disinformed?
Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 03:15 PM (4BmaM)

Well sure since even the cover story doesn't explain why this guy suddenly had airplanes and an island and contacts to get all these high fliers onto his shuttle service. They aren't just going to talk to anyone.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 03:23 PM (8avO+)

174 >>Mauritius became the poster child for "rising ocean water level" nonsense.

So stupid. I've been to Mauritius. It was a "good deal" trip for those of us on Diego Garcia.

Their central plateau region -- I forget the name of it -- where many people live is well above sea level. Like, over a 1000 feet about sea level.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 06, 2026 03:24 PM (Y1sOo)

175 sex percent = six percent.

Heck, now that I think about it -- let's just leave it as sex percent. Homo-sex percent.

Posted by: zombie at February 06, 2026 03:24 PM (se8lQ)

176 That Disney Star Wars bitch was "inevitably" getting shitcanned for years ....
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 03:23 PM (iFTx/)

It's ok we replaced her with her super ghey understudy. All is well.
-LucasArts

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 06, 2026 03:24 PM (MGB5H)

177 Piper

Also same thread #s 211 and 303

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 03:24 PM (QGaXH)

178 "Epstein sent him and his husband $85,000.00"

democrat criminal homosexuals on both sides of the pond are into murder, extortion, sodomy, child molestation and rape.

I thought they just wanted to get married and be left alone. Wrong.

Posted by: Nasty People Doing Nasty Things at February 06, 2026 03:24 PM (nAVMM)

179 There's a rule I heard that in any group of people, the degenerates and scumbags will always seek and find each other within days or weeks.

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An eloquent description of the incestual GloboHomo Deep State in general, and The Swamp in particular.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 03:24 PM (0Eh0f)

180 Are they all homos over there or what?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 06, 2026 03:25 PM (dK+Kv)

181 Susan Kokinda discusses Mandelson's role with the UK finances and Epstein

https://youtu.be/mHER7T8g1Fs

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 03:25 PM (rbvCR)

182 Headline (Wall Street Journal):

"Dow Jones Industrial Average hits 50000 for first time"

Posted by: mrp at February 06, 2026 03:25 PM (rj6Yv)

183 Prosecuting Epstein or Maxwell further would have exposed methods, personnel and actions of the CIA.

And at a certain point it doesn't matter. The public right to know is more important.

Its funny the left used to argue this about say American support for anti-communist rebels. And...we already know the government was supporting anti-communist rebels it didn't matter if there were documents listing when the CIA flew out the weapons - either you supported what Reagan did or opposed and could vote based on that.

But the Epstein stuff is different. The argument here is that many politicians and bureaucrats are complicit in non-political criminal actions. Here the voters cannot make an informed choice without knowing the specifics.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 03:25 PM (sKqQm)

184 Gabriela Rico Jiménez was her name.
Posted by: Orson at February 06, 2026 03:18 PM (dIske)

Wow. She is smoking hot. I must have missed this one.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 03:26 PM (zZu0s)

185 179 An eloquent description of the incestual GloboHomo Deep State in general, and The Swamp in particular.
Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 03:24 PM (0Eh0f)

They don't let you into the club if you aren't willing to be part of the degeneracy.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 03:26 PM (iXqHn)

186

Piper,

Husband and I are concerned about you.

You have revealed so much info about where you live, your location of your studio.

Please realize that it's not just the regulars who post here, there are lots of people who read here that don't post.

We hope you are armed and aware of the danger of posting so much personal information.

We care and don't want bad things happening.

Posted by: four seasons at February 06, 2026 03:27 PM (3ek7K)

187 Mandelson was not an MP, and therefore ineligible to serve in Starmer's cabinet. But Starmer wanted him in the cabinet. So they appointed Mandelson to the House of Lords, which also is a qualification for serving in the cabinet.

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This is not only proof that you know him, but you are pretty good friends if you are going out of your way this much to get him in your cabinet. The fact that they bent the rules this much to get this guy into the house of Lords is a scandal in itself.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 06, 2026 03:27 PM (Wnqw0)

188 The search results for her are nutty as a constipated squirrel.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 03:27 PM (zZu0s)

189 That Disney Star Wars bitch was "inevitably" getting shitcanned for years ....
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 03:23 PM (iFTx/)

Never made sense to me in assuming market forces would make them fire her. Market forces would have kept a sane company from hiring a no talent, inept clown with a penchant for attacking the customer base from being attached to the project in the first place.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 03:28 PM (8avO+)

190 UK "ownership" of Diego Garcia is the same as Denmark's "ownership" of Greenland. Neither could actually defend the territory if a strong nation wanted to take it from them.

Posted by: Nick in Tallahassee at February 06, 2026 03:29 PM (wrEn7)

191 184 Gabriela Rico Jiménez was her name.
Posted by: Orson at February 06, 2026 03:18 PM (dIske)

Wow. She is smoking hot. I must have missed this one.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 03:26 PM (zZu0s)
___________________________

Yeah, hot....but RULE #1 applies with her, if it applies to anyone.

Posted by: Orson at February 06, 2026 03:29 PM (dIske)

192 This is not only proof that you know him, but you are pretty good friends if you are going out of your way this much to get him in your cabinet. The fact that they bent the rules this much to get this guy into the house of Lords is a scandal in itself.
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 06, 2026 03:27 PM (Wnqw0)

its unclear what the qualifications for the current House of Lords is, so being a perverted snake might be right up their alley.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 03:29 PM (8avO+)

193 Are they all homos over there or what?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 06, 2026 03:25 PM (dK+Kv)

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To ask is to have answered, my friend!

/The Caliphate is gonna need MOAR skyscrapers ...

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 03:29 PM (0Eh0f)

194 Gabriela Rico Jiménez was her name.

While Mexico has issues I suspect it wouldn't be that hard to find her if someone really wanted to spend some time/money, unless something bad did happen to her.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 03:30 PM (sKqQm)

195 Yeah, hot....but RULE #1 applies with her, if it applies to anyone.
Posted by: Orson at February 06, 2026 03:29 PM (dIske)

I am now on page 4 of 'cannibal' 'Epstein' 'Disappeared'.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 03:30 PM (zZu0s)

196 That Disney Star Wars bitch was "inevitably" getting shitcanned for years ....
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 03:23 PM (iFTx/)

It's ok we replaced her with her super ghey understudy. All is well.
-LucasArts
Posted by: BruceWayne at February 06, 2026 03:24 PM (MGB5H)
____

Yea, I never understood all the glee over her being fired. Schadenfreude, sure. But whoever they were gonna replace her with was gonna be just as bad if not worse.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 03:30 PM (iFTx/)

197 193 To ask is to have answered, my friend!

/The Caliphate is gonna need MOAR skyscrapers ...
Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 03:29 PM (0Eh0f)

The irony is that Islam is just as gay and degenerate, they just have enough shame to kill their own after the fact.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 03:31 PM (iXqHn)

198 I kind of feel a small bit bad for her kid, not that he shouldn't be taken out back and put down immediately.

Posted by: A Deplorable at February 06, 2026 03:31 PM (sl73Y)

199 Its funny the left used to argue this about say American support for anti-communist rebels. And...we already know the government was supporting anti-communist rebels it didn't matter if there were documents listing when the CIA flew out the weapons - either you supported what Reagan did or opposed and could vote based on that.

But the Epstein stuff is different. The argument here is that many politicians and bureaucrats are complicit in non-political criminal actions. Here the voters cannot make an informed choice without knowing the specifics.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 03:25 PM (sKqQm)

The other issue is by keeping things so secret we have no idea if the CIA is boosting pro-Communist rebels or worse. We know many branches have been backing pro-Nazi Ukranians for a long time.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 03:32 PM (8avO+)

200 You can tell how insulated the WaPo subversives are by how they speak. They thought that 79% of the country wanting to see them thrown in a woodchipper was some type of conservative fable. Now they’re finding out that it’s not only true, but a plurality would like to see them dipped in boiling oil first.

These people have done unspeakable damage to our nation and our unity with their lies and propaganda. Nobody will miss them. Not even their mothers.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 03:08 PM (h/6op)

Bad idea. The oil will gunk up the woodchipper.

Posted by: pookysgirl used to run a can crusher at February 06, 2026 03:33 PM (oXd1e)

201 On a related topic, is Pizzagate still debunked, or is it now, er, "bunked" again?

Posted by: Paco at February 06, 2026 03:33 PM (2L+MU)

202 Bad idea. The oil will gunk up the woodchipper.
Posted by: pookysgirl used to run a can crusher at February 06, 2026 03:33 PM (oXd1e)

That's a risk we are willing to take.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 03:34 PM (8avO+)

203 Oh and one other point on CIA secrecy, between the end of the Cold War and Trump's first term the CIA failed pretty consistently at everything outside of SIGINT

Its not like we would lose much if their "methods and operations" from the Shrub/Obama years were compromised

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 03:34 PM (sKqQm)

204 Hmmmph....I had told myself I would eat better, but then some ingrate went and created Smoked Cheddar Cheezits.

Posted by: Orson at February 06, 2026 03:34 PM (dIske)

205 "Starmer is a 180 pound albatross around their necks. An albatross that has secret sex orgies with Ukrainian rent boys."

You say that like it's a bad thing! I think at least one of the gay sex whores was Romanian.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 03:35 PM (iFTx/)

206 On a related topic, is Pizzagate still debunked, or is it now, er, "bunked" again?
Posted by: Paco at February 06, 2026 03:33 PM (2L+MU)

I doubted the original debunk, so it is probably fully rebunked.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 03:35 PM (8avO+)

207 That's a risk we are willing to take.
Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 03:34 PM (8avO+)

Spritz them with degreaser before loading them.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 03:35 PM (zZu0s)

208 Example whatever of why I don socks.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 06, 2026 03:35 PM (sl73Y)

209 > UK "ownership" of Diego Garcia is the same as Denmark's "ownership" of Greenland. Neither could actually defend the territory if a strong nation wanted to take it from them.
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I can see a scenario where the US doesn't leave Diego Garcia and doesn't acknowledge whatever the UK and whatever other claims are up for grabs.

We're already there. The UK isn't. At least in any relevant numbers.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2026 03:35 PM (jtM2q)

210 201 On a related topic, is Pizzagate still debunked, or is it now, er, "bunked" again?
Posted by: Paco at February 06, 2026 03:33 PM (2L+MU)

I don't even remember what that is/was and am too d***ed lazy to even look it up....LOL!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 03:36 PM (QGaXH)

211 Hmmmph....I had told myself I would eat better, but then some ingrate went and created Smoked Cheddar Cheezits.

Posted by: Orson at February 06, 2026 03:34 PM (dIske)

Second hand lung cancer AND permanent dye on your innards? Count me in.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 03:36 PM (8avO+)

212 On a related topic, is Pizzagate still debunked, or is it now, er, "bunked" again?

Based on the timing Pizzagate was obviously one of two things:

1) A white hat incorrectly getting all of the Epstein information and releasing something not quite right

2) A black hat putting information similar to the Epstein op together so that the left could argue Epstein was also a hoax

And to be clear in the lead up to the 2016 election and again in the lead up to the 2024 election I saw any number of leftists intentionally conflating Epstein and Pizzagate

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 03:36 PM (sKqQm)

213 OT, but with the bitcoin market dip, is there any effect on the Guthrie ransom.
Cheaper to pay now, or was it hedged.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 06, 2026 03:37 PM (sl73Y)

214 I don't even remember what that is/was and am too d***ed lazy to even look it up....LOL!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026

I actually stopped for a minute to suss out what word you asterisked. Lol.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 03:37 PM (zZu0s)

215 I don't even remember what that is/was and am too d***ed lazy to even look it up....LOL!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 03:36 PM (QGaXH)

Claims that DC elites were perverts and used a codebook of terms related to pizza to discuss their activities.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 03:37 PM (8avO+)

216 186

Piper,

Husband and I are concerned about you.

You have revealed so much info about where you live, your location of your studio.

Please realize that it's not just the regulars who post here, there are lots of people who read here that don't post.

We hope you are armed and aware of the danger of posting so much personal information.

We care and don't want bad things happening.
Posted by: four seasons at

I truly appreciate your concern. I am really public on Instagram because of my business so I am very easily found anyway. I have to be very forward facing there, I can’t live anonymously and be as out there as I have to be. But I definitely have precautions in place, the unfortunate reality is I had to do that for other reasons. But they exist, I promise you.

Posted by: Piper at February 06, 2026 03:37 PM (d2kuJ)

217 210 I don't even remember what that is/was and am too d***ed lazy to even look it up....LOL!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 03:36 PM (QGaXH)

That DC elites were molesting children in the basement of a DC Pizza shop called "Comet Ping Pong".

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 03:37 PM (iXqHn)

218 Oh and remember the Pizzagate shooter? He was killed by cops at the end of the Biden Junta in Jan 2025.

Odd timing.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 03:37 PM (sKqQm)

219 "Completely coincidentally, Epstein wired $75,000 to Mandelson and another $10,000 to his gay husband. Mandelson denied receiving this money, then claimed he couldn't remember whether or not Epstein had sent him and his husband $85,000. Weird. I'd remember that, I'm pretty sure."

This homo was very rich guy and thus I kinda sorta maybe believe that he doesn't remember the wires. You'd be very surprised how little some very rich people know about their finances. They have accountants and managers do all that. I've had clients who forgot that they owned Company X and Company Z. Not joking.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 03:37 PM (iFTx/)

220 Trump reversed course (again) on the Chagos deal, by the way, with the stipulation that it will be defended against any foreign entity that threatens our operations there.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 06, 2026 03:38 PM (Y1sOo)

221 When are we going to find out that our leaders are skeevy pervs too?

Posted by: B. Clinton at February 06, 2026 03:38 PM (Dv3i1)

222
Second hand lung cancer AND permanent dye on your innards? Count me in.
Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 03:36 PM (8avO+)

On second thought, I'll just take the cigarette.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 03:38 PM (zZu0s)

223 The biggest mistake Reagan ever made was back the mujahideen (i.e. the Taliban and Al Qaeda) fighting against the Soviets and commies in Afghanistan in the '80s.

Turns out the Soviets were already weak and collapsing, while the Islamic fundamentalists were a rising and very serious threat.

On the principle of "always back the anti-communist forces, no matter how problematic they are," the U.S. ending up creating a monster than in many ways is worse than the monster we were defeating.

We gave advanced weapons, military training and tons of money to what became the greatest anti-American and anti-Western movement in history, even more dangerous than international communism.

Posted by: zombie at February 06, 2026 03:38 PM (se8lQ)

224 Hmmmph....I had told myself I would eat better, but then some ingrate went and created Smoked Cheddar Cheezits.

Posted by: Orson at February 06, 2026 03:34 PM (dIske)

I do quite like the buffalo ones

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 03:38 PM (4BmaM)

225 Headline (The Daily Express UK):

"Loyal MAGA supporter confirmed to co-host on The View and viewers are not happy"

Savannah Chrisley

Posted by: mrp at February 06, 2026 03:38 PM (rj6Yv)

226 Piper,

Husband and I are concerned about you.

You have revealed so much info about where you live, your location of your studio.

Please realize that it's not just the regulars who post here, there are lots of people who read here that don't post.

We hope you are armed and aware of the danger of posting so much personal information.

We care and don't want bad things happening.
Posted by: four seasons at

I truly appreciate your concern. I am really public on Instagram because of my business so I am very easily found anyway. I have to be very forward facing there, I can’t live anonymously and be as out there as I have to be. But I definitely have precautions in place, the unfortunate reality is I had to do that for other reasons. But they exist, I promise you.
Posted by: Piper at February 06, 2026 03:37 PM (d2kuJ)
_________

The Blade, he stays INCOGNITO. He might not even exist at all. He could be a literary creation.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 03:39 PM (iFTx/)

227 ....and he has a 6% (not a typo -- sex percent) public approval rating.
Posted by: zombie at February 06, 2026 03:23 PM (se8lQ)
====

*blinks*
*blinks again*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 03:39 PM (RIvkX)

228 215 Claims that DC elites were perverts and used a codebook of terms related to pizza to discuss their activities.
Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 03:37 PM (8avO+)

Which made it hilarious when some leftist who called himself "Dr Pizza" on Twitter started mocking people over pizzagate...

...only to be arrested for having CP on his computer.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 03:39 PM (iXqHn)

229 177 Piper

Also same thread #s 211 and 303
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 03:24 PM (QGaXH)

I can’t access the archived comments on my iPad for some reason. I will assume they were all amazingly complimentary. 😂

Posted by: Piper at February 06, 2026 03:40 PM (d2kuJ)

230 > UK "ownership" of Diego Garcia is the same as Denmark's "ownership" of Greenland. Neither could actually defend the territory if a strong nation wanted to take it from them.
---------
I can see a scenario where the US doesn't leave Diego Garcia and doesn't acknowledge whatever the UK and whatever other claims are up for grabs.

We're already there. The UK isn't. At least in any relevant numbers.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2026 03:35 PM (jtM2q)

Saw a clip saying that the UK has suspended the final steps in the deal, citing some reason Starmer and the guy just exposed would make money on it. It said Trump had backed off his threats, assuming the UK would nix it themselves.

I don't think in any part of the deal was DG base directly threatened legally.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 03:40 PM (8avO+)

231 They have accountants and managers do all that.

His Maserati does 185.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 06, 2026 03:40 PM (gw/qA)

232 The Blade, he stays INCOGNITO. He might not even exist at all. He could be a literary creation.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 03:39 PM (iFTx/)

Would explain why he goes third person all the time like a douchenozzle.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 03:40 PM (zZu0s)

233 The Blade, he stays INCOGNITO. He might not even exist at all. He could be a literary creation.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

(Silently raises hand in the back row.)

Posted by: zombie at February 06, 2026 03:40 PM (se8lQ)

234 UK "ownership" of Diego Garcia is the same as Denmark's "ownership" of Greenland. Neither could actually defend the territory if a strong nation wanted to take it from them.

Posted by: Nick in Tallahassee at February 06, 2026 03:29 PM (wrEn7)

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At this point, I imagine The Duchy of Grand Fenwick could take Diego Garcia from formerly Great Britain.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 03:40 PM (0Eh0f)

235 The Blade, he stays INCOGNITO. He might not even exist at all. He could be a literary creation.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

The Blade is AI. Like Muldoon.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 03:41 PM (77rzZ)

236 Oh great, it's snowing. Again.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 03:41 PM (viF8m)

237 Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 03:19 PM (sKqQm)

Regarding Steven King: http://tiny.cc/2legLLM

Posted by: biteme at February 06, 2026 03:41 PM (xWS9V)

238

Piper,

Take care of you and yours.

There are a lot of people who are jealous of your lifestyle.

Be safe dear!!

Posted by: four seasons at February 06, 2026 03:41 PM (3ek7K)

239 206 On a related topic, is Pizzagate still debunked, or is it now, er, "bunked" again?
Posted by: Paco at February 06, 2026 03:33 PM (2L+MU)

I doubted the original debunk, so it is probably fully rebunked. - Oldcat

I had read somewhere that it had been debunked, but I never saw the debunking "facts". And most of the debunking kept coming from the "bunkees", so I'm not sure what's going on. What with all these high panjandrums getting caught with their pants down, so to speak, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Pizzagate was just one pepperoni on top of a super-sized crust.

Posted by: Paco at February 06, 2026 03:41 PM (2L+MU)

240 214 I don't even remember what that is/was and am too d***ed lazy to even look it up....LOL!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026

I actually stopped for a minute to suss out what word you asterisked. Lol.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 03:37 PM (zZu0s)

I was going for 'damned' but I think I put the wrong number of asterisks.....LOL!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 03:41 PM (QGaXH)

241 223 The biggest mistake Reagan ever made was back the mujahideen (i.e. the Taliban and Al Qaeda) fighting against the Soviets and commies in Afghanistan in the '80s.

Turns out the Soviets were already weak and collapsing, while the Islamic fundamentalists were a rising and very serious threat.

On the principle of "always back the anti-communist forces, no matter how problematic they are," the U.S. ending up creating a monster than in many ways is worse than the monster we were defeating.

We gave advanced weapons, military training and tons of money to what became the greatest anti-American and anti-Western movement in history, even more dangerous than international communism.
Posted by: zombie at February 06, 2026 03:38 PM (se8lQ)

Whenever I say this to people, they usually disagree.

Probably only because it's me saying it.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 03:41 PM (iXqHn)

242 nood

weird enveloped grey box nood of doom

Posted by: banana Dream at February 06, 2026 03:42 PM (3uBP9)

243 The biggest mistake Reagan ever made was back the mujahideen (i.e. the Taliban and Al Qaeda) fighting against the Soviets and commies in Afghanistan in the '80s.

I disagree. The US supported Ahmad Shah Massoud's faction which in the end came out on top and after the Soviet collapse setup a government.

Pakistan/Bin Laden's Islamist faction only came to power in 'Stan later, after Clinton withdrew aid from Massoud.

Based on what we new about the cold war at the time this war was bleeding the Soviets, and a good counter to what they had done in Vietnam.

If we don't support Massoud, then Pakistan/Bin Laden's Islamists almost certainly still come to power anyway

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 03:42 PM (sKqQm)

244 Nude some other antifag homo

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 03:42 PM (iFTx/)

245 >>The biggest mistake Reagan ever made was back the mujahideen (i.e. the Taliban and Al Qaeda) fighting against the Soviets and commies in Afghanistan in the '80s.

That program went back to Carter / Brzezinski, iirc.

Posted by: garrett at February 06, 2026 03:43 PM (gH8T+)

246 I actually stopped for a minute to suss out what word you asterisked. Lol. Posted by: Aetius451AD

IKR, euphemisms can be dangerous. The cuss word can be safer.
When I am risking my ass, I often wonder how much * .

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 06, 2026 03:43 PM (zdLoL)

247 OT, but with the bitcoin market dip, is there any effect on the Guthrie ransom.
Cheaper to pay now, or was it hedged.
Posted by: From about That Time at February 06, 2026 03:37 PM (sl73Y)
====
Mrs. F. tells me human trafficking and ransom payments are the main use of bitcoin.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 03:43 PM (RIvkX)

248 At this point, I imagine The Duchy of Grand Fenwick could take Diego Garcia from formerly Great Britain.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 03:40 PM (0Eh0f)

From what Pooky's told me of the place, the Americams and Filipinos far outnumber the Brits there.

Posted by: pookysgirl would love to go to DG at February 06, 2026 03:43 PM (oXd1e)

249 I had read somewhere that it had been debunked, but I never saw the debunking "facts". And most of the debunking kept coming from the "bunkees", so I'm not sure what's going on. What with all these high panjandrums getting caught with their pants down, so to speak, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Pizzagate was just one pepperoni on top of a super-sized crust.
Posted by: Paco at February 06, 2026 03:41 PM (2L+MU)

On the left and in the MSM the process is to say it didn't happen and then claim it was debunked. Or have an anoynmous deep state troll quoted as saying that.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 06, 2026 03:45 PM (8avO+)

250 I seem to recall Macron losing and he is still in office

Posted by: SamIam at February 06, 2026 03:45 PM (cjT1m)

251 We gave advanced weapons, military training and tons of money to what became the greatest anti-American and anti-Western movement in history, even more dangerous than international communism.
Posted by: zombie at February 06, 2026 03:38 PM (se8lQ)

But, in return, the IC got incredible access to the poppy fields which was as great an asset as access to South American cocaine. All that money was very useful in all the very useful anti-communist actions we took around the world

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 03:46 PM (rbvCR)

252 And this guy's mom is besties with Jeffrey Epstein...?

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The permanently outraged and clueless left thinks that a few pictures of Epstein with Trump means that Trump is BFFs with Epstein, and therefore guilty of pedophilia. Of all the people Epstein has been photographed with, Trump doesn't even break the top 1000.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 06, 2026 03:48 PM (Wnqw0)

253 226 The Blade, he stays INCOGNITO. He might not even exist at all. He could be a literary creation.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 03:39 PM (iFTx/)

We all should incorporate security in our personal lives - not to be paranoid, nor because we fear someone my take offense of our postings here, but just so we're not 'soft' targets. Just being aware of your surroundings and looking for things that 'don't look right' probably goes a long way to enhancing safety.

I'm no expert - just paranoid common sense from one who grew up being bullied....I'm sure there are those here who are far more expert on this topic.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 03:51 PM (QGaXH)

254 Seems like I can't remember when Starmer wasn't going to be booted.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 03:54 PM (OuTdY)

255 Starmer is a 180 pound albatross around their necks. An albatross that has secret sex orgies with Ukrainian rent boys.
-

He's my fageleh baby
Baby, he's my fageleh boy
Boy, he's my baby
Oh, boy

Disgusting.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 04:01 PM (OuTdY)

256 RV Kronprins Haakon: Ice be my bitch.

youtube.com/watch?v=ok6KWKznzXo

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 04:21 PM (OuTdY)

257 Kronprins Haakon was built at the Italian shipyard Fincantieri. Fancy that.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 04:25 PM (OuTdY)

258 Its proven that England is a Fag Country.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 06, 2026 04:27 PM (Hpgos)

259 The Prince of Norway looks alien with his forehead.

I enjoyed the pathetic Starmer "boxing." I could beat him to a pulp and I am a grandmother. Granted a redneck one raised with brothers, but he is pitiful.

After the meaning of "milquetoast" should be his face.

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Architect of Bengazi Terrorist Attack Finally Arrested

Wait, Hillary Clinton told me a video-maker was responsible for the attack.

Are you telling me that Hillary Clinton lied?

Because if you are saying that, Chief, then you and me are going to have a problem.

One of the architects of the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack is now in U.S. custody, marking a long-delayed but consequential development in one of the most painful national security failures in modern American history.
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday that Zubayr Al-Bakoush was flown to the United States overnight and will face federal charges tied to arson, murder, and terrorism for his alleged role in the assault that killed four Americans.
Bondi told reporters at the Justice Department that Al-Bakoush landed at Andrews Air Force Base around 3 a.m. and was immediately taken into custody, where he was met by FBI Director Kash Patel and Washington, D.C., U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro. Prosecutors, Bondi said, intend to pursue the case aggressively. "We will prosecute this alleged terrorist to the fullest extent of the law," she said, adding that the message is simple: time does not erase accountability.
Pirro echoed that warning, stressing that the case is not over simply because years have passed. "The Benghazi saga was a painful one for Americans. It has stayed with all of us," she said. "And let me be very clear, there are more of them out there." Pirro said she and Patel have remained in contact with the families of the four Americans killed and vowed that investigators will continue hunting down those still at large. "Time will not stop us from going after these predators, no matter how long it takes," she said. "We owe that to the families who suffered horrific pain at the hands of these violent terrorists."

🚨 @AGPamBondi announces the arrest of Zubayr Al-Bakoush, one of the key participants behind the attack at the U.S. embassy in Benghazi:

"Hillary Clinton famously once said about Benghazi, 'What difference, at this point, does it make?' Well, it makes a difference to @POTUS." pic.twitter.com/BWdncrVSdD
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 6, 2026

This diseased hag is now screaming that she doesn't want to testify behind closed doors, and James Comer is forcing her to do so. However, the testimony will be videotaped and made available to the public. A transcript will be released, too.

Now, my first thought would be that we want her to testify live, on TV.

But I think Comer believes she will just grandstand and talk about what an offense it is to even summon her, etc., etc. I think he believes a live hearing will just empower the Clintons to play victim and run out the clock. Note that people usually only agree to testify for a set amount of time, so if you just keep filibustering and not answering, you can avoid answering questions while legally, I guess, honoring the subpoena.

I guess he thinks that a closed door hearing, but videotaped, will help stop the Clintons from just filibustering, parsing, and engaging in dilatory tactics.

Rep. James Comer says he will not bring Hillary Clinton into a public hearing to testify about her connection to Jeffrey Epstein.

He says the closed door deposition will be made public with audio, video, and a transcript.

"Everyone in America will have access to it." pic.twitter.com/Zj2P71vaqr
— Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) February 6, 2026

Posted by: Ace at 01:24 PM

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1 Nice.

Posted by: Molly k. at February 06, 2026 01:25 PM (Nnjzj)

2 Ha!!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 01:25 PM (Hkcdp)

3 What difference, at this point, does it make?"

Still one of the most callous, clueless, repugnant things she ever said.

Posted by: Paco at February 06, 2026 01:26 PM (2L+MU)

4 So, predictions, was Hillary also an Epstein client or just Bill?

Just because you are gay doesn't mean you can't be one - Ghislane molest girls, and Kevin Spacey was one of their clients...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 01:26 PM (sKqQm)

5 I guess we now know he doesn't have information that will lead to the arrest of Hillary Clinton.

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 01:26 PM (4BmaM)

6 Hillary should be arraigned as an accomplice, along with Kerry.
I get the impression Obama was about as much in the loop as Reggie.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 06, 2026 01:26 PM (gKWVE)

7 Remember when the NYT interviewed this guy at a cafe months after the attack? If not this guy, another one of his team.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 01:26 PM (Hkcdp)

8 Because if you are saying that, Chief, then you and me are going to have a problem.

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I'm not a chief, pal.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 06, 2026 01:27 PM (2UnvF)

9 Okay, cool. I'll assume he was heavily involved and that this is a good thing.

But Hill-dawg was the architect, and she hasn't been arrested.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 01:27 PM (MABZ1)

10 I guess he thinks that a closed door hearing, but videotaped, will help stop the Clintons from just filibustering, parsing, and engaging in dilatory tactics.
++++
LOL why? I mean, they have an unmarred history of never doing anything else.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 01:28 PM (MABZ1)

11 its lonely here in the "afterlife"

anyone up for a game of Fortnite?

hit me up at littlestjeff1

Posted by: Jepprey Efstein, Neve Tzedek ISR at February 06, 2026 01:28 PM (80kdn)

12 So I remember people piecing this together a little after it happened identified that Obama was running guns to ISIS through Libya. I wonder if they are going to get into that again now...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 01:28 PM (sKqQm)

13 18-1, not only did Hillary go to Epstein island, the whole family vacationed at his New Mexico ranch. Epstein and Maxwell attended Chelsea’s wedding, which was held at Soros’ daughter’s mansion.

Epstein was a family friend, make of that what you will…

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 01:28 PM (Hkcdp)

14 didn't robert ray the whitewater special counsel c 1999 decide to not charge hillary with perjury because he didn't think he'd be able to get a conviction in d.c. ?

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 06, 2026 01:29 PM (CWTWj)

15 He says the closed door deposition will be made public with audio, video, and a transcript.
++++
Call me cynical, but it needs to be fully un-edited. Pauses. Breaks. awkward shuffling. No cuts, tape never stops rolling.

Yeah, that's where my level of trust is.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 01:29 PM (MABZ1)

16 and engaging in dilatory tactics.
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I could use some of those.

Posted by: The Abominable Moochelle at February 06, 2026 01:29 PM (4BmaM)

17 Thanks, SA. As to Blinken, he is pro Al-Qaeda.

Posted by: wferrin at February 06, 2026 01:29 PM (+vzge)

18 When they despose Hillary about Epstein they should ask her "how much did you and Bubba make from the arms sales to Syria which led to the Benghazi mess?" Her lawyers might object, but what the hell

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 06, 2026 01:29 PM (Hhsnh)

19 Still one of the most callous, clueless, repugnant things she ever said.
Posted by: Paco at February 06, 2026 01:26 PM (2L+MU)

So many to chose from.

Posted by: A Deplorable at February 06, 2026 01:29 PM (sl73Y)

20 Psssst....strap in Pennsylvania Morons, a real estate company which I invest in just informed me that they have sold a warehouse to the DHS to serve as a staging area for ICE in the Allentown area.

Looks like Eastern PA is next up.

Posted by: Orson at February 06, 2026 01:29 PM (dIske)

21 Oh I thought you said depilatory.

Posted by: The Abominable Moochelle at February 06, 2026 01:29 PM (4BmaM)

22 So I remember people piecing this together a little after it happened identified that Obama was running guns to ISIS through Libya. I wonder if they are going to get into that again now...
Posted by: 18-1 at

Obama and his 'right hand' ran a lot guns during their reign.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 06, 2026 01:30 PM (MGB5H)

23 Epstein was a family friend, make of that what you will…

I know that part - asking for predictions as to whether Hillary will be outed as a client specifically.

I think there are a larger number people aware of and involved with the Epstein/Diddy ops that aren't themselves clients.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 01:30 PM (sKqQm)

24 I remember the lefty #moveon trolls who then made this story about anyone who got upset about it. The opposition to GamerGate (later) was "GamerGhazi".
I guess the ploy worked in 2012 given that RomneyRyan didn't much touch the issue, nor anything teaparty-adjacent.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 06, 2026 01:30 PM (gKWVE)

25 Pam Bondi better get busy arresting people like Comey, Brennan, Clapper and a dozen others who tried to take the country over by coup. That's what I voted for.

Posted by: jwest at February 06, 2026 01:31 PM (KtqtS)

26 IT’S FUNNY BECAUSE HILLARY JUST WROTE A 6000 WORD ESSAY IN THE ATLANTIC CLAIMING MAGA HAD NO EMPATHY.
RECALL HOW MUCH EMPATHY HAD FOR THE 30+ AMERICANS SHE LEFT TO DIE IN BENGHAZI.

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at February 06, 2026 01:32 PM (Hkcdp)

27 The world will be an exponentially better place when this hag goes to hell.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 01:32 PM (4iIP5)

28 8 Because if you are saying that, Chief, then you and me are going to have a problem.

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I'm not a chief, pal.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 06, 2026 01:27 PM (2UnvF)

I'm not your pal, sport.

Posted by: This is fun! at February 06, 2026 01:33 PM (TbWk/)

29 The world will be an exponentially better place when this hag goes to hell.
Posted by: Really?? at

Her funeral will be longer than McCain's.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 06, 2026 01:33 PM (MGB5H)

30 If they did it in public the Dems on the committee would showboat and cover for them.. Do the private one.. Release it and do a live one...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2026 01:34 PM (It2tv)

31 Pam Bondi better get busy arresting people like Comey, Brennan, Clapper and a dozen others who tried to take the country over by coup. That's what I voted for.
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Yeah, it's silly to use law enforcement to deal with terrorists. They should just be killed outright by the military.

We need laws enforced against those who are actually a threat to us, in and around government.

Posted by: Methos at February 06, 2026 01:34 PM (vSvIl)

32 Drinking game - every time you hear "I have no recollection" down a shot

Posted by: banana Dream - don't or you will die at February 06, 2026 01:34 PM (3uBP9)

33 I'm not a chief, pal.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 06, 2026 01:27 PM (2UnvF)

I'm not your pal, sport.
Posted by: This is fun! a

I'm not your sport, tiger.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 06, 2026 01:34 PM (MGB5H)

34 No Pam, the architect was Hillary Clinton.
- > Gumption, get some.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 01:34 PM (OuTdY)

35 IT’S FUNNY BECAUSE HILLARY JUST WROTE A 6000 WORD ESSAY IN THE ATLANTIC CLAIMING MAGA HAD NO EMPATHY.

People on the right are I believe incorrectly picking up the left's language here, making the argument that the Left has empathy, even if it is misplaced or self damaging and the right does not.

The left is doing this, solely, because they grift off of aid for illegals and get to cast their votes. Empathy has NOTHING to do with it.

Remember the same people claiming that there is no empathy in sending Maria back home also tell us her home country is a wonderful place, America is a racist hellhole, and that they need Maria to clean their toilets.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 01:34 PM (sKqQm)

36 So, honest question, also applicable to the Maduro case.

Since the crimes with which this guy is charged were committed outside the US, where does he get tried in the US?

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 01:35 PM (77rzZ)

37 However, the testimony will be videotaped and made available to the public. A transcript will be released, too.

I'd be impressed if she shows up on film.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 01:35 PM (svLOV)

38 >>>I guess he thinks that a closed door hearing, but videotaped, will help stop the Clintons from just filibustering, parsing, and engaging in dilatory tactics.

If the complete, unedited video is going to be released, I'm not sure I follow his logic. The Clintons will have the same motives either way. *shrugs*

I don't remember where I saw it, but someone snarked in response to a headline about the Architect of Bengazi Attack Arrested, "so they finally arrested Hillary."

I LOL'd.

Posted by: No Name Today at February 06, 2026 01:35 PM (8mulE)

39 Because if you are saying that, Chief, then you and me are going to have a problem.

You don't scare me, Poindexter.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 01:35 PM (Riz8t)

40 The world will be an exponentially better place when this hag goes to hell.
Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 01:32 PM (4iIP5)

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I don't want her. Bitch scares the hell outta me!

Posted by: Stan at February 06, 2026 01:35 PM (2UnvF)

41 Along with the 4 killed, we *still* don't know how many were wounded (all of whom would have been dead if not for the two heroes who disobeyed orders and fought back) because they were forced to sign NDAs to get treatment.

Everyone also forgets that *several* embassies were on fire in multiple countries while OweB+Mao went to Vegas to party with Jay-Z and Beyonce.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 06, 2026 01:35 PM (lFFaq)

42 Maybe they can lure Hillary in with a two day old fish on an invisible line.

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 01:36 PM (4BmaM)

43 I'm not your sport, tiger.
Posted by: BruceWayne

I'm not your tiger, champ.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 01:36 PM (77rzZ)

44
I don't want her. Bitch scares the hell outta me!
Posted by: Stan at February 06, 2026 01:35 PM (2UnvF)

Tell her the boat's in the shop.

Make her swim.

Posted by: Charon at February 06, 2026 01:37 PM (JwNbV)

45 However, the testimony will be videotaped and made available to the public. A transcript will be released, too.

I'd be impressed if she shows up on film.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 01:35 PM (svLOV)
---
You're thinking of vampires.

She's a ghoul.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2026 01:37 PM (ESVrU)

46 I'm not your sport, tiger.
Posted by: BruceWayne

I'm not your tiger, champ.

I'm not your champ, Cochise.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 01:37 PM (Riz8t)

47 If the complete, unedited video is going to be released, I'm not sure I follow his logic. The Clintons will have the same motives either way. *shrugs*

The best way to handle it is if she filibusters have her remanded to the sergeant at arms and schedule another hearing in a week...leaving her imprisoned until then and just cycle through it until she talks.

But...no way the GOPe has the balls for that

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 01:37 PM (sKqQm)

48 In fairness, Starfleet Academy had me considering launching a murderous rampage of destruction.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 06, 2026 01:38 PM (J+Psw)

49 Time
..they need to use a chess clock. Time the questions, not the answers. If they want to get out quickly they cant do it with long answers.

Posted by: Donny Two Scoops at February 06, 2026 01:38 PM (6Mw3v)

50 I'm not your tiger, champ.
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 01:36 PM (77rzZ)

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Whatever you say, slick.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 06, 2026 01:38 PM (2UnvF)

51 Wait, it was a youtuber, that's what we were told, and they arrested the guy. Case closed, right?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 01:38 PM (PYyV9)

52 I'm not your tiger, champ.

I'm not your champ, Cochise.
Posted by: Archimedes at

I'm not your Cochise, Kemosahbe.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 06, 2026 01:38 PM (MGB5H)

53 He's a Republican lawmaker. He's probably not even capable of second-order thinking, and if he is, then he's on the take.

I wouldn't go looking for 3D chess, here.

The closed door hearing is so the government can control the flow of information.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 06, 2026 01:38 PM (BI5O2)

54 I finally saw the movie Weapons last night. Are you fucking kidding me? This was the movie that made piles of money and got rave reviews? It was pretentious, stupid, boring, and made no sense. Some scenes and dialog were outright cringe.

The mystery over the missing kids is good, but it goes nowhere. It never feels "real" because everyone is so nonchalant about it. Other than a few parents, nobody seems to care. "Oh, seventeen kids from the same class all left their homes at exactly 2:17 at night and disappeared? Gee, that sucks. Whatever."

Indeed, the movie itself inexplicably forgets about the missing kids for 45 minutes while it wanderers off into dreadfully boring relationship drama involving characters that range from boring (the cop) to repellent (the smelly junkie). Oh, and did I tell you we see the same boring scenes several times in Rashomon-style flashbacks?

Nothing is ever explained. Some scenes and character actions make no sense. The ending is a big "that's it?" after two hours of boring buildup. Dogshit stars. Do not recommend.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 01:39 PM (iFTx/)

55 Everyone also forgets that *several* embassies were on fire in multiple countries while OweB+Mao went to Vegas to party with Jay-Z and Beyonce.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 06, 2026 01:35 PM (lFFaq)

Good memory, that was brutal and it's always good to see you. Barry had this thing about pissing on victims of terror attacks by his fellow jihadists.

Remember the "shout out" to Joe Medicine Crow about an hour after Fort Hood? What a loser.

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 01:39 PM (4BmaM)

56
Anonosaurus,

How did your new pup do last night?

Posted by: fourseasons at February 06, 2026 01:39 PM (3ek7K)

57 Not gonna happen.

Posted by: Max Power at February 06, 2026 01:39 PM (SwyyQ)

58 Geez Hillary, even Kamala made it to VP you loser.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 06, 2026 01:39 PM (n5tGW)

59 @32- "Drinking game - every time you hear "I have no recollection" down a shot.

I can't drink that much!

Posted by: Dad of Six at February 06, 2026 01:39 PM (H35sT)

60 How many times can a person say 'Eye donut rhea cowl!'?

Posted by: Adriane the Music Critic . . . at February 06, 2026 01:40 PM (3ZUWJ)

61 Lucie with the football has entered the chat.

Posted by: Max Power at February 06, 2026 01:40 PM (SwyyQ)

62 The closed door hearing is so the government can control the flow of information.

Well that and there is a non-zero chance that national security stuff will come up.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 01:40 PM (PYyV9)

63 Seems like they are going after the JEF. He should keep his mouth shut but he's too dumb to understand that he's extremely vulnerable right now.

Because the current majority party isn't afraid of bending the rules a bit anymore.

Posted by: pawn at February 06, 2026 01:41 PM (uvB+6)

64 I get the impression Obama was about as much in the loop as Reggie.

It’s good to be the (figurehead) king.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 06, 2026 01:41 PM (EXyHK)

65 I know what drinking game i'll be playing.

Every time I'm forced to watch this fucking shithead open her god damned lie hole, I do a shot.

Of antifreeze.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 01:41 PM (JwNbV)

66 Maybe they can lure Hillary in with a two day old fish on an invisible line.
Posted by: ...

Been there, done that.

Posted by: Huma at February 06, 2026 01:42 PM (UjdFS)

67 Architect of Bengazi Terrorist Attack Finally Arrested

At first, I thought you meant Hillary.
Drat.

Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker at February 06, 2026 01:42 PM (Rbu5d)

68 Lucie with the football has entered the chat.

Lucie? Is this football round?

Round like Charlie’s head?

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 06, 2026 01:42 PM (EXyHK)

69 I linked to this earlier today, but it's particularly relevant here. Times have changed, and the Clintons bring nothing but problems for the Dems. However, even more compelling, if the Dems cooperate in demolishing the Clintons, it would be a way for them to assert "we're not partisans, look what we did to the Clintons. Country before party!" They could pretend to care more about the country than feathering their own nests.

DC Democrats Turn Their Backs on the Clintons: 'They Bring Nothing But Baggage'

https://is.gd/F8P8Ey

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 01:43 PM (Riz8t)

70 I think there's also a real fear that her exosuit, basically a mechanized mobile reliquary powered by her infernal necromantic fires, would cause too much interference during a live broadcast.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 06, 2026 01:43 PM (3uBP9)

71 He's a Republican lawmaker. He's probably not even capable of second-order thinking, and if he is, then he's on the take.

I wouldn't go looking for 3D chess, here.

The closed door hearing is so the government can control the flow of information.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 06, 2026 01:38 PM (BI5O2)
++++
Zero Pinocchios.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 01:43 PM (MABZ1)

72 All you need is to remember the photographs of Ambassador Chris Stevens being dragged through the streets that day and this arrest will confirm that not everyone has forgotten.

I'm glad knowing good people were standing at an airport at 3:00am to welcome the murdering scum to America.

Posted by: old chick at February 06, 2026 01:44 PM (F3Dlr)

73 The closed door hearing is so the government can control the flow of information.

Well that and there is a non-zero chance that national security stuff will come up.
==
This is her gambit to enlist unipartiers to vote against subpeona enforcement. I know things about you and will say them publicly if you make me testify. So Comer will.reuse and then she will claim, set up, frame, witch hunt, political show not transparent investigation.....

Posted by: Donny Two Scoops at February 06, 2026 01:45 PM (6Mw3v)

74 The architect of the Benghazi cover up was that fucking evil piece of shit Victoria Nuland.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 01:45 PM (0KSrI)

75 Remember the "shout out" to Joe Medicine Crow about an hour after Fort Hood? What a loser.

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 01:39 PM (4BmaM)

Yes! He and Hellary were a well matched pair of psychopaths.

Also forgotten, is that he had urged ordinary Americans to stay away from Vegas and enjoy their "staycations".

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 06, 2026 01:45 PM (lFFaq)

76 Tousi says State Department issues evacuation orders for any U.S. citizens in Iran yesterday. Today's talks were delayed and insubstantive.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 01:45 PM (RIvkX)

77 When is somebody just gonna dump a bucket of water on Hillary and be done with it?

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 01:45 PM (77rzZ)

78 Zero Pinocchios.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 01:43 PM (MABZ1)

No lies told.

No cap.

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 01:46 PM (4BmaM)

79 Geez Hillary, even Kamala made it to VP you loser.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk
.......

OUCH
That's gotta sting.

Posted by: wth at February 06, 2026 01:46 PM (UjdFS)

80 Will there be rubber hoses for the interview?

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 06, 2026 01:46 PM (i0Hi3)

81 76 Tousi says State Department issues evacuation orders for any U.S. citizens in Iran yesterday. Today's talks were delayed and insubstantive.

I guaran-damn-tee you they've already taken American hostages. They have a history.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 01:46 PM (Riz8t)

82 A federal court in Pakistan gave custody of a 13-year-old Christian girl to a Muslim man who kidnapped and forcibly converted her to Islam. The court dismissed official documents proving her age and ignored previous judicial findings declaring the marriage illegal.Legal advocates and the girl’s family denounced the decision as a threat to the protection of Christian minors.

Posted by: SMOD at February 06, 2026 01:47 PM (RHGPo)

83 When is somebody just gonna dump a bucket of water on Hillary and be done with it?
Posted by: Bulg
.......

Don't do that. She may be wearing a muumuu with nothing underneath.

Posted by: wth at February 06, 2026 01:47 PM (UjdFS)

84 Geez Hillary, even Kamala made it to VP you loser.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk
.......

OUCH
That's gotta sting.

Posted by: wth at February 06, 2026 01:46 PM (UjdFS)

If only she was a more accomplished cocksucker.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 06, 2026 01:47 PM (dK+Kv)

85 I guaran-damn-tee you they've already taken American hostages. They have a history.

But I don't care. Anyone still there (other than our government people who were ordered to be there) deserves what they get.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 01:47 PM (Riz8t)

86 Anonosaurus,

How did your new pup do last night?

Posted by: fourseasons

Pretty well. She interrupted our sleep several times and Charlie the poodle is very jealous but I think this period of adjustment will be over soon.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 06, 2026 01:47 PM (J+Psw)

87 Will there be rubber hoses for the interview?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless

Just one hose, but it hasn't been near her in years.
-- Bill Clinton

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 01:48 PM (77rzZ)

88 >>> informed me that they have sold a warehouse to the DHS to serve as a staging area for ICE in the Allentown area.

Looks like Eastern PA is next up.
Posted by: Orson
---

There was a map on X with many circles indicating warehouse purchases all over the US. X is like every other place - if you see something that is politically appealing or disgusting, verify it twice.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 01:48 PM (OuTdY)

89 Am I evil for thinking that Bill is going to die suddenly and Hillary asks for a delay in the hearing so she can grieve?

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 01:48 PM (svLOV)

90 70 I think there's also a real fear that her exosuit, basically a mechanized mobile reliquary powered by her infernal necromantic fires, would cause too much interference during a live broadcast.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 06, 2026 01:43 PM (3uBP9)

She's suffering from Kuru is my favorite conspiracy theory atm.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 06, 2026 01:48 PM (fszBn)

91 What difference, at this point, does it make?

Posted by: Old Lady Rodham at February 06, 2026 01:48 PM (kZzKA)

92 Random.Factoid -
Murals of Iryna Zarutska Vandalized in New York and Florida

Baseless Conspiracy Theory -
Kirk Assassination was to get Iryna murder out of headlines.

Posted by: Operator Error at February 06, 2026 01:48 PM (nm8hu)

93 Nice to see justice, even if delayed. Makes me hopeful.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 06, 2026 01:49 PM (xcxpd)

94 hook her up to a 12v battery and zap her tits when she filibusters, prevaricates, or side steps the questions.

Posted by: BifBewalski at February 06, 2026 01:49 PM (vJBOt)

95 m I evil for thinking that Bill is going to die suddenly and Hillary asks for a delay in the hearing so she can grieve?
===
Not if she dies first!!!!

Posted by: Bill at February 06, 2026 01:49 PM (6Mw3v)

96 Why is there a statue of limitations anyway...

Posted by: Az Deplorable moron at February 06, 2026 01:49 PM (vwBZQ)

97 hook her up to a 12v battery and zap her tits when she filibusters, prevaricates, or side steps the questions.

Posted by: BifBewalski at February 06, 2026 01:49 PM (vJBOt)

Just give her the Chris "Smith" treatment.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 06, 2026 01:50 PM (dK+Kv)

98 82 A federal court in Pakistan gave custody of a 13-year-old Christian girl to a Muslim man
---

Pakistan needs a spanking but they are the CIA's pet.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 01:50 PM (OuTdY)

99 If only she was a more accomplished cocksucker.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 06, 2026 01:47 PM (dK+Kv)

Dinner at the Y was the wrooong choice

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 01:50 PM (4BmaM)

100 I saw Infernal Necromantic Fires at Burning Man in 2017, but I was too stoned to remember anything.

Posted by: Stoner Dude at February 06, 2026 01:50 PM (kZzKA)

101
Anonosaurus,

Oh yeah, the first couple of weeks can be an adjustment period.

It's kinda like having a new baby.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 06, 2026 01:51 PM (3ek7K)

102 I can't see Hilary doing anything other than complain, filibuster and run out the clock.

Posted by: mr tmz at February 06, 2026 01:51 PM (rJ48h)

103 "We will prosecute this alleged terrorist to the fullest extent of the law," she said, adding that the message is simple: time does not erase accountability.

Yasser Arafat died in his bed.

Posted by: toby928(c) reminds you at February 06, 2026 01:51 PM (jc0TO)

104 hook her up to a 12v battery and zap her tits when she filibusters, prevaricates, or side steps the questions.

Bold talk. Can we assume you're volunteering to be the one to do the hookup? *shudders*

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 01:52 PM (Riz8t)

105 Rumor control has it, the entire raison d’être for Stevens in Benghazi was a sort of secret mission to round up Stinger missiles that had ended up in the “wrong” hands. This was going to blow up on Mrs. Clinton’s watch.

The reason the death toll was not far higher was due to the fact brave men took the initiative to fight to last, against orders. The “leadership” had left 50 to 100 people out to dry.

Democrats were happy to shove the whole thing down the memory hole. “Like It Never Happened”. There was an election coming up, you know.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 06, 2026 01:52 PM (VRkwH)

106 Archimedes, no they haven't. The regime was 11/2 late to the meeting and wanted to discuss the negotiations about the negotiations. Part of the team in Oman was CentCom Commander Brad Cooper.

The regime claims they scared the hell.out of the Americans and that is why the meeting was so short.
Witkoff and Kushner have left Oman.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 01:52 PM (0KSrI)

107 I'm not a chief, pal.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 06, 2026 01:27 PM (2UnvF)

I'm not your pal, sport.
Posted by: This is fun! a

I'm not your sport, tiger.

Posted by: BruceWayne

what the rules again, Ump?

Posted by: BifBewalski at February 06, 2026 01:53 PM (vJBOt)

108 Sure she will lie and try to run out the clock, but she will do it in the most vile, repugnant and graceless.way possible. Ask me how i know....

Posted by: Bill at February 06, 2026 01:53 PM (6Mw3v)

109 Why is there a statue of limitations anyway...
Posted by: Az Deplorable moron at February 06, 2026 01:49 PM

Memories fade, witnesses die, evidence is misplaced. At some point it's not fair to the accused.

In theory.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 01:53 PM (jc0TO)

110 Yasser Arafat died in his bed.

Posted by: toby928(c) reminds you at February 06, 2026 01:51 PM (jc0TO)

His last words on his death bed were reportedly "hey you know maybe I shouldn't have purchased this DEATH BED".

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 01:53 PM (4BmaM)

111 Yasser Arafat died in his bed.
Posted by: toby928(c) reminds you at February 06, 2026 01:51 PM (jc0TO)

Yasser Arafat was a secret Mossad agent whose only mission was to get the Arabs to all start wearing italian restaurant tablecloths on their heads just for a laugh.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 01:53 PM (JwNbV)

112 Don't drag us into this.

Posted by: Old Lady Rodham's mammary glands at February 06, 2026 01:54 PM (kZzKA)

113 110 Yasser Arafat died in his bed.

Posted by: toby928(c) reminds you at February 06, 2026 01:51 PM (jc0TO)

His last words on his death bed were reportedly "hey you know maybe I shouldn't have purchased this DEATH BED".

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 01:53 PM (4BmaM)

Was this a Norm MacDonald joke? This has Norm written all over it.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at February 06, 2026 01:54 PM (KbCG3)

114 How many American would be in Iran for the past 40 years? And would we worry about them?

This is probably not Susie on a senior cock tour across Europe.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 01:54 PM (zZu0s)

115 Yasser Arafat died in his bed

So did Pol Pot (though presumably not from AIDS, like Arafat)

Posted by: Common Tater at February 06, 2026 01:54 PM (VRkwH)

116 104 hook her up to a 12v battery and zap her tits when she filibusters, prevaricates, or side steps the questions.

Bold talk. Can we assume you're volunteering to be the one to do the hookup? *shudders*

Posted by: Archimedes

yeah, I'll take one for the team. i've burned the shitter barrels, stirring in jp8 with a ground rod. i'm imune to nasty shit.

Posted by: BifBewalski at February 06, 2026 01:54 PM (vJBOt)

117 Mrs. F. is on her way home from the dentist downtown. Would it be wrong to call her to stop and get donuts?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 01:55 PM (RIvkX)

118 Memories fade, witnesses die, evidence is misplaced. At some point it's not fair to the accused.

In theory.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 01:53 PM (jc0TO)

It's also a limit on state capriciousness.

If it isn't important enough to investigate and prosecute in a timely manner, then they can't hold an undated warrant in their pockets forever just for a rainy day when they want to screw with you.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 01:55 PM (JwNbV)

119 Yasser Arafat was a secret Mossad agent whose only mission was to get the Arabs to all start wearing italian restaurant tablecloths on their heads just for a laugh.

And they didn't even get unlimited breadsticks.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 01:55 PM (Riz8t)

120 Not if she dies first!!!!
Posted by: Bill

He's not looking very healthy these days. Seriously, the last time I saw what he looked like I wondered how much longer he has.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 01:55 PM (svLOV)

121 The reason the death toll was not far higher was due to the fact brave men took the initiative to fight to last, against orders. The “leadership” had left 50 to 100 people out to dry.

...
Posted by: Common Tater

Had nothing to do with Centcom, Africom, and the US Navy being told to stand down. No sir. No one bit.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 01:55 PM (OuTdY)

122 She's suffering from Kuru is my favorite conspiracy theory atm.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 06, 2026 01:48 PM (fszBn)

She was in a plane crash in Iran, but I don't know if she intended to land there or was just flying over.
If she was intending to go there, she was dropping off cash. Iran is rumored to have acted as a major money launderer for the IC for funding in the area.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 01:55 PM (rbvCR)

123 Why, I Ottawa . . .

Ottawa Scraps EV Mandate, Aims to Reach 90 Percent EV Adoption Through Emissions Regulations

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 06, 2026 01:56 PM (J+Psw)

124 Arafat died of AIDS.

Occasionally islamist sources will blame Israel but then in doing so they have to admit Arafat was a pedo.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 01:56 PM (sKqQm)

125 If it isn't important enough to investigate and prosecute in a timely manner, then they can't hold an undated warrant in their pockets forever just for a rainy day when they want to screw with you.

That...actually makes a lot of sense.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 01:56 PM (Riz8t)

126 Arafat died in Paris and his widow walked off with 2 billion. Suha's best friend was Killary Clinton.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 01:56 PM (0KSrI)

127 off topic, from talcum x:

Two days ago, Senate Democrats posted about an 8-year-old girl who died in U.S. custody, and the post went viral.

The assumption was that it must have happened under Donald Trump and Stephen Miller--because the cruelty we're watching right now makes that assumption feel easy.

But the public context note mattered: Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez died in 2023, under Joe Biden--while Border Patrol held her. And then the volume dropped and the outrage disappeared.

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 06, 2026 01:56 PM (CWTWj)

128 If Yassar Arafat was a Jewish secret agent then them Jews have an odd sense of humor.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 01:56 PM (zZu0s)

129 Are you telling me that Hillary Clinton lied?

Because if you are saying that, Chief, then you and me are going to have a problem.

You started it. Blogging about HRC lying on a day that ends in y.

Posted by: DaveA at February 06, 2026 01:56 PM (FhXTo)

130
I was just reading Roosevelt's Exclusion Act for some context on immigration law.

It allowed for deportation of:

1.) Beggars - I get it
2.) Pimps - yup, I get that, too
3.) Anarchists - solid idea, one of them killed his predecessor
4.) Epileptics - ??? - I mean, I'd get it if it was a communicable disease, but this seems like an odd choice

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 06, 2026 01:56 PM (BI5O2)

131 This is probably not Susie on a senior cock tour across Europe.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 01:54 PM (zZu0s)
====
Not Without My Daughter! (tm)
-Sally Field

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 01:56 PM (RIvkX)

132 Was this a Norm MacDonald joke? This has Norm written all over it.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at February 06, 2026 01:54 PM (KbCG3)

Yeah I usually cite norm when I repeat it but this time I decided to just phrase it like him - a classic

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 01:56 PM (4BmaM)

133 Yasser Arafat died in his bed.
Like a lesbian.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 06, 2026 01:56 PM (Kt19C)

134 That...actually makes a lot of sense.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 01:56 PM (Riz8t)

Hey, man, not everything I say is a shitpost.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 01:57 PM (JwNbV)

135 Not if she dies first!!!!
Posted by: Bill

He's not looking very healthy these days. Seriously, the last time I saw what he looked like I wondered how much longer he has.
==
Screw you, im strong enough to cover that face with a pillow!

Posted by: Bill at February 06, 2026 01:57 PM (6Mw3v)

136 Ottawa Scraps EV Mandate, Aims to Reach 90 Percent EV Adoption Through Emissions Regulations

Tell me you're still mandating EVs without telling me you're mandating EVs.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 01:57 PM (Riz8t)

137 Pakistan needs a spanking but they are the CIA's pet.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 01:50 PM (OuTdY)

And they also have nukes.

Posted by: Monkey with the magic blood at February 06, 2026 01:57 PM (9Ovst)

138 4.) Epileptics - ??? - I mean, I'd get it if it was a communicable disease, but this seems like an odd choice

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 06, 2026 01:56 PM (BI5O2)

An epileptic probably took his girlfriend or something

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 01:57 PM (4BmaM)

139 >>> I think there's also a real fear that her exosuit, basically a mechanized mobile reliquary powered by her infernal necromantic fires, would cause too much interference during a live broadcast.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 06, 2026 01:43 PM (3uBP9)

Ha ha!

Posted by: Max Power at February 06, 2026 01:57 PM (SwyyQ)

140 Yasser Arafat died in his bed.

So did Johnny.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 06, 2026 01:57 PM (DgMqy)

141 The reason the death toll was not far higher was due to the fact brave men took the initiative to fight to last, against orders. The “leadership” had left 50 to 100 people out to dry.
Posted by: Common Tater

AFAIK, not a single one of them spoke out against Clintoon's disaster. All good eggs, I'm sure. *sigh

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 06, 2026 01:58 PM (diia5)

142 If Yassar Arafat was a Jewish secret agent then them Jews have an odd sense of humor.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

I'm sitting right here, you know. *waggles eyebrows*
-- Groucho Marx

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 01:58 PM (77rzZ)

143 114 How many American would be in Iran for the past 40 years? And would we worry about them?

This is probably not Susie on a senior cock tour across Europe.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
---

Are you suggesting that they have a rather swarthy look and are muslin?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 01:58 PM (OuTdY)

144 Yasser Arafat died in his bed.

So did Johnny.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 06, 2026 01:57 PM

Bottle of whiskey
Sleeping tablets at his head

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 01:58 PM (jc0TO)

145 Arafat died in Paris and his widow walked off with 2 billion. Suha's best friend was Killary Clinton.
==
It was more of a business relationship actually.

Posted by: Hillary! at February 06, 2026 01:59 PM (6Mw3v)

146 Know who else didn't get unlimited bread sticks?

Posted by: Shifty eyes at February 06, 2026 01:59 PM (kZzKA)

147 4.) Epileptics - ??? - I mean, I'd get it if it was a communicable disease, but this seems like an odd choice

I assume it was so that the epileptic, who was probably unemployable, wouldn't become a burden on the public fisc.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 01:59 PM (Riz8t)

148 weft, all the CIA workers were forced to sign NDAs.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 02:00 PM (0KSrI)

149 Know who else didn't get unlimited bread sticks?
Posted by: Shifty eyes at February 06, 2026 01:59 PM

Haile Selassie?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 02:00 PM (jc0TO)

150 So did Johnny.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 06, 2026 01:57 PM

Bottle of whiskey
Sleeping tablets at his head

(somber nod)

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 06, 2026 02:00 PM (DgMqy)

151 weft, all the CIA workers were forced to sign NDAs.
Posted by: Ben Had at February

IIRC the injured weren't treated til they signed.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 06, 2026 02:01 PM (MGB5H)

152 Epileptics - ??? - I mean, I'd get it if it was a communicable disease, but this seems like an odd choice

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 06, 2026 01:56 PM (BI5O2)

An epileptic probably took his girlfriend or something
Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 01:57 PM (4BmaM)
____

Epilepsy was more common in 1900 and basically a shorthand for any kind of mental illness.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 02:01 PM (iFTx/)

153 Are you suggesting that they have a rather swarthy look and are muslin?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 01:58 PM (OuTdY)

Isn't muslin a kind of... suede? Wool?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 02:01 PM (zZu0s)

154 Most of them epileptics are either hornswogglers or shitkickers.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 02:01 PM (JwNbV)

155 Isn't muslin a kind of... suede? Wool?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 02:01 PM (zZu0s)

loose woven linen fabric.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 02:01 PM (JwNbV)

156 Screw you, im strong enough to cover that face with a pillow!

Posted by: Bill

$5 says you can't. go ahead. let's see if you can still get your dick hard bubba.

Posted by: BifBewalski at February 06, 2026 02:01 PM (vJBOt)

157 Faulty Tesla Charger Allegedly Causes $4 Million Fire at Former NFL Star Randall Cobb’s Mansion

-
Well, at least it wasn't the battery.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 06, 2026 02:02 PM (J+Psw)

158 Ukraine Says Russian Military Pace Already Slowing After Starlink Cutoff

Musk blocked Russian troops' access at Ukraine's request...

Posted by: SMOD at February 06, 2026 02:02 PM (RHGPo)

159 AFAIK, not a single one of them spoke out against Clintoon's disaster. All good eggs, I'm sure. *sigh
==
Carrot and stick.
You want your medical and pension, sign this NDA, you talk classified info prosecution and fed pen time. You have 60 seconds to sign the nda, then i am taking it back and walking out. Choose....

Posted by: Hillary! at February 06, 2026 02:02 PM (6Mw3v)

160 "With our savings account, the higher your balance, the more interest you earn"
-- Paraphrased from an actual ad

You mean that if I have a higher balance at the end of this month than I did at the end of last month, my interest payment at the end of this month will be higher than my interest payment at the end of last month? Amazing. What dark magic is this? MATH! HOW DOES IT WORK?!?!?!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 02:02 PM (MABZ1)

161 Haile Selassie?
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 02:00 PM (jc0TO)

That joke was probably a Ras too far, eh?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 02:02 PM (JwNbV)

162 154 Most of them epileptics are either hornswogglers or shitkickers.

And Methodists.

Posted by: Sheriff Bart at February 06, 2026 02:03 PM (kZzKA)

163 Haile Selassie?
Posted by: toby928(c)

No, his kid brother Lowle Selassie.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 02:03 PM (77rzZ)

164 Trump is certainly enjoying this. Keep it coming.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 06, 2026 02:04 PM (Hpgos)

165 That joke was probably a Ras too far, eh?
Posted by: Warai-otoko

What're you ganja do about it?

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 02:04 PM (77rzZ)

166
63 Seems like they are going after the JEF. He should keep his mouth shut but he's too dumb to understand that he's extremely vulnerable right now.

Because the current majority party isn't afraid of bending the rules a bit anymore.
Posted by: pawn at February 06, 2026 01:41 PM

------

Obama's lawyers will construct a defense to the effect that Obama was a dumb shit figurehead who made no real decisions on his own. It's plausible.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 06, 2026 02:05 PM (VWtfl)

167 The best way to handle it is if she filibusters have her remanded to the sergeant at arms and schedule another hearing in a week...leaving her imprisoned until then and just cycle through it until she talks.

Enclose her in a glass box. Every time she stalls, pour in a gallon of water.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 02:05 PM (ExV1e)

168 *Faulty Tesla Charger Allegedly Causes $4 Million Fire at Former NFL Star Randall Cobb’s Mansion*

Has the charger been charged with arson?

Posted by: Blame the thing at February 06, 2026 02:05 PM (kZzKA)

169
Isn't muslin a kind of... suede? Wool?
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Wool? baaa aa a

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 02:05 PM (OuTdY)

170 Haile Selassie was pretty hot in Catwoman

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 02:05 PM (rbvCR)

171 162 154 Most of them epileptics are either hornswogglers or shitkickers.

And Methodists.

Krakerkroakers!

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 06, 2026 02:06 PM (DgMqy)

172 168 *Faulty Tesla Charger Allegedly Causes $4 Million Fire at Former NFL Star Randall Cobb’s Mansion*

Has the charger been charged with arson?
Posted by: Blame the thing at February 06, 2026 02:05 PM (kZzKA)

Cobb never played for the Chargers, did he?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 02:06 PM (JwNbV)

173 I got some Buffalo Trace and an assortment of $10 vapes.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 06, 2026 02:06 PM (BjbaR)

174 Enclose her in a glass box. Every time she stalls, pour in a gallon of water.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
---

It won' t be air tight if it's open at the top.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 02:07 PM (OuTdY)

175 Enclose her in a glass box. Every time she stalls, pour in a gallon of water.

At last, a real use for a sous vide cooker!

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 02:07 PM (Riz8t)

176 Instant Karma's gonna get you.

Posted by: Gurudev Nochanander Shmegeggi at February 06, 2026 02:07 PM (PoaF2)

177 So where is the gratitude for Bondi getting a terrorism arrest? Beuller?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 06, 2026 02:08 PM (YlWIZ)

178 Ot's difficult if a person is retarded or just a Warsaw Pact Soviet Ork.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 06, 2026 02:08 PM (BjbaR)

179 People also forget that within 24 hours of Benghazi there were op-eds by people like the president of Stanford saying that maybe Free Speech was a bad thing and Americans should just give up on the idea. I will always believe those had been pre-written and the administration was just waiting for a chance to use them.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 06, 2026 02:08 PM (lFFaq)

180 It won' t be air tight if it's open at the top.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 02:07 PM (OuTdY)

Hillary. Airtight.

Gah!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 02:08 PM (zZu0s)

181 173 I got some Buffalo Trace and an assortment of $10 vapes.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 06, 2026 02:06 PM

+++
Let the weekend begin!

Posted by: Person always eager to start the weekend at February 06, 2026 02:08 PM (kZzKA)

182 Bondi should just STFU until something worth noting happens.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 02:08 PM (OuTdY)

183 177 So where is the gratitude for Bondi getting a terrorism arrest? Beuller?
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 06, 2026 02:08 PM (YlWIZ)

Psshhh. It's not like she put the handcuffs on.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 02:09 PM (JwNbV)

184 I want Medusa to sit on her face for eternity

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 02:09 PM (0KSrI)

185 I want Medusa to sit on her face for eternity
Posted by: Ben Had

Hillary would turn Medusa to stone.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 02:10 PM (77rzZ)

186 A light in the loafers gamer glowie was dealing heavy weapons in Benghazi.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 06, 2026 02:10 PM (BjbaR)

187 Enclose her in a glass box. Every time she stalls, pour in a gallon of water.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

What the hell did I ever do to you???

Posted by: The glass box at February 06, 2026 02:10 PM (4BmaM)

188 I want Medusa to sit on her face for eternity
Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 02:09 PM (0KSrI)

I find it hard to believe Hillary is a skilled and generous lover.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 06, 2026 02:10 PM (zZu0s)

189 Suha's best friend was Killary Clinton.

The news that Hillary had a friend is more shocking than all the Epstein stuff.

Posted by: Auspex at February 06, 2026 02:11 PM (Y8DZL)

190 I find it hard to believe Hillary is a skilled and generous lover.

Just as with the Jewish name for God, some things were never meant to be spoken.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 02:12 PM (Riz8t)

191 That's why Bondi isn't doing anything domestically. She's wasting all her effort hunting jihadis. Bitch better start concentrating on the home front.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 02:12 PM (0KSrI)

192 Ask the telescope guy. Was it Hubble? Big snow falling. After sundown ot may start to stick.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 06, 2026 02:12 PM (BjbaR)

193
Fake friend. Only a friend for perks which I don't want to think about.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 06, 2026 02:12 PM (3ek7K)

194 189 Suha's best friend was Killary Clinton.

The news that Hillary had a friend is more shocking than all the Epstein stuff.
Posted by: Auspex at February 06, 2026 02:11 PM (Y8DZL)

I guess being Arafat's widow is one of the few life paths that can get you into the "Hillary doesn't smell that bad" club.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 02:13 PM (JwNbV)

195 Wind advisory with snow. Does that make blizzard?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 06, 2026 02:14 PM (BjbaR)

196 "diseased hag"
Poetry

Posted by: torabora at February 06, 2026 02:15 PM (TBhEy)

197 Suha shuffled some of that 2 billion back to the Clinton Global cause.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 02:15 PM (0KSrI)

198 Did they drop any of that off in Haiti yet?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 06, 2026 02:16 PM (BjbaR)

199 Hillary, skilled and generous lover. - Words I would NEVER have thought would be in proximity to each other, in this or any other of the Multiverses.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 02:16 PM (pDt9x)

200 "In the basement, I have a Hillary Clinton. Show it to the children when they misbehinton."

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 02:16 PM (uEmCf)

201 Watch 13 Hours, and remember there’s a lot more to that story, especially the part where men died because Obama and Hillary let them. Worse, they tried afterward to cover it up.

Never forget those men brave died because Obama and Hillary are coward who put politics over American lives.

They should be hooking that bitch up to jumper cables.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 02:17 PM (h/6op)

202 33 I'm not a chief, pal.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 06, 2026 01:27 PM (2UnvF)

I'm not your pal, sport.
Posted by: This is fun! a

I'm not your sport, tiger.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 06, 2026 01:34 PM (MGB5H)

I'm not a your tiger Bud.

Oh wait..

Posted by: tiger at February 06, 2026 02:17 PM (zFsEm)

203 Shirley, you jest.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 06, 2026 02:18 PM (BjbaR)

204 MarcusT, I will never forget it was Victoria Nuland that covered it up.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 02:18 PM (0KSrI)

205 I'm not a your tiger Bud.

Oh wait..
Posted by: tiger at February 06, 2026 02:17 PM (zFsEm)

I'm not your buddy, guy.

Posted by: Buddy Guy at February 06, 2026 02:18 PM (JwNbV)

206 How about Amigos?? Could you guys be Amigos? Are there 3 of you?

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 02:18 PM (pDt9x)

207 "Hillary Clinton told me a video-maker was responsible for the attack."

I forgot about that stupid lie. It's funny, nobody, even on the far eft, ever mentions that. You can always see their lies in retrospect, because when they don't work, they just memory hole the whole thing. Video? What video? I never said a video caused the attack on the embassy. You sure that was me?

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 06, 2026 02:18 PM (vOtXJ)

208 Muskateers?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 06, 2026 02:19 PM (BjbaR)

209 *Faulty Tesla Charger Allegedly Causes $4 Million Fire at Former NFL Star Randall Cobb’s Mansion*

*snicker*

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 06, 2026 02:20 PM (snZF9)

210 201 Watch 13 Hours, and remember there’s a lot more to that story, especially the part where men died because Obama and Hillary let them. Worse, they tried afterward to cover it up.

Never forget those men brave died because Obama and Hillary are coward who put politics over American lives.

They should be hooking that bitch up to jumper cables.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 02:17 PM (h/6op)

If this clown dies in prison ala Epstein then you know he had knowledge that would make Hillary and O'Bama look more culpable than they are already....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 02:20 PM (QGaXH)

211 Randall Cobb? THAT Randall Cobb?

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 02:21 PM (pDt9x)

212 Npt the flaming arrow boxer guy.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 06, 2026 02:21 PM (BjbaR)

213 If this clown dies in prison ala Epstein then you know he had knowledge that would make Hillary and O'Bama look more culpable than they are already....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 02:20 PM (QGaXH)

I don't know, ockhamy razory stuff says if that were the case he'd have just been whacked by a field agent in situ and not left to be dragged around for Bondi's parade.

Posted by: Buddy Guy at February 06, 2026 02:21 PM (JwNbV)

214 AFAIK, not a single one of them spoke out against Clintoon's disaster. All good eggs, I'm sure. *sigh*.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 06, 2026 01:58 PM (diia5)

They couldn't if they wanted medical treatment for injuries sustained in the attack. What was done to them by our government was unconscionable.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 06, 2026 02:21 PM (lFFaq)

215 I thought it was Susan Rice who went on 5 Sunday talk shows and said the guy in L.A. videos were the cause? Am I mis-rememering?

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at February 06, 2026 02:22 PM (WmF8p)

216 Nuland did such good job on the cover up that they had to get her out of town. She was moved to Deputy Secretary of Europe and Eurasia where she carried out a coup in Ukraine.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 02:22 PM (0KSrI)

217 sockoff

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 02:22 PM (JwNbV)

218 Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger just signed to ADVANCE the 10 Democrat - 1 Republican 2026 redistricting map for Congress, now going to voters

This is insane. 91% PERCENT of their House seats would be Democrat — this state went 46% red in 2024.

1 Republican. That's a D+4 shift.

I really hope the RINOs in Indiana, and nationwide, take a long, hard look at what the Virginia Democrats are doing and STOP PLAYING GAMES.

Florida needs to step up and cancel this out now!

https://tinyurl.com/2h5787tv

Posted by: redridinghood at February 06, 2026 02:22 PM (NpAcC)

219 Nothing will come of this Bill and Hilly will lie through their teeth and dare anyone to lift a finger.

They fucking stole millions of $ from haiti and nobody said boo about it. Their Clinton foundation was an avenue for bribes and corruption.

If I were the Republicans, I'd simply go to embarrassing them with their shameless lying. Say "We're just trying to understand what went on here. the record shows you flew to Epstein's Island 28 times, is that true?"

Just go down the list, saying every nasty thing they did, and end with, is that true? End with the painting of Clinton in a dress. say, "what's this all about then?"

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 06, 2026 02:23 PM (vOtXJ)

220 Rice was scripted by Nuland.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 02:23 PM (0KSrI)

221 Zubayr Al-Bakoush was flown to the United States overnight...
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SpecOps grab? Maybe. Well done guys, well done.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 06, 2026 02:23 PM (XeU6L)

222 Dow hit 50,000!

Posted by: redridinghood at February 06, 2026 02:24 PM (NpAcC)

223 Help me out Horde, which of the Clinton/ Obama villains is the Farsi Ferret?

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 02:24 PM (pDt9x)

224 14 didn't robert ray the whitewater special counsel c 1999 decide to not charge hillary with perjury because he didn't think he'd be able to get a conviction in d.c. ?
Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 06, 2026 01:29 PM (CWTWj)

Will this 'nullification of charges/law by DC or NYC Jury' be subject to the law of 'things which cannot continue will not continue'?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 02:25 PM (QGaXH)

225 Help me out Horde, which of the Clinton/ Obama villains is the Farsi Ferret?
Posted by: tubal

Valerie Jarrett. Born in Iran.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 02:25 PM (77rzZ)

226 221 Zubayr Al-Bakoush was flown to the United States overnight...
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SpecOps grab? Maybe. Well done guys, well done.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 06, 2026 02:23 PM (XeU6L)

They sent him a DM that there were bobs and vergeener waiting for him at Quantico and he bought his own ticket there on Air Stinkus or whatever goat rodeo clownfuck airline they have over there.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 02:25 PM (JwNbV)

227 tubal, Valerie Jarrett.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 02:25 PM (0KSrI)

228 225 Help me out Horde, which of the Clinton/ Obama villains is the Farsi Ferret?
Posted by: tubal

Valerie Jarrett. Born in Iran.
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 02:25 PM (77rzZ)

Thanks Bulg. So many many villains.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 02:26 PM (pDt9x)

229 et tu, Ben Had.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 02:26 PM (pDt9x)

230 Architect of Bengazi Terrorist Attack Finally Arrested

Wouldnt that be Hillary

Posted by: Operator Error at February 06, 2026 02:26 PM (nm8hu)

231 I was thinking about that video guy the other day when some dumb liberal was on X saying how the left doesn't censor people.

Posted by: Blanco at February 06, 2026 02:27 PM (q83gU)

232 225 Help me out Horde, which of the Clinton/ Obama villains is the Farsi Ferret?
Posted by: tubal

Valerie Jarrett. Born in Iran.
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 02:25 PM (77rzZ)

Her purported father (Mom's husband) was Black, but her actual father was likely a Persian.

Posted by: No Name Today at February 06, 2026 02:29 PM (8mulE)

233 They sent him a DM that there were bobs and vergeener waiting for him

Read that as boobs and vagina.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 06, 2026 02:30 PM (Kt19C)

234 Blanco, he was thrown in jail also.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 02:30 PM (0KSrI)

235 Help me out Horde, which of the Clinton/ Obama villains is the Farsi Ferret?
Posted by: tubal

Valerie Jarrett. Born in Iran.
Posted by: Bulg
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Rapprochement is the proper path! Pallets of cash will square things away with the people who seized our embassy!

Posted by: Valerie at February 06, 2026 02:30 PM (XeU6L)

236 Are you telling me that Hillary Clinton lied?

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The Queen of Denial.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 02:31 PM (0Eh0f)

237 Per Gargle:

"Valerie Jarrett, a long-time senior advisor to President Obama and current president of the Obama Foundation , shares a deeply close, family-like bond with Barack and Michelle Obama."

My emphasis.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 06, 2026 02:32 PM (XeU6L)

238 U nas yest' NOOD. Starmer.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 02:32 PM (77rzZ)

239 202 33 I'm not a chief, pal.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 06, 2026 01:27 PM (2UnvF)

I'm not your pal, sport.
Posted by: This is fun! a

I'm not your sport, tiger.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 06, 2026 01:34 PM (MGB5H)

I'm not a your tiger Bud.

Oh wait..
Posted by: tiger at February 06, 2026 02:17 PM (zFsEm)

Stop infringing on my copyright, signed Blake

You be my honeysuckle
I'll be your honey bee

Blake Shelton

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 02:33 PM (QGaXH)

240 We came we saw and the poofter died.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 06, 2026 02:33 PM (BjbaR)

241 I do not see how Hillary gets away with all her lies.
Her husband had to pay $800000 to Paula Jones and was disbarred, but nobody has punished Hillary for her lies.

Posted by: torabora at February 06, 2026 02:34 PM (TBhEy)

242 239 I would have posted more of Blake's lyrics but I kept getting kicked back as spam - not sure what causes that - any insights?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 02:34 PM (QGaXH)

243 Ha! A near-miss of willowing.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 06, 2026 02:34 PM (XeU6L)

244 Help me out Horde, which of the Clinton/ Obama villains is the Farsi Ferret?
Posted by: tubal

Valerie Jarrett. Born in Iran.
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 02:25 PM (77rzZ)

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“Muslim Brotherhood & Planet of The Apes had a baby = VJ”

-- Roseanne Barr

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 02:34 PM (0Eh0f)

245 225 Help me out Horde, which of the Clinton/ Obama villains is the Farsi Ferret?
Posted by: tubal

Valerie Jarrett. Born in Iran.
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 02:25 PM (77rzZ)

Thanks Bulg. So many many villains.
Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 02:26 PM (pDt9x)

Programs! Get your programs! Can't tell the villains without a program!

Posted by: Count de Monet's Remote Location at February 06, 2026 02:34 PM (q2NNn)

246 Valerie Jarrett. Born in Iran.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 02:25 PM (77rzZ)

The most famous African American of all

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 02:37 PM (4BmaM)

247 Dow hit 50,000!
Posted by: redridinghood at February 06, 2026 02:24 PM (NpAcC)
*****
Miss me yet?

Posted by: Sleepy Joe at February 06, 2026 02:37 PM (TBhEy)

248 >> Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 02:18 PM (0KSrI)

There are a bunch of people who need to be thrown into the fire. We had assets spooked up and ready to go including a team from group.

Hillary, DoS and ultimately Obama and that piece of garbage Nuland went with politics over the lives of our brothers. And don’t forget Agrncy leadership too.

There should never be another Democrat president again. Ever.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 02:40 PM (h/6op)

249 I'd be impressed if she shows up on film.

Is this a vampires don’t reflect in mirrors thing?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 06, 2026 02:42 PM (dhHpw)

250 HRC was a grifter from way back in the Watergate hearings.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 06, 2026 02:43 PM (dhHpw)

251 I will never forget those frozen, callous words that oozed from that trash-whore mouth *... What difference does it make... "

No more trickery and grandstanding. Just the facts, cunt.

Your cell awaits

Posted by: melodicmetal at February 06, 2026 02:45 PM (61TgR)

252 Justice for Vile Rat!

Posted by: Draki at February 06, 2026 03:00 PM (9KDGe)

253 Benghazi, Epstein, Haiti, and elections coming in to focus. Her testimony in a few weeks could be must-see TV.

Posted by: t-bird at February 06, 2026 03:12 PM (Otznn)

254 124 Arafat died of AIDS.

Occasionally islamist sources will blame Israel but then in doing so they have to admit Arafat was a pedo.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 01:56 PM (sKqQm)

Source?

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 06, 2026 03:41 PM (O3dBq)

255 As a raging lunatic of a keyboard warrior in 2012 of the horror of Benghazi,then the chronic lies of Rice and others, I have some closure in 2026.

I don't often go stark raving mad, but I did. The second Rice lied that weekend I declared we were N. Korea now and went on an email rampage. I posted here as well. Crazytown.

Bret Botox Baier used MY timeline on his show. I did not want credit, but I wanted action.

I think my immediate family started worrying about me as I debated a bumper sticker, "Ask Me About Benghzi."

I knew dates and times. I have a photographic memory and it was firing on all cylinders to the point I nearly was Tourette's with an eye tic.

Answer now, Hag Hillary, you psycho beetch. You, too, Barky, who spoke briefly in the Rose Garden about how sad you were then jetted off to your fundraiser in Las Vegas. And that Nuland woman, oh, boy, did I despise her mug.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 06, 2026 04:47 PM (WONhk)

256 RIP Vile Rat

Posted by: Zakn at February 06, 2026 09:39 PM (zvlmG)

Terrorist For Group Which Does Not Exist, Antifa, Arrested for Inciting "Guerilla War"

Boy this organization that does not exist sure seems to inspire a lot of terrorists who do exist.

The Minneapolis Antifa activist who told followers to "suit up" and talked openly about "guerrilla war" against ICE is now in federal custody, charged with making violent threats against Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
Kyle Wagner, 37, was arrested Thursday after federal prosecutors say his social media posts went far beyond protest rhetoric and crossed into explicit calls for violence against federal law enforcement. According to the Department of Justice, Wagner used Instagram and other platforms in January to encourage followers to confront ICE agents, identify them publicly, and physically attack them.
Prosecutors say Wagner repeatedly portrayed ICE officers as "murderers" and the "gestapo," framing immigration enforcement as an enemy force that needed to be met with force. In one post cited by investigators, Wagner allegedly urged followers to take action wherever possible. "Anywhere we have an opportunity to get our hands on them, we need to put our hands on them," he wrote. "We want to know who they are. We will identify every single one of them and we will prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law. If it has to be done at the barrel of a gun, then let us have a little f***ing fun."
Federal authorities say Wagner made clear he was no longer interested in peaceful demonstrations. In videos reviewed by investigators, he told followers it was time to "suit up," put "boots on the ground," and abandon what he dismissed as polite or nonviolent protest. "No, not talking about peaceful protests anymore," Wagner said in one clip. "We're not talking about having polite conversations anymore."
At other points, Wagner described the moment as "guerrilla war," invoking the Second Amendment and warning supporters that armed resistance was necessary against what he described as "literal f***ing Nazi gunmen." Prosecutors argue the language was not metaphorical, but a deliberate attempt to mobilize real-world violence against named law enforcement targets.

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1 BLADE DRAWS FIRST BLOOD

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 12:17 PM (iFTx/)

2 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 06, 2026 12:17 PM (Zz0t1)

3 Top o' the nooner to ya, Ace!!!

IT'S FRYDAY!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 06, 2026 12:17 PM (Zz0t1)

4 Screw you, Kyle.

Posted by: Eric Cartman at February 06, 2026 12:19 PM (Zz0t1)

5 Always the face tats

Posted by: NCKate at February 06, 2026 12:19 PM (uQzkA)

6 @DAGToddBlanche
The Justice Department with @ICEgov HSI arrested a self-identified anti-ICE Antifa TERRORIST in Minneapolis today. Conspire and threaten to assault, kill and doxx officers, and you’ll find yourself in federal custody facing the full force of justice.

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But Trump is using the entirety of the federal government on Iran.

How is this possible?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:19 PM (GBKbO)

7 The charge is weak but now they can access all his comms.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 12:19 PM (jc0TO)

8 Fucking Kyle.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 06, 2026 12:19 PM (bss/y)

9 We spent 4 years with the FNM going on and on about boogalo boys pretending that was something real.

Now Antifa is burning cities and attack cops and they have the gall to claim it is just an idea.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 12:19 PM (sKqQm)

10 9 We spent 4 years with the FNM going on and on about boogalo boys pretending that was something real.

Now Antifa is burning cities and attack cops and they have the gall to claim it is just an idea.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 12:19 PM (sKqQm)

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Remember when the left was blaming the mass theft at Targets in blue areas on conservatives because it was white people agitating the crowds?

Le sigh...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:20 PM (GBKbO)

11 Yeah the face and neck tattoos always stick out.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 06, 2026 12:20 PM (bss/y)

12 the problem are those who do not self-identify

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 12:20 PM (g47mK)

13 Just a reminder that President Trump declared Antifa a domestic terrorist organization over 5 months ago.

The J6 grandmas taking selfies were rounded up quicker.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 06, 2026 12:21 PM (Vh9CX)

14 The I'm Antifa sweatshirt will look great in his booking photo.

Posted by: NCKate at February 06, 2026 12:21 PM (uQzkA)

15 Nice sweatshirt, Kyle. Very subtle.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 12:21 PM (viF8m)

16 This guy looks like he's processed more cock than Frank Perdue.

No antibiotics EVER!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 06, 2026 12:21 PM (Zz0t1)

17 His shirt says he's Antifa.

I often wear clothing that advertises groups that don't exist.

Posted by: Jetto at February 06, 2026 12:21 PM (IX6ED)

18 Tattoos on face and neck?
Shoot on sight.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 06, 2026 12:21 PM (Kt19C)

19 Take a look at pics of this Kyle Wagner creep. Definitely mentally ill. Definitely dangerous. Definitely knows what dick tastes like.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 12:21 PM (iFTx/)

20 "We would like to interview Kyle about possibilities in joining our team in an administrative position".

Office of the Mayor, New York City, NY

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 06, 2026 12:21 PM (gm9Sb)

21 What's the big idea, idea man?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 06, 2026 12:22 PM (Cqx++)

22 If dicks had wheels, that guy's mouth would be the Katy Freeway.

Posted by: ballistic at February 06, 2026 12:22 PM (5aZAZ)

23 >>>But Trump is using the entirety of the federal government on Iran.

are the nattering nabobs of naziism claiming this now?

Posted by: ace at February 06, 2026 12:22 PM (1wjle)

24 Antifa tough.

Posted by: Eromero at February 06, 2026 12:22 PM (Lytz7)

25 >>This guy looks like he's processed more cock than Frank Perdue.

Well he is a tranny so that checks.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 12:23 PM (viF8m)

26 If dicks had wheels, that guy's mouth would be the Katy Freeway.
Posted by: ballistic at February 06, 2026 12:22 PM

Now there's an imagine.

If he had as many pricks coming out of him as he has had going in, he'd be a porcupine.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 12:23 PM (jc0TO)

27 Supposedly a number of online accounts of Epstein's are still active. No idea what that means or if I should care at this point.

Posted by: Max Power at February 06, 2026 12:24 PM (SwyyQ)

28 23 >>>But Trump is using the entirety of the federal government on Iran.

are the nattering nabobs of naziism claiming this now?

Posted by: ace at February 06, 2026 12:22 PM (1wjle)

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I saw some no name mentioning the fact that Trump is spending all his time on Iran when we haven't reached Utopia in America yet, yes.

I don't follow the podcast wars, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:24 PM (GBKbO)

29 27 Supposedly a number of online accounts of Epstein's are still active. No idea what that means or if I should care at this point.

Posted by: Max Power at February 06, 2026 12:24 PM (SwyyQ)

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$5 says he has a Roblox account.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:24 PM (GBKbO)

30 >>>Well he is a tranny so that checks.

oh he is?

He's not trying very hard, is he?

Weird that so many "trans women" have levels of masculine aggression that would shame a Spartan.

Posted by: ace at February 06, 2026 12:24 PM (1wjle)

31 So... He sucks cocks by choice, then.

Posted by: Jetto at February 06, 2026 12:24 PM (IX6ED)

32 Imagine being 37 and this being your hobby.

That party is just a magnet for the mentally ill.

Posted by: Jay in PA at February 06, 2026 12:24 PM (9mw3J)

33 The boys in prison will be testing his resistance.

Posted by: steevy at February 06, 2026 12:25 PM (YwEeS)

34 Guantanamo is lovely this time of year. He should go.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 12:25 PM (svLOV)

35 Kyle Your Mom is a dirty whore!!!

Posted by: Cartman at February 06, 2026 12:25 PM (6Mw3v)

36 Free range cock hound. Prison will be fun for him.

Posted by: All Aboard the Kyle Train at February 06, 2026 12:26 PM (qUkBO)

37 The boys in prison will be testing his resistance

Resistance is futile.

Posted by: Jetto at February 06, 2026 12:26 PM (IX6ED)

38 >>oh he is?

>>He's not trying very hard, is he?

There are pics of him on X featuring his feminine side.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 12:26 PM (viF8m)

39 16 This guy looks like he's processed more cock than Frank Perdue.

No antibiotics EVER!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 06, 2026 12:21 PM (Zz0t1)

But plenty of Truvada.

Posted by: More dicks than a Nixon impersonator convention at February 06, 2026 12:26 PM (TbWk/)

40 I see a prolapsed rectum in his future.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2026 12:26 PM (jtM2q)

41 The left's whole "antifa? What's antifa? It doesn't exist! Who is antifa? You can't find it! There's no such organization, its just an idea!" thing was so bizarre to watch.

They want so badly to believe and get everyone to think that these huge demonstrations and protests and riots are entirely spontaneous. Why, they show up out of nowhere! People just all got mad at the same time and showed up!

Then when given proof that they are paid for and organized, with pre-printed signs handed out and slogans taught through DMs, emails, and pages handed out... "well obviously every protest is organized, so you all show up at the same time, this is nothing odd or meaningful!"

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 12:26 PM (PYyV9)

42 But Trump is using the entirety of the federal government on Iran.

How is this possible?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:19 PM (GBKbO)

I was told that he was focused solely on that Guthrie chick.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 12:27 PM (ExV1e)

43 Stupid, crazy b*stard. I don't know what the max this POS should get, but I hope he lives behind bars for decades.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 06, 2026 12:27 PM (qBdHI)

44 There are a lot of teachers and nurses that need to be arrested. They are posting the same crap as Kyle.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 06, 2026 12:27 PM (NpAcC)

45 There are pics of him on X featuring his feminine side

Surely you mean Bluesky.

Posted by: Jetto at February 06, 2026 12:27 PM (IX6ED)

46
$5 says he has a Roblox account.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:24 PM (GBKbO)

He has a young Haley Joel Osment in his spank bank.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 06, 2026 12:27 PM (Zz0t1)

47 41 The left's whole "antifa? What's antifa? It doesn't exist! Who is antifa? You can't find it! There's no such organization, its just an idea!" thing was so bizarre to watch.
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The biggest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.

Posted by: ballistic at February 06, 2026 12:28 PM (5aZAZ)

48 15 Nice sweatshirt, Kyle. Very subtle.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 12:21 PM (viF8m)

That was helpful of him to wear his combat uniform for his arrest.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 06, 2026 12:28 PM (zYpTz)

49 42 But Trump is using the entirety of the federal government on Iran.

How is this possible?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:19 PM (GBKbO)

I was told that he was focused solely on that Guthrie chick.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 12:27 PM (ExV1e)

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The entire FBI decamped and went to do PR for Guthrie's mom. Every single one.

There is not a USA left in their normal office. There is not an agent looking into any other crime.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:28 PM (GBKbO)

50 Odds the arresting agents saw that hoodie and couldn't resist putting it on him for his little march?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 12:28 PM (JwNbV)

51 They’re literally using Bush’s playbook for prosecuting the war on terror against political activists that oppose his policies.

That's why they're in military uniform during the raid. Bcause the federal government is at war with its citizens. It's not coincidence that Patel refers to his agents as his "troops" and Blanche to Minneapolis as a "theatre."

I am beyond tired of "doxxing" being part of the conversation. Judges, prosecutors, cops, FBI agents, etc, all do their jobs without masks. Get the fuck out of here. Every single officer should identify.

I wonder how being detained by anonymous government goons lines up with the 6th amendment, right to confront your accuser

the brilliance of the "doxxing" excuse is, the only real danger from doxxing is when people call SWAT, so the whole argument of "we need secret police to be safe from the regular police" does not hold water.

Nuremberg 2, Electric Chair Bugaloo, is coming. I look forward to it

People need to realize we will never have real justice again till this country collapses and a new one is formed.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 06, 2026 12:28 PM (ycI94)

52 The biggest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.
Posted by: ballistic at February 06, 2026 12:28 PM

That was me.

Posted by: Sonobi at February 06, 2026 12:29 PM (jc0TO)

53 > There are a lot of teachers and nurses that need to be arrested. They are posting the same crap as Kyle.
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Teachers, nurses, state/city employees, "influencers" and so on. The civil war is on. The left has acknowledged it.

The right....?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2026 12:29 PM (jtM2q)

54 If the court is in Minneapolis , he will walk

Posted by: MAC V SOG at February 06, 2026 12:29 PM (P4Pk9)

55 51 They’re literally using Bush’s playbook for prosecuting the war on terror against political activists that oppose his policies.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 06, 2026 12:28 PM (ycI94)

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"Whether we should kill those enforcing immigration law or not is just a political disagreement."
-probably an earnest belief

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:29 PM (GBKbO)

56 Does arresting Kyle bring Nancy Guthrie back?

Posted by: Fair Question at February 06, 2026 12:29 PM (oftw2)

57 None of these assholes protested the biden administration which most likely was the most fascist and dangerous 4 years this country ever saw. Burn them all.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 06, 2026 12:29 PM (snZF9)

58 LOL.

Saving the screenshot.

Anytime some shitlib says Antifa's an idea, I won't need to waste a calorie saying a word.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 06, 2026 12:30 PM (BI5O2)

59 People need to realize we will never have real justice again till this country collapses and a new one is formed.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 06, 2026 12:28 PM

He's not wrong.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 12:30 PM (jc0TO)

60 Don DeMon, Grand Inquisitor.

Don Lemon calls out JD Vance: “This is a vile human being. It’s not that hard, all he would have to say is I am sorry, no one should die that way. Why can’t you do that JD Vance? Do you have to kiss Donald Trump’s ring and his butt that much that you have to forgo your humanity? It’s inhumane. It’s really just vile and disgusting. He talks about Christianity so much — Christians don’t behave that way. Not real Christians.”

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He sits in judgment of real Christianity.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 06, 2026 12:30 PM (J+Psw)

61 Supposedly a number of online accounts of Epstein's are still active. No idea what that means or if I should care at this point.

Honestly I think most of America is kinda burned out on the Epstein thing. Yes its horrible, yes its evil, yes its unthinkable but its obvious nothing will happen to anyone and nobody wants to even think about it any more.

All those files and there's not really anything legally actionable. Yeah people said horrendous crap about torture, cannibalism, rape, molestation, pretty much the worst of human imaginable behavior... but just saying stuff in an email is not evidence sufficient to even arrest someone. Especially not the richest, most powerful people alive.

And making matters worse is that at least a third of it if not more is just outrageous rumor, lunatic claims, nonsense, and crazy allegations without any substance. You have to just throw that stuff out entirely, but you have to dig through it all to find out which is which.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 12:30 PM (PYyV9)

62 >>This guy looks like he's processed more cock than Frank Perdue.

lol

Posted by: garrett at February 06, 2026 12:30 PM (gH8T+)

63 51 Nuremberg 2, Electric Chair Bugaloo, is coming. I look forward to it

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 06, 2026 12:28 PM (ycI94)

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Sounds like DHS agents should fight for their lives because their lives rely on decreasing Democrat power in America.

Because Democrats keep saying that when they retake power, they will try everyone in DHS for war crimes and hang them.

That's an incentive DHS personnel should understand clearly.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:30 PM (GBKbO)

64 I have an earnest belief that Kyle's mom is a dirty dirty ho.

Posted by: Cartman at February 06, 2026 12:31 PM (6Mw3v)

65 59 People need to realize we will never have real justice again till this country collapses and a new one is formed.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 06, 2026 12:28 PM

He's not wrong.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 12:30 PM (jc0TO)

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He should love the federal government kicking out immigrants, then.

The feds are saving these immigrants from the evils of fascist, capitalist, racist America.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:31 PM (GBKbO)

66 When some genius said the Mafia doesn't exist, you didn't see Sal, Guido, and Rocco running around in Mafia sweatshirts. Yet here we have Kyle after people saying Antifa is a figment of the imagination. Dumb fuck.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 06, 2026 12:32 PM (gm9Sb)

67 Good. More arrests please

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2026 12:32 PM (xT8gx)

68 He sits in judgment of real Christianity.

"Real Christians take it up the dirt chute, protect child molesting human trafficker illegals, and terrorize churches!"
--Don LeMon

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 12:32 PM (PYyV9)

69 I think the better take on this, rather than the obvious troon mental insanity, is that more and more leftists are coming straight out and saying what they want to do.
I am taking them at their word.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 06, 2026 12:32 PM (nZWpe)

70 Federal authorities say Wagner made clear he was no longer interested in peaceful demonstrations. In videos reviewed by investigators, he told followers it was time to "suit up," put "boots on the ground," and abandon what he dismissed as polite or nonviolent protest. "No, not talking about peaceful protests anymore," Wagner said in one clip. "We're not talking about having polite conversations anymore."
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That's pretty cut-and-dried, eh?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 12:33 PM (MABZ1)

71 Would

Posted by: San Francisco Folsom Street Fair Scrotum Guy at February 06, 2026 12:33 PM (Y1sOo)

72 I wonder if the feds have glowies in Reddit, trying to entrap dumb leftists into revealing themselves as prepping for some kind of criminal action.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:33 PM (GBKbO)

73 He seems nice.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 06, 2026 12:33 PM (Hpgos)

74 "It's no surprise that an Antifa terrorist is allegedly threatening to kill and assault federal law enforcement officers as they dutifully remove criminal threats from neighborhoods," Blanche said in a statement. "After all, this is what Antifa is about, lawlessness and violence. But under the leadership of President Trump and Attorney General Bondi, there is no safe haven for terrorists and no protection from the full weight of justice."
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It's always been what Antifa is about. They are communist street warriors. That's who they are and what they do.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 12:33 PM (MABZ1)

75 >>>This guy looks like he's processed more cock than Frank Perdue.

I had to look that up!

Posted by: Max Power at February 06, 2026 12:34 PM (SwyyQ)

76 Afternoon Ace.
Wonder if Kyle has any trans tendencies. Wouldn't be surprised

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 06, 2026 12:34 PM (Hhsnh)

77 When some genius said the Mafia doesn't exist, you didn't see Sal, Guido, and Rocco running around in Mafia sweatshirts.

Yeah aside from idiots like John Gotti, mobsters kept a really low profile, as their vows to join the mafia required.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 12:34 PM (PYyV9)

78 This guy looks like he's processed more cock than Frank Perdue.
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That shit's funny, right there.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 12:34 PM (MABZ1)

79 These are the people who think they have some moral high ground on political issues, including illegal immigration:

"Timothy Busfield indicted on child sex-abuse charge"

Posted by: Jay in PA at February 06, 2026 12:34 PM (9mw3J)

80 70 Federal authorities say Wagner made clear he was no longer interested in peaceful demonstrations. In videos reviewed by investigators, he told followers it was time to "suit up," put "boots on the ground," and abandon what he dismissed as polite or nonviolent protest. "No, not talking about peaceful protests anymore," Wagner said in one clip. "We're not talking about having polite conversations anymore."
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That's pretty cut-and-dried, eh?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 12:33 PM (MABZ1)

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It seems worse than what Trump said on 1/6, until you apply the "super logic" filter over things and realize that you're wrong and racist.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:34 PM (GBKbO)

81 Don Lemon calls out JD Vance: “This is a vile human being. It’s not that hard, all he would have to say is I am sorry, no one should die that way. Why can’t you do that JD Vance? Do you have to kiss Donald Trump’s ring and his butt that much that you have to forgo your humanity? It’s inhumane. It’s really just vile and disgusting. He talks about Christianity so much — Christians don’t behave that way. Not real Christians.”

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He sits in judgment of real Christianity.
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TBF. Lemon is something of an authority on vile and disgusting behavior. Christianity, well, he and David French have the same level of expertise... screw you Lemon!

Posted by: Cartman at February 06, 2026 12:34 PM (6Mw3v)

82 I have to say that I didn't have "Removing those persons unlawfully present in this country" as the flashpoint issue that would trigger a hot CWII, but we are awfully close.

These idiots are cosplaying as guerilla warriors BUT being backstopped by real actual money and foreign actors. There is funding, there is training, there is organization and action.

As was discussed previously on here a few days ago, it's literally the same playbook we run when we fund guerilla wars overseas. The problem they're running into here is that the "warriors" they are recruiting aren't strong blue-collar workers, farmers, and industrial people. They're butter-soft faggots, troons, and AWFLs. Their potential opposition is the former category, and we have way more guns. Will not work out well for the revolutionaries.

Posted by: ballistic at February 06, 2026 12:34 PM (5aZAZ)

83 "Real Christians take it up the dirt chute, protect child molesting human trafficker illegals, and terrorize churches!"
--Don LeMon
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 12:32 PM (PYyV9)

I mean the 3nd century AD was a wild time, yeah, but...

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 12:34 PM (JwNbV)

84 Is it a good idea or a bad idea. Never heard that asked of Demofags once.

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 12:35 PM (4BmaM)

85 -
He sits in judgment of real Christianity.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 06, 2026 12:30 PM (J+Psw)

Men sticking their cock in other men don't know the first thing about Christianity.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 06, 2026 12:35 PM (Zz0t1)

86 I feel like the face tattoos reinforce the idea that some people have only joined the Left because it is the side that gives them socially-acceptable access to bullying and physically attacking others.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 12:35 PM (FpHTM)

87 If someone had told me 30 years ago that one of the major political parties in the US had their own goon squad full of mentally deficient, violent rejects I would have said they were nucking futs. Yet here we are.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 12:35 PM (viF8m)

88 Democrat Jamie Raskin thinks voter ID laws may reverse the 19th Amendment

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Dude, they had me at voter ID laws, no need to gild the lilly.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 06, 2026 12:35 PM (J+Psw)

89 You’ll know the leftists and progressives are serious when the Atlantic and New Yorker start running puff-pieces on Capital punishment.

Their oft-repeated denunciations of the practice are merely transactional, they don’t want criminals executed, but they want you fucking Kulaks dead. Wait for it. “Second Look At The Death Penalty?”; I can see it coming.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 06, 2026 12:35 PM (gOdCV)

90 "He talks about Christianity so much — Christians don’t behave that way. Not real Christians.”

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The guy practicing sodomy has thoughts on REAL CHRISTIANS!!

These people have zero self awareness.

Posted by: Jay in PA at February 06, 2026 12:35 PM (9mw3J)

91 >>> I wonder if the feds have glowies in Reddit, trying to entrap dumb leftists into revealing themselves as prepping for some kind of criminal action.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:33 PM (GBKbO)

Reddit is 100% a government OP.

Posted by: Max Power at February 06, 2026 12:35 PM (SwyyQ)

92 82 I have to say that I didn't have "Removing those persons unlawfully present in this country" as the flashpoint issue that would trigger a hot CWII, but we are awfully close.

Posted by: ballistic at February 06, 2026 12:34 PM (5aZAZ)

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We were closer in 2020.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:35 PM (GBKbO)

93 more and more leftists are coming straight out and saying what they want to do.
I am taking them at their word.

Someone possibly banned on here now, has been saying for years that the left wants you dead. I always thought he was going a bit overboard or was only talking about a small, virulent portion but... I think its a majority on the left.

Because when you get them to be honest and unguarded, they pretty much openly say they want everyone that disagrees with them in reeducation camps or dead in ditches.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 12:35 PM (PYyV9)

94 Nothing screams "I'm not a terrorist" like wearing an "I'm ANTIFA" hoodie...

/sarc

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2026 12:35 PM (ESVrU)

95 Gorillas are bad.

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at February 06, 2026 12:35 PM (bnbku)

96 the brilliance of the "doxxing" excuse is, the only real danger from doxxing is when people call SWAT

I swear that Reddit is a containment chamber for internet retards.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 12:36 PM (svLOV)

97 Nuremberg 2, Electric Chair Bugaloo, is coming. I look forward to it

It may not be what you imagine it will be....

Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2026 12:36 PM (It2tv)

98
"Timothy Busfield indicted on child sex-abuse charge"
Posted by: Jay in PA at February 06, 2026 12:34 PM (9mw3J)

I thought he was already released because there was audio of the child saying Busfield had never abused him?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 06, 2026 12:36 PM (Zz0t1)

99 ***his social media posts went far beyond protest rhetoric and crossed into explicit calls for violence against federal law enforcement.
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Now, do those politicians who advocate physical violence.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 12:36 PM (OuTdY)

100 Is Kyle a tranny?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 06, 2026 12:36 PM (CKdCx)

101 Tattoos on face and neck?
Shoot on sight.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 06, 2026 12:21 PM (Kt19C)

Hey now! Let's everybody just calm down now.

Posted by: Jelly Roll at February 06, 2026 12:36 PM (d6FdJ)

102 We've captured one of the masterminds behind Benghazi.

No, not Obama or Hillary. Some Arab dude. He's in custody at Andrews.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 12:36 PM (77rzZ)

103 This guy looks like he's processed more cock than Frank Perdue.
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Eh, maybe. I don't immediately get "pole-smoker" from that picture of him. If not for the facial tattoos, he'd look like a pretty normal dude.

Pro tip, for everyone: neck, face and hand tattoos are YUGE and luxurious red flags.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 12:36 PM (MABZ1)

104 53 > There are a lot of teachers and nurses that need to be arrested. They are posting the same crap as Kyle.
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Teachers, nurses, state/city employees, "influencers" and so on. The civil war is on. The left has acknowledged it.

The right....?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2026 12:29 PM (jtM2q)

Denial, status quo bias and normalcy bias. I have personally observed amongst older (usually Boomer) Republicans an unshakeable belief that all the old systems are exactly as trustworthy and noble as they always thought them to be, that there is no existential fight for the continuance of America as founded, that we can (and should) in fact reason and negotiate with domestic terrorists, we can just have a nice conversation and find middle ground with our fellow patriotic Americans.

Posted by: But Trump said "pussy" so he's bad at February 06, 2026 12:36 PM (TbWk/)

105 74...
It's always been what Antifa is about. They are communist street warriors. That's who they are and what they do.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 12:33 PM (MABZ1)
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But Fey Wray said they were "just an idea". He wouldn't lie. We know that because we've been assured.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 06, 2026 12:36 PM (AlhUl)

106 Nothing screams "I'm not a terrorist" like wearing an "I'm ANTIFA" hoodie...

/sarc
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2026 12:35 PM (ESVrU)

I would almost declare that it's better than a bullseye.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 06, 2026 12:36 PM (Zz0t1)

107 Let me know when Garland and Wray are tried and executed publicly.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 06, 2026 12:36 PM (abIsI)

108 Sounds like DHS agents should fight for their lives because their lives rely on decreasing Democrat power in America.

Because Democrats keep saying that when they retake power, they will try everyone in DHS for war crimes and hang them.

That's an incentive DHS personnel should understand clearly.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:30 PM (GBKbO)

This is why I say the dems can never ever hold power again. The tyranny just ooozes from them. Its never about what they'll do for the country but what they'll do TO the people. Its always about who gets punished.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 06, 2026 12:36 PM (snZF9)

109 Perdue joke is good.

I will submit that he's seen more dick than an airport urinal.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 06, 2026 12:36 PM (BI5O2)

110 ***Gorillas are bad.***

Dude.

Posted by: Zombie Harambe at February 06, 2026 12:37 PM (IX6ED)

111 76 Afternoon Ace.
Wonder if Kyle has any trans tendencies. Wouldn't be surprised
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 06, 2026 12:34 PM (Hhsnh)

Wouldn't have got the face tattoos if he did.

Most troons want to look like anime girls, and anime girls don't have face tattoos.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 12:37 PM (FpHTM)

112 88 Democrat Jamie Raskin thinks-

I'm gonna stop you right there.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 12:37 PM (svLOV)

113 77 Yep. I grew up in the Mahoning Valley of Ohio (Youngstown area).All the connected guys drove Chevys or Fords and lived in three bedroom ranch houses, unlike what you see in the Sopranos (McMansions, Caddys, wives dressed to the nines).

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 06, 2026 12:38 PM (gm9Sb)

114 The J6 grandmas taking selfies were rounded up quicker.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 06, 2026 12:21 PM (Vh9CX)

The J6 grandmas didn't have the bureaucracy, the judiciary, 2/3 of Congress, and 75% of the state governments on their side.

Pretending that all those changed just cuz Trump got sworn in is silly.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 12:38 PM (ExV1e)

115 Pro tip, for everyone: neck, face and hand tattoos are YUGE and luxurious red flags.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 12:36 PM (MABZ1)

The markings of the North American Pavement Ape.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 06, 2026 12:38 PM (BI5O2)

116 It seems worse than what Trump said on 1/6, until you apply the "super logic" filter over things and realize that you're wrong and racist.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:34 PM (GBKbO)
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Right, right. I forgot. I'll go say a dozen "Hail Gaeas" and wear my organically-sourced, fair-trade hair shirt for twelve days as penance.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 12:38 PM (MABZ1)

117 Kyle started his own GoFundMe.

I suppose the donors might be a little nervous right now.

Posted by: pawn at February 06, 2026 12:38 PM (uvB+6)

118 Hate has no home here.

And we're going to hunt you MAGAts down wherever you are and murder you just to make sure.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 06, 2026 12:38 PM (Dv3i1)

119 88 Democrat Jamie Raskin thinks voter ID laws may reverse the 19th Amendment

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Dude, they had me at voter ID laws, no need to gild the lilly.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 06, 2026 12:35 PM (J+Psw)

So Jamie, women are too stupid to get the proper ID's? I thought women were "girl bosses" ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2026 12:38 PM (It2tv)

120 I want to see all antifa and their university trainers Bukele'd.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 06, 2026 12:38 PM (tL5sl)

121 Most troons want to look like anime girls, and anime girls don't have face tattoos.
Posted by: XTC

Then you get Revy from Black Lagoon with her sleeve tattoo. Wonder why they never try pretending they look like her?

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 12:38 PM (svLOV)

122 > I think the better take on this, rather than the obvious troon mental insanity, is that more and more leftists are coming straight out and saying what they want to do.
I am taking them at their word.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody!
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It's ramping up. It used to be fringe weirdos. Now it's across every liberal/leftist demographic. Even some of the politicos are saying it.

I keep saying this; the left has acknowledged a civil war is brewing, or in effect. They act like it.

The right... not so much.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2026 12:38 PM (jtM2q)

123 Yeah people said horrendous crap about torture, cannibalism, rape, molestation, pretty much the worst of human imaginable behavior... but just saying stuff in an email is not evidence sufficient to even arrest someone.
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Wut? Um, there are Epstein emails discussing torture, rape cannibalism... i havent seen anything like that released. Are you quoting something or speculating...

Posted by: Honest Question at February 06, 2026 12:39 PM (6Mw3v)

124 How many Jews did the Gestapoo capture for the purpose of deporting them to historic Israel?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 06, 2026 12:39 PM (CKdCx)

125 Denial, status quo bias and normalcy bias. I have personally observed amongst older (usually Boomer) Republicans an unshakeable belief that all the old systems are exactly as trustworthy and noble as they always thought them to be, that there is no existential fight for the continuance of America as founded, that we can (and should) in fact reason and negotiate with domestic terrorists, we can just have a nice conversation and find middle ground with our fellow patriotic Americans.

Posted by: But Trump said "pussy" so he's bad at February 06, 2026 12:36 PM (TbWk/)

My friends are extremely late boomer/early gen X. They all want to nuke these motherfuckers.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 06, 2026 12:39 PM (snZF9)

126 There's a douche in Portland they should be looking into. He's actually committing acts of violence and assault. He knocked a vet out of his electric wheelchair and knocked him cold.

Hello? *taptaptap* Is this thing on?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 06, 2026 12:39 PM (Zz0t1)

127 116 It seems worse than what Trump said on 1/6, until you apply the "super logic" filter over things and realize that you're wrong and racist.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:34 PM (GBKbO)
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Right, right. I forgot. I'll go say a dozen "Hail Gaeas" and wear my organically-sourced, fair-trade hair shirt for twelve days as penance.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 12:38 PM (MABZ1)

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Now, you know that's not going to do anything for your racism.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:39 PM (GBKbO)

128 It this psycho a teacher or a hospital worker? Or maybe a hedge fund manager?

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 06, 2026 12:39 PM (0U5gm)

129 95 Gorillas are bad.
Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at February 06, 2026 12:35 PM (bnbku)

Smelly and constantly showing their ass.

Posted by: Literally at February 06, 2026 12:39 PM (TbWk/)

130 60 Don DeMon, Grand Inquisitor.

Don Lemon calls out JD Vance: “This is a vile human being. It’s not that hard, all he would have to say is I am sorry, no one should die that way. Why can’t you do that JD Vance? Do you have to kiss Donald Trump’s ring and his butt that much that you have to forgo your humanity? It’s inhumane. It’s really just vile and disgusting. He talks about Christianity so much — Christians don’t behave that way. Not real Christians.”

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He sits in judgment of real Christianity.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good

Don lemoans Christian skin suit has a small tear near the butthole.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 06, 2026 12:40 PM (i0Hi3)

131 Now, you know that's not going to do anything for your racism.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:39 PM (GBKbO)
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I already quit my job so the position could be filled by a person of color! It's not my fault that my racist company chose not to fill the vacancy!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 12:40 PM (MABZ1)

132 I'm not even gonna joke that "he seems nice."
Yikes.

Posted by: m at February 06, 2026 12:40 PM (8NTVk)

133 131 Now, you know that's not going to do anything for your racism.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:39 PM (GBKbO)
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I already quit my job so the position could be filled by a person of color! It's not my fault that my racist company chose not to fill the vacancy!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 12:40 PM (MABZ1)

=======

You know the only cure for your racism.

*places loaded gun on table*
*exits room*

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:41 PM (GBKbO)

134 "Real Christians take it up the dirt chute, protect child molesting human trafficker illegals, and terrorize churches!"
--Don LeMon

and that's just the church in Corinth!

Posted by: Saul of Tarsus at February 06, 2026 12:41 PM (jc0TO)

135 121 Then you get Revy from Black Lagoon with her sleeve tattoo. Wonder why they never try pretending they look like her?
Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 12:38 PM (svLOV)

Laziness. They'd just dye their hair purple and say "Eh, good enough."

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 12:41 PM (FpHTM)

136 92 82 I have to say that I didn't have "Removing those persons unlawfully present in this country" as the flashpoint issue that would trigger a hot CWII, but we are awfully close.

Posted by: ballistic at February 06, 2026 12:34 PM (5aZAZ)

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We were closer in 2020.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:35 PM (GBKbO)

My parents told me 68 was awful. I think 2020 was worse

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2026 12:41 PM (xT8gx)

137 Public Service Announcement for anyone who saw the tail end of Varney on Fox Business this morning. A viewer sent in pictures of gas prices in Vendi, Nv - 3.85/gal vs Truckee Ca - 30 miles away. They showed the Nv gas price picture - but not the Calif picture and seemed confused as to the point - a quick Gas Buddy search shows gas prices in Truckee approaching $6/ gallon which is what the viewer was trying to convey.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 12:41 PM (QGaXH)

138 Any woman who is too stupid to fix her documents after she gets married and takes her husband's name probably isn't taking her husband's name in the first place.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 12:41 PM (JwNbV)

139 Because when you get them to be honest and unguarded, they pretty much openly say they want everyone that disagrees with them in reeducation camps or dead in ditches.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 12:35 PM (PYyV9)

CRT, Mrs. Red used to get really mad at me 15 years ago when I would talk about this stuff.
Now, she’s Genghis Kahn.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 06, 2026 12:41 PM (nNjWE)

140 People need to realize we will never have real justice again till this country collapses and a new one is formed.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison

What this twink doesn't realize is that if this were to come to pass, he/she won't be alive to see it. He/She will either be cannon fodder in the collapse or if, God forbid, the Left prevails, his/her usefulness will be complete and they'll be put against the wall with a blindfold and a vape pen.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 06, 2026 12:41 PM (xROM5)

141 Eh, maybe. I don't immediately get "pole-smoker" from that picture of him. If not for the facial tattoos, he'd look like a pretty normal dude.

Yeah the face tats are the main indicator here. I don't see any signs of homosexuality or trannyism here, just a crazy guy whose darkness of the soul is manifesting in tattoos.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 12:42 PM (PYyV9)

142 136 We were closer in 2020.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:35 PM (GBKbO)

My parents told me 68 was awful. I think 2020 was worse

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2026 12:41 PM (xT8gx)

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68 was targeted bombings...a lot of them.

2020 was closer to generalized lawlessness.

I think I'd rate 68 as worse, personally.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:42 PM (GBKbO)

143 >>>Kyle Wagner, 37

Imagine being this guy's parents.

Posted by: m at February 06, 2026 12:42 PM (8NTVk)

144 and that's just the church in Corinth!
Posted by: Saul of Tarsus

Still?!

Posted by: Clement of Rome at February 06, 2026 12:42 PM (tL5sl)

145 Yeah the face tats are the main indicator here. I don't see any signs of homosexuality or trannyism here, just a crazy guy whose darkness of the soul is manifesting in tattoos.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 12:42 PM (PYyV9)
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Disagree. He is't crazy.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 12:42 PM (MABZ1)

146 41 The left's whole "antifa? What's antifa? It doesn't exist!
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Right, now talk to Italy.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 12:42 PM (OuTdY)

147 Youngstown area).All the connected guys drove Chevys or Fords and lived in three bedroom ranch houses, unlike what you see in the Sopranos (McMansions, Caddys, wives dressed to the nines).
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TBF. in youngstown, a 3 bedroom ranch is pretty swanky. And there is only so much crime money you can skin off the dead corpse of Youngstown.

Posted by: Dont ask me how i know at February 06, 2026 12:42 PM (6Mw3v)

148 137 $2.10 here.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 06, 2026 12:42 PM (gm9Sb)

149 They claim to be "antifascist". Ok. What are they "pro"? It sure as hell isn't classical liberalism.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at February 06, 2026 12:42 PM (9CBNQ)

150 143 >>>Kyle Wagner, 37

Imagine being this guy's parents.

Posted by: m at February 06, 2026 12:42 PM (8NTVk)

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"We missed the news cycle. We were on a cruise for the past 3 months."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:42 PM (GBKbO)

151 Wait, this guy is supposed to be a tranny?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 06, 2026 12:43 PM (bss/y)

152 Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 12:41 PM (QGaXH)

Gas here in Norcal was 3.65 last week and 4.65 this week...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2026 12:43 PM (It2tv)

153 142 68 was targeted bombings...a lot of them.

2020 was closer to generalized lawlessness.

I think I'd rate 68 as worse, personally.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:42 PM (GBKbO)

And "Re-Create '68!" is still a popular Leftist chant.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 12:43 PM (FpHTM)

154 How many Jews did the Gestapoo capture for the purpose of deporting them to historic Israel?

After offering them money to leave on their own LOL

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 12:43 PM (PYyV9)

155 He's 37? Damn. The youngsters are aging like milk.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 06, 2026 12:43 PM (bss/y)

156 Someone possibly banned on here now, has been saying for years that the left wants you dead. Lilly.

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Another progressive nurse.

https://is.gd/ZrAbqF

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 06, 2026 12:43 PM (J+Psw)

157 >>>Kyle Wagner, 37

Imagine being this guy's parents.

Posted by: m at February 06, 2026 12:42 PM (8NTVk)

He probably already ate them.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 06, 2026 12:44 PM (snZF9)

158 149 They claim to be "antifascist". Ok. What are they "pro"? It sure as hell isn't classical liberalism.
Posted by: Kareem of Wheat

The original antifascists were communists. I assume the current ones are too.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 06, 2026 12:44 PM (Dv3i1)

159 Democrat Jamie Raskin thinks voter ID laws may reverse the 19th Amendment

Democrat Jamie Raskin admits that he doesn't know what the 19th Amendment says, or how Amendments work, or the theoretical underpinnings of our government, or why his pants always get stinky when he makes boom-boom.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 12:44 PM (ExV1e)

160 102 We've captured one of the masterminds behind Benghazi.

No, not Obama or Hillary. Some Arab dude. He's in custody at Andrews.
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 12:36 PM (77rzZ)

The guy who made the video that Hilary thundershart blamed the whole mess on?

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 06, 2026 12:44 PM (i0Hi3)

161 "Someone possibly banned on here now, has been saying for years that the left wants you dead. I always thought he was going a bit overboard or was only talking about a small, virulent portion but... I think its a majority on the left."

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This thing believes she's going to Trump supporters homes to "curb stomp" their children.

https://tinyurl.com/4udrjcf5

Posted by: Jay in PA at February 06, 2026 12:44 PM (9mw3J)

162 He sits in judgment of real Christianity.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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People that are hellbound want to cause as much trouble for others as they can while they are still on Earth. I would say blame Stan but in Lemon's case, I think his evil is willful.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 12:44 PM (2swu2)

163 OT: Does anyone really care what happened to this Guthrie woman considering her daughter is a Marxist mouthpiece?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 06, 2026 12:45 PM (abIsI)

164 Don Lemon calls out JD Vance: “This is a vile human being. It’s not that hard, all he would have to say is I am sorry, no one should die that way.

You're right; Pretti was a vile human being and he ignored his loving parents telling him to not do stupid things.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 12:45 PM (svLOV)

165 Nothing says Christianity like a guy married to another guy and being an expert in sodomy.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 06, 2026 12:45 PM (Hhsnh)

166 And "Re-Create '68!" is still a popular Leftist chant.
Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 12:43 PM (FpHTM)

Reconstruction?

I mean... ok...

Oh, 1968.

Nah, we're good.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 12:45 PM (JwNbV)

167 They claim to be "antifascist". Ok. What are they "pro"? It sure as hell isn't classical liberalism.
Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at February 06, 2026 12:42 PM (9CBNQ)
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International socialism, of course.

Nobody hates a national socialist (a fascist) like an international socialist (a communist). Fascism was a fundamental betrayal of Marx, and the commies will never forgive it - especially because fascism, while manifestly evil, can actually be implemented (at least for a while) because it disregards Marx's preposterous anchoring in class identity and thus demonstrates that Marx was a tard.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 12:45 PM (MABZ1)

168 This thing believes she's going to Trump supporters homes to "curb stomp" their children.

https://tinyurl.com/4udrjcf5
Posted by: Jay in PA
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She seems nice.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 12:45 PM (2swu2)

169 > Wut? Um, there are Epstein emails discussing torture, rape cannibalism... i havent seen anything like that released. Are you quoting something or speculating...

There's an absolutely retarded FBI tip by an anonymous man in the files who claims his feet were cut off with a scimitar, but left no scarring. He witnessed babies dismembered, their intestines removed, and people eating poop from the intestines.

Obviously this is a totally credible tip. /scarcasm

Hilariously, I've seen people actually repeating this crap on X, saying it's proof US leaders are cannibals.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 06, 2026 12:45 PM (Yp6az)

170 163 OT: Does anyone really care what happened to this Guthrie woman considering her daughter is a Marxist mouthpiece?
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 06, 2026 12:45 PM (abIsI)

I do...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2026 12:45 PM (It2tv)

171 The original antifascists were communists. I assume the current ones are too.

You are correct, sir! Yes!

Posted by: Zombie Ed McMahon at February 06, 2026 12:45 PM (IX6ED)

172 147 I'm talking about the Golden Age before the crews started to blow up the competition. Youngstown's only record, most gangland bombings!

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 06, 2026 12:45 PM (gm9Sb)

173 Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 12:35 PM (PYyV9)

I was here in 2009 telling people that they are waiting to line everyone up in front of ditches and I am saying much the same now. The Left never changes. They just paint their smiley face a little differently.

The good thing is the Left hates the Left even more than they hate the Right. So that's always a fun part of the revolution.

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 12:45 PM (4BmaM)

174 Horrorshow Ultrafaggotry.

Posted by: Tex Lovera at February 06, 2026 12:46 PM (wtvvX)

175 The guy who made the video that Hilary thundershart blamed the whole mess on?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless

No, not him. The guy who planned or led the attack on the consulate.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 12:46 PM (77rzZ)

176 -
Another progressive nurse.

https://is.gd/ZrAbqF
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 06, 2026 12:43 PM (J+Psw)

I think you misspelled 'punchable face.'

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 06, 2026 12:46 PM (Zz0t1)

177 66 It's not official unless your sweat shirt has the team logo.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 06, 2026 12:46 PM (wBaIH)

178 If Americans are kidnapped from their homes for ransom, yes , I want to know what the fk is going on and who is doing it.

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 12:46 PM (g47mK)

179 >>>Kyle Wagner, 37

Pretti was 37. Is there going to be a 37 Club for homegrown terrorists?

Posted by: Rex B at February 06, 2026 12:46 PM (GI9/m)

180 169 There's an absolutely retarded FBI tip by an anonymous man in the files who claims his feet were cut off with a scimitar, but left no scarring. He witnessed babies dismembered, their intestines removed, and people eating poop from the intestines.

Obviously this is a totally credible tip. /scarcasm

Hilariously, I've seen people actually repeating this crap on X, saying it's proof US leaders are cannibals.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 06, 2026 12:45 PM (Yp6az)

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It's also in the Epstein Files that Biden died in 2019 and was replaced by a lookalike.

Should we believe them both with the same fervency?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:46 PM (GBKbO)

181 149 They claim to be "antifascist". Ok. What are they "pro"? It sure as hell isn't classical liberalism.
Posted by: Kareem of Wheat

Three down arrows means he's a "democratic socialist". One of the arrows represents down-with-Lenin in fact.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 06, 2026 12:46 PM (tL5sl)

182 174 Horrorshow Ultrafaggotry.
Posted by: Tex Lovera at February 06, 2026 12:46 PM (wtvvX)

*opens sealed envelope*

"What is this guy's stage name?"

*applause*

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 12:47 PM (JwNbV)

183 @37

>>The boys in prison will be testing his resistance

Ironically, he will have to join the skins or what ever white supremecist group is active at the prison he ends up in.

Regardless, he’s still going to be fresh meat.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 06, 2026 12:47 PM (scXbt)

184 It's like a cartel type MO.

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 12:47 PM (g47mK)

185 OT: Does anyone really care what happened to this Guthrie woman considering her daughter is a Marxist mouthpiece?
Posted by: Maj. Healey
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Same reason that the media is covering the layoffs at WaPo as a major disaster to the profession. Media tribe promotes and protects its own tribe. Just like Dred Justice Roberts does for Obama judges.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 12:47 PM (2swu2)

186 I think its a majority on the left."
If you mean 99% you are correct sir!

Posted by: MAC V SOG at February 06, 2026 12:47 PM (P4Pk9)

187 From NY Post:

WASHINGTON — One of the architects of the deadly 2012 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, has been arrested and will be prosecuted on arson, murder and terrorism charges, Justice Department officials announced Friday.

“ Zubayr Al-Bakoush landed at Andrews Air Force Base at 3 a.m. this morning. He is in our custody. He was greeted by [FBI] Director [Kash] Patel and [DC] US Attorney Jeanine Pirro,” Attorney General Pam Bondi told reporters at DOJ headquaters. .

Prosecutors “will prosecute this alleged terrorist to the fullest extent of the law,” Bondi vowed, while Pirro said she and her team “will not stop” hunting down other attackers who remain at large.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 12:47 PM (77rzZ)

188 OT: Does anyone really care what happened to this Guthrie woman considering her daughter is a Marxist mouthpiece?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 06, 2026 12:45 PM (abIsI)

Nope.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 06, 2026 12:47 PM (snZF9)

189 CBS News
@CBSNews
Last month, a report in the German paper Bild suggested that male athletes were injecting the filler into their genitalia ahead of their ski jumping suit fittings.

The New York Times
@nytimes
From @TheAthletic: Reports have surfaced before the Winter Olympics that allege ski jumpers are injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid to fly farther. The World Anti-Doping Agency has vowed to investigate.

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So if you inject enough hyaluronic acid, you can fly?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 06, 2026 12:48 PM (J+Psw)

190 My friends are extremely late boomer/early gen X. They all want to nuke these motherfuckers.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 06, 2026 12:39 PM (snZF9)

And that is a good thing, though your circle is likely more hardcore from the get-go in general. Just in my anecdotal experience, the Republicans I encounter who still insist this is all just civil debating society, cruise ship conservativism is the way to go, and everything would be fine if it weren't for that ruffian Trump are in that bracket. Not all, but most.

Posted by: I'm in the nuke 'em camp myself at February 06, 2026 12:48 PM (TbWk/)

191 Right, right. I forgot. I'll go say a dozen "Hail Gaeas" and wear my organically-sourced, fair-trade hair shirt for twelve days as penance.

------

Buy Valiant brand hair shirts.

Our handcrafted virtue armor is made from 100% sustainably sourced Thule Wool, and our woolistas use certified cruelty-free methods when shearing our free-range Princes.

A true martyr accepts no substitutes.

Posted by: G Thunberg Enterprises, GmbH at February 06, 2026 12:48 PM (BI5O2)

192 How many Jews did the Gestapoo capture for the purpose of deporting them to historic Israel?
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 06, 2026 12:39 PM (CKdCx)

All of them! But Jews are notoriously clumsy and kept falling into the ovens in the bakery that the beneficent Germans built them so they could make their bagels. -- Tucker and Candace (probably)

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 12:48 PM (ExV1e)

193 Democrat Jamie Raskin thinks voter ID laws may reverse the 19th Amendment

I have it on good authority that most of these United States require ID to vote. There are just a few outlier states that appear to be run by insane people who hate their citizens and want them dead at the hands of criminals that don't have this requirement. I assume the reporter who was giving him a platform didn't ask the obvious follow up question on whether the well run states with ID requirements are already in violation of the 19th.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 06, 2026 12:48 PM (Dv3i1)

194 How many people take anything Lemon says seriously?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 06, 2026 12:48 PM (CKdCx)

195 179 Pretti was 37. Is there going to be a 37 Club for homegrown terrorists?
Posted by: Rex B at February 06, 2026 12:46 PM (GI9/m)

Joseph Rosenbaum was 36. Just barely missed it.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 12:48 PM (FpHTM)

196 Is there going to be a 37 Club for homegrown terrorists?

Wouldn't Kyle have to, you know, die first?

Posted by: Jetto at February 06, 2026 12:49 PM (IX6ED)

197 -
So if you inject enough hyaluronic acid, you can fly?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 06, 2026 12:48 PM (J+Psw)

Only after drinking a Red Bull.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 06, 2026 12:49 PM (Zz0t1)

198 Here she is talking about how violent she's going to be to Trump supporters.

Quaking in my boots.
LOL

https://tinyurl.com/5drdpube

Posted by: Jay in PA at February 06, 2026 12:49 PM (9mw3J)

199 So if you inject enough hyaluronic acid, you can fly?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 06, 2026 12:48 PM (J+Psw)

No, but you might have a shot at the America's Cup.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 12:49 PM (JwNbV)

200 Sponge,

That dude is Michael James Duntley, also known as "Spider Mike," who claims to be the "President of Antifa" in Portland.

Posted by: pawn at February 06, 2026 12:50 PM (uvB+6)

201 I’M ANTIFA hoodie kinda gave it away, huh?

He looks all bad azz, tatted up on X but I saw a picture of him wearing BLK shorty shorts, drag queen stiletto boots striking a sexy pose.
Because apparently to be in antifa you must be a sexual deviant gendergoblin.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 12:50 PM (Hkcdp)

202 WASHINGTON — One of the architects of the deadly 2012 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, has been arrested and will be prosecuted on arson, murder and terrorism charges, Justice Department officials announced Friday.
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What difference at this point does it make?
- Hillary C.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 06, 2026 12:50 PM (Dv3i1)

203 OT: Does anyone really care what happened to this Guthrie woman considering her daughter is a Marxist mouthpiece?
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 06, 2026 12:45 PM (abIsI)

It's glaringly apparent that someone cares.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 12:50 PM (ExV1e)

204 I for one will not be questioning my Christian beliefs because of something Lemon says.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 06, 2026 12:50 PM (CKdCx)

205 200 Sponge,

That dude is Michael James Duntley, also known as "Spider Mike," who claims to be the "President of Antifa" in Portland.
Posted by: pawn at February 06, 2026 12:50 PM (uvB+6)

Didn't the Portland Antifa leaders flee to Sweden?

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 12:51 PM (FpHTM)

206 148 137 $2.10 here.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 06, 2026 12:42 PM (gm9Sb)

Hi Bill

The stations on the state line are always quite expensive. I recall being in Needles in 2023 and it was $7/gal, ten minutes away on the Az side it was under 4.

Prices here in O.C. range from 3.65 at Costco yesterday all the way up to high 4's for name brand such as Chevron. Prices appear to have jumped about 50c per gal in the last two weeks - might be because of the switch to summer blends or refinery closures or both....

Hope to visit the Hot Springs area maybe this summer with the camper.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 12:51 PM (QGaXH)

207 Kurt Wagner > Kyle Wagner

Posted by: A true Marvel at February 06, 2026 12:51 PM (TbWk/)

208 Trump should set up The Guerrilla Channel for this type of thing.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 06, 2026 12:51 PM (xROM5)

209 This busty bikini brunette isn't down with terrorist commies and is happy when they get busted:
http://tiny.cc/24ny001

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 12:51 PM (MABZ1)

210 "Another progressive nurse."

I didn't even listen to the video her weird faces and totally original and compelling argument of eff you was so riveting./s

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 12:51 PM (uA11f)

211 the Republicans I encounter who still insist this is all just civil debating society, cruise ship conservativism is the way to go, and everything would be fine if it weren't for that ruffian Trump are in that bracket. Not all, but most.

Posted by: I'm in the nuke 'em camp myself at February 06, 2026 12:48 PM (TbWk/)

The ones that step out of the shower to pee, the Judge Smails wing. The first ones in the camps.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 06, 2026 12:51 PM (snZF9)

212 The guy who made the video that Hilary thundershart blamed the whole mess on?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless

No, not him. The guy who planned or led the attack on the consulate.
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 12:46 PM

Mohamid Durka Mohamid bin Mohamid?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 12:51 PM (jc0TO)

213
That dude is Michael James Duntley, also known as "Spider Mike," who claims to be the "President of Antifa" in Portland.
Posted by: pawn at February 06, 2026 12:50 PM (uvB+6)

Yeah, that asshole. He should be found under a dumpster at some point.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 06, 2026 12:52 PM (Zz0t1)

214 All these crazy violent liberals male and female with their violent fantasy of hurting others probably have one thing in common.
Violent porn. They see other people as objects. Objects that can be made to suffer.

Posted by: You do not want to see their browser history at February 06, 2026 12:52 PM (6Mw3v)

215 Lyle Waggoner > Kurt Wagner > Kyle Wagner

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 12:52 PM (77rzZ)

216 175 The guy who made the video that Hilary thundershart blamed the whole mess on?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless

No, not him. The guy who planned or led the attack on the consulate.
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 12:46 PM (77rzZ)

Wait what Hilary said was bullshit!?

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 06, 2026 12:52 PM (i0Hi3)

217 Guthrie mom kidnapping is classic media distraction..

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 12:52 PM (Hkcdp)

218 Kurt Wagner > Kyle Wagner

Mein bamf!

Posted by: Jetto at February 06, 2026 12:52 PM (IX6ED)

219 189 CBS News
@CBSNews
Last month, a report in the German paper Bild suggested that male athletes were injecting the filler into their genitalia ahead of their ski jumping suit fittings.

The New York Times
@nytimes
From @TheAthletic: Reports have surfaced before the Winter Olympics that allege ski jumpers are injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid to fly farther. The World Anti-Doping Agency has vowed to investigate.

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So if you inject enough hyaluronic acid, you can fly?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 06, 2026 12:48 PM (J+Psw)

You can fly farther! Real Science!

https://tinyurl.com/4tcrxbr8

>>>'Penis-gate' hits the Winter Olympics: Ski jumpers accused of injecting ACID into their genitals to become 'human gliders' - and could even face a drug cheating probe

"A study in the journal, Frontiers, established that every two centimetres in suit circumference reduced drag by four per cent and increased lift by five per cent - equivalent to an extra 5.8 metres in jump length."

Did anyone have this on their 2026 Bingo Card? I did not.

Posted by: Gref at February 06, 2026 12:53 PM (5rh/l)

220 209 This busty bikini brunette isn't down with terrorist commies and is happy when they get busted:
http://tiny.cc/24ny001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

I'll ne in my bunk for a while.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 06, 2026 12:53 PM (abIsI)

221 Prosecutors “will prosecute this alleged terrorist to the fullest extent of the law,” Bondi vowed, while Pirro said she and her team “will not stop” hunting down other attackers who remain at large.
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 12:47 PM (77rzZ)

and he will get as deep and thorough trial as P-Diddy, and for the same reason: any disclosure of his background and funding will expose personnel, methods and other particulars of intelligence agency practices.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 12:53 PM (rbvCR)

222
Can't wait for Sunday!

Posted by: Flyin' Green Dildo at February 06, 2026 12:53 PM (DDJSl)

223 This busty bikini brunette isn't down with terrorist commies and is happy when they get busted:
http://tiny.cc/24ny001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

Not as nice as the one you posted in the last thread. Yowza!

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 12:53 PM (77rzZ)

224 Anyone asked the Paolo if he won gold medals at Ski Jumping?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 06, 2026 12:53 PM (Dv3i1)

225
His shirt says he's Antifa.

I often wear clothing that advertises groups that don't exist.
Posted by: Jetto at February 06, 2026 12:21 PM (IX6ED)

Plus he helpfully tattooed the Weimar Republic-era antifa Three Arrows symbol on his throat.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 06, 2026 12:53 PM (y9nCu)

226 CBS News
@CBSNews
Last month, a report in the German paper Bild suggested that male athletes were injecting the filler into their genitalia ahead of their ski jumping suit fittings.

The New York Times
@nytimes
From @TheAthletic: Reports have surfaced before the Winter Olympics that allege ski jumpers are injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid to fly farther. The World Anti-Doping Agency has vowed to investigate.

-
So if you inject enough hyaluronic acid, you can fly?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 06, 2026 12:48 PM (J+Psw)
________

This is the dumbest stupidest thing I read in a long time, and it can't possibly be true

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 12:54 PM (iFTx/)

227 Since Trump is being so generous with all of federal law enforcement looking for this Guthrie woman, maybe he can spare some resources to help Muldoon out?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 06, 2026 12:54 PM (Zz0t1)

228 209 This busty bikini brunette isn't down with terrorist commies and is happy when they get busted:
http://tiny.cc/24ny001

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 12:51 PM (MABZ1)

Blue-eyed brunettes are my kryptonite.

Wowza!!!

Posted by: Tex Lovera at February 06, 2026 12:54 PM (wtvvX)

229 209 This busty bikini brunette isn't down with terrorist commies and is happy when they get busted:
http://tiny.cc/24ny001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 12:51 PM (MABZ1)

I think I'm in love.

Posted by: Aaaand now I'm heartbroken at February 06, 2026 12:54 PM (TbWk/)

230 WASHINGTON — One of the architects of the deadly 2012 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, has been arrested and will be prosecuted on arson, murder and terrorism charges, Justice Department officials announced Friday.
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And three counts of watching a four year old YouTube video with 200 views.

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 12:54 PM (4BmaM)

231 Hyaluronic acid is usually used as an "anti-aging" agent in facial moisturizers.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 12:55 PM (FpHTM)

232 Cop mustache and face tats.

Such a jarring juxtaposition.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 12:55 PM (JwNbV)

233 230 WASHINGTON — One of the architects of the deadly 2012 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, has been arrested and will be prosecuted on arson, murder and terrorism charges, Justice Department officials announced Friday

I'm with Hillary on this.. What difference does it make ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2026 12:55 PM (It2tv)

234 His shirt says he's Antifa.

I often wear clothing that advertises groups that don't exist.
Posted by: Jetto at February 06, 2026 12:21 PM

*looks at Female Body Inspector windbreaker*

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 12:55 PM (jc0TO)

235 224 Anyone asked the Paolo if he won gold medals at Ski Jumping?
Posted by: Chuck Martel

It would be funny if someone launched one of those WNBA green dildo's from the jump.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 06, 2026 12:55 PM (abIsI)

236 If it turns out to be illegals Trump will make all kind of hay about it

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 12:55 PM (4BmaM)

237 Porter Waggoner > Lyle Waggoner > Kurt Wagner > Kyle Wagner

Posted by: Tex Lovera at February 06, 2026 12:56 PM (wtvvX)

238 206 Thank you. Planning a trip to Yuma in the next couple weeks.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 06, 2026 12:56 PM (gm9Sb)

239 200 Sponge,

That dude is Michael James Duntley, also known as "Spider Mike," who claims to be the "President of Antifa" in Portland.
Posted by: pawn at February 06, 2026 12:50 PM (uvB+6)

Memba alla thise dem cogress peeps going on. WHATS ANTIFAS ADDRESSS!!!? like that was a super smaht gotcha.

Guess now we know.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 06, 2026 12:56 PM (i0Hi3)

240 The good thing is the Left hates the Left even more than they hate the Right. So that's always a fun part of the revolution.
Posted by: ...
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Usually a coup by one side or the other happens first and then the revolution starts.

Depends on how effective the coup leaders are in immediate suppression of the other side as to whether an immediate or much later revolt happens.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 12:56 PM (2swu2)

241 A study in the journal, Frontiers, established that every two centimetres in suit circumference reduced drag by four per cent and increased lift by five per cent - equivalent to an extra 5.8 metres in jump length.

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they could not think of anything better ???

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 12:56 PM (g47mK)

242 Chuck Wagoner > Porter Waggoner > Lyle Waggoner > Kurt Wagner > Kyle Wagner

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 06, 2026 12:56 PM (DgMqy)

243 Can I just ask - what exactly is wrong with this guy?

Ranting online about your plans to commit murder of heavily armed federal agents is a special kind of stupid.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 06, 2026 12:57 PM (vOtXJ)

244 Reports have surfaced before the Winter Olympics that allege ski jumpers are injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid to fly farther.

I get that stuff injected in my right knee because I have no cartilage left in it. I had no idea there was off brand use like that.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 12:57 PM (svLOV)

245 178 If Americans are kidnapped from their homes for ransom, yes , I want to know what the fk is going on and who is doing it.
Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 12:46 PM (g47mK)

She had creditable evidence that would convict Hillary. Or Savanna did and this is a means to shut her up....(sarc!)

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 12:57 PM (QGaXH)

246 Does anyone really care what happened to this Guthrie woman considering her daughter is a Marxist mouthpiece?

Most AoS Moron thing I've read so far today, but it's early.
We should all read up on what church you go to. And quit it.
The difference between the internet and a bar is, you'll never in your life have the nutsack to talk like that to a stranger, live.
This is what keeps me away from 'meetups.' I do not want to pal around with you, don't want to meet you, would prefer to make you stay out of whatever county I'm in.

And when you get ass cancer you'll want everyone to pray for you. There is rot where your soul belongs, and we can smell it.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 06, 2026 12:57 PM (zdLoL)

247 Memba alla thise dem cogress peeps going on. WHATS ANTIFAS ADDRESSS!!!? like that was a super smaht gotcha.

Guess now we know.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 06, 2026 12:56 PM (i0Hi3)

Those ingrown pubic hairs don't even know the address for 10 Downing St.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 12:57 PM (JwNbV)

248 232 Cop mustache and face tats.

Such a jarring juxtaposition.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 12:55 PM (JwNbV)

Like he escaped from a shitty late-era Nu-Metal video.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 12:57 PM (FpHTM)

249 Ranting online about your plans to commit murder of heavily armed federal agents is a special kind of stupid.
Posted by: The Whine Guy

They see themselves as The Brave Resistance!™ and have lived a life free of consequences.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 12:57 PM (svLOV)

250
I get that stuff injected in my right knee because I have no cartilage left in it.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 12:57 PM (svLOV)

You're a ski jumper?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 06, 2026 12:57 PM (Zz0t1)

251 > Not as nice as the one you posted in the last thread. Yowza!

German model Nicola Cavanis.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 06, 2026 12:57 PM (Yp6az)

252 There's an absolutely retarded FBI tip by an anonymous man in the files who claims his feet were cut off with a scimitar, but left no scarring. He witnessed babies dismembered, their intestines removed, and people eating poop from the intestines.

Obviously this is a totally credible tip. /scarcasm

Hilariously, I've seen people actually repeating this crap on X, saying it's proof US leaders are cannibals.
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Thanks. I wondered where this was coming from. Now that doesnt rule Hillary as a cannibal, granted. So keep an open mind on that, shall we?

Posted by: Honest Question at February 06, 2026 12:58 PM (6Mw3v)

253 >>WASHINGTON — One of the architects of the deadly 2012 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, has been arrested and will be prosecuted on arson, murder and terrorism charges, Justice Department officials announced Friday.

Stuff like this is important to keep hammering away at the fake world we've been living in. The entire world needs a giant red pill reset.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 12:58 PM (viF8m)

254 Ok, I’MANTIFA hoodie =/= he’s antifa

Now do trans…..

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 12:58 PM (Hkcdp)

255 Lyndsay Wagner> etc

Posted by: Rex B at February 06, 2026 12:58 PM (GI9/m)

256 Did anyone have this on their 2026 Bingo Card? I did not.
Posted by: Gref
=======
NASA has to conduct deep research into the topic. Put your best DEI people on it so the rest of NASA can fix Artemis.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 12:58 PM (2swu2)

257 236 If it turns out to be illegals Trump will make all kind of hay about it
Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 12:55 PM (4BmaM)

I was thinking it was cartel related... An old woman whose Daughter is a celeb and an easy mark... Probably one of the gardeners or maids in the area tipping them off...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2026 12:58 PM (It2tv)

258 And when you get ass cancer you'll want everyone to pray for you. There is rot where your soul belongs, and we can smell it.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 06, 2026 12:57 PM (zdLoL)

No wonder you always bitch at Fen for being a scold.

She's stepping on your turf.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 12:59 PM (JwNbV)

259 In comparison to their thoughts on the Left, the Left has a grudging respect for the Right who they believe are fighters, but they believe other lefties are deep down just retarded sheep who can be controlled. And in that they see themselves and want to find any excuse to torture and kill it. Very strange fuckers.

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 12:59 PM (4BmaM)

260 "Reports have surfaced before the Winter Olympics that allege ski jumpers are injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid to fly farther."

Maybe it's to fight shrinkage from the cold.

Posted by: George Costanza at February 06, 2026 12:59 PM (Q+gd/)

261 Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 06, 2026 12:57 PM (zdLoL)

Don't hold back. Tell us how you really feel.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 12:59 PM (77rzZ)

262
(zdLoL)

Lighten up, Francis.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 06, 2026 01:00 PM (y9nCu)

263 You're a ski jumper?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

I see the words "inject" and "penis" in the same sentence and that pretty much removes any desire to try ski jumping.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 01:00 PM (svLOV)

264 German model Nicola Cavanis.
Posted by: bonhomme

Thanks. Wow.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 01:01 PM (77rzZ)

265 This is what keeps me away from 'meetups.' I do not want to pal around with you, don't want to meet you, would prefer to make you stay out of whatever county I'm in.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 06, 2026 12:57 PM (zdLoL)

Then why are you here? We don't appear to be your type of crowd.

I hear Hot Air is looking for members.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 06, 2026 01:01 PM (Zz0t1)

266 "Kurt Wagner>>>>Kyle Wagner"

And the Munich Circus>>>>>>>The Minneapolis Circus

Posted by: Wally at February 06, 2026 01:01 PM (65cLN)

267 study in the journal, Frontiers, established that every two centimetres in suit circumference reduced drag by four per cent and increased lift by five per cent - equivalent to an extra 5.8 metres in jump length.

===

they could not think of anything better ???
==
This would suggest a beer belly would be far more effective than a fluffy penis.

Posted by: Mr Science at February 06, 2026 01:01 PM (6Mw3v)

268 And when you get ass cancer you'll want everyone to pray for you. There is rot where your soul belongs, and we can smell it.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 06, 2026 12:57 PM (zdLoL)

No wonder you always bitch at Fen for being a scold.

She's stepping on your turf.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 12:59 PM (JwNbV)

Damn. Shots fired, return volley, and a couple of strays.

Posted by: Takes cover and cracks a beer at February 06, 2026 01:01 PM (TbWk/)

269 ++++
Disagree. He is't crazy.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)
----

Psychosis, is crazy.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 01:01 PM (OuTdY)

270 The Left Then: Of course this is an insurrection these insurrectionists PUSHED COPS while the cops were doing their duties!!! Hang them. HANG THEM ALL

The Left Now: We have a right to put hands on cops if we don't agree with what they are doing. That's like in the Constitution n'stuff man!

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 01:01 PM (sKqQm)

271 Chuck Wagoner > Porter Waggoner > Lyle Waggoner > Kurt Wagner > Jeep Wagoneer > Kyle Wagner

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 06, 2026 01:01 PM (xROM5)

272 >>There's an absolutely retarded FBI tip by an anonymous man in the files who claims his feet were cut off with a scimitar, but left no scarring. He witnessed babies dismembered, their intestines removed, and people eating poop from the intestines.

Obviously, he has read the Lewis and Clark journals.

Posted by: garrett at February 06, 2026 01:01 PM (gH8T+)

273 No wonder you always bitch at Fen for being a scold.

She's stepping on your turf.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

Fen? As in one of the most genuinely nice folks on this site? WTAF?

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 01:01 PM (svLOV)

274 (zdLoL)

Lighten up, Francis.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 06, 2026 01:00 PM (y9nCu)

You know it's bad when Minx 0.8 beta laughs at you.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 06, 2026 01:01 PM (Zz0t1)

275 Lyndsay Wagner> etc
Posted by: Rex B

Another TV crush of young Bulg's.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 01:01 PM (77rzZ)

276 Damn. Shots fired, return volley, and a couple of strays.
Posted by: Takes cover and cracks a beer at February 06, 2026 01:01 PM (TbWk/)

I'm just asking questions.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 01:01 PM (JwNbV)

277 You folks in New York are just flat out of luck.

New York Governor Brags About Banning Pistols That "Fire 1,200 Rounds Per Minute"

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The rest of us will be strapping on 1,200 rpm pistols while you're stuck with, maybe,12 rounds.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 06, 2026 01:02 PM (J+Psw)

278 Richard Wagner > Kurt Wagner > Kyle Wagner

Posted by: Adriane the Music Critic . . . at February 06, 2026 01:02 PM (3ZUWJ)

279 185 OT: Does anyone really care what happened to this Guthrie woman considering her daughter is a Marxist mouthpiece?
Posted by: Maj. Healey
======
Same reason that the media is covering the layoffs at WaPo as a major disaster to the profession. Media tribe promotes and protects its own tribe. Just like Dred Justice Roberts does for Obama judges.
Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 12:47 PM (2swu2)

"layoffs at WaPo as a major disaster to the profession"

This always gets my goat. A few hundred laid-off is a major disaster. Back in the early '90's tens of thousands of aerospace workers were laid off in Southern California, their jobs never to return - the media either ignored it or portrayed it as a healthy transition in the economy. Yet when some Hollywood PR firm laid of a few dozen workers it made the front page of the L.A. times business section....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 01:02 PM (QGaXH)

280 Let's see. Post Versailles. The Bolshies are running amok.The Freikorps stands up to them with stashed Gew98s and Maxims. What's not to like?

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 06, 2026 01:02 PM (gm9Sb)

281 Fen? As in one of the most genuinely nice folks on this site? WTAF?
Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 01:01 PM (svLOV)

Hey, *I'm* not saying she's a scold.

I think she's delightful.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 01:02 PM (JwNbV)

282 Someone pointed out that antifa has now setup roadblocks in MN and is checking IDs they've finally figured out how border security works...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 01:02 PM (sKqQm)

283 Ranting online about your plans to commit murder of heavily armed federal agents is a special kind of stupid.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 06, 2026 12:57 PM (vOtXJ)

I dunno, man. Chicks with septum rings get moist reading that.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 01:02 PM (ExV1e)

284 Another TV crush of young Bulg's.

I always got her confused with the lawyer lady on Rockford Gretchen Corbett I guess.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 01:03 PM (PYyV9)

285 I don't want to go to meetups either but it's nothing against anyone here, I just don't want people to find out I'm a Fed. The bermuda shorts are a dead giveaway.

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 01:03 PM (4BmaM)

286 Lyndsay Wagner> etc
Posted by: Rex B

Another TV crush of young Bulg's.
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 01:01 PM (77rzZ)

She was definitely responsible for a few of my young bulges.

Posted by: And Ornella Muti. Lawdamercy. at February 06, 2026 01:04 PM (TbWk/)

287 13 Just a reminder that President Trump declared Antifa a domestic terrorist organization over 5 months ago.

The J6 grandmas taking selfies were rounded up quicker.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 06, 2026 12:21 PM (Vh9CX)

Yeah but one was done right and the other not.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 06, 2026 01:04 PM (O3dBq)

288 Of course we care about the kidnapping. However, the MSM does this flood the zone reporting thing with emotional stories, such as vacationing young blondes disappearing or a pop celebrity dying/mental breakdown that is not in proportion to other legitimate news. It plays to the female audience, particularly the new true crime podcast obsessed ones, to drum up an audience.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 01:04 PM (Hkcdp)

289 This the tranny dude?

*checks comments*

The horde delivers.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 06, 2026 01:04 PM (dK+Kv)

290 Reports have surfaced before the Winter Olympics that allege ski jumpers are injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid to fly farther.

Will they be using it in the Summer Olympics for the pole vault?

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 06, 2026 01:04 PM (xROM5)

291 I don't want to go to meetups either but it's nothing against anyone here, I just don't want people to find out I'm a Fed. The bermuda shorts are a dead giveaway.
Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 01:03 PM

Leave the tiki torch at home.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 01:04 PM (jc0TO)

292 Obviously this is a totally credible tip. /scarcasm

Hilariously, I've seen people actually repeating this crap on X, saying it's proof US leaders are cannibals.

One argument people made against releasing these files is that there is a bunch of crap in them.

They obviously weren't wrong.

But I still think releasing them was the correct choice

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 01:04 PM (sKqQm)

293 What’s the plan for convicting this toe rag? A Mog on the Big Muddy judge and jury ? That should end well.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at February 06, 2026 01:04 PM (jt/rW)

294 I always got her confused with the lawyer lady on Rockford Gretchen Corbett I guess.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

Yeah, I can see that.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 01:04 PM (77rzZ)

295
Richard Wagner > Kurt Wagner > Kyle Wagner > Wagner Group

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 06, 2026 01:05 PM (y9nCu)

296 The families of Ambassador Chris Stevens, Sean Smith and 2 others may find some small peace of mind with the arrest. They must live with heavy hearts not knowing everything their loved one endured during the 12 hour siege.
It is worth the effort to track down the scum.

Posted by: old chick at February 06, 2026 01:05 PM (F3Dlr)

297 Does Amazon sell "I'm ANTIFA" paraphernalia? I don't what to look and then have that shit show up in every search I do for a month.

It's telling that this "movement" has enough spending cabbage to setup merch shops.

I get the feeling our law enforcement betters could, you know, be doing a better job with rolling this movement up.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2026 01:05 PM (jtM2q)

298 Too much to hope for, but I'd like to see the Benghazi attacker say in open court - "Yeah, I led the attack. We didn't like CIA giving our rivals tons of weapons. We wanted a piece of the action. So yeah, that one you call an Ambassador was CIA. Your stupid bint of a Secretary of State said it was about a movie. Yeah, that ugly hag with more sand in her snizz than a camel whose been a month in the desert knew the deal the whole time and was lying to you moron infidels."

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 06, 2026 01:05 PM (Dv3i1)

299 Yet when some Hollywood PR firm laid of a few dozen workers it made the front page of the L.A. times business section....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
======
Yep. Just like I'll bet that few articles are covering the impending shutdown of California refineries and the ensuing skyrocketing gas prices. The gas prices may be covered but not the reason why is my educated guess. Particularly nothing connecting the high prices with Newsom or the Dems in CA.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 01:05 PM (2swu2)

300
I was thinking it was cartel related... An old woman whose Daughter is a celeb and an easy mark... Probably one of the gardeners or maids in the area tipping them off...
Posted by: It's me donna
---

Not too much history on the son in law.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 01:05 PM (OuTdY)

301 There's an absolutely retarded FBI tip by an anonymous man in the files who claims his feet were cut off with a scimitar

Yeah there's a lot of crazy stuff by crazy people dutifully collected and added to the files. In a way I respect the attention to detail: this is clearly nuts, but related, put it in the pile.

But there are so many, so very many references to cannibalism in the files, and that one clearly horrified and distraught young woman caught on tape ranting about it in front of a hotel who disappeared soon after...

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 01:05 PM (PYyV9)

302 Democrat Jamie Raskin thinks voter ID laws may reverse the 19th Amendment

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I'll take Make Up Lies Out of Thin Air for $100, Alex.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 06, 2026 01:05 PM (qBdHI)

303 285 I don't want to go to meetups either but it's nothing against anyone here, I just don't want people to find out I'm a Fed. The bermuda shorts are a dead giveaway.
Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 01:03 PM (4BmaM)

Try wearing them without the dress socks and Oxfords next time.

Posted by: Greetings fellow insurrectionists! at February 06, 2026 01:06 PM (TbWk/)

304 279 185 OT: Does anyone really care what happened to this Guthrie woman considering her daughter is a Marxist mouthpiece?
Posted by: Maj. Healey
======
Same reason that the media is covering the layoffs at WaPo as a major disaster to the profession. Media tribe promotes and protects its own tribe. Just like Dred Justice Roberts does for Obama judges.
Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 12:47 PM (2swu2)

"layoffs at WaPo as a major disaster to the profession"

This always gets my goat. A few hundred laid-off is a major disaster. Back in the early '90's tens of thousands of aerospace workers were laid off in Southern California, their jobs never to return - the media either ignored it or portrayed it as a healthy transition in the economy. Yet when some Hollywood PR firm laid of a few dozen workers it made the front page of the L.A. times business section....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 01:02 PM (QGaXH)

Proposed new WaPo tagline, from the spoiled kids remaining there:

Democracy Dies In The Darkness Resulting From Not Enough Woke JournoSchool Grads Putting a Leftist Slant on Everything

Posted by: Gref at February 06, 2026 01:06 PM (5rh/l)

305 ======
Yep. Just like I'll bet that few articles are covering the impending shutdown of California refineries and the ensuing skyrocketing gas prices. The gas prices may be covered but not the reason why is my educated guess. Particularly nothing connecting the high prices with Newsom or the Dems in CA.
Posted by: whig
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Budweiser is moving their last California brewery ...out.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 01:07 PM (OuTdY)

306 303 285 I don't want to go to meetups either but it's nothing against anyone here, I just don't want people to find out I'm a Fed. The bermuda shorts are a dead giveaway.
Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 01:03 PM (4BmaM)

Try wearing them without the dress socks and Oxfords next time.
Posted by: Greetings fellow insurrectionists! at February 06, 2026 01:06 PM (TbWk/)

With a Hawaiian shirt and a camera around your neck

Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2026 01:07 PM (It2tv)

307 Got a text a short while ago stating that Sen Cornyn fights for OUR VALUES.

Sure, dude. Can’t wait to vote for anyone but Cornyn on Feb 17.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 06, 2026 01:07 PM (O3dBq)

308 Make way for the Flying Penis!!

Posted by: Oly Ski Jumper at February 06, 2026 01:07 PM (GI9/m)

309 … , I believe the latest dress code is Jean shorts and an ugly, printed T or polo. Don’t forget the water bottle!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 01:07 PM (Hkcdp)

310 [iu]Democrat Jamie Raskin thinks voter ID laws may reverse the 19th Amendment

Actually, I bet this will slightly reduce female voting power.

Why?

Most of the Dem activists casting ballots for others are likely women.

That's not at all what she's talking about but...close enough.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 01:07 PM (sKqQm)

311 Hot TV babes from the 70's and Civil War 2.0 is why I love this site so gd much.

Tough to type, beat off, and load magazines all at once though.

It's a quandary.

Wilma Dearing is worth it though.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 06, 2026 01:08 PM (yMOrY)

312 Democrat Jamie Raskin thinks voter ID laws may reverse the 19th Amendment

Don't threaten me with a good time!

Posted by: So women and blacks are dumb as dirt. Got it. at February 06, 2026 01:08 PM (TbWk/)

313 Johannes Brahms >>>>>>>>>> Richard Wagner > Kurt Wagner > Kyle Wagner > Wagner Group
Posted by: IllTemperedCur

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 01:08 PM (77rzZ)

314 But there are so many, so very many references to cannibalism in the files, and that one clearly horrified and distraught young woman caught on tape ranting about it in front of a hotel who disappeared soon after...
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Really? Where are those? Do you search cannibal and they all come up??? Where is video. Havent seen or heard of it....

Posted by: Honest Question at February 06, 2026 01:08 PM (6Mw3v)

315 Make way for the Flying Penis!!
Posted by: Oly Ski Jumper at February 06, 2026 01:07 PM (GI9/m)

John Holmes would be alive today if he'd been a ski jumper.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 01:08 PM (ExV1e)

316 Yeah, I can see that.

It doesn't help that I think Lindsay played the lawyer in the pilot episode.

Neither were fond of bras, as I recall

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 01:08 PM (PYyV9)

317 Hey, *I'm* not saying she's a scold.

I think she's delightful.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

Sorry, I was unclear. I was remarking on how the other dude called her a scold.

Side note since we talk about things like this: We just lost one of our newer students. Apparently he got bad medical news and has to stop practicing for a while.

The bummer to me was this guy was taller than me, weighed more and had experience in other arts. I told him that he was keeping me honest as a black belt.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 01:08 PM (svLOV)

318 305.

Maybe they can finally drain the tranny fluid.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 06, 2026 01:08 PM (yMOrY)

319 Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 01:07 PM (Hkcdp)

I always finish that one off with the Ray-Bans

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 01:08 PM (4BmaM)

320 >> Democrat Jamie Raskin thinks voter ID laws may reverse the 19th Amendment

Cancer can be so unreliable. Sad! Do better, Cancer.

Posted by: garrett at February 06, 2026 01:09 PM (gH8T+)

321
Proposed new WaPo tagline, from the spoiled kids remaining there:

Democracy Dies In The Darkness Resulting From Not Enough Woke JournoSchool Grads Putting a Leftist Slant on Everything
Posted by: Gref at February 06, 2026 01:06 PM (5rh/l)

Democracy Dies In Darkness, Because We Couldn't Afford To Pay The Electric Bill

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 06, 2026 01:09 PM (y9nCu)

322 I always got her confused with the lawyer lady on Rockford Gretchen Corbett I guess.

--

I remember her as the vampire victim of Mariclare Costello in Let's Scare Jessica to Death. Not a bad flick.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 06, 2026 01:09 PM (qBdHI)

323 Got a text a short while ago stating that Sen Cornyn fights for OUR VALUES.

Sure, dude. Can’t wait to vote for anyone but Cornyn on Feb 17.
Posted by: Cow Demon

Ken Paxton was on with Crowder earlier this week.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 06, 2026 01:09 PM (xROM5)

324 Democrat Jamie Raskin thinks voter ID laws may reverse the 19th Amendment

The argument goes like this:

If a woman gets married, but does not change her ID in any way to match her new name, she then cannot vote! THEREFORE THIS PREVENTS WOMEN FROM VOTING!!!

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 01:10 PM (PYyV9)

325 Budweiser is moving their last California brewery ...out.

Posted by: Braenyard
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But I understand Omar's virtual winery is expanding profits tremendously. Just like Nanzi Pe-louse's.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 01:10 PM (2swu2)

326 267 study in the journal, Frontiers, established that every two centimetres in suit circumference reduced drag by four per cent and increased lift by five per cent - equivalent to an extra 5.8 metres in jump length.

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they could not think of anything better ???
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This would suggest a beer belly would be far more effective than a fluffy penis.

Posted by: Mr Science at February 06, 2026 01:01 PM (6Mw3v)

Nope. Not unless the beer-belly is filled with helium.

Posted by: Mr Gravity at February 06, 2026 01:10 PM (5rh/l)

327 Sen Cornyn fights for OUR VALUES.
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If you happen to be Mitch McConnell and Murcow, then yes he does.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 01:11 PM (2swu2)

328 313 Johannes Brahms >>>>>>>>>> Richard Wagner > Kurt Wagner > Kyle Wagner > Wagner Group

(Sorry, I included IllTemperedCur's nic in the previous post with my revision.)

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 01:11 PM (77rzZ)

329 Wow... The Dows up 1000

Posted by: It's me donna at February 06, 2026 01:11 PM (It2tv)

330 307 Got a text a short while ago stating that Sen Cornyn fights for OUR VALUES.

Sure, dude. Can’t wait to vote for anyone but Cornyn on Feb 17.
Posted by: Cow Demon
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Ken Paxton will be a good fit.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 01:11 PM (OuTdY)

331 German model Nicola Cavanis.
Posted by: bonhomme

I watched an Italian series on Prime, One Step From Heaven, about a forest ranger. It's beautifully shot and the hot chick ratio is out of control!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 06, 2026 01:11 PM (J+Psw)

332
But there are so many, so very many references to cannibalism in the files, and that one clearly horrified and distraught young woman caught on tape ranting about it in front of a hotel who disappeared soon after...

At one of Marina Abramovich's parties they made a dessert out of life sized gelatin designed to look like a girl, completed with a thinner red fluid inside that dripped out to look like blood when you cut into it.

I get people make creepy stuff for Halloween parties but...something like this seems way to far.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 01:11 PM (sKqQm)

333 Verdi, not Vendi. It's just inside the Nevada border from CA. You pass it on the way to Reno and would never know it's actually there without a sign. Probably the way they like it. Truckee, while on I-80, isn't near any metropolises and is sort of a bedroom community for peeps going to Tahoe so it's always going to have higher gas prices. Still, the comparison is apt.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 06, 2026 01:11 PM (KAi1n)

334 Tough to type, beat off, and load magazines all at once though.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 06, 2026 01:08 PM (yMOrY)

That's loser talk.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 06, 2026 01:11 PM (dK+Kv)

335
(Sorry, I included IllTemperedCur's nic in the previous post with my revision.)
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 01:11 PM (77rzZ)

Yeah, yeah. Drag me in why don't you.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 06, 2026 01:12 PM (y9nCu)

336 If a woman gets married, but does not change her ID in any way to match her new name, she then cannot vote! THEREFORE THIS PREVENTS WOMEN FROM VOTING!!!

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Then they'll have the sadz finding out they can no longer fly without a RealID, which requires proof of your name change upon marriage.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 06, 2026 01:12 PM (qBdHI)

337 off sock

Posted by: Gref at February 06, 2026 01:13 PM (5rh/l)

338 334 Tough to type, beat off, and load magazines all at once though.

Posted by: sifty boones

That's loser talk.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder
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Try playing Hooked on a Feeling as background music for those activities.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 01:13 PM (2swu2)

339 a woman gets married, but does not change her ID in any way to match her new name, she then cannot vote!
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Check me if Im wrong, but if she hasnt changed her ID, then she haent changed her name is ok to vote under that ID. If she does change her name she will change her ID and is still okay to vote.
Seems dumber than usual....

Posted by: Honest Question at February 06, 2026 01:14 PM (6Mw3v)

340 You folks in New York are just flat out of luck.

New York Governor Brags About Banning Pistols That "Fire 1,200 Rounds Per Minute"

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The rest of us will be strapping on 1,200 rpm pistols while you're stuck with, maybe,12 rounds.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 06, 2026 01:02 PM

Not only that, but she specifically referenced semi-automatic pistols that could fire that fast.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 06, 2026 01:14 PM (Wnv9h)

341 Really? Where are those? Do you search cannibal and they all come up???

I strongly recommend against searching through the files. Cops who have to do this end up swallowing their pistol barrel sometimes.

But llots of accusations of cannibalism come up. George W Bush was accused of it, for instance. And Prince Andrew. Epstein himself supposedly said some horrific stuff in the emails like how little girls are "like shrimp, better with the heads off." I include that just to help you understand why you want to avoid this stuff.

Where is video. Haven't seen or heard of it

I cannot find it isolated, saw it in a podcaster's show. Its pretty old, back in the Obama years. A pretty young woman out front of a hotel ranting about how she could not take it any longer and that they are EATING people.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 01:14 PM (PYyV9)

342 At one of Marina Abramovich's parties they made a dessert out of life sized gelatin designed to look like a girl, completed with a thinner red fluid inside that dripped out to look like blood when you cut into it.

Spirit cooking. Don't look it up, but its a mystic ritual centered around "symbolically" eating a human being. This is the crap our elites are engaged in. They barely bother hiding it.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 01:16 PM (PYyV9)

343 305 ======
Yep. Just like I'll bet that few articles are covering the impending shutdown of California refineries and the ensuing skyrocketing gas prices. The gas prices may be covered but not the reason why is my educated guess. Particularly nothing connecting the high prices with Newsom or the Dems in CA.
Posted by: whig
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Budweiser is moving their last California brewery ...out.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 01:07 PM (OuTdY)

Going back to my comment about the early 90's - businesses of all sorts were fleeing the state - especially anything connected to manufacturing or aerospace - without a peep from local government. Lockheed closed their Burbank facility and took 10,000 jobs out and all the mayor had to say 'we'll be a more environmentally clean city'.

Nobody at gov't level took notice or did anything until housing prices started to crater - taking property tax revenues with them. Then they stood up and took notice and tried to stem the flow....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 01:16 PM (QGaXH)

344 wasn't one of magnetos minions, toad named wagner,

so apparently this farouk character is not the terrorist mastermind but next level down,

Posted by: miguel cervantes at February 06, 2026 01:16 PM (bXbFr)

345 342 Spirit cooking. Don't look it up, but its a mystic ritual centered around "symbolically" eating a human being. This is the crap our elites are engaged in. They barely bother hiding it.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 01:16 PM (PYyV9)

Weren't the Pedodesta brothers big into that?

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 01:16 PM (iXqHn)

346 could not take it any longer and that they are EATING people.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 01:14 PM (PYyV9)

Cannibalism does weird shit to the brain, if i'm not mistaken.

Would explain why they all act the way they do.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 01:17 PM (JwNbV)

347 At one of Marina Abramovich's parties they made a dessert out of life sized gelatin designed to look like a girl, completed with a thinner red fluid inside that dripped out to look like blood when you cut into it.
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Yeah I saw stuff about that crazy witch. There are many such exhibits she did in public reported in the Times, they were gross simulations. Not actual cannibals. Not aware of anybody saying they saw her do the real thing.

Posted by: Honest Question at February 06, 2026 01:17 PM (6Mw3v)

348 Damn. Too bad I missed out on this Epstein stuff.
-- Emperor Bokassa I

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 01:17 PM (77rzZ)

349 I don't care if that guy never committed a crime in his life. I want him locked up anyway.

Posted by: BChasm Phone at February 06, 2026 01:17 PM (0W28t)

350 Not only that, but she specifically referenced semi-automatic pistols that could fire that fast.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 06, 2026 01:14 PM (Wnv9h)

Maybe if you're PewView...

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 01:17 PM (JwNbV)

351 Damn literate sumbitch!

This dude got arrested for destroying a "Prosecute ICE" sculpture so it read "Pro ICE" 🤭

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 06, 2026 01:18 PM (J+Psw)

352 Cannibalism does weird shit to the brain, if i'm not mistaken.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

Kuru, and other diseases caused by prions.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 01:18 PM (77rzZ)

353 witch hochul just removing all doubt

Posted by: miguel cervantes at February 06, 2026 01:19 PM (bXbFr)

354 George W Bush was accused of it, for instance. And Prince Andrew. Epstein himself supposedly said some horrific stuff in the emails like how little girls are "like shrimp, better with the heads off."
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No way. Thats an actual email?? I cant believe that wasnt a headline in the post. Or the daily mail..... sorry

Posted by: Honest Question at February 06, 2026 01:19 PM (6Mw3v)

355 Spirit cooking. Don't look it up, but its a mystic ritual centered around "symbolically" eating a human being. This is the crap our elites are engaged in. They barely bother hiding it.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 01:16 PM (PYyV9)
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Weren't the Pedodesta brothers big into that?
Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 01:16 PM (iXqHn)
~~~~~

Marina Abramovic, the "artist." More like satanist. Lots of pics of her online with celebs and other VIPs. It's a big club.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 06, 2026 01:20 PM (3ImbR)

356 Kylee's gon have fun in lockup.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 06, 2026 01:20 PM (3uBP9)

357 345 Weren't the Pedodesta brothers big into that?
Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 01:16 PM (iXqHn)

yes.

Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker at February 06, 2026 01:20 PM (Rbu5d)

358 I've long said here that the next logical step after pedoism gets boring is cannibalism and human sacrifice but not necessarily in that order. I don't know why this stuff is obvious to me.

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 01:21 PM (4BmaM)

359 The rest of us will be strapping on 1,200 rpm pistols while you're stuck with, maybe,12 rounds.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 06, 2026 01:02 PM

Not only that, but she specifically referenced semi-automatic pistols that could fire that fast.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

To achieve that, you have to follow Weasel san's fundamentals. No fundamentals, no firing 1200 rounds per second from a semi automatic pistol.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 01:21 PM (2swu2)

360 “Lockheed closed their Burbank facility and took 10,000 jobs out and all the mayor had to say 'we'll be a more environmentally clean city'.”

Why don’t we have manufacturing jobs - to many here, The Only Jobs That Matter?

Your answer right here. Local governments are very happy to run them off. And those assholes eventually worm their way into DC.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 06, 2026 01:21 PM (O3dBq)

361 I've long said here that the next logical step after pedoism gets boring is cannibalism and human sacrifice but not necessarily in that order. I don't know why this stuff is obvious to me
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Wait you skipped over bestiality!!!!!

Posted by: Cenk at February 06, 2026 01:22 PM (6Mw3v)

362 yeah marina is demon spawn, you couldn't make this up

Posted by: miguel cervantes at February 06, 2026 01:22 PM (bXbFr)

363 Marina Abramovic had an "art exhibit" where she put items on a table and told people that could do whatever they wanted to her, including razors and a gun.

Supposedly one of her guests cut her with the blade and proceeded to drink some of her blood.

What a screwed up woman with screwed up fans.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 01:23 PM (sKqQm)

364 Wait you skipped over bestiality!!!!!
Posted by: Cenk

Wait, wut?
-- Horny Muslim guy in a field of goats

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 01:23 PM (77rzZ)

365 I've long said here that the next logical step after pedoism gets boring is cannibalism and human sacrifice but not necessarily in that order. I don't know why this stuff is obvious to me.
Posted by: ...

Abortion is pretty much human sacrifice. Maybe they're executing a pincer movement on cannibalism.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 06, 2026 01:23 PM (xROM5)

366 66 When some genius said the Mafia doesn't exist, you didn't see Sal, Guido, and Rocco running around in Mafia sweatshirts. Yet here we have Kyle after people saying Antifa is a figment of the imagination. Dumb fuck.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 06, 2026 12:32 PM (gm9Sb)

"It's worn ironically."
--Kyle via Kyle's lawyer

Posted by: m at February 06, 2026 01:23 PM (8NTVk)

367 I'm happily surprised he was arrested

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 06, 2026 01:24 PM (xcxpd)

368 Wait you skipped over bestiality!!!!!

Posted by: Cenk at February 06, 2026 01:22 PM (6Mw3v)

I think that's actually more of a side quest. The other elites think those guys are weird.

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 01:24 PM (4BmaM)

369 115 years ago, Ronald Wilson Reagan was born.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 06, 2026 01:24 PM (O3dBq)

370 WASHINGTON — One of the architects of the deadly 2012 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, has been arrested and will be prosecuted on arson, murder and terrorism charges, Justice Department officials announced Friday.

Hillary: "At this point, what difference does it make?"

Still one of the most callous, clueless, repugnant things she ever said.

Posted by: Paco at February 06, 2026 01:24 PM (2L+MU)

371 Wait you skipped over bestiality!!!!!
Posted by: Cenk at February 06, 2026 01:22 PM (6Mw3v)

Porking a dude who looks and smells like a musk ox doesn't make your boyfriend special, and doesn't put him anywhere higher in the stack.

Sorry to break it to you.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 01:24 PM (JwNbV)

372 I really love that they are trying to make voter ID a feminist crisis. Truly, keep saying half the population is incapable of getting current ID. Sure, some condescending AWFLs will fall for it, but still - yikes!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 01:25 PM (Hkcdp)

373 360 “Lockheed closed their Burbank facility and took 10,000 jobs out and all the mayor had to say 'we'll be a more environmentally clean city'.”

Why don’t we have manufacturing jobs - to many here, The Only Jobs That Matter?

Your answer right here. Local governments are very happy to run them off. And those assholes eventually worm their way into DC.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 06, 2026 01:21 PM (O3dBq)

When it first started we were confidently assured by media and state gov that manufacturing was only '8%' of the economy, we'll absorb that easily. At the tail end, they were forced to admit each of those 8% jobs supported 2 or 3 other jobs so it was really close to 1/3 of the economy which is why real estate and property taxes went into a tailspin.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 01:25 PM (QGaXH)

374 365 I've long said here that the next logical step after pedoism gets boring is cannibalism and human sacrifice but not necessarily in that order. I don't know why this stuff is obvious to me.
Posted by: ...

Abortion is pretty much human sacrifice. Maybe they're executing a pincer movement on cannibalism.
Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 06, 2026 01:23 PM (xROM5)

Sounds like something you'd see in a Korean movie

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 06, 2026 01:25 PM (xcxpd)

375 Hillary: "At this point, what difference does it make?"

Still one of the most callous, clueless, repugnant things she ever said.
Posted by: Paco at February 06, 2026 01:24 PM (2L+MU)

That showed her leadership ability (or lack thereof) for all to see.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 06, 2026 01:26 PM (O3dBq)

376 Hillary: "At this point, what difference does it make?"

Still one of the most callous, clueless, repugnant things she ever said.
==
*bites lip*
And let me tell you, she has said some remarkably callous and cruel things.

Posted by: Bill at February 06, 2026 01:26 PM (6Mw3v)

377 X-

@HillelNeuer
U.S MARINES SECURE FLAG DETAINED BY WHO: The World Health Organization refused to return the American flag that hung in front of it, saying it has not approved the U.S. withdrawal from the agency—and that 🇺🇸 owes them compensation. Good news: the U.S. Marines now have the flag.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 06, 2026 01:26 PM (Dv3i1)

378 Just how much Tso is in General Tso's chicken or Stroganoff in beef Stroganoff?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 06, 2026 01:26 PM (J+Psw)

379 365 I've long said here that the next logical step after pedoism gets boring is cannibalism and human sacrifice but not necessarily in that order. I don't know why this stuff is obvious to me.
Posted by: ...

Abortion is pretty much human sacrifice. Maybe they're executing a pincer movement on cannibalism.
Posted by: Stu Podaso
=======
Like murderers feeling the next one is free, those that are busy damning themselves feel that additional mortal sins are no big deal. There is not the Lord dwelling in them anymore so they degrade, debase, and debauch themselves to their evil heart's content.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 01:26 PM (2swu2)

380 When it first started we were confidently assured by media and state gov that manufacturing was only '8%' of the economy, we'll absorb that easily. At the tail end, they were forced to admit each of those 8% jobs supported 2 or 3 other jobs so it was really close to 1/3 of the economy which is why real estate and property taxes went into a tailspin.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 01:25 PM (QGaXH)

And it will be replaced with GREEN JOBS!!! No doubt.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 06, 2026 01:27 PM (O3dBq)

381 >>>A pretty young woman out front of a hotel ranting about how she could not take it any longer and that they are EATING people.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
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Was she close to the pizzeria?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 01:27 PM (OuTdY)

382 U.S MARINES SECURE FLAG DETAINED BY WHO: The World Health Organization refused to return the American flag that hung in front of it, saying it has not approved the U.S. withdrawal from the agency—and that 🇺🇸 owes them compensation. Good news: the U.S. Marines now have the flag.
Posted by: Chuck Martel

Hey, WHO: Fuck the hell off.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 01:27 PM (77rzZ)

383 @HillelNeuer
U.S MARINES SECURE FLAG DETAINED BY WHO: The World Health Organization refused to return the American flag that hung in front of it, saying it has not approved the U.S. withdrawal from the agency—and that 🇺🇸 owes them compensation. Good news: the U.S. Marines now have the flag.

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Maybe WHO could research a cure for butthurt.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 06, 2026 01:27 PM (J+Psw)

384 MARINES SECURE FLAG DETAINED BY WHO: The World Health Organization refused to return the American flag that hung in front of it, saying it has not approved the U.S. withdrawal from the agency—and that 🇺🇸 owes them compensation. Good news: the U.S. Marines now have the flag
==
Promotions all around....

Posted by: Donny Two Scoops at February 06, 2026 01:29 PM (6Mw3v)

385 Still one of the most callous, clueless, repugnant things she ever said.
Posted by: Paco

I remember the photographs of Ambassador Chris Stevens being dragged through the streets. It was so unimaginable and sickening. Hillary Clinton is a true monster.

Posted by: old chick at February 06, 2026 01:29 PM (F3Dlr)

386 Maybe WHO could research a cure for butthurt.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

That's impossible.
-- Southern supporters of the Confederacy

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 01:30 PM (77rzZ)

387 why isn't Chris Wray impregnating antifa guru Wagner in gitmo right now Pam B.???

Posted by: jonnybiface at February 06, 2026 01:30 PM (ufXiF)

388 Was she close to the pizzeria?

No idea where she was. She looks and sounds crazy which, she probably was after what she went through.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 01:30 PM (PYyV9)

389 NOOD. Benghazi.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 01:31 PM (77rzZ)

390 Hillary Clinton is a true monster.

The part that showed her true monster side is complaining that people were still talking about it after several months. How dare you put her through that!

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 01:31 PM (PYyV9)

391 There's madness in their Methodist.

https://is.gd/bkF375

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 06, 2026 01:33 PM (J+Psw)

392 Started watching slow horses on prime.

Gary oldman is fcking great. Its wokeish, but the real plot line is that the enemies of the people are basically the psychopaths running govts. And you are more likely so see a false flag run for political reasons than anything else. Then covered up ruthlessly. ...... fast and furious, okla city bombing, las vegas shooter...

Posted by: Donny Two Scoops at February 06, 2026 01:34 PM (6Mw3v)

393 I don't want to go to meetups either but it's nothing against anyone here, I just don't want people to find out I'm a Fed. The bermuda shorts are a dead giveaway.
Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 01:03 PM (4BmaM)

The tiki torch you carry doesn't help either.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 06, 2026 01:43 PM (g8Ew8)

394 That’s Cluster B right there.

Posted by: Dirac_Delta at February 06, 2026 02:03 PM (6NLLD)

395 >>> 377 X-

@HillelNeuer
U.S MARINES SECURE FLAG DETAINED BY WHO: The World Health Organization refused to return the American flag that hung in front of it, saying it has not approved the U.S. withdrawal from the agency—and that 🇺🇸 owes them compensation. Good news: the U.S. Marines now have the flag.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 06, 2026 01:26 PM (Dv3i1)

If none of the WHO employees were smacked with a rifle butt I will have a sad.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 06, 2026 02:13 PM (ULPxl)

396 Those downward arrows represent how fast and hard he can goggle knob

Lol. Bye fucker!

Posted by: melodicmetal at February 06, 2026 02:23 PM (61TgR)

397 Who said:

We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we’ve set.

We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.

🤔

Posted by: kactus at February 06, 2026 03:31 PM (twS2i)

398 Nic Update

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 03:32 PM (bD1/A)

399 Gary oldman is fcking great. Its wokeish, but the real plot line is that the enemies of the people are basically the psychopaths running govts. And you are more likely so see a false flag run for political reasons than anything else. Then covered up ruthlessly. ...... fast and furious, okla city bombing, las vegas shooter...
Posted by: Donny Two Scoops at February 06, 2026 01:34 PM (6Mw3v)

OKC a false flag…yeah, right.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 06, 2026 03:36 PM (O3dBq)

400 >BLADE DRAWS FIRST BLOOD

Imma let you finish

Posted by: Stormbringer at February 06, 2026 04:02 PM (LgYtf)

401 You know, people like Antifa-Kyle don't act a certain way unless they are enabled to act that way. Without that enabling push and encouragement, they may not be as quiet as a church mouse, but they sure wouldn't plot the dastardly deeds that come out of their hellish mouths in Instagram and TikTok posts. Why? Because it wouldn't be cool. They wouldn't be famous. They wouldn't gather any media attention at all--poor nihilistic, ego maniac retards that they are.

So, the question is, "Who are the enablers?" Unless they are eliminated, nothing will change.

Posted by: kurtz at February 06, 2026 04:34 PM (QY0uC)

402 Anyone who finances and supplies these radical underground terrorists should get Life in Prison without Parole, Pardons Clemency and Parole and No Plea Bargains either

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at February 06, 2026 05:56 PM (wGqjj)

THE MORNING RANT: More Disturbing Slavery Re-Normalization; Remember to Watch Turning Point’s Super Bowl Halftime Show

A subject I keep focusing on is the disturbing re-normalization of slavery in 21st century forms. The left believes there is virtue in allowing foreign nationals to be brought to the US to work off-the-books at below market wages. Meanwhile, the corporate right’s war on labor expense has it seeking to replace US citizens with that same non-American labor pool.

As I wrote recently at The American Spectator, ”Slavery under any name and under any circumstance is a great evil. Neither left-wing ‘compassion’ nor right-wing ‘free enterprise’ can provide an excuse for it to persist in any form in this country, nor in the supply chain of goods that are coming into the U.S.”

However, both the “pro-immigrant” left and the “libertarian” right keep trying to excuse modern forms of slavery.

TV station NBC 10 in Boston interviewed an AWFL named Lisa who boasted of the Haitian refugees whom she had ~~taken possession of~~ provided shelter and then put to work doing household chores. She said, “It’s really fun having them. What I realized is there’s so much prejudice against refugees mostly because people don’t know them.” To this, the TV reporter added “Lisa feels like she has her own personal chef…”

Zeek Arkham brilliantly commented on X/Twitter that, ”This is great! She could maybe take in another one and they would be a maid for her! Then she could take in a few more and they’d farm for her…maybe grow a crop they could pick. Waitaminit…”

This is great! She could maybe take in another one and they would be a maid for her! Then she could take in a few more and they’d farm for her… maybe grow a crop that they could pick.

Waitaminit…
— Zeek Arkham �� (@ZeekArkham) February 3, 2026

On the right, or wherever Rand Paul is, the Kentucky Senator has introduced legislation ending welfare for non-citizens, which is a good thing. However, Senator Paul has also argued for years that illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the U.S. so long as they are working.

Noah Wall cleverly points out that advocating for cheap, foreign labor that does not have the benefits of citizenship has a disturbing ring to it, stating on X/Twitter ”So we want a class of people who we can pay less and not give any benefits to and treat them however we want? I thought we decided that was a bad idea.”

So we want a class of people who we can pay less and not give any benefits to and treat them however we want?

I thought we decided that was a bad idea https://t.co/ASSyuX0NPJ
— Noah Wall (@NoahWall) January 28, 2026

Eliminating “the peculiar institution” in this country was a bloody ordeal that almost ended the United States. It cannot be re-introduced in a “compassionate” 21st-century form.

*****

Other Stuff I’m Writing About

My latest piece at The American Spectator has been published, “Left-Wing Activists Ran Off the Normal People Who Knew How to Do Their Jobs - Now We Are Paying the Price”

It discusses how the woke capture of institutions ultimately manifests in a collapse in those institutions’ ability to do their core functions, be they municipalities, utility companies, museums, or even churches.

At the community level, I saw my family’s longtime Presbyterian Church go from a well-maintained facility that was buzzing with activity to a neglected building with grounds in disrepair. The left-wing politics coming from the pulpit drove out the parishioners who had served as in-the-trenches volunteers. In days gone by, the men of the church would bring their tools to fix potholes, replace lighting ballasts, remove fallen branches, etc. They’re all gone. The rainbow-clad “clergy” took control of the church, but lost control of its upkeep.

This piece is not behind a paywall. I’d be honored if you’d give it a read.

My latest at The American Spectator: “Left Wing Activists Ran Off Normal People Who Knew How to do Their Jobs, Now We Are Paying the Price”

Nashville’s electric utility is broken; L.A. has dry fire hydrants; the Kennedy Center is in disrepair, etc. https://t.co/ju4J3tRL1F
— Buck Throckmorton (@BuckThrockmort) February 6, 2026

*****

How to Watch the Turning Point Alternative Super Bowl Halftime Show

Just a reminder that the NFL has decided to make this Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show a partisan festival of woke politics. The headliner will be “Bad Bunny,” a flamboyant, Spanish-speaking singer who is famous for his (xis?) left-wing politics and for using public forums such as the Grammy Awards to condemn US immigration policy.

This is another Bud Light / Target / Gillette moment. Conservatives have a great opportunity to remind a powerful corporation that half of this country is repulsed by left-wing corporate political activism.Turning Point USA is counter-programming the Super Bowl halftime with a patriotic show featuring entertainers such as Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett.

It will be a ratings shot heard ‘round the world if millions of people switch channels at halftime to watch the Turning Point alternative show. If you are not going to watch the Super Bowl at all, it would still be helpful if you’d tune in for the Turning Point show. It can be watched at a few traditional cable outlets such as OAN News and TBN, as well as on the You Tube, Rumble, and X (Twitter) channels of Turning Point. Here is a link with more information

[buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at 11:00 AM

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1 Where do you get in line to take home the hot young single illegal women?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 06, 2026 11:01 AM (0N4FZ)

2 "Boston Area Woman" looks very troon-ish.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 11:01 AM (uEmCf)

3 Good morning good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 06, 2026 11:03 AM (cYBz/)

4 Also: illegal alien kids found working on the pot farm when raided by ICE.

It's so cool to smoke a joint and wax poetic about letting all immigrants live the American dream - blissfully unaware this moment was brought to you by violent foreign cartels and slave labor. . .

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 11:04 AM (0yjaw)

5 Boston-area woman is thrilled after taking in a Haitian migrant and says it’s like having your own personal chef.
_______

Shades of Long Duk Dong.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 06, 2026 11:04 AM (XvL8K)

6 Where do you get in line to take home the hot young single illegal women?
Posted by: Mister Scott

You'll need $20 and to go downtown. . . .

Posted by: Tonypete at February 06, 2026 11:04 AM (cYBz/)

7 Rand Paul’s solution to illegal immigrants in the US: they get to stay but they don’t get welfare or citizenship.

There are times I really like RP, but it takes a special kind of stupid to think that the illegals won't be given citizenship by the left in an effort to stave off electoral oblivion and grab absolute power. The illegals are already getting welfare, and if you think the left's screeching is loud now, wait until little Jose and Maria aren't getting food stamps.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 11:05 AM (Riz8t)

8 Meanwhile the GOP which was not besmirched marches on.

Posted by: connected and litigious at February 06, 2026 11:05 AM (cS1cw)

9 Of course the left is all in on slavery. They've been trying to do it to us for... *runs out of fingers and toes to count*

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2026 11:05 AM (jtM2q)

10 Thank you Buck!

Can I willow from previous:

295 Every non-Muslim male is Britain is gay.

My BILwho has been married to my sister for about 50 years and had a daughter with a former wife would disagree.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 10:29 AM (GDodg)

Before it was socially 'acceptable' being in a 'marriage' or going into the priesthood, was one way for gays to hide in plain sight.....I had an Uncle who I suspect did that - married a divorcee with two kids of her own already.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 11:06 AM (QGaXH)

11 The aliens are not slaves per se, more indentured servants.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 11:06 AM (jc0TO)

12 Can you be a Real 1st World if you need 3rd World semi-slave labor to do your hard work?

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 06, 2026 11:06 AM (gbOdA)

13 Won't see the sportsball or the halftime show.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 11:07 AM (RIvkX)

14 Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 11:06 AM (QGaXH)

Nope; He's not gay.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 11:07 AM (ix8EF)

15 They can stay.
But tax the hell out of them.

Posted by: The patriarchy at February 06, 2026 11:09 AM (2Ez/1)

16 At the community level, I saw my family’s longtime Presbyterian Church go from a well-maintained facility that was buzzing with activity to a neglected building with grounds in disrepair. The left-wing politics coming from the pulpit drove out the parishioners who had served as in-the-trenches volunteers. In days gone by, the men of the church would bring their tools to fix potholes, replace lighting ballasts, remove fallen branches, etc. They’re all gone.

Something similar has happened at my church because the DC suburbs simply grew out to the church. The area was semi-rural and the congregation was largely blue collar and military when I joined 40 years ago, but is now largely subdivisions and white collar. There is a real difference in the skill sets of the parishioners.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 11:09 AM (Riz8t)

17 Hey, is Buck around in the comments?

Is Buck ever around -- I don't think I ever saw him. Anyway, I just saw a terrifying video of an EV bursting into flames with 3 kids unable to get out because of the electric door handles (they did get out, but I think the third got burnt badly)

He might be interested.
(Sorry but this is 9gag link but you can usually find source if you try.)

https://9gag.com/gag/ayNrK4p

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 11:09 AM (k/oxk)

18 "This is great! She could maybe take in another one and they would be a maid for her! Then she could take in a few more and they’d farm for her… maybe grow a crop that they could pick."

I think it goes without saying it should be forbidden to teach them to read.

Posted by: Ripley at February 06, 2026 11:10 AM (GUOwU)

19 She said, “It’s really fun having them. What I realized is there’s so much prejudice against refugees mostly because people don’t know them.” To this, the TV reporter added “Lisa feels like she has her own personal chef…”
++++
Slavery - "soft" slavery in this case, insofar as that is a thing - is totes fun, y'all!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 11:10 AM (MABZ1)

20 ”This is great! She could maybe take in another one and they would be a maid for her! ..."

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"If she was a dude, she could then impregnate her!"

/obligatory Ahnold Schwarzenegger

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 11:10 AM (0Eh0f)

21 Aside from the fact it's just silly to say every non Muslim male in Britain is gay because they don't like Starmer or because people don't approve of the Brits not standing up.

And his daughter is his( BIL) daughter not somebody else's and they have quite a close relationship.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 11:11 AM (ix8EF)

22 Lady Gaga bitched about ICE while in Japan.

I commented on X that "now she has to hire new servants."

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 06, 2026 11:12 AM (qFwJc)

23 Cotton needs a pickin' so bad,
cotton needs a pickin' so bad,
cotton needs a pickin' so bad,
gonna pick all over this field

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 11:12 AM (pDt9x)

24 Know who we should be listening to?
White middle aged women with too much money and too much time addicted to antidepressant drugs and filled with a sense of self-importance, that's who.

Posted by: Said no one ever at February 06, 2026 11:12 AM (2Ez/1)

25 ”This is great! She could maybe take in another one and they would be a maid for her! ..."

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

"If she was a dude, she could then impregnate her!"

Ah, a person of jizz bags. (by Iowahawk)

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 11:13 AM (Riz8t)

26 "it's so fun having them" Good grief, the woman sounds patronizing

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 11:13 AM (ix8EF)

27 There was something in ancient Rome where the slaves all had to wear something. It was quickly stopped when the citizens realized they were completely outmanned.

Shades of Sparticus.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 06, 2026 11:14 AM (qFwJc)

28 Hey Bob: I’m here. Thanks.

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at February 06, 2026 11:14 AM (AfCQt)

29 Eliminating “the peculiar institution” in this country was a bloody ordeal that almost ended the United States. It cannot be re-introduced in a “compassionate” 21st-century form.
++++
It can be, has been and will likely continue.

If we call it straight, putting an end to the "peculiar institution" was not an American effort, it swept like a wave across the entire English-speaking world. We had our extremely bloody battles, Britain had her less-bloody battles and the rest of Europe - though nowhere else, other than through the various European empires - grudgingly fell into line.

Institutionalized slavery of various forms is the *norm* throughout human history. Only the most civilized, industrious and moral people - that is, the English-speaking peoples - ever successfully overcame it.

As our civilization wanes, it is the most to-be-expected thing in the world for the "peculiar institution" to make a roaring comeback. Just like child sacrifice and aristocracy.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 11:14 AM (MABZ1)

30 Rand Paul suffers from weaponized empathy.

My grandmother fled Mussolini in 1939 and barely made it out of Italy with my dad, an infant at the time. When she and my grandfather came to America, they had to have sponsors, they had to learn English, and they had to prove that they would be productive citizens who could stand on their own two feet.

My grandmother hated illegal aliens. And she was very quick to point out the difference between a legal migrant and an illegal alien. This is a distinction that has been deliberately muddied by the left, the media, and fools like Rand Paul.

Posted by: Darth Chipmunk at February 06, 2026 11:14 AM (m0WlR)

31 Maybe we should bring back iron collars for our “ guests”. A Norman invention, but evergreen.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 11:15 AM (pDt9x)

32 So, we had a Mini March For Life last weekend that met at a Catholic Church right down the street from Planned Parenthood. We couldn't go into the church and heard that the church was now Closed.

The people at the Mini March were discussing afterwards why the church was now closed, and the conclusion was that too many parishoners in general were gone, and there was no money for maintenance.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 06, 2026 11:15 AM (DgMqy)

33 We need to address the elephant in the room. This woman clearly has a House Haitian for her...needs. Thomas Jefferson, you know what I'm talking about. *wink wink*

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 11:16 AM (Riz8t)

34 Eliminating “the peculiar institution” in this country was a bloody ordeal that almost ended the United States. It cannot be re-introduced in a “compassionate” 21st-century form.

-----------

"You wanna bet?"

-- The AutoPen Empire, the greatest state sponsor of terrorism abroad, and even worse: the greatest enabler & supporter of human sex-, child-, terrorist-, & drug-trafficking in history.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 11:16 AM (0Eh0f)

35 Buck, thanks for highlighting the alternative to the NFL's Halftime Woke Show.

I had planned on blowing of the whole ordeal,, but I'll make sure to tune in for the All American Halftime Show, to add to its views/ratings.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at February 06, 2026 11:16 AM (5yDGQ)

36 Rand Paul has been in politics too long.

I'm sure Kentucky loves him, but he's talking out of his ass. Draw a bill and put it to a test or shut the fuck up.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 06, 2026 11:16 AM (TOSLe)

37 28 Hey Bob: I’m here. Thanks.
Posted by: Buck Throckmorton

I posted this on another thread yesterday. At the time it was public, but now you have to log in to see (it is kind of violent) sorry. I am in Asia so usually not awake at this hour for your threads.

I use an adblocker on 9gag and view sensitive stuff with their google option, and I never have any trouble, so maybe worth the view. It is terrifying how quickly it becomes a death trap.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 11:16 AM (k/oxk)

38 >>Also: illegal alien kids found working on the pot farm when raided by ICE.

Slow your roll, ICE. Those little hands can be useful.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 11:16 AM (viF8m)

39 She is Ginger, so nuts. This is known.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 11:16 AM (pDt9x)

40 At the community level, I saw my family’s longtime Presbyterian Church go from a well-maintained facility that was buzzing with activity to a neglected building with grounds in disrepair. The left-wing politics coming from the pulpit drove out the parishioners who had served as in-the-trenches volunteers. In days gone by, the men of the church would bring their tools to fix potholes, replace lighting ballasts, remove fallen branches, etc. They’re all gone. The rainbow-clad “clergy” took control of the church, but lost control of its upkeep.
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Because it, like many institutions, wasn't actually a going concern. It depended on handouts (in this example, from its parishioners, who were happy to pay).

The smaller the institution, the more obvious the breakdowns associated with alienation. The local church goes to pot when it alienates its parishioners. The local social club collapses and closes down when it fails to provide any social benefit (and therefore, fails to attract or retain membership).

The larger the institution - and the fewer alternatives - the more subtle the decay is. There are more people to shoulder the burden of decay, and fewer options for the alienated.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 11:17 AM (MABZ1)

41 Lady Gaga bitched about ICE while in Japan.

Meanwhile, Japan's new lady PM has instituted a "get rid of everyone" policy. I suppose her audience may have been filled with Japanese people who hate Japan but it strikes me a bit as failing to understand your audience.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 11:18 AM (ExV1e)

42 The Paolo is available to help this woman, with, how you say, her "needs."

Posted by: The Paolo at February 06, 2026 11:18 AM (2Ez/1)

43 Slow your roll, ICE. Those little hands can be useful.

Right?

Posted by: Oskar Schindler at February 06, 2026 11:18 AM (Riz8t)

44 The dems lost the Civil War so they had to be creative with ways to keep their property.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 11:19 AM (svLOV)

45 Hey Buck, from this morning's MR...
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118 Buck Throckmorton can take a victory march.

Stellantis (a car company; owns Jeep, Dodge etc) just booked a $26 Billion charge and suspended its dividend. Why? It "overestimated the pace of energy transformation".

They went big on EV's, because governments in Europe and in Biden-world told them to do so. But market reality bit back.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 06, 2026 11:19 AM (r5gBF)

46 This is quite a speech from a BBC show in 2001. Worth a listen

https://tinyurl.com/3fj39rm8

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 06, 2026 11:19 AM (+mUZM)

47 It will be a ratings shot heard ‘round the world if millions of people switch channels at halftime to watch the Turning Point alternative show.

Not sure it would. Is the show listed as a separate programming block in the ratings? If it's not and you watch the SuperBowel itself, nothing registers for any involved.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 06, 2026 11:20 AM (diia5)

48 Well, since we are living in the Convenient Christianity Age nothing surprises me now. Christianity is an accessory for most attendees.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 11:20 AM (pDt9x)

49 I have a couple of Streaming TV's and a few computers...I think I'll set them all on the Youtube channel to watch/stream the alternative half time show. Oh Yeah...then there's my iPhone...

Posted by: Skier at February 06, 2026 11:21 AM (0Ctrb)

50 This is another Bud Light / Target / Gillette moment. Conservatives have a great opportunity to remind a powerful corporation that half of this country is repulsed by left-wing corporate political activism

—

Lol

The nfl has been ultra woke for 10 years ever since the kneeling started. Conservatives just bend over and take it.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 11:21 AM (4iIP5)

51 The aliens are not slaves per se, more indentured servants.
*****
Indenture was for a set, negotiated time. It was not open-ended.

Posted by: Thanatopsis at February 06, 2026 11:21 AM (LdBR/)

52 "The local church goes to pot when it alienates its parishioners."

+++
Particularly the men.

Posted by: We'll just go fishing at February 06, 2026 11:21 AM (2Ez/1)

53 The nfl has been ultra woke for 10 years ever since the kneeling started. Conservatives just bend over and take it.

And what have you done?

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 11:22 AM (Riz8t)

54 >>However, Senator Paul has also argued for years that illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the U.S. so long as they are working.

You mean like the drug cartels?
And the fraud rings?
And the Patel Motel Cartel?

Please tell us how allowing infinity foreigners in to take jobs, buy property, and commit untold amounts of crimes - we just don't grant them citizenship or benefits - is #winning.

Also: Their kids will all still be citizens, and therefore, eligible for all the benefits, right?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 11:22 AM (0yjaw)

55 21. Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 11:11 AM (ix8EF)

You know you don't have to take up for and defend every leftist, right?

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 11:22 AM (uEmCf)

56 We have welfare slaves.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 11:22 AM (pDt9x)

57 The aliens are not slaves per se, more indentured servants.
*****
Indenture was for a set, negotiated time. It was not open-ended.

And it was an arrangement voluntarily entered into.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 11:22 AM (Riz8t)

58 Where my EBT card at?

Posted by: LaQuisha at February 06, 2026 11:23 AM (2Ez/1)

59 Listen, no, they cannot stay under any circumstances, we know the whole, but they won’t get welfare is complete bullshit.

They will get welfare one way or the other either directly or laundered through the states.

Rand Paul knows this.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 06, 2026 11:23 AM (GxnC/)

60 I hope the woke Networks don't find a way to cut off the feed or something for the TPUSA show or internet takes it down.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 11:23 AM (Nx5jP)

61 I'll ad, click off your cable at halftime completely. Watch the alternative on the internet, go take a dump, fix a cocktail, whatever.
Those clicks to off are direct, and recorded, votes on your opinion.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 06, 2026 11:23 AM (sl73Y)

62 The aliens are not slaves per se, more indentured servants.
*****
Indenture was for a set, negotiated time. It was not open-ended.

And it was an arrangement voluntarily entered into.
Posted by: Archimedes

But the conditions were often just as bad as slavery.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 11:23 AM (77rzZ)

63 >>Lady Gaga bitched about ICE while in Japan.

Stunning and Brave(tm) Satanist says what?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 11:24 AM (0yjaw)

64 "It will be a ratings shot heard ‘round the world if millions of people ..."

Drop ALL their cable and streaming subscriptions in toto. Cut the cords.

Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 11:24 AM (N8ZBc)

65 And what have you done?
Posted by: Archimedes

He knows what he did. It's why we got today's art.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 11:24 AM (77rzZ)

66 59 Listen, no, they cannot stay under any circumstances, we know the whole, but they won’t get welfare is complete bullshit.

They will get welfare one way or the other either directly or laundered through the states.

Rand Paul knows this.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 06, 2026 11:23 AM (GxnC/)

I have a theory. He just likes to say shit in front of cameras for attention.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 11:25 AM (pDt9x)

67 And what have you done?
Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 11:22 AM (Riz8t)

I give less than zero fucks about foozball. That’s what. They hate me? Fine. They won’t get a dime from me.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 11:25 AM (4iIP5)

68 I'm excited that Haiti is starting to trickle back into the various media. When is Hillary's next appearance? I think it's Feb 27th.

Posted by: t-bird at February 06, 2026 11:25 AM (Otznn)

69 Institutionalized slavery of various forms is the *norm* throughout human history.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

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Buck has a point that illegals are slave adjacent. I think on a broader view, it is an attempt to stratify society and that continues in many more subtle ways. Most immigration is about pushing down the lower and middle classes so that those already well established can feel higher. (why raise the bridge when you can lower the water.)

The beauty of it is that the costs (education, healthcare, benefits, security, qual. of life) are socialized so the lower classes pay through taxes for the programs and immigrants used to keep them down. They are doing what they accuse the "capitalists" of doing.

This keys into why tribes of any form are poison to a free society -- the tribes will always try to stratify with their tribe on top.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 11:25 AM (k/oxk)

70 63 Stunning and Brave(tm) Satanist says what?
Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 11:24 AM (0yjaw)

Who is also far too old now to be traipsing around in stupid costumes.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 11:25 AM (uEmCf)

71 Basic snow removal seems to have just gotten retarded.

The plows are not even approaching how to plow the streets the same.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 06, 2026 11:25 AM (bss/y)

72 The aliens are not slaves per se, more indentured servants.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 11:06 AM (jc0TO)

Except that the whole point of the indenture was to eventually get citizenship.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 06, 2026 11:25 AM (lFFaq)

73 "It will be a ratings shot heard ‘round the world if millions of people ..."

Kill their TVs.

Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 11:25 AM (N8ZBc)

74 Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 11:22 AM (uEmCf)

I hand idea what that meant or what it was I reference to. I said the woman was patronizing about her chef and I defended my BIL.

Byeee

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 11:25 AM (Nx5jP)

75 The Tax Them line is total bullshit.
Many will qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (Reverse Taxes) that allow them to not only get withholdings returned but Extra Funds to make up for their low pay.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 06, 2026 11:25 AM (gbOdA)

76 But the conditions were often just as bad as slavery.

Sometimes, maybe, but often? I doubt it. Regardless, you always had the end-of-tenure light at the end of the tunnel. Slaves did not.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 11:25 AM (Riz8t)

77 He just likes to say shit in front of cameras for attention.
Posted by: tubal

A politician that likes to do that?? I'm shocked!!

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 11:26 AM (77rzZ)

78 re-normalization of slavery"

*looks at human history, including today*

So, when will forced labor be bad?

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 11:26 AM (XuXeR)

79 The larger the institution - and the fewer alternatives - the more subtle the decay is. There are more people to shoulder the burden of decay, and fewer options for the alienated.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 11:17 AM (MABZ1)

Like a small colony of termites in a giant oak. Un-noticeable until the large branches don't bud in the spring.

Large branches of this country won't bud this spring.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 06, 2026 11:26 AM (g8Ew8)

80 77 He just likes to say shit in front of cameras for attention.
Posted by: tubal

A politician that likes to do that?? I'm shocked!!
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 11:26 AM (77rzZ)

I know, right?

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 11:27 AM (pDt9x)

81 So we want a class of people who we can pay less and not give any benefits to and treat them however we want? I thought we decided that was a bad idea.”

I know, I know we could count each one as 2/3rds too!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 06, 2026 11:27 AM (lpVer)

82 45: Thanks, Huck.

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at February 06, 2026 11:27 AM (AfCQt)

83 I have a theory. He just likes to say shit in front of cameras for attention.

What? A politician??? I...just can't.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 11:27 AM (Riz8t)

84 Too many people make too much money for illegals to ever go away.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 11:27 AM (4iIP5)

85 And it was an arrangement voluntarily entered into.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 11:22 AM (Riz8t)
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You can argue that for most of the indentured aliens in this country, it was voluntary. It usually was. The person goes to the cartel and negotiates for passage. The cartel provides passage El Norte on credit. The person remits part of his wages "back home to his family." The family pays back the local cartel man. If that fails, the cartel man starts murdering members of the family until the person resumes payments.

That's grotesque, but it was also voluntary - or at least, it started that way before the brutal reality set in. But "contracts" like that are illegal. If I sign a contract with you that you are allowed to torture and mutilate me, that contract will not hold up - the underlying act is not allowed, even if there was mutual agreement that we wanted to do it. There is a similar argument in this case. Hostage-taking is illegal, even if the hostages volunteer so someone can go El Norte.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 11:27 AM (MABZ1)

86 78 re-normalization of slavery"

*looks at human history, including today*

So, when will forced labor be bad?
Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 11:26 AM (XuXeR)

When it's used on Blue-haired artfags with nose rings.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 11:27 AM (uEmCf)

87 >> Slow your roll, ICE. Those little hands can be useful.

I know, right?

Posted by: Keith Raniere NXIM at February 06, 2026 11:28 AM (0yjaw)

88 ”So we want a class of people who we can pay less and not give any benefits to and treat them however we want? I thought we decided that was a bad idea.”

OTOH, we don't want wage controls, and we don't want all workers paid the same regardless of skills and merit.

Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 11:28 AM (N8ZBc)

89 They will get welfare one way or the other either directly or laundered through the states.

Rand Paul knows this.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

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They have a kid (now a citizen) and then the household qualifies for SNAP (the kid is not illegal.)

They get Section 8 because they have US citizen in residence.

They get healthcare through the ER, which can not turn anyone away.

And finally the states use Fed money which to them is free, and stimulates their local economy. The only way to stop that is to cut off all benefits.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 11:28 AM (k/oxk)

90 ... The beauty of it is that the costs (education, healthcare, benefits, security, qual. of life) are socialized so the lower classes pay through taxes for the programs and immigrants used to keep them down. They are doing what they accuse the "capitalists" of doing. ...
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 11:25 AM (k/oxk)
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You're not supposed to notice that.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 11:29 AM (MABZ1)

91 You can argue that for most of the indentured aliens in this country, it was voluntary. It usually was. The person goes to the cartel and negotiates for passage. The cartel provides passage El Norte on credit. The person remits part of his wages "back home to his family." The family pays back the local cartel man. If that fails, the cartel man starts murdering members of the family until the person resumes payments.

That's grotesque, but it was also voluntary - or at least, it started that way before the brutal reality set in. But "contracts" like that are illegal. If I sign a contract with you that you are allowed to torture and mutilate me, that contract will not hold up - the underlying act is not allowed, even if there was mutual agreement that we wanted to do it. There is a similar argument in this case. Hostage-taking is illegal, even if the hostages volunteer so someone can go El Norte.

My point was simply that indentured servitude and slavery are not the same thing.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 11:29 AM (Riz8t)

92 I have a theory. He just likes to say shit in front of cameras for attention.

A politician? How dare you say such a scurrilous thing about one of the great leaders of our land. One of the visionary 100 who have helped steer the ship of state into the shoals we now find ourselves.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 11:29 AM (ExV1e)

93 "If everyone would just..." never works.

Posted by: Without proper motivation at February 06, 2026 11:29 AM (2Ez/1)

94 I still watch football. But I watch each play in slow-mo, with frequent freeze frames. It's like watching a battle plan develop.

And it also lets me ff through Tony Romo's worthless commentary between plays.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 06, 2026 11:29 AM (XvL8K)

95 I don't regard Rand Paul as particularly relevant anymore. He is a professional critic, not someone that can actually govern.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 11:30 AM (2swu2)

96 Noah Wall cleverly points out that advocating for cheap, foreign labor that does not have the benefits of citizenship has a disturbing ring to it,

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I said that it was disturbing for decades, now. Wait, I didn't say that. I said it was slavery and human trafficking.

But then I was repeatedly corrected by literally everyone. It just turns out that I am:

1.) A racist, according to the Left

2.) A gap toothed hillbilly retard on fentanyl who's resentful of our new neighbors for doing the jobs I won't, according to the Right

I was such a fool. I thought I was looking at an obvious flesh-trade that was cloaking itself in high-flown rhetoric so people could rationalize their cynical exploitation of third-world labor.

But it turns out I'm just a lazy, racist drug addict.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 06, 2026 11:31 AM (BI5O2)

97 The beauty of it is that the costs (education, healthcare, benefits, security, qual. of life) are socialized so the lower classes pay through taxes for the programs and immigrants used to keep them down.

One quibble: how many of those people in the lower classes still pay taxes. Thanks to W and others, the lower half pays almost nothing, at least in income taxes.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 11:31 AM (Riz8t)

98 My point was simply that indentured servitude and slavery are not the same thing.
Posted by: Archimedes

I would argue that they are adjacent, however.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 11:31 AM (77rzZ)

99 I think on a broader view, it is an attempt to stratify society and that continues in many more subtle ways.

The WEF, that glorious marketplace of globalist thought, has long envisioned a future comprised of aristocrats, commoners, and lessers - even if some will argue that aristocrat is the wrong word to use.

The flood of Indians into our country, who believe greatly in castes, is another effort to speed this transition.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 11:32 AM (ExV1e)

100 Massie, Rand and The Turtle.
Kentucky produces some interesting “Republicans”.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 11:32 AM (4iIP5)

101 I was such a fool. I thought I was looking at an obvious flesh-trade that was cloaking itself in high-flown rhetoric so people could rationalize their cynical exploitation of third-world labor.

But it turns out I'm just a lazy, racist drug addict.

Both can be true.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 11:32 AM (Riz8t)

102 Rand Paul knows this.
Posted by: Thomas Bender
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Open borders bullshit. I would respect him more if he just opened his cakehole to admit it but he knows Kentucky voters would send him packing if he did.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 11:32 AM (2swu2)

103 There are times I really like RP, but it takes a special kind of stupid to think that the illegals won't be given citizenship by the left in an effort to stave off electoral oblivion and grab absolute power. The illegals are already getting welfare, and if you think the left's screeching is loud now, wait until little Jose and Maria aren't getting food stamps.
Posted by: Archimedes

Well, this is Rand's idea today, so we won't "hurt people". I sort of get it, but the real world does not work this way.
The comments on X following the video were almost universally "NO". And someday, when the Democrats are back in power, they will make these people citizens, with the corresponding voter impact. And..they still get counted for Census reasons, etc.
A permanent underclass in our society? This is a real prescription for real political trouble.

Posted by: Pepperidge Farms remembers at February 06, 2026 11:32 AM (vcOmj)

104 I think the NFL is trying to put a little daylight between "the game" and the halftime show. Some seem to be reading the room, others not so much.

Whether the NFL gives a fuck about halftime ratings or not is debatable.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2026 11:32 AM (jtM2q)

105 My point was simply that indentured servitude and slavery are not the same thing.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 11:29 AM (Riz8t)
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No, they aren't, and honest indentures should be legal. Determining what is "honest" is, admittedly, a tough nut to crack, though.

There did used to be a modified form of indentures, for higher education. Corporation pays your way (usually for grad schools in one of the hard sciences), and in exchange, you agree to a post-education employment commitment with the corporation for some number of years at a discounted rate. The apprenticeship system was also often a similar pseudo-indenture - you provide a discount in exchange for training.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 11:32 AM (MABZ1)

106 I won’t watch any part of the Superbowl because, and I can’t stress this enough, I don’t care about who wins, and also, I don’t care whether anybody else watches or not.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 11:32 AM (pDt9x)

107 Is this about us?

Posted by: Blue-haired artfags with nose rings. at February 06, 2026 11:32 AM (2Ez/1)

108 >> ”So we want a class of people who we can pay less and not give any benefits to and treat them however we want? I thought we decided that was a bad idea.”

To point out the obvious that is often overlooked: AWFLs have been hiring illegals to care for their kids for years. Many years ago, when I was pregnant, I read an article in Marie Claire (iirc) about childcare options hen you start a family. All but one of the people profiled were paying a non-citizen cash, off the books, extolling what a great deal it was. Not one ounce of shame, the article clearly endorsed it as the best choice vs. hiring an American citizen and following establish labor law.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 11:33 AM (0yjaw)

109 Check out Zack Polanski in the UK - Green party leader, basically said we need immigrants, who else is going to wipe your arse when you're older.

“One in five care workers are foreign nationals. I don’t know about you, but I don’t particularly want to wipe someone’s bum, and I’m very grateful for the people who do this work.”

Posted by: Politcal McGuffin at February 06, 2026 11:33 AM (md5vd)

110 I still watch football. But I watch each play in slow-mo, with frequent freeze frames. It's like watching a battle plan develop.

And it also lets me ff through Tony Romo's worthless commentary between plays.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 06, 2026 11:29 AM (XvL8K)

My least favorite talker is Chris Collinsworth… he gets muted. Romo is tiresome as well…. Honestly since Madden and Summeral left the booth I don’t care for any of them

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2026 11:33 AM (ZCxQ+)

111 95 I don't regard Rand Paul as particularly relevant anymore. He is a professional critic, not someone that can actually govern.
Posted by: whig

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If I recall, his dad turned his thing into a grift for money and attention, eventually getting in trouble for publishing an antisemitic newsletter to try to keep relevant among his niche of loons.

Now Rand has turned TDS into his own special grift. It must be in the blood.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 11:34 AM (k/oxk)

112 90 You're not supposed to notice that.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 11:29 AM (MABZ1)

"Only Nazis notice that!"

--Anyone left of Calvin Coolidge

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 11:34 AM (uEmCf)

113 Rand Paul was good on covid… since then sigh

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2026 11:34 AM (ZCxQ+)

114 My least favorite talker is Chris Collinsworth… he gets muted. Romo is tiresome as well…. Honestly since Madden and Summeral left the booth I don’t care for any of them
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
__________

Gary Danielson was the all time worst. Thank God he's done.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 06, 2026 11:34 AM (XvL8K)

115 We need a living wage! Greedy employers shouldn't be able to underpay employees!

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We need the illegals to do the work under the table! Do you want to pay $7 for a head of lettuce!!?!?!?!

Posted by: Stupid Typical Fucking Moonbat at February 06, 2026 11:35 AM (9CBNQ)

116 "It’s really fun having them."

That's the creepiest thing this desperate twatter said. I get people wanting easy access to cheap labor. Why spend $200 to mow your lawn when someone will do the same job for $100?

But to "have fun" with illegal alien slave labor? That's a whole other world of creepy. This fucking bitch really Really REALLY needs to get a fucking life.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 11:35 AM (iFTx/)

117 >>I think the NFL is trying to put a little daylight between "the game" and the halftime show. Some seem to be reading the room, others not so much.

Heh, no. Goodell has been all in on the BLM/woke stuff from the get-go. I am assuming Jay Z was hired to produce the halftime shows around the time the players were kneeling and demanding the NFL give hundreds of millions to BLM, etc.? This was an FU to half the country.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 11:35 AM (0yjaw)

118 18 "This is great! She could maybe take in another one and they would be a maid for her! Then she could take in a few more and they’d farm for her… maybe grow a crop that they could pick."

I think it goes without saying it should be forbidden to teach them to read.
Posted by: Ripley at February 06, 2026 11:10 AM (GUOwU)
_________
If they go to public schools, that will be accomplished. We've perfected the method for Mass Illiteracy.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 06, 2026 11:35 AM (AlhUl)

119 Voluntary or not, any system in which one human being gets to dictate the living conditions of another farther down on the socioeconomic rival is liable to abuse. And so some abuse will develop.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 11:36 AM (77rzZ)

120 think the NFL is trying to put a little daylight between "the game" and the halftime show. Some seem to be reading the room, others not so much.
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The NFL chose the halftime show act precisely to give a finger to their conservative fans. This wasn’t some mistake. It’s not like someone found a 10 year old tweet by bad bunny but it’s too late to change the act. His whole act is fuck off white people and they hired him for that message.

There’s no daylight.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 11:36 AM (4iIP5)

121 Avenge me!

Posted by: Dred Scott at February 06, 2026 11:37 AM (dK+Kv)

122 Money. It's always about the money.

Children's Minnesota plans gender-affirming care pause amid federal funding threat
The pediatric health care system will stop prescribing puberty blockers and hormones to young patients at the end of the month.

https://is.gd/ceYNqz

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 11:37 AM (Riz8t)

123 But to "have fun" with illegal alien slave labor? That's a whole other world of creepy. This fucking bitch really Really REALLY needs to get a fucking life.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 11:35 AM (iFTx/)

Sometimes... I just get out a jar of peanut butter... -- an AWFL named Lisa

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 11:37 AM (ExV1e)

124 100 Massie, Rand and The Turtle.
Kentucky produces some interesting “Republicans”.
Posted by: Really??

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There are similar issues in every GOP state. Globalism GOPe types allied with corporations hungering for cheap labor and outsourcing and the populist people oriented pols that view their constituents as their primary focus.

Often the populist people oriented pols learn that the grift opportunities on the GOPe side pay far better than actually representing the people. The honest ones retire at that point, the others turn traitor using the former populist cred to earn generational wealth in or out of office.

MTG and Mike Pence are examples of these type. They may have wanted to do good for the public at one time but learned they could do far more good to their bank accounts if they defected from the populist MAGA movement.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 11:38 AM (2swu2)

125 This is great! She could maybe take in another one and they would be a maid for her! Then she could take in a few more and they’d farm for her…"

I don't know nuthin 'bout birthin no babies!

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 11:38 AM (XuXeR)

126 *socioeconomic scale* I meant

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 11:38 AM (77rzZ)

127 116 "It’s really fun having them."

That's the creepiest thing this desperate twatter said. I get people wanting easy access to cheap labor. Why spend $200 to mow your lawn when someone will do the same job for $100?

But to "have fun" with illegal alien slave labor? That's a whole other world of creepy. This fucking bitch really Really REALLY needs to get a fucking life.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 11:35 AM (iFTx/)

Neo-Feudalists want to feel like Nobility.

And that means servants.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 11:38 AM (uEmCf)

128 Voluntary or not, any system in which one human being gets to dictate the living conditions of another farther down on the socioeconomic rival is liable to abuse.

How is that any different than me working for a salary? I can only live where I can afford to live.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 11:38 AM (Riz8t)

129 I'm not watching Bad Bunny, whoever that is. But I'm not going to pretend to like Kid Rock just because he's conservative, either.

Is there an old broadcast of Lingerie Bowl on YouTube or something?

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at February 06, 2026 11:39 AM (9CBNQ)

130 123 Sometimes... I just get out a jar of peanut butter... -- an AWFL named Lisa
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 11:37 AM (ExV1e)

AWFLs save the peanut butter for their dogs (unless they're cat ladies who hate dogs).

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 11:39 AM (uEmCf)

131 We are living in magical times. Mike Tyson is doing a Super Bowl commercial promoting real food over processed food in conjunction with RFK Jr. and MAHA.

What a great time to be alive.

https://tinyurl.com/2kf8n97e

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 11:39 AM (viF8m)

132 ... But to "have fun" with illegal alien slave labor? That's a whole other world of creepy. This fucking bitch really Really REALLY needs to get a fucking life.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 11:35 AM (iFTx/)
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Sort of. This is the personal benefit (to one's psyche) of being a retarded leftist.

- Illegals have it rough, and my indoctrination informs me that it is through no fault of their own. They, like all "underprivileged" or "oppressed" peoples, are victims of circumstance.
- Empathy is good, therefore I feel bad for the illegals
- My empathy makes me want to help them
- I help them by employing them and giving them some of my resources
- I get what I want (services) and I feel good about it (I'm helping)
- I feel great and have fun

The idea that it is exploitation rather than righteousness never occurs to them, because their indoctrination forbids the notion from even surfacing.

So yes, it's good and fun and just wonderful for everyone - *if* you have the required socio-cultural groundwork.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 11:39 AM (MABZ1)

133 Voluntary or not, any system in which one human being gets to dictate the living conditions of another farther down on the socioeconomic rival is liable to abuse. And so some abuse will develop.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 11:36 AM (77rzZ)

Leftist are just in it for the abuse, really.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 06, 2026 11:39 AM (dK+Kv)

134 Sometimes... I just get out a jar of peanut butter... -- an AWFL named Lisa
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 11:37 AM (ExV1e)

AWFLs save the peanut butter for their dogs (unless they're cat ladies who hate dogs).
Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 11:39 AM (uEmCf)

Dogs... illegals... whatever is available.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 11:39 AM (ExV1e)

135 But it turns out I'm just a lazy, racist drug addict.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 06, 2026 11:31 AM (BI5O2)

Me, too, YD.
But I am Somebody now. Doof told me so.

Posted by: RI Red at February 06, 2026 11:40 AM (+g09R)

136 The NFL chose the halftime show act precisely to give a finger to their conservative fans. This wasn’t some mistake. It’s not like someone found a 10 year old tweet by bad bunny but it’s too late to change the act. His whole act is fuck off white people and they hired him for that message.

There’s no daylight.
Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 11:36 AM (4iIP5)

I’ve watched more NFL football than probably 95% of people over the years and you know what… I’ve never watched the SB halftime or even know who’s on at halftime. I only know it’s bad bunny this year because of all the squawking about it…. Halftime is for stocking up on chips and dip and wings and refilling drinks and going to the restroom. I just do not care

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2026 11:40 AM (ZCxQ+)

137 Lady Gaga bitched about ICE while in Japan.

Meanwhile, Japan's new lady PM has instituted a "get rid of everyone" policy. I suppose her audience may have been filled with Japanese people who hate Japan but it strikes me a bit as failing to understand your audience.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 11:18 AM

The Japanese as a whole are the single most racist population that I ever encountered during my 22 years in the military. Hands down they collectively hate anyone who is not Japanese and they do not let anyone immigrate into their country.

They will let people into the country on strict visa's for manual labor but that's pretty much the extent of their immigration. Once that visa is up you are out and if you don't leave on your own they will come get you and put you on a plane never to return.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 06, 2026 11:40 AM (0N4FZ)

138 If the government says to me "you want citizenship and we want cheap labor. Here's a special work visa that allows you to be employed at a defined sub-minimum wage rate fir a defined period of time until you earn that citizenship," I'm an indentured servant.

If the government says "we took huge huge bribes from the drug dealing flesh peddlers who own you so that the meat company we took huge bribes from can rent you until such time as you leave or die," I'm a slave.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 06, 2026 11:40 AM (BI5O2)

139 >>The pediatric health care system will stop prescribing puberty blockers and hormones to young patients at the end of the month.

This is fabulous news. The drugs cause permanent damage, so just as bad as the surgeries.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 11:40 AM (0yjaw)

140 Neo-Feudalists want to feel like Nobility.

And that means servants.

And, like this woman, they all talk like the "help" enjoys their relationship as much as she does.

Protip: They hate you.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 11:40 AM (Riz8t)

141 There did used to be a modified form of indentures, for higher education. Corporation pays your way (usually for grad schools in one of the hard sciences), and in exchange, you agree to a post-education employment commitment with the corporation for some number of years at a discounted rate. The apprenticeship system was also often a similar pseudo-indenture - you provide a discount in exchange for training.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 11:32 AM (MABZ1)

Electronic Data Systems (EDS), Ross Perot's IT company had a form of this. They trained you in a company IT "bootcamp " and you signed a promissory note that amortized by month until the note was paid off. If you left the company before paying it off, you owed the remainder immediately.

Posted by: Beartooth at February 06, 2026 11:40 AM (GGatE)

142 The NFL chose the halftime show act precisely to give a finger to their conservative fans. "

They have any conservative fans?

Who buys jerseys? Lids? Bets on DraftKings? On Fan-atics? FanDuel?

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 11:41 AM (XuXeR)

143 My point was simply that indentured servitude and slavery are not the same thing.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 11:29 AM (Riz8t)
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No, they aren't, and honest indentures should be legal. Determining what is "honest" is, admittedly, a tough nut to crack, though.

There did used to be a modified form of indentures, for higher education. Corporation pays your way (usually for grad schools in one of the hard sciences), and in exchange, you agree to a post-education employment commitment with the corporation for some number of years at a discounted rate. The apprenticeship system was also often a similar pseudo-indenture - you provide a discount in exchange for training.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 11:32 AM (MABZ1)
________

This is the model in a lot of poorer foreign countries. Affluent families "hire" lower-class workers to do labor (maid, driver, groundskeeper, etc) in exchange for room and board and college access and tuition. After 4 years or so, the worker graduates, and that's a yuge step up in the world from where he or she started. The system usually works well, but of course there are abuses.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 11:41 AM (iFTx/)

144 The White House is dismissing backlash over a video President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social depicting former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as gorillas.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 11:41 AM (OuTdY)

145 "Boston Area Woman" looks very troon-ish.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 11:01 AM (uEmCf)

Boston area woman needs to be beat with a fire hydrant.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 06, 2026 11:41 AM (snZF9)

146 >>>I am assuming Jay Z was hired to produce the halftime shows around the time the players were kneeling and demanding the NFL give hundreds of millions to BLM, etc.? This was an FU to half the country.

Posted by: Lizzy

>I want to go back to the year that Beyonce put on a halftime show and was dancing around like a middle linebacker.

Very attractive look for a woman.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 06, 2026 11:41 AM (TOSLe)

147 140 Neo-Feudalists want to feel like Nobility.

And that means servants.

And, like this woman, they all talk like the "help" enjoys their relationship as much as she does.

Protip: They hate you.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 11:40 AM (Riz8t)

Saliva in her dinner.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 11:41 AM (pDt9x)

148 Look at people who've been on welfare for generations. Hell, look at islam. Some people want to be slaves, as long as they don't have to work like slaves.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 06, 2026 11:42 AM (CHHv1)

149 Kentucky has turtle and Massie and Paul… Texas has Cornyn… GOP has problems/imperfections everywhere

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2026 11:42 AM (ZCxQ+)

150 My least favorite talker is Chris Collinsworth… he gets muted. Romo is tiresome as well…. Honestly since Madden and Summeral left the booth I don’t care for any of them
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Nah. Romo is the best. I wish FOX would get him for the Cowboy games.

He gives the best explanations and I love it when he predicts a play even before it happens. And I especially love it when he says something like "Uh-oh." then tells you why then next play will fail, and he's always right.

He's definitely the best since Madden.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 06, 2026 11:42 AM (iJfKG)

151 How is that any different than me working for a salary? I can only live where I can afford to live.
Posted by: Archimedes

Yes, but when my workday is done I can go home to my own place of residence and eat whatever I want for supper. Although my employer enables me to live where I choose and eat what I choose, he cannot dictate these things to me. I am not dependent on his whim for my physical well-being, and can leave his employ anytime I choose.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 11:42 AM (77rzZ)

152 Halftime is for stocking up on chips and dip and wings and refilling drinks and going to the restroom"

You left out girlfriend/ wife beating!

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 11:42 AM (XuXeR)

153 One quibble: how many of those people in the lower classes still pay taxes. Thanks to W and others, the lower half pays almost nothing, at least in income taxes.
Posted by: Archimedes

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Well, mostly yes, but.

Many don't pay any tax except the state sales tax. But we all pay the inflation tax, and I hold that that is one of the key taxes to keep lower and even middle classes down. It is a tax on savings and a boost to asset holders.

(it gets more complicated to explain why middle class assets are taxed, but upper classes have enough to justify tax avoidance strategies.)

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 11:42 AM (k/oxk)

154 There did used to be a modified form of indentures, for higher education. Corporation pays your way (usually for grad schools in one of the hard sciences), and in exchange, you agree to a post-education employment commitment with the corporation for some number of years at a discounted rate. The apprenticeship system was also often a similar pseudo-indenture - you provide a discount in exchange for training.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 11:32 AM (MABZ1)

Things are so much better now. Going into hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt for a degree that the people being paid by that debt promise will land you a good job.

So much better.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 11:43 AM (ExV1e)

155 >>>I want to go back to the year that Beyonce put on a halftime show and was dancing around like a middle linebacker.

Very attractive look for a woman.

Didn't you hear? She's a Country star now. In fact, blacks invented Country music...

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 11:43 AM (0yjaw)

156 Saliva in her dinner."

Ah....Ahem. sure, "saliva"

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 11:43 AM (XuXeR)

157 They have any conservative fans?
—

Core base of the nfl is straight white men in Flyover country. It’s a strange phenomenon when a business goes out of its way to shit on their most loyal customers and these customers keep coming back begging for more. It would be an interesting psychological study to explain this.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 11:44 AM (4iIP5)

158 Electronic Data Systems (EDS), Ross Perot's IT company had a form of this. They trained you in a company IT "bootcamp " and you signed a promissory note that amortized by month until the note was paid off. If you left the company before paying it off, you owed the remainder immediately.
Posted by: Beartooth at February 06, 2026 11:40 AM (GGatE)
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I didn't know that. I haven't heard of that kind of scheme being entirely in-house, but it would make sense at that scale - especially given that at the time this was happening, there were few professional certifications and so there was little potential issue with "paying for an unaccredited program" or somesuch. Skills were skills. Develop them, prove them, and hit the bricks once the term is up.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 11:44 AM (MABZ1)

159 But to "have fun" with illegal alien slave labor? That's a whole other world of creepy. This fucking bitch really Really REALLY needs to get a fucking life.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

Princess effect. Some people believe they deserve servants because of who they believe they are. And in their minds, they are always the hero of their own stories.

Cinderella is an example of the dark folk tales where some people do not feel whole unless they have someone to order about and look down upon. The Southern Planters are an example where they wanted to recreate the British society of aristocrats lording over peasants in bondage.

No American wanted much to be a peasant when land and other opportunities were freely available to make something of themselves so the planter class had to get a captive labor force that could not leave or breathe without the master's consent.

And those planters saddled the US with the after effects since then. Just like the modern variety of human traffickers resemble slave traders and their clients resemble those Southern planters. There is nothing new under the sun.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 11:44 AM (2swu2)

160 137 They will let people into the country on strict visa's for manual labor but that's pretty much the extent of their immigration. Once that visa is up you are out and if you don't leave on your own they will come get you and put you on a plane never to return.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 06, 2026 11:40 AM (0N4FZ)

Or to be dancing monkeys (Pro Wrestlers, MMA Fighters, TV "Tarento", etc.)

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 11:44 AM (uEmCf)

161 If you can quit your job for a better offer you are not a slave. If you can move away and take a better job you are not a slave. If you can take your wages and invest them in anything that can make you money you are not a slave. This is not hard to figure out.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 11:45 AM (pDt9x)

162 Core base of the nfl is straight white men in Flyover country"

Interesting assertion. Got proof?

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 11:45 AM (XuXeR)

163 He gives the best explanations and I love it when he predicts a play even before it happens. And I especially love it when he says something like "Uh-oh." then tells you why then next play will fail, and he's always right.

He's definitely the best since Madden.
Posted by: naturalfake
__________

I could not disagree with you more. He's the master of pap. Like "I'm telling you, this game is going to come down to plays like this."

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 06, 2026 11:45 AM (XvL8K)

164 There is a rumor that badbunny's sudden rise to fame was fueled by backing by Venezuelan drug money.

I have no information on this, and can only say "oh, no. Music acts backed by drug money? What will be next, that major banks survive only on laundering drug money?"

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 11:45 AM (rbvCR)

165 Neo-Feudalists want to feel like Nobility.

And that means servants.

And, like this woman, they all talk like the "help" enjoys their relationship as much as she does.

Protip: They hate you.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 11:40 AM (Riz8t)

These are the people who talk about how much they hate their bosses, but-

sure, yeah, their "Help" just loooooooooove Boxwine AWFL Annie telling her how she didn't clean out the toilet enough.

🙄

Posted by: naturalfake at February 06, 2026 11:46 AM (iJfKG)

166 >>> Halftime is for stocking up on chips and dip and wings and refilling drinks and going to the restroom"

You left out girlfriend/ wife beating!

Posted by: man

>Would it be out of line to kick the dog for eyeballing the wings?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 06, 2026 11:46 AM (TOSLe)

167 Indenture has some term, or a condition, or something like that. Some limit. Pay off your debt, complete the terms, whatever they are, and you're done. Also, no one tells you where you must live, or who you must marry, or if you get to keep any kids you might have. No one "owns" you as a person, you only have a contractual labor arrangement (that may or may not be voluntary).

That's always been my understanding of the distinction.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 11:46 AM (JwNbV)

168 If you can quit your job for a better offer you are not a slave. If you can move away and take a better job you are not a slave. If you can take your wages and invest them in anything that can make you money you are not a slave. This is not hard to figure out.
Posted by: tubal

And many of the illegals cannot do those things.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 11:46 AM (77rzZ)

169 On a lighter note:

Why I have to stop discussing economics

https://tinyurl.com/y2t4sr3d

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 11:47 AM (rbvCR)

170 Yes, but when my workday is done I can go home to my own place of residence and eat whatever I want for supper. Although my employer enables me to live where I choose and eat what I choose, he cannot dictate these things to me. I am not dependent on his whim for my physical well-being, and can leave his employ anytime I choose.

The only difference is in one case you sign up for a fixed period of time, but otherwise know what conditions you'll live in, and in the other, you can leave when you want. Both cases involve a voluntary acceptance of the boundary conditions. Don't like the deal? Don't take it.

As to being dependent on his whim for my physical well-being, I'm not sure what you mean. Indentured servants, of which my wife was once one in all but name, still have protections in our system.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 11:47 AM (Riz8t)

171 when is the Tim Waltz biopic set to film ? please contact my agent for availablilty.
https://9gag.com/gag/a0eg32O

Posted by: TomArnold at February 06, 2026 11:47 AM (5LiC7)

172 "Conservatives have a great opportunity to remind a powerful corporation that half of this country..." Boycott the entire thing if the halftime bothers you, half measures for half men.

Posted by: KarmicCollapse at February 06, 2026 11:47 AM (pxzPN)

173 59 Listen, no, they cannot stay under any circumstances, we know the whole, but they won’t get welfare is complete bullshit.

They will get welfare one way or the other either directly or laundered through the states.

Rand Paul knows this.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 06, 2026 11:23 AM (GxnC/)

Unless we're willing to see kids starving in the streets and people dying untreated in emergency rooms because they can't pay, they're gonna get 'benefits'.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 11:47 AM (QGaXH)

174 I didn't know that. I haven't heard of that kind of scheme being entirely in-house, but it would make sense at that scale - especially given that at the time this was happening, there were few professional certifications and so there was little potential issue with "paying for an unaccredited program" or somesuch. Skills were skills. Develop them, prove them, and hit the bricks once the term is up.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 11:44 AM (MABZ1)

I knew of an IT consulting company that did this. They did a bootstrap type training. 6 months I think. Then after graduation it was a 2 year commitment to stay with the company or pay back a prorated portion of the training cost.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 11:47 AM (4iIP5)

175 168 If you can quit your job for a better offer you are not a slave. If you can move away and take a better job you are not a slave. If you can take your wages and invest them in anything that can make you money you are not a slave. This is not hard to figure out.
Posted by: tubal

And many of the illegals cannot do those things.
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 11:46 AM (77rzZ)

We are not disagreeing here.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 11:47 AM (pDt9x)

176 What about Keith Jackson?

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 11:47 AM (77rzZ)

177 If you can quit your job for a better offer you are not a slave. If you can move away and take a better job you are not a slave. If you can take your wages and invest them in anything that can make you money you are not a slave. This is not hard to figure out.
Posted by: tubal

Now address this to the rules around H1B employees?

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 11:48 AM (rbvCR)

178 The aliens are not slaves per se, more indentured servants.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 11:06 AM (jc0TO)

Except that the whole point of the indenture was to eventually get citizenship.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 06, 2026 11:25 AM

Ta!

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 11:48 AM (jc0TO)

179 176 What about Keith Jackson?
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 11:47 AM (77rzZ)

I dunno. Indentured, or not?

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 11:48 AM (pDt9x)

180 There's a creepy tokenism to it all. Oh, hey, this one guy I have living in my crawlspace and cooking for me is a swell guy. Never gets uppity or nothin'. Everyone from the same place he's from is therefore a perfect little angel.

retch.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 11:49 AM (JwNbV)

181 Indentured. Like Emmanuel Macron's pud on Valentine's Day.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 11:49 AM (JwNbV)

182 I cut cable in 2012. I used to watch foo bah - heck, I go back to the Steve Grogan Patriots.
I haven’t watched since the NFL started kneeling.
I know when I am not wanted.

So, no money from me, a**wipes.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 06, 2026 11:49 AM (+g09R)

183 177 If you can quit your job for a better offer you are not a slave. If you can move away and take a better job you are not a slave. If you can take your wages and invest them in anything that can make you money you are not a slave. This is not hard to figure out.
Posted by: tubal

Now address this to the rules around H1B employees?
Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 11:48 AM (rbvCR)

No argument, just offering definitions to involuntary servitude.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 11:50 AM (pDt9x)

184 Would it be out of line to kick the dog for eyeballing the wings?"

That's a tough one...

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 11:50 AM (XuXeR)

185 "Interesting assertion. Got proof?"

Not a serious person.

Posted by: connected and litigious at February 06, 2026 11:50 AM (cS1cw)

186 174 I knew of an IT consulting company that did this. They did a bootstrap type training. 6 months I think. Then after graduation it was a 2 year commitment to stay with the company or pay back a prorated portion of the training cost.
Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 11:47 AM (4iIP5)

I'd be all for this, so long as the company was willing to train people who had zero experience and zero credentials.

I wish more companies would do something like that (However, they'd also have to make it clear up front if they expected, say, 80-hour weeks).

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 11:50 AM (uEmCf)

187 What about Keith Jackson?
Posted by: Bulg
______

He and Al Michaels are about the only ones worth listening to in the last 40 years. Maybe Madden too. Maybe.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 06, 2026 11:50 AM (XvL8K)

188 What about Keith Jackson?
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 11:47 AM (77rzZ)

He did primarily (only) college football in the last decades of his career. He was great… loved when he called the Rose Bowl every year. Woe Nellie!!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2026 11:51 AM (fQqaC)

189 Unless we're willing to see kids starving in the streets and people dying untreated in emergency rooms because they can't pay"

When did that happen?

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 11:51 AM (XuXeR)

190 The democrats never got over losing their plantations in 1865.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 06, 2026 11:51 AM (0U5gm)

191 And many of the illegals cannot do those things.
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 11:46 AM (77rzZ)

We are not disagreeing here.

You aren't new here. Why would you say such a thing?

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 11:51 AM (Riz8t)

192 If I recall, his dad turned his thing into a grift for money and attention, eventually getting in trouble for publishing an antisemitic newsletter to try to keep relevant among his niche of loons.

Now Rand has turned TDS into his own special grift. It must be in the blood.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus)
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Rand wanted to be president and simply did not have the charisma or chops to get there. I think what you are seeing to some extent is jealousy disguised as principle.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 11:52 AM (2swu2)

193 Hmmm, just an observation:

1) On the one hand, we view immigrants as invaders, willfully looting this country, send the proceeds home and giving back nothing, taking the jobs of Americans who are consigned to indolent drug use.

2) Viewing the immigrants as victims who rich Americans view as no more than slaves.

I do not think these two can be squared, as is. I tend to think of the immigrants as more 1 than 2 (without assimilation) it is just liberals VIEW them as #2. In reality, they are financing often (look at Somalians or many Hispanics) lifestyles at home.

You cannot call someone a slave who is coordinating a ring that is smuggling millions of dollars each week home through the airport home.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 06, 2026 11:52 AM (bss/y)

194 Now address this to the rules around H1B employees?"

Hmm. First read this as "HEB employees "...

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 11:52 AM (XuXeR)

195 Gonna jump down turn around picket a hotel housing rotten,

Posted by: ICE-Out! Minneapolis at February 06, 2026 11:52 AM (4tur1)

196 If you can take your wages and invest them in anything that can make you money you are not a slave.

Whoa, there! You can take your net wages and invest them. (in order to earn capital gains which you will also declare)

Posted by: The IRS at February 06, 2026 11:52 AM (Otznn)

197 181 Indentured. Like Emmanuel Macron's pud on Valentine's Day.

Heh.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 11:52 AM (Riz8t)

198 The White House is dismissing backlash over a video President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social depicting former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as gorillas.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 11:41 AM (OuTdY)

Does the Michael Obama gorilla have a big dick?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 06, 2026 11:53 AM (g8Ew8)

199 you know what would be real cool? If ICE arrested Bugs Bunny or whatever his stupid name is during his halftime performance!

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 11:53 AM (g47mK)

200 I used to root for Bob Costas to do well. I'm sorry.

Posted by: connected and litigious at February 06, 2026 11:53 AM (cS1cw)

201 Now THAT would be awesome TeeVEE.

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 11:53 AM (g47mK)

202 The Rich Americans look at the illegals as slaves.

The illegals look at the Rich Americans like suckers who they will one day supplant.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 11:53 AM (uEmCf)

203 190 The democrats never got over losing their plantations in 1865.
Posted by: Thomas Paine
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Nor does the corporate class like not having cheap labor or being able to send jobs abroad for a few extra bucks in investor earnings. Neither are particularly virtuous.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 11:54 AM (2swu2)

204 Well then how about a special class of native-born workers, who get no benefits and can't vote? I've seen it advocated on several pages, have heard of people who'd gladly sell themselves into it if the deal were sweetened, and it would solve the dilemma of offering something to foreigners that you can't get at home.

Get rid of shoes, women drivers and the XIX amendment in one fell swoop. You're going to love your sandwiches.

Run full speed with this; I want to be watching when you get to the end of your chain.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 06, 2026 11:54 AM (zdLoL)

205 194 Now address this to the rules around H1B employees?"

Hmm. First read this as "HEB employees "...
Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 11:52 AM (XuXeR)

Joos?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 06, 2026 11:54 AM (bss/y)

206 199 you know what would be real cool? If ICE arrested Bugs Bunny or whatever his stupid name is during his halftime performance!
Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 11:53 AM (g47mK)

"What the hell! I'm Puerto Rican!"

"We know! We just don't like you."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 11:54 AM (JwNbV)

207
I'd be all for this, so long as the company was willing to train people who had zero experience and zero credentials.

I wish more companies would do something like that"

Fixed that...
/Griggs

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 11:54 AM (XuXeR)

208 199 you know what would be real cool? If ICE arrested Bugs Bunny or whatever his stupid name is during his halftime performance!
Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 11:53 AM (g47mK)

He's Puerto Rican.

Unfortunately, that means he's a citizen.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 11:54 AM (uEmCf)

209 The aliens are not slaves per se, more indentured servants.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 11:06 AM (jc0TO)

Debt peonage is both a form of love, and the form of social interaction those people understand.
The latifundia is their natural habitat.

Posted by: Susan Olivia Cuthbert-Kline at February 06, 2026 11:54 AM (rbvCR)

210 The alt Super Bowl halftime show is also a chance to show lefties what mine they are leaving on the table by openly hating half the population of America.

The Melania movie keeps raking in almost a million a day in ticket sales. John Nolte did a good rundown of some of the films up for Oscars, with splashy casts and cost as much or more than Melania's doc, and they didn't make anywhere close to the money it's making.

Heck, the Obama hagiography South Side with You make half what the Melania film will make.

A butt ton of the money for the doc is is coming from rural areas with a small population. Like

And it got me thinking.. if Hollywood had stopped crapping on those rural people, and tried to appeal to them, how many of their other films would have made an extra $8-10 million at least?

They won't learn. They are like kids refusing to eat their broccoli. But it's fun to watch.

Posted by: LizLem at February 06, 2026 11:54 AM (gWBY1)

211 199 you know what would be real cool? If ICE arrested Bugs Bunny or whatever his stupid name is during his halftime performance!
Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 11:53 AM (g47mK)

BUGS BUNNY!! Made me laugh, and hey runner, you doing okay?

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 11:54 AM (pDt9x)

212 More to the point: you can try and dress this naked human-trafficking in free-trade clothes all you like.

Let's go ahead, throw on the blinders, and claim this is actually totally fair and awesome for the Aztec slaves.

It's still being done at the expense of Americans who they are supplanting in jobs, housing, schools, welfare, etc.

No matter how you cut this, it's very, very bad.

Americans lose. Aztecs lose. Only the Mexican cartels and the Acela Corridor cartels win, to the detriment of their subject classes.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 06, 2026 11:54 AM (BI5O2)

213 How about F the Superbowl and not watching it at all? I don't care for either act anyway.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 11:54 AM (PYyV9)

214 202 The Rich Americans look at the illegals as slaves.

The illegals look at the Rich Americans like suckers who they will one day supplant.
Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 11:53 AM (uEmCf)

THIS. Everyone is fucking stupid. The rich more than the 'migrants.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 06, 2026 11:54 AM (bss/y)

215 This slender brunette wants to be neither a slave nor an owner of slaves:
http://tiny.cc/52ny001

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 11:55 AM (MABZ1)

216 Joos?"

Texas grocery store

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 11:55 AM (XuXeR)

217 Texas grocery store
Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 11:55 AM (XuXeR)

I know. I was doing the meme.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 06, 2026 11:55 AM (bss/y)

218 177 If you can quit your job for a better offer you are not a slave. If you can move away and take a better job you are not a slave. If you can take your wages and invest them in anything that can make you money you are not a slave. This is not hard to figure out.
Posted by: tubal

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Likewise, If you can leave you religion you are not a slave.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 11:55 AM (k/oxk)

219 I used to root for Bob Costas to do well. I'm sorry.

When the spunk hits your eye
Like a big pizza pie
That's amore...

Sorry about the pinkeye, Bob.

Posted by: Michael Phelps at February 06, 2026 11:56 AM (Otznn)

220 204 Get rid of shoes, women drivers and the XIX amendment in one fell swoop. You're going to love your sandwiches.

Run full speed with this; I want to be watching when you get to the end of your chain.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 06, 2026 11:54 AM (zdLoL)

How quick will troons decide to start living as a man again when their driver's licenses are taken away?

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 11:56 AM (uEmCf)

221 215 This slender brunette wants to be neither a slave nor an owner of slaves:
http://tiny.cc/52ny001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 11:55 AM (MABZ1)

Pretty, but I think AI. Proportions look off and it looks like 1970's level of gauzy, vaselined lens.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 06, 2026 11:56 AM (bss/y)

222 I do not think these two can be squared, as is. I tend to think of the immigrants as more 1 than 2 (without assimilation) it is just liberals VIEW them as #2. In reality, they are financing often (look at Somalians or many Hispanics) lifestyles at home.

You cannot call someone a slave who is coordinating a ring that is smuggling millions of dollars each week home through the airport home.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

We already know from a lot of research that most of the current immigration is based on economics, not the wish to become Americans politically and socially.

And so we are looked upon by potential immigrants like lottery winners that somehow unfairly hoard our wealth when it should belong to everyone.

Same problem for any lottery winner, people come out of the woodwork to claim a chunk of it because you didn't earn that mentality.

Crabs in a bucket comes to mind.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 11:56 AM (2swu2)

223

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 11:57 AM (rbvCR)

224 ou know what would be real cool? If ICE arrested Bugs Bunny or whatever his stupid name is during his halftime performance!
Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 11:53 AM (g47mK)

He's Puerto Rican.

Unfortunately, that means he's a citizen.
Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 11:54 AM (uEmCf)

For drug dealing ! Not based on his status! Sheesh people, don't you think he is part of a network that smuggles drugs ? Anyone check his private jet lately ?? C'mon.

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 11:57 AM (g47mK)

225 Unless we're willing to see kids starving in the streets and people dying untreated in emergency rooms because they can't pay"

When did that happen?
Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 11:51 AM (XuXeR)

And I'd say that's too bad. We can't save everyone in the world.

We tried and look where it got us.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 06, 2026 11:57 AM (g8Ew8)

226 I do not think these two can be squared, as is. I tend to think of the immigrants as more 1 than 2 (without assimilation) it is just liberals VIEW them as #2. In reality, they are financing often (look at Somalians or many Hispanics) lifestyles at home.

You cannot call someone a slave who is coordinating a ring that is smuggling millions of dollars each week home through the airport home.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 06, 2026 11:52 AM (bss/y)
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Both can be true, but not in the same person. We have both types. There are invaders, and there are pseudo-slaves.

But even the slaves can be - and are - colonists. They *will* change your society when you bring them in and if you bring in too many, they will begin to overtake it simply through virtue of numbers.

Then they rebel and kick you out.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 11:57 AM (MABZ1)

227 215 This slender brunette wants to be neither a slave nor an owner of slaves:
http://tiny.cc/52ny001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 11:55 AM (MABZ1)

"But we can keep the whips, right?"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 11:57 AM (JwNbV)

228 The CEO, Teresa Broyles-Aplin, boasted that employees were put through over 100 “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, & Belonging” training sessions.

Well there's your problem right there.

Posted by: Simple diagnosis at February 06, 2026 11:57 AM (TbWk/)

229 I cut cable in 2012.

Mine was more recent than that. I find that I don't watch streaming either. I suppose I might take to the high seas but the excuse that the modern digital pirates use seems a bit off to me.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 11:57 AM (ExV1e)

230 I know. I was doing the meme."

Well, ok. Just don't diss buc-ee's...

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 11:57 AM (XuXeR)

231 13
‘ Won't see the sportsball or the halftime show.’

Same. I am done with all of them.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2026 11:57 AM (jbnUc)

232 Left-Wing Activists Ran Off the Normal People Who Knew How to Do Their Jobs - Now We Are Paying the Price

And there is no sector that has shown this more clearly than the entertainment industry where MeToo was used to turf out the old capable white males and replace them with incompetent hacks that check off DEI boxes.

People who have no experience in life to draw off of other than activism and sitting around in a dorm talking. People who learned how to write for TV and movies, books, comics, animation, and plays by watching and reading this stuff rather than living life.

Someone pointed out (cannot remember who) that shows like the Simpsons and South Park used to be written by people who watched and knew human experience and life, and reacted to it with wit and humor. Now its people who watched the Simpsons and South Park writing episodes based on old episodes.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 11:57 AM (PYyV9)

233 “Boston area Woman” is dumb as a fucking post.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 06, 2026 11:58 AM (2VfHu)

234 Indentured servants, of which my wife was once one in all but name, still have protections in our system.
Posted by: Archimedes

In our system, and at this time. But it wasn't always so. And is still not always so for some.

I'm not sure what your point is. I have read some horrible things about the practice of indentured servitude in colonial America. When subject to strict legal regulation, it can be a beneficial system. But that was and is not always the case.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 11:58 AM (77rzZ)

235 >>I cut cable in 2012. I used to watch foo bah - heck, I go back to the Steve Grogan Patriots.

My first job out of college I got the NE Patriots as an account. This was back in the Sullivan family days.

Pat, one of the sons, was the GM and business manager. When I had a meeting with him I'd wait in his outer office with players waiting to meet with Pat. A few times Grogan was there. Really nice guy.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 11:58 AM (viF8m)

236 212 No matter how you cut this, it's very, very bad.

Americans lose. Aztecs lose. Only the Mexican cartels and the Acela Corridor cartels win, to the detriment of their subject classes.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 06, 2026 11:54 AM (BI5O2)

If you try to explain that to a Lolbertarian, they'll go straight to "I don't see YOU being willing to work for less money than they are!"

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 11:58 AM (uEmCf)

237 This slender brunette wants to be neither a slave nor an owner of slaves:
http://tiny.cc/52ny001

Now SHE is a beautiful girl! Almost has a Susan Dey vibe. Except for the...you know.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 11:58 AM (Riz8t)

238 Have you seen his mug ? How did a talentless hack like him become so famous all of a sudden ?

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 11:58 AM (g47mK)

239 and if you bring in too many, they will begin to overtake it simply through virtue of numbers."

"We fixed 'em. Literally"

/Arabic slave owners

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 11:58 AM (XuXeR)

240 Miss us yet?

Posted by: Fifty year old white males at February 06, 2026 11:59 AM (2Ez/1)

241 I think the last superbowl I saw was.... St Louis Rams?

WAY back.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 06, 2026 11:59 AM (bss/y)

242 Same. I am done with all of them.

Yeah I used to love baseball but its been ruined as well. The hell with all of them, and the people who own and run them that hate you and everything you believe in.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 11:59 AM (PYyV9)

243 I knew of an IT consulting company that did this. They did a bootstrap type training. 6 months I think. Then after graduation it was a 2 year commitment to stay with the company or pay back a prorated portion of the training cost.
Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 11:47 AM (4iIP5)

EDS did it for self preservation. Before the promissory note scheme, they were training people who once graduated from their program, they would be hired away by Frito-lay, which was just down the street because EDS was notorious for under paying, at least for the system engineers.

Posted by: Beartooth at February 06, 2026 11:59 AM (GGatE)

244 Oh, and I'm just barely catching up on the HQ and the daily news... but the Billie Eilish response about her house being on stolen land was epic! Even better than I thought it would be.

It'a not a carefully worded statement. It's a hissy fit rant about how we are being mean to her and to leave her the eff alone! And how she is not giving back her house, WHICH SHE PAID FOR.

Sweetie, that's now how woke works.

I love it!!! Sometimes god gives us beautiful schadenfreude things!! Chef's kiss, God. She's going to get even more pushback now and more Streisand effect and I'm here for it!

Posted by: LizLem at February 06, 2026 11:59 AM (gWBY1)

245 And there is no sector that has shown this more clearly than the entertainment industry where MeToo was used to turf out the old capable white males and replace them with incompetent hacks that check off DEI boxes. ...
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 11:57 AM (PYyV9)
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For now, "#meToo" is the greatest leftist own-goal. It was supposed to take out Trump and give them industrial power. They failed to remove Trump, and the industrial power the acquired destroyed their industry.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 11:59 AM (MABZ1)

246 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 06, 2026 11:59 AM (Zz0t1)

247 And it got me thinking.. if Hollywood had stopped crapping on those rural people, and tried to appeal to them, how many of their other films would have made an extra $8-10 million at least?

They won't learn. They are like kids refusing to eat their broccoli. But it's fun to watch.

Posted by: LizLem

They consider it as a tithe to the church of woke.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 06, 2026 12:00 PM (0U5gm)

248 This slender brunette wants to be neither a slave nor an owner of slaves:
http://tiny.cc/52ny001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 11:55 AM (MABZ1)

She's purty.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 12:00 PM (ExV1e)

249 Democrats midterm mantra:

Make Slavery Great Again.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 06, 2026 12:00 PM (Zz0t1)

250 Too many people make too much money for illegals to ever go away.
Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 11:27 AM (4iIP5)

Human trafficking is slavery, forced labor is slavery, debt peonage is slavery.

Once upon a time the KKK was far too powerful to contest, they were a political and social block that could not be ignored or denied. Revulsion over slavery is what destroyed it.

Human trafficking is slavery, no matter who benefits, because the rest of society suffers real economic and social injury through being forced to compete and then being forced to implement and fund it.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 12:00 PM (rbvCR)

251 WHICH SHE PAID FOR.

Posted by: LizLem at February 06, 2026 11:59 AM (gWBY1)

Awww, is the bourgeoisie getting epatee'd? That's a shame.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 12:00 PM (JwNbV)

252 Completely OT:

@ProfessorWerner
China: Births in 2025 plunged to 7.92 million, from 9.54 million the previous year — almost half of what was projected (14.33 million) when the 1-child policy was dropped in 2016.

China’s births have fallen to the level of 1738, when population was 150m

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Just about 18 million 2 year olds and younger in a country that supposedly has 1.4 billion people.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:00 PM (GBKbO)

253 The CEO, Teresa Broyles-Aplin, boasted that employees were put through over 100 “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, & Belonging” training sessions.

Well there's your problem right there.

When I was a Fed, I had to endure those "training sessions". They were excruciatingly boring and mind-numbing. If I had to do 100 of them, I'd shoot myself.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 12:01 PM (Riz8t)

254 Solid article Buck, and congrats on being published in The American Spectator, a periodical of note.

Posted by: DEI is literally killing people at February 06, 2026 12:01 PM (TbWk/)

255 Oh, and I'm just barely catching up on the HQ and the daily news... but the Billie Eilish response about her house being on stolen land was epic! Even better than I thought it would be.

It'a not a carefully worded statement. It's a hissy fit rant about how we are being mean to her and to leave her the eff alone! And how she is not giving back her house, WHICH SHE PAID FOR. ...
Posted by: LizLem at February 06, 2026 11:59 AM (gWBY1)
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LOL. Good.

Well, I'd say that if I didn't know better. Facing that kind of contradiction should result in introspection, but it won't. She still has big tits and a lot of fans willing to buy her music and go to her shows, so there will be no introspection. She will learn nothing.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 12:01 PM (MABZ1)

256 loved when he called the Rose Bowl every year. Woe Nellie!!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

He's the one who dubbed Michigan Stadium "the Big House."

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 12:01 PM (77rzZ)

257 The CEO, Teresa Broyles-Aplin"

Ima gonna guess... not an engineer. Or any experience in civil projects. Or even knows how electrical power is generated?

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 12:02 PM (XuXeR)

258 255 LOL. Good.

Well, I'd say that if I didn't know better. Facing that kind of contradiction should result in introspection, but it won't. She still has big tits and a lot of fans willing to buy her music and go to her shows, so there will be no introspection. She will learn nothing.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 12:01 PM (MABZ1)

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It'll probably get her to stop talking about stolen land, though.

It's an emotional crush when she does.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:02 PM (GBKbO)

259 Oh, and I'm just barely catching up on the HQ and the daily news... but the Billie Eilish response about her house being on stolen land was epic! Even better than I thought it would be.

It'a not a carefully worded statement. It's a hissy fit rant about how we are being mean to her and to leave her the eff alone! And how she is not giving back her house, WHICH SHE PAID FOR.

Sweetie, that's now how woke works.

I love it!!! Sometimes god gives us beautiful schadenfreude things!! Chef's kiss, God. She's going to get even more pushback now and more Streisand effect and I'm here for it!
Posted by: LizLem at February 06, 2026 11:59 AM

I've been hitting her over it. I guess I need to go back and point out that just because you buy stolen goods from the thief it doesn't make them unstolen.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 12:02 PM (jc0TO)

260 >>> Eliminating “the peculiar institution” in this country was a bloody ordeal that almost ended the United States. It cannot be re-introduced in a “compassionate” 21st-century form.

I found out recently that Britain pad to free all their slaves. They took on massive debt to do it, and just barely paid off that line in this century!! And British sailors lost their lives patrolling the waters for pirate slave boats and to free the slaves on board being shipped to the Americas.

But tell me again how all whites are evil.

Posted by: LizLem at February 06, 2026 12:02 PM (gWBY1)

261 Just about 18 million 2 year olds and younger in a country that supposedly has 1.4 billion people.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:00 PM (GBKbO)

Hmmm, I am surprised they released these figures. Makes things not line up. So which is the lie?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 06, 2026 12:03 PM (bss/y)

262 259 I've been hitting her over it. I guess I need to go back and point out that just because you buy stolen goods from the thief it doesn't make them unstolen.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 12:02 PM (jc0TO)

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How much of the land did the American government buy from the American Indians?

I suspect it's well north of 50%.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:03 PM (GBKbO)

263 257 The CEO, Teresa Broyles-Aplin"

Ima gonna guess... not an engineer. Or any experience in civil projects. Or even knows how electrical power is generated?
Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 12:02 PM (XuXeR)

From light switches and wall sockets, duh!

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 12:03 PM (pDt9x)

264 What's the likelihood a tranny athlete kidnapped Guthrie? Savannah was slated to do the Olympics and now she's pulled out. Hmm.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 06, 2026 12:03 PM (TOSLe)

265 I'm really of two minds about that gaunt little methhead.

Sure, hoist her on her own petard, but I really don't want there to be actual legal precedent that we officially are on "Stolen Land" just to make this dope look silly for fifteen minutes.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 12:03 PM (JwNbV)

266 Posted by: Susan Olivia Cuthbert-Kline at February 06, 2026 11:54 AM (rbvCR)

It was "Cuthbertson" If you are going to sock a sock please do it correctly.

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 06, 2026 12:03 PM (4+9R1)

267 261 Just about 18 million 2 year olds and younger in a country that supposedly has 1.4 billion people.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:00 PM (GBKbO)

Hmmm, I am surprised they released these figures. Makes things not line up. So which is the lie?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 06, 2026 12:03 PM (bss/y)

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Actual counts at Chinese hospitals.

The 1.4 billion number is what's bullshit.

And it's just getting smaller.

In 100 years, America is going to look at China as a backwater, not a rival.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:04 PM (GBKbO)

268 Just about 18 million 2 year olds and younger in a country that supposedly has 1.4 billion people."

Hmm. Maths not really adding up, you know?

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 12:04 PM (XuXeR)

269 I'm not sure what your point is. I have read some horrible things about the practice of indentured servitude in colonial America. When subject to strict legal regulation, it can be a beneficial system. But that was and is not always the case.
Posted by: Bulg

Like always, the law and its enforcement are two different things. Actions may be unlawful but without a way to enforce it, it might as well be lawful.

And poor workers as individuals are almost always not able to muster the political and economic pressure against their employers to cause such laws to be enforced.

There is a reason why labor unions came about even if what we see now are corrupt and bloated relics today.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 12:04 PM (2swu2)

270 I predict that in a few decades legal slavery will be back. No, they won't call it that, but it will be functionally the same. Democrunts spent 100s of years building slavery as an institution, went to war to keep their slaves, were forced to give them up after losing the war, and have spent the last 150 years trying to get slaves back. Democrunts will never ever give them up.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 12:04 PM (iFTx/)

271 Indenture was for a set, negotiated time. It was not open-ended.
——

Part of Debtor’s prisons, too. In those days, debts incurred by an estate were inheritable.

That’s right, if you were the heir, you inherited Daddy’s debts. I should think this had a certain effect on family dynamics.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 06, 2026 12:04 PM (2VfHu)

272 But it turns out I'm just a lazy, racist drug addict.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 06, 2026 11:31 AM (BI5O2)
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My brutha!

*raises palm for a high five*

Posted by: Hunter Biden, Diplomat and Artiste at February 06, 2026 12:04 PM (7+eRf)

273 I'll watch the SB if the Bengals are in it.

In the past I would watch other teams just because I like a good football game.

But the NFL has been altered so much recently (by various forces) and the product isn't as good. It's more an entertainment product than a realistically competitive contest.

I'll take what's real... bring up the lights.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 06, 2026 12:04 PM (DgMqy)

274 268 Just about 18 million 2 year olds and younger in a country that supposedly has 1.4 billion people."

Hmm. Maths not really adding up, you know?

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 12:04 PM (XuXeR)

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I kind of hope the 1.4 billion number is true.

Because it'll make the collapse all the worse.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:05 PM (GBKbO)

275 231 13
‘ Won't see the sportsball or the halftime show.’

Same. I am done with all of them.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2026 11:57 AM (jbnUc)

I'LL FUCKING WATCH WHATEVER THE FUCK I WANT TO WATCH!! DON'T TELL ME WHAT I CAN'T FUCKING WATCH, YOU FAKE CONSERVATIVE!!!!

Posted by: Severely conservative sportsball fan at February 06, 2026 12:05 PM (TbWk/)

276 In 100 years, America is going to look at China as a backwater, not a rival.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:04 PM (GBKbO)

Assuming the commies do not get their way.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 06, 2026 12:05 PM (bss/y)

277 261 Just about 18 million 2 year olds and younger in a country that supposedly has 1.4 billion people.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:00 PM (GBKbO)

Hmmm, I am surprised they released these figures. Makes things not line up. So which is the lie?

Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Difficult to sustain governmental lies over time in a massive society. Sometimes you get the limited modified hangout position first before suddenly new facts emerge.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 12:05 PM (2swu2)

278 predict that in a few decades legal slavery will be back
—-

Have you ever read the 13th Amendment? They didn’t outlaw slavery per se.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 06, 2026 12:05 PM (2VfHu)

279 "Ain't nobody gwan be a slave all the time no moe. We's gonna take turns... and guess whose turn it is now?"

Posted by: Field Marshal Thomas Legree Quadroon at February 06, 2026 12:05 PM (uvB+6)

280
Human trafficking is slavery, no matter who benefits

Pimpin ain't easy.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 06, 2026 12:05 PM (Kt19C)

281 277 Difficult to sustain governmental lies over time in a massive society. Sometimes you get the limited modified hangout position first before suddenly new facts emerge.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 12:05 PM (2swu2)

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Three generations of Chinese whose culture became "one child per family, at most".

Hard to undo that with an edict.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:06 PM (GBKbO)

282 >>> Won't see the sportsball or the halftime show.’

Olympics starts this weekend. My hubby is so mad it's going to delay NHL hockey until the end of the month.

Posted by: LizLem at February 06, 2026 12:06 PM (gWBY1)

283 Every square inch of Earth was likely fought for and declared at some point.

Saying we 'stole' this land is as foolish as saying Billie Eilish (WHO???) should be listened to and taken seriously.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 06, 2026 12:06 PM (Zz0t1)

284 A random idea with regards to indentured servitude:

It might be a good way to handle young people with six figures of college debt.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 12:06 PM (svLOV)

285 recently that Britain pad to free all their slaves. "

But they actually didn't. The first acts banned slavery in areas that really didn't have many, and left the other areas alone. It was a bit of theater, really

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 12:06 PM (XuXeR)

286 In our system, and at this time. But it wasn't always so. And is still not always so for some.

I'm not sure what your point is.

I think we're both a bit confused as to the points being made. I never said IS couldn't be abused. We're not talking about the 1700s, we're talking about now. However...even in the 1700s, people running off from an IS obligation was a common occurrence. That tends to happen when you have a continent in which to hide.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 12:07 PM (Riz8t)

287 Just about 18 million 2 year olds and younger in a country that supposedly has 1.4 billion people.

Chinese women deserve a man with a six-pack, six figure (USD) income, over six feet tall, and packing at least six inches of manhood. They won't settle for less.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 12:07 PM (ExV1e)

288 The CEO, Teresa Broyles-Aplin, boasted that employees were put through over 100 “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, & Belonging” training sessions. ...
Posted by: Simple diagnosis at February 06, 2026 11:57 AM (TbWk/)
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Over what time period? Let's assume six years, starting in 2019 when the woke thing started going parabolic. In fact, let's be generous and call it seven years. They were ahead of the curve.

100 trainings over seven years, so round down and call it 14 per year. That's close to one a month, so let's call it 12 per year and be additionally generous.

Most of these courses are an hour, some are thirty minutes. Let's continue our rounding and call it an hour each and assume it all comes out in the wash.

12 hours a year, per employee. 1.5 working days per *year*, at best, wasted. Per employee. And that assumes no policy changes (no degradation of the workforce), no alienation of current employees, no productivity consequences.

The corporate standard work year is normalized to 2,000 hours. That is 0.6% of *all* working hours dedicated to DEI indoctrination. Optimistically, the DEI trash cost them that much in productivity. That's big.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 12:07 PM (MABZ1)

289 There's times when somebody might need a couple day laborers, but you would have to be stupid to go down to the Circle K and have Juan and Pedro hop in the back of the truck. One little work place accident, and they would have lawyers lining up. Better to bite the bullet, go to the temp agency and at least be backed by their workman's comp, and maybe a valid green card.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 06, 2026 12:07 PM (gm9Sb)

290 287 Just about 18 million 2 year olds and younger in a country that supposedly has 1.4 billion people.

Chinese women deserve a man with a six-pack, six figure (USD) income, over six feet tall, and packing at least six inches of manhood. They won't settle for less.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 12:07 PM (ExV1e)

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And when they find him, they'll only have one child.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:07 PM (GBKbO)

291 Human trafficking is slavery, no matter who benefits

Pimpin ain't easy.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 06, 2026 12:05 PM (Kt19C)

It's HARD out there for a pimp.

Gimmie my Grammy.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 06, 2026 12:07 PM (Zz0t1)

292 Hey tubal! doing OK. You? How's the fam ??

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 12:07 PM (g47mK)

293 >>I'LL FUCKING WATCH WHATEVER THE FUCK I WANT TO WATCH!! DON'T TELL ME WHAT I CAN'T FUCKING WATCH, YOU FAKE CONSERVATIVE!!!!

That's right!

Now, what's the latest cartoon movie from Hollywood?

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 12:08 PM (viF8m)

294
And when they find him, they'll only have one child.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:07 PM (GBKbO)

Or, he will declare no yellow.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 06, 2026 12:08 PM (Zz0t1)

295 and packing at least six inches of manhood"

Well, there goes the neighborhood...

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 12:08 PM (XuXeR)

296 For now, "#meToo" is the greatest leftist own-goal. It was supposed to take out Trump and give them industrial power.

Same with the lockdowns. Did they manage to cheat Trump out of office? Temporarily. But it also demolished their pet industries

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 12:09 PM (PYyV9)

297 292 Hey tubal! doing OK. You? How's the fam ??
Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 12:07 PM (g47mK)

Doing all right here. Got the Big Thaw going on. Grill time back in full swing. Salmon tonight, tuna tomorrow!

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 12:09 PM (pDt9x)

298 I found out recently that Britain pad to free all their slaves. They took on massive debt to do it, and just barely paid off that line in this century!! And British sailors lost their lives patrolling the waters for pirate slave boats and to free the slaves on board being shipped to the Americas.

But tell me again how all whites are evil.
Posted by: LizLem
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If you dig a bit further, after the US ban on importing new slaves became law in 1807, that US Navy ships in conjunction with the Royal Navy, even up to the eve of the Civil War, were jointly patrolling off the coast of Africa to prevent slavers from operating.

Basically everyone today had ancestors in the past that were slaves and that were slavers as well. Survivors so that we are here today.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 12:09 PM (2swu2)

299 I'LL FUCKING WATCH WHATEVER THE FUCK I WANT TO WATCH!! DON'T TELL ME WHAT I CAN'T FUCKING WATCH, YOU FAKE CONSERVATIVE!!!!
Posted by: Severely conservative sportsball fan at February 06, 2026 12:05 PM

America! Fuck Yeah!

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 12:10 PM (jc0TO)

300 Big Thaw is a Big Tease! Never trust the Big Thaw!

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 12:10 PM (g47mK)

301 298 If you dig a bit further, after the US ban on importing new slaves became law in 1807, that US Navy ships in conjunction with the Royal Navy, even up to the eve of the Civil War, were jointly patrolling off the coast of Africa to prevent slavers from operating.

Basically everyone today had ancestors in the past that were slaves and that were slavers as well. Survivors so that we are here today.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 12:09 PM (2swu2)

======

"Your ancestors destroyed my ancestors slave catching business, so I have every right to defraud your nation of billions of dollars."
-Somalians

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:10 PM (GBKbO)

302 I'LL FUCKING WATCH WHATEVER THE FUCK I WANT TO WATCH!! DON'T TELL ME WHAT I CAN'T FUCKING WATCH, YOU FAKE CONSERVATIVE!!!!
Posted by: Severely conservative sportsball fan at February 06, 2026 12:05 PM

*insert Duke Nukem's "DOUCHE" sounder here*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 06, 2026 12:10 PM (Zz0t1)

303 The corporate standard work year is normalized to 2,000 hours. That is 0.6% of *all* working hours dedicated to DEI indoctrination. Optimistically, the DEI trash cost them that much in productivity. That's big.

You clearly haven't been paying attention. Diversity is our strength!

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 12:11 PM (Riz8t)

304 Normal take: you are free to watch whatever you want, but you are paying the people who hate you and are ruining the things you love and your country and want to turn your children into catamites.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 06, 2026 12:12 PM (bss/y)

305 283 Every square inch of Earth was likely fought for and declared at some point.

Saying we 'stole' this land is as foolish as saying Billie Eilish (WHO???) should be listened to and taken seriously.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 06, 2026 12:06 PM (Zz0t1)

People who spout the "nobody's illegal on stolen land" herp derp are phenomenally ignorant of world history. Nation-states weren't formed in Oprah book circles over boxed wine, Xanax, and minotaur bondage smut. It was war, conquest, negotiations, treaties, purchases, controls, enforcement, more wars, more negotiations, more treaties. This ignorance is deliberately cultivated by our educational system, of course, so they fall for all the waterheaded bumper-sticker-level crap the left has conditioned them to believe.

Posted by: Everybody's been conquered and had conquered at February 06, 2026 12:12 PM (TbWk/)

306 The above discussion is why I prefer to call out "stratification" and "tribalism."

Slavery is too complex. I feel that a form of slavery is going on in China and S. Korea, but it is voluntary and resulting in low birth rates. Serfdom is a form of slavery and in all slavery there has to be some freedom and we can argue all day about which freedoms kick it over the line to slavery.

But stratification is anti-American. It is inherent in much of Europe, essential to Indian society, and what the open-border types crave.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 12:12 PM (k/oxk)

307 But they actually didn't. The first acts banned slavery in areas that really didn't have many, and left the other areas alone. It was a bit of theater, really

Yeah it was baby steps, if you watch the film Amazing Grace you get a sense how hard it was to even get that done. At least one of the princes under the insane King George was very heavily invested in slavery, as were many rich powerful people in England at the time.

But eventually they banned it all everywhere, and even went so far as to actively go out and attack slave ships to free the slaves everywhere in the ocean.

Initially though, it was like the French: banned slavery in France with the revolution... but left it in place in all their colonies.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 12:13 PM (PYyV9)

308 Antartica I do not think anyone ever really wanted.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 06, 2026 12:13 PM (bss/y)

309 Cutting cane was a job that Frenchmen wouldn't do.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 12:14 PM (jc0TO)

310 You clearly haven't been paying attention. Diversity is our strength!
Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 12:11 PM (Riz8t)
++++
True enough. It reduces idiosyncratic risk. But that applies *only* in terms of operational model. It's why "fresh blood" - that is, hiring from outside for some leadership positions - is actually a good idea.

Funnily enough, though, DEI mania ensures conformity. It *maximizes* idiosyncratic risk - the very thing that "diversity is our strength," when understood correctly (which most people here *do*), is supposed to reduce.

Leftist inversion. You can set your watch by it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 12:14 PM (MABZ1)

311 Here's an idea - how about just ignore the fcking leftist run NFL? No? You need your pathetic injection of lazy "fun"? You deserve the tranny shtshow. It's all you.

Posted by: Rockfish at February 06, 2026 12:14 PM (hyQrc)

312 Three generations of Chinese whose culture became "one child per family, at most".

Hard to undo that with an edict.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Birthrate is falling worldwide, even India has probably seen its inevitable turn to decline. Most of the remaining high fertility states are either Middle Eastern or African. Even there, they are declining in rate. I think Israel alone has a higher fertility rate than replacement among industrialized nations.

World Bank has the figures. At some point in the 2050's, if trends continue, the entire world population growth will decline to below replacement aka 2.0 kids per family.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 12:14 PM (2swu2)

313 The libertarian argument fails completely.

As we've seen repeatedly people move somewhere and immediately give themselves government benefits if they are a discrete clannish group...and the 3rd world is inherently clannish.

Now, if there wasn't a welfare state? Well the argument does get somewhat better (though it still has problems), but you will never ever get rid of the welfare state when you keep important foreign groups dependent on welfare.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 12:14 PM (sKqQm)

314 Slavery is too complex. I feel that a form of slavery is going on in China and S. Korea

I assume you meant N. Korea.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 12:14 PM (Riz8t)

315 “Boston area Woman” is dumb as a fucking post.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 06, 2026 11:58 AM

Set that one in type. We'll need it again.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 06, 2026 12:15 PM (kgE5c)

316 In before the Puritans!

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 12:15 PM (jc0TO)

317 I assume you meant N. Korea.

Or perhaps not.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 12:15 PM (Riz8t)

318 Arguing with idiots who believe a man can turn into a woman by putting on a dress about complex subjects like slavery and world history makes about as much sense as debating your dog.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 12:15 PM (viF8m)

319 Cutting cane was a job that Frenchmen wouldn't do.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 12:14 PM (jc0TO)

Buttsecks!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 06, 2026 12:15 PM (Zz0t1)

320 314 Slavery is too complex. I feel that a form of slavery is going on in China and S. Korea

I assume you meant N. Korea.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 12:14 PM (Riz8t)

Slavery is endemic in the far east (what would you call the Uighyrs?) and middle east. It was never touched there.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 06, 2026 12:16 PM (bss/y)

321 312 Birthrate is falling worldwide, even India has probably seen its inevitable turn to decline. Most of the remaining high fertility states are either Middle Eastern or African. Even there, they are declining in rate. I think Israel alone has a higher fertility rate than replacement among industrialized nations.

World Bank has the figures. At some point in the 2050's, if trends continue, the entire world population growth will decline to below replacement aka 2.0 kids per family.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 12:14 PM (2swu2)

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The point in China is that it's...really low. Probably less than 1 nationwide, definitely at .9 in certain major ares.

We are at 1.6 (conservatives remain at about 2.05 in America).

The fear of China is...well, let's just say we're better keeping them contained for the next 10-20 years and then proceeding to ignore them completely because they'll have so many internal problems that they won't be able to project power all the way to Taiwan much less South America.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:16 PM (GBKbO)

322 215
Slender? Very athletic build, not at all slender. Sleek maybe.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 06, 2026 12:16 PM (sl73Y)

323 Trump's team took down that post...

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 12:16 PM (g47mK)

324 Arguing with idiots who believe a man can turn into a woman by putting on a dress about complex subjects like slavery and world history makes about as much sense as debating your dog.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 12:15 PM (viF8m)

He won't say much, but my dog would sit there, listening intently, tilting his head back and forth trying to find a word he knows that tells him to do something.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 06, 2026 12:16 PM (Zz0t1)

325 The corporate standard work year is normalized to 2,000 hours. That is 0.6% of *all* working hours dedicated to DEI indoctrination. Optimistically, the DEI trash cost them that much in productivity. That's big.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

You ain't seen nothing yet. Whole departments - entire buildings - devoted to HR and this shit. 100% of their time is waste. I have always said that China is winning because we waste half our time.

Think about it -- the P in GDP is product -- production. This shit produces nothing and makes us all poorer.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 12:17 PM (k/oxk)

326 "UPDATE: The post has been taken down. "a White House staffer erroneously made the post. It has been taken down," according to a senior White House official."

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 12:17 PM (g47mK)

327 309 Cutting cane was a job that Frenchmen wouldn't do.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 12:14 PM (jc0TO)

Raising cane is a job for Southerners.

Posted by: Getting buck wild! at February 06, 2026 12:17 PM (TbWk/)

328 306 is spot on. Well said.

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 12:17 PM (XuXeR)

329 >>Posted by: From about That Time

How are you doing these days?

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 12:17 PM (viF8m)

330 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 06, 2026 12:17 PM (Zz0t1)

331 Nude filthy antifag hoodlum

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 06, 2026 12:17 PM (iFTx/)

332 318 Arguing with idiots who believe a man can turn into a woman by putting on a dress about complex subjects like slavery and world history makes about as much sense as debating your dog.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 12:15 PM (viF8m)

Hey! Reef has some decent thought about the Plebian-Patrician divide in Rome. I think he is wrong overall about it making no difference as time went on as opposed to the early days. I think the definitions changed but the essential differences between the classes stayed the same and even deepened as time went by.

Silly dog.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 06, 2026 12:18 PM (bss/y)

333 COuld it be that the staffer is a sekret groyper who wanted to make Trump look bad ? yes it could.

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 12:18 PM (g47mK)

334 "Boston area Woman, stay away from me..."

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 12:19 PM (XuXeR)

335 I wish there was a way to not watch the super bowel harder this year but I maxed out a long time ago.

Posted by: These fish sticks are hard as tits at February 06, 2026 12:19 PM (zzlyx)

336 Nor does the corporate class like not having cheap labor or being able to send jobs abroad for a few extra bucks in investor earnings. Neither are particularly virtuous.
Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 11:54 AM (2swu2)

There is a term I have heard, "financialized capitalism" where the goal is to maximize income by all means possible. Leverage, outsourcing, various elements from mercantilism like captured markets and raw material sources, exporting jobs to cheap labor markets, and general enshittification of everything.
This was held in opposition to the more Hamiltonian American System which is focused on maximizing production for consumption, and does not rely on anyone getting rich being the middleman or rentier.

The argument was that Trump was pushing to an American system in opposition to the financialized system that has been hollowing out the world for the last 80 years.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 12:19 PM (rbvCR)

337 Boston-area affluent white liberal woman gets black house slave. Details at 11:00.

Posted by: And they see this as a positive at February 06, 2026 12:20 PM (TbWk/)

338 309 Cutting cane was a job that Frenchmen wouldn't do.
Posted by: toby928(c)
=====
Back in the day, doing so was a death sentence for long. Tropical swamps were deadly for the variety of diseases found there.

Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 12:20 PM (2swu2)

339 Just about 18 million 2 year olds and younger in a country that supposedly has 1.4 billion people.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:00 PM (GBKbO)
==
I'd say more realistically between 1.1B and 1B, probably closer to the lower number. And the decline is rapidly increasing.

Posted by: Black JEM at February 06, 2026 12:20 PM (GZYu7)

340
I assume you meant N. Korea.
Posted by: Archimedes

NO!

be S Korean.
Wake up. Get on highway and go to work. Work 10-14 hrs. Get on highway and drive to apartment.

You never see neighbors. (check out their building designs - too long to explain here.) You never go to shops, you door dash or whatever. You never go to anything in the community.

You divert yourself on internet (games, drama, anime, ...) for a few hours. You sleep

You are a slave. who moved from countryside to comfortable slave quarter apartment and spend your life working. Having wife and babies is too much work and step down in comfort, so you do not.

In 3 generations your society is gone.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 12:21 PM (k/oxk)

341 339 Just about 18 million 2 year olds and younger in a country that supposedly has 1.4 billion people.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:00 PM (GBKbO)
==
I'd say more realistically between 1.1B and 1B, probably closer to the lower number. And the decline is rapidly increasing.

Posted by: Black JEM at February 06, 2026 12:20 PM (GZYu7)

======

I don't believe the 1.4 number, but even at 1, that's...a very small number of children.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 12:23 PM (GBKbO)

342 242 Same. I am done with all of them.

Yeah I used to love baseball but its been ruined as well. The hell with all of them, and the people who own and run them that hate you and everything you believe in.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 11:59 AM (PYyV9)

I used to say there were only two seasons — Baseball and Winter. Opening Day was a personal Holiday for me, and when I finally entered the professional world where I could declare my time off, that day was always on the PTO calendar. I had partial Season Tickets for several years. I was at the very first World Series game to be played at the Ballpark in Arlington.

Then a politcal movement based on a lie was allowed to invade the diamond.

I was already on the fence about my continued support of the game, due to the idiotic changes that were about to be implemented, not to mention the plandemic that shut down attendance, but the kneeling nonsense sealed the deal. I haven't attended a game, and only watched part of the final game in the '23 Series to see the Rangers finally win one, though I honestly didn't much care. I haven't watched an inning since.

...and f*** football. Now git offa mah lawn!

Posted by: goozer at February 06, 2026 12:24 PM (BAs8w)

343 Regarding Rand Paul: Years ago I read a few articles about how Germany decades ago brought in a lot of Turkish guest workers but provided them no pathway to citizenship. This was probably long enough ago that Little Green Footballs was still worth reading. At that point, the grandchildren of those original guest workers were still living in Germany, but not German, and they seemed to be the first ones embracing Islamism. Haven't heard any mention of it in a very long time but I doubt the problem was ever resolved

Posted by: Rick C at February 06, 2026 12:26 PM (1zWbY)

344 Men and women are the same sex.

Posted by: "Happy" Harry Cox at February 06, 2026 12:26 PM (uvB+6)

345 Someone pointed out (cannot remember who) that shows like the Simpsons and South Park used to be written by people who watched and knew human experience and life, and reacted to it with wit and humor. Now its people who watched the Simpsons and South Park writing episodes based on old episodes.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 06, 2026 11:57 AM (PYyV9)

John Ringo recently posted that if you live among college grads and socialist theater kids who have no real experience other than being discontented and lots of indoctrination, it is impossible to write anything realistic or fun. Personally It think the whole concept of "only listen to people who agree fully with you" is also responsible, the whole ideological-borg destroys creativity

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 12:26 PM (rbvCR)

346 The only reason the S. Koreans put up with it (not all of them do, of course) is because one generation ago they were living in rural towns with no comforts. So they think they have it made.

But they have given up everything for salary and job and comforts. This works as long as Samsung and LG and the rest are growing and not firing. When they start to fire people (if they eve do) there will be revolution. S. Korea is on a really bad path.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 12:26 PM (k/oxk)

347 Slave is a bit over used. Working a 14 hr job is a choice. People who work 8 hr. day and go home don't get ahead.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 12:27 PM (OuTdY)

348 Haven't heard any mention of it in a very long time but I doubt the problem was ever resolved
Posted by: Rick C

Merkel gave them citizenship, iirc.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 12:28 PM (k/oxk)

349 There is a reason why labor unions came about even if what we see now are corrupt and bloated relics today.
Posted by: whig at February 06, 2026 12:04 PM (2swu2)

It is starting to look like most labor unions are now just used to direct and fund color revolutions nowadays

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 12:31 PM (rbvCR)

350 For what it's worth, there have been several articles about the high percentage of baseball players who are Republican (usually written in a condescending tone).

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at February 06, 2026 12:33 PM (9CBNQ)

351 A random idea with regards to indentured servitude:

It might be a good way to handle young people with six figures of college debt.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 12:06 PM (svLOV)

The only reason they have to struggle with that debt as opposed to any other debt is that it is impossible to discharge that debt via bankruptcy.
They are held in debt to the universities and the feds.

If you want to let that go, let the debt be dischargeable in Banko. Make terms if you want (for example force them to file single no-deductions for 5 years or something and garnish their tax refunds) but LET THEM DISCHARGE THE DEBT

Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 12:35 PM (rbvCR)

352 "one child per family, at most". Hard to undo that with an edict.

Hell, you could undo it with a e-DIck.
History is replete with examples of governmental authorities inducing the production of more children. We usually frown on it, looking back. Eager to invoke it on our own offspring, of course.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 06, 2026 12:46 PM (zdLoL)

353 (for example force them to file single no-deductions for 5 years or something and garnish their tax refunds) but LET THEM DISCHARGE THE DEBT
Posted by: Kindltot

------------
A foundational principle of contract law is that the law has to be tailored and interpreted to facilitate the practice. It serves no purpose to create a regulation or condition that immediately makes the activity unworkable.

If the debt is dischargeable, then everyone will declare bankruptcy upon graduation and dishcharge it, then no one will grant any loans because they will be uncollectible.

Granting the relief of "discharge" will also grant the relief of having the debt, or getting the loan, or going to college.

It is more complicated, but this is the logic behind what we have now. The problem is that millions were befuddled into taking on massive debt for a 4-6 year resort holiday that has no payback. How the heck did that happen? And who should pay for their foolishness -- the plumber? The pensioner? The HS dropout?

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 06, 2026 12:52 PM (k/oxk)

354 I’ll not watch the Super Bowl or anything related.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 06, 2026 01:01 PM (O3dBq)

355 If you want to let that go, let the debt be dischargeable in Banko. Make terms if you want (for example force them to file single no-deductions for 5 years or something and garnish their tax refunds) but LET THEM DISCHARGE THE DEBT
Posted by: Kindltot at February 06, 2026 12:35 PM (rbvCR)

Nah. I paid mine off. They can too.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 06, 2026 01:02 PM (O3dBq)

356 In re running off the normies and institutions failing: I see that out on the hiking trails. In many parts of the country, the hiking trails receive a significant fraction of the total upkeep from volunteers. I've watched over the last decade as many a long tenured volunteer has departed, fed up with the DEI nonsense. The non-profit orgs are trying to recruit from demographics that simply have neither the time nor the inclination to volunteer. The flat out say they have too many old white guys (the prime volunteer demographic). It's almost the old game of the government staffer - intentionally fail so you can get a larger budget.

Posted by: No Name Guy at February 06, 2026 01:23 PM (L1eRG)

Mid-Morning Art Thread

Reclining Nude
Ernest Trova

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

Comments

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1 st!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 06, 2026 09:30 AM (kgE5c)

2 Oh baby.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 06, 2026 09:31 AM (+HNx/)

3
ESPONJA!!1!1!1!11

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 06, 2026 09:31 AM (tljrc)

4 I don't get it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 09:31 AM (GBKbO)

5 So...reclining nude in Patrick Bateman's living room.

Would not hang.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 06, 2026 09:31 AM (kgE5c)

6 Trova's name was Trauma, before he changed it.

Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 09:31 AM (N8ZBc)

7 4 I don't get it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

I do! It like he read my mind, man!

Posted by: Jeffrey Dahmer at February 06, 2026 09:32 AM (JCZqz)

8 Ernest Trova was angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at February 06, 2026 09:32 AM (2Ez/1)

9 Well, we started the week with many good nudes.

We're ending it with one bad nude.

TGIF, I guess.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 09:32 AM (77rzZ)

10 *snort*

Posted by: Alberto Vargas at February 06, 2026 09:32 AM (+HNx/)

11 The Others have been summoned.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 06, 2026 09:32 AM (kgE5c)

12 Nude what?

Posted by: Nazdar at February 06, 2026 09:32 AM (NcvvS)

13 This is a joke right? It looks like the tablecloth this guy had one night eating pasta with red sauce

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 09:32 AM (sKqQm)

14 I hope he paid the model adequately. Or at least the next of kin.

Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 09:32 AM (N8ZBc)

15 Blood.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 09:32 AM (uEmCf)

16 Crap

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 06, 2026 09:32 AM (Ap3Ky)

17 Ernest Jr. spilled juice all over the painting that morning before Ernest Sr. had to turn the work in.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 06, 2026 09:32 AM (Dv3i1)

18 I can't see it, Elaine!

Posted by: Mr. Pitt at February 06, 2026 09:32 AM (oftw2)

19 False advertising

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2026 09:33 AM (jtM2q)

20 uhhhh... the teleporter malfunctioned again

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 06, 2026 09:33 AM (emBoF)

21 Reclining Nude, you say? I say it's clickbait. If there's boobs in there, even Waldo would have trouble finding them.

Posted by: JML at February 06, 2026 09:33 AM (EtRph)

22 I see one hell of an inflated scrotum. Am I gay?

Posted by: one hour sober at February 06, 2026 09:33 AM (Y1sOo)

23 Some disassembly required

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 06, 2026 09:33 AM (8AONa)

24 I like the orange and red colors in the painting. That's it.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 09:33 AM (rZCVI)

25 20 uhhhh... the teleporter malfunctioned again

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 06, 2026 09:33 AM (emBoF)

======

"I told you it was unsafe!"
-McCoy

*runs into the holodeck to jerk it*
-Barclay

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 09:33 AM (GBKbO)

26 Looks a bit like Francis Bacon with a more subdued palette.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 06, 2026 09:33 AM (CHHv1)

27 Hideous

Posted by: redridinghood at February 06, 2026 09:33 AM (NpAcC)

28 Looks like a dismembered nude.

Posted by: dantesed at February 06, 2026 09:34 AM (Oy/m2)

29 "Authorities suspect that alcohol and drugs may have been a factor."

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 09:34 AM (svLOV)

30 Trova at the Art Shoppe:

"I need some paint knives."
'We have several!'
"These are too small. Got anything bigger? Serrated, maybe?"

Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 09:34 AM (N8ZBc)

31 Nazdar, that was my immediate reaction.

A chopped up dressmaker's doll?

Posted by: RandomDave at February 06, 2026 09:34 AM (aJQbY)

32 That’s not art… it’s not a nude… I don’t know what that is…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2026 09:34 AM (fQqaC)

33 This is not the nude we were looking for.

Posted by: Male horde members everywhere at February 06, 2026 09:34 AM (2Ez/1)

34 I see one hell of an inflated scrotum. Am I gay?

Would you like to be?

Posted by: Don LeMon at February 06, 2026 09:35 AM (sKqQm)

35 It's that acid thing, again.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 06, 2026 09:35 AM (XeU6L)

36 Are those blobs supposed to be boobs or is that back fat?

Posted by: redridinghood at February 06, 2026 09:35 AM (NpAcC)

37 Ah, what atrocity is this on a Friday morning???

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 06, 2026 09:35 AM (0nHVk)

38 There is no redeeming value in this travesty, at all. We are all poorer having to endure it for an hour and a half. Wish there was Another Movie Channel I could turn to for solace.

Posted by: Disgusted Viewer at February 06, 2026 09:35 AM (oftw2)

39 22 I see one hell of an inflated scrotum. Am I gay?
Posted by: one hour sober at February 06, 2026 09:33 AM (Y1sOo)

"Let us be finding out, filthy kuffar. You will be coming up to the roof with me."

--Derka Derka Muhammad Jihad

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 09:35 AM (uEmCf)

40 I love how the cascading waves of dynamism permeate the cornucopia of visual delights emanating from this masterpiece.

/s

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 06, 2026 09:36 AM (DgMqy)

41 In an internet full of Reclining Nudes we get....this

Posted by: Obligatory at February 06, 2026 09:36 AM (sKqQm)

42 uhhhh... the teleporter malfunctioned again
Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 06, 2026 09:33 AM

No more beaming!

Posted by: Pres. Skroob at February 06, 2026 09:36 AM (kgE5c)

43 "Face it, you're a no-talent bum, Trova."

Posted by: Gertrude Stein at February 06, 2026 09:36 AM (+HNx/)

44 Not what I was expecting to start off Super Bowl weekend.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 06, 2026 09:36 AM (NpAcC)

45 I think I see the ottoman.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 06, 2026 09:36 AM (XvL8K)

46 Stihl Chainsaw hires Trova to do their pin-up calendars.

Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 09:36 AM (N8ZBc)

47 Reclining Nude
Ernest Trova

***********

The Hip Bone's Connected to the WTH? - a limerick

An art critic named Marty Craddock
At first was supremely ecstatic
But this painting of a nude
Was sadly misconstrued
It was executed with a Bass-O-Matic™

Posted by: muldoon at February 06, 2026 09:37 AM (qgHp7)

48 I think I dated her.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 09:37 AM (viF8m)

49 22 I see one hell of an inflated scrotum. Am I gay?
Posted by: one hour sober at February 06, 2026 09:33 AM
___
I think it moved, Jerry.

Posted by: George at February 06, 2026 09:37 AM (2Ez/1)

50 Some Stupid Bullshit for The Bien-Pensant Midwit Wives of Wealthy, Henpecked Men was the working title, but Trova's business manager told him it was too on-the-nose.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 06, 2026 09:37 AM (BI5O2)

51 Junk

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at February 06, 2026 09:37 AM (gHFXU)

52 Ah, what atrocity is this on a Friday morning???
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 06, 2026 09:35 AM

It's CBD's world, DDS...we're just living in it.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 06, 2026 09:38 AM (kgE5c)

53 LOVE IT!

Posted by: Tony Podesta at February 06, 2026 09:38 AM (0yjaw)

54 If there's boobs in there, even Waldo would have trouble finding them.
Posted by: JML

It looks like the left boob, in the right foreground, is enormous. The right boob, above it, looks like it has a face on it, and appears to be considerably smaller.

Asymmetrical boob, one of which has a face. BWNB.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 09:38 AM (77rzZ)

55 A couple of LEDs would have been perfect for emphasizing the nipples.

Posted by: Thomas Kinkaid, Painter of Light at February 06, 2026 09:38 AM (+HNx/)

56 Ernest Trova was absent the entire time "nude composition" was discussed in art class. In fact, he may never have had a single lesson.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2026 09:38 AM (jtM2q)

57 >>uhhhh... the teleporter malfunctioned again

Heh, like in "Timeline."

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 09:39 AM (0yjaw)

58 36 Are those blobs supposed to be boobs or is that back fat?
Posted by: redridinghood

Both are beautiful! (fap fap fap)

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at February 06, 2026 09:39 AM (JCZqz)

59 I think I dated her.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 09:37 AM

Come here and let me read you something...

Posted by: Your local law enforcement at February 06, 2026 09:39 AM (kgE5c)

60 During National Negro Month?

Posted by: Tsk, tsk at February 06, 2026 09:39 AM (2Ez/1)

61 "what atrocity is this"

A Trovacity.

Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 09:39 AM (N8ZBc)

62 Looked up this guy's other "art" and yep, he's a hack. His two big pieces are "Roman Boy" which looks like it was drawn by a grade school child and the Falling Man which is a sculpture that looks like a bad SF movie villain from the 70s

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 09:39 AM (sKqQm)

63 62 Looked up this guy's other "art" and yep, he's a hack. His two big pieces are "Roman Boy" which looks like it was drawn by a grade school child and the Falling Man which is a sculpture that looks like a bad SF movie villain from the 70s

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 09:39 AM (sKqQm)

=======

Yeah but *argument by authority*.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 09:40 AM (GBKbO)

64 Posted by: muldoon at February 06, 2026 09:37 AM (qgHp7)
*****
Nailed it again!

Posted by: redridinghood at February 06, 2026 09:40 AM (NpAcC)

65 >> I think I dated her.

"I can fix her!"

"Uhhhh, you sure 'bout that. . . ?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 09:40 AM (0yjaw)

66 Alternate title:

"Bovine Afterbirth"

Posted by: naturalfake at February 06, 2026 09:40 AM (iJfKG)

67 That painting would have fetched a nice sum if Hunter Biden had painted it four years ago.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at February 06, 2026 09:40 AM (Lo97M)

68 Let me be telling you, I am in expert in the nudes because I have the internet.

And I see no bobs or vagene! No sir!

Posted by: Some Indian Art Enthusiast at February 06, 2026 09:41 AM (sKqQm)

69 >>Ah, what atrocity is this on a Friday morning???

Be happy it's not the ottoman.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 09:41 AM (0yjaw)

70 Well, It is interesting. Maybe not beautiful or awe inspiring. But it is interesting.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 06, 2026 09:41 AM (IhIKR)

71 Maybe he's better at painting apartments.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 06, 2026 09:41 AM (+HNx/)

72 "I can fix her!"

"Uhhhh, you sure 'bout that. . . ?
Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 09:40 AM

It! Could!! Work!!!

Posted by: Froederick Frankenstein at February 06, 2026 09:41 AM (kgE5c)

73 Original painting title: "On Special, $3.99/lb!"

Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 09:41 AM (N8ZBc)

74 It's a burrito.

Posted by: banana Dream - Welcome To MOES! at February 06, 2026 09:41 AM (3uBP9)

75 (narrator voice)

He can't fix her.

Posted by: Spoken in hushed tones at February 06, 2026 09:41 AM (2Ez/1)

76 So, like a Francis Bacon painting, but not gay?

I mean, I think that's a woman.

Posted by: Pete in Texas at February 06, 2026 09:42 AM (p9rFX)

77 Maybe he's better at painting apartments.
Posted by: Cicero

On afternoon. Two coats!

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 09:42 AM (77rzZ)

78 Alternate title:

"Not All of the Side-Effects of COVID 19 Were Adequately Described to the Public"

Posted by: naturalfake at February 06, 2026 09:42 AM (iJfKG)

79 Botched Bovine Bisection

Posted by: Joe Mama at February 06, 2026 09:42 AM (TezPK)

80 75 (narrator voice)

He can't fix her.
Posted by: Spoken in hushed tones at February 06, 2026 09:41 AM (2Ez/1)

Not everyone makes it through taxidermy school.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 09:42 AM (JwNbV)

81 She looks a bit heavy in the hamhocks.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 06, 2026 09:42 AM (+HNx/)

82 Well, we had a few good weeks. Coffee break over, back on your heads.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 06, 2026 09:42 AM (AlhUl)

83 On a scale from 1 to 10, I rate this "nude" a -5.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 06, 2026 09:43 AM (qFwJc)

84
Have we ever had a Hunter Biden painting displayed here?

Posted by: Auspex at February 06, 2026 09:43 AM (Y8DZL)

85 This is what one could call misogynist.

He didn't just miss ogynist. He wasn't even in the same zip code.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 09:43 AM (JwNbV)

86 I prefer boobs without a face.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 06, 2026 09:43 AM (36PRH)

87 Alternate title:

"How Can an Artist Tell You He's Gay Without Telling You He's Gay?"

Posted by: naturalfake at February 06, 2026 09:43 AM (iJfKG)

88 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Is this art after the autopsy?
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 06, 2026 09:43 AM (zHo2f)

89 I tell you this, if my nude model looked like this I wouldn't have plowed her like a fertile farm field from dawn until dusk while telling my wife I was uh...getting inspiration.

Posted by: Andrew Wyeth at February 06, 2026 09:44 AM (sKqQm)

90 I've never seen a more transparent ruse for getting a woman to take off her clothes in your "studio."

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 06, 2026 09:44 AM (+HNx/)

91 As seen on teenager's scrambled UHF feed tv circa 1980s.

Posted by: banana Dream - Welcome To MOES! at February 06, 2026 09:44 AM (3uBP9)

92 I wish there was Another Movie Channel I could turn to for solace.
Posted by: Disgusted Viewer

Do you not know of the Vibrant Hot Air Art Thread?

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 09:44 AM (77rzZ)

93 85 This is what one could call misogynist.

He didn't just miss ogynist. He wasn't even in the same zip code.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 06, 2026 09:43 AM (JwNbV)

=======

"Trova expertly deconstructs the male gaze of the female form by accurately representing the subjective nature of how men view women as nothing more than meat to be consumed. It's an ugly fact of life that Trova expertly brings to painterly form by creating a sight that repels the viewer, making one question the nature of beauty itself."
-Feminist critique

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 09:44 AM (GBKbO)

94 Patiently waiting for 100.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 06, 2026 09:45 AM (qFwJc)

95 Jesus. It's a Clive Barker and David Cronenberg collab.

Posted by: As it hoarsely whispers "kill me" at February 06, 2026 09:45 AM (TbWk/)

96 95 Jesus. It's a Clive Barker and David Cronenberg collab.

Posted by: As it hoarsely whispers "kill me" at February 06, 2026 09:45 AM (TbWk/)

=====

I don't think this new flesh could live long.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 09:46 AM (GBKbO)

97 Looks like it could be a storyboard from John Carpenter's The Thing.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 06, 2026 09:46 AM (36PRH)

98 Trova challenged Feminism with his radical Femeatism style.

Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 09:46 AM (N8ZBc)

99 More like "Dismembered Nude."
Maybe this guy should have a "red flag"....

Posted by: GWB at February 06, 2026 09:46 AM (AeZOl)

100 "meat to be consumed?"

Yikes. That feminist critique is a demon from hell.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 06, 2026 09:46 AM (qFwJc)

101 Looks like a crime scene. Would not hang.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 06, 2026 09:46 AM (abIsI)

102 ...

Not sure if Giant jugs or... knee?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 06, 2026 09:47 AM (bss/y)

103 My male gaze is gazing away from this abomination.

Posted by: Delurker at February 06, 2026 09:47 AM (gtcuf)

104 OT: Does anyone really care about the Guthrie woman?

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 06, 2026 09:47 AM (qFwJc)

105 -Feminist critique
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 09:44 AM (GBKbO)

My normal person critique — It stinks

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2026 09:47 AM (ZCxQ+)

106 That nude isn't the only one that's reclining.

Posted by: Dick Johnson at February 06, 2026 09:47 AM (GI9/m)

107 Uh...Reclining Nude, on top of the butcher's counter? My brain isn't quite making sense of this. I'll try more coffee.

Posted by: t-bird at February 06, 2026 09:47 AM (Otznn)

108 "Oh no"

"Well anyway..."

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 06, 2026 09:47 AM (36PRH)

109 96 I don't think this new flesh could live long.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 09:46 AM (GBKbO)

That's why you have to become it.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 09:47 AM (uEmCf)

110 I looked up Ern's other work and it's mostly metal work statues that are equally indecipherable.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 06, 2026 09:47 AM (3uBP9)

111 Goes looking for coffee."

With chicory. And heavy cream.

Ahhhhh

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 09:48 AM (XuXeR)

112 Dr. Frankensteen's leftover parts.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 06, 2026 09:48 AM (qFwJc)

113 >>Looks like it could be a storyboard from John Carpenter's The Thing.

It's like a Yoko Ono song put to canvas.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 06, 2026 09:48 AM (Y1sOo)

114 "Reclining Nude"

K. I'll take your word for it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 09:48 AM (MABZ1)

115 That nude isn't the only one that's reclining.
Posted by: Dick Johnson

Yeah, not even the Paolo could keep it up staring at this thing.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 09:48 AM (77rzZ)

116 Good lord... how about a NSFW warning??

Posted by: red speck at February 06, 2026 09:49 AM (Ve/HL)

117 Reclining Nude"

The art or the artist?

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 09:49 AM (XuXeR)

118
I don't get it.

*resumes watching hockey fights*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2026 09:49 AM (tgvbd)

119 Good lord... how about a NSFW warning??
Posted by: red speck at February 06, 2026 09:49 AM (Ve/HL)
++++
You mean "NSFV."

"Not Safe For Viewing."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 09:49 AM (MABZ1)

120 Nope

Posted by: Tuna at February 06, 2026 09:49 AM (lJ0H4)

121 Tauntaun packing facility!

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 06, 2026 09:49 AM (DgMqy)

122 Ernest "Buffalo Bill" Trova.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 09:49 AM (uEmCf)

123 No one could actually like this. At best, they could like saying they like it to mess with the rest of us.

Posted by: Kratwurst at February 06, 2026 09:50 AM (C362Q)

124 Looking at this is like a 13-year-old me trying to decipher the after-hours, scrambled HBO broadcast.

"Ooh! I think I saw a boob!"

Posted by: red speck at February 06, 2026 09:50 AM (Ve/HL)

125 Is that a person or just body parts?

Posted by: No Name Today at February 06, 2026 09:51 AM (8mulE)

126 Ernest "Buffalo Bill" Trova.
Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 09:49 AM (uEmCf)

Does this mean he never won the Super Bowl?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2026 09:51 AM (fQqaC)

127 I don't think this new flesh could live long.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 09:46 AM (GBKbO)

That's why you have to become it.
Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 09:47 AM (uEmCf)

Where's the VHS Slot?

I'd like to watch a movie.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 06, 2026 09:51 AM (iJfKG)

128 She comes outfitted with "that thing that goes up in the back".

Posted by: banana Dream at February 06, 2026 09:51 AM (3uBP9)

129 "No one could actually like this."

Carrion flies love it.

Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 09:51 AM (N8ZBc)

130 Tauntaun packing facility!"

Hmm. Does kinda sorta looks like inside an old school salmon canning factory on Kodiak...

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 09:52 AM (XuXeR)

131 What the hell

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at February 06, 2026 09:52 AM (GD2xa)

132 The composition of today's art is like yesterday's mullet: minge up front, corset in the back.

Posted by: red speck at February 06, 2026 09:52 AM (Ve/HL)

133 We've been naughty. Again.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 06, 2026 09:52 AM (u82oZ)

134 Further proof that modern art is one big money laundering scheme.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at February 06, 2026 09:52 AM (lsYk+)

135 Wow. Thats bad by even Garrett standards.

Posted by: Jak Sucio at February 06, 2026 09:52 AM (Aoykm)

136 Starmer out by June 30 up to 42% on Polymarket, 64% by December 31. They also just added February 28, which is at 7%.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 06, 2026 09:52 AM (XvL8K)

137 That is the hottest nude I've seen - I mean she, he or it is showing full tentacles here!

Posted by: Kurt Eichenwald at February 06, 2026 09:53 AM (sKqQm)

138 "Reclining Nude"

Trova commented, "At first she was declining. Then I made her recline."

Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 09:53 AM (N8ZBc)

139 We've been naughty. Again.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

What's this "we" business?

You know what you did, Salty.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 09:54 AM (77rzZ)

140 Starmer out by June 30 up to 42% on Polymarket"

Do people actually bet on this sheiite?

/ looks at NFL...

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 09:54 AM (XuXeR)

141 At least she shaved her beaver.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 06, 2026 09:54 AM (TOSLe)

142 looks like something you'd pull out of a really bad car wreck

Posted by: DanMan at February 06, 2026 09:54 AM (8uzBS)

143 It's not enough that the painting is considered surreal. He had to make it ugly. The color scheme makes me think of rust and decay. The flesh tones look like poor quality plastic. To the degree any body part is recognizable, it is incomplete at best if not grossly exaggerated. Is there anything that would make a viewer want to look at it besides WTF? The artist should have stayed in Missouri and raised corn.

Posted by: JTB at February 06, 2026 09:54 AM (yTvNw)

144 Willowed:

Posted by: Sad! at February 06, 2026 08:57 AM (vxx4C)

Trolls focus on words. Real men focus on deeds.

Trump SAYS a lot of stupid shit. It gets people running around with their hair on fire (I should try that and see if it's good for gainzzzz). Then he quietly continues doing what he's been doing.

Trump says "kinder and gentler". Trump also signs order saying that deportation orders cannot be appealed. Trump's deportation lieutenants are NOT saying "kinder and gentler".

It helps to pay attention.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 09:10 AM (ExV1e)

Yeah, but...everyone knows the Art of Politics is using the most inflammatory, inciting, and harsh language possible to describe the policies you want or are carrying out.

Like say, deporting illegal aliens.

Instead of calling it "deporting illegal aliens", the savvy politician, which Trump is not!!!, would say-

"throwing the scum of the earth into fiery burn-pits filled with industrial waste and diarrhea , then shooting them in the back and throwing their children into hamburger grinders"

That's the way Trump should do things.

I hope this helps.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 06, 2026 09:55 AM (iJfKG)

145 The artist should have stayed in Missouri and raised corn.
Posted by: JTB

Kaiser Wilhelm once said that Tsar Nicholas II was "fit only to live in a country house and grow turnips."

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 09:56 AM (77rzZ)

146 "Alleged Leader of Benghazi Attack Arrested"

Alrighty!

Bet there's currently a battle between top US law firms wanting to defend this b@stard

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 09:56 AM (0yjaw)

147 55 A couple of LEDs would have been perfect for emphasizing the nipples.
Posted by: Thomas Kinkaid, Painter of Light at February 06, 2026 09:38 AM (+HNx/)

The artist misheard you and went with an IED.

Posted by: No Name Today at February 06, 2026 09:56 AM (8mulE)

148 Mmmmm. Coffee in my mug. A kitty on my lap. And dammit, I gotta leave to catch the boat in five minutes.

Rats.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 06, 2026 09:56 AM (IhIKR)

149 It's not enough that the painting is considered surreal. He had to make it ugly. The color scheme makes me think of rust and decay. The flesh tones look like poor quality plastic. To the degree any body part is recognizable, it is incomplete at best if not grossly exaggerated. Is there anything that would make a viewer want to look at it besides WTF? The artist should have stayed in Missouri and raised corn.
Posted by: JTB at February 06, 2026 09:54 AM (yTvNw)
++++
1957. Well after the rot in the arts had metastasized.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 09:56 AM (MABZ1)

150 147 Ha!

Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 09:56 AM (N8ZBc)

151 This piece is marvelous. A little monochromatic but I think it works well with the subject.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 09:57 AM (RIvkX)

152 Very interesting.

Posted by: Sergeant Schultz at February 06, 2026 09:57 AM (oqhSb)

153 Rats.
Posted by: nurse ratched

Well, good you have the kitty, then.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 09:57 AM (77rzZ)

154
Starmer out by June 30 up to 42% on Polymarket

___________

If so, his replacement will be even worse.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2026 09:57 AM (tgvbd)

155 Alternate title:

"No One Wants to See What Goes Into Making SPAM"

Posted by: naturalfake at February 06, 2026 09:57 AM (iJfKG)

156 If so, his replacement will be even worse.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2026 09:57 AM (tgvbd)
++++
This is how it usually works, yeah.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 09:57 AM (MABZ1)

157 It's all about balance. I mean, CBD gave everybody les nymphs on Monday, so today we get burrito explosion.

Posted by: banana Dream - vivamus burrito explosion est at February 06, 2026 09:58 AM (3uBP9)

158 "This piece is marvelous."

'These pieces are marvelous.' FIFY.

Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 09:58 AM (N8ZBc)

159 On a slightly more serious note I am surprised there hasn't been a broader usage of LED in clothes yet.

Its not uncommon in Sci Fi movies and it isn't that hard to do in the here and now since LEDs are cheap and don't require much electricity. If you can make a heated vest or gloves you can also make a light up shirt or dress.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 09:58 AM (sKqQm)

160 Like an LED cowboy.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 06, 2026 09:59 AM (XvL8K)

161 If so, his replacement will be even worse.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2026 09:57 AM (tgvbd)
================
Though, if he goes, Labour might finally be forced into calling an election. Then things could get really interesting in Britain.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 06, 2026 09:59 AM (oqhSb)

162 It's not enough that the painting is considered surreal. He had to make it ugly. The color scheme makes me think of rust and decay. The flesh tones look like poor quality plastic. To the degree any body part is recognizable, it is incomplete at best if not grossly exaggerated. Is there anything that would make a viewer want to look at it besides WTF? The artist should have stayed in Missouri and raised corn.
Posted by: JTB at February 06, 2026 09:54 AM (yTvNw)
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Because every time I look it creates another image. The subject moves and changes. There is life and motion.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 10:00 AM (RIvkX)

163 >>> On a slightly more serious note I am surprised there hasn't been a broader usage of LED in clothes yet.

Its not uncommon in Sci Fi movies and it isn't that hard to do in the here and now since LEDs are cheap and don't require much electricity. If you can make a heated vest or gloves you can also make a light up shirt or dress.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 09:58 AM (sKqQm)

Laser Headlights on blouses.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 06, 2026 10:00 AM (3uBP9)

164 Shares of automaker Stellantis plunged 27% in European trading on Friday, after the company said it expects to take a 22-billion-euro ($26 billion) hit from a business reset and hinted at a pull-back from its electrification push.

Stellantis for those who may not know is the parent company of Chrysler/Ram/Jeep and also owns Fiat, Maserati and a few others.

Ooops.
Oopsie.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 10:00 AM (4iIP5)

165 Disappointed with the model, Trova fired her, and gave her severance.

Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 10:01 AM (N8ZBc)

166 Wow all the big tech companies now are getting hit hard. I guess the AI bubble is popping.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 10:01 AM (sKqQm)

167
Seen in Tampa Bay - a limerick

There once was a critic named O'Shannity
Viewed this piece and thought it pure insanity
He though, "Why did no one tell her
To avoid that boat's propeller?"
And in anguish he said, "Oh, the huge manatee!"

Posted by: muldoon at February 06, 2026 10:01 AM (qgHp7)

168 I'm a torso!!

Posted by: Todd Flanders at February 06, 2026 10:01 AM (PSEDc)

169 It's all about balance. I mean, CBD gave everybody les nymphs on Monday, so today we get burrito explosion.

Posted by: banana Dream - vivamus burrito explosion est

As I expected. The man does have a track record, y'know.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at February 06, 2026 10:01 AM (OUMaO)

170 161 If so, his replacement will be even worse.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2026 09:57 AM (tgvbd)
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Though, if he goes, Labour might finally be forced into calling an election. Then things could get really interesting in Britain.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 06, 2026 09:59 AM (oqhSb)

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They have to convince him to resign. Everything else, every forcing of him out, leads to a snap election.

Any snap election would see Labour lose its 288 seat majority in Parliament and become a rump party, probably behind Reform who have been increasingly promising hardline immigration reforms. And, since Parliament is supreme and can pretty much just do what it wants, Reform would be able to do it.

So, if they can't convince Starmer to resign, they stick with him. 3+ more years of change to the English demographics is a better bet than just trying a snap election now.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 10:02 AM (GBKbO)

171 though => thought

Posted by: muldoon at February 06, 2026 10:02 AM (qgHp7)

172 you can also make a light up shirt or dress"

Medium starch.... oh.

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 10:03 AM (XuXeR)

173 >>> Stellantis for those who may not know is the parent company of Chrysler/Ram/Jeep and also owns Fiat, Maserati and a few others.
Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 10:00 AM (4iIP5)

Also Tatas I think

Posted by: banana Dream - boobs at February 06, 2026 10:03 AM (3uBP9)

174 Reclining nude what?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 06, 2026 10:03 AM (8zz6B)

175 Some morons be trogs who cannot appreciate art because of the zienite gas.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 10:03 AM (RIvkX)

176 Tatas are what are missing from this "art"

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 10:03 AM (sKqQm)

177 >>Disappointed with the model, Trova fired her, and gave her severance.

She would have accepted a pay cut...

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 10:03 AM (0yjaw)

178 Because every time I look it creates another image. The subject moves and changes. There is life and motion.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Dude. Maybe your doctor can adjust your medications.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 10:03 AM (77rzZ)

179 This is the kind of work I see in a museum, and don't even stop. I will slow my steps, look for a few seconds, then move on. It is, at best, interesting.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 06, 2026 10:03 AM (n9ltV)

180 As a regular guy walking around in the world art has 3 categories for me - art I like, art I don’t like, and art I am indifferent to. I make my decisions nearly instantly upon viewing, and yes, hearing music. This one is easy.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 10:04 AM (pDt9x)

181 They have to convince him to resign."

Ok, I laughed.

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 10:04 AM (XuXeR)

182 Hmm. What rhymes with 'crawlspace'?

Posted by: muldoon at February 06, 2026 10:04 AM (qgHp7)

183 "Art"

Brought to you by the fine folks at Oscar Mayer.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2026 10:04 AM (jtM2q)

184 Better title: Reclining can of flesh paint tips over.

Posted by: The Man from Athens at February 06, 2026 10:04 AM (etTpa)

185
Though, if he goes, Labour might finally be forced into calling an election. Then things could get really interesting in Britain.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 06, 2026 09:59 AM (oqhSb)

__________

They have a - what? - 200 seat majority. There won't be an election until there has to be.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2026 10:05 AM (tgvbd)

186 Because every time I look it creates another image"

Dave's not here, man...

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 10:05 AM (XuXeR)

187 Also Tatas I think
Posted by: banana Dream - boobs at February 06, 2026 10:03 AM (3uBP9)

Tata is its own thing. They on Range Rover, Jaguar (whether is left of it anyway). They have a partnership with Stellantis to share components. Indian and Italian engineering combined. What could wrong? lol.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 10:05 AM (4iIP5)

188 >>This is the kind of work I see in a museum, and don't even stop. I will slow my steps, look for a few seconds, then move on. It is, at best, interesting.

Initial response: immediate horror - something is not right.
Followed by: can I stand looking at this more closely to confirm this is what it appears to be?

Nope!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 10:05 AM (0yjaw)

189 Reclining Nudeas envisioned by a serial killer.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 06, 2026 10:05 AM (2J/Lj)

190 181 They have to convince him to resign."

Ok, I laughed.

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 10:04 AM (XuXeR)

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Making it impossible for him to actually retain a cabinet may be enough, but he's held out for nearing on two years (he took office in July of 2024) through the complete nosedive of Labour's popularity, which hasn't been high at all in more than a decade anyway.

He seems completely shameless, though, and it can't be that hard to find dimwitted leftists willing to become Exchequer.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 10:05 AM (GBKbO)

191 This is what the movie Les Nymphs looked like if you didn't have the descrambler.

Posted by: banana Dream A bust if you can descramble it - Ben Franklin at February 06, 2026 10:06 AM (3uBP9)

192 >>Hmm. What rhymes with 'crawlspace'?

dollface?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 10:06 AM (0yjaw)

193 >>This piece is marvelous. A little monochromatic but I think it works well with the subject.

Warden, I found your missing patient.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 10:06 AM (viF8m)

194 185 They have a - what? - 200 seat majority. There won't be an election until there has to be.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2026 10:05 AM (tgvbd)

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288. Almost 300.

It's the biggest majority since the 80s, I think.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 10:06 AM (GBKbO)

195 OT: Does anyone really care about the Guthrie woman?
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 06, 2026 09:47 AM (qFwJc)

OMG, yes! It's obviously the single most important story on the planet. She related to someone in the MEDIA!!!! -- the media

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 10:06 AM (ExV1e)

196 The British thing is almost comical.

When the Tories backstabbed the public and went hard left on the important issues of the day the people decided it was time to throw the bums out.

Instead of then voting for the more right leaning party though...because those guys are icky!...the British people voted for the traditional opposition to the Tories who are way far leftwing. Remember...because they were mad at the Tories for going too far left.

Obviously they Labor felt no need to tone things down and has gone as far left as they possibly could.

Britain, absent an armed uprising, is screwed. Getting rid of the current top commie isn't going to fix anything

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 10:07 AM (sKqQm)

197 Does anyone really care about the Guthrie woman?
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 06, 2026 09:47 AM (qFwJc)

Yes!!!
- Dateline viewers

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 10:07 AM (4iIP5)

198 >>Reclining nude what?

Madonna following her 17th beautification surgery

Posted by: one hour sober at February 06, 2026 10:07 AM (Y1sOo)

199 143 It's not enough that the painting is considered surreal. He had to make it ugly. The color scheme makes me think of rust and decay. The flesh tones look like poor quality plastic. To the degree any body part is recognizable, it is incomplete at best if not grossly exaggerated. Is there anything that would make a viewer want to look at it besides WTF? The artist should have stayed in Missouri and raised corn.
Posted by: JTB at February 06, 2026 09:54 AM (yTvNw)

I assumed it was meant to evoke blood and dismemberment.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 10:08 AM (FpHTM)

200 Stellantis has a big plant here. It's our perennial source of on-again/off-again employment hope. In its heyday as the Chrysler plant, it made thousands of blue-collar workers quite rich. Those days are long gone.

Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 10:08 AM (N8ZBc)

201
Does anyone really care about the Guthrie woman?
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 06, 2026 09:47 AM (qFwJc)

___________

Xanax and wine-sodden females love Missing White Woman dramas

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2026 10:08 AM (tgvbd)

202 >>Does anyone really care about the Guthrie woman?

Absolutely!
Taking notes 24x7!
Composing teaser statements to say haltingly just before the commercial break.

Posted by: Keith Morrison 20/20 at February 06, 2026 10:08 AM (0yjaw)

203 OT: Does anyone really care about the Guthrie woman?
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 06, 2026 09:47 AM (qFwJc)

Any relation to Arlo and Woody?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 06, 2026 10:08 AM (8zz6B)

204 >>>Alleged Leader of Benghazi Attack Arrested"
~~~~~

Hillary finally nabbed?!!

Posted by: IrishEi at February 06, 2026 10:08 AM (3ImbR)

205 Brought to you by the fine folks at Oscar Mayer.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2026 10:04 AM (jtM2q)
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If I had a properly prepared hot dog,I would sit myself down to gaze upon this for a while.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 10:09 AM (RIvkX)

206 Whoa. That's one UGLY painting.

Looks like something a serial killer would produce AFTER he's decapitated and dismembered his victim and then started peeling off strips of skin to start sewing a new skinsuit.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2026 10:09 AM (ESVrU)

207
Eh, Starmer stays. There's no incentive for him to go.

His party obviously hate Britain and the Brits themselves. Why not have Starmer be the face of the New Improved muslim Satrapy of Britain?

A couple more years of insanely high immigration and there's no going back without a horrifically bloody civil war.

Then Mission Accomplished, Starmer! Good show, Old Bean!

Posted by: naturalfake at February 06, 2026 10:09 AM (iJfKG)

208 196 Instead of then voting for the more right leaning party though...because those guys are icky!...the British people voted for the traditional opposition to the Tories who are way far leftwing. Remember...because they were mad at the Tories for going too far left.

Obviously they Labor felt no need to tone things down and has gone as far left as they possibly could.

Britain, absent an armed uprising, is screwed. Getting rid of the current top commie isn't going to fix anything

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 10:07 AM (sKqQm)

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Eh...not really.

Combined, the CP and Reform got something like 60% of the vote.

The problem was that the CP gamed the election system, selectively choosing where to keep their candidates and where to pull them in the concerted effort of making Reform perform less well, which led to Labour getting a huge majority with something like 35% of the popular vote.

I'm sure Britain is full of "Conservative Party because I've always voted Conservative Party" voters as much as America is full of "GOP because I've always voted GOP."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 10:09 AM (GBKbO)

209 On a slightly more serious note I am surprised there hasn't been a broader usage of LED in clothes yet. ...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 09:58 AM (sKqQm)
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Four reasons I can immediately think of:
1. Expense. Clothing is cutthroat outside of high fashion (and it's cutthroat there, too, in a different way) and larding up add-ons makes you noncompetitive absent a specific real demand, which brings us to:
2. Nobody is asking for it. I think it would look stupid and have no purpose outside of a hi-viz vest or jacket (where it might actually be really kick ass), but I am just me. I don't see people clamoring for light-up clothes. Probably in part because:
3. Requires maintenance. "I forgot to charge my shirt and now I look like even more of a chump" is not something most people ever want to think about. And speaking of maintenance:
4. It makes laundry a huge PITA. You will have to treat those garments with serious care and even when you do, it will be fragile because it will be built to lowest cost (see #1).

Harder chores, worse longevity, added maintenance and no demand. That's my guess.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 10:09 AM (MABZ1)

210 Does anyone remember laughter?

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 10:09 AM (viF8m)

211 This is done on purpose. Leaving a nasty taste in our mouths all weekend. Thank goodness the more vibrant Hot Air Art Thread is available .

Posted by: Art Maven Wannabe at February 06, 2026 10:10 AM (oftw2)

212 Mmmmm. Coffee in my mug. A kitty on my lap. And dammit, I gotta leave to catch the boat in five minutes.

Rats.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 06, 2026 09:56 AM

Well, at least Lucy the Fink will still be there later.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 06, 2026 10:10 AM (kgE5c)

213 206 Whoa. That's one UGLY painting.

Looks like something a serial killer would produce AFTER he's decapitated and dismembered his victim and then started peeling off strips of skin to start sewing a new skinsuit.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 06, 2026 10:09 AM (ESVrU)

GEINZZZZZZZZZ thread.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 10:10 AM (FpHTM)

214 >>Hmm. What rhymes with 'crawlspace'?

dollface?
Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 10:06 AM (0yjaw)
++++
Alright, Muldoon. Lizzy just teed it up for you...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 10:10 AM (MABZ1)

215 Does anyone really care about the Guthrie woman?

Fraud? What fraud?

Posted by: Media at February 06, 2026 10:11 AM (i/qvw)

216 They have a - what? - 200 seat majority. There won't be an election until there has to be.

I'm not saying this is what they'll do, but I think it's possible that they'd almost prefer to be kicked out of power now, with the hope that the party will recover electorally in the long term. If they continue to cling to power after they've lost all support, though, it may spell the end of the Labour Party. People are sick of them.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 10:11 AM (Riz8t)

217 207
Eh, Starmer stays. There's no incentive for him to go.

His party obviously hate Britain and the Brits themselves. Why not have Starmer be the face of the New Improved muslim Satrapy of Britain?

A couple more years of insanely high immigration and there's no going back without a horrifically bloody civil war.

Then Mission Accomplished, Starmer! Good show, Old Bean!

Posted by: naturalfake at February 06, 2026 10:09 AM (iJfKG)

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There are always going to be intraparty rivalries around having greater control of things like patronage and directing spending from 10 Downing Street.

Taking out Starmer and replacing him with oneself has its advantages to the ambitious.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 10:11 AM (GBKbO)

218 “huge manatee”
Heh.
You’re good, Muldoon.

Posted by: RI Red at February 06, 2026 10:11 AM (w30OO)

219 >>. . . Britain, absent an armed uprising, is screwed. Getting rid of the current top commie isn't going to fix anything

Top op-ed in WSJ yesterday by Dominic Green details Peter Mandelson's *financial* shenanigans with Epstein over the years - many years, many shady, insider activities. Starmer isn't just bad, his whole team is corrupt AF.

Posted by: Keith Morrison 20/20 at February 06, 2026 10:11 AM (0yjaw)

220 Labour is going to get annihilated in the next election whether it’s in a few months or in 3 years. So why give up power now when they can import another 2M Muslims in the next 3 years and ensure the end of white Britain?

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 10:11 AM (4iIP5)

221 Uhhh … this, maybe, is the 'Butcher Shop' version … ? Jeez. This is dreck on 'roids.

Posted by: Dr_No at February 06, 2026 10:12 AM (ayRl+)

222
A prime minister resigning doesn't trigger an election in the UK. So even if Sir Queer gets topped, the government can carry on while a new one is selected by the party.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2026 10:12 AM (tgvbd)

223 Does anyone remember laughter?
Posted by: JackStraw

He was the guy with the curve, right?

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 10:12 AM (77rzZ)

224 >>He was the guy with the curve, right?

Nah, those were socks.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 10:13 AM (viF8m)

225 216 They have a - what? - 200 seat majority. There won't be an election until there has to be.

I'm not saying this is what they'll do, but I think it's possible that they'd almost prefer to be kicked out of power now, with the hope that the party will recover electorally in the long term. If they continue to cling to power after they've lost all support, though, it may spell the end of the Labour Party. People are sick of them.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 10:11 AM (Riz8t)

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This is not the path of modern leftist parties.

Look to the Italian Democrat Party for a lesson.

No reform of messaging. No moderation of tone. No willingness to cede power, especially within the party, leading to constant diminishment of actual power within the government.

Labour will hold on as long as they can, get as radical as they can, try to hold onto power by any means necessary, and when they are booted, they will never moderate or try to expand their base again.

Hell, they haven't moderated or expanded their base since Corbyn was in charge. They only took power because the CP schemed to give it to them.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 10:13 AM (GBKbO)

226 Also Tatas I think
Posted by: banana Dream - boobs at February 06, 2026 10:03 AM (3uBP9)

So that's where the ones from today's art got to!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 06, 2026 10:13 AM (8zz6B)

227 Does anyone remember laughter?
Posted by: JackStraw

He was the guy with the curve, right?
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 10:12 AM (77rzZ)

3rd base for the Mariners in '82.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 06, 2026 10:13 AM (i/qvw)

228 A prime minister resigning doesn't trigger an election in the UK. So even if Sir Queer gets topped, the government can carry on while a new one is selected by the party.

Pretty sure he is already getting topped regularly based on all those rent boys wrecking his stuff...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 10:13 AM (sKqQm)

229 A prime minister resigning doesn't trigger an election in the UK. So even if Sir Queer gets topped, the government can carry on while a new one is selected by the party.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2026 10:12 AM (tgvbd)
++++
Yup.

Labour will finish off the shambling husk that is left of Britain. Britain already is no more, but Labour will formalize it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 10:13 AM (MABZ1)

230 >>>Does anyone remember laughter?
~~~~~

You mean the TV show?

Posted by: IrishEi at February 06, 2026 10:14 AM (3ImbR)

231 With worldwide discussion now centered around the comparative effects of male genitalia on ski jumping performance I wonder if there has been enough studies on boob-induced lift, drag, and range performance.

I would guess that boobs generate trailing vortices that reattach flow over the badonkadonk section and down the gams. But there's no way to know without enough testing. Sure CFD will get an answer, but is it the right answer? Did your solution converge properly? Did you choose the proper grid density over her OML? Did you model her wake correctly?

No way to be sure without extensive tests. Force balance tests, flow vis, pressure strips, pressure sensitive paint, maybe Schlieren. I mean, are you sure there's no transonic phenomenon coming off those jigglies at jump speed? Only one way to find out. And then of course, flutter tests.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 06, 2026 10:14 AM (3uBP9)

232 A couple more years of insanely high immigration and there's no going back without a horrifically bloody civil war.

Posted by: naturalfake
_________

Cavaliers vs. towelheads?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 06, 2026 10:14 AM (XvL8K)

233 Dear Stellantis: I want a simple, dependable, easily-serviced, no frills, internal combustion engine sedan with a good warranty, under $20K. No entertainment system; no fancy electronics of any kind; no motorized seats, windows, doorlocks, etc. Is that really so hard to do?

Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 10:14 AM (N8ZBc)

234 222
A prime minister resigning doesn't trigger an election in the UK. So even if Sir Queer gets topped, the government can carry on while a new one is selected by the party.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2026 10:12 AM (tgvbd)

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Yes, he has to resign of his own accord.

Anything else leads to a new election.

So...the idea is that Starmer is willing to resign. The guy who's retained power for nearly two years no matter what controversy has come across his desk or how low Labour's popularity has gotten.

He is shameless, doesn't care, and only wants to retain power. I wouldn't bet on him willingly giving up power.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 10:15 AM (GBKbO)

235 Oh, and CBD, thanks for the sidebar. I’m really enjoying my new wet cardboard membership!

But there are now 4, count ‘em, 4 short essays.

Posted by: RI Red at February 06, 2026 10:16 AM (w30OO)

236 You realize that it's now over a century that "art" has been a synonym for "shit".

Posted by: Eeyore at February 06, 2026 10:16 AM (AlhUl)

237 BTW, there's a new (to me, anyway) Amelia video. They're getting bolder in pointing out why GB's culture is superior to those of the 3rd World.

https://twitter.com/i/status/2018799405575577759

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 10:16 AM (Riz8t)

238 233 Dear Stellantis: I want a simple, dependable, easily-serviced, no frills, internal combustion engine sedan with a good warranty, under $20K.
—

We’ll give you a $90k Ram truck that drives itself and does your taxes for you, instead. How’s that?

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 10:17 AM (4iIP5)

239 Posted by: banana Dream at February 06, 2026 10:14 AM (3uBP9)

Beautiful.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 10:17 AM (77rzZ)

240 And another point, Starmer protect foreigner rape gangs in Britain and its all out in the open and he is still in power.

His gay stuff is leaking out but that's nothing compared to what people already know about him so there will be no leverage to make him go, well, of the public political sort. Maybe some power brokers in Britain tell him he goes or he gets Epsteined but why would they bother?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 10:17 AM (sKqQm)

241 Is that really so hard to do?"

/ your government laughs and laughs...

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 10:18 AM (XuXeR)

242 Does anyone remember laughter?
Posted by: JackStraw
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At one time, it was an In thing.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 06, 2026 10:18 AM (XeU6L)

243 The analysis I saw was that the opposition would work with Labour to get rid of Starmer but not call for new elections.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 10:18 AM (0KSrI)

244 MiladyJo exclaimed, "WTF is this artwork?"

She doesn't usually react, or talk, like that. I see why.

"I can kind-of make out a head."

Makes Picasso's Nude Descending the Stairs look like photo-realism by comparison.

And the week started off so well…!
🤔

Posted by: mindful webworker and fine art critic at February 06, 2026 10:18 AM (kqXjy)

245 Dear Stellantis: I want a simple, dependable, easily-serviced, no frills, internal combustion engine sedan with a good warranty, under $20K. No entertainment system; no fancy electronics of any kind; no motorized seats, windows, doorlocks, etc. Is that really so hard to do?
Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 10:14 AM (N8ZBc)
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Good list.

How about we compromise with an internal-combustion-powered small sedan that has few frills but is nonetheless highly integrated with a lot of electronics and that is very complicated and challenging to operate, has an average warranty, is unreliable, uncomfortable, difficult to service, has mediocre fuel economy and is built with the worst gearbox any living person has ever experienced at, call it, $27,500?

Posted by: Stellantis at February 06, 2026 10:19 AM (MABZ1)

246 I assumed it was meant to evoke blood and dismemberment.

Trust us, this will all make sense soon.

Posted by: The Rest of the Epstein FIles at February 06, 2026 10:19 AM (Otznn)

247 240 And another point, Starmer protect foreigner rape gangs in Britain and its all out in the open and he is still in power.

His gay stuff is leaking out but that's nothing compared to what people already know about him so there will be no leverage to make him go, well, of the public political sort. Maybe some power brokers in Britain tell him he goes or he gets Epsteined but why would they bother?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 10:17 AM (sKqQm)

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Attacking his cabinet is probably the only way. Making it untenable for anyone to join his government.

But...the left is so full of true believers desperate for power and Starmer obviously doesn't care about good governance, so...expect a TikTok star to become Minister of Justice.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 10:19 AM (GBKbO)

248 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Ernest Trova, Reclining Nude, 1957, casein latex on board, sight 27 5⁄16 x 43 3⁄8 in. (69.3 x 110.2 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 06, 2026 10:20 AM (gbOdA)

249 Beautiful sunrise this morning from the boat. Wow.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 06, 2026 10:20 AM (SBn7g)

250 Labour is going to get annihilated in the next election whether it’s in a few months or in 3 years. So why give up power now when they can import another 2M Muslims in the next 3 years and ensure the end of white Britain?

I think it could be the difference between 10-15 years in the wilderness vs. the utter annihilation of the party. Starmer will be sacrificed because he is not only of no use, he's actively harming Labour. Speaking of which:

DC Democrats Turn Their Backs on the Clintons: 'They Bring Nothing But Baggage'

https://is.gd/F8P8Ey

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 10:20 AM (Riz8t)

251 >>You mean the TV show?

More like a bustle in a hedgerow.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 10:20 AM (viF8m)

252 240 His gay stuff is leaking out but that's nothing compared to what people already know about him so there will be no leverage to make him go, well, of the public political sort. Maybe some power brokers in Britain tell him he goes or he gets Epsteined but why would they bother?
Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 10:17 AM (sKqQm)

Every non-Muslim male is Britain is gay.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 10:21 AM (uEmCf)

253 The Nissan Versa was the under $20k base sedan. And nobody bought it. It was discontinued last year.

People want all the bells and whistles on new cars. Can’t blame manufacturers for giving it to them.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 10:21 AM (4iIP5)

254 249 Beautiful sunrise this morning from the boat. Wow.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 06, 2026 10:20 AM (SBn7g)

That is art, made by God. The best kind of art.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 10:21 AM (pDt9x)

255 "Is that really so hard to do?"

/ your government laughs and laughs..."

I'd even be happy with a two-seater coupe. I don't even care about fuel efficiency. Just a dependable, simple, inexpensive car. You could call it, erm, 'The People's Car' and I'd still buy it.

Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 10:21 AM (N8ZBc)

256 247 Attacking his cabinet is probably the only way. Making it untenable for anyone to join his government.

But...the left is so full of true believers desperate for power and Starmer obviously doesn't care about good governance, so...expect a TikTok star to become Minister of Justice.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 10:19 AM (GBKbO)

He may as well just hand it over to Anjem Choudhary at this point.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 10:22 AM (uEmCf)

257 > Dear Stellantis: I want a simple, dependable, easily-serviced, no frills, internal combustion engine sedan with a good warranty, under $20K.
-----------
Canada's going to start importing Chinese built cars and trucks. Some probably fit that bill. Some not.

Whether you'd be able to import one here?

No clue.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2026 10:22 AM (jtM2q)

258 256 He may as well just hand it over to Anjem Choudhary at this point.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 10:22 AM (uEmCf)

=====

Nish Kumar for Minister of the Treasury!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 10:22 AM (GBKbO)

259 WTF? The weather app on my phone says the temp here now is 28, but it feels like 35.

We've got the heat index going on in February.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 10:22 AM (77rzZ)

260 What difference, at this point, does it make?

Posted by: Old Lady Rodham at February 06, 2026 10:22 AM (2Ez/1)

261 I think the artist needs new glasses and to stop dropping acid.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 06, 2026 10:23 AM (pUa4U)

262 Does anyone really care about the Guthrie woman?

No! Why are Tulsi and Kash sniffing around in our state? They should go home!

Posted by: Maricopa County Election Supervisors at February 06, 2026 10:23 AM (Otznn)

263 Mark Warner VA
6d
I’m deeply concerned about the potential for Trump to send ICE agents to polling places to intimidate voters in this years’ elections – and I’m working to both expose this threat and stop it from becoming reality.

So...if illegals aren't voting what would the concern be with ICE arresting illegals near polling places

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 10:23 AM (sKqQm)

264 How about we compromise with an internal-combustion-powered small sedan that has few frills but is nonetheless highly integrated with a lot of electronics and that is very complicated and challenging to operate"

You mean with required back up cameras, "passive restraints" low VOC plastics and paints?

For $20K?

Yeah. Sure.

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 10:23 AM (XuXeR)

265 "It looks like the left boob, in the right foreground, is enormous..."

"That's no boob ... " - Obi John Kenobie

Posted by: JML at February 06, 2026 10:23 AM (E1u/N)

266 Every non-Muslim male is Britain is gay.

I refuse to believe Henry Cavill is gay. I've heard rumors about Daniel Craig, but who knows.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 10:23 AM (Riz8t)

267 Muldoon:

Small place

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 10:23 AM (F1+/o)

268 Ch ch ch changes.

Posted by: IrishEi at February 06, 2026 10:24 AM (3ImbR)

269 Promethius.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 06, 2026 10:24 AM (Kt19C)

270 Canada's going to start importing Chinese built cars and trucks"

Sort of. The actual rule =/= reports.

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 10:24 AM (XuXeR)

271 253 The Nissan Versa was the under $20k base sedan. And nobody bought it. It was discontinued last year.

People want all the bells and whistles on new cars. Can’t blame manufacturers for giving it to them.
Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 10:21 AM (4iIP5)

I've had mine since 2008. The same one.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 10:24 AM (uEmCf)

272 Oh, and CBD, thanks for the sidebar. I’m really enjoying my new wet cardboard membership!

But there are now 4, count ‘em, 4 short essays.
Posted by: RI Red at February 06, 2026 10:16 AM (w30OO)

Now you know how Navin R. Johnson felt in The Jerk when the new phone books arrived. You're a SOMEBODY!

Posted by: Doof at February 06, 2026 10:24 AM (B4Se1)

273 Mark Warner VA
6d
I’m deeply concerned about the potential for Trump to send ICE agents to polling places to intimidate voters in this years’ elections – and I’m working to both expose this threat and stop it from becoming reality.

Warner has clearly given up on pretending to be a moderate. He never was, but he pretended to be.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 10:25 AM (Riz8t)

274 Dear Stellantis: I want a simple, dependable, easily-serviced, no frills, internal combustion engine sedan with a good warranty, under $20K. No entertainment system; no fancy electronics of any kind; no motorized seats, windows, doorlocks, etc. Is that really so hard to do?
Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 10:14 AM (N8ZBc)
++++
Honestly, the little no-frills electric pickup truck ("Slate") was almost exactly what I want, except:
1. Electric. Not actually a deal-breaker for what I have in mind (local hauling)
2. Not at the magic $20k price point. They *said* it would be, but it isn't. It's $27k. It comes in at $19.5k only if you have that $7.5k federal subsidy on each unit - but the "One Big Beautiful Bill" removed that. Whoops. Whoopsie.

The "Slate" would probably have done well if that hadn't happened, but hey - live by rent-seeking, die by rent-seeking.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 10:25 AM (MABZ1)

275 Does anyone remember laughter?
Posted by: JackStraw

Enos

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 10:25 AM (4BmaM)

276 UK has had what 6,7 (hah) PMs in the past 10 years.

Oddly enough Italy has had the same PM for 4 years which has to be some kind of record for them.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 10:25 AM (4iIP5)

277 I refuse to believe Henry Cavill is gay. I've heard rumors about Daniel Craig, but who knows.

Daniel Craig has a wife. But...he seems to really, really like to play gay men as an actor.

Sort of the reverse of Naomi Watts who had a husband and kids but always seems to play a lesbian when given the choice...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 10:25 AM (sKqQm)

278 I’m deeply concerned about the potential"

So, he's an idiot. Got it.

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 10:25 AM (XuXeR)

279 "The Nissan Versa was the under $20k base sedan. And nobody bought it. It was discontinued last year."

My favorite car was the Geo Metro xFi. Simple, dependable, $7K new, great MPG, fun as hell to drive with the 5-speed stick, lasted 250K miles. (The second owner pulled a trailer with it!) The only downside was that it was a death-trap loser in any big collision. So I chose not to collide.

Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 10:25 AM (N8ZBc)

280 268 Ch ch ch changes.
Posted by: IrishEi at February 06, 2026 10:24 AM (3ImbR)

(Thinks) - is that enough “Chs??”

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 10:25 AM (pDt9x)

281 From the "awesomeness of Scott Bessent" dept. Bessent said the US was directly behind the fall of the Iranian currency.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 10:26 AM (0KSrI)

282 WTF? The weather app on my phone says the temp here now is 28, but it feels like 35.

We've got the heat index going on in February.
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 10:22 AM (77rzZ)

Somewhere, Al Gore laughs

Posted by: Doof at February 06, 2026 10:26 AM (B4Se1)

283 281 From the "awesomeness of Scott Bessent" dept. Bessent said the US was directly behind the fall of the Iranian currency.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 10:26 AM (0KSrI)

=====

But because America is doing foreign policy, that means that all domestic efforts have stopped and even reversed and we're actually worse off now that in the middle of the Biden administration.

I have no other choice than to vote for Newsom now because of his white wife.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 10:27 AM (GBKbO)

284 Crawlspace

Ace

Those hobo bodies aren't going to hide themselves.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 10:27 AM (viF8m)

285 Somewhere, Al Gore laughs
Posted by: Doof at February 06, 2026 10:26 AM (B4Se1)
++++
:: burnishes Nobel Peace Prize ::

Posted by: Al Gore at February 06, 2026 10:27 AM (MABZ1)

286 Hey Herr Warner

Were you this concerned about Federal agents going after American citizens after Jan. 6th?

No? Then STFU.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 06, 2026 10:27 AM (pUa4U)

287 Reclining Nude...?

Ummm - NO!

Good Morning Everyone!

Thank you CBD.. Not my cup o' tea.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 10:27 AM (QGaXH)

288 277 I refuse to believe Henry Cavill is gay. I've heard rumors about Daniel Craig, but who knows.

Daniel Craig has a wife. But...he seems to really, really like to play gay men as an actor.

Sort of the reverse of Naomi Watts who had a husband and kids but always seems to play a lesbian when given the choice...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 10:25 AM (sKqQm)

It's Hollywood. You probably don't get the roles if you're not willing to f*** who they tell you to.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 10:28 AM (uEmCf)

289 Part of the reason global warming is falling apart is all the predictions have turned out to be sooooooo wrong.

But the bigger part is the oligarchs funding it now are heavily invested in AI and need more energy then we can create now...

Of course looks like they are losing a ton of money today so...maybe they are getting off that boat...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 10:28 AM (sKqQm)

290 I think I dated her.
Posted by: JackStraw

"If so, then we'd like to discuss things with you down at the police station."

-MiladyJo, who should be leaving her own comments

Posted by: mindful webworker and that one Beatles album cover at February 06, 2026 10:28 AM (kqXjy)

291 281 From the "awesomeness of Scott Bessent" dept. Bessent said the US was directly behind the fall of the Iranian currency.

He really slipped the knife between Maxine Waters' ribs. He was testifying to Congress, and answering a question, when she told him to "shut up". Really.

His response: "Can you maintain some dignity".

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 10:28 AM (Riz8t)

292 Am I the only one who sees a Drunk Naked Obese Man on an Otttoman?

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 10:28 AM (0Eh0f)

293 "Canada's going to start importing Chinese built cars and trucks. Some probably fit that bill. Some not.
Whether you'd be able to import one here?
No clue."

Probably not. And even if it sold here, China-hating American patriots would probably vandalize them nationwide.

Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 10:28 AM (N8ZBc)

294 If you’re intimidated by ICE at polling places there’s a 99.99% chance you’re not eligible to vote.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 10:29 AM (4iIP5)

295 Every non-Muslim male is Britain is gay.

My BILwho has been married to my sister for about 50 years and had a daughter with a former wife would disagree.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 10:29 AM (GDodg)

296 Who really would want to drive a Chinese knock-off of a Yugo?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 06, 2026 10:29 AM (pUa4U)

297 (Thinks) - is that enough “Chs??”
Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 10:25 AM (pDt9x)
~~~~~

I think it's four in some lines and two in others, so I cut the baby in half and went with three because I can't trace time.

Posted by: IrishEi at February 06, 2026 10:30 AM (3ImbR)

298 Where is the link to the AI rendition of this magnificent piece?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 06, 2026 10:30 AM (TOSLe)

299 Its time for the guessing game we all love!

Is he British, gay or gay and British?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 10:30 AM (sKqQm)

300 Who really would want to drive a Chinese knock-off of a Yugo?
Posted by: Anna Puma

A liberal guy and a liberal gal?

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ)

301 Hyperbole is a valid method of pressing ridicule.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 10:30 AM (pDt9x)

302 I think I dated her.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 09:37 AM

Come here and let me read you something...
Posted by: Your local law enforcement

Heh. Great Horde Minds think alike.

Posted by: mindful webworker and the universal mind at February 06, 2026 10:30 AM (kqXjy)

303 Release me!

Posted by: Al Gore's chakra at February 06, 2026 10:30 AM (2Ez/1)

304 Mark Warner VA
6d
I’m deeply concerned about the potential for Trump to send ICE agents to polling places to intimidate voters in this years’ elections – and I’m working to both expose this threat and stop it from becoming reality.

This is retarded on it's face.

Why would any citizen of the USA be intimidated from voting by the presence of ICE?

If you're intimidated, you're an illegal and shouldn't be voting anyway.

New state slogan;

Virginia is For Retards 🤪

Posted by: naturalfake at February 06, 2026 10:30 AM (iJfKG)

305 >>"If so, then we'd like to discuss things with you down at the police station."

She was like that when I found her.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 10:31 AM (viF8m)

306 OT: Does anyone really care about the Guthrie woman?
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 06, 2026 09:47 AM (qFwJc)

Of course. And how amazing that we can parlay that story into our coverage of the Olympics which just happen to be starting now.

Posted by: NBC Execs at February 06, 2026 10:31 AM (B4Se1)

307 If Chinese EVs are allowed in, there will be lines 12 blocks long of AWFLs waiting to buy one in every coastal city.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 10:31 AM (4iIP5)

308 I'm sitting right here.

Posted by: Toyota Hilux at February 06, 2026 10:31 AM (2Ez/1)

309 "Reclining Nude"

Yeah, if you are a butcher.

Posted by: javems at February 06, 2026 10:31 AM (zFsEm)

310 If Chinese EVs are allowed in, there will be lines 12 blocks long of AWFLs waiting to buy one in every coastal city.

Also bonfires in AWFL garages...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 10:31 AM (sKqQm)

311 🙄🤐

Would pass on hanging.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 06, 2026 10:32 AM (NFX2v)

312 297 (Thinks) - is that enough “Chs??”
Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 10:25 AM (pDt9x)
~~~~~

I think it's four in some lines and two in others, so I cut the baby in half and went with three because I can't trace time.
Posted by: IrishEi at February 06, 2026 10:30 AM (3ImbR

Hmmm. This is an important matter, Irish. I will have to do research on the matter.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 10:32 AM (pDt9x)

313 A liberal guy and a liberal gal?
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ)

On the edge of town

Posted by: Doof at February 06, 2026 10:32 AM (B4Se1)

314 Alright, Muldoon. Lizzy just teed it up for you...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

**********

h.t. Lizzy

The Surreal Killer - a limerick

An painter who rented a mall place
Seduced a young girl, called her "Doll Face"
He said, "The finest arts
are the sum of their parts.
And I have the perfect spot...in my crawlspace"

Posted by: muldoon at February 06, 2026 10:32 AM (qgHp7)

315 He really slipped the knife between Maxine Waters' ribs. He was testifying to Congress, and answering a question, when she told him to "shut up". Really.

His response: "Can you maintain some dignity".

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 10:28 AM (Riz8t)

----------

He's too decent to have twisted that knife (like I would have) by adding "That, of course, is a rhetorical question -- you Retarded Spawn of Gorillas in The Midst." /I can't remember who I saw them open for ...

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 10:33 AM (0Eh0f)

316 The Dow is up 810 points, or about 1.66% today.

*awaits usual rejoinder about how this isn't that big a shift*

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 10:33 AM (Riz8t)

317 I’m laughing my ass off at the ARNP Isupport Whoo was bragging 18 months ago about selling a bunch of gold and buying bitcoin.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 06, 2026 10:33 AM (W0Ks/)

318 Buying a Chinese EV would be the ultimate fuck you to Trump by leftists. Virtue signaling (we care about the erf) and showing support for the CCP. Its perfect.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 10:33 AM (4iIP5)

319 The Surreal Killer - a limerick

An painter who rented a mall place
Seduced a young girl, called her "Doll Face"
He said, "The finest arts
are the sum of their parts.
And I have the perfect spot...in my crawlspace"
Posted by: muldoon at February 06, 2026 10:32 AM (qgHp7)
++++
And next week, it will be on a Discovery channel "true crime" dramatization!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 10:34 AM (MABZ1)

320 So where's the obama monkey video?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 06, 2026 10:34 AM (Kt19C)

321 This is a perfect allegory of the big sportsball game's halftime show.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 06, 2026 10:34 AM (TOSLe)

322 318 Buying a Chinese EV would be the ultimate fuck you to Trump by leftists. Virtue signaling (we care about the erf) and showing support for the CCP. Its perfect.
Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 10:33 AM (4iIP5)

“Burning Down the House” starts playing in my head.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 10:34 AM (pDt9x)

323 "The Dow is up 810 points, or about 1.66% today.

*awaits usual rejoinder about how this isn't that big a shift*"

Annualized, that's a 332% gain!!

Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 10:34 AM (N8ZBc)

324 With crayon?

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 06, 2026 10:34 AM (O3dBq)

325 Who really would want to drive a Chinese knock-off of a Yugo?
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 06, 2026 10:29 AM (pUa4U)

Aren't Volvos made by Geely Motors in Chy-nah now?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 06, 2026 10:35 AM (8zz6B)

326 Correction:

Since my #316, it is now 852.27 and 1.74% .

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 10:35 AM (Riz8t)

327 If Chinese EVs are allowed in"

Polestar waves...

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 10:35 AM (XuXeR)

328 Every non-Muslim male is Britain is gay.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 10:21 AM (uEmCf)

And you can't tell Muslims from the real ones

Posted by: Baaaa at February 06, 2026 10:35 AM (zFsEm)

329 >>He was the guy with the curve, right?
----------
Nah, those were socks.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 10:13 AM (viF8m)Nah, those were socks.
~~~~~

Now I get it! The pic above of the girl you dated was named Laughter and she had no curves so she stuffed her bra with socks.

Not a riddle in the world I can't solve.

Posted by: IrishEi at February 06, 2026 10:35 AM (3ImbR)

330 h.t. Lizzy

The Surreal Killer - a limerick

An painter who rented a mall place
Seduced a young girl, called her "Doll Face"
He said, "The finest arts
are the sum of their parts.
And I have the perfect spot...in my crawlspace"
Posted by: muldoon at February 06, 2026 10:32 AM (qgHp7)

***

Dang. That reminds me.
*NOTE TO SELF*
Self, clean out crawl space before the realty shows up.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 06, 2026 10:36 AM (i/qvw)

331 Who really would want to drive a Chinese knock-off of a Yugo?

I remember Rush had a cardboard car ad as a comedy bit on his show. Hilarious!

I cant remember the name butmit was funny!

Posted by: Bo Snerdley at February 06, 2026 10:36 AM (hXJe5)

332 326 Correction:

Since my #316, it is now 852.27 and 1.74% .
Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 10:35 AM (Riz8t)

So, NOT a good day to buy in, yes?

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 10:36 AM (pDt9x)

333 The Dow is up 810 points, or about 1.66% today.

*awaits usual rejoinder about how this isn't that big a shift*
Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 10:33 AM (Riz8t)

It’s not that big a deal because DJIA isn’t that big a deal anymore. It’s weighted in a weird way and isn’t really reflective of the broader market. It’s kind of a relic but still there for nostalgic reasons.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 10:36 AM (4iIP5)

334 [i315 He really slipped the knife between Maxine Waters' ribs. He was testifying to Congress, and answering a question, when she told him to "shut up". Really.

His response: "Can you maintain some dignity".

Posted by: Archimedes a

He should have said, shut your pie hole woman or I'll
come over and snap that awful wig against your head.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 06, 2026 10:36 AM (abIsI)

335 So, NOT a good day to buy in, yes?

Beats me, but it's probably a good day to be already bought in.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 10:37 AM (Riz8t)

336 Buying a Chinese EV would be the ultimate fuck you to Trump by leftists. Virtue signaling (we care about the erf) and showing support for the CCP. Its perfect."

Read the actual bit about the canuk "rule". It's very light on actual changes to EV support, and more about the above.

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 10:37 AM (XuXeR)

337 And I have the perfect spot...in my crawlspace"

Posted by: muldoon at February 06, 2026 10:32 AM (qgHp7)

----------

Adam Schitt, BFF of Ed Buck, hardest hit ...

You're a National Treasure, muldoon, and once again I call on President Trump to make you the next U.S. Poet Laureate.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 10:37 AM (0Eh0f)

338 Invest in lithium shares in the Arkie startups.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 10:38 AM (pDt9x)

339 would not hang

do not know what edge the artist intended to be at bottom

Posted by: Gref at February 06, 2026 10:38 AM (5rh/l)

340
That "nude" appears to have gone through helicopter blades.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 06, 2026 10:38 AM (JrWaT)

341 Making it impossible for him to actually retain a cabinet may be enough, but he's held out for nearing on two years (he took office in July of 2024) through the complete nosedive of Labour's popularity, which hasn't been high at all in more than a decade anyway.

He seems completely shameless, though, and it can't be that hard to find dimwitted leftists willing to become Exchequer.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 10:05 AM (GBKbO)

Starmer's political career is over. If they annoy him too much he'll just call an election. I don't know if there's any way to stop that.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 10:39 AM (ExV1e)

342 Who really would want to drive a Chinese knock-off of a Yugo?

A liberal guy and a liberal gal
Buy a Yugo

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 06, 2026 10:39 AM (DgMqy)

343 Not been following Newz closely the last few days. What’s the latest Moral Panic?

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 10:39 AM (pDt9x)

344 It’s not that big a deal because DJIA isn’t that big a deal anymore. It’s weighted in a weird way and isn’t really reflective of the broader market. It’s kind of a relic but still there for nostalgic reasons.

The S&P500, Nasdaq and Russell 2000 are all up bigly.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 10:40 AM (Riz8t)

345 I don’t believe polestar sells any of their Chinese made cars in the US. Only the ones made in s, Carolina and Korea.

Maybe that’s changed?

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 10:40 AM (4iIP5)

346 Buying a Chinese EV would be the ultimate fuck you to Trump by leftists. Virtue signaling (we care about the erf) and showing support for the CCP. Its perfect.
Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 10:33 AM (4iIP5)

“Burning Down the House” starts playing in my head.
Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 10:34 AM (pDt9x)

You got to admire the Chinese ability to plan ahead of time, in so many different ways for war with the US.

They buy land surrounding military bases.
The run secret bioweapon labs infect AirBnB rental houses.

What's the over/under that their EVs have a special burn switch built in to cause a nationwide plague of fires whenever they wish?

Posted by: naturalfake at February 06, 2026 10:40 AM (iJfKG)

347 Visual example of why you don't want to watch sausage being made.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 06, 2026 10:41 AM (XeU6L)

348 Wonder whatever happened to Paul Shankland. Rush stopped playing his stuff at some point. Wonder if they had a falling-out, or just couldn't agree on contract terms.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 10:41 AM (77rzZ)

349 Starmer's political career is over. If they annoy him too much he'll just call an election. I don't know if there's any way to stop that.

So you're saying he's going to flounce?

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 10:41 AM (Riz8t)

350 >>Not a riddle in the world I can't solve.

Sharp as a tennis ball, you are.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 10:41 AM (viF8m)

351 "Surreal Killer"

Ha. I sometimes slay myself!

Posted by: muldoon at February 06, 2026 10:42 AM (qgHp7)

352 Sharp as a tennis ball, you are.
Posted by: JackStraw

I like Al Bundy's version: "You're about as sharp as a bag of wet hair."

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 10:43 AM (77rzZ)

353 Well. I'm at Seattle's airport headed for San Francisco. The airport is full of Seahawks. It's kinda crazy.
Congressman Adam Smith just walked by. Damned democrats are everywhere.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 06, 2026 10:44 AM (i/qvw)

354 Correction:

Since my #316, it is now 852.27 and 1.74% .
Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 10:35 AM (Riz8t)

So, NOT a good day to buy in, yes?
Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 10:36 AM (pDt9x)

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The stock market is uniquely irrational. We're on the verge of a serious kinetic War with Iran.

Bitcoin was down yesterday from something like $125,000 to something like $65,000 (nearly half), so people are pumping it.

I won't touch crypto because (1) it will eventually be banned and criminalized by threatened governments; and (2) if Western Civilization in general and the USA in particular ever collapse economically & societally -- which to me know is only a matter of when, not if -- you won't be able to eat your Bitcoin.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 10:44 AM (0Eh0f)

355 Sharp as a bowling ball

~Foghorn Leghorn

Posted by: one hour sober at February 06, 2026 10:45 AM (Y1sOo)

356 291 281 From the "awesomeness of Scott Bessent" dept. Bessent said the US was directly behind the fall of the Iranian currency.

He really slipped the knife between Maxine Waters' ribs. He was testifying to Congress, and answering a question, when she told him to "shut up". Really.

His response: "Can you maintain some dignity".
Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 10:28 AM (Riz8t)

I've heard people in Congress say "I reclaim my time" when a witness is cross-talking. I think it causes the timekeeper to reset the clock to when the committee member finished asking their last question.

"Can you shut him up?" Is not in the House rulebook, so Bessent went on talking and used up her time.

House Rules are strict and complex. It's really just too bad for Maxine that she's too stupid and infirm to be able to follow them.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at February 06, 2026 10:46 AM (GD2xa)

357 >>Not a riddle in the world I can't solve.
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Sharp as a tennis ball, you are.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 10:41 AM (viF8m)
~~~~~

What's that supposed to mean?!

Posted by: IrishEi because interrobangs are real and incredibly useful at February 06, 2026 10:46 AM (3ImbR)

358 What's that supposed to mean?!
Posted by: IrishEi

It's a riddle. You can solve it.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 10:47 AM (77rzZ)

359 Small place
Posted by: Lizzy

******

Ahhh, thanks. An improvement. Nicely evocative of a crawlspace.

A painter who liked to work in a small place...
etc. etc.

Posted by: muldoon at February 06, 2026 10:47 AM (qgHp7)

360 357 >>Not a riddle in the world I can't solve.
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Sharp as a tennis ball, you are.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 10:41 AM (viF8m)
~~~~~

What's that supposed to mean?!
Posted by: IrishEi because interrobangs are real and incredibly useful at February 06, 2026 10:46 AM (3ImbR)

Hey!! That’s TJM’s schtick, rephrased!

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 10:47 AM (pDt9x)

361 >>What's that supposed to mean?!

You want a piece of me?

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 10:47 AM (viF8m)

362 The analysis I saw was that the opposition would work with Labour to get rid of Starmer but not call for new elections.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 10:18 AM (0KSrI)

Did that analysis include Reform or just the Tories.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 10:47 AM (ExV1e)

363 Does anyone remember laughter?

Posted by: JackStraw

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Of course!

Named after Arthur Laughter, the Laughter Curve is a theoretical model in economics that illustrates the relationship between tax rates and government tax revenue.

It's a hoot!

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 10:48 AM (0Eh0f)

364 I suppose this was going to happen sooner or later.

Posted by: Weasel at February 06, 2026 10:49 AM (GNqmQ)

365 362 The analysis I saw was that the opposition would work with Labour to get rid of Starmer but not call for new elections.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 10:18 AM (0KSrI)

Did that analysis include Reform or just the Tories.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 10:47 AM (ExV1e)

Ah, the ghey or ghey adjacent British political choices.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 10:49 AM (pDt9x)

366 I suppose this was going to happen sooner or later.
Posted by: Weasel

What was?

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 10:50 AM (77rzZ)

367 >>>It's a riddle. You can solve it.
~~~~~

Ironic, isn't it?

Posted by: IrishEi because interrobangs are real and incredibly useful at February 06, 2026 10:50 AM (3ImbR)

368 You want a piece of me?

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 10:47 AM (viF8m)

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I think those were Epstein's final words in prison.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 10:50 AM (0Eh0f)

369 366 I suppose this was going to happen sooner or later.
Posted by: Weasel

What was?
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 10:50 AM (77rzZ)

You know what you did.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 10:51 AM (pDt9x)

370 >>I think those were Epstein's final words in prison.

I can't go to prison. I'm too pretty.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 10:52 AM (viF8m)

371 You know usually the daily art selection inspires me to look up the artist and view his/her other works. Unfortunately, today's painting inspires no such feeling.

Posted by: Tuna at February 06, 2026 10:52 AM (lJ0H4)

372 Morning.

Buffalo Bill get to the model first?

If Cannibal Corpse ever goes prog they should use this for the album cover.

Posted by: Robert at February 06, 2026 10:52 AM (1Yy3c)

373 Goldie Hawn had some nice Laughter Curves.

Posted by: Back in the day at February 06, 2026 10:52 AM (2Ez/1)

374 233 Dear Stellantis: I want a simple, dependable, easily-serviced, no frills, internal combustion engine sedan with a good warranty, under $20K. No entertainment system; no fancy electronics of any kind; no motorized seats, windows, doorlocks, etc. Is that really so hard to do?
Posted by: gp at February 06, 2026 10:14 AM (N8ZBc)

Gotcha '64 Dart right here....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 10:52 AM (QGaXH)

375 >>>You want a piece of me?
~~~~~

Nah. See if Elvis wants it.

Posted by: IrishEi because interrobangs are real and incredibly useful at February 06, 2026 10:53 AM (3ImbR)

376 >>Named after Arthur Laughter, the Laughter Curve is a theoretical model in economics that illustrates the relationship between tax rates and government tax revenue.

It's a hoot!

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE IT SHOWS THAT AT SOME POINT, MORE TAXES RESULT IS LESS TAX REVENUE!

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at February 06, 2026 10:54 AM (0yjaw)

377 I looked at it with my glasses off and blurry. It did not improve.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 06, 2026 10:54 AM (3uBP9)

378 I thought it was a cattle skull at first.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 10:55 AM (jc0TO)

379 >>Goldie Hawn had some nice Laughter Curves.

A GOLDEN SPIRAL, YOU COULD SAY

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at February 06, 2026 10:56 AM (0yjaw)

380 I thought it was a cattle skull at first.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 10:55 AM (jc0TO)
++++
Obviously not that. It isn't attached to the hood of a Cadillac!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 10:56 AM (MABZ1)

381 >>I thought it was a cattle skull at first.

Interesting. Tell me about your childhood.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 10:56 AM (viF8m)

382 Yes; I remember laughter.

Clean comedian Mike Goodwin talks about Abraham & Issac. Scroll past the description. To the video at the bottom. Otherwise the comedy is ruined. I guess the "Faithpot" site wants people not to worry the material is inappropriate:

https://tinyurl.com/hxx2d75a

The guy has other videos on YouTube.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 10:56 AM (PFs9e)

383 (young) Kate Hudson >>> (young) Goldie Hawn

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 10:56 AM (Riz8t)

384 Sharp as a bowling ball

~Foghorn Leghorn
Posted by: one hour sober

"sharp as a water balloon"

Pappymayhem

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 06, 2026 10:57 AM (2J/Lj)

385 Unserious Guthrie Woman Comment: Obviously, she had info that will lead finally to the arrest and conviction of HRC.

Slightly more serious comment: Savanna found something.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 10:57 AM (QGaXH)

386 >>>>I thought it was a cattle skull at first.

Back off, that's my thing

Posted by: Georgia O'keefe at February 06, 2026 10:57 AM (0yjaw)

387 (young) Kate Hudson >>> (young) Goldie Hawn
Posted by: Archimedes

The few times I've seen Kate she looked really flat-chested.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 10:58 AM (77rzZ)

388 Posted by: Tuna at February 06, 2026 10:52 AM (lJ0H4)

Good Choce The rest of it which I saw isn't any better.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 10:58 AM (PFs9e)

389
"sharp as a water balloon"

That makes no sense. Water balloons aren't sharp at all.

Posted by: That guy on whom humor is lost at February 06, 2026 10:58 AM (Riz8t)

390 I wonder if Mom’s Guthrie might not have dementia and just wandered off?

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 10:58 AM (pDt9x)

391 I'm leaving, but just so everybody knows, Straw started it. As usual.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 06, 2026 10:58 AM (3ImbR)

392 >>>So where's the obama monkey video?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats

>It's like Jim Crow 0.8 beta up in here!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 06, 2026 10:58 AM (TOSLe)

393 Wonder whatever happened to Paul Shankland. Rush stopped playing his stuff at some point. Wonder if they had a falling-out, or just couldn't agree on contract terms.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 10:41 AM (77rzZ)

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I sent Mr. Shanklin my "American Lie" parody of Don McLean's "American Pie" about the Clintons -- and specifically Hillary -- back in '99 (giving him all rights and free to make any changes), but he never responded:

lyrics.com/sublyric/192755/
Don+McLean/American+Lie

BTW, I sang that at the TX MoMe, while reading the lyrics from my phone, when it suddenly died and lost my place for a bit ... much to my everlasting shame and embarrassment.]

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 10:58 AM (0Eh0f)

394 Named after Arthur Laughter, the Laughter Curve is a theoretical model in economics that illustrates the relationship between tax rates and government tax revenue.

It's a hoot!
_________

I saw somewhere a article on "fun curves," arguing that overlapping curves lead to a decrease in the peak of the individual fun curves.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 06, 2026 10:59 AM (XvL8K)

395 The few times I've seen Kate she looked really flat-chested.

She is very flat-chested, but had a spectacular backside.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 10:59 AM (Riz8t)

396 >>(young) Kate Hudson >>> (young) Goldie Hawn

Kate's sister-in-law is adorable, too: Meredith Hagner

Posted by: Georgia O'keefe at February 06, 2026 11:01 AM (0yjaw)

397 It’s interesting that Guthrie has an army of cops looking for her mother. So much for defund the police huh?

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 11:01 AM (4iIP5)

398 It’s not that big a deal because DJIA isn’t that big a deal anymore. It’s weighted in a weird way and isn’t really reflective of the broader market. It’s kind of a relic but still there for nostalgic reasons.

The S&P500, Nasdaq and Russell 2000 are all up bigly.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 06, 2026 10:40 AM

Nvidia has given me my bump for the week as I hoped.

I was buying in slowly and bleeding all week but now

NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)
182.65 +10.85 (+6.31%)
As of 11:00:56 AM EST. Market Open.

This thing has been a classic rolling stock this year.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 11:02 AM (jc0TO)

399 "... but had a spectacular backside."

Wait, wut?

Posted by: Brittt Larson at February 06, 2026 11:02 AM (2Ez/1)

400 I can't go to prison. I'm too pretty.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 10:52 AM (viF8m)

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lol

You're in rare form today, JackWeed!

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 06, 2026 11:02 AM (0Eh0f)

401 Oh if only they would get rid of capital gains taxes. Someone needs to get on that.

Posted by: tubal at February 06, 2026 11:03 AM (pDt9x)

402 It’s interesting that Guthrie has an army of cops looking for her mother. So much for defund the police huh?
Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 11:01 AM (4iIP5)

Maybe Savannah should have herself hypnotized to remember the last place she put her Mom.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 06, 2026 11:03 AM (8zz6B)

403 So the greats stock market crash of Feb 26 is over? Lol.

It’s so funny how a few down days sparks panic. Even though a few days later nobody remembers. It happens every couple of months. And yet people still go into set on fire mode over and over.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 11:03 AM (4iIP5)

404 At last. Relief from the nude with a NOOD

https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=418399

Posted by: mindful webworker and the timely announcement at February 06, 2026 11:05 AM (kqXjy)

405 Volatility is your friend.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 11:05 AM (jc0TO)

406
183.95 +12.14 (+7.07%)
As of 11:11:10 AM EST. Market Open.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 11:11 AM (jc0TO)

407 Looks like a contorted tardigrade.

Posted by: ChupaMe at February 06, 2026 11:13 AM (EUAR/)

408 Oh, I thought it was a cat sleeping on a pile of dismembered corpses.

I much prefer Granny and the kid.

Posted by: Persnickety at February 06, 2026 12:14 PM (NXsA/)

409
185.11 +13.30 (+7.74%)
As of 12:42:30 PM EST. Market Open.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 06, 2026 12:42 PM (jc0TO)

410 i like it. it looks like one of those deep sea fish monsters washed up on shore with the head and fangs all the way to the right.

Posted by: cmeat at February 06, 2026 01:10 PM (R11M+)

411 January yard work may seem unnecessary to many homeowners, but garden experts say this quiet winter month is actually the perfect tim

Posted by: DRAW IT OUT Homeowners at February 07, 2026 02:15 AM (2v/ps)

412 From cardboard to plain newspaper, paper-based materials are being used to protect soil, control weeds, and improve garden beds long before planting season begins.

Posted by: DRAW IT OUT Homeowners at February 07, 2026 02:15 AM (2v/ps)

The Morning Report — 2/6/26

Good morning kids.Well there's political terrorism of the kind we are witnessing in Minneapolis and likely to spread far and wide as the midterms draw near, such as . . .

Liberals in Minnesota have had it with ICE raids and Border Patrol, so they’ve decided to take matters into their own hands with a novel plan to keep the people they don’t want out of their communities. They are, quite literally, creating a system to control who comes and goes. In the middle of the road at 32nd and Cedar Avenue in Minneapolis, activists erected a makeshift roadblock, turning the intersection into a roundabout. Cars slowed as drivers noticed. Some honked, others asked questions. One man even brought food for the people standing watch. . .
. . . Trump actually trolled the Minneapolis Left into reinventing everything they claim to oppose: border patrol, wall checkpoints, cops, enforcement. “We need our own ICE to deport these ICE agents,” they cry, without a trace of irony.
This is what always seems to happen when utopians on the Left — of all stripes — dream up their perfect society. They start by declaring that society as it exists is no good:We’ve got markets. We’ve got people making money. We’ve got private property. We’ve got exploitation — we don’t want any of that, man! So what are we going to do? We’re going to move to a commune. A farm in the middle of nowhere. It’s going to be beautiful — not like this city, not like this town. We’re going to live together in harmony. Some people are going to grow the food. Some people are going to bake the bread. Some people are going to watch the kids. It’s going to be amazing. We’re going to have a diversity of labor. Oh, you mean we’re going to have a market economy? Well, yeah, but this time it will be perfect. And we’re all going to take care of each other, man.

And then there's also direct violent confrontation that led to the deaths of two Democrat/Left frontline terrorists Good and Pretti, and this madness:

Following the fatal shooting of anti-ICE activist Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Wagner allegedly told his followers to take up arms and attack law enforcement.
“Show up ready to go. Not talking about peaceful protests anymore,” Wagner said, calling on people to “march…with guns” and saying “the Second Amendment is the only thing that’s going to keep you f*cking protected from literal f*cking Nazi gunmen.”
“Get your f*cking guns, and stop these f*cking people,” he added.

Horrid enough but worse are the Democrat politicians and elected officials egging freaks like this on to do as this psycho wants and go out and stop ICE and law enforcement by whatever means necessary. After all President Trump and all of us who support him are literally Hitler and Nazis so once that marker has been laid down, don't be too shocked that you get this:

Colin Demarco, age 26, who reportedly feared Trump’s reelection would lead to a “fascist takeover,” was charged after he appeared at Vought’s Northern Virginia home wearing a surgical mask and gloves, court records show. U.S. Marshals Service reportedly found during the investigation that Demarco had claimed to have written a manifesto that detailed weapons and a “Body Disposal Guide,” per CBS News. The court records show that Demarco is accused of plotting to murder a victim with the initials “R.V.” who, according to the criminal complaint, “has served as a presidential appointee.”
The complaint adds that the alleged victim was involved in the creation of Project 2025 — a project funded by the conservative Heritage Foundation- to produce a policy agenda for the next GOP administration. It called for a radical reshaping of the government in ways that consolidate power in the executive branch.
Sources familiar with the case separately confirmed to CBS News that Demarco’s alleged target was Vought.

Elsewhere, Trump has dispatched Steven Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner to have a sit-down with the Mullahs. And then . . .

https://nypost.com/2026/02/06/world-news/iran-seizes-oil-tankers-threatens-massacre-in-strait-of-hormuz-hours-before-us-talks/

Iran seized two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf Thursday, accusing them of smuggling fuel and detaining 15 foreign crew members ahead of high-stakes US–Iran talks Friday in Oman.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy said it intercepted the two ships near Farsi Island, claiming they were carrying about 1 million liters of smuggled fuel, Reuters reported.
The crews, made up of 15 foreign nationals, were taken into custody and referred to Iran’s judicial authorities, according to Iranian state media.
The IRGC alleged the vessels were part of an organized fuel-smuggling network that had been operating in the region for several months. . . Zarghami later repeated the threat, calling the Strait a potential “killing field” for American forces and signaling Iran’s willingness to escalate amid mounting regional pressure.
Special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are scheduled to meet Iranian officials in Oman Friday.
The pair are traveling from Abu Dhabi after two days of talks related to Russia and Ukraine.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Thursday that Friday’s talks were still on, stating “diplomacy is always [Trump’s] first option.”

Per longtime Trump ally and adviser Fred Fleitz:

Based on Iran’s long history of violating international agreements and manipulating negotiations, it is certain that Iranian leaders plan to use these talks to buy time and to strike a deal that they have no intention of honoring to save their regime.
Indeed, Iran’s recent offer for dialogue has already revealed its typical pattern of insincerity and strategic maneuvering.

Fletiz is correct but he went on to note, and not incorrectly:

Although the new talks with Iran probably will be futile, I believe the Trump administration made the right decision to join them because it is sending a message to the world that the U.S. is prepared to exhaust every peaceful option before it uses military force. This may prove useful in convincing Middle East states to support a U.S. attack on Iran.
A full-scale U.S. attack is unlikely to topple Iran’s repressive theocracy in the near term, given its resilient coercive apparatus, like the IRGC and Basij forces. However, targeted strikes—perhaps on nuclear sites and proxy infrastructure—could further weaken the leadership, expose vulnerabilities revealed by last summer’s Israel-U.S. attacks, and galvanize protesters by signaling international support for change.

It's a good thing that the President stands with the Iranian/Persian people but unless the Mullahorcracy and the power structure that kept them in control since 1979 is utterly dismantled, this thing s not going to end well.

It's also a very good thing that the President is drawing attention to the Islamic slaughter in Africa, without unfortunately calling out Islam itself as the root cause, political third rail that that sadly for all of humanity is...

U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has announced that a small team of American military personnel has been sent to Nigeria to aid the African nation in counter-terrorism operations. The deployment was disclosed by AFRICOM Commander General Dagvin R.M. Anderson earlier this week at a State Department briefing regarding ongoing efforts to end Islamist attacks against Christian communities in Nigeria.The decision to deploy U.S. military officers follows a meeting between Gen. Anderson and Nigerian President Bola Tinubu last October at the Aqaba Process summit in Rome, Italy. The summit, founded by Jordan’s King Abdullah II and held usually three to four times a year, aims to address counter-terrorism practices and ongoing threats in regions of need, especially West and East Africa.

US military advisers? Anyone else besides me getting a flashback to Vietnam 1964? Beyond that, while Jordan might not be in the same category as Iran or Taliban controlled Afghanistan, it is nevertheless an Islamic nation. At best, any support to counter Boko Haram in Nigeria in my estimation is just another Taqqiya Sunrise to placate President Trump.

Personally, The President needs to round up as many Antifa and other anti-ICE thugs as he can, ship them to GITMO and waterboard them until their lungs turn to mush and they cough up all their associates and funding sources so we can crush the terrorists operating within our own borders. To me that is Mission #1.

Also, it's good to see lurker extraordinaire Victor Davis Hanson's byline. As you may know he has been dealing with some serious health issues and per his Twitter feed he is recovering. And, my spouse had very successful surgery yesterday and hopefully she will be home and quickly on the mend, so thanks to all for your kind words and prayers.

Have a great weekend.

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

Victor Davis Hanson: Democrats, lacking a positive agenda, bet on chaos, Trump hysteria, and media allies to spark a midterm backlash as Trump’s economic rebound gains steam.
Midterm Palpitations

CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

Colin Demarco, age 26, who reportedly feared Trump’s reelection would lead to a “fascist takeover,” was charged after he appeared at Vought’s Northern Virginia home wearing a surgical mask and gloves, court records show. U.S. Marshals Service reportedly found during the investigation that Demarco had claimed to have written a manifesto that detailed weapons and a “Body Disposal Guide,” per CBS News.
Maryland Man Charged with Attempted Murder of Trump OMB Russell Vought (not 'that' Maryland Man but another one! - jjs)
"Conspire and threaten to assault, kill and doxx officers, and you’ll find yourself in federal custody facing the full force of justice."
Feds Nab Crossdressing Antifa ‘Terrorist’ Who Threatened To Kill ICE Officers In Minneapolis
. . . consular officials are organizing protests and interfering in American politics.
Peter Schweizer: U.S. Must Close Mexican Consulates Stoking Anti-ICE Protests
Activists erected a makeshift roadblock, turning the intersection into a roundabout.
Minneapolis Liberals Invent Their Own Border Patrol

* * * * *
As America marks 250 years, rebuilding civic trust—not retreating into suspicion—may be the difference between a flourishing democracy and a fractured society.
Why America Must Not Turn into Southern Italy (pizza, pasta, Mafia >>> lutefisk, chapatis, Somalia! - jjs)
"BIDEN BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
The four Americans in Jay, Indiana, were killed when a Kyrgyzstan native, Bekzhan Beishekeev, allegedly smashed into their Amish buggy.
Four More Americans Killed by Illegal Alien Trucker in Indiana
The takedown exposed a vast trafficking network, rescued victims from multiple states, and highlighted Los Angeles County’s role as a trafficking hub.
Over 600 Arrested in California Human Trafficking Sting.
THE GREAT SOMALIAN SIMOLEON SWINDLE
In Indiana, auditors found: “30 material weaknesses, including eight so serious that too little evidence was available to make determinations of the full extent of the problems.”
Independent Audits Suggest Waste and Possible Fraud Aren’t Just a Blue-State Problem
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
New York City hasn’t had a trash pickup for 1/3rd of Mamdani’s term.
Mamdani Turns NYC into Wasteland of Corpses and Trash
Approximately 80,000 New Yorkers called 311 last month — the highest monthly total on record — reporting a lack of heat and hot water during frigid temperatures below ten degrees, according to the report. Tenants throughout the city reported days without heat, freezing-cold showers, and overnight shutoffs.
Tens of Thousands in NYC Without Heat, Tenants Slam Mayor Zohran Mamdani
Prince George’s County, Md, is going to court to evict legal residents over damage allegedly caused by the camp
‘We’re Not Criminalizing the Unhoused’: How a Homeless Encampment and Drug Dealers Are Destroying a Local Condominium Complex and Turning Its Residents’ Lives Upside Down
As the 2026 Mayor’s race looms, voters will soon have their own after‑action review at the ballot box.
Sources: Karen Bass Pressured LAFD to Water Down Wildfire Disaster After-Action Report
The judiciary is essential to the republic, and Chief Justice Roberts has taken an excellent step in safeguarding the hallowed deliberative process.
Supreme Court’s New Anti-Leak Measures Are A Good Start
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
The collaboration aims to enhance Nigeria’s counter-terrorism capabilities, particularly in combating Islamist groups like Boko Haram and ISWAP.
Trump Deploys Tactical Team to Nigeria Amid Continued Attacks Against Christians.
The attacks occurred in addition to other documented assaults by jihadists in multiple states in the north and center of the country this week. They also followed the confirmation on Tuesday by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) that a “small team” of American military officers had been deployed to Nigeria to aid in the fight against terrorism. President Donald Trump declared Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) for religious freedom in October, citing its long-held status as the deadliest place in the world to practice Christianity, thanks to the large presence of radical Islamists. President Trump, with the cooperation of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, bombed northwestern Nigeria on Christmas Day to neutralize the jihadist threat in the area. Experts suggested the likeliest targets of those airstrikes were members of the Islamic State affiliate Lakurawa.
Potentially 200+ Killed in Suspected ISIS-Linked Attacks in Western Nigeria
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY
Rabbi Moshe Davis' replacement, Phylisa Wisdom, has bashed Israel and tweeted of having 'totally missed Yom Kippur'
Ousted NYC Anti-Semitism Czar: Mamdani Replaced Me With Left-Wing Activist Because I'm a 'Proud Jew' Who Doesn't Hate Israel
The organization has long supported those same rights for members of terrorist groups and anti-Semites
PEN America, Advocate for 'Free Expression,' Withdraws Defense of Israeli Comedian Who Refused To Condemn Jewish State
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Trump wants to keep home prices high, but falling prices—not easy money—are the real path to affordability, savings, and long-term economic growth.
Falling House Prices are Good for Everyone, Even Homeowners
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
Traditionally, New York City mayors are supposed to visit injured police officers in the hospital
Mamdani Visits Attempted Police-Stabber in Hospital
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
Dvid Harsanyi: I generally don’t celebrate when people lose their jobs. As most of us know firsthand, being laid off can be a brutal experience. Indeed, when an outfit such as the Post cuts back its workforce, good people will typically lose their jobs while the worst offenders stay on. But the unmitigated arrogance and sense of entitlement exuded by journalists, who seem to believe they have a God-given right to work no matter how much money they lose their employer or how poorly they do the jobs, speaks to the problem more. Over the past decade, The Washington Post has been one of the leading culprits in the collapse of public trust in journalism.
Axed Washington Post reporters dug their own graves
No prisoners taken.
Video: Douglas Murray Tears Cenk to Shreds

RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS,
“We estimate there is enough dissolved lithium present in that region to replace US imports of lithium and more.”
Arkansas’ Lithium Jackpot: New Tech Turns Ancient Saltwater Into ‘White Gold’
Soaring energy prices are the result of misguided government policy—time for a course correction.
Electric Shock
For Trump, the problem at the NSF is the problem in the entire government. Do the agencies carry out the president’s directives?
Stalled Battle Against Woke Science Shows Trump Can’t End The Entire Deep State By Himself
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
One parent cannot believe the school board concentrates on its safety more than student safety.
Loudoun County School Leaders Under Fire Over ‘Terrorist’ Training Simulating Parents as Attackers
"Put the pronouns back in the email."
Trans Teachers Behaving Badly
THE 2020 and SUBSEQUENT ELECTION HEISTS , SHENANIGANS/FRAUD and AFTERMATH
This is vicious and nasty. And I said to our Republican colleagues, it will not pass the Senate. You will not get a single Democratic vote in the Senate. (Considering Jim Crow was Democrat Policy, vayr ge hargit paskudnyak momzer - jjs)
Chuck Schemer: SAVE Act Requiring ID to Vote ‘Is Jim Crow 2.0’
The SAVE Act faces strong opposition from Senate Democrats, despite overwhelming voter support for voter ID.
Schemer Vows to Block Voter ID Despite 71% of Dems Supporting It: ‘Jim Crow 2.0.’
Pence felt the need to slither out of political obscurity to finger wag at people who actually want to safeguard elections against noncitizen voters.
Mike ‘Pick Me’ Pence’s Opposition To The SAVE Act Is Dishonest And Constitutionally Illiterate
Currently, Trump is the only one who can make the SAVE Act happen, yet he seems to have no interest in doing so.
Unless The SAVE Act Passes, The Swamp Will Destroy America
L'AFFAIRE EPSTEIN
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman has donated more than $1.8 million to the Welcome PAC, funding Dem campaigns in competitive House races.
‘Moderate’ Dems Take Big Checks From Billionaire Donor With Epstein Ties

DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY
A Republican congressman attempted to win a political boost for his gubernatorial campaign by holding out on the spending bill, colleague says.
Tennessee Republican Threw Wrench Into Shutdown Vote Because He Was ‘Mad’ At Trump, Congressman Says
POLITICS
McConnell has faced several health incidents in recent years: a concussion in March 2023, on-camera freezing episodes that drew scrutiny, and a stumble in the Russell Senate Office Building basement in October 2025. A childhood polio survivor, he has long had an unsteady gait but has appeared increasingly frail over the past year. He now often moves through the Capitol with security detail members providing physical support. (If I were a suspicious type I'd say McCHi-Com is faking his illness - jjs)
Mitch McConnell’s Hospital Stay Is Delaying The SAVE Act
Harris and her team announced Thursday that her campaign X account, previously called “KamalaHQ,” will be called “Headquarters” and be devoted to being a “new Gen-Z led progressive content hub.” The former vice president explained in a video that it is a place for young people to get the latest on the news and meet political leaders.
EXCLUSIVE: Even Democrats Don’t Know What Kamala Is Doing
'It’s where you can go online to get basically the latest of what’s going on,' Harris says of her much-teased new project, 'Headquarters'
Kamala Harris Partners With Soros-Funded Nonprofit To Rebrand Her Failed Campaign's Social Media Accounts
I suppose I should admit it. I miss Kamala Harris. Life in this country has not been the same without her. . . Most of all I have missed the great, seemingly wine-fueled, stand-up moments, when she talks about something that she seems to find almost endlessly amusing.
Douglas Murray: Kamala Harris returning to the political landscape can be best described by Gen Z as ‘cringe’
It's hard to comment on all the lunacy that's taken hold of our country, because there's so much of it out there.
Some Headlines We’d Like To Write

IRAN ON the BRINK?!
The seizures come as Iranian rhetoric toward the US has grown hostile.
Iran seizes oil tankers, threatens ‘massacre’ in Strait of Hormuz, hours before US talks
Tehran's carpet merchants have finally met their match.
The Iran Negotiations
Fred Fleitz: Trump faces a stark Iran choice: accept hollow talks that prop up a brutal regime, or apply real pressure—diplomatic and military—to weaken Tehran and back its people’s fight for freedom.
Trump’s Iran Conundrum: Navigating Talks Amid Tensions and Turmoil
ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS . . . AND LEFTISTS
When peace is a suicidal illusion.
What Almog Meir Jan Learned as a Hostage: ‘There Are No Innocents in Gaza’
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
Vance indicated the framework agreement contains new, critical benefits for the United States beyond the existing security arrangement pertaining to Greenland.
Europe Continuing to Make Key Concessions on Greenland in Secret: Vance.
The endorsement highlights the strong U.S.-Japan relationship and emphasizes the shared priorities of Trump and Takaichi in national security, trade, and immigration.
Trump Endorses Japan’s Anti-Mass Migration Prime Minister Ahead of Sunday Snap Election.
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
"Starting tonight, dozens of the most commonly-used prescription drugs will be available at dramatic discounts..."
TrumpRx Officially Launches With Promise To Dramatically Cut Drug Costs For Americans
ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
What is implausible about Pluto’s atmosphere is the location of the planet, about 3.7 billion miles from the Sun, out in the nether reaches of the solar system. At that distance sunlight is very weak, and produces very little energy. And yet, there is enough energy here to produce an atmosphere of mostly nitrogen gas, with trace amounts of methane and carbon monoxide. Scientists think this atmosphere only exists when Pluto is closer to the Sun in its somewhat oblong orbit, and freezes out the rest of the time. As Pluto was just retreating in 2015 from that closest approach in the last two decades of the 20th century, New Horizons could detect its presence.
Pluto’s implausible atmosphere, as seen in 2015 by New Horizons
. . . this story signals the continuing transition in the weather satellite industry from the government/Soviet-style model, where all weather satellites are built and operated by governments, to the capitalism model, where governments and industry buy weather data from privately built, launched, and maintained commercial constellations.
Israeli weather satellite startup raises $175 million in investment capital (Sefton and His Rabbis LLC... All your weathers are belongs to us, L'Chaim! - jjs)
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
A WPATH leader admitted in court that trans surgeries do not stop suicides.
Why Detransitioners Are Poised For Massive Wins In Court
If it is medically necessary to affirm every child's declared gender identity, as they so firmly claimed all of these years, this is a profound and sudden change. If evidence doesn't support it now, did it ever?
Medical groups change course on child sex changes ONLY because of massive detrans malpractice win
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
America First Legal (AFL) filed a civil rights complaint against Nike with the EEOC in 2024.
Feds Investigating Nike for Allegedly Discriminating Against White Employees
‘Hate’ is just another word for meanness, which is the opposite of niceness, which is the guiding ethic of the postmodern liberal mind.
Hating ‘Hate’ Is The Left’s Laziest And Dumbest Virtue-Signal Yet
The problem, as it always is, is that facts refuse to cooperate with the Democrats’ narrative. Gutfeld pointed out what that voter ID enjoys broad support across racial and partisan lines, then played a clip of CNN data analyst Harry Enten reporting how “85% of white people favor it, 82% of Latino, 76% of black Americans favor it,” concluding that “the bottom line is this: voter ID is not controversial in this country.”
Gutfeld Destroys the Democrats’ Voter ID Double Standard, and It’s Glorious
Is the new Star Trek series really as woke as some have claimed?
Star Trek: Making the Federation Great Again
Christian Toto: Documentary gains steam as media war against FLOTUS film continues
Is the ‘Sound of Freedom’ Effect Powering ‘Melania?’
Josh Greenberg, a digital media strategist who left Park Slope, New York, in 2022 told Tablet Magazine that he went to dinner a week after his alleged mugging, where his friends accused him of “perpetuating cycles” and causing “harm” by pressing charges against his alleged mugger. (Greenberg should find the mugger and give him all his "friends" personal info!- jjs)
‘More Sympathy For The Guy That Mugged Me’ — New Yorkers Reveal Final Straw That Made Them Flee City
HITHER & YON
Lloyd Billingsley: Margarete Buber-Neumann, prisoner of Stalin and Hitler.
The Hero Nobody Knows

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1 Good morning, everyone! Now for the articles.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 07:31 AM (svLOV)

2 Activists erected a makeshift roadblock, turning the intersection into a roundabout

I saw what happened to Reginald Denny. People doing that to me will not enjoy what I do.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 07:33 AM (svLOV)

3 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2026 07:33 AM (jtM2q)

4 If I lived up there I would have a snow plow on my truck for such contingencies.

Posted by: fd at February 06, 2026 07:34 AM (vFG9F)

5 Kamala Harris Partners With Soros-Funded Nonprofit To Rebrand Her Failed Campaign's Social Media Accounts

Do the Democrats still think she's a viable candidate? Or is it just "Let her talk and while she's distracted, we'll get someone better"?

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 07:35 AM (svLOV)

6 "One man even brought food for the people standing watch. . ."

Exlax brownies would clear the path.

Posted by: fd at February 06, 2026 07:36 AM (vFG9F)

7 "Is the new Star Trek series really as woke as some have claimed?"

Maxine Waters will guest star as a Klingon tranny, and Schumer will play the Ferengi that marries him, er, her, er, it.

Posted by: fd at February 06, 2026 07:39 AM (vFG9F)

8 I agree; a snow plow could be well used in Minneapolis.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 06, 2026 07:39 AM (1+Dhc)

9
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 06, 2026 07:40 AM (tljrc)

10 Camela just bought a 8 million dollar house so needs the grift. Whether or not she is a viable candidate is not her concern.

Posted by: fd at February 06, 2026 07:41 AM (vFG9F)

11 A WPATH leader admitted in court that trans surgeries do not stop suicides.
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Good for fun and profit, though!

Posted by: Tony Mengele-Fauci, gender medicine specialist at February 06, 2026 07:42 AM (1+Dhc)

12 8 I agree; a snow plow could be well used in Minneapolis.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 06, 2026 07:39 AM (1+Dhc)

Trucks from Soylent Green. That and my town's garbage trucks with the grabber arms that snag the trash bins.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 06, 2026 07:42 AM (x0n13)

13 > Liberals in Minnesota have had it with ICE raids and Border Patrol, so they’ve decided to take matters into their own hands with a novel plan to keep the people they don’t want out of their communities.
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I wonder how the non-liberal Minnesotans feel about all that? It seems to me this would be the proper time for them to, you know, take a stand and confront the left in their own state.

But "it's not who we are" isn't just a tag line, is it?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2026 07:42 AM (jtM2q)

14 That’s an uncomfortable truth for many today because they are uncomfortable with the reality of evil.

In the eyes of the left, to call someone "evil" is to commit the cardinal sin of being "judgmental." And we can't have that! What would the neighbors think?

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 07:43 AM (svLOV)

15 "Well, yeah, but this time it will be perfect. And we’re all going to take care of each other, man."

Gonna eat all the fruit and throw away the rind.

Posted by: Guy who relates everything to Star Trek at February 06, 2026 07:43 AM (vFG9F)

16 Good morning, everyone! Now for the articles.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 07:31 AM (svLOV)

Articles? I'm only here for the pictures. Wowee!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 06, 2026 07:45 AM (uQesX)

17 Join us for our launch today at 8 a.m. EST. Check your cable listings.

Posted by: The 24/7 Nancy Guthrie News Channel at February 06, 2026 07:45 AM (Y1sOo)

18 15 "Well, yeah, but this time it will be perfect. And we’re all going to take care of each other, man."

Gonna eat all the fruit and throw away the rind.
Posted by: Guy who relates everything to Star Trek at February 06, 2026 07:43 AM (vFG9F)

"Steppin' Into Eden, Yay Brother!"

- - Not Herbert

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 06, 2026 07:46 AM (x0n13)

19 Gonna eat all the fruit and throw away the rind.
Posted by: Guy who relates everything to Star Trek at February 06, 2026 07:43 AM (vFG9F)

How wasteful!! They should compost the rind!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 06, 2026 07:47 AM (uQesX)

20 Good to see that all weather reports will now be under Rabbinical Supervision and that JJS will get his cut.

Posted by: Cloudy W/Chance Of Matzo Balls at February 06, 2026 07:47 AM (oftw2)

21 The Guthrie story is fishyer than a pier bait tank.

Posted by: fd at February 06, 2026 07:47 AM (vFG9F)

22 Craving more Nancy Guthrie news? Come to us. We'll feed you from our Nancy Guthrie news trough where even the slightest, mundane tidbit of new information will produce a brand new article where the new tidbit of information will be in the first paragraph with everything that follows being a repeat of our previous articles.

And we'll have the same two dozen pictures of the entire family to republish!

Posted by: The Daily Mail at February 06, 2026 07:48 AM (Y1sOo)

23 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at February 06, 2026 07:48 AM (53oGX)

24 Friday. Endeavor to persevere.

Posted by: Eromero at February 06, 2026 07:49 AM (Lytz7)

25
Every time I see and hear Schumer, I think, wow, now I understand how anti-Semitism came about.

Everyone thinks Jews are all like him. Feh.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 06, 2026 07:49 AM (x0n13)

26 “KamalaHQ,” will be called “Headquarters”

You can get head for a quarter?

Posted by: fd at February 06, 2026 07:49 AM (vFG9F)

27 Christian Toto: Documentary gains steam as media war against FLOTUS film continues
Is the ‘Sound of Freedom’ Effect Powering ‘Melania?’
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Like Toto, I haven't yet seen this movie, but I will! Melania is a quiet first lady, as he points out, but everyone senses her strength; she's no weak little flower. She is a class act and I am delighted she's getting some attention. That's hard to do when you are married to PDJT.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 06, 2026 07:50 AM (0Bnz9)

28 > Posted by: The 24/7 Nancy Guthrie News Channel
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Yea, isn't that something? Some newz program my wife was half listening to yesterday was all Nancy Guthrie for like two hours.

It's silly.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2026 07:50 AM (jtM2q)

29 Everyone thinks Jews are all like him. Feh.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton

Unfortunately, there's a reason that the joke about "Early Life" is a thing.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 07:51 AM (svLOV)

30 Independent journalist Angela Rose visits Ilhan Omar's "winery" and the results were...interesting.

https://tinyurl.com/3dcmdewd

Posted by: Delurker at February 06, 2026 07:52 AM (gtcuf)

31 Midterm betting ?

My syphilis becomes self-aware and beats me to death with my mother's scrotum

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 06, 2026 07:52 AM (W0iue)

32 my spouse had very successful surgery yesterday and hopefully she will be home and quickly on the mend, so thanks to all for your kind words and prayers.
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The best news of the day!!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 06, 2026 07:52 AM (0Bnz9)

33 I'm reading an Orwell essay last night, "Inside the Whale", and enjoying it as I do most his work, and came across one of those errant lines that gives the game away... "in mid-nineteenth century America men felt themselves free and equal, were free and equal, so far as that is possible outside a society of pure communism."

(He did go on to exclude blacks under slavery.)

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 06, 2026 07:53 AM (fZiTB)

34 Great to hear Mrs. Sefton’s procedure went well! Continued prayers

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2026 07:53 AM (fQqaC)

35 Craving more Nancy Guthrie news? Come to us. We'll feed you from our Nancy Guthrie news trough"

This is why I give... zero s**ts about "news" of pretty much every stripe.

Time to point at "newsmakers" and laugh.

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 07:54 AM (XuXeR)

36 Glad to hear that the surgery went well, JJ.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 07:54 AM (svLOV)

37 FOUR PEOPLE KILLED BY ILLEGAL ALIEN SEMI-TRUCK DRIVER.

On February 3, Bekzhan Beishekeev, an illegal alien from Kyrgyzstan, was traveling on an Indiana highway when he allegedly failed to brake for a slowed semi-truck in front of him.

He has a Gold Star on his ID meaning it is a Real ID.
We knew when and where he got the license. We know who was logged on and who reviewed his papers.
People need to got TO JAIL.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 06, 2026 07:54 AM (gbOdA)

38 Also very glad to hear VDH is recovering

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2026 07:55 AM (fQqaC)

39 Great news about the spouse JJ.

Tanker crew will be used as hostage negotiations.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at February 06, 2026 07:56 AM (WmF8p)

40 People need to got TO JAIL.
Posted by: r hennigantx

Or made examples of on live TV. I'm fine with that.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 07:56 AM (svLOV)

41 JJ, continued prayers for you both

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 07:56 AM (0KSrI)

42 Independent journalist Angela Rose visits Ilhan Omar's "winery" and the results were...interesting.

https://tinyurl.com/3dcmdewd

Posted by: Delurker at February 06, 2026 07:52 AM (gtcuf)
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Definitely an entertaining video.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 06, 2026 07:56 AM (0Bnz9)

43 TrumpRX sounds great but I bet my dad, who takes about 8 medications, will refuse to use it just because of the name.

Posted by: fd at February 06, 2026 07:58 AM (vFG9F)

44 Josey Wales:
When I get to likin' someone, they ain't around long.

Lone Watie:
I notice when you get to DISlikin' someone they ain't around for long neither.

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2026 07:58 AM (fQqaC)

45 >>Or made examples of on live TV.

Ace reposted on his twitter a video of a illegal trucker who apparently exited the interstate by making a hard right turn up the entrance ramp.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 06, 2026 07:59 AM (Y1sOo)

46 I’ll watch the Super Bowl this weekend, but the sporting events I most look forward to watching are college wrestling:

Penn State vs Michigan
Ohio State vs Iowa

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2026 08:00 AM (fQqaC)

47 Posted yesterday:
"Brad Karp was the head of Paul Weiss, a huge Left-aligned law firm. Chuck Schumer's brother is a partner.
No longer as Karp's ties to Epstein were revealed.
The revelations are a window into how these elites circle-jerk each other. e.g., Karp got Epstein to introduce his son to Woody Allen to help him break into the movies."

Today we learn that Epstein made a $15,000 donation to Woody's daughter's prep school "So that she would definetely graduate."

A circle jerk, indeed.

Posted by: Ignoramus at February 06, 2026 08:00 AM (dtajH)

48 13 I wonder how the non-liberal Minnesotans feel about all that? It seems to me this would be the proper time for them to, you know, take a stand and confront the left in their own state.

But "it's not who we are" isn't just a tag line, is it?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2026 07:42 AM (jtM2q)

Nobody wants to be the first, because they're all afraid of being hauled off by the cops and being put into PMITA Prison with Big Black Bubba.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 08:00 AM (iXqHn)

49 82% of voter want SAVE.
78% of voters want illegals with crime arrest deported.
57% of voters want every illegal deported.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 06, 2026 08:01 AM (gbOdA)

50 Ace reposted on his twitter a video of a illegal trucker who apparently exited the interstate by making a hard right turn up the entrance ramp.
Posted by: one hour sober

You have the link handy? I'll watch it when I get home.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 08:01 AM (svLOV)

51 Josey Wales:
When I get to likin' someone, they ain't around long.

Lone Watie:
I notice when you get to DISlikin' someone they ain't around for long neither.
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2026 07:58 AM (fQqaC)

Wales is not a hard man to track. He leaves bodies wherever he goes.

Posted by: Captain Redlegs Terrill at February 06, 2026 08:01 AM (q2NNn)

52 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at February 06, 2026 08:01 AM (2Ez/1)

53 "Mitch McConnell’s Hospital Stay Is Delaying The SAVE Act"

Who would be surprised if it was intentional?

Posted by: fd at February 06, 2026 08:01 AM (vFG9F)

54 Gutfeld opened by zeroing in on the left’s most glaring contradiction. “You got to hand it to the Democrats,” he said. “On one hand, they think a child can handle the decision to lop off their genitals, but then on the other, they think black people can’t get a photo ID.”
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It's hard sometimes to take Democrats seriously, until you realize the internal contradictions don't bother them at all.

Hypocrisy is just part of the evil kink.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 06, 2026 08:02 AM (87ygr)

55 Nobody wants to be the first, because they're all afraid of being hauled off by the cops and being put into PMITA Prison with Big Black Bubba.
Posted by: XTC

It's going to get to the point when a normal person says "Jail isn't a deterrent, the cops won't be here for several minutes and I'm going to have fun while hurting you."

After that, more people are going to say "You can't arrest all of us."

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 08:02 AM (svLOV)

56 42 Definitely an entertaining video.

She does some amazing content. It's been fun watching her develop into a globe-trotting indy journalist over the years.

Young, bilingual, Latina, conservative, funny, bright and attractive...I'd love to see her get signed on somewhere like Megyn Kelly's MK network for greater visibility.

Posted by: Delurker at February 06, 2026 08:02 AM (gtcuf)

57 I wonder how the non-liberal Minnesotans feel about all that?"

That the entire "thing" comprises at most a couple of blocks in Somaliappolis?

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 08:03 AM (XuXeR)

58 Good Morning, Horde!

I have great news to report!

Yesterday evening, I had a nice telephone conversation with my sister, from whom I had been estranged for over twenty years!

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 08:03 AM (77rzZ)

59 54 It's hard sometimes to take Democrats seriously, until you realize the internal contradictions don't bother them at all.

Hypocrisy is just part of the evil kink.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 06, 2026 08:02 AM (87ygr)

It's all part of "Rules for Radicals". Only the Right has to follow rules. The Left can do anything they want, whenever they want, whatever it takes for them to win.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 08:03 AM (iXqHn)

60 Mitch McConnell’s Hospital Stay"

Official statement:

....

....

.

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 08:04 AM (XuXeR)

61 Yeah, about those seized tankers. The nationality of the tankers and crew are not being disclosed.

Those tankers could very well be Chinese and the seizure is a ruse.
The US Navy prevented the seizure of an American flagged tanker two days before.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 08:05 AM (0KSrI)

62 Good morning horde! Happy Friday!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 08:05 AM (ExV1e)

63 Yesterday evening, I had a nice telephone conversation with my sister, from whom I had been estranged for over twenty years!
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 08:03 AM (77rzZ)
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Can I schedule you to talk to my sister next?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 06, 2026 08:05 AM (CkoBz)

64 >>You have the link handy? I'll watch it when I get home.

https://tinyurl.com/ye5du265

Posted by: one hour sober at February 06, 2026 08:06 AM (Y1sOo)

65 I read the article about lithium extraction here in Arkansas. FYI, Smackover is a small town a bit north of El Dorado AR, eastern portion of what would be SW AR. I went through there on a gun buying expedition a couple years ago. Small town America.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 06, 2026 08:07 AM (gm9Sb)

66 60 Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 08:04 AM (XuXeR)
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Ok, I laughed...

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 06, 2026 08:07 AM (CkoBz)

67 Guthrie's mother is ok, but she's no Natalie Holloway.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 06, 2026 08:07 AM (0U5gm)

68 Yesterday evening, I had a nice telephone conversation with my sister, from whom I had been estranged for over twenty years!
Posted by: Bulg

Is she the one who beaned you with a golf ball? Good news either way.

Posted by: Is That A Titleist? at February 06, 2026 08:07 AM (oftw2)

69 Good morning dear horde and happy birthday JJ

Looking forward to a good report on Mrs. Sefton

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 08:08 AM (RIvkX)

70 He has a Gold Star on his ID meaning it is a Real ID.
We knew when and where he got the license. We know who was logged on and who reviewed his papers.
People need to got TO JAIL.

Posted by: r hennigantx

At the very least, this information should be made available to everyone so that justice can be served, either through civil lawsuits or something more medieval.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 06, 2026 08:08 AM (xE0sV)

71 “…. you can bet someone wants it that way”

FDR, on coincidences in politics. Illegal migration has been a huge problem for 50 years, The government can’t or won’t address it, and the crooked courts have done their part, with screwball fairy tales disguised as legal reasoning.

The insurance companies have a concept called “attractive nuisance”. You put up a trampoline in your front yard by the sidewalk, right next to the elementary school. You’ll never guess what happens next.

Open borders, and a generous welfare state, and the crooked politicos, the religious “leaders” and “non governmental” organizations make bank. Everything is a scam. A very sick scam, and very very deadly.

You have to have at least a grudging admiration at just how wicked and effective these bastards are.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 06, 2026 08:09 AM (q0SzP)

72 If we lose the midterms it will be a stark failure of the public communications team at the WH and among Republican party. No excuse.

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 06, 2026 08:10 AM (fZiTB)

73 Do I trust Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner?

No, no I don't.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 08:10 AM (RIvkX)

74 55It's going to get to the point when a normal person says "Jail isn't a deterrent, the cops won't be here for several minutes and I'm going to have fun while hurting you."

After that, more people are going to say "You can't arrest all of us."
Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 08:02 AM (svLOV)

I have my doubts about normies.

Most normies aren't hardass, regimented military men.

Most normies are low-info Default Democrats who will suffer any indignity as long as it means "those icky Republicans" don't win.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 08:10 AM (iXqHn)

75 64: Thank you. Link saved in a safe location.

In other news, might be helping to haul a dog up to NJ tomorrow. Waiting for more information.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 08:10 AM (svLOV)

76 "Tennessee Republican Threw Wrench Into Shutdown Vote Because He Was ‘Mad’ At Trump, Congressman Says
A Republican congressman attempted to win a political boost for his gubernatorial campaign by holding out on the spending bill, colleague says."

How about NO idiot. Marsha Blackburn will win the primary.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 06, 2026 08:10 AM (NpAcC)

77 70 "Do you have the proper documentation for a Real ID?" "I have these two rocks and a chicken foot". "Here you go, happy motoring".

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 06, 2026 08:10 AM (gm9Sb)

78 "If we lose the midterms it will be a stark failure of the public communications team at the WH and among Republican party."

Someone wants it that way.

Posted by: fd at February 06, 2026 08:11 AM (vFG9F)

79 > He has a Gold Star on his ID meaning it is a Real ID.
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I wonder how many jihadis got one of those? Or Chinese spies. Or....

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2026 08:11 AM (jtM2q)

80 Maxine Waters, fuck your time.

Posted by: LinusPresley at February 06, 2026 08:13 AM (U06Eh)

81 Anyone else besides me getting a flashback to Vietnam 1964?
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Yes. Instantly.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 08:13 AM (RIvkX)

82 Currently, Trump is the only one who can make the SAVE Act happen, yet he seems to have no interest in doing so.

--

FTA: Trump should call on and or call out every GOP Senator who is standing in his way. He should do rallies in their states and encourage citizens to reach out and sway them. He should use every available lever of power to convince the Senate to pass the SAVE Act.

Yes, he should. This author's sentiments echo our very own Ordinary American, who also suggested Trump use his platform, and imo, skills as a showman, to make this happen. Put every congress weasel on the line, call them out, make them explain why they are standing in the way of what 2/3rds of the voters want. Relentless, brutal, unforgiving assault on them all. It's vital this passes. I think we all know that.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 06, 2026 08:13 AM (qBdHI)

83 Liberals in Minnesota have had it with ICE raids and Border Patrol, so they’ve decided to take matters into their own hands with a novel plan to keep the people they don’t want out of their communities. They are, quite literally, creating a system to control who comes and goes. In the middle of the road at 32nd and Cedar Avenue in Minneapolis, activists erected a makeshift roadblock, turning the intersection into a roundabout. Cars slowed as drivers noticed. Some honked, others asked questions. One man even brought food for the people standing watch. . .
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And last I checked, the MN/MPLS cops are rolling these up when they appear, which is vital. That *must* happen. If the locals won't, the army needs to.

Urban area denial is not only monstrously dangerous, it is a tried-and-true military tactic and act of war - and it needs to be treated as such.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 08:14 AM (MABZ1)

84 Good morning Horde. Thx JJ,hope and pray Mrs JJ is doing to well.
VDH column is spot on. A lot of people on the Republican side are worrying over Trump. The biggest thing going for republicans and conservatives is that there is no way the Dems won't act more and more insane as the year goes on. By Nov people will be running away from them and either voting Rep or not voting

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 06, 2026 08:15 AM (Hhsnh)

85 “We estimate there is enough dissolved lithium present in that region to replace US imports of lithium and more.”
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"Southwest Arkansas" has a town, not far from Texarkana (ancestral home of the Mrs. Follywood clan), appropriately named "El Dorado".

Yes, horde, we've found El Dorado!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 06, 2026 08:15 AM (nrTJP)

86 Today is National Wear Red Day.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 06, 2026 08:16 AM (NpAcC)

87 When I moved to Texas a few years ago I had to get a new drivers license (obviously)…. I didn’t ask or know I was getting one but when I got my new DL in the mail it had a gold star. Presto I have a RealID…. I think I showed my birth certificate and turned in my prior DL (from CA)

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2026 08:16 AM (fQqaC)

88 Good Morning, Horde!

I have great news to report!

Yesterday evening, I had a nice telephone conversation with my sister, from whom I had been estranged for over twenty years!
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 08:03 AM (77rzZ)

Just saw that you mentioned that last night on the Cafe. Very happy for you! We need more good news. Thanks for sharing.

Posted by: Doof at February 06, 2026 08:16 AM (B4Se1)

89 The crews, made up of 15 foreign nationals, were taken into custody and referred to Iran’s judicial authorities, according to Iranian state media.
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Foreign *to whom?* To the US? To Iran? To the vessel's flag nation? All of these? Some of these? Which flag was the vessel flying? Is it an ally?

It's an obvious provocation, but it may have been either carefully calculated or totally reckles depending on these factors.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 08:17 AM (MABZ1)

90 And, my spouse had very successful surgery yesterday and hopefully she will be home and quickly on the mend, so thanks to all for your kind words and prayers.
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b"h for good health

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 08:17 AM (RIvkX)

91 > I wonder how the non-liberal Minnesotans feel about all that?"
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That the entire "thing" comprises at most a couple of blocks in Somaliappolis?
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The most visible rioting is in the city. I've no idea how many blocks, or square miles are affected. It shouldn't matter.

There's plenty of non-leftist Minnesotans in that area. Where are they? Afraid? I would be. But at some point I'd also have had enough of this shit.

Passive resistance in the face of rioting and fomented violence isn't going to work.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2026 08:17 AM (jtM2q)

92 It's hard sometimes to take Democrats seriously, until you realize the internal contradictions don't bother them at all.

Hypocrisy is just part of the evil kink.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 06, 2026 08:02 AM (87ygr)

The only thing that bothers them is opposition.

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 08:17 AM (4BmaM)

93 Based on Iran’s long history of violating international agreements and manipulating negotiations, it is certain that Iranian leaders plan to use these talks to buy time and to strike a deal that they have no intention of honoring to save their regime.
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This is the Iranian Way.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 08:17 AM (MABZ1)

94 Currently, Trump is the only one who can make the SAVE Act happen, yet he seems to have no interest in doing so.
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I don't understand this comment, because in many of the times he's talked over the last two days, he's mentioned the SAVE Act.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 06, 2026 08:18 AM (nrTJP)

95 What is the safe age (legally) to leave kids home alone with sister or brother in charge?

How is that quantified? Is it 10 years old? 15? I see arrests being made in the news from time to time.

It is interesting to see the glaring contradictions. Children should be able to vote, the leftists admonish. And of course, consent to sex, one of those puritan uptight bugaboos they have more or less extinguished. Can stock trading and gambling be far behind?

There’s a reason drag queens want to read bedtime stories to kindergartners and not VA hospitals and retirement homes.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 06, 2026 08:18 AM (q0SzP)

96 Here in Colorado they don't want you to go to the DMV to renew your license. You have to do it online, and you just click a box saying you went and took an eye test on your own, and since you don't get a picture taken, the picture gets older and older. Mine is now 10 years old and I don't look much like it at all anymore.

All of which seems, well, not good.

Posted by: Delurker at February 06, 2026 08:19 AM (gtcuf)

97 Personally, The President needs to round up as many Antifa and other anti-ICE thugs as he can, ship them to GITMO and waterboard them until their lungs turn to mush and they cough up all their associates and funding sources so we can crush the terrorists operating within our own borders. To me that is Mission #1.
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Huh. So Wuhan was just a diversion. COVID came from Gitmo!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 08:19 AM (MABZ1)

98 I have a close relative who works in downtown Minneapolis. He has had zero ICE sightings… on the other hand he’s seen lots of people protesting ICE. Don’t think any of the protests downtown have been violent

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2026 08:20 AM (fQqaC)

99 Yesterday evening, I had a nice telephone conversation with my sister, from whom I had been estranged for over twenty years!
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 08:03 AM (77rzZ)
*****
That's great! 20 yrs. Is too long to be estranged from a sibling. Life is short.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 06, 2026 08:20 AM (NpAcC)

100 Gutfeld Destroys the Democrats’ Voter ID Double Standard, and It’s Glorious

Fighting against voter ID is silly. The Democrats aren't stealing elections by having Bill go to the polls and pretending to be Tom. There must be something else in the SAVE Act which has their panties in a twist.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 08:21 AM (ExV1e)

101 Yesterday evening, I had a nice telephone conversation with my sister, from whom I had been estranged for over twenty years!
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 08:03 AM (77rzZ)

What a blessing! My brother and I reconciled after many contentious years. We had a couple of good decades before his death.

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 06, 2026 08:22 AM (nbLIj)

102 Trump at National Prayer Breakfast

https://tinyurl.com/asyk9djy

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 06, 2026 08:22 AM (nrTJP)

103 The nationality of the tankers and crew are not being disclosed.

The taking, holding, trading and abuse of hostages is a regular part of Eastern diplomacy. There are exciting [strong stomach alert] accounts of it in "The Galleys at Lepanto." Whenever you schedule a summit meeting with Islamists, expect hostages to be taken during the run-up. They see it as a legitimate way of doing business.

If you detain, arrest, try or imprison one of theirs, they presume this is what you are up to. That's their world view.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 06, 2026 08:22 AM (zdLoL)

104 until you realize the internal contradictions don't bother them at al
——

Good point. Trying to have a discussion with them using facts, logic, and reason is generally pointless. The corollary to that I suppose is normal decent peaceable people just tune them out. I don’t GAF what they think, because it’s all bullshit, and there is no debating with them.

There’s only two ways to get someone to do what you want. You can persuade them, or you can use force. Guess where we are now. Violence is all they have left.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 06, 2026 08:22 AM (q0SzP)

105 News flash: American military advisors have been operating in Africa for a long time and have yet to drag us into another Vietnam.

Posted by: p-squared at February 06, 2026 08:23 AM (0prFs)

106 In the eyes of the left, to call someone "evil" is to commit the cardinal sin of being "judgmental."

OTOH, those fucking Nazis who disagree with me on some policy matter should be gunned down in the street. -- those same leftists.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 08:23 AM (ExV1e)

107 It's also:
National Bubblegum Day
and
National Chopstick Day.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 06, 2026 08:23 AM (NpAcC)

108 Is it wrong to hate the hate haters?

Posted by: I hate hate haters at February 06, 2026 08:24 AM (vFG9F)

109 95 What is the safe age (legally) to leave kids home alone with sister or brother in charge?

How is that quantified? Is it 10 years old? 15? I see arrests being made in the news from time to time.

It is interesting to see the glaring contradictions. Children should be able to vote, the leftists admonish. And of course, consent to sex, one of those puritan uptight bugaboos they have more or less extinguished. Can stock trading and gambling be far behind?

There’s a reason drag queens want to read bedtime stories to kindergartners and not VA hospitals and retirement homes.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 06, 2026 08:18 AM (q0SzP)

I started being left at home alone at 6, unless it was going to be for longer than a week (then I was left with my grandparents).

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 08:24 AM (iXqHn)

110 Fighting against voter ID is silly. The Democrats aren't stealing elections by having Bill go to the polls and pretending to be Tom. There must be something else in the SAVE Act which has their panties in a twist.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 08:21 AM (ExV1e)
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It might be simple psychology. They know while voter ID can help reduce *voter* fraud, it can do nothing to reduce *election* fraud - and this might be the key.

Oppose it on general principals and hide behind the race card and through so doing, keep the focus on the lesser issue (voter fraud) while keeping the larger issue (election fraud) out of the public consciousness.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 08:24 AM (MABZ1)

111 Currently, Trump is the only one who can make the SAVE Act happen, yet he seems to have no interest in doing so.
====================
I don't understand this comment, because in many of the times he's talked over the last two days, he's mentioned the SAVE Act.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 06, 2026 08:18 AM (nrTJP)

Why there will never be a President Doof --

*calls "Leader" Thune in for a one on one meeting*

"Until the SAVE Act is sent to me to be signed into law, I will not even consider signing any other bills sent my way. Unless you have a veto proof supermajority, you are wasting your time on anything other than the SAVE Act."

Posted by: Doof at February 06, 2026 08:24 AM (B4Se1)

112 Do you have the proper documentation for a Real ID?" "I have these two rocks and a chicken foot". "Here you go, happy motoring"."

So, Jobu gets a Real ID?

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 08:26 AM (XuXeR)

113 IIRC the SAVE Act also addresses the ballots; how they're handled, by whom, how they're counted, etc.

It was the manufactured ballots, not voters, that flipped the election in 2020.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2026 08:27 AM (jtM2q)

114 "It's also:
National Bubblegum Day"

No joke?

Posted by: Joe Bazooka at February 06, 2026 08:27 AM (vFG9F)

115 If I was an Op Planner for Iran, I would send one aircraft, at night, and destroy one IRGC stronghold.

Maybe during the morning shift as well.

Repeat every night.

Using old Iranian drones, from Ukraine, would be a nice touch.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 06, 2026 08:28 AM (u82oZ)

116 The talks with the mullahs in Oman have already failed.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 08:28 AM (0KSrI)

117 “ Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight”

Proverbs 3:5-6

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 08:29 AM (aZ9eR)

118 Buck Throckmorton can take a victory march.

Stellantis (a car company; owns Jeep, Dodge etc) just booked a $26 Billion charge and suspended its dividend. Why? It "overestimated the pace of energy transformation".

They went big on EV's, because governments in Europe and in Biden-world told them to do so. But market reality bit back.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 06, 2026 08:29 AM (bn3+m)

119 He has a Gold Star on his ID meaning it is a Real ID.
We knew when and where he got the license. We know who was logged on and who reviewed his papers.
People need to got TO JAIL.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 06, 2026 07:54 AM (gbOdA)
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With one exception (out of NJ, IIRC), *every* image I see of a CDL held by an illegal alien has a REALID mark on it.

If *you* want an ID, you have to bring multiple proofs of identity - one of which must be proof of citizenship - and multiple proofs of residence.

Illegals, though? They just show up get 'em from a helpful DMV clerk who is probably on the take.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 08:29 AM (MABZ1)

120 We'll feed you from our Nancy Guthrie news trough where even the slightest, mundane tidbit of new information will produce a brand new article where the new tidbit of information will be in the first paragraph with everything that follows being a repeat of our previous articles.

Ask yourself what story they're distracting you from by the over-reporting on this one.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 08:29 AM (ExV1e)

121 *Everyone thinks Jews are all like him. Feh.*

I don't think that. My mom worked in county government, and many of the lawyers she worked with were Jewish. Very good people. Schumer has chosen to be what he is. I sadly know people who call themselves Christians to be very similar.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at February 06, 2026 08:31 AM (nz1sK)

122 They went big on EV's, because governments in Europe and in Biden-world told them to do so."

You dangle a Trillion or so bucks in front of people...

"If *you* want an ID, you have to bring multiple proofs of identity - one of which must be proof of citizenship - and multiple proofs of residence."

Isn't it nice to be a complete sucker, with everyone else at the table just laughing at you...

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 08:31 AM (XuXeR)

123 Schumer is an odious piece of shit, verily, as is Biden. Their ethnicity or religion gots nothing to do with that. Principles before personalities.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 06, 2026 08:31 AM (q0SzP)

124 This one is highly suspect. I know who Vought is (and like him a lot). A lot of you fellow political nerds are probably familiar with him. The deep state certainly is; he's a sworn enemy of theirs.

But this little chicken head biting Antifa circus geek? I suppose he might be vaguely familiar with the guy. But of all the prominent officials in NoVa, of all the famous Trump operatives, and DHS people, and SC justices, and so on, who are in the news every day as hate objects... this braindead NPC picks... the *OMB Director?*

I doubt he could tell you why a relatively obscure figure like Vought is bad. Or why his emphasis on a unitary executive, and his campaign against unaccountable bureaucrats is a threat to the Left, their fundraising apparatus, and their power base within the State.

But the people at the FBI who put him up to this sure could.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 06, 2026 08:32 AM (BI5O2)

125 And here we go....

"Donald Trump posted a video to his followers on Truth Social depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.

The video posted by the President late last night focuses on his accusations of election fraud during the 2020 election.

However, an AI clip in the video shows the faces of former president and first lady imposed on the bodies of apes followed by the The Tokens' song 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight.'

The clip belongs to a pro-Trump account on X but was reposted by Trump on his Truth Social account.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 06, 2026 08:34 AM (Y1sOo)

126 But the people at the FBI who put him up to this sure could."

Whew. Dodged one there...

/NSA Bob

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 08:34 AM (XuXeR)

127 A potential Buck Throckmorton future post:

U.S. Dealers In Full Panic Mode After Canada Green-Lights Chinese Cars
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Imagine that. I'm not familiar with Chinese autos, how many different manufacturers there are, what they build and sell, but I can't imagine those vehicles would be "reliable" or last very long on American roads. If they were to be imported here.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2026 08:34 AM (jtM2q)

128 ... I doubt he could tell you why a relatively obscure figure like Vought is bad. Or why his emphasis on a unitary executive, and his campaign against unaccountable bureaucrats is a threat to the Left, their fundraising apparatus, and their power base within the State.

But the people at the FBI who put him up to this sure could.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 06, 2026 08:32 AM (BI5O2)
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Or he's an autist. They tend to be obsessives and that could explain a fixation on a comparatively minor figure.

But probably not. The normal process is that a lunatic gets groomed to go do the job. If it gets "foiled" then LE/IC gets credit. If it doesn't, LE/IC gets rid of an opponent. Win/win.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 08:34 AM (MABZ1)

129 Guthrie went to taco bell and forgot to take her meds. We'll find her on stage at the Supper Bowl half time show dressed up like a burrito.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 06, 2026 08:35 AM (TOSLe)

130 Arkansas also has a diamond mine.
You used to hear it talked about a lot, but stylus change.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 06, 2026 08:35 AM (zdLoL)

131 “I’m going to slap chop the nuts out of the woke, making less bluehead commies and more red-blooded Americans.”
=====================
Texas Republican, Sham-Wow Guy, running for Congress. You know his ads will all go viral.

https://tinyurl.com/yc7e7khd

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 06, 2026 08:35 AM (KT/Ka)

132 In good news, a new candidate filed for election to the Statehouse. She is the wife of a rancher, and a skilled artist of Western (cowboy era) paintings. Sh has been in my local circle of friends for years. That group has had three previously elected to office. Including me.

She has the right ideas, energy, and a strong ego.
I gave her her first cash donation, and told her to win.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 06, 2026 08:36 AM (u82oZ)

133 I don't mean this in the typical sarcastic way. I am being dead serious. Who is Nancy Guthrie? I gather from the comments that she's a press whore, but what is her claim to fame? Is she particularly stupid, particularly ideological, particularly nasty? Why is she a name?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 08:37 AM (MABZ1)

134 Caught a clip earlier of Warren going after Bessant. Warren is worse the Maxine because people think Warren is intelligent.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 06, 2026 08:37 AM (Hhsnh)

135 claiming they were carrying about 1 million liters of smuggled fuel

... you don't get a 1 million liters from a gas pump

Posted by: SMOD at February 06, 2026 08:38 AM (RHGPo)

136 I'm feeling a bit triggered.

Posted by: An ape at February 06, 2026 08:38 AM (vFG9F)

137 Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 08:37 AM (MABZ1)

She's Savannah Guthrie's mother.

Posted by: Delurker at February 06, 2026 08:38 AM (gtcuf)

138 Yesterday evening, I had a nice telephone conversation with my sister, from whom I had been estranged for over twenty years!
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 08:03 AM (77rzZ)
====

b"h for peace in your house

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 08:39 AM (RIvkX)

139 Do I trust Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner?

No, no I don't.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 08:10 AM (RIvkX)

I din't know shit about Witkoff but Kushner negotiated the Abraham Accords. I seem to recall most people here thinking that was great.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 08:39 AM (ExV1e)

140 but I can't imagine those vehicles would be "reliable"

That's funny right there. Oddly enough (sarc there, folks) the focus on getting the taxpayer's cheese seems to reduce efforts in tooling and manufacturing. I've seen a number of these "brands", and... ouch. Panel gaps. NVH issues. "brakes?" Mold marks/lines. "paint?"
Could they be better? Sure. But that takes $$$, and the cheese is focused on 'lectricity. Not improving the product to entice customers.

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 08:39 AM (XuXeR)

141 128 Or he's an autist. They tend to be obsessives and that could explain a fixation on a comparatively minor figure.

But probably not. The normal process is that a lunatic gets groomed to go do the job. If it gets "foiled" then LE/IC gets credit. If it doesn't, LE/IC gets rid of an opponent. Win/win.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 08:34 AM (MABZ1)

I'm voting against "autist" because he didn't troon out.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 08:40 AM (iXqHn)

142 Nothing against TX - it seems like a cool place.

But I never considered moving there, because of the godawful weather.

Until now.

I *desperately" want to vote for ShamWow guy to slap chop some commie nuts.

The fetus endorsing him was a nice touch, too.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 06, 2026 08:40 AM (BI5O2)

143 Scientist reveals first generation ever to be less intelligent than their parents

... I wonder how that happened

Posted by: SMOD at February 06, 2026 08:40 AM (RHGPo)

144 She's Savannah Guthrie's mother.
Posted by: Delurker at February 06, 2026 08:38 AM (gtcuf)
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:: deer in headlights ::

Okay. Who is she?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 08:41 AM (MABZ1)

145 Never knew the Sham-Wow guy was Jewish till now.

Posted by: Delurker at February 06, 2026 08:41 AM (gtcuf)

146 U.S. Dealers In Full Panic Mode After Canada Green-Lights Chinese Cars"

Yeah, that too. What "dealer" cares? I'm guessing not one Ford dealer in Texas gives a crap.

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 08:41 AM (XuXeR)

147 " I don't mean this in the typical sarcastic way. I am being dead serious. Who is Nancy Guthrie?"

Apparently she is way more interesting than Laken Riley.

Posted by: An ape at February 06, 2026 08:41 AM (vFG9F)

148 >>Okay. Who is she?

Nancy Guthrie's daughter

Posted by: one hour sober at February 06, 2026 08:41 AM (Y1sOo)

149 Sham Wow Guy made a movie some years ago "The Underground Comedy Movie" which made fun of many things including those less fortunate.

A must see for all Sham Wow Guy fans.

Posted by: 2 Thumbs Up at February 06, 2026 08:42 AM (hXJe5)

150 Okay. Who is she?

Nancy Guthrie's daughter"

Ok, that's funny right there.

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 08:42 AM (XuXeR)

151 Trump should call on and or call out every GOP Senator who is standing in his way. He should do rallies in their states and encourage citizens to reach out and sway them. He should use every available lever of power to convince the Senate to pass the SAVE Act.

Every day we get multiple arguments about how Trump should personally expend all of his effort on seven or eight different things while others will complain that he's, seemingly, ignoring another seven or eight different things. He's one guy. Have you called your members of Congress?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 08:42 AM (ExV1e)

152 NFL Stars Fundraise for Islamic Charity Tied to Minnesota's Feeding Our Future Fraud Scandal

HDF founder and CEO Abdirahman Kariye is an imam at Dar Al-Farooq, a predominantly Somali mosque near Minneapolis that served as a food distribution site for Feeding Our Future. HDF director of fundraising events Khalid Omar is a director of Dar Al-Farooq.

Posted by: SMOD at February 06, 2026 08:42 AM (RHGPo)

153 I don't mean this in the typical sarcastic way. I am being dead serious. Who is Nancy Guthrie? I gather from the comments that she's a press whore, but what is her claim to fame? Is she particularly stupid, particularly ideological, particularly nasty? Why is she a name?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 08:37 AM (MABZ1)

When you find out you are either going to be annoyed or you will have a new "story" to consume all of your waking hours.

Posted by: Doof at February 06, 2026 08:42 AM (B4Se1)

154 144 Okay. Who is she?

Co-anchor of The Today Show on NBC.

Posted by: Delurker at February 06, 2026 08:42 AM (gtcuf)

155
Yesterday evening, I had a nice telephone conversation with my sister, from whom I had been estranged for over twenty years!
Posted by: Bulg
======
What a blessing! My brother and I reconciled after many contentious years. We had a couple of good decades before his death.
Posted by: Joe Kidd

I shall never reconcile with my sister, neither will mymother, brother or her only child (my nephew). We all three believe she and her boyfriend pretty much killed our father over a shared property dispute between her and my parents. I haven't laid eyes on her in four years. The next time i see her will be too soon.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 06, 2026 08:42 AM (QVmho)

156 U.S.-based employers announced 108K job cuts in January, the highest for the month since 2009 and the highest monthly total since October 2025, according to data released by Challenger, Gray & Christmas on Thursday.

The January announcements jumped 118% from January 2025 and 205% from the 36K job cuts announced in December.

"Generally, we see a high number of job cuts in the first quarter, but this is a high total for January,"
=======================
via "SeekingAlpha" website, some not so good employment news.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 06, 2026 08:42 AM (KT/Ka)

157 I understand the interest in the Savannah/Nancy Guthrie story. True crime is incredibly popular… 48 Hours and Dateline and 20/20 on TV. Megyn Kelly regularly does true crime… people simply find it fascinating. Especially if it’s somehow connected to an even semi-famous person. Remember OJ Simpson? Same phenomenon…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2026 08:43 AM (fQqaC)

158 Never knew the Sham-Wow guy was Jewish till now.
Posted by: Delurker at February 06, 2026 08:

Me either. Mutual combat with face-biting hookers isn't really typical behavior for us. But hey, whatever, Vince is a good egg.

Vote Vince.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 06, 2026 08:43 AM (BI5O2)

159 Scientist reveals first generation ever to be less intelligent than their parents

... I wonder how that happened
Posted by: SMOD at February 06, 2026 08:40 AM (RHGPo)
++++
I blame the smart-phone+social-media combine, public schools and the wider internet - in that order.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 08:43 AM (MABZ1)

160 >>>She's Savannah Guthrie's mother.

Posted by: Delurker

>Savannah is just some morning show bimbo, who would want to kidnap her mother? This whole thing stinks like Don Lemon's grundle.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 06, 2026 08:44 AM (TOSLe)

161 Nancy Guthrie's daughter
Posted by: one hour sober at February 06, 2026 08:41 AM (Y1sOo)
++++
Well played.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 08:44 AM (MABZ1)

162 "You used to hear it talked about a lot, but stylus change.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver"

For the record, you needle little every once in a while.

Posted by: An ape at February 06, 2026 08:44 AM (vFG9F)

163 Softer touch ICE operations and body cams. How very George Floyd.

Only focus on “criminal illegals”. So called “criminals” is a small percent of illegals. The vast majority don’t have a criminal record. They get to stay.

In other words the end of mass deportations and a refactor amnesty for 80-90% of illegals.

Is this what you voted for?

Posted by: Sad! at February 06, 2026 08:45 AM (vxx4C)

164 Meet the Next Chair of the Harvard History Dept, Who Called Trump 'Narcissist White Supremacist Habitual Liar Lunatic’

Posted by: SMOD at February 06, 2026 08:45 AM (RHGPo)

165 Glad your wife is doing well JJ.

Posted by: Jonah at February 06, 2026 08:45 AM (YCxFk)

166 Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 08:41 AM (MABZ1)

Savannah Guthrie is a news personality . I have not seen her reports so I don't know what station She's on. She's quite attractive and it's her 84 year old mother, Nancy Guthrie, who's been kidnapped

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 08:45 AM (ix8EF)

167 HIMS Shares Sink After FDA Vows "Swift Action" Against Copycat GLP-1 Drugs

HIMS is certainly FAFO-ing around in GLP-1 space.

Posted by: SMOD at February 06, 2026 08:45 AM (RHGPo)

168 Savannah Guthrie is a news personality . I have not seen her reports so I don't know what station She's on. She's quite attractive and it's her 84 year old mother, Nancy Guthrie, who's been kidnapped
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 08:45 AM (ix8EF)
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Thanks. That clears it up. So Nancy Guthrie is a news *topic* not a news *personality* - though she is a topic largely because her daughter is a personality.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 08:46 AM (MABZ1)

169 Nancy Guthrie's daughter perfect!

Posted by: Jonah at February 06, 2026 08:47 AM (YCxFk)

170 Stellantis Shares Crash On 22 Billion Euro Charge Tied To Miscalculating EV Demand

"The reset we have announced today is part of the decisive process..."

... send your thanks to Dementia Joe and his minions

Posted by: SMOD at February 06, 2026 08:47 AM (RHGPo)

171 U.S.-based employers announced 108K job cuts in January"

How many were illegals and WaPo employees?

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 08:47 AM (XuXeR)

172 "Especially if it’s somehow connected to an even semi-famous person. Remember OJ Simpson? Same phenomenon…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt"

Would the media go so far as to create a Lindbergh type incident. Who would be surprised?

Posted by: fd at February 06, 2026 08:47 AM (vFG9F)

173 >>Remember OJ Simpson?

*twitch*

Posted by: Fred Goldman's mustache at February 06, 2026 08:47 AM (Y1sOo)

174 Several women and one gay guy at my work are Today Show fans, so they're all caught up in the Guthrie story.

afaik she's not particularly nasty or strident, though I'm sure she's a lib. Her persona is "nice girl next door."

Posted by: Delurker at February 06, 2026 08:47 AM (gtcuf)

175 Dude, Savannah Guthrie is a total bitch. I'm familiar with her because of her loony attacks on the Predident during the 2020 campaign.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 06, 2026 08:47 AM (BI5O2)

176 Two things I can't comprehend:

1) Inability to pass the SAVE Act
2) Negotiating with sadistic desert goat-fuckers

Posted by: Don Black at February 06, 2026 08:47 AM (ZxPkt)

177 I used to have a different nic, yes I have along with the WH and Speakers office. It it so easy !

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 08:48 AM (0KSrI)

178 Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 08:46 AM (MABZ1)

Exactly.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 08:48 AM (ix8EF)

179 Re: National Bubblegum Day

It should also be National Ass-kicking Day.

Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at February 06, 2026 08:48 AM (IhL8c)

180 HIMS Shares Sink After FDA Vows "Swift Action" Against Copycat GLP-1 Drugs

HIMS is certainly FAFO-ing around in GLP-1 space.
Posted by: SMOD at February 06, 2026 08:45 AM (RHGPo)
++++
That would explain the recent radio ads. Not from HIMS and equivalents, but from Novo Nordisk. After relative advertising silence from Ozempic and wall-to-wall advertising for non-Ozempic knock-offs, Novo Nordisk has started a major ad push, at least on radio. It boils down to "go with Ozempic - the original GLP-1 from *us*, Novo Nordisk."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 08:49 AM (MABZ1)

181 Garbage socialism: Mamdani gives it to New Yorkers good and hard

In Mayor Mamdani's New York City, they don't actually remove the snow, they just spread it out on the street so that everyone suffers equally.

It's called Socialist Snow Plowing

Posted by: SMOD at February 06, 2026 08:49 AM (RHGPo)

182 Hyman Rickover was an asshole too, but in a good way. I’ve segued into reading about Boomers in the Navy, the stories about that guy are great.

That’s the theme I’m finding about our great leaders in US history. Whether Curtis LeMay or a Patton or Rickover or myriad successful industry types, they are driven to excellence.

And leftists hate excellence. Why?

Posted by: Common Tater at February 06, 2026 08:49 AM (q0SzP)

183 Okay. Who is she?

Nancy Guthrie's daughter
Posted by: one hour sober at February 06, 2026 08:41 AM (Y1sOo)

Third base!

Posted by: Lou Costello at February 06, 2026 08:49 AM (nbLIj)

184 "You used to hear it talked about a lot, but stylus change.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver"
---
What's the point?

Posted by: Oh, no... at February 06, 2026 08:49 AM (2Ez/1)

185 On 2024 Election night, must admit Guthrie was the most rational of the ship of fools including Chuck Todd etc...

The first one to really say Trump going to win because of the border and Wokeism. It is still on Youtube

Posted by: Jonah at February 06, 2026 08:49 AM (YCxFk)

186
‘Hating ‘Hate’ Is The Left’s Laziest And Dumbest Virtue-Signal Yet’

Maybe I am old fashioned.

I don’t hate ‘hate’. I hate people. These people.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2026 08:49 AM (Yl+j0)

187 afaik she's not particularly nasty or strident, though I'm sure she's a lib. Her persona is "nice girl next door."
Posted by: Delurker at February 06, 2026 08:47 AM (gtcuf)
++++
If she's on the Today Show, she's a communist. They don't allow others to walk through the door.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 08:50 AM (MABZ1)

188 So I helped my mom last night with VA stuff. She's working with the VA to get my dad's disability rating raised to 100%. Once she got me the copy of the Power of Attorney, I got the ball rolling with the VA to get a digital copy of his records.

It might be going overboard but if I can help make things easier, I'm doing it.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 08:50 AM (svLOV)

189 You would think that Finland would understand winterizing, but their windmills are not equipped with heating devices to keep their blades from icing up. Their power output has dropped twenty percent and is expected to remain there for weeks.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 06, 2026 08:50 AM (0U5gm)

190 More huge explosions in Iran.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 08:51 AM (0KSrI)

191 I understand the interest in the Savannah/Nancy Guthrie story. True crime is incredibly popular… 48 Hours and Dateline and 20/20 on TV. Megyn Kelly regularly does true crime… people simply find it fascinating. Especially if it’s somehow connected to an even semi-famous person. Remember OJ Simpson? Same phenomenon…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2026 08:43 AM (fQqaC)

I just don't get the appeal. I get that "true" crime is very popular. I've tried to get into it. Not my thing.

My late wife used to love that stuff. She watched Dateline regularly. I'd hear it while I was doing other stuff. To me, every "story" was the same damn thing. I did enjoy Keith Morrison's overly sensationalized narrating. Made me understand Bill Hader's awesome impression of him.

Posted by: Doof at February 06, 2026 08:51 AM (B4Se1)

192 In Mayor Mamdani's New York City, they don't actually remove the snow, they just spread it out on the street so that everyone suffers equally.

they did that in Philly too! craziest thing to watch. I guess they hoped it would possibly melt then?

spoiler - it did not. this stuff WILL NOT MELT

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 06, 2026 08:51 AM (emBoF)

193 Guthrie's married to Democratic political and communications consultant Michael Feldman.

As Jonah pointed out, on election night she seemed to be the only sane person on the broadcast.

Posted by: Delurker at February 06, 2026 08:52 AM (gtcuf)

194 According to the Federal Reserve's Survey of Consumer Finances, households headed by someone aged 75 or older (the closest public data bucket to 74-year-olds) have an average net worth of roughly $1.6 million. The median net worth, which is a better reflection of the typical household, is much lower, around $335,000.

The difference between average and median net worth exists because wealth is not evenly distributed.

... some choose badly

Posted by: SMOD at February 06, 2026 08:52 AM (RHGPo)

195 In Mayor Mamdani's New York City, they don't actually remove the snow, they just spread it out on the street so that everyone suffers equally.

It's called Socialist Snow Plowing
--------------
Back in the day Mayor Marion Berry got hammered cuz he didn't remove the snow fast enough in DC one year. The next year he exceeded expectations in snow removal but was punished by the Feds for dumping snow into the Potomac. Why dumping snow into a river is a no-no is anyone's guess.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 06, 2026 08:52 AM (Hpgos)

196 Based on Iran’s long history of violating international agreements and manipulating negotiations, it is certain that Iranian leaders plan to use these talks to buy time and to strike a deal that they have no intention of honoring to save their regime.
++++
This is the Iranian Way.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 08:17 AM (MABZ1)

It’s the Muslim way.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 06, 2026 08:52 AM (cwGMH)

197 good morning quick question everyone is freaking out (my liberal circle) about PDJT sharing some racist meme in an email thread?

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 06, 2026 08:52 AM (emBoF)

198
Several women and one gay guy at my work are Today Show fans, so they're all caught up in the Guthrie story.

afaik she's not particularly nasty or strident, though I'm sure she's a lib. Her persona is "nice girl next door."
Posted by: Delurker

Rememner the teenaged boy that was asaulted by the halitosis of that vietname era refridgerator (feather) injun up in D.C. a while back? Savannah Guthrie ambushed that kid in an interview, basically when did you stop raping your little sister type interview ambush.

Fuck Savannah Guthrie. Sorry about her mom, but fuck her, she's a shit lib commie.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 06, 2026 08:52 AM (QVmho)

199 ‘ waterboard them until their lungs turn to mush and they cough up all their associates and funding sources’

And then waterboard them some more.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2026 08:52 AM (Yl+j0)

200 Posted by: Sad! at February 06, 2026 08:45 AM (vxx4C)

Oh no! Trump is betraying MAGA again.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 08:52 AM (ExV1e)

201 More huge explosions in Iran.

===

Mullah's gas is exploding again....

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 08:53 AM (g47mK)

202 Go look up her 2020 Town Hall with Trump. That's all I'll ever remember her for, freaking out on Trump about QAnon and COVID. Harridan and leftist wacko.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 06, 2026 08:53 AM (BI5O2)

203 NYPost: Maryland man fearing ‘fascist takeover’ allegedly showed up armed to OMD Director Russell Vought’s home

.. I assume that OMD isn't Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Posted by: SMOD at February 06, 2026 08:53 AM (RHGPo)

204 Glad Trump is focusing on the thing that really matters to average Americans.

Iran.

Posted by: Sad! at February 06, 2026 08:53 AM (vxx4C)

205 Many of Trump's biggest supporters and fundraisers in Blue State Illinois are Jewish Conservatives

Posted by: Jonah at February 06, 2026 08:53 AM (YCxFk)

206 Dude, Savannah Guthrie is a total bitch. I'm familiar with her because of her loony attacks on the Predident during the 2020 campaign.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 06, 2026 08:47 AM (BI5O2)

"She's so nice! Just like Katie Couric."

- typical LIV "news" watcher

Posted by: Doof at February 06, 2026 08:53 AM (B4Se1)

207 afaik she's not particularly nasty or strident, though I'm sure she's a lib. Her persona is "nice girl next door."

==

ah! She the Katie Couric.

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 08:54 AM (g47mK)

208 spoiler - it did not. this stuff WILL NOT MELT"

Here's a cray cray idea - shove said snow into the rivers!

(I know, it's bad for the... wait, where does melting snow go anyway???)

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 08:54 AM (XuXeR)

209 What is the safe age (legally) to leave kids home alone with sister or brother in charge?

How is that quantified? Is it 10 years old? 15? I see arrests being made in the news from time to time.

I started babysitting my infant nephew when I was 12.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 08:54 AM (77rzZ)

210 193. Thanks Buddy. I knew her hubby worked for Obama, but not his position

Posted by: Jonah at February 06, 2026 08:54 AM (YCxFk)

211 Oh noes! Somebody photoshopped the Obamas heads onto hairy primates. Must be racist. Yawn.

Big Mike looks more like a predator to me, and Barry could be Don Lemon's homosexual twin brother.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 06, 2026 08:54 AM (TOSLe)

212 Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 06, 2026 08:52 AM (emBoF)

Depicting the Obama’s as apes. It’s okay for the Left to do it about GWB but just another thing whites are verboten to do with blacks.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 06, 2026 08:55 AM (cwGMH)

213 guys, trolls always lie, always.

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 08:55 AM (g47mK)

214 Touche. Guthrie was awful in 2020

Posted by: Jonah at February 06, 2026 08:55 AM (YCxFk)

215 all trolls are gaslighters and liars!

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 08:56 AM (g47mK)

216
This incident. 2019.

On January 18, 2019, a confrontation between groups of political demonstrators took place near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The interaction between white Covington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann and Native American Nathan Phillips was captured in photos and videos disseminated by major media outlets. Other recordings of the incident showed that initial media reports had omitted details. Reports of the incident triggered outrage in the United States, including calls to dox the students. The students received death threats and Covington Catholic High School temporarily closed due to fears for its students' safety.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 06, 2026 08:56 AM (QVmho)

217 Just like Katie Couric."

So, she's had a camera shoved up her a** on TV too?

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 08:56 AM (XuXeR)

218 According to the Federal Reserve's Survey of Consumer Finances, households headed by someone aged 75 or older (the closest public data bucket to 74-year-olds) have an average net worth of roughly $1.6 million. The median net worth, which is a better reflection of the typical household, is much lower, around $335,000. ...
Posted by: SMOD at February 06, 2026 08:52 AM (RHGPo)
++++
I wouldn't mind seeing it flagged by source. How much of it is equity in the primary residence? I suspect it is a lot of the total net. I wonder, if real estate is removed, what happens to the pair of averages. Housing is a real asset, but it sure isn't spendable liquidity.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 08:56 AM (MABZ1)

219 .. I assume that OMD isn't Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Posted by: SMOD

Only if you leave...

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 08:57 AM (svLOV)

220 200 Posted by: Sad! at February 06, 2026 08:45 AM (vxx4C)

Oh no! Trump is betraying MAGA again.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

What word would you use to describe it other than betrayal. It will be a softer touch with only a focus on criminals. His words.

Criminals make up 10% of all illegals, ie those with a criminal record inside the US.

So what do you call defacto amnesty for 90% of illegals if not betrayal?

Posted by: Sad! at February 06, 2026 08:57 AM (vxx4C)

221 and if you notice, all trolls are come in with lefty talking points, all of them

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 08:57 AM (g47mK)

222 fake stats, fake quotes, fake , fake, fake!

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 08:57 AM (g47mK)

223 "She's so nice! Just like Katie Couric."

- typical LIV "news" watcher
Posted by: Doof at February 06, 2026 08:53 AM (B4Se1)
++++
Has she shown the inside of cornhole on live TV like Couric did?

If not, she has a ways to go!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 08:57 AM (MABZ1)

224 all trolls are come in with lefty talking points"

And a definite lack of basic engrish...

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 08:57 AM (XuXeR)

225 well honestly PDJT should have known better

I dunno just not his best decision there

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 06, 2026 08:58 AM (emBoF)

226 Spain’s Minister of Youth and Children, Sira Rego, has declared that the far-left government under Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez intends to “limit and likely ban” the use of X across the entire country, marking yet another assault on free speech by European regimes desperate to control narratives.

Posted by: SMOD at February 06, 2026 08:58 AM (RHGPo)

227 If not, she has a ways to go!"

Beat ya to it...

/heh

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 08:58 AM (XuXeR)

228 I sought the Lord, and He heard, and He answered.

https://tinyurl.com/yn66yw59

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 08:58 AM (aZ9eR)

229 I feel old because the last time I watched the Today Show it was Bryant Gumbel and Jane Paulie and the fat jolly weather guy…. Geez am I old ugh

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2026 08:58 AM (ZCxQ+)

230 well honestly PDJT should have known better

I dunno just not his best decision there

==

which decision is this ?

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 08:58 AM (g47mK)

231 All I want are clean and safe cities, civil interactions with fellow Americans, a high trust society. Democrats want chaos, crime, sexual deviants and foreigners of unknown disposition all throughout the country. The former is supposedly fascism. What is the latter called?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 06, 2026 08:59 AM (Dv3i1)

232 I see the Marines played capture the flag when WHO refused to return or flag.

Hoo rah.

Posted by: Blake - semi lurker at large at February 06, 2026 08:59 AM (L1xvd)

233 ell honestly PDJT should have known better"

Than what, laugh? Gawd, we're a soft nation now... mustn't offend.

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 08:59 AM (XuXeR)

234 230 well honestly PDJT should have known better

I dunno just not his best decision there

==

which decision is this ?

sharing a meme that I am having a lot of trouble defending ... and don't really feel like defending

old people and email thread - terrible mix

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 06, 2026 08:59 AM (emBoF)

235 226. That will only make X more popular. Kids love banned stuff, and will just take road trips to Portugal or Gibraltar to use it

Posted by: Jonah at February 06, 2026 08:59 AM (YCxFk)

236 No joke?
Posted by: Joe Bazooka at February 06, 2026 08:27 AM (vFG9F)
~~~~~

Joe Palooza > Bazooka Joe

Posted by: IrishEi at February 06, 2026 08:59 AM (3ImbR)

237

U.S. Southern Command
@Southcom
On Feb. 5, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Two narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed.
@SecWar

@DeptofWar
#OpSouthernSpear

https://tinyurl.com/yr56s4yp

Posted by: redridinghood at February 06, 2026 08:59 AM (NpAcC)

238 and the fat jolly weather guy"

Hey, look who's 100 on a Smucker's jar!

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 09:00 AM (XuXeR)

239 people I love the President! and he should NOT have emailed/shared that meme!

both things are true

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 06, 2026 09:00 AM (emBoF)

240 Hyman Rickover was an asshole too, but in a good way. I’ve segued into reading about Boomers in the Navy, the stories about that guy are great.

Rickover story. He was supposed to be on the access list for every nuclear vessel - obvious reasons - but one submarine didn't have him in the book. He showed up one day, in civvies - as he did, showed his ID and said he was going onboard. Pier watch said, "I'm sorry, sir, you're not in my book." Rickover said he didn't care and started walking across the brow (gangplank). Pier watch pulled his sidearm and informed Rickover that if he didn't stop immediately that he'd be shot.

Rickover walked back to the pier and told the watch to call his captain. Captain comes out, escorts Rickover aboard, apologizes profusely, and promises to punish the pier watch (Navy officers can be real pricks - sorry Salty, you know it's true.) Rickover replied that the kid should be promoted instead since he was actually prepared to do the job he'd been assigned.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 09:00 AM (ExV1e)

241 Garroway and the Chimp was the last time I watched Today.

Posted by: Am I Racist? at February 06, 2026 09:00 AM (oftw2)

242 Minnesota activist Kyle Wagner was abducted and disappeared by DHS/ICE this morning. This will get thrown out immediately. Just like the arrest of observers.

Yeah, but the point is to intimidate and threaten people, cause them to lose jobs, cause others who are inclined to stand up against this to second guess themselves. In that regard, it’s irrelevant if these goons are prosecuted years from now.

When can ICE be sued for all this nonsense, all this property damage? All the violence and murder?

Suing isn't enough. When this regime falls, the people must not accept anything less than a total seizure of all wealth and personal assets belonging to any member of ICE and members of 47's regime, including any other significant backers of the 47 regime. Leave each of them with nothing to their name except literally the clothes on their backs.

There must be no exceptions, unlike at Nuremberg when many escapes justice due to exceptions.

Then distribute the seized wealth to both rebuild the country and its institutions, and to pay compensation to victims and families of victims of this regime.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 06, 2026 09:00 AM (JCZqz)

243 I wonder if Big Balls has fully recovered from that beating he took in DC and if he’s still dating that gal he defended? Did the perps face any consequences?

Big Balls best nickname ever. AC/DC approves

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2026 09:00 AM (ZCxQ+)

244 Jane Pauley a huge lefty. Married to the Doonesbury idiot, who to this day still has his anti Trump comic

Posted by: Jonah at February 06, 2026 09:01 AM (YCxFk)

245 Kids love banned stuff, and will just take road trips to Portugal or Gibraltar to use it"

The interwebz, how it does work, no?

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 09:01 AM (XuXeR)

246 I don't know from this meme! I was not informed!

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 09:01 AM (g47mK)

247 226 Spain’s Minister of Youth and Children, Sira Rego, has declared that the far-left government under Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez intends to “limit and likely ban” the use of X across the entire country, marking yet another assault on free speech by European regimes desperate to control narratives.
Posted by: SMOD

Spain, France, (formerly) Great Britain and other Western European countries all seem at the same time to be making the last throw of the dice that will deliver the blow to irretrievably destroy their own civilization, or a desperate attempt to stave off giving up their control back to the native population.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 06, 2026 09:02 AM (Dv3i1)

248 So I helped my mom last night with VA stuff.

Anyone have experience with VA healthcare? I got an email from them yesterday. I admit that the price might be attractive once my COBRA runs out even though I'd have to drive a ways to get to a clinic.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 09:02 AM (ExV1e)

249 246 I don't know from this meme! I was not informed!

lol runner

I stupidly go on socials every morning - well it is part of my job for clients. and I end up having to see what my family and friends post. it was just a dumb meme but did kind of put me in a bad mood.

it's Friday tho! so Im over it

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 06, 2026 09:02 AM (emBoF)

250 Rules for whites

1. Absolutely no use of the N word
2. No rope can be within 100 yards of a black person
3. No dressing up as a black person under any circumstances
4. No depicting any black person as a retarded monkey even if a retarded monkey is smarter. (Looking at you Action Jackson)
5. Banned from listing race description of criminal in the press if they are black
6. Fire any black person for incompetence without first going through a hundred hoops to prove firing not racist.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 06, 2026 09:02 AM (cwGMH)

251 The idea that Science can be a body of knowledge is where we get pronouncements from a priestly class that “The Science” has established such and so, and therefore we mere laymen and peons are not allowed to question it. That is the opposite of the scientific method. So science cannot be both the method that questions all allegedly accepted propositions, and also a body of accepted knowledge. Richard Feynmann’s definition of science is the one I subscribe to: “Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts.”

Posted by: SMOD at February 06, 2026 09:02 AM (RHGPo)

252 >>>and the fat jolly weather guy"

Hey, look who's 100 on a Smucker's jar!

Posted by: man

>Wasn't this the guy that shit his pants in the White House?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 06, 2026 09:03 AM (TOSLe)

253 You would think that Finland would understand winterizing, but their windmills are not equipped with heating devices to keep their blades from icing up.

And people mocked Texas!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 09:03 AM (ExV1e)

254 i like silly putty up my pee hole

Posted by: Sad! at February 06, 2026 09:03 AM (vxx4C)

255 Who cares about Savannah Guthrie's politics? I never watch her show and could care less about her political views on anything. I'm just against horrible people kidnapping elderly mothers.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 06, 2026 09:03 AM (ZYJ1N)

256 Rules for whites"

*whew* dodged that one, I did...

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 09:03 AM (XuXeR)

257 What was the nickname given to the toothless indian drum beater back in the covington high school incident?

Posted by: Running Bear at February 06, 2026 09:04 AM (hXJe5)

258 Eric Dickerson Doubles Down On Bad Bunny Criticism ... The NFL Sold Out!!!

Posted by: SMOD at February 06, 2026 09:04 AM (RHGPo)

259 I don't mean to be shallow (then again, I am a Moron,) but there is not a single lip among the entire Guthrie family.

Posted by: IrishEi at February 06, 2026 09:04 AM (3ImbR)

260 What was the nickname given to the toothless indian drum beater back in the covington high school incident?
Posted by: Running Bear"

I forgot

Posted by: 2 dogs fornicating at February 06, 2026 09:04 AM (XuXeR)

261 I'm just against horrible people kidnapping elderly mothers.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

I agree with you!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 09:05 AM (Nx5jP)

262 Pauley and Letterman both came out of local Indiana TV. Both are aged assholes.

Posted by: Celebrated Dipshits at February 06, 2026 09:05 AM (oftw2)

263 240
‘ Rickover replied that the kid should be promoted’

Rickover was consummate professional and demanded professionalism from everyone around him.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2026 09:05 AM (Yl+j0)

264 Haven't even had coffee yet, but I'm confronted with the mystery of the graphic up top. What th…?

At least it's better than yesterday's.

G'morn, JJS, and the Moron world.🌅Looks like another mild and sunny day here in the green corner of the best state in the union.

Posted by: mindful webworker - irrefutably at February 06, 2026 09:05 AM (kqXjy)

265 Who cares about Savannah Guthrie's politics?

-----

Me. I never excuse a Leftist or sympathize with them.

I hope they catch the kidnapper and retrieve the old bag in one piece.

I also hope Savannah Guthrie gets eaten by an escaped zoo tiger on live TV.

I can walk and chew gum at the same time.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 06, 2026 09:05 AM (BI5O2)

266 I'm old enough to remember Frank Reynolds was the anchor at ABC News.

Posted by: dantesed at February 06, 2026 09:06 AM (Oy/m2)

267 @BlackOrchid , if I may...make sure it's not fake and either check the source, WH or Trump's Truth Social to confirm. The internets like to post fake emails, fake DMs from figures of import and then with the help of bad actors and bots spread them around. There are whole industries (based in Pakistan, Indonesia etc) that do that.

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 09:06 AM (g47mK)

268 Rickover was consummate professional and demanded professionalism from everyone around him."

So in much of today's world, a**hole.

We're fubar'd

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 09:06 AM (XuXeR)

269
I'm just against horrible people kidnapping elderly mothers.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

Yeah, the elderly are just as off limits as the kids are.

Except Biden. Fuck him in particular.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 06, 2026 09:06 AM (QVmho)

270 Per Fidelity, the median-vs-mean net worth difference is pretty consistent:

Under 35: $39k vs $183.5k (1:4.71)
35-44: $135.6k vs $549.6k (1:4.05)
45-54: $247.2k vs $975.8k (1:3.95)
55-64: $364.5k vs $1570k (1:4.31)
65-74: $409.9k vs $1790k (1:4.37)
Over 74: $335.6k vs $1620k (1:4.82)

That's a pretty tight range across cohorts. So what's the point of the observation about the elderly? The disparity is highest in that group, but it isn't wildly different. If anything, the story here is "get rich early or you probably won't at all" - which has no bearing at all on older people because that is now in the past...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 09:06 AM (MABZ1)

271 258 Eric Dickerson Doubles Down On Bad Bunny Criticism ... The NFL Sold Out!!!
Posted by: SMOD at February 06, 2026 09:04 AM (RHGPo)

I’m so angry over this I’ll only bet $2000 on the game instead of my usual $2500.

Posted by: Conservative Straight White Men at February 06, 2026 09:06 AM (vxx4C)

272 this whole thing with kidnappings for BTC is new, it's not just this lady, it's happening all over.

imported too much of the third world, we did.

now we get this stuff.

not good. hoping she is rescued safely!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 06, 2026 09:06 AM (emBoF)

273 Suicide blast at Islamabad mosque kills at least 31, wounds over 130

... religion of pieces

Posted by: SMOD at February 06, 2026 09:07 AM (RHGPo)

274 Aunt Bunny > Bad Bunny

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 06, 2026 09:07 AM (jjzhV)

275 old enough to remember Frank Reynolds"

Heck, I remember Hamilton, Joe Frank, and Reynolds...

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 09:07 AM (XuXeR)

276 Since we're naming former NBC "news" ladies, I'll go with the only one worth mentioning -- Deborah Norville.

Posted by: Doof at February 06, 2026 09:07 AM (B4Se1)

277 “Anyone who kidnaps someone is to be put to death, whether the victim has been sold or is still in the kidnapper’s possession.”

Exodus 21:16

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 09:07 AM (aZ9eR)

278 64-year-old Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev was hit with “several shots” on the 24th floor of a residential block in north-west Moscow on Friday morning. Russian state media says he was rushed to hospital in critical condition and the national Investigative Committee has launched a case into attempted murder and illegal trafficking of firearms.

.. at least, he stayed away from the windows

Posted by: SMOD at February 06, 2026 09:08 AM (RHGPo)

279 250 Posted by: Opinion fact at February 06, 2026 09:02 AM (cwGMH)

If it makes you feel better, you can walk directly up to me in full blackface and call me the Hard-R while making monkey noises.

You can even tell me I belong in prison.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 09:08 AM (uEmCf)

280 Willard Scott was the jolly Today Show weatherman. Seemed like a real decent fellow….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2026 09:08 AM (fQqaC)

281 Suing isn't enough. When this regime falls, the people must not accept anything less than a total seizure of all wealth and personal assets belonging to any member of ICE and members of 47's regime, including any other significant backers of the 47 regime. Leave each of them with nothing to their name except literally the clothes on their backs.

There must be no exceptions, unlike at Nuremberg when many escapes justice due to exceptions.

Then distribute the seized wealth to both rebuild the country and its institutions, and to pay compensation to victims and families of victims of this regime.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 06, 2026 09:00 AM (JCZqz)
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The Left calling for death camps.

Just like they always do.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 09:08 AM (MABZ1)

282 Why is Trump trying to find the kidnapped Mrs. Guthrie? Well, obviously he's trying to distract you from the thousands of Americans his ICEstorm-troopers are abducting and disappearing daily!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 06, 2026 09:09 AM (Dv3i1)

283 I’m so angry over this I’ll only bet $2000 on the game instead of my usual $2500.
Posted by: Conservative Straight White Men"

Yeah. Y'all are our best customers...
/DraftFanBetMGMFandueletc.

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 09:09 AM (XuXeR)

284 (Navy officers can be real pricks - sorry Salty, you know it's true.)

The best officers I knew, of all branches, had been prior enlisted. It was the ring-knockers from the academies who were asshoe.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 09:09 AM (77rzZ)

285 Starmer ‘Acting Like a Dictator’ by Cancelling Elections, Says Boris Johnson

The Daily Telegraph reports the former Conservative prime minister accused Labour of “avoiding public’s verdict” by pushing back ballots and cautioned left-wing Starmer would “reap the whirlwind” of his decision, adding: “You can run but you can’t hide.”

Posted by: SMOD at February 06, 2026 09:09 AM (RHGPo)

286 Foreign criminal gangs have been ransacking and targeting wealthy people and celebrities. That is one possibility.

The other is that someone close is involved. Apparently that’s the most common.

I simply pray for a good outcome. May she return safely to her family.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 06, 2026 09:10 AM (aZ9eR)

287 So I had I GF way back who watched TruCrime stuff who had blurred the Line Of Reality between the reenactment segments of the story, and what actually happened.

They didn't have cameras rolling when this happened, gurl.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 06, 2026 09:10 AM (DgMqy)

288 Posted by: Sad! at February 06, 2026 08:57 AM (vxx4C)

Trolls focus on words. Real men focus on deeds.

Trump SAYS a lot of stupid shit. It gets people running around with their hair on fire (I should try that and see if it's good for gainzzzz). Then he quietly continues doing what he's been doing.

Trump says "kinder and gentler". Trump also signs order saying that deportation orders cannot be appealed. Trump's deportation lieutenants are NOT saying "kinder and gentler".

It helps to pay attention.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 09:10 AM (ExV1e)

289 273 Suicide blast at Islamabad mosque kills at least 31, wounds over 130

... religion of pieces
Posted by: SMOD

Who sez there's no good news!

Posted by: Up In Smoke at February 06, 2026 09:10 AM (oftw2)

290 only one worth mentioning -- Deborah Norville"

*sigh*

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 09:10 AM (XuXeR)

291 Spain’s Minister of Youth and Children, Sira Rego, has declared that the far-left government under Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez intends to “limit and likely ban” the use of X across the entire country, marking yet another assault on free speech by European regimes desperate to control narratives.
Posted by: SMOD at February 06, 2026 08:58 AM (RHGPo)
++++
Good.

Europe has chosen its path. It chose it long ago. It is long past time for it to stroll down it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 09:10 AM (MABZ1)

292
Speaking of nuclear powered ships, the future USS JOHN F. KENNEDY just returned from initial sea trials.

https://tinyurl.com/4wccvvjh

Posted by: Ship Watcher at February 06, 2026 09:10 AM (2Ez/1)

293 285 Starmer ‘Acting Like a Dictator’ by Cancelling Elections, Says Boris Johnson

Odd system that Britain has where the PM can cancel local scheduled elections on a whim.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 06, 2026 09:11 AM (Dv3i1)

294 ‘ There must be no exceptions, unlike at Nuremberg when many escapes justice due to exceptions.’

This shit right here is why I’m against distractions like Iran.
This is where the fight I care about is.
If we lose Iran, we lose Iran.
If we lose America, we lose everything.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2026 09:11 AM (Yl+j0)

295 Re: AMA trans position reversal"

As recently as this past December the American Academy of Pediatrics reiterated its opposition to state and federal restrictions on the euphemistically named "Gender Affirming Care", using the rubric of physician-patient confidentiality and touting their solidarity with other medical organizations.

"Proposed restrictions to gender-affirming care are a ‘baseless intrusion into the patient-physician relationship’ "

https://is.gd/JxXO4O

The AAP is among the many major medical organizations including the American Medical Association (AMA) and World Health Organization that support access to gender-affirming care.

It will be interesting to see how the AAP responds now that they stand shoulder to shoulder with...well.... nobody. It would not surprise me at all if they double down on their radical position.

Posted by: muldoon at February 06, 2026 09:11 AM (qgHp7)

296 >>Since we're naming former NBC "news" ladies, I'll go with the only one worth mentioning -- Deborah Norville.

She's now a game show emcee. Still very good looking. Worked with a guy who had a little crush on her (long time ago); our boss's administrative assistant said she knew her, and would the guy want to talk to her. Guy thought it was a joke, woman called Norville, handed phone to guy - who completely froze.

Posted by: Nazdar at February 06, 2026 09:11 AM (NcvvS)

297 Since we're naming former NBC "news" ladies, I'll go with the only one worth mentioning -- Deborah Norville.
Posted by: Doof

Jessica Savitch. She was NBC, right?

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 09:12 AM (77rzZ)

298 Eric Dickerson was absolutely awesome back in the day. His running was aesthetically beautiful… he’d be the fastest guy in the field (other than Darrell Green whose speed was insane) and he’d be running at top speed away from everybody and he looked so smooth and relaxed. And his eye goggles were so cool… to this day he looks in good enough shape to put on the pads and play

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2026 09:12 AM (fQqaC)

299 Rickover believed our educational system, public schools, were a national security issue. I mean it is obvious, but somebody needs to say it.

He was not wrong, and leftist whack jobs have done incalculable damage to generations of Americans. We’re witnessing the results of their long march through the institutions. Weaponized ignorance. Belligerently ignorant.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 06, 2026 09:12 AM (q0SzP)

300 I wonder how the left is going to justify the ICE protests if and when it turns out illegals with cartel affiliations turn out to be involved? (The cartels were known to kidnap a for fun and profit in Phoenix. Not a stretch to think they'd do the same in Tucson.)

Posted by: Blake - semi lurker at large at February 06, 2026 09:13 AM (QIWpl)

301 I wonder how the left is going to justify the ICE protests if and when it turns out illegals with cartel affiliations turn out to be involved? ...
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker at large at February 06, 2026 09:13 AM (QIWpl)
++++
They won't. It doesn't matter.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 09:14 AM (MABZ1)

302 How much are the protests paying today?

Posted by: Stoner living in the basement at February 06, 2026 09:14 AM (2Ez/1)

303 The Left calling for death camps.

Just like they always do.
Posted by: Joe Mannix

Actually, I found it remarkably optimistic. They just talked about seizing all assets and leaving people with just the shirts on their backs. Normally it's all executions. The wealth redistribution at the end was a chef's kiss of Lefty retardation.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 06, 2026 09:14 AM (JCZqz)

304 Rickover was consummate professional and demanded professionalism from everyone around him.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2026 09:05 AM (Yl+j0)

There was a story of a junior officer who went to interview with Rickover said something which so irritated the Admiral that he made the kid stand in a closet for hours. I wonder if he was testing him about something.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 09:14 AM (ExV1e)

305 I am not sorry about WaPo people being fired. I do recall that WaPo was one of those media outlets that made Nicholas Sandmann who was in DC at the time"Right to life march" out to be a racist when that was not the real context at all. He sued WaPo and got quite a large settlement .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 06, 2026 09:15 AM (PFs9e)

306 Actually, I found it remarkably optimistic. They just talked about seizing all assets and leaving people with just the shirts on their backs. Normally it's all executions. The wealth redistribution at the end was a chef's kiss of Lefty retardation.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 06, 2026 09:14 AM (JCZqz)
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Then he's either lying or retarded. You can't have one without the other.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 09:15 AM (MABZ1)

307 The best officers I knew, of all branches, had been prior enlisted. It was the ring-knockers from the academies who were asshoe.
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 09:09 AM (77rzZ)

David Hackworth fell into that category; battlefield commission in Korea. His autobiography is great

Turned into a lefty later in life unfortunately. But he was a great army officer. Kurtz character in Apocalypse Now modeled after him

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2026 09:15 AM (fQqaC)

308 I don't mean this in the typical sarcastic way. I am being dead serious. Who is Nancy Guthrie? I gather from the comments that she's a press whore, but what is her claim to fame? Is she particularly stupid, particularly ideological, particularly nasty? Why is she a name?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 08:37 AM (MABZ1)

She's someone's mom, and she's NOT a press whore. Takes 15 seconds to find out who she is.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 06, 2026 09:15 AM (5xuJ/)

309 It's getting to be where I am afraid to go to the hospital or take my family members there.
These people are all crazy.
What's going on with our teachers and nurses?

I Meme Therefore I Am
@ImMeme0

Minnesota nurse goes on an unhinged rant, specifically targeting white doctors and nurses, telling them to stop claiming their work isn’t “political” and to “shut the fuck up and do something.”

She went from posting cute videos of her dog to a raging leftist lunatic. She shouldn’t be anywhere near people who need medical care.

https://tinyurl.com/5xzv49az

Posted by: redridinghood at February 06, 2026 09:15 AM (NpAcC)

310 279
‘ If it makes you feel better, you can walk directly up to me in full blackface and call me the Hard-R while making monkey noises.’

I’d probably just say How’s it going?
Unless you requested it.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2026 09:16 AM (Yl+j0)

311 It seems to me that the mass hysteria of teen and pre-teen gender chic that blossomed over the last 15 years is now withering on the vine. May it be eternally relegated to the compost heap of history.

Posted by: muldoon at February 06, 2026 09:16 AM (qgHp7)

312 I wonder how the left is going to justify the ICE protests if and when it turns out illegals with cartel affiliations turn out to be involved? ...
Posted by: Blake

Lol...justify. The Left never apologizes, let alone acknowledges, inconvenient facts, and the media doesn't hold them to account. It won't be addressed at all, and if it is, it'll all be claims that the administration is lying and making up evidence of gang involvement by fabricating evidence to make poor innocent brown people look bad.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 06, 2026 09:16 AM (JCZqz)

313 I was reading a leftwing take on the famous meme Elon posted with the person on the left going farther and farther left making someone who had been "center left" now "center right"

They reversed the image (because the left can't meme) to show the right wing person moving further right

When called on the fact that staples of leftwing thought now - open borders, abolish the police, or transing kids weren't a common leftwing belief in say 2012 the answer was...but there were some people that believed those things...even if they were just posting on tumblr!

Which doesn't answer the question. Elon's picture argues the left has gone further left. Issue by issue analysis agrees. But we now have the left using the classic proof by ancedote fallacy.

And yes, again, the same people arguing the left hasn't moved farther left also argued that of course they've learned things unlike those rightwingers that can't learn which...is just a nicer way of making Elon's point.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 09:17 AM (sKqQm)

314 301 I wonder how the left is going to justify the ICE protests if and when it turns out illegals with cartel affiliations turn out to be involved? ...
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker at large at February 06, 2026 09:13 AM (QIWpl)
++++
They won't. It doesn't matter.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 09:14 AM (MABZ1)

I'm pretty sure the Left would _love_ for the cartels to be here, killing their enemies for them so that they can say their own hands aren't dirty.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 09:17 AM (uEmCf)

315 ... She went from posting cute videos of her dog to a raging leftist lunatic. She shouldn’t be anywhere near people who need medical care. ...
Posted by: redridinghood at February 06, 2026 09:15 AM (NpAcC)
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Bullshit. If she's doing this, she's been a raging leftist for a long, long time. Her facade just cracked. That's all.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 09:17 AM (MABZ1)

316 STOP TRANSING CHILDREN!!

Posted by: muldoon at February 06, 2026 09:17 AM (qgHp7)

317 310 I’d probably just say How’s it going?
Unless you requested it.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 06, 2026 09:16 AM (Yl+j0)

Oh, that was specifically for "Opinion fact".

Not a blanket invitation.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 09:18 AM (uEmCf)

318 Lol...justify. The Left never apologizes, let alone acknowledges, inconvenient facts, and the media doesn't hold them to account

On leftwing forums you can still find them arguing Renee Good had a right to hit the ICE agent because he walked in front of her car in a thread next to them being outraged that a driver in MN hit an anti-ICE protestor who walked in front of the car.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 09:18 AM (sKqQm)

319 If anything, the story here is "get rich early or you probably won't at all" - which has no bearing at all on older people because that is now in the past...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 09:06 AM (MABZ1)

I don't know if it's, necessarily, "get rich early". I saw something a couple weeks back that said that most millionaires got there slowly. Entertains, athletes, and stroke of lightning billionaires skew every age. More likely it's "learn to live within your means young or you probably won't at all".

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 09:18 AM (ExV1e)

320 Nancy Guthrie. Brunette reporterette with high cheekbones and a good jawline, right?

Posted by: Person who never watches the news at February 06, 2026 09:18 AM (2Ez/1)

321 and call me the Hard-R
Posted by: XTC

What is that? Can't call you that if I don't know what it is.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 09:18 AM (77rzZ)

322 One trait I noticed about Rickover is like a lot of the excellent engineers or leaders, when they ask you a question, you have to realize “I don’t know” is acceptable. What is not acceptable is trying to bullshit your way through, with weasel words and phrases. They already know the answer, they want to know if you do, too.

Rocco Petrone, in charge of launch operations at KSC once fired someone on the spot giving a briefing. Petrone walked up to the podium and physically removed him. When so many lives are at stake, bullshit artists can not be tolerated.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 06, 2026 09:19 AM (q0SzP)

323 Thank you for all your good wishes, folks.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 09:20 AM (77rzZ)

324 >>> 301 I wonder how the left is going to justify the ICE protests if and when it turns out illegals with cartel affiliations turn out to be involved? ...
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker at large at February 06, 2026 09:13 AM (QIWpl)
++++
They won't. It doesn't matter.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 09:14 AM (MABZ1)

"White guys break the law too!" -- timwalz, retard groomer

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 06, 2026 09:20 AM (ULPxl)

325 Best Rickover story I heard while in the Navy, not sure if true:

He personally interviewed all applicants to his nuke program (or, maybe just the officers). He'd sit the candidate in a four-legged chair that had one leg sawn off several inches, just to see how the applicant handled it.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 06, 2026 09:20 AM (Y1sOo)

326 She's now a game show emcee. Still very good looking. Worked with a guy who had a little crush on her (long time ago); our boss's administrative assistant said she knew her, and would the guy want to talk to her. Guy thought it was a joke, woman called Norville, handed phone to guy - who completely froze.
Posted by: Nazdar at February 06, 2026 09:11 AM (NcvvS)

You could definitely say I had a crush on her. She has always been an attractive woman. Pretty face. Beautiful smile. Always seems pleasant.
I don't want to know anything negative about her!

Posted by: Doof at February 06, 2026 09:21 AM (B4Se1)

327 If I had kids still in school, my first thought would be to educate them about what is really happening and to advise them to not join in walk-outs. My second thought would be, educate them, but also warn them of what happens to free thinkers. Maybe brainstorm ideas on what they could do to avoid trouble besides just going along with it.

@libsoftiktok
Cascade Middle School in Washington took kids to an anti-ICE protest during school WITHOUT INFORMING PARENTS

This one furious dad went to get his son and now his son was told to stay home because he was receiving threats

Emily Feldtmose is the principal. She can be reached here:

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 06, 2026 09:21 AM (Dv3i1)

328 232 I see the Marines played capture the flag when WHO refused to return or flag.

I would have loved to see the expressions on the face of security when a group of angry Marines asked for it.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 09:21 AM (svLOV)

329 321 What is that? Can't call you that if I don't know what it is.
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 09:18 AM (77rzZ)

A banhammer word.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 09:21 AM (uEmCf)

330 Fighting against voter ID is silly. The Democrats aren't stealing elections by having Bill go to the polls and pretending to be Tom. There must be something else in the SAVE Act which has their panties in a twist.
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Correct.

It also expands the requirements to purge voter rolls.

And grants private groups standing to enforce that.

That is what has them scrared.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 06, 2026 09:21 AM (8WKr6)

331 The best officers I knew, of all branches, had been prior enlisted. It was the ring-knockers from the academies who were asshoe.
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 09:09 AM (77rzZ)

The biggest prick officer I ever knew was a former enlisted ring knocker.

I didn't have a problem with the assholes who were just insisting that everything be done correctly. Submarines are dangerous places doing dangerous things and not a place to cut corners.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 09:22 AM (ExV1e)

332 *Wonders what KSC might stand for. Doesn't look up KSC.*

Posted by: SmartAss at February 06, 2026 09:22 AM (2Ez/1)

333 If it makes you feel better, you can walk directly up to me in full blackface and call me the Hard-R while making monkey noises.

You can even tell me I belong in prison.
Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 09:08 AM (uEmCf)

I think you missed my point but any discussion about race is frequently misinterpreted straight to racism. I guess my fantasy utopia is color blindness.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 06, 2026 09:22 AM (cwGMH)

334 A banhammer word.
Posted by: XTC

Ah, OK.

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 09:22 AM (77rzZ)

335 I don't know if it's, necessarily, "get rich early". I saw something a couple weeks back that said that most millionaires got there slowly. Entertains, athletes, and stroke of lightning billionaires skew every age. More likely it's "learn to live within your means young or you probably won't at all".
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 09:18 AM (ExV1e)
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And the underlying data support that. But the ratio is very close across cohorts.

And yeah, my comment was ambiguous AF. Apologies for that. What I meant wasn't exactly "hit the big time in your twenties," but rather "work to open that net-worth gap in your twenties." That requires discipline, work, smarts and in most cases, a bit of luck. That doesn't mean you're a millionaire by your 30s, but it does mean you're quite a lot richer - on paper, anyway - than your peers by the time you exit your 20s.

Which makes sense. Wealth builds over time, but you have to feed it rather than eat it. That requires you to have something to feed it (have a decent job, etc.) and that you have the restraint to not eat it (have discipline). If you can do that early, it has a good chance of persisting.

Which isn't new.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 09:23 AM (MABZ1)

336 Best Rickover story I heard while in the Navy, not sure if true:

He personally interviewed all applicants to his nuke program (or, maybe just the officers). He'd sit the candidate in a four-legged chair that had one leg sawn off several inches, just to see how the applicant handled it.
Posted by: one hour sober at February 06, 2026 09:20 AM (Y1sOo)

When I was in Naval ROTC in college, the Navy officer that commanded our ROTC once told me he was personally interviewed by Rickover. I don’t remember the details of his account but I do remember he said he was absolutely terrified. Rickover is legendary

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 06, 2026 09:23 AM (ZCxQ+)

337 TGIF!!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 09:24 AM (0yjaw)

338 One trait I noticed about Rickover is like a lot of the excellent engineers or leaders, when they ask you a question, you have to realize “I don’t know” is acceptable.

The version of that we were taught in the Navy was "I don't know, but I know how to find out."

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 09:24 AM (77rzZ)

339 Fighting against voter ID is silly. The Democrats aren't stealing elections by having Bill go to the polls and pretending to be Tom. There must be something else in the SAVE Act which has their panties in a twist.

I believe you are correct - most fraud at this point is Dem activists casting mail in ballots on behalf of people that don't vote.

But I'm sure this will catch a handful of fraudsters anyway and remember the leftwing point is currently there is 0 fraud. Every single prosecution hurts that talking point.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 09:24 AM (sKqQm)

340 >>I don't want to know anything negative about her!

No worries; never heard anything negative about her.

Posted by: Nazdar at February 06, 2026 09:25 AM (NcvvS)

341 Scientist reveals first generation ever to be less intelligent than their parents

... I wonder how that happened
Posted by: SMOD at February 06, 2026 08:40 AM (RHGPo)

Lockdowns.

Posted by: ... at February 06, 2026 09:25 AM (4BmaM)

342 Wonders what KSC might stand for. Doesn't look up KSC.*
Posted by: SmartAss

Sounds like "Kennedy Space Center."

Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 09:25 AM (77rzZ)

343 330 Fighting against voter ID is silly. The Democrats aren't stealing elections by having Bill go to the polls and pretending to be Tom. There must be something else in the SAVE Act which has their panties in a twist.
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Correct.

It also expands the requirements to purge voter rolls.

And grants private groups standing to enforce that.

That is what has them scrared.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 06, 2026 09:21 AM (8WKr6)

======

If they never bend on Voter ID, they never have to bend on anything else.

It's the meaningless perimeter to their voter fraud operation. Fight like hell on that, and keep eyes off of where the fraud operation really lies.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 09:25 AM (GBKbO)

344 *Wonders what KSC might stand for. Doesn't look up KSC.*
Posted by: SmartAss at February 06, 2026 09:22 AM (2Ez/1)
++++
LOL. Touche.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 09:26 AM (MABZ1)

345 and call me the Hard-R
Posted by: XTC

What is that? Can't call you that if I don't know what it is.
Posted by: Bulg at February 06, 2026 09:18 AM (77rzZ)

n***er vs n***a.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 09:26 AM (ExV1e)

346 The best officers I knew, of all branches, had been prior enlisted. It was the ring-knockers from the academies who were asshoe.
Posted by: Bulg

I believe most officers are commissioned through college ROTC programs. I was. I often had enlisted personnel say they thought I was prior enlisted based on my attitude and competence, which I always took as high praise.

Posted by: Military Moron at February 06, 2026 09:26 AM (JCZqz)

347 343 If they never bend on Voter ID, they never have to bend on anything else.

It's the meaningless perimeter to their voter fraud operation. Fight like hell on that, and keep eyes off of where the fraud operation really lies.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 09:25 AM (GBKbO)

Never give up ground on ANYTHING, because once you do it once, you'll be expected to do it again and again and again.

Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 09:28 AM (uEmCf)

348 There must be something else in the SAVE Act which has their panties in a twist.

Don't forget their argument "It's only a tiny percentage of fraud going on so this is stupid!"

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 09:28 AM (svLOV)

349 Only 3 days into the new job, Walmart CEO goes anti-Trump in a LinkedIn post, telling Mexico and Canada he has their back against the bad Orangeman and his tariffs.

I think it’s time for a new round of tax cuts for millionaires like him, what do you say GOP?

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 09:28 AM (qJHK4)

350 I was AOCS. We didn't care for the ring-knockers either.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 06, 2026 09:28 AM (Y1sOo)

351 KSC was a failed fast food idea-Kentucky Steamed Chicken.

Posted by: Lance McBoyle at February 06, 2026 09:28 AM (oftw2)

352 n***er vs n***a.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 09:26 AM (ExV1e)
-

"He said 'the sheriff's a'near!'"

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 06, 2026 09:29 AM (gsBYv)

353 348 There must be something else in the SAVE Act which has their panties in a twist.

Don't forget their argument "It's only a tiny percentage of fraud going on so this is stupid!"

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 09:28 AM (svLOV)

=====

HAVA from 2002 requires states to maintain clean voter rolls, and blue states just don't do it.

I doubt there's anything in there that they actually fear. It's just electioneering and partisanship.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 06, 2026 09:29 AM (GBKbO)

354 If they never bend on Voter ID, they never have to bend on anything else.

It's the meaningless perimeter to their voter fraud operation. Fight like hell on that, and keep eyes off of where the fraud operation really lies.

This is a common Dem "negotiation" strategy. Fight like hell against anything you don't want even if it doesn't matter.

This of course contrasts with the GOPe strategy of "agree to give them everything they want and in return only ask for the minimum thing we want" as their starting ask...

Trump is far, far better at this then the GOPe, of course, unlike them he actually wants to change things in a conservative direction

Posted by: 18-1 at February 06, 2026 09:29 AM (sKqQm)

355 Yeah, a quick Google summary says 59% of Army commissions are ROTC, 16% are Service Academy, and only 8% are Officer Candidate school (lots of Guard officers do this route, but not many active duty).

The remaining 16% are direct commission. Usually very skilled specialists like doctors that get automatically commissioned so they can get better pay as they go to their officer branch schools.

Posted by: Military Moron at February 06, 2026 09:30 AM (JCZqz)

356 Wonders what KSC might stand for. "

The Col's first try: Kentucky Steamed Chicken?

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 09:30 AM (XuXeR)

357 Damn. Too slow

Posted by: man at February 06, 2026 09:30 AM (XuXeR)

358 yum yum shit
yummy shit pebbles
in my mouth

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 06, 2026 09:31 AM (W0iue)

359
nood art(?)

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 06, 2026 09:31 AM (tljrc)

360 Art is nood. That is all.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 06, 2026 09:31 AM (kgE5c)

361 One trait I noticed about Rickover is like a lot of the excellent engineers or leaders, when they ask you a question, you have to realize “I don’t know” is acceptable.
_____________

That should be acceptable in any circumstances. The mark of a bullshitter is those that can't admit it. They usually then proceed to waste five minutes of your time.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 06, 2026 09:31 AM (XvL8K)

362 Give Dems something in exchange for save. Obamacare subsides? It’s important enough to make some kind of deal like that.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 09:32 AM (qJHK4)

363 >>Fighting against voter ID is silly. The Democrats aren't stealing elections by having Bill go to the polls and pretending to be Tom. There must be something else in the SAVE Act which has their panties in a twist.

Project Veritas had an undercover video of a higher-up Dem GoTV guy in 2016 where he admitted they've been busing people across the borders on election day to do same day registration/voting in multiple states. They also temporarily move people across the country so that they are residing in a swing state on election day. If you have to show ID then you show your *residency* as well as your real name.

Also means you can't vote under someone else's name, which happens: someone goes to vote and they are told they've already voted. They can fill out a provisional ballot, IIRC, but their legit vote doesn't count.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 06, 2026 09:33 AM (0yjaw)

364 Admiral Rickover interview 1984 (rare footage)

https://tinyurl.com/595cv2ct

Posted by: runner at February 06, 2026 09:34 AM (g47mK)

365 Show up early in the morning and say you’re Joe Shmoe from 10 Maple Street. Vote. Then do that at a few more polling places. Someone could knock out 5 illegal votes per hour, 50 a day. In one precinct.

Hire 10 people to do that across a congressional district and it’s enough to win a close race.

Posted by: Really?? at February 06, 2026 09:37 AM (qJHK4)

366 Yea, isn't that something? Some newz program my wife was half listening to yesterday was all Nancy Guthrie for like two hours.

It's silly.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 06, 2026 07:50 AM (jtM2q)

Are these critters Woody's grandkids or something?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 06, 2026 09:37 AM (8zz6B)

367 Posted by: Sad! at February 06, 2026 08:57 AM (vxx4C)

Trolls focus on words. Real men focus on deeds.

Trump SAYS a lot of stupid shit. It gets people running around with their hair on fire (I should try that and see if it's good for gainzzzz). Then he quietly continues doing what he's been doing.

Trump says "kinder and gentler". Trump also signs order saying that deportation orders cannot be appealed. Trump's deportation lieutenants are NOT saying "kinder and gentler".

It helps to pay attention.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 06, 2026 09:10 AM (ExV1e)

Yeah, but...everyone knows the Art of Politics is using the most inflammatory, inciting, and harsh language possible to describe the policies you want or are carrying out.

Like say, deporting illegal aliens.

Instead of calling it "deporting illegal aliens", the savvy politician, which Trump is not!!!, would say-

"throwing the scum of the earth into fiery burn-pits filled with industrial waste and diarrhea , then shooting them in the back and throwing their children into hamburger grinders"

That's the way Trump should do things.

I hope this helps.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 06, 2026 09:37 AM (iJfKG)

368 Nobody wants to be the first, because they're all afraid of being hauled off by the cops and being put into PMITA Prison with Big Black Bubba.
Posted by: XTC at February 06, 2026 08:00 AM (iXqHn)

Standoff weapons FTW.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 06, 2026 09:42 AM (8zz6B)

369 294 ‘ There must be no exceptions, unlike at Nuremberg when many escapes justice due to exceptions.’

This shit right here is why I’m against distractions like Iran.
This is where the fight I care about is.
If we lose Iran, we lose Iran.
If we lose America, we lose everything.

-----

Exactly where I'm at.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at February 06, 2026 09:48 AM (9CBNQ)

370 Anything about Trump being a complete moron and allowing Starmer to lie and pull the wool over his eyes regarding Diego Garcia?

Posted by: stv at February 06, 2026 09:49 AM (XMeSM)

371 One surprisingly powerful and affordable solution is already sitting in most kitchens: orange peels. Instead of throwing them away, boiling orange peels can instantly refresh your entire home and leave behind a clean, citrusy scent that lasts for hours. This simple trick has been used in traditional households for generations, and modern science now explains why it works so well.

Posted by: ganesh sap at February 06, 2026 09:54 AM (1Hypa)

372 Oranges are rich in natural oils, especially in their peels. These oils contain compounds such as limonene, linalool, and citral, which are responsible for their refreshing citrus aroma.

Posted by: ganesh sap at February 06, 2026 09:59 AM (1Hypa)

373 Good morning, all. Thanks, J.J.

From above: "U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has announced that a small team of American military personnel has been sent to Nigeria to aid the African nation in counter-terrorism operations."

Where's the UN been?!

In May 2025, The Daily Trust wrote: 'Over 200,000 Nigerian troops, civilians served in 41 peacekeeping missions — UN'

In part, "No fewer than 200,000 Nigerian troops, police, and civilians have served in 41 UN, AU, and ECOWAS missions since 1960, according to UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Mohamed M. Malick Fall.

He made this statement yesterday as the United Nations marked 77 years of peace operations and 65 years of Nigeria’s contribution to UN peacekeeping operations.

Speaking at UN House in Abuja during the commemoration event themed “Fit for the Future, Building Better Together,” Mr. Fall emphasized Nigeria’s long-standing commitment to peacekeeping.

“Nigeria has consistently demonstrated strong leadership and dedication in maintaining global peace, from Liberia and Sierra Leone to Darfur and Mali,” he stated, praising Nigeria’s contributions."

Continued -

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 06, 2026 10:10 AM (NFX2v)

374 So while Nigeria is a major contributor of troops to UN missions elsewhere (e.g., in Liberia and DRC), the UN does not operate a peacekeeping force within Nigeria's borders.

There have been UN Peacekeepers in Liberia and DRC for decades: (UNMIL: 2003–201

and in the DRC (MONUSCO: 2010–Present). And BOTH nations now serve on the UN Security Council as part of the African Group, significantly shaping regional security and peacekeeping strategies.

(Aside: Further, many former or dual citizenship residents of Liberia reside in the US where they're now into multi- generations in certain regions and hold prominent civic offices, operate non-profits, etc. )

In July 2022, Liberia officially recognized dual citizenship, allowing individuals of Liberian descent to hold both Liberian and U.S. citizenship. The new law signed by President George Weah reversed a 1973 ban, permitting natural-born Liberians to retain their nationality after acquiring another.

In the US Liberia remains covered in the US under Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) through June 30, 2026, and the DRC continues to be a top source of Refugees.
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When will the UN African Group act for Nigerian Christians?

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 06, 2026 10:10 AM (NFX2v)

375 Running prominently on MSM:

Facebook - Mark Warner, VA
Mark Warner VA
6d
I’m deeply concerned about the potential for Trump to send ICE agents to polling places to intimidate voters in this years’ elections – and I’m working to both expose this threat and stop it from becoming reality.

YouTube -13 News Now, 2 days ago, Sen. Mark Warner responds to Trump calling on nationalizing elections
31,755 views Feb 3, 2026
U.S. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, holds a press conference addressing news that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard facilitated direct contact between President Trump and FBI agents involved in a politically convenient federal investigation, as well as the president's recent public calls for Republicans to "take over" and "nationalize" elections.

Disturbing, imho.

Where's Decency for our Republic?
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Good day. 🤗

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 06, 2026 10:10 AM (NFX2v)

376 Quite the list of demands -

UK Guardian, Lucy Campbell
Thu 5 Feb 2026
Explainer
Democrats’ 10 demands to ‘rein in’ ICE – the full list of proposed reforms
Party says it will not back funding bill without reforms on – among other things – masks, ID and judicial warrants

One of my favorites:
10. No paramilitary police
Regulate and standardize the type of uniforms and equipment DHS officers employ during enforcement operations to bring them in line with civil enforcement.
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Bigger steps to the new community, civil enforcement policing which has never shown to reduce crime or increase trust.

But, they & theirs won't live under it so it matters not to them.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 06, 2026 10:23 AM (NFX2v)

377 Well, this shit ain't gona end well.

Posted by: Eric (The Former) OC Tanker at February 06, 2026 10:31 AM (WTF+H)

378
"No fewer than 200,000 Nigerian troops, police, and civilians have served in 41 UN, AU, and ECOWAS missions since 1960

Because the UN PAYS for every peacekeeper a country provides. Using mostly US taxpayer dollars. It's a huge cash cow for small nations, which is why tiny little places like Fiji have armies.

If the US leaves the UN, no one else is dumb enough to step up and provide funding, which means that all UN Peacekeeping ops cease to exist.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 06, 2026 10:53 AM (y9nCu)

379 The left is getting all Insurrectiony now. Where’s the press to tell us active resistance to a federal government legal function is worse than the civil war?

Posted by: Advo at February 06, 2026 04:54 PM (jO4mz)

Daily Tech News 6 February 2026

Top Story

losetup is the key
Nvidia will not be releasing any new video cards this year. (Tom's Hardware)

Their money is all tied up in not investing in OpenAI.

They aren't likely to release anything new next year either. The 5000 Super series appears to be dead and the 6000 series has been pushed back to 2028.

That leaves the field wide open for AMD to fumble.
Valve meanwhile will be releasing its new Steam Cube this year, just not quite yet. (Liliputing)

Real soon now though.

Tech News

Razer's new limited edition Boomslang costs $1337. (Tom's Hardware)

It's a mouse.
If you already have an Nvidia graphics card, congratulations! (Tom's Hardware)

The latest Windows 11 update causes major problems, including reduced performance and graphics glitches.

You can roll it back but the same update patches 114 security holes.
It's 2026. Just use Postgres. (Tigerdata)

Postgres is something of a database construction kit, but that is likely still less work than (as in the example provided) running seven different databases.
There are multiple critical flaws in n8n, whatever that is. (Bleeping Computer)

So what counts as critical these days?
According to Pillar Security, exploiting CVE-2026-25049 enables complete compromise of the n8n instance and could be leveraged to run arbitrary system commands on the server, steal all stored credentials, secrets (API keys, OAuth tokens), and sensitive configuration files.
Yeah, sounds pretty critical to me.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Down on the corner, out my back door.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 Morning all.

Posted by: Tuna at February 06, 2026 04:03 AM (lJ0H4)

2 Good morning! Up early to download data for a new project. teh interwebz seem to be slow....

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at February 06, 2026 04:07 AM (3Ope8)

3 Morning!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 06, 2026 04:07 AM (BLOW1)

4 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Isiah 41:10

Posted by: kingsman at February 06, 2026 04:09 AM (ehY6c)

5 Another outstanding musical choice. Thanks Pixy.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 06, 2026 04:29 AM (+NW8W)

6 Good morning Tech thread.

Is the deep freeze easing for you?

Posted by: Pete Bog at February 06, 2026 04:29 AM (qIWqI)

7 Is the deep freeze easing for you?
Posted by: Pete Bog

Yep. Gonna be in the 60's here in Nashville land next week.

Posted by: Tuna at February 06, 2026 04:33 AM (lJ0H4)

8 w00t

Posted by: m at February 06, 2026 04:37 AM (8NTVk)

9 Mid 70s for the next 4-5 days, and dry like a popcorn fart. Gonna be great golf weather.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at February 06, 2026 04:38 AM (3Ope8)

10 >>>losetup is the key

wut
covfefe

Posted by: m at February 06, 2026 04:39 AM (8NTVk)

11 a new hash I have

Posted by: m at February 06, 2026 04:41 AM (8NTVk)

12 It is almost like they don’t want us to have fancy CPU’s or RAM or something.
Monitors we can have, and cannabis, but nothing else, except sex with robots, that’s ok, and cannabis smoking robot sex workers, that’s cool, but no vaping or cigarettes

Posted by: Accomack at February 06, 2026 04:41 AM (/Chlc)

13 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 06, 2026 04:42 AM (bQ4nt)

14 Creedence Clearwater Rivial, damn that takes me back to the days of no Grammy's show (?) Real music and no shitting on the USA. Vietnam was still going and I was in college in NYC.
Damn I miss those days when life was worth living, as they say.

Posted by: Colin at February 06, 2026 04:43 AM (e8qy3)

15
Hacker News
https://news.ycombinator.com › item
If you have a full dd image of the disk, you can just do losetup -Pf /path/to/your/image.___ and that will pick a loopback device and perform the partprobe

ok!

Posted by: m at February 06, 2026 04:43 AM (8NTVk)

16 It is expected to be 9° here Sunday morning. Most thermometers in LSD stop at 20° cause everything else does

Posted by: Accomack at February 06, 2026 04:44 AM (/Chlc)

17 willowed

270 Grandbaby is home with mom and dad. I will be there tomorrow giving lessons in baby stuff. Also, bringing dinner, I suspect. These kids are clueless, which is fine, because I am not.

Those huge, huge gray eyes. He does know who the really fun grandma is. Already.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 06, 2026 03:06 AM (I40wl)

Many congratulations!

Posted by: m at February 06, 2026 04:45 AM (8NTVk)

18 giving lessons in baby stuff...

Congrats! Spoiling grandkids is the best!

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at February 06, 2026 04:48 AM (3Ope8)

19 15
Hacker News
https://news.ycombinator.com › item
If you have a full dd image of the disk, you can just do losetup -Pf /path/to/your/image.___ and that will pick a loopback device and perform the partprobe

ok!
Posted by: m

That's exactly what I was doing. Complicated magic trick but saves my employer twenty grand in Amazon bandwidth charges.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 06, 2026 04:48 AM (BLOW1)

20 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at February 06, 2026 04:50 AM (AN2gy)

21 I was always told (when hopping for a raise) that you had to be worth more to the company than what they paid you. Is that a thing of the past now? But with all the tech layoffs, must be a lot of worthless jobs out there.

Posted by: Colin at February 06, 2026 04:57 AM (e8qy3)

22 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 06, 2026 04:57 AM (u82oZ)

23 Here is a mellow introduction to the day.
This is the Stranglers Golden Brown with A/I use of David Brubeck's Take Five video and no funky harpsichord.
https://youtu.be/2Qs1J612nZs

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 06, 2026 04:58 AM (u82oZ)

24 It's Friday, it's Friday! Happy, happy Friday!

*twirl*

Posted by: Rosasharn at February 06, 2026 05:01 AM (PzBTm)

25 I have a 4 minute commercial before the video starts. Hate You Tube, but limited options for such a packed resource.

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

26 @Pixy: "losetup is the key"

Was there supposed to be a link with that?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 06, 2026 05:01 AM (O7YUW)

27 {{{Rosasharn}}}

Huzzah! And she is twirling!

* Does Happy Dance to Vince Guaraldi *

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 06, 2026 05:02 AM (u82oZ)

28 m

Did you change a router or something to get a new nic?

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

29 Wow today's tech news was just chock full o' suck. Give it up for AI and vibe coding, everybody!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 06, 2026 05:04 AM (O7YUW)

30 {{Salty!}}

Good to see you!

Posted by: Rosasharn at February 06, 2026 05:06 AM (PzBTm)

31 Four minutes of commercials? I just have regular YT, and the videos are just one before they show whatever you want to see. Prime runs a series of commercials before a movie but haven't seen that any where else. Hanging out with wrong crowd I guess.

Posted by: Colin at February 06, 2026 05:07 AM (e8qy3)

32 Grumpy and Recalcitrant

Here is a video I shared with former coworkers:

https://x.com/hot_pepper76/status/ 2017981965958291740.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 06, 2026 05:10 AM (u82oZ)

33 G'Day everyone
Its Friday and road trip day

Posted by: Skip at February 06, 2026 05:10 AM (Ia/+0)

34 Belated BOING!

Busy.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 06, 2026 05:11 AM (xLaq1)

35 26 @Pixy: "losetup is the key"

Was there supposed to be a link with that?
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant

The link is left as an exercise for the reader. We could all do with a little exercise.

(m found it)

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 06, 2026 05:12 AM (BLOW1)

36 Rosasharn

Your twirling is an event to be savored.

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

37
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 06, 2026 05:13 AM (tljrc)

38 Colin

Wrong crowd indeed.

I have to have the window open and being viewed for the timer on the commercial to advance. This is extortion, and I refuse to pay $14 per month to make it go away. I can live my life without You Tube.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 06, 2026 05:15 AM (u82oZ)

39 Waiting for the winter hocky tournament to begin. USA!

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at February 06, 2026 05:16 AM (3Ope8)

40 @NaCly Dog: "Here is a video I shared with former coworkers: "

Link no worky.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 06, 2026 05:16 AM (O7YUW)

41 CrotchetyOldJarhead

Mind the gap.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 06, 2026 05:17 AM (u82oZ)

42 But with all the tech layoffs, must be a lot of worthless jobs out there.

When they say "tech jobs" it may not necessarily mean actual coders but people of unclear purposes hired as DEI quota filling.

There is a remarkable amount of specialization these days. Was eavesdropping in on a "technical meeting" between a third party and the bank on integrating a payment system into a mobile app. 65 people. Probably only needed 10 at most. Lots of people with "Director" and "Manager" in the titles, and exactly zero of them had anything to contribute, and nothing of value to receive.

Heard a bunch of "We need to check on that" which means the people who knew what was going on were not there.

Had a quick five minute with the architect on the mobile team following, and he has one person working on a PoC. One person.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 06, 2026 05:18 AM (a4flb)

43 I have to have the window open and being viewed for the timer on the commercial to advance. This is extortion, and I refuse to pay $14 per month to make it go away. I can live my life without You Tube.

Then how are you ever going to know why manhole covers are round in a thirty minute instructional video?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 06, 2026 05:21 AM (a4flb)

44 ED Sullivan, ha "we've got a a really big shoe"

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at February 06, 2026 05:21 AM (MmTZZ)

45 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 06, 2026 05:23 AM (wBh67)

46 Found the answer on You Tube. I have an ad blocker. So You Tube ads an unskippable ad before the showing. I got off easy with only 4 minutes. Some are an hour long.

Remove the ad blocker, and I should get 15 to 30 second ads, or pay $168 dollars a year for no ads.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 06, 2026 05:25 AM (u82oZ)

47 @NaCly Dog: Can you please test that link you sent to co-workers in #32? I had no luck with it at x.com or xcancel.com and suspect the end digit might have gotten fat-fingered when pasting.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 06, 2026 05:31 AM (O7YUW)

48 Grumpy and Recalcitrant

I did test it. I copied it into a tab, removed the two spaces, and it played on my computer.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 06, 2026 05:37 AM (u82oZ)

49 Evening and morning, all! It's Friday at last, the consummation devoutly to be wished!

I'm up a little earlier than I planned, but I can't blame Stirling the big black cat for waking me. Well, you know, I *can* blame him, but it won't stick.

No matter. It's 46 F., almost no wind, going up to 70 today with some west wind, so I'll work out in the afternoon.

So, what's new?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 05:37 AM (wzUl9)

50 >>> Can you please test that link you sent to co-workers in #32?

Remove the space in the middle and the period at the end.

Posted by: fluffy at February 06, 2026 05:37 AM (AN2gy)

51 Greetings everyone! The temporary crown has settled and I can eat normally again. I took some pain killers last night just in case I had problems and I'm happy to say that I slept well.

Now to just deal with having to work extra hours to get my PTO back.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 05:39 AM (svLOV)

52 t is almost like they don’t want us to have fancy CPU’s or RAM or something.
Monitors we can have, and cannabis, but nothing else, except sex with robots, that’s ok, and cannabis smoking robot sex workers, that’s cool, but no vaping or cigarettes
Posted by: Accomack at February 06, 2026

***
I'll skip the cannabis, but where do I put in my order for the "Young Nicole Kidman" model?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 05:40 AM (wzUl9)

53 @NaCly Dog and fluffy:

*SNORTS* Okay, that's getting shared around the bus yard. :-)

Thanks you two, that removal of the space (and period) did the trick. I didn't even see the space in the middle. My eyes are getting old and tired.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 06, 2026 05:44 AM (O7YUW)

54 I'll skip the cannabis, but where do I put in my order for the "Young Nicole Kidman" model?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026

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If that one's a little out of my price range, I'd love the "Young Jan Smithers" model. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 05:47 AM (wzUl9)

55 . . . My eyes are getting old and tired.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 06, 2026

***
"The Leader of the Band is tired
And his eyes are growing old. . . ."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 05:49 AM (wzUl9)

56 NR Pax, I'm glad to hear your dental issues are on their way to being resolved.

Rosasharn, your twirling is as always appreciated!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 05:50 AM (wzUl9)

57 No graphics cards for two years? Fine. I'll play Zork I. And Zork II. And Zork III.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 06, 2026 05:50 AM (BydOW)

58 “A hundred million guns are loaded. Satan cries: Take Aim !”. - The Prophet, John Fogarty.

Whenever I see servicemen, I think, were we really that young? Yeah, they are and we were. We became old hands in our mid thirties.

Anyway. Greetings from the Carolinas. Enjoying a return to normal winter weather.

Who is John Galt?

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at February 06, 2026 05:51 AM (zqeQL)

59 Good morning all. Warming up for today, maybe mid-50's.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 06, 2026 05:52 AM (+HIcA)

60
Good morning, Hordians. Up, dressed, morning prayer said, house dogs taken care of, kennel dogs let out. Now sitting in the Command Center at Schloss Hadrian with my coffee and a salami and provolone on toast sandwich.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 06, 2026 05:52 AM (tgvbd)

61 56 NR Pax, I'm glad to hear your dental issues are on their way to being resolved.

Thank you, Wolfus. It's not too bad a thing; basically, the one tooth that has been with me the longest was showing its age and some fractures were showing up. I'm the kind of person who hears things like that, breaks out the credit card and says "How soon can we fix this?"

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 05:53 AM (svLOV)

62 Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

We regret that the Young Nicole Kidman and Young Jan Smithers sex robots are out of stock.

The good news is that young Maxine Waters is available.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 06, 2026 05:54 AM (u82oZ)

63 “A hundred million guns are loaded. Satan cries: Take Aim !”. - The Prophet, John Fogarty. . . .

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at February 06, 2026

***
I always thought that line was “A hundred million guns are loaded. Satan cries: Fair game!” It works either way.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 05:56 AM (wzUl9)

64 Another outstanding musical choice. Thanks Pixy.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 06, 2026 04:29 AM (+NW8W)

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It's so right it even sounds good on my phone.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 06, 2026 05:56 AM (1kYfW)

65 We regret that the Young Nicole Kidman and Young Jan Smithers sex robots are out of stock.

The good news is that young Maxine Waters is available.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 06, 2026

***
Might have known --!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 05:57 AM (wzUl9)

66 JM in Illinois

A popular option, unused by all tech companies, is to freeze upgrades and have a computer that plays the games you want, without making them unplayable.

It is a crime against GAIA.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 06, 2026 05:57 AM (u82oZ)

67 The good news is that young Maxine Waters is available.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

No mute button and when you try to ask it to do anything, it yells "RECLAIMING MY TIME!"

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 05:58 AM (svLOV)

68 NR Pax

** Shudder **

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 06, 2026 05:59 AM (u82oZ)

69 A popular option, unused by all tech companies, is to freeze upgrades and have a computer that plays the games you want, without making them unplayable.

That's crazy talk! Next up, you're going to say that once you buy a game it's your property!

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 05:59 AM (svLOV)

70 Little Dagny La Siberienne is up here on the sofa arm with me, pushing her little hint that breakfast is overdue. A few more minutes, girl, while I get dressed, then I'll feed us all.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 05:59 AM (wzUl9)

71 We regret that the Young Nicole Kidman and Young Jan Smithers sex robots are out of stock.

The good news is that young Maxine Waters is available.

There are some Pamala Anderson models remaining, but you will end up with a VD.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 06, 2026 06:00 AM (a4flb)

72 NR Pax

Free the Game Rice Bowls. Make ownership a reality again.

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

73 68 NR Pax

** Shudder **
Posted by: NaCly Dog

Did you see the video on Not The Bee where Scott Bessent fought back against her?

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 06:00 AM (svLOV)

74 "Make ownership a reality again."

GOG has entered the chat.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 06:01 AM (svLOV)

75 Damn I miss those days when life was worth living, as they say.
Posted by: Colin at February 06, 2026 04:43 AM (e8qy3)

--‐

And a communist takeover was an external threat. So we'll fight them here.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 06, 2026 06:02 AM (VVQO9)

76 NR Pax

Yes. Yes, I did.

Needs to happen much more. Those corrupt people are energy vampires to the bright promise of a clean, advanced, civilization.

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

77 Those corrupt people are energy vampires to the bright promise of a clean, advanced, civilization.

Agreed. The phrase I've used when people are wailing about what's happening with ICE: "We are going to have civilization back one way or the other. Your feelings mean nothing."

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 06:05 AM (svLOV)

78 Friday. Endeavor to persevere.

Posted by: Eromero at February 06, 2026 06:06 AM (IAc3W)

79 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Run through the jungle with Proud Mary.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 06, 2026 06:07 AM (7Zi37)

80 >>>>Here is a mellow introduction to the day.
This is the Stranglers Golden Brown with A/I use of David Brubeck's Take Five video and no funky harpsichord.
https://youtu.be/2Qs1J612nZs
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 06, 2026 04:58 AM (u82oZ)
*****
Thanks NaCly, I enjoyed that. Made me smile and be happy.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 06, 2026 06:10 AM (+HIcA)

81 Good morning morons

The Munich talks have been moved from Turkey to Oman.

Trump 2027: "I fvcked up, I trusted them."

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 06:25 AM (RIvkX)

82 @NaCly Dog: That video now copied to my phone. Thank you for that laugh this morning.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 06, 2026 06:25 AM (O7YUW)

83 Grumpy and Recalcitrant

You are welcome.

Now, don't drive like a knucklehead. May every light turn green for you.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 06, 2026 06:29 AM (u82oZ)

84 Have a great day, everyone.

May there be rejoicing in your life.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 06, 2026 06:31 AM (u82oZ)

85 SanFranpsycho, Tousi has a very good analysis about the talks.

Trump has a "trump card"

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 06:35 AM (0KSrI)

86 I'm just here for the twirling.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 06:35 AM (RIvkX)

87 @NaCly Dog: It's the passenger vehicle drivers that are driving like knuckleheads. The last two days have been extremely bad for driver impatience and stupid decisions on their part. I've got my head on a swivel, and it needs to be.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 06, 2026 06:36 AM (O7YUW)

88 G'mornin' everyone!

and thank you, Rosasharn, for making Friday official! Yay Friday!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 06, 2026 06:38 AM (Cjt/F)

89 Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 06:35 AM (0KSrI)
===

Thank you dear I will take a look.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 06:39 AM (RIvkX)

90 SanFranpsycho, you are going to love the trump card.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 06:41 AM (0KSrI)

91 "That leaves the field wide open for AMD to fumble."

Ground can't cause a fumble.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 06, 2026 06:43 AM (KAi1n)

92 It's worse than I thought. Not only was there two drone incidents, the IRGC has seized two foreign ships and "arrested" 15

Trump should bring his shinebox to the talks.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 06:44 AM (RIvkX)

93
https://youtu.be/2Qs1J612nZs

I used to be able to long press on a link to highlight the whole thing. Then just a tap.
No longer works that way.Maybe I need a new browser

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 06, 2026 06:45 AM (VmoTc)

94 SanFranpsycho, you are going to love the trump card.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 06:41 AM (0KSrI)
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b"h

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 06, 2026 06:45 AM (RIvkX)

95 91 "That leaves the field wide open for AMD to fumble."

Ground can't cause a fumble.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 06, 2026 06:43 AM (KAi1n)

I’m sure AMD will find a way for the ball to fall out of their hands.

Posted by: DoublySymmetric at February 06, 2026 06:46 AM (vMhK6)

96 The IRGC tried to seize an American tanker and failed because our navy moved in to escort the tanker The nationality of the two tankers and the crew that were seized have not been disclosed.

This scenario is possible
The tankers were Chinese and the seizure was a ruse .

Posted by: Ben Had at February 06, 2026 06:51 AM (0KSrI)

97

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at February 06, 2026 06:51 AM (DDJSl)

98 Should head off soon

Posted by: Skip at February 06, 2026 06:57 AM (Ia/+0)

99 Cold today, high winds and 19 degrees tomorrow

Posted by: Skip at February 06, 2026 06:59 AM (Ia/+0)

100 Has the global search for Guthrie been resolved yet?

I'd keep my eye on the Clintons.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 06, 2026 07:01 AM (TOSLe)

101 When I was young, there was a lot of "exploiting the workers" stuff.

That is socialist crap. If you are in an enterprise, you want to be paid less than your are worth so the enterprise can be profitable and you get to keep your job.

Nowadays, the only folks not being exploited are in government (all facets). They don't have to be productive, so they are not.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 06, 2026 07:01 AM (qFwJc)

102 Donuts have been brought into the office. Life is good.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 06, 2026 07:01 AM (svLOV)

103 A 1964 pilot for a horror series (that never was picked up) called The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre is on Movies! It's a neat-looking B & W movie with Martin Landau, Diane Baker, and Dame Judith Anderson, in a story written and directed in atmospheric style by the Outer Limits head honcho, Joseph Stefano. Landau plays an architect who investigates possible psychic phenomena. The thrust on this one is that ghosts and the supernatural are real, though the hero at first approaches the mystery as if it were a series of tricks.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 07:04 AM (wzUl9)

104 The Marxists mostly have given up on Workers of the World Unite for race and class warfare.

Posted by: Skip at February 06, 2026 07:08 AM (Ia/+0)

105 103: And Landau's apple-cheeked housekeeper is a hard-headed realist who says, "Someone's got to *not* believe in ghosts." So we have the chance for Landau and the housekeeper, Mrs. Finch, to discuss the evidence for and against ghosts. Interesting characters!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 06, 2026 07:09 AM (wzUl9)

106 That leaves the field wide open for AMD to fumble.
++++
Who knows. Maybe they won't! Maybe Intel won't, either. And then when Nvidia comes back to the consumer market after the AI bubble collapses, it will only have, say, 70% market share. That would be great, because then "only runs properly on Nvidia" would be less appealing for developers, since that means leaving 30% of the market experiencing a substandard product.

An "Nvidia and the two dwarfs" situation wouldn't be a terrible outcome. If neither competitor fumbles. My money - if I were betting - would be on Intel not fumbling. They're still focused on consumer, business general and non-AI datacenter. They might end up laughing all the bank by default when the AI bubble comes to an end - its recent malaise notwithstanding.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 06, 2026 07:12 AM (MABZ1)

107 Red Chinese ships are floating toilets manned by slave crews.

Nasty people, nasty ships.

Posted by: Nasty Nasty Nasty at February 06, 2026 07:15 AM (hXJe5)

108 Off to war
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at February 06, 2026 07:24 AM (Ia/+0)

109 The history of socialism since the 1920s, starting with Gramsci and Mussolini, is largely concerned with the problem of Marxian dialectics being a deterministic, self-referential fantasy.

None of it was playing out like it was supposed to in the Western countries this nonsense was supposed to naturally develop in. The proletariat in the industrial economies simply failed to develop the class consciousness as predicted, and socialism was only able to emerge by force in an agrarian monarchy several steps behind the bourgeois capitalist stage of the self-referential fantasy.

Since then, it's all been about major overhauls of the fantasy to include the institutional vanguards, the emergence of fascism, and of course the replacement of the uncooperative proletariat that had so disappointed the fantasists - so we got this mutated racial and cultural Marxism.

The "working class" ceased being the focus of Western Marxists a hundred years ago.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 06, 2026 07:25 AM (BI5O2)

110 you too, Skip!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 06, 2026 07:25 AM (Cjt/F)

111 mornin yall

"Panic as Bitcoin crisis escalates as value plunges in half and crypto geeks see entire fortunes vanish"

Are the tulips coming home to roost?

Posted by: fd at February 06, 2026 07:25 AM (vFG9F)

112 spot-on, YD!

far from a vehicle to help people, it's a vast self-perpetuating conspiracy of psycho / socio paths to enslave and torture the entire world

if they ever acheived that, they would try to spread the toxin across the galaxy like the Eddorians.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 06, 2026 07:30 AM (Cjt/F)

113 Panic as Bitcoin crisis escalates as value plunges in half and crypto geeks see entire fortunes vanish

It's now priced below its mining cost from what I've read elsewhere.

Posted by: Halfhand at February 06, 2026 07:30 AM (56/oC)

114 nood!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 06, 2026 07:30 AM (Cjt/F)

115 Join us for our launch today at 8 a.m. EST. Check your cable listings.

Posted by: The 24/7 Nancy Guthrie News Channel at February 06, 2026 07:31 AM (Y1sOo)

116 24 It's Friday, it's Friday! Happy, happy Friday!

*twirl*
Posted by: Rosasharn at February 06, 2026 05:01 AM (PzBTm)

Omigosh, it is!
Thank you, Rosasharn.

Posted by: m at February 06, 2026 07:47 AM (8NTVk)

117 28 m

Did you change a router or something to get a new nic?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 06, 2026 05:03 AM (u82oZ)

The electric company did some work in the neighborhood yesterday, which involved cutting off the power for about half an hour. Maybe that did it?

Posted by: m at February 06, 2026 07:49 AM (8NTVk)

118 >It's 2026. Just use Postgres.

For every complex problem, there is an answer that is simple, obvious, and wrong.

Tiger Data is selling PostGres as a service. Of course they want you to use PostGres for everything. If you're going to buy your database as a service, then you can buy 7 databases as a service. Either way you're only interacting with the thing through a library or ORM anyway.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at February 06, 2026 12:04 PM (LgYtf)

Thursday Overnight Open Thread - February 5, 2026 [Doof]

Snowy, wooden bridge - Stare Juchy, Poland

Howdy Hordelings! Hope you're having a nice Thursday evening. Welcome to the ONT. What's on your mind tonight?

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Moron worthy behavior.

This guy with the Trump 2028 hat and the megaphone is WINNING.

The left tries everything, but nothing silences him. pic.twitter.com/A9ryg7KHFo
— Mila Joy (@Milajoy) February 4, 2026

Fess up - is this one of you??

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Bring on the fish puns.

Quite the fish tale: Muskie caught in 1918 restored

An Ogdensburg taxidermist has completed restoration work on the oldest creature of his career: a muskie caught in 1918 by a 92-year-old woman.
The 50-inch fish was originally caught by Margaret Harden just off Wellesley Island. The catch made the newspaper at the time.
Captivated by the story, Frances O’Tool commissioned the restoration.
“At 92, I just thought that was gumption and it’s a very, very fun story,” O’Tool said.
O’Tool received the muskie from a family friend who was one of Harden’s descendants. Time had taken its toll on the mounted fish.
“It was sagging. It was discolored. It looked like a big sweatsock kind of,” O’Tool said.

TV news segment video at the link.

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From fish to Florida ~~Man~~ Snake

A Routine Hunt in the Everglades Turned Into a Record-Breaking Python Capture

In the annals of record-breaking animals, there is big, and then there is Florida python big. Leave it to a professional python hunter to encounter one of the more impressive specimens in the history of the Sunshine State.
Capturing this creature required a hard-fought battle, during which a professional python hunter was dragged over an anthill. Some people may even consider this an injustice. The truth, however, requires an understanding of the Florida Everglades, the invasive species that have taken over its ecosystem, and the people who answer the call to combat a problem that is growing out of control. Let’s learn more about Carl Jackson and how his foray into the Everglades in search of one particular invasive species led him to capture the second-largest python ever found in Florida’s history.
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Carl Jackson is one of the few people in Florida equipped for dealing with these massive, monstrous invasive snakes. He is a licensed, full-time python hunter with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Jackson was on assignment in the Everglades on the afternoon of January 13 when he came across a sizable specimen. As reported by USA Today, Jackson was traveling on Turner River Road in Big Cypress National Park when he saw a Burmese python’s tracks snaking across the road. Jackson assumed they were from a smaller python, perhaps eight or nine feet long.
Jackson headed into the vegetation to get a closer look. He told the Naples Daily News, “I go in [to the bushes] and walk around, and I see a head.” In an instant, Jackson knew he was dealing with a much larger snake than he expected. He started wrestling with it, but the snake easily dragged him back over a red-and-black anthill. He said, “It was like riding a slow horse. It was insane.”

Long article at the link. Check out the whole thing.

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Both of these articles hit my feed today. I have no idea if they're directly related. Probably. I just can't bring myself to read about these boondoggles. Maybe one of you will read them and give us an overview?

Engineers confirm construction has begun on a vast underwater rail line designed to link entire continents through a deep-sea tunnel

Bold vision or reckless fantasy: engineers race to build a high-speed train under the ocean, promising to link two continents in minutes and split public opinion

I'm reminded of this tune from the early 80s. Solo work from Donald Fagen (of Steely Dan).

"On that train all graphite and glitter
Undersea by rail
Ninety minutes from New York to Paris"

Cool tune. And here's a decent cover version from Howard Jones.

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DJ Doof - Guess The Theme

New difficulty scale in effect. Easy / Moderate / Difficult. This one is Easy.

What's the common thread / common meaning / common leitmotif?

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1 🎶Oh, Ameeeelia, you're breaking my heart
You're shaking my confidence daily

Since she got referenced a few times last thread:

https://bit.ly/amelia-memes-01
https://bit.ly/amelia-memes-02

Next one under construction.

Posted by: mindful webworker - learn to link lesson #32 at February 05, 2026 10:02 PM (/4mOE)

2 DOOF

ONT!

Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at February 05, 2026 10:02 PM (t/Eo5)

3 Hello, ONT!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 05, 2026 10:03 PM (dhHpw)

4 Howdy Doof!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at February 05, 2026 10:04 PM (H/suN)

5 Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 10:04 PM (zZu0s)

6 Common Leitmotif: Bad Hair!

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 05, 2026 10:05 PM (JbyEi)

7 I'm going with mullets as the theme

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 05, 2026 10:05 PM (lpTXP)

8 Good Evening.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 05, 2026 10:05 PM (9NN0K)

9 The Florida ladies. They always, how do you say, want to see the Python.

Posted by: The Paolo at February 05, 2026 10:06 PM (JkO4W)

10 Another whelming production from Doof Enterprises, LLC. Dare to be average!
---
The Goldilocks whelm!

Not overwhelming or underwhelming, but just the right level of whelming.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 05, 2026 10:06 PM (ESVrU)

11 Anyone have a recommendation for a bad rash? asking for a ... friend

Posted by: Gil Bates at February 05, 2026 10:06 PM (gKWVE)

12 Good evening morons y gracias Disco.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 10:06 PM (RIvkX)

13 Some of those Amelia AI songs are legit bangers.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 05, 2026 10:06 PM (gKWVE)

14 I want some Trump '28 merchandise, just so I can watch certain people's heads explode (metaphorically) with unhinged rage.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 05, 2026 10:06 PM (e8IPH)

15 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 05, 2026 10:07 PM (SRRAx)

16 2 DOOF

ONT!

Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at February 05, 2026 10:02 PM (t/Eo5)

3 Hello, ONT!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 05, 2026 10:03 PM (dhHpw)

4 Howdy Doof!
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at February 05, 2026 10:04 PM (H/suN)

5 Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 10:04 PM (zZu0s)

Greetings to you all!

Posted by: Doof at February 05, 2026 10:07 PM (QMAsf)

17 Kinda thought no pythons was a rule.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 10:08 PM (RIvkX)

18 6 Common Leitmotif: Bad Hair!
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 05, 2026 10:05 PM (JbyEi)

7 I'm going with mullets as the theme
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 05, 2026 10:05 PM (lpTXP)

Not what I was going for, but I see your points!

Posted by: Doof at February 05, 2026 10:08 PM (QMAsf)

19 .... Sir.....

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 05, 2026 10:09 PM (jtM2q)

20 The Goldilocks whelm!

Not overwhelming or underwhelming, but just the right level of whelming.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 05, 2026 10:06 PM (ESVrU)

See also - "rated". Not overrated or underrated.

Posted by: Doof at February 05, 2026 10:09 PM (QMAsf)

21 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 05, 2026 10:09 PM (wBh67)

22 Sorry I'm late, I was hanging out with my supermodel girlfriend.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 05, 2026 10:10 PM (L6F6A)

23 Kinda thought no pythons was a rule.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Well, the Pythongorean Theorem is right out.

Posted by: no math! at February 05, 2026 10:10 PM (VHUov)

24 Good evening morons y gracias Disco.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 10:06 PM (RIvkX)

Howdy SF.

Posted by: Doof at February 05, 2026 10:10 PM (QMAsf)

25 Guess The Theme - looks like "goofy hair."

Posted by: mindful webworker - Rod Stewart is uncanny valley stuff at February 05, 2026 10:11 PM (/4mOE)

26 11 Anyone have a recommendation for a bad rash? asking for a ... friend
Posted by: Gil Bates at February 05, 2026 10:06 PM (gKWVE)

Go rolling around in an inner city dumpster for a few minutes, you'll have a rash in no time.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 05, 2026 10:11 PM (L6F6A)

27 Sorry I'm late, I was hanging out with my supermodel girlfriend.
Posted by: tankdemon at February 05, 2026 10:10 PM (L6F6A)

Which one? Cuz I'll fight you for 90s Kathy Ireland or Elle McPherson!

Posted by: Doof at February 05, 2026 10:11 PM (QMAsf)

28 Nice ONT, Doof - except for the danged big snake!

Posted by: LRob in OK at February 05, 2026 10:11 PM (47diA)

29 Kinda thought no pythons was a rule.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

The Paolo, how you say, did not this fact know.

Posted by: The Paolo at February 05, 2026 10:11 PM (cYBz/)

30 2112 CST

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 05, 2026 10:12 PM (hJH5n)

31 I am going to have to be a no on the snake. Thanks anyway.

Posted by: Piper at February 05, 2026 10:13 PM (Wmg4n)

32 22 Sorry I'm late, I was hanging out with my supermodel girlfriend.
Posted by: tankdemon at February 05, 2026 10:10 PM (L6F6A)

-------

Did your wife find out?

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at February 05, 2026 10:13 PM (H/suN)

33 Coulda been first, but I read the content.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 05, 2026 10:13 PM (8zz6B)

34 Tonight's the Night is just awful 70s shlock. Like nails on a chalkboard atonal wailing. Empty meaningless lyrics.

This is the man who sang "If you want my body and you think I'm sexy, Come on, sugar, let me know."

Wow. Really amazing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 10:13 PM (RIvkX)

35 The denomination I belonged to as a child/young adult had a missionary outreach to Cameroon in Africa. One time a native pastor came to speak at our church. He unrolled a python skin about 25 feet long down the center aisle.

Posted by: Great Snakes at February 05, 2026 10:14 PM (oftw2)

36 2112 CST
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 05, 2026 10:12 PM (hJH5n)

Fist bump, my brother!

Posted by: Doof at February 05, 2026 10:14 PM (QMAsf)

37 Sorry I'm late, I was hanging out with my supermodel girlfriend.
Posted by: tankdemon

It was Morgan Fairchild, right?

Or ChristyBlinkey?

Posted by: mindful webworker - yeah, that's the ticket at February 05, 2026 10:14 PM (/4mOE)

38 >>Capturing this creature required a hard-fought battle, during which a professional python hunter was dragged over an anthill.

Ok, Florida has no giant reptiles and insects other than alligators, crocodiles and 10 foot long pythons that live by red anthills that will bite your ass off and leave you with a burning rash.

But those are in every state. Like snow.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 10:15 PM (viF8m)

39 Thanks for the dandy Thursday Night ONT, Mr. Doof!

That snek looks pretty scary to me. I sure wouldn't go tromping around the Everglades in hopes of finding something that large.

Nice photo up top. We haven't seen snow like that since... last year. Still hoping for some decent snowfall but I doubt this is our year for it.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 05, 2026 10:16 PM (kB9dk)

40 40th!

Posted by: Rex B at February 05, 2026 10:16 PM (GI9/m)

41 Nailed it.

Posted by: Rex B at February 05, 2026 10:16 PM (GI9/m)

42 Media when thousands of Americans lost their jobs: Haha, learn to code, stupid peons haha.

Media when they lose their jobs: OH THE HUMANITY

Everyone else in response: Yes, very sad. Anyway...

https://is.gd/7uQRXt

Posted by: Archimedes at February 05, 2026 10:16 PM (Riz8t)

43 From the link:

"Engineers confirm construction has begun on a vast underwater rail line designed to link entire continents through a deep-sea tunnel"

I was right!!

Posted by: Joe Fingers Biden at February 05, 2026 10:16 PM (6bZdt)

44 I am going to have to be a no on the snake. Thanks anyway.
Posted by: Piper at February 05, 2026 10:13 PM (Wmg4n)

Sadz

Posted by: Zombie Ken Stabler at February 05, 2026 10:16 PM (QMAsf)

45 I am going to have to be a no on the snake. Thanks anyway.
Posted by: Piper at February 05, 2026 10:13 PM (Wmg4n)

I'm sure it's well and truly dead now, and its hide parcelled out to Texas bootmakers.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 05, 2026 10:16 PM (8zz6B)

46 I personally feel whelmed. Sometimes, it's the best one can hope for.

Posted by: Lowered Expectations at February 05, 2026 10:16 PM (oftw2)

47 Happy-ish Thursday Evening...

T'anks for I.G.Y. Many moons ago, I heard it played on a friends new stereo ... with Infinity speakers.

Nuff said.

Posted by: Adriane the Less then Optimumly Motivated Critic . . . at February 05, 2026 10:16 PM (3ZUWJ)

48 Rod did Maggie May which absolves him from all later sins.

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 10:17 PM (uvB+6)

49 I nooded for you high rollers up top. C'mon. Be better!

Posted by: LRob in OK at February 05, 2026 10:17 PM (47diA)

50
“It was sagging. It was discolored. It looked like a big sweatsock kind of,” O’Tool said.

That right there is some high praise for Nancy Pelosi!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 05, 2026 10:17 PM (xG4kz)

51 Ok, Florida has no giant reptiles and insects other than alligators, crocodiles and 10 foot long pythons that live by red anthills that will bite your ass off and leave you with a burning rash.

But those are in every state. Like snow.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 10:15 PM (viF8m)
----
A 10-foot python is bad enough, but one that's smart enough to roll you around in fire ants that will tenderize you first? No thanks.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 05, 2026 10:17 PM (ESVrU)

52 Tonight's the Night is just awful 70s shlock. Like nails on a chalkboard atonal wailing. Empty meaningless lyrics.

This is the man who sang "If you want my body and you think I'm sexy, Come on, sugar, let me know."

Wow. Really amazing.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 10:13 PM (RIvkX)

Yeah, true, but 'Hot Legs' is a rocker. From the opening riff.

Posted by: RickZ at February 05, 2026 10:17 PM (gKDq2)

53 I stayed awake specifically to thank Doof for this Thursday ONT.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 05, 2026 10:18 PM (0KSrI)

54 The denomination I belonged to as a child/young adult had a missionary outreach to Cameroon in Africa. One time a native pastor came to speak at our church. He unrolled a python skin about 25 feet long down the center aisle.
Posted by: Great Snakes at February 05, 2026 10:14 PM (oftw2)

Pastor or not - If he didn't say "'scuse me while I whip this out" then he's lame!

Posted by: Doof at February 05, 2026 10:18 PM (QMAsf)

55 Which one? Cuz I'll fight you for 90s Kathy Ireland or Elle McPherson!
Posted by: Doof at February 05, 2026 10:11 PM (QMAsf)

I was thinking Paulina Porizkova, Christie Brinkley, or Britt Ekland.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 05, 2026 10:18 PM (L6F6A)

56 Soon, very soon , we shall have more beef!

"U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to increase beef imports as part of a trade deal with Argentina, according to Politico."

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 10:18 PM (g47mK)

57 Glad you did, Ben Had!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at February 05, 2026 10:19 PM (H/suN)

58 Not enough is being done to stop our domestic Bunnymen from being displaced by invasive Furries. There's gotta be an EPA grant out there to help, or why are we even paying taxes?

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 05, 2026 10:19 PM (w/O5Q)

59 From the link:

"Engineers confirm construction has begun on a vast underwater rail line designed to link entire continents through a deep-sea tunnel"

I was right!!
Posted by: Joe Fingers Biden at February 05, 2026 10:16 PM (6bZdt)

They are awfully coy about exactly where the alleged construction is happening, If its across the straits of Gibraltar, I would not call it "vast". Maybe "half -vast".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 05, 2026 10:19 PM (8zz6B)

60
Did your wife find out?
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at February 05, 2026 10:13 PM (H/suN)

Shhhhhhh!

Posted by: tankdemon at February 05, 2026 10:19 PM (L6F6A)

61 I stayed awake specifically to thank Doof for this Thursday ONT.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 05, 2026 10:18 PM (0KSrI)

Hugs to you, my friend!!

Posted by: Doof at February 05, 2026 10:19 PM (QMAsf)

62 Pythons are edible, right? Like snakes ?

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 10:19 PM (g47mK)

63 What's for dinner?

Fried python. Serves twelve.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Mounted Python's flying circus at February 05, 2026 10:19 PM (/4mOE)

64 Wake Up, Sally is a pretty good tune but the subject matter is of ...questionable taste.

Adam Carolla calls it "Little Girl Rock"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 10:20 PM (RIvkX)

65 Doof! You missed out on noting the importance of this date!

It is National Farting day! I cannot believe this entire ONT is not in dedication of this momentous occasion. We could have had a flag designing contest and everything!

Posted by: Piper at February 05, 2026 10:20 PM (Wmg4n)

66 One time a native pastor came to speak at our church. He unrolled a python skin about 25 feet long down the center aisle.
Posted by: Great Snakes

Very highly, likely, probably an African rock python: a very much more aggressive beast than the Burmese.

Posted by: Adriane the Less then Optimumly Motivated Critic . . . at February 05, 2026 10:20 PM (3ZUWJ)

67 Gasoline Alley (1970) is my fave Rod song.

Posted by: Country Comfort On Same Album at February 05, 2026 10:20 PM (oftw2)

68
He unrolled a python skin about 25 feet long down the center aisle.
Posted by: Great Snakes

And then all y'all played a pickup game of Twister on it, amirite?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 05, 2026 10:20 PM (xG4kz)

69 Good evening Horde. Thanks Doof!

Posted by: TRex - whelmed dino at February 05, 2026 10:20 PM (orWCi)

70 "U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to increase beef imports as part of a trade deal with Argentina, according to Politico."
Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 10:18 PM (g47mK)

As long as it's not just Argentine canned corned beef.

If they can import steaks and the like, I'm sure I couldn't afford it but would love to.

Posted by: RickZ at February 05, 2026 10:20 PM (gKDq2)

71 Hi Ben Had.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 10:21 PM (viF8m)

72 I was thinking Paulina Porizkova, Christie Brinkley, or Britt Ekland.
Posted by: tankdemon at February 05, 2026 10:18 PM (L6F6A)

Rachel Hunter has entered the chat

Posted by: Doof at February 05, 2026 10:21 PM (QMAsf)

73 "Music" theme:
Guys who spend a couple of hours a day at their hairdressers.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 05, 2026 10:21 PM (36QIT)

74 Wait, didn't Biden talk about a train to Asia and people thought he was hallucinating? Maybe he was or maybe just Sleepy Joe cannot keep a secret.

Posted by: Texican ette at February 05, 2026 10:22 PM (SNf74)

75 58 Not enough is being done to stop our domestic Bunnymen from being displaced by invasive Furries. There's gotta be an EPA grant out there to help, or why are we even paying taxes?
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 05, 2026 10:19 PM (w/O5Q)

I thought the Bunnymen were from Liverpool.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 05, 2026 10:22 PM (L6F6A)

76 Doof! You missed out on noting the importance of this date!

It is National Farting day! I cannot believe this entire ONT is not in dedication of this momentous occasion. We could have had a flag designing contest and everything!
Posted by: Piper at February 05, 2026 10:20 PM (Wmg4n)

I denounce myself. After pulling my finger.

Posted by: Doof at February 05, 2026 10:22 PM (QMAsf)

77 You couldn't get a tank across that bridge.
But you could get cavalry across it.

Posted by: GWB at February 05, 2026 10:23 PM (9wagi)

78 Which one? Cuz I'll fight you for 90s Kathy Ireland or Elle McPherson!
Posted by: Doof

I was thinking Paulina Porizkova, Christie Brinkley, or Britt Ekland.
Posted by: tankdemon

Paulina! She married Ric Ocasek, who was honestly uglier than me. Gave me hope.

Posted by: mikeski at February 05, 2026 10:24 PM (VHUov)

79 youtu.be/A7waJga9Zdk
for this special day

Posted by: gKWVE at February 05, 2026 10:24 PM (gKWVE)

80 "U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to increase beef imports as part of a trade deal with Argentina, according to Politico."
Posted by: runner

Defy government favoritism of furrin cow. Buy good old Oklahoma beef.
🤠

(Looks at pasture with a herd of black angus. Sees nothing. It's dark out there.)

Posted by: mindful webworker - Mounted Python's flying circus at February 05, 2026 10:24 PM (/4mOE)

81 Good evening Horde. Thanks Doof!
Posted by: TRex - whelmed dino at February 05, 2026 10:20 PM (orWCi)

Dino!

Posted by: Doof at February 05, 2026 10:24 PM (QMAsf)

82 There are Belgian pilots from the days of colonial rule who claim to have seen 60' pythons in the Congo jungle.

Posted by: No Step On Snek at February 05, 2026 10:24 PM (oftw2)

83 You want Muskies ...

Try Pymatuning Lake, or Conneaut Lake in Pennsylvania.

The Allegheny river isn't too shabby either.

Posted by: browndog keeps his feet in the boat at February 05, 2026 10:25 PM (3sXRv)

84 "Engineers confirm construction has begun on a vast underwater rail line designed to link entire continents through a deep-sea tunnel"

Pass. Different continents are often on different continental plates.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 05, 2026 10:25 PM (w/O5Q)

85 Bullet trains are a boondoggle like the Concord and every other supersonic passenger airliner.

How about these airliners maintain their regular fleet before they go all crazy balls with the fancy tech?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 10:25 PM (TOSLe)

86
Watch: the underground / underwater railway tunnel connecting to Asia will be a tunnel beneath the Ural Mountains, the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 05, 2026 10:25 PM (xG4kz)

87 You couldn't get a tank across that bridge.
But you could get cavalry across it.
Posted by: GWB at February 05, 2026 10:23 PM (9wagi)

As long as they broke step.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 05, 2026 10:25 PM (8zz6B)

88 Rachel Hunter has entered the chat
Posted by: Doof at February 05, 2026 10:21 PM (QMAsf)

I never considered Stewart a decent singer, and he is one pimple away from being ugly, but his lucknwith the ladies made the Paolo seem celibate. It must be his model trains.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 05, 2026 10:25 PM (L6F6A)

89 I'm not a reptileologist, but don't snakes grow and grow until they die? Seems like I read that in National Geographic as a kid. And that's all I ever saw, I mean read, in that magazine.

Posted by: LRob in OK at February 05, 2026 10:26 PM (47diA)

90 John Thune needs our help.

Americans across the political and racial spectrum overwhelmingly support voter ID, at a rate of about 80% in favor.

John Thune desperately needs excuses to ignore the opinions of the overwhelming majority of Americans.

Won't you help? Send John Thune, John Cornyn and RINO, Inc. your list of reasons for continuing to enable voting fraud. Because without vote fraud, Republicans might see such strong majorities that they'd feel obligated to actually do something for America.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 05, 2026 10:26 PM (X+xvk)

91

There was a movie about a Transatlantic Tunnel in 1935

www.imdb.com/title/tt0027131

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 05, 2026 10:26 PM (Cqx++)

92 Paulina! She married Ric Ocasek, who was honestly uglier than me. Gave me hope.
Posted by: mikeski at February 05, 2026 10:24 PM (VHUov)

You're orbiting the leitmotif.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 05, 2026 10:27 PM (L6F6A)

93 Sorry I'm late, I was hanging out with my supermodel girlfriend.
Posted by: tankdemon at February 05, 2026 10:10 PM (L6F6A)

Which one? Cuz I'll fight you for 90s Kathy Ireland or Elle McPherson!
Posted by: Doof at February 05, 2026 10:11 PM (QMAsf)

Dibs on Paulina Porizkova.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 10:27 PM (ExV1e)

94 They are awfully coy about exactly where the alleged construction is happening, If its across the straits of Gibraltar, I would not call it "vast". Maybe "half -vast".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
-----
Even less impressive:
The Bosforus.
It's underwater and "connecting continents!"

Posted by: buddhaha at February 05, 2026 10:27 PM (36QIT)

95 So the theme is weird looking guys married to supermodels of the 80s?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 05, 2026 10:27 PM (lpTXP)

96 >>A 10-foot python is bad enough, but one that's smart enough to roll you around in fire ants that will tenderize you first? No thanks.

Australia gets a lot of hype for things that want to kill you but I'd give the crown to the Amazon region of Brazil even over Africa. Even the flora wants a piece of your ass there.

The tropics are a blast but keep your head on a swivel.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 10:28 PM (viF8m)

97 Bullet trains are a boondoggle like the Concord and every other supersonic passenger airliner.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

If I win the lottery, I'm bringing back the Zeppelin.
.
.
.
with more fire extinguishers ...

Posted by: Adriane the Less then Optimumly Motivated Critic . . . at February 05, 2026 10:28 PM (3ZUWJ)

98 "Engineers confirm construction has begun on a vast underwater rail line designed to link entire continents through a deep-sea tunnel"

Pass. Different continents are often on different continental plates.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls

We'll just put a couple accordion-pleated canvas sections in the tunnel right over the fault line. No problem.

Posted by: a tunnel engineer, new hire from OceanGate at February 05, 2026 10:29 PM (VHUov)

99 Science fiction stories about vast underground tunnels connecting the corners of the Earth tend to gloss over the engineering challenges involved.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 05, 2026 10:29 PM (ESVrU)

100 Bosph orus.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 05, 2026 10:29 PM (36QIT)

101 Danger Noodle!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 05, 2026 10:29 PM (IhIKR)

102 Two pills of .38 Spl might take care of it.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 05, 2026 10:30 PM (dK+Kv)

103 JackStraw, update please.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 05, 2026 10:30 PM (0KSrI)

104 Pass. Different continents are often on different continental plates.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 05, 2026 10:25 PM (w/O5Q)

Funny how that works.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 10:30 PM (zZu0s)

105 I accept the dare to be average!
I've had an overwhelming day and will strive for whelm tomorrow.
Thanks for the ONT and the smile. I appreciate it.

Posted by: ChE99 at February 05, 2026 10:30 PM (4HZWl)

106 Even the flora wants a piece of your ass there.

The tropics are a blast but keep your head on a swivel.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 10:28 PM (viF8m)
---
Oh, Australia has quite a few plants and trees that will make your life hell.

The gympie-gympie tree, for example...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 05, 2026 10:31 PM (ESVrU)

107 So the theme is weird looking guys married to supermodels of the 80s?
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 05, 2026 10:27 PM (lpTXP)

I was going for vocalists who married supermodels. The "weird looking" and "80s" things are just bonus descriptors.

*tosses a Club ONT restroom token to Mary*

Posted by: Doof at February 05, 2026 10:31 PM (QMAsf)

108 Doing great, Ben Had. I'll email you tomorrow but all good.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 10:33 PM (viF8m)

109 Lyle Lovett smiles.

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 10:34 PM (uvB+6)

110 89 I'm not a reptileologist, but don't snakes grow and grow until they die? Seems like I read that in National Geographic as a kid. And that's all I ever saw, I mean read, in that magazine.
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 05, 2026 10:26 PM (47diA)

Herpetologist.

Your comment did remind me of this song,

https://youtu.be/x6Mx5xKOMAk

Posted by: tankdemon at February 05, 2026 10:34 PM (L6F6A)

111 "They’re going way down for the United States — by differences of as much as 300, 400, 500, even 600%" Trump said. "In some cases, even more."

"All of these discounts and more will be available directly to consumers starting today at TrumpRx.gov," Trump said, adding that 16 of the 17 largest pharmaceutical companies have signed on, with the remaining company expected to join.

I paid for one of those pill plans.
I. Want. My. Money. Back

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 10:36 PM (a0V+E)

112 on topic of Bosphorus, the Hittites have a new song
youtu.be/tL_EIneMByU
might be a little gothic

Posted by: gKWVE at February 05, 2026 10:36 PM (gKWVE)

113 Probably. I just can't bring myself to read about these boondoggles.
-
Governments building massive underground tunnels definitely won't fuel any conspiracy theories.

Posted by: Methos at February 05, 2026 10:36 PM (vSvIl)

114 Young version of me?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 05, 2026 10:37 PM (S/Y4j)

115 A Belgian helicopter pilot related taking off from jungle in the Congo and a python reared up like 20' with a head as big as a horse.

Posted by: Reptile Dysfunction at February 05, 2026 10:38 PM (oftw2)

116 *tosses a Club ONT restroom token to Mary*

Posted by: Doof at February 05, 2026 10:31 PM (QMAsf)

*catches token*

Thanks, Doof!

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 05, 2026 10:38 PM (lpTXP)

117 Young version of me?

https://youtube.com/shorts/LgIhAHGEu-Q

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 05, 2026 10:38 PM (S/Y4j)

118
*looks at attendees*
*chuckles pityingly*

Well, good evening.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 10:38 PM (tgvbd)

119 48 -- Look up Stewart's "Sailing". I stumbled over by accident.

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at February 05, 2026 10:40 PM (DK5Sh)

120 The gympie-gympie tree, for example...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

Also wimps. But less wimpy than black walnuts.

(I get to use this sock in two threads in a row. What are the odds?)

Posted by: a manchineel tree at February 05, 2026 10:40 PM (VHUov)

121 Something about “tonight” ? That’s the theme? What do I win?

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at February 05, 2026 10:40 PM (jYRYu)

122 *tosses a Club ONT restroom token to Mary*

Posted by: Doof at February 05, 2026 10:31 PM (QMAsf)
----

*catches token*

Thanks, Doof!

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 05, 2026 10:38 PM (lpTXP)

Treasure it.

Wear it on a chain like Al Sharpton's medallion.

Posted by: RickZ at February 05, 2026 10:41 PM (gKDq2)

123 112 on topic of Bosphorus, the Hittites have a new song
youtu.be/tL_EIneMByU
might be a little gothic
Posted by: gKWVE at February 05, 2026 10:36 PM (gKWVE)

The link was to a band called She Past Away. Yes, very goth. Pretty good. The guitar riffs reminded me of the Greg Khin Band's The Breakup Song.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 05, 2026 10:42 PM (L6F6A)

124 I was going for vocalists who married supermodels.

Musicians' spouses? Pffft. Well, it's your quiz, Doof, but judging from the comments, it's the hair that's the common theme.

Tom Servo 6 Common Leitmotif: Bad Hair!
BarelyScaryMary 7 I'm going with mullets as the theme
mindful webworker 25 looks like "goofy hair."
buddhaha 73 Guys who spend a couple of hours a day at their hairdressers.

Democrazy FTW!

Posted by: mindful webworker - long as I can grow it my haaaaaiirrrr at February 05, 2026 10:44 PM (/4mOE)

125 116 *tosses a Club ONT restroom token to Mary*

Posted by: Doof at February 05, 2026 10:31 PM (QMAsf)

*catches token*

Thanks, Doof!

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 05, 2026 10:38 PM (lpTXP)

Good job!

Posted by: tankdemon at February 05, 2026 10:44 PM (L6F6A)

126 Paulina! She married Ric Ocasek, who was honestly uglier than me. Gave me hope.
Posted by: mikeski

He made her laugh...
and could breath through his ears.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 05, 2026 10:44 PM (/lPRQ)

127
*tosses a Club ONT restroom token to Mary*

Posted by: Doof

Is that the one with an engraved picture of The Barrel on one side with the inscription, "Yeah, The Floor's Sticky In Here -- Don't Ask"?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 05, 2026 10:44 PM (xG4kz)

128 I was going for vocalists who married supermodels.

Musicians' spouses? Pffft. Well, it's your quiz, Doof, but judging from the comments, it's the hair that's the common theme.

Tom Servo 6 Common Leitmotif: Bad Hair!
BarelyScaryMary 7 I'm going with mullets as the theme
mindful webworker 25 looks like "goofy hair."
buddhaha 73 Guys who spend a couple of hours a day at their hairdressers.

Democrazy FTW!
Posted by: mindful webworker - long as I can grow it my haaaaaiirrrr at February 05, 2026 10:44 PM (/4mOE)

I actually host a classic rock trivia event monthly. You sound like some of my regular contestants!

Posted by: Doof at February 05, 2026 10:47 PM (QMAsf)

129 82 There are Belgian pilots from the days of colonial rule who claim to have seen 60' pythons in the Congo jungle.

--------

That was before they closed all the bathhouses.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 05, 2026 10:48 PM (+HNx/)

130 Is that the one with an engraved picture of The Barrel on one side with the inscription, "Yeah, The Floor's Sticky In Here -- Don't Ask"?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot

I think that inscription should be in google-translate Latin.

pavimentum glutinosum
noli rogare

Posted by: mikeski at February 05, 2026 10:48 PM (VHUov)

131 You guys think I could get a Federal grant to perfect my Transporter for instant travel? I mean if they're stupid enough to pay for underwater trains.

I bought the concept off some really weird guy with a top hat who smelled like candy. Said there were some kinks to work out. Almost killed a kid with it a while back. Although I'm pretty sure he was making that up. Who names their kid Mike TV?

He, also, told me he tried selling it one time before, but it ended badly. The guy turned into a fly. I'm not sure that's 100% truthful either. God, I hope not.

There's another bidder. Some guy named Rottenberry, or something like that. But, that guy seems a little strung out. He keeps talking about a humanoid with no emotions, pointy ears who makes gang signs with his hands. I'm guessing LSD.

Posted by: Orson at February 05, 2026 10:48 PM (dIske)

132 Is that the one with an engraved picture of The Barrel on one side with the inscription, "Yeah, The Floor's Sticky In Here -- Don't Ask"?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 05, 2026 10:44 PM (xG4kz)

Yes! It's a big, beautiful token like you've never seen before.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 05, 2026 10:49 PM (lpTXP)

133 Don't they have alligators in NYC? I:ve always heard they did.I think I saw an episode of Barney Miller where the cops came across one.

Posted by: Case at February 05, 2026 10:49 PM (E7+ue)

134 Herpetologist.

Hey! You use your word, I'll use the one I made up!

Posted by: LRob in OK at February 05, 2026 10:49 PM (47diA)

135 He made her laugh...
and could breath through his ears.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

I thought maybe he modeled ski-jumping suits.

Posted by: mikeski at February 05, 2026 10:50 PM (VHUov)

136 I was going for vocalists who married supermodels.

===

I was going for vocalists with two legs...boy , was I off the mark!

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 10:51 PM (g47mK)

137 Battle Beneath the Earth: 60’s movie about the Evil Chinese building tunnels under the ocean to put bombs under US cities. Pneumatic pressure shoots cars full of soldiers under the ocean.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 05, 2026 10:51 PM (JbyEi)

138 Good night. Friends! I hope you sleep well.

Posted by: Piper at February 05, 2026 10:52 PM (OoFl2)

139 >>He made her laugh...

That's it.

Women are no more complex than men. Make a woman laugh and you are halfway home. Any woman worth wanting.

Downhill sledding after that.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 10:52 PM (viF8m)

140 134 Herpetologist.

Hey! You use your word, I'll use the one I made up!
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 05, 2026 10:49 PM (47diA)

I know, herpetologist sounds more like Kamala Harris' personal physician.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 05, 2026 10:55 PM (L6F6A)

141 138 Good night. Friends! I hope you sleep well.
Posted by: Piper at February 05, 2026 10:52 PM (OoFl2)

Good night, Piper. I hope I sleep well too.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 05, 2026 10:56 PM (L6F6A)

142 I know, herpetologist sounds more like Kamala Harris' personal physician.
Posted by: tankdemon at February 05, 2026 10:55 PM (L6F6A)

Harris also has a hypeologist.

First presidential candidate to require a Universal Translator.

Posted by: RickZ at February 05, 2026 10:57 PM (gKDq2)

143 Women are no more complex than men. Make a woman laugh and you are halfway home. Any woman worth wanting.

Downhill sledding after that.

Posted by: JackStraw

This is true. Hubby and I have laughed for 30 years now. Laughter, even dark comedy has gotten us through hard times. He is funny and smart. It is a good combo.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 05, 2026 10:58 PM (lpTXP)

144 I see I arrived just in time for the relationship advice.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 05, 2026 10:59 PM (+HNx/)

145 Scott Bessent is my new temporary personal hero.

He can serve and snap back. His testimony before the Financial Services committee was lit

Maxine Waters don't like the faygelehs.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 11:00 PM (RIvkX)

146 But you'll forget my name if I don't stay on the charts.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 11:01 PM (a0V+E)

147 If only Kamala could breathe through her ears . . .

Posted by: Willie! at February 05, 2026 11:01 PM (gKWVE)

148 I know, herpetologist sounds more like Kamala Harris' personal physician.
Posted by: tankdemon at February 05, 2026 10:55 PM (L6F6A)

Harris also has a hypeologist.

First presidential candidate to require a Universal Translator.
Posted by: RickZ at February 05, 2026 10:57 PM (gKDq2)

She needed to be followed by Gary Coleman saying, "Watchu' talkin' 'bout, Willis?"

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 05, 2026 11:02 PM (S/Y4j)

149 35 The denomination I belonged to as a child/young adult had a missionary outreach to Cameroon in Africa. One time a native pastor came to speak at our church. He unrolled a python skin about 25 feet long down the center aisle.
Posted by: Great Snakes
--

Ride the snake.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 11:03 PM (a0V+E)

150 This ewetoob channel has become my new obsession:

https://youtu.be/tgA2Ij1FWrg

Grandpa Buff is a Moron.... cracks me the hell up

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at February 05, 2026 11:04 PM (H/suN)

151 I went to the Nutter Butter website, and clicked "Accept all cookies." Now, we wait....

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 05, 2026 11:04 PM (S/Y4j)

152 Downhill sledding after that.
Posted by: JackStraw

That's what Grandpa called it!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 05, 2026 11:05 PM (/lPRQ)

153 I'm sure it's well and truly dead now, and its hide parcelled out to Texas bootmakers.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
---

and Taquerias.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 11:06 PM (a0V+E)

154 He can serve and snap back. His testimony before the Financial Services committee was lit

Maxine Waters don't like the faygelehs.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 11:00 PM (RIvkX)

He was fabulous. If I were a gay man, I'd give him two snaps up.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 05, 2026 11:07 PM (lpTXP)

155 Now that epstein has "hanged" himself and ghislane is in club fed so she doesn't name names. Who is going to procure young girls for the rich and powerful like Bill Clinton's young hot tube mate? Do you think they are now going to practice abstinence? Any guesses?

Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at February 05, 2026 11:07 PM (8ZruR)

156 . . . Would you know we're riding
On the Beringia Express?

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 11:08 PM (rbvCR)

157 Evening, Doof and ONT Horde! Had a brief but welcome visit from Blanco Basura this afternoon.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 05, 2026 11:10 PM (8zz6B)

158 143 Women are no more complex than men. Make a woman laugh and you are halfway home. Any woman worth wanting.

Downhill sledding after that.

Posted by: JackStraw

This is true. Hubby and I have laughed for 30 years now. Laughter, even dark comedy has gotten us through hard times. He is funny and smart. It is a good combo.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 05, 2026 10:58 PM (lpTXP)
................................................
Every day. Cannot live without laughing, loudly, without restraint. We read each others minds at this point. Hardly a day goes by that I don't make him laugh or vice versa. Granted, looks are very important, but if you are not funny, nope!

The one guy before him heard me laughing before he saw me...and said he was hooked when he met my laughing eyes.

Sometimes I wish my laugh was not as unrestrained and, well, loud. No soft chuckles. Up and down scales til completion or choke laugh. I have been assured it is not Woody Woodpecker or hyena sounding.

One of our DIL's is a soft chuckler, but laughs til she tears up. I think the baby is like this, too. Vs her big sister who laughs loudly like me. We are quite the pair when we get going.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 05, 2026 11:10 PM (WONhk)

159 That python is the stuff of nightmares for me. Kill them all, boys! I would simply die if I saw one like that. Lights out!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 05, 2026 11:12 PM (WONhk)

160 >>I see I arrived just in time for the relationship advice.

You should be spending more time with your sailboat.

I bet she's not laughing right now because you've literally kept her tied up and not let her go out and let the wind blow in her sails and told her you were going to take her on a crazy adventure. Girls love that shit and they are built for it.

If you don't get your shit together Chad is going to swoop in and steal her heart and once the heart of a sailboat is gone you're screwed.

You owe me $10 for the counseling.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 11:12 PM (viF8m)

161 Bill C might not be able to get the slick willy up again.
Gotta ask about young staffers and state legislators.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 05, 2026 11:14 PM (gKWVE)

162 Anyone have a recommendation for a bad rash? asking for a ... friend

A belt sander with an 80 grit belt usually will take care of most rashes, If it persists you could always slap a hot iron to it.

If you are a sissy there is an ointment I get smuggled out of Mexico.
My doctor checked it out and she said it is not to be used on humans.
It has been the only thing other abrasives and fire that has worked. One application once a day for two days...gone.
Dermatologist!? I don't need no stinkin' dermatologist!

Posted by: waepnedmann at February 05, 2026 11:15 PM (+zZ1/)

163 Not sure if anyone else has reported back on the undersea rail stories. Purest fantasy, one sounds like they want to try high speed rail a la Hyperloop across the Straits of Gibraltar and the other reads like an AI slop scraping of the first one with any "useful" details stripped out. It sounds like con artists looked at California high speed rail and wanted a long term mega-scam of their own.

Posted by: I still can't think of anything at February 05, 2026 11:15 PM (G0u1d)

164 Heh...enjoy the show next week in NYC. Up until this point the temp. has been remarkably low (which controls the vermin a bit). BUT, next week the temps will be above freezing for the entire week (even hitting the 40's)...and the RATS are going to swarm on the piled up garbage.

It will be glorious. Anyone who's seen how many rats are down in the subway tunnels when it floods understands how monumental this could be.

Posted by: Orson at February 05, 2026 11:16 PM (dIske)

165 If I win the lottery, I'm bringing back the Zeppelin.
..
with more fire extinguishers ...
Posted by: Adriane the Less then Optimumly Motivated Critic
---

There's more helium, the govt.s being coy.
Big helium reserve in N. TX. they shut it down a couple of decades ago because nobody needed it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 11:16 PM (a0V+E)

166 They are awfully coy about exactly where the alleged construction is happening, If its across the straits of Gibraltar, I would not call it "vast". Maybe "half -vast".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 05, 2026 10:19 PM (8zz6B)

Bering straits. It will link Russia and the US, and may require reorientation of British Columbia

Nome: The Gate of Eurasia

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 11:16 PM (rbvCR)

167 Laughter is overrated. Life is grim, you become slower, then infirm, then the Memory Unit, then Infinity. It's no laughing matter.

Posted by: Gertie Glumm at February 05, 2026 11:18 PM (oftw2)

168 My dad hated snakes. He had a pond out in front of the house. I went over one evening and found him out front, the dog barking his head off. Dad had a huge shovel and was hacking something, bits of stuff flying everywhere. I ran up to him to find out what was going on and he told me a water snake had slithered out of the water and was coming toward the house. He grabbed the shovel and killed it, into about a billion pieces. He really hated snakes.

Posted by: Megthered at February 05, 2026 11:18 PM (IaTxe)

169 If I win the lottery, I'm bringing back the Zeppelin.
.
.
.
with more fire extinguishers ...
Posted by: Adriane the Less then Optimumly Motivated Critic . . . at February 05, 2026 10:28 PM (3ZUWJ)

True Fact: the Hindenberg had a smoking lounge. Original ashtrays are available on the collectors market.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 05, 2026 11:18 PM (w/O5Q)

170 As long as it's not just Argentine canned corned beef.

If they can import steaks and the like, I'm sure I couldn't afford it but would love to.
Posted by: RickZ at February 05, 2026 10:20 PM (gKDq2)

We did a credit swap with Argentina about a year ago, so they would like to retire some of that debt, and there is only so much maté anyone can drink.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 11:19 PM (rbvCR)

171
Joan Crawford has risen from the grave > Ed Muskie has been restored from the wall

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 05, 2026 11:19 PM (KAi1n)

172 Meg, I don't suppose your dad knows where the Ark of the Covenant is

Posted by: gKWVE at February 05, 2026 11:19 PM (gKWVE)

173 I can't believe I missed the Ken Stabler reference.

Posted by: Kratwurst at February 05, 2026 11:21 PM (fcDpY)

174 There's more helium, the govt.s being coy.
Big helium reserve in N. TX. they shut it down a couple of decades ago because nobody needed it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 11:16 PM (a0V+E)

They are drilling helium wells in northern Arizona, And is Saskatchewan. Turn out it is not as scarce as formerly believed. And there is supposedly a hydrogen well in France.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 05, 2026 11:22 PM (8zz6B)

175 167 Laughter is overrated. Life is grim, you become slower, then infirm, then the Memory Unit, then Infinity. It's no laughing matter.
Posted by: Gertie Glumm

youtu.be/-IIKE9p5SEw

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 05, 2026 11:23 PM (wBh67)

176 Non-stop Zeppelin service Berlin to Buenos Aires or Rio was the norm all through the 30s until the flame-out in NJ. It was safe, comfortable, luxurious and much faster than ship travel. It's a shame that you-know-who had to start a World War.

Posted by: I'll Take The Stateroom at February 05, 2026 11:25 PM (oftw2)

177 You owe me $10 for the counseling.
-
Same as downtown?

Posted by: Methos at February 05, 2026 11:26 PM (vSvIl)

178 True Fact: the Hindenberg had a smoking lounge. Original ashtrays are available on the collectors market.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 05, 2026 11:18 PM (w/O5Q)

I want one.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 11:26 PM (snZF9)

179 Mix a little creosote in with Sayman's Salve and sprinkle of sulfur. That will do it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 11:27 PM (a0V+E)

180 @168...He grabbed the shovel and killed it, into about a billion pieces. He really hated snakes.
Posted by: Megthered at February 05, 2026 11:18 PM (IaTxe)
.......................................
My brother was the only person on the planet I trusted to kill snakes for me. Maybe my other brother would, but this one was always unfazed.

Once my husband had been fishing with him and was standing near the boat on our lake. My bro told him, "Don't move." He then found a limb and beat the crap out of a copperhead a foot from my husband. It was lightening fast and he barely moved (I don't know where the limb came from and he probably had a gun). Stuff like that.

In college I'd be hanging out drinking beers in his boat as he fished. Taking photos and yapping. A water moccasin would appear and ugly head would swim towards us. I would lift my legs, like that would help. My brother would tell me, "It can't get in the boat with us." And we'd argue because I said it could. Then he said he'd kill it and I got over it.

I am positive it could get in the boat if it was only me out there...this is how much I hate them. All of them. I don't care what kind they are.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 05, 2026 11:27 PM (WONhk)

181 176 Non-stop Zeppelin service Berlin to Buenos Aires or Rio was the norm all through the 30s until the flame-out in NJ. It was safe, comfortable, luxurious and much faster than ship travel. It's a shame that you-know-who had to start a World War.
Posted by: I'll Take The Stateroom

Winston Churchill.

Posted by: Cucker Tarlson at February 05, 2026 11:28 PM (wBh67)

182
Don't they have alligators in NYC? I:ve always heard they did.I think I saw an episode of Barney Miller where the cops came across one.
Posted by: Case

Yes. The Mole.

www.imdb.com/title/tt0519129

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 05, 2026 11:28 PM (Cqx++)

183 Before WWII the Germans wanted to buy helium from us but in the interest of being asshoes we declined.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 11:28 PM (a0V+E)

184 138 Good night. Friends! I hope you sleep well.
Posted by: Piper at February 05, 2026 10:52 PM (OoFl2)

There will be laughter at my funeral.

Probably as a result of somebody trying to explain the circumstances of my death.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 05, 2026 11:29 PM (L6F6A)

185 126 Paulina! She married Ric Ocasek, who was honestly uglier than me. Gave me hope.
Posted by: mikeski

He made her laugh...
and could breath through his ears.

And was the leader of a band that sold a LOT of records... in the period when that really dragged in the bucks

Posted by: Azjaeger at February 05, 2026 11:30 PM (3/XaG)

186 Snakes aren't my favorite. But they have their place. We kill copperheads and rattlesnakes that we find in the yard. Sometimes we'll kill a coral snake if the cat is messing with it. Non venomous snakes always get a pass.

If I'm walking the property and see a venomous snake, they probably get a pass, as I'm walking on their space.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 05, 2026 11:30 PM (lpTXP)

187 I made sausage today, but I have not been able to find any sausage casings anywhere. So I canned and froze it all.

25 half pints of sausage. That will learn me.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 11:30 PM (rbvCR)

188 here will be laughter at my funeral.

Probably as a result of somebody trying to explain the circumstances of my death.
Posted by: tankdemon
----

And you will be the late tankdemon.

Posted by: clarence at February 05, 2026 11:31 PM (AxaBd)

189 Winston Churchill.

Posted by: Cucker Tarlson

He was Mossad.

Posted by: Also Tuckin Carlson at February 05, 2026 11:31 PM (fcDpY)

190 Before WWII the Germans wanted to buy helium from us but in the interest of being asshoes we declined.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 11:28 PM (a0V+E)

The Germans using Zeppelins to bomb London in WWI was still fresh in the minds of people back in the 1930's.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 05, 2026 11:31 PM (8zz6B)

191 183 Before WWII the Germans wanted to buy helium from us but in the interest of being asshoes we declined.

If we had, it could have led to Adolf giving speeches in that Donald Duck helium voice, which could have led to the derailment of the whole world conquest idea

Posted by: Azjaeger at February 05, 2026 11:32 PM (3/XaG)

192 Probably as a result of somebody trying to explain the circumstances of my death.
Posted by: tankdemon

Being tardy at your own funeral is considered bad form. Remember that.

Posted by: Goodbury and Graves, Ltd. at February 05, 2026 11:32 PM (oftw2)

193 Forty-six years ago today, I said to MiladyJo, want to be married? She said yes. And so we were. And still are.

Someday, maybe four years from now if I make it that long, we'll get around to having a wedding.

Not that you folks aren't fun company, but I'm gonna go hang out with her for awhile.

https://youtu.be/vMR_1nSPWng

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - and a long and winding journey ensued at February 05, 2026 11:33 PM (/4mOE)

194 here will be laughter at my funeral.

Probably as a result of somebody trying to explain the circumstances of my death.
Posted by: tankdemon

Killed by that feline tanker Anna Puma linked last night? That kind of end?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 05, 2026 11:33 PM (S/Y4j)

195 I made sausage today, but I have not been able to find any sausage casings anywhere. So I canned and froze it all.

There's some sausage casings upthread ... python® brand.

Posted by: Adriane the Less then Optimumly Motivated Critic . . . at February 05, 2026 11:33 PM (3ZUWJ)

196 25 half pints of sausage. That will learn me.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 11:30 PM (rbvCR)

You could have used condoms. They are, after all, meant to be used internally.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 05, 2026 11:34 PM (8zz6B)

197 G'nite, y'all.
Posted by: mindful webworker - and a long and winding journey ensued
---

Hey, old man, good going.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 11:35 PM (a0V+E)

198 And you will be the late tankdemon.
Posted by: clarence at February 05, 2026 11:31 PM (AxaBd)

I'm sure whoever is in charge of the arrangements will ensure thst everything goes of on schedule just to spite me.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 05, 2026 11:35 PM (L6F6A)

199 You could have used condoms. They are, after all, meant to be used internally.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 05, 2026 11:34 PM (8zz6B)

I could explain that condoms are bitter tasting, but that would mean I would have to explain how I wound up smuggling pure heroin while travelling internationally

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 11:36 PM (rbvCR)

200 @182. The Mole.

Yeah, that was it. The cops were chasing a crook in the sewer and ran across a gator. Funny episode. That was back when we had some good TV shows. Unlike today.

Posted by: Case at February 05, 2026 11:36 PM (E7+ue)

201 One of my uncles from Baton Rouge had a snake story. Very dignified gentleman.

He said he was driving along the Airline Hwy and felt something going up his pants leg.

Said he pulled over and leapt out to the median and dropped his pants yelling at the snake, and dancing around like a lunatic in his underwear in rush hour traffic.A pine snake, whatever that is.

He said the following Sunday his pastor told him he saw the whole thing and wondered what was going on.

I would have wrecked the car and died right there in the car with the snake in my pants. I would hope someone could figure out why.

The idea of a FL python coming up toilets terrified me for years,and I told my husband to put that as the reason I had a cardiac arrest in my obituary.

I loved the ocean but not a lot else about Florida. The snakes, bugs, and humidity. I did like DeSantis and Rubio. And my friends and pool. But was not super sad to leave a decade ago.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 05, 2026 11:37 PM (WONhk)

202 >>There will be laughter at my funeral.

If there isn't at mine I will consider my life a failure.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 11:37 PM (viF8m)

203 mindful, congrats to you and your MiladyJo.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 05, 2026 11:37 PM (lpTXP)

204 Killed by that feline tanker Anna Puma linked last night? That kind of end?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 05, 2026 11:33 PM (S/Y4j)

I assume you mean the one that was still upright at the end of the encounter. Probably not. I don't even think those were real guns on those turrets.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 05, 2026 11:38 PM (L6F6A)

205 with her for awhile.

https://youtu.be/vMR_1nSPWng

G'nite, y'all.
Posted by: mindful webworker -
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Jack Casady, he was/is a hot bass but after the Airplane he settled into this. I think he was bunk buddies w/Kaukonen. I mean, why else would he give up a life of ribald insanity?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 11:39 PM (a0V+E)

206 I'm sure whoever is in charge of the arrangements will ensure thst everything goes of on schedule just to spite me.

Posted by: tankdemon

That's a tough gig with the actual body.

Posted by: Kratwurst at February 05, 2026 11:40 PM (fcDpY)

207 You should be spending more time with your sailboat.

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I'll be having the entire ocean to myself on Sunday while you mooks are watching a poofter named Bad Bunny sashay around in a corset.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 05, 2026 11:40 PM (+HNx/)

208 Helium is a byproduct of natural gas processing. If the well produces a significant percentage of helium it justifies the additional capital equipment need to refine it.

One of the major factors is the ability to store what is called "raw helium" which is a mixture of around 60% helium and nitrogen and hydrogen which is a direct product of the last stages of natural gas production.

The raw helium is then sent to a specialized process that separates out the hydrogen and nitrogen and then depending on the market is either distributed or stored in an extensive complex ofv underground caverns.

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 11:40 PM (uvB+6)

209 Of course, being killed by one of those cat tanks would be far less embarassing than being killed by a Russian tank.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 05, 2026 11:41 PM (L6F6A)

210 G'nite, y'all.
Posted by: mindful webworker - and a long and winding journey ensued at February 05, 2026 11:33 PM (/4mOE)

Happy Anniversary! We are about 1yr ahead of you.

When he first proposed I laughed and asked if he was crazy! He said he was serious (two years after we met).

I told him if he could go one year without his seasonal breakups he pulled the first year, to ask me again.

We got engaged 8mo later as he did finally seem to settle down. That first year, though, oh, boy was he a nitwit.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 05, 2026 11:42 PM (WONhk)

211 >>I would have wrecked the car and died right there in the car with the snake in my pants. I would hope someone could figure out why.

The jokes are writing themselves now.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 11:42 PM (viF8m)

212 Jack Casady, he was/is a hot bass but after the Airplane he settled into this. I think he was bunk buddies w/Kaukonen. I mean, why else would he give up a life of ribald insanity?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 11:39 PM (a0V+E)

I own that album. A real classic.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 05, 2026 11:43 PM (8zz6B)

213 Killed by that feline tanker Anna Puma linked last night? That kind of end?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 05, 2026 11:33 PM (S/Y4j)

I assume you mean the one that was still upright at the end of the encounter. Probably not. I don't even think those were real guns on those turrets.
Posted by: tankdemon at February 05, 2026 11:38 PM (L6F6A)

Only one cat, and humans had ray guns.

https://youtu.be/mSBKZPNsK74

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 05, 2026 11:47 PM (S/Y4j)

214 202 >>There will be laughter at my funeral.

If there isn't at mine I will consider my life a failure.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 11:37 PM (viF8m)
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There had better be at mine! And rock and roll!

My former classmates tell me, "You still have that great sense of humor!" I wonder where they think it would have gone...as it's always been part of me. Genetics, I think. My father was nuts as well as my brothers.

I'm sure my in-laws found me a bit alarming, being a redneck on top of Presbyterian. I think my FIL liked me, at any rate, and my brothers-in-law. Not sure about all but one of the sisters-in-law and don't care! One is an exNun, so that should not be surprising.

I am not going to get out of here without joy. That's a fact.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 05, 2026 11:47 PM (WONhk)

215 My wife, daughter and I rented a cabin the Buxton Woods on the Outer Banks. Forested, but on Hatteras Island. Osprey nest on property, lots of wildlife, a 5' black rat snake who sunned himself on the cement slab by the back door. My wife wouldn't use that door. Anyway, the two of them went shopping, I stayed home alone. I thought I heard the car and looked out the 2nd story window and my wife was pulling under the house, backing out, pulling for ward, backing out like half-dozen times. I went downstairs to find the flattest 6' Water Moccasin you've ever seen. She was taking no chances.

Posted by: Snake News at February 05, 2026 11:48 PM (oftw2)

216
The jokes are writing themselves now.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 11:42 PM (viF8m)

You know dang well what I meant, Jack. It was not one of those types of snakes at all!

I learned about this from my husband, the "one eyed trouser mouse" joke. He also taught me certain words like "douchebag." Which never fails to make me smile.

I am a refined Southern lady!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 05, 2026 11:50 PM (WONhk)

217 I went downstairs to find the flattest 6' Water Moccasin you've ever seen. She was taking no chances.
Posted by: Snake News at February 05, 2026 11:48 PM (oftw2)

Good for her!

I once rode a bike near a snake on the side of the road (all are poison, I don't look closely). Did my legs up in the air for it as well (it seemed to be my go to defense). I had visions of it wrapping into the bike tire spokes somehow and death. I was convinced they could lunge at me.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 05, 2026 11:53 PM (WONhk)

218 >>I am a refined Southern lady!

You say.

The most memorable people in my life are the ones who laugh at the storm. And the storm never stops.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 11:55 PM (viF8m)

219 @201.
Lord, that's a funny story. It's also the reason I never leave my car windows down. I don't want to be around any snake poison or not. Even the nonpoisonous snakes can bite you.

Posted by: Case at February 05, 2026 11:58 PM (E7+ue)

220 213 Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 05, 2026 11:47 PM (S/Y4j)

I didn't see that last night. I thought you were referring to the dueling roommate cat tanks that Dino shared in the ONT content.

Sometimes I thank God that cats don't have opposable thumbs.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 06, 2026 12:01 AM (L6F6A)

221 178 True Fact: the Hindenberg had a smoking lounge. Original ashtrays are available on the collectors market.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 05, 2026 11:18 PM (w/O5Q)

I want one.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 11:26 PM (snZF9)

The smoking lounge was maintained with negative air pressure in the room so air would blow in when the door was opened and no hat ash would escape. I want to say the ashtray I saw sold around $250K, but it was quite a while ago.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 06, 2026 12:02 AM (w/O5Q)

222 Mentioned before, Southern Black Racer, 'Blackie' lives in the brickwork of my porch. 6' 2". Nice guy.

Last Fall he left me a nice, intact, shed skin. I have been using it to make bookmarks, which I hand off to reader friends. Everyone thinks they are pretty neat.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 06, 2026 12:04 AM (XeU6L)

223 When I went to Japan, I had already been quit from smoking for about 5 years. I remember I smelled this awesome aroma in the airport when we arrived. The smoking lounge. Thick with smoke.

I just stepped in and inhaled. Deeply.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 06, 2026 12:06 AM (bss/y)

224
I was going for vocalists with two legs...boy , was I off the mark!
Posted by: runner

You're such a reductionist ...

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 06, 2026 12:11 AM (xG4kz)

225 You say.

The most memorable people in my life are the ones who laugh at the storm. And the storm never stops.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 11:55 PM (viF8m)
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I can pull it off when I need to...the refined part, & throw in my polite drawl.

However, people who really know me, well, know I am capable of laughing totally inappropriately in public or at a funeral.

My father once told me, smiling, that he did not think I was afraid of the devil. I thought a bit & agreed (this was during an epic argument we were having).

I almost went screaming down a hill at my FIL's dignified funeral, in the midst of the priest blessing the grave, due to a yellow jacket messing with me. Stuff like that.

If it's funny there is nothing on earth to stop me. Heaven forbid if I meet my husband, son's, or brother's eyes, then laughter is busting out.

My aunt died & at her quiet wake the weirdest cousin's second husband (probably a criminal) yelled, "QUIET!"for the funeral ghoul. No one had met him before. I was in another room and went to find my brother to ask who was that? I fell on his shoulder laughing and we pretended I was overcome with grief.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 06, 2026 12:13 AM (WONhk)

226 Funerals can be epic for laughter - once you start it’s almost impossible to stop. Like that Biggus Dickus scene in Monty Python.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 06, 2026 12:17 AM (JbyEi)

227
If I'm walking the property and see a venomous snake, they probably get a pass, as I'm walking on their space.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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Used to store hay, two - three hundred bales or so a season. It was for feed so no poison. Kill the copperheads and moccasins but rats, kings n so forth had good hunting.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 12:17 AM (a0V+E)

228 Trump cited reductions in weight-loss drugs and inhalers, as well as fertility treatments.

"Novo Nordisk will be slashing the price of Wegovy from more than $1,300 to $199," Trump said. "AstraZeneca is slashing the price of a common inhaler from $458 to $51."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 12:24 AM (a0V+E)

229 The best funeral of my life, so far, was Whitney Houston's. Not that I didn't like her or was there, but, oh, boy.

I was watching on my office computer at home. My husband heard me laughing across the house and asked what I was doing (this is common).

A sort of lesbo looking black woman, in a gold lame jacket, was the funeral director (with police type direction flapping arms) as well as driving the hearse. Dual role.

The pall bearers tried to carry the gold coffin Diana/Brit style on their shoulders and nearly tipped Whitney into a face plant. I became hysterical. I guess if I was there I'd have to act grief stricken. I lost it, man.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 06, 2026 12:25 AM (WONhk)

230 a time to sleep
perchance to dream
all i know is
i wanted ice cream

fin

Posted by: clarence at February 06, 2026 12:25 AM (AxaBd)

231 And you will be the late tankdemon.
Posted by: clarence at February 05, 2026 11:31 PM (AxaBd)

I'm sure whoever is in charge of the arrangements will ensure thst everything goes of on schedule just to spite me.
Posted by: tankdemon at February 05, 2026 11:35 PM (L6F6A)

If your tombstone does not read, "Sorry I'm late" it will be a great loss to future generations...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 06, 2026 12:26 AM (nbLIj)

232 >>I can pull it off when I need to...the refined part, & throw in my polite drawl.

No you can't. That's why your people love you.

The people who know us really know us and love us anyway. Nothing better.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 06, 2026 12:29 AM (viF8m)

233 231 If your tombstone does not read, "Sorry I'm late" it will be a great loss to future generations...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 06, 2026 12:26 AM (nbLIj)

The challenge will be to figure out an excuse fitting the venue.

Line from an old song: "Tell Saint Peter at the Pearly Gate that you hate to make him wait, but you gotta have another cigarette."

Probably can't use that one, since I quit smoking twenty years ago.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 06, 2026 12:31 AM (L6F6A)

234
Scott Bessent is my new temporary personal hero.

Donald Trump For President
1d
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🚨 “NUMBER THREE”: Secretary Scott Bessent Triggers “Wrath” During Tense House Exchange 🏛️⚖️

A heated moment from today’s House Financial Services Committee hearing is going viral after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent outmaneuvered a rigid line of questioning from Representative Joyce Beatty (D-OH).

Rep. Beatty attempted to box the Secretary into a corner regarding housing funds and the administration's budget, insisting he abide by her "rules" for the exchange.

She told Bessent he had only three choices: "You will say 'yes,' 'no,' or 'I’m not answering, move on'".

Rather than being flustered, Bessent calmly selected her third option, replying simply: "Uh—number three".

This response sent her marble-running-on-a-circular-track brain clear off the rails. The fun began at 2:08.

https://youtu.be/EHK1xNC1ohM

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 06, 2026 12:31 AM (xG4kz)

235 If they're selling ashtrays from the Hindenburg for $250k, I bet someone could sell thousands of replicas for $25 apiece. It 's just for fun, in the end.

Unless, of course, you keep your $250k ashtray in a safe, against the day when you have to smoke your final cigarette before setting yourself alight in your study.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 06, 2026 12:38 AM (BI5O2)

236 Well, I am getting mighty sleepy. Going to hit the sack. night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 06, 2026 12:39 AM (8zz6B)

237 The challenge will be to figure out an excuse fitting the venue.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 06, 2026 12:31 AM (L6F6A)

I envision a programmable chyron under your tombstone wherein visitors can punch in either one of your classic excuses or compose their own in tribute. The shrine would be dubbed, "Tankdemon's Eternal Blame"

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 06, 2026 12:52 AM (nbLIj)

238 226 Funerals can be epic for laughter - once you start it’s almost impossible to stop. Like that Biggus Dickus scene in Monty Python.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 06, 2026 12:17 AM (JbyEi)

Perfection!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 06, 2026 12:52 AM (WONhk)

239 'Night AOP,.

This response sent her marble-running-on-a-circular-track brain clear off the rails. The fun began at 2:08.

https://youtu.be/EHK1xNC1ohM
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars
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He sent all of them into tizzy's.
He's smarter and quicker. It's obvious that he enjoys a verbal joust as much as Trump.
What's her name? The bankers wife. She almost lost her wig. hahahaha

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 12:52 AM (a0V+E)

240 I second Maggie Mae and Gasoline Alley as top-tier rock. But I think my favorite Rod Stewart tune is Every Picture Tells a Story. Try to listen to that one sitting quietly in your seat! (10 years later, it was first on the wake-up tape I made to help me commute to work after having had too much fun and too little sleep the night before.)

Posted by: Clio Weeps at February 06, 2026 12:59 AM (kSAM8)

241 237 I envision a programmable chyron under your tombstone wherein visitors can punch in either one of your classic excuses or compose their own in tribute. The shrine would be dubbed, "Tankdemon's Eternal Blame"
Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 06, 2026 12:52 AM (nbLIj)

I'm gonna need a GoFundMe for that. Not too soon, however, I am only 29.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 06, 2026 01:00 AM (L6F6A)

242 Two Minutes and twenty three seconds of truth from Poland, it's a couple of years old and they've kept the muslims out and now they are keeping the Germans out But it's very refreshing.

It's a retweet from Trump Social, he's says:
LEARN from Poland 🇵🇱
https://tinyurl.com/4cp29tkh

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 01:05 AM (a0V+E)

243 Posted by: tankdemon at February 06, 2026 01:00 AM (L6F6A)

G'night, T. May it be one of many yet to come..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 06, 2026 01:06 AM (nbLIj)

244 Tonight, everybody. Gotta get some shuteye.

Sweet Dreams.
https://youtu.be/4hi-PqWkTnU

Posted by: tankdemon at February 06, 2026 01:10 AM (L6F6A)

245 Like Merkel? Migration? hahaha
You'll love this

https://tinyurl.com/46ad9725

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 01:10 AM (a0V+E)

246 *G'night, not tonight, you stupid autocucumber. I swear, try to be just a bit endearingly off-kilter and some tech algorithm has to ruin it.

Bah.
Humbug!

Posted by: tankdemon at February 06, 2026 01:12 AM (L6F6A)

247 Sidney Poiter, remember him? Had a few things to say: In 1968, Sidney Poitier was at a press conference at the height of his career. He made it very clear how he felt about the press.

https://is.gd/Nz1xS5

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 01:13 AM (a0V+E)

248 Isn't anyone up? JQ you're not here? Blode Morticia?
Blinkie? Miklos? What's going on?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 01:20 AM (a0V+E)

249 Hi, Braenyard...

I'm lurking. Not much to say tonight, LOL.

Posted by: JQ at February 06, 2026 01:21 AM (rdVOm)

250 I want one.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 11:26 PM (snZF9)

The smoking lounge was maintained with negative air pressure in the room so air would blow in when the door was opened and no hat ash would escape. I want to say the ashtray I saw sold around $250K, but it was quite a while ago.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 06, 2026 12:02 AM (w/O5Q)

Well then, I guess I'll continue using old harley pistons as ashtrays in the garage.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 06, 2026 01:22 AM (snZF9)

251 I've still got 6 minute before I get off work.

Posted by: Reforger at February 06, 2026 01:24 AM (J/fgw)

252 5

Posted by: Reforger at February 06, 2026 01:25 AM (J/fgw)

253 Sweet dreams Horde, I have been lurking for a bit, but I can barely keep my eyes open.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 06, 2026 01:29 AM (0nHVk)

254 Well then, I guess I'll continue using old harley pistons as ashtrays in the garage.
Posted by: Berserker
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Haha, old pistons make good ashtrays. Older bro made a standing ashtray by welding together truck piston & connecting rod, then onto a sprocket as the base. Heavy sumbatch but useful.

Posted by: JQ at February 06, 2026 01:31 AM (rdVOm)

255 207 You should be spending more time with your sailboat.

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I'll be having the entire ocean to myself on Sunday while you mooks are watching a poofter named Bad Bunny sashay around in a corset.
Posted by: Cicero

Nope. I have the 24 Hours of Daytona queued up on the 'DVR' (YTTV) and I'll be watching that.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 06, 2026 01:33 AM (wBh67)

256 I'm not a F-ball fan, so no superb owl here..

This whole region is now in full S'Hawks mode, so I will pretend to be excited for them, for the sake of certain friendships.

I mean, ~300 miles inland, and the local grocer's bakery has blue&green themed cupcakes n stuff! *eyeroll*

Posted by: JQ at February 06, 2026 01:46 AM (rdVOm)

257 Sometimes it;s more comfortable to read. I picked the wrong night to imbibe a litlle extra.
I thought Poiter's talk with the press was quite moving.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 01:49 AM (a0V+E)

258 I thought Poiter's talk with the press was quite moving.

Posted by: Braenyard
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Thanks for posting that!

He seemed.. not just perturbed, but also disappointed. As well he should have! Glad he put them in place.

Posted by: JQ at February 06, 2026 01:56 AM (rdVOm)

259 249 Hi, Braenyard...

I'm lurking. Not much to say tonight, LOL.
Posted by: JQ at February 06, 2026 01:21 AM (rdVOm)

Yeah. I have a lot on my mind, but I want to get it in order before I opine. Like, try taking everything we've learned about the role of drones in war now, thanks to the Russo-Ukrainian War, and then apply it to a hypothetical American Civil War 2: Urban/Rural Boogaloo with SJWs vs. MAGA. Then cross-reference that with R/k theory of the evo-psych of politics, wolf vs. rabbit in life plans and concomitant voting instincts. It's a lot.

Posted by: SciVo at February 06, 2026 01:56 AM (Sy6m/)

260 Yeah, SciVo-- there's a whole lot of *type/delete* stuff going through my mind lately too.

I can feel the last of my brown hair turning grey!

Posted by: JQ at February 06, 2026 02:09 AM (rdVOm)

261 They are drilling helium wells in northern Arizona, And is Saskatchewan. Turn out it is not as scarce as formerly believed. And there is supposedly a hydrogen well in France.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Good, because 10 years ago, when I retired, five 9s helium (99999% pure) was getting really scarce, prices were skyrocketing and the whole gas chromatography field was beginning to worry.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 06, 2026 02:19 AM (36QIT)

262 Cat is letting me know that it's time for shut-eye.

G'night, Horde!

Posted by: JQ at February 06, 2026 02:26 AM (rdVOm)

263 Haha, old pistons make good ashtrays. Older bro made a standing ashtray by welding together truck piston & connecting rod, then onto a sprocket as the base. Heavy sumbatch but useful.

Posted by: JQ at February 06, 2026 01:31 AM (rdVOm)

yeah, I can only use the harley evo or twin cam pistons because they are flat top, so they stay put. The older engines have domed pistons. Ashtrays shouldn't waddle around, lol. They're a minimum of 3 1/2 inches, so they are big. I glass bead them, clean them up, and poof, ashtray. My fav was a panhead pan, but it kinda vanished during the move. Its not gone, just packed away in a box.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 06, 2026 02:29 AM (snZF9)

264 Here's to the yeah but's;

CNN reports that support for the MAGA movement is higher today than it was before Trump’s second term, rising from 74% to 78% among GOP voters, proving this movement isn’t going anywhere
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There's always going to be 30% on the ellipse.
Anytime they cite numbers of people thinking this or that negative they will pose it as an increase but it isn't it's always the same 30%.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 02:32 AM (a0V+E)

265 One of the major factors is the ability to store what is called "raw helium" which is a mixture of around 60% helium and nitrogen and hydrogen which is a direct product of the last stages of natural gas production.
Posted by: pawn
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Helium is a major PITA to store and move around. It leaks even faster than hydrogen. The single atom molecule He is smaller than than the 2 atom H2. We used a special.pipe dope on fitting (can't remember the name) that was $200 for a 2oz tube.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 06, 2026 02:33 AM (36QIT)

266 265 One of the major factors is the ability to store what is called "raw helium" which is a mixture of around 60% helium and nitrogen and hydrogen which is a direct product of the last stages of natural gas production.
Posted by: pawn
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Helium is a major PITA to store and move around. It leaks even faster than hydrogen. The single atom molecule He is smaller than than the 2 atom H2. We used a special.pipe dope on fitting (can't remember the name) that was $200 for a 2oz tube.
Posted by: buddhaha at February 06, 2026 02:33 AM (36QIT)

Apiezon?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 06, 2026 02:40 AM (QGaXH)

267 Search Assist

The Amarillo Helium Plant continued operations until 1998 when the closure process began due to the Helium Privatization Act of 1996. The plant was significant for producing helium from natural gas and was a major supplier until its eventual closure

1996: The Helium Privatization Act mandated the sale of the Federal Helium Reserve, which included the Amarillo plant. This act aimed to reduce the federal helium stockpile.
1998: The Amarillo Helium Plant began its closure process as part of the privatization efforts.
2006: The site was declared surplus property and auctioned off, marking the end of its operational status.

Bill Clinton and George Bush II

Current Status
Today, the Amarillo Helium Plant is privately owned and awaits rehabilitation. It remains a historically significant site in the Texas Panhandle, reflecting the evolution of helium production in the U.S.

The Amarillo Helium Plant crucial in the global helium market, producing nearly all of the world's helium supply from 1929 until 1943. ...operated continuously - was the first commercial helium plant, significantly contributing helium production for military n industrial uses until closure 1998

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 02:46 AM (a0V+E)

268 Trump gets cucked again on immigration. Only deporting “criminals” now with a softer touch.

RIP mass deportations

Posted by: Sad! at February 06, 2026 02:46 AM (9btGZ)

269 Lord, that's a funny story. It's also the reason I never leave my car windows down. I don't want to be around any snake poison or not. Even the nonpoisonous snakes can bite you.
Posted by: Case
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A lot of "non-poisonous" snakes have some venom proteins in their saliva, and all snakes have teeth, if not fangs. The common garter snake is one with those with mildly venomous saliva, so.a bite will swell.and get red. DAMHIK.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 06, 2026 02:52 AM (36QIT)

270 Grandbaby is home with mom and dad. I will be there tomorrow giving lessons in baby stuff. Also, bringing dinner, I suspect. These kids are clueless, which is fine, because I am not.

Those huge, huge gray eyes. He does know who the really fun grandma is. Already.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 06, 2026 03:06 AM (I40wl)

271 Apiezon?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK)
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No. Something ending in "ox", I think.
Looked it up - Krytox.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 06, 2026 03:15 AM (36QIT)

272 Read about this but was unclear on results

Panama’s Supreme Court last week ruled to void the operating license of Hong Kong–based CK Hutchison for ports on both ends of the canal - Balboa on the Pacific side and Cristóbal on the Atlantic.

China hair on fire. Threats

ZH says nothing about what Trump will do but Panama is smiling as it shakes hands with Rubio.
They will get a good deal.

The Monroe Doctrine is a winner and Trump is serious about the Western Hemisphere being self-sufficient and independent of foreign influence.

North and South America together have everything needed to be self sustaining.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 06, 2026 03:25 AM (a0V+E)

273 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at February 06, 2026 04:38 AM (8NTVk)

274 In today’s world, where air fresheners, scented candles, and chemical sprays dominate store shelves, many people are searching for simpler, healthier ways to make their homes smell fresh. Artificial fragrances often contain synthetic compounds that may irritate the lungs, trigger allergies, or simply feel overwhelming. In contrast, natural methods offer a safer, more comforting alternative.

Posted by: ganesh sap at February 06, 2026 09:44 AM (1Hypa)

275 rod looks like he has a glass eye. my one buddies eye used to do that when he took mda.
i remember an old article in triad that interviewed "cinnamon, chicago's greatest groupie." she said fagen was the "largest" rocker. and now you know.

Posted by: cmeat at February 06, 2026 04:53 PM (R11M+)

276 Flowering houseplants are one of the easiest ways to add color, warmth, and personality to an indoor space. While foliage plants offer texture and greenery, flowering plants introduce bursts of color that can completely change the mood of a room.

Posted by: 20 Flowering Houseplants to Add Color to Any Room at February 07, 2026 02:11 AM (2v/ps)

277 Below are 20 flowering houseplants that can brighten any room, along with insights into what makes each one special and how to help it thrive indoors.

Posted by: 20 Flowering Houseplants to Add Color to Any Room at February 07, 2026 02:12 AM (2v/ps)

High and Low Cafe

Porcupine Ridge, Castle Valley, Utah

Massive group parachute stunt. This better not be AI.

When a grizzly wants just a little taste of your ice cream.

Wolves attempting to hunt bison, who herd up for defense.

Wolves trekking through deep snow.

Surfin' beaver.

Colugo and pup.

Aerial shot of Cinque Terra, Italy.

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A rainbow is a 360� circle, but only someone at a very high altitude can see the complete circle. pic.twitter.com/V2skEbyhFX
— The Figen (@TheFigen_) February 5, 2026

This better not be AI:

Wow! A compilation of aerial views showing rain, lightning, and powerful thunderstorms. pic.twitter.com/m1Nf5ahKV6
— The Figen (@TheFigen_) February 4, 2026

I've seen my share of Secret Woods Victim-Holes, and take it from me, this is one of the finest Secret Woods Victim-Holes you're likely to see. You'd be honored to be imprisoned and killed in this Victim-Hole.

Wow beautiful. pic.twitter.com/LoYAn1gbFc
— The Figen (@TheFigen_) February 5, 2026

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1 !

Posted by: wth at February 05, 2026 07:20 PM (UjdFS)

2 Lovely collection, ace

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 07:21 PM (E0p3T)

3 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 05, 2026 07:22 PM (Ia/+0)

4 None of tge instagram vids liad here.

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 07:22 PM (pDt9x)

5 Winter Olympics start this weekend. I used to like Winter Olympic games.

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 07:24 PM (g47mK)

6 As you might see typing on a phone. Maybe that is my issue.

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 07:24 PM (pDt9x)

7 I saw "Melania" today in a small but packed theater. Definitely recommended for a slice of the life of a fairly private person, it takes a look into the busy weeks leading up to the inauguration.

It shows all the people behind the scenes who keep the trump train rolling. I especially liked her impish designer friend Hervé.

There was a preview of the upcoming movie "A Great Awakening", about the unlikely friendship between Benjamin Franklin and Reverend George Whitefield, that looks very good.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 05, 2026 07:25 PM (kpS4V)

8

Everyboy's beave surfin
Surfin USA

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 05, 2026 07:25 PM (Cqx++)

9 Wolves attempting to hunt bison

Ace, unlike many of the commenters here, knows the difference between a buffalo and a bison.

#BeBetter
#Don'tDisappointAce

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at February 05, 2026 07:26 PM (0sNs1)

10 How do you keep that tree place from flooding? Just the hydrostatic pressure would cause water to come in through the walls. No sump or anything.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 05, 2026 07:26 PM (3uBP9)

11 huh, Trump might get Nobel Peace Prize after all..."Norway’s economic crime police unit, Oekokrim, said on Thursday that it has opened an investigation into former prime minister and Norwegian Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjørn Jagland on suspicion of aggravated corruption, based on information revealed in newly released files related to the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein"

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 07:27 PM (g47mK)

12 I am shocked and saddened to hear that members of the Nobel Committee are as corrupt as hell. I never would have though. NEVER!

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 07:29 PM (g47mK)

13 I'd go back to Cinque Terra in a heartbeat. 3 weeks was not enough.

Posted by: Pasta Fasoooole at February 05, 2026 07:29 PM (QYppa)

14 Red Sox take the lead in the 8th!

Posted by: Accomack at February 05, 2026 07:30 PM (GbONR)

15 How do you keep that tree place from flooding? Just the hydrostatic pressure would cause water to come in through the walls. No sump or anything.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 05, 2026 07:26 PM (3uBP9)

Same thought I had. Looks nice for the video, nightmare in practical use, which makes me think it is just for clicks.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 05, 2026 07:31 PM (dK+Kv)

16 I've seen my share of Secret Woods Victim-Holes, and take it from me, this is one of the finest Secret Woods Victim-Holes you're likely to see. You'd be honored to be imprisoned and killed in this Victim-Hole.

Ace, The Barrel is going to get jealous!

Posted by: pookysgirl, worried for Ace's safety at February 05, 2026 07:33 PM (Wt5PA)

17 > Victim-Holes
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Otherwise known as ex-wives.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 05, 2026 07:34 PM (jtM2q)

18 That time I was 8 and dug this really deep hole in the yard, yeah, that was what I had in mind.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 07:34 PM (RIvkX)

19 I would have liked to see the concrete truck roll up to the tree house to pump that concrete down the tree hole because you know that guy did not hand mix that himself

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 05, 2026 07:34 PM (XV/Pl)

20 Good evening, horde. Only the finest victim hole for me.

Victim hole>>>>The Barrel

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 05, 2026 07:34 PM (zYpTz)

21 Why am I being forced into visceral dislike of Savannah Guthrie? I had no idea who she was.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 07:36 PM (RIvkX)

22
Meet exoplanet HD 137010 b, a possible Earth-2 about 146 ly away recently discovered:
https://is.gd/hmXTCD

The planet is about one earth radius in size, and has an orbital period around it's star of about 355 days. Mass is probably slight larger than earth. Surface gravity should be pretty close to 1g.

Now, the problem is the star is a K3.5V star, only about 20% of the luminosity of the sun, so this puts it at the very edge of the habitable zone. It could be colder than Mars. Or it could be as warm as earth, depending on the atmosphere.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 05, 2026 07:38 PM (w6EFb)

23
Hi, all.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 05, 2026 07:38 PM (JrWaT)

24 That tree stump lair is missing an arms room.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 05, 2026 07:39 PM (Wnv9h)

25 Porcupine Ridge, Castle Valley, Utah

I saw a picture once of somewhere along the Great Rift Valley in Africa. It looked similar to that Utah pic. Bigger and more rugged, but same kind of drop off.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 05, 2026 07:39 PM (wBh67)

26 Fuck you, Wesley.

It's "buffalo." I do. Not. Care. about the bullshit scientific shite.

BUFFALO!!

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 05, 2026 07:39 PM (0aYVJ)

27 I suppose no one remembers the Danish appliance ad that featured 50 or so topless Scandinavian beauties skydiving en masse.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at February 05, 2026 07:41 PM (5+jnP)

28 I saw a picture once of somewhere along the Great Rift Valley in Africa. It looked similar to that Utah pic. Bigger and more rugged, but same kind of drop off.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 05, 2026 07:39 PM (wBh67)

I honestly thought it was the Great Rift Valley too.

Posted by: pookysgirl, wrestin at February 05, 2026 07:41 PM (Wt5PA)

29 You're not powering all that with 10 ft2 of solar panels in a forest covered in mist. Shits not magic.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 05, 2026 07:42 PM (b4o9z)

30 That tree stump lair is missing an arms room.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 05, 2026 07:39 PM (Wnv9h)

That would be sub-optimal for a victim hole. Now a lotion shelf would be a nice addition.

Posted by: Jame Gumm at February 05, 2026 07:42 PM (dK+Kv)

31 I have been in Utah canyon lands a lot over the years. Seeing it from 35000 feet last fall was mesmerizing.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 05, 2026 07:42 PM (0aYVJ)

32 Heh, looks like Lil Pooky won that round.

Posted by: pookysgirl, wrestling Lil Pooky for control of the laptop at February 05, 2026 07:42 PM (Wt5PA)

33 Finnish woman can't get infuriated

https://tinyurl.com/2s3j64ak

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 07:42 PM (rbvCR)

34
Why am I being forced into visceral dislike of Savannah Guthrie? I had no idea who she was.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

It's JonBenét Ramsey magnified.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 05, 2026 07:43 PM (Cqx++)

35
Her Majesty and The Big Dummy have landed - thank God! - in Texarkana, their final destination. This weekend's shows start tomorrow.

As I said in the last thread, I worry about her so when she's on the road. Nobody knows when an idiot might run into her.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 07:45 PM (tgvbd)

36 Finnish women were responsible for the "Stop! Don't Touch! That is My No-No Square!" video.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 05, 2026 07:45 PM (0sNs1)

37
It's JonBenét Ramsey magnified.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 05, 2026 07:43 PM (Cqx++)

Some Missing White Woman thing?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 07:45 PM (tgvbd)

38 27 I suppose no one remembers the Danish appliance ad that featured 50 or so topless Scandinavian beauties skydiving en masse.
Posted by: Jinx the Cat

So, that's 100 abreast, or 50 across?

Posted by: Force Multiplier at February 05, 2026 07:46 PM (oftw2)

39 Top picture is pretty.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 07:46 PM (zZu0s)

40 26 Fuck you, Wesley.
It's "buffalo." I do. Not. Care. about the bullshit scientific shite.
BUFFALO!!
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian

Fuckin' A.

And it's a good time to revisit this old gem:

https://tinyurl.com/2fpmt9n3

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 05, 2026 07:46 PM (zYpTz)

41 Those solar panels for that hole will produce very little in the woods. Maybe 10% of capacity. He needs to clear a few acres of trees and put up a glass field.

To run that stuff he was showing you would need at least 5kw plus another 5kw to charge the batteries ON A GOOD DAY so now you need a 500 - 1000 sq ft of panels that would not even work in a forest.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 07:48 PM (vFG9F)

42 Huh.
Made the sidebar.
Maybe I can upgrade from the cardboard membership.

Posted by: RI Red at February 05, 2026 07:48 PM (o19x0)

43 WTH?

Pakistan court gives low brow goat humping vermin custody of Christian girl they had kidnapped?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 05, 2026 07:48 PM (2GVsD)

44 Me likey tree stump underground lair but would have wired my solar power panels above the tree canopy.

Still want a missile silo bunker.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 05, 2026 07:48 PM (cwGMH)

45 So, that's 100 abreast, or 50 across?

I'll have go back and look at it again. Don't worry it is no bother.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at February 05, 2026 07:49 PM (5+jnP)

46 What happens when the stump rots away, as stumps do?

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 07:49 PM (vFG9F)

47 Are there Buffalo in Buffalo, NY? Is there even a Bison, NY?

Posted by: Fellow Hairy Ruminant at February 05, 2026 07:49 PM (oftw2)

48 Congrats RI Red

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 05, 2026 07:50 PM (eZ5tL)

49 46 What happens when the stump rots away, as stumps do?
Posted by: fd

Gotcha covered!

Posted by: Thompson's Water Seal at February 05, 2026 07:50 PM (oftw2)

50 Meet exoplanet HD 137010 b, a possible Earth-2 about 146 ly away recently discovered:
https://is.gd/hmXTCD

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 05, 2026 07:38 PM (w6EFb)

From the article:

The planet’s orbital distance, so similar to Earth’s, means such transits happen far less often than for planets in tighter orbits around their stars (it’s a big reason why exoplanets with Earth-like orbits are so hard to detect in the first place).

>>>I'm confused. Wouldn't a smaller orbit make transits happen more often?

Posted by: pookysgirl, wrestling Lil Pooky for control of the laptop at February 05, 2026 07:52 PM (Wt5PA)

51 It's kind of dumb. I would have a fake stump made, excavate the hole, build the bunker, cover it back up, and install the fake but realistic and bomb proof stump on top.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 07:52 PM (vFG9F)

52 You have no idea what it's like to put up with Wesley on a daily basis.

Posted by: Worf, son of Mogh at February 05, 2026 07:52 PM (Nq5q1)

53 Wesley Crusher + Klingon painstick = good idea

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 05, 2026 07:53 PM (2GVsD)

54 I bet he will wish he installed a sump pump too.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 07:53 PM (vFG9F)

55 Were there any tertiary nipples visible in the scandi skydiving video? That throws off the count.

Posted by: The Central Numerator at February 05, 2026 07:53 PM (oftw2)

56 . . . Stump-pump . . .

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 07:54 PM (rbvCR)

57 I was ready to move until I saw neither a shower nor toilet for the wooden victim's hole. 😱

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 05, 2026 07:54 PM (NFX2v)

58 Huh.
Made the sidebar.
Maybe I can upgrade from the cardboard membership.
Posted by: RI Red at February 05, 2026 07:48 PM (o19x0)

Congrats.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 07:57 PM (zZu0s)

59 Also no escape hatch in the underground lair . Always need an escape hatch.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 05, 2026 07:58 PM (cwGMH)

60 Gahh!!!
Still have 5 1/2 hours left of work and nothing to do. This is going to take forever...

Posted by: Reforger at February 05, 2026 07:58 PM (J/fgw)

61 I am calling bullshit on the serial killer den.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 07:59 PM (zZu0s)

62 That tree stump lair is missing an arms room.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 05, 2026 07:39 PM (Wnv9h)

NOT FUNNY

Posted by: Michelle Fields at February 05, 2026 07:59 PM (E0p3T)

63 Still have 5 1/2 hours left of work and nothing to do.
Posted by: Reforger at February 05, 2026 07:58 PM (J/fgw)

That sounds like a Yogi Berra quote

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 05, 2026 08:00 PM (cwGMH)

64 46 What happens when the stump rots away, as stumps do?
Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 07:49 PM (vFG9F)

Well I'm stuped. What happens?

Posted by: Reforger at February 05, 2026 08:00 PM (J/fgw)

65 Well I'm stuped. What happens?
Posted by: Reforger

So close, yet so far.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 05, 2026 08:00 PM (diia5)

66 "I was ready to move until I saw neither a shower nor toilet for the wooden victim's hole. 😱
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day"

Like those nasty Hobbitsis.

Posted by: Gollum at February 05, 2026 08:01 PM (vFG9F)

67 Stumped..

Posted by: Reforger at February 05, 2026 08:01 PM (J/fgw)

68 Prayers ascending for whig for his upcoming surgery. I don't know if he reads the cafe so I'll pop this downstairs too

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 08:01 PM (E0p3T)

69 Porcupine Ridge, Castle Valley, Utah

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Wow, stunning.

Those snow-capped mountains in the background look like the background on the set of "The Chosen" when they're filming at the recreated "Jerusalem" in Utah.

* goes to lookup where that is located *

"The Jerusalem recreation featured in The Chosen is located in Goshen, Utah, within Utah County. This 3-acre set, officially known as the Motion Picture Studio South Campus, was constructed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and began development in 2010. It serves as a lifelike replica of ancient Jerusalem, including key locations such as the Pool of Bethesda, the Jordan River, and the Garden of Gethsemane."

Nope, Porcupine Ridge is about 220 miles and four hours to the southeast (by vehicle) from Goshen.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:02 PM (0Eh0f)

70 I didn't know Action Jackson was at the Grammys cheering the anti-ice speeches. Should be impeached.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 05, 2026 08:02 PM (cwGMH)

71 >> Wouldn't a smaller orbit make transits happen more often?

Yes, exactly. The transit method is very productive for planets very close, much closer than earth orbit distance. There are several methods used to look for exoplanets and the transit method is just one of them. The orbital plane has to be aligned just right from our perspective here on earth for the planet to pass right in front of the star.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 05, 2026 08:03 PM (w6EFb)

72 Jinx the Cat

Just saw it. Seems quite unsafe.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 05, 2026 08:03 PM (u82oZ)

73
I am calling bullshit on the serial killer den.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

============

There's tons of those phony things on the internet. Saunas, swimming pools, gardens, all put together lickety-split just for show.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 05, 2026 08:03 PM (JrWaT)

74 "Well I'm stuped. What happens?
Posted by: Reforger"

Well, it leaks rainwater like a sieve until it finally rots and falls in.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 08:04 PM (vFG9F)

75
Wolves trekking through deep snow means: You haven't got a chance.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 05, 2026 08:05 PM (JrWaT)

76 Gahh!!!
Still have 5 1/2 hours left of work and nothing to do. This is going to take forever...
Posted by: Reforger at February 05, 2026 07:58 PM

Watch the Brattleboro, Vermont council meeting via the link that CBD posted in the sidebar?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 05, 2026 08:05 PM (0sNs1)

77 Wolves attempting to hunt bison

Yeah, I think they took one look at the wall-o-bison and decided on sushi that day.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 05, 2026 08:06 PM (Riz8t)

78 Blonde Morticia

The wolves hunger for dens with some electricity inside tree stumps.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 05, 2026 08:06 PM (u82oZ)

79 Carve a bunch of dwellings into that ridge like Petra in Jordan.

It'll be done a helluva lot sooner (as in, before the sun explodes) than that Neom line city, and it'll be fone using actual Arab technology.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 08:06 PM (BI5O2)

80 To ve fair, he is nkt saying he is not using a backhoe, eq etc- but the walls are too smooth for him to have dug it out of soil.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 08:07 PM (zZu0s)

81 Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 05, 2026 08:03 PM (w6EFb)

Yayyyyy I'm smarter than a NASA article!

Posted by: pookysgirl, buffing her creds at February 05, 2026 08:07 PM (Wt5PA)

82 I am calling bullshit on the serial killer den.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

=====

It worked for us

Posted by: Col. Hogan and the team at Stalag 13 at February 05, 2026 08:07 PM (8AONa)

83 Massive group parachute stunt. This better not be AI.

[104 paratroopers from 20 countries set a world record in parachuting art, captured in an amazing aerial shot.]

When they began breaking up from the "kite" formation near the end, I expected them to reform and spell out "FUCK ICE!"

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:07 PM (0Eh0f)

84 Dude built an underground panic room. Shit hits the fan and you down there and there's no weapons room? You're gonna panic.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 08:08 PM (snZF9)

85 "Watch the Brattleboro, Vermont council meeting via the link that CBD posted in the sidebar?
Posted by: Duncanthrax"

Did you watch any of that? Are we sure it's not AI?

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 08:08 PM (vFG9F)

86 ust saw it. Seems quite unsafe.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

No link from me. I do wonder how many dishwashers they sold....

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at February 05, 2026 08:10 PM (5+jnP)

87 He's got a TV so must have Internet because I didn't see a rack of DVDs.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 08:10 PM (vFG9F)

88 I was forced into a visceral dislike of Savannah Guthrie years ago. By Savannah Guthrie.

And I bet her mama ain't the sweetest peach in the bushel, either.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 08:11 PM (BI5O2)

89 Watch the Brattleboro, Vermont council meeting via the link that CBD posted in the sidebar?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 05, 2026 08:05 PM (0sNs1)

Not supposed to have my cellphone. I can get away with it in my office but any noise causes people to look at you funny and sometimes contact HR. I'm going to make a move to my compressor room and sit there for a while. Gotta fake the funk. Make it look like I'm busy.

Posted by: Reforger at February 05, 2026 08:12 PM (J/fgw)

90 Hello. All. I am almost giddy with happiness.

Today I was able to talk to my only sister, from whom I have been estranged for more than twenty years.

She is in a very bad way medically. But still, I got to talk to my big sister. And I believe that we both drew solace and curing from the conversation.

Glory be to God!

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 08:12 PM (77rzZ)

91 I didn't know Action Jackson was at the Grammys cheering the anti-ice speeches. Should be impeached.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 05, 2026 08:02 PM (cwGMH)

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

I believe she was nominated for her song "I'm Not Woman, Hear Me Bore."

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:12 PM (0Eh0f)

92 Have a great night, everyone.

I am shouting to the sky to move the 60 degree air of today to the east.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 05, 2026 08:13 PM (u82oZ)

93 Damn, they discovered the secret to my ski jumping success!

>>@nytimes

>>From @TheAthletic
: Reports have surfaced before the Winter Olympics that allege ski jumpers are injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid to fly farther. The World Anti-Doping Agency has vowed to investigate.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 08:14 PM (viF8m)

94 Is there even a Bison, NY?

We have Bison, OK, population around 25. Originally named Buffalo Spring. How's that treat yer creature naming deal?

Posted by: LRob in OK at February 05, 2026 08:14 PM (47diA)

95
He's got a TV so must have Internet because I didn't see a rack of DVDs.
Posted by: fd

Disc drives filled with audio/video.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 05, 2026 08:16 PM (Cqx++)

96 I am shouting to the sky to move the 60 degree air of today to the east.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 05, 2026 08:13 PM

Best of luck with that.

Posted by: King Cnut at February 05, 2026 08:16 PM (0sNs1)

97 Glory be to God!
Posted by: Bulg
---
Wow. That's awesome. So happy for you!

Posted by: screaming in digital at February 05, 2026 08:17 PM (mNjzF)

98 Hello. All. I am almost giddy with happiness.

Today I was able to talk to my only sister, from whom I have been estranged for more than twenty years.

She is in a very bad way medically. But still, I got to talk to my big sister. And I believe that we both drew solace and curing from the conversation.

Glory be to God!

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 08:12 PM (77rzZ)

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Good for you both, Bulg!

I have a similar story: was estranged from a drug addict brother for a couple of decades, when he out-of-the-blue looked me up on the interwebz and sent me a letter asking if we could speak.

By some miracle, he was (1) still alive; (2) not in jail; and (3) had been sober for three years -- and that was three years ago.

He found a good Christian woman who has helped him stay on the straight and narrow, and now that he's in Texas (near Tyler) -- I got to visit with him when we attended the MoMe last October.

He's the only survivor I have from my nuclear family ...

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:17 PM (0Eh0f)

99 only for you
youtu.be/s6VaeFCxta8

Posted by: gKWVE at February 05, 2026 08:18 PM (gKWVE)

100 Did you watch any of that? Are we sure it's not AI?
Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 08:08 PM

I got as far as the Planning Commission woman speaking at the public microphone. I doubt it's an AI parody, but geez, Mary could be a real person.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 05, 2026 08:18 PM (0sNs1)

101 "Disc drives filled with audio/video.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr."

Sounds great. Go live in a hole in the woods and watch movies.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 08:18 PM (vFG9F)

102 Is there even a Bison, NY?
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Less than a mile from here is Elk Mountain. There haven't been elk here in 300 years.

As an aside:
"Wood bison (often referred to historically as "wood buffalo" or simply buffalo in regional context) were once native to West Virginia, particularly in the western and central parts of the state, but were hunted to extinction in the region by the early 19th century. The last recorded wild bison in West Virginia was killed near Valley Head in Randolph County in 1825. "

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 05, 2026 08:20 PM (XeU6L)

103 Reports have surfaced before the Winter Olympics that allege ski jumpers are injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid to fly farther.

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It's like erecting an extra aerodynamic wing!

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:20 PM (0Eh0f)

104 She is in a very bad way medically. But still, I got to talk to my big sister. And I believe that we both drew solace and curing from the conversation.

Glory be to God!
Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 08:12 PM (77rzZ)

This is wonderful, Bulg. It kills me inside when families are estranged. I hope you both can move forward and leave old pains behind.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 05, 2026 08:21 PM (zYpTz)

105 Where was the condenser for that mini-split? I didn't see it on the surface, and you obviously can't bury it.

And I'm not even sure you could pressurize one of those units enough to go a couple stories down to the handler like that, but I've never tried more than about 8' of travel on one, so I don't know for sure.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 08:21 PM (BI5O2)

106 Not only am I a reel persyn Mr Dinkletrax I have a lotb of responsibility for the state of planning by the Brattleboro Planeing commission and Annual Erotic Bake Sale.

Posted by: Mary Clogenstien of Brattleboro Ve at February 05, 2026 08:22 PM (vFG9F)

107 I have never seen a victim-hole. Why?

I didn't see any guns or gun racks. That would be a nice place to process meat if you were into poaching.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 08:23 PM (TOSLe)

108 "Where was the condenser for that mini-split?"

I wondered the same thing. Also, the fridge fit thru that hole?

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 08:24 PM (vFG9F)

109 >>It's like erecting an extra aerodynamic wing!

Gotta avoid a deadstick landing.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 08:24 PM (viF8m)

110 He's the only survivor I have from my nuclear family ...
Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:17 PM (0Eh0f)

You, too. That makes me happy.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 05, 2026 08:26 PM (zYpTz)

111 You'd be honored to be imprisoned and killed in this Victim-Hole.

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Now THAT'S what I call a "Man Cave!"

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:27 PM (0Eh0f)

112 We got a new puppy today, a pug mix. Named her Maizie.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 05, 2026 08:29 PM (J+Psw)

113 I have never seen a victim-hole. Why?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 08:23 PM (TOSLe)

Want to see the inside of one?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 05, 2026 08:30 PM (dK+Kv)

114 There's hope for the under-30 generation after all.

A new "Amelia" video is fire. It started out on YT as an inside-the-circle item for the nascent AI creator community channels and now it's taking off in a wider, wilder direction.

A Banger, as they say.

"A Million Amelias" LINK: https://tinyurl.com/mtbatvm6

Posted by: mrp at February 05, 2026 08:30 PM (rj6Yv)

115 They built that house under the stump, and the following week, a Bigfoot evicted them from it and made it his home.

Thanks - it was very thoughtful of you Littlefoot, to do this for one of us!

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at February 05, 2026 08:30 PM (ePRtB)

116 "51 It's kind of dumb. I would have a fake stump made, excavate the hole, build the bunker, cover it back up, and install the fake but realistic and bomb proof stump on top.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 07:52 PM (vFG9F) "

great idea FTW!
back in the trench war days of ww1 they actually made armored observation post stumps to put out in no-man's-land, sometimes exact visual duplicates of existing stumps that were stealthily removed and replaced overnight.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 05, 2026 08:32 PM (Cjt/F)

117 Thank you all for your good wishes. I need to go off and reflect now.

God bless you all.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 08:33 PM (77rzZ)

118
Anonosaurus,

Congratulations on the new pup.

Dogs are awesome.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 05, 2026 08:33 PM (3ek7K)

119 Speaking of Bigfoot . . .

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/jRUIqlbz_WE

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 05, 2026 08:33 PM (J+Psw)

120 When they began breaking up from the "kite" formation near the end, I expected them to reform and spell out "FUCK ICE!"

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:07 PM (0Eh0f)

I was waiting for a Fokker triplane to dive out of the clouds.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 08:33 PM (snZF9)

121 I was waiting for a Fokker triplane to dive out of the clouds.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 08:33 PM (snZF9)

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lol

THAT would have been awesome!

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:35 PM (0Eh0f)

122 Spider solitaire will chew up some time

Posted by: Skip at February 05, 2026 08:35 PM (Ia/+0)

123 5 Winter Olympics start this weekend. I used to like Winter Olympic games.
Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 07:24 PM (g47mK)

Be happy you aren't watching the 2014 Games. The first night featured Bob Costas doing all he could to not jump across to His Majesty The Shahinshah and start sucking His dick right then and there.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 05, 2026 08:35 PM (hJH5n)

124 Couldn't you just build an underground structure and then drag/place an old (or manufactured) tree trunk on top of it? That would save a bit of time and you wouldn't have to deal with navigating a trunk hole a zillion times during construction.

Anyway, it's a nice weekend project. I'll put it on my ToDo list.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at February 05, 2026 08:36 PM (gLikB)

125 I would not trust the airflow system in that tree stump place. Plus, all it takes is one evil villain with a hammer and nails and you're stuck in there. No thanks.

Posted by: bluebell at February 05, 2026 08:36 PM (79pEw)

126 Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 08:33 PM (snZF9)

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BTW, The Wifey asked me to tell you that she has purchased and refurbished an "El Cheapo" set of bagpipes (manufactured in Pakistan). Don't laugh!

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:36 PM (0Eh0f)

127 119 Speaking of Bigfoot . . .

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/jRUIqlbz_WE
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 05, 2026 08:33 PM (J+Psw)

**********

From the comment section:

"On their way to get Jack Link's beef jerky.."

"They are going to Minnesota to put the little ones in daycare!"

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at February 05, 2026 08:37 PM (ePRtB)

128 88 I was forced into a visceral dislike of Savannah Guthrie years ago. By Savannah Guthrie.

And I bet her mama ain't the sweetest peach in the bushel, either.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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Nancy Guthrie's son-in-law is Tommaso Cioni.
Name doesn't sound particularly Hispanic.
You think Savannah pissed off some friends
on the East Coast?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 08:37 PM (a0V+E)

129 I guess fd was way ahead of me there.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at February 05, 2026 08:38 PM (gLikB)

130 125 I would not trust the airflow system in that tree stump place. Plus, all it takes is one evil villain with a hammer and nails and you're stuck in there. No thanks.
Posted by: bluebell at February 05, 2026 08:36 PM (79pEw)

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Or a Bigfoot to use it as a toilet.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at February 05, 2026 08:38 PM (ePRtB)

131
To run that stuff he was showing you would need at least 5kw plus another 5kw to charge the batteries ON A GOOD DAY so now you need a 500 - 1000 sq ft of panels that would not even work in a forest.
Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 07

Yeah! When I installed the mini-split on my shed the 110 wasn't enough. Had to install an extra breaker box and run 220 out there. Ain't no way he's powering HVAC, fridge, TV, and lights off that dinky solar panel, in what appears to be a primeval forest.

I think that guy just cut a hole in a stump and then built a set in his basement or something.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 08:38 PM (BI5O2)

132 Speaking of Bigfoot . . .

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/jRUIqlbz_WE
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 05, 2026 08:33 PM (J+Psw)

There is an AI dub of the Patterson-Gimli Bigfoot film that dubs in Michelle Obama over the Sasquatch. It matches amazingly well.

it is of course unobtanium

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 08:39 PM (rbvCR)

133 "Or a Bigfoot to use it as a toilet.
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie"

It would make a very nice septic tank.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 08:39 PM (vFG9F)

134 Secret Woods Victim Hole...not enough room for the bar.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 05, 2026 08:39 PM (2WIwB)

135 13 I'd go back to Cinque Terra in a heartbeat. 3 weeks was not enough.

Posted by: Pasta Fasoooole at February 05, 2026 07:29 PM (QYppa)

I only made it to one of them, Monterosso al Mare. Had I been in better shape I wold have liked to hiked all 5 cities. As it was I had to suffer through a week In Florence instead.

Posted by: javems at February 05, 2026 08:39 PM (zFsEm)

136 >>>Speaking of Bigfoot . . .

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/jRUIqlbz_WE

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster

>Looks like Big Mike is taking her daughters to a Supper Bowl Lobster Feast. The commercials and halftime show are sure to be tremendous.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 08:40 PM (TOSLe)

137 bluebell: "Plus, all it takes is one evil villain with a hammer and nails and you're stuck in there. No thanks."

Well, he does have a cable/sat hookup and some snacks. Could be worse.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at February 05, 2026 08:40 PM (gLikB)

138 Or a Bigfoot to use it as a toilet.
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at February 05, 2026 08:38 PM (ePRtB)
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Oh, are you guys that civilized? I had no idea!

Posted by: bluebell at February 05, 2026 08:40 PM (79pEw)

139 125 I would not trust the airflow system in that tree stump place. Plus, all it takes is one evil villain with a hammer and nails and you're stuck in there. No thanks.
Posted by: bluebell
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Air and concealment is very light relative to all that's put into the compartment.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 08:41 PM (a0V+E)

140 Good for you, bulg!

What were the results of your cardiac event monitor?

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 05, 2026 08:42 PM (nhNYD)

141 Wednesday high 39, warmest day for next 7 days

Posted by: Skip at February 05, 2026 08:42 PM (Ia/+0)

142 Oh, are you guys that civilized? I had no idea!
Posted by: bluebell at February 05, 2026 08:40 PM (79pEw)

***********

We're notorious Peeping Toms - and we've always wondered about how those biffies would work for us!

Now's our chance!

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at February 05, 2026 08:43 PM (ePRtB)

143 I think I recognize that photo up top.

Over Macho Grande

Posted by: banana Dream at February 05, 2026 08:43 PM (3uBP9)

144 "A Million Amelias" LINK: https://tinyurl.com/mtbatvm6

Posted by: mrp at February 05, 2026 08:30 PM (rj6Yv)

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"Nineteen Eighty-Four on the floor"

When the Amelia meme first hit, one of the early contributors was a SubStack I subscribe to called "Postcards From Barsoom" by "John Carter" (a brilliant analyst and writer for our times).

Anywho, I posted the following comment there to his post about a month ago entitled "Amelia Sans Merci: Summoning the Tulpa of Remigration with industrial quantities of AI image slop":

"Does Taylor Sheridan (or anybody who knows him or works with him on the TV series "Landman") read this excellent SubStack and essay?

Because after the epic beatdown of Ainsley's ambiguously gay #Woke tranny snowflake mentally-ill roommate, it would be epic if they introduce the Ainsley character in Season 3 with a purple-colored bob -- and have her 'identify' as Amelia."

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:43 PM (0Eh0f)

145 Yeah! When I installed the mini-split on my shed the 110 wasn't enough. Had to install an extra breaker box and run 220 out there. Ain't no way he's powering HVAC, fridge, TV, and lights off that dinky solar panel, in what appears to be a primeval forest.

I think that guy just cut a hole in a stump and then built a set in his basement or something.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 08:38 PM (BI5O2)
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A primeval forest that looks to be in a somewhat foggy, northern climate. And those solar panels are a dead giveaway that something is in the area...Follow the cables to the "hidden" lair.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 05, 2026 08:46 PM (ESVrU)

146 112 We got a new puppy today, a pug mix. Named her Maizie.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Does it have a flat nose and snorfle a lot?

Posted by: Felix the Cat at February 05, 2026 08:47 PM (oftw2)

147 And you know - right now - there is a dumb 23yo woman looking at that fake stumphouse video and saying "wouldn't it be so *authentic* to live in an underground cell like that," and her dumb boyfriend is saying "of course it would and I will buy a quarter-acre of worthless undeveloped forest and ruin my life trying to construct this retarded thing."

They will both be found dead in a hole from fumes at some point in the next year.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 08:47 PM (BI5O2)

148 Secret Woods Victim Hole...not enough room for the bar.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 05, 2026 08:39 PM (2WIwB)

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And there wasn't a stripper pole.

I was disappoint.

[Wifey points out: you'd want an alternative hole from which to escape if necessary, kind of like a pocket gopher (which she enjoys terminating with extreme prejudice on our property).]

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:48 PM (0Eh0f)

149 Av guy in my frat house glued another guy into his bedroom while he was sleeping with PL100.

I was really a modified closet and there was no way out.

He had to pound his way out with a baseball bat. Took a while. This was when we had real wood doors.

Then he tried to kill the other guy. He was way mad.

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 08:49 PM (uvB+6)

150 They will both be found dead in a hole from fumes at some point in the next year.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 08:47 PM (BI5O2)

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* The book and film "Into The Wild" has entered the chat *

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:50 PM (0Eh0f)

151 Search

Unfortunately, detailed information about Tommaso Cioni's specific educational background—including his elementary school, high school, and college—is not widely available. However, here are some known points:

Known Details

Current Position: Tommaso Cioni teaches sixth-grade science and Advanced Placement biology at BASIS Oro Valley in Tucson, Arizona, where he has worked for over 15 years.

Subjects of Interest: He has a passion for herpetology and music, mentioning that if he weren't teaching, he might pursue a career in herpetology.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 08:51 PM (a0V+E)

152 In a hole in a stump there lived a retard.

Posted by: JRR T at February 05, 2026 08:51 PM (Q+gd/)

153 ... while he was sleeping with PL100.

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Is that the model name of a popular blowup sex doll or robot?

/phrasing ...

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:52 PM (0Eh0f)

154 Subjects of Interest: He has a passion for herpetology and music, mentioning that if he weren't teaching, he might pursue a career in herpetology.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 08:51 PM (a0V+E)

He killed her with the herp? That's cold-blooded.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 05, 2026 08:54 PM (lpTXP)

155 In keeping with tonight's Cafe theme

https://youtu.be/JILfwu5AWIQ

Posted by: Don Black at February 05, 2026 08:54 PM (ZxPkt)

156 In a hole in a stump there lived a retard.

Posted by: JRR T at February 05, 2026 08:51 PM (Q+gd/)

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One Tree Ring to rule them all, One Tree Ring to find them,
One Tree Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:54 PM (0Eh0f)

157 I had some people pretty scared over the whole portable welder to weld shut bunkers angle I was taking during the last bunker build bubble. I don't think they thought about that.
Going into a bunker is just putting yourself in seige. You are at the mercy of everyone outside.

Posted by: Reforger at February 05, 2026 08:54 PM (J/fgw)

158
We got a new puppy today, a pug mix. Named her Maizie.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Is she from Hawaii?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 05, 2026 08:55 PM (Cqx++)

159 Current Position: Tommaso Cioni teaches sixth-grade science and Advanced Placement biology at BASIS Oro Valley in Tucson, Arizona, where he has worked for over 15 years

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AP biology for elementary schoolers? OK.

Perhaps 1 in 10,000 6th graders are capable of passing an AP biology test.

That's either a school for geniuses or it's some sort of scam.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 08:55 PM (BI5O2)

160 If a tree or even a branch fell on your stump you might be able to get out eventually using a sledgehammer and shovel, assuming you brought one down there of course. Otherwise, theirs always your fingernails.

Imagine being stuck down there and it snowed and your solar panel are not charging and the backup generator runs out of gas and the batteries die and then the lights go out.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 08:56 PM (vFG9F)

161 Couldn't you just build an underground structure and then drag/place an old (or manufactured) tree trunk on top of it? That would save a bit of time and you wouldn't have to deal with navigating a trunk hole a zillion times during construction.

I'm trying to think about the tree roots he would have encountered.

Also the arial shot didn't have a worn path that would have been necessary to bring in all of the materials. Seriously how did he get the fridge safely down there? block & tackle? And why didn't we see that process?

Regardless, his basement man cave would have been noisy with all of those hard surfaces and mechanicals.

Also, that is a lot of involvement just to go relieve one's self seeing that there was no plumbing anywhere.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 05, 2026 08:57 PM (a4flb)

162
Two minors from California, arrested in Scottsdale Arizona after a home invasion trying to get the residents to give them $66 million in crypto currency.

Is this going to be a thing now??

Posted by: fourseasons at February 05, 2026 08:57 PM (3ek7K)

163 Subjects of Interest: He has a passion for herpetology and music, mentioning that if he weren't teaching, he might pursue a career in herpetology
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So he likes lizards and snakes. How does it correlate into kidnapping and possibly killing your mother in law. Did they like gambling, drugs? Both are quite easily obtainable in Arizona.And why wasn't there more security around her house, why was she living there alone if she couldnt walk without assistance. The whole set up stinks and makes me sad.

Posted by: Megthered at February 05, 2026 08:58 PM (IaTxe)

164 There's

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 08:58 PM (vFG9F)

165 Flesh-eating killer herpes is way more common than you think. I've had many friends die from it.

Posted by: K Harris at February 05, 2026 08:58 PM (BI5O2)

166 Can't say awake any longer
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 05, 2026 08:59 PM (Ia/+0)

167
Sleep well Skip

Posted by: fourseasons at February 05, 2026 08:59 PM (3ek7K)

168 Well the two nights of solid freezing has killed of the grass here in Cen FL. All the non-hardy semi-tropical plants are wilted.

The freeze we had into 2010 turned the area into a brown wasteland.

You don't get that lush green tropical look until you get down below Okeechobee just because of these once a decade freezes.

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 08:59 PM (uvB+6)

169 We got a new puppy today, a pug mix. Named her Maizie.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Is she from Hawaii?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 05, 2026 08:55 PM (Cqx++)

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Could be Maizie Antionette in French.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 09:00 PM (0Eh0f)

170 >>> Av guy in my frat house glued another guy into his bedroom while he was sleeping with PL100.

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 08:49 PM (uvB+6)

I was working in an old office that had carpets assembled from 1'x1' squares. A few squares under my chair had come loose and it drove me crazy. So I got a tube of that construction adhesive and tacked it all down nice. Our area was scheduled for reno and we were all moved out. I came back many months later to check out the work and everything was cleared out. A big open void wall to wall, ceiling slabs down to the concrete. Except for one small area where my few squares of glued down carpet still remained.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 05, 2026 09:01 PM (3uBP9)

171 Well the two nights of solid freezing has killed of the grass here in Cen FL. All the non-hardy semi-tropical plants are wilted.

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I just heard recently about the frozen iguanas falling out of trees in Florida -- but apparently they're still alive but in some kind of cryogenic stasis state?

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 09:02 PM (0Eh0f)

172 They will both be found dead in a hole from fumes at some point in the next year.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

You know who else died in a hole and was emitting fumes?

Posted by: Tonypete at February 05, 2026 09:03 PM (cYBz/)

173 Also, that is a lot of involvement just to go relieve one's self seeing that there was no plumbing anywhere.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure

Piss jug and a five gallon bucket for backup.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 05, 2026 09:03 PM (/lPRQ)

174 Amelia composite:

https://tinyurl.com/yu22td7f

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 09:03 PM (a0V+E)

175 Composting toilet. Then all you have to do is lug your compost up that ladder and thru the hole.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 09:05 PM (vFG9F)

176 Composting toilet. Then all you have to do is lug your compost up that ladder and thru the hole.
Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 09:05 PM (vFG9F)
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You make it sound so easy.

Posted by: bluebell at February 05, 2026 09:06 PM (79pEw)

177 We moved in a house where some 1980s visionary had carpeted over the kitchen. Because 1980s.

Obviously, that's unsuitable for people who use their kitchens, so my dad immediately told us boys to tear that shit out and clean off the subfloor.

That's when we discovered The Horror.

This visionary, while brimming over with vision, lacked intelligence or grit or knowledge, and simply glued the carpet down with Liquid Nails all over the place. It was hell removing it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 09:07 PM (BI5O2)

178 All this talk about Amelia reminded me of this song by Joni Mitchel. One of my favorites of hers:

https://youtu.be/gcTDoi9JQiY

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 09:07 PM (uvB+6)

179 I just heard recently about the frozen iguanas falling out of trees in Florida -- but apparently they're still alive but in some kind of cryogenic stasis state?
Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ

Just moving very slowly.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 05, 2026 09:07 PM (/lPRQ)

180 You know who else died in a hole and was emitting fumes?

Posted by: Tonypete at February 05, 2026 09:03 PM (cYBz/)

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* golf clap *

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 09:07 PM (0Eh0f)

181 >>> Two minors from California, arrested in Scottsdale Arizona after a home invasion trying to get the residents to give them $66 million in crypto currency.

Is this going to be a thing now??

Posted by: fourseasons at February 05, 2026 08:57 PM (3ek7K)

Everything you do, for most crypto currencies is publicly viewable by the whole world via the block chain. You move large sums regularly? Everyone in the world can see that. Now by see, I mean they see a particular currency address on the receiving end. But crypto is the opposite of private. If you are ever dumb enough to comingle your personhood, ie. name, location, who you are with that currency public address you become a target. People will do this by being on a social web site and posting their receiving currency address for whatever reason. Generally a bad idea.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 05, 2026 09:09 PM (3uBP9)

182 Posted by: Reforger at February 05, 2026 08:54 PM (J/fgw)

That’s why you have an escape hatch. It’s a hatch under about two feet of dirt that opens to the inside.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 05, 2026 09:09 PM (cwGMH)

183 Amelia composite:

https://tinyurl.com/yu22td7f

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 09:03 PM (a0V+E)
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Very nice.

Here's an Amelia cover of "Jerusalem". While watching it, something got caught in my eyes. Tears flowed.

LINK: (YT) https://tinyurl.com/8s9ujesb

Posted by: mrp at February 05, 2026 09:10 PM (rj6Yv)

184 Tonight is a good night. To good friends.

https://tinyurl.com/khukuvf6

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 09:10 PM (viF8m)

185 This visionary, while brimming over with vision, lacked intelligence or grit or knowledge, and simply glued the carpet down with Liquid Nails all over the place. It was hell removing it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 09:07 PM (BI5O2)

My Grandma, God rest her soul, was a fan of carpeted bathrooms. Shag carpet. How do you clean that floor?
*shudders*

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 05, 2026 09:10 PM (lpTXP)

186 Just moving very slowly.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 05, 2026 09:07 PM (/lPRQ)

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Ah, interesting.

I considered moving to Florida 13 years ago, but The Wifey was "NYET!" owing to the humidity and German cockroaches (palmetto bugs). Even her home state of Texas was out of the question for that very same reason, so we ended up in Northern AZ.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 09:11 PM (0Eh0f)

187 The condenser for the mini split and solar panel kinda gives away the mystique of the hidey-hole.

May as well just dig a hole and stuff a conex box in the ground.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 09:14 PM (TOSLe)

188
I just heard recently about the frozen iguanas falling out of trees in Florida -- but apparently they're still alive but in some kind of cryogenic stasis state?

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The great thing about an iguanacicle is that the tail works as a stick.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 05, 2026 09:17 PM (JkO4W)

189 >>I considered moving to Florida 13 years ago, but The Wifey was "NYET!" owing to the humidity and German cockroaches (palmetto bugs). Even her home state of Texas was out of the question for that very same reason, so we ended up in Northern AZ.

When I moved to PR a friend of a friend let me crash for a few days on his semi-enclosed patio. Semi is the important word in that sentence.

The first night I woke up to a skittering noise. Turned on my flashlight to see the walls and ceiling covered with Palmet .. Giant Frigging Cockroaches and geckos covering the walls and ceiling. No big ass snakes which was a plus but way too many creepy crawlers. Spurred my job/apartment hunt dramatically.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 09:17 PM (viF8m)

190 I would love to live in south Florida but I would build my abode with 2ft thick concrete and built on a man made hill. Not today hurricane not today.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 05, 2026 09:19 PM (cwGMH)

191 Living in FL I know about the freaking Palmetto bugs but one night many years ago I encountered a scene that I would like to forget.

I was awakened in the middle of the night by an odd crunching sound. The sound stopped when I turned on the light so I went back to bed and sure enough the crunch, crunch started again.

I ended up getting a flashlight and tracked down the source.

On a window still was a monster Palmetto bug chowing down on a buddy of his that had died and dried out.

I grabbed a shoe and started after the cannibal but he got away. I could fall asleep after that and moved into the guest bedroom.

I bombed my house the next day.

This is another instalment of adventures in FL and why you might not want to move here.

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 09:27 PM (uvB+6)

192 > I just heard recently about the frozen iguanas falling out of trees in Florida -- but apparently they're still alive but in some kind of cryogenic stasis state?
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Aren't the iguanas something like a pest in Florida? Invasive or whatever? I've seen some pretty weird Florida man stuff with the iguanas...

But... it's their culture. So I'll not judge.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 05, 2026 09:28 PM (jtM2q)

193 BTW, The Wifey asked me to tell you that she has purchased and refurbished an "El Cheapo" set of bagpipes (manufactured in Pakistan). Don't laugh!

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:36 PM (0Eh0f)

I don't even want to know what they're made from. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 09:28 PM (snZF9)

194 That kitchen. The bane of my existence.

After we fixed that horrible floor my mom saw it in a whole new light and had her own vision, which entailed changing every cubic inch of a couple large rooms, to include:

1.) A vast stretch of tile floor
2.) Over 100 sq. ft. of stone countertops
3.) The largest pantry you've ever seen
4.) A Bosch double-oven, six-burner Blue Star range, and a Chambers oven/range
5.) Various custom cabinetry
6.) And much more

This took blood, sweat, toil, tears, time and $$$ to carry off. But it was worth it. It was amazing. You could butcher a cow and cook it up in comfort and style in that kitchen.

Less than five years after completing this white elephant, my parents decided to move.

It still grinds my gears whenever I think about it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 09:31 PM (BI5O2)

195 " "El Cheapo" set of bagpipes (manufactured in Pakistan)"

Well, there goes that high quality sound you get from authentic bag pipes.

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 09:31 PM (uvB+6)

196
I'd love to live in Miami Beach. Coral Gables, to be precise. Go swim in that Venetian pool a couple times a week, drink key live juice and eat the seafood pasta at Les Deux Fontaines, assuming it still exists.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 05, 2026 09:32 PM (JrWaT)

197 So, get this, olympic ski jumpers are being accused of using temporary genital enlarging strategies to cheat. ???

So here's how it works out, they use chemicals or pumps or whatever to make their junk larger when they are getting sized for their skin tight ski suits. And then, after their junk deflates it creates pockets in their suit's crotch-ular area, like a dick sail, I guess, that adds a few counts of lift and eeks out a bit more distance.

www.bbc.com/sport/articles/
czej70jyg4eo

Posted by: banana Dream - news you can use at February 05, 2026 09:32 PM (3uBP9)

198
Hmm, maybe make that key lime juice, not key live juice. Especially considering those giant cockroaches.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 05, 2026 09:33 PM (JrWaT)

199 Why is this weirdo Guthrie bimbo national headline news? This is local news story and nobody give a shit.

I'm sure there is a plethora of sleuths out there right now looking for clues.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 09:34 PM (TOSLe)

200 I’m sorry. Politics aside, Florida is awful.

Gators. Snakes. Bugs. Heat. Humidity. Hurricanes.

No.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 05, 2026 09:35 PM (X8Oaa)

201 200 I’m sorry. Politics aside, Florida is awful.

Gators. Snakes. Bugs. Heat. Humidity. Hurricanes.

No.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 05, 2026 09:35 PM (X8Oaa)
_______________________

Oh, come on. If you ever want to visit Australia, you have to practice somewhere.

Posted by: Orson at February 05, 2026 09:37 PM (dIske)

202 >>Aren't the iguanas something like a pest in Florida? Invasive or whatever? I've seen some pretty weird Florida man stuff with the iguanas...

>>But... it's their culture. So I'll not judge.

Take a trip to the Keys. They are everywhere. And harmless. Kind of cool to see them randomly pop out of the brush.

Florida is great. 2nd most influential show I saw as a kid was Flipper. I mean the kids got to play with boats and dolphins every day. I was convinced the whole state was made up.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 09:37 PM (viF8m)

203 Turn out that light, 0400 comes pretty early.

Posted by: Eromero at February 05, 2026 09:37 PM (LHPAg)

204 In a hole in a stump there lived a retard.

Posted by: JRR T at February 05, 2026 08:51 PM (Q+gd/)

Not good enough. You have to describe the stump with every word in the english language...twice. You have to describe the walk TO the stump, and describe every leaf..of every tree.. and how the sun reflects on them every fucking hour of the day. Oh, is there wind? Gotta talk about the wind. How else can you explain the magic epileptic ballet dance the leaves are doing for next 13 pages. Oooh oooh are their any clouds? How much room you get left in that book? Maybe just get back to the stump, and spend a few pages describing the bark.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 09:38 PM (snZF9)

205 In my younger days I moved all the time. Most of those moves were from one apartment to another. But I also had some big moves from state to state because of jobs. I got so sick of moving I decided one more move and that's it. I've been in my current home now for 28 years. I have no intention of ever moving again. I promised myself that and stuck to it. Enough was enough.

Posted by: Case at February 05, 2026 09:38 PM (E7+ue)

206 Aren't the iguanas something like a pest in Florida?

Posted by: JackStraw

The largest, most annoying invasive pests in Florida are NYC expats.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 05, 2026 09:39 PM (cYBz/)

207 Nope, Porcupine Ridge is about 220 miles and four hours to the southeast (by vehicle) from Goshen.
Posted by: ShainS

You asked for it! (obscure version.)

https://youtu.be/lyE82wgOkVY

Posted by: mikeski at February 05, 2026 09:40 PM (VHUov)

208 Florida is a weird place, because it's so long and narrow and tropical. The edges are great, nature-wise, but everyone wants to be Pitbull, or Jimmy Buffett. The people in the interior are much cooler, but its weather is unbearable.

St. Pete seems to best the balance, to me.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 09:40 PM (BI5O2)

209 My grandparents used to live in Polk County, Florida. Back in the day it was known for orange groves and Cypress Gardens in nearby Winter Haven.

No iguanas.

Lots of bugs tho'.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 05, 2026 09:41 PM (jtM2q)

210 193 BTW, The Wifey asked me to tell you that she has purchased and refurbished an "El Cheapo" set of bagpipes (manufactured in Pakistan). Don't laugh!

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 08:36 PM (0Eh0f)

I don't even want to know what they're made from. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 09:28 PM (snZF9)

______________________

Somewhere in the deepest darkest Pakistan is a Nilgai antelope that has no place to keep his gonads.

Posted by: Orson at February 05, 2026 09:41 PM (dIske)

211 I'll join in calling "Bison!" on that stump job. I've worked in and around some big ex-trees, and there's no way he just bored through and got to diggin' underneath. Dad had a Circassian walnut fall on his garage. With a backhoe and chain saws, we worked all our spare time half a season long to get all the lower extremities out, and the roots were the size of upper tree branches, except moist and a lot springier.

I had a full-grown black walnut cut down next to my garage, and neglected to include its stump on the grinder list. When the upper part of the flush-cut turned out to be in the way of a patio walk extension, my hired hand and I lit into it, just to get it down a few inches below grade. With axe, augers, chisels and several kinds of power saws, it took two of us a whole day just to reduce it that much -- and I said screw it and took a chance with the major roots around it. We built a planter over what was left. Boring through and building under that rat's nest would have taken weeks, at least. Every one of those one-foot diameter lobes would have had to be hand-hewn.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 05, 2026 09:41 PM (zdLoL)

212 nurse,

We get used to it just like you get used to never seeing the sun and being surrounded by creeps everyday.

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 09:44 PM (uvB+6)

213 My Grandma, God rest her soul, was a fan of carpeted bathrooms. Shag carpet. How do you clean that floor?
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

Fire. You clean it with fire.

Posted by: mikeski at February 05, 2026 09:45 PM (VHUov)

214 Black walnuts. G-d's little joke. They're absolutely beautiful, but they murder everything around them.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 09:46 PM (BI5O2)

215 Buffalo Bill (not Bison Bill) would have appreciated the tree hole.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at February 05, 2026 09:46 PM (MZ+PY)

216 So here's how it works out, they use chemicals or pumps or whatever to make their junk larger when they are getting sized for their skin tight ski suits. And then, after their junk deflates it creates pockets in their suit's crotch-ular area, like a dick sail, I guess, that adds a few counts of lift and eeks out a bit more distance.

Posted by: banana Dream - news you can use at February 05, 2026 09:32 PM (3uBP9)
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That's some pretty hardcore sports SCIENCE!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 05, 2026 09:48 PM (ESVrU)

217 FWIW:

@InsiderWire
·
46m
#BREAKING: U.S. Embassy urges American citizens to ‘LEAVE IRAN NOW!’

Posted by: Don Black at February 05, 2026 09:49 PM (ZxPkt)

218 And black walnuts don't stop killing, even after you kill them. Their roots poison the soil for decades.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 09:49 PM (BI5O2)

219 Suppose the Eagles took the retard to Mount Doom and cast him back into the sulphurous flames whence it came.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 05, 2026 09:50 PM (gKWVE)

220 > Black walnuts. G-d's little joke. They're absolutely beautiful, but they murder everything around them.
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I have "many" of these things ringing the property. The walnuts themselves are a killer on the tractor's mowing deck every fall.

And they taste like shit. Not even close to edible walnuts. Very bitter. And take an hour to crack.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 05, 2026 09:50 PM (jtM2q)

221 My Grandma, God rest her soul, was a fan of carpeted bathrooms. Shag carpet. How do you clean that floor?
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

Fire. You clean it with fire.

Posted by: mikeski at February 05, 2026 09:45 PM (VHUov)

Absolutely, fire is the way. Nuking from orbit is better. When I did kitchens and baths in a former life I saw that more than any mortal should have to. When I was in high school I chick I was dating had that in her house. Nothing good could come from that.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 09:50 PM (snZF9)

222 >>The largest, most annoying invasive pests in Florida are NYC expats.

Well that wasn't axeshully me but I you have a point. To a point.

I worked in FL for 4 years and had a great time. Mostly because I could leave whenever Florida man got too annoying. My HQ office was about 20 percent native Floridians and the rest were mostly from the midwest. Y'all fly mostly below the radar but you have your own brand of annoying.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 09:50 PM (viF8m)

223 >>>With axe, augers, chisels and several kinds of power saws, it took two of us a whole day just to reduce it that much -- and I said screw it and took a chance with the major roots around it. We built a planter over what was left. Boring through and building under that rat's nest would have taken weeks, at least. Every one of those one-foot diameter lobes would have had to be hand-hewn.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver

>We used to blow up stumps with dynamite to clear fields for crops. You might be able to pull a few out, but you're going to bust your ass and ruin your vehicle, unless you have a dozer, doing it.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 09:50 PM (TOSLe)

224 It's kinda sad so many Morons don't know how to do the simple link to a YouTube video.

Easiest is, right-click on the video and choose "copy video URL". No other URL-shortener needed.

Much more could be said, but a waste of ~~breath~~ bits to try to instruct because there's always the next Moron comes along and copies the whole URL with ?list and ?si extensions. I just needed to vent for my own sake. Whew.

Twixxer could use that kind of short-link.

End of rant. See you on the ONT.

Posted by: mindful webworker - learn to link lesson #32 at February 05, 2026 09:51 PM (/4mOE)

225 Oh, come on. If you ever want to visit Australia, you have to practice somewhere.
Posted by: Orson

I’ve visited Australia. It was lovely. I still don’t understand cricket.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 05, 2026 09:52 PM (xc1MY)

226 Where did that boarder find that much snow? Lol
Not in the western US in 2026 that’s for sure.

Skiing a line like that is pure joy. No feeling like it floating on the snow.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 09:52 PM (oFDdS)

227 And black walnuts don't stop killing, even after you kill them. Their roots poison the soil for decades.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 09:49 PM (BI5O2)

I have a few on the property in the wooded section. Everything around them is a sooty black sickly haunted looking mess. Is that the shit they do??

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026 09:52 PM (snZF9)

228 #BREAKING: U.S. Embassy urges American citizens to ‘LEAVE IRAN NOW!’
Posted by: Don Black at February 05, 2026 09:49 PM (ZxPkt)

Why are there Americans in Iran to begin with? Sheesh peeps be cray

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 09:54 PM (oFDdS)

229 BREAKING: U.S. Embassy urges American citizens to ‘LEAVE IRAN NOW!’
Posted by: Don Black

Why would any be there, ever?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 05, 2026 09:54 PM (/lPRQ)

230 Black walnuts are full of tannin. Stains and preserves.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 09:54 PM (vFG9F)

231 I bombed my house the next day.

This is another instalment of adventures in FL and why you might not want to move here.
Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 09:27 PM (uvB+6)

Purify it eith fire.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 09:55 PM (zZu0s)

232 I have a few on the property in the wooded section. Everything around them is a sooty black sickly haunted looking mess. Is that the shit they do??
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 05, 2026

Yes.

They secrete a chemical called juglone.

From their nuts, bark. leaves, roots, everywhere.

It inhibits growth til everything dies, freeing up resources for the thirsty, massive walnut tree. It's its survival strategy.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 09:58 PM (BI5O2)

233 People live in Florida because there is almost no snow. Same goes for big reptiles and bugs.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 09:59 PM (vFG9F)

234 They secrete a chemical called juglone.

From their nuts, bark. leaves, roots, everywhere.

It inhibits growth til everything dies, freeing up resources for the thirsty, massive walnut tree. It's its survival strategy.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Wimps.

Posted by: a manchineel tree at February 05, 2026 10:01 PM (VHUov)

235 for u toob links, you can lose the question mark and all characters that follow

Posted by: Don Black at February 05, 2026 10:02 PM (ZxPkt)

236 >>People live in Florida because there is almost no snow. Same goes for big reptiles and bugs.

Other than the enormous number of gators and saltwater crocs and an assload of bugs. I mean the University of Florida's mascot is a gator for a reason.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 10:04 PM (viF8m)

237 >>>Other than the enormous number of gators and saltwater crocs and an assload of bugs. I mean the University of Florida's mascot is a gator for a reason.

Posted by: JackStraw

>I could use a belt, some boots and a hat band, or would that make me look like a tourist? Gator tacos doesn't sound too shabby.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 10:10 PM (TOSLe)

238 We don't have any saltwater crocs here but we do have fire ants which have cause me more acute discomfort than any other of our native wildlife.

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 10:11 PM (uvB+6)

239 ONT noooood

Posted by: LRob in OK at February 05, 2026 10:15 PM (47diA)

240 parachute video definitely AI

Posted by: sidney at February 06, 2026 06:07 AM (rzwGB)

241 re: rainbows. yeah they're round but you don't need to be at altitude to see the entire circle. was out on a boat and after a pretty hairy squall passed through there it was, the base of the circle basically at my feet and the entirety of the rest angling away at about a 45deg angle. no idea how far away the top was.

Posted by: cmeat at February 06, 2026 04:29 PM (R11M+)

Another One of Biden's Third World Assassins Kills Four in Highway Massacre

He was given a commercial drivers license by "moderate" Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro.

And he's now murdered four people.

Doing the murders Americans just won't do.

The driver of a semi-truck at the center of a multi-vehicle crash that left four dead in Indiana is in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after a detainer was placed on him.
Indiana State Police said the fatal crash happened Tuesday around 4 p.m. in the area of State Road 67 and County Road 550 East in Jay County, where the truck collided with a van. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told Fox News that driver Bekzhan Beishekeev is a Kyrgyzstani national who entered the U.S. via the Biden-era CBP One cell phone app on Dec. 19, 2024, at the Nogales, Ariz., port of entry, and he was released into the U.S. via parole by the Biden administration.
Beishekeev, 30, was reportedly driving on SR 67 in Indiana when he didn't stop for another slowed semi-truck, swerving instead into oncoming traffic and crashing head-on into a van, killing four people, several of whom were reportedly Amish.
...
Indiana State Police, citing the Jay County Coroner's Office, identified the four victims killed in the collision as Henry Eicher, 50, Menno Eicher, 25, Paul Eicher, 19, and Simon Girod, 23 of Bryant, Ind.
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"Not only was Bekzhan Beishekeev released into our country by the Biden administration using the CBP One app, but he was also given a commercial driver's license by Governor Shapiro's Pennsylvania. These decisions have had deadly consequences and led to the death of four innocent people in Indiana on Tuesday," added DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin in a statement. "It is incredibly dangerous for illegal aliens, who often don't know our traffic laws or even English, to be operating semi-trucks on America's roads. These sanctuary governors must stop giving illegal aliens commercial driver's licenses before another American gets killed."

BREAKING: 4 people kiIIed in Indiana after truck driver crashed into their car.

The driver, Bekzhan Beishekeev, is a Kyrgyzstani national whom Biden imported into our country. He now has an ICE detainer hold.

Why does this keep happening? pic.twitter.com/WubnS987tQ
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 5, 2026

Very related but not the same incident: A trucker turns around on the highway and just drives the wrong way.

Is he an illegal? Probably! He is certainly employing Third World Highway Safety Protocols.

I I told myself I wasn�t going to get riled up about this anymore because the government doesn�t care� but here I am, sick, and pissed off, so here goes�
It�s NOT OK @SecDuffy to overlook these highway terrorists any longer. We cannot, as a nation , give five minutes of glory� pic.twitter.com/ddHG4MLo7A
— UglyTrucker (@uglytruck3r) February 5, 2026

Posted by: Ace at 06:15 PM

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1 Yeet!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 05, 2026 06:16 PM (W2Pud)

2 Hola

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 05, 2026 06:16 PM (ex18v)

3 Let’s go Brandon!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 05, 2026 06:16 PM (W2Pud)

4 I want to see people who gave these incompetent assholes CDL's in prison. In fucking prison!

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 05, 2026 06:18 PM (z4+bR)

5 The government doesn't care? This administration cares.

Posted by: steevy at February 05, 2026 06:19 PM (YwEeS)

6 We should just forbid anyone coming from a "stan" country from having a driver's license.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 05, 2026 06:19 PM (CNl8/)

7 He was just slaughtering the innocents that Americans don't want to slaughter.

It's an act of love, really, racist.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 05, 2026 06:19 PM (dK+Kv)

8 Remember the blue states are licensing and protecting these people.

Posted by: steevy at February 05, 2026 06:20 PM (YwEeS)

9 I was told that diversity is our strength.

I guess it's not strong enough to stop 40,000 pounds of truck driven by said diversity from crushing you to death.

What I really fear is, if too many more Americans are killed by all this diversity, that some of our diversity may be sent back to the country where they were born.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 05, 2026 06:20 PM (aUIT1)

10 "A new immigrant from Abkhazia trying to operate a microwave was like a deep-sea tube worm doing brain surgery. Where did they get these guys? Weren't there any Americans who could bake a fucking pizza?"

--Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 05, 2026 06:20 PM (ESVrU)

11 Kinda makes you want to stay off the road.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 06:20 PM (vFG9F)

12 There's only one way to fix what's happened to this country. And it is not Constitutionally. The Constitution only works when both sides abide by and respect it. And we know the side that doesn't.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 05, 2026 06:20 PM (z4+bR)

13 He didn't crash into a horse buggy?

When I was in PA those buggies are as annoying as a bunch of bicyclists hogging the road.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 06:21 PM (TOSLe)

14 Did he have Savannah's mom tied up in the back?

Posted by: wth at February 05, 2026 06:21 PM (UjdFS)

15 CNN is outraged by this.
Just kidding the msm hasn’t mentioned it at all.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:21 PM (Jay38)

16 There's only one way to fix what's happened to this country. And it is not Constitutionally. The Constitution only works when both sides abide by and respect it. And we know the side that doesn't.
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The fixxing should have begun when they clearly and proudly stole 2020.

Posted by: Crusader at February 05, 2026 06:21 PM (TN0g+)

17 Three dudes who were related. Cocksucker.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 06:22 PM (zZu0s)

18 Red states need to start making it so that no trucker with a license from blue states can drive on their highways.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:22 PM (Jay38)

19 Maybe Two-Tier Kier's Ukrainian boyfriends should have driven a semi instead of going the arson route.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 05, 2026 06:23 PM (2GVsD)

20 Probably not possible, because of Biden's CBP1 app or whatever reasons, but it should be. Indiana should sue Pennsylvania for giving this guy a CDL.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 05, 2026 06:23 PM (Dv3i1)

21 Bekzhan Beishekeev is a Kyrgyzstan national
......

No shit. Where the fuck is that?

Posted by: wth at February 05, 2026 06:23 PM (UjdFS)

22 "Not only was Bekzhan Beishekeev released into our country by the Biden administration using the CBP One app, but he was also given a commercial driver's license by Governor Shapiro's Pennsylvania."

Nobody who enabled this will suffer any consequences. You can mark my words.

Posted by: Guy who always says nothing will happen and is usually right at February 05, 2026 06:23 PM (vFG9F)

23 Yeah to me Illegals are all over se Pa, one can see them at grocery stores or convince and tell they are not here too long

Posted by: Skip at February 05, 2026 06:24 PM (Ia/+0)

24 Remember the blue states are licensing and protecting these people.
Posted by: steevy at February 05, 2026 06:20 PM (YwEeS)

They are also proposing to launder their identities to keep them from being deported.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 06:24 PM (rbvCR)

25 >>Kinda makes you want to stay off the road.

Particularly at night.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 06:24 PM (viF8m)

26 CBP and ICE at every truck weigh station now.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 05, 2026 06:24 PM (2UnvF)

27
Just a small price to pay for The Rich Tapestry of Diversity.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 06:24 PM (tgvbd)

28 Bekzhan Beishekeev is a Kyrgyzstan national
......

No shit. Where the fuck is that?
Posted by: wth at February 05, 2026 06:23 PM (UjdFS)

Over there by the Urals? Or Iran maybe?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 06:24 PM (zZu0s)

29 You mean over by the Urinals?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 05, 2026 06:25 PM (2GVsD)

30 No shit. Where the fuck is that?
Posted by: wth at February 05, 2026 06:23 PM (UjdFS)

A central Asian republic. Known for horse breeding, horsemanship, and horses. Brezhnev imported a whole lot of them to Ukraine to work in the plastics industry and to piss off the Ukrainians.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 06:25 PM (rbvCR)

31 Bekzhan Beishekeev is a Kyrgyzstan national
......

No shit. Where the fuck is that?
Posted by: wth at February 05, 2026 06:23 PM (UjdFS)

Borders Shitholeistan to the south.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:26 PM (Jay38)

32 I sure hope this story doesn't kick Savannah Guthrie's mom off the headlines. Of course her story's already gotten 100 times the coverage of the Butler, PA wannabe assassin. Amazing the things that the media is interested in isn't it? Pravda had more honor than our propagandists have.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 05, 2026 06:26 PM (DQ7H4)

33 My guess was too far west.

Kyrgyzstan,[a] officially the Kyrgyz Republic,[13] is a landlocked country in eastern Central Asia, lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir mountain ranges. It is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and China to the east and southeast.[14][15][16] Kyrgyzstan's capital and largest city is Bishkek which lies on the northern border with Kazakhstan. Ethnic Kyrgyz make up the majority of the country's over 7 million people, followed by significant minorities of Uzbeks and Russians.[

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 06:26 PM (zZu0s)

34 No shit. Where the fuck is that?
Posted by: wth

Is not as nice place as Kazakhstan.

Posted by: Borat at February 05, 2026 06:26 PM (gKWVE)

35 Is this guy an illegal though? Or one of the millions who has “temporary” legal status via Biden and Obama.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:27 PM (Jay38)

36 Hmmm, I am betting i just somehow did the bold thing.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 06:27 PM (zZu0s)

37 I had Bishkek once, but honestly I liked the falafel and the Tirana sauce, better.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 06:27 PM (rbvCR)

38 >>Yeah to me Illegals are all over se Pa, one can see them at grocery stores or convince and tell they are not here too long

Stay off Route 80, Skip. That road is scary enough with truckers who can speak English.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 06:28 PM (viF8m)

39 Is this guy an illegal though? Or one of the millions who has “temporary” legal status via Biden and Obama.
Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:27 PM (Jay3

The above said he used the asylum app. Fucking hell.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 06:28 PM (zZu0s)

40 8 Remember the blue states are licensing and protecting these people.
Posted by: steevy
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But shithead employers running trucking firms are the ones employing them.

It is time to go medieval on the employers as in those specific individuals owning and managing the firm need to go to prison too with large fines attached. Make them accessories after the fact for their illegal drivers.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 06:28 PM (2swu2)

41
Kyrgyzs make Somalis look like Oxbridge scholars.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 06:28 PM (tgvbd)

42 Borat was a horrible movie.

Just awful.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 05, 2026 06:28 PM (W2Pud)

43 And our great media will either not report this or if they do it will be Trump's fault. Meanwhile Biden is at home talking to a chair.

Posted by: Case at February 05, 2026 06:28 PM (E7+ue)

44 Two young men with families, the patriarch and a teenager dead. Not sure if the fifth will make it. I want the death penalty and not something twenty years down the road.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 05, 2026 06:28 PM (+mUZM)

45 >>Kinda makes you want to stay off the road.

Particularly at night.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 06:24 PM (viF8m)

They mostly come out at night. Mostly.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 05, 2026 06:29 PM (dK+Kv)

46 Obviously, this poor man was sleep-deprived because of overwork to make up for the lazy native-born Americans who refuse to work hard.

The solution, of course, is more migrants to share the load.

Posted by: Bill Kristol at February 05, 2026 06:29 PM (/sX2H)

47 Are there any real American truck drivers anymore? I mean guys with names like Todd or Brad?

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 05, 2026 06:29 PM (DQ7H4)

48 Borders Shitholeistan to the south.
Posted by: Really??

Not to be confused with Shitcanistan to the East.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 05, 2026 06:29 PM (/lPRQ)

49 Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in eastern Central Asia, lying in the Shithole mountain ranges. It is bordered by a shithole to the north, a shithole to the west, Shitholeistan to the south, and China to the east and southeast

Posted by: Wiki We Would Like To See at February 05, 2026 06:29 PM (vFG9F)

50 32 I sure hope this story doesn't kick Savannah Guthrie's mom off the headlines. Of course her story's already gotten 100 times the coverage of the Butler, PA wannabe assassin. Amazing the things that the media is interested in isn't it? Pravda had more honor than our propagandists have.
Posted by: Chairborne!

Media cluster reach around. I though the same thing about Natalie Holloway. Glad the Dutch asshole that dumped her body after causing her OD is rotting away in a prison.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 06:29 PM (2swu2)

51 All asylum claims are fake. All of them.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 05, 2026 06:29 PM (2UnvF)

52 But shithead employers running trucking firms are the ones employing them.

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The trucking companies employing them are also run by the same people. It’s all Singhs and shit. These fuckers arent driving for Walmart or Swift. It’s shady fly by night operators who gives zero fucks about laws or regulations or paying taxes.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:30 PM (Jay38)

53 What-in-the-Hell was that guy thinking?

"Oh, I screwed up. I guess I'll just turn around on the entrance ramp here and be right back where everything went wrong."
HAS to be another imported driver.
No American trucker would even think about it, unless he was drunk or high.

That guy in Florida last year that tried to do a U-turn on an interstate was basically doing the same thing when those people in the van were killed.

Apparently these idiots never think to turn around off the next exit.

There's a lot of cargo container traffic coming from the Port of Charleston. That means a lot of truckers on the only two interstates here; I-26 and I-526. I'm thrilled that I don't have to travel on either of them often anymore.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 05, 2026 06:30 PM (6ydKt)

54
Borat was a horrible movie.

Just awful.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 05, 2026 06:28 PM (W2Pud)

_____________

It's one thing to make public figures look stupid. They don't deserve any better. But punching down on ordinary folk is the mark of an asshole.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 06:31 PM (tgvbd)

55 Ah, the 'Stans....sending us their very best.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 05, 2026 06:31 PM (Wnv9h)

56 Nobody who enabled this will suffer any consequences. You can mark my words.
Posted by: Guy who always says nothing will happen and is usually right

Well the trucking firm is now probably uninsurable as they will be paying out megabucks for a lawsuit.

What happens though is these bastards simply get another business license and start their asshole business all over again. Same as gypsy contractors. Need biometrics to perma ban these types from those businesses.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 06:31 PM (2swu2)

57 Why does this keep happening?

They have nothing at risk.
They have nothing in common.
They have no consequences.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 06:31 PM (RIvkX)

58 Uzbekistan is one of only two double-landlocked countries in the world. The other is Lichtenstein. They are completely surrounded by other landlocked countries.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 05, 2026 06:31 PM (CNl8/)

59 Are there any real American truck drivers anymore? I mean guys with names like Todd or Brad?

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February

I know of a few who are regular American dudes.

Aren't there a few Morons who are truckers?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 05, 2026 06:32 PM (lpTXP)

60 Well the trucking firm is now probably uninsurable as they will be paying out megabucks for a lawsuit.

What happens though is these bastards simply get another business license and start their asshole business all over again. Same as gypsy contractors. Need biometrics to perma ban these types from those businesses.
Posted by: whig

Insurance?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 05, 2026 06:32 PM (/lPRQ)

61 Probably all four Amish were on their way to or from a construction site, such as a barn or shop, or from work at a furniture manufacturer. They often will have a driver take them in a van. What I want to know is why these trucking companies are giving licenses to people who obviously aren’t qualified for the job. They ought to know by now that the state isn’t paying any attention to what kind of training they’ve had.

Posted by: Jen the original at February 05, 2026 06:32 PM (m1pgC)

62 It's one thing to make public figures look stupid. They don't deserve any better. But punching down on ordinary folk is the mark of an asshole.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 06:31 PM (tgvbd)

He also racism baited a lot against Jews. He's a shit stain.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 06:32 PM (zZu0s)

63
They are completely surrounded by other landlocked countries.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 05, 2026 06:31 PM (CNl8/)

____________

And Nebraska is the only triple landlocked state.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 06:33 PM (tgvbd)

64 Everyone in the Stans look like they are descended from Russian women who were raped by Mongol marauders.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 05, 2026 06:33 PM (CNl8/)

65 Two young men with families, the patriarch and a teenager dead. Not sure if the fifth will make it. I want the death penalty and not something twenty years down the road.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 05, 2026 06:28 PM (+mUZM)

Don't hold your breath.
A similar thing happened in Colorado a few years ago. Illegal non English speaking truck driver came flying down a mountain pass at 70 mph caused a big pileup where several people were killed and injured. He got 10 years. And then the Democrat governor gave him a pardon after 1 or 2 years.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:33 PM (Jay38)

66 >>Probably all four Amish were on their way to or from a construction site, such as a barn or shop, or from work at a furniture manufacturer. They often will have a driver take them in a van.

Should have taken the Buggy. It would have changed their vector.

Posted by: garrett at February 05, 2026 06:33 PM (gH8T+)

67 I'm thinking that states who take CDLs seriously should open up inspection stations at state lines or close to state lines, and check everyone's CDL. If you are a U.S. citizen with one, naturalized or natural born, no problem. But if you are a foreigner with one...you get detained by ICE and sent packing.

I ordinarily would not like the idea but as long as other states give away CDLs to anyone and everyone like candy, even foreign nationals...well, other states shouldn't have to play the game or put their citizens in danger.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 05, 2026 06:33 PM (hJH5n)

68 It's not just the truckers. Gf and I have seen some local "drivers" that never ever obey the lights or signs. Just go right through them, wrong way downtown, no idea where they are going but going hell bent for leather. Mostly Latino but some Asian types in there for the cultural enrichment. We have a pretty good size Muslime group around now too and I am sure they are adding to the enrichment here. Egads.

Posted by: turambar at February 05, 2026 06:34 PM (Q0yOR)

69 Posted by: Mark1971 at February 05, 2026 06:31 PM (CNl8/)

Thats cool.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 06:34 PM (zZu0s)

70 any bets on the nationality or state of cdl issue on this one?
https://is.gd/HwnYyK

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 05, 2026 06:35 PM (lpVer)

71 Wig, the Amish or Mennonites appeared to be driving themselves since they don’t mention an English driver. I can guarantee that the only lawsuit would come from whoever insured the van for the value of the van. The Amish and Mennonites do not believe in lawsuits.

Posted by: Jen the original at February 05, 2026 06:35 PM (m1pgC)

72 That's the kind of eff-you devil-may-care there-are-no-rules catch-me-if-you-can driving that is common virtually everywhere else in the world.

Yeah, we brought that here.

Traffic safety depends in large part on both parties wanting to avoid accident or injury. It doesn't work if one party doesn't give a fvck.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 06:35 PM (RIvkX)

73 I read this article earlier today on this crash.

Apparently these trucker firms are known as "Chameleon Carriers/Networks" and the things they are doing are easy to find and well-known among the trucking community.

A chameleon carrier operation is about concealment. It’s about constructing a network of entities designed to evade regulatory detection and enforcement. The connective tissue can be any combination of shared Vehicle Identification Numbers moving between authorities, common officers or registered agents across multiple DOT numbers, identical or overlapping phone numbers and email addresses, the same branding and logos regardless of which company name appears on the door, common insurance brokers and policies, shared Electronic Logging Device infrastructure, overlapping financial services and accounting providers, coordinated recruitment pipelines from the same geographic origin, sequential authority registrations suggesting pre-planned entity creation, and shared terminal facilities where multiple authorities operate from the same physical location.

https://tinyurl.com/4hfth952
(Freightwaves.com)

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 05, 2026 06:35 PM (6ydKt)

74 Insurance?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 05, 2026 06:32 PM (/lPRQ)

lol.
What insurance? These trucking companies are fraud and scam all the way down. No insurance, no taxes no nothing. When something like this happens they just walk away and start a new company.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:36 PM (Jay38)

75 >>>Borat was a horrible movie.

Just awful.

Posted by: nurse ratched

>Someone once told me these movies were like a series of stunts like Jackass, but in a third world shithole.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 06:36 PM (TOSLe)

76 47 Are there any real American truck drivers anymore? I mean guys with names like Todd or Brad?
Posted by: Chairborne!

Middle America fly away country used to dominate trucking. Then asshole firms in sanctuary states started to use cheap illegal foreign labor and drove wages down to the point that many Americans got out of the industry. Especially owner operators.

In return these firms hire incompetent labor that kill people, minimal safety standards, and even are involved in arranging truck cargo hijackings by acting as illegal subcontractors between the shipper and recipient via trucking brokers.

US DOT needs to stomp on every blue state and the few red states issuing licenses to illegals and non English speakers and running CDL mills. And operators of those businesses need to face jail time and loss of their ill gotten wealth by fines.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 06:36 PM (2swu2)

77 My father was a truck driver from 1959 to 2014. My son is pondering it, it was a noble job and the drivers considered themselves princes of the highway honor bound to help when able motorists in need. That was of course when we were a proud nation of results oriented people.

I do not know what this place is anymore, but it is not that.

Posted by: sven at February 05, 2026 06:36 PM (MUJd1)

78 Dang, I was literally just this morning wondering what happened to the rash of fatal accidents caused by illegals with CDLs.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at February 05, 2026 06:37 PM (qivay)

79 So, there's no Uzbekistan Navy? That's why all the dumb young men become illiterate truckers.

Posted by: Just Desserts at February 05, 2026 06:37 PM (oftw2)

80 Yeah its Biden and the Dems fault but the power behind all that are the ultra-rich who run the country and want cheap labor. Biden and company were only doing the oligarchy's bidding.

It's why I don't really care about Luigi putting a bullet in the ultra-rich insurance CEO.

The rich (the vast majority of them) simply don't care about the devastation they have wrought with all the illegals here. Even now they are balls to the wall still supporting mass immigration.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 05, 2026 06:37 PM (Vh9CX)

81 Robert the commenter is a trucker, no?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 06:37 PM (zZu0s)

82 >>Don't hold your breath.
A similar thing happened in Colorado a few years ago.

A few years ago Biden was giving these CDLs not having ICE arresting the drivers. These guys are now getting federally charged.

Elections have consequences.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 06:38 PM (viF8m)

83 This makes me want to fly everywhere instead of driving.

It's absolutely insane that a government is actively giving out fake/bribed CDLs.

They want us all dead.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 05, 2026 06:38 PM (nO8M5)

84 I'm not a big proponent of physiology, but in this case I may hazard a guess that his alternate career choice wasn't brain surgery

Posted by: 496 at February 05, 2026 06:39 PM (JT+vB)

85 >>It's why I don't really care about Luigi putting a bullet in the ultra-rich insurance CEO.

That's because you are a retard.

Posted by: garrett at February 05, 2026 06:39 PM (gH8T+)

86 "Well the trucking firm is now probably uninsurable as they will be paying out megabucks for a lawsuit."

That's as far as it will go. The politicians and government employees who made it happen will skate.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 06:39 PM (vFG9F)

87 "Middle America fly away country used to dominate trucking. Then asshole firms in sanctuary states started to use cheap illegal foreign labor and drove wages down to the point that many Americans got out of the industry. Especially owner operators."

And all for something they should not have been allowed to do to begin with. In no way should foreign nationals who cannot even read or speak English should be hired or allowed to be hired by these companies. They need to be curb stomped as well as every state government that issues CDLs to people who have no business being here.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 05, 2026 06:39 PM (hJH5n)

88 I'm thinking that states who take CDLs seriously should open up inspection stations at state lines or close to state lines, and check everyone's CDL. If you are a U.S. citizen with one, naturalized or natural born, no problem. But if you are a foreigner with one...you get detained by ICE and sent packing.
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They were doing some of that in Oklahoma for awhile. I haven't much about it lately.

Posted by: Crusader at February 05, 2026 06:40 PM (TN0g+)

89 This goes all the way back to NAFTA.

Mexican Drivers and Trucks were allowed into the country and have been killing people, daily, since then.

Posted by: garrett at February 05, 2026 06:40 PM (gH8T+)

90 All asylum claims are fake. All of them.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 05, 2026 06:29 PM (2UnvF)

By rule, asylum seekers would have to stop outside us borders and apply from there. Only Canada and Mexico could enter the US to seek asylum.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 06:40 PM (8avO+)

91 About 10 years ago I was a truck stop on a road trip just stretching my legs walking g around. I was stunned to see how many non-American truckers were there. It kinda hit me like what the fuck is this? Where are the gold ole boy truckers with the cool trucker hats and shit? They’re gone.

And this was before Biden imported 10M illegals.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:40 PM (Jay38)

92 71 Wig, the Amish or Mennonites appeared to be driving themselves since they don’t mention an English driver. I can guarantee that the only lawsuit would come from whoever insured the van for the value of the van. The Amish and Mennonites do not believe in lawsuits.
Posted by: Jen the original
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I've seen quite a few lawsuits with plain folks involved reported. It really depends on their local bishop as it is more a group of shared beliefs among the Amish and Mennonites that in particulars relies on the local bishop for application of those beliefs to specific circumstances.

A lot more variation than one would expect and for seemingly inexplicable reasons that would cause bishops to differ. Sort of like Orthodox and Ultra Orthodox Judaism's reliance on rabbinical guidance on specific instances.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 06:40 PM (2swu2)

93 If they don't care about babies they don't care about you or anything else.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 05, 2026 06:40 PM (YlWIZ)

94 That's because you are a retard.
Posted by: garrett

Well said!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 05, 2026 06:41 PM (lpVer)

95 I'm not a big proponent of physiology, but in this case I may hazard a guess that his alternate career choice wasn't brain surgery
Posted by: 496 at February 05, 2026 06:39 PM (JT+vB)

It is a completely different mindset as far as cause and effect. Why was the west so hyper successful? We just straight out think better and teach that way of thinking. Cause and effect.

This is like the story of African pilots being told they could not land at an airport and without any further ado, they bailed out of the multimillion dollar planes.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 06:41 PM (zZu0s)

96 Incredibly sad every time one of these illegal trucker murderers kill innocent Americans. Or every time a drunk illegal does the same.

Read just today of this and there are trucking companies, called "chameleons" who frequently change names so that they can't be tracked. I guess if you see one and report it there is a problem finding their name on a data base?

Saw a video of a Hwy Patrol officer pulling over a semi in Arkansas. He had a laptop of road signs, etc, and this illegal couldn't speak nor read English.

Then the back of the semi revealed it packed with illegals.

I hope this is stopped today. Now.

Wake up, Sec of Transportation Duffy!!! Before more are killed!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 05, 2026 06:41 PM (WONhk)

97 Come to think of it, there never was an oriental character in Peanuts.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at February 05, 2026 06:41 PM (wGerL)

98 This makes me want to fly everywhere instead of driving.

It's absolutely insane that a government is actively giving out fake/bribed CDLs.

They want us all dead.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 05, 2026 06:38 PM (nO8M5)

You assume this isn't entering the airline industry with DEI pilots and traffic controllers. Oh you sweet summer child...

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 06:41 PM (8avO+)

99 That's because you are a retard.
Posted by: garrett at February 05, 2026 06:39 PM (gH8T+)

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Nope, I know who the power is behind the Dems. Its the rich elite.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 05, 2026 06:42 PM (Vh9CX)

100 That's as far as it will go. The politicians and government employees who made it happen will skate.
Posted by: fd
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CDL diploma mill that granted the documentation might also go under. DoT is really taking the hickory to fly by night schools offering CDLs.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 06:42 PM (2swu2)

101 It's why I don't really care about Luigi putting a bullet in the ultra-rich insurance CEO.

The rich (the vast majority of them) simply don't care about the devastation they have wrought with all the illegals here. Even now they are balls to the wall still supporting mass immigration.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 05, 2026 06:37 PM (Vh9CX)

Envy-driven, hate filled Marxists like you who are pissed off at anyone who makes a penny more than you are the problem.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 05, 2026 06:42 PM (hJH5n)

102 How come the Minneapolis Observers aren't protesting at the jail he's being held against his will at?

Posted by: torabora at February 05, 2026 06:42 PM (TBhEy)

103 Why does this keep happening?

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"In Soviet Death Cult, this is feature -- not bug -- comrade!"

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 06:42 PM (0Eh0f)

104
Swift Transport

Stop Whining, I'm F-ing Trying
Stevie Wonder Institute For Trucking
Sure Wish I Finished Training
See What I F-ed Up Today
Slow Wagon In Fast Traffic
Sure We're Insured For That

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 06:42 PM (tgvbd)

105 >>I know who the power is behind the Dems. Its the rich elite.

Like I said, you are a retard.

You don't need to flaunt it.

Posted by: garrett at February 05, 2026 06:42 PM (gH8T+)

106 43 Meanwhile Biden is at home talking to a chair.

Posted by: Case at February 05, 2026 06:28 PM (E7+ue)
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Sadly, no one heard at all.

Posted by: Neil Diamond at February 05, 2026 06:43 PM (QdGJh)

107 To be fair Duffy has been doing things. But of course “judges” have ruled he can’t do those things. Apparently the secretary of transportation has no legal authority to deal with, you know, transportation issues.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:43 PM (Jay38)

108 Wake up, Sec of Transportation Duffy!!! Before more are killed!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 05, 2026 06:41 PM (WONhk)

He has a role, sure. But state governments are major culprits here in allowing the CDLs to be issued.

I'd like to see Mr. Duffy and sane state governments step up here.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 05, 2026 06:43 PM (hJH5n)

109 I understand that trucking companies.open up, shut down, and re-open under a new name as quickly as fireworks stands in July.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 05, 2026 06:44 PM (tntiz)

110 Saw a video of a Hwy Patrol officer pulling over a semi in Arkansas. He had a laptop of road signs, etc, and this illegal couldn't speak nor read English.
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TBF driving around Montreal with my cousin who despite living there his whole life spoke no French was terrifying.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 06:44 PM (RIvkX)

111 77 My father was a truck driver from 1959 to 2014. My son is pondering it, it was a noble job and the drivers considered themselves princes of the highway honor bound to help when able motorists in need. That was of course when we were a proud nation of results oriented people.

I do not know what this place is anymore, but it is not that.
Posted by: sven
======
Eh, we cannot go back so we must go boldly forward. And apply the hickory stick to the leftists over and over again in many fields to return to sanity.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 06:45 PM (2swu2)

112
You assume this isn't entering the airline industry with DEI pilots and traffic controllers. Oh you sweet summer child...
Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 06:41 PM (8avO+)

I'm very worried about that also. I feel so much more comfortable when the pilot is an ex fighter pilot and I wish there was a way to pay more for this specific service.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 05, 2026 06:45 PM (nO8M5)

113 Come to think of it, there never was an oriental character in Peanuts.
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There were no muslims in Star Trek either.

Posted by: Crusader at February 05, 2026 06:45 PM (TN0g+)

114 It's why I don't really care about Luigi putting a bullet in the ultra-rich insurance CEO.

The rich (the vast majority of them) simply don't care about the devastation they have wrought with all the illegals here. Even now they are balls to the wall still supporting mass immigration.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 05, 2026 06:37 PM (Vh9CX)

Envy-driven, hate filled Marxists like you who are pissed off at anyone who makes a penny more than you are the problem.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 05, 2026 06:42 PM (hJH5n)

100%

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 06:46 PM (g47mK)

115 Florida and Texas have to issue a blanket statement banning truckers with licenses from California, NY and PA. It will fuck over legit trucking companies and Walmart, Amazon, etc and they will be the ones to pressure those states to get their shit together.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:46 PM (Jay38)

116 Being pissed off at how the upper corporate assholes have turned into technocratic feudal lords is not being Marxist. Now wanting them assassinated may be a bit far...

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 06:46 PM (zZu0s)

117 You assume this isn't entering the airline industry with DEI pilots and traffic controllers. Oh you sweet summer child...
Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 06:41 PM (8avO+)

I'm very worried about that also. I feel so much more comfortable when the pilot is an ex fighter pilot and I wish there was a way to pay more for this specific service.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 05, 2026 06:45 PM (nO8M5)

just wait till he dives down to intercept and shoot down an Airbus out of habit...

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 06:47 PM (8avO+)

118 class envy is a Marxist trait

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 06:47 PM (g47mK)

119 8 Remember the blue states are licensing and protecting these people.
Posted by: steevy at February 05, 2026 06:20 PM (YwEeS)

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For the census, for congressional seats, and for federal funds based on population. Protection of actual citizens be d*****.
.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 05, 2026 06:47 PM (tntiz)

120 110 Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 06:44 PM (RIvkX)

Eh the signs are universal for the most part, the wife and I honeymooned up there and I had not been since it illegally went unilingual. Got lost wound up in at one of the nicest Holiday Inns in North America in the business corridor....

went downstairs and was propositioned by a hooker on the street.....

"welcome to Quebec" she oddly enough did not mind speaking English as hello.

Posted by: sven at February 05, 2026 06:47 PM (MUJd1)

121 TBF driving around Montreal with my cousin who despite living there his whole life spoke no French was terrifying.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 06:44 PM (RIvkX)

If he lived there his whole life I'm sure he understood the road signs even if he couldn't parle avec Pierre.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 05, 2026 06:48 PM (6ydKt)

122 89 This goes all the way back to NAFTA.

Mexican Drivers and Trucks were allowed into the country and have been killing people, daily, since then.
Posted by: garrett at February 05, 2026 06:40 PM (gH8T+)

I know you hate NAFTA and free trade like many statists here, but they kept pushing back permission for Mexican truck drivers to enter the country. When I went to truck driving school, we found out that most Meixcan truck drivers go as far as...a trailer yard on the other side of the border to pick up a trailer to tow it deep into Mexico's interior.

Only recently have I seen Mexican trucks on the road (AFTER the evil NAFTA!!!) and even then, the ratio between them and Canadian truck drivers are about 100:1 (Canadian to Mexican), at least that I have seen on the Interstates I frequent.

Never let a crisis go to waste I guess...

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 05, 2026 06:48 PM (hJH5n)

123 8 Remember the blue states are licensing and protecting these people.
Posted by: steevy at February 05, 2026 06:20 PM (YwEeS)

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For the census, for congressional seats, and for federal funds based on population. Protection of actual citizens be d*****.
.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 05, 2026 06:47 PM (tntiz)
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EVERYTHING they do is for one reason: POWER.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 05, 2026 06:48 PM (ESVrU)

124 113 Posted by: Crusader at February 05, 2026 06:45 PM (TN0g+)

Eh I'd argue the Orions represent the Durkas to a degree.

Posted by: sven at February 05, 2026 06:48 PM (MUJd1)

125 109 I understand that trucking companies.open up, shut down, and re-open under a new name as quickly as fireworks stands in July.
Posted by: JM in Illinois
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Yes and no. DoT certifications matter in interstate trucking so Duffy has control over that like enforcing the existing law that CDL drivers must be fluent in English before licensing and driving. Even more for hazardous materials.

But local traffic and a lot of normal CDL licensing practices for interstate trucking have been left to the states for regulation and when those states let those gypsy trucking firms flourish then they end up killing people.

Owners need to be considered accessories before the fact and go to jail too for employing incompetent drivers doing illegal shit.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 06:49 PM (2swu2)

126 Also, Moderna? Pfizer? You're saying their role in the covidicy is not worth a through session with the cat o nine tails and a salt shaker?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 06:49 PM (zZu0s)

127 70 any bets on the nationality or state of cdl issue on this one?
https://is.gd/HwnYyK

Hey, that's AOP neck of the woods. I bet he's driven that road.

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 06:49 PM (uvB+6)

128 Another One of Biden's Third World Assassins Kills Four in Highway Massacre

Killed four Amish men. Ole Josh Shapiro doesn't like those Amish insurrectionists.

(Though I think this happened in Indiana.)

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 05, 2026 06:49 PM (wBh67)

129 class envy is a Marxist trait
Posted by: runner

True those are low class by choice.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 05, 2026 06:49 PM (lpVer)

130 There were no muslims in Star Trek either.
Posted by: Crusader at February 05, 2026 06:45 PM (TN0g+)

Obligatory: In Living Color, Star Trek - The Wrath of Farrakhan

https://youtu.be/slqtjqDHQqY

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at February 05, 2026 06:49 PM (qivay)

131 I'm very worried about that also. I feel so much more comfortable when the pilot is an ex fighter pilot and I wish there was a way to pay more for this specific service.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 05, 2026 06:45 PM (nO8M5)

just wait till he dives down to intercept and shoot down an Airbus out of habit...
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I'd be more likely to pay for that rather than bringing an extra bag.

Posted by: Crusader at February 05, 2026 06:49 PM (TN0g+)

132 Even with DEI pilots the chances of dying in a plane crash is veeeeeeeeerry low. Planes fly themselves basically.

But dying at the hands of an illegal truck driver? That’s kinda high given the millions of miles driven by them every year.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:50 PM (Jay38)

133 Ass, we have at least 2 farmers i can name off the top of my head.

Does it hurt?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 06:50 PM (zZu0s)

134 He was a remarkably bad driver in any language.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 06:50 PM (RIvkX)

135
Her Majesty spends a great deal of time on the road going to shows. In 2021 with Delilah, she was gone about half the days of the year. In seven months with The Big Dummy, she's been west to Denver, north to Minneapolis and east to New York and New Jersey.

I'm becoming seriously concerned for her safety, even though she avoids driving at night. Not just our automobile idiots are a threat, but now it's trucking idiots as well.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 06:51 PM (tgvbd)

136 >>I know you hate NAFTA and free trade like many statists here, but they kept pushing back permission for Mexican truck drivers to enter the country. When I went to truck driving school, we found out that most Meixcan truck drivers go as far as...a trailer yard on the other side of the border to pick up a trailer to tow it deep into Mexico's interior.

At the time, I lived in Tucson. Mexican Trucks and Truckers were going well beyond the border.

Posted by: garrett at February 05, 2026 06:51 PM (gH8T+)

137 Well, it starts with motor voter.
That means you give drivers' licenses to everyone, qualified or not.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 05, 2026 06:51 PM (L6dcX)

138 111 Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 06:45 PM (2swu2)

I am pondering at 53 finishing out my working years as a trucker, it is probably what I should have done rather than the Army and my education.

I am probably going back into information warfare in the short-term.

Once the wife's oncology heat is completed and she is in the annual visit mode I think I am building a tiny house in the Ohio valley and laughing as it all breaks down.

Posted by: sven at February 05, 2026 06:51 PM (MUJd1)

139

21 TBF driving around Montreal with my cousin who despite living there his whole life spoke no French was terrifying.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 06:44 PM (RIvkX)

If he lived there his whole life I'm sure he understood the road signs even if he couldn't parle avec Pierre.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 05, 2026 06:48 PM (6ydKt)

I found Montreal easy to navigate not knowing a word of French. And given that most of the English speakers in Quebec inhabit Montreal, that was very helpful.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 05, 2026 06:51 PM (hJH5n)

140 Morons should def immediately quit their current jobs and get CDLs
The country néeds more American truck drivers.

Alas. Morons about as likely to do that as to enlist or work farm labor l
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 05, 2026 06:49 PM (Sd2f1)

I did get a driver's license for trucks up to Semi side in grad school, to drag a cosmic ray experiment out to CA and back for testing.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 06:51 PM (8avO+)

141 A trucker turns around on the highway and just drives the wrong way.

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Since I've been working as an independent contract courier (driving my own car, not a big rig) for 13 years around the highways of Northern AZ, I've been using a couple of apps: (1) obviously, Google Maps which of course tracks me; and (2) an Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) App to identify and attempt to avoid road construction, accidents, and/or closures.

The latter has alerts, which send text messages to my phone when new incidents arrive and are subsequently cleared.

At least once a week I'll get an alert that there's some idiot driving the wrong way on one of the highways here (more than likely cars, but now I wonder how many are big rigs)?

Another anecdote: when I see DPS (formerly Highway Patrol) after pulling over a big rig, half the time the drivers are wearing turbans (and I can't remember the last time I saw a white dude or dudette) -- and now there are Indian restaurants virtually everywhere on freeways all across the nation.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 06:51 PM (0Eh0f)

142 I thought one needed to pass various background checks, go through extensive training, and pass a driver/operator test to operate a semi-tractor-trailer in the US, no?

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 05, 2026 06:51 PM (XMwZJ)

143 Objection! This is not about class envy. This is pointing out that technocrat assholes are acting like technocratic nomenklatura.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 06:51 PM (zZu0s)

144 Other than stop signs saying Arret there’s really no difference in road signs in Quebec vs the rest of North America.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:52 PM (Jay38)

145 TBF driving around Montreal with my cousin who despite living there his whole life spoke no French was terrifying.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 06:44 PM (RIvkX)

what is his opinion on mayonnaise on hamburgers?

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 05, 2026 06:52 PM (0aYVJ)

146
A central Asian republic. Known for horse breeding, horsemanship, and horses. Brezhnev imported a whole lot of them to Ukraine to work in the plastics industry and to piss off the Ukrainians.
Posted by: Kindltot

I thought horses went to the glue factory?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 05, 2026 06:52 PM (Cqx++)

147 garrett is a lot of things, some which can't be repeated in mixed company. But a statist is not one of them.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 06:53 PM (viF8m)

148 thought one needed to pass various background checks, go through extensive training, and pass a driver/operator test to operate a semi-tractor-trailer in the US, no?
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 05, 2026 06:51 PM (XMwZJ)

Yeah you also need to do that to immigrate to the US. And yet 50 million illegals just walked in.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:53 PM (Jay38)

149 I thought horses went to the glue factory?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 05, 2026 06:52 PM (Cqx++)

Eventually.

Posted by: Catherine the Great at February 05, 2026 06:53 PM (zZu0s)

150 >>Owners need to be considered accessories before the fact and go to jail too for employing incompetent drivers doing illegal shit.

Doesn't seem hard to establish that these are foreseeable outcomes... if there is a criminal act involved in employing them, should be a slam dunk.

Posted by: garrett at February 05, 2026 06:53 PM (gH8T+)

151
Quebecois don't speak French, they speak "French". Ask any Frenchman.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 06:53 PM (tgvbd)

152 I thought one needed to pass various background checks, go through extensive training, and pass a driver/operator test to operate a semi-tractor-trailer in the US, no?

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 05, 2026 06:51 PM (XMwZJ)

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Imagine how many "official" government and private gatekeepers are on the take? Hell, the Mexican Cartels and ChiComms owned the White House from 2021-2025!

It's grift and fraud and blood-money all the way down ...

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 06:54 PM (0Eh0f)

153 >>garrett is a lot of things, some which can't be repeated in mixed company. But a statist is not one of them.

Only if I am the Monarch.

Posted by: garrett at February 05, 2026 06:55 PM (gH8T+)

154 151 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 06:53 PM (tgvbd)

Their gutter French is provably more old school than current Parisian, a lot like Elizabethan English sounding more like the NC hills and barrier islands than current London...

Posted by: sven at February 05, 2026 06:55 PM (MUJd1)

155 ASS' ass always hurts

Posted by: gKWVE at February 05, 2026 06:55 PM (gKWVE)

156 For goodness sake, they can check if you can buy a firearm in 10 minutes, but we can't nationally check that some idiot can get behind 20,000 tons of speed demon hell metal before being issued a CDL?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 05, 2026 06:55 PM (n5tGW)

157 They speak québécois. And the English there speak Franglais.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:55 PM (Jay38)

158 what is his opinion on mayonnaise on hamburgers?
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 05, 2026 06:52 PM (0aYVJ)

What else is on it? With lettuce onion and cheese, mayo is very good.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 06:55 PM (zZu0s)

159 > TBF driving around Montreal with my cousin who despite living there his whole life spoke no French was terrifying.

The Quebecois don't speak French either. When I lived there, I knew a Parisian guy who refused to try to speak French with the Quebecois. When he did, they would tell him in broken English, "I don't speek Eenglesh." They often would genuinely not recognize he was speaking French. It enraged the Parisian guy.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 05, 2026 06:56 PM (Yp6az)

160 I put mayo on hamburgers lol.
Is that frowned upon?

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:56 PM (Jay38)

161 I am pondering at 53 finishing out my working years as a trucker, it is probably what I should have done rather than the Army and my education.

I am probably going back into information warfare in the short-term.

Once the wife's oncology heat is completed and she is in the annual visit mode I think I am building a tiny house in the Ohio valley and laughing as it all breaks down.
Posted by: sven
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May your wishes and dreams come true.

I drove delivery and farm trucks for my father as a yute. Have no tolerance for asshole unsafe truckers and I knew a bunch of the old knights of the road back in the day. Wife's family had one owner operator and another uncle was a husband and wife team.

Her paternal uncle drove after retirement from the lumbar industry--usually hauled bees of all things.

Me, I am physically shot to the point I could not literally take driving long distances anymore although I have the tools and training to do it.

Bad spine and a major operation coming up on it.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 06:56 PM (2swu2)

162 what is his opinion on mayonnaise on hamburgers?

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 05, 2026 06:52 PM (0aYVJ)

and poutine?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 05, 2026 06:56 PM (6ydKt)

163 Locally we have one township - roughly 86,000 residents - now about one-quarter foreign born. There are more than 70 to 100+ different languages and dialects are spoken there. Reportedly, 25.9% to 27.5% of households in the township speak a language other than English at home

West African and Asian populations are extensive in the county and in the state. (And obvious at the DMVs.)

Philly takes in immigrants & then nudges them into collar counties via non-profit corporations, etc. and that's how the ring counties are also picking them up - NP corporations, etc.

Pennsylvania congressional redistricting, particularly the 2022 map, maintains a split in the Philadelphia region, placing parts of the city into districts with neighboring counties. (The 5th Congressional District includes portions of Philadelphia, Delaware, and Montgomery counties, while other districts, like the 1st, connect Bucks and Montgomery counties.)

Same with Allegheny county in western PA. The city of Pittsburgh is often split into different congressional districts to connect its dense urban population with suburban and rural areas, sometimes resulting in districts that span multiple counties.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 05, 2026 06:56 PM (NFX2v)

164 Trump is unveiling some kind of website where you can buy meds without a middleman. Making announcement shortly.

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 06:56 PM (g47mK)

165 Since I've been working as an independent contract courier (driving my own car, not a big rig) for 13 years around the highways of Northern AZ, I've been using a couple of apps: (1) obviously, Google Maps which of course tracks me; and (2) an Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) App to identify and attempt to avoid road construction, accidents, and/or closures.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 06:51 PM (0Eh0f)

When on the truck an interesting feature was an atlas where all the roads that had low bridges were marked so you didn't rip off your trucks upper portions. I wonder if there are similar apps for truckers

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 06:56 PM (8avO+)

166 George Ryan was selling CDLs in Illinois when he was Secretary of State. A mentally handicapped trucker caused an accident that killed a family of 8. Ryan went to prison for years.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at February 05, 2026 06:57 PM (wGerL)

167 In prime time!

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 06:57 PM (g47mK)

168 I put mayo on hamburgers lol.
Is that frowned upon?

==

no. try blue cheese next time.

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 06:57 PM (g47mK)

169 Only if I am the Monarch.
Posted by: garrett
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I suspect we could do far worse than that. I am beginning to believe that only a benevolent despot might have a shot at ruining and replacing our ruling classes.

We will see how the remainder of Trump's term goes and whether the hacks in black are put in their places again.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 06:58 PM (2swu2)

170 When I drive on highways, I adhere to two rules:

Do not drive at night. (We can afford to stop in a dumpy motel)

Avoid interstates whenever possible. (The stretch between Boise and Mountain Home makes this impossible, but, well, see above...

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 05, 2026 06:58 PM (0aYVJ)

171 what is his opinion on mayonnaise on hamburgers?
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 05, 2026 06:52 PM (0aYVJ)
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He owned a smoked meat restaurant so yes his opinion was firmly no mayo.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 06:58 PM (RIvkX)

172 Kyrgyzstani?

I could use some pronunciation help here.....

Posted by: Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow at February 05, 2026 06:59 PM (XeU6L)

173 Trump has an announcement at 7 Eastern

Posted by: Don Black at February 05, 2026 06:59 PM (ZxPkt)

174 161 Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 06:56 PM (2swu2)

It is the family business after a fashion, and I think I would have been happier. The IW work and working in BF simulations has been rewarding and liberating but it also puts the zap on your brain when you KNOW we have been under color revolution provably since 2008 and arguably since recounts 2000.

Posted by: sven at February 05, 2026 06:59 PM (MUJd1)

175 >>>I watched a couple of episodes of Star Trek until I saw Whoopi Goldstein. That was it for me.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 06:59 PM (TOSLe)

176 > They speak québécois. And the English there speak Franglais.

Yep.
Actual Quebecois words/phrases: Le car door, le basement, le weekend, la job.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 05, 2026 06:59 PM (Yp6az)

177 I watched a couple of episodes of Star Trek until I saw Whoopi Goldstein. That was it for me.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 06:59 PM (TOSLe)

Pretty much when I checked out of TNG

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 07:00 PM (8avO+)

178 It's not uncommon.
I know lots of people who put mayo on hamburgers.

I'm not really big on it because once it mixes with the ketchup and mustard it starts to taste like Thousand Island dressing.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 05, 2026 07:00 PM (6ydKt)

179 I put mayo on hamburgers lol.
Is that frowned upon?

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:56 PM (Jay3

Not at all. Just don't use Miracle whip. That stuff is gay and lame.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 05, 2026 07:00 PM (lpTXP)

180 You assume this isn't entering the airline industry with DEI pilots and traffic controllers. Oh you sweet summer child...
Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 06:41 PM (8avO+)

I'm very worried about that also. I feel so much more comfortable when the pilot is an ex fighter pilot and I wish there was a way to pay more for this specific service.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 05, 2026 06:45 PM (nO8M5)

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For this reason, the wifey has zero trust in any younger doctors.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 07:00 PM (0Eh0f)

181 We should just forbid anyone coming from a "stan" country from having a driver's license.
Posted by: Mark1971

We should just forbid anyone coming from a "stan"

Posted by: Miklos (ed.) at February 05, 2026 07:01 PM (AP7fj)

182 155 ASS' ass always hurts
Posted by: gKWVE

When a person wears their ass as a hat, it suffocates the brain as demonstrated clinically here by its dribblings.

Condition is terminal and brain death is certain after a long period of issuing foul farts disguised as comments.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:01 PM (2swu2)

183 I'm not really big on it because once it mixes with the ketchup and mustard it starts to taste like Thousand Island dressing.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 05, 2026 07:00 PM (6ydKt)

Put some below the meat patty, some above to prevent idle mixing.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 07:01 PM (8avO+)

184 My reference to mayo on burgers was a reference to the Bruce Willis film "The Whole Nine Yards"

Nothing more.

*cough* Amanda Peete *cough*

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 05, 2026 07:01 PM (0aYVJ)

185 Actual Quebecois words/phrases: Le car door, le basement, le weekend, la job.
Posted by: bonhomme

laissez les Bon Temps roulez!

Posted by: Zydeco Mikleuse at February 05, 2026 07:02 PM (AP7fj)

186 >>I suspect we could do far worse than that. I am beginning to believe that only a benevolent despot might have a shot at ruining and replacing our ruling classes.

That's the second compliment I got today!

Honestly, when reading the Founders I always got the impression that they believed Benevolence was to be a pre-requisite for Public Service.
At the very least, in theory. In practice, they often behaved in a similar manner to any other population of humans.

But, they understood it was a requisite in an ideal setting.

Posted by: garrett at February 05, 2026 07:02 PM (gH8T+)

187 I'm not really big on it because once it mixes with the ketchup and mustard it starts to taste like Thousand Island dressing.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 05, 2026 07:00 PM (6ydKt)

Put some below the meat patty, some above to prevent idle mixing.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 07:01 PM (8avO+)

This.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 05, 2026 07:02 PM (lpTXP)

188 73 I read this article earlier today on this crash.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

Thank you for that.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 05, 2026 07:03 PM (NFX2v)

189 Crazy video is crazy.

Posted by: Max Power at February 05, 2026 07:03 PM (SwyyQ)

190 For this reason, the wifey has zero trust in any younger doctors.
Posted by: ShainS
======
Strictly by hiring the doctors in my area with the best reputations, I have ended up with all older Jewish doctors.

Trusting my spinal column to such a neuro surgeon next week.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:03 PM (2swu2)

191 Trump has an announcement at 7 Eastern

Posted by: Don Black at February 05, 2026 06:59 PM (ZxPkt)

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"My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Iran forever. We begin bombing in five minutes ..."

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 07:03 PM (0Eh0f)

192 49 Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in eastern Central Asia, lying in the Shithole mountain ranges. It is bordered by a shithole to the north, a shithole to the west, Shitholeistan to the south, and Asshoe to the east and southeast
Posted by: Wiki We Would Like To See at February 05, 2026 06:29 PM (vFG9F)

Fixed it for you.

> Kyrgyzstan's capital and largest city is Bishkek

You know a country is a major-league shithole when you haven't even heard of its capital city.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 05, 2026 07:03 PM (IG3/x)

193 >>The IW work and working in BF simulations has been rewarding and liberating but it also puts the zap on your brain when you KNOW we have been under color revolution provably since 2008 and arguably since recounts 2000.

Kind of the opposite for me. It's rewarding to finally get all of the proof that what I suspected for years is actually true.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 07:03 PM (viF8m)

194 Mayo on burgers is culinary white supremacy.

Posted by: Decolonize Condiments! at February 05, 2026 07:04 PM (V9cMX)

195 181 We should just forbid anyone coming from a "stan" country from having a driver's license.
Posted by: Mark1971

We should just forbid anyone coming from a "stan"
Posted by: Miklos
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No speakey Engrish, no job for you!!!

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:04 PM (2swu2)

196 Quebec has that gay law where all signs have to be in French. What’s weird is they allow Burger King to be on the sign but KFC is PFK for Poulet Frit Kentucky.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 07:04 PM (Jay38)

197 Put some below the meat patty, some above to prevent idle mixing.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 07:01 PM (8avO+)

Damn look at that grad school brain figuring stuff out.

I think the restaurants put the mayo on the top bun and ketchup and mustard on the bottom bun.

I seem to recall some burgers with mayo all over the lettuce.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 05, 2026 07:05 PM (6ydKt)

198 It's not about Iran

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

199 >>Trusting my spinal column to such a neuro surgeon next week.

I hope your surgery goes well and that your recovery is quick.
Back surgery is not fun, but when it is done right it can change your life immensly.

Posted by: garrett at February 05, 2026 07:06 PM (gH8T+)

200 I put all the stuff on buns and split it out evenly.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 07:06 PM (Jay38)

201 Strictly by hiring the doctors in my area with the best reputations, I have ended up with all older Jewish doctors.

Trusting my spinal column to such a neuro surgeon next week.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:03 PM (2swu2)

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Great anecdote, and best of luck in your surgery -- you are in my prayers.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 07:06 PM (0Eh0f)

202 Kyrgyzstani?

I could use some pronunciation help here.....
Posted by: Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
......

Buy another vowel.

Posted by: wth at February 05, 2026 07:06 PM (UjdFS)

203 ***
killing four people, several of whom were reportedly Amish.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 07:06 PM (a0V+E)

204 188 73 I read this article earlier today on this crash.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

Thank you for that.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 05, 2026 07:03 PM (NFX2v)

Very informative article.

The guy that wrote is on this immigrant drivers/firms problem big time.
Click on his name and read some of his other articles.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 05, 2026 07:06 PM (6ydKt)

205 Been somd time in Montgomery County Pa we had a Republican Congressman

Posted by: Skip at February 05, 2026 07:06 PM (Ia/+0)

206 Mayo on burgers is culinary white supremacy.

Posted by: Decolonize Condiments! at February 05, 2026 07:04 PM (V9cMX)

Dukes mayo is the best. I don't think David Duke invented it.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 05, 2026 07:06 PM (lpTXP)

207 *cough* Amanda Peete *cough*

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 05, 2026 07:01 PM (0aYVJ)

She was delicious when she was young...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 05, 2026 07:07 PM (n9ltV)

208 >>I hope your surgery goes well and that your recovery is quick.
Back surgery is not fun, but when it is done right it can change your life immensly.

So they tell me.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 07:07 PM (viF8m)

209 WOW, the trumprx.gov website works and it has products !

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 07:07 PM (g47mK)

210 no, it's some prescription drug thing

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

211 Everyone in the Stans look like they are descended from Russian women who were raped by Mongol marauders.
Posted by: Mark1971

Funny you should mention that...

Posted by: Genghis Khan at February 05, 2026 07:08 PM (a+4eV)

212 I put mayo on everything.

Posted by: Mayo Pete at February 05, 2026 07:08 PM (UjdFS)

213 Amanda Pete was in a show on Apple TV recently. Still looks nice in her 50s.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 07:08 PM (Jay38)

214 Keer-guh-staan?

Ker-Gheez-Es-Stan?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 05, 2026 07:08 PM (XeU6L)

215 >>So they tell me.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 07:07 PM (viF8m)

You, too?

Man. This Blog is aging out...

Posted by: garrett at February 05, 2026 07:08 PM (gH8T+)

216
Trusting my spinal column to such a neuro surgeon next week.
Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:03 PM (2swu2)

You will be in my prayers.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 05, 2026 07:08 PM (nO8M5)

217 I'm not really big on it because once it mixes with the ketchup and mustard it starts to taste like Thousand Island dressing.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 05, 2026 07:00 PM (6ydKt)

Put some below the meat patty, some above to prevent idle mixing.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 07:01 PM (8avO+)

Then it only becomes Thousand Island Dressing when you're mashing it up in your cakehole, like a disgusting surprise for your taste buds.

Posted by: Decolonize Condiments! at February 05, 2026 07:09 PM (V9cMX)

218 > Kyrgyzstan's capital and largest city is Bishkek

You know a country is a major-league shithole when you haven't even heard of its capital city.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

The Dilbert country of Mudholiostan was based on Kyrgyzstan.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 05, 2026 07:09 PM (/lPRQ)

219
Dukes mayo is the best. I don't think David Duke invented it.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 05, 2026 07:06 PM (lpTXP)

There's a squeeze bottle of Duke's in the fridge now.
I rarely use it, but it's Duke's when I do.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 05, 2026 07:09 PM (6ydKt)

220 193 Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 07:03 PM (viF8m)

I work at the bottom of a pyramid in the biz that has a lot of people who "swore" oaths they obviously cannot be honoring to do what they do.

I took a year and a half off and went to the crisis acting side of the house to give my brain and soul a rest, but now they are integrating AI into the matter which I spent my "down time" playing with...so I will go back and help sharpen some tradecraft for people I do not trust ethically to use for good and then I will fade away.

I am looking forward to not caring about the machine.

Posted by: sven at February 05, 2026 07:09 PM (MUJd1)

221 somebody is going to go broke, caremark ??

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 07:09 PM (g47mK)

222 Also, why is Thousand Island Dressing called that? What 1000 islands? I'm skeptical. Maybe fraud.

Posted by: Decolonize Condiments! at February 05, 2026 07:10 PM (V9cMX)

223 >168 I put mayo on hamburgers lol.
Is that frowned upon?

==

no. try blue cheese next time.
Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 06:57 PM (g47mK)

I'll add chipolte powder to the mayo. Works very well with Cooper sharp and bacon.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 05, 2026 07:10 PM (GTqXr)

224 Trusting my spinal column to such a neuro surgeon next week.
Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:03 PM (2swu2)

Bless you. May your surgery be a success.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 05, 2026 07:10 PM (lpTXP)

225 Mayo on burgers is culinary white supremacy.
Posted by: Decolonize Condiments! at February 05, 2026 07:04 PM

Pfft. Whatev.

But mayo is a necessity on a North Shore beef 3-way.*

*If you know, you know

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 05, 2026 07:10 PM (Wnv9h)

226 good n hard:

@NRA
·
3h
🚨 The Virginia House has passed HB 217 — one of the most extreme gun control bills in the state’s history.

The bill bans the sale and transfer of commonly owned firearms and standard-capacity magazines, using vague and overreaching definitions to target responsible citizens.

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

227
> Kyrgyzstan's capital and largest city is Bishkek

You know a country is a major-league shithole when you haven't even heard of its capital city.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 05, 2026 07:03 PM

I'm low key waiting for a troll from Kyrgyzstan to see this.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 05, 2026 07:10 PM (nO8M5)

228 I had a very pretty French Canadian women working for me as a tech. She was very excited about our team going to Italy to work with some of the French engineers.

She got pretty upset when they made fun of her accent.

I told her she would have a better time hanging out with the Italians which she found out to be very true.

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 07:11 PM (uvB+6)

229 Also, why is Thousand Island Dressing called that? What 1000 islands? I'm skeptical. Maybe fraud.
Posted by: Decolonize Condiments! at February 05, 2026 07:10 PM (V9cMX

There’s a group of islands called that in NY state.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 07:12 PM (Jay38)

230 WOW, the trumprx.gov website works and it has products !
Posted by: runner

Can you get boner pills or still need to pay a Doc for a script?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 05, 2026 07:12 PM (/lPRQ)

231 Also, why is Thousand Island Dressing called that? What 1000 islands? I'm skeptical. Maybe fraud.
Posted by: Decolonize Condiments! at February 05, 2026 07:10 PM

Refers to the Thousand Islands area in the St. Lawrence River.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 05, 2026 07:12 PM (Wnv9h)

232 About young docs....

I have a huge bruise and lump on my left hand. I did not hit it with anything, bump it into anything, or have any other sort of accident. It has gotten steadily bigger over the course of the week.

So, I went to urgent care to see if they could figure out how it occurred and how not to do that again.

The nurse practitioner had me take three xrays, and stated that there was no bone damage, so she figured I probably hit it on something and it would go away on its own. She said she didn't have an MRI to check the soft tissue but I was free to go to the ER and have them... tell me that same damned thing, I expect.

Huh. Here it is three days later and it is still there and still growing. Do I waste my time going to someone else or do I just wait and hope for the best? Honestly, why did young little miss nurse think that was going to be a good answer? Which specialist is the one for "lump in hand and big ol' bruise"?

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 05, 2026 07:12 PM (I40wl)

233 But mayo is a necessity on a North Shore beef 3-way.*

*If you know, you know

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 05, 2026 07:10 PM (Wnv9h)

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I don't want to know what A North Shore beef 3-way is in San Fransicko ...

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 07:12 PM (0Eh0f)

234 Wife goes thru the in plan Dr.’s until she finds a Jew. Patels and Mo’s are right out.

Posted by: Accomack at February 05, 2026 07:13 PM (/Chlc)

235 Did we get any word on JJ's wife's surgery today?

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 07:13 PM (uvB+6)

236 I see from the internets that the new fashionable thing is to denounce Megyn Kelley for being insufficiently critical of Candace Owens.

I can't wait to see who next the revolution devours.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 07:13 PM (rbvCR)

237 There are an estimated 2,000,000 islands on this planet

Posted by: Don Black at February 05, 2026 07:14 PM (ZxPkt)

238 201 Strictly by hiring the doctors in my area with the best reputations, I have ended up with all older Jewish doctors.

Trusting my spinal column to such a neuro surgeon next week.

Posted by: whig
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The old saying, young doctors and old lawyers, no longer applies. Young doctors are so full of bs I'm afraid of them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 07:14 PM (a0V+E)

239 It's wise to look for an older chiropractor too

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 05, 2026 07:14 PM (+mUZM)

240 The sad part is if he's not married, some idiot in PA will try to claim common law marriage and then marry the problem ASAP to save it.

Robbery charges in other states, weapon and dope charges in state, it doesn't matter. Marriage and then placement into a lunatic program (few and far) to hide until feeling ready to cope.

PA State Police and local law enforcement are not mandated to enforce federal immigration laws, which are primarily the responsibility of the federal government.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 05, 2026 07:14 PM (NFX2v)

241 Kyrgyzstan is close to China, and the people look Chinese. Mosly muslem, but because they were part of USSR, not crazy jihadi like. Prominent mountain chain with Chinese names like Tien Shan. Pamir is a famous one.

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 07:15 PM (g47mK)

242 >Huh. Here it is three days later and it is still there and still growing. Do I waste my time going to someone else or do I just wait and hope for the best? Honestly, why did young little miss nurse think that was going to be a good answer? Which specialist is the one for "lump in hand and big ol' bruise"?
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 05, 2026 07:12 PM (I40wl)

I'd hit your local ER if you're in a lot of pain or you've lost mobility. Otherwise, I'd call your family doc. You'll need a referral to see a specialist.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 05, 2026 07:15 PM (GTqXr)

243 Thanks for all the well wishes. In a bit of pain right now due to the fact that I cannot take my anti arthritic drugs for this whole month before and after the surgery.

For fun, I did have a surgeon for prostate surgery that was the exception to old Jewish doctors. Guy looked young enough to be Doogie Howser MD but he was excellent. Mayo Clinic Scottsdale and I have had good luck also with second opinions at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville.

But for the spinal surgery, don't really want to travel and have top surgeons nearby to do it. Did get a second opinion from a top neurosurgeon who is a head of department of a medical school in neurology and he agreed with my surgeon about what needed to be done and the quality of my chosen surgeon.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:15 PM (2swu2)

244 I don't even want a north shore beef two-way.

Posted by: Decolonize Condiments! at February 05, 2026 07:15 PM (V9cMX)

245 Which specialist is the one for "lump in hand and big ol' bruise"?
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 05, 2026 07:12 PM (I40wl)

Damn. Spider bite?

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 05, 2026 07:15 PM (zYpTz)

246 the Dilbert country was Elbonia.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 05, 2026 07:16 PM (gKWVE)

247 Trump's speech is not on CNN, MSNOW or even Newsmax. It's on Fox.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 05, 2026 07:16 PM (Cqx++)

248 P M Starmer is the animated president in Monsters vs. Aliens.
President Hathaway is voiced by Stephen Colbert. The circle is complete.

Posted by: kingsman at February 05, 2026 07:16 PM (ehY6c)

249 236 I see from the internets that the new fashionable thing is to denounce Megyn Kelley for being insufficiently critical of Candace Owens.

I can't wait to see who next the revolution devours.
Posted by: Kindltot
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Call me 'old hat', I've denounced her for the past 15 years.
Since her last program to take leave of absence from Fox in order to have her baby.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 07:16 PM (a0V+E)

250 I don't want to know what A North Shore beef 3-way is in San Fransicko ...
Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 07:12 PM

Good luck getting one outside of Boston's North Shore.

It's a cult. A tasty, tasty cult.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 05, 2026 07:17 PM (Wnv9h)

251 I'd hit your local ER if you're in a lot of pain or you've lost mobility. Otherwise, I'd call your family doc.

—

There’s a difference ?
- illegals

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 07:17 PM (Jay38)

252 236
'I see from the internets that the new fashionable thing is to denounce Megyn Kelley for being insufficiently critical of Candace Owens.'

Yeah. That's bullshit. It isn't Kelly's job, mine or anyone else's job to do that. Sorry.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 05, 2026 07:17 PM (fd80v)

253 We can loose 100 million pounds!

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 07:18 PM (g47mK)

254 The old saying, young doctors and old lawyers, no longer applies. Young doctors are so full of bs I'm afraid of them.

Posted by: Braenyard
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This. I encountered a Resident at local hospital, with ear gauges.

Confidence level : *zero*

At a local practice one of the new Docs is referred to as 'Doogie Houser'.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 05, 2026 07:18 PM (XeU6L)

255 I mean lose, of course.

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 07:18 PM (g47mK)

256 Damn. Spider bite?
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 05, 2026 07:15 PM (zYpTz)

I haven't seen a spider since October. No marks, either.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 05, 2026 07:18 PM (I40wl)

257 I go for Jewish or oriental doctors. They better not disappoint their family or else.

Posted by: kingsman at February 05, 2026 07:18 PM (ehY6c)

258 239 It's wise to look for an older chiropractor too
Posted by: Notsothoreau
=======
My chiropractor managed to keep me from central canal stenosis for the last 6 years that I have seen her. She is clinical professor at the local chiropractic college but sees patients on the side to keep her license up to date.

I have really bad foraminal stenosis of peripheral nerves but yet only mild to moderate canal stenosis depending on which part of the spine we are talking about. Up to 8 herniated and deteriorating discs and counting. Four lumbar, one thoracic, and three cervical. The operation will be on the cervical section to remove teh crud impinging on my nerves.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:19 PM (2swu2)

259 Megyn sees Cucker getting a lot of views so she’s started flirting with “just asking questions”. They’re all grifters

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 07:19 PM (Jay38)

260 And in several of these fatal crashes, the truck drive doesn't even attempt to stop. No skid marks. Just plows into whatever cars or trucks are head of him. WTF are they doing?

Posted by: Random PJ at February 05, 2026 07:19 PM (+jscL)

261 You'll need a referral to see a specialist.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 05, 2026 07:15 PM (GTqXr)

I don't need a referral, actually, but I wouldn't know to whom I should go.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 05, 2026 07:20 PM (I40wl)

262 >The old saying, young doctors and old lawyers, no longer applies. Young doctors are so full of bs I'm afraid of them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 07:14 PM (a0V+E)

My son and daughter in law are both med students albeit at different schools. The difference in medical education is a bit frightening. Both are in top tier med schools, but one is uber woke. My daughter in law attends the latter and she is angry at the difference. Since they are both in the midst of clinical rotations, her transferring is not an option.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 05, 2026 07:20 PM (GTqXr)

263 in several of these fatal crashes, the truck drive doesn't even attempt to stop. No skid marks. Just plows into whatever cars or trucks are head of him. WTF are they doing?
Posted by: Random PJ

1. Drunk or high
2. No respect for human life.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 07:20 PM (Jay38)

264 The old saying, young doctors and old lawyers, no longer applies. Young doctors are so full of bs I'm afraid of them.

Posted by: Braenyard

My GP who just retired again was great as he was a retired already former naval doc. Salt of the earth type. My original GP was a former mechanical engineer from MIT and who became a GP after that. Great guy too.

Newer docs, not so much, good at reading imaging, but lousy at treatment and understanding patients.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:21 PM (2swu2)

265 This is what arrives when you agree to one of those russian mail order brides. So don't open that email.

Just what I've heard

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 05, 2026 07:21 PM (jrgJz)

266 There are an estimated 2,000,000 islands on this planet

Posted by: Don Black at February 05, 2026 07:14 PM (ZxPkt)

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"Two Million Island Dressing" has a nice ring to it.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 07:21 PM (0Eh0f)

267 >>There are an estimated 2,000,000 islands on this planet

But this one is mine.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 07:22 PM (viF8m)

268 But mayo is a necessity on a North Shore beef 3-way.*

*If you know, you know
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at

I lived in Boston for 2 years. I do not want to know what a north shore beef 3way is. IYKWIMAITYD

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 07:22 PM (MGB5H)

269 This is HUGE!

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 07:22 PM (g47mK)

270 'Not only was Bekzhan Beishekeev released into our country by the Biden administration ...'

Worthless foreign trash. strap him to the grill of a semi and give him the same treatment as the bad guy from the Road Warrior.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 05, 2026 07:23 PM (fd80v)

271 Which specialist is the one for "lump in hand and big ol' bruise"?
Posted by: tcn in AK
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Hand and arm/elbow surgeon if you can find one. General orthopedics if you cannot.

Sounds like some sort of fluid coming from an injury.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:23 PM (2swu2)

272 Which specialist is the one for "lump in hand and big ol' bruise"?
Posted by: tcn in AK at February

Have you tried aspirating it?

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 07:24 PM (MGB5H)

273 243 Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:15 PM (2swu2)

Backs are tricky, isometrics worked for pop and bought him his last six years of work....

he left about 18 months before the dementia set in....thank God.

Posted by: sven at February 05, 2026 07:25 PM (MUJd1)

274 >>>I don't need a referral, actually, but I wouldn't know to whom I should go.
Posted by: tcn in AK
---

Go to their bios on the web. It will help you parse some out.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 07:25 PM (a0V+E)

275 Hope things go well, Whig!

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 05, 2026 07:25 PM (+mUZM)

276 >261 You'll need a referral to see a specialist.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 05, 2026 07:15 PM (GTqXr)

I don't need a referral, actually, but I wouldn't know to whom I should go.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 05, 2026 07:20 PM (I40wl)

I'd still start with my PCP. But an internal med doc or orthopaedist would be my next choice.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 05, 2026 07:25 PM (GTqXr)

277 Yes, also hope things go well, Whig.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 05, 2026 07:26 PM (NFX2v)

278 I haven't heard Kelly talk about Owens, nor will I ever.

Owens is a lunatic, and Kelly's mouth sounds are of zero value on that or any other topic.

She is another of the type - ConInc media snakes who molt and change their colors every few years.

Who needs these cheesy grifters? Who still listens to them? How many times do they have to make their audiences look like chumps before they get wise to the scam?

I think drawing from an initial pool of Fox News viewers helps. They have a real low bar to start with.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 07:26 PM (BI5O2)

279 I don't need a referral, actually, but I wouldn't know to whom I should go.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 05, 2026 07:20 PM (I40wl)

Where are nurse ratched and ChristyBlinky when you need them?

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 05, 2026 07:26 PM (zYpTz)

280 Bless you. May your surgery be a success.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

Thanks. My only worry is whether or not it works. My wife though is worried sick and I am going through everything to produce a doom file if things go pear shaped. Good practice to do so to make things tidy.

Only problem will be inventorying, prices, and pictures of all the firearms if she had need of selling them.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:27 PM (2swu2)

281 Good luck whig

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 07:27 PM (MGB5H)

282 My chiropractor managed to keep me from central canal stenosis for the last 6 years that I have seen her. She is clinical professor at the local chiropractic college but sees patients on the side to keep her license up to date.

I have really bad foraminal stenosis of peripheral nerves but yet only mild to moderate canal stenosis depending on which part of the spine we are talking about. Up to 8 herniated and deteriorating discs and counting. Four lumbar, one thoracic, and three cervical. The operation will be on the cervical section to remove teh crud impinging on my nerves.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:19 PM (2swu2)

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Can we get a Give Send Go setup to fund Elon Musk for developing a Robotic Exoskeleton Suit for whig (I'm envisioning the great Sigourney Weaver scene in "Aliens")?

/Damn, you must have a very high threshold of pain (I generally do, but will cease whining about my little occasional aches and pains).

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 07:28 PM (0Eh0f)

283 " in several of these fatal crashes, the truck drive doesn't even attempt to stop. No skid marks. Just plows into whatever cars or trucks are head of him. WTF are they doing?"

Trying to maintain control. One you hit the brakes on 40 tons of mass going 50 MPH in a panic, mother nature takes over and things start happening for the next 400 feet that you have no control over.

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 07:28 PM (uvB+6)

284 277 Yes, also hope things go well, Whig.
Posted by: L - No nic
======
Thanks. I have the music, Little Bit of Luck from My Fair Lady going through my head at the moment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_Sj9o7DWJU

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:29 PM (2swu2)

285 >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_Sj9o7DWJU
Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:29 PM (2swu2)

Godspeed Whig.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 05, 2026 07:30 PM (GTqXr)

286 Only problem will be inventorying, prices, and pictures of all the firearms if she had need of selling them.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:27 PM (2swu2)

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I'm sure you've already planned for the cost of dredging them all from the bottom of the lake.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 07:30 PM (0Eh0f)

287 283 Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 07:28 PM (uvB+6)

Quite, the key there is developing judgement about safety ratios and distances and if need be making the hard decision to take the truck into the safest empty spot.

Foreign drivers do not understand American rules of the road to develop proper safe judgement and thus wind up being 42 ton missiles.

Posted by: sven at February 05, 2026 07:30 PM (MUJd1)

288 I lived in Boston for 2 years. I do not want to know what a north shore beef 3way is. IYKWIMAITYD
Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 07:22 PM

And you never had one?! Damn.

Onion roll, a mountain of paper thin roast beef, cheese, mayo, and James River BBQ sauce. Best damned roast beef sammich you'll ever have.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 05, 2026 07:32 PM (Wnv9h)

289 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing , ye shall receive.

Consult your primary for dx and which specialist could help you.
Pray.

Posted by: kingsman at February 05, 2026 07:32 PM (ehY6c)

290 /Damn, you must have a very high threshold of pain (I generally do, but will cease whining about my little occasional aches and pains).
Posted by: ShainS
======
I could take the pain but not the loss of strength, that is what tipped me into getting the surgery. Lost a lot of grip strength and coordination in the last year or so. Had to carefully document that it was not any peripheral impingement before I could get insurance to pay for the spinal cleanout.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:34 PM (2swu2)

291 Godspeed Whig.
Posted by: Heavy Meta
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Thanks.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:35 PM (2swu2)

292 I'm sure you've already planned for the cost of dredging them all from the bottom of the lake.

Posted by: ShainS

Hellfire, too tired for that nowadays, now it is Molon Labe baby. All I want is be to left alone by authorities and their various minions.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:37 PM (2swu2)

293 Prayin' for ya, whig. Best of luck.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 07:37 PM (BI5O2)

294 281 Good luck whig
Posted by: BruceWayne
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Thanks. I appreciate the kind thoughts.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:38 PM (2swu2)

295 >>There are an estimated 2,000,000 islands on this planet

But this one is mine.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 07:22 PM (viF8m)

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My favorite movie! * golf clap *

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 07:38 PM (0Eh0f)

296 144 Other than stop signs saying Arret there’s really no difference in road signs in Quebec vs the rest of North America.

Know what stop signs in France say?

STOP

Posted by: Ray Van Dune at February 05, 2026 07:40 PM (FpP3s)

297 277 Yes, also hope things go well, Whig.
Posted by: L

Thanks. I am really lucky in a way, not facing something like Cancer or an early heart attack like my father. Mine is just lot of pain and loss of function so far. Nothing life threatening as of yet.

My wife though is terrified and afraid though and I am trying to do whatever makes her calmer by talking through issues. She is okay if something happens to me, I made sure of that.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:41 PM (2swu2)

298 I see that the organ recital has started.
[rolls up sleeves]

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 05, 2026 07:42 PM (XeU6L)

299 293 Prayin' for ya, whig. Best of luck.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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Thanks. I will probably be taking a sabbatical here as I will be wearing a horse collar, on pain meds, and not in the best of moods to be posting.

It would probably end up as incoherent shit posting which is better left for X.

I'll have my wife post after to let folks that want to know about it.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:43 PM (2swu2)

300 One of my favorite coworkers had that stenosis surgery. Old football injuries. It worked a lot of good for him.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 07:43 PM (BI5O2)

301 ... now it is Molon Labe baby ...

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I would have preferred a musical entitled "Molon Labe" to "Hamilton" ...

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 07:43 PM (0Eh0f)

302 It would probably end up as incoherent shit posting ...

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Just sock 'em as "The James Madison" and no one will know the difference!

/I keed, I keed ...

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 07:45 PM (0Eh0f)

303 I would have preferred a musical entitled "Molon Labe" to "Hamilton" ...
Posted by: ShainS
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Considering even Hamilton as a young rake carried a firearm to fight in the Revolution becoming a hero at Yorktown storming a British redoubt, it would be a far superior play.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:45 PM (2swu2)

304 Just sock 'em as "The James Madison" and no one will know the difference!

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Heh. You need to repeat that to him tomorrow.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:46 PM (2swu2)

305 I will cover for any incoherent shitposting you may be too wounded to carry through, whig.

I promise.

No shitpost left behind.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 07:47 PM (BI5O2)

306 I will cover for any incoherent shitposting you may be too wounded to carry through, whig.

I promise.

No shitpost left behind.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 07:47 PM (BI5O2)

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lol

Another classic YDism ...

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 07:49 PM (0Eh0f)

307 Best of luck whig and may God guide the hands of the surgeon.

-Your brother in pain,

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 07:49 PM (uvB+6)

308 No shitpost left behind.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Please do. LOL.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:50 PM (2swu2)

309 This. I encountered a Resident at local hospital, with ear gauges.

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Dafuq?

I generally respect doctors, even with all the recent blood under the bridge.

But, while the good ones are great, the bad ones are horrible.

I would never trust a guy who mutilated himself to care for my kid.

I wouldn't even want to eat a sandwich a chopped up freak prepared.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 07:51 PM (BI5O2)

310 -Your brother in pain,

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 07:49 PM (uvB+6)

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So sorry to hear that (and I know we're willowed), but: What is (are) your condition(s) causing pain, pawn?

[Don't know if you're on it, but I avoid reading the weekly Prayer List because I find it extremely depressing and it inflames my survivor's guilt and blessed good health.]

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 07:52 PM (0Eh0f)

311 307 Best of luck whig and may God guide the hands of the surgeon.

-Your brother in pain,
Posted by: pawn

Thx pawn. The funny thing is I went to Mayo's Pain clinic about a year ago. I was already doing most all of the non drug techniques they used for pain reduction because I literally hate drugs that mess with my mind with a passion.

On the other hand, I have ice packs and heating pads galore. Plus doggies. Petting and loving on them can somehow through doggie magic reduce the felt pain. We really don't often deserve the unconditional love that dogs give us. Same with the Lord.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:53 PM (2swu2)

312 I would never trust a guy who mutilated himself to care for my kid.

I wouldn't even want to eat a sandwich a chopped up freak prepared.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 07:51 PM (BI5O2)

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Ditto.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 07:54 PM (0Eh0f)

313 Plus doggies. Petting and loving on them can somehow through doggie magic reduce the felt pain. We really don't often deserve the unconditional love that dogs give us. Same with the Lord.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 07:53 PM (2swu2)

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Awesome. Canine therapy.

The Lord Works In Mysterious Dogs ...

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 07:55 PM (0Eh0f)

314 I will cover for any incoherent shitposting you may be too wounded to carry through, whig.

I promise.

No shitpost left behind.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

if needed, I'll pay for a keg

Posted by: Le Mikleuse, posteur de Merde at February 05, 2026 07:57 PM (AP7fj)

315 what is his opinion on mayonnaise on hamburgers?

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 05, 2026 06:52 PM (0aYVJ)

and poutine?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 05, 2026 06:56 PM (6ydKt)

Mayonnaise on poutine, or poutine on hamburgers?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 05, 2026 07:58 PM (dhHpw)

316 Awesome. Canine therapy.

The Lord Works In Mysterious Dogs ...
Posted by: ShainS
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Best kind of dopamine hits. For them and us, giving them belly rubs and head scratches.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 08:00 PM (2swu2)

317 It's hard to enjoy anything about a recovery ward in a hospital, besides the fact that isn't a surgical unit or ICU.

But there's something they do at the children's hospital here, that they didn't do in Denver, and it's awesome.

Once the kids are parked on the floor, they have around oldsters who volunteer to bring their friendly dogs to visit the children. The kids love it, the parents do, and so forth the oldsters and their dogs.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 08:01 PM (BI5O2)

318 Mayonnaise on poutine, or poutine on hamburgers?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit

On crackers?

Poutine om the Ritz

Posted by: Le Mikleuse, initiating Dance Routine at February 05, 2026 08:01 PM (AP7fj)

319 Prayers ascending for whig for his upcoming surgery. I don't know if he reads the cafe so I'll pop this downstairs too

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 08:02 PM (E0p3T)

320 Best kind of dopamine hits. For them and us, giving them belly rubs and head scratches.
Posted by: whig

Miss Dixie does not give me belly rubs or behind the ear scratches.

Seems fair

Posted by: Le Mikleuse, who also failed Obedience School at February 05, 2026 08:03 PM (AP7fj)

321 BTW, pawn, any tricks that you have to manage pain or that I have I will reveal. I use heat in the morning to get started to move and cold to address pain. Bad arthritis is kind of like rust--it hurts the joints worst when you get moving, then it is okay for a bit, until it isn't. Then ice.

Because I was bored when I had knee surgery and was in a soft cast for awhile, I practiced mental imagery as in viewing pain as a colors--fiery red for nerve zingers, crushing pain as purple, and no pain as blue. So I would mentally try to reduce inflammation in the knee by treating it mentally as a ballon and imagine myself squeezing the ballon to let out the pressure.

Used a temperature gauge as inflammation of joints can show up on those infrared temp gauges. It actually did lower the heat and inflammation a bit by doing that regularly. Breathing helps me to deal with nerve pain zingers.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 08:04 PM (2swu2)

322 319 Prayers ascending for whig for his upcoming surgery. I don't know if he reads the cafe so I'll pop this downstairs too
Posted by: ...
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Don't want to harsh their mellow upstairs but thanks for all the well wishes and kindness. I'll try my best to reciprocate by paying it forward. Gotta go ice now.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 08:06 PM (2swu2)

323 whig-

I didn't have much choice in the route I took after my second back surgery to fix the first one was messed up again by the Workers Compensation.

My mind wasn't affected that much by the opioids as I was able to do some amazing engineering for years after that.

But I can relate to people manually checking out if they lose what ever made their life worth living because I have gone there by choice a couple of times just to remind me of why I take it.

I pray I never have to face that.

I don't have any tricks other than changing positions and reciting the Lords Prayer over and over.

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 08:15 PM (uvB+6)

324 Godspeed on surgery and complete and rapid recovery, Whig.

Posted by: Jame Gumm at February 05, 2026 08:24 PM (dK+Kv)

325 Like all normal Americans, I am outraged by UK grooming scandal, where children were repeatedly raped with no interest in protecting them.
This transportation scandal gets me about as mad. When will Americans see that justice is done, even it means a long prison term?

Posted by: Don Lemon Needs to be sent to Gaza at February 05, 2026 08:28 PM (qgGyX)

326 Praying for you, Whig. All will be well.

Prayers for a complete recovery.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 05, 2026 10:34 PM (WONhk)

327 So, democrats, leftists murdered 4 more Americans. Another day that ends with "y". When someone argues that illegal aliens are not a problem, show them this. Show them this right before you bludgeon the snot outvof them. Freaking a$$hats.

Posted by: Edward at February 06, 2026 12:12 AM (9gg3L)

328 "Bekzhan Beishekeev is a Kyrgyzstani national who entered the U.S. via the Biden-era CBP One cell phone app on Dec. 19, 2024, at the Nogales, Ariz., port of entry"

December 2024? That has to be a lie. I was thoroughly informed during the campaign that Biden/Harris had finally managed to get our borders under control. You'd have to be a KKKrazy far extreme rightwing conspiracy theorist not to believe them.

Posted by: Kamala's Underwear at February 06, 2026 11:11 AM (Z1N5b)

"Will You Shut Up!:" Low-IQ DEI Congresswoman Maxine Waters "Asks a Question" of Scott Bessent, Then Tells Him to Shut Up When He Answers

The " " " questions " " " were about Bessent's claim that tariffs are not inflationary (so long as they are absorbed by foreign countries and foreign companies).

I don't know what this low-executive-function brain-damaged dementia patient's point was. She recalls Bessent's previous statement that there is no evidence that tariffs are inflationary, and then says... I think her whole argument is that "if you tax coffee and bananas, that's inflationary," therefore that's a contradiction of your statement.

She sets this up as if Bessent has made contradictory statements, but the "contradiction" is just her assertion that if you tax coffee and bananas, that's inflationary.

Bessent replies that the source of inflation are the "10 to 20 million illegal aliens" that Joe Biden let into the country, who then drove up prices, at which point this, um, public servant hisses "Will you shut up!"

Rep. Waters, the ranking member on the committee, was grilling Bessent on whether President Trump's tariffs were inflationary and harmful to consumers, suggesting they amounted to a "war on American consumers." She pressed him on whether he would act as a "voice of reason" in the administration and urge Trump to reduce or eliminate the tariffs to lower costs for Americans.
"Will you be the voice of reason in the administration and urge Trump to stop waging a war on American consumers?" Waters asked. "Yes or no?"
"You seem confused as to the definition of inflation," Bessent began before Waters interupted, and repeated her question.
The exchange quickly devolved into both officials talking over one another. Bessent argued that the Biden administration had "let in between 10 and 20 million immigrants," who he said went on to consume housing that would otherwise have gone to working Americans.

It's very obvious that she has dementia and does not understand the words that her aides wrote for her and does not understand the "argument" she's making.

🚨 JUST IN: Sec. Scott Bessent is EMBARRASSING low-IQ Rep. Maxine Waters right now, this is priceless 😂

WATERS: Did you say Trump's tariffs are INFLATIONARY?!

BESSENT: "Uhh...no. 🤨"

WATERS: OK, we have a New York Times article-

BESSENT: "-*New York Times?* 😂"

WATERS: Are� pic.twitter.com/ZpPyxxET7o
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 4, 2026

�MAINTAIN SOME LEVEL OF DIGNITY!�

Scott Bessent SHUTS DOWN Maxine Waters after she loses control of her emotions and demands Sec Bessent �shut up.� pic.twitter.com/XesZbBr4DU
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) February 4, 2026

Posted by: Ace at 05:00 PM

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1 I really need to watch the whole hearing.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 05, 2026 05:01 PM (aUIT1)

2 If I had to 'testify' before Congress, I'd bring a paperback and just ignore the idiots.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 05:01 PM (ExV1e)

3 lol

What an embarrassment she is.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 05, 2026 05:02 PM (hArFf)

4 Bessent replies that the source of inflation are the "10 to 20 million illegal aliens" that Joe Biden let into the country, who then drove up prices, at which point this, um, public servant hisses "Will you shut up!"

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I have a man crush on Bessent now. No homo.

Dude pointed out the exact cause of the inflation: the mass immigration and spending tied to it.

Mass deportation is deflationary, by the way.

Other than that, though, what's Trump doing about the affordability crisis?!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 05:02 PM (GBKbO)

5 Bitch got mo' Wighats than Phyllis Diller and The Mooch combined!

Posted by: After The Fall at February 05, 2026 05:02 PM (oftw2)

6 '"You seem confused as to the definition of inflation," Bessent began'

I'd like to know how Bessent defines it.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 05:02 PM (N8ZBc)

7 willowed:

347 ******
IMO, I think PDJT doesn't trust the fibees with this and sent Tulsi to oversee the operation. I believe it was recently revealed an agent sent a letter to Fulton Co officials that appeared to tip them off about the impending raid.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly
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From ace's clip earlier today Brett Baier asks Patel about the Chinese Wet Market in Las Vegas and Patel answers about the FBI stopping bad seeds from coming into Michigan.

Seed not being a euphemism for a bad person he's talking about seed crop seeds as the FBI's focus, not a fucking Chinese Wet Lab.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 05:03 PM (a0V+E)

8 1 I really need to watch the whole hearing.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 05, 2026 05:01 PM (aUIT1)

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Lawyers, man.

Be normal and watch some art house, Korean, lesbian pron:

https://amzn.to/4qnBeZQ

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 05:03 PM (GBKbO)

9 She's low-IQ ghetto trash and has always been low-IQ ghetto trash. If I was black I'd be inconsolably offended that she's "representative" of my people. Same with Jasmine Ratchet. This is what Democrats think "real" black people are. Gross caricatures of racist stereotypes that used to be near-universally condemned but now used as selling points.

Posted by: Malcom and Martin are spinning in their graves at February 05, 2026 05:03 PM (TbWk/)

10 It's like a car crash of a family of orphins who were each smuggling a full 2.5 gal gasoline can. I can't bear to look.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 05:04 PM (jc0TO)

11 It's very obvious that she has dementia and does not understand the words that her aides wrote for her and does not understand the "argument" she's making.

Dementia? I'm pretty sure she's always been a timwalz.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 05, 2026 05:04 PM (ULPxl)

12 Beauty may be skin deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone.

Posted by: Fred Sanford at February 05, 2026 05:04 PM (vFG9F)

13 "Will you be the voice of reason in the administration and urge Trump to stop waging a war on American consumers?" Waters asked. "Yes or no?"

"You seem confused as to the definition of inflation," Bessent began before Waters interupted, and repeated her question.

"Shut up...."

Posted by: Mad Maxine's Shriveled Brain at February 05, 2026 05:04 PM (jtM2q)

14 If I had to 'testify' before Congress, I'd bring a paperback and just ignore the idiots.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 05:01 PM

Play tetris.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 05:04 PM (jc0TO)

15 "Dude pointed out the exact cause of the inflation: the mass immigration and spending tied to it."

I'd pin it on the explosion in the US money supply that happened in 2020, when the whole USA went f'n bonkers. Everything we did in 2020 was wrong.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 05:05 PM (N8ZBc)

16 You can't make fun of her!
It's National Negro Month!

Posted by: Clutches pearls at February 05, 2026 05:05 PM (b0pva)

17 Lawyers, man.

Be normal and watch some art house, Korean, lesbian pron:

https://amzn.to/4qnBeZQ
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 05:03 PM (GBKbO)

'Tis only softcore. But dayum those are some really hot actresses.

Posted by: So I heard. From a friend. at February 05, 2026 05:05 PM (TbWk/)

18 Moms Mabley is who I think of when I see Maxine.

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

19 Every day is groundhog day.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 05, 2026 05:05 PM (sl73Y)

20 And he gave Musk a black eye. Ya gotta love it.
He's one prissy dude and he'll back it up. Verbally or physically. He doesn't lose he place.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 05:05 PM (a0V+E)

21 Did she ask him a question or did she "axe" him a question?

Just guessing, I'd say she's an "axe" person.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 05, 2026 05:05 PM (IG3/x)

22 Heh. The Gay dude has a point.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 05:06 PM (zZu0s)

23 Is this about me?

Posted by: COVID Cash at February 05, 2026 05:06 PM (b0pva)

24 In the headline, I would amend "congresswoman" to read "hideous flesh lump."

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 05, 2026 05:06 PM (N0lYK)

25 12 Beauty may be skin deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone.
Posted by: Fred Sanford at February 05, 2026 05:04 PM (vFG9F)

So does being a Big Dummy.

Posted by: RIP Lamont at February 05, 2026 05:06 PM (TbWk/)

26 Trouble with watching Asian Lesbian Porn is that an hour later, you gonna want more.

Posted by: Bang! Ding! Ow! Take Out at February 05, 2026 05:06 PM (oftw2)

27 I love Maxine Waters. She's the Al Sharpton of the legislature.

What's that fucking thing on her head?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 05:06 PM (TOSLe)

28 But Musk is an African-American!

Posted by: Prove me wrong at February 05, 2026 05:07 PM (b0pva)

29 Moms Mabley is who I think of when I see Maxine.
Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 05:05 PM (pDt9x)
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That's an insult to Moms Mabley.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 05, 2026 05:07 PM (N0lYK)

30 Maxine is the poster child for term limits...

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 05, 2026 05:07 PM (IQ6Gq)

31 26 Trouble with watching Asian Lesbian Porn is that an hour later, you gonna want more.
Posted by: Bang! Ding! Ow! Take Out at February 05, 2026 05:06 PM (oftw2)

Refractory period gets longer as you age.

Posted by: Time comes for us all. at February 05, 2026 05:07 PM (TbWk/)

32 Makes you side-eye her constituency.

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 05:07 PM (pDt9x)

33 Was it the new director of the CPB that wouldn't respond to the congressional committee. He said that the law required him to be there at the hearing but he had nothing to say and just started reading a newspaper.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 05:07 PM (jc0TO)

34 Bessent as head of the Dept. of War there would be forced marches in the hall every morning.
Let's lean up those generals.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 05:07 PM (a0V+E)

35 What's that fucking thing on her head?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 05:06 PM (TOSLe)
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It used to post here regularly.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 05, 2026 05:07 PM (N0lYK)

36 I'm a customs broker with 26 years experience. I'm an actual tariff expert, unlike the clowns in the MSM pontificating away on things they know nothing about. Tariffs are not inflationary so long as they are absorbed by the foreign countries and companies.

This isn't a claim, it's a fact.

Posted by: Delurker at February 05, 2026 05:07 PM (gtcuf)

37 "Tariffs are not inflationary so long as they are absorbed by the foreign countries and companies."

I can believe that.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 05:08 PM (N8ZBc)

38 Em Pee Foady Sebben!!

Posted by: Maxine Waters' Wig at February 05, 2026 05:08 PM (/HDaX)

39 See?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 05, 2026 05:09 PM (N0lYK)

40 Waters makes me proud to be an American. Just not the way she thinks.

Can I get a side by side of her and that dumb ass third eye indian? Thanedar?

I think they have the same wig maker.

Posted by: connected and litigious at February 05, 2026 05:09 PM (cS1cw)

41 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC-ALCp9ke8

Best statement ever

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 05, 2026 05:09 PM (jrgJz)

42 Aunt Esther said what?

I tell you that woman is ugggglleeeee!

Posted by: Fred Sanford at February 05, 2026 05:09 PM (bwRbr)

43 > Be normal and watch some art house, Korean, lesbian pron:

https://amzn.to/4qnBeZQ
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 05:03 PM (GBKbO)

I notice they hake Korean actors playing all the Japanese parts.

I wonder what the Japanese think of that.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 05, 2026 05:10 PM (IG3/x)

44 I wish he'd added: "And not only is your wighat too tight and constricting blood flow, it's crooked, Maxine!"

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 05, 2026 05:10 PM (WONhk)

45 "Will you be the voice of reason in the administration and urge Trump to stop waging a war on American consumers?" Waters asked. "Yes or no?"

Ah, the old "when did you stop beating your wife" gambit.
Shrewd woman, that Maxine Waters.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 05:10 PM (vFG9F)

46 Bitch got mo' Wighats than Phyllis Diller and The Mooch combined!

Posted by: After The Fall at February 05, 2026 05:02 PM (oftw2)

lol

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 05, 2026 05:10 PM (hArFf)

47 Isn't she dreamy!

Posted by: Vogue Magazine, next issue at February 05, 2026 05:10 PM (PBE58)

48 She really does look like Aunt Esther on Sanford and Sons.

I think it is the cheap wig.

Ace needs to add a photo or clip from the show for comparison

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 05, 2026 05:10 PM (bwRbr)

49 Lol. A for effort, Scotty boy.

But, one term in Congress and your dignity is dead, gone, never to return. You have to drag it out back and beat it lifeless with a shovel yourself, or you can't play the game.

Maxine Waters has been a Representative since they were called Plebeian Tribunes. She's an indignity singularity. I have less dignity than I did five minutes ago, just looking at that ridiculous wig bob up and down on her lying head.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 05:11 PM (BI5O2)

50 It's hard for me to watch any video of Maxine Waters because I have sympathetic embarrassment. She's so stupid and cringy it makes feel bad.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 05, 2026 05:11 PM (XMwZJ)

51
We started off with Shirley Chisholm and Barbara Jordan and now they all sound like they've been stopped by police for a traffic violation.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 05:11 PM (tgvbd)

52 Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 05:08 PM (N8ZBc)

And, they almost always are absorbed by the foreign country/company. Overwhelmingly so.

Posted by: Delurker at February 05, 2026 05:11 PM (gtcuf)

53 "And not only is your wighat too tight and constricting blood flow, it's crooked, Maxine!"

Get up in her face. Give her her own medicine.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 05:11 PM (N8ZBc)

54 Bessent is by far the best selection by Trump. Even if he looks kind of like the human model for Max Headroom.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 05, 2026 05:11 PM (0U5gm)

55 Maxine Waters is a fucking retard, news at 11

Posted by: ballistic at February 05, 2026 05:11 PM (3BwY8)

56 Maxine hasn't been the same since they took out Harambe.

Posted by: garrett at February 05, 2026 05:11 PM (gH8T+)

57

I RECLAIM MY TIME!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 05, 2026 05:11 PM (Cqx++)

58 You should see the video of her after the hearing. She was asked if she regretted telling Bessent to shut up and she denied it. She claimed she never said that and when they said they had it on video she still denied it.

Posted by: Gorthang at February 05, 2026 05:12 PM (M8ShI)

59 Be normal and watch some art house, Korean, lesbian pron:

https://amzn.to/4qnBeZQ
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook
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Expected something more prurient.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 05:12 PM (a0V+E)

60 > 47 Isn't she dreamy!
Posted by: Vogue Magazine, next issue at February 05, 2026 05:10 PM (PBE5

She'll never beat me. She doesn't have toned arms and or a dress made from Great-Aunt Gertrude's cat pee couch.

Posted by: Big Mike Obama at February 05, 2026 05:12 PM (IG3/x)

61 Bessent replies that the source of inflation are the "10 to 20 million illegal aliens" that Joe Biden let into the country, who then drove up prices, at which point this, um, public servant hisses "Will you shut up!"

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I have a man crush on Bessent now. No homo.
Dude pointed out the exact cause of the inflation: the mass immigration and spending tied to it.
Mass deportation is deflationary, by the way.
Other than that, though, what's Trump doing about the affordability crisis?!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison,

++++

Not so much the spending but printing money that our grandchildren will be paying off to give the fvcking imported parasites a free ride.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 05, 2026 05:13 PM (/lPRQ)

62 "Fundamentally non-serious".

Every.

Single.

Time.

Posted by: Crusader at February 05, 2026 05:13 PM (TN0g+)

63 The Representative from Rap-A-Lot Records.

Dignity, personified.

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

64 "Boy Maxine sure showed that finance guy a thing or two?"

most of Maxie's constituents, of whom she does not live near.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 05, 2026 05:13 PM (vbXSk)

65 In 2022, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer retired at age 83 to allow for a younger appointment, Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Justice Stephen Breyer's birthday: August 15, 1938

Btw, Maxine Waters (née Carr) was also born on August 15, 1938.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 05, 2026 05:14 PM (NFX2v)

66 Prn. Our state now requires adult verification to access. I noticed my computer is running faster now.

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 05:14 PM (pDt9x)

67 59 Be normal and watch some art house, Korean, lesbian pron:

https://amzn.to/4qnBeZQ
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook
---

Expected something more prurient.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 05:12 PM (a0V+E)

Oh it's...full of lesbian sex. Trust me on that.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 05:14 PM (xcxpd)

68 > just looking at that ridiculous wig bob up and down on her lying head.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 05:11 PM (BI5O2)

When black women get mad, they get that head to movin' on yo ass.

Posted by: Richard Pryor at February 05, 2026 05:14 PM (IG3/x)

69 Bessent replies that the source of inflation are....
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No liberal ever gives a damn about "inflation" or "affordability" when THEY are the ones in charge.

Posted by: Crusader at February 05, 2026 05:14 PM (TN0g+)

70 CALL OF THE WIGHAT

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=BWEdu-yXnaE

Posted by: THE CRAMPS at February 05, 2026 05:14 PM (gH8T+)

71 Do tariffs cause inflation, or is it 50 million illegals getting government benefits and it the fact that the money supply was jacked up 40% to give them their 'free' money?

I know what Milton Friedman said 40 years ago, and it is still the truth.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 05, 2026 05:14 PM (0U5gm)

72 Aunt Cray Cray is 87. She's been in Congress since 1991.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 05, 2026 05:14 PM (PBE58)

73 Mad Maxine is the geriatric Jazzy Crockett.

Two pea (brains) in a pod.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 05, 2026 05:15 PM (jtM2q)

74 Mad Max Waters is an embarrassment.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 05, 2026 05:15 PM (uus9c)

75 I notice they hake Korean actors playing all the Japanese parts.

I wonder what the Japanese think of that.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 05, 2026 05:10 PM (IG3/x)

To make it spicier, it's set during the Japanese occupation of Korea.

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

76 "And, they almost always are absorbed by the foreign country/company. Overwhelmingly so."

Well, OK. Those are some pretty resilient foreign companies that can absorb surprise, capricious, hostile tariff policy blows.

On the ground here, I see prices continuing to rise. (Yes, I acknowledge gasoline is down at least 20% from where it was.) Like I said above, I'd like to ask Bessent his own question: how does he define inflation?

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 05:15 PM (N8ZBc)

77 We started off with Shirley Chisholm and Barbara Jordan and now they all sound like they've been stopped by police for a traffic violation.
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Its only a matter of time until one of the exclaims "I don't feel safe!" while in session.

Posted by: Crusader at February 05, 2026 05:16 PM (TN0g+)

78 55 Maxine Waters is a fucking retard, news at 11
Posted by: ballistic
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Maxine is Democrat Party point woman. She gets bonus cash for saying execrable or inciteful things to the masses.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 05:16 PM (a0V+E)

79 When is this hag going to collapse?

I hope it's live. Just nice long heart attack and then THUD

Posted by: melodicmetal at February 05, 2026 05:16 PM (XLfSN)

80 I think her whole argument is that "if you tax coffee and bananas, that's inflationary," therefore that's a contradiction of your statement.

Since when did Democrats give a shit whether taxes cause inflation?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 05, 2026 05:16 PM (6ydKt)

81 It is pretty much an economic law that tariffs are deflationary, not inflationary.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 05, 2026 05:17 PM (0U5gm)

82

38 Em Pee Foady Sebben!!
Posted by: Maxine Waters' Wig at February 05, 2026 05:08 PM

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Not so fast, Skeletor.

Posted by: He Man at February 05, 2026 05:17 PM (azNOR)

83 The black guy in front of her (presumably another representative) is trying very hard at times to not break into a grin during the exchange.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 05, 2026 05:18 PM (dhHpw)

84 And you know since she was on the take for the Geto Boys, she was being paid at least partly in cocaine. She must have an iron heart to have made it this long.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 05:19 PM (BI5O2)

85 Well years ago the NYC mayor at the time dropped the groundhog on his head and killed him, right? Maybe MaxWat is more a MinWit? Dropped on head?

Posted by: Eromero at February 05, 2026 05:20 PM (Lytz7)

86 "It is pretty much an economic law that tariffs are deflationary, not inflationary."

If so, great. The (or one) goal of the new tariff policy was to incent reshoring of US manufacturing industry. Has that begun to happen?

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 05:20 PM (N8ZBc)

87 51
We started off with Shirley Chisholm and Barbara Jordan and now they all sound like they've been stopped by police for a traffic violation.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 05:11 PM (tgvbd)

It's disheartening, isn't it? Barbara Jordan spoke at my high school, and it was a challenge to keep up with her discourse. In a good way. Brilliant lady.

Posted by: moki at February 05, 2026 05:20 PM (wLjpr)

88 Seed not being a euphemism for a bad person he's talking about seed crop seeds as the FBI's focus, not a fucking Chinese Wet Lab.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 05:03 PM (a0V+E)
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You're going to care about them when they germinate and displace or corrupt vital food crops. It's biowarfare, and it's been going on for a while. Chinese are mailing random seed packets, hoping people will plant them.

We also know they're playing with various pathogens (including fungi) that are designed to wipe out wheat and maize.

What's crazy is they need our food. They cannot feed themselves. If US agriculture ceases to export huge quantities of food, they are the ones who will starve.

China is asshoe.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 05, 2026 05:21 PM (ZOv7s)

89 "He took my time"

Aww. And you don't really have that much to spare.

Posted by: The Grim Reaper at February 05, 2026 05:21 PM (vFG9F)

90 It's disheartening, isn't it? Barbara Jordan spoke at my high school, and it was a challenge to keep up with her discourse. In a good way. Brilliant lady.
Posted by: moki at February 05, 2026 05:20 PM

Her eye always distracted me.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 05:21 PM (jc0TO)

91
What's that fucking thing on her head?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 05:06 PM

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A wig made of hair from a different race, that she despises.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 05, 2026 05:21 PM (azNOR)

92 >>If so, great. The (or one) goal of the new tariff policy was to incent reshoring of US manufacturing industry. Has that begun to happen?

Yes. Factories don't sprout like Alfalfa.

They take a bit more time to grow.

Posted by: garrett at February 05, 2026 05:21 PM (gH8T+)

93 8 Lawyers, man.

Be normal and watch some art house, Korean, lesbian pron:

https://amzn.to/4qnBeZQ
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Serious question, TJM. How does a married film aficionado like yourself deal with fare like this that has lots of sex and nudity. It seems like that would cause . . . discussions with the wife.

Posted by: the lower depths at February 05, 2026 05:22 PM (4QwTz)

94 The black guy in front of her (presumably another representative) is trying very hard at times to not break into a grin during the exchange.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at

I can't tell for sure cause I can't see his whole face. But I'm pretty sure that's Maxwell frost d-Orlando youngest member of congress. Who got punched in the face at Sundance.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 05:22 PM (MGB5H)

95 Interesting fact, the only law that Congressman* Mad Maxine Waters has in her name is the ironically named Biggert–Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012.

*Congresswoman is one of those unwieldy words that were made to say to pretend that "man" is some patriarchal construct instead of a patronizing sop to females. I believe that a woman, especially one as stupid as Maxine Waters, can become a Congressman (no 'transition' F to M necessary)

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 05, 2026 05:22 PM (Dv3i1)

96 A wig made of hair from a different race, that she despises.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 05, 2026 05:21 PM

The lace race?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 05:22 PM (jc0TO)

97 Well, it looks like Scott Bessent is r enjoying himself trouncing Maxine Waters.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 05, 2026 05:22 PM (8Xy/A)

98 Stop putting nutjob black females in charge.

Posted by: Someone has to say it at February 05, 2026 05:22 PM (b0pva)

99 Since when did Democrats give a shit whether taxes cause inflation?

Taxes don't necessarily cause inflation, they may cause the price of goods to go up, but that increase isn't inflation.

inflation is when the dollar is devaluated by more fiat currency.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 05, 2026 05:23 PM (a3CJ+)

100 The (or one) goal of the new tariff policy was to incent reshoring of US manufacturing industry. Has that begun to happen?
Posted by: gp
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YES

We have surpassed Japan in steel production.
There's more.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 05:23 PM (a0V+E)

101
The level of childishness among elected Federal officials in Congress is disgusting.

All the "... reclaiming my time" assertions are those of a petulant child grabbing a plaything and screaming, "MINE!"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 05, 2026 05:23 PM (xG4kz)

102 If so, great. The (or one) goal of the new tariff policy was to incent reshoring of US manufacturing industry. Has that begun to happen?
Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 05:20 PM (N8ZBc)
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Yes. US domestic steel production has reached a 32-year high. We are finally making more steel than Japan.

A wholesale restructuring of the economy takes time. It is a long process but happily one that is hard to stop once it gains momentum.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 05, 2026 05:23 PM (ZOv7s)

103 "Stop putting nutjob black females in charge."

Of every race and gender.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 05:23 PM (N8ZBc)

104 71 Do tariffs cause inflation, or is it 50 million illegals getting government benefits and it the fact that the money supply was jacked up 40% to give them their 'free' money?

I know what Milton Friedman said 40 years ago, and it is still the truth.
Posted by: Thomas Paine

Tariffs are a tax, no more, no less, but as to who pays them, it depends on a number of circumstances--substitution effect, supply/demand effects, macro effects like currency exchange rates, strategic decisions by the vendor to maintain market share and workforce, key decisions by importers as to whether or not shift supply chains to a lower cost producer, etc. etc.

For most part, tariffs of a large country become such a mess entangled with micro and macro factors that whether tariffs cause general inflation can't be answered as a general rule.

For individual products, perhaps in the short run, but in the long run, not so much.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 05:24 PM (2swu2)

105 Me in front of Congress:

Congresswoman, rising prices are a symptom not the disease. The disease is a devaluation of the currency and if you're looking for the root cause, all you fucking assholes need only look in the mirror. I'd explain further, but it'd be like trying to explain quantum physics to a golden retriever. You may now reclaim your time, you fucking dolt.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 05, 2026 05:24 PM (2UnvF)

106 102 If so, great. The (or one) goal of the new tariff policy was to incent reshoring of US manufacturing industry. Has that begun to happen?

my biggest clients right now are manufacturing. it is DEFINITELY happening

come to the Lehigh Valley and see. it's amazing!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 05, 2026 05:24 PM (emBoF)

107
Maxine and Joey,
sittin' in a tree...

Posted by: Auspex at February 05, 2026 05:24 PM (Y8DZL)

108 level of childishness among elected Federal officials in Congress is disgusting.

All the "... reclaiming my time" assertions are those of a petulant child grabbing a plaything and screaming, "MINE!"
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle

The chick fight between jasmine ratchet and mtg last year comes to mind.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 05:25 PM (MGB5H)

109 I think her whole argument is that "if you tax coffee and bananas, that's inflationary," therefore that's a contradiction of your statement.
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It is pretty much an economic law that tariffs are deflationary, not inflationary.
-----

With all due respect, I would love to read how tariffs were viewed by authors published prior to...2010 or so? I feel like anything written in the last 12 months is politically tainted.

Posted by: Crusader at February 05, 2026 05:25 PM (TN0g+)

110 The news on US steel production is welcome news to me.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 05:25 PM (N8ZBc)

111 Maybe the Supreme Court will just punt it back to Congress. You don't like it, Congress? Well, why did you pass laws that gave the President your powers? But then I would ask why did no one succeed in challenging these laws in the first place.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 05, 2026 05:25 PM (Dv3i1)

112 Taxes don't necessarily cause inflation, they may cause the price of goods to go up, but that increase isn't inflation.

inflation is when the dollar is devaluated by more fiat currency.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 05, 2026 05:23 PM (a3CJ+)
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They cannot cause inflation because they are a tax. No one thinks sales tax causes inflation even though it raises prices. It takes money out of circulation, reducing its velocity.

Deficit spending causes inflation, which is why even when we used hard currency, there would be inflation during wartime as the Crown spent all its reserves and then some. Deflation usually followed the conclusion of hostilities.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 05, 2026 05:26 PM (ZOv7s)

113 106 Thanks for the good news!

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 05:26 PM (N8ZBc)

114 My cat is smarter and blacker.

Posted by: Eromero at February 05, 2026 05:26 PM (Lytz7)

115 Whigs post at 104 was well timed!

Posted by: Crusader at February 05, 2026 05:26 PM (TN0g+)

116 113 106 Thanks for the good news!

as clients btw they are fantastic

so much easier to work with than Pharma or media or even healthcare.

just guys who are like "you creatives do your thing"

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 05, 2026 05:27 PM (emBoF)

117 Speaking of power, communism, and fellow travelers.

Polymarket opens NYC's first free grocery store in downtown Manhattan.

Polymarket donated $1M to Food Bank For NYC and will operate the downtown Manhattan store through February 16.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 05:27 PM (a0V+E)

118 Inflation is too many dollars chasing too few products.

Posted by: garrett at February 05, 2026 05:27 PM (gH8T+)

119 >I think her whole argument is that "if you tax coffee and bananas, that's inflationary,"

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Bananas and rice!

Posted by: Somalia! at February 05, 2026 05:27 PM (b0pva)

120 You know who should shut up? Kamala Harris should shut up!

Posted by: Gavin Newsom at February 05, 2026 05:28 PM (QEO+S)

121 AI Overview: The phrase "I reclaim my time" is closely associated with Representative Maxine Waters of California, who famously coined and used it during a 2017 House Financial Services Committee hearing to stop Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin from wasting her allotted questioning time.

Based on available records, she has not trademarked the phrase.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 05, 2026 05:28 PM (NFX2v)

122
"Mister Krebs, you are in contempt of Congress."

"Oh, you cannot even begin to guess the depth of my contempt for you and your ilk."

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 05, 2026 05:28 PM (xG4kz)

123 Time to make serious plans for the fall of Europe

@amuse 38s
FRANCE: The French Parliament is set to allow non-EU citizens to vote and run for elected office. If the measure passes later this month it will hasten the Islamic takeover of France.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 05, 2026 05:28 PM (diia5)

124 Way to counteract stereotypes Maxine, it's not like you walk into them every fucking day verifying them, let's toss in violence from 2019.

"I think her whole argument is that "if you tax coffee and bananas, that's inflationary," therefore that's a contradiction of your statement."

She actually referenced coffee and banana's? Can you get MORE Jungle bunny in your stereotypes?

Don't call me a racist fuckers, my wife is black, my child is part black. Eat a Dick, I'm talking about Black "Identified" fucksticks walking into the very shit that makes my wife and kid look bad.

THANK'S MAXINE! You just made it harder for my son to serve in congress because they will expect a tariff on banana's and cotton or some shit, you fucking retard.

Posted by: wickedpinto at February 05, 2026 05:28 PM (2a0yj)

125 Terence Williams on X makes me laugh so hard when he's got his Maxine wig on:

https://tinyurl.com/5r7jxde5

Posted by: beckster at February 05, 2026 05:28 PM (I7J98)

126 "Stop putting nutjob black females in charge."

Of every race and gender.
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This isn't a DEI forum. Black women should not serve in positions of power--the evidence is overwhelming that they are "fundamentally non serious" choices.

Posted by: Crusader at February 05, 2026 05:28 PM (TN0g+)

127 I notice they hake Korean actors playing all the Japanese parts.

I wonder what the Japanese think of that.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 05, 2026 05:10 PM (IG3/x)

To make it spicier, it's set during the Japanese occupation of Korea.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 05:15 PM (xcxpd)

Isn't every Korean movie set during the occupation of Japan?

I keed, I keed but that's the secret code to all Korean movies. If a Japanese character shows up, they're the villain.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 05, 2026 05:29 PM (iJfKG)

128 With all due respect, I would love to read how tariffs were viewed by authors published prior to...2010 or so? I feel like anything written in the last 12 months is politically tainted.
Posted by: Crusader at February 05, 2026 05:25 PM (TN0g+)
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Tariffs were an integral component of US economic policy since the foundation of the country. This only changed when globalism and offshoring became a thing.

The New Dealers also tried to blame their utter economic failure on tariffs, which was absurd.

Tariffs protect against dumping and shelter American workers from competing with slave labor wage scales.

The original Republican Party platform called for tariffs to protect American workers and raise wages.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 05, 2026 05:29 PM (ZOv7s)

129 @amuse 38s
FRANCE: The French Parliament is set to allow non-EU citizens to vote and run for elected office. If the measure passes later this month it will hasten the Islamic takeover of France.
-----

That opens up a great opportunity for the Iranian mullahs.

Posted by: Crusader at February 05, 2026 05:29 PM (TN0g+)

130 It's very obvious that she has dementia and does not understand the words that her aides wrote for her and does not understand the "argument" she's making.

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I saw Susan Collins the other day at some presser and she seemed to have Parkinson's shakes. When is it enough for these people? Why not just retire and finally have some peace?

Posted by: Decaf at February 05, 2026 05:29 PM (OP9Gm)

131 We started off with Shirley Chisholm and Barbara Jordan and now they all sound like they've been stopped by police for a traffic violation.

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Product of the culture. Black politicians' best arenas were and are the cities, where most blacks live. As the cities grew unlivable, educated blacks left for the burbs and small towns, leaving behind only crooked hood rats like this hag to run in those districts.

Black people where I live can string a fuckin' sentence together. Inglewood and Torrance? They string sentences together, alright. Jail sentences.

To the extent, of course, that any blacks still remain.

Black flight from Southern California is one of the most underreported major stories in the country. It's a flat-out ethnic cleansing that everyone just ignores.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 05:29 PM (BI5O2)

132
*ahem*

of = by

Posted by: naturalfake at February 05, 2026 05:29 PM (iJfKG)

133 56 Maxine hasn't been the same since they took out Harambe.
Posted by: garrett

*snort*

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 05, 2026 05:30 PM (W2Pud)

134 Black women should not serve in positions of power--the evidence is overwhelming that they are "fundamentally non serious" choices.
Posted by: Crusader at February 05, 2026 05:28 PM

++++

This about me?

Posted by: Old Lady Brown-Jackson at February 05, 2026 05:30 PM (b0pva)

135 Tariffs were an integral component of US economic policy since the foundation of the country. This only changed when globalism and offshoring became a thing.

The New Dealers also tried to blame their utter economic failure on tariffs, which was absurd.

Tariffs protect against dumping and shelter American workers from competing with slave labor wage scales.

The original Republican Party platform called for tariffs to protect American workers and raise wages.
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I agree with all of that. I'm more curious about the traditional understanding of tariff's effects on inflation.

Posted by: Crusader at February 05, 2026 05:31 PM (TN0g+)

136 If so, great. The (or one) goal of the new tariff policy was to incent reshoring of US manufacturing industry. Has that begun to happen?

What do you mean by "begun"?

Just because Trump wants to reshore industry doesn't mean that he can wave the magic wand and force local governments to instantly make preferred zoning; site locating, seeking permits, and the huge elephant in the room: securing reliable electric power.

Then there is the whole operation of supply chain, including competent and reliable labor from management, engineering and factory rat.

At every step there are grifters, union thugs, competitors underwriting neo-luddite obstructionists, Marxist lawyers all wanting to dip their beaks into the project, either to starve it, kill it, manage it or get a subscription.

And do you think China is just going to sit there and allow their jobs to be drained away?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 05, 2026 05:31 PM (a3CJ+)

137 Well my wife hates movies so it never really comes up.

I say 'I'm gonna watch a movie' and she goes upstairs. I could watch hardcore in the living room and it wouldn't matter.

Not that The Handmaid is hardcore. It's cinemax softcore at worst. Though there are drawings of real porn in it. And some spanking and scarring.

Ok...it might be a little hardcore.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 05:31 PM (xcxpd)

138
Polymarket donated $1M to Food Bank For NYC and will operate the downtown Manhattan store through February 16.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others

I guess Polymarket has figured that NYC's "sparks of divinity" will have picked the place clean by then.

"Byyyyyeeeeeeeee!"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 05, 2026 05:31 PM (xG4kz)

139 Have you no decency?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 05:31 PM (RIvkX)

140 The Ford plant in Dearborn is now hiring a third shift as American production ramps up. Was big news a couple of weeks ago around here.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 05, 2026 05:31 PM (ZOv7s)

141 Over in the Senate:

"Senator, it may be a bit nuanced for you, but what
@POTUS
is referring to is the media saying that the affordability crisis was generated by this administration, when it was you and President Biden who destroyed the buying power of the American people. So there is an affordability crisis — and you were front and center in it."

Posted by: SMOD at February 05, 2026 05:31 PM (6mlHc)

142 Polymarket - bit coin.

Very interesting.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 05, 2026 05:32 PM (NFX2v)

143 China is asshoe.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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I know our seed crop is important. But when the head of the FBI is asked about Chinese Wet Lab in Las Vegas and he responds about the seed problem in Michigan, it's a glaring call to mind we had the frog marches we to which we all have desired.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 05:32 PM (a0V+E)

144 I have to imagine the CCP is drawing lists of citizens that will fly to the EU during elections. A million tourist voters makes for interesting times.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 05, 2026 05:32 PM (diia5)

145 *When is it enough for these people? Why not just retire and finally have some peace?*

++++
Whippersnapper!

Posted by: The ghost of Strom Thurmond at February 05, 2026 05:32 PM (b0pva)

146 "This isn't a DEI forum. Black women should not serve in positions of power--the evidence is overwhelming that they are "fundamentally non serious" choices."

I understand your point. My point is: don't put nutjobs in charge. I've worked for/with plenty of white ones.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 05:32 PM (N8ZBc)

147 A wig made of hair from a different race, that she despises.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

It's Italian.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 05, 2026 05:32 PM (/lPRQ)

148 Isn't every Korean movie set during the occupation of Japan?

I keed, I keed but that's the secret code to all Korean movies. If a Japanese character shows up, they're the villain.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 05, 2026 05:29 PM (iJfKG)

Weirdly, in 'Lady Vengeance' by the same director, there's a Korean baker who studied cake making in Japan. And it's mentioned as a compliment.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 05:32 PM (xcxpd)

149 If so, great. The (or one) goal of the new tariff policy was to incent reshoring of US manufacturing industry. Has that begun to happen?
Posted by: gp

Yes, I am buying much more steel than ever, and most of it is domestic.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 05, 2026 05:32 PM (0U5gm)

150 I'm waiting for Jasmine to walk into a black church and say something like "This Nigga think's he runs this country? He ain't no Nigga, we the REAL NIGGA'S Lets show this whiteys what it's like, buck buck pow!"

FUCK YOU CUNTS! I HATE 23% of my nation, but Still. The greatest time of my life other than being married to a BLACK woman, and having a BLACK child, who are actually members of Tribes, unlike the modern American blacks, The Marine Corps was a GLORY! even though some of the people I protected was people like Maxine, and Jasmine, and basically the entire democrat party.

The other 70% were 100% worth it.

Posted by: wickedpinto at February 05, 2026 05:33 PM (2a0yj)

151 Tariffs are not inflationary, not in the real sense of inflation. They do raise costs and prices on both domestic and imported goods but have no effect on the money supply. If they did not raise prices they the "positive" effect on domestic industry would not exist.

Posted by: Earl Schlobodowicz at February 05, 2026 05:33 PM (+48wn)

152 I saw Susan Collins the other day at some presser and she seemed to have Parkinson's shakes. When is it enough for these people? Why not just retire and finally have some peace?
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That's another reason for the talking filibuster to come back in vogue. Your ancient, ill senator doesn't have the stamina to talk for 5 mins let alone 5 hours, then your state loses out on whatever crap law you wanted them to block.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 05, 2026 05:33 PM (Dv3i1)

153 With all due respect, I would love to read how tariffs were viewed by authors published prior to...2010 or so? I feel like anything written in the last 12 months is politically tainted.
Posted by: Crusader
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For a serious take on the issue, this paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research (same folks that declare recessions, etc.) investigates the Smoot Hawley tariff effects.

https://tinyurl.com/Smoot-Hawley-Tariffs

Turn to page 18 for a brief summary.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 05:33 PM (2swu2)

154 Trump understands the USA is where the money is.

So do the non-stupid.

It's a priviledge to sell your stuff here. Moose out front should have told ya.

Posted by: connected and litigious at February 05, 2026 05:33 PM (cS1cw)

155 I saw Susan Collins the other day at some presser and she seemed to have Parkinson's shakes. When is it enough for these people? Why not just retire and finally have some peace?

BTW, where is Glitch?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 05, 2026 05:33 PM (rgGn5)

156 This hag had an IQ of room temperature a long time ago. And a vile and corrupt soul.

Posted by: Beverly at February 05, 2026 05:33 PM (reMys)

157 "how tariffs were viewed by authors published prior to...2010 or so?"

See Bastiat.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 05:33 PM (N8ZBc)

158 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRaG6zPx5Ic

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 05, 2026 05:34 PM (jrgJz)

159 142 Polymarket - bit coin.

Very interesting.
Posted by: L - No nic,
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Insight

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 05:34 PM (a0V+E)

160 I agree with all of that. I'm more curious about the traditional understanding of tariff's effects on inflation.
Posted by: Crusader at February 05, 2026 05:31 PM (TN0g+)
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No one thought they were inflationary because they are not inflationary. Look at US price stability over the first 150 years. All that time we had tariffs, which were a major source of revenue for the US government, especially before there was a federal income tax.

They do not have to be prohibitive, and could be little more than a national sales tax on imports.

Inflation is caused by borrowing, typically during wartime. Decoupling the dollar from gold was what got it cooking, along with peacetime deficits, which were historically unknown.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 05, 2026 05:34 PM (ZOv7s)

161 I'm a customs broker with 26 years experience.
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Just don't break muh norms.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 05:34 PM (RIvkX)

162 >>I saw Susan Collins the other day at some presser and she seemed to have Parkinson's shakes. When is it enough for these people? Why not just retire and finally have some peace?

Well, as far as ME is concerned...Collins is as good as we are ever going to get out of that State.

Posted by: garrett at February 05, 2026 05:34 PM (gH8T+)

163 inflation is when the dollar is devaluated by more fiat currency.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure

No need to specify "fiat" - it is debased as surely as debasing gold coin.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 05, 2026 05:34 PM (/lPRQ)

164 BTW, where is Glitch?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 05, 2026 05:33 PM (rgGn5)

Hospital with the flu.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 05:35 PM (MGB5H)

165 140 The Ford plant in Dearborn is now hiring a third shift as American production ramps up. Was big news a couple of weeks ago around here.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 05, 2026 05:31 PM (ZOv7s)

NO KAFFIR NEED APPLY! ULULULULULULU!!!!

Posted by: Auto market is blowing up! at February 05, 2026 05:35 PM (TbWk/)

166 118 Inflation is too many dollars chasing too few products.

Posted by: garrett

But is it only that? The imported population changes the demand. That seems somewhat separate from money supply, although in your statement it might add to dollars chasing.

Posted by: Kratwurst at February 05, 2026 05:35 PM (C362Q)

167 Maybe the Democrats will run Maxine for President.

[X] Females
[X] Black
[X] Incoherent

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 05, 2026 05:36 PM (lrMw0)

168 105 that is an egregious insult to Golden retrievers. They might be dumb, but not hateful, like Aunt Ester.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 05, 2026 05:36 PM (wBaIH)

169 >>But is it only that?

Yes.

The Affordability issue is not the Inflation issue.

Yes, there are correlates...

but, the Inflation was caused by Federal Spending.

Posted by: garrett at February 05, 2026 05:37 PM (gH8T+)

170 145 *When is it enough for these people? Why not just retire and finally have some peace?*
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Insatiable

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 05:37 PM (a0V+E)

171 140 Good news from all over! We should have a thread where morons see good economic things happen locally.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 05:37 PM (N8ZBc)

172 I know our seed crop is important. But when the head of the FBI is asked about Chinese Wet Lab in Las Vegas and he responds about the seed problem in Michigan, it's a glaring call to mind we had the frog marches we to which we all have desired.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 05:32 PM (a0V+E)
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Without seeing the clip, it's apparent to me that it's merely another front in the same war. They are not isolated from each other.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 05, 2026 05:37 PM (ZOv7s)

173 NO KAFFIR NEED APPLY! ULULULULULULU!!!!
Posted by: Auto market is blowing up! at February 05,

It's a good thing Arabs don't work, or we'd all be driving those Flintstone cars around.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 05:37 PM (BI5O2)

174 Speaker Mike Johnson

@SpeakerJohnson
Republicans funded border security and immigration enforcement in the Working Families Tax Cut to clean up the chaos Democrats created after allowing 20 MILLION illegal aliens into our country — on purpose.

The Democrats are fully aware that if they block bipartisan DHS funding, it WILL NOT stop enforcement — but it WOULD leave Americans without FEMA’s help after disasters, and slow TSA security lines at airports across America.

This week, Democrats need to do the responsible thing and vote to keep DHS funded and operating for the American people.

Posted by: SMOD at February 05, 2026 05:37 PM (6mlHc)

175 my biggest clients right now are manufacturing. it is DEFINITELY happening

come to the Lehigh Valley and see. it's amazing!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 05, 2026 05:24 PM (emBoF)

Drove by my old job at the receiving docks today. Normally it's just busy on Wednesdays, but this week it was Tuesday, Wednesday *and* Thursday. They're ramping up and it's not even spring yet (summer is the busiest season).

Posted by: pookysgirl, wrestling Lil Pooky for the keyboard at February 05, 2026 05:38 PM (Wt5PA)

176 159. Insight

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others

Vanity Fair, 'Polymarket The Gambling Start-Up Funded by Donald Trump Jr.’s VC Firm, Bet Big on the Golden Globes'
So how’d it fare at predicting winners? Founder Shayne Coplan speaks to VF from inside the ceremony. Published Jan. 11, 2026

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 05, 2026 05:39 PM (NFX2v)

177 147 A wig made of hair from a different race, that she despises.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

It's Italian.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
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Looks like Nylon.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 05:40 PM (a0V+E)

178 Not steel related, but nuclear is going CRAZY here. Practically once a week they're announcing a new research facility, fuel refinery, or reactor assembly here. Just all over the place.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 05:40 PM (BI5O2)

179 Good news from all over! We should have a thread where morons see good economic things happen locally.
Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 05:37 PM (N8ZBc)
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I saw that Pepsico is cutting its retail prices for snacks. We are actually moving into deflationary territory thanks to Powell.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 05, 2026 05:41 PM (ZOv7s)

180 I'm sure increasing Federal spending 145% from pre-Covid levels didn't lead to any inflation at all!

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 05, 2026 05:41 PM (Vh9CX)

181 WARREN: That was supposed to be the softball!
BESSENT: He said he had reservations.
WARREN: If this was a joke, why not just say so?
BESSENT: It was a joke. And he made a joke about you, Senator Warren, that I won’t repeat. It got a lot of laughs.

Posted by: SMOD at February 05, 2026 05:41 PM (6mlHc)

182 As much as we laugh at Maxine's silly wig, we should thank her for at least wearing one. I imagine Admiral Akbar would balk at trying to sneak a bald Maxine at us.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 05, 2026 05:41 PM (Dv3i1)

183 You can tell, by how quickly she turns the pages, that Maxine is reading at least 30 point font.

He could have wrecked her by just asking her to repeat the question.

Then laugh as she has to page back 4-5 pages.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 05, 2026 05:41 PM (aUIT1)

184 Posted by: Chuck Martel
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When Susan Collins goes you get a Democrat.
Look at the numbers. Susan votes Republican much more often than your new Democrat replacement will.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 05:42 PM (a0V+E)

185 Contempt of Congress is a right not a crime.

Posted by: DaveA at February 05, 2026 05:42 PM (FhXTo)

186 179 Good news from all over! We should have a thread where morons see good economic things happen locally.

lots of positive developments with illegals getting deported and/or leaving here

now, the H1B situation is insane so it ends up even - not really bc the Mexicans were at least pretty conservative tbh. the Indians are all socialists (or whatever)

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 05, 2026 05:43 PM (emBoF)

187 much as we laugh at Maxine's silly wig, we should thank her for at least wearing one. I imagine Admiral Akbar would balk at trying to sneak a bald Maxine at us.
Posted by: Chuck Martel

The house got one of them too. Ayanna Presley

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 05:43 PM (MGB5H)

188
@amuse 38s
FRANCE: The French Parliament is set to allow non-EU citizens to vote and run for elected office. If the measure passes later this month it will hasten the Islamic takeover of France.
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That opens up a great opportunity for the Iranian mullahs.
Posted by: Crusader

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What? Right on the heels of that Spanish move, 500,000 aliens to get legal status and, iirc, path to citizenship.

Posted by: MSM at February 05, 2026 05:43 PM (JrWaT)

189 I'm sure increasing Federal spending 145% from pre-Covid levels didn't lead to any inflation at all!
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 05, 2026 05:41 PM (Vh9CX)
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And it was all graft. Deficit spending that builds long-term infrastructure is not as inflationary, but just flooding the economy with random dollars is about the worst thing one can do.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 05, 2026 05:43 PM (ZOv7s)

190 "Senator, it may be a bit nuanced for you,

Bessent is a National Treasure

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 05, 2026 05:43 PM (rgGn5)

191 106. my biggest clients right now are manufacturing. it is DEFINITELY happening

come to the Lehigh Valley and see. it's amazing!
Posted by: BlackOrchid

The Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania has experienced a significant demographic shift, with a rapidly growing Latino and Hispanic population—particularly in Allentown and Bethlehem—playing a crucial role in supporting the region's manufacturing, logistics, and warehousing sectors. This influx of new residents has helped reverse older industrial population declines, providing a critical labor force for a manufacturing sector that has recently grown at three times the national rate.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 05, 2026 05:43 PM (NFX2v)

192 I imagine Admiral Akbar would balk at trying to sneak a bald Maxine at us.
Posted by: Chuck Martel

Do not tempt that one.

Posted by: Kratwurst at February 05, 2026 05:44 PM (C362Q)

193 Where my EBT card at?

Posted by: LaQuisha at February 05, 2026 05:44 PM (b0pva)

194 A wig made of hair from a different race, that she despises.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

It's Italian.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
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Looks like Nylon.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 05:40 PM (a0V+E)

I thought the Nylonians were wiped out by the Naugahydeans during the 2nd Battle of Polyesteria.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 05, 2026 05:44 PM (iJfKG)

195 And it was all graft. Deficit spending that builds long-term infrastructure is not as inflationary, but just flooding the economy with random dollars is about the worst thing one can do.

In fairness though, the Somalis and other West Africans were exporting hundreds of millions of dollars out of the country because they really did care.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 05, 2026 05:45 PM (rgGn5)

196 Where my EBT card at?
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Usually you have a soft drink and a snack in mind when you ask?

Posted by: Crusader at February 05, 2026 05:45 PM (TN0g+)

197 >I saw Susan Collins the other day at some presser and she seemed to have Parkinson's shakes. When is it enough for these people? Why not just retire and finally have some peace?

Well, as far as ME is concerned...Collins is as good as we are ever going to get out of that State.
Posted by: garrett

When we trade 3M* to Canada for Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia it will improve the remaining states immensely.

*Minnesota, Michigan and Maine.

Posted by: Joe Mama at February 05, 2026 05:45 PM (TezPK)

198 Fort Worth has hundreds of 1 million sq ft warehouses. Did notice today that nearest one had trucks at every door. Business is booming in cowtown. F. Worth has pop. of 1million. Boom

Posted by: kingsman at February 05, 2026 05:46 PM (ehY6c)

199 I'm still choking on the "thanks to Powell" line.

Posted by: connected and litigious at February 05, 2026 05:46 PM (cS1cw)

200 And it was all graft. Deficit spending that builds long-term infrastructure is not as inflationary, but just flooding the economy with random dollars is about the worst thing one can do.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 05, 2026 05:43 PM (ZOv7s)

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When people think about how much fraud there is, well we can assume it's $2 trillion at a minimum. That's how much they increased spending with no discernible positive impact for the average law abiding American.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 05, 2026 05:46 PM (Vh9CX)

201 Inflation is too many dollars chasing too few products.

Posted by: garrett

But is it only that? The imported population changes the demand. That seems somewhat separate from money supply, although in your statement it might add to dollars chasing.

Posted by: Kratwurst

Yes the additional illegal population increases demand, but the inflation was caused by increasing the money supply through borrowing and quantitative easing when our betters decided to give the illegals food stamps and housing allowances.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 05, 2026 05:47 PM (0U5gm)

202 If my grandma looked like that I would shave her ass and make her walk backwards.

Posted by: A Klingon at February 05, 2026 05:48 PM (vFG9F)

203 When people think about how much fraud there is, well we can assume it's $2 trillion at a minimum.

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Yeah I'm assuming between 1/4 and 1/2 of every federal dollar is stolen before even talking about state and local corruption.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 05:49 PM (BI5O2)

204 172 I know our seed crop is important. But when the head of the FBI is asked about Chinese Wet Lab in Las Vegas and he responds about the seed problem in Michigan, it's a glaring call to mind we had the frog marches we to which we all have desired.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 05:32 PM (a0V+E)
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Without seeing the clip, it's apparent to me that it's merely another front in the same war. They are not isolated from each other.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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The whole article and the question was focus on the Bio-Lab in Las Vegas and he deflected. And we get too much of that.

https://tinyurl.com/mr2uzfnm
at 1:57

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 05:49 PM (a0V+E)

205 Via Insty, apparently ski jumpers are injecting their...yeah that...to get additional distance:
The Winter Olympics has long been a battleground for marginal gains. Just look at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) banning the new helmets Great Britain had planned to wear next week due to their aerodynamic ridges.

Thursday, however, took things to a new level in Milan Cortina — ski jumpers allegedly injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid in order to fly that little bit further.

The claims were originally reported in German newspaper Bild, in January on the eve of the latest Winter Olympics beginning in Italy and subsequently addressed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president Witold Banka during a press conference.

So far, so lurid, but there is science behind the allegations. Injecting the penis with acid would increase its size and give the ski jumpers bigger genitalia at the point their suits are measured by 3D scanners.

Temporarily enhanced measurements would theoretically mean athletes being given a bigger, looser suit and, like a sail catching wind, could allow them to make longer jumps.

Posted by: Crusader at February 05, 2026 05:49 PM (TN0g+)

206 Someone the other day said Maxine Waters looked like one of those dancing California Raisins and I can't unsee it

Posted by: 496 at February 05, 2026 05:49 PM (PFg0D)

207 "I thought the Nylonians were wiped out by the Naugahydeans during the 2nd Battle of Polyesteria.

Posted by: naturalfake"

The hair of their mummies is still harvested.

Posted by: A Klingon at February 05, 2026 05:49 PM (vFG9F)

208 I want frog marches.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 05:49 PM (a0V+E)

209 Someone the other day said Maxine Waters looked like one of those dancing California Raisins and I can't unsee it

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OMG! OMG!! yeah, now I can't unsee it either

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 05:50 PM (g47mK)

210 Someone the other day said Maxine Waters looked like one of those dancing California Raisins and I can't unsee it

Posted by: 496 at February 05, 2026 05:49 PM (PFg0D)

That is perfect!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 05, 2026 05:50 PM (n9ltV)

211 "Temporarily enhanced measurements would theoretically mean athletes being given a bigger, looser suit and, like a sail catching wind, could allow them to make longer jumps.
Posted by: Crusader"

Kind of a "Wang Wing".

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 05:52 PM (vFG9F)

212 Inflation is too much money chasing too few goods in aggregate. This is caused by money "printing", usually.

Coffee and bananas are individual commodities and have price levels.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 05, 2026 05:52 PM (n5tGW)

213 For the economics lesson, increased demand causes a temporary price rise, until supply catches up. Conversely, a drop in demand causes prices to fall temporarily. The same is true for changes in supply. But, the inflation itself, especially long term inflation, is a monetary phenomenon, when there are too many dollars in the system, by borrowing or currency debasement.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 05, 2026 05:52 PM (0U5gm)

214 Tucker talking sh*t again while love-bombing his Islamist brethren while visiting the ummah this week.

Mike Huckabee challenged him to meet instead of just jaw-boning.

Will TuCa pussy out?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 05:52 PM (RIvkX)

215 "I can't tell for sure cause I can't see his whole face. But I'm pretty sure that's Maxwell frost d-Orlando youngest member of congress. "

That's not Max.

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 05:52 PM (uvB+6)

216 > Someone the other day said Maxine Waters looked like one of those dancing California Raisins and I can't unsee it.
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Well, her brain is about the size of a shriveled raisin, so....

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 05, 2026 05:53 PM (jtM2q)

217 What everyone needs to remember is that Mad Max checked out a long time ago. What you are talking to now is her wig and her wig is wigged out.

Posted by: Cheri at February 05, 2026 05:53 PM (oiNtH)

218
Does anyone remember how this numbskull quizzed banking officials (I think it was) over the failures of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Even Barney Frank was giving up on them. She essentially confessed to her illiteracy and yelled at the witnesses for not making 2 + 2 = 5.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 05, 2026 05:54 PM (JrWaT)

219 According to Fox News, CBS News contributor Peter Attia’s name appeared more than 1,700 times in the latest batch of DOJ releases.

Attia and Epstein reportedly exchanged multiple emails, including some with crude jokes about female genitals being “low carb.”

In one email, Attia even admitted that “the biggest problem with becoming friends” with Epstein was that the disgraced mogul’s life was “so outrageous,” he couldn’t “tell a soul” about their relationship.

Posted by: SMOD at February 05, 2026 05:55 PM (6mlHc)

220 Will TuCa pussy out?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 05:52

Why would he?

Win or lose, his retard followers will just say Huckabee's a Jewish cat's paw.

Huckabee is the one with nothing to gain by it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 05:55 PM (BI5O2)

221 Imane Kehlief the Algerian boxer that won gold admits to having xy chromosomes.

https://tinyurl.com/mr3tk6p4

Goes to ig

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 05:55 PM (MGB5H)

222 Imane Kehlief the Algerian boxer that won gold admits to having xy chromosomes.

https://tinyurl.com/mr3tk6p4

Goes to ig
Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 05:55 PM (MGB5H)

No! Shocking.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 05:57 PM (zZu0s)

223 Huckabee is quick, as possibly the leading U.S. "Christian Zionist" I would like to see them make their cases.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 05:57 PM (RIvkX)

224 “ know what this low-executive-function brain-damaged dementia patient's point was. ”

It’s always the same point. OrangeManBad.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 05:57 PM (Jay38)

225 Any woman who can't define what a woman is should have been laughed and mocked off of the stage and escorted to the exit.

This is the sad world we live in.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 05:58 PM (TOSLe)

226 I can't wait to see sn Olympic Games in Karen Bass's LA. It's gonna be a shitshow.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 05:58 PM (BI5O2)

227 Huckabee represents the Trump administration. Wonder who though that giving Cucker Qatarlson any time is a good idea. Don't they have a press office in the State Department that keeps track of this kinda stuff ??

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 05:59 PM (g47mK)

228 can't wait to see sn Olympic Games in Karen Bass's LA. It's gonna be a shitshow.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at

I'm glad I can go see the us softball team without having to set foot in that state.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 05:59 PM (MGB5H)

229 Holy carp, what a way to go:

"An Olive Garden worker died after he dived headfirst into a deep fryer in an alleged suicide attempt"

No "attempt" to it. He did it.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 05:59 PM (vFG9F)

230 Curling on TV? Gotta admit, it isn't terrible.

Posted by: Gavin Newsom at February 05, 2026 06:00 PM (Zfz/V)

231 Cucker Tarlson had Chunk Yueger of the (no longer so) Young Turks on to discuss just how horrible Jews are. They came to the conclusion that yes indeed they’re horrible.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:00 PM (Jay38)

232 There is a fine line between Waters and the insane homeless people in NYC. She has found a way to beat the system by becoming part of the system with a microphone.

Posted by: Case at February 05, 2026 06:00 PM (E7+ue)

233 Trump already made it known that he wants Cucker to shut the fuck up with his nonsense, wonder if it was coordinated with WH....

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 06:01 PM (g47mK)

234 I suppose the Calamari is off tonight.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 06:01 PM (vFG9F)

235 Holy carp, what a way to go:

"An Olive Garden worker died after he dived headfirst into a deep fryer in an alleged suicide attempt"

No "attempt" to it. He did it.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 05:59 PM (vFG9F)

No, I don't want fries with that. Thanks.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 05, 2026 06:01 PM (dK+Kv)

236 They came to the conclusion that yes indeed they’re horrible.
Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:00 PM (Jay3

You have to admit that is a hell of a coincidence.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 06:01 PM (zZu0s)

237 Chunky Yogurt..c'mon people get his name right...

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 06:01 PM (g47mK)

238 Turkey is ashoe.

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 06:01 PM (g47mK)

239
"An Olive Garden worker died after he dived headfirst into a deep fryer in an alleged suicide attempt"

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Alright Johnson, your turn to clean out the fryer.

Fuck

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 05, 2026 06:01 PM (2UnvF)

240 So far, so lurid, but there is science behind the allegations. Injecting the penis with acid would increase its size and give the ski jumpers bigger genitalia at the point their suits are measured by 3D scanners.
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/insert Paolo comment here

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 05, 2026 06:02 PM (Dv3i1)

241 Huckabee represents the Trump administration. Wonder who though that giving Cucker Qatarlson any time is a good idea. Don't they have a press office in the State Department that keeps track of this kinda stuff ??
Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 05:59 PM (g47mK)

Probably trying to put an administration surrogate on record going against Carlson. They've been taking heat for being so cozy with him.

Beyond that, I don't see the point. None of his audience can be convinced of anything. Of course, they already hate the Jew lover Huckabee, so it's no loss, either.

*shrugs*

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 06:02 PM (BI5O2)

242 Bessent was being questioned by Elizabeth Warren, and that was the only time I have ever seen Bessent pissed.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 06:03 PM (rbvCR)

243 I’m confused by NBC

On the one hand America is a literal Nazi country populated by literal Nazis who elected another literal Nazi as president. So says NBC “News” and msnbc.

But then they’re also broadcasting the Olympics and they want me to be super excited about Team USA.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:04 PM (Jay38)

244 Who knew they could dicktate how baggy your ski suit can be?

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 06:04 PM (vFG9F)

245 "Temporarily enhanced measurements would theoretically mean athletes being given a bigger, looser suit and, like a sail catching wind, could allow them to make longer jumps.
Posted by: Crusader"

Kind of a "Wang Wing".
Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 05:52 PM (vFG9F)

I feel bad for Mike Tirico having to explain crap this during his daily Olympic coverage. He's a nice guy.

Posted by: hobbitopoly at February 05, 2026 06:04 PM (XPM1I)

246 "An Olive Garden worker died after he dived headfirst into a deep fryer in an alleged suicide attempt"

No "attempt" to it. He did it.
---
What was that recent movie, Novocain?
Where he can't feel pain?

And he sticks his hand in the hot deep fryer oil to fish out the gun to shoot the guy?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 05, 2026 06:05 PM (aUIT1)

247 "I feel bad for Mike Tirico having to explain crap this during his daily Olympic coverage. He's a nice guy.
Posted by: hobbitopoly"

They may shrink from discussing it.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 06:06 PM (vFG9F)

248 An Olive Garden worker died after he dived headfirst into a deep fryer in an alleged suicide attempt"

Well, he succeeded.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 05, 2026 06:07 PM (ex18v)

249 I'm still choking on the "thanks to Powell" line.
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 05, 2026 05:46 PM (cS1cw)

He got rid of the 2% inflation goal, and got rid of the LIBOR and got the SOFOR instituted so that London banks no long set the value to the US Dollar. For that he has done good things.
His not dropping the interest rate makes it expensive to borrow money, both for the USG and for the Euros, so that is kind of a wash.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 06:07 PM (rbvCR)

250 Somebody needs a public de-weaving.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 05, 2026 06:08 PM (kpS4V)

251 Looks like Nylon.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 05:40 PM (a0V+E)

I thought the Nylonians were wiped out by the Naugahydeans during the 2nd Battle of Polyesteria.

Posted by: naturalfake
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The Orlonions conquered them all but were overcome because constant re-invention diminished their reproductive ability into non existence.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 06:09 PM (a0V+E)

252 Speaking of grifters…Candace has finally moved on from the “Charlie Kirk was assasinated by Mossad and France and aliens”. She’s now on to Epstein files prove there are time traveling Jews who may also be aliens and they run the world. Ok maybe I’m exaggerating the last part a little.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:09 PM (Jay38)

253 Maxine's face should be taxed.

Posted by: wth at February 05, 2026 06:09 PM (UjdFS)

254 Well, it looks like Scott Bessent is r enjoying himself trouncing Maxine Waters.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

I've noticed that Bessent has a little bit of the bitchy queen in him hidden behind his smile when he's debating with one of the Democrat dunces such as Newsome or Mad Max. He keeps his cool and isn't afraid to unleash the zingers.

Posted by: Cheri at February 05, 2026 06:09 PM (oiNtH)

255 They may shrink from discussing it.
Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 06:06 PM (vFG9F)

Hmmm, you sound pretty cocksure about that.

Posted by: hobbitopoly at February 05, 2026 06:10 PM (XPM1I)

256 'Partner eith eggs' thats hilarious!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 06:10 PM (zZu0s)

257 And he sticks his hand in the hot deep fryer oil to fish out the gun to shoot the guy?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 05, 2026 06:05 PM (aUIT1)
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Whether you feel it or not, sticking your hand in a deep fryer will deep fry it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 05, 2026 06:10 PM (ZOv7s)

258 I thought Jews really running the world was considered a truism?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 06:11 PM (zZu0s)

259 Congress needs an institution where if they can't get a quorum to expel a useless member, they can at least put her in a nice room with rainbow pictures on the wall, some crayons and construction paper and maybe some A-B-C blocks and leave Maxine Waters in there while the adults take real votes.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 05, 2026 06:11 PM (gKWVE)

260 it was orgiinally called Waters Syndrome but they later changed it to Down syndrome so as to not sully the reputation of water.

Posted by: zombie at February 05, 2026 06:11 PM (se8lQ)

261 Muscle has a tendency not to work so well after it is fried.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 06:12 PM (zZu0s)

262 255 They may shrink from discussing it.
Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 06:06 PM (vFG9F)

Hmmm, you sound pretty cocksure about that.
Posted by: hobbitopoly

You can't just dangle a comment like that right out there.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 05, 2026 06:12 PM (Dv3i1)

263 I saw that Pepsico is cutting its retail prices for snacks. We are actually moving into deflationary territory thanks to Powell.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 05, 2026 05:41 PM (ZOv7s)

Beef and pork is coming down in price, too, as is cheese.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 06:13 PM (rbvCR)

264 258 I thought Jews really running the world was considered a truism?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 06:11 PM (zZu0s)

But not trine traveling Jews. That’s just crazy talk. Or maybe they’ve figured out time travel after figuring out weather manipulation.
Hmmm….

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:13 PM (Jay38)

265 "I feel bad for Mike Tirico having to explain crap this during his daily Olympic coverage. He's a nice guy.
Posted by: hobbitopoly"

the dude is a saint for putting up with friggin' Collinsworth every Sunday night.

Posted by: Pug Litella at February 05, 2026 06:13 PM (0aYVJ)

266 So... Maxine or Mazie?

Posted by: wth at February 05, 2026 06:13 PM (UjdFS)

267 IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT DICKS!!!

Posted by: BEN ROETHLESSBERGER at February 05, 2026 06:14 PM (2UnvF)

268 I'm still choking on the "thanks to Powell" line.
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 05, 2026 05:46 PM (cS1cw)
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It was sarcastic. Powell is a disaster.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 05, 2026 06:14 PM (ZOv7s)

269 Apparently French President Macron has an endless supply of cheap sunglasses.

Oh yeah!

Posted by: Crusader at February 05, 2026 06:14 PM (TN0g+)

270 Jay38: Loomer has already posted comments by Epstein that he hated Israel.
There's long been a joke about a Jew (not Epstein) found on a deserted island with two synagogues.
One is the one he attends on the holy days. The other is the synagogue he'll never set foot in

Posted by: gKWVE at February 05, 2026 06:14 PM (gKWVE)

271 263 I saw that Pepsico is cutting its retail prices for snacks. We are actually moving into deflationary territory thanks to Powell.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 05, 2026 05:41 PM (ZOv7s)

Beef and pork is coming down in price, too, as is cheese.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 06:13 PM (rbvCR)

As if !!
Inflation is really 9811%.
- Reddit

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:14 PM (Jay38)

272 sheds Litella sock

Never mind.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 05, 2026 06:15 PM (0aYVJ)

273 Well, OK. Those are some pretty resilient foreign companies that can absorb surprise, capricious, hostile tariff policy blows.

On the ground here, I see prices continuing to rise. (Yes, I acknowledge gasoline is down at least 20% from where it was.) Like I said above, I'd like to ask Bessent his own question: how does he define inflation?
Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 05:15 PM (N8ZBc)

You seem to be intentionally obtuse. Price increases are not necessarily a symptom of inflation.

Inflation is caused by intentionally devaluing currency (such as injecting trillions of dollars into the economy to support 10s of millions of foreign invaders). Inflation is caused by bad fiscal policy.

Tariffs are taxes. Tariffs do not devalue currency.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at February 05, 2026 06:15 PM (pJWtt)

274 Muscle has a tendency not to work so well after it is fried.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 06:12 PM (zZu0s)
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At that point is becomes "meat."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 05, 2026 06:16 PM (ZOv7s)

275 But not trine traveling Jews. That’s just crazy talk. Or maybe they’ve figured out time travel after figuring out weather manipulation.
Hmmm….
Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:13 PM (Jay3

The two go together like biscuits and gravy.

Now, are we wiling to give the same credence to 'The Jews' actually being Lizard people?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 06:16 PM (zZu0s)

276 >>I saw that Pepsico is cutting its retail prices for snacks. We are actually moving into deflationary territory thanks to Powell.

Thanks also in no small part to a lot people exiting the country.

Inflation is caused in the macro by too much money but inflation can happen in individual markets by increasing the demand which increases the money chasing too few products.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 06:16 PM (viF8m)

277 Bessent followed up his Maxine Waters questions with ... Fauxcahontas. I feel sorry for the guy, but better him dealing with these horrible people than anyone else

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 05, 2026 06:16 PM (PTkP3)

278 ---
Whether you feel it or not, sticking your hand in a deep fryer will deep fry it.
--
Oh it did.
And he spent the rest of the movie with it all blistered and the skin falling off.
Really hard to watch.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 05, 2026 06:16 PM (aUIT1)

279 Tariffs aren't inflationary any more than any other sales tax is inflationary. Inflation is caused by excess money supply, not by transferring a portion of the sale price of a good to the government.

Posted by: Masturbatin' Pete at February 05, 2026 06:16 PM (CKIwv)

280 At that point is becomes "meat."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 05, 2026 06:16 PM (ZOv7s)

Strictly speaking, it was meat before.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 06:16 PM (zZu0s)

281 As if !!
Inflation is really 9811%.
- Reddit
Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:14 PM (Jay3

Argentina in the last year has moved from 300% inflation to 30% inflation, and real wages have continued to move upward

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 06:16 PM (rbvCR)

282 >>"An Olive Garden worker died after he dived headfirst into a deep fryer in an alleged suicide attempt"

Seed Oils...the Silent Killer.

Posted by: garrett at February 05, 2026 06:16 PM (gH8T+)

283 I saw that Pepsico is cutting its retail prices for snacks. We are actually moving into deflationary territory thanks to Powell.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 05, 2026 05:41 PM (ZOv7s)

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I suspect that has more to do with soda and junk food no longer being eligible for SNAP than anything the Fed has done.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 05, 2026 06:17 PM (2UnvF)

284 Nude

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 05, 2026 06:18 PM (W2Pud)

285 Inflation in the colloquial sense is the cost increase in stuff we buy. Whether it’s due to tariffs or devaluing of the dollar or taxes or time traveling Jewish aliens, the end result is what people care about.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:18 PM (Jay38)

286 Seed Oils...the Silent Killer.
Posted by: garrett at February 05, 2026 06:16 PM (gH8T+)

I'd bet he was not so silent once he hit the oil.

Dude, why not suck start a 1911. It would suck a lot less.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 06:18 PM (zZu0s)

287 An Olive Garden worker died after he dived headfirst into a deep fryer in an alleged suicide attempt

6. 5.5. 4. 9.7.

Posted by: east germans get everywhere at February 05, 2026 06:18 PM (gKWVE)

288 An Olive Garden worker died after he dived headfirst into a deep fryer in an alleged suicide attempt"
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Too bad. Would have made a great supervillain origins story.

Fryer Tuck?
Saint Crispin?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 05, 2026 06:18 PM (kpS4V)

289 >>"An Olive Garden worker died after he dived headfirst into a deep fryer in an alleged suicide attempt"

How big was this fryer?

Posted by: davidt at February 05, 2026 06:19 PM (Q+gd/)

290 Inflation is caused in the macro by too much money but inflation can happen in individual markets by increasing the demand which increases the money chasing too few products.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 06:16 PM (viF8m)
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Price spikes due to surging demand is not inflation. It will equalize on its own (often with a spectacular crash).

The comic book bubble was not inflationary.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 05, 2026 06:19 PM (ZOv7s)

291 Bessent 2028 -- We Need A Second Gay POTUS!

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 06:19 PM (0Eh0f)

292 Inflation in the colloquial sense is the cost increase in stuff we buy. Whether it’s due to tariffs or devaluing of the dollar or taxes or time traveling Jewish aliens, the end result is what people care about.
Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:18 PM (Jay3

Speaking of the intentionally obtuse...

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at February 05, 2026 06:21 PM (pJWtt)

293
As much as we laugh at Maxine's silly wig, we should thank her for at least wearing one. I imagine Admiral Akbar would balk at trying to sneak a bald Maxine at us.
Posted by: Chuck Martel

There are no bald ugly fat chicks. Only svelt Rubin--esque sun drenched beauties like this one.

https://is.gd/IvdPrF

- totes not socking the admiral, so not a trap

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 05, 2026 06:23 PM (QVmho)

294 Too bad. Would have made a great supervillain origins story.

Fryer Tuck?
Saint Crispin?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 05, 2026 06:18 PM (kpS4V)

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* golf claps *

[Hero origin story:] "Fondue, James Fondue ..."

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 06:25 PM (0Eh0f)

295 On the ground here, I see prices continuing to rise. (Yes, I acknowledge gasoline is down at least 20% from where it was.) Like I said above, I'd like to ask Bessent his own question: how does he define inflation?
Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 05:15 PM (N8ZBc)

Price increase due to demand, or scarcity are not inflation. Egg prices went up due to shooting millions of chickens, not inflation.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 06:25 PM (8avO+)

296 There are no bald ugly fat chicks. Only svelt Rubin--esque sun drenched beauties like this one.

https://is.gd/IvdPrF

- totes not socking the admiral, so not a trap

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 05, 2026 06:23 PM (QVmho)

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Asshoe! I've been dickrolled ...

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 06:26 PM (0Eh0f)

297 Now, are we wiling to give the same credence to 'The Jews' actually being Lizard people?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 06:16 PM (zZu0s)

Lizard People are not "People of the Book" in Islamic thought and Jews are.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 06:28 PM (8avO+)

298 I saw The Intentionally Obtuse open for The Grateful Dead at Knickerbocker Arena in '92.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 06:30 PM (0Eh0f)

299 Inflation is a general increase in the price level due to a mismatch between the money supply (too much) and things to buy with that money (too few).

If the government prints and hands everyone $100,000 you feel richer but you're not. You're still bidding against everyone else for the same amount of cars, wheat, haircuts, and orange juice. So the price of those goes up. That's inflation.

Moving money from your pocket to the government's pocket isn't inflation. You are poorer, so you can buy fewer things. But the government is richer, so it can buy more things. The amount of dollars bidding for all the goods in the economy remains the same.

Posted by: Masturbatin' Pete at February 05, 2026 06:31 PM (CKIwv)

300 Speaking of grifters…Candace has finally moved on from the “Charlie Kirk was assasinated by Mossad and France and aliens”. She’s now on to Epstein files prove there are time traveling Jews who may also be aliens and they run the world. Ok maybe I’m exaggerating the last part a little.
Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:09 PM (Jay3

She did say that the Jews invented Dinosaurs.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 06:31 PM (8avO+)

301 Inflation is caused in the macro by too much money but inflation can happen in individual markets by increasing the demand which increases the money chasing too few products.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 06:16 PM (viF8m)

No, since that money buying pookie toys is diverted from buying food and Val-u-rite vodka. Total money is conserved.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 06:33 PM (8avO+)

302 Inflation in the colloquial sense is the cost increase in stuff we buy. Whether it’s due to tariffs or devaluing of the dollar or taxes or time traveling Jewish aliens, the end result is what people care about.
Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 06:18 PM (Jay3

As Lincoln said, calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg. A rise in the cost of living is not inflation.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 06:35 PM (8avO+)

303 inflation can happen in individual markets by increasing the demand which increases the money chasing too few products.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 06:16 PM (viF8m)
______

No that's just a price increase due to market forces.

No one thinks that there's "inflation" when the price of the stock in your IRAs increase.

Posted by: Masturbatin' Pete at February 05, 2026 06:35 PM (CKIwv)

304 Kyrgyzstani?

I could use some pronunciation help here.....

Posted by: Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow at February 05, 2026 06:53 PM (XeU6L)

305 inflation can happen in individual markets by increasing the demand which increases the money chasing too few products.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Econ 101. Cost-push vs. cost-pull inflation.

Posted by: Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow at February 05, 2026 06:55 PM (XeU6L)

306 Oops /Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 05, 2026 06:56 PM (XeU6L)

307 Maxine Waters - what people cringe at, Dem politicians aspire to.

Through a bizarre series of circumstances, I actually met her 20 years ago - she was dumb as a box of rocks then. Literally couldn't understand my relatively simple questions. But no worries, she compensates for it by being an aggressively entitled asshole.

It seems like 20 years hasn't helped much. Then again, this was about par for the course with me - she'd get simple things wrong, and when you tried to correct her, she'd start yelling at you.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 05, 2026 06:57 PM (L6dcX)

308 299 Inflation is a general increase in the price level due to a mismatch between the money supply (too much) and things to buy with that money (too few). Posted by: Masturbatin' Pete at February 05, 2026 06:31 PM (CKIwv)

Well said. Now, tariffs might create inflation, but only if:

1) the producers don't decide to compensate with lowering their profit margins. If they do, the price to the consumer remains the same.

2) The consumers don't just switch to another product with lower tariffs. Say buying American.

3) The product is a luxury consumers can happily do without. Like French wines.

The only way tariffs can cause inflation is if none of those three things happen. What we seem to be seeing is all three of those things are happening. Imports are dropping, but that is not fueling inflation.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 05, 2026 07:04 PM (L6dcX)

309 The problem Dems have:

1) Low IQ congress people reading gotcha questions prepare din advance by their staff.

2) Very smart Trump cabinet members, who understand the topic and answer the questions in ways these dummies didn't expect.

3) Because they are dumb, and don't know what they are talking about, they either plod on and make points that don't make any sense or lash out at the cabinet person for making them look dumb.

Waters couldn't define a tariff with a dictionary and a speaking coach. Even if it was explained to her, she'll forget in about 10 minutes. Bessent disrupted the script, which is why she got angry - what else is she supposed to do, wing it? She has no clue what she's even asking.

Imagine Waters reading questions about advanced mathematics and nuclear physics. Somebody gives her an answer, and she has no clue what to do with it.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 05, 2026 07:11 PM (L6dcX)

310 I am tired of Democrats acting like animals. If they get elected President with a popular and electoral vote wins, then they can act like President Trump. But right now, they are peons acting like animals.

Posted by: wferrin at February 05, 2026 07:24 PM (lCdHU)

311 Iâ€™ve worn this hair for weeks and the quality is still
excellent.

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Report: Fulton County, GA -- Home of Fanny Willis and Darrius "Sweetdick" Honeycum, Esq. -- Had 25,000 MoreAbsentee Votes in 2020 Than Absentee Voters

Whoops!

Whoopsie!

Cleta Mitchell
@CletaMitchell
And here's the REAL kicker about the 2020 Fulton County absentee ballots:
148,319 absentee ballots were counted in the 2020 General Election from Fulton County...
but only 125,784 voters are recorded as casting an absentee ballot.
There are 25,534 more ballots counted than there are voters recorded as having voted by absentee ballot in Fulton County in 2020.
Remember: the margin between President Trump and Joe Biden was 11,779 votes...and that was the THIRD certified number and didn't match either of the first two counts....the counties could not get their numbers to match from the first count to the second to the third.....@GaSecofState
Brad Raffensperger has NEVER explained that...
The full report can be accessed here: @KevinMoncla
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The full report is here.

Roger Kimball at the Spectator: We're approaching the real endgame of the 2020 election.

In the 2020 election, Donald Trump was ahead in Georgia by some 100,000 votes until, vesto-presto, there were mysterious leaks with no water and, by George, Biden pulled ahead by some 11,000 votes. We all remember the allegations of election workers raising the alarm over the low count for Biden or apparently doing their utmost to increase his vote share, as well as the accounts of curiously pristine mail-in ballots.
The FBI has a lot of sifting and sorting to accomplish in the weeks and months ahead. An ongoing court case claims that 150,000 mail-in ballots in Fulton County were suspicious (my cautious word for "fake") because they weren't creased and didn't look like they were marked by hand. Officially, Sleepy Joe was the first Democrat to gain more than 70 percent of the vote in Fulton since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944. The FBI analysis of mail-in ballots might show him to be as popular in Fulton as Castro was in Cuba or Stalin was in the Soviet Union.
There are also hard drives to be inspected and electronic voting machines to be vetted. Remember the allegations that voting machines made by Dominion Voting Systems had been hacked? Dominion (now "Liberty Vote") collected some $787 million in damages from Fox News over the story. It will be interesting to see what sort of follow-up there is to those allegations.
Meanwhile, the Democrats have not been idle. New York Representative Dan Goldman has filed an amendment to prevent the Trump administration from investigating election records, ballot boxes, and voting machines across the country. Yes, really. Been there, done that. "What difference, at this point, does it make?" as Hillary Clinton famously put it, on the matter of Benghazi.
...
Commenting on the tsunami of news crashing out from Georgia, the great Cleta Mitchell, who advised President Trump when he contested the Georgia election results, noted that on the morning of election day, November 4, 2020, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Trump led by 103K votes with only 94K ballots left. "Four days later," Mitchell noted:

[T]here were 300K more ballots, including 148K absentee ballots from Fulton County. That's 25,535 more ballots than voters, more than double Biden's margin. Over 133K ballot images were deleted. Zero of 148 Fulton County tabulators had the required tapes. Nearly 7K fictitious ballots remain certified, and no one investigated.
Then there is the news about Georgia Governor Brian Kemp. Grand jury testimony that was just unsealed revealed that Kemp told the chief of Georgia Bureau of Investigation not to investigation allegations of fraud in the 2020 election, Saying he was a "team player," the official dropped the case.

The mask is being ripped off as I write. A Gestalt shift in The Narrative is underway.

As you know, 99% of the lawsuits filed to contest the rigged 2020 election were tossed out due to the judges deciding that the candidates in the races did not have "standing" -- a recognizable legal interest -- to challenge the rules which determine the outcome of the races.

This was absurd then and it's absurd now. (And it was also very dishonest for the partisan Democrat media to bleat that judges had examined all of these allegations and found them meritless. No -- it dismissed the lawsuits without ever examining the allegations.)

Three weeks ago, the Supreme Court injected some sanity back into election contests, determining that, yes, the actual candidates in elections do have legal standing to challenge election rules.

Like whether or not you verify signatures or not.

n a surprisingly sweeping opinion issued Wednesday, a five-justice majority in Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections held that a federal congressional candidate had a legal right to sue, known as standing, in federal court to challenge an Illinois law that allows mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted as many as 14 days later. Reversing lower federal court rulings that denied Rep. Michael Bost (R-Ill.) standing to sue, the majority opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts adopted a categorical rule upholding candidate standing based on a candidate's inherent interest in "the integrity of the election" and the "democratic process."
The vote was 7-2 in favor of Bost, with Justice Amy Coney Barrett, joined by Justice Elena Kagan, agreeing with the result that the majority reached but not its reasoning. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, joined in dissent by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, would have affirmed the lower courts' denial of standing.
Under the "case or controversy" clause of Article III of the Constitution, plaintiffs in federal court only have standing to sue if they properly allege that the challenged action or law causes them "concrete and particularized injury in fact." The Supreme Court has generally interpreted that rule to deny standing based merely on some category that the plaintiff falls into, such as "citizen standing" or "taxpayer standing." Instead, the court has usually required plaintiffs to allege that that they have suffered some kind of judicially cognizable real-world harm that sets them apart from the broad run of society.
Adopting the principal argument advanced by Bost, the majority stated, "Candidates have a concrete and particularized interest in the rules that govern the counting of votes in their elections, regardless whether those rules harm their electoral prospects or increase the cost of their campaigns." That candidate interest in protecting the integrity and fairness of the electoral process "is in no sense 'common to all members of the public,'" Roberts asserted. Although the public also has an interest in the integrity of elections, the candidate's interest "differs in kind." An unfair election "plainly affects those who compete for the support of the people in a different way than it affects the people who lend their support," Roberts stated.

...
The majority may have been influenced by remedial concerns similar to those voiced by Justice Brett Kavanaugh during oral argument. There, Kavanaugh had remarked that an undesirable effect of denying candidates standing to challenge vote-counting rules before Election Day would put courts on the spot afterward, when someone already appeared to have won and others to have lost.
In his opinion for the court, Roberts criticized the dissent's argument that candidates should not be deemed to have standing unless they properly alleged that the challenged rule likely made the difference between winning and losing. The problem, he said, is that a court probably can't tell whether a rule affected the ultimate result until after the votes are counted pursuant to that rule. Roberts quoted from an opinion written by the late Justice Antonin Scalia while concurring in the grant of a stay during Bush v. Gore in 2000: "Count first, and rule upon legality afterwards, is not a recipe for producing election results that have the public acceptance democratic stability requires."

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1 yay

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 05, 2026 03:57 PM (CWTWj)

2 THE BLADE BLADES FIRST

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 05, 2026 03:57 PM (iFTx/)

3 and color me surprised. cleanest election ever

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 05, 2026 03:57 PM (CWTWj)

4 Very Wisconsin of them.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at February 05, 2026 03:58 PM (okun6)

5 "Cleta?" Is that the feminine form of "Cletus?"

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 03:58 PM (77rzZ)

6 "The mask is being ripped off as I write. A Gestalt shift in The Narrative is underway."

I wish I could write like that.

'The dominoes are falling. Justice is certain now.'

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 03:59 PM (N8ZBc)

7 Wasn't just Trump that got screwed. Lost a Senate seat there (and it also seemed inevitable, even in a runoff).

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at February 05, 2026 03:59 PM (KbCG3)

8 Boy, do I hate being right all the time.

Posted by: Ian Malcom at February 05, 2026 04:00 PM (KadT+)

9 'The dominoes are falling. Justice is certain now.'

I thought dominoes "close in."

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 04:00 PM (77rzZ)

10 "standing" is 99% bullshit, its usually just a device judges use to avoid hearing a case they won't like the outcome of or information raised in the hearing.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 05, 2026 04:00 PM (PYyV9)

11 Long as all this mess don't mean ah cain't book me a cabin for me and Fat Fani, I don't give a rip.

Posted by: Nathan Wade Esq. on VRBO at February 05, 2026 04:00 PM (oftw2)

12 Cool.

Trump gets a bonus term, and all Democrat officials go in a camp.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 04:01 PM (BI5O2)

13 I'm going to work REALLY hard not to be black-pilled on this, but it's pretty clear the Republicans in Georgia already knew this but worked to screw Trump over anyway.

What's the chances that someone will be held accountable now?

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 05, 2026 04:01 PM (zjgNU)

14 'I thought dominoes "close in."'

I know. I just can't write that good. So lame.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 04:01 PM (N8ZBc)

15 "Cleta?" Is that the feminine form of "Cletus?"

"was that the name of that girl I dated?"
--Seinfeld

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 05, 2026 04:01 PM (PYyV9)

16 Oh, well. --- John Roberts

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 05, 2026 04:02 PM (ZmOAG)

17 and so it begins

Posted by: that guy that always thinks it's beginning at February 05, 2026 04:02 PM (jc0TO)

18 This happened not only in GA, but in every fucking state across the country, and with much bigger margins.

I'm convinced that at least 5 million -- yes, million -- votes in every single federal election are totally fraudulent, and of that number 90% go to the Democunt.

Clamp down on fraud, and the Dems will never win a national election, and their House and Senate seats will be limited to very red states and districts.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 05, 2026 04:02 PM (iFTx/)

19 "This was absurd then and it's absurd now. (And it was also very dishonest for the partisan Democrat media to bleat that judges had examined all of these allegations and found them meritless. No -- it dismissed the lawsuits without ever examining the allegations.)"

Well, the MSM has one job and that is to get DEMOCRATS elected.
And judges help in that task.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 05, 2026 04:02 PM (NpAcC)

20 Cool.

Trump gets a bonus term, and all Democrat officials go in a camp.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 04:01 PM

Diktator for life.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 04:02 PM (jc0TO)

21 In Washington state most absentee ballots are from the military. The dems just make sure the ballots aren't mailed out until it's absolutely impossible for them to get returned before the deadline.
Oops!
Sorry about that.
And thank you for your service.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 05, 2026 04:03 PM (2WIwB)

22
Some people may have done some things.
In the enthusiasm of the moment, mistakes may have been made.
Old news.
What difference, at this point, does it make?
Time to move on.

Posted by: (D)emocrats & the MSM at February 05, 2026 04:03 PM (0sNs1)

23 Eighty-one million votes my ass!

Posted by: Skeptical In NC at February 05, 2026 04:03 PM (oftw2)

24 That seems sus.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 04:03 PM (ExV1e)

25 And judges help in that task.

"And now we get to say Trump lost every case challenging electoral fraud even though he didn't even GET a court case!"
--Democrats

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 05, 2026 04:03 PM (PYyV9)

26 I have VERY little faith that the quisling cowards on the Supreme Court will make a ruling when it matters.

People show you who they are in a crisis. Our Supreme Court showed it doesn't deserve the slightest respect.

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

27 Republicans presidential candidates would win the popular election every cycle if you just take out the 4M+ fraudulent votes from California alone.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 04:04 PM (jc0TO)

28 Move along plebes, nothing to see here.

Posted by: NALNAMSAM at February 05, 2026 04:04 PM (VkY89)

29 Fulton County officials need to be put on public display and be used as pitching practice.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 05, 2026 04:05 PM (9xzST)

30 and the Dems will never win a national election, and their House and Senate seats will be limited to very red states and districts.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 05, 2026 04:02 PM

Did you, perhaps, mean the other end of the color spectrum?

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at February 05, 2026 04:06 PM (0sNs1)

31 No standing.

- Hawaiian judge

Posted by: Darth Randall at February 05, 2026 04:06 PM (x33Pf)

32 presidetnt barron trump will have mercy and pardon all who served enough years behind bars. like maybe aoc

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 05, 2026 04:06 PM (CWTWj)

33 Clamp down on fraud, and the Dems will never win a national election, and their House and Senate seats will be limited to very red states and districts.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 05, 2026 04:02 PM (iFTx/)

Clamp down on vote fraud. Clamp down on immigration fraud. Clamp down on welfare fraud. And tax fraud. And campaign finance fraud. And, and, and... the US government is completely vacated.

It's all just fuckin' fraud from top to bottom.

If you want to crack down on corruption, you're asking for regime change.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 04:06 PM (BI5O2)

34 Our Supreme Court showed it doesn't deserve the slightest respect.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian

Bukele fixed his country by sweeping out the Soros judges.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 05, 2026 04:07 PM (gKWVE)

35 "Three weeks ago, the Supreme Court injected some sanity back into election contests, determining that, yes, the actual candidates in elections do have legal standing to challenge election rules."

Another commenter put me that f'n knowledge this week. Awesome! Let it be so.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 04:07 PM (N8ZBc)

36 What's the chances that someone will be held accountable now?

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 05, 2026 04:01 PM (zjgNU)

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.

- Tax cutting, war starting John F. Kennedy (D)

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at February 05, 2026 04:07 PM (oSeBJ)

37 >The problem, he said, is that a court probably can't tell whether a rule affected the ultimate result until after the votes are counted pursuant to that rule.
----

'we have to wait for the crime to be committed before we can decide if it was a crime or not'

Posted by: Don Black at February 05, 2026 04:07 PM (ZxPkt)

38 This happened not only in GA, but in every fucking state across the country, and with much bigger margins.

I'm convinced that at least 5 million -- yes, million -- votes in every single federal election are totally fraudulent, and of that number 90% go to the Democunt.

Clamp down on fraud, and the Dems will never win a national election, and their House and Senate seats will be limited to very red states and districts.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 05, 2026 04:02 PM (iFTx/)

This is honestly what amazed me about 2020.

The left committed MASSIVE, obvious voter fraud leading up to election day. AND IT WASN'T ENOUGH

They had to make it EVEN MORE OBVIOUS by kicking out election observers and double and triple counting votes...

And their partisans just brush it off and say WELL, THERE'S NO PROOF THEY CHEATED!

Right. When you get rid of the umpires, there's no proof that the 7 touchdowns you scored in the last 30 seconds were from cheating, but it's also pretty obvious it wasn't legitimate.

Which is why they put the J6 protestors through hell. YOU WILL ACCEPT THIS ELECTION, no matter what. It was a display of power.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 05, 2026 04:08 PM (zjgNU)

39 People show you who they are in a crisis. Our Supreme Court showed it doesn't deserve the slightest respect.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 05, 2026 04:04 PM (zjgNU)

I don't mind the Supreme Court, but sometimes I wish they would change it up once in a while and we could get a Pepperoni Court

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 04:08 PM (rbvCR)

40 Gee, I wish we had one those vote fraud machines, Stainsy.

Posted by: Hillary "Buck" Clinton at February 05, 2026 04:08 PM (56/oC)

41 It's good that this is happening, but those that say nothing will happen will be right if nothing happens.
By that I mean actual accountability, the kind that comes with convictions in court and jail time for those who facilitated this, even if it just the janitor who saw something and said nothing.
This cannot be allowed to stand as the historical record so seeing the light of day is a good thing but it is not enough.

And this is coming from a guy who now thinks in retrospect having the election stolen was good for Trump in particular and the nation in general (Much of this thought process is trusting that God has a plan).
Having said that, heads must metaphorically roll for this so it won't happen again.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 05, 2026 04:09 PM (Hx0tZ)

42 Polls are showing that roughly 80% of all voters favor voter ID. That's an extraordinary number. It's tough to get 80% of Americans to agree that puppies are cute. The only group solidly opposed to voter ID is Democrat politicians but not their voters.

If the Save Act doesn't pass Americans of all political persuasions won't truly believe the results. That's an untenable position, particularly for the scumbags who keep claiming to be trying to save our precious democracy.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 04:09 PM (viF8m)

43 Never believed that Biden got 81m actual votes in 2020.
Hell, even JugEars McFuckstick only got 69.5m in 2008, and 66m in 2012.
Was Biden really that much more popular than Black Jesus?

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at February 05, 2026 04:09 PM (MNCvZ)

44 The problem is the courts don't straighten these things out till much later. And much later may be five years after we're under autocratic communist rule

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 05, 2026 04:09 PM (enwbs)

45 I'm wondering how the history books are going to record that an election was demonstrably stolen, and that a political party staged a fake insurrection in order to abandon the constitutional rules for certifying the electoral college, and used emergency powers to circumvent the constitution.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 05, 2026 04:09 PM (0U5gm)

46 Heh. @ YD - I would love to see Trump claim a bonus term just for the wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 05, 2026 04:09 PM (n5tGW)

47 He tried to tell you. Only the Democrats absorbed the lesson.

"It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything."

-- Joseph Stalin

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at February 05, 2026 04:10 PM (0sNs1)

48 38 This happened not only in GA, but in every fucking state across the country, and with much bigger margins.

I'm convinced that at least 5 million -- yes, million -- votes in every single federal election are totally fraudulent, and of that number 90% go to the Democunt.

Clamp down on fraud, and the Dems will never win a national election, and their House and Senate seats will be limited to very red states and districts.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 05, 2026 04:02 PM (iFTx/)

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This is why Harmeet Dhillon's rash of lawsuits for voter rolls is so important.

OR admits to 800,000 too many registrations. It's like 20% of their entire voter roll being invalid.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 04:10 PM (GBKbO)

49 I'm retired now and a little out of practice, but I seem to detect a problemo in the numberos.

Posted by: Weasel at February 05, 2026 04:10 PM (8fzl3)

50 45 I'm wondering how the history books are going to record that an election was demonstrably stolen, and that a political party staged a fake insurrection in order to abandon the constitutional rules for certifying the electoral college, and used emergency powers to circumvent the constitution.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 05, 2026 04:09 PM (0U5gm)

======

Well, what do history books say about 1960 regarding the first part?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 04:10 PM (GBKbO)

51 I'm wondering how the history books are going to record that an election was demonstrably stolen, and that a political party staged a fake insurrection in order to abandon the constitutional rules for certifying the electoral college, and used emergency powers to circumvent the constitution.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 05, 2026 04:09 PM

History will be written in Mandarin.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 04:10 PM (jc0TO)

52 Wasn't just Trump that got screwed. Lost a Senate seat there (and it also seemed inevitable, even in a runoff).
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at February 05, 2026 03:59 PM (KbCG3)

We, the citizens, endured four years of the "Biden Presidency" because of this. Regardless of what you think of Trump, WE got screwed.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 04:10 PM (ExV1e)

53 I'm wondering how the history books are going to record that an election was demonstrably stolen, and that a political party staged a fake insurrection in order to abandon the constitutional rules for certifying the electoral college, and used emergency powers to circumvent the constitution.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 05, 2026 04:09 PM (0U5gm)

Well, the history is written by the Victor, after all.

So, what does VDH think?

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 04:10 PM (rbvCR)

54 25,000 more votes than voters
---------

I was told there would be no math.

Posted by: Georgia at February 05, 2026 04:11 PM (AveBv)

55
It worked, didn't it?

Posted by: Harry Reid at February 05, 2026 04:11 PM (b0pva)

56 Was Biden really that much more popular than Black Jesus?
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at February 05, 2026 04:09 PM

Obviously, yes.

Posted by: DNC & the MSM at February 05, 2026 04:11 PM (0sNs1)

57 Nobody will be arrested. Patel is racing to AZ to help look for Guthrie's mother. I'm sure if I was abducted, the head of the FBI would race here to find me. Amiright?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 05, 2026 04:11 PM (abIsI)

58 Everyone knows the truly honest party is the one that is doing everything in their power to prevent anyone from examining the details.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 05, 2026 04:11 PM (Dv3i1)

59 Clamp down on fraud, and the Dems will never win a national election, and their House and Senate seats will be limited to very red states and districts.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 05, 2026 04:02 PM (iFTx/)

Clamp down on vote fraud. Clamp down on immigration fraud. Clamp down on welfare fraud. And tax fraud. And campaign finance fraud. And, and, and... the US government is completely vacated.

It's all just fuckin' fraud from top to bottom.

If you want to crack down on corruption, you're asking for regime change.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 04:06 PM (BI5O2)
______

True, but most of those kinds of fraud are all interrelated. Vote fraud, immigration fraud, and welfare fraud are all melted and intertwined together like slimy alien tentacle porn.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 05, 2026 04:11 PM (iFTx/)

60 You know, if this pans out, we're going to need hearings!!

Posted by: Weasel at February 05, 2026 04:11 PM (8fzl3)

61 "It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything."

-- Joseph Stalin
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at February 05, 2026 04:10 PM (0sNs1)

Stalin never said that. Angela Merkel said that.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 04:11 PM (rbvCR)

62 Speaking of the two corrupt lovebirds, have Fanny and Darius been charged with anything? Had to pay any fines?, provide restitution?, anything?. I know they haven't gone to jail?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 05, 2026 04:12 PM (8Xy/A)

63 If you want to crack down on corruption, you're asking for regime change.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 04:06 PM (BI5O2)

Your terms are acceptable.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 05, 2026 04:12 PM (Hx0tZ)

64 > 7 Wasn't just Trump that got screwed. Lost a Senate seat there (and it also seemed inevitable, even in a runoff).
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at February 05, 2026 03:59 PM (KbCG3)

It would be awesome to see "Senator Reverend" Raphael "Bitch Best Have My Money" Warlock being perp walked.

Won't happen, but it would be awesome.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 05, 2026 04:12 PM (IG3/x)

65 Clamp down on fraud, and the Dems will never win a national election, and their House and Senate seats will be limited to very red states and districts.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 05, 2026 04:02 PM (iFTx/)

I'm guessing that you're color blind.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 04:12 PM (ExV1e)

66 I was told, repeatedly, that nothing will happen.

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 04:12 PM (g47mK)

67 Remember Vivek said it was all on the up and up. Then he magically became a conservative who is "learning". God so many assholes.

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 04:12 PM (AveBv)

68 Clearly the people have lost the confidence of the government.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 04:12 PM (jc0TO)

69 Note the timing.

I think this was planned as a big reveal to push the country to pressure the House and Senate to pass the SAVE act.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 05, 2026 04:13 PM (bwRbr)

70 True, but most of those kinds of fraud are all interrelated. Vote fraud, immigration fraud, and welfare fraud are all melted and intertwined together like slimy alien tentacle porn.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 05, 2026 04:11 PM (iFTx/)

Dude. Don't summon Eichenwald.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 05, 2026 04:13 PM (zjgNU)

71 Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 05, 2026 04:08 PM (zjgNU)

They released a bio weapon, locked everyone in their houses and burned a bunch of cities to get Trump.

Most people didn't like the election theft, but after that it was pretty ho-hum stuff.

The rest loved the election theft.

What nobody did was believe it didn't happen. That was a comfortable institutional lie people dutifully parroted because it suited them politically, or because it was a fait accompli and they wanted to move on.

They lie to us, we know they lie to us, they know we know it, and it all runs like a clock.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 04:13 PM (BI5O2)

72 Well, what do history books say about 1960 regarding the first part?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison,

The modern books say the same thing that they say about the 1876 election. Oh, well. Too bad, so sad.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 05, 2026 04:13 PM (0U5gm)

73 I remember when people were saying that Trump's obsession with 2020 was going to doom him. That hiring Michael Whatley to lead the RNC was just dooming him because he wasn't talking about what people wanted to hear which was addressing inflation.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 04:13 PM (GBKbO)

74 Serious hearings! Really very serious hearings!

Posted by: Weasel at February 05, 2026 04:13 PM (8fzl3)

75 Thats what mail voting gets you.
Mail votes to people who moved, died, Illegals or just made up all get a ballot

Posted by: Skip at February 05, 2026 04:13 PM (Ia/+0)

76
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, joined in dissent by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, would have affirmed the lower courts' denial of standing.

___________

So, the two dummies. Put their IQs side by side and it would be two digits.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 04:14 PM (tgvbd)

77 “To date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have effected a different outcome in the election,” - Bill Barr Dec 1, 2020

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 05, 2026 04:14 PM (abIsI)

78 Covid and the fakelection. Why did they need Trump out so bad.

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 04:14 PM (AveBv)

79 I'm retired now and a little out of practice, but I seem to detect a problemo in the numberos.
Posted by: Weasel at February 05, 2026 04:10 PM

Números, not numberos, and problema is, correctly, feminine.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at February 05, 2026 04:14 PM (0sNs1)

80
No standing.
- Hawaiian judge

Fuck. Off.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 05, 2026 04:14 PM (QVmho)

81 A candidate who contests a recount or other investigation should be charged as an accessory, if fraud is in fact proven.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 05, 2026 04:14 PM (IG3/x)

82 History will be written in Mandarin.
Posted by: toby928(c)

No, not enough non-Chinese are capable of learning Mandarin.

It will be written in bad Pidgin "Engrish."

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 04:14 PM (77rzZ)

83 No, not enough non-Chinese are capable of learning Mandarin.

It will be written in bad Pidgin "Engrish."
Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 04:14 PM

He say you brade runner.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 04:15 PM (jc0TO)

84 "Patel is racing to AZ to help look for Guthrie's mother."

Maybe he'll nab one of those Government Gangsters he wrote about in his book. They're surprisingly hard to find now.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 04:15 PM (N8ZBc)

85 Well, what exactly is "happening"? I just hear the clock ticking down to zero.

Posted by: UberSkeptic at February 05, 2026 04:15 PM (9CBNQ)

86 Serious hearings! Really very serious hearings!
Posted by: Weasel at February 05, 2026 04:13 PM

No entries in Permanent Records, though, right?

Right?

Posted by: (D)emocrat Election Officials at February 05, 2026 04:15 PM (0sNs1)

87 I remember when people were saying that Trump's obsession with 2020 was going to doom him. That hiring Michael Whatley to lead the RNC was just dooming him because he wasn't talking about what people wanted to hear which was addressing inflation.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 04:13 PM (GBKbO)

Someone pointed out to me recently that Trump not only builds hotels and golf courses, he also builds and operates very successful casinos. Casinos are only successful if they run the line between winning and losing, and keep the money from being stolen.
Something tells me he has a lot of the ball to manage that.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 04:16 PM (rbvCR)

88 We, the citizens, endured four years of the "Biden Presidency" because of this. Regardless of what you think of Trump, WE got screwed.
___

We did ok.

- 20 million illegal aliens eating rice with their hands on your couch

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 05, 2026 04:16 PM (Dv3i1)

89 J. D. Vance made a comment in an interview about how we have to "replace the entire ruling class" of the country.

This all seems coordinated, like the admin understands what they have to do (SAVE act) and knows it is a difficult job because the commies (D and R) own the institutions. So forget hearings or all that shit. Let's be happy if we can ever get an honest vote in the country again.

I think the rational people would win, Ds would be gone, Rino's would be gone, corrupt judges would be gone, etc. If only we had an honest vote.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 05, 2026 04:16 PM (bwRbr)

90 84 "Patel is racing to AZ to help look for Guthrie's mother."

Maybe he'll nab one of those Government Gangsters he wrote about in his book.

Everyone's got a book - Heckle Fish

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 05, 2026 04:17 PM (abIsI)

91 > He say you brade runner.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 04:15 PM (jc0TO)

He also say "All you can eat buffet not mean all day buffet. You come. You eat. You go home."

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 05, 2026 04:17 PM (IG3/x)

92 No entries in Permanent Records, though, right?

Right?
Posted by: (D)emocrat Election Officials at February 05, 2026 04:15 PM (0sNs1)
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That might inhibit reaching across the aisleO.

Posted by: Weasel at February 05, 2026 04:17 PM (8fzl3)

93 Patel is racing to AZ to help look for Guthrie's mother.

--

Please tell me you're joking.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 05, 2026 04:17 PM (qBdHI)

94 >>It worked, didn't it?

Only for people who believe history ended in 2020.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 04:17 PM (viF8m)

95 Well, what exactly is "happening"? I just hear the clock ticking down to zero.
Posted by: UberSkeptic

The Doomsday Clock is only five seconds from midnight!!! REEEEEEEE!!!

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 04:17 PM (77rzZ)

96 87 I remember when people were saying that Trump's obsession with 2020 was going to doom him. That hiring Michael Whatley to lead the RNC was just dooming him because he wasn't talking about what people wanted to hear which was addressing inflation.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison,

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Didn't Ace say this?

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 05, 2026 04:17 PM (bwRbr)

97 "Turn those machines back on!!"

Posted by: Mortimer Duke at February 05, 2026 04:18 PM (vcOmj)

98 It's just a rounding error.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 05, 2026 04:18 PM (wVcYX)

99 Fanny Willis will be teaching law and ethics at Harvard next fall.

Posted by: 13times at February 05, 2026 04:18 PM (GK/uQ)

100 93 Patel is racing to AZ to help look for Guthrie's mother.

--

Please tell me you're joking.
Posted by: Lady in Black

To add insult to injury, Trump directed him to go there immediately.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 05, 2026 04:19 PM (abIsI)

101 It's just a rounding error.
Posted by: Count de Monet

It's a write-off. They just write it off.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 04:19 PM (77rzZ)

102 Banana Republic stuff. The Guatemala Connection.

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 04:19 PM (pDt9x)

103 >Well, what do history books say about 1960 regarding the first part?
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In the movie Nixon, one of Nixon's advisors tells him, late on election night, that the Democrats stole the election 'fair and square'.

Posted by: Don Black at February 05, 2026 04:19 PM (ZxPkt)

104 Was Biden really that much more popular than Black Jesus?
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at February 05, 2026 04:09 PM

Obviously, yes.
Posted by: DNC & the MSM at February 05, 2026 04:11 PM (0sNs1)

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We're supposed to believe that there was a tidal wave of anti-Trump sentiment in 2020 that pushed Biden's numbers up despite Trump getting more votes than he did in 2016.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at February 05, 2026 04:20 PM (NYInA)

105 Nobody will be arrested. Patel is racing to AZ to help look for Guthrie's mother. I'm sure if I was abducted, the head of the FBI would race here to find me. Amiright?
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 05, 2026 04:11 PM (abIsI)

Well, fuck. We're doomed. Despite the fact that things are happening everywhere, it's obvious that nothing is happening. Despite the fact that the head of the FBI isn't actually, personally, involved in any investigation he should still be staying up nights in whatever burg holds your current interest.

We'd be living in Elysium today if only (insert name of Healey's preferred AG candidate) had been nominated, and confirmed, rather than THAT BLONDE WOMAN.

I shall now weep bloody tears and rend my garments.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 04:20 PM (ExV1e)

106 Posted by: 13times at February 05, 2026 04:18 PM (GK/uQ)

Really?! Or was that a dark joke?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 05, 2026 04:20 PM (8Xy/A)

107 What's funny is that Trump could personally rappel out of a helicopter, gun down the kidnappers and snatch the old lady up safe and sound, and Savannah Guthrie would shit all over him the next day.

Why he's wasting my money on some filthy rich Communists who hate me and him alike is beyond my ken, but I don't much appreciate it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 04:20 PM (BI5O2)

108 So, we know Georgia was stolen, Wisconsin supreme court admitted the same, Arizona review board said similar, and Pennsylvania refused to obey the supreme court of the US and counted illegal ballots. Sounds pretty decisive to me.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 05, 2026 04:20 PM (0U5gm)

109 "Then there is the news about Georgia Governor Brian Kemp. Grand jury testimony that was just unsealed revealed that Kemp told the chief of Georgia Bureau of Investigation not to investigation allegations of fraud in the 2020 election, Saying he was a "team player," the official dropped the case."

Yes, but which team was Brian on? I think he may find himself in a world of hurt, and not too long from now.

Posted by: Pepperidge Farms remembers at February 05, 2026 04:20 PM (vcOmj)

110 Is there a Woody Guthrie connection in this?

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 04:20 PM (pDt9x)

111 This will be fascinating to watch if the 2020 election is determined, legally, to have been tge result of fraud. Should be fun to watch.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at February 05, 2026 04:21 PM (QXOBW)

112 Yep, they had 9 months to plan the election fraud of that election with everybody trapped in their houses. But just elementary math and the physical world made it obvious that the election was rigged.

But think about that, ZERO tabulated tapes from all those counties. It's like they have no standards at all! And everybody in power there on both sides was "yep, looks good to me"

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 05, 2026 04:21 PM (n5tGW)

113 Clearly the people have lost the confidence of the government.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 04:12 PM (jc0TO)

We'll simply dissolve them and elect a new people.

Posted by: Big Gov at February 05, 2026 04:21 PM (wVcYX)

114 When do people go to prison? Because this continues - unabated - until people do go to prison.

FFS!

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 05, 2026 04:21 PM (i2VYc)

115
We're supposed to believe that there was a tidal wave of anti-Trump sentiment in 2020 that pushed Biden's numbers up despite Trump getting more votes than he did in 2016.
Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at February 05, 2026 04:20 PM (NYInA)

Pretty sure I read that it was the first time in American history that an incumbent increased their vote and still lost.
Sure we're a young country but...

Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 05, 2026 04:21 PM (Hx0tZ)

116 109 "Then there is the news about Georgia Governor Brian Kemp. Grand jury testimony that was just unsealed revealed that Kemp told the chief of Georgia Bureau of Investigation not to investigation allegations of fraud in the 2020 election, Saying he was a "team player," the official dropped the case."
_____

I'd rather Trump send Patel to Georgia to investigate the death of Kemp's daughter's boyfriend.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 05, 2026 04:22 PM (Dv3i1)

117
Yes, but which team was Brian on? I think he may find himself in a world of hurt, and not too long from now.
Posted by: Pepperidge Farms remembers

Team CCP. They love them some large shipping ports.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 05, 2026 04:22 PM (abIsI)

118 Números, not numberos, and problema is, correctly, feminine.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at February 05, 2026 04:14 PM (0sNs1)

Although "problema" ends in an -a suffix, it is a masculine word: "el problema", as it were.

It belongs to the class of Spanish nouns that have Greek roots. Though in Greek it is a neuter noun, this became a masculine noun in Latin and later in Spanish.
Spanish is much simpler in many ways than English, but it does have its oddities.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 04:22 PM (rbvCR)

119 If it's true that the cartels are somehow involved in this Guthrie business, Trump may sense an opportunity here.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 04:22 PM (77rzZ)

120 I see this as comparable to what is happening in Europe.

The ruling class in both places became obsessed with the tyrannical Chinese system -- they saw it as better for them, and it seems to kind of work (so far) so they emulated.

Both US and EU embraced censorship. US and probably Europe embraced false elections. These are foundational to the Western System, and they both threw them out the window in pursuit of the holy grail of collectivism. It will be very difficult to get this shit back into the donkey.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 05, 2026 04:22 PM (bwRbr)

121

The first and most foundational rule of elections is that you cannot have more votes than voters. This should be a universal law and automatic nullification of the results

Posted by: imp at February 05, 2026 04:22 PM (g6TN6)

122 it's true that the cartels are somehow involved in this Guthrie business, Trump may sense an opportunity here.
Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 04:22 PM (77rzZ)

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Sure. Offer the cartel Savannah to sweeten the pot.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 04:23 PM (BI5O2)

123 So, we know Georgia was stolen, Wisconsin supreme court admitted the same, Arizona review board said similar, and Pennsylvania refused to obey the supreme court of the US and counted illegal ballots. Sounds pretty decisive to me.
Posted by: Thomas Paine

You election deniers are worse than Nazis!

Posted by: Rachel Maddow, certified carpet muncher at February 05, 2026 04:23 PM (vcOmj)

124 Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, joined in dissent by Justice Sonia Sotomayor
......

Burrito Supreme Court

Posted by: wth at February 05, 2026 04:24 PM (UjdFS)

125 What's the chances that someone will be held accountable now?
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 05, 2026 04:01 PM (zjgNU)

Zero Point Zero.

Posted by: Dean Vernon Wormer at February 05, 2026 04:24 PM (hXJe5)

126 >>> 65 Clamp down on fraud, and the Dems will never win a national election, and their House and Senate seats will be limited to very red states and districts.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 05, 2026 04:02 PM (iFTx/)

I'm guessing that you're color blind.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 04:12 PM (ExV1e)

I think he is using "red" to indicate the commie districts.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 05, 2026 04:24 PM (ULPxl)

127 Speaking of SCOTUS, has their ruling about Trump’s tariffs yet been issued? Haven’t we been waiting for that one… with bated breath?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 05, 2026 04:24 PM (fQqaC)

128 Wonder if Trump knows how to maintain the popularity of Republicans and our side or if he's just a big blithering idiot who doesn't know anything about anything

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 04:24 PM (AveBv)

129 Well gosh, they sure got the better of us! Perhaps it’s time for a sternly worded letter!

But not too sternly… we don’t wanna be called racists or nazis or anything like that!

Posted by: The GOP at February 05, 2026 04:24 PM (S4IL1)

130 “ At this point what does it really matter”? - Thing that esteemed Secretary of State said, in the Utopian Past.

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 04:24 PM (pDt9x)

131

Still, I'm glad Trump lost in 2020, or we would not have the ongoing pageant of awesomeness (or VP Vance) that has been #47

Posted by: imp at February 05, 2026 04:24 PM (g6TN6)

132 Don't forget how they shafted Rudy with this scam.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 04:24 PM (vFG9F)

133 Just got back from the range, and boy do I suck. Need to go back to shotguns and killing pheasants.

Because you never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 05, 2026 04:25 PM (wBaIH)

134 Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 05, 2026 04:25 PM (wBaIH)
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Fundamentals.

Posted by: Weasel at February 05, 2026 04:25 PM (8fzl3)

135
131

Still, I'm glad Trump lost in 2020, or we would not have the ongoing pageant of awesomeness (or VP Vance) that has been #47
Posted by: imp at February 05, 2026 04:24 PM (g6TN6)

Being nearly murdered, twice, wonderfully focuses the mind.

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 04:26 PM (pDt9x)

136 You election deniers are worse than Nazis!
Posted by: Rachel Maddow, certified carpet muncher
.......

Hey Ralph, or whatever your real name is, I love your TV commercial where you yap about the constitution, it's very funny!

Posted by: wth at February 05, 2026 04:26 PM (UjdFS)

137 127 Speaking of SCOTUS, has their ruling about Trump’s tariffs yet been issued? Haven’t we been waiting for that one… with bated breath?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 05, 2026 04:24 PM (fQqaC)

========

Other than emergency things, the earliest we can reasonably expect opinions from the fall term is May.

The tariff case? Really complicated with a bunch of stuff going through the arguments which probably indicates a very difficult consensus to reach with really narrow bounds that will be difficult to write (and rewrite as drafts get sent back and forth).

It'll probably be one of the last opinions issued in June.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 04:26 PM (GBKbO)

138 Still, I'm glad Trump lost in 2020, or we would not have the ongoing pageant of awesomeness (or VP Vance) that has been #47
Posted by: imp at February 05, 2026 04:24 PM

Yeah, Pence would have been the heir apparent in 2024.

We dodged a bullet for sure.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 04:26 PM (jc0TO)

139 74 Serious hearings! Really very serious hearings!
Posted by: Weasel

And strongly worded letters!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 05, 2026 04:26 PM (W2Pud)

140 I'd rather Trump send Patel to Georgia to investigate the death of Kemp's daughter's boyfriend.
Posted by: Chuck Martel

The devil went down to Georgia
He was lookin' for some votes to steal

Posted by: CDB, Charlie Daniels Band, redux at February 05, 2026 04:26 PM (vcOmj)

141 Great interview of Harmeet Dhillon by Catherine Herridge. Much more information on the outrageous acts by the church thugs in Minneapolis, the shootings, and the Fulton County vote. Love Harmeet!

https://tinyurl.com/44jzum5

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 05, 2026 04:26 PM (BydOW)

142 Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 05, 2026 04:25 PM (wBaIH)
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Fundamentals.
Posted by: Weasel at February 05, 2026 04:25 PM (8fzl3)

Butt, belly, beak, BAM!

Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 05, 2026 04:27 PM (Hx0tZ)

143 271 days until the midterms. Tick tock.

Posted by: UberSkeptic at February 05, 2026 04:27 PM (9CBNQ)

144 "What's the chances that someone will be held accountable now?
Posted by: Formerly Virginian"

For the most part, no.

Posted by: Guy who always says "Nothing will happen" and is usually right at February 05, 2026 04:27 PM (vFG9F)

145 137 — Thanks TJM

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 05, 2026 04:27 PM (ZCxQ+)

146
I'll just sit here holding my breath waiting for Mike Pence to admit he was wrong.

Posted by: Auspex at February 05, 2026 04:27 PM (Y8DZL)

147

Let the gun do the work, zhukov. Also, having competed in practical shooting now for four years, you would be amazed at what proper equipment can do for you.

Posted by: imp at February 05, 2026 04:27 PM (g6TN6)

148 Serious hearings! Really very serious hearings!
Posted by: Weasel

And strongly worded letters!
Posted by: nurse ratched

And severely rolled-up sleeves! To the point where circulation is cut off in our upper arms!

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 04:27 PM (77rzZ)

149 I shall now weep bloody tears and rend my garments.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 04:20 PM (ExV1e)

A) Patel is a manger and a PR guy for the agency, as well as the guy who directs the hatchet guys. Most of the real work is done by real agents - many of whom wish for the autonomy they had under Bob Mueller.
B) I am waiting to see if Gabbard shows up in AZ since there is documented election fraud and human trafficking in AZ as well

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 04:27 PM (rbvCR)

150 Go back and watch Githrie's treatment of Trump in that Town Hall way back when.

This is mystifying to me.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 04:27 PM (BI5O2)

151 I shall now weep bloody tears and rend my garments.Pictures or it didnt happen

Posted by: doug at February 05, 2026 04:28 PM (Hy+R4)

152 Great interview of Harmeet Dhillon by Catherine Herridge. Much more information on the outrageous acts by the church thugs in Minneapolis, the shootings, and the Fulton County vote. Love Harmeet!

https://tinyurl.com/44jzum5
Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 05, 2026 04:26 PM (BydOW)

Am I the only moron who thinks Catherine Herridge is kinda hot? Cause I do…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 05, 2026 04:28 PM (ZCxQ+)

153 An Amish family of four was just killed by an illegal driving a semi truck. Does this elevate this illegal to criminal illegal alien status? I'm sure the Amish community would like to know.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 05, 2026 04:28 PM (abIsI)

154 This will be fascinating to watch if the 2020 election is determined, legally, to have been tge result of fraud. Should be fun to watch.
Posted by: ErikInTexas at February 05, 2026 04:21 PM (QXOBW)

I suspect that, in the end, the judges will say that it wasn't proven. You could have confessions, video evidence, money transfers, the whole nine yards and they'll rule that it wasn't proven.

They almost have to do that because saying that it's proven leads to the question, "How do we make amends?"

The people who were forced to get the clot shot... how are their bodies cleansed? The people who killed themselves... how are they restored? The money spent on fraud... how are we indemnified for that?

Saying, officially saying, that 2020 was stolen, that everyone knew, and they let it happen, destroys the country.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 04:28 PM (ExV1e)

155 Let's see: manufactured or not, it's the biggest story in the country right now. You know what? Let Democrats in media control the narrative and give themselves an easy win. Let their 2028 candidate fly in and become a hero and make Trump and Republicans look feckless adn heartless. Or you know let the guy who understand PR and won three elections against the odds do his fucking thing.

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 04:29 PM (AveBv)

156 think he is using "red" to indicate the commie districts.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 05, 2026 04:24 PM (ULPxl)

As it should be. When color TVs were becoming a thing and they starting doing the blue/red maps Dems were red. Someone said that's a little too on the nose and switched them.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 04:29 PM (MGB5H)

157 We all knew it was bullshit.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 04:29 PM (zZu0s)

158 >>>Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, joined in dissent by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, would have affirmed the lower courts' denial of standing.
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ah, the elite reach

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 04:29 PM (a0V+E)

159 Am I the only moron who thinks Catherine Herridge is kinda hot? Cause I do…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Hair's way too short.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 04:29 PM (77rzZ)

160 108 So, we know Georgia was stolen, Wisconsin supreme court admitted the same, Arizona review board said similar, and Pennsylvania refused to obey the supreme court of the US and counted illegal ballots. Sounds pretty decisive to me.
Posted by: Thomas Paine

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At the time, I counted 8 states with blatant fraud. I think they only won 7 or maybe 6 of them though. Also FLA, which had little fraud but they handed that one to little bloomberg the commie fag to spend his Chinese billions to try to flip - he failed miserably.

So their plan was that they had FLA in the bag, and needed only a few of the 8 to win. When the lost FLA, they panicked and all their clumsy treachery became obvious because suddenly they needed a lot more than anticipated.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 05, 2026 04:29 PM (bwRbr)

161 I'll just sit here holding my breath waiting for Mike Pence to admit he was wrong.
Posted by: Auspex at February 05, 2026 04:27 PM (Y8DZL)

Pence is too busy being a super Christian with David French

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 05, 2026 04:29 PM (ZCxQ+)

162 I think Trump is playing the "look what I do for you" game with the media on this Guthrie thing. So next time they criticize him, he'll say look what I did and you treat me like this.

And if illegal aliens or cartels end up being the perps its that much better.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 05, 2026 04:29 PM (n5tGW)

163 As it should be. When color TVs were becoming a thing and they starting doing the blue/red maps Dems were red. Someone said that's a little too on the nose and switched them.
Posted by: BruceWayne

Wasn't it Tim Russert who did that?

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 04:30 PM (77rzZ)

164 1. Prove the 2020 election was stolen
2. purge all Biden appointees everywhere, remove any seniority they may have acquired, remove record of their federal employment for pension purposes
3. Put Biden on trial for the rest of his life
4. Fine the Bidens into bankruptcy

Posted by: DanMan at February 05, 2026 04:30 PM (8uzBS)

165 To be fair, once the election official had used up all of his fingers and toes, the rest couldn't be accurately accounted for.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 05, 2026 04:30 PM (I40wl)

166
Both US and EU embraced censorship. US and probably Europe embraced false elections. These are foundational to the Western System, and they both threw them out the window in pursuit of the holy grail of collectivism. It will be very difficult to get this shit back into the donkey.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus)

They had best figure out how, or the normies will eventually feed it to an industrial shredder while shoveling the shit in with it to mix it all back together.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 05, 2026 04:30 PM (QVmho)

167 Saying, officially saying, that 2020 was stolen, that everyone knew, and they let it happen, destroys the country.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 04:28 PM (ExV1e)

If it gets destroyed by the truth, it deserves to get destroyed by the truth.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 05, 2026 04:30 PM (Hx0tZ)

168 The Deep State and Marxists should be kicking themselves for not letting DJT win in 2020 and just keep steamrolling over his administration. He would be gone and they could be ruling the country now.

Posted by: Skip at February 05, 2026 04:30 PM (Ia/+0)

169 154 Good points.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 04:30 PM (N8ZBc)

170 Am I the only moron who thinks Catherine Herridge is kinda hot? Cause I do…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Her and Lara Logan. Both GILFs

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 05, 2026 04:30 PM (abIsI)

171 >>> 75 Thats what mail voting gets you.
Mail votes to people who moved, died, Illegals or just made up all get a ballot
Posted by: Skip at February 05, 2026 04:13 PM (Ia/+0)

*tee hee*

Posted by: Colorado, Washington, Oregon, California... at February 05, 2026 04:31 PM (ULPxl)

172 4. Fine the Bidens into bankruptcy
Posted by: DanMan at February 05, 2026 04:30 PM (8uzBS)

From what I've heard, they are doing a fine job of spending themselves into penury. The money tap was turned off, but they just can't help themselves.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 05, 2026 04:31 PM (I40wl)

173

Pence is too busy being a super Christian with David French
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Is that how the kids are spelling cocksucking commie nowadays?

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 05, 2026 04:31 PM (QVmho)

174 >>> Or you know let the guy who understand PR and won three elections against the odds do his fucking thing.
Posted by: ...
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Don't be going on putting think into this thing.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 04:31 PM (a0V+E)

175 Dems: that was like 6 years ago man
Also Dems: kill everyone involved in 1/6

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 05, 2026 04:32 PM (Hhsnh)

176 "Saying, officially saying, that 2020 was stolen, that everyone knew, and they let it happen, destroys the country.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 04:28 PM (ExV1e)

If it gets destroyed by the truth, it deserves to get destroyed by the truth.
Posted by: OneEyedJack"

The truth doesn't matter if these people face no consequences.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 04:32 PM (vFG9F)

177 Fixing, rectifying the 2020 election is not possible of course. That’s not the point of it all. The point is treating the Democrats like bad dogs and rubbing their noses in the shit they left lying around. With 300 million plus witnesses.

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 04:32 PM (pDt9x)

178 At the very least, all of this fraud should be used to formally nullify everything - and I mean EVERYTHING - that Biden did in his 4 years of being a fraudulent poseur. And hunt down those who were acting in his behalf. Prison for the rest of their worthless, communist piece of shit lives.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 05, 2026 04:32 PM (i2VYc)

179 Fiat justitia ruat caelum

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 04:32 PM (jc0TO)

180 I still like the conspiracy theory that a deal was made where Raffensperger and Kemp "won" for the Rs and Warnock and Biden "won" for the Ds.

Stacey Abrams hardest hit.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 05, 2026 04:32 PM (2ocoG)

181 177 Fixing, rectifying the 2020 election is not possible of course. That’s not the point of it all. The point is treating the Democrats like bad dogs and rubbing their noses in the shit they left lying around. With 300 million plus witnesses.

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 04:32 PM (pDt9x)

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It's preventing it from happening again.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 04:32 PM (GBKbO)

182
Still, I'm glad Trump lost in 2020, or we would not have the ongoing pageant of awesomeness (or VP Vance) that has been #47
Posted by: imp at February 05, 2026 04:24 PM (g6TN6)

Being nearly murdered, twice, wonderfully focuses the mind.
Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 04:26 PM (pDt9x)

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The Democrats never imagined that this could happen. It was going to be four more years of people behind Biden running the country.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 05, 2026 04:32 PM (dp8jd)

183 >>>I'd rather Trump send Patel to Georgia to investigate the death of Kemp's daughter's boyfriend.
Posted by: Chuck Martel
******
IMO, I think PDJT doesn't trust the fibees with this and sent Tulsi to oversee the operation. I believe it was recently revealed an agent sent a letter to Fulton Co officials that appeared to tip them off about the impending raid.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 05, 2026 04:33 PM (snuof)

184 133 Just got back from the range, and boy do I suck. Need to go back to shotguns and killing pheasants….

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov

I read that as “peasants.” Which I thought was a bit harsh

Posted by: Kratwurst at February 05, 2026 04:33 PM (C362Q)

185 Wasn't it Tim Russert who did that?
Posted by: Bulg at February 05

I can never remember who was the one that did it.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 04:33 PM (MGB5H)

186 This is honestly what amazed me about 2020.

The left committed MASSIVE, obvious voter fraud leading up to election day. AND IT WASN'T ENOUGH

They had to make it EVEN MORE OBVIOUS by kicking out election observers and double and triple counting votes...

And their partisans just brush it off and say WELL, THERE'S NO PROOF THEY CHEATED!

Right. When you get rid of the umpires, there's no proof that the 7 touchdowns you scored in the last 30 seconds were from cheating, but it's also pretty obvious it wasn't legitimate.

Which is why they put the J6 protestors through hell. YOU WILL ACCEPT THIS ELECTION, no matter what. It was a display of power.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 05, 2026 04:08 PM (zjgNU)

Your description isn't why USA is done as a country. The part where I'm told by half the citizens, all of the media, and a large portion of my relatives that I'm a facist for even questioning that everything was on the up-and-up is why USA is kaput.

Posted by: Croaker at February 05, 2026 04:33 PM (+BcZI)

187 The Bost opinion specifically brought up the PA tactic of pinky swear of segregating challenged ballots.

Also, keep in mind, the election law challenged by Bost, which the trial court said he didn't have standing for, was the counting of ballots after Election Day.

Which suggests SCOTUS agrees, not just that he has standing, but that the law can be challenged.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 05, 2026 04:33 PM (aUIT1)

188 Still, I'm glad Trump lost in 2020, or we would not have the ongoing pageant of awesomeness (or VP Vance) that has been #47

--

Imagine another 4 years of Pence instead of Vance. That alone is almost worth "losing" 2020.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 05, 2026 04:33 PM (qBdHI)

189 Fine the Bidens into bankruptcy

By all accounts they're already there. They're basically white trash lottery winners with no political future.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 05, 2026 04:34 PM (2ocoG)

190 Did they need Putin to invade Uke? Why did they need Trump out?

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 04:34 PM (AveBv)

191 181 177 Fixing, rectifying the 2020 election is not possible of course. That’s not the point of it all. The point is treating the Democrats like bad dogs and rubbing their noses in the shit they left lying around. With 300 million plus witnesses.

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 04:32 PM (pDt9x)

======

It's preventing it from happening again.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 04:32 PM (GBKbO)

Same same, if done rightly.

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 04:34 PM (pDt9x)

192 Just got back from the range, and boy do I suck. Need to go back to shotguns and killing pheasants….

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov

I read that as “peasants.” Which I thought was a bit harsh
Posted by: Kratwurst at February 05, 2026 04:33 PM

Pull!

Posted by: Louis XIV at February 05, 2026 04:34 PM (jc0TO)

193 Fiat justitia ruat caelum
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 04:32 PM (jc0

Your terms are acceptable.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 05, 2026 04:34 PM (Hx0tZ)

194 Nullify every judicial appointment made during Biden's "term".

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 05, 2026 04:34 PM (i2VYc)

195 If it gets destroyed by the truth, it deserves to get destroyed by the truth.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 05, 2026 04:30 PM (Hx0tZ)

Yes, but the ministers and their aides are unlikely to hold that view.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 04:34 PM (ExV1e)

196 it's pretty clear the Republicans in Georgia already knew this but worked to screw Trump over anyway.

It isn’t black pilling to recognize that many Republicans are in the bag for the beltway more than their constituents. It’s just a question of what to do about it.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 05, 2026 04:34 PM (EXyHK)

197 Nobody beats the Bee at wielding a rhetorical shiv ( except, of course, for Ace )

https://tinyurl.com/5y3ucdfw

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 05, 2026 04:34 PM (PBE58)

198 >>Or you know let the guy who understand PR and won three elections against the odds do his fucking thing.

It's not even PR. When Charlie was murdered Patel and team immediately went to Utah. As influential as he was Charlie was still an ordinary citizen and not an elected official.

I don't understand why some sit around constantly bemoaning what garbage people leftists are and then want us to act the same way they do. I don't care about the politics, an elderly woman with a bad heart was abducted in the middle of the night and a ransom note, which may or may not be real, was given with a short deadline to save her life. I'm all in favor of saving her life if it can be done because it's the right thing to do.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 04:35 PM (viF8m)

199 >>> 116 109 "Then there is the news about Georgia Governor Brian Kemp. Grand jury testimony that was just unsealed revealed that Kemp told the chief of Georgia Bureau of Investigation not to investigation allegations of fraud in the 2020 election, Saying he was a "team player," the official dropped the case."
_____

I'd rather Trump send Patel to Georgia to investigate the death of Kemp's daughter's boyfriend.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 05, 2026 04:22 PM (Dv3i1)

The guy whose car exploded not long after the 2020 'election', sending the car engine flying six blocks? That guy?

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 05, 2026 04:35 PM (ULPxl)

200 111 This will be fascinating to watch if the 2020 election is determined, legally, to have been tge result of fraud. Should be fun to watch.
Posted by: ErikInTexas

Suppose Trump is found to be legally the president 2016-24 so is now on term 2.5.
If Trump is still President after the midterms, he is a dictator.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 05, 2026 04:35 PM (gKWVE)

201 As it should be. When color TVs were becoming a thing and they starting doing the blue/red maps Dems were red. Someone said that's a little too on the nose and switched them.
Posted by: BruceWayne

Wasn't it Tim Russert who did that?
Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 04:30 PM (77rzZ)

They didn't always use the same color for the party colors on the TV maps. The color got locked down in the Bush vs Gore era?

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 04:35 PM (8avO+)

202 Note the 25,000 gap consists of three things:

1. Ballots stuffed into the system

2. Ballots already in the system double counted

3. Electronic modifications to the totals

It's completely plausible that an urban political machine could accomplish all 3. In fact, if some subtractions from Trump's vote totals were included in #3, there might be a #4 (or a #3A and a #3B).

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at February 05, 2026 04:35 PM (eStot)

203 Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 04:29 PM (AveBv)

Dead or alive, nobody remembers Savannah Guthrie's mom by March 1st, or whatever Dems who visit her whelp. Not one of her AWFL fans will change their AWFL minds and go put out the eternal flame on their Trump effigies.

It's a cucked out, tucked under media ploy and it's lame.

Not everything the guy does is brilliant. Sometimes, he just loves celebrities.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 04:36 PM (BI5O2)

204 From what I've heard, they are doing a fine job of spending themselves into penury. The money tap was turned off, but they just can't help themselves.
Posted by: tcn in AK
......

Maybe Joe has a big life insurance policy and Jill could enlist the help of her ex-husband.

Posted by: wth at February 05, 2026 04:36 PM (UjdFS)

205 Fiat justitia ruat caelum
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 04:32 PM (jc0TO)

Veritas.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 04:36 PM (zZu0s)

206 @163 yup Russert did it because Red made the Dems look more obviously communist. So they're blue

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 05, 2026 04:36 PM (Hhsnh)

207 heads must metaphorically roll for this so it won't happen again.

Why “metaphorically”?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 05, 2026 04:36 PM (dhHpw)

208 "The [red for R] color got locked down in the Bush vs Gore era?"

Yes IIRC.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 04:36 PM (N8ZBc)

209 Did they need Putin to invade Uke? Why did they need Trump out?

Because for Marxists power is the only thing. It's why you can't effectively accuse them of hypocrisy: everything they do and say is for power, not for any other reason or principle.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 05, 2026 04:36 PM (2ocoG)

210 >>> 139 74 Serious hearings! Really very serious hearings!
Posted by: Weasel

And strongly worded letters!
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 05, 2026 04:26 PM (W2Pud)

Have sleeves been rolled up???

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 05, 2026 04:36 PM (ULPxl)

211
The point is treating the Democrats like ~~bad~~
rabid dogs and rubbing their noses putting them down

Fixèd. And it won't be like Ol' Yeller either..

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 04:37 PM (tgvbd)

212 203 Concur.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 04:37 PM (N8ZBc)

213 I look at 2020 Biden "win" like I look at East German Women's Aquatic champions who won Gold, Silver and Bronze! Yes, they got the podium and the medals. Because of the time and place. It all went away.

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 04:37 PM (g47mK)

214 The 48 hour kidnapping guideline, does it apply to 84 year old women? ( I need to go and study up some police procedural shows I suppose).

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 04:37 PM (pDt9x)

~~215~~

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 04:37 PM (tgvbd)

216 I'm beginning to suspect that Georgia is populated by some very dishonest Americans.

Almost at the same level as Minnesota.

Sadly, the rest of the United States is paying for this shit. It may be time to start cutting some tits and balls.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 04:37 PM (TOSLe)

217 Yes, the current Dems are blue / GOP is red was locked down in the 2000 Bush vs. Gore election.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 05, 2026 04:37 PM (2ocoG)

218 Election fraud should be a capital offense. Seriously. There is literally no crime I can think of that harms more people than a stolen, fraudulent election.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 05, 2026 04:37 PM (i2VYc)

219 ok, who did it ?!

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 04:38 PM (g47mK)

220 Why did they need Trump out?
Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 04:34 PM (AveBv)

I believe, more than anything else, it's because Trump set the Marshals to finding the missing children. I believe that is why they could not abide another four years.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 04:38 PM (ExV1e)

221
*trudges off to Barrel*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 04:38 PM (tgvbd)

222 As a Pollyanna, I encourage you to look on the bright side of all the excess votes generated by the massive election fraud machine in 2020: if the votes were legit, as Democrats insist, then that would imply that Obama was dragging Biden down in 2008 and 2012, and it wasn't until Ol' Bigtalker Joe kicked that Kenyan deadweight to the curb that he was finally able to show his true popularity.

Obama. Unpopular. Deadweight. Nothing but Biden's first two terms. Heh.

Posted by: SciVo at February 05, 2026 04:38 PM (Sy6m/)

223 Saying, officially saying, that 2020 was stolen, that everyone knew, and they let it happen, destroys the country.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 04:28 PM (ExV1e)

Proscriptions are cleansing.
None of that faggy struggle session crap, though. Bang them into a conex box, four to a 15 footer and leave them there for 5 years, dropping enough MREs in for three prisoners daily

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 04:38 PM (rbvCR)

224 Suppose Trump is found to be legally the president 2016-24 so is now on term 2.5.
If Trump is still President after the midterms, he is a dictator.
Posted by: gKWVE at February 05, 2026 04:35 PM (gKWVE)

I am ok with that. Also arrest EVERYONE involved and hang them from lampposts. Don't forget the J6 Star Chamber either. No appeal.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 04:38 PM (zZu0s)

225 Honest question: why does whoever picks these stories out of literally hundreds of options want us to focus on a celebrity journalist's mother's abduction?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 05, 2026 04:38 PM (PBE58)

226 "Dominion (now "Liberty Vote") collected some $787 million in damages from Fox News over the story. It will be interesting to see what sort of follow-up there is to those allegations."

WOW, FOX could pay a dozen Megyns with that kind of cash. I if it found out Dominion was lying, can FOX get their money back? And when do Dominion owners go to prison?

Posted by: illiniwek at February 05, 2026 04:38 PM (vbXSk)

227 At some point there is the real question of when presidential actions are not presidential. Under our system, Biden didn’t technically lose. But would the election’s illegitimacy compound in any way with his not actually having signed or even directed to be signed many presidential actions?

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 05, 2026 04:39 PM (EXyHK)

228 They didn't always use the same color for the party colors on the TV maps. The color got locked down in the Bush vs Gore era?
Posted by: Oldca

At the height of the British Empire, lands belonging to the Empire were usually colored red on schoolroom maps.

Not sure what that means now, given over 100 years of gay British communism.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 04:39 PM (77rzZ)

229 >>> 156
==
Saying, officially saying, that 2020 was stolen, that everyone knew, and they let it happen, destroys the country.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 04:28 PM (ExV1e)

I disagree.

Letting this shit go on, letting the scumbags live on our extorted tax dollars, THAT destroys the country.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 05, 2026 04:39 PM (ULPxl)

230 Just got back from the range, and boy do I suck. Need to go back to shotguns and killing pheasants….

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov
......

You're just a little rusty. It's been a while since WWII.

Posted by: wth at February 05, 2026 04:39 PM (UjdFS)

231 Nullify every judicial appointment made during Biden's "term".
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 05, 2026 04:34 PM (i2VYc)

The ruling will be that they were all confirmed by the Senate so their appointment is irrelevant.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 04:39 PM (ExV1e)

232 Did they need Putin to invade Uke? Why did they need Trump out?
Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 04:34 PM (AveBv)

Biden's nearly first act on taking office was to have US and Brit destroyers start dodging into Crimean coastal waters to spy/provoke the Russians. In the first couple weeks.

Biden and the EUcrats wanted a war because they thought they could collapse Russia with sanctions.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 04:39 PM (8avO+)

233 Yes I have dim memories of election night 1984 and all Reagan states were colored blue on the network news (pretty much all that existed in those days). Mondale’s lonely Minnesota all by itself in red…. I forgot when they switched the colors

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 05, 2026 04:39 PM (fQqaC)

234 Why “metaphorically”?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 05, 2026 04:36 PM (dhHpw)

It's a fig leaf.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 05, 2026 04:39 PM (Hx0tZ)

235 Wasn't it Tim Russert who did that?
Posted by: Bulg

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I don't recall which station it was -- either NBC or CBS, I think.

But that was one time. The whole world was Red = Left, Republicans = True Union Blue.

(There is more to this which I will skip) But wikipedia was the main culprit -- they imported a bunch of maps from an earlier website, and they were correct, but wikipedia was full of commies from the start, and they slowly redid all the maps to invert them to make Dems red.

The main reason at the time was because blue was seen as a more "moderate, safer color" that appealed to voters, while red was of course revolution.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 05, 2026 04:39 PM (bwRbr)

236 Wrong post #, sorry.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 05, 2026 04:39 PM (ULPxl)

237 '*trudges off to Barrel*'

Can you do a solo perp-walk? Never seen it tried.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 04:39 PM (N8ZBc)

238
*cavernous, echoing voice*

Haven't been here in a while. What the?... Oh my God!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 04:40 PM (tgvbd)

239 * I mean wikipedia inverted the maps to make dems blue.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 05, 2026 04:40 PM (bwRbr)

240 At the height of the British Empire, lands belonging to the Empire were usually colored red on schoolroom maps.

Not sure what that means now, given over 100 years of gay British communism.
Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 04:39 PM (77rzZ)

British soldiers used red coats in the Revolutionary war and Napoleonic wars.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 04:40 PM (8avO+)

241 All my shots go low and left. I guess I can shoot an intruder in the kneecap and said that I meant a nonlethal shot.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 05, 2026 04:40 PM (wBaIH)

242 If anyone kidnapped Joy Behar the kidnappers would go "The Ransom of Red Chief" before the next city block

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 05, 2026 04:40 PM (Hhsnh)

243 China needed Trump out. It was quite dire.

they and our bolshies then had 4 years to rob us blind and hobble us

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 05, 2026 04:41 PM (emBoF)

244
Under the "case or controversy" clause of Article III of the Constitution, plaintiffs in federal court only have standing to sue if they properly allege that the challenged action or law causes them "concrete and particularized injury in fact."

"case or controversy" clause, otherwise known as the "OrangeManBad Must Be Destroyed" clause.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 05, 2026 04:41 PM (y9nCu)

245 227 At some point there is the real question of when presidential actions are not presidential. Under our system, Biden didn’t technically lose. But would the election’s illegitimacy compound in any way with his not actually having signed or even directed to be signed many presidential actions?

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 05, 2026 04:39 PM (EXyHK)

=======

The actual mechanism of electing the president is the electoral college, affirmed by the Congress of the United States.

There's honestly no practical way the 2020 election gets undone or overturned in any way.

It's a fun fantasy, but it's no more than a fantasy.

The actual mechanisms were followed.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 04:41 PM (GBKbO)

246 *trudges off to Barrel*
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Your Majesty, please send The Big Dummy, with a piece of hardtack in his mouth, to Hadrian!

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 04:41 PM (77rzZ)

247 68 Clearly the people have lost the confidence of the government.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 04:12 PM (jc0TO)

Sweetie, I worked for the government. I have never had faith in it.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 05, 2026 04:41 PM (I40wl)

248 238 Baal barrel > Cthulu barrel

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 04:41 PM (N8ZBc)

249 Yes I have dim memories of election night 1984 and all Reagan states were colored blue on the network news (pretty much all that existed in those days). Mondale’s lonely Minnesota all by itself in red…. I forgot when they switched the colors
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 05, 2026 04:39 PM (fQqaC)

Pretty sure in that era colors could shift around on the networks. I seem to recall a time they were in pastel shades.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 04:42 PM (8avO+)

250 Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 05, 2026 04:38 PM (PBE5

Because she's a celebrity journalists mother.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 05, 2026 04:42 PM (8Xy/A)

251 >>Or you know let the guy who understand PR and won three elections against the odds do his fucking thing.

He needs to take, "Protect Our Precious Democracy," from the crooks.

Posted by: davidt at February 05, 2026 04:42 PM (Q+gd/)

252 Not everything the guy does is brilliant. Sometimes, he just loves celebrities.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 04:36 PM (BI5O2)

Why when I explain why something he is doing is simple and logical does someone jump in and say it requires nth level intelligence space chess. It doesn't. And I explain exactly why. I said nothing about brilliance. Although he is pretty fucking good at PR, taking on both parties, one from the inside.

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 04:42 PM (AveBv)

253 Clamp down on vote fraud. Clamp down on immigration fraud. Clamp down on welfare fraud. And tax fraud. And campaign finance fraud. And, and, and... the US government is completely vacated.

It's all just fuckin' fraud from top to bottom.

If you want to crack down on corruption, you're asking for regime change.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 04:06 PM (BI5O2)
========

Corruption all the way down to the DMV with "Motor Voter" registration.

Posted by: mrp at February 05, 2026 04:42 PM (rj6Yv)

254 Didn't mailed ballots have unique numbers assigned? I thought Ballot Tracking was employed by the 2020 election and voters using mail in ballots could follow if their completed ballot was successfully delivered, and if their ballot had been successfully counted. (That would take coordination with the USPS, too.)

Those voting in person couldn't necessarily see if their ballot had been successfully counted. (For in person voting in my county of PA, only an "I voted sticker" was made available.)

>Wikipedia, 'Ballot tracking in the United States.'
See 'Tracking websites by state (2020).' Subgroups: State, link, can notify users?

Georgia is listed, link provided and yes, it had the capability to notify users.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 05, 2026 04:42 PM (NFX2v)

255 Suppose Trump is found to be legally the president 2016-24 so is now on term 2.5.
If Trump is still President after the midterms, he is a dictator.
Posted by: gKWVE at February 05, 2026 04:35 PM (gKWVE)

They cannot determine that Trump was President from '21 - '25. Biden was the legitimate President. The Electoral College voted and the Congress accepted that vote.

They can only determine that the Congress failed in their duty to scrutinize the EC votes and determine that the wrong electors had presented their results.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 04:42 PM (ExV1e)

256 When all is said and done, Donald Trump won the 2020 election.

In a way it is good that we had to go through this as it has shown without a doubt the Democrats will lie, cheat and steal to increase and maintain their power.

Now if we only had Congress critters and Senators doing everything they can so that this never happens again.

Why the fuck hasn't Thune brought the SAVE act to vote?

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 05, 2026 04:43 PM (Oq/TM)

257 You have to be some kind of special moron (not the good kind) to even think that a candidate does not have standing to sue re election rules, etc. It's the whole fucking point of the election--of course the candidate would be materially affected by the rules (or non-compliance thereof) because it affects whether he can fairly win the election or not. The argument by the court majority should have been a one-line statement: "Well, duh."

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 05, 2026 04:43 PM (XMwZJ)

258 "The actual mechanism of electing the president is the electoral college, affirmed by some of the most corrupt people on the planet."

my edit

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 04:43 PM (vFG9F)

259 Fiat justitia ruat caelum
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 04:32 PM (jc0TO)

órale

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 04:43 PM (rbvCR)

260 Suppose Trump is found to be legally the president 2016-24 so is now on term 2.5.

This wouldn’t be the first time the electoral college vote was based on fraud in some of the states. At this point I think it’s settled that it’s the EC vote that matters.

It does, of course, put a different perspective on specific representative actions on January 6.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 05, 2026 04:43 PM (EXyHK)

261 248 238 Baal barrel > Cthulu barrel
Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 04:41 PM (N8ZBc)

Beer Barrel!

Posted by: Yosh and Stan Schmenge at February 05, 2026 04:43 PM (PBE58)

262 245

The actual mechanism of electing the president is the electoral college, affirmed by the Congress of the United States.

There's honestly no practical way the 2020 election gets undone or overturned in any way.

It's a fun fantasy, but it's no more than a fantasy.

The actual mechanisms were followed.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 04:41 PM (GBKbO)

Say it is “undone”. Then what? The practical applications are what? We get a 3 termer? An asterix notation?

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 04:43 PM (pDt9x)

263 241 All my shots go low and left. I guess I can shoot an intruder in the kneecap and said that I meant a nonlethal shot.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 05, 2026 04:40 PM (wBaIH)

Pretty sure Weasel would tell you to get back on the range, work on the fundamentals, and no wobbly shit.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 05, 2026 04:44 PM (I40wl)

264 Corruption all the way down to the DMV with "Motor Voter" registration.
Posted by: mrp at February

Finally motor voter bit the Dems in the ass in PA in 24.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 04:44 PM (MGB5H)

265 There is a very real chance that Joe Biden had no idea about any of this. He may actually believe he won fair and square, because that's what everyone in his bubble told him.

If he is still lucid enough to understand, I would pay real money to be in the room to watch what's left of his ego be crushed if/when this breaks into mainstream news.

Posted by: Soylent Red at February 05, 2026 04:44 PM (cHNrw)

266 Funnily*

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 04:44 PM (MGB5H)

267 Red and blue used to be alternated.

Posted by: davidt at February 05, 2026 04:45 PM (Q+gd/)

268 "Sometimes, he just loves celebrities."

He makes impulsive decisions, sometimes. I think once he gets an idea fixed, nobody can talk him out of it. Or dares.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 04:45 PM (N8ZBc)

269 I guess people don't remember how Democrats totally yoinked morality from the Christians with one war and one stupid dumbfuck local Democrat response to a hurricane and one convenient mulatto.

Trump understands what people are paying attention to and how we as a party have been beaten many times in the past. People don't want to know how to win, that's on them. He has shown it.

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 04:45 PM (AveBv)

270 Breaking news from 2020. Yawn. Wake me up when someone is convicted.

Posted by: BirdRockDoc at February 05, 2026 04:45 PM (PoaF2)

271 “To date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have effected a different outcome in the election,” - Bill Barr Dec 1, 2020
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Which he said publicaly.

While privately, he was furiously shutting down not just every investigation, but any hint of an investigation.

A regular Sgt. Schutz.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 05, 2026 04:45 PM (aUIT1)

272 >>When all is said and done, Donald Trump won the 2020 election.

It was obvious on election day 2020.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 04:45 PM (viF8m)

273 >>> 200 111 This will be fascinating to watch if the 2020 election is determined, legally, to have been tge result of fraud. Should be fun to watch.
Posted by: ErikInTexas

Suppose Trump is found to be legally the president 2016-24 so is now on term 2.5.
If Trump is still President after the midterms, he is a dictator.
Posted by: gKWVE at February 05, 2026 04:35 PM (gKWVE)

Does that mean we get a Dignity Canal? maybe two???

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 05, 2026 04:46 PM (ULPxl)

274 "All my shots go low and left."

Aim high and right.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 04:46 PM (N8ZBc)

275 This will be fascinating to watch if the 2020 election is determined, legally, to have been tge result of fraud. Should be fun to watch. Posted by: ErikInTexas

I'm an iconoclast on ths one, but I think I'm right. The actual Presidential election takes place in 51 places on December 17, when the electors cast their ballots. Everything after that is just a ministerial counting of the ballots that have already been cast. The electors can cast their ballots for anyone they damn well please. What we call the "Presidential" election is actually an election of electors who have pledged to vote for a particular candidate.

The states can choose their electors in any manner they damn well please. 48 of them plus DC have chosen election of a slate, but a couple (Maine and Nebraska) elect electors by Congressional district. The Constitutional key is that the process of choosing electors has to be prescribed by the state legislatures. So the election of a President is ultimately under the control of the state legislatures.

The state legislatures of Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Arizona did nothing in 2020 to correct it. Biden was therefore duly elected.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at February 05, 2026 04:46 PM (eStot)

276 @262 -- You could at least put a giant asterisk besides Biden's name in the history books--"...found to be elected via fraudulent means..."

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 05, 2026 04:46 PM (XMwZJ)

277 Fiat justitia ruat caelum

Bigus Dickus.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 05, 2026 04:46 PM (Kt19C)

278 Why did they need Trump out?
Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 04:34 PM (AveBv)

I believe, more than anything else, it's because Trump set the Marshals to finding the missing children. I believe that is why they could not abide another four years.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 04:38 PM (ExV1e)

Who are the two demons on the world stage to the mainstream press and one worlders?

Trump - who ejected Epstein, enforced child trafficking investigations

Putin - who stopped adoptions to western same sex couples

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 04:47 PM (8avO+)

279 The Fiat Justitia's 3 cylinder 3 cycle engine proved to be unreliable, noisy, and unpopular with Americans, just like every other Fiat.

Posted by: Fiat Facts at February 05, 2026 04:47 PM (vFG9F)

280 Did they need Putin to invade Uke? Why did they need Trump out?
Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 04:34 PM (AveBv)
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A third term and Commander Autopen.

Posted by: mrp at February 05, 2026 04:47 PM (rj6Yv)

281 Honest question: why does whoever picks these stories out of literally hundreds of options want us to focus on a celebrity journalist's mother's abduction?
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 05, 2026 04:38 PM (PBE5

Most news, especially broadcast news, is about "famous people" and "dangerous things that could happen to you". Fark claims there is the ongoing need for "blond, pretty female victim" too.

. . . And the final "feel good" story like the unicycle riding doggy, or the donkey that gives out Valentine candy.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 04:47 PM (rbvCR)

282 268 "Sometimes, he just loves celebrities."

He makes impulsive decisions, sometimes. I think once he gets an idea fixed, nobody can talk him out of it. Or dares.
Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 04:45 PM (N8ZBc)

Not to minimize the kidnapping, but it could be handled by others. Patel’s presence does not seem to functionally add much.

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 04:47 PM (pDt9x)

283 Cut off all federal funding to these states. Only subsidize those institutions that are of benefit to our national security.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 04:47 PM (TOSLe)

284 Despite all the obvious fuckery, in retrospect it all worked out for the better. I agree with that sentiment already expressed above…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 05, 2026 04:47 PM (fQqaC)

285 241 All my shots go low and left. I guess I can shoot an intruder in the kneecap and said that I meant a nonlethal shot.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 05, 2026 04:40 PM (wBaIH)
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Classic "Three Amigos" for a right-handed shooter!

You're squeezing with the other three non-trigger fingers when you fire, pulling everything low/left.

Posted by: ballistic at February 05, 2026 04:47 PM (3BwY8)

286 175 The state legislatures of Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Arizona did nothing in 2020 to correct it. Biden was therefore duly elected.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at February 05, 2026 04:46 PM (eStot)

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I would say that the states lied to the people of their states about how electors are chosen and denied them representative government.

But that's more of an academic classification than anything else.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 04:47 PM (GBKbO)

287 "All my shots go low and left."

Aim high and right.
Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 04:46 PM (N8ZBc)

Until you change ammo.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 05, 2026 04:48 PM (Hx0tZ)

288 It's interesting to pull of media articles from the second week of November 2020. Every single one of them tries (in an over compensating manner) to hammer home that the election had no fraud, and Georgia (especially) was secure.

It's interesting to see all the names that pop up pushing that narrative for all they're worth. Karl Rove is front and center. And, the conventional wisdom (commonality of comment) of all of the is first a concession (yes, Trump got more black male votes in Georgia) and then the rationalization of why he still lost (more people voted that before, lots for the first time)....which plays into the article Ace posted above.

Posted by: Orson at February 05, 2026 04:48 PM (dIske)

289 167 Saying, officially saying, that 2020 was stolen, that everyone knew, and they let it happen, destroys the country.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 04:28 PM (ExV1e)

If it gets destroyed by the truth, it deserves to get destroyed by the truth.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 05, 2026 04:30 PM (Hx0tZ)

Couldn't agree more, but normalcy bias and status quo bias are a hell of a drug. There are a shocking number of people, even self-identified "conservatives" who would rather see MAGA die and voter fraud continue ad aeternam than upset the system, even though the system is corrupt as fuck.

Posted by: Eisenhower will never be President again. Get over it. at February 05, 2026 04:48 PM (TbWk/)

290 I like the red. It always bugged me that the bad guys got the red and black and we had to settle for blue and white like a bunch of freakin Bourbons.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 04:48 PM (jc0TO)

291 272 >>When all is said and done, Donald Trump won the 2020 election.

It was obvious on election day 2020.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 04:45 PM (viF8m)

Oh I agree.

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 04:48 PM (pDt9x)

292 @262 -- You could at least put a giant asterisk besides Biden's name in the history books--"...found to be elected via fraudulent means..."
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 05, 2026 04:46 PM (XMwZJ)

Have to put one next to JFK, too.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 04:48 PM (8avO+)

293 We can't change who acted as president.

And we can't untake the shot.

Posted by: People who were bullied into it at February 05, 2026 04:48 PM (b0pva)

294 276 @262 -- You could at least put a giant asterisk besides Biden's name in the history books--"...found to be elected via fraudulent means..."
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 05, 2026 04:46 PM (XMwZJ)

Trump kind of already did just that with the President auto pen photo at the White House.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 05, 2026 04:48 PM (AywZy)

295
At this point I think it’s settled that it’s the EC vote that matters.

Speaking of votes that don't matter, I can't wait for someone to go all Van Helsing and drive a stake into that "he won the popular vote!" bullshit.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 05, 2026 04:49 PM (y9nCu)

296 I just now realized that Savannah Guthrie is a "celebrity journalist." Had no idea why this kidnapping was of "national interest."

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 05, 2026 04:50 PM (XMwZJ)

297 There is a very real chance that Joe Biden had no idea about any of this. He may actually believe he won fair and square, because that's what everyone in his bubble told him.

If he is still lucid enough to understand, I would pay real money to be in the room to watch what's left of his ego be crushed if/when this breaks into mainstream news.
Posted by: Soylent Red at February 05, 2026 04:44 PM (cHNrw)

Biden had a Freudian slip right after the election ... something about "all our voter fraud efforts" or something.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 04:51 PM (8avO+)

298 I would pay real money to be in the room to watch what's left of his ego be crushed if/when this breaks into mainstream news.
Posted by: Soylent Red

I’ll kiss a fat dogs ass if this ever gets reported by the MSM.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 05, 2026 04:51 PM (W2Pud)

299 Style guide correction: "Illegal immigrants with CDLs killing Americans released into the country by the BIDEN REGIME" is ammended to conclude "allowed to remain in the country by the TRUMP REGIME."

Posted by: ErikInTexas at February 05, 2026 04:51 PM (QXOBW)

300
The state legislatures of Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Arizona did nothing in 2020 to correct it. Biden was therefore duly elected.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at February 05, 2026 04:46 PM (eStot)
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The Dems and their MSM mouthpieces went on a jihad against the Trump alternative slate of electors in the contested states. The judges ruling that states didn't have standing to file suit against the election results made the persecution easier for the cheaters.

Posted by: mrp at February 05, 2026 04:51 PM (rj6Yv)

301 My focus is not on how we fix the 4 years under Biden. That ship has sailed and we will spend years digging out.

My focus is on making sure it never happens again because if it does the country won't survive. Expose all of it, punish those that can be to the extent its possible but more than anything fix the policies that allowed it to happen so it will never happen again.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 04:52 PM (viF8m)

302 Never heard of Savannah Guthrie before her Mom got kidnapped.My next comment is to crude and out there, so I will refrain.

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 04:52 PM (pDt9x)

303 You can't unwind an election.

We don't actually elect a President, we elect electors. The electors are certified by the House and then they elect the President. If the wrong ones are certified, well, tough noogies.

It is like when Jacob worked for 7 years for Rachel's dad but the dad sent Leah into the dark tent instead and he ended up married to her. Can't be unfucked.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 05, 2026 04:52 PM (bwRbr)

304 288 It's interesting to see all the names that pop up pushing that narrative for all they're worth. Karl Rove is front and center. And, the conventional wisdom (commonality of comment) of all of the is first a concession (yes, Trump got more black male votes in Georgia) and then the rationalization of why he still lost (more people voted that before, lots for the first time)....which plays into the article Ace posted above.

Posted by: Orson at February 05, 2026 04:48 PM (dIske)

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"Mail in voting got more people to vote than ever before, finally ending Republican suppression of minority votes and getting us close to fully reflecting the will of the people. How else do you explain 90%+ turnout?"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 04:52 PM (GBKbO)

305
*Had no idea why this kidnapping was of "national interest."*

>ahem

Posted by: Mouse clicks and page views at February 05, 2026 04:52 PM (b0pva)

306 Speaking of votes that don't matter, I can't wait for someone to go all Van Helsing and drive a stake into that "he won the popular vote!" bullshit.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 05, 2026 04:49 PM (y9nCu)

Crushing out fraud in the states and having us win the popular margin will do that naturally. Note that the popular vote total is never mentioned by the press now.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 04:52 PM (8avO+)

307 Oh, yes, Savannah Guthrie is pretty. That's another reason for her mother to be a story. Her mother looks remarkably good as well. She doesn't look 84. I hope they find the poor woman alive and o.k. And the fact that TRump sent agents to look for her probably means that Ms. Guthrienow has a higher opinion of Trump than she probably did before, And I expect he called her personally.

AS to whether agents should be diverted to this, I"ve leave that to other folks here to determine

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 05, 2026 04:53 PM (8Xy/A)

308 Biden had a Freudian slip right after the election ... something about "all our voter fraud efforts" or something.
Posted by: Oldcat at February

Greatest or largest vote fraud machine in history I believe.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 04:53 PM (MGB5H)

309 306 Speaking of votes that don't matter, I can't wait for someone to go all Van Helsing and drive a stake into that "he won the popular vote!" bullshit.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 05, 2026 04:49 PM (y9nCu)

Crushing out fraud in the states and having us win the popular margin will do that naturally. Note that the popular vote total is never mentioned by the press now.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 04:52 PM (8avO+)

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It's a fantasy of mine that the voter rolls are forcibly cleaned up before 2028 (really 2026) and that the GOP vote largely remains static from 2024 while the Democrat vote drops by like 10 million.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 04:53 PM (GBKbO)

310 Three weeks ago, the Supreme Court injected some sanity back into election contests, determining that, yes, the actual candidates in elections do have legal standing to challenge election rules.

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How generous of them. Why do I get the feeling that they were in on it too?

Posted by: Decaf at February 05, 2026 04:54 PM (OP9Gm)

311 At Futurism: "New Site Lets AI Rent Human Bodies"

Finally, somebody who might employ me!

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 04:55 PM (N8ZBc)

312 In School,at least when I went, if you are seen cheating during a test, you fail the test, it doesn't matter if you only cheated on ONE answer, you get caught cheating once, how many times did you not get caught, you get a ZERO on the test. In sports, during a play if you cheat, doesn't matter, if it affected the play or not, that play is nullified, you have to start over and work from the beginning, only you are penalized the time, the out the down whatever the standard.

But for the most POWERFUL group of people in the world If you cheat . . . .ehhhh, Just a little bit? Big deal, they all do that's how things work?

FUCK YOU! YOU ARE WRONG, FUCKING PAY!

Posted by: wickedpinto at February 05, 2026 04:55 PM (2a0yj)

313 My wife supports Trump, but that's the extent of her political awareness. She barely understands how elections work.

When they stopped counting in the middle if the night she said "oh my G-d, YD they're stealing the election."

EVERYONE knew.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 04:55 PM (BI5O2)

314 In the military, aren't the blue force the good guys?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 05, 2026 04:55 PM (3Rqcs)

315 The Dems and their MSM mouthpieces went on a jihad against the Trump alternative slate of electors in the contested states. The judges ruling that states didn't have standing to file suit against the election results made the persecution easier for the cheaters. Posted by: mrp at February 05, 2026 04:51 PM (rj6Yv)

I love Ken Paxton like a brother, but Texas suing Pennsylvania over its voting process was profoundly shortsighted. If that had been allowed to go forward, it is a 100% guarantee that California would have sued Texas 4 years later, and once that happened, there would be no bar to every blue state suing every red state and vice versa, and the Supreme Court forever being required to decide the winner of every Presidential election between the 1st Tuesday in November and January 20.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at February 05, 2026 04:55 PM (eStot)

316 The greatest fraud operation was BEFORE the election. One of the few campaign stops he did, iirc.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 04:55 PM (zZu0s)

317 I think Trump's angling for a 3rd term. Low probability chance, but this "investigation" isn't only about him being robbed of the 2020 win. This has stuck in his craw about as bad as J6 has.

He's never very sanguine about either of those events. He's usually pretty pissed off.

YMMV

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 05, 2026 04:55 PM (jtM2q)

318 In our 'Sacred Democracy', didn't Hillary Clinton win the pop-pop-popular vote?

Which is it? Electoral College or Popular Vote? Make up your fucking minds.

I think Al Gore was shitting his pants over this...

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 04:56 PM (TOSLe)

319 310 How generous of them. Why do I get the feeling that they were in on it too?

Posted by: Decaf at February 05, 2026 04:54 PM (OP9Gm)

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The Supreme Court merely chickened out.

Roberts, reportedly, begged and pleaded with the other 8 to not take up TX v PA because, he assured them, the country would go back to normal once Trump was gone. Alito and Thomas were apparently very pissed at this.

Ever since, Alito and Thomas have effectively taken over the court. Roberts feels secondary to most of the decisions that have come out from the Fall 2021 term onwards.

Roberts' callous fear seems to have turned people like Gorsuch and Kavanaugh completely against him.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 04:56 PM (GBKbO)

320 The tariff case? Really complicated with a bunch of stuff going through the arguments which probably indicates a very difficult consensus to reach with really narrow bounds that will be difficult to write (and rewrite as drafts get sent back and forth).

It'll probably be one of the last opinions issued in June.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Scotus has punted on tough cases before and ordered rearguing the case based on new legal tangents or change in court personnel.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 04:56 PM (2swu2)

321 It's a fantasy of mine that the voter rolls are forcibly cleaned up before 2028 (really 2026) and that the GOP vote largely remains static from 2024 while the Democrat vote drops by like 10 million.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 04:53 PM (GBKbO)
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I'm glad you recognize that as a fantasy because it's about as likely to occur as my fantasy involving Sydney Sweeney and a 5-gallon drum of baby oil.

Posted by: ballistic at February 05, 2026 04:56 PM (3BwY8)

322 Remember, Trump was so confident that he'd win by so much, he never planned to need election lawyers.

And the fraud was so brazen and over-the-top, I think he was shocked.

So, he had to draft Rudi and that wet-behind-the-ears lady lawyer in a pinch.

2024, he had lawyers in every state.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 05, 2026 04:57 PM (aUIT1)

323 It's a fantasy of mine that the voter rolls are forcibly cleaned up before 2028 (really 2026) and that the GOP vote largely remains static from 2024 while the Democrat vote drops by like 10 million.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 04:53 PM (GBKbO)

"They've stolen our democracy! They stole our votes!" -- The people advocating for illegals to cancel out the votes of citizens

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at February 05, 2026 04:57 PM (KbCG3)

324 320 Scotus has punted on tough cases before and ordered rearguing the case based on new legal tangents or change in court personnel.

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 04:56 PM (2swu2)

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I suspect the decision will amount to "Lower courts should have taken each tariff and pronouncement individually instead of as a class as required by statute. Go back and do it again."

And Trump will just change the authority of all the tariffs and none of it will matter before it ever gets reargued.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 04:57 PM (GBKbO)

325 "The tariff case? Really complicated"

No doubt. If the court rules against DJT, will he comply? That's a rollback of a trillion-dollar decision.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 04:58 PM (N8ZBc)

326 Like whether or not you verify signatures or not.

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If you can't verify them why require them at all? Do these brilliant legal minds have even a casual acquaintance with logic and reasoning? Or are they so arrogant that they don't think the hoi polloi don't have any sense?

Posted by: Decaf at February 05, 2026 04:58 PM (OP9Gm)

327 I love Ken Paxton like a brother, but Texas suing Pennsylvania over its voting process was profoundly shortsighted. If that had been allowed to go forward, it is a 100% guarantee that California would have sued Texas 4 years later, and once that happened, there would be no bar to every blue state suing every red state and vice versa, and the Supreme Court forever being required to decide the winner of every Presidential election between the 1st Tuesday in November and January 20.
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at February 05, 2026 04:55 PM (eStot)

Except that Pennsylvania was violating Pennsylvania law with the rules that it was implementing.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 04:58 PM (ExV1e)

328 I think Trump's angling for a 3rd term.

Regardless, he would have to start off with a totally different cabinet.

This one is an All Star Team. A Political Woodstock. Won't be able to duplicate this ever.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 05, 2026 04:58 PM (nAS9C)

329 I love Ken Paxton like a brother
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at February 05, 2026 04:55 PM (eStot)
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You should probably stop that. Ken Paxton, as you noted, is a shortsighted, grandstanding idiot who sucks as a Republican in a state as Republican as Texas.

Posted by: ballistic at February 05, 2026 04:58 PM (3BwY8)

330 The electoral college is an outdated vestige of white supremacy and slavery.
-HS history teacher

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 04:58 PM (MGB5H)

331 325 "The tariff case? Really complicated"

No doubt. If the court rules against DJT, will he comply? That's a rollback of a trillion-dollar decision.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 04:58 PM (N8ZBc)

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The president has multiple authorities to impose tarrifs.

He'll just change the authority.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 04:58 PM (GBKbO)

332 I wonder if when the fraud is proven that write up in my personnel file can get removed or bare minimum an asterisk.

Posted by: connected and litigious at February 05, 2026 04:59 PM (cS1cw)

333 "So, he had to draft Rudi and that wet-behind-the-ears lady lawyer in a pinch."

Don't make me release my kraken!!

Posted by: Sydney Powell at February 05, 2026 04:59 PM (b0pva)

334 >>> 312 In School,at least when I went, if you are seen cheating during a test, you fail the test, it doesn't matter if you only cheated on ONE answer, you get caught cheating once, how many times did you not get caught, you get a ZERO on the test. In sports, during a play if you cheat, doesn't matter, if it affected the play or not, that play is nullified, you have to start over and work from the beginning, only you are penalized the time, the out the down whatever the standard.

But for the most POWERFUL group of people in the world If you cheat . . . .ehhhh, Just a little bit? Big deal, they all do that's how things work?

FUCK YOU! YOU ARE WRONG, FUCKING PAY!
Posted by: wickedpinto at February 05, 2026 04:55 PM (2a0yj)

wickedpinto Johnson is right!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 05, 2026 05:00 PM (ULPxl)

335 331 325 "The tariff case? Really complicated"

No doubt. If the court rules against DJT, will he comply? That's a rollback of a trillion-dollar decision.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 04:58 PM (N8ZBc)

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The president has multiple authorities to impose tarrifs.

He'll just change the authority.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 04:58 PM (GBKbO)

BUT IT'S NOT IN THE CONSTITUTION!!!!!

Posted by: No, really. I've heard that argument. at February 05, 2026 05:00 PM (TbWk/)

336 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 04:52 PM (GBKbO)

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I still think there are FISA warrants that preceded the FBI's search warrant (which is why Senator Warner is freaking out, he suspects but doesn't know for sure).

This article above seems like a planned roll out to solicit the usual suspects defending their "the election was secure" narrative.....and then they're going to drop the bomb. I think the FBI letter from Atlanta FBI Agent in Charge was to light a fire under certain individuals who would certainly want to discuss the ramifications of a search warrant, and any FISA warrant is going to catch those conversations. IOW, the Agent in Charge in Atlanta was taking one for the team, and comes across as issuing a heads up, but was really stirring up the hornet's nest to secure more evidence via surveillance.

Posted by: Orson at February 05, 2026 05:00 PM (dIske)

337 I laugh every time I think about that Kraken bullshit. That was a real low point, in a lot of ways.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 05:00 PM (BI5O2)

338 At Futurism: "New Site Lets AI Rent Human Bodies"
Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 04:55 PM

$20, same as in town.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 05, 2026 05:00 PM (0sNs1)

339 I think Trump's angling for a 3rd term.
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I once would have cared.

Once. Not anymore. He can have a 4th term as far as I'm concerned.

Posted by: Crusader at February 05, 2026 05:00 PM (TN0g+)

340 So SweetDick and Choco the Hutt were the clean up crew?

We don't deserve Trump.

Posted by: Hillary at February 05, 2026 05:00 PM (hArFf)

341 nood

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 05:00 PM (N8ZBc)

342 Except that Pennsylvania was violating Pennsylvania law with the rules that it was implementing. Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 04:58 PM (ExV1e)

And the Pennsylvania state legislature, which has the Constitutional jurisdiction over it, as well as over its own laws, let it go. Texas has absolutely no power over how Pennsylvania implements its laws, because that also gives Pennsylvania power over how Texas implements its laws.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at February 05, 2026 05:00 PM (eStot)

343 I was in the Marine Corps once, I don't know if I ever mentioned.

There was a guy who LITERALLY could not run his PFT on time because he wore the wrong shorts at formation. That means, he was out of uniform, and so he missed formation. Not a big deal in general, but he didn't run his PFT with the unit. Instead he had to run it later with the PCP (I can't remember the proper definition, but we called it the Pork Chop Platoon. . .the Fat kids who had to run twice a day (like the rest of us, but we chose) rather than the requisite one) Normally not a big deal, but if he were to attend a board, or a medal review or an MOS review he would have been fucked, because automatically he didn't meet the standards necessary.

"Lucky" for him, he was a piece of shit Marine so nobody cared about him getting fucked over because he deserved it, and the odds of him standing a board is the same as mine being able to bang Jessica Rabbit.

If it works for 19 year old kids who are trusted with MILLIONS of dollars in their hands, the ability to chose between life and death at any given moment, I think it applies to elected officials.

Posted by: wickedpinto at February 05, 2026 05:01 PM (2a0yj)

344 wickedpinto Johnson is right!
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 05, 2026 05:00 PM

Bitch Status

[X] Broken
[_] Other than Broken

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 05:01 PM (jc0TO)

345 Do these brilliant legal minds have even a casual acquaintance with logic and reasoning?
That's a rhetorical question, right? But to answer it, no, they're fucking retards and have no acquaintance whatsoever with logic and reason.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 05, 2026 05:01 PM (XMwZJ)

346 Nood. Congress being Congress.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 05:01 PM (ExV1e)

347 ******
IMO, I think PDJT doesn't trust the fibees with this and sent Tulsi to oversee the operation. I believe it was recently revealed an agent sent a letter to Fulton Co officials that appeared to tip them off about the impending raid.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly
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From ace's clip earlier today Brett Baier asks Patel about the Chinese Wet Market in Las Vegas and Patel answers about the FBI stopping bad seeds from coming into Michigan.

Seed not being a euphemism for a bad person he's talking about seed crop seeds as the FBI's focus, not a fucking Chinese Wet Lab.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 05:01 PM (a0V+E)

348 *That was a real low point, in a lot of ways.*

Is this about me?

Posted by: Rudy's eye makeup running down his cheeks at February 05, 2026 05:01 PM (b0pva)

349 Regardless, he would have to start off with a totally different cabinet.

This one is an All Star Team. A Political Woodstock. Won't be able to duplicate this ever.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 05, 2026 04:58 PM

Preach it!

Posted by: Pam Bondi at February 05, 2026 05:02 PM (0sNs1)

350 That is only a problem if you use white male slaveowner math. Black and Brown people, and women, have different ways of knowing.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 05, 2026 05:02 PM (AlhUl)

351 In School,at least when I went, if you are seen cheating during a test, you fail the test, it doesn't matter if you only cheated on ONE answer, you get caught cheating once, how many times did you not get caught, you get a ZERO on the test.
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Senior year of college, there was a truly special beautiful blonde who was one of the only real life "10" beauties I've ever met. Not "9". Not "9.5". "10", and I've asserted before that there are no 10s. She sat beside me in a final exam and motioned that she wanted to see my exam paper. Turned her down stone-cold. There was no way I was risking a zero on a final exam.

Posted by: Crusader at February 05, 2026 05:04 PM (TN0g+)

352 >The Hill, Cybersecurity, Nov. 2019
DHS cyber agency invests in election auditing tool to secure 2020 elections

"The tool has already been used to conduct post-election audits across the country, including during the recent 2019 elections. Election officials in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Virginia, Ohio and Georgia have signed on to partner with CISA on Arlo, with more officials expected to join.

“Heading into 2020, we’re exploring all possible ways that we can support state and local election officials while also ensuring that Americans across the country can confidently cast their votes,” CISA Director Christopher Krebs said in a statement.
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During 2019 and 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) underwent significant leadership transitions, with no single Senate-confirmed secretary serving the entire period.

Chris Krebs was the first director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), serving from November 2018 until he was fired by President Donald Trump via Twitter on November 17, 2020.

Krebs ran a "Rumor Control page" to combat election misinformation, which angered the White House and led to his termination.
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Were the fed. agencies setup?

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 05, 2026 05:04 PM (NFX2v)

353 Roberts needs to live in infamy with the likes of Benedict Arnold.

Sadly though, under America's current education system, no students have any earthly idea who Arnold was. Most would think he starred is some Conan the Barbarian movies or was married to some actress named Roseanne Barr.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 05, 2026 05:05 PM (i2VYc)

354 Fulton County

2008: Barky 272k McVain 130k

2012: Barky 256k Mittens 137k

2016: Clinton 297k Trump 117k

2020: Biden 381K Trump 137K

2024: Harris 384k Trump 145k

So its pretty clear the fraud op went into overdrive in 2020 but they kept it going in 2024 as well

Posted by: 18-1 at February 05, 2026 05:05 PM (sKqQm)

355 We, the citizens, endured four years of the "Biden Presidency" because of this. Regardless of what you think of Trump, WE got screwed.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 04:10 PM (ExV1e)

The Democrats baked severe damage into our national cake that will take decades, if ever, to correct.

The inflation, the loss of jobs, the unwanted and unneeded foreign invasion via illegal aliens.

Every single law and action taken by the Biden administration should be revoked and reversed. Every single immigrant should be shown the border and kicked across it. Those who can be shown to have participated in the fraud should go to prison or exile. Buuuuut, I suspect this is all but a dream. A beautiful, beautiful dream.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 05, 2026 05:06 PM (iJfKG)

356 I love Ken Paxton like a brother, but Texas suing Pennsylvania over its voting process was profoundly shortsighted. If that had been allowed to go forward, it is a 100% guarantee that California would have sued Texas 4 years later, and once that happened, there would be no bar to every blue state suing every red state and vice versa, and the Supreme Court forever being required to decide the winner of every Presidential election between the 1st Tuesday in November and January 20.
Posted by: Caesar North

The supreme court was specifically constituted to hear cases between the states. There is no other court.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 05, 2026 05:07 PM (0U5gm)

357 " Roberts feels secondary to most of the decisions that have come out from the Fall 2021 term onwards. "

There were two justices that I worried about watching as they were sworn in. Kavanaugh OUTRIGHT looked terrified, he wasn't ready for prime time, he was out right shaking during the oath. I understand the nerves, but you prep yourself for that and get it out of your system in advance. Kavanaugh is scared.

Roberts, He was OVERLY proud, false bravado, no stern character, he Lept in, got it over, and got out after the pats on his family's heads.

I wasn't SURE about Roberts, but I WAS sure about Kavanaugh. Roberts is a squish if it hurts that moment of glory. Kavanaugh is only NOW facing the crucible.

Posted by: wickedpinto at February 05, 2026 05:07 PM (2a0yj)

358 There was no way I was risking a zero on a final exam.
Posted by: Crusader at February 05, 2026 05:04 PM (TN0g+)

I guess a blowjob was out of the question, then.

Posted by: anchorbabe fashion cop at February 05, 2026 05:08 PM (Uod8Q)

359 353 Roberts needs to live in infamy with the likes of Benedict Arnold.

Sadly though, under America's current education system, no students have any earthly idea who Arnold was. Most would think he starred is some Conan the Barbarian movies or was married to some actress named Roseanne Barr.

Unfortunately, Benedict WAS an American Hero, but he was operating under the idea that the US wanted to achieve equal status with the English, rather than true independence, and then he broke his oath. Benedict wasn't the worst of those who betrayed the US, he is just the most prominent of the revolutionary hero's.

It's really a funny thing. . . people think that America is arrogant because we talk about kicking the brit's ass.

The founding fathers WANTED to STAY BRITTISH! We WANTED IT! But George the third, made a common democrat mistake thinking that position offered power, and in America that cow don't fly. After George tried to stifle us as vassals we said NO, we are FREE.

Bennedict was hoping for a reconciliation, and he fucked up, he was, I would say the most noble traitor, because he did deliver us many victories in battle.

Posted by: wickedpinto at February 05, 2026 05:12 PM (2a0yj)

360 As someone apparently said at some point in the South:

"Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit."

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 05, 2026 05:12 PM (WONhk)

361 Tell me where this butter and these butts are Christy.

Posted by: wickedpinto at February 05, 2026 05:13 PM (2a0yj)

362 Buuuuut, I suspect this is all but a dream. A beautiful, beautiful dream.

Adding... "unappoint every damned judge Biden put in the chair"

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 05, 2026 05:16 PM (9Hs2w)

363 Everything the Democrat's have touched in 40 plus years has lost value, and destroyed any respect.
Other than the FBI and CIA, those were always sinecures for elites who wanted to control the proles.

Posted by: wickedpinto at February 05, 2026 05:21 PM (2a0yj)

364 "Then there is the news about Georgia Governor Brian Kemp. Grand jury testimony that was just unsealed revealed that Kemp told the chief of Georgia Bureau of Investigation not to investigation allegations of fraud in the 2020 election, Saying he was a "team player," the official dropped the case."

Yes, but which team was Brian on? I think he may find himself in a world of hurt, and not too long from now.

Posted by: Pepperidge Farms remembers at February 05, 2026 04:20 PM (vcOmj)
==
There is a reason he pulled his name out of the senate race

Posted by: Black JEM at February 05, 2026 05:23 PM (GZYu7)

365 I think Trump's angling for a 3rd term. Low probability chance, but this "investigation" isn't only about him being robbed of the 2020 win. This has stuck in his craw about as bad as J6 has.

He's never very sanguine about either of those events. He's usually pretty pissed off.

YMMV
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 05, 2026 04:55 PM (jtM2q)

It would be the ultimate troll. Nobody has won 4 straight elections and nobody ever will.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 05:30 PM (8avO+)

366 It's a fantasy of mine that the voter rolls are forcibly cleaned up before 2028 (really 2026) and that the GOP vote largely remains static from 2024 while the Democrat vote drops by like 10 million.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 04:53 PM (GBKbO)

"They've stolen our democracy! They stole our votes!" -- The people advocating for illegals to cancel out the votes of citizens
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at February 05, 2026 04:57 PM (KbCG3)

That pretty much already happened from 2020 to 2024 with those mystery millions of Dem votes not showing up

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 05:32 PM (8avO+)

367 Do these brilliant legal minds have even a casual acquaintance with logic and reasoning?
That's a rhetorical question, right? But to answer it, no, they're fucking retards and have no acquaintance whatsoever with logic and reason.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 05, 2026 05:01 PM (XMwZJ)

Lawyers are advocates. Logic and reason are often impediments, not boons.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 05:37 PM (8avO+)

368 Bennedict was hoping for a reconciliation, and he fucked up, he was, I would say the most noble traitor, because he did deliver us many victories in battle.
Posted by: wickedpinto at February 05, 2026 05:12 PM (2a0yj)

BA was a great fighter and probably won the battle of Saratoga on his own. My take is that he was shelved a bit in later years, got bitter and turned instead of having some high ideals. His penchant for burning colonial property when he joined the brits.

But I am not super well read on his life.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 05:52 PM (8avO+)

369 Oldcat

FDR has entered the chat room.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 05, 2026 05:52 PM (u82oZ)

370 And not a damn thing will be done about it.

Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at February 05, 2026 06:10 PM (pE12i)

371 I like to tell Libtards that I WANT Trump to be King and we are working on it hard behind the scenes. Yeah, fun.

Posted by: Charlie Choo Choo at February 05, 2026 06:29 PM (QYppa)

372
Wickedpinto sign!

Usul has called a big one! Crazy too!

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 05, 2026 06:31 PM (y9nCu)

373 The US Judiciary decided that they hated President Trump, so they rigged trials and denied him a fair hearing. Now that he will not be running for election again, Chief Rigger Roberts has decided to changed the rules back to what they were before President Trump ran for election.
Chief Justice Roberts is satisfied that he has destroyed the US Judicial System enough.

Posted by: wferrin at February 05, 2026 06:36 PM (lCdHU)

374 But I am not super well read on his life.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 05:52 PM (8avO+)

I'm in the same class as you, I'm just riffing off of the superficial memory that I have of it.

If only we had the artist formerly known as Ed Snate, that fucker had shit eidetic.

Posted by: wickedpinto at February 06, 2026 12:38 AM (2a0yj)

Communist Foreign Jihadi Theater Kid Zohran Mamdani Loves the Homeless So He Stopped All Police Sweeps of Homeless Encampments During Severe Weather.
Now He's Killed 17 Homeless People With His "Caring"

Homeless people want to be homeless. That's the fact. Cities build shelters for them but they don't want to go to the shelters.

During weather emergencies, cops used to force the homeless to go to the shelters. So they wouldn't die.

The communist jihadi foreign theater kid and Gaytard Zohran Mamdani really really loves the homeless, so he forbids the police from rousing them and bringing them to shelters when the overnight temperatures plunge down to ten degrees (less than zero with windchill).

His new policy was, as Actual Justice Warrior put it, to "try to convince them extra-super-hard" to go to the shelters voluntarily.

They didn't agree to go voluntarily. Because they're mentally ill and incapable of caring for themselves and legally incapable of making decisions about their own health and safety.

Now, 17 homeless people that he really really loves are dead. He's killing them with kindness, you see.

Mayor Mamdani said Friday he still will only force homeless New Yorkers off the streets "as a last resort" -- even as his office revealed 13 people have now died outdoors, with even colder temps coming this weekend.
The Democratic socialist continued to insist that city workers will compel homeless people to get indoors only if they pose a danger to themselves or others. He dug in his heels as the real-feel temperature was forecast to dip as low as -1 degree Saturday into Sunday.
Pressed on how city workers will determine if someone is a danger to themselves, Mamdani said numerous factors need to be taken into account before getting someone to shelter, including whether they have enough clothing on.
"There are a number of specific criteria that is used in determining whether one is a danger to themselves or to others," Mamdani told reporters at an unrelated event in Long Island City.
"I think we can find some of this criteria also in how an individual is clothed, whether they are deemed to actually be warm in those settings, as well as their behavior," Hizzoner said.
"And for the New Yorkers who are deemed to be a threat to themselves or to others, there is a process of involuntary confinement which is a last resort," he continued. "However, it has been utilized a number of times whenever city workers have come to that conclusion."
Hours later, his office announced that the outdoor death toll had tragically risen by three since last Saturday, when the Big Apple began getting walloped by unrelenting below-freezing conditions and Winter Storm Fern.
A City Hall spokesperson said in a statement the number of deaths has increased to 13 -- up from the 10 officials reported earlier this week, spanning from Saturday to Tuesday. The mayor's office didn't provide any additional details about the three newly-tallied deaths, and it wasn't known when they had taken place.

The death toll of homeless people frozen to death in the streets has since risen to 17. And NYC is bracing for another arctic blast of cold air this weekend.

Can we get up to 20? Maybe 25?

His new pick for city lawyer actually praised Mamdani for his Socially-Conscious Murders.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's pick for top Big Apple lawyer on Wednesday praised the administration's "extraordinarily high-level" handling of the current deadly cold snap -- even as the death toll climbed to 17 people.
Testifying before the City Council's Rules Committee for his approval to become the city's corporation counsel, Steve Banks was pressed by Speaker Julie Menin on how he would advise the fashionably-focused mayor during future extreme weather events.
"What I have seen is exactly what should be happening, which is adhering to the state law to evaluate people, bring them inside when the state law permits people to be brought inside, continually to engage people," said Banks, who served as the former Department of Social Services commissioner under Mayor Bill de Blasio.
He added that the city is "redoubling efforts, 24/7, to engage people and bring them inside" with temperatures set to dip below freezing for the umpteenth day this winter.
Banks, however, rejected a broad removal policy when Menin asked if the city could relocate people "in the interest of health and safety" during extreme cold, particularly those with serious mental illness.
"I think the state law doesn't permit that kind of blanket approach. It requires an individualized evaluation, and that is exactly what I see being implemented right now," Banks said.
"That requires nursing evaluations, that requires clinical evaluations. And that's what I see is going on right now at, quite frankly, an extraordinarily high level."

BREAKING - Shocking footage out of Zohran Mamdani�s New York City, captured by NY Scoop, is going viral, showing homeless people sitting over manholes for warmth as snow and garbage line the streets, while 16 people have already died from the cold pic.twitter.com/JiVYTlK2IH
— Right Angle News Network (@Rightanglenews) February 3, 2026

On 12/05/25, I begged then Mayor-elect Mamdani not to reverse our policy that kept homeless New Yorkers from freezing outdoors in makeshift encampments.

He didn�t listen.

Ten New Yorkers are now dead.@NYCMayor, Reinstate the policy now. Every day of delay risks more lives. pic.twitter.com/3sZbpQyctQ
— Eric Adams (@ericadamsfornyc) January 30, 2026

That press conference held by Mayor Zohran Mamdani was a disaster and showed a mayor unprepared to lead in a crisis. Ten homeless New Yorkers died during extreme cold, and the administration failed to act with urgency. By prioritizing encampment policies over emergency� pic.twitter.com/abNf9hhM8t
— Lattina Brown, MPA 🇯🇲🇺🇸 (@LattinaBrown) January 30, 2026

Actual Justice Warrior calls Mamdani's policy "homicidal empathy."

Posted by: Ace at 02:47 PM

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1 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at February 05, 2026 02:48 PM (LdBR/)

2 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 05, 2026 02:48 PM (SRRAx)

3 I'll go nood

Posted by: Thanatopsis at February 05, 2026 02:48 PM (LdBR/)

4 The Warmth Of Collectivism!

Posted by: ShainS -- Would Commies Care If The Minneapolis Paychos Were Killed By Illegals? at February 05, 2026 02:49 PM (vpMYb)

5 Elections have consequences. Especially bad choices cost lives.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 05, 2026 02:49 PM (zjgNU)

6 They could have used the warmth of collectivism. Or just regular warmth.

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 02:50 PM (AveBv)

7 Ah, but comrade, one day, the revolution~!

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 05, 2026 02:50 PM (diia5)

8 Combine this with a ton of police resignations when Mamdani took office. Combine it with the usual leftist reporting tricks in crime and what do you get?

NYC proudly announcing that crime is down in January.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 05, 2026 02:50 PM (PYyV9)

9 "He's killing them with kindness, you see."

Hey, it works!

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 02:50 PM (uvB+6)

10 Mamdani has done more to lower the homelessness rates in New York than Gavin Newsom has done with 24 billion dollars.

Posted by: huerfano at February 05, 2026 02:50 PM (98kQX)

11 Mayor Zohran Mamdani's pick for top Big Apple lawyer on Wednesday praised the administration's "extraordinarily high-level" handling of the current deadly cold snap -- even as the death toll climbed to 17 people.
This is the kind of thing that comes to my mind when I hear people claiming that Trump surrounds himself with yes-men.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 05, 2026 02:51 PM (FMtrg)

12 Yeah, but did he deliver on his promise to make World Cup tickets affordable?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:51 PM (GBKbO)

13 Prosecutors in Paris investigating Chinese citizens that sought to capture sensitive French government and military data.
[...]
conducting interception operations from an AirBnB they rented in the Gironde region, near the city of Bordeaux.

Posted by: 13times at February 05, 2026 02:51 PM (dhpBU)

14 Those Trump Ovens don't sound so bad right about now

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 02:51 PM (AveBv)

15 Turns out the warmth of collectivism is adjacent to the cold shivering death of communism.

Posted by: ballistic at February 05, 2026 02:51 PM (+94UU)

16 We need more Democrats in office like this.

Make sure you vote in the midterms, so the end of our country is hastened.

/sarc

Posted by: That Guy at February 05, 2026 02:51 PM (IJqrQ)

17 Of course, if some right-winger had control, they might have taken away these homeless people's agency and had them committed for mental health treatment.

Maybe even send them to (GASP!) an asylum.

It's much preferable that they live their lives as crazy as they want and die than that!

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 05, 2026 02:51 PM (zjgNU)

18 Hey, commies are gonna commie. What was it Stalin said about a million deaths being a statistic.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 05, 2026 02:51 PM (i2VYc)

19 Ace, did you miss this??????

https://tinyurl.com/5fwr3z22

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 05, 2026 02:52 PM (3GdZZ)

20 So the warm embrace of socialism didn't save them.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 02:52 PM (jc0TO)

21 I'm still waiting for some Sharia patrol to hit Broadway and for Mamdani to side with them.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:52 PM (GBKbO)

22 Don't worry about those dead homeless. They'll still be able to vote.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 02:52 PM (77rzZ)

23 Mamdani Ice has already killed 8 times as many as Trump Ice

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 02:52 PM (AveBv)

24 ....

ok. I'm just going to say it.

....

Am I the only one thinking this is the first decent thing this little bastard has done?

Am I the only one thinking the burden on the city to chisel their dead ass off the sidewalk is dwarfed by the burden of letting them shit up the city eternally like it's some kind of public service?

...

I'll take my flaming, now.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 02:52 PM (JwNbV)

25 Looks like the office has already aged Mamdani quite a bit.

Not so easy running a city, now is it, chumpy?

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 05, 2026 02:52 PM (SRRAx)

26 Homeless people want to be homeless. That's the fact. Cities build shelters for them but they don't want to go to the shelters.

I worked downtown with a lot of homeless in a small city and here's my experience: most homeless don't want a home. Some do but simply cannot handle it or keep a home. Some few do and get out of being homeless within a few months because of all the resources and aid available to someone sane and trying to help their situation.

Nearly every single homeless person I encountered and still do, are one or a combination of insane, addicts, drunks, or pathologically loners. Most are several of these.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 05, 2026 02:52 PM (PYyV9)

27 Speaking of doctors, engineers, and scientists we need to import:

@BensonNewsHub 52m
WATCH: Moment hydrogen-filled party balloons exploded inside elevator in Mumbai, India; 2 injured

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 05, 2026 02:52 PM (diia5)

28 You know what's warmer than collectivism? A steam grate.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 02:53 PM (jc0TO)

29 And his biggest fan, Hochul who is quickly becoming Mao in a wig, is way ahead in the governor’s race. NY delenda est.

Posted by: That Guy at February 05, 2026 02:53 PM (IJqrQ)

30 Vagrancy was handled with batons back in the day.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 02:53 PM (Hpgos)

31 I am guessing I am evil for being ok with this.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 02:53 PM (zZu0s)

32 I mean.... That's one way to fix the homelessnes crisis, I guess. He'll have commercials out during his reelection campaign touting the fact there is no homelessnes issue in NYC anymore.

Posted by: PAgirlinNC at February 05, 2026 02:53 PM (ebG8M)

33 21 I'm still waiting for some Sharia patrol to hit Broadway and for Mamdani to side with them.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:52 PM (GBKbO)

How do you say "recall election" in Arabic, anyway?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 02:53 PM (JwNbV)

34 2 deaths is a tragedy. 17 is a statistic.

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 02:53 PM (AveBv)

35 Only thing to do is to let them back into the subways.

Maybe that was his goal -- back to the 70s where you could not walk through the stations due to the filth of the homeless (Thanks Koch!)

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 05, 2026 02:54 PM (bwRbr)

36 >> Homeless people want to be homeless.

Maybe. But I don’t think they planned on being a popsicle.

Posted by: That Guy at February 05, 2026 02:54 PM (IJqrQ)

37 27 Speaking of doctors, engineers, and scientists we need to import:

@BensonNewsHub 52m
WATCH: Moment hydrogen-filled party balloons exploded inside elevator in Mumbai, India; 2 injured
Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 05, 2026 02:52 PM (diia5)

Oh, the humanity.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 02:54 PM (JwNbV)

38 Mayor Mamdani said Friday he still will only force homeless New Yorkers off the streets "as a last resort"

With a front-end loader.

Posted by: The Soylent Corporation at February 05, 2026 02:54 PM (+qfnT)

39 He's killed more people than ICE has. Where's the outrage?

Posted by: Dave's not here at February 05, 2026 02:54 PM (kp5iD)

40 They didn't agree to go voluntarily. Because they're mentally ill and incapable of caring for themselves and legally incapable of making decisions about their own health and safety.

Well, that and shelters tend to insist that the place not be used as a drug den or criminal hangout.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 05, 2026 02:54 PM (yEo1J)

41 You know what's warmer than collectivism?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 02:53 PM (jc0TO)

Whoopi's cooter is warmer than collectivism.

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 02:55 PM (AveBv)

42 "Am I the only one thinking this is the first decent thing this little bastard has done? Warai-otoko"

Nope. My first thought when I read the headline.

Posted by: Zek at February 05, 2026 02:55 PM (5FPX4)

43 We all need more government oversight. It's cold out, but I need to go out for more wood. What government official should I call to tell me what to do?

Posted by: illiniwek at February 05, 2026 02:55 PM (vbXSk)

44 Well, if your dead, you're no longer cold!!

Take that DrUmPHNAzis!!!!

Posted by: Derp Thots from the LEft at February 05, 2026 02:55 PM (sAmhv)

45 How do you say "recall election" in Arabic, anyway?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 02:53 PM (JwNbV)

Barack Obama

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 02:55 PM (AveBv)

46 Maybe. But I don’t think they planned on being a popsicle.
---------------
Dying of cold is supposed to be remarkably painless.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 02:55 PM (Hpgos)

47 !7 homeless, that's like 150 votes, more or less. He's losing his constituency.

Posted by: kraki at February 05, 2026 02:56 PM (cG6Xc)

48 Actual Justice Warrior calls Mamdani's policy "homicidal empathy."

I like AJW's analysis. I don't watch him because he takes 25 minutes to explain 5 minutes of content.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 05, 2026 02:56 PM (JCZqz)

49 Whoopi's cooter is warmer than collectivism.
Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 02:55 PM (AveBv)

Drier too.

Posted by: Ted Danson at February 05, 2026 02:56 PM (zZu0s)

50
"Communist Foreign Jihadi Theater Kid'

LOL. Multiple adjective ace is some of the best ace.

All it needs is a "get this."

Posted by: Person who likes Get This at February 05, 2026 02:56 PM (b0pva)

51 He's killed more people than ICE has. Where's the outrage?

Posted by: Dave's not here at February 05, 2026 02:54 PM (kp5iD)
-

Actually, when you think about it, the NYC homeless were also killed by ice.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 05, 2026 02:56 PM (3GdZZ)

52 What are all these fences doing around here? Things would be so much better without all these fences. I bet white males set them up. Tear them all down!

Posted by: Warmth of Socialism at February 05, 2026 02:56 PM (Dv3i1)

53 I do love that Adams creep anklebiting this little turd every chance he gets.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 02:56 PM (JwNbV)

54 It’s a tragedy that the homeless guy, with 17 prior felonies who was released every time by a judge, and who really needed to be institutionalized, but that would violate his rights, froze to death because the mayor gave him a blanket with his crest on it, rather than a warm bed that represented tyranny.

Posted by: That Guy at February 05, 2026 02:57 PM (IJqrQ)

55 You know, the weather people are constantly telling us to bring in our pets when the temperature dips below freezing.

Guess Mamdani doesn't like his "pets" as much as he claims.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 05, 2026 02:57 PM (SRRAx)

56 But wait! I have other platitudes and facial expressions!

Posted by: Caliph Al-Mamdani at February 05, 2026 02:57 PM (5FPX4)

57 the fashionably-focused mayor

Do we have any evidence this is actually true?

Does he support the 'ette consensus that Bad Bunny should wear an A-line dress for his Super Bowl performance?

Can he name even three of the 'ettes' preferred fashion colors?

Personally, I suspect this is disinformation at best, and gaslighting at the worst.

#BeBetter

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 05, 2026 02:57 PM (0sNs1)

58 Actual Justice Warrior calls Mamdani's policy "homicidal empathy."

Posted by: Ace at 02:47 PM

That's good. I feel like it doesn't capture the left though.

It's not that they WANT people to die. (Well, at least not the objects of their "empathy.") It's that they don't really care.

It's false empathy. Sociopathic empathy? Narcissistic Empathy? Selfish Empathy? Performative Empathy?

I'm not great at coining terms, but the left doesn't actually care about the people they "help". They care that they look like good people. They care that they stay convinced in their own mind that everything they do is good and just.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 05, 2026 02:57 PM (zjgNU)

59 @BensonNewsHub 52m
WATCH: Moment hydrogen-filled party balloons exploded inside elevator in Mumbai, India; 2 injured

Do not worry., Sahib! After an energetic intermediate phase, it will simply turn to water.

Posted by: Tech Support at February 05, 2026 02:57 PM (+qfnT)

60 As l posted earlier, I'm 90m north of NYC and it's going down to to at least -5 Sat and Sun nights and then only up a little for the rest of the coming week. There will be a lot more dead. The homeless crisis is being solved, tovarich

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 05, 2026 02:57 PM (Hhsnh)

61 That's one way to reduce the problem of homelessness in NYC...

Posted by: Ken at February 05, 2026 02:57 PM (GXPss)

62
Under Mayor Muh-Muh-Muh-Muh-Muh-Muh-Mah-My-Mamdoni, seventeen lucky denizens of New York City found out that their Last Resort was somewhere on the street!

You get a Last Resort! And you get a Last Resort! And you get a Last Resort! And ...

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 05, 2026 02:57 PM (xG4kz)

63 Actually, when you think about it, the NYC homeless were also killed by ice.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 05, 2026 02:56 PM (3GdZZ)

*goldclap*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 02:57 PM (zZu0s)

64 "Homeless people want to be homeless."

Christ said 'the poor will always be with you.' I wish there was a humane solution; don't see one.

In our old pop culture, hobos were often regarded as colorful and nonthreatening characters. Today, nobody wants to be around homeless. Except librarians; homeless welcomed there.

"Nearly every single homeless person I encountered and still do, are one or a combination of insane, addicts, drunks, or pathologically loners. Most are several of these."

Yes.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 02:58 PM (N8ZBc)

65 Is this the "warm embrace of collectivism" that I've heard so much about? I guess it's one way of not wasting resources.

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 05, 2026 02:58 PM (4+9R1)

66 On the plus side, we've got seventeen less New Yorkers. A positive, if modest, start.
Posted by: Nope

You've got even fewer empathy than I.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 02:58 PM (77rzZ)

67 No one dies from exposure on stolen land!

Posted by: Billie Eilish, Fat Ass at February 05, 2026 02:58 PM (hXJe5)

68 You don't become homeless because you've run out of money.
You become homeless because you've run out of relationships.

Posted by: Or so I've been told at February 05, 2026 02:58 PM (b0pva)

69 Whoopi's cooter is warmer than collectivism.
Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 02:55 PM

And you would know this ... how?

On second thought, I don't want to know how.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 05, 2026 02:58 PM (0sNs1)

70
What is it with governing persons in New York and their fetish for killing people by diktat and policy?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 05, 2026 02:59 PM (xG4kz)

71 17 huh? During Covid I called that mid-morning on a Tuesday.

Posted by: Andrew Cuomo at February 05, 2026 02:59 PM (uwatD)

72 We care about the homeless now? Let'em freeze, less to attack you on your way to work.

Posted by: Simon Legree at February 05, 2026 02:59 PM (RqMDa)

73 Frozhan Mamdani

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 02:59 PM (AveBv)

74 Dying of cold is supposed to be remarkably painless.
Posted by: pudinhead

That's what I've heard, too. Basically, you just fall asleep and never wake up.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 02:59 PM (77rzZ)

75 He's killed more people than ICE has. Where's the outrage?
Posted by: Dave's not here at February 05, 2026 02:54 PM

Have the celebs ordered pins yet for the next bi-monthly award show?

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 05, 2026 02:59 PM (ewjUl)

76 Is there a word for that pretentious and preening vocal inflectiopn thing he does with his voice? It's like listening to an adolescent Dudley Doright or a cut-rate Obama.

Posted by: Zek at February 05, 2026 02:59 PM (5FPX4)

77 Actually, when you think about it, the NYC homeless were also killed by ice.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 05, 2026 02:56 PM (3GdZZ)

Ah, dark humor.

It's like food- not everyone gets it.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 05, 2026 03:00 PM (zjgNU)

78 Whem i was a kid I used to dissolve foil in HCl in a pop bottle, fill balloons with hydrogen, then tape them to a yardstick and touch them off.

BOOM!

Cool AF.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 03:00 PM (BI5O2)

79 Hey, this is what NY voted for, they could have kept Adam’s, who while a democratic, is not a lunatic.

But nope, they wanted socialism, so socialism they will get good and hard.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 05, 2026 03:00 PM (4nN12)

80 Was that blanket thing for real, or just a fake meme?

Because if real, the little fag deserves props for the self-own.

"People freezing to death in the streets. Courtesy of Mayor Mamdani."

Chef's kiss, asshole. Well done.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 03:00 PM (JwNbV)

81 Do not worry., Sahib! After an energetic intermediate phase, it will simply turn to water.
Posted by: Tech Support at February 05, 2026 02:57 PM (+qfnT)

Please to reboot and thank you for calling!

Posted by: Kevin from Bangalore at February 05, 2026 03:00 PM (jmgM/)

82 Frozhan Mamdani
Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 02:59 PM

That's a Ben&Jerry flavor, right?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 03:00 PM (jc0TO)

83 Ah, dark humor.

It's like food- not everyone gets it.
Posted by: Stalin at February 05, 2026 03:00 PM (zjgNU)

Forgot the correct sock. It should make even more sense now.

Posted by: Stalin at February 05, 2026 03:01 PM (zjgNU)

84 Oh look, Muffy. There seems to be a frozen homeless person on the park bench. What a terrible use of public space.

-Typical Upper East Sider

Posted by: That Guy at February 05, 2026 03:01 PM (IJqrQ)

85 Hey, commies are gonna commie. What was it Stalin said about a million deaths being a statistic.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 05, 2026 02:51 PM (i2VYc)
===

Stalin's trains transported political prisoners, with nothing but the clothes on their backs, to Siberia in the dead of winter. The trains would stop in the middle of the taiga and the prisoners would be rousted out of the cars. The doors would close, the guards would re-embark, and the train with empty cars would tootle off into the dark.

Posted by: mrp at February 05, 2026 03:01 PM (rj6Yv)

86 Give them all a snow shovels and make them shovel out cars.

A man of the people.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 03:01 PM (TOSLe)

87 So running a city of 8M people isn't a good place for on-the-job training? Who knew?

Posted by: Archimedes at February 05, 2026 03:01 PM (Riz8t)

88 Actual Justice Warrior calls Mamdani's policy "homicidal empathy."

But they like homicide. See any of their policies.

Posted by: t-bird at February 05, 2026 03:01 PM (HsXHq)

89 75 Dying of cold is supposed to be remarkably painless.
Posted by: pudinhead

That's what I've heard, too. Basically, you just fall asleep and never wake up.
Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 02:59 PM (77rzZ)

It's the "getting to that state" that is incredibly painful...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 05, 2026 03:01 PM (tOcjL)

90 What's the average number of homeless people who die during a cold winter in NYC?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 05, 2026 03:01 PM (ESVrU)

91 Yeah we didn't see so many psycho vagrants back in the day. Worse drugs now, I guess, and probably people starting younger.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 03:01 PM (BI5O2)

92 Have the celebs ordered pins yet for the next bi-monthly award show?
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 05, 2026 02:59 PM (ewjUl)

Instead of the bloodied hands ones the ghouls wore last year, maybe they could be frozen hands this time?

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 05, 2026 03:01 PM (zjgNU)

93 "...hobos were often regarded as colorful and nonthreatening characters."

RIP, Hobo Shoestring.

https://youtube.com/shorts/Q8P2yVo5P28

Posted by: He was a great guy at February 05, 2026 03:01 PM (b0pva)

94 Mamdami? Ritzo Rattzo is going to FLA with the midnight cowboy. Rats uptown and bedbugs downtown. NEW YHORK NEWWW YORKKK. i'll be here all week. Dank you.

Posted by: kingsman at February 05, 2026 03:02 PM (ehY6c)

95 77 Is there a word for that pretentious and preening vocal inflectiopn thing he does with his voice? It's like listening to an adolescent Dudley Doright or a cut-rate Obama.
Posted by: Zek at February 05, 2026 02:59 PM (5FPX4)
------
Up-talking

also

Being a faggot

Posted by: ballistic at February 05, 2026 03:02 PM (+94UU)

96 "Whem i was a kid I used to dissolve foil in HCl in a pop bottle, fill balloons with hydrogen, then tape them to a yardstick and touch them off."

Me too! I used NaOH instead of HCl.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 03:02 PM (N8ZBc)

97 And just like that, expensive, govt-funded homeless shelters are not cool anymore.

*snap*

Posted by: Random PJ at February 05, 2026 03:02 PM (+jscL)

98 And YOU get a potato and YOU get a potato....

Posted by: Opran Mamdani at February 05, 2026 03:02 PM (5FPX4)

99 Them is rookie numbers. Now, if he can get a Chinese bio lab or two to open a wet market for homeless then maybe he can beat COVID numbers.

Posted by: epador at February 05, 2026 03:02 PM (oMOW7)

100 Dying of cold is supposed to be remarkably painless.
Posted by: pudinhead

That's what I've heard, too. Basically, you just fall asleep and never wake up.
Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 02:59 PM

I guess that part comes after the teeth chattering and violent shivering.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 03:02 PM (jc0TO)

101 For those of you keeping score at home.

ICE 2

Mamdani 17

Posted by: That Guy at February 05, 2026 03:02 PM (IJqrQ)

102
Homicidal indifference masquerading as insincere empathy

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 05, 2026 03:02 PM (xG4kz)

103 Speaking of doctors, engineers, and scientists we need to import:

@BensonNewsHub 52m
WATCH: Moment hydrogen-filled party balloons exploded inside elevator in Mumbai, India; 2 injured

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 05, 2026 02:52 PM (diia5)
-

Hold my beer:

https://tinyurl.com/yhhfdnkz

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 05, 2026 03:03 PM (3GdZZ)

104 Damn. Smelling supper cooking in the crock pot has me eating all day. And I'm stuck in the house with it.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 03:04 PM (77rzZ)

105 Stalin's trains transported political prisoners, with nothing but the clothes on their backs, to Siberia in the dead of winter. The trains would stop in the middle of the taiga and the prisoners would be rousted out of the cars. The doors would close, the guards would re-embark, and the train with empty cars would tootle off into the dark.
Posted by: mrp at February 05, 2026 03:01 PM (rj6Yv)

I don't know if this would work in America. Faced with certain death, I'm taking the gun and clothes from the guards or dying trying.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 05, 2026 03:04 PM (zjgNU)

106 This surprises nobody, least of all Mamdani.

Posted by: Part-time Thinker at February 05, 2026 03:04 PM (24ME/)

107 Hold my beer:

https://tinyurl.com/yhhfdnkz
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 05, 2026 03:03 PM (3GdZZ)

Must have that ot was full of khat.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 03:04 PM (BI5O2)

108 @96 It's even worse than uptalking. Its like he's hollowing out his upper vocal cords. Like the Dudly Doright thing. Or preparing to swallow a giant schlong.

Posted by: Zek at February 05, 2026 03:04 PM (5FPX4)

109 Hmm....

There's probably lots of bums in NYC. A decent sized village worth of bums.

Shame if they were to all get together and start fucking with the city now in some kind of ether-fueled hobo solidarity movement.

Real shame.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 03:04 PM (JwNbV)

110 In Zoran Mugabe's defense, this last storm was worse than 9/11 and the War of the Worlds combined.

Posted by: Everything Is Great in NYC! at February 05, 2026 03:05 PM (qUkBO)

111 This is no different than the "compassion" of assisted suicide. The commies know how to clear bad debt off the books.

Posted by: Rusty Nail at February 05, 2026 03:05 PM (DJAE9)

112 "Whem i was a kid I used to dissolve foil in HCl in a pop bottle, fill balloons with hydrogen, then tape them to a yardstick and touch them off."

I'd collect it in test tubes and light it. If you get the air/H mix right, you can choose a pop, or a slower burn that makes a slide-whistle noise.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 03:05 PM (N8ZBc)

113 I guess they're not doing the electrolysis demonstrations in middle school anymore.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 05, 2026 03:05 PM (diia5)

114 BO had that whistle when he talked.

And they had him on talking 24/7/365.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 05, 2026 03:05 PM (DgMqy)

115 Did anyone do any posters of the guy burning the woman up on the train with the caption, "The Warmth of Collectivism"?

Someone who can do photoshop get on that.

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 03:05 PM (AveBv)

116 How about how he was handing out bright red blankets with:
COURTESY of MAYOR ZORAN MAMDANI

See? He cares.

LOL, you know he paid for that with NYC funds, not his own.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 05, 2026 03:05 PM (HXT0k)

117
Hobo jerky makers should avoid NYC streetkill as you have no idea how fresh they were.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 05, 2026 03:05 PM (xG4kz)

118 I don’t lose sleep over homeless people freezing to death. They have options. And they get offers of shelter. They don’t want help. They want to get high.

And quit giving them narcan.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 05, 2026 03:06 PM (W2Pud)

119 1. 17 people die from cold
2. Mandami touts reduced homeless numbers
3. ????
4. Re-election!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 05, 2026 03:06 PM (2WIwB)

120 Communism can't exist without slavery, starvation, and mass murder. It's baked into the cake.

As others have noted, MummyDummy is a piker in that regard.

These effete soibois can't even run a communist purge correctly.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 05, 2026 03:06 PM (IG3/x)

121 If we had just stayed in the Paris Climate Accords, none of this weather would have happened.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 05, 2026 03:06 PM (jmgM/)

122 Me too! I used NaOH instead of HCl.
Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 03:02 PM (N8ZBc)

I mixed lye and HCl once.

Once.

I thankfully wasn't maimed but it was a close run thing.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 03:06 PM (BI5O2)

123 These people will tell you they were killed by capitalism.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at February 05, 2026 03:06 PM (wGerL)

124 This guy's face and smile is so...smarmy. Certainly one of the more punchable.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 05, 2026 03:06 PM (qBdHI)

125 In Zoran Mugabe's defense, this last storm was worse than 9/11 and the War of the Worlds combined.
Posted by: Everything Is Great in NYC

Coming in just behind Net Neutrality.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 03:06 PM (MGB5H)

126 Well, he's a communist. Are we sure the elimination of a few "undesirables" wasn't his intention all along? I mean, it wouldn't be out of character....

Posted by: JTwig at February 05, 2026 03:06 PM (KQPbe)

127 Hobo jerky makers should avoid NYC streetkill as you have no idea how fresh they were.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot

Only a trained expert like Ace can do that.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 03:07 PM (77rzZ)

128 >>>Cities build shelters for them but they don't want to go to the shelters.

The reason they don't want the shelters are because the shelters have rules. Like you can't just hang out and shoot heroin or get drunk off your ass. They would rather freeze to death than follow the shelter's rules, or anyone's rules for that matter.

Posted by: No Name Today at February 05, 2026 03:07 PM (8mulE)

129 Something something...DECREASE THE SURPLUS POPULATION OF THE EARTH...

Posted by: Ebeneezer Mamdani at February 05, 2026 03:07 PM (6Mw3v)

130 Before the storm, all the women's were wetting their panties because he was giving a press conference.

"See how he treats us as adults?" they gushed.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 05, 2026 03:07 PM (HXT0k)

131 >>That's what I've heard, too. Basically, you just fall asleep and never wake up.

Yeah, once you get past that violent and uncontrollable shivering stage, it's a breeze.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 05, 2026 03:07 PM (Y1sOo)

132 Looking like my Mamdani Slogan was particularly prescient.

Mamdani 2025: "Stay Quiet and You'll Be OK"

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 03:07 PM (AveBv)

133 Homeless?

/buckles chin strap on tinfoil hat.

The total addressable market for drugs made from human plasma is way north of $30 Billion a year.

Whether contrived or happenstance there is a perverse incentive to maintain said homeless population. Go to the intersection of the fraud in the aid programs and Big Pharma.

Pro Tip: Say hi to Lizzie Warren while you're there!

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 05, 2026 03:08 PM (w/O5Q)

134
BO had that whistle when he talked

I also had live rats ambling through his publuc press appearances and NONE of you caught the connection!

-- Stan

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 05, 2026 03:08 PM (xG4kz)

135 That's what I've heard, too. Basically, you just fall asleep and never wake up.
---------

Like becoming a communist.

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 03:08 PM (AveBv)

136 Imagine if ICE killed 17 mostly peaceful libtards. Hoo boy!

Posted by: Racially Ambiguous Honky at February 05, 2026 03:08 PM (X5FXP)

137 119 I don’t lose sleep over homeless people freezing to death. They have options. And they get offers of shelter. They don’t want help. They want to get high.

And quit giving them narcan.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 05, 2026 03:06 PM (W2Pud)

I 100% agree with you on the addicts. They all chose that over sane, rational behavior.

Some of them are actually schizophrenics. Those I feel for. They should be housed in institutions that look out for their welfare, since they are incapable of doing so themselves. But of course, the leftists can't have that. Apparently empathy only goes so far. Can't be spending actual money to help the helpless.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 05, 2026 03:08 PM (I40wl)

138 Just blame it on rich people, and then go take their money for """shelters,""" Zohran. You know you want to.

If Hochul won't back a tax play, just send your monster babies to riot and intimidate them into voluntarism.

NYC belongs to you - pillage it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 03:09 PM (BI5O2)

139 125 This guy's face and smile is so...smarmy. Certainly one of the more punchable.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 05, 2026 03:06 PM (qBdHI)

He gives me the same ick feeling as Newsom and smarmy is the perfect word for both of them.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 05, 2026 03:09 PM (AywZy)

140
Ebeneezer Mamdani

Bravo!

* golf clap *

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 05, 2026 03:09 PM (xG4kz)

141 Yeah, but did he deliver on his promise to make World Cup tickets affordable?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

With ticket demand being reduced by 17 (and counting) prices are sure to come down.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 05, 2026 03:10 PM (uwatD)

142 'I mixed lye and HCl once.
Once.
I thankfully wasn't maimed but it was a close run thing.'

I dumped fuming HNO3 into a beaker of Mg turnings. Never do that!

At my HS, over four years, four students blew themselves up to death playing with stuff. We were all science geeks in the sixties.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 03:10 PM (N8ZBc)

143
I'm not great at coining terms, but the left doesn't actually care about the people they "help".

No, they don't. They're just props. And a lot of the policies the Left proposes affects the poor the worst.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 03:10 PM (tgvbd)

144 Whether contrived or happenstance there is a perverse incentive to maintain said homeless population. Go to the intersection of the fraud in the aid programs and Big Pharma.

Pro Tip: Say hi to Lizzie Warren while you're there!
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 05, 2026 03:08 PM (w/O5Q)

Team McLaren isn't going to the local Burger King to get oil for their cars.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 03:10 PM (JwNbV)

145 You said you wanted the homeless “taken care of”, so I took care of them. Whadda you want from me!

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 05, 2026 03:10 PM (76vRO)

146 I don't know if this would work in America. Faced with certain death, I'm taking the gun and clothes from the guards or dying trying.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 05, 2026 03:04 PM (zjgNU)
=======

For a short period of time, the Bolsheviks' preferred means of mass execution was to fill empty barges filled with political prisoners, tow the barges into the White Sea, and sink them.

But barges were expensive, so it was determined to be much more practical to assign the prisoners to forced labor on starvation rations.

Posted by: mrp at February 05, 2026 03:10 PM (rj6Yv)

147 It is heartless to leave someone of diminished capacity on the street to die - this is partly why loitering laws came to exist - it gives the police an ability to save someone each evening in winter.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 05, 2026 03:10 PM (tOcjL)

148 128 Hobo jerky makers should avoid NYC streetkill as you have no idea how fresh they were.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot

Only a trained expert like Ace can do that.
Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 03:07 PM (77rzZ)

Well, they were in deep freeze, so probably okay....

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 05, 2026 03:10 PM (I40wl)

149 They've never given an actual flying fuck about homeless people anyway. They trot them out around election season when running against Republicans, then when they win the position the homeless suddenly just vanish. They view people as mere objects to be used for whatever the goal hapoened to be cast aside as soon as their actual or perceived utility wanes. Standard narcissist behavior.

Posted by: See "narcissistic discard" at February 05, 2026 03:11 PM (TbWk/)

150 Something about killing them softly with warm collectivism? Right? It is what New Yorkers in the city voted for, right?

When the death toll from Mamdani's reign hits 5 figures I'll see if my fuck field has any new growth. I sorta' doubt it...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 05, 2026 03:11 PM (jtM2q)

151 65 "Homeless people want to be homeless."

Christ said 'the poor will always be with you.' I wish there was a humane solution; don't see one.

Posted by: gp

--------------------------
Mandatory confinement. Either to mental institution or "poorhouse"

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 05, 2026 03:11 PM (bwRbr)

152 He may not force the homeless into camps to prevent them from freezing to death, but you know damn well he will send out the cops to enforce mask mandates when the time comes.

Posted by: dratch at February 05, 2026 03:11 PM (mxEar)

153 Communist Muslim. Contradiction in terms. Allah and the State cannot both be God. Luckily neither are.

Social justice murders, that’s what he and his ilk are.

Trump should come out and say let the homeless die of exposure. The cops will be out sweeping the homeless up and dumping them into shelters in a heartbeat with the rent-a-mobs out spontaneously protesting with professionally made signs.

Posted by: The Man from Athens at February 05, 2026 03:11 PM (maQAa)

154 I expected Mamdani to do a Costanza "was it wrong to let the homeless freeze to death? Was that wrong?"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 05, 2026 03:11 PM (Hhsnh)

155
At least Stalin got some work out of them.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 03:11 PM (tgvbd)

156 Where my World Cup tickets? The Zimbabwe-Bechuanaland match is gonna be lit!

Posted by: Bronx Is Up, Battery Down at February 05, 2026 03:11 PM (oftw2)

157 Still nowhere near as big a failure as Andrew Cuomo, the favorite candidate of every "conservative" blogger.

Cuomo killed thousands.

Posted by: The Obvious, Plain Truth at February 05, 2026 03:11 PM (33JYF)

158 "I 100% agree with you on the addicts. They all chose that over sane, rational behavior."

That's pretty much the definition of an addict.

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 03:12 PM (uvB+6)

159 The reason they don't want the shelters are because the shelters have rules. Like you can't just hang out and shoot heroin or get drunk off your ass. They would rather freeze to death than follow the shelter's rules, or anyone's rules for that matter.
Posted by: No Name Today at February 05, 2026 03:07 PM (8mulE)

They also typically can't bring their prize collection of bags and assorted junk with them.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at February 05, 2026 03:12 PM (MZ+PY)

160
"That requires nursing evaluations, that requires clinical evaluations. And that's what I see is going on right now at, quite frankly, an extraordinarily high level."

Tell me that Fed subsidies are counted per individual bum serviced without telling me that Fed subsidies are counted per individual bum serviced.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 05, 2026 03:12 PM (y9nCu)

161 Mark my grey box -- They will announce that they are now allowed in subway stations.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 05, 2026 03:13 PM (bwRbr)

162 Before it descended into Woke, the WSJ Opinion Page had a column entitled "Homlesness Rediscovery Watch" which would document the media's curious obsession with homelessness only when an R was in the White House.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 05, 2026 03:13 PM (jmgM/)

163 Camus called men like this "dandies".

I choose to follow him.

They aren't the rebel. They aren't in revolt against anything but humanity and decency itself. They LARP revolution and ride the public clamor for rebellion into a position of power over them.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 03:13 PM (JwNbV)

164 >>>BO had that whistle when he talked.

And they had him on talking 24/7/365.

Posted by: Bad Andrew

>That was the most faggy annoying thing about him. I wanted to punch his face.

Being a stupid lying grifter was one thing, but that whistle!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 03:13 PM (TOSLe)

165 But barges were expensive, so it was determined to be much more practical to assign the prisoners to forced labor on starvation rations.
Posted by: mrp at February 05, 2026 03:10 PM (rj6Yv)

Tell me more.

Posted by: Big Mike's lunch program at February 05, 2026 03:13 PM (TbWk/)

166 154 65 "Homeless people want to be homeless."

Christ said 'the poor will always be with you.' I wish there was a humane solution; don't see one.

Posted by: gp

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Mandatory confinement. Either to mental institution or "poorhouse"
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 05, 2026 03:11 PM (bwRbr)

Allow Churches to serve as hypothermia shelters in winter for overnight aid...make it easy for that kind of outreach to occur.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 05, 2026 03:13 PM (tOcjL)

167 To quote Rush, The Armies of the Homeless arise any time the Republicans are elected.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 03:14 PM (jc0TO)

168 Putting on my Cynic Hat, I say:

— Want to thin out the homeless demographic that's ruining most big cities? Allow leftists to get them killed. It's a two-fer -- fewer bums, lefties get the blame. Good.

— Want to minimize the freaks, sickos, future perverts and mentally ill creepazoids coming up in the next generation? Allow leftists to brainwash all the weak-willed young swishy weirdos into going "trans" and then allow leftists to sterilize them with outrageous butchery "surgeries" that under normal circumstances would be illegal. Boom -- all the Future Perverts of America sterilized or dead by suicide, and leftists get the blame again. Another two-fer.

At this point I'm supposed to say "Taking off my cynic hat," but I think I'll leave it on.

Posted by: zombie at February 05, 2026 03:14 PM (se8lQ)

169 Counterpoint - they ARE New Yorkers.

Posted by: Nope at February 05, 2026 03:12 PM (OPmji)

Oh really. Well counter counter point! Yeah I got nothing

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 03:14 PM (AveBv)

170 The warmth of collectivism is a stone cold bitch.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 03:14 PM (vFG9F)

171
Yeah the whole "fuck you" to the cops that Mandami's visit to the perp posted by Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey is revealing: L.A., Chicago and N.Y. are actively trying to purge the force and replace them with party goons.

Posted by: Auspex at February 05, 2026 03:14 PM (Y8DZL)

172 Bears hibernate in winter. Apparently NYers hobonate. With predictable results.

Posted by: Boswell at February 05, 2026 03:15 PM (NTVPI)

173 I have an idea - outlaw begging, stop giving them any benefits, and outlaw vagrancy.

That used to work. The purpose of a system is what it does.
We have created urban societies that create homeless bums.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 05, 2026 03:15 PM (bwRbr)

174 You go to London and you got five people croaking from the cold on balmy day in May. And they ain't even homeless!

You wanna be more like Europe? Welcome to More Like Europe.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 03:15 PM (JwNbV)

175 At this point I'm supposed to say "Taking off my cynic hat," but I think I'll leave it on.
Posted by: zombie at February

It gets tiresome putting on and taking off so frequently.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 03:15 PM (MGB5H)

176
Can we get up to 20? Maybe 25?

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These are not the Grim Milestones we report.

Posted by: MSM at February 05, 2026 03:15 PM (JrWaT)

177 "a combination of insane, addicts, drunks, or pathologically loners"

There's a kind of person who instinctively chooses the scuzziest friends, even when he has some decent folks in his circle. Not just addicts do it. I see sober people do it too. It's a sure path to ruin.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 03:16 PM (N8ZBc)

178 The absolute worst time to use the Subway in NYC (especially the longer routes) is when the temperatures take a dive. Homeless just descend on the subways and stay there as long as they can without getting kicked out. They have all their possessions with them. And, they take up whole benches to sleep. Standing room only on those days.

Posted by: Orson at February 05, 2026 03:16 PM (dIske)

179 Wait, we preferred Andy Nipple Bars?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 03:16 PM (zZu0s)

180 There used to be debtors prisons. I think there need to be communists prisons.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 05, 2026 03:16 PM (76vRO)

181 L.A., Chicago and N.Y. are actively trying to purge the force and replace them with party goons.
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Thats what you need to do when you plan on doing what they are doing.

Posted by: Sidekick at February 05, 2026 03:16 PM (6Mw3v)

182 Make the Mayor sleep outside on a bench one night for every death that occurs.

PROBLEM: SOLVED

Posted by: Tex Lovera at February 05, 2026 03:16 PM (wtvvX)

183 Allow Churches to serve as hypothermia shelters in winter for overnight aid...make it easy for that kind of outreach to occur.
Posted by: Nova Local

Churches will only do this for cash. We have no "community" that cares for each other. It is all an NGO grift.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 05, 2026 03:17 PM (bwRbr)

184 To quote Rush, The Armies of the Homeless arise any time the Republicans are elected.

I loved it when Rush would play "I ain't got no home" by Clarence The Frogman Henry for Rush's homeless updates.

Posted by: Bo Snerdley at February 05, 2026 03:17 PM (hXJe5)

185 Guy standing on the manhole will eventually turn into a mancycle if that is steam coming out of it.

Posted by: javems at February 05, 2026 03:17 PM (zFsEm)

186 171 To quote Rush, The Armies of the Homeless arise any time the Republicans are elected.

Is that from A Farewell to Kings?

BaDomPow

Goodnight!

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 05, 2026 03:17 PM (DgMqy)

187 So it's a chemistry thread?

Posted by: Just got here at February 05, 2026 03:17 PM (b0pva)

188 There used to be debtors prisons. I think there need to be communists prisons.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 05, 2026 03:16 PM (76vRO)

Are there no workhouses?

Posted by: Boswell at February 05, 2026 03:17 PM (NTVPI)

189 184 There used to be debtors prisons. I think there need to be communists prisons.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe
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Dungeons

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 03:18 PM (a0V+E)

190 Imagine how many would be dead with the 'California Brylcreem Kid' in charge? An Executive who can't execute. Let's hope he's their frontrunner.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 03:18 PM (TOSLe)

191 Tell me more.
Posted by: Big Mike's lunch program at February 05, 2026 03:13 PM (TbWk/)
====

No need. Just go to any second-hand bookstore and order the complete collection of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's "Gulag Archipelago". My favorite chapters are the ones he devotes to the Kolyma gold mines.

Posted by: mrp at February 05, 2026 03:18 PM (rj6Yv)

192 Don't the homeless keep warm by pushing old ladies in front of subway trains?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 05, 2026 03:18 PM (wBaIH)

193 "Allow Churches to serve as hypothermia shelters in winter for overnight aid...make it easy for that kind of outreach to occur."

Sounds good to me, but try to convince your local church to take in a homeless person. I tried.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 03:18 PM (N8ZBc)

194 and the treadmill did grind.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 03:18 PM (jc0TO)

195 In the 60's and 70's in Anchorage, the public drunks would be rounded up once a week and hauled to the prison farm, where they would spend a couple of weeks working the farm, sleeping in cots and eating decent food, and most of all, drying out. They didn't litter the streets with their feces or harass people on the street.

Now, they are everywhere, crapping in public, sleeping in doorways, spreading HIV and other lovely viral infections, and wondering around in the middle of streets blocking traffic. Some go to the public library and have sex on the lovely furniture there. Many more panhandle relentlessly. And about six members of the Anchorage Assembly get rich off funds to eliminate homelessness.

I don't live in Anchorage any more. Guess why.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 05, 2026 03:18 PM (I40wl)

196 SteamVentbnb!

Posted by: Kramer and Newman at February 05, 2026 03:18 PM (wVcYX)

197 Well at least the busses are free.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 05, 2026 03:18 PM (76vRO)

198
Still nowhere near as big a failure as Andrew Cuomo, the favorite candidate of every "conservative" blogger.

Cuomo killed thousands.
Posted by: The Obvious, Plain Truth

Give Zohran a chance -- he's just getting his sea legs and, after all, he is asperational!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 05, 2026 03:18 PM (xG4kz)

199 196 Don't the homeless keep warm by pushing old ladies in front of subway trains?
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov

No, generally they keep warm by building bonfires out of fellow subway passengers.

Posted by: zombie at February 05, 2026 03:19 PM (se8lQ)

200 All hail Mayor Z, once again showering us with his love and favor, this time by decreasing the surplus population and reducing overcrowding in the outdoor community. Under his brave leadership more street vents and doorways are available than ever before.

Posted by: It's obvious at February 05, 2026 03:19 PM (F/35S)

201 197 "Allow Churches to serve as hypothermia shelters in winter for overnight aid...make it easy for that kind of outreach to occur."

Sounds good to me, but try to convince your local church to take in a homeless person. I tried.
Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 03:18 PM (N8ZBc)

The liability is enormous. Only do this if you are willing to sacrifice your building. They will trash it completely.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 05, 2026 03:19 PM (I40wl)

202 I think this can be handled pretty easy logistically, but any system will be corrupted.

Just arrest and detain (poorhouses) Make it a week or two to keep them off the street and off drugs. Many will hate it so much they will avoid being homeless where they can be caught. Also no benefits for anyone unless they have verified permanent abode. This used to be the way.

Of course, the NGOs will just turn it into a grift like in CA

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 05, 2026 03:19 PM (bwRbr)

203 >>>>At my HS, over four years, four students blew themselves up to death playing with stuff. We were all science geeks in the sixties.
Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 03:10 PM (N8ZBc)
*****
Remember the real old school chemistry sets we would get as kids? heh...heh, those were fun.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 05, 2026 03:20 PM (snuof)

204
Allow Churches to serve as hypothermia shelters in winter for overnight aid...make it easy for that kind of outreach to occur.
Posted by: Nova Local at February 05, 2026 03:13 PM (tOcjL)

You know damned well that they'll do citizenship checks at the front door.

Non-citizen gangbanger with a gallon of ink under his facial skin? Welcome, fellow human being.

Citizen? Fuck off, meat popsicle boy.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 05, 2026 03:20 PM (y9nCu)

205 Yeah I knew the vagrancy issue was as bad or worse than I thought when media people, through gritted teeth, we're forced to discuss it during Biden's administration. Til then, vagrancy erupted the Wednesday after a Republican was elected, and then vanished the Wednesday after a Democeat won.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 03:20 PM (BI5O2)

206 178 You go to London and you got five people croaking from the cold on balmy day in May. And they ain't even homeless!
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That piece of metal in the back of the neck is what did it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 03:21 PM (a0V+E)

207
"The liability is enormous. Only do this if you are willing to sacrifice your building. They will trash it completely."

Oh, really?

Posted by: Starbucks at February 05, 2026 03:21 PM (b0pva)

208 112 This is no different than the "compassion" of assisted suicide. The commies know how to clear bad debt off the books.
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COVID? Freed up a shit ton of money for illegals.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 03:21 PM (Hpgos)

209 Some go to the public library and have sex on the lovely furniture there.

Oh My!

Posted by: Lindsey Graham, closeted homosexual at February 05, 2026 03:21 PM (hXJe5)

210 To quote Rush, The Armies of the Homeless arise any time the Republicans are elected.
____

Sprawling on the fringes of the city?

Posted by: Subdivisions at February 05, 2026 03:21 PM (Dv3i1)

211 Know who else didn't live in Anchorage?

Posted by: Shifty eyes at February 05, 2026 03:21 PM (b0pva)

212 combination of insane, addicts, drunks, or pathologically loners"

Bro, that's like 90% of the AoSHQ commentariat. You want ace to have a livelihood do you not?

Posted by: Careful with that brush at February 05, 2026 03:22 PM (TbWk/)

213 At my HS, over four years, four students blew themselves up to death playing with stuff. We were all science geeks in the sixties.
Posted by: gp

We had an explosion in chemistry class when I was a freshman in high school. The kid at ground zero didn't die, just got a cut-up arm.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 03:22 PM (77rzZ)

214 Guess by “warmth of collectivism “ he meant burning in H$LL

Posted by: Lizzy at February 05, 2026 03:22 PM (Hkcdp)

215 At least the frozen, dead, homeless people are no longer trespassing on "stolen land."

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 05, 2026 03:22 PM (qBdHI)

216 My HS chem lab had a chunk of sodium the size of a softball.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 03:23 PM (jc0TO)

217 I have to admit that I don’t care about any blue city except to prevent them from getting my tax dollars to waste on their commie programs or to bail them out when their programs fail.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 05, 2026 03:23 PM (cwGMH)

218 "Remember the real old school chemistry sets we would get as kids? heh...heh, those were fun."

I'm 71, and I STILL want a Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Laboratory!

The HS labs all had giant stockpiles of reagents the kids could steal. Now I guess they do chemistry lab with tiny bits of reagent and dot reaction trays, if at all.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 03:23 PM (N8ZBc)

219 Posted by: tcn in AK at February 05, 2026 03:18 PM (I40wl)

How's the weather up there today?

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 03:23 PM (77rzZ)

220 >>>Now, 17 homeless people that he really really loves are dead.

It's a write off, Jerry.

Posted by: Max Power at February 05, 2026 03:23 PM (SwyyQ)

221 He's got that killer smile down pat.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 05, 2026 03:23 PM (NpAcC)

222 I could see churches getting together to put up vagrants in some kind of warehouse or something.

But I don't want psychotic crackheads shitting in the pews and burning down the sanctuary, TYVM. It's a nice synagogue, and vagrants destroy any structure you put them in, unless you have them constantly under guard.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 03:23 PM (BI5O2)

223 I wish Ace read his own blog!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 05, 2026 03:24 PM (n9ltV)

224 Don't plow the streets, don't collect garbage, let the homelss freeze to death (standing on manhole covers). Spring thaw should be interesting in NYC...

Posted by: pahound at February 05, 2026 03:24 PM (eyOo6)

225 Mamdani?
More like Madman.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at February 05, 2026 03:24 PM (eM6xt)

226 >>Dying of cold is supposed to be remarkably painless.

Similar thing is said about drowning. Wouldn't recommend it though.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 03:24 PM (viF8m)

227 When is Mamdani going to propose a rickshaw ride-share program for the homeless?

They can keep warm while pulling fares and earn living!

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 05, 2026 03:24 PM (aUIT1)

228 The liability is enormous. Only do this if you are willing to sacrifice your building. They will trash it completely.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 05, 2026 03:19 PM (I40wl)

It ain't Tiny Tim and Bob Cratchet coming to crash in the basement for a night.

These are the people lighting women on fire or stabbing them in the neck on subway cars. They're the ones rawdogging each other over a park bench in broad daylight in exchange for the only sharp needle left on the block until the city restocks them. They're the ones taking a shit in the middle of the sidewalk and wiping their ass on the nearest car door handle.

They're not homeless because they're poor and disadvantaged and could just use a break. They're homeless because they're fucking feral. They're nuts.

Tranq 'em, round 'em up, and let the damned ASPCA handle them.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 03:25 PM (JwNbV)

229 Don't plow the streets, don't collect garbage, let the homelss freeze to death (standing on manhole covers). Spring thaw should be interesting in NYC...
Posted by: pahound at February 05, 2026 03:24 PM (eyOo6)

Soylent Greenish

Posted by: Recycle. Reuse. Repeat. at February 05, 2026 03:25 PM (TbWk/)

230 Remember, these conditions exist because
(a) gov profits from voters
(b) gov profits from taxbase of federal benefits recipients
(c) all real industry already left, so no downside to making city unlivable to productive class workers.
(d) mixed bag for retail,etc. since more people, but lower class
(f) Great value for social service workers, gov. workers, legal workers, etc. with so many clients.

The key right there is the benefits they receive -- remove the benefits and the un-productive classes dry up and blow away. Cities will be desolate, but then they can start rebuilding.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 05, 2026 03:25 PM (bwRbr)

231 He’s solving his homeless problem the way any good Stalinist does.

Posted by: OnPoint at February 05, 2026 03:25 PM (RK/h9)

232 The weekend is here

Posted by: Skip at February 05, 2026 03:25 PM (Ia/+0)

233 In the old Dashiell Hammett "Continental Op" stories from the 1920s, various down-and-outer characters were always being picked up by the police and jailed for "Vag" -- 1920s slang for "Vagrancy."

What always bothered me is that I never knew how "Vag" was supposed to be pronounced -- and I still don't:

-- Pronounced just as it looks, "vag," to rhyme with "bag" or "rag"?

-- Pronounced as a shortened version of "Vagrancy," i.e. like "Vague," rhyming with "Haig"?

-- Pronounced like it would be in 2026, with a soft "g," like the first syllable of "vagina," i..e "vaj"?

Or...? What do you think?

Posted by: zombie at February 05, 2026 03:25 PM (se8lQ)

234 So, let us praise the gods of war with joy and jubilation,
Who favor foolish mankind for they prune the population.
And let us thank the hungry guns forever belching Doom,
Who slaughter bloodily our sons to give us elbow room.

Posted by: Robert W. Service at February 05, 2026 03:25 PM (oftw2)

235 When is Mamdani going to propose a rickshaw ride-share program for the homeless?

They can keep warm while pulling fares and earn living!
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 05, 2026 03:24 PM (aUIT1)

Don't feed them Beef-A-Roni.

Posted by: Kramer at February 05, 2026 03:26 PM (wVcYX)

236 combination of insane, addicts, drunks, or pathologically loners"

Bro, that's like 90% of the AoSHQ commentariat. You want ace to have a livelihood do you not?
Posted by: Careful with that brush at February 05, 2026 03:22 PM (TbWk/)

Hey, the percentages are very different.

Homeless: 75%, 45%, 99%, 20%

AoSHQ: 100%, 3%, 75%, 99%

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 05, 2026 03:26 PM (zjgNU)

237 231 >>Dying of cold is supposed to be remarkably painless.

Similar thing is said about drowning. Wouldn't recommend it though.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 03:24 PM (viF8m)

Same for suicide. Though it brings on many changes.

Posted by: That awful M*A*S*H song at February 05, 2026 03:26 PM (TbWk/)

238 >>Dying of cold is supposed to be remarkably painless.

Similar thing is said about drowning. Wouldn't recommend it though.

--

Death by drowning sounds absolutely, positively horrifying. I think I'd rather freeze to death.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 05, 2026 03:26 PM (qBdHI)

239
*snaps fingers*

I got it! We'll legalize drugs!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 03:27 PM (tgvbd)

240 What do you think?

Prometheus.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 05, 2026 03:27 PM (Kt19C)

241
At my HS, over four years, four students blew themselves up to death playing with stuff. We were all science geeks in the sixties.

My junior high science teacher looked like he worked at NASA on the Mercury program: crew cut, short sleeve shirt and tie, nerd glasses and a ginormous pocket protector.

On the other hand, he used to take us out into the playground and blow shit up while telling stories about flushing explosives down the toilet in college.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 05, 2026 03:27 PM (y9nCu)

242 Death by drowning sounds absolutely, positively horrifying. I think I'd rather freeze to death.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 05, 2026 03:26 PM

or both at once.

Posted by: Jack Dawson at February 05, 2026 03:27 PM (jc0TO)

243 241 combination of insane, addicts, drunks, or pathologically loners"

And Nickleback fans...

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 05, 2026 03:28 PM (jmgM/)

244 Meh. "You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs" - Stuff Stalin Said

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 05, 2026 03:28 PM (XeU6L)

245 Death by drowning sounds absolutely, positively horrifying. I think I'd rather freeze to death.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 05, 2026 03:26 PM

or both at once.
Posted by: Jack Dawson at February 05, 2026 03:27 PM (jc0TO)

I'll never leave you Jack!

Posted by: There was room on that door! at February 05, 2026 03:28 PM (TbWk/)

246 Wife asked me last night what I want done with my body after dying. Honest answer, is I really don't care.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 03:28 PM (Hpgos)

247 How's the weather up there today?
Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 03:23 PM (77rzZ)

Weird. It's nearly 40 degrees, although there's still a couple feet of snow on the ground. Slight overcast, but if and when it clears it should go nice and cold again.

They are practicing artillery across the inlet today, so kinda noisy. DH tells me that's the sound of freedom, LOL.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 05, 2026 03:29 PM (I40wl)

248 I wish Ace read his own blog!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 05, 2026 03:24 PM (n9ltV)

Careful what you wish for.

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 03:29 PM (AveBv)

249 Nothing like going to church in PPE to keep the scabies and residual fentanyl off of you.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 03:29 PM (BI5O2)

250 I think I'd like to die by sex with Sydney Sweeney, personally.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 03:29 PM (zZu0s)

251 251 Concur.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 03:29 PM (N8ZBc)

252 197 "Allow Churches to serve as hypothermia shelters in winter for overnight aid...make it easy for that kind of outreach to occur."

Sounds good to me, but try to convince your local church to take in a homeless person. I tried.
Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 03:18 PM (N8ZBc)

All Church folks should come to NoVa and see how it's done...it's one thing I'm amazed we do so well here vs everywhere else I've lived. Not sure why other areas can't figure out the public/private partnership of public staying hands off and facilitating the folks to get there and private handling it.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 05, 2026 03:30 PM (tOcjL)

253
To Build a Fire

https://tinyurl.com/2xf67y4c

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 03:30 PM (tgvbd)

254 >>Death by drowning sounds absolutely, positively horrifying. I think I'd rather freeze to death.

Closest I've ever come to dying. Not including Suzy Rottencrotch sophmore year.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 03:30 PM (viF8m)

255 On the other hand, he used to take us out into the playground and blow shit up while telling stories about flushing explosives down the toilet in college.
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M-80s and Cherry Bombs were the snizz.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 03:30 PM (Hpgos)

256 Re: MamDami--

He seems nice ...

Posted by: I don't even know you people at February 05, 2026 03:30 PM (h0JFh)

257 Wife asked me last night what I want done with my body after dying. Honest answer, is I really don't care.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 03:28 PM (Hpgos)

"You could make a hat... or a brooch.... a little pterodactyl..."

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 03:30 PM (AveBv)

258 Death by drowning sounds absolutely, positively horrifying. I think I'd rather freeze to death.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 05, 2026 03:26 PM

Stiff as a board!

Posted by: Jack Torrance at February 05, 2026 03:30 PM (wVcYX)

259 candidate of every "conservative" blogger.

Cuomo killed thousands.
Posted by: The Obvious, Plain Truth at February 05, 2026 03:11 PM (33JYF)

Didn't some journalist idiot once squee that he was America's boyfriend?

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 05, 2026 03:30 PM (SDhw8)

260 chunk of sodium the size of a softball.

Saw a guy pitch one of those into the ocean. Hilarity ensued.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 05, 2026 03:31 PM (Kt19C)

261 Wife asked me last night what I want done with my body after dying. Honest answer, is I really don't care.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 03:28 PM (Hpgos)

Hefty cinch sack. Or served as chili at my memorial service.

Posted by: There's a little piece of him in each of us at February 05, 2026 03:31 PM (TbWk/)

262 "All Church folks should come to NoVa and see how it's done...it's one thing I'm amazed we do so well here vs everywhere else I've lived."

God bless you! Link?

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 03:31 PM (N8ZBc)

263 Frame by Frame
Death by Drowning

Posted by: Name that tune at February 05, 2026 03:31 PM (jmgM/)

264 Wife asked me last night what I want done with my body after dying. Honest answer, is I really don't care.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 03:28 PM (Hpgos)

Hefty cinch sack. Or served as chili at my memorial service.
Posted by: There's a little piece of him in each of us at February 05, 2026 03:31 PM

I grok this.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 03:31 PM (jc0TO)

265 Nothing like going to church in PPE to keep the scabies and residual fentanyl off of you.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 03:29 PM (BI5O2)

and bedbugs.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 05, 2026 03:32 PM (wVcYX)

266 Dying of cold is supposed to be remarkably painless.
-----

"I, Hatchet Jack, being of sound mind and broke legs, do hereby leaveth my bear rifle to whatever finds it, Lord hope it be a white man. It is a good rifle, and kilt the bear that kilt me. Anyway, I am dead. Yours truly, Hatchet Jack"

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 05, 2026 03:32 PM (XeU6L)

267 Cea Weaver, Mamdani's Communist Housing/ Tennant Tszar to comment in 5-4-3-2-1...

"Ummmm, we're going to set up our homeless in wealthy people's brownstones, provided the owners are white. If the owners are non-white, we will be making it optional. The residence owners will, also, provide a daily per diem."

Posted by: Orson at February 05, 2026 03:32 PM (dIske)

268 "One may smile and smile and be a villain." -sounds like
Mamdani

Hamlet, Act 3, sc. 5

Maybe someone should have told him that the homeless
were all members of Hamas here to attack Jews and he would have gotten them warm surroundings very quickly.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 05, 2026 03:32 PM (8Xy/A)

269 255 I think I'd like to die by sex with Sydney Sweeney, personally.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 03:29 PM (zZu0s)

Mmmm. Sydney Sweeney Snu-snu.

Posted by: Beats drowning and freezing by miles at February 05, 2026 03:32 PM (TbWk/)

270 thinking more along the lines of sexual exhaustion.

Sexually Transmitted Scoliosis.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 05, 2026 03:33 PM (Kt19C)

271
chunk of sodium the size of a softball.

Saw a guy pitch one of those into the ocean. Hilarity ensued.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 05, 2026 03:31 PM (Kt19C)

In college, we got one about that size, heavily wrapped it up in paper towels and threw it in the lake on campus one evening. It was spectacular.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 03:33 PM (tgvbd)

272 When Churches do it, they tend to have security and instant contact to the cops if it gets out of hand. They use open gym areas, not Church pews, with access to one set of bathrooms.

It is single gender (all male b/c that tends to be on the street and unwilling to go into gov areas - women are taking elsewhere). And if they get kicked out, cops pick them up for a night in the jail.

All denominations pitch in and take a week and many cross denominations help their local Church. It takes a village and is done every year. So far, while as cold and as populated as any metro, no one has died of the cold this year. Heart attacks shoveling snow - yes.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 05, 2026 03:33 PM (tOcjL)

273 236 He’s solving his homeless problem the way any good Stalinist does.
Posted by: OnPoint at February 05, 2026 03:25 PM (RK/h9)

It think it's more like the hard solid core of capitalism.

You have to feed yourself. You have to shelter yourself. You don't? Then you have to rely on charity. And if you make yourself so unimaginably odious to anyone who might help you that they are afraid of even getting near you, let alone trying to help you?

You fucking die. End of story. That's the moral hazard at the center of life.

It's a source of great hilarity that this little commie pipsqueak is the one putting it on full display as if this were a bad thing and we should all think "ohhh noooo evils of capitalism". Screw that. This is the golden understructure of capitalism. This is the Kapitalist Krampus to Marx's Santa Claus. No one is obligated to keep you alive, asshole. No one is obligated to feed or house you. Get your shit together. Or don't. I don't care.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 03:33 PM (JwNbV)

274 I grew up in a small town. We only had one town drunk. Anytime it got to cold he would just throw a brick thru a window at a store downtown. Warmer in jail.

Our neighbor was the county jailer for a while. He got to where he would just admit the drunk to protect the businesses windows.

Posted by: javems at February 05, 2026 03:33 PM (zFsEm)

275 Dying of cold is supposed to be remarkably painless.

Similar thing is said about drowning. Wouldn't recommend it though.

--

I'll take freezing over burning. When they burned people at the stake, they would sometimes at least hang a bag of gunpowder around the neck.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 05, 2026 03:34 PM (XvL8K)

276 In Socialism/Communism everybody is equal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But some are more equal than others ......

Posted by: Jackson K. at February 05, 2026 03:34 PM (38587)

277 The lives of mentally ill homeless residents of NYC means the new mayor. gets early pleasure from his actions.

Solving the budget crisis, one no-load person at a time. Wait until he finds out he is killing his most reliable voters.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 05, 2026 03:34 PM (u82oZ)

278 This is where someone jumps in to remind me that actually Sydney Sweeney is really a Walmart 4

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 03:34 PM (AveBv)

279 There is living space for thirteen families! In this one house!

Posted by: Comrade Kaprugina at February 05, 2026 03:34 PM (jc0TO)

280 Death by drowning sounds absolutely, positively horrifying. I think I'd rather freeze to death.

I was thinking more along the lines of sexual exhaustion.
Posted by: Nope at February 05, 2026 03:29 PM (OPmji)

It's the only way to go! Get yourself a 25 year old aide!

Posted by: Nelson Rockefeller at February 05, 2026 03:34 PM (wVcYX)

281 Cue Anthrax, “Who Cares Wins”

( because “your message was rejected because it looks like spam”. I guess song lyrics are spam now.)

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 05, 2026 03:34 PM (O3dBq)

282 Solving the budget crisis, one no-load person at a time. Wait until he finds out he is killing his most reliable voters.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 05, 2026 03:34 PM (u82oZ)

2nd most

Posted by: The Dead at February 05, 2026 03:34 PM (AveBv)

283 "Death by drowning sounds absolutely, positively horrifying. I think I'd rather freeze to death.

I was thinking more along the lines of sexual exhaustion."

Give me the same anesthesia they gave me for abdominal surgery. Then shoot me NKVD-style. Painless, quick.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 03:34 PM (N8ZBc)

284 die by sex with Sydney Sweeney, personally.

Death by bunga bunga.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 05, 2026 03:34 PM (Kt19C)

285 I don't think that freezing to death or drowning are in the top ten ways to go.

I'd preferably favor falling off of a cliff onto my head or stroking out in mid-orgasm.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 03:34 PM (TOSLe)

286 Read this morning a assailant stabbed a police officer and was shot so Zohan visited the criminal in the hospital.

Posted by: Skip at February 05, 2026 03:35 PM (Ia/+0)

287 251 Wife asked me last night what I want done with my body after dying. Honest answer, is I really don't care.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 03:28 PM (Hpgos)

Okay, here's the deal. My parents did that to us before they died. "We don't care what happens to us." That's great, but they left us with two bodies to deal with. To my knowledge, my sister had them cremated, but where their ashes ended up, I don't know.

There is no place to visit them, no place to pray over, no memorial of any kind.

They got what they wanted, but ignored what others might have preferred. Selfish to the end. Perfectly in character for them, but leaves a bad taste.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 05, 2026 03:35 PM (I40wl)

288 https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ homeless/sites/homeless/files/ Assets/documents/ hypothermia/Hypothermia_Flyer-Dec2025-march2026.pdf

The rotating faith community sites

Posted by: Nova Local at February 05, 2026 03:35 PM (tOcjL)

289 "chunk of sodium the size of a softball.
Saw a guy pitch one of those into the ocean. Hilarity ensued. "

There's a video online of the US Army dumping tons of surplus Na into a lake.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 03:35 PM (N8ZBc)

290 270 Wife asked me last night what I want done with my body after dying. Honest answer, is I really don't care.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 03:28 PM (Hpgos)
_________________________

Personally, I'd go with taxidermy to be used year round as holiday decorations: (Halloween, Christmas, Easter, Arbor day)....You already have clothes that would fit.

Posted by: Orson at February 05, 2026 03:35 PM (dIske)

291 284 This is where someone jumps in to remind me that actually Sydney Sweeney is really a Walmart 4
Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 03:34 PM (AveBv)

A gay catty someone most likely.

Posted by: Lithping envy at February 05, 2026 03:36 PM (TbWk/)

292 Around here it rarely gets cold enough to kill. In the nearby city, the cops roust the bums into the forests surrounding the city and live in the wild.

Seems to work, for now.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 03:36 PM (BI5O2)

293 Just wondering, has anything looked for Nancy Guthrie under one of those NYC garbage snowdrifts? Because, you know, you always find things in the last place you look!

Posted by: Aunt Mildred at February 05, 2026 03:36 PM (qUkBO)

294 I don't think that freezing to death or drowning are in the top ten ways to go.

Supposedly death by cold sucks for a bit then you don't care about the cold any longer and go to sleep.

I don't fear dying at all. I fear the last few minutes right before it, though.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 05, 2026 03:36 PM (PYyV9)

295 “You have to feed yourself. You have to shelter yourself. You don't? Then you have to rely on charity. And if you make yourself so unimaginably odious to anyone who might help you that they are afraid of even getting near you, let alone trying to help you?

“You fucking die. End of story. That's the moral hazard at the center of life.”

Especially if you don’t “know people”. That’s the only way to get a job in a society that is cheerfully corrupt.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 05, 2026 03:37 PM (O3dBq)

296 bag of gunpowder around the neck.

Which would make you bleed and dampen the fire a bit.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 05, 2026 03:37 PM (Kt19C)

297 In HS, I read Watson's "The Double Helix". It sparked my interest, so I wrote a proposal for an experiment investigating bacterial amino acid synthesis.

Strangely, the proposal was approved. I collected an E. coli culture from a local university, requested agar media and amino acids and an UV lamp. The stuff dribbled in over the next couple of months, but not in time for the actual experiment (graduation). The funny part was that year's AP test included an essay question on that exact subject. I did very well on that exam.

Posted by: mrp at February 05, 2026 03:37 PM (rj6Yv)

298 I don't think that freezing to death or drowning are in the top ten ways to go.

I'd preferably favor falling off of a cliff onto my head or stroking out in mid-orgasm.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 03:34 PM (TOSLe)

It happens.

Posted by: Private Judy Benjamin at February 05, 2026 03:37 PM (wVcYX)

299 I have gone swimming for thousands of miles in the surf here in ENC. Once I went swimming in Hurricane swells 14-16 feet. A dozen surfers had boards broken in half that day. I tried to get out past the break 5 times, made it out two. It was great fun swimming up and down in the swells, looking down at the beach. Trouble is, you have to get out eventually. One wave would toss and spin you, sending you to the bottom, I'd see daylight, swim up, and the next one would pound you back down. One one of these agitator downings, I thought how easy it would be to give up. Seemed a very peaceful way to go. My wife and two kids on shore wouldn't have liked it though.

Posted by: Currituck Chuck at February 05, 2026 03:37 PM (oftw2)

300 "There's a video online of the US Army dumping tons of surplus Na into a lake." 107 seconds:

youtube.com/watch?v=HY7mTCMvpEM

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 03:38 PM (N8ZBc)

301 280 I grew up in a small town. We only had one town drunk. Anytime it got to cold he would just throw a brick thru a window at a store downtown. Warmer in jail.

Our neighbor was the county jailer for a while. He got to where he would just admit the drunk to protect the businesses windows.
Posted by: javems

----

I think Otis just wanted some of Aunt Bea's homemade pie.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 05, 2026 03:38 PM (bwRbr)

302 The difference between Mamdani and Superman.
Superman has super vision.
Mamdani requires supervision.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 05, 2026 03:38 PM (2WIwB)

303 Allow Churches to serve as hypothermia shelters in winter for overnight aid...make it easy for that kind of outreach to occur.
Posted by: Nova Local at February 05, 2026 03:13 PM (tOcjL)

Our pastor won't allow it. The homeless are dirty, they'll stain everything, the smell, they'll steal, etc.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at February 05, 2026 03:38 PM (N39Ws)

304 So much for the warmth of collectivism.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 05, 2026 03:38 PM (O3dBq)

305 I think I'd like to die quietly in my sleep...while driving mamdani home on the westside highway at 2 am at 90 mph.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 05, 2026 03:38 PM (SDhw8)

306 Remember when waterboarding was a thing? I'd rather not be drowned.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 03:38 PM (TOSLe)

307
Wife asked me last night what I want done with my body after dying. Honest answer, is I really don't care.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 03:28 PM (Hpgos)

We had a soldier die in a diving accident in the Red Sea when I was in Egypt. I was sitting with a couple of captains monitoring radios while we discussed death. Captain Bickford mentioned that if he ever perished, we should just pack him in a box and mail him home.

Being a smartass, and an asshole, I responded "that's fine, as long as you don't end up in the dead letter office".

Pause of about 10 seconds and then we all roared with laughter and almost suffocated. Those two NEVER looked at me the same again...

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 05, 2026 03:39 PM (y9nCu)

308 Posted by: Skip at February 05, 2026 03:35 PM (Ia/+0)

And I guess Zo didn't visit the policeman or did he die? He's really racking up some brownie points with the police./s

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 05, 2026 03:39 PM (8Xy/A)

309 No one ever frames the question as "just how loathsome are this city's bums that the even the churches won't let them in?"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 03:40 PM (JwNbV)

310 Closest I've ever come to dying. Not including Suzy Rottencrotch sophmore year.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 03:30 PM (viF8m)

Is her sister Mary Jane?

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 05, 2026 03:40 PM (O3dBq)

311 270 Wife asked me last night what I want done with my body after dying. Honest answer, is I really don't care.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 03:28 PM (Hpgos)
_________________________

Personally, I'd go with taxidermy to be used year round as holiday decorations: (Halloween, Christmas, Easter, Arbor day)....You already have clothes that would fit.
Posted by: Orson at February 05, 2026 03:35 PM (dIske)

Prop me up beside the jukebox!
Lord, I want to go to heaven, but I don't want to go tonight
Fill my boots up with sand, put a stiff drink in my hand
Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Posted by: Count de Joe Diffie Monet at February 05, 2026 03:40 PM (wVcYX)

312 Well….i guess this is one way to problem solve.

Posted by: Piper at February 05, 2026 03:40 PM (Wmg4n)

313 Currituck Chuck, you must be a North Carolinian. Got caught in a under tow as a kid. Finally, when I thought I was a goner, my foot found purchase and I was able to launch myself out of the cyclone and breathe. Good times.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 03:41 PM (Hpgos)

314 Flash Email Traffic: A Classic

Trijicon ACOG Rifle Scope 4x32 Red Chevron Reticle - TA31F

$999.99

https://tinyurl.com/5b7mw9ey

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 03:41 PM (jc0TO)

315 Now, 17 homeless people that he really really loves are dead. He's killing them with kindness, you see.

He's killing them deliberately to get rid of his homeless problem.

Just like blue state Governors deliberately killed the old and infirm in nursing homes to get rid of their old and infirm problem.

These murders are not accidents. The left kills people on purpose.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 05, 2026 03:41 PM (P5BPp)

316 Sodium and Water go together like Communists and Freedom

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 03:41 PM (AveBv)

317 Druggies and commies is an Iran/Iraq situation for me.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 05, 2026 03:41 PM (gKWVE)

318 301 “You have to feed yourself. You have to shelter yourself. You don't? Then you have to rely on charity. And if you make yourself so unimaginably odious to anyone who might help you that they are afraid of even getting near you, let alone trying to help you?

“You fucking die. End of story. That's the moral hazard at the center of life.”

Especially if you don’t “know people”. That’s the only way to get a job in a society that is cheerfully corrupt.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 05, 2026 03:37 PM (O3dBq)

And here I think is where a massive welfare state makes society less charitable, not more. The productive are already being taxed through the nose and up the ass to fund the housing, healthcare, and food of an entire dependent class. Why should they pay more to do what is already supposed to be happening? Government intervention crowds out charitable endeavors and influences people's willingness to give to charity. Plus the phenomenal amount of corruption and graft when government inserts itself in private charitable functions.

Posted by: Welfare breeds contempt at February 05, 2026 03:42 PM (TbWk/)

319 298 Around here it rarely gets cold enough to kill. In the nearby city, the cops roust the bums into the forests surrounding the city and live in the wild.

Seems to work, for now.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 03:36 PM (BI5O2)

Our bums build entire encampments in the various woods around Anchorage. They crap in the creeks, harass people on the bike trails, dump trash everywhere, and eventually somebody lights it all on fire and they have to call the FD. Then they move to another site and repeat the procedure.

Disgusting messes.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 05, 2026 03:42 PM (I40wl)

320 >>>He's Killed 17 Homeless People With His "Caring"

He killed them with his love.

Posted by: John Coffey at February 05, 2026 03:42 PM (dK+Kv)

321 260 >>Death by drowning sounds absolutely, positively horrifying. I think I'd rather freeze to death.

Closest I've ever come to dying. Not including Suzy Rottencrotch sophmore year.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 03:30 PM (viF8m)

As I was awake the other night, I counted the number of times I came close to dying instead of counting sheep. More than I thought. I'll have to write them down sometime.

Posted by: javems at February 05, 2026 03:42 PM (zFsEm)

322 I think Otis just wanted some of Aunt Bea's homemade pie.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 05, 2026 03:38 PM (bwRbr)

He wisely avoided her pickles.

Posted by: Deputy Fife at February 05, 2026 03:43 PM (wVcYX)

323 They really are the caricature they paint of us.

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 03:43 PM (AveBv)

324 I'm not sure if this is straight incompetence, a ploy to reduce the homeless, or some kind of "see we need Moar Communism" thing.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 03:43 PM (JwNbV)

325 259
To Build a Fire

https://tinyurl.com/2xf67y4c
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

That is such an amazing piece of literature. I think CBD recommended it to me a few years ago.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 05, 2026 03:43 PM (W2Pud)

326 222 I have to admit that I don’t care about any blue city except to prevent them from getting my tax dollars to waste on their commie programs or to bail them out when their programs fail.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 05, 2026 03:23 PM (cwGMH)

But they can get everyone else’s tax dollars, right?

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 05, 2026 03:43 PM (O3dBq)

327 Since Democrats would force a Republican to resign if he caused 17 homeless to die from hypothermia, then Zo Mamdani must also be forced to resign. He is clearly not up to the task and should resign before he kills more vulnerable New Yorkers.

Posted by: wferrin at February 05, 2026 03:44 PM (HXd99)

328 >>>Around here it rarely gets cold enough to kill.

It has to be a certain temperature?

Posted by: Hillary at February 05, 2026 03:44 PM (dK+Kv)

329 No one ever frames the question as "just how loathsome are this city's bums that the even the churches won't let them in?"
Posted by: Warai-otoko
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As a worker with a local charity that provides housing in sub-freezing temperatures, I can tell you...pretty bad. Alcohol, drugs, disruptive behavior. As difficult as it is, you have to draw a line, for the well-being of the other peope there.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 05, 2026 03:44 PM (XeU6L)

330 Communists killing people with cold weather - since 1917!

Posted by: Zippyslug at February 05, 2026 03:44 PM (/alno)

331 Plus the phenomenal amount of corruption and graft when government inserts itself in private charitable functions.
Posted by: Welfare breeds contempt at February 05, 2026 03:42 PM (TbWk/)

A welfare state turns "vagrant" into a valid career choice, and there will always be eager ladder-climbers in any career path.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 03:44 PM (JwNbV)

332
Yeah, mental illness.

Now cover Prince Andrew wanting a threesome with Jeffery Epstien and an under aged girl.

Posted by: Auspex at February 05, 2026 03:44 PM (Y8DZL)

333 Death. It's what communist do. Mao, Stalin, Castro,...

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 05, 2026 03:45 PM (Pd07e)

334 319 Currituck Chuck, you must be a North Carolinian. Got caught in a under tow as a kid. Finally, when I thought I was a goner, my foot found purchase and I was able to launch myself out of the cyclone and breathe. Good times.
Posted by: pudinhead

I have saved, or helped save four people in rip currents too exhausted to go on. I toy with them myself and let them pull me out. I always knew how to escape and I can swim for 5+ hours in any case.

Posted by: Currituck Chuck. at February 05, 2026 03:45 PM (oftw2)

335 As a worker with a local charity that provides housing in sub-freezing temperatures, I can tell you...pretty bad. Alcohol, drugs, disruptive behavior. As difficult as it is, you have to draw a line, for the well-being of the other peope there.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 05, 2026 03:44 PM (XeU6L)

Fleas, ticks, lice.

Posted by: You no want flied lice at February 05, 2026 03:45 PM (TbWk/)

336 Posted by: Hillary at February 05, 2026 03:44 PM (dK+Kv)

You owe me whatever I just snarfed

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 03:45 PM (AveBv)

337 The worst movie death I can think of was in Paths of Glory, where the dude with the head injury was aroused from unconsciousness only to see the firing squad in front of him.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 05, 2026 03:45 PM (XvL8K)

338 >>>He's Killed 17 Homeless People With His "Caring"

He killed them with his love.
Posted by: John Coffey at February 05, 2026 03:42 PM (dK+Kv)

Softly, with his song.

Posted by: Roberta Flack at February 05, 2026 03:45 PM (wVcYX)

339 Weird. It's nearly 40 degrees

So it's warmer in Alaska then NoVa. Lovely.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 03:45 PM (77rzZ)

340 7 Ah, but comrade, one day, the revolution~!
Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 05, 2026 02:50 PM (diia5

Come the Revolution, we’ll all be driving Cadillacs!
(H/t, crazy college prof)

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 05, 2026 03:45 PM (O3dBq)

341 Disgusting messes.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 05, 2026 03:42 PM (I40wl)

You should let your Senator know about this.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 05, 2026 03:45 PM (jmgM/)

342 343 'He died magnificently.'

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 03:46 PM (N8ZBc)

343 Best tool to save someone in a rip current is a surfboard.

Posted by: Currituck Chuck.. at February 05, 2026 03:46 PM (oftw2)

344 Since Democrats would force a Republican to resign if he caused 17 homeless to die from hypothermia, then Zo Mamdani must also be forced to resign.
---------

You do not understand, this is Trumps fault!

Posted by: The MSM at February 05, 2026 03:46 PM (XeU6L)

345 @Humannoyed_b

Perfect microcosm of how the electorate is being manipulated

Deranged leftist signs a fake petition to bring an illegal immigrant convicted of a sex offense in Maryland back to the U.S. to give him a “second chance.”

https://tinyurl.com/4dv38wja

Posted by: redridinghood at February 05, 2026 03:46 PM (NpAcC)

346 Tommaso Cioni doesn't sound Spanish. Odd name to be in AZ. He's Nancy Guthrie's son-in-law. He's the last known person to see Nancy. I mean why would anyone want to kidnap an old lady, even if her daughter is on TV. Has Savannah been going after the cartels?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 03:47 PM (a0V+E)

347 I have saved, or helped save four people in rip currents too exhausted to go on. I toy with them myself and let them pull me out. I always knew how to escape and I can swim for 5+ hours in any case.
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Dude, you must be a surfer, rite?

Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 03:47 PM (Hpgos)

348 I remember the feminist group in the 70's that was gonna get rid of all the men except for a few "breeders" and they claimed everyone was gonna never have to work and they would live in mansions and throw hot tub parties every night. Commie dummies have quite the imagination.

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 03:47 PM (AveBv)

349 "The worst movie death I can think of was in "

"Katyn" (2007). Twenty thousand worst movie deaths. Recommended.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 03:47 PM (N8ZBc)

350 grew up in a small town. We only had one town drunk. Anytime it got to cold he would just throw a brick thru a window at a store downtown. Warmer in jail.

Our neighbor was the county jailer for a while. He got to where he would just admit the drunk to protect the businesses windows.

==

His name wasn't Soapy, was it ???

Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 03:47 PM (g47mK)

351 >>>>Communist Foreign Jihadi Theater Kid Zohran Mamdani Loves the Homeless So He Stopped All Police Sweeps of Homeless Encampments During Severe Weather.
Now He's Killed 17 Homeless People With His "Caring"

Ace, being a Communist means never having to say you're sorry.

Posted by: Mayor Mam at February 05, 2026 03:48 PM (5rh/l)

352 You used to have to be kind of clever to live rough. You couldn't be a stupid bum, that just wasn't an option. Drug addled monsters would just die because someone would kill them and no one would give a damn. Bums had to be operators, they had to learn tricks and knowledge to survive. So they had to be smart enough to know not to fuck with normies beyond the occasional theft or kidnapping. They ain't going to screw with anyone unless there's a buck to be made.

Now, if you're of that mindset, you can get a job damn near anywhere anyway, so why live on the streets? It's only the really mentally defective who live like vagrants, and they survive without any knowledge or skills in living rough because you're not allowed to beat the fuck out of them and kick them out of town anymore.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 03:49 PM (JwNbV)

353 Mayor Mamdansicle

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 03:49 PM (AveBv)

354
I still have to get written down what I want when I go. Cremation to save money but interment in a cemetery. low Requiem Mass, TLM, black vestments. If there has to be a homily, it should be on the Four Last Things.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 03:50 PM (tgvbd)

355 TJM should get on best / worse moves deaths by directors

Posted by: Skip at February 05, 2026 03:50 PM (Ia/+0)

356 "I remember the feminist group in the 70's that was gonna get rid of all the men except for a few "breeders" and they claimed everyone was gonna never have to work and they would live in mansions and throw hot tub parties every night."

"I Killed Andy Warhol" (1996). Recommended.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 03:50 PM (N8ZBc)

357 We should have been suspicious all election season when they kept saying Mamdani was of good humor

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 03:50 PM (AveBv)

358 I remember the feminist group in the 70's that was gonna get rid of all the men except for a few "breeders" and they claimed everyone was gonna never have to work and they would live in mansions and throw hot tub parties every night. Commie dummies have quite the imagination.
Posted by: ...
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[recollects 'A Boy and His Dog']

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 05, 2026 03:50 PM (XeU6L)

359 There are plenty of hobos that commit minor crimes just to get locked up when it's cold. Three hots and a cot.

Sneaky little fucks.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 03:51 PM (TOSLe)

360 Confucius say:
To meet girl in park is good.
But to park meat in girl is better.

Posted by: Confucius Say at February 05, 2026 03:51 PM (2WIwB)

361 355 TJM should get on best / worse moves deaths by directors
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Old Yeller will win.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 03:51 PM (Hpgos)

362 Only kidding TJM, he is putting up fantastic videos

Posted by: Skip at February 05, 2026 03:51 PM (Ia/+0)

363 We should have been suspicious all election season when they kept saying Mamdani was of good humor
Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 03:50 PM

Oo

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 03:51 PM (jc0TO)

364 @NiohBerg
·
1h
🔴 WASHINGTON DC:

A truck is circling the White House with Trump's own posts about Iran on full display.

He must be reminded that his promise was "Help is on the way", and not to go into negotiations with mass murderers and barbarians.

Posted by: Don Black at February 05, 2026 03:51 PM (ZxPkt)

365 360 Ha!

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 03:51 PM (N8ZBc)

366 I still have to get written down what I want when I go. Cremation to save money but interment in a cemetery. low Requiem Mass, TLM, black vestments. If there has to be a homily, it should be on the Four Last Things.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at

Told my family cremation, but that they can roll my buddy into the lil gully on the edge of the property for all I care.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 03:52 PM (MGB5H)

367 Killing hobos and coddling criminals - its twice the Mandamage!

Posted by: Boswell at February 05, 2026 03:52 PM (NTVPI)

368 I dislike cremation intensely. But it seems to be a thing nowadays.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 03:52 PM (77rzZ)

369 Posted by: redridinghood at February 05, 2026 03:46 PM (NpAcC)

Not even surprising.

The Tibbetts and Steinle families rushed to the press to support the illegals who *murdered their daughters* because Trump said mean tweets about them.

They'll sign onto anything, no matter how insane it may be, as long as Garbage People are against it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 03:53 PM (BI5O2)

370 Told my family cremation, but that they can roll my buddy into the lil gully on the edge of the property for all I care.
Posted by: BruceWayne
__________

Body composting is apparently a thing with the greenies.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 05, 2026 03:53 PM (XvL8K)

371 "Cremation to save money"

I'll let the city coroner figure it out. Get a little more back from my property taxes.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 03:54 PM (N8ZBc)

372 I still have to get written down what I want when I go. Cremation to save money but interment in a cemetery. low Requiem Mass, TLM, black vestments. If there has to be a homily, it should be on the Four Last Things.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 03:50 PM (tgvbd)

I'll leave instructions to keep it short and sweet.
"You didn't even pretend to care while he was alive, now you're performatively pretending to care after he's gone so you can get upvotes on Instagram. He's dead, posers. Get over it. Chili's in the fellowship hall."

Posted by: Brevity is the soul of wit at February 05, 2026 03:54 PM (TbWk/)

373 Lattina Brown. Sure.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 05, 2026 03:54 PM (YlWIZ)

374 >>I dislike cremation intensely.

Me too. I'm looking into taxidermy instead.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 03:54 PM (viF8m)

375 Bring this up when libs talk about how the government could cure homelessness but doesn't want to.

People facing imminent death could not be coaxed inside.

Because they had no capacity to make this decision.

But yeah, we'll cure homelessness alright.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at February 05, 2026 03:55 PM (KbCG3)

376 Republicans have been made to resign for having wide stances, using obscure words and being interested in a young girl who he then went on to marry and committed to for 40 years.

Democrats can rape, murder and kill people, no problem.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 05, 2026 03:55 PM (rBLri)

377 364 @NiohBerg
·
1h
🔴 WASHINGTON DC:

A truck is circling the White House with Trump's own posts about Iran on full display.

He must be reminded that his promise was "Help is on the way", and not to go into negotiations with mass murderers and barbarians.
Posted by: Don Black at February 05, 2026 03:51 PM (ZxPkt)

Fucking idiots.

War isn't a god damn video game. You don't just click the "Start War" button when you feel like playing.

If we're on offense, do they really expect the President to time the opening assault based on some retards' feelings and not... fucking literally anything else? Weather? Asset Positioning? Enemy positioning? Intelligence?

I mean, if you do just want another Forever War boondoggle where no one actually expects a victory with minimal casualties, sure, go ahead, bombs away. Fuck it.

I hate people, sometimes.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 03:55 PM (JwNbV)

378 Told my family cremation, but that they can roll my buddy into the lil gully on the edge of the property for all I care.
Posted by: BruceWayne
__________

Body composting is apparently a thing with the greenies.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 05, 2026 03:53 PM

Sky Burial FTW.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 03:55 PM (jc0TO)

379 355 TJM should get on best / worse moves deaths by directors
Posted by: Skip at February 05, 2026 03:50 PM (Ia/+0)

No need to bother with a discussion. Jack Black getting mutilated by an auto-cannon in The Jackal, or Jack Black getting electrocuted on the X-Files.

Though if there's ever a movie where Michael Cera gets eaten alive by a polar bear, that will take the crown.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 03:56 PM (BI5O2)

380
Dare anyone in NYC propose to house the homeless in mosques during cold weather? Any serious candidate for NYC Mayor must know the names of all the mosques and must visit one per week.

-- Mamdani's Law

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 05, 2026 03:56 PM (xG4kz)

381 I'll leave instructions to keep it short and sweet.
"You didn't even pretend to care while he was alive, now you're performatively pretending to care after he's gone so you can get upvotes on Instagram. He's dead, posers. Get over it. Chili's in the fellowship hall."
Posted by: Brevity is the soul of wit at February 05, 2026 03:54 PM (TbWk/)

When I am gone and my time is past
I ask that they bury me upside down
So that my critics can kiss my ass

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 03:56 PM (MGB5H)

382 That's a drop in the bucket for a commie. Just wait until they really want to help you.

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at February 05, 2026 03:56 PM (332aw)

383
Me too. I'm looking into taxidermy instead.
Posted by: JackStraw
--------

As distinct from preservation?

Posted by: Lenin at February 05, 2026 03:57 PM (XeU6L)

384 Dude, you must be a surfer, rite?
Posted by: pudinhead

Only dabbled in surfing. I swim for hours for fun and fitness.

Posted by: Currituck Chuck... at February 05, 2026 03:57 PM (oftw2)

385 nood

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 03:57 PM (N8ZBc)

386 They'll sign onto anything, no matter how insane it may be, as long as Garbage People are against it.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 03:53 PM (BI5O2)
*****
Sadly, even kids in middle school are being brainwashed to grow up and be just like this old woman.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 05, 2026 03:57 PM (NpAcC)

387 "The worst movie death I can think of was in "

"Katyn" (2007). Twenty thousand worst movie deaths. Recommended.
Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 03:47 PM (N8ZBc)
===

The Poles routed the Soviets at the very gates of Warsaw in 1920. Stalin was humiliated, and that cockroach didn't suffer humiliation very well. So, Katyn. So, the Warsaw Rebellion. So, the executions following Soviet occupation during 1944-45. Stalin also demanded that the borders of Poland be shifted westward. Poland lost 28,471 sq. miles of territory when the dust settled.

Posted by: mrp at February 05, 2026 03:57 PM (rj6Yv)

388 Damn, frozen hobos wasn't on my bingo card for Mamdami fails.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at February 05, 2026 03:58 PM (QXOBW)

389 Actual conversation in the mayor's office is probably about celebrating how they got 17 homeless off the streets.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 05, 2026 03:58 PM (n5tGW)

390 Whassup wit' coplete senneces? Brah. If'n yall nununsee atin howmeye sposed t'unnastan'?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 05, 2026 03:58 PM (YlWIZ)

391 Sky Burial FTW.
-----------------
I like this idea. Go full Zoroastrian. Viking funerals are quite expensive and people with shore line views may not like a burning boat and cadaver stinking up their picnic.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 03:58 PM (Hpgos)

392 I was to give my cellphone to a buddy so at my funeral he can text everyone "Hey! It's dark in here!"

Posted by: Diogenes at February 05, 2026 03:58 PM (2WIwB)

393 354
I still have to get written down what I want when I go. Cremation to save money but interment in a cemetery. low Requiem Mass, TLM, black vestments. If there has to be a homily, it should be on the Four Last Things.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 03:50 PM (tgvbd)

We already have a two person columbarium for our ashes in place. I've made the urns. Whole shindig is ready and paid for, including any ceremonies. It's the least we can do for my son.

Posted by: javems at February 05, 2026 04:00 PM (zFsEm)

394 355 TJM should get on best / worse moves deaths by directors
Posted by: Skip at February 05, 2026 03:50 PM (Ia/+0)

The laser grid room in Resident Evil.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 05, 2026 04:00 PM (wVcYX)

395
"You didn't even pretend to care while he was alive, now you're performatively pretending to care after he's gone so you can get upvotes on Instagram."

I reckon anyone attending, outside of my siblings, is there for Her Majesty, not me. That's OK.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 05, 2026 04:03 PM (tgvbd)

396 off sock

Posted by: Gref at February 05, 2026 04:05 PM (5rh/l)

397

Sky Burial FTW.
Posted by: toby928(c)

Put some fins on my ankles, and a laser guidance package on my head, then use me to bomb some lefty's mansion in Hollywood.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 05, 2026 04:05 PM (QVmho)

398 There used to be debtors prisons. I think there need to be communists prisons.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 05, 2026 03:16 PM (76vRO)

Air conditioned, with phosgene.

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

399 hate people, sometimes.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 03:55 PM (JwNbV) it's organized by the left

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 04:06 PM (AveBv)

400 These aren't leaders. they are individuals who join the in club so that they can collect fancy badges and feel accomplished while accomplishing nothing other than kissing the right asses. Whoever suffers, they suffer, because what is important is putting as much salad on their chest as they puff out their non 135lb benching pects.

They are disgusting, All of them.

Posted by: wickedpinto at February 05, 2026 04:08 PM (2a0yj)

401 When are Republicans going to put up billboards in NYC saying "MISS ME NOW?!" with an image of Eric Adams with a note: payed for by the NY Republican Party and we are ashamed we had to stoop this low

Posted by: wickedpinto at February 05, 2026 04:09 PM (2a0yj)

402 90? You can do better than that.

Posted by: Accomack at February 05, 2026 04:16 PM (KQ27X)

403

Good.

If he had run on this platform, I would have hated him less

Posted by: imp at February 05, 2026 04:21 PM (g6TN6)

404 Well if they aren't moving people into shelters, guess we can cut funding for them?

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 04:25 PM (8avO+)

405 The funniest thing - I think Mamdani feels he's doing awesome.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 05, 2026 04:27 PM (L6dcX)

406 If they did the opposite, forced people OUT of shelters and into the street, wouldn't that be even better? Even more caring?

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 05, 2026 04:28 PM (L6dcX)

407 Welcome to the warmth of collectivism.

Posted by: Peaches at February 05, 2026 04:29 PM (L2QXC)

408 grew up in a small town. We only had one town drunk. Anytime it got to cold he would just throw a brick thru a window at a store downtown. Warmer in jail.

Our neighbor was the county jailer for a while. He got to where he would just admit the drunk to protect the businesses windows.

==

His name wasn't Soapy, was it ???
Posted by: runner at February 05, 2026 03:47 PM (g47mK)

In the old Andy Griffith show Otis the town drunk would go to the sheriff's office and check himself into a cell to dry out.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 04:30 PM (8avO+)

409 If they did the opposite, forced people OUT of shelters and into the street, wouldn't that be even better? Even more caring?
Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 05, 2026 04:28 PM (L6dcX)

You mean like when they closed all the mental institutions nationwide? Some 30 40 years ago?

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 04:31 PM (8avO+)

410 If a family member froze to death because of Mamdani I'd be insane with rage.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 05, 2026 04:32 PM (8CIFn)

411 It's what communists do best.

Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at February 05, 2026 05:29 PM (h3wuo)

412 Not a thing from the Dem-O-Rats and they cant blame Trump for this its Mud-Dummy who did it

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at February 05, 2026 05:31 PM (wGqjj)

413 Nic update

Posted by: ShainS -- The Official Discombobulator of The HQ at February 05, 2026 06:12 PM (0Eh0f)

414 To be fair, he has reduced the homeless population more than any other democrat ever.

Posted by: lonetown at February 05, 2026 06:36 PM (e6+UM)

A Covert Chinese Lab Is Operating in Las Vegas and "Sickening" Nearby Americans

RedState's Jen Van Laar:

Several people who stayed at the Las Vegas home apparently doubling as an illegal Chinese biolab became sick after their visit, with two people becoming "deathly ill" a few days after entering the home's garage, according to documents reviewed by Las Vegas journalist David Charns.
And that's just the beginning of today's updates. We've also learned more about how investigators believe the equipment ended up at that home, the relationship between the property manager, Ori Solomon, and the Chinese scientist charged with running the lab, Jia Bei Zhu.
Federal gun charges have now been filed against Ori Solomon, the man serving as property manager for the home. Solomon, 55, appears to have lived in the Las Vegas area for more than a decade, according to public records, but the complaint filed Monday evening states that he's currently in the United States on a Non-Immigrant Visa (E-2) that expires in May, 2026, "which precludes him from owning or possessing a firearm per 18 U.S.C. � 922(g)(5)(B)."
...
Zhu is still in frequent contact with his girlfriend/wife/baby mama, Zhaoyan Wang, who is also facing federal charges but fled to China with their baby in 2023, contacting her 3,524 times in January, per the 8 News Now report. Investigators also believe that Wang has had access to video surveillance on the property.

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1 red and gray. hmm.

Posted by: barbarausa at February 05, 2026 01:23 PM (enw9G)

2 Red!

Posted by: Clay at February 05, 2026 01:23 PM (Ky0rQ)

3 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at February 05, 2026 01:23 PM (LdBR/)

4 CHINAMENS!!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 05, 2026 01:24 PM (Kt19C)

5 Our top men at the FBI are probably all over this.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 05, 2026 01:24 PM (abIsI)

6 Time to expel all Chinese nationals

Posted by: steevy at February 05, 2026 01:24 PM (YwEeS)

7 nooded

Posted by: barbarausa at February 05, 2026 01:24 PM (enw9G)

8 A Covert Chinese Lab Is Operating in Las Vegas and "Sickening" Nearby Americans

It wss disguised as a strip mall chinese carry-out restaurant.

Posted by: Operator Error at February 05, 2026 01:25 PM (WMTKS)

9 Didn't it even gray out all the comments?

Posted by: Blanco at February 05, 2026 01:26 PM (q83gU)

10 Chinese non Citizens should not be allowed to buy property in America period

Posted by: It's me donna at February 05, 2026 01:26 PM (VE6XX)

11 I don't get it.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 01:26 PM (jc0TO)

12 I think we need to bring back live nuke tests in the pacific. For reasons.

Posted by: Ryan Frank at February 05, 2026 01:26 PM (fgmuN)

13 I bet the same thing is occurring at any number of bases, just based on the amount of land and real property held by foreign entities in close proximity to those bases.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at February 05, 2026 01:26 PM (luW68)

14 This is racism against yellow people.

Posted by: The Democrats at February 05, 2026 01:27 PM (wGerL)

15 They're living and dying...in Chinatown...

Posted by: Crusader at February 05, 2026 01:27 PM (TN0g+)

16 "The feds just discovered ..."

Seems to be the theme with this administration.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 05, 2026 01:27 PM (abIsI)

17 the fucking Chinese have been waging war on us like this for AGES

so sick of this stuff

it sucks for gardeners I'll tell you that

killing off all our best trees!

evil pestilence spreading scum

also assho

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 05, 2026 01:27 PM (emBoF)

18 The duct tape on the hazmat suit in the Libs of TikTok video doesn't inspire confidence.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at February 05, 2026 01:27 PM (0bjKf)

19 Guarantee these are spread all across America. Several people have been busted coming here from China with bio weapons and invasive creatures in their luggage, stuff that destroys crops.

China has been waging a war against the USA for decades now at a very low level, making us sick and weak and damaging our agriculture. Thanks, Clinton!

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 05, 2026 01:28 PM (PYyV9)

20 Send a strongly worded letter.

"Dear Fucknuts-

Knock this shit off pronto, round up every motherfucker you have stationed in my lands and take your bioweapons with you, or I'll turn 'West Taiwan' into not a joke anymore by Spring.

Thank you for your yadda yadda go fuck yourself.

-Donald"

Strongly worded enough?

Should he call him fat, too, just to be safe?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 01:28 PM (JwNbV)

21 How many times do you have to be arrested for setting up illegal bio-labs?

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at February 05, 2026 01:28 PM (wGerL)

22 "Covert Chinese Lab"

I've seen cleaner, better organized, illicit meth labs.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 01:28 PM (N8ZBc)

23 A lot of strange furrin influences out there. For example, what the hell's going on in Arizona? "Arizona’s Trojan Horse: Qatar City".

https://tinyurl.com/5y6dryya

Posted by: Paco at February 05, 2026 01:28 PM (2L+MU)

24 I think I found that house in Fallout New Vegas.

Posted by: Taylor at February 05, 2026 01:28 PM (i5B/J)

25 My question was why is the fbi just shutting this down now? This is a several year old story.

Probably too busy arresting enemies of the Democratic Party.

Posted by: DoctorMew at February 05, 2026 01:29 PM (XodLO)

26 Well, shit. We are leaving for vacation in Vegas on the 17th.

We will have to stay away from the AFB....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 05, 2026 01:29 PM (SRRAx)

27 Those Chinese scamps. Was Fauci there? Did they find Fauci?

This is the kind of shit he's into.

Posted by: Seems Legit at February 05, 2026 01:29 PM (Dxm8I)

28 Every five years there's a new piece of shit insect we have to deal with from these dickheads.

Keep your shit in your shithole and quit splashing it all over the planet.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 01:29 PM (JwNbV)

29 If true, why is this open? Even the PRC consulate in Houston was forced to close due to their espionage.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 05, 2026 01:29 PM (O3dBq)

30 Just shoot the guy, after interrogation, of course. Too harsh?

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 01:29 PM (pDt9x)

31 And by old story I do mean the California house.

This place should have been raided within 48 hours of the first house being found.

Posted by: DoctorMew at February 05, 2026 01:29 PM (XodLO)

32 25 My question was why is the fbi just shutting this down now? This is a several year old story.

Probably too busy arresting enemies of the Democratic Party.
Posted by: DoctorMew

Too busy jerking off to gay porn?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 05, 2026 01:30 PM (abIsI)

33 Wang Hung?

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 05, 2026 01:30 PM (wVcYX)

34
China has been waging a war against the USA for decades now at a very low level, making us sick and weak and damaging our agriculture. Thanks, Clinton!
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 05, 2026 01:28 PM (PYyV9)

Damaging ag? How?

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 05, 2026 01:30 PM (O3dBq)

35 Oddly, this makes me think of Obama and his love of importing deadly viruses. Remember his embrace of Eboli?

Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 01:30 PM (Hpgos)

36 The Chinese want CA and the PNW, as well as the bread basket states.

The muzzies are making a grab for TX, FLA, and NE cities.

The Somutlians claim Minnesota

Russia claims Alaska

I just want some hot cocoa.

Gosh, ain't this obama initiated transformation grand?

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 05, 2026 01:30 PM (bwRbr)

37 Zhu is still in frequent contact with his girlfriend/wife/baby mama, Zhaoyan Wang, who is also facing federal charges but fled to China with their baby in 2023,
_____

Any bets that the baby was born in the US and is therefore, under the decades of misreading the 14th amendment, is a US citizen and will return to the US 20 years from now and, if the Dem party still exists, a Dem president will grant his mother citizenship?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 05, 2026 01:30 PM (Dv3i1)

38 Damaging ag? How?
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 05, 2026 01:30 PM

Fungus.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 01:31 PM (jc0TO)

39 Never know what you’ll find when you dig down to the bottom of a floor freezer, eh?

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 01:31 PM (pDt9x)

40 The Somutlians claim Minnesota
___

Ohio and Maine are being colonized by Somalians as well.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 05, 2026 01:31 PM (Dv3i1)

41 18 The duct tape on the hazmat suit in the Libs of TikTok video doesn't inspire confidence. - J. Frank Parnell

LOL! Must've got them on eBay.

Posted by: Paco at February 05, 2026 01:31 PM (2L+MU)

42 25 My question was why is the fbi just shutting this down now? This is a several year old story.
==

They first had to send a letter telling the owner they were coming and to preserve potential evidence.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at February 05, 2026 01:31 PM (0bjKf)

43 I have a hard time believing the NSA/CIA didn’t know about this.

Probably prepping pandemic 2.0 - It’s coming from inside the house.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 05, 2026 01:32 PM (5EV+l)

44 Dear China,

We will now treat your citizens as non-uniformed combatants when we catch them doing things like this. In other words, they will have no protection under the law and we will drop the bodies off in the landfill.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 05, 2026 01:32 PM (+4yJ5)

45 Just shoot the guy, after interrogation, of course. Too harsh?
Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 01:29 PM (pDt9x)

Shot, court martialed, and transferred to the Russian Front!

Posted by: Major Wolfgang Hochstetter at February 05, 2026 01:32 PM (wVcYX)

46 Killing a hundred thousand Americans a year with drugs while making a small fortune is an act of war. Establishing a biolab near an AF base to attack Americans is an act of war. The Dems love China money and hate the US enough not to care.
China is still a big foe to confront directly, but Xi may fall from power and chaos could easily change the picture. Trump is lucky in his enemies

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 05, 2026 01:32 PM (Hhsnh)

47 Thank god we have a podcaster in charge of the FBI. He always looks like he just sat on his balls. 👁️👄👁️

realllly makes you wonder what the end game is for dismantling our public health institutions and promoting anti-vaccine narratives.

"If the president were a Russian asset, he would not be acting much differently."

they should look into asmongolds house, dudes probably got the newest strain of ebola cooking

It's crazy people have conflated "biological laboratory" with "infectious disease/bioweapon lab". 99% of "biolabs" are just... Science labs. For biology. Lots of high schools and every university has "biolabs".

Real? Or just politicking early for the mid terms? Start pushing that foreign invaders scary stuff.

Not sure what you mean about mid terms as both sides recognize the dangers of China. Trump has already committed to major increases in defense spending that will lead to deficit spending.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 05, 2026 01:32 PM (JCZqz)

48 You can ignore minor leaks as long as you keep positive pressure in the suit.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 01:32 PM (jc0TO)

49 Write china a $1,000 check and take back every square inch of land they bought in the states.

Posted by: Cray Cray at February 05, 2026 01:32 PM (RaeJZ)

50 My question was why is the fbi just shutting this down now? This is a several year old story.
Posted by: DoctorMew

No, the Las Vegas site was only investigated this year. The question is why the Chinese guys weren't rolled up in 2023 and prosecuted. It points to Navin Gruesome's admin letting them go.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 05, 2026 01:32 PM (diia5)

51 Its a pangolin rehabilitation center.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 05, 2026 01:33 PM (e39R5)

52 >>Several people have been busted coming here from China with bio weapons

See the two (I think it was two) University of Michigan Chinese "students."

Posted by: one hour sober at February 05, 2026 01:33 PM (Y1sOo)

53 This press conference is ridiculous.

Posted by: anchorbabe fashion cop at February 05, 2026 01:33 PM (VFfYF)

54 Well, shit. We are leaving for vacation in Vegas on the 17th.

We will have to stay away from the AFB....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 05, 2026 01:29 PM (SRRAx)
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Watch out for any slot machines that payout on a triple biohazard symbol...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 05, 2026 01:34 PM (ESVrU)

55 Trump has already committed to major increases in defense spending that will lead to deficit spending.
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Its always *cute* when liberals rediscover budgets and affordability. Oddly enough, its NEVER rediscovered during times that they're in charge of the government.

Posted by: Crusader at February 05, 2026 01:34 PM (TN0g+)

56 Playing a Pangolin is different than playing a Guitar, I’ve heard.

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 01:34 PM (pDt9x)

57 You look at how haphazardly they labeled their reagent and specimen bottles, and there's no way they knew WTF they were doing with that shit.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 01:34 PM (N8ZBc)

58 Remember to hug every random Chinaman you see out on the streets!

Posted by: Nancy Pelosi at February 05, 2026 01:35 PM (Dv3i1)

59 You can't have a secret bioweapons lab on stolen land.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 01:35 PM (77rzZ)

60 Matt Christiansen has a good short video on this and the backstory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3oh_hwTViY

Posted by: The_Hoser at February 05, 2026 01:35 PM (H4qGm)

61 59 You can't have a secret bioweapons lab on stolen land.
Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 01:35 PM (77rzZ)

+1!!

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 01:36 PM (pDt9x)

62 "Killing a hundred thousand Americans a year with drugs while making a small fortune is an act of war. Establishing a biolab near an AF base to attack Americans is an act of war. The Dems love China money and hate the US enough not to care."

The Dems? Who has decided we need 500K Chinese students visa-ed in here?

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 01:36 PM (N8ZBc)

63 34
China has been waging a war against the USA for decades now at a very low level, making us sick and weak and damaging our agriculture. Thanks, Clinton!
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 05, 2026 01:28 PM (PYyV9)

Damaging ag? How?
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 05, 2026 01:30 PM (O3

They arrested that one guy bringing in wheat blight pathogens.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 05, 2026 01:36 PM (e39R5)

64 You look at how haphazardly they labeled their reagent and specimen bottles, and there's no way they knew WTF they were doing with that shit.
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They better straighten that up or they're going to be looking at a fine or a strongly worded letter.

Posted by: Crusader at February 05, 2026 01:36 PM (TN0g+)

65 Damaging ag? How?
Posted by: Cow Demon

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Bought any OJ lately?

It is widely believed that China is spreading citrus greening disease around the world, now including FLA, as a form of biological warfare. There is no proof, so not a lot of discussion, but it came from China and is devastating the Citrus industry world wide.

There are other cases of Chinese caught in the act of carrying pathogens around the world, but I don't think any others have spread so much damage.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 05, 2026 01:36 PM (bwRbr)

66 After the Democrats, some R's, and Chinese got away with COVID scot free why wouldn't they just do more shit?

We didn't even shut down biolabs.

Our betters spent all their vim and vigor on average people for not "masking up" or "jabbing", or for taking babies to an empty beach.

That's who took the brunt of punishment for COVID. And of course millions of sick and dead. So of course it continues. Until the next op....

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 01:37 PM (AveBv)

67 59 You can't have a secret bioweapons lab on stolen land.
Posted by: Bulg

We deserve it, after smallpoxing the Native Americans!

Posted by: AWFL wracked with generational white guilt at February 05, 2026 01:37 PM (JCZqz)

68 Bats!

Posted by: Totally all-natural found in nature not man made at February 05, 2026 01:38 PM (TbWk/)

69 47 "If the president were a Russian asset, he would not be acting much differently."

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 05, 2026 01:32 PM (JCZqz)

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Trump is undermining American energy production to increase the global price of oil which makes Russia funding its government easier?

Trump is encouraging Europe to keep buying Russian natural gas?

These are major news items and must be on the front page of every newspaper in America!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 01:38 PM (GBKbO)

70 Willowed

From the Internet Archive, Library of Military Manuals:

Hand to Hand Combat, Deal the first Deadly Blow:

https://tinyurl.com/mtjhhsba

ILLUSTRATED!

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 01:38 PM (uvB+6)

71 You can't have a secret bioweapons lab on stolen land.
Posted by: Bulg

We deserve it, after smallpoxing the Native Americans!
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I'm sure we can work something out...

Posted by: Chief Runs With The Premise at February 05, 2026 01:38 PM (TN0g+)

72 off sock

Posted by: Gref at February 05, 2026 01:38 PM (5rh/l)

73 Only Nixon could go to China.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 05, 2026 01:38 PM (wVcYX)

74 How many other ChiCom bio-labs are there here?

How many military installations are there?

That's probably how many there are.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 05, 2026 01:39 PM (jtM2q)

75 Imagine being a little Chinese man, with a tiny dick, country that’s so dumb it has to steal everybody’s IP, can’t create anything original, poisons and disappears anybody who challenges them, skulks around on the internet to read your mail and invade every computer system, threatens to invade everyone with their army of three foot small dicks.

Nobody cares, losers.

We should be crushing these people and sending them back to Munchkinland.

Posted by: That Guy at February 05, 2026 01:39 PM (9I5W+)

76 I'm becoming of the mind frame that not only should we deport illegals, but cut off anybody from coming to the USA at all. Like that one secluded island where the natives kill any outsiders.

And also get off my lawn.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 05, 2026 01:39 PM (n5tGW)

77 I see another story in the news - an anti-ICE protestor walked in front of a car which then hit him.

You'll be shocked to learn that the left is now arguing that hitting someone with your car is a serious crime irrespective of whether they walked in front of it to make you stop

Posted by: 18-1 at February 05, 2026 01:39 PM (sKqQm)

78 If I told you 20 years ago there would be a bioattack that killed millions across the world and we knew who was responsible you would have thought "WWIII".

Instead nothing. But make no mistake, we are in WWIII. Only it's still just one side attacking.

The players are the globalists vs everyone else. And you're soaking in it.

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 01:39 PM (AveBv)

79 This is just a distractin from the Epstein files.

Posted by: AliasDumAss at February 05, 2026 01:40 PM (szddW)

80 77 I see another story in the news - an anti-ICE protestor walked in front of a car which then hit him.

You'll be shocked to learn that the left is now arguing that hitting someone with your car is a serious crime irrespective of whether they walked in front of it to make you stop

Posted by: 18-1 at February 05, 2026 01:39 PM (sKqQm)

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It's another Charlottesville every day!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 01:40 PM (GBKbO)

81 So the CCP seems to be universal in Airbnb uses. Here's something that just dropped this morning that is kind of related:

(((Two Chinese nationals suspected of trying to intercept satellite communications from ‌a base in an Airbnb rental property in southwestern France have been placed ‍under formal investigation, the Paris public prosecutor’s office said on Thursday.)))

https://tinyurl.com/324djt9h
_________________________

In case you're wondering, they were after StarLink access.

Posted by: Orson at February 05, 2026 01:40 PM (dIske)

82 Hmm. There's a lot of Wang in that tale....

Posted by: man at February 05, 2026 01:41 PM (cGjQu)

83 Captain Trips!

Posted by: Stephen King at February 05, 2026 01:41 PM (wVcYX)

84 18 The duct tape on the hazmat suit in the Libs of TikTok video doesn't inspire confidence.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at February 05, 2026 01:27 PM (0bjKf)

If you can't trust duct tape what can you trust.

Posted by: Sardonicus at February 05, 2026 01:41 PM (zFsEm)

85 Do you think the kickbacks to elected officials are better from the oriental or the pirates?

Posted by: Cray Cray at February 05, 2026 01:41 PM (RaeJZ)

86 CIA cancels World Factbook website which started in 1997.

The agency’s announcement did not list any specific reasoning for its decision to end the publication of the tool.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 05, 2026 01:41 PM (abIsI)

87 Jia Bei Zhu was arrested in 2023 on allegations he was running an illegal biological laboratory in Reedley, Calif. On Saturday, the FBI and local police raided a similar biolab in Vegas, arresting the home's property manager, Ori Salomon (also spelled Solomon).

Ah, there it is. The Joo connection.

Posted by: Candace Owens at February 05, 2026 01:42 PM (Riz8t)

88 "Hand to Hand Combat, Deal the first Deadly Blow:"

Karate chop to the neck!

Posted by: Guy who relates everything to Star Trek at February 05, 2026 01:42 PM (szddW)

89 Until now, Reedley, California was only known for being where Josh Allen played JuCo ball.

Posted by: Delurker at February 05, 2026 01:42 PM (gtcuf)

90 86 CIA cancels World Factbook website which started in 1997.

The agency’s announcement did not list any specific reasoning for its decision to end the publication of the tool.
Posted by: Maj. Healey

The current worldwide shortage of facts, probably.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 05, 2026 01:43 PM (Dv3i1)

91 Can't we just get back to raiding meth labs? Much safer. Thanks, Vegas PD

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at February 05, 2026 01:43 PM (MZ+PY)

92 78 Instead nothing. But make no mistake, we are in WWIII. Only it's still just one side attacking.

The players are the globalists vs everyone else. And you're soaking in it. - ...

I think it was James Burnham who said it only takes one side to start a war and define its goals.

Posted by: Paco at February 05, 2026 01:43 PM (2L+MU)

93 I'd like to see the cities demolish these homes as public health hazards, but that's usually when there are broken windows or holes in the roof.

Rather than because the home has a fridge full of dangerous lab specimens.

I guess if it's evidence of a crime you can at least haul the stuff away.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at February 05, 2026 01:43 PM (GD2xa)

94 I'd bet that almost every American military base now has a Chinese asset nearby, probably a trailer stuffed with drones.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 05, 2026 01:43 PM (Riz8t)

95 How many other ChiCom bio-labs are there here?

How many military installations are there?

That's probably how many there are.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 05, 2026 01:39 PM (jtM2q)

There's no time! Get Chloe on the line.

Posted by: Jack Baur, CTU Agent at February 05, 2026 01:43 PM (wVcYX)

96 Posted by: That Guy at February 05, 2026 01:39 PM (9I5W+)

Thats why they buy your leaders. Much easier to go to war when you've been let in the back door. Ask the French.

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 01:44 PM (AveBv)

97 Where will he set up his new lab?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 05, 2026 01:44 PM (Cqx++)

98 '"Killing a hundred thousand Americans a year with drugs while making a small fortune is an act of war. Establishing a biolab near an AF base to attack Americans is an act of war. The Dems love China money and hate the US enough not to care."

The Dems? Who has decided we need 500K Chinese students visa-ed in here?'

It was DJT who decided that. We need to dissuade him.

Chinese universities are probably better than ours now (for STEM anyway.) There is NO reason for Chinese students to come here, other than to spy. Somebody puhleeeze tell DJT that.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 01:44 PM (N8ZBc)

99 The current worldwide shortage of facts, probably.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 05, 2026 01:43 PM (Dv3i1)

Chinese bio-sabotage has decimated the world's supply of facts.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 01:44 PM (ExV1e)

100 Much easier to go to war when you've been let in the back door. Ask the French.
Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 01:44 PM

or the Greeks.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 01:44 PM (jc0TO)

101 84 If you can't trust duct tape what can you trust.

I had to double-check to make sure it wasn't Red Green commenting.

Posted by: Paco at February 05, 2026 01:44 PM (2L+MU)

102 Why do we even allow a Chinese National to own property in America?

Seems like a no brainer to prohibit it.

Posted by: Czech Chick at February 05, 2026 01:44 PM (UadxA)

103
57 You look at how haphazardly they labeled their reagent and specimen bottles, and there's no way they knew WTF they were doing with that shit.
Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 01:34 PM

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The whole thing is needlessly haphazard and obvious. Is the CCP this sloppy, or is there more to the story?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 05, 2026 01:44 PM (azNOR)

104 This should help with the problem.

Donald Trump Signals Shift on Deportations: Feds Will Enter Sanctuary Cities Only If Mayors “Ask” and “Invited”

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 05, 2026 01:45 PM (abIsI)

105 Is there any limit to the terrible discoveries with the end of Democrats in the White House? No wonder Trump had two attempts on his life.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 05, 2026 01:45 PM (qYbxT)

106 I can't imagine living in the neighborhood around that house.

When I first came to NoVa, I lived in Reston. That kinda freaked me out even though the infamous monkey house of "The Hot Zone" fame was long-gone and I didn't live in close proximity to its site.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 01:46 PM (77rzZ)

107 Chinese universities are probably better than ours now (for STEM anyway.) There is NO reason for Chinese students to come here, other than to spy. Somebody puhleeeze tell DJT that.

I wouldn't go that far.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 05, 2026 01:46 PM (Riz8t)

108 The whole thing is needlessly haphazard and obvious. Is the CCP this sloppy, or is there more to the story?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 05, 2026 01:44 PM (azNOR)

You've clearly never worked in a lab setting with Chinese "scientists".

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 01:47 PM (JwNbV)

109
When the Feds busted that biolab in Reedley, the ChiCom fucktards were in the process of moving the operation to a new building here in Fresno in the airport zone around the corner from the air freight terminals. And about a mile away from my shop.

Having the lab next to the air freight terminals is troubling, to say the least.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 05, 2026 01:47 PM (y9nCu)

110 Chinese universities are probably better than ours now (for STEM anyway.) There is NO reason for Chinese students to come here, other than to spy. Somebody puhleeeze tell DJT that.
Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 01:44 PM (N8ZBc)

Surely they come here for the DEI classes

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at February 05, 2026 01:47 PM (N39Ws)

111 "Hand to Hand Combat, Deal the first Deadly Blow:"

Karate chop to the neck!
Posted by: Guy who relates everything to Star Trek at February 05, 2026 01:42 PM (szddW)

Bring up the Rules while kicking your opponent in the groin.

Posted by: Butch Cassidy at February 05, 2026 01:47 PM (wVcYX)

112 102 Why do we even allow a Chinese National to own property in America?

Seems like a no brainer to prohibit it.

Posted by: Czech Chick at February 05, 2026 01:44 PM (UadxA)

But we wouldn't be able to make easy money from land sales to the Chinese, through cut-outs!

Posted by: Every politician in America except PDT at February 05, 2026 01:47 PM (5rh/l)

113 102 Why do we even allow a Chinese National to own property in America?

Seems like a no brainer to prohibit it.
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If you prohibit it California housing prices will nose dive.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 01:47 PM (Hpgos)

114 104 This should help with the problem.

Donald Trump Signals Shift on Deportations: Feds Will Enter Sanctuary Cities Only If Mayors “Ask” and “Invited”

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 05, 2026 01:45 PM (abIsI)

=======

Probably empty air.

Nothing from Homan and Miller on down has signaled that they're having no presence in sanctuary cities without direct invitation.

There's an ICE office in St. Paul. Are they going to abandon it?

Meanwhile, his admin just announced that all appeals on immigration are default denied.

It's probably something about ICE going into jails when invited, at worst.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 01:47 PM (GBKbO)

115 "If the president were a Russian asset, he would not be acting much differently."
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Much is doing a lot of heavy lifting here.

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 01:48 PM (AveBv)

116 Chinese universities are probably better than ours now (for STEM anyway.) There is NO reason for Chinese students to come here, other than to spy. Somebody puhleeeze tell DJT that.
Posted by: gp

The communist indoctrination is better in the US universities.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 05, 2026 01:48 PM (Dv3i1)

117 110 Chinese universities are probably better than ours now (for STEM anyway.) There is NO reason for Chinese students to come here, other than to spy. Somebody puhleeeze tell DJT that.
Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 01:44 PM (N8ZBc)
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Being fluent in English opens doors for them.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 01:48 PM (Hpgos)

118 116 Chinese universities are probably better than ours now (for STEM anyway.) There is NO reason for Chinese students to come here, other than to spy. Somebody puhleeeze tell DJT that.
Posted by: gp

The communist indoctrination is better in the US universities.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 05, 2026 01:48 PM (Dv3i1)

LOL!

Posted by: Gref at February 05, 2026 01:49 PM (5rh/l)

119 Chinese universities are probably better than ours now (for STEM anyway.)

They cheat better.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 01:49 PM (ExV1e)

120 82 Hmm. There's a lot of Wang in that tale....
Posted by: man

100 Much easier to go to war when you've been let in the back door. Ask the French.
Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 01:44 PM

or the Greeks.
Posted by: toby928(c)

Oh my! I like where this thread is going. My photon torpedo is ready to launch!

Posted by: George Takei at February 05, 2026 01:49 PM (JCZqz)

121 "I wouldn't go that far."

At a Chinese U, there's no woke crap to deal with, no disruptive students are tolerated, and the neighborhood around the U isn't usually an urban killzone.

I read that there are 37 Chinese U's teaching RE chemistry. In the USA: one. I look at authors on STEM research papers, and I see a lot of Chinese. Don't underestimate how smart those folks are.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 01:50 PM (N8ZBc)

122 It's an op.

Posted by: The person who always says it's an op at February 05, 2026 01:50 PM (b0pva)

123 You know all the retarded shit you see in safety videos, and you're like, "Who would even do anything like that?"

Don't store your lunch in the specimen refrigerator.

Put a label on every specimen container regardless of what it is.

Don't ingest laboratory reagents no matter how tasty they might smell.

Don't bring incredibly lethal biological agents home with you in a fucking dixie cup covered with a paper towel and a rubber band.

Yeah. Some asshole from Chingchong Wingwong province who's Good At Math (despite ample evidence to the contrary) did that, probably more than once, and there's paperwork about it in some safety officer's filing cabinet.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 01:50 PM (JwNbV)

124 If you prohibit it California housing prices will nose dive.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 01:47 PM (Hpgos)

And...

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 01:50 PM (ExV1e)

125 > Chinese universities are probably better than ours now (for STEM anyway.) There is NO reason for Chinese students to come here, other than to spy. Somebody puhleeeze tell DJT that.
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*dons tinfoil hat*

The only reason we'd allow Chinese student-spies into the US was because we were told to.

Or face serious, nationwide infrastructure issue the likes of which we've never seen. Crippling issues. With the potential to kill a lot of Americans. Without China firing a shot.

*removes tinfoil hat*

This concludes my short outline for a yet-to-be written techno-thriller.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 05, 2026 01:51 PM (jtM2q)

126 Being fluent in English opens doors for them.
Posted by: pudinhead

The doors that say "Entry Prohibited - Authorized Personnel Only"

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 05, 2026 01:51 PM (Dv3i1)

127 Thereby wangs a tale.

Posted by: Bill Shakes at February 05, 2026 01:51 PM (b0pva)

128 he ran an illegal laboratory in California that housed approximately 20 types of infectious disease samples -- including HIV, Tuberculosis, and the deadliest known form of Malaria. It also allegedly sold oft-counterfeit or Chinese-origin COVID-19 tests without a proper permit, the investigators said.

I wouldn't be upset if the penalty for doing this were summary execution.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 05, 2026 01:51 PM (a+4eV)

129 Trump saying that they wouldn't go in if not invited also says to a lot of people "the fraud and crime is on the Dems in the sanctuary cities, they haven't asked for help"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 05, 2026 01:51 PM (Hhsnh)

130 Whose gonna finish us off first...the Islamists or the Chinee?

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 05, 2026 01:51 PM (qBdHI)

131 Ancient Chinese Secret Round eye!!

Posted by: Snark delivery at February 05, 2026 01:51 PM (6Mw3v)

132 So dude in a hazmat suit has tape on a potential tear or rip? Yea, ummm.

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 05, 2026 01:51 PM (ewjUl)

133 or the Greeks.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 01:44 PM (jc0TO)

LOL

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 01:51 PM (AveBv)

134 This should cost the CCP one very large Dam.

Posted by: garrett at February 05, 2026 01:51 PM (gH8T+)

135 Dear China,

Effective immediately we are confiscating all US real estate purchased by Chinese nationals. You can keep the politicians you bought, we've stacked them on barges and will send them to you in multiple shipments.

The Donald.

Posted by: Polka will never die at February 05, 2026 01:52 PM (CFddh)

136 I look at authors on STEM research papers, and I see a lot of Chinese. Don't underestimate how smart those folks are.

I said nothing about their relative intelligence.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 05, 2026 01:52 PM (Riz8t)

137 It really seems more like a joint Chinese-Israeli operation, given the people involved.

Posted by: The Obvious, Plain Truth at February 05, 2026 01:52 PM (33JYF)

138 I'm surprised Mattel doesn't sell a Chineses Biolab Kit. Talk about missing the boat.

Posted by: Charlie Choo Choo at February 05, 2026 01:52 PM (QYppa)

139 And in the last few years, there's been multiple reports of Chinese attempting to smuggle in animal pathogens.

And we have to be 100% successful in stopping them ....

Hey, at least the border has been secure for the last decade, right?

Not like anyone could just walk in or nothing ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 05, 2026 01:52 PM (HXT0k)

140 Being fluent in English opens doors for them.
Posted by: pudinhead

I have long speculated that so many Chinese are learning English so that they can use it to rule their eventual worldwide empire. It's much more user-friendly than any of the Chinese languages, which they can still use to communicate with each other when they don't the roundeyes to know what they're thinking.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 01:53 PM (77rzZ)

141 Patriot Act? NSA? Pattern recognition? Beuller?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 05, 2026 01:53 PM (YlWIZ)

142 I feel for people that had to get the covid 'tests' to work. I think people who voluntarily stuck swaps that may well have been pre-contaminated with covid were stupid.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 05, 2026 01:53 PM (Sokdp)

143 Check with Swalwell.

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 05, 2026 01:53 PM (ewjUl)

144 Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

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I got hired to help out a tech company in CA that had hired a Chinese, and he spent a couple years replacing the entire staff with Chinese. They were making no progress and the company got sold and then had to do a big demo and the new owners realized they had no capability. So they hired me for a quick fix to see what was wrong.

These Chinese engineers and techs were all fucking chicken farmers who somehow had degrees and were making 6 figures in CA covering for each other. It was a bloody mess. I unraveled all this in about a week, got the demo to work, and suggested to new President that he fire every single one of the Chinese engineers and techs and start over.

This was a small company, but I have worked with Chinese and Indians in several large companies where they really just cover for their incompetence better. It is not that they are stupid or worse than Europeans, but (a) their degrees are often fake, (b) their experience is very shallow. They come to West and do not know how things really work. and (c) they are tribal as fuck and that is poison to a corporation. They cover for each other and fake competence and (pixy limit)

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 05, 2026 01:54 PM (bwRbr)

145 Has anyone asked Swalwell about his involvement?

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 05, 2026 01:54 PM (qoLdL)

146 110 Chinese universities are probably better than ours now (for STEM anyway.) There is NO reason for Chinese students to come here, other than to spy. Somebody puhleeeze tell DJT that.
Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 01:44 PM (N8ZBc)
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Being fluent in English opens doors for them.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 01:48 PM (Hpgos)

And leads to slow dancing with Lumberjack and her huge tracts of land.

Posted by: Long Duk Dong at February 05, 2026 01:54 PM (wVcYX)

147 Ebola.

Posted by: mrp at February 05, 2026 01:54 PM (rj6Yv)

148 123 You know all the retarded shit you see in safety videos, and you're like, "Who would even do anything like that?"
...
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 01:50 PM (JwNbV)

I don't believe medical science has found an Amount of Stupid Limiter Valve in human brains.

Posted by: Gref at February 05, 2026 01:54 PM (5rh/l)

149 Wow.

I want everyone deported.

I also want President Trump to realize it is not a great idea to welcome chy knee college students here.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 05, 2026 01:54 PM (WONhk)

150 > I'm surprised Mattel doesn't sell a Chineses Biolab Kit. Talk about missing the boat.
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I'm sure Legos has one.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 05, 2026 01:54 PM (jtM2q)

151 "I said nothing about their relative intelligence."

Not you, but many other commenters think the Chinese know only how to copy our stuff, not how to do their own R&D. That's a dangerous delusion born only of our outsized national pride.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 01:55 PM (N8ZBc)

152 >>It really seems more like a joint Chinese-Israeli operation, given the people involved.

This sounds like something Charlie Kirk would tell you, in a dream.

Posted by: garrett at February 05, 2026 01:55 PM (gH8T+)

153 Anyone else find it "amusing" that this guy's first arrest in California occurred almost exactly to the day when Xi Ping got the royal treatment in his visit to California?

You'll note that Jia Bei Zhu was not turned over to ICE of deported. And, then continued his "work" in Nevada.

Posted by: Orson at February 05, 2026 01:55 PM (dIske)

154 Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 05, 2026 01:54 PM (WONhk)

Thanks for your medical advice yesterday, Christy.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 01:55 PM (77rzZ)

155 Not you, but many other commenters think the Chinese know only how to copy our stuff, not how to do their own R&D. That's a dangerous delusion born only of our outsized national pride.

On that I absolutely agree.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 05, 2026 01:55 PM (Riz8t)

156 Seems like a no brainer

That's an insult to the Anencephalic community.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 05, 2026 01:56 PM (Kt19C)

157 It really seems more like a joint Chinese-Israeli operation, given the people involved.
Posted by: The Obvious, Plain Truth at February 05, 2026 01:52 PM

They are known to be very close allies.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 01:56 PM (jc0TO)

158 >>I look at authors on STEM research papers, and I see a lot of Chinese. Don't underestimate how smart those folks are.

I am sure these 'Scientists' are right up there with the Indian Doctors.

Posted by: garrett at February 05, 2026 01:56 PM (gH8T+)

159 Thank god we have a podcaster in charge of the FBI. He always looks like he just sat on his balls.

I mean... he's out of line, but he's right

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 05, 2026 01:57 PM (PYyV9)

160 Sometime back a Chinese company contacted me for importing goods. They asked for copies of all related IP in order to meet regulations and I told them to horsefuck. This is either why I'm not rich or why I'm not destitute, not sure.

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 01:57 PM (AveBv)

161 I look at authors on STEM research papers, and I see a lot of Chinese. Don't underestimate how smart those folks are.
Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 01:50 PM (N8ZBc)

Don't overestimate them either. They churn out double, triple, quadruple-dipped papers. They flat out plagiarize work from years ago. They steal shit from previous collaborations one of them worked on, then present it as their own with a 100% Chinese group.

And whatever isn't stolen is usually laughably incorrect.

I'm talking motherfuckers doing deep dive analysis on surface relaxations based on a half dozen AFM scans taken with the same dirty tip.

You just rigorously modeled a booger, Ding Dong. And your "peers" who reviewed it said "whatever, print it, we still get paid and I gotta catch my plane to Aruba for the fifth conference in two months". Good Job, all around.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 01:57 PM (JwNbV)

162 Ebola.
Posted by: mrp at February 05, 2026 01:54 PM (rj6Yv)

Ebola is not something one can casually order from Sigma-Aldrich or Grainger. I do wonder where it came from.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 01:58 PM (rbvCR)

163 I don't get why we are not on a cold war footing with China. We seem quite lackadaisical about a country that is obviously very hostile to us.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 05, 2026 01:58 PM (yEo1J)

164 Patel fmr da fmr ausa fmr congressional staffer

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 05, 2026 01:58 PM (bXbFr)

165 Thanks for your medical advice yesterday, Christy.
Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 01:55 PM (77rzZ)

You're welcome, for what it's worth, Bulg. Believe that no matter what, all will be well. Ok?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 05, 2026 01:59 PM (WONhk)

166 don't get why we are not on a cold war footing with China. We seem quite lackadaisical about a country that is obviously very hostile to us.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 05, 2026 01:58 PM (yEo1J)

Because the calls are coming from inside the House.

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 01:59 PM (AveBv)

167 I read that there are 37 Chinese U's teaching RE chemistry. In the USA: one. I look at authors on STEM research papers, and I see a lot of Chinese. Don't underestimate how smart those folks are.
Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 01:50 PM (N8ZBc)

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Had a chinese professor in the math department where I taught. Obviously not much to steal there (math secrets?). But it may have been a springboard to her next job.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 05, 2026 01:59 PM (PU21p)

168 Seeding diseases through convention centers and tourists was the plot of a Tom Clancy novel....

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 05, 2026 01:59 PM (zjgNU)

169 Headline (AP):

"Cubans rendered powerless as outages persist and tensions with US escalate"

Excerpt:

"People in this town east of Havana are plunged into darkness daily and forced to cook with coal and firewood, but not everyone can afford this new reality.

Kenia Montoya said she recently ripped the wooden door off her bathroom in the crumbling cinderblock home that she shares with her children because she needed firewood, and they needed to eat."

Me: Behold the warmth of socialism!

Posted by: mrp at February 05, 2026 01:59 PM (rj6Yv)

170 I'm guessing most of the really smart Chinees fled when the CCP took over, or were eventually killed off by the Red Guards.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 01:59 PM (77rzZ)

171 What's Mandarin for Heisenberg and Captain Cook?

Posted by: ShainS -- Would Commies Care If The Minneapolis Paychos Were Killed By Illegals? at February 05, 2026 02:00 PM (ncucF)

172 158 >>I look at authors on STEM research papers, and I see a lot of Chinese. Don't underestimate how smart those folks are.

I am sure these 'Scientists' are right up there with the Indian Doctors.

Posted by: garrett at February 05, 2026 01:56 PM (gH8T+)

Put the lime in the coconut and drink them both together.

That will be $100, please, cash only.

Posted by: Gref at February 05, 2026 02:00 PM (5rh/l)

173 Ebola is not something one can casually order from Sigma-Aldrich or Grainger. I do wonder where it came from.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 05, 2026 01:58 PM

Ebola is a zoonotic viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates, but that's not important right now.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 02:00 PM (jc0TO)

174 163. Because Chyna finds the money to buy many of our politicians and probably some high bureaucrats like Fauci, as well.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 05, 2026 02:00 PM (Sokdp)

175 Kenia Montoya said she recently ripped the wooden door off her bathroom in the crumbling cinderblock home that she shares with her children because she needed firewood, and they needed to eat.

Are they termites?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 02:01 PM (jc0TO)

176 You're welcome, for what it's worth, Bulg. Believe that no matter what, all will be well. Ok?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

You got it, Christy.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 02:01 PM (77rzZ)

177 We seem quite lackadaisical about a country that is obviously very hostile to us
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You see, their checks cash marvelously.
-- L. Graham

Posted by: Snark delivery at February 05, 2026 02:01 PM (6Mw3v)

178 The Chinaman is not the issue here!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 05, 2026 02:01 PM (N0lYK)

179 Kenia Montoya said she recently ripped the wooden door off her bathroom in the crumbling cinderblock home that she shares with her children because she needed firewood, and they needed to eat."

Me: Behold the warmth of socialism!
Posted by: mrp

I love how they only notice the Situation Normal in third-world communist shitholes when they can find an excuse to blame it on the US.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 05, 2026 02:01 PM (a+4eV)

180 "Cubans rendered powerless as outages persist and tensions with US escalate"
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I have no tension regarding Cuber. Imma just waiting patiently for the Cuber Roof to collapse. Take your sweet time. No worries.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 02:01 PM (Hpgos)

181 Kansas Democrat state house candidate Kristen Schultz supports boys using girls bathrooms and says she "doesn't know" if she is a girl
Q: "Are you a girl?" --- Kristen: "I don’t know."

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Are you a human? I don't know.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 05, 2026 02:01 PM (J+Psw)

182 Reddit once again proves to be the idiotic rage farm it is well. Known for.

They are still on about the whole Russian Asset thing..

Hopelessly retarded

Posted by: melodicmetal1 at February 05, 2026 02:01 PM (61TgR)

183 Sure it might sound racist, but every Chinese national I've ever worked with stole information, data, IP and took it back to China at some point.

The audacious ones came back for more.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 05, 2026 02:02 PM (jtM2q)

184 I am sure these 'Scientists' are right up there with the Indian Doctors.

Posted by: garrett at February 05, 2026 01:56 PM (gH8T+)

Yeah, this thread worries me too. I just had an Indian GP recommended by another Indian doc. They are all over this city.

Posted by: Charlie Choo Choo at February 05, 2026 02:02 PM (QYppa)

185 182 Reddit once again proves to be the idiotic rage farm it is well. Known for.

They are still on about the whole Russian Asset thing..

Hopelessly retarded

Posted by: melodicmetal1 at February 05, 2026 02:01 PM (61TgR)

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Trump hasn't nuked Moscow like Biden did.

Ipso facto...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:02 PM (GBKbO)

186 Obviously not much to steal there (math secrets?).

Calculus was pretty much a secret to me.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 02:02 PM (77rzZ)

187 My late FIL was a bit of a big shot in defense contracts 40yrs ago. When he went to Europe he was followed is how big his knowledge was. Probably by Russians.

However, he once told me that it was not Russia our country needed to worry about, but Chy na. I will always remember him telling me this.

I also don't like Chy na and wish Nixon had not befriended them, but that's just me. I would have preferred that they stayed where they were in their lane.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 05, 2026 02:02 PM (WONhk)

188 Act of war?

Posted by: Revrun Al Sharpton at February 05, 2026 02:02 PM (x33Pf)

189 The Airbnb had monkeys from Uganda staying there. That's were the Ebola came from

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 05, 2026 02:02 PM (Hhsnh)

190 Ricola > Ebola

Posted by: Guy Tooting His Big Horn at February 05, 2026 02:02 PM (wVcYX)

191 Guys, guys, we'll get on this as soon as we find Savannah Guthrie's mother.

~FBI

Posted by: one hour sober at February 05, 2026 02:03 PM (Y1sOo)

192 78

Instead nothing. But make no mistake, we are in WWIII. Only it's still just one side attacking.

Posted by: ...

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I have been following this closely since the 90s, (visiting China in 90s and realizing we had a problem)

To me, the Hainan Island incident was war. It was obvious beforehand, but that was a milestone.

Does anyone remember Idiot Bush going to China and reviewing the troops -- one asshole gave him a warface as he walked by. This is a big deal, as it is evidence that (a) the military sees the US as an enemy. The enemy. The sacrifice all to kill, enemy. and (b) he knew he would not get in trouble for it.

The image was in the papers, but I can find no evidence of it on internet -- it is a stunning photo and extremely troubling. That was all the proof you need. If they are raising and training their military to see us as with that much hate, well you can't undue that. Their entire population is brainwashed to think that the US must be destroyed and each generation it only grows until there is war. I am serious, this kind of cultural shift is a big problem and instead of reacting, we handed them our market and tech and institutions and let them (pixy limit

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 05, 2026 02:03 PM (bwRbr)

193 CIA cancels World Factbook website which started in 1997.

The agency’s announcement did not list any specific reasoning for its decision to end the publication of the tool.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 05, 2026 01:41 PM (abIsI)
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I'm surprised they left it up as long as they did. It actually documented the average IQ of sub-Saharan African countries, which is probably a big reason it's going away

Posted by: dratch at February 05, 2026 02:03 PM (mxEar)

194 Obviously not much to steal there (math secrets?).

Calculus was pretty much a secret to me.
Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 02:02 PM

*snort*

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 02:03 PM (jc0TO)

195 Kenia Montoya said she recently ripped the wooden door off her bathroom in the crumbling cinderblock home that she shares with her children because she needed firewood, and they needed to eat."

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Well, it's not like she has anything anyone would want to steal.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 05, 2026 02:03 PM (J+Psw)

196 I note there is a measles outbreak in South Carolina and WNC.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 05, 2026 02:04 PM (Vh9CX)

197 Trumps comments about blue cities asking for help (context here) refer to using Fed LE and NG to tamp down crime in blue cities that refuse to enforce laws.

Not about illegal aliens

Posted by: GigantorX at February 05, 2026 02:04 PM (KEcfS)

198 Probably been said but are those "Quality Assurance by #22" yellow stickers on bio hazmat suit? LOL

Posted by: NALNAMSAM at February 05, 2026 02:04 PM (VkY89)

199 Ebola is a zoonotic viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates, but that's not important right now.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 02:00 PM (jc0TO)

Indeed. I'm curious about these "samples" that were in this lab and which strain of Ebola they were from. And were they authentic virus, proteins, RNA, what else?

Posted by: Thrawn at February 05, 2026 02:04 PM (9Ovst)

200 The Airbnb had monkeys from Uganda staying there. That's were the Ebola came from
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 05, 2026 02:02 PM (Hhsnh)

It's only a movie.

Posted by: Outbreak at February 05, 2026 02:04 PM (wVcYX)

201 "Their entire population is brainwashed to think that the US must be destroyed"

A good reason to dissuade DJT on the 500K Chinese student visa target. I hope you agree.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 02:04 PM (N8ZBc)

202 Well, it's not like she has anything anyone would want to steal.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 05, 2026 02:03 PM (J+Psw)
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From the bathroom?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 05, 2026 02:05 PM (N0lYK)

203 A good reason to dissuade DJT on the 500K Chinese student visa target. I hope you agree.
Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 02:04 PM (N8ZBc)

If it turns out to be the world's biggest attempt to turn a half-million foreign spies into double agents....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 02:06 PM (JwNbV)

204 "(math secrets?)"

Cryptography and AI. There's a shit-ton of heavy math in both.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 02:06 PM (N8ZBc)

205 FUTURE Headline (AP):

"NEW YORK CITY rendered powerless as outages persist and tensions with NJ escalate"

Excerpt:

"People in this town east of JERSEY are plunged into darkness daily and forced to cook with coal and firewood, but not everyone can afford this new reality.

KENYA SOMALI said she recently ripped the wooden door off her bathroom in the crumbling cinderblock home that she shares with her children because she needed firewood, and they needed to eat."

mrp & Me: Behold the warmth of COLLECTIVISM!

Posted by: ShainS -- Would Commies Care If The Minneapolis Paychos Were Killed By Illegals? at February 05, 2026 02:06 PM (ncucF)

206 Kenia Montoya said she recently ripped the wooden door off her bathroom in the crumbling cinderblock home that she shares with her children because she needed firewood, and they needed to eat."

Me: Behold the warmth of socialism!
Posted by: mrp

I love how they only notice the Situation Normal in third-world communist shitholes when they can find an excuse to blame it on the US.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 05, 2026 02:01 PM (a+4eV)

if she didn't bitch about the fact that an internal door has almost no wood in it, then she's lying about it entirely. Cutting off an armload of brush and carting it home would do far better.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 05, 2026 02:06 PM (8avO+)

207 Posted by: mrp at February 05, 2026 01:59 PM (rj6Yv)
________________________

Relative to Cuba, I can't help thinking there is a "Project Ooops" taking place right now with US intelligence assets.

There job is to mess with the infrastructure within Cuba which is already horrendous. Hence, Project Oops. Oops, I sabotaged a transformer. Oops, I introduced a parasite and fungus into the sugar cane fields. Oops, I overloaded the out lines from the power company.

Ooops, the population of Cuba is getting very upset with their current government.

Posted by: Orson at February 05, 2026 02:06 PM (dIske)

208 Reddit once again proves to be the idiotic rage farm it is well. Known for.

They are still on about the whole Russian Asset thing..

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An entire social media platform full of aliassmithsmiths. All we can do is point and laugh.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 05, 2026 02:06 PM (qBdHI)

209 Swedgin!, cocksucka!

Posted by: Mr. Wu at February 05, 2026 02:06 PM (n5tGW)

210 203 A good reason to dissuade DJT on the 500K Chinese student visa target. I hope you agree.
Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 02:04 PM (N8ZBc)

If it turns out to be the world's biggest attempt to turn a half-million foreign spies into double agents....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 02:06 PM (JwNbV)

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It's the pre-established numbers, and it's across two years. It's just a continuation of existing policy.

Should he change it? That's another question, but people act like it's new.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:06 PM (GBKbO)

211 Nice dam you got there. Pity if something happened to it.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 02:06 PM (77rzZ)

212 It's only a movie.
Posted by: Outbreak at February 05, 2026 02:04 PM (wVcYX)

Sure, until they come to *you* for the magic serum to treat an entire town. The Emperor of Mankind had more definition to his corpse than I did after those bleeds.

Posted by: Monkey with the magic blood at February 05, 2026 02:07 PM (9Ovst)

213 actual China or China/Deep State lab?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 02:07 PM (xcxpd)

214 So when they rolled up the lab in Reedley no one in charge thought to get a warrant to search every property possibly connected to the LLC and the people involved?

Good enough for government work.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 05, 2026 02:07 PM (S6amQ)

215 Which Nevada and LV politicians and law enforcers were part of this scheme? Because I guarantee a lot of Americans were wetting their treacherous little beaks in this Chinese op against us.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 02:07 PM (BI5O2)

216 They are still on about the whole Russian Asset thing..

Hopelessly retarded

Posted by: melodicmetal1 at February 05, 2026 02:01 PM (61TgR)

Guess that means Epstein failed.

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 02:07 PM (AveBv)

217 Things are heating up in Georgia over the many 2020 vote irregularities. Could be a big cover up, even involving the governor Brian Kemp

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 05, 2026 02:07 PM (PU21p)

218 Oops, I overloaded the out lines from the power company.

Ooops, the population of Cuba is getting very upset with their current government.
Posted by: Orson

ISWYDT.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 02:08 PM (77rzZ)

219 Cancel her!

Princess Kate gets why men don’t belong in women’s sports.
Co-ed sports are all well and good for little children.
But “obviously, once they get physically stronger…” - no girl should be rugby tackled by a teenage boy!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 05, 2026 02:08 PM (J+Psw)

220 216 They are still on about the whole Russian Asset thing..

Hopelessly retarded

Posted by: melodicmetal1 at February 05, 2026 02:01 PM (61TgR)

Guess that means Epstein failed.

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 02:07 PM (AveBv)

======

It's in the Epstein files that Biden died in 2019 and was replaced by a body double.

You have to believe it without question.

It's in the Epstein files.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:08 PM (GBKbO)

221 The duct tape on the hazmat suit in the Libs of TikTok video doesn't inspire confidence.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at February 05, 2026 01:27 PM (0bjKf)

It's pretty common to tape your sleeves down when putting on hazmat suits.

Posted by: pookysgirl's husband did cleanroom duty at February 05, 2026 02:08 PM (RJFuU)

222 actual China or China/Deep State lab?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards,

Of course our government was in on it. There's some cutout funding these labs, bank on it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 02:08 PM (BI5O2)

223 My name is Kenia Montoya....

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 02:08 PM (AveBv)

224 217 Things are heating up in Georgia over the many 2020 vote irregularities. Could be a big cover up, even involving the governor Brian Kemp

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 05, 2026 02:07 PM (PU21p)

======

$5 says that the state's elections are completely fucked up, and Fulton is the center of it all.

Cleaning up Fulton before November would mean Ossoff would probably lose what everyone assumes to be a relatively save D seat in the Senate.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:09 PM (GBKbO)

225 My name is Kenia Montoya....
Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 02:08 PM (AveBv)
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You stole my door. Prepare to die.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 05, 2026 02:09 PM (N0lYK)

226 Most of my experience "suiting up" is in gear designed to protect the lab and samples from my gross monkey ass, not the other way around. Cleanrooms and whatnot.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 02:10 PM (JwNbV)

227 204 "(math secrets?)"

Cryptography and AI. There's a shit-ton of heavy math in both.
Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 02:06 PM (N8ZBc

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Good point, but they weren't doing that kind research where I taught

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 05, 2026 02:10 PM (PU21p)

228 It's in the Epstein files.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:08 PM (GBKbO)

And I would have gotten away with it too if it wasn't for that meddling Jew! -DJT

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 02:10 PM (AveBv)

229 The thing about Chinese Bio Labs is that two hours after you're infected you're hungry again.

Posted by: Minuteman at February 05, 2026 02:10 PM (47/pr)

230 191 Guys, guys, we'll get on this as soon as we find Savannah Guthrie's mother.

~FBI
Posted by: one hour sober at February 05, 2026 02:03 PM (Y1sOo)

And the Las Vegas shooting.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 02:10 PM (xcxpd)

231 If there is no wood, or sugar cane residues etc to be found to burn in Cuba, then their lower classes have been reduced to wood for fuel for a long time, not just since we interrupted their partnership with Maduro. But no FNM outlet is going to give out that detail.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 05, 2026 02:10 PM (Sokdp)

232 228 It's in the Epstein files.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:08 PM (GBKbO)

And I would have gotten away with it too if it wasn't for that meddling Jew! -DJT

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 02:10 PM (AveBv)

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It's so weird that it's not standard procedure to release all the grand jury testimony and documentation on every case.

So weird.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:11 PM (GBKbO)

233 201 A good reason to dissuade DJT on the 500K Chinese student visa target. I hope you agree.
Posted by: gp

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If it turns out to be the world's biggest attempt to turn a half-million foreign spies into double agents....
Posted by: Warai-otoko

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I hired a Chinese Engineer in the early 90s, and he went back to visit China (long story short...) upon return he reported that he was asked to spy for China, under threat that his family might lose their Beijing housing. He was interviewed upon landing to see where he worked, and then had to report a few days later to speak to specialist in the field and asked to "help out Chinese companies with technology."

If they were doing that in the early 90s (i think around 91), imagine what they are doing today.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 05, 2026 02:11 PM (bwRbr)

234 >A Covert Chinese Lab Is Operating in Las Vegas and "Sickening" Nearby Americans
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synopsis for new Bond movie

Posted by: Don Black at February 05, 2026 02:11 PM (fZR5M)

235 What the actual hell?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 02:12 PM (zZu0s)

236 163 I don't get why we are not on a cold war footing with China. We seem quite lackadaisical about a country that is obviously very hostile to us.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 05, 2026 01:58 PM (yEo1J)

There are reasons, mostly greed and some realpolitik.
See also Nixon, Clinton, Obama...

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 02:13 PM (xcxpd)

237 At some point we will have to destroy China, whatever that will end up looking like. They are our Carthage. The same can be said of Islam I suppose. We will need a different form of governance to do that of course.

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 02:13 PM (pDt9x)

238 CitiCard just offered me a loan that's greater than my net worth and projected remaining lifetime income combined.

Dear God, I hate debt! And I truly despise this practice of offering it to customers with no prospect of repaying it.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 02:13 PM (N8ZBc)

239 here job is to mess with the infrastructure within Cuba which is already horrendous. Hence, Project Oops. Oops, I sabotaged a transformer. Oops, I introduced a parasite and fungus into the sugar cane fields. Oops, I overloaded the out lines from the power company.

Ooops, the population of Cuba is getting very upset with their current government.
Posted by: Orson at February 05, 2026 02:06 PM (dIske)
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At this point, I think an "Operation Oops" would simply make the cinderblock rubble bounce. Cuba is in a headlong-rush towards a Haiti-like hellscape.

When the machetes start swinging, I hope Washington has a plan.

Posted by: mrp at February 05, 2026 02:13 PM (rj6Yv)

240 There is no innocent explanation for having actual ebola or dengue samples that are labled as such outaide of an approved research setting.

Like, seriously, as soon as you confirm they're real, and have interrogated them enough, take them out back and shoot them. Shoot EVERYONE involved with it in any form that knew it was a biolab.

This isn't even like the crop pathogen cases where the PRC often uses coerced people to smuggle them - even if they were coerced, that's not an excuse on something of this magnitude.

Posted by: heya at February 05, 2026 02:14 PM (+RkG8)

241 synopsis for new Bond movie
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Soy Finger?

Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 02:14 PM (Hpgos)

242 239 When the machetes start swinging, I hope Washington has a plan.

Posted by: mrp at February 05, 2026 02:13 PM (rj6Yv)

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Blockade for a year followed by open market bidding for the prime real estate?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:14 PM (GBKbO)

243 What the actual hell?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 02:12 PM (zZu0s)

My thoughts exactly.

Wasn't there a book about this ? The Sum of All SHIT ?

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at February 05, 2026 02:14 PM (NtVYv)

244
$5 says that the state's elections are completely fucked up, and Fulton is the center of it all.

Cleaning up Fulton before November would mean Ossoff would probably lose what everyone assumes to be a relatively save D seat in the Senate.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:09 PM (GBKbO)

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A seat that Ossoff probably didn't win in the first place.

Posted by: Hope for 2026 at February 05, 2026 02:14 PM (PU21p)

245 synopsis for new Bond movie

I was thinking this was already a mission impossible movie.

Posted by: Mr. Wu at February 05, 2026 02:14 PM (n5tGW)

246 234 >A Covert Chinese Lab Is Operating in Las Vegas and "Sickening" Nearby Americans
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synopsis for new Bond movie
Posted by: Don Black

Excellent! One minor tweak, it'll be a Covert Russian Lab in the movie. Oh and Bond is a transwoman.
-Hollywood

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 05, 2026 02:14 PM (Dv3i1)

247 It's so weird that it's not standard procedure to release all the grand jury testimony and documentation on every case.

So weird.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:11 PM

When I was a grand juror, we were very strictly instructed that if there is a No-Bill, we can NEVER mention what we heard in testimony. Ever.

If it gets billed obviously it will come up in court so that secrecy doesn't apply after the fact.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 02:14 PM (jc0TO)

248 229 Ha!

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 02:14 PM (N8ZBc)

249 Trumps fault for pronouncing it Chyna.

Posted by: DaveA at February 05, 2026 02:14 PM (FhXTo)

250 I don't get why we are not on a cold war footing with China. We seem quite lackadaisical about a country that is obviously very hostile to us

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Hostile to *us,* maybe. They have a mutually beneficial relationship with the hostile occupying power in the Acela Corridor, and both parties would like to see an ebola outbreak in flyover country.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 02:15 PM (BI5O2)

251 They ought to stop referring to this nonsense as "biolabs".

This ain't WIV. It's some chucklefucks in a house with some nasty shit in their suitcases. They ain't dicking around isolating chain sequences in a pcr grid balanced on a fucking ironing board.

The "experiment" is "How easy is it to get a couple disposable retards to sneak this shit into and around America without anyone noticing".

Looks like the answer is "Lol".

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 02:15 PM (JwNbV)

252 I was working as a contractor at a very large defense contractor off-base in ABQ. I had a Chinese office mate who was allegedly a PhD who brought an a personal laptop into work.

I was sitting next to the door when two guys entered without knocking and asked me to step into the hall. There was a guy in the hall who was watching me while something was going on with my office mate.

I was interrogated later by some spooks and found out the guy was using the laptop to try and penetrate the network. Guy said it happens all the time. They know that we know and they just go for the numbers hoping they get lucky or we screw up.

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 02:15 PM (uvB+6)

253 I can't imagine living in the neighborhood around that house.

When I first came to NoVa, I lived in Reston. That kinda freaked me out even though the infamous monkey house of "The Hot Zone" fame was long-gone and I didn't live in close proximity to its site.
Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 01:46 PM (77rzZ)

Small world. I was living in Reston before I moved out of NoVA. I loved that town, but didn't like the cost of living.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 05, 2026 02:15 PM (zjgNU)

254 This is because I watched 12 Monkeys again last night, isn't it?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:15 PM (GBKbO)

255 At some point we will have to destroy China, whatever that will end up looking like. They are our Carthage.
Posted by: tubal

Remember when Reagan went to China and the Chinese were considered the "good Communists," as opposed to the Soviets, the "bad Communists?"

Pepperidge Farms remembers.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 02:16 PM (77rzZ)

256 A seat that Ossoff probably didn't win in the first place.
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Precisely.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 02:16 PM (Hpgos)

257 When the machetes start swinging, I hope Washington has a plan.
Posted by: mrp

Based on my read of the Donroe Doctrine, he'll deal with whatever warlord that emerges, as long as he doesn't mess with his neighbors.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 05, 2026 02:16 PM (Dv3i1)

258
I'm late to the thread, but I don't know why the Chinese would bother to try using a BnB to infect tourists to infect the Air Force. Just join the Air Force. God knows Biden wouldn't have stopped anyone. Or give a toxic agent to a bunch of Democrat Senators and tell them it's cologne samples and they should spray it on everyone.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 05, 2026 02:16 PM (JrWaT)

259 I've been following this story since it frist broke a wekk ago, and I'm shocked it isn't the top national -- or even international -- news story.

What CONCEIVABLE reason could a known Chinese CCP agent have for setting up a "biolab" filled with communicable diseases in the US?

Twice.

This is an act of war, worse than Pearl Harbor, worse than crossing the Maginot Line, worse than the Battle of Bunker Hill -- this is China trying to decimate the American civilian population.

In a sane world, the U.S. should declare war on CHina, impose 200% tariffs on all Chinese goods, and gear up for battle.

But we know that an't gonna happen.

But doubling, tripling, quadrupling tariffs on China, and letting them know why, is a good place to start.

Posted by: zombie at February 05, 2026 02:16 PM (se8lQ)

260 Wasn't there a book about this ? The Sum of All SHIT ?
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at February 05, 2026 02:14 PM (NtVYv)

Heh. The Sum of All Fears is about Islamic terrorists nuking the Super Bowl...which is this Sunday, isn't it?

Executive Orders is about Jack Ryan becoming POTUS after a suicide strike on the Capitol and then he has to deal with ME turmoil after the new Iran-Iraq state unleashes Ebola in the States, among other thigns.

Posted by: Monkey with the magic blood at February 05, 2026 02:16 PM (9Ovst)

261 Engineer in 233 was given Chinese business card as a kind of "identifier" for use at trade shows, etc. I don't know how it worked but he showed me.

I made sure he never worked on anything high tech at the company, but then he left to go work for Brinks Security.

When I worked at other companies (outside DC and in Si Valley) I saw several Chinese engineers with working for our companies, but they had Chinese language business cards. At an offsite one time I saw them showing each other their cards. It was terrifying. I think China made it sound very innocuous - a way to pick up a couple extra bucks, and the Engineers thought it was cute. Not corporate espionage, just a side hustle. That was the '00s

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 05, 2026 02:17 PM (bwRbr)

262 "214 So when they rolled up the lab in Reedley no one in charge thought to get a warrant to search every property possibly connected to the LLC and the people involved?

Good enough for government work.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 05, 2026 02:07 PM (S6amQ)"

Equal parts too busy arresting thousands of conservatives and understanding that tugging threads leading to China is frowned upon by the dems

Posted by: heya at February 05, 2026 02:17 PM (+RkG8)

263 This is because I watched 12 Monkeys again last night, isn't it?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:15 PM

You can't change the past.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 02:17 PM (jc0TO)

264 254 This is because I watched 12 Monkeys again last night, isn't it?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:15 PM (GBKbO)

And I watched Asian lesbian porn last night, so...

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 02:17 PM (xcxpd)

265 224 217 Things are heating up in Georgia over the many 2020 vote irregularities. Could be a big cover up, even involving the governor Brian Kemp

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 05, 2026 02:07 PM (PU21p)

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$5 says that the state's elections are completely fucked up, and Fulton is the center of it all.

Cleaning up Fulton before November would mean Ossoff would probably lose what everyone assumes to be a relatively save D seat in the Senate.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Of course Kemp knew about it. As did AG Carr and SoS Ratshitburger. And Kemp's GBI head at the time, Vic Reynolds got a judgeship out of the deal. Kemp is a thorough going WEF Chicom asshole piece of shit as are the other top elected GA officials with the exception of Burt Jones, the LTG. Burt was also prosecuted along with Trump's other GA electors by Fani Willis and the whole GA Senator Perdue testimony that Kemp knew about the fraud and covered it up came from being interrogated by Nathan Sweetdick Wade.

Ace should do a story on that testimony alone that came out in the Trump elector's grand jury cases.

There is reason to suspect that Kemp cheated his way into the governorship in 2018

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 02:17 PM (2swu2)

266 255 At some point we will have to destroy China, whatever that will end up looking like. They are our Carthage.
Posted by: tubal

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China's 1 child policy is its destruction.

Yeah, it's gone, but the culture it engendered remains.

There are large areas of China that have 0.9 replacement rates right now. And those are official numbers, which are probably rosy.

It will have 1/4 of its current population (whatever it is) in 50 years.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:17 PM (GBKbO)

267 By all means, let's allow more of these Einsteins into the country because they love America.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 05, 2026 02:17 PM (TOSLe)

268 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:15 PM (GBKbO)

I think Madeleine Stowe is heavily underrated in that.

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 02:17 PM (AveBv)

269 Anyone using the term “baby mama” deserves to be flayed.

Posted by: front toward enemy at February 05, 2026 02:18 PM (TJq0C)

270 Yeah but I heard that they made a pretty good Kung Pao and a good Kung Pao will make up for a lot of bad things...like Ebola and HIV.

We are a seriously un-serious country.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 05, 2026 02:18 PM (i2VYc)

271 Weird, I have an owl outside hooting away. It's broad daylight.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 02:19 PM (jc0TO)

272
264 254 This is because I watched 12 Monkeys again last night, isn't it?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:15 PM (GBKbO)

And I watched Asian lesbian porn last night, so...

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 02:17 PM (xcxpd)

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Does this art film you watched have a title?!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:19 PM (GBKbO)

273 Small world. I was living in Reston before I moved out of NoVA. I loved that town, but didn't like the cost of living.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian

I hardly recognize it anymore. It's become Tysons. Way too built up.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 02:19 PM (77rzZ)

274 When the machetes start swinging, I hope Washington has a plan.
Posted by: mrp at February 05, 2026 02:13 PM

Just blockade the place to keep the Chinese out and the Cubans in, and let nature take its course.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 02:19 PM (BI5O2)

275 Las Vegas eh? Home of Harry Reid’s machine.
Just a coincidence I’m sure.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 02:19 PM (Jay38)

276
Wes Moore, once the future Barrack Obama, has come down with Jussie Smullet syndrome.

Posted by: Auspex at February 05, 2026 02:19 PM (Y8DZL)

277 268 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:15 PM (GBKbO)

I think Madeleine Stowe is heavily underrated in that.

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 02:17 PM (AveBv)

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She is the anchor.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:19 PM (GBKbO)

278 Imma still weighing the costs/benefits of Plague on California. Any ideas?

Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 02:20 PM (Hpgos)

279 276
Wes Moore, once the future Barrack Obama, has come down with Jussie Smullet syndrome.

Posted by: Auspex at February 05, 2026 02:19 PM (Y8DZL)

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I remember when Deval Patrick was the future Barack Obama.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:20 PM (GBKbO)

280 as we are talking war, keep in mind we build EIGHT merchant vessels in 2025. Eight.

China possesses 69 times as many merchant vessels as does the U.S. and has 232 times the shipbuilding capacity.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 02:20 PM (xcxpd)

281 Weird, I have an owl outside hooting away. It's broad daylight.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 02:19 PM (jc0TO)

Not in China it's not

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 02:20 PM (AveBv)

282 Not in China it's not
Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 02:20 PM

Whoa..

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 02:21 PM (jc0TO)

283 264 254 This is because I watched 12 Monkeys again last night, isn't it?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:15 PM (GBKbO)

And I watched Asian lesbian porn last night, so...

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 02:17 PM (xcxpd)

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Does this art film you watched have a title?!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:19 PM (GBKbO)

The Handmaiden!
Park Chan-Wook makes very pretty movies. Very.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 02:21 PM (xcxpd)

284 China possesses 69 times as many merchant vessels as does the U.S. and has 232 times the shipbuilding capacity.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 02:20 PM (xcxpd)

Forget the vessels big boy and tell me about the seamen!

Posted by: Pete Booty at February 05, 2026 02:21 PM (AveBv)

285 We need to audit the accounts of every congress critter.

Forget it Jake; It's Chinatown.

Posted by: kingsman at February 05, 2026 02:21 PM (ehY6c)

286
When I first came to NoVa, I lived in Reston. That kinda freaked me out even though the infamous monkey house of "The Hot Zone" fame was long-gone and I didn't live in close proximity to its site.
Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 01:46 PM (77rzZ)

Small world. I was living in Reston before I moved out of NoVA. I loved that town, but didn't like the cost of living.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 05, 2026 02:15 PM (zjgNU

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We were po' folk living in Herndon on a government paycheck
in the 2000s

Posted by: Hope for 2026 at February 05, 2026 02:21 PM (PU21p)

287 283 The Handmaiden!
Park Chan-Wook makes very pretty movies. Very.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 02:21 PM (xcxpd)

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But surely the women in this handmaid's tale are wearing ugly uniforms, no?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:21 PM (GBKbO)

288 I hear someone is writing reviews of such lesbian pornos on their webzone....

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 02:21 PM (xcxpd)

289 Sure it might sound racist, but every Chinese national I've ever worked with stole information, data, IP and took it back to China at some point.

The audacious ones came back for more.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Chinese is not a race, it is a variation of communism.

Posted by: Operator Error at February 05, 2026 02:22 PM (WMTKS)

290 Weird, I have an owl outside hooting away. It's broad daylight.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 02:19 PM (jc0TO)

Know of a horse named Wildfire?

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 05, 2026 02:22 PM (wVcYX)

291 Hell, I remember when Barry Sotero was the future Barack Obama.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 05, 2026 02:22 PM (i2VYc)

292
China possesses 69 times as many merchant vessels as does the U.S. and has 232 times the shipbuilding capacity.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 02:20 PM (xcxpd)

I think the US Navy calls this a "target rich environment".

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 05, 2026 02:22 PM (y9nCu)

293 280 as we are talking war, keep in mind we build EIGHT merchant vessels in 2025. Eight.

China possesses 69 times as many merchant vessels as does the U.S. and has 232 times the shipbuilding capacity.
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Maybe we should stock up on torpedoes?

Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 02:22 PM (Hpgos)

294 287 283 The Handmaiden!
Park Chan-Wook makes very pretty movies. Very.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 02:21 PM (xcxpd)

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But surely the women in this handmaid's tale are wearing ugly uniforms, no?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:21 PM (GBKbO)

Oh no, these are Korean lesbians, not the blue haired nose ring American version.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 02:22 PM (xcxpd)

295 "Weird, I have an owl outside hooting away."

Very cool! Go look and see if other birds are mobbing him.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 02:22 PM (N8ZBc)

296 294 Oh no, these are Korean lesbians, not the blue haired nose ring American version.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 02:22 PM (xcxpd)

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One of them was Japanese!

Mark doesn't watch his lesbian porn for the plots, it seems.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:23 PM (GBKbO)

297 263 This is because I watched 12 Monkeys again last night, isn't it?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:15 PM

You can't change the past.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 02:17 PM (jc0TO)

You also can’t stop the signal, Mal.

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 02:23 PM (pDt9x)

298 Weird, I have an owl outside hooting away. It's broad daylight.

Posted by: toby928(c)

It must be that Superb Owl that I hear is nigh.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 02:23 PM (77rzZ)

299 "🚨Senator Perdue testified in the Trump RICO special grand jury that Governor Brian Kemp shut down a "compelling" investigation into 2020 ballot harvesting.

Then-Director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Vic Reynolds told Senator Perdue, "I'm a team player. If the Governor doesn't want to investigate, we're not going to investigate."

Substack link to the whole story
https://tinyurl.com/GA-Election-Fraud

"You said that although Mr. Reynolds had received evidence that he felt was compelling enough to open an investigation that he was not going to investigate because the governor had told him not to?"

"That's one of the things he said, yeah." - Senator Perdue

One month before the special grand jury testimony, Vic Reynolds was appointed a Superior Court Judge by........Governor Brian Kemp."

Posted by: whig at February 05, 2026 02:23 PM (2swu2)

300 292
China possesses 69 times as many merchant vessels as does the U.S. and has 232 times the shipbuilding capacity.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 02:20 PM (xcxpd)

I think the US Navy calls this a "target rich environment".
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 05, 2026 02:22 PM (y9nCu)

293 280 as we are talking war, keep in mind we build EIGHT merchant vessels in 2025. Eight.

China possesses 69 times as many merchant vessels as does the U.S. and has 232 times the shipbuilding capacity.
------------------
Maybe we should stock up on torpedoes?
Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 02:22 PM (Hpgos)

We also spent a lot of our missile stockpiles with Ukraine. So....

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 02:23 PM (xcxpd)

301 Send a strongly worded letter.

"Dear Fucknuts-

Knock this shit off pronto, round up every motherfucker you have stationed in my lands and take your bioweapons with you, or I'll turn 'West Taiwan' into not a joke anymore by Spring.

Thank you for your yadda yadda go fuck yourself.

-Donald"

Strongly worded enough?

Should he call him fat, too, just to be safe?
Posted by: Warai-otoko

P.S. Beautiful Three Gorges Dam you have there, it would be a shame if anything happened to it.

Posted by: Cheri at February 05, 2026 02:23 PM (oiNtH)

302 Is the Owl calling your name, perchance?

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 02:23 PM (pDt9x)

303 Every day we learn more and more about the state of our nation pre-Trump: a lawless, graft-riddled, with open looting of the Treasury by our enemies and criminals the world over.

The Trump Team is doing great in stopping it, once and for all.

Posted by: Random PJ at February 05, 2026 02:23 PM (+jscL)

304 296 294 Oh no, these are Korean lesbians, not the blue haired nose ring American version.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 02:22 PM (xcxpd)

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One of them was Japanese!

Mark doesn't watch his lesbian porn for the plots, it seems.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:23 PM (GBKbO)

There is a surprising amount of plot and "plot" in The Handmaiden.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 02:23 PM (xcxpd)

305 304 There is a surprising amount of plot and "plot" in The Handmaiden.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 02:23 PM (xcxpd)

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And, ironically, the plot is about porn.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:24 PM (GBKbO)

306 The owl isn't skreeching or doing the hunting cry. It's doing the 'who-cooks-for-you, who-cooks-for-you-too' thing.

I think that is a locator.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 02:24 PM (jc0TO)

307 From Grok:

Ori Solomon, 55, Israeli citizen on work visa, manages 37 short-term rentals including the Sugar Springs Dr. home raided Jan. 31, 2026. Linked to Jia Bei Zhu (aka David He) and Wang Zhao Yan from illegal CA biolab. Arrested for state felony hazardous waste disposal and federal prohibited firearm possession (seized guns, ammo). Appeared in federal court Feb. 3; remains in federal custody pending detention hearing. 1,000+ samples testing; two officers fell ill after exposure. No public safety threat reported.

Posted by: pawn at February 05, 2026 02:24 PM (uvB+6)

308 Which China spy is running the biolab in Nadler's pants?

Posted by: Farrell at February 05, 2026 02:24 PM (hyQrc)

309 This Jia Bei Zhu is a real treat. Before his arrest in California in 2023, he lost a civil case up in Canada for stealing intellectual property. He owes someone up in Canada over $330 Million.

And, while he remains in jail, he's still running the lab in Las Vegas 3 years later. Arrested in 2023, held in jail ever since, and still not convicted of a damn thing.

Posted by: Orson at February 05, 2026 02:25 PM (dIske)

310 269 Anyone using the term “baby mama” deserves to be flayed.
Posted by: front toward enemy at February 05, 2026 02:18 PM (TJq0C)

I'd nominate fur baby to that list.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 05, 2026 02:25 PM (S6amQ)

311 305 304 There is a surprising amount of plot and "plot" in The Handmaiden.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 02:23 PM (xcxpd)

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And, ironically, the plot is about porn.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:24 PM (GBKbO)

I honestly don't think that's ironic. That's why I say the sex IS the point in The Handmaiden. Yes, it's purient but it's also relevant.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 02:25 PM (xcxpd)

312 as we are talking war, keep in mind we build EIGHT merchant vessels in 2025. Eight.

China possesses 69 times as many merchant vessels as does the U.S. and has 232 times the shipbuilding capacity.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo

Seizing tankers in the Gulf is practice for acquiring chinese merchant ships - why build when you can borrow.

Posted by: Operator Error at February 05, 2026 02:25 PM (WMTKS)

313 China possesses 69 times as many merchant vessels as does the U.S. and has 232 times the shipbuilding capacity.
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Maybe we should stock up on torpedoes?
Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 02:22 PM (Hpgos)

Why waste a torpedo on a merchantman? Frigates and destroyers could sink them with gunfire. It'd be cheaper and those fellas could probably use the target practice.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 05, 2026 02:25 PM (ExV1e)

314 @MOSSADil
·
15m
IRAN: US “RETURNED TO NEGOTIATIONS HUMILIATED”

A senior IRGC official says missile development is non-negotiable, warning that any strike on Iran would trigger a regional war and claiming American power is “weaker than before.”

duh, winning

Posted by: Don Black at February 05, 2026 02:25 PM (fZR5M)

315 Send a strongly worded letter.

"Dear Fucknuts-

Knock this shit off pronto, round up every motherfucker you have stationed in my lands and take your bioweapons with you, or I'll turn 'West Taiwan' into not a joke anymore by Spring.

Thank you for your yadda yadda go fuck yourself.

-Donald"

Strongly worded enough?

Should he call him fat, too, just to be safe?
Posted by: Warai-otoko

P.S. Beautiful Three Gorges Dam you have there, it would be a shame if anything happened to it.
Posted by: Cheri at February 05, 2026 02:23 PM (oiNtH)

"Thank you for your attention to this matter."

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 05, 2026 02:26 PM (wVcYX)

316 I read a lot of Kyle Mills and Vince Flynn books. This is the scenario in one of them. One I just read was about a grid attack. Scary shit.

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 05, 2026 02:26 PM (ewjUl)

317
I hardly recognize it anymore. It's become Tysons. Way too built up.
Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 02:19 PM (77rzZ)

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Yep. Even the home we sold in nearby Herndon went up by $250,000 in the few short years AFTER we left. DAMN!

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 05, 2026 02:26 PM (PU21p)

318 An owl hooted at high noon.
A dog howled in the distance...

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 05, 2026 02:26 PM (n5tGW)

319 310 269 Anyone using the term “baby mama” deserves to be flayed.
Posted by: front toward enemy at February 05, 2026 02:18 PM (TJq0C)

I'd nominate fur baby to that list.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 05, 2026 02:25 PM (S6amQ)

Heh. The Olds refer to them as “ GrandDogs”, often

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 02:26 PM (pDt9x)

320 >>Weird, I have an owl outside hooting away. It's broad daylight.

I have one that hoots outside my house every night. Never heard it during the day. Maybe it's the same one and enjoys day trips?

Posted by: one hour sober at February 05, 2026 02:26 PM (Y1sOo)

321 271 Weird, I have an owl outside hooting away. It's broad daylight.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 02:19 PM (jc0TO)

It's mating/nesting season. They do that during the day and I'd imagine you will have owlets close to you.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 05, 2026 02:26 PM (S6amQ)

322 12 Angry Monkeys would be a good mash-up movie. Or a good name of an especially bad jam band.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 05, 2026 02:27 PM (yEo1J)

323 311 I honestly don't think that's ironic. That's why I say the sex IS the point in The Handmaiden. Yes, it's purient but it's also relevant.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 02:25 PM (xcxpd)

======

Turning our fun into a real discussion, huh?

I try to take my time to formulate responses to you since you take time form your responses to me, you know.

I wasn't done thinking!

But in that case, it may be a case of the film having its cake and eating it too. Soon-hee destroys Uncle's porn collection because it's demeaning while the film really does glory in the sight of two naked women scissoring.

Is it the fantastical elements she objects to? The explicit subjugation of the female subjects and women loving each other is escape from that?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:27 PM (GBKbO)

324 Seizing tankers in the Gulf is practice for acquiring chinese merchant ships - why build when you can borrow.
Posted by: Operator Error at Feb

The term is 'Privateering.'

It would be kind of hilarious seeing an aircraft carrier flying a skull and crossbones.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 02:27 PM (zZu0s)

325 Who was it that gave China most favored nation trading status? I think he was some hillbilly from Arkansas.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 05, 2026 02:27 PM (i2VYc)

326 Why waste a torpedo on a merchantman? Frigates and destroyers could sink them with gunfire. It'd be cheaper and those fellas could probably use the target practice.
--------------
Good point. How about boarding parties of Marines? That would be fun.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 02:27 PM (Hpgos)

327 271 Weird, I have an owl outside hooting away. It's broad daylight.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 02:19 PM (jc0TO)

It's mating/nesting season. They do that during the day and I'd imagine you will have owlets close to you.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 05, 2026 02:26 PM (S6amQ)

Pre Spring Break?

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 05, 2026 02:27 PM (wVcYX)

328 271 Weird, I have an owl outside hooting away. It's broad daylight.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 02:19 PM (jc0TO)

Have you been missing time?

Does your ass hurt?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 05, 2026 02:27 PM (yEo1J)

329 I don't buy into the "we should fear China" thing. We should certainly take them seriously. In the Grand Game, they're definitely in 2nd place. But its a real, real, real distant 2nd.

Their military is a fucking joke. Size means nothing. Who cares if they build a thousand ships if they're hot garbage, half of them sink, half of them break, and the other half defects because the crew is as sick of their bullshit as we are? Who cares if their Army has a billion men if they only got a million guns and a thousand bullets? Russia's demonstrated how far Meat Wall gets you these days, and that's against a plucky little kleptocracy with a borrowed military and a permanent hangover. The fuck are they going to do against the world's only actual remaining superpower with zero allies and a national reputation built 75% on lies and absurdities? You can't beat America with Chinesium in open battle. They'll kick our asses all day long in the game of backstabbing and fraud and counterfeiting, sure, I'll give them that.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 02:27 PM (JwNbV)

330 Which China spy is running the biolab in Nadler's pants?
Posted by: Farrell at February 05, 2026 02:24 PM

Secret agent Chipotle

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 05, 2026 02:28 PM (ewjUl)

331 It's mating/nesting season. They do that during the day and I'd imagine you will have owlets close to you.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 05, 2026 02:26 PM (S6amQ)

The Owl version of:

'Hey big boy...'

And

'How YOU doin?'

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 02:28 PM (zZu0s)

332 This motherfucker came from Israel and helped China build a weapons lab?

If this operation was known to Israel, and they didn't tip us off, there have to be consequences for them, too.

Round up as many of their most important people in the US as we can lay hands on, and expose them to a hemhorrhagic fever along with tgeir Chinese pals.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 02:28 PM (BI5O2)

333 if she didn't bitch about the fact that an internal door has almost no wood in it, then she's lying about it entirely. Cutting off an armload of brush and carting it home would do far better.
Posted by: Oldcat

... Cuba's been cut off from allegedly-civilized developments in building materials for a very long time. Would they even have hollow-core doors?

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 05, 2026 02:28 PM (a+4eV)

334 303 Every day we learn more and more about the state of our nation pre-Trump: a lawless, graft-riddled, with open looting of the Treasury by our enemies and criminals the world over.

The Trump Team is doing great in stopping it, once and for all.
Posted by: Random PJ at February 05, 2026 02:23 PM
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So true! It would never have been uncovered under Kamala

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 05, 2026 02:29 PM (82+jJ)

335 318 An owl hooted at high noon.
A dog howled in the distance...
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The smell of boiling cabbage wafted through the tenement...

Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 02:29 PM (Hpgos)

336 Cutting off an armload of brush and carting it home would do far better.
Posted by: Oldcat

*sobs*!!!

Posted by: Michelle Fields at February 05, 2026 02:29 PM (AveBv)

337 Plausible?
Adrenochrome harvested from underage virgins killed in Satanic rituals, that was keeping Hillary alive was plausible at one time.
Elections being rigged from Italian satalittes, that was plausible. At one time.

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 05, 2026 02:29 PM (LqJV1)

338 308 Which China spy is running the biolab in Nadler's pants?
Posted by: Farrell at February 05, 2026 02:24 PM (hyQrc)

Hu Flung Pu.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 02:29 PM (JwNbV)

339 An owl hooted at high noon.
A dog howled in the distance...
-----------
The smell of boiling cabbage wafted through the tenement...
Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 02:29 PM

A shot rang out.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 02:29 PM (jc0TO)

340 Weird, I have an owl outside hooting away. It's broad daylight.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 02:19 PM

There's been a hoot owl outside my window now. For 6 nights in a row.

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 05, 2026 02:29 PM (ewjUl)

341 325 Who was it that gave China most favored nation trading status? I think he was some hillbilly from Arkansas.
Posted by: Chairborne!

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Permanent. and wto

Bush screwed up in giving them temporary (renewal each year) with is quixotic to think a future Pres. would not make it permanent.

It was just like Nixon and his stupid "two China" and then Carter handing the commies that UN seat.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 05, 2026 02:29 PM (bwRbr)

342 Round up as many of their most important people in the US as we can lay hands on,
-------

*sobs*!!!!!!

Posted by: Michelle Fields at February 05, 2026 02:30 PM (AveBv)

343 335 318 An owl hooted at high noon.
A dog howled in the distance...
-----------
The smell of boiling cabbage wafted through the tenement...
Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 02:29 PM (Hpgos)

Two Riders were approaching
The wind began to howl

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 02:30 PM (pDt9x)

344 I'm late to the thread, but I don't know why the Chinese would bother to try using a BnB to infect tourists to infect the Air Force. Just join the Air Force. God knows Biden wouldn't have stopped anyone. Or give a toxic agent to a bunch of Democrat Senators and tell them it's cologne samples and they should spray it on everyone.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 05, 2026 02:16 PM (JrWaT)

Visiting personnel often wind up in off-base accomodations.

Posted by: pookysgirl, VAQ connoisseur at February 05, 2026 02:31 PM (RJFuU)

345
There's been a hoot owl outside my window now. For 6 nights in a row.
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 05, 2026 02:29 PM (ewjUl)

It's hooting at its mate. If you listen you may hear two separate owls hooting. The lower pitched one is the male and the higher pitched one is the female.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 05, 2026 02:31 PM (S6amQ)

346 Hooters.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 05, 2026 02:31 PM (Kt19C)

347
No word on the accomplice and brains behind this outfit, Hu So Sik?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 05, 2026 02:31 PM (xG4kz)

348 Had an owl outside yesterday afternoon in my woods that was hooting. When I looked and it was being harassed by a murder of crows. When I went out there, the crows all scattered and flew away. I am pretty sure the owl nodded at me like, thanks bud!

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 05, 2026 02:32 PM (ewjUl)

349 Owls are awesome.

Not as awesome as sea otters, but they are very cool.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 05, 2026 02:32 PM (W2Pud)

350 Italian satellites?

Those romans sure built to last...

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 02:32 PM (zZu0s)

351 There's been a hoot owl outside my window now. For 6 nights in a row.
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 05, 2026 02:29 PM (ewjUl)

It's hooting at its mate. If you listen you may hear two separate owls hooting. The lower pitched one is the male and the higher pitched one is the female.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 05, 2026 02:31 PM (S6amQ)

*higher pitched hoot in owlese* I'm soooo drunk!

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 05, 2026 02:32 PM (wVcYX)

352 48 You can ignore minor leaks as long as you keep positive pressure in the suit.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 05, 2026 01:32 PM (jc0TO)

Easy to do -- just eat Taco Bell for lunch!

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at February 05, 2026 02:33 PM (vgIIr)

353 I judge nations by their relationship to eating utensils. If you use sticks to pick up your food you're not too far removed from primates that hang out in trees picking bugs out of the wood.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 05, 2026 02:33 PM (i2VYc)

354 Israel could do us a solid and hand over this little bastard's family for enhanced interrogation. A gesture of good faith.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 02:33 PM (BI5O2)

355 An owl hooted at high noon.
A dog howled in the distance...
-----------
The smell of boiling cabbage wafted through the tenement...
Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 02:29 PM

A shot rang out.
______________

Drunk on bourbon, the grizzled old man yelled "NO CARROTS IN THE CHILI!"

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 05, 2026 02:33 PM (n5tGW)

356 Love crows and ravens. Wicked smart. If the had hands they would rule the world.

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 02:33 PM (pDt9x)

357 Few things weirder than an owl flying by your head. They are *silent*.

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 02:34 PM (AveBv)

358 There's been a hoot owl outside my window now. For 6 nights in a row.
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 05, 2026 02:29 PM (ewjUl)

It's hooting at its mate. If you listen you may hear two separate owls hooting. The lower pitched one is the male and the higher pitched one is the female.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 05, 2026 02:31 PM

It's actually a line from the song "Wildfire". But we do have a ton of them in the woods that surround our house. I didn't know that about the pitch. You learn something every day!

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 05, 2026 02:34 PM (ewjUl)

359 Don't get me started on people to whom using sticks is sophisticated and high brow.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 05, 2026 02:34 PM (i2VYc)

360 353 I judge nations by their relationship to eating utensils. If you use sticks to pick up your food you're not too far removed from primates that hang out in trees picking bugs out of the wood.
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Its moar a shovel move. First, they elevate the bowl to their mouth and then shovel the food into their mouth. Pretty easy, really.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 02:34 PM (Hpgos)

361 An owl hooted at high noon.
A dog howled in the distance...
-----------
The smell of boiling cabbage wafted through the tenement...
Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 02:29 PM (Hpgos)

Two Riders were approaching
The wind began to howl
Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 02:30 PM (pDt9x)

***

Somewhere a screen door shifted in the breeze, it's tapping in the door frame echoing in the air.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 05, 2026 02:34 PM (2WIwB)

362 If the had hands they would rule the world.

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 02:33 PM (pDt9x)

Tell me about it.

Posted by: Michelle Fields at February 05, 2026 02:34 PM (AveBv)

363 I wonder what the cleaning fee for the AirBnB renters was?

Posted by: Octochicken at February 05, 2026 02:34 PM (oCS0o)

364 It's hooting at its mate. If you listen you may hear two separate owls hooting. The lower pitched one is the male and the higher pitched one is the female.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 05, 2026 02:31 PM (S6amQ)

'FRANK, GET A NICE FAT MOUSE THIS TIME, NOT A STRINGY RAT!

'YOU WANNA DO THIS, BARBARA?!?! ILL BRING WHATBI CAN FIND- THATS WHY THEYBCALL IT HUNTING!'

'I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE MARRIED BARRY, HE ALWAYS FOUND THE FATTEST MICE...'

'I WISH YOU HAD!'

ETC.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 02:35 PM (zZu0s)

365 Honestly, China doesn't scare me. What scares me is the mad dash over my lifetime for every motherfucker in every seat of power to turn themselves into wretched palace eunuchs for whoever the progressive emperor of filth du jour happens to be.

They want DC to run like the Forbidden Palace. They're all bitter little kumquats pretending that they're mandarins.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 02:35 PM (JwNbV)

366 The Hooters.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 05, 2026 02:35 PM (DgMqy)

367 judge nations by their relationship to eating utensils. If you use sticks to pick up your food you're not too far removed from primates that hang out in trees picking bugs out of the wood.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From

China used spoons in the Shang dynasty 1200 BC. And forks in ancient China as much as 4000 years ago.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 02:35 PM (MGB5H)

368 358 There's been a hoot owl outside my window now. For 6 nights in a row.
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 05, 2026 02:29 PM (ewjUl)

I think I'd rather have the owl than the damn pigeon living on my neighbors windowsill, but that's only because I've never been that close to a hoot owl.

Posted by: Octochicken at February 05, 2026 02:36 PM (oCS0o)

369 Hootie and the Blowfish.

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 02:36 PM (pDt9x)

370 "Owls are awesome."

I got to hold and release a screech owl at a bird banding place. Exquisitely beautiful bird up close.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 02:36 PM (N8ZBc)

371 357 Few things weirder than an owl flying by your head. They are *silent*.
---------------
Yep. Don't be small and furry around them.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 02:36 PM (Hpgos)

372 Love crows and ravens. Wicked smart. If the had hands they would rule the world.
Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 02:33 PM (pDt9x)

Almost did. Then Trashcan Man blew it all to hell.

Posted by: The Walking Dude at February 05, 2026 02:36 PM (wVcYX)

373 So, Baier asks Patel about pathogens in Vegas and Patel responds about seeds in Michigan.
Impressive.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 02:36 PM (a0V+E)

374 'I WISH YOU HAD!'

ETC.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 02:35 PM (zZu0s)

Actual argument overheard from neighbors once through the wall, full volume shouting:

"I don't know what you want from me!"

"I just want you to shut up!"

*door slams*

God bless those lunatics, whoever they were. I still crack up over that one.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 02:36 PM (JwNbV)

375 It's hooting at its mate. If you listen you may hear two separate owls hooting. The lower pitched one is the male and the higher pitched one is the female.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 05, 2026 02:31 PM (S6amQ)

So.
You know Mrs D!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 05, 2026 02:37 PM (2WIwB)

376 Only semi related but feel like ranting. Got into a large state school's Ph.D. program in molecular bio, about 20 years ago. Pretty competitive, 18-20 seats.per year, full fellowship and tuition remission for accepted applicants.

I shit you not, half the incoming students had to be Chinese. As in, " just arrived from China" Chinese. As in, difficult to communicate with not because of an accent, but because they barely spoke English.

From an exchange during my first semester seminar:

Professor: "Lets.look at figure 3 in the paper. What does this finding suggest? Jie, what do you think?
Jie; *haltingly reads the title of figure 3*
Professor: and what does that suggest to you, Jie?
Jie: * haltingly reads title of figure 3 again*
Professor: ok, moving on.

Now I wasn't the brightest grad student ever, and one ones nominating me for Nobel prizes, but this was shocking to me at the time. Why would you let people in who can barely communicate with you? Are there no American students as smart as Jie? Is he that much of a catch that we had to import him?

Posted by: NJ Class Traitor at February 05, 2026 02:37 PM (6RyaQ)

377 367 judge nations by their relationship to eating utensils. If you use sticks to pick up your food you're not too far removed from primates that hang out in trees picking bugs out of the wood.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From

China used spoons in the Shang dynasty 1200 BC. And forks in ancient China as much as 4000 years ago.
Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 02:35 PM (MGB5H)

So, what happened?

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 02:37 PM (pDt9x)

378 "Love crows and ravens. Wicked smart. If the had hands they would rule the world."

I want to naturalize magpies in the Midwest. It would be worth it for the laffs we'd get around here.

Posted by: gp at February 05, 2026 02:37 PM (N8ZBc)

379 Yeah, the whole Chopsticks thing is overrated.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 05, 2026 02:38 PM (DgMqy)

380
So, what happened?
Posted by: tubal

It came to a fork in the road ... and took it.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 05, 2026 02:38 PM (xG4kz)

381 The fucking things wake you up in the middle of the night, right before your big first case!

Posted by: Vincent Gambino, Esq at February 05, 2026 02:38 PM (wVcYX)

382 -------------
Its moar a shovel move. First, they elevate the bowl to their mouth and then shovel the food into their mouth. Pretty easy, really.
Posted by: pudinhead
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Utilitarian

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 05, 2026 02:38 PM (a0V+E)

383 Great horned owls are indeed impressive creatures. Magnificent.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 02:38 PM (77rzZ)

384 They want DC to run like the Forbidden Palace. They're all bitter little kumquats pretending that they're mandarins.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

LOL

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 05, 2026 02:39 PM (a+4eV)

385
ETC.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 02:35 PM (zZu0s)

Lol, that's probably exactly what they're saying. I have the owl camera in my tree and I caught the female getting in the nest two nights ago but she left.
When they're ready to hatch the eggs the male brings food to the nest and they will have like a rabbit and mice and rats in the nest when the eggs hatch. They fill the pantry if you will.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 05, 2026 02:39 PM (S6amQ)

386 Prosecutors in Paris opened an investigation today into allegations that Chinese citizens had sought to capture sensitive French government and military data.
[...]
the arrested pair were suspected of conducting interception operations from an AirBnB they had rented in the Gironde region, near the city of Bordeaux.

Posted by: 13times at February 05, 2026 02:39 PM (NdSgj)

387 The Red Chinese are savages. They would eat each other if they could get away with it.

Posted by: Zombie Sun Yat Sen, Head Chink at February 05, 2026 02:39 PM (hXJe5)

388 Remember when people got hanged for espionage?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 05, 2026 02:40 PM (JwNbV)

389 China used spoons in the Shang dynasty 1200 BC. And forks in ancient China as much as 4000 years ago.
Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 02:35 PM (MGB5H)

So, what happened?
----------------
The British brought Opium and traded it for the silverware.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 05, 2026 02:40 PM (Hpgos)

390 Nancy Guthrie probably in Mexico (60 miles). Easy blackmail pickoff. Mucho dinero.

Posted by: El Taco at February 05, 2026 02:40 PM (qUkBO)

391 I'm an Owl Fan as well. One night, while we was camping, some Barred Owls decided to party... thought it was Armageddon.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 05, 2026 02:40 PM (DgMqy)

392
Now I wasn't the brightest grad student ever, and one ones nominating me for Nobel prizes, but this was shocking to me at the time. Why would you let people in who can barely communicate with you? Are there no American students as smart as Jie? Is he that much of a catch that we had to import him?
Posted by: NJ Class Traitor

=============

They cheated on their english proficiency tests.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at February 05, 2026 02:40 PM (JrWaT)

393 Sweet Lord!
Is the only news today about Nancy Guthrie?
What happened is terrible, but now it's just talking head after talking head.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 05, 2026 02:41 PM (2WIwB)

394 Seriously, and I am rarely serious...what can be done to dissuade President Trump from inviting 500k Chinese student visas here?

Everyone write to their congresscritters senators? For the return form email and snail mail letter?

I'm willing to do this as I never care who looks upon me as a crazy woman or fool. This is how I've spent my entire life and I ain't stopping now. Y'all have no idea some of the stuff I've done with no care of how crazy I look.

Put them all in camps like WWII and the Japanese is how far I'd go at this point. Vet the ones who have assimilated and are Christian.

I know people scream about the WWII camps, but as my Marine WWII father told me, it had to be done as no one knew who to trust after Pearl Harbor. I trusted my father from my birth to the night he died to tell me the truth. I argued with him over the internment camps in college. On the day of 9/11 I called him and told him I understand now.

I ain't being nice to these spies and nasty people after Wuhan and the plandemic.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 05, 2026 02:41 PM (WONhk)

395 Great horned owls are indeed impressive creatures. Magnificent.
Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 02:38 PM

Had one scare the shit out of me deer hunting this year. I was up in my stand, around daybreak I had just turned around and one is coming at me silently 10 feet from my head and closing. I instinctively ducked. I don't know or think it would have hit me. It scared me but was cool as hell.

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 05, 2026 02:41 PM (ewjUl)

396 yum yum shit
yummy shit pebbles
in my mouth

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 05, 2026 02:41 PM (eGrbC)

397 The Coast Guard's Marine Safety Office teams inspect merchant ships while their docked in US ports. They said that the conditions of Chinese merchant ships are beyond deplorable - overrun with vermin, rotting food, crews treated as indentured slaves, often little to no working plumbing with backed up sewage running throughout decks, illness will little to no medical care, etc. The Officer's mess/quarter's were much better of course.

Posted by: Cheri at February 05, 2026 02:41 PM (oiNtH)

398 Sometimes I can use chopsticks well and then other times I just suck at it.

So I usually just say "eff it" and use a fork.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 02:41 PM (77rzZ)

399 In most countries, foreigners are not allowed to own property. In America we allow the Chinese to own just about anything they want.

We are a retarded people in many ways.

Posted by: Really?? at February 05, 2026 02:41 PM (Jay38)

400 They cheated on their english proficiency tests.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone

Hey Baltimore does that too!

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 02:42 PM (MGB5H)

401 395 Great horned owls are indeed impressive creatures. Magnificent.
Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 02:38 PM

Had one scare the shit out of me deer hunting this year. I was up in my stand, around daybreak I had just turned around and one is coming at me silently 10 feet from my head and closing. I instinctively ducked. I don't know or think it would have hit me. It scared me but was cool as hell.
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 05, 2026 02:41 PM (ewjUl)

He did it for the Lulz, my bet.

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 02:42 PM (pDt9x)

402 Here's the thing about DC. Everyone who lives there hates it and wants to leave.

Posted by: Toilet to Trough at February 05, 2026 02:43 PM (qUkBO)

403 China used spoons in the Shang dynasty 1200 BC. And forks in ancient China as much as 4000 years ago.
Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 02:35 PM (MGB5H)

So, what happened?

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 02:37 PM (pDt9x)

That must've been when they opened the first Panda Express? Easier to hand out sticks than invent plastic for the forks and spoons?

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 05, 2026 02:43 PM (i2VYc)

404 I know people scream about the WWII camps, but as my Marine WWII father told me, it had to be done as no one knew who to trust after Pearl Harbor. I trusted my father from my birth to the night he died to tell me the truth. I argued with him over the internment camps in college. On the day of 9/11 I called him and told him I understand now.

I ain't being nice to these spies and nasty people after Wuhan and the plandemic.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 05, 2026 02:41 PM (WONhk)

My mom and dad were at Pearl Harbor. They felt the same was as your dad.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 05, 2026 02:43 PM (2WIwB)

405 I know this is just an incidental part of the story but how on earth did this guy contact his wife in China over 100 times a day? Phone calls? Texts? And each one a separate communication? How did he have time for all the illegal stuff?

Posted by: bluebell at February 05, 2026 02:44 PM (79pEw)

406 He did it for the Lulz, my bet.
Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 02:42 PM

Probably. It was cool though. I was hoping he was going to take out the red squirrel driving me crazy.

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 05, 2026 02:44 PM (ewjUl)

407 My kids will use chopsticks. Sophisticates. They wrestle their food while it gets cold.

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 02:45 PM (pDt9x)

408 392
Now I wasn't the brightest grad student ever, and one ones nominating me for Nobel prizes, but this was shocking to me at the time. Why would you let people in who can barely communicate with you? Are there no American students as smart as Jie? Is he that much of a catch that we had to import him?
Posted by: NJ Class Traitor

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They cheated on their english proficiency tests.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at February 05, 2026 02:40 PM (JrWaT)

Yes, so obvious in retrospect. 22 year old rule-following me just found it hard to believe that someone would do that, or would plagiarize, or otherwise cheat. Real life has been an education.

Posted by: NJ Class Traitor at February 05, 2026 02:45 PM (6RyaQ)

409 That must've been when they opened the first Panda Express? Easier to hand out sticks than invent plastic for the forks and spoons?
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 05, 2026 02:43 PM

Who eats Panda?

Posted by: Minnfidel at February 05, 2026 02:45 PM (ewjUl)

410 395 Great horned owls are indeed impressive creatures. Magnificent.
Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 02:38 PM

Had one scare the shit out of me deer hunting this year. I was up in my stand, around daybreak I had just turned around and one is coming at me silently 10 feet from my head and closing. I instinctively ducked. I don't know or think it would have hit me. It scared me but was cool as hell.
Posted by: Minnfidel at February 05, 2026 02:41 PM (ewjUl)

I was just going for counting coup on you, but you flinched.

Posted by: Great Horned Owl at February 05, 2026 02:46 PM (wVcYX)

411 China used spoons in the Shang dynasty 1200 BC. And forks in ancient China as much as 4000 years ago.
Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 02:35 PM (MGB5H)

So, what happened?

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 02:37 PM (pDt9x)M

Confucius taught that knife and forks were violent instruments. Also they began more cooking with chopsticks and just used them to eat instead of having extra utensils. Are the 2 most prominent explanations I have heard.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 02:46 PM (MGB5H)

412 Red Chinese are savages. They would eat each other if they could get away with it.

Chinese food!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 05, 2026 02:46 PM (Kt19C)

413 Sweet Lord!
Is the only news today about Nancy Guthrie?
What happened is terrible, but now it's just talking head after talking head.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 05, 2026 02:41 PM (2WIwB)

I mentioned this last night - I feel sorry for the lady although I had no idea who Samantha Guthrie is, but the fact is that we've had more coverage on her missing mother than we've had on the fucker that shot Trump in the head in Butler PA. Think about that.

We are a seriously, seriously, un-serious country.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 05, 2026 02:46 PM (i2VYc)

414 He did it for the Lulz, my bet.
Posted by: tubal

Do owls ever scavenge? Maybe he was hoping there was a deer carcass that he could get in on.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 02:46 PM (77rzZ)

415 The bio stuff is about the limit of what China can do. They may be able to give a lot of people rifles, but they probably cant even get to Taiwan, much less across the Pacific. Barring some sort of absolutely airtight missile defense that works at all launch distances there probably will never be open WW2 style warfare between nuke powers. The end of WW2 would have been very different if the Natsis or the Imperial Japs had had nukes

Posted by: Azjaeger at February 05, 2026 02:47 PM (J6pu5)

416 411 China used spoons in the Shang dynasty 1200 BC. And forks in ancient China as much as 4000 years ago.
Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 02:35 PM (MGB5H)

So, what happened?

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 02:37 PM (pDt9x)M

Confucius taught that knife and forks were violent instruments. Also they began more cooking with chopsticks and just used them to eat instead of having extra utensils. Are the 2 most prominent explanations I have heard.
Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 02:46 PM (MGB5H)

Confucius was kind of a dick, wasn’t he?

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 02:47 PM (pDt9x)

417 Seriously, and I am rarely serious...what can be done to dissuade President Trump from inviting 500k Chinese student visas here?
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Maybe he's getting something out of it from China in return. You don't know.

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 02:47 PM (AveBv)

418 Confucius was kind of a dick, wasn’t he?
Posted by: tubal at February

Confucius say never listen to serpent tongue of the round eye.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 02:48 PM (MGB5H)

419 Confucius taught that knife and forks were violent instruments. Also taught sucking cock.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 05, 2026 02:48 PM (Kt19C)

420
China used spoons in the Shang dynasty 1200 BC. And forks in ancient China as much as 4000 years ago.
Posted by: BruceWayne

Who invented the spork?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 05, 2026 02:48 PM (Cqx++)

421 Confucius taught that knife and forks were violent instruments.
Posted by: BruceWayne

I had a class on China my freshman year in college, and we read the Analects of Confucius. Kinda stupid if you ask me.

Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 02:48 PM (77rzZ)

422 Nood

Posted by: Thanatopsis at February 05, 2026 02:48 PM (LdBR/)

423 how on earth did this guy contact his wife in China over 100 times a day?

Posted by: bluebell at February 05, 2026 02:44 PM (79pEw)

The much better question is why

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 02:49 PM (AveBv)

424 Who invented the spork?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February

Taco Bell.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 05, 2026 02:49 PM (MGB5H)

425 People today talk about locking them dirty jap bastards in 41 and dropping the nuke on them in 45 like it was bad to do.

When you have 1000 screaming little yellow bastards coming at ya with fixed bayonets you'll sing a different tune.

Posted by: Sgt. John Stryker at February 05, 2026 02:49 PM (hXJe5)

426 421 Confucius taught that knife and forks were violent instruments.
Posted by: BruceWayne

I had a class on China my freshman year in college, and we read the Analects of Confucius. Kinda stupid if you ask me.
Posted by: Bulg at February 05, 2026 02:48 PM (77rzZ)

Muhammed I think.

Posted by: tubal at February 05, 2026 02:49 PM (pDt9x)

427 Just curious. If something God Forbid happens to some ordinary persons loved one, will Trump get involved and send the FBI Director?

I hope the lady is found. But do you realize how many kidnapping there are in a year, most of them by organized foreign criminals?

Posted by: That Guy at February 05, 2026 02:49 PM (IJqrQ)

428 Wait ... point of clarification..... is enthusiastic scissoring between two busty korean women NOT about arts and crafts???????

Posted by: Snark delivery at February 05, 2026 02:50 PM (6Mw3v)

429 People who have stuff to do do not use chopsticks.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 05, 2026 02:51 PM (zZu0s)

430 "...a lawless, graft-riddled, with open looting of the Treasury by our enemies and criminals the world over.

But other than that...

Posted by: Rimshot at February 05, 2026 02:53 PM (b0pva)

431 I never use knife and fork with Chinese food

Those are for pizza.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 02:54 PM (RIvkX)

432 Turning our fun into a real discussion, huh?

I try to take my time to formulate responses to you since you take time form your responses to me, you know.

I wasn't done thinking!

But in that case, it may be a case of the film having its cake and eating it too. Soon-hee destroys Uncle's porn collection because it's demeaning while the film really does glory in the sight of two naked women scissoring.

Is it the fantastical elements she objects to? The explicit subjugation of the female subjects and women loving each other is escape from that?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for twisted thrills with Park Chan-wook at February 05, 2026 02:27 PM (GBKbO)

Late but feel free to move to webzone if you need to.

I think the brutality and exploitation made one of the women frigid, flesh like cold fowl I think was the phrase. The lesbian sex ignited her passion, not because she didn't know about woman love (I'm SURE the porn books she had to read talked about that) but because she FELT something with her handmaid.

I think she burned the books because of their association in her mind and history and her mother's death.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 05, 2026 03:33 PM (xcxpd)

433 331 259
To Build a Fire

https://tinyurl.com/2xf67y4c
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

That is such an amazing piece of literature. I think CBD recommended it to me a few years ago.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 05, 2026 03:43 PM (

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Outstanding story! I read it once and went back for a reread but I couldn't finish it -- the ending was just to experience a second time.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 05, 2026 03:55 PM (Pd07e)

434 All Chinese Nationals, regardless of status, out of the US NOW!

Posted by: Dastardly Dan at February 05, 2026 03:59 PM (lm1cG)

435 Time to totally Shut Them Down and return those so called Scientists to where they came from in the first place and move out the UN as well

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at February 05, 2026 05:33 PM (wGqjj)

436 Casis belli?

Posted by: Don Lemon Needs to be sent to Gaza at February 05, 2026 08:37 PM (qgGyX)

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