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First World Problems...

That's one of my favorite lowball glasses, and because I am a big fan of Old Fashioneds, it gets heavy use.

Alas, it suffered a chip, and while it wasn't particularly expensive, it is a nice solid, heavy glass that adds to the enjoyment of my cocktails! So I wasn't about to toss the thing. Remember, I am a cheap bastard!

So...what to do?

Some 600 grit sandpaper, a thin punch, and a very long time carefully sanding smooth the jagged edge, and all's right in the world!

A First World Problem AND a First World Solution!

Posted by: CBD at 02:00 PM

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Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 02:00 PM (Ia/+0)

2 ST

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 02:02 PM (UFwgc)

3 Broke my balloon wine glass, have to get another soon . Had it a very long time.

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 02:02 PM (Ia/+0)

4 Some sandpaper wrapped on a dowel, deepen that notch, and you'd have a pretty good high capacity assault ashtray.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 01, 2026 02:02 PM (Apzx6)

5 I got some highball glasses.

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 02:02 PM (UFwgc)

6 Buy a new one

Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 02:03 PM (VE6XX)

7 So you didn’t have to gen up a rudimentary lathe.

Posted by: Eromero at March 01, 2026 02:03 PM (sH4Bk)

8 I have a couple cocktail glasses like that. None really all that "nice" but the perfect size for "whatever."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 02:04 PM (jtM2q)

9 I had a great Manhattan yesterday made by an old college friend as we toasted the liberation of Iran.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 02:04 PM (RIvkX)

10 Putting some heat to it would have been more advanced.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 02:04 PM (/lPRQ)

11 My favorite 24 oz mug has a chip. I've often wondered if I can fire polish it with a MAPP gas torch, or if that would just cause the whole thing to shatter.

Posted by: Bacon Jeff at March 01, 2026 02:05 PM (130D4)

12 I fixed a pyrex lid for mrs B a few days ago the same way. It was a chip on the edge that left it razor sharp, and was going to toss it. I asked what do you do with the pot without a lid? Oh, maybe use tinfoil. Da fuq? It was also her grandmother's. I said give that thing. I ran out to the garage and grabbed some of my stones, stoned the edge smooth, then buffed it out on a polishing wheel. Done.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 02:05 PM (snZF9)

13 I am one who thinks every beverage has its purpose glass.
Now you can drink with the wrong glass but why be uncivilized?

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 02:05 PM (Ia/+0)

14 Cosmic ray cause every piece of dishware and sippery to chip at some point. It's inevitable.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 02:06 PM (diia5)

15 Do you have a mapp gas torch? You can melt and smooth any jagged edge off with no problem, just don't hit it with too much heat all at once or it will crack.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 01, 2026 02:06 PM (gVUi7)

16 Are you sure you don't have some Scotch blood?

Use it up
Wear it out,
Make it do
Do without.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 01, 2026 02:06 PM (RkOfE)

17 Some 600 grit sandpaper, a thin punch, and a very long time carefully sanding smooth the jagged edge, and all's right in the world!

A First World Problem AND a First World Solution!
=====

Impressed. And fascinated.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 02:07 PM (RIvkX)

18 Take your oxy-acetylene torch and remelt the chipped edge to smooth it out.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at March 01, 2026 02:07 PM (SHZtS)

19 My favorite 24 oz mug has a chip. I've often wondered if I can fire polish it with a MAPP gas torch, or if that would just cause the whole thing to shatter.
Posted by: Bacon Jeff

Only one way to find out.

Be sure to follow all requirements for safety equipment.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 02:07 PM (/lPRQ)

20 Troll Dances On Corpses

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 02:07 PM (RIvkX)

21 Get some Yeti Ramblers. No chipping.

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 02:08 PM (UFwgc)

22 I am one who thinks every beverage has its purpose glass.
Now you can drink with the wrong glass but why be uncivilized?
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 02:05 PM (Ia/+0)

Since I use 16 oz wide mouth canning jars to drink out of, I guess I am not civilized.
Oh, not highballs of course. I use the 8 oz small mouth canning jars for those.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 02:08 PM (rbvCR)

23 Copses of trees?

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 02:08 PM (UFwgc)

24 There is no way I could tolerate such chaos and disorder in my glassware.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 02:10 PM (RIvkX)

25 16 Do you have a mapp gas torch? You can melt and smooth any jagged edge off with no problem, just don't hit it with too much heat all at once or it will crack.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 01, 2026 02:06 PM (gVUi7)

Yes, my wife does some glass fusing and bead making.

Posted by: Bacon Jeff at March 01, 2026 02:10 PM (130D4)

26 Dom Perrignon goes in a styrofoam cup.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 01, 2026 02:10 PM (xxBSa)

27 Get some Yeti Ramblers. No chipping.
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 02:08 PM (UFwgc)

Small Mason jars, then you can buy in bulk.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 01, 2026 02:10 PM (Apzx6)

28 Kindltot your more civilized than you realize

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 02:10 PM (Ia/+0)

29 The one in the middle is definitely Willie Nelson.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 02:12 PM (Kt19C)

30 I have the AoS shot glass provided by a philanthropist at the X TxMoMe. It fits any and all drinks.

Posted by: Eromero at March 01, 2026 02:12 PM (sH4Bk)

31 How did troops get killed? Fighter pilots? Special Ops?

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 02:14 PM (UFwgc)

32 Human ingenuity truly has no bounds.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 01, 2026 02:14 PM (E4pkH)

33 Red solo cups are more classy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 02:14 PM (zZu0s)

34 It looks like we smoked Achmadinajead in the first round of attacks.

Or however the fuck his name is spelled. Fuck it, he's dead.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 01, 2026 02:16 PM (xxBSa)

35 > Small Mason jars, then you can buy in bulk.
----------
I've got an assortment of sizes. Some came with moonshine in them.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 02:16 PM (jtM2q)

36 Apologies for early off-topic post but thought folks should be aware:

From previous thread:

319 316 Something went BOOM. Windows shook. No siren in Jerusalem.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 02:14 PM (MFAsx)

Praying for all of you
Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 02:15 PM (VE6XX)

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 01, 2026 02:17 PM (QGaXH)

37 Legalinsurrection.com - Ahmadinejad has been killed in a Israeli airstrike

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 02:17 PM (Ia/+0)

38 Oh, not highballs of course. I use the 8 oz small mouth canning jars for those.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 02:08 PM (rbvCR)

Too small!

The 12 ounce ones are perfect for G&Ts though....

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 02:18 PM (n9ltV)

39 A moment of silence?

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 02:18 PM (UFwgc)

40 The smoothed chip gives it character.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 01, 2026 02:19 PM (vbXSk)

41 It looks like we smoked Achmadinajead in the first round of attacks.
Or however the fuck his name is spelled. Fuck it, he's dead.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 01, 2026 02:16 PM (xxBSa)

****************************

Israel must be wiped off the face of the map!

Posted by: Zombie Ahmadinejad at March 01, 2026 02:19 PM (V8teu)

42 Bypass the shot glass entirely. Drink straight from the bottle.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at March 01, 2026 02:19 PM (DsA2n)

43 Moolah Musical Chairs?

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 02:19 PM (UFwgc)

44 31 How did troops get killed? Fighter pilots? Special Ops?
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 02:14 PM (UFwgc)

Hegsgeth said no details til 24 hours after next of kin is informed...and maybe not even then...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 01, 2026 02:20 PM (tOcjL)

45 Also there, 3 American servicemen and 9 Israelis wete killed by a Iranian ballistic missile

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 02:20 PM (Ia/+0)

46 My house came with a built in liquor cabinet, and my wife and I came with a ton of glassware each, as.it was the theme of the couples shower our friends threw for our mid thirties wedding.
I look at it now and know it's all just going to be tossed, unwanted, when pass or move on. Sad, but times change.
Needs to be dusted.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 01, 2026 02:20 PM (sl73Y)

47 A moment of silence?
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 02:18 PM (UFwgc)

Mmm.

While we scratch our ass and think about the ayatollah of sheep and shinola.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 02:20 PM (zZu0s)

48 It’s funny how you can put mediocre wine in a beautiful glass and it tastes better.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 01, 2026 02:21 PM (grtY7)

49 Our Marines got nine kills at the consulate in Pakistan

some Pakis fucked around
they quickly found out

Posted by: Don Black at March 01, 2026 02:21 PM (ZxPkt)

50 I should do that with a beer mug that sustained similar damage. Said beer mug was purchased for me by a very dear friend, after enjoying a fine meal at the late, great Baltimore Brewing Company, circa 1992.

I also have a thin-walled scotch glass, the last surviving member of a set of eight, given me by another dear friend, circa 1995. I recently noticed a crack in its rim, and it's just a matter of time before the crack grows and the glass joins its lamented brethren.

Little turns 21 this year. Would be an appropriate occasion to procure a set of fine stemware, methinks...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 01, 2026 02:21 PM (nbLIj)

51 Just drink it straight out of the box.

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 02:22 PM (UFwgc)

52 Small Mason jars, then you can buy in bulk.

I keep all glass jars that fit standard mason jar screw-tops. Jams, honey, various Amish preserves. I have a cupboard in the garage for them. It’s getting full, so eventually I’ll have to start choosing the best (the honey I get, the roadside vendor has a box for returning the jars, which I’ve started using now that I have an ample supply).

I even have four mason jars with handles, which are perfect for making breakfast drinks, such as an egg, milk, and bourbon. My Oster blender is designed to fit that size mason jar.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 01, 2026 02:23 PM (EXyHK)

53 I look at it now and know it's all just going to be tossed, unwanted, when pass or move on. Sad, but times change.
Needs to be dusted.
Posted by: From about That Time

Not necessarily. Some factions of Gen Z are starting to appreciate such things.

I wonder if a high end catering company would be interested in purchasing from you.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 01, 2026 02:23 PM (grtY7)

54 American Kestrel, that's also Depression-era immigrant Catholic wisdom (use it up, wear it out, etc), with the final addition, after do without, of "Offer it up".

Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 02:30 PM (enw9G)

55 I bought a little diamond honer that has a flat side and a curved side. Works great for glass or pottery chips.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 01, 2026 02:31 PM (+kPSk)

56 I will stay on topic

FWP
beginning of winter, I paid good money to have my fireplace and chimney scrubbed out, inspected and certified safe for use.

It never got cold enough to build a fire.

Posted by: Don Black at March 01, 2026 02:32 PM (ZxPkt)

57 Since I use 16 oz wide mouth canning jars to drink out of, I guess I am not civilized.
Oh, not highballs of course. I use the 8 oz small mouth canning jars for those.
Posted by: Kindltot

I use canning jars too.
Had a co-worker who told me not only is it weird that I do that but also weird that I do not use the same stanley cup whatever as everyone else. Pointing out that canning jar lids keep shi off the parts of the jar/cup you put your lips on was not pursausive, but everyone else uses these...
Later in an unrelated discussion suggested he watch Idiotocracy

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 02:33 PM (/lPRQ)

58 islam doesn't allow booze

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 01, 2026 02:35 PM (jrgJz)

59 It took me so long to collect my complete set of Waterford wine and water goblets that the pattern I chose went out of circulation. Had to buy the remaining glasses from Replacements Ltd. I need to start using them more. As nurse says, wine, even box wine, tastes so much better when you drink from a pretty glass.

Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 02:35 PM (lJ0H4)

60 It never got cold enough to build a fire.

Be like Nixon, turn on the AC then build a fire.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 02:36 PM (Kt19C)

61 Planned obsolescence strikes again!

Put some colorful marbles in it and it becomes a decoration. (Yeah try palming that one off on your better half.) But it's better than keeping it in service, dribbling down your shirt or a cutting a lip.

Posted by: L - No nic... at March 01, 2026 02:36 PM (NFX2v)

62 islam doesn't allow booze

Mormons in Las Vegas don't recognize each other.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 02:37 PM (Kt19C)

63 It’s funny how you can put mediocre wine in a beautiful glass and it tastes better.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 01, 2026 02:21 PM (grtY7)

I have two glass wine flasks that my grandfather reportedly purchased around 1912 during a street festival in Newark, NJ. They were filled with dago red, and sold for a nickel.

My father would fill them with a funnel and drink from them into the 1980's. The long, narrow neck would aerate the wine as you filled, and drained, the flask. From my research, your theory holds. It holds real good...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 01, 2026 02:37 PM (nbLIj)

64 islam doesn't allow booze
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 01, 2026 02:35 PM (jrgJz)

Islam in of itself does not seem to allow dick- except for kids.

The thing is, outside of inherent cultural practices, what great engineering, artistic or cultural contribution have they made in the last 200 years? 500?

Like I said, they like slavery and hate dogs.

They suck.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 02:38 PM (zZu0s)

65 Mormons in Las Vegas don't recognize each other.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 02:37 PM (Kt19C)

I thought that was Baptists in the liquor store?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 02:39 PM (zZu0s)

66 islam doesn't allow booze

Mormons in Las Vegas don't recognize each other.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats

Southern Baptists in liquor stores don't recognize each other.

Also, I have noted that they sell shitloads of airline size bottles down south, and the gutters are filled with them.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 02:40 PM (/lPRQ)

67 I've done the same thing to different kinds of objects … I'm also a Cheap Bastard …

Posted by: Dr_No at March 01, 2026 02:41 PM (ayRl+)

68 Grandma and Grandpa were big on glassware (they had a bar complete with brass rail and spitoon in the house.) I have three serving carafe. One is a 60s thing eith colored bands around the bottom. The other is more traditional and the third is this beautiful inlaid map thing with 6 matching shot glasses. Beautiful.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 02:42 PM (zZu0s)

69 Now it has a pouring spout!

Posted by: bluebell at March 01, 2026 02:42 PM (79pEw)

70 The islam’s strong suit is destruction of civilizations.

Posted by: Eromero at March 01, 2026 02:43 PM (sH4Bk)

71 Still on topic of booze and small bottles, I saw a video for the aunt Roberta cocktail. Now I want to try it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 02:44 PM (zZu0s)

72 Mormons in Las Vegas don't recognize each other.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats

Being #1 in antidepressant use will do that.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 02:49 PM (KAi1n)

73 It has absinthe in it. Plus several of the other ingredients are making me think travel bottles because it would be unlikely I would drink them on their own.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 02:49 PM (zZu0s)

74 Being #1 in antidepressant use will do that.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 02:49 PM (KAi1n)

Las Vegas or Mormons?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 02:50 PM (zZu0s)

75 Looks like we have total air superiority over Iran now.
Which means... It's time for the heavy shit to drop.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 02:52 PM (/lPRQ)

76 73 It has absinthe in it. Plus several of the other ingredients are making me think travel bottles because it would be unlikely I would drink them on their own.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 02:49 PM (zZu0s)
As far as I know never had absinthe. If it’s deadlier than ouzo, don’t need it.

Posted by: Eromero at March 01, 2026 02:52 PM (sH4Bk)

77
We live in SW Wyoming and it's mostly Mormons here. It's interesting how many travel to Las Vegas.

I guess they are going to visit family.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 01, 2026 02:52 PM (3ek7K)

78 The reason why Jews have historically made great lawyers is because while other religions are studiously not recognizing each other while consuming sin, Jews figure out all kinds of exceptions and justifications. The card game Fizzbin was based on an orthodox Jewish lawyer's excuse for eating a microwave-reheated, pulled pork w/bacon sandwich on Shabbat.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 02:53 PM (KAi1n)

79
Now it has a pouring spout!
Posted by: bluebell

That's what I thought it was at first.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 01, 2026 02:53 PM (Cqx++)

80 Las Vegas or Mormons?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

The latter. Vegas is #1 in everything else.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 02:54 PM (KAi1n)

81 Cheap bastard? How cheap?

$6 gets you a J-B Weld clear apoxy with a pretty decent applicater/mixer. Apply it, let it set, then grab your sandpaper and make it a bit better than an ever present chip (which would drive me nutz).

Posted by: Orson at March 01, 2026 02:55 PM (dIske)

82 American Kestrel, that's also Depression-era immigrant Catholic wisdom (use it up, wear it out, etc), with the final addition, after do without, of "Offer it up".
Posted by: barbarausa at Mar

Great addition, now added to my version.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 01, 2026 02:55 PM (RkOfE)

83
Broke my balloon wine glass, have to get another soon . Had it a very long time.
Posted by: Skip

I don't think I've ever had any balloon wine.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 01, 2026 02:55 PM (Cqx++)

84 women are for children, little boys are for fun ~Afghanistan proverb

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 01, 2026 02:55 PM (jrgJz)

85 My FWP today was dicking with our auto dish detergent dispensers three AA batteries. There was no visible clue of how to access the battery compartment. and the instructions are long gone. I started prying at it with a pocket knife then moving to a butter knife. Plastics were flexing so I backed off. I resorted to Grok and Youtube to finally find a solution. The entire top is surrounded by a collar that can't be seen if you look at the blasted thing. If you didn't know you would never be able to find it. The collar slides down from the top to reveal the batteries. Stupid Chinese design. Ugh.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 01, 2026 02:56 PM (abIsI)

86 How is the Paki Afghi war going?

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 02:56 PM (UFwgc)

87 59 It took me so long to collect my complete set of Waterford wine and water goblets that the pattern I chose went out of circulation. Had to buy the remaining glasses from Replacements Ltd. I need to start using them more. As nurse says, wine, even box wine, tastes so much better when you drink from a pretty glass.
Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 02:35 PM (lJ0H4)

I bought what I hoped was going to be my last set of dinnerware. I meant to get some more place settings but stopped short of what I wanted thinking I could add more later. This was the absolute most classic pattern from Wedgwood ("Wedgwood White") and I figured it would always be available. Plus, I wanted to see if bone china was going to suit our usage practices before I committed to more place settings.

Well, it turns out the reason I got such a good price on them was because they were getting ready to discontinue the pattern after 100 years. So now completing the set through Replacements.com is out of my budget. I did add some pieces by an eBay purchase, but it turned out the items were factory rejects, which the seller neglected to mention. Bah!

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 01, 2026 02:57 PM (FMtrg)

88 The card game Fizzbin was based on an orthodox Jewish lawyer's excuse for eating a microwave-reheated, pulled pork w/bacon sandwich on Shabbat.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 02:53 PM (KAi1n)

Hah!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 02:58 PM (zZu0s)

89 Kallisto seemed to show interest in buying my Wedgwood White, but I haven't seen her/him comment since then.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 01, 2026 02:59 PM (FMtrg)

90 women are for children, little boys are for fun ~Afghanistan proverb
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot

and goats for a party, party like its 1999!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 03:01 PM (/lPRQ)

91 I am kidding about particular glasses for drinks, I have them, you can drink whatever you want with whatever you got.
Don't advertise drinking champagne out of women's slippers, it will taste terrible

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 03:02 PM (Ia/+0)

92 Austin shooting maniac found wearing an Allah t-shirt and had a koran in his car.
>>FBI still trying to determine motive<<

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 01, 2026 03:02 PM (abIsI)

93 I've had to do something similar to CBD's fix to some Lagunitas "JPEG" (that's their dog mascot) mason jars, which had rather rough edges and the occasional chip. However, I have a big aluminum oxide buffing wheel on a bench grinder, and carefully dressed the edges. Worked well to smooth them out!

Those jars get used more for rye and Coke these days, rather than Lagunitas...

Posted by: Shepherd Lover at March 01, 2026 03:02 PM (5CBGh)

94 "Well, it turns out the reason I got such a good price on them was because they were getting ready to discontinue the pattern after 100 years. So now completing the set through Replacements.com is out of my budget."

Thank goodness for Replacements.

Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 03:03 PM (lJ0H4)

95 I love nice dishes.

I have a couple four place settings in different Christmas patterns that I can mix and match and use beautiful depression era etched wine and cocktail glasses and my great grandmothers Sterling to set the table. It’s kind of a hodgepodge of different stuff, but I love it. Add in some nice table linens and some pretty candles in holders and voila!

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 01, 2026 03:04 PM (A5RD0)

96 Sorry I'm late. Was rubbing one out myself.

Posted by: Uncle Pervy's Discount Glassware at March 01, 2026 03:04 PM (oftw2)

97 " I had a great Manhattan yesterday made by an old college friend as we toasted the liberation of Iran."

I propose a toast.

"Glory to God in the Highest and on Earth peace to men of goodwill. To the liberation of Iran!"

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 03:05 PM (qFwJc)

98 A First World Success

Lamborghini Backs Away From EV Lunacy

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 01, 2026 03:06 PM (abIsI)

99
Our dishwasher died a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving. We bought a new one and it's still sitting in the garage. The appliance store don't install dishwashers and we can't find anyone to install it. Probably insurance reasons?

Anyway, we are really not missing it, we have old fashioned handwashing down to a routine.

Some times the old ways are best, lol.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 01, 2026 03:07 PM (3ek7K)

100 You might ask Richard for one of my Royal Doulton pieces. I've no use for them here in the afterlife.

Posted by: Zombie Hyacinth Bucket at March 01, 2026 03:07 PM (oftw2)

101 Kestrel, here is a T shirt that is on my wishlist for the next time one of my kids asks me what I want for a gift.
If I could count how many times my mother used to tell one of us to "offer it up" when we were griping about something!

https://tinyurl.com/4tauva4y

Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 03:08 PM (enw9G)

102 I love nice dishes.

I have a couple four place settings in different Christmas patterns that I can mix and match and use beautiful depression era etched wine and cocktail glasses and my great grandmothers Sterling to set the table. It’s kind of a hodgepodge of different stuff, but I love it. Add in some nice table linens and some pretty candles in holders and voila!
Posted by: nurse ratched

Mix and match is very "in" right now. You're cutting edge nurse.

Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 03:08 PM (lJ0H4)

103 "Now you can drink with the wrong glass but why be uncivilized?"

It's only uncivilized if you do it in public, among strangers.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 03:08 PM (qFwJc)

104 Since I use 16 oz wide mouth canning jars to drink out of, I guess I am not civilized.
Oh, not highballs of course. I use the 8 oz small mouth canning jars for those.
Posted by: Kindltot

I despise drinking from a jar. I want a smooth edge on my drinking vessel.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 01, 2026 03:08 PM (h7ZuX)

105 OT: Tousi is coming right out and saying the Senegal guy was an Iranian sleeper cell. Huh.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 03:09 PM (zZu0s)

106 Glassware seems to get much cleaner much faster than everything else.

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 03:09 PM (UFwgc)

107 make it a bit better than an ever present chip (which would drive me nutz).

Posted by: Orson at March 01, 2026 02:55 PM (dIske)

The chip is now perfectly smooth, without a hint of an edge. It took a while, but it was worth the trouble!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 03:09 PM (n9ltV)

108 Round dishes are the sign of a retarded socio-economic development. Square dishes say, I'm with progress and will never go back to the old ways.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 01, 2026 03:09 PM (abIsI)

109 After all we are not Canadians.

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 03:10 PM (UFwgc)

110 only uncivilized if you do it in public, among strangers.

With a fat girl. On a jap bike.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 03:10 PM (Kt19C)

111 "I look at it now and know it's all just going to be tossed, unwanted, when pass or move on. Sad, but times change."

On the topic of china and glassware, my children have no interest in it.

My good friend who has lots of grandchildren, says "The grandchildren love this stuff."

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 03:11 PM (qFwJc)

112 My Tupperware tumblers meet all my fancy glassware needs. The plastic covers let me preserve drinks for later without flies and yellow jackets getting in.

Posted by: Cutting Edge of Fashion and Frippery at March 01, 2026 03:11 PM (oftw2)

113 I don't think I've ever had any balloon wine.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 01, 2026 02:55 PM (Cqx++)

It's not worth the inflated price.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 03:12 PM (n9ltV)

114 I am kidding about particular glasses for drinks, I have them, you can drink whatever you want with whatever you got.
Don't advertise drinking champagne out of women's slippers, it will taste terrible
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 03:02 PM (Ia/+0)

There's a whole field of study (or snobbery, depending on your tolerance for such) that holds the shape of a glass determines how one perceives the taste of its contents. Beer certainly tastes better served in a glass versus drinking it from the bottle. White wine and champagne taste better from a narrow flute, versus a goblet.

You can probably drink grappa from a woman's slipper, as it already tastes like it was filtered through an old gym sock...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 01, 2026 03:12 PM (nbLIj)

115 113 I don't think I've ever had any balloon wine.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 01, 2026 02:55 PM (Cqx++)

It's not worth the inflated price.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Drink it from a plastic cup and it really pops.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 01, 2026 03:13 PM (abIsI)

116 dishwasher died

Dishwashers will ruin sharp knives.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 03:13 PM (Kt19C)

117 I break glasses, Dash. I always break glasses. I learned long ago to never get attached to dishes or glasses in my house.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 03:13 PM (rbvCR)

118 OT: Tousi is coming right out and saying the Senegal guy was an Iranian sleeper cell. Huh.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

... 53 Year Old Immigrant from Senegal Wearing “Property of Allah” and Iranian Flag Clothing ...

Heh. Doesn't know what they did to his forefathers.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 03:13 PM (/lPRQ)

119 Everything breaks.

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 03:14 PM (UFwgc)

120 My grandkids are used to eating off of chinet at Thanksgiving. They will rebel against their parents.

Reminds of the old joke. You know why grandparents and grandchildren get along so well?

They share a common enemy.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 03:14 PM (qFwJc)

121 117 I break glasses, Dash. I always break glasses. I learned long ago to never get attached to dishes or glasses in my house.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 03:13 PM (rbvCR)

Ha, me, too. I go to the thrift store and get more. I'm pretty fond of the vintage etched glass ones.

For my regular all-day infusion of ice water, though, it's just a Yeti tumbler. It's beat up, but not broken.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 01, 2026 03:15 PM (h7ZuX)

122 I use 400 grit emery cloth and drink from the opposite side.

Posted by: Roy at March 01, 2026 03:15 PM (qwype)

123 It's not worth the inflated price.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Drink it from a plastic cup and it really pops.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 01, 2026 03:13 PM (abIsI)

That's not funny!

Posted by: Early airship engine designers at March 01, 2026 03:15 PM (SR7GB)

124 Everything breaks.
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 03:14 PM (UFwgc)

The Center cannot hold.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 03:16 PM (zZu0s)

125
a thin punch

I take it that you used the punch as a mandrel around which you wrapped the sandpaper, yes?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 01, 2026 03:16 PM (xG4kz)

126 116 dishwasher died

Dishwashers will ruin sharp knives.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 03:13 PM (Kt19C)

Hand wash, dry and put in the block. Let your kids use the other ones for whittling.

Posted by: Roy at March 01, 2026 03:16 PM (qwype)

127 ...dishwasher died...

Already thinking about hardwiring mine with analog controls when it dies (as long as the main pump still works)...

Actually might to to see what they have on-line for old school replacement parts. Used to be dishwashers with just one big knob and separate switch for heating coil.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 03:17 PM (/lPRQ)

128 I'm at a different stage with my china which is, I'm older than dirt, and I'm trying to think about what will be hardest for my kids to deal with. China surely has to be on the list, and I have a lot of it. One set is complete down to bouillon cups and spoons. There's another, white like Emmie's, but Italian, a pattern dating back to the 1600's. That's just some of this, some of that.

Are there websites that specialize in such things?

Posted by: Wenda at March 01, 2026 03:17 PM (JUZZb)

129 119 Everything breaks.
Posted by: Boss Moss

Break a Corel Ware plate or bowl and find out what glass fragments and shards are all about. Millions of them. They grenade like an IED. Glass dust too.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 01, 2026 03:17 PM (abIsI)

130 I don't think I've ever had any balloon wine.

I made it once, with grape juice, from a high school community cookbook of all places. In its defense, the recipe worked to create an alcoholic drink. It was not very good.

I have considered using the same method to make Finnish lemon mead. The mead is great, but if I seal it too well it goes everywhere when I open it, and if I don’t seal it well enough it’s not as carbonated as I’d like.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 01, 2026 03:17 PM (EXyHK)

131 Dremel tool FTW.

Posted by: DaveA at March 01, 2026 03:18 PM (FhXTo)

132 >>Our dishwasher died a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving.

I hope her funeral and celebration of life were nice.

Posted by: Roy at March 01, 2026 03:18 PM (qwype)

133 If I am making a wine punch like thing, think I will stick to sangria as long as I do not have Lola falan(sp?) Hate in the glass.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 03:19 PM (zZu0s)

134 microwave-reheated, pulled pork w/bacon sandwich

That really sounds good.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 01, 2026 03:20 PM (sl73Y)

135
My MiL is positively fanatic about wine being drunk only from stemmed glasses.

That she has fewer than one half dozen of them available poses problems for her view of what's right with the world at family gatherings.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 01, 2026 03:20 PM (xG4kz)

136 Break a Corel Ware plate or bowl and find out what glass fragments and shards are all about. Millions of them. They grenade like an IED. Glass dust too.
Posted by: Maj. Healey

Second worse thing about ceramic tile floors - they will grenade Corel if dropped on it - shards to the far corners of the kitchen.

Number one worse thing about tile - it attacks greasy dirt and hair. Worse thing to have in a kitchen. Or anywhere else for that matter.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 03:20 PM (/lPRQ)

137 113 I don't think I've ever had any balloon wine.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 01, 2026 02:55 PM (Cqx++)

It's not worth the inflated price.

Probably would try. I'm up in the air on it.

Posted by: Nicless at March 01, 2026 03:22 PM (nPp6w)

138 Does balloon wine give you gas?

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 03:24 PM (UFwgc)

139 microwave-reheated, pulled pork w/bacon sandwich

That really sounds good.
Posted by: From about That Time

Moist pork with crispy bacon pairs well.
Throw on some of that 7-11 cheese glop and you have a winning combo.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 03:24 PM (/lPRQ)

140 136 Break a Corel Ware plate or bowl and find out what glass fragments and shards are all about. Millions of them. They grenade like an IED. Glass dust too.
Posted by: Maj. Healey

Second worse thing about ceramic tile floors - they will grenade Corel if dropped on it - shards to the far corners of the kitchen.

Number one worse thing about tile - it attacks greasy dirt and hair. Worse thing to have in a kitchen. Or anywhere else for that matter.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

Yes yes. Our old house had ceramic tile floors and that's where the plate exploded. They definitely are grease and cat fur magnets. New home has wood flooring with a Danish stain coating. Cleans up with a vinegar and water solution.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 01, 2026 03:24 PM (abIsI)

141 This talking of drinking glasses is making me thirsty

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 03:24 PM (Ia/+0)

142 ...dishwasher died...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTPACaLf3Q8

not the best movie ever

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 01, 2026 03:24 PM (jrgJz)

143
Now, my own mother was a fanatic about the hand towel draped on the handle of her dishwasher.

"That was for DISHES ONLY! Why can't you kids figure that out!?"

"Um, because the your hand towel reserved for drying hands only is draped on a towel bar mounted on the back side of a cabinet door?"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 01, 2026 03:25 PM (xG4kz)

After 47 Years Of Asymmetric War, We Finally Have A President Who Understands

The Islamic Republic Of Iran was founded after a revolution overthrew its monarch. That revolution was aided and abetted by a cabal of western countries, including France and America (thank you Jimmy Carter!), and various leftist political groups that found Iran's embrace of the West and Israel to be unacceptable.

Soon after the Shah left Iran and his replacement failed to consolidate power, the Mullahs rushed in. They had been fomenting revolution for years, and the most fanatical of them, Ayatollah Khomeini, seized power and promptly imprisoned or murdered his political opponents, in particular the starry-eyed leftists who saw Iran becoming some sort of progressive Nirvana.

They were wrong, and instead Iran became the epicenter of Islamic terror, with its tentacles spread across the world. They also created proxies within other countries to facilitate their expansionist goals in the region. Much of the Islamic terror that spread through the West could be traced to active or tacit support from Iran and its theocratic dictators. They also created a comprehensive surveillance state within Iran, and ferociously enforced their version of Shia Islam. Other religions withered, women were cast back into the 7th century, murder, torture, and rape became a tool of the government, and it was all supported by the insatiable thirst for Iranian oil, coupled with the typical leftist support of anything that degrades traditional Western culture.

Iran's targets were Israel first and foremost, and America. Little Satan and Big Satan, and they didn't pretend anything different. For 46 years the goal of the dictators of Iran was the destruction of Israel, the destruction of America, and a global conflagration that would usher in the end times that would return their 12th Imam, a tenet of Shia Islam.

It was war against Israel, America, and the West, but the flaccid thinkers and accommodationists who passed for western political elites wouldn't, or couldn't understand that there was no accommodation to be made with a theocratic dictatorship whose goals were clear. So they mostly ignored the war, accepted the casualties, and hoped that kicking the can down the road would eventually moderate the savagery of the Iranian government.

They too were wrong, and Israel's behind-the-scenes work to degrade the Iranian nuclear program was the only thing that kept the West from a third World War, this time with nuclear weapons.

That is, until the election of Donald Trump!

Trump's courageous decision to face Tehran head-on

The strongest argument that President Donald Trump’s political opponents can muster to decry his decision to order American forces to join with Israel to act against Iran is that he is launching a “war of choice,” rather than seeking to avert an imminent threat to American interests or security. Even his sternest critics, such as the editorial page of The New York Times, acknowledged that the government of Iran is not merely a brutal oppressor and a constant threat to the rest of the Middle East as well as to the West, but also combines a “murderous ideology with nuclear ambitions.”
Every U.S. president for the last quarter-century has asserted that America will never let Iran get a nuclear weapon and was prepared to use force to prevent that from happening. But only Trump seems to have fully grasped the stark nature of the threat that Tehran poses to the United States—and the world.

The goal...perhaps the only goal...of the Iranian theocracy was the production of nuclear weapons to be used against Israel, America, and probably Europe. Any other interpretation of their actions is arrant nonsense or willful ignorance. The Iranian dictators were excellent practitioners of the Muslim penchant for lying and misdirection, or "taqiyya." And the world was content to be fooled!

But not President Donald Trump. In fact, his own brand of American taqiyya seemed to work rather well on Iran, whose leadership was surprised by the attacks of February 28th. The Iranians assumed that their own obfuscation would buy them time, and that their own attacks on American installations, Israel, and a few other Arab nations in the region would be on their timetable.

Whoops!

Israel's decapitation of the leadership, combined with a massive degradation of Iran's military infrastructure that only America could achieve, has created the opportunity for another revolution in Iran...one that will hopefully usher in a government that will consider the welfare of the Iranian people to be paramount.

If the American and Israeli attacks continue, and if the dictatorship's power base is damaged enough be attacked from within Iran by whatever coalition is being cobbled together, and if that coalition can create a functioning government, and if its neighbors do not begin to meddle, then the Iranian people have a chance to become what they once were, a vibrant, energetic, successful culture!

There are a lot of "ifs" in that paragraph, and there are no guarantees, even with the staunch support of America and its clear-eyed president! But it is difficult to imagine an outcome that is any worse than the current state of affairs.

But the established world order has come to an end. Iran will not be the dominant player in the Middle East, and will find it increasingly difficult to continue its evil ways around the world, even if by some malign turn of events the theocracy survives.

And...hopefully...President Trump is parsimonious with American treasure, and does not commit to a rebuilding of Iran at the expense of the American taxpayer. It is the Iranian people who should do the work!

Posted by: CBD at 12:00 PM

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1 Good afternoon everyone

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 12:00 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 12:01 PM (jtM2q)

3 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 12:02 PM (MFAsx)

4 The Sunday talk shows are gonna be lit... The dems are gonna trip over each other to get to the mike and now we have American service casualties.. They must be gleeful.. RIP to the victims...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 12:03 PM (Qp/fd)

5 I hope Cheesesteak Charlie who dug fellow Marines out from under a bombed barracks is smiling in his grave

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 12:03 PM (Ia/+0)

6 Blow the leadership up and let them sort it out. We do not need to go in and try to run things like we did in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan and a few other places.

The people of Iran are being given a chance to take back their country and once the military threat is eliminated we need to leave them alone to figure out how they want to proceed.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 01, 2026 12:03 PM (0N4FZ)

7 I'm a dinnerjacket bombed to death!
I repeat:
I'm a dinnerjacket bombed to death!

Posted by: Yer Sisters Ass at March 01, 2026 12:03 PM (VPPG8)

8 Just read that former Iranian "president" Mamoud ImADinnaJacket has been killed.

Posted by: Sharkman at March 01, 2026 12:05 PM (/RHNq)

9 8 Just read that former Iranian "president" Mamoud ImADinnaJacket has been killed.
Posted by: Sharkman at March 01, 2026 12:05 PM (/RHNq)

Another "moderate" gone...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 12:05 PM (Qp/fd)

10 He's not a politician.
He's a leader.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 01, 2026 12:06 PM (2Ez/1)

11 I am the new Ayatollah! Bow before me, Infidels!

Posted by: Hassen Ben Sober! at March 01, 2026 12:06 PM (oftw2)

12 2035 will be wild; the US and Iran aligned together against the European Islamic Caliphate.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 12:06 PM (jtM2q)

13 Some Democrat, I don't remember who, said the Iranian regime was evil; this, however, was the wrong way to deal with it.
How would the Demoncrats have responded?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 01, 2026 12:07 PM (uP8XJ)

14 What's a Sunday talk show?

Posted by: Most people at March 01, 2026 12:07 PM (2Ez/1)

15 US Casualties?

One of the random iranian missile strikes?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:08 PM (bss/y)

16 13 Some Democrat, I don't remember who, said the Iranian regime was evil; this, however, was the wrong way to deal with it.
How would the Demoncrats have responded?
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 01, 2026 12:07 PM (uP8XJ

Pallets of cash

Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 12:08 PM (Qp/fd)

17 How would the Demoncrats have responded?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 01, 2026 12:07 PM (uP8XJ)

More talks! More meetings! Bring Iranian students to American engineering schools! Send them money!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 12:08 PM (n9ltV)

18 "But it is difficult to imagine an outcome that is any worse than the current state of affairs."

This is true...honestly, I'd be happy if we just turned Iran into Yemen...someone who doesn't truly matter or affect us (but who does probably also still wish death to us - not sure we're eliminating that mind set with this attack - it's almost 50 years of being ingrained into the mindset of every Iranian in country)...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 01, 2026 12:08 PM (tOcjL)

19 15 US Casualties?

One of the random iranian missile strikes?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:08 PM (bss/y)

Not saying yet because they need to notify next of Kin.. I'm thinking one of our bases...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 12:09 PM (Qp/fd)

20 How much did Obama give them? North of a billion, wasn't it?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:09 PM (bss/y)

21 Sunday Talk Show sounds so 1980. Can we bring back Eleanor Clift, too?

Posted by: Mona Charen at March 01, 2026 12:09 PM (oftw2)

22 The one in the middle is definitely Willie Nelson.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 12:09 PM (Kt19C)

23 15 US Casualties?

One of the random iranian missile strikes?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:08 PM (bss/y)

3 dead, 5 wounded. I have not seen the how, when, or where details, but press is trumpeting this everywhere in top headlines...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 01, 2026 12:10 PM (tOcjL)

24 Just read that former Iranian "president" Mamoud ImADinnaJacket has been killed.

Posted by: Sharkman at March 01, 2026 12:05 PM (/RHNq)

Ooohhh, they killed Imadickinajar? Awesome, fucking awesome. He was one I always hoped would die in nasty ways.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 12:10 PM (snZF9)

25 21 Sunday Talk Show sounds so 1980. Can we bring back Eleanor Clift, too?
Posted by: Mona Charen at March 01, 2026 12:09 PM (oftw2)

William F Buckley

That Safire guy.

Oh and that balding motherfucker... kind of looked like a low rent powers booth...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:10 PM (bss/y)

26 The Dems (and probably MTG or Massie or Tucker, but I haven't seen it yet) are accusing Trump of breaking his promise to not start new endless wars. But the joke's on them, since he is ending this 47 year war.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 01, 2026 12:10 PM (Dv3i1)

27 What's a Sunday talk show?

$20, same as in town.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 12:11 PM (Kt19C)

28 How would the Democrats have responded?

They would send them a couple of billion dollars.

Posted by: Case at March 01, 2026 12:11 PM (Z3Kkg)

29 Greetings, CBD! Excellent historical review & analysis, as usual. Just shared it with my young adult sons...

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at March 01, 2026 12:11 PM (DIY2E)

30 Where the hell even is Srinigar?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:11 PM (bss/y)

31 > US Casualties?

One of the random iranian missile strikes?
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Might have been the suicide drone that impacted a US "camp" in central Kuwait. It wasn't engaged by AAA.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 12:11 PM (jtM2q)

32 What's a Sunday talk show?

Something to avoid.. They're usually Trump hate fests

Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 12:11 PM (Qp/fd)

33 Has the Islamist government of Iran been toppled? Seems to me the next men in line have already taken over and they still are in control of the government and military.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 01, 2026 12:12 PM (cWLG3)

34 Srinigar is a city in indian administered Kashmir.

Ok. They are protesting the Iranian strikes, guys.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:12 PM (bss/y)

35 Just shared it with my young adult sons...

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at March 01, 2026 12:11 PM (DIY2E)

Thanks!

Maybe I need to change my screen name!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 12:12 PM (n9ltV)

36 Just read that former Iranian "president" Mamoud ImADinnaJacket has been killed.

Oh, Mamoud Abbu Dabbu Jimmy Jammy... won't see him no more.

Posted by: President Donald J. Trump at March 01, 2026 12:13 PM (Ksqrb)

37 Hello, Horde! 😊💕🇺🇸

I guess the major networks realized that most Americans see this as a good thing - not as many reports out today about all of this stuff.

That 5 star hotel burned down. I think that was due to an Iranian missile gone awry - all of our missiles seem to have been precisely targeted on military and political actors, not the Iranian public at large.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 01, 2026 12:14 PM (SRRAx)

38 But it is difficult to imagine an outcome that is any worse than the current state of affairs.

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Oh, I can very easily imagine it, because I don't even even really have to - I've seen it play out before, and it's not hard see it happening again.

My hope is that Trump, Rubio, & Hegseth can stave off the Pentagon, Langley, and Foggy Bottom goons long enough to achieve a positive outcome.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 01, 2026 12:14 PM (BI5O2)

39 since he is ending this 47 year war.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 01, 2026 12:10 PM (Dv3i1)

Eldest daughter just turned 47 last month. She was born the week Ross Perot rescued his EDS hostages. Her youngest is about to graduate from high school.
That's a long time to let a war go on.

Maybe Carter should have Worst Pres back?

Posted by: sal at March 01, 2026 12:16 PM (f+FmA)

40 The “comedian” (and expert historian) Dave Smith has called Trump a traitor over this…. Candace Owens is even more unhinged (if that’s possible). I can only conclude that Jew hatred leads directly to bitterness and insanity. Sad…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 01, 2026 12:17 PM (YobFY)

41 Spot on, CBD! Excellent posting! Thanx.

Posted by: Dr_No at March 01, 2026 12:17 PM (ayRl+)

42 17 How would the Demoncrats have responded?
+++
I'd start with a Venn diagram...

Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at March 01, 2026 12:17 PM (2Ez/1)

43 Oh, you mean those antique shows like Press The Meat and Faze the Nation?

Posted by: Sunday Susie at March 01, 2026 12:17 PM (oftw2)

44 43 Oh, you mean those antique shows like Press The Meat and Faze the Nation?
Posted by: Sunday Susie at March 01, 2026 12:17 PM (oftw2)

Meet the depressed and Deface the Nation...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 12:19 PM (Qp/fd)

45 A Classic Example of: FAFO …

Posted by: Dr_No at March 01, 2026 12:19 PM (ayRl+)

46 Don't take Srinigar if you're allergic to Srinigar.

Posted by: Big Farma Legal Department at March 01, 2026 12:19 PM (2Ez/1)

47 Can we bring back Eleanor Clift, too?
Posted by: Mona Charen
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Daniel Schorr?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2026 12:19 PM (XeU6L)

48 Parsimonia (latin) from parcere, to spare. syn, niggardliness. The Donald knows when to expend blood and treasure to effect outcome. Not to shabby for a real estate man and builder. God speed Donald and make your ancestors proud.

Posted by: kingsman at March 01, 2026 12:20 PM (ehY6c)

49 So, I got this video in my youtube feed. I was aware Hebrew letters have meaning and that their words were (at least initially) combinations of those meanings. So Father is a combination of love and house. And the change from Abram to Abraham was the addition of breath.

So what do the letters of God's name mean?

https://tinyurl.com/mwxa9ss5

Posted by: Methos at March 01, 2026 12:20 PM (vSvIl)

50 Jane, you ignorant slut!

Posted by: SNL Classic at March 01, 2026 12:20 PM (2Ez/1)

51 It seems the latest Iranian protest flairup triggered it all. Trump told Iran not to kill their own protesters or else.

The nuclear issue is all I hear negotiation on.
Perhaps that issue was Trumps false flag from the start. Just to get time to move the second carrier fleet to theatre. And a shitload of other assets.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 12:21 PM (/lPRQ)

52
Just read that former Iranian "president" Mamoud ImADinnaJacket has been killed.

Posted by: Sharkman at March 01, 2026 12:05 PM (/RHNq)

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I thought he retired long ago. Was he at the big meeting?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 01, 2026 12:21 PM (VWtfl)

53 There’s still a lot to go - the old regime will not give up easily, and the opposition inside Iran is still fragmented and weak. Fortunately Trump has signaled that the US is ready to keep up the tempo of strikes for quite a few more days to come.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 12:21 PM (etYFQ)

54 Maybe I need to change my screen name!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01

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Nah..... they were raised by a Moron, they get it

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at March 01, 2026 12:21 PM (DIY2E)

55 I think niggardliness was last month.

Posted by: It's March now at March 01, 2026 12:22 PM (2Ez/1)

56 We CAN'T try to rebuild Iran. That MUST fall to the Iranians. We will hinder more than help. You CANNOT give propaganda points to the enemy. Besides, the Iranians will be more than happy to do this.

The money we spend in Iran will perhaps, just perhaps, go to building a new embassy in Tehran. With even better security features, staffed with Marine guards with severe attitude problems. : )

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 12:22 PM (hJH5n)

57 All Hail Schlurpo.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 12:23 PM (hJH5n)

58 Barky would send more plane loads of cssh

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 12:24 PM (Ia/+0)

59 Just send us money! We're here to help!

Posted by: Jeffersonian Democracy On Demand at March 01, 2026 12:25 PM (2Ez/1)

60 Well stated CBD, especially welcome because I agree. 😉

My strong preference is that the US stay out of foreign affairs. We are where we are now, so let's win. Smash, get out, and pray that the people of Iran form a government guided by God's hand for their freedom.

I do think the warmongers will do their best to extend the conflict for monetary gain.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 01, 2026 12:25 PM (RkOfE)

61 When all is said and done, and 'peace' has once more been established in Iran (I prefer 'Persia'): WHICH of Iran's neighbors will believe they have the 'right' or the 'might' to pick up the mantle of 'Middle East Master'? Remember, these motherfuckers never learn even after being taught painful lessons. Thoughts? Guesses … ? Step up to the Morning Line window and place yer bets, Laydeez 'n Jennamen … ev'ry bet's a winner, and ev'ry bet's a loser, and the best that you can hope for is to sigh as you leap …

Posted by: Dr_No at March 01, 2026 12:26 PM (ayRl+)

62 There is not an endless supply of soon-to-be "supreme leaders" for the Iranian government. At some point even the most hard core politico/rabid cleric is going to choose life over certain death if drafted to serve.

I bet we and the Israelis have to pick off a half dozen before the government truly falls.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 12:27 PM (jtM2q)

63 Was Rat Face Jarret back home meeting with the Mullahs when this went down? Or she in Barry's house now having a good cry?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 12:27 PM (/lPRQ)

64 The current situation shows why the US needed to wait til now to strike. A military strike at the time of the protests would have been one and done, there weren’t enough assets in theater to do more.

But now the tempo can be sustained for days, even weeks if necessary. The leadership is decapitated, air defenses are down. Next priority is eliminating all missile launch sites in the country, and all naval assets which can threaten Hormuz. They are widely dispersed, and this will take some time.
Third priority is to methodically eliminate every military base inside Iran, of which there are dozens. With all of those goals accomplished, Iran may be ready for a new government.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 12:28 PM (etYFQ)

65 I bet i heard the term "war of choice" two dozen times yesterday. Clearly the phrase passed the democrat focus groups.
Eff them.
There was a choice alright, made 47 years ago by Iran to go to war with the US. What we are seeing is President Trump end it.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 01, 2026 12:29 PM (2WIwB)

66 There is not an endless supply of soon-to-be "supreme leaders" for the Iranian government. At some point even the most hard core politico/rabid cleric is going to choose life over certain death if drafted to serve.

I bet we and the Israelis have to pick off a half dozen before the government truly falls.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 12:27 PM (jtM2q)

It has to be done soon. We need to keep the pressure on and keep wrecking shit until there is nobody left to complain.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 12:30 PM (snZF9)

67 How would democrats respond to Iran? Barrack's slow floor scraping bow with presented hind parts leads the way , a true backdoor "man". AND I would like to see Candy O's head on wall of righteous along with that little bitch tucker. Let them flop on the floor gut shoot like Pris by the ole blade runner.

Posted by: kingsman at March 01, 2026 12:31 PM (ehY6c)

68 Thankfully Trump builds hotels and casinos, not countries.

Posted by: Roy at March 01, 2026 12:31 PM (qwype)

69 Nothing is certain except defeat if nothing is tried.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 12:31 PM (/pbrl)

70 I am surprised they have never done 'casus belli'.

I mean think of all the spicy ways they could pronounce it.

I am betting someone could make is sound like a delicious cheesy texmex dish in no time.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:32 PM (bss/y)

71 @ 63 Was Rat Face Jarret back home meeting with the Mullahs when this went down? Or she in Barry's house now having a good cry?

Jarret was / is prolly bending over for Widdle Bawwy trying to convince 'him' that 'she's really a 'he' and that 'she' really really wants him in the 'wurst' way. She'll prolly say that all the scars from that 'transition' stuff have healed up over time, so yeah, have your way - and leave a generous tip when you're done, 'kay …

Posted by: Dr_No at March 01, 2026 12:32 PM (ayRl+)

72 There is not an endless supply of soon-to-be "supreme leaders" for the Iranian government. At some point even the most hard core politico/rabid cleric is going to choose life over certain death if drafted to serve.

I bet we and the Israelis have to pick off a half dozen before the government truly falls.
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I saw catturd responding to something when I glanced at X earlier indicating that there had been a replacement for the supreme leader...who has already been bombed.

Posted by: Methos at March 01, 2026 12:33 PM (vSvIl)

73 The blog has gone w i d e .

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 12:33 PM (/pbrl)

74 61 When all is said and done, and 'peace' has once more been established in Iran (I prefer 'Persia'): WHICH of Iran's neighbors will believe they have the 'right' or the 'might' to pick up the mantle of 'Middle East Master'?”

Only two real contenders; Erdogan and MBS. Erdogan has the military might and the will, but he’s a Turk, not an Arab, and the Arabs haven’t forgotten what it was like the last time they were ruled by Turks.
That leaves MBS, mainly because he controls Mecca. Since he’s friendly with Trump, we could do a lot worse than him.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 12:34 PM (etYFQ)

75 Four weeks ago the Trump administration decapitated Venezuela by capturing Maduro. Today, you have to search for articles on Venezuela because the Trump administration had a plan for what came after and it didn't include us having an occupation force in Venezuela and funding a rebuild of the country. Venezuela has plenty of money to rebuild their own country.

I doubt the Trump administration went after the Iranian leadership without a plan for what comes next and just like Venezuela, Iran has plenty of money to rebuild itself. The Powell Doctrine is over. If we break your country it's because you fucked around. We can provide assistance and advice but you will pay for your own rebuild.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 01, 2026 12:35 PM (viF8m)

76 Needs enough 'boots on the ground' to smuggle in shit-loads of Starlink cellphone/modems preloaded with the ICE Tracker software so indigenous forces can track the new old-guard leadership for targeted hits.

Meanwhile it is wack-a-mole for the rocket launchers that keep popping out and sending missiles to literally random neighboring countries.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 12:35 PM (/lPRQ)

77 @72 We must have the resolve to win this game of "whack-a-mullah."

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 01, 2026 12:35 PM (cWLG3)

78 It's interesting but the Iranians are acting weird. They are protesting, but at the same time they will dance in the streets at the chief asshole being killed they do not seem to want to muss their hair.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:35 PM (bss/y)

79 I believe Trump made the right decision. However I’m not optimistic in the sense that I don’t see a government allied with the US coming out of all of this…. It’s good for us because Iran is significantly weakened so they can’t sponsor terror and launch missiles here and there…. That’s about the best that can be hoped for

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 01, 2026 12:35 PM (xT8gx)

80 The follow up bombings must be occurring, but I have not seen any news about new attacks. Trump said they would go on (continuously?) for a couple weeks, I think.

If we (and Israel) have assets in the sky over Iran 24/7, I'd guess any rockets launched would quickly receive a response on the launcher. One place they said Iran had like 100 launchers left ... or some such thing.

One tanker was apparently burning in the strait from Iran fire ... surprised we have not taken out their whole Navy is they start lighting up tankers.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 01, 2026 12:36 PM (vbXSk)

81 Whack-a-tolla

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 12:36 PM (/pbrl)

82 I bet i heard the term "war of choice" two dozen times yesterday. Clearly the phrase passed the democrat focus groups.
Eff them.
There was a choice alright, made 47 years ago by Iran to go to war with the US. What we are seeing is President Trump end it.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 01, 2026 12:29 PM (2WIwB)

One of the reasons just about more than anybody else I wanted to see that Imadickinajar asshole get smoked. He was one of those "students" who took our people hostage in '79. Yeah, it was started by iran, and ended by trump. Iran should have been a smoldering atomic hellscape in '80 as far as I'm concerned, but nobody had the balls to do it.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 12:36 PM (snZF9)

83 When all is said and done, and 'peace' has once more been established in Iran (I prefer 'Persia'): WHICH of Iran's neighbors will believe they have the 'right' or the 'might' to pick up the mantle of 'Middle East Master'?

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I don't think mastery is workable. If everything comes off more-or-less well, Israel will certainly be first among equals for some time to come. They'll be able to tip the scales, but not command events as a regional hegemon.

Eventually some Sunni country will come to the fore as the big dog among the Arabs, and challenge that. My guess is Saudi - but Egypt is no joke, either.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 01, 2026 12:36 PM (BI5O2)

84 It's interesting but the Iranians are acting weird. They are protesting, but at the same time they will dance in the streets at the chief asshole being killed they do not seem to want to muss their hair.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:35 PM (bss/y)

They've torched government buildings and torn down Islamic symbols over the course of the protests.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 12:37 PM (ExV1e)

85 We will know that it is really working when we start hearing reports about internal sabotage, non-compliance with orders, and open rebellion. The Iranians are a proud people and I can only hope that the patriots among them will fight to overthrow the tyrants who ruled over them for the last 47 years.

Posted by: kraki at March 01, 2026 12:38 PM (cG6Xc)

86 Some Deimos mewling qwim on ABC this morning was crying we should be spending the money at home.

Okay what about Ukraine?

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 12:38 PM (/pbrl)

87 Washington Post remembers Khamenei:
"With his bushy white beard and easy smile, Ayatollah Khamenei cut a more avuncular figure in public than his perpetually scowling but much more revered mentor, and he was known to be fond of Persian poetry and classic Western novels, especially Victor Hugo’s 'Les Misérables.'

Take some Hate boil it in Hate Add more Hate with a ton of bullshit added
That is just a small portion of how much I hate Wapost

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 01, 2026 12:38 PM (gbOdA)

88 They've torched government buildings and torn down Islamic symbols over the course of the protests.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 12:37 PM (ExV1e)

I would point out, that is not how you 'revolution.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:39 PM (bss/y)

89 Useful Idiots never, ever learn from the experiences of previous Useful Idiots.

I guess that's part of what makes them so useful.

Posted by: 29Victor at March 01, 2026 12:39 PM (0MjtC)

90 What I'd love to see after the dust settles is US engineers helping rebuild the water system in Iran, especially around Tehran. The Iranians are probably smart enough to maintain it after we're done.

Posted by: pookysgirl needs to get into the irrigation business at March 01, 2026 12:39 PM (5PHQ2)

91 They've torched government buildings and torn down Islamic symbols over the course of the protests.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Hope they can take an armory or two and start working outward. Execute all the foreign mercs brought in to kill protesters.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 12:40 PM (/lPRQ)

92 So what do the letters of God's name mean?

https://tinyurl.com/mwxa9ss5
Posted by: Methos

That was very interesting, thanks for sharing!

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 01, 2026 12:40 PM (RkOfE)

93 @90 I'd prefer they do that under contract, not for "free".

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 01, 2026 12:41 PM (cWLG3)

94 War Secretary | Hegseth Commentary@HegsethWarDesk . 4s

“I have just been informed that we have destroyed and sunk 9 Iranian Naval Ships, some of them relatively large and important. We are going after the rest — They will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea, also!”

— President Donald J. Trump

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:41 PM (QD4eF)

95 At the risk of crossing thread beams, I have to say that I recently finished 'Excecutive Orders', Clancey (1994), and am struck by how closely current events are tracking that plot.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2026 12:41 PM (XeU6L)

96 70 I am surprised they have never done 'casus belli'.

I mean think of all the spicy ways they could pronounce it.

I am betting someone could make is sound like a delicious cheesy texmex dish in no time.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:32 PM (bss/y)

I'd rather have Maria Bello ...

Just sayin'

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 01, 2026 12:41 PM (3sXRv)

97 One tanker was apparently burning in the strait from Iran fire ... surprised we have not taken out their whole Navy is they start lighting up tankers.
Posted by: illiniwek at March 01, 2026 12:36 PM (vbXSk)

The Iranians are known to have several silkworm missile sites, a Chinese land to ship missile system. Most are dug in deep and will take time to burn out.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 12:42 PM (etYFQ)

98 Iran is #2 in submarine fleet, after Japan.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 12:42 PM (/pbrl)

99 Hope they can take an armory or two and start working outward. Execute all the foreign mercs brought in to kill protesters.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 12:40 PM (/lPRQ)

This. Destruction of regime power is all well and good, but in order to actually revolution, you have to establish your own power base and start taking territory.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:42 PM (bss/y)

100 One of my favorite books in The Bible is Esther. I won't explain why but who is Namaan today--Tucker? Hoist on his own gallows.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 01, 2026 12:42 PM (uP8XJ)

101 3 service killed and 5 injured

no other details

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 01, 2026 12:42 PM (gbOdA)

102 I haven't gone looking, but there has to be AI videos out there of the Ghana Funeral Dancers carrying the coffin of Khamenei, right? Because one of the best memes ever needs to make a comeback.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 01, 2026 12:42 PM (Y1sOo)

103 I'd rather have Maria Bello ...

Just sayin'
Posted by: browndog says woof at March 01, 2026 12:41 PM (3sXRv)

A refreshing anna paula luna would hit the spot.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:43 PM (bss/y)

104 They will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea
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That's some epic Trumpism, right there.

Posted by: Methos at March 01, 2026 12:43 PM (vSvIl)

105 How do you have a state funeral when the deceased is a large hamburger patty extra rare?

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 12:44 PM (/pbrl)

106 Iranian Navy Donald Trump Reef Exhibit

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 01, 2026 12:44 PM (gbOdA)

107 Re 91 Yeah, the foreign mercs need to be a prime target.

Posted by: kraki at March 01, 2026 12:44 PM (cG6Xc)

108 'Float' at the bottom of the sea?

How does that work?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:45 PM (bss/y)

109 How do you have a state funeral when the deceased is a large hamburger patty extra rare?
Posted by: Anna Puma
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Schumer might have an opinion.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2026 12:45 PM (XeU6L)

110 In the "bigger picture" the last several military operations have really put a crimp in China's global ambitions.
- lost cheap oil from VZ and Iran
- lost potential base of operations in both

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 12:46 PM (jtM2q)

111 U.S. Central Command @CENTCOM

CENTCOM Update

TAMPA, Fla. – As of 9:30 am ET, March 1, three U.S. service members have been killed in action and five are seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury.

Several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions — and are in the process of being returned to duty. Major combat operations continue and our response effort is ongoing.

The situation is fluid, so out of respect for the families, we will withhold additional information, including the identities of our fallen warriors, until 24 hours after next of kin have been notified.

9:49 AM · Mar 1, 2026

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

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 01, 2026 12:46 PM (P5BPp)

112 98 Iran is #2 in submarine fleet, after Japan.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 12:42 PM
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*polite cough*

Posted by: Russia and Chy-na at March 01, 2026 12:46 PM (2Ez/1)

113
Schumer might have an opinion.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2026 12:45 PM (XeU6L)

I dunno. I am assuming people are not kosher, right?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:46 PM (bss/y)

114 110 In the "bigger picture" the last several military operations have really put a crimp in China's global ambitions.
- lost cheap oil from VZ and Iran
- lost potential base of operations in both
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 12:46 PM (jtM2q)

I have always assumed Iran is testing Chink arms and rockets.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 01, 2026 12:47 PM (gbOdA)

115 98 Iran is #2 in submarine fleet, after Japan.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 12:42 PM (/pbrl)

As shown in DA’s Boot, the best way to eliminate submarines is to eliminate the cities and docks they use as a base.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 12:47 PM (etYFQ)

116 Anyone old enough to remember the hell of the hostages knows this 'war of choice' is bs. This takedaown is way overdue.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:47 PM (QD4eF)

117 108 'Float' at the bottom of the sea?

How does that work?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:45 PM
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It's a lot like Guam.

Posted by: Hank Johnson at March 01, 2026 12:48 PM (2Ez/1)

118 As of 9:30 am ET, March 1, three U.S. service members have been killed in action and five are seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury.
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That could be one event, but the way it's worded, it sounds more like a running total.

Posted by: Methos at March 01, 2026 12:48 PM (vSvIl)

119 Never forget the eight who died during Operation Eagle Claw.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 12:49 PM (/pbrl)

120 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee, for thou Lord hast not forsaken them that seek thee. Psalm 9 :10

Trust in the the great I am that I am.

Posted by: kingsman at March 01, 2026 12:49 PM (ehY6c)

121 Execute all the foreign mercs brought in to kill protesters.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 12:40 PM (/lPRQ)

Hezbollah and Hamas terrorists do double duty!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 12:49 PM (n9ltV)

122 I'd expect more of this over the next several months...
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Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
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🚨 BREAKING: The Austin TX mass shooter is a MIGRANT from the West African nation of SENEGAL, 53 years old and a naturalized citizen — Fox's
@BillMelugin_

An Islamic QURAN also found in his car, per NYP

ANOTHER 3RD WORLDER? 😡

The FBI believes it could be terrorism-related. Several dead, over a dozen injured

INFURIATING.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 12:49 PM (jtM2q)

123 It was nice to see the seething look on Iran's UN delegate yesterday while Israel's delegate gave the reason for taking out his supreme leader, president and a shit load of other high ranking associates. I pray there won't be too many deaths following this well over-due smack down of Khamenei and his band of scum. This latest Trump directive/assault puckered up a bunch of backsides yesterday. Time to wake up planet Earth.

Posted by: Joe at March 01, 2026 12:50 PM (rzwGB)

124 "Greater love has no man than this,"

Prayer for our troops and their families.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 01, 2026 12:50 PM (gbOdA)

125 Hezbollah and Hamas terrorists do double duty!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 12:49 PM (n9ltV)

Is that what the kids are calling it these days?

Kinky.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:50 PM (bss/y)

126 Austin, TX. 14 shot 3 dead (including shooter). Motive, unknown.

Posted by: Case at March 01, 2026 12:50 PM (Z3Kkg)

127 They've torched government buildings and torn down Islamic symbols over the course of the protests.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 12:37 PM (ExV1e)

I would point out, that is not how you 'revolution.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:39 PM (bss/y)

Right? You pick up weapons, hunt down leaders, string them upside down like Mussolini, and play machine gun pinata.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 12:50 PM (snZF9)

128 Maybe related...

Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson

BREAKING: The FBI is investigating the mass shooting in Austin that left 3 dead and 14 injured as potential terrorism

X: https://bit.ly/4siyYEE

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 01, 2026 12:51 PM (P5BPp)

129 All this talk about "war of choice" made me think of a dancing Christopher Walken. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ7z57qrZU8

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 01, 2026 12:51 PM (cWLG3)

130 This'll bring Trump to his knees!

Actress Kristen Stewart said Americans should consider changing their consumer habits, including potentially refraining from buying burgers during the daytime, as a form of protest against the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 12:51 PM (FXNzP)

131 Isn't Austin big on gun control?

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 12:51 PM (/pbrl)

132 Right? You pick up weapons, hunt down leaders, string them upside down like Mussolini, and play machine gun pinata.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 12:50 PM (snZF9)

Beating them with sticks is also acceptable.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:52 PM (bss/y)

133 >>BREAKING: The Austin TX mass shooter is a MIGRANT from the West African nation of SENEGAL, 53 years old and a naturalized citizen — Fox's
@BillMelugin_

>>An Islamic QURAN also found in his car, per NYP

Fox is reporting he was wearing a shirt with an Iranian flag on it.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 01, 2026 12:52 PM (viF8m)

134 24 Just read that former Iranian "president" Mamoud ImADinnaJacket has been killed.

Posted by: Sharkman at March 01, 2026
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Excellent.

Read that they had formed a group of 20 to ferret out spies, infiltrators and saboteurs. Small problem; the head of the group was a Mossad agent, also several members.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:52 PM (QD4eF)

135 122 Muzzie from Senegal with a Quran in the car. Soon to be changed by MSM to Amish guy from York PA with a Burpees sead catalog in his buggy.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 01, 2026 12:53 PM (gm9Sb)

136 Actress Kristen Stewart said Americans should consider changing their consumer habits, including potentially refraining from buying burgers during the daytime, as a form of protest against the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 12:51 PM (FXNzP)

What? Just buy burgers at night?

Really, has the GLP-1 inhibitor penetrated her brain? How is that supposed to work?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:53 PM (bss/y)

137 Podhoretz strongly recommended attacking Iran after the Barracks bombing but Reagan declined because other crap heads wanted to kick the can down the road.

Posted by: Opinion fact at March 01, 2026 12:53 PM (cntUY)

138 would point out, that is not how you 'revolution.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:39 PM (bss/y)

Think about the chain of events, though, and remember these people were in a much darker media blackout than even we were.

We had many weeks since they first hit the streets late last year.

In that time, they had a mass uprising, fueled by Pahlavi's and President Trump's rhetoric, and subsequently and quite gruesomely crushed by the IRGC and Basiji. And more rhetoric from Trump - but nothing compelling enough to go out in the street and get beaten to death by a subliterate monkey man over.

These people probably had very little knowledge of or confidence in the carrier group in the Arabian Sea, or the other one steaming toward them. Just words, and dead bodies.

It'll probably take a minute for them to absorb the new reality and have the nerve to go out and start raiding the mosques for regime holdouts.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 01, 2026 12:53 PM (BI5O2)

139 Reported the Austin shooter had a koran in his car.

Posted by: kingsman at March 01, 2026 12:53 PM (ehY6c)

140 Hope they can take an armory or two and start working outward. Execute all the foreign mercs brought in to kill protesters.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 12:40 PM (/lPRQ)

That should be done in the name of fun.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 12:53 PM (snZF9)

141 How soon will deaths in Austin be blamed on President Trump?

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 12:54 PM (Ia/+0)

142 >>>Beating them with sticks is also acceptable.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Let the women have a go at them first - before they are unconscious.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:54 PM (QD4eF)

143 Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson

BREAKING: FBI on the Austin, Texas shooting: “There were indicators on the subject and in his vehicle that indicate potential nexus to terrorism.”

X video: https://bit.ly/4aZthEz

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 01, 2026 12:54 PM (P5BPp)

144 130 This'll bring Trump to his knees!

Actress Kristen Stewart said Americans should consider changing their consumer habits, including potentially refraining from buying burgers during the daytime, as a form of protest against the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 12:51 PM (FXNzP)
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I was thinking she had converted to a religion where burger eating during daylight is haram.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 01, 2026 12:54 PM (cWLG3)

145 I don't want to go too fanboy but Trump resembles that model man who thinks like a man of action and acts like a man of thought.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 12:54 PM (FXNzP)

146 142 How soon will deaths in Austin be blamed on President Trump?
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 12:54 PM (Ia/+0)

Trump... Is there nothing he can't..... Be blamed for ?

Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 12:55 PM (Qp/fd)

147 If the Austin killer is an Islamic nutjob, it will get memory holed as if the shooter was trans.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 12:55 PM (/pbrl)

148 I'd prefer they do that under contract, not for "free".

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 01, 2026 12:41 PM (cWLG3)

Well, yes. I'm just saying that could earn some goodwill and solve a potential humanitarian crisis. I'm sure the elites have been sipping on bottled water while the average Iranian's tap runs dry.

Posted by: pookysgirl needs to get into the irrigation business at March 01, 2026 12:55 PM (Wt5PA)

149 This'll bring Trump to his knees!

Actress Kristen Stewart said Americans should consider changing their consumer habits, including potentially refraining from buying burgers during the daytime, as a form of protest against the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

She's obviously saving the big guns to deploy if the burger gambit isn't enough: no more jacks or those little paddles with a ball on a rubber band.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 01, 2026 12:56 PM (Riz8t)

150 126 Austin, TX. 14 shot 3 dead (including shooter). Motive, unknown.
Posted by: Case
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If I saw a fellow wearing a Palestine shirt walking up I would make due consideration.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:56 PM (QD4eF)

151 Looking at the local Austin news coverage. Suspect identified as a man. No other identifying info. The local channels won't like admitting he was Sengalese. Or a Muslim.

Austin is a Sanctuary city run on Unicorn farts and sparkles. I wish there was a wall around it so its policies didn't infest the surrounding communities.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 01, 2026 12:56 PM (zuIfz)

152 Tommy Robinson @TRobinsonNewEra

3 killed, 14 injured in Texas as authorities say is a suspected terror attack.

Shooter was reportedly from Senegal, had a Quran in his car, and had clothing described as Islamic!

X video: https://bit.ly/4aXPZN8

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 01, 2026 12:56 PM (P5BPp)

153 alexandriabrown
@alexthechick
So far Trump's gotten Dems to be on the side of drug runners, the cartels, Maduro, and now the mullahs in Iran.

Like.

I'm trying to think what's next.

Getting them to demand New Coke make a come back?

Posted by: Ian S. at March 01, 2026 12:57 PM (QZThv)

154 If the Austin killer is an Islamic nutjob, it will get memory holed as if the shooter was trans.
Posted by: Anna Puma

Maybe a trans-furry Muslim, a fuslimshe?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 12:57 PM (/lPRQ)

155 Imagine the disconnect if a radical Islamic nutter offs a noted Democrat. Or several. The self flagellation will be epic.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 12:58 PM (jtM2q)

156 I will be surprised if Trump does not charge them for our trouble. Payment made in oil.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:58 PM (QD4eF)

157 I'd really like it if we dropped all the mullah-supporting trolls like ASS into a mob of newly-freed Iranian women holding large sticks. Perhaps a pinata?

Posted by: Archimedes at March 01, 2026 12:58 PM (Riz8t)

158 Wish I was on X and would reply to the Empress:

Trump comes out against undocumented furry sex?

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 12:58 PM (/pbrl)

159 Read a comment elsewhere shooter in Austin was from Senegal, probably a Jihadist

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 12:59 PM (Ia/+0)

160 Local Austin news story. It's not a national story unless the shooter is a white conservative.

Posted by: MSM at March 01, 2026 12:59 PM (Y1sOo)

161 Previously I was apathetic but now . . .

CNN Insiders Devastated Over Paramount-Warner Deal: “People Think It Could Be the End”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 12:59 PM (FXNzP)

162 I'm just saying that could earn some goodwill and solve a potential humanitarian crisis.

Posted by: pookysgirl needs to get into the irrigation business at March 01, 2026 12:55 PM (Wt5PA)

Absolutely. That should be job#1, and maybe the Israelis can help.

What other countries are skilled at water infrastructure and tech?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 12:59 PM (n9ltV)

163 Trump 2.0 with no F’s to give after watching 2020 stolen from him is a thing to behold. The Dems really screwed themselves (and did us a favor) stealing 2020…. Because if his win in 2020 had been recognized that Trump would’ve been nowhere near as ferocious

I don’t forgive or forget though because what’s also true is mushbrains did incalculable damage 2021-25… who knows how many illegals flooded in

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 01, 2026 12:59 PM (xT8gx)

164 Neighbors say he was just turning his life around.
And on his way to Koran study.

Posted by: Local media at March 01, 2026 01:00 PM (2Ez/1)

165 https://youtube.com/shorts/fqPJ5Qo3PWY?si=HLVS7VMjMkFOtvZe

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 01, 2026 01:00 PM (uP8XJ)

166 Isn't Austin big on gun control?
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 12:51 PM (/pbrl)

They could try to be big on gun control but the legislature would just laugh and tell them no.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 01:00 PM (ExV1e)

167 Today we need every TSA and Coasty working and Dems will not pay them.

Prolly a 95/5 issue.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 01, 2026 01:00 PM (gbOdA)

168 Shooter was reportedly from Senegal, had a Quran in his car, and had clothing described as Islamic!

That man is a product of a poor environment. There's nothing wrong with him, I can prove it.

Posted by: Randolph Duke at March 01, 2026 01:00 PM (Ksqrb)

169 CNN Insiders Devastated Over Paramount-Warner Deal: “People Think It Could Be the End”

LOL. Someone needs to tell Ellison we need CNN to air a show where Stelter whines for half an hour but his voice is actually Mark Dice.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 01, 2026 01:01 PM (QZThv)

170 James Woods @RealJamesWoods

This was posted a few days ago by myself, and also by others who are experts in the field. It certainly makes sense that the number one sponsor of terrorism in the world would have been lying in the weeds, ready for the events in play now.

X: https://bit.ly/4cin9tr

What 'Threat', you ask? Well, how about this. 18,000 fighters. I will repeat that number.

18,000 known or suspected terrorists are here, now, in America. That's the current estimate from Director Joe Kent of the National Counter-Terrorism Center, who just testified to that effect recently before Congress. They infiltrated across our open borders during the last four years of the Biden Admin.

Most of these combat-experienced fighters are from the Middle East, Africa, and Indonesia, war-torn countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Mali, and Somalia. We are looking at not just shooters, but suicide bombers and "Fedayeen" (they fight to the death-never surrender). Many are Al Qaeda trained terrorists from Afghan training camps.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 01, 2026 01:01 PM (P5BPp)

171 May I add a little voting news out of Harris Cty TX (houston)

Harris has a base 8 scheme to create records in their registration dbase and

The system’s implementation at the county level, affecting 2.3 million Harris County voters (12.5% of Texas registrations), combined with the discovery of over 115,000 clone records.
57000/2300000=2.5% identified fake or duplicate voters.
2022 Harris County Judge Election
552,903 Hildago
534,720 Mealer
18,183 difference and the are 3 times that many fake or duplicate votes/voters in the system than the margin of victory.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 01, 2026 01:03 PM (gbOdA)

172 Successfully replacing the mullahs with an acceptable government would be the world's biggest geopolitical change since the fall of the Soviet Union.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 01, 2026 01:03 PM (n1OCj)

173 Well, that's not very nice.

White House Blasts Jimmy Kimmel as “Sad, Angry, Insufferable Idiot” Over Response to Trump’s SOTU

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 01:04 PM (FXNzP)

174 173 Well, that's not very nice.

White House Blasts Jimmy Kimmel as “Sad, Angry, Insufferable Idiot” Over Response to Trump’s SOTU
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 01:04 PM (FXNzP)

PST
The video was recorded about 5 hours before the speech.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 01, 2026 01:04 PM (gbOdA)

175 "18,000 known or suspected terrorists are here, now, in America."

That could do some heavy damage. Hell, a guerilla force of that size would be very tough to dig out.

Let's see it then. Or else I will continue to believe that the lion's share of this fear mongering and speculation is utter bullshit. This would be the perfect time to act.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 01:06 PM (bss/y)

176 So, I guess the Era of Pallets of Cash is over?

Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 01:06 PM (rj6Yv)

177 LOL. The Kalshi prediction market allowed you to bet on Khamenei's being removed from power, and is now refusing to pay off, arguing that Khamenei dying didn't count.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 01, 2026 01:07 PM (n1OCj)

178 Many are Al Qaeda trained terrorists from Afghan training camps.
Posted by: Clyde Shelton
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deport, deport

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:07 PM (QD4eF)

179 *blows whistle*
*throws flag*

Math on the blog! Math on the blog!

Posted by: Ref in zebra shirt at March 01, 2026 01:07 PM (2Ez/1)

180 Rob Schneider @RobSchneider

So glad we have a different President today…

Open Source Intel @Osint613

On January 12, 2016, while Barack Obama was president, Iran’s IRGC seized a U.S. Navy boat.

Iran released footage showing American sailors humiliated, some kneeling and others in tears before Iranian forces.

Five days later, on January 17, Obama sent $400 million in pallets of cash to Iran, followed by another $1.3 billion through additional transactions.

X video: https://bit.ly/4u1tobd

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 01, 2026 01:07 PM (P5BPp)

181 18,000 known or suspected terrorists are here, now, in America."

And ones we don't know about.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 01, 2026 01:07 PM (xxBSa)

182 I coulda done it.

Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at March 01, 2026 01:08 PM (2Ez/1)

183 18,000 known or suspected terrorists are here, now, in America."

And ones we don't know about.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 01, 2026 01:07 PM (xxBSa)

Easy solution. Ban islam in the US/west, deport, hunt down, or eliminate its followers.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 01:09 PM (snZF9)

184 CNN Insiders Devastated Over Paramount-Warner Deal: “People Think It Could Be the End”

What? What I am supposed to do all day? I can't think for myself, it's too hard! Plus Wolf Blitzer is so dreamy!
Oh well, I still have MSNBC....oh wait.

Posted by: Old Fart democrat Who Is Brain Dead at March 01, 2026 01:09 PM (Ksqrb)

185 > What 'Threat', you ask? Well, how about this. 18,000 fighters.
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18K is probably low. Certainly that many crossed the open border, but how many did they recruit while here?

Give the left's proclivity for violence I'd be the number is north of 50K. Hard core. Willing and able to commit to violence.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 01:09 PM (jtM2q)

186 It occurs to me that the Iranian government's huge mistake was greenlighting October 7th at a time when Russia was bogged down fighting in Ukraine.

Russia was the ultimate backer of Iran, and choosing to light off a regional war when Russia was otherwise occupied was a big, big mistake.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 01, 2026 01:10 PM (n1OCj)

187 Of the people, by the people, and for the people.

Virginia: Democrat-Majority Senate Votes to Almost Triple Their Own Pay

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 01:10 PM (FXNzP)

188 >>>18,183 difference and the are 3 times that many fake or duplicate votes/voters in the system than the margin of victory.
Posted by: r hennigantx
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That was a long time ago, water under the bridge so to speak.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:10 PM (QD4eF)

189 18,000 known or suspected terrorists are here, now, in America."

And ones we don't know about.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 01, 2026 01:07 PM (xxBSa)
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Maybe related:

Open Source Intel @Osint613
31m

BREAKING: Gunman who opened fire and shot 16 people, 2 fatally, at Austin, Texas bar was possibly motivated by Iran attacks. - NYP

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 01:11 PM (MFAsx)

190 The White House @WhiteHouse

"I have just been informed that we have destroyed and sunk 9 Iranian Naval Ships, some of them relatively large and important. We are going after the rest — They will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea, also!" - President Donald J. Trump

X: https://bit.ly/3OT9aQV

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 01, 2026 01:11 PM (P5BPp)

191 "We are going after the rest — They will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea, also! In a different attack, we largely destroyed their Naval Headquarters. Other than that, their Navy is doing very well!"

X: https://bit.ly/4rJPmxW

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 01, 2026 01:13 PM (P5BPp)

192 I do *not* discount the possibility of terrorism here, at all. They certainly have people here, they probably picked their most fanatical men for it, and trained and equipped them, and now these barking mad Muslims have a severely degraded command structure - and one of their remaining leaders just gave them the go signal.

They're pretty much on their own now, and trying to call their own shots. Don't be surprised if something bad happens wherever they have Iranian communities to hide in.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 01, 2026 01:13 PM (BI5O2)

193 There are reports that the Iranian government is emptying the prisons, and is using the prisoners as human shields at key facilities.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 01, 2026 01:13 PM (n1OCj)

194 The White House @WhiteHouse

"I have just been informed that we have destroyed and sunk 9 Iranian Naval Ships, some of them relatively large and important. We are going after the rest — They will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea, also!" - President Donald J. Trump

X: https://bit.ly/3OT9aQV
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 01, 2026 01:11 PM (P5BPp)
===

Thank God for inspiring our Founding Fathers to include the 2nd Amendment in the Bill of Rights.

Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 01:14 PM (rj6Yv)

195 For decades the whining neocons have said WELL YOU DON'T KNOW WHO WILL REPLACE THESE TERRORIST SUPPORTING DICTATORS

We don't care.

Kill the bad guys, and if the guy that replaces him is worse, kill him too.

Sooner or later somebody will be smart enough to get the message.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at March 01, 2026 01:14 PM (setIA)

196 Today we need every TSA and Coasty working and Dems will not pay them.

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The TSA has never made me feel safer. That's not going to change today.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 01, 2026 01:14 PM (RkOfE)

197 Trans-Identifying Washington Man Charged With Threatening to Kill President Trump

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Man or "man"?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 01:14 PM (FXNzP)

198 Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson

BREAKING: Austin, Texas shooter, identified as Ndiaga Diagne, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Senegal.

He was wearing a sweatshirt that said “Property of Allah”, an undershirt referring to Iran and had a Quran in his car.

X images: https://bit.ly/4kZXp7f

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 01, 2026 01:14 PM (P5BPp)

199 Easy solution. Ban islam in the US/west, deport, hunt down, or eliminate its followers.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

I'm down with that. I like the hunting and eliminating parts.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 01, 2026 01:14 PM (xxBSa)

200 187 Of the people, by the people, and for the people.

Virginia: Democrat-Majority Senate Votes to Almost Triple Their Own Pay
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn
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Virginia is operated by the CIA. Spanberger was CIA.
There are articles on CIA plan to put operatives in state elected positions. Virginia is not the only state with CIA operatives as elected officials.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:15 PM (QD4eF)

201 199 Easy solution. Ban islam in the US/west, deport, hunt down, or eliminate its followers.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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Preach it till they hear it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:17 PM (QD4eF)

202 Keep on truckin'!

CA Judge Allows 20,000 Illegal Alien Truck Drivers to Stay on the Road

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 01:17 PM (FXNzP)

203 Floating at the bottom of the sea… Is that like flying in the hangar? Sounds good though

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 01, 2026 01:17 PM (xT8gx)

204 Many are Al Qaeda trained terrorists from Afghan training camps.
Posted by: Clyde Shelton
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deport, deport

Posted by: Braenyard
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One hopes that the FBI is, and has been all over this for years. I think back on the Iranian students that I was at school with, and recall their different attitudes about things.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2026 01:18 PM (XeU6L)

205 Amy Mek @AmyMek

AUSTIN JIHAD SHOOTER REPORTEDLY LIVED IN PFLUGERVILLE, TX – THE SHARIA BEACHHEAD I’VE BEEN EXPOSING FOR YEARS!

Reporter Karol Markowicz just dropped: The suspect in this morning’s mass shooting - Ndiaga Diagne, Senegalese-born "American citizen" - reportedly resided in Pflugerville, TX.

3 dead, 14 wounded at Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden. Quran in his car. Islam-motivated probe underway. Possible Iran retaliation ties.

This is NO coincidence. Pflugerville is the EXACT suburb I’ve been sounding the alarm on...

My exposés: Islamic Center of Pflugerville (Mohammadi Masjid) expanding aggressively - Pakistani-trained imam, $1.34M in shady funds, isolated Sharia enclave, full-time Islamic school, segregated spaces, and sermons DEMANDING halal certification as Sharia economic jihad!

Direct quotes from their own pulpit: “Promote halal in America!” “Expand Sharia boards!” “Demand it!”

X: https://bit.ly/4s31o61

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 01, 2026 01:19 PM (P5BPp)

206 He was wearing a sweatshirt that said “Property of Allah”, an undershirt referring to Iran and had a Quran in his car.
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"Motive remains unclear"

Posted by: MSM at March 01, 2026 01:19 PM (XeU6L)

207 192 I do *not* discount the possibility of terrorism here, at all. They certainly have people here, they probably picked their most fanatical men for it, and trained and equipped them, and now these barking mad Muslims have a severely degraded command structure - and one of their remaining leaders just gave them the go signal.

They're pretty much on their own now, and trying to call their own shots. Don't be surprised if something bad happens wherever they have Iranian communities to hide in.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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One thing about Muslims, they are faithful.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:19 PM (QD4eF)

208 Iran released footage showing American sailors humiliated, some kneeling and others in tears before Iranian forces.

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I was thinking about this incident yesterday but couldn't remember if it was Iran who did this.

And then given money by Obama. What a horrible response!

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 01, 2026 01:20 PM (RkOfE)

209 My theory is if the stupid Marxists wouldn't have stolen 2020 they could have continued their Deep State antics and snowballed him for another 4 years. And we would be back under another Marxist president

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 01:21 PM (Ia/+0)

210 Head on a swivel, and have a plan, everyone.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:21 PM (u82oZ)

211 NO MORE -- The only thing necessary for Evil to Prevail is for Good Men to Do Absolutely Nothing

https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-TrueFaceOfLIBTerrorism
https://tinyurl.com/EvilDoktor-MichelleO
https://tinyurl.com/EvilDoktor-MichelleO-SoSerious

Don't Make HER ANGRY, you wouldn't like her when she's angry -- could you tell the difference?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa8ZNyL-kxk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCH5dUSO918
SOYLENT GREEN/1973 -- Set in the year 2022, MADMANI to catch us up.

This situation is exactly like the over-the-top villainy and mass-manipulation we see in Doctor Who, only now it’s real; this is insane, monstrous, and also grimly fascinating. MORE!

https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-HereComeTheDRUMS
The man who splits upon the Sky Gets MY VOTE!

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at March 01, 2026 01:22 PM (bJTAk)

212 I have never been a fan of the whole 'Slave to Allah' aspect of Islam.

Between that, views on dogs and the ready engagement in underage sexual abuse, I think it is a shit religion.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 01:23 PM (bss/y)

213 And then given money by Obama. What a horrible response!
Posted by: AmericanKestrel
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It's Diplomacy, you MAGA idiot! Rapprochement!

Posted by: Valerie Jarrett at March 01, 2026 01:23 PM (XeU6L)

214 AUSTIN JIHAD SHOOTER REPORTEDLY LIVED IN PFLUGERVILLE, TX – THE SHARIA BEACHHEAD I’VE BEEN EXPOSING FOR YEARS!

Reporter Karol Markowicz just dropped: The suspect in this morning’s mass shooting - Ndiaga Diagne, Senegalese-born "American citizen" - reportedly resided in Pflugerville, TX.

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Sounds like the whole community needs to be deported.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 01, 2026 01:24 PM (RkOfE)

215 From ten days ago . . .

Khamenei.ir
@khamenei_ir
The US President keeps saying that they have the strongest military force in the world. The strongest military force in the world may at times be struck so hard that it cannot get up again.

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I guess he died of embarrassment.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 01:24 PM (FXNzP)

216 This is deeply personal for me. I left a natural products synthesis lab to join the US Navy after the Iranian Hostage mission failed. And now, at last...

A reprise from yesterday's monster >1395 post thread.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:24 PM (u82oZ)

217 Head on a swivel, and have a plan, everyone.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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I'm thinking that we're going to have numerous terrorist incidents of various severity.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2026 01:26 PM (XeU6L)

218 We're forgetting about the backlash.

Will we be seeing foreign nationals killing innocents in America? Or will we be seeing Americans suicide bomb muslim places of worship? It's going to be difficult to figure out the motive here. I'm certain that the FBI with their big ham & egger brains will be able to investigate and suss it out.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 01, 2026 01:26 PM (gVUi7)

219 Good Afternoon Eastern and Central Time Zoners

Still morning here on the left coast and in the mountain west.....

Trying to catch up today on everything I didn't do yesterday while I was glued to the various comment threads keeping up with the goings on in Iran.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 01, 2026 01:26 PM (QGaXH)

220 Declare marshal law, close D.C; tell the congress to go home and stay home; destroy every mosque in America, deport every muslim; show no mercy for none will be given to our children. Go Old Testament on their godless souls.

Posted by: kingsman at March 01, 2026 01:26 PM (ehY6c)

221 Rev. Wishbone

We are going to need more Mark 84 bombs. Add a third shift.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:27 PM (u82oZ)

222 Thank you for not saying that the Imam Mahdi was a "tenant" of Islam.
In reality he's a tenant of a deep well.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 01, 2026 01:28 PM (gKWVE)

223 Imam AbdelMoneim Dobal saying in his Friday sermon in Ohio:

“The whole world would benefit if the Muslims would rule the world.”

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:28 PM (QD4eF)

224 kingsman

The Cromwell solution. The good news is we have Barron Trump in the on deck circle to be the new Lord Protector.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:28 PM (u82oZ)

225 Part of Iran's plan was to plant these insane people inside other countries to cause havoc and kill the infidels. Of course Biden let them waltz right in our country. Most are probably in large cities where they can easily hide themselves. Most large cities are run by Democrats and have gun control laws, but these people pay no attention to our laws and our people are easy targets.

Posted by: Case at March 01, 2026 01:29 PM (Z3Kkg)

226 223 Imam AbdelMoneim Dobal saying in his Friday sermon in Ohio:

“The whole world would benefit if the Muslims would rule the world.”

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:28 PM (QD4eF)

If you think you'd enjoy a return to the Dark Ages

Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 01:29 PM (VE6XX)

227 I voted for this.

Pray for the protection of our warriors.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 01:29 PM (RIvkX)

228 CA Judge Allows 20,000 Illegal Alien Truck Drivers to Stay on the Road

Here's the proper response:
"ALL California CDLs are suspended outside of California until we verify each one individually. ALL California CDLs will be denied entry to Ports, military bases, and federal property in California. If the unions have a problem with their drivers now being unable to work, go talk to California" -USDOT

Posted by: Chuck C at March 01, 2026 01:30 PM (D0HYP)

229 This is deeply personal for me. I left a natural products synthesis lab to join the US Navy after the Iranian Hostage mission failed. And now, at last...

A reprise from yesterday's monster >1395 post thread.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

Thanks for sharing this part of your story. I missed it yesterday and am glad to know this about you. Thank you for your service, chosen out of patriotism.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 01, 2026 01:30 PM (RkOfE)

230 Case

The answer is for pragmatic Americans to not be an easy target. Cordless hole punchers for the win.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:30 PM (u82oZ)

231 And the problem we have with this is that we have a mostly free society when it comes to movement - no internal passports or stuff like that - so, if Islamic Republic terror cells have any brains, they'll find a place where super rich Karens have enjoy high social status, and hit that shit. It'll be all the news, and you can forget about some old hag who whelped a Today Show host, just like that.

If two rich old white women lose a hangnail, it will be worse than 9/11, and it'll be Trump's Fault.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 01, 2026 01:30 PM (BI5O2)

232 There are a number of sitting congress critters who'd be fine with helping out a local jihadi if the target(s) were Republicans or Trump supporters.

I think that's something that we will likely have to deal with at some point down the road.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 01:32 PM (jtM2q)

233 212 I have never been a fan of the whole 'Slave to Allah' aspect of Islam.

Between that, views on dogs and the ready engagement in underage sexual abuse, I think it is a shit religion.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 01:23 PM (bss/y)

The part where the human who should be emulated in all things is a pedo warlord slaver seems a dead giveaway, too.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 01, 2026 01:32 PM (w/O5Q)

234 Imam AbdelMoneim Dobal saying in his Friday sermon in Ohio:

“The whole world would benefit if the Muslims would rule the world.”

Posted by: Braenyard
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A caliphate. It's what they have in mind...are commited to.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2026 01:32 PM (XeU6L)

235 *pulls pin-*
*aims low*
*squeezes handle*
*sprays back and forth*

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 01, 2026 01:33 PM (A5RD0)

236 AmericanKestrel

You are an angel. And you are welcome.

Never got to act on my desires while in the Service. But was up against the Soviet fleet enough.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:33 PM (u82oZ)

237 -----

Sounds like the whole community needs to be deported.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel
---

Let's not be restrictive or discriminate.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:34 PM (QD4eF)

238 {{{nurse ratched}}}

Yes. Yes.
They are woodpeckers in human form. Smite them!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:34 PM (u82oZ)

239 That was a long time ago, water under the bridge so to speak.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:10 PM (QD4eF)

Are those same 115k hiding the dbase in Nov 26?

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 01, 2026 01:34 PM (gbOdA)

240 Houthis announced that they are resuming missile strikes against Red Sea shipping.

Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 01:35 PM (rj6Yv)

241 Imam AbdelMoneim Dobal saying in his Friday sermon in Ohio:
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In Ohio! Needs to leave. Islam is not compatible with... Well, any thing really.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 01, 2026 01:35 PM (RkOfE)

242 A World Caliphate was Mo's dream

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 01:36 PM (Ia/+0)

243 *pulls pin-*
*aims low*
*squeezes handle*
*sprays back and forth*
Posted by: nurse ratched
----
lol, hey nurse.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 01, 2026 01:37 PM (RkOfE)

244 Well said, CBD.

Posted by: Eromero at March 01, 2026 01:37 PM (LHPAg)

245 Virginia is operated by the CIA. Spanberger was CIA.
There are articles on CIA plan to put operatives in state elected positions. Virginia is not the only state with CIA operatives as elected officials.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others

With wide-spread election fraud how can they lose?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 01:37 PM (/lPRQ)

246 mrp

In two weeks:

Tis a shame about the water pumping stations that serve the Houthis. Oh, wait. They have no power to operate them with. Sucks to be them.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:37 PM (u82oZ)

247 Two branches of our constitutional government have forsaken the compact with the people of America. Congress and the judiciary are in rebellion. They have destroyed the compact; marshal law is now the answer. Forget the constitutional convention crap, too late for that, not enough virtue.

Posted by: kingsman at March 01, 2026 01:39 PM (ehY6c)

248 So I see the new Ayatollah in Iran is open to "talks." How about NO

Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 01:39 PM (VE6XX)

249 This speech was important and no one remembers:

tinyurl.com/TrumpRiyadh

Posted by: scottst at March 01, 2026 01:40 PM (eWuRx)

250 >UPDATE: In a ruthless strike confirmed by U.S. Central Command, American forces have SUNK an 'Iranian Jamaran-class corvette
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smart military blog: what kind of boat is a corvette?

Posted by: Don Black at March 01, 2026 01:41 PM (ZxPkt)

251 The LDS is also deeply entwined with the US intelligence services, which goes some way to explaining how Utah is so stuffed with "RINO".

Posted by: gKWVE at March 01, 2026 01:41 PM (gKWVE)

252
Are those same 115k hiding the dbase in Nov 26?
Posted by: r hennigantx
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I think the Rangers have cleared that up.
Mealer is a primary for congress.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:41 PM (QD4eF)

253 Itinerant Alley Butcher

Government effectiveness study:
American exceptionalism >>> Singapore, Japan >>> Constitutional Monarchs >>>
EU parliamentary systems >>> Termite colonies >>> CIA based government >>>
Communist Societies >>> Islamic Caliphates >>> Mad Max anarchy.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:42 PM (u82oZ)

254 With wide-spread election fraud how can they lose?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
=======
Absentee ballots in VA doubled from the Youngkin race in 2021. That is the margin of fraud in VA

Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 01:42 PM (E4rtv)

255 Virginia is operated by the CIA. Spanberger was CIA.
There are articles on CIA plan to put operatives in state elected positions. Virginia is not the only state with CIA operatives as elected officials.

Posted by: Braenyard

ĐⱤØ₲Ø @KAGdrogo

Trump just posted this video about Dominion voting machine fraud.

You think the timing is coincidence?

A Venezuelan Military Intelligence whistleblower confirmed the CIA outsources election rigging technology like Smartmatic and Dominion from Venezuela.

X: https://bit.ly/4q6cKFj

DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican

I already generated a dossier on Spanberger, but the most interesting part of it is that she is part of a cohort of 50+ military-intelligence veterans that have been recruited to run as Democratic candidates starting in 2018. @SomeBitchIIKnow first hypothesized this, but my new dossier pipeline independently captured them.

A Democrat retires. A CIA member takes over. Spanberger is part of a much deeper, much more disturbing story here.

X: https://bit.ly/46tuD9h

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 01, 2026 01:42 PM (P5BPp)

256 213 And then given money by Obama. What a horrible response!
It's Diplomacy, you MAGA idiot! Rapprochement!

non-woke Translation:
LIB Logic -- Satire so lost upon the LIBs
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBdOutLogic

Tipping LIB-worthy 'omage to the one who made it all possible.
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-OBAMA-theBirdie
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-ObamasLibAPOTHEOSIS
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-BotchmenRollOUT
https://tinyurl.com/ForWARd-theOBAMANOMICON

Time for Salman Rushdie and Pavlavi to step up -- Disclosed Feb28th.

The Iran Prosperity Project (IPP)The proposal is a technical and political roadmap designed to prevent a power vacuum and ensure stability during the transition from the Islamic Republic to a secular democracy. It consists of three primary phases:

Emergency Phase180 DaysStabilize the economy, maintain essential services, and ensure security. It includes the closure of "harmful" institutions and the privatization of entities like the IRGC-controlled businesses.

Establishment Phase2–3 YearsSetting up basic democratic institutions and drafting a new constitution. A national referendum would be held to decide the future form of government

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at March 01, 2026 01:43 PM (F/eo/)

257 Any chance for a punitive strike on Senegal? We need to target anyone in this guy’s family.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 01, 2026 01:43 PM (b+V9n)

258 smart military blog: what kind of boat is a corvette?

Posted by: Don Black at March 01, 2026 01:41 PM (ZxPkt)

Small. Fast. Less than a frigate, but more that a PT boat. US equivalent would be our littoral combat ships.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at March 01, 2026 01:43 PM (oSeBJ)

259 Don Black

Smaller than a guided missile launching Frigate. Larger than an OffShore Patrol Boat. Used for shallow water ASW and presence missions.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:44 PM (u82oZ)

260 New Ayatollah will be exactly as the old Ayatollah
Same ruthless bastard as the old

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 01:45 PM (Ia/+0)

261 > what kind of boat is a corvette?

One with a V8.

Posted by: Bowtie at March 01, 2026 01:45 PM (2Ez/1)

262 I'm thinking that we're going to have numerous terrorist incidents of various severity.
Posted by: Mike Hammer

Muslims will remind Americans what their religion is really all about...

As much as I would like to blame Obama - Biden, George W Bush's immediate response to 9-11 was to Declare it a RoP and start bringing the goat-humpers in by the metric fuck ton.
And soaked their lands with our blood and treasure.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 01:45 PM (/lPRQ)

263 According to Sal at "What's Going On With Shipping", the strait of Hormuz is still closed.

CA drivers can expect higher prices for CARB-compliant gasoline.

Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 01:45 PM (rj6Yv)

264 There's videos of an Iranian goon squad being blown up by a drone.

It's like a tonic on an Sunday afternoon.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 01, 2026 01:45 PM (wBaIH)

265 Any chance for a punitive strike on Senegal? We need to target anyone in this guy’s family.

I realize that he hasn't had a hit since Under Seige, but that seems a bit disproportionate.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 01, 2026 01:46 PM (Riz8t)

266 "YOU BIG DUMMY!!!"

https://tinyurl.com/5ys6msm5

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 01:46 PM (MFAsx)

267 234 A caliphate. It's what they have in mind...are commited to.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7_E8-HZMx4

Posted by: anachronda at March 01, 2026 01:46 PM (edU/H)

268 253 Itinerant Alley Butcher

Government effectiveness study:
American exceptionalism >>> Singapore, Japan >>> Constitutional Monarchs >>>
EU parliamentary systems >>> Termite colonies >>> CIA based government >>>
Communist Societies >>> Islamic Caliphates >>> Mad Max anarchy.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:42 PM (u82oZ)

What we do to you?

Posted by: Master Blaster at March 01, 2026 01:46 PM (w/O5Q)

269 > what kind of boat is a corvette?

One with a V8.

Posted by: Bowtie at March 01, 2026 01:45 PM (2Ez/1)
-

I could've had one!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 01:47 PM (MFAsx)

270 Gotta "love" ABC news They have a story up where the new Ayatollah wants "talks" with the US/ Israel and the picture of Iran they put up is mourners marching for the dead Ayatollah.... The people loved him ! He was an Austere Religious Academic don't you see...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 01:48 PM (VE6XX)

271 For those American casualities, saw briefly on X last night about a hit on an American base in Jordan that did it. One single event.

Course you never know about X sources unless they are a regular.

Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 01:48 PM (E4rtv)

272 Corvette = WWI sub chaser

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:48 PM (QD4eF)

273 It's interesting but the Iranians are acting weird. They are protesting, but at the same time they will dance in the streets at the chief asshole being killed they do not seem to want to muss their hair.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:35 PM (bss/y)

47 years of brutal secret police will do that for a population

Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 01:48 PM (rbvCR)

274 Pork shoulder in the smoker. It's going to be a loooong cook.

Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 01:49 PM (rj6Yv)

275 Corvettes are smaller than Destroyers

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 01:49 PM (Ia/+0)

276 Mohamed was butthurt after the men of al Zutt got through with him.

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 01:49 PM (UFwgc)

277 Smaller than a destroyer?

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 01:50 PM (UFwgc)

278 smart military blog: what kind of boat is a corvette?
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I don't know, but I recall in X-Wing, they were the smallest starship that shot at you, and could be dispatched with 6 proton torpedoes if you were too lazy for blasters.

Posted by: Methos at March 01, 2026 01:50 PM (vSvIl)

279 47 years of brutal secret police will do that for a population
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 01:48 PM (rbvCR)
====

Have we taken out the Iranian media stations yet?

Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 01:51 PM (rj6Yv)

280 mrp

Mossad hacked them, and sent messages that Help is on the Way. So not yet.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:52 PM (u82oZ)

281 Also please be wary of "MEK" which is a terrorist Marxist group of Iranian ex-pats also known as National Resistance Council. They oppose Shah Reza Pahlavi and have American blood on their hands.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 01:52 PM (RIvkX)

282 Sure would like to see video of those Iranian ships going down.

Victory at Sea playing in the background.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:52 PM (QD4eF)

283 Have we taken out the Iranian media stations yet?
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 01:51 PM (rj6Yv)

**************************

I saw a report, sourced to Iranian media, a short while ago, claiming that the national news building in Tehran was hit but remains operational. Haven't seen confirmation one way or another.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at March 01, 2026 01:53 PM (V8teu)

284 Pork shoulder in the smoker. It's going to be a loooong cook.
Posted by: mrp

In the middle of Ramadan?!!!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 01:53 PM (FXNzP)

285 Victory at Sea playing in the background.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:52 PM (QD4eF)
===

The "Guadalcanal March" is rather jaunty.

Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 01:54 PM (rj6Yv)

286 Thanks guys
naval terms confuse

poop
jib
sloop
sheet
spar
plank
blip
ping

Posted by: Don Black at March 01, 2026 01:54 PM (ZxPkt)

287 Smaller than a destroyer?

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 01:50 PM (UFwgc)
-

https://youtu.be/k2_awsz3vjU

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 01:55 PM (MFAsx)

288 ISW, Institute for the Study of War is a pretty decent website althrough run by the Kagans/Nuland.

Recent summary.
2/ The Israel Defense Forces struck the Sarallah Headquarters in Tehran, which is responsible for security in Tehran and plays a significant role in suppressing internal dissent.

The combined force also struck the Law Enforcement Command (LEC) Headquarters in Tehran. The LEC is the regime's first line of defense against protests.

Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 01:56 PM (E4rtv)

289 https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-RememberWhoDidThis

LIB's give them Convenience, or Give them DEATH!
Why do they always take both and decide to take us with them?

A:LIBs plead for a Morality which holds COMPROMISE as its standard of Value, making it possible to judge Virtue on the basis of the number of Values which one is willing to Betray.

Remember who did this:
"to leave now we would send a message to terrorists and other potential adversaries around the world that they can change our policies by killing our people. It would be open season on Americans."
-- Bill Clinton '93 just before he pulled out of Somalia.

To abandon this area now -- and to rely only on efforts against alQaeda from a distance -- would significantly hamper our ability to keep the pressure on al Qaeda, and create an UNACCEPTABLE RISK -- OBAMA'09

what is the vital national interest? -- IceKingJOE who enabling precisely that!

https://tinyurl.com/EvilsAdvantageOverConscience
...while conscience allows us to understand ordinary crimes, it blinds us before the most extraordinary ones.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at March 01, 2026 01:57 PM (JfTuE)

290 And this ISW tweet
3/ The combined force reportedly struck Basij bases in Kermanshah and Tehran, including a base that was reportedly involved in the suppression of the December 2025-January 2026 protests.

The targeting of Iranian internal security institutions could degrade Iranian security forces’ ability and willingness to quell potential internal unrest against the regime.

Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 01:57 PM (E4rtv)

291 mrp

poop
jib
sloop
sheet
spar
plank - rectangular wood deck covering
blip - is a radar contact.
ping - Active sonar single transmission.
Poop is Democrat policy

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:57 PM (u82oZ)

292 160 Local Austin news story. It's not a national story unless the shooter is a white conservative.
Posted by: MSM at March 01, 2026 12:59 PM (Y1sOo)

Banana Splits Guy writes for the MSM ...

Now it all makes sense

(he was the "more than 10 miles from me" guy ... right?)

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 01, 2026 01:57 PM (3sXRv)

293 Ricky Bobby speaks for America

https://tinyurl.com/437uaru5

Posted by: Don Black at March 01, 2026 01:57 PM (ZxPkt)

294 DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican

I already generated a dossier on Spanberger, but the most interesting part of it is that she is part of a cohort of 50+ military-intelligence veterans that have been recruited to run as Democratic candidates starting in 2018. @SomeBitchIIKnow first hypothesized this, but my new dossier pipeline independently captured them.
-----
Disband the fbi
Disband the cia
Anyone who worked for either agency will not be able to work in any government position ever.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 01, 2026 01:58 PM (RkOfE)

295 chance for a punitive strike on Senegal?

My Senegal parrot cringes at the thought!!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 01:58 PM (Kt19C)

296 mrp

jib
sloop
sheet
spar piece of wood perpendicular to a mast

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:58 PM (u82oZ)

297 Jack Germond was a funny guy.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 01:58 PM (qFwJc)

298 Sigh.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:58 PM (u82oZ)

299 Have we taken out the Iranian media stations yet?
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 01:51 PM (rj6Yv)

according to reports (so who knows) the state run stations have all gone dark.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 01:59 PM (rbvCR)

300 Have a great day, everyone.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 02:00 PM (u82oZ)

301 A corvette is a small warship, traditionally the smallest class considered a proper warship, positioned between a sloop-of-war and a frigate in size and capability. Modern corvettes are used for roles like coastal patrol, missile operations, and fast attacks, typically weighing between 500 and 2,000 tons

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 02:00 PM (QD4eF)

302 1ST WORLD NOOD

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 02:00 PM (Ia/+0)

303 mrp

poop
jib
sloop
sheet
spar
plank - rectangular wood deck covering
blip - is a radar contact.
ping - Active sonar single transmission.
Poop is Democrat policy
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:57 PM (u82oZ)
====

Ahoy, Dems! No poopin' on the poop deck!

Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 02:01 PM (rj6Yv)

304 297 Jack Germond was a funny guy.
Posted by: no one of any consequence

Jack was a real journalist whose day job was at the Baltimore Sun with a partner. In an interview about his time on the McLaughlin group after it was cancelled, Germond basically said he did it for the money. It paid for his kids to go to college. He didn't care for his copanelists much at all.

Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 02:02 PM (E4rtv)

305 Jack Germond was a funny guy.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 01:58 PM (qFwJc)

"You ignorant slut!"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 02:02 PM (RIvkX)

306 300 Have a great day, everyone.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
====
Hope the skies are sunny where you are.

Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 02:02 PM (E4rtv)

307 Have a great day, everyone.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

You too Salty 😊

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 01, 2026 02:03 PM (RkOfE)

308 According to Sal at "What's Going On With Shipping", the strait of Hormuz is still closed.

CA drivers can expect higher prices for CARB-compliant gasoline.
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 01:45 PM (rj6Yv)

The Iranians hit a "shadow tanker" that was transporting Iranian petroleum.
another source is claiming that the reason the straits are closed is that the London insurance underwriters are not considering any claim from the straits

Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 02:04 PM (rbvCR)

309 On troops, this is direct from Centcom on X official account.
U.S. Central Command
@CENTCOM
·
4h
CENTCOM Update

TAMPA, Fla. – As of 9:30 am ET, March 1, three U.S. service members have been killed in action and five are seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury.

Several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions — and are in the process of being returned to duty. Major combat operations continue and our response effort is ongoing.

The situation is fluid, so out of respect for the families, we will withhold additional information, including the identities of our fallen warriors, until 24 hours after next of kin have been notified.

Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 02:04 PM (E4rtv)

310 299 Have we taken out the Iranian media stations yet?
...
according to reports (so who knows) the state run stations have all gone dark

And is Sean Penn/Death to America volunteering to go to Tehran to be a human shield? ... how soon...

What F00Ls these Mortals Be -- Dare to be St00P1D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMhwddNQSWQ

forWAR'd:: now in WOKE/Trans Edition!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tc6UbEYI4M

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at March 01, 2026 02:05 PM (XSBsr)

311 India siding with the Gulf Emirates against Iranian strikes,

"
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
·
1h
Spoke with President of the UAE, my brother Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Strongly condemned the attacks on the UAE and condoled the loss of lives in these attacks. India stands in solidarity with the UAE in these difficult times.

Thanked him for taking care of the Indian community living in the UAE. We support de-escalation, regional peace, security and stability."

Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 02:10 PM (E4rtv)

312 21:10. Heads up. Prepped to walk down to the shelter. Waiting.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 02:10 PM (MFAsx)

313 "The commission taking over control of the nation in the midst of its war against two global superpowers is a short-term stopgap. Ultimately, a new leader will be selected by clerics within the state’s theocratic constitution."

So they still think only the (Shia?) clerics run Iran. The 70% non-Muslim have no say.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 01, 2026 02:10 PM (vbXSk)

314 IDF infographic for bingo cards. Has the picture, position of Iranian military leaders that have been removed from the board. Link goes to X and from official account of the IDF.

https://tinyurl.com/yr2a44rc

Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 02:12 PM (E4rtv)

315 Don Trump is settling all family business.

Posted by: Jim at March 01, 2026 02:13 PM (DcE5z)

316 Something went BOOM. Windows shook. No siren in Jerusalem.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 02:14 PM (MFAsx)

317 "78 It's interesting but the Iranians are acting weird. They are protesting, but at the same time they will dance in the streets at the chief asshole being killed they do not seem to want to muss their hair.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:35 PM (bss/y)"

So, typical Iranian behavior?

Posted by: Saber Alter at March 01, 2026 02:15 PM (1bS+x)

318 Another important factoid, command of the sky is complete, Israel and US are switching to dumb and cheap munitions rather than expensive standoff munitions.

War Radar
@War_Radar2
·
7h
BREAKING: 🇮🇱🇮🇷 Israeli Defense Minister Katz says the Israeli Air Force is now striking Tehran using “stand-in” munitions, bombs dropped directly over targets rather than launched from a distance.

“For the first time in Operation Roaring Lion, air force aircraft are operating over the skies of Tehran,” Katz said, targeting regime and repression sites.

Israeli strikes had previously relied on stand off weapons. The shift follows claims of air superiority and having “opened the way to Tehran.”

Katz says continuous powerful strikes will now follow.

Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 02:15 PM (E4rtv)

319 316 Something went BOOM. Windows shook. No siren in Jerusalem.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 02:14 PM (MFAsx)

Praying for all of you

Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 02:15 PM (VE6XX)

320 “For the first time in Operation Roaring Lion, air force aircraft are operating over the skies of Tehran,” Katz said, targeting regime and repression sites.

Israeli strikes had previously relied on stand off weapons. The shift follows claims of air superiority and having “opened the way to Tehran.”

Katz says continuous powerful strikes will now follow.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 02:15 PM (E4rtv)

Sounds promising.

Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 02:17 PM (VE6XX)

321 317 "78 It's interesting but the Iranians are acting weird. They are protesting, but at the same time they will dance in the streets at the chief asshole being killed they do not seem to want to muss their hair.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
=======
The bravest (and probably not the wisest) were killed, the rest of the Iranians are soberly waiting for a lot of the Basiji and IRGC assets to be neutralized. However, in the disorder, it makes it easier for quiet reprisals to these murderous assholes in the dark and will probably extend to their families.

Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 02:17 PM (E4rtv)

322 Praying for all of you

Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 02:15 PM (VE6XX)
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Very bad direct hit on home today in Beit Shemesh.

The boom I heard 3-4 minutes ago sounded like the one that caused all the casualties earlier at noon.

Lots more multiple explosions just now, more distant.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 02:20 PM (MFAsx)

323 Sounds promising.
Posted by: It's me donna

Very much so. It means openly operating over the skies in Iran 24/7 and each time a missile launcher pops up for Iran, it and its crew get splattered. They have more missiles than their launchers and crews so no launcher, the missiles themselves are useless.

It also allows id of those hidden missile magazine bunkers where the B-2 Spirit bombers are locating and methodically destroying.

Iran is not going to have a missile force going forward.

Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 02:20 PM (E4rtv)

324 Summary of Fox on X

RedWave Press
@RedWavePress
FOX NEWS ALERT: Four U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers conducted a round-trip mission from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, dropping dozens of 2,000-pound penetrator bombs on underground Iranian ballistic missile facilities, a Senior U.S. defense official confirmed to Fox News.

Fox & Friends: “It was an 18-hour trip one way. The jets refueled along the way.”

Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 02:21 PM (E4rtv)

325 Open Source Intel Osint613
8s
BREAKING 🔴

Multiple emergency crews are responding to a mass stabbing with gunfire reported on I 495 near Washington, D.C. At least 4 people were stabbed on the Beltway, and the suspect has been subdued.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 02:22 PM (MFAsx)

326 File under probably disinfo or rumor but humorous all the same--would make all the Iranian assholes paranoid as hell if they went to the doc or dentist recently.

"
Israel Now
@neveragainlive1
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13h
You’re not gonna believe this latest story. Over the past few years mossad undercover agents infiltrated as doctors and dentists in Iran. The Dentists gave priority to. Key military, and elite Iranian personnel. While doing a routine dental check up, they implanted tracking devices as fillings for cavities. On the other side, Gastro doctors implanted similar devices in their elite patients. Yesterday mossad knew exactly where each one of them were ( komayne’s wife and family members included )and sent missiles at them. Over 400 elite military in government personnel were eliminated in the first few moments ( maybe that’s one of the reasons why they knew where he was hiding )when Israel attacked."

Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 02:23 PM (E4rtv)

327 It's not cruel to kill their families it's the way it has to be. It's in the book.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 02:26 PM (QD4eF)

328 From Israeli Air Force X account

Israeli Air Force
@IAFsite
·
4h
Translated from Hebrew
Dozens of Air Force fighter jets completed another wave of strikes in the skies over Tehran, during which the General Headquarters of the Internal Security Forces was attacked—a facility that served as a command and control center responsible for linking the command echelon with the Iranian terror regime's forces in the field, and which also led the brutal suppression against the Iranian people.

In addition, the "Tharallah" headquarters was destroyed, which had served as the command for defending Tehran against military threats.

Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 02:27 PM (E4rtv)

329 Chilling for enemies of both countries.

RedWave Press
@RedWavePress
·
5h
Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin: “[Israel] and the U.S. military have effectively suppressed the air defense systems or IADS over Tehran… The U.S. military carried out 900 strikes in 12 hours. That might be a record. The Israelis carried out 1,200 strikes in the past 24 hours, more than during the entire 12-day war last summer.”

Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 02:29 PM (E4rtv)

330 326 File under probably disinfo or rumor but humorous
...
You’re not gonna believe this latest story.

True Story:02/07/25: Press with Both Hands -- Gold Plated pager Gifted to Trump by Netanyahu

Who want's a TACO? *I* DO!
https://www.tinyurl.com/ctHARRIS-FamousLastWords

Still Rootin' for the guy who split open the sky!
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-HereComeTheDRUMS

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at March 01, 2026 02:35 PM (iAT9T)

331 "who is Namaan today"

There was another Namaan. Had leprosy. Elisha told him where to bathe. Very grateful man.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 02:37 PM (qFwJc)

332 But only Trump seems to have fully grasped the stark nature of the threat that Tehran poses to the United States

... now, just imagine the urban redevelopment opportunities available after a nuke hit on NYC

Posted by: SMOD at March 01, 2026 02:46 PM (GITLP)

333
We live in SW Wyoming and it's mostly Mormons here.

It's interesting how many Mormons we know travel to Las Vegas.

I guess they are going to visit family.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 01, 2026 02:48 PM (3ek7K)

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Posted by: Premium wordpress elements at March 01, 2026 02:51 PM (QYYK5)

335 .
I used to be a fan of Tucker Carlson, but ... butt fuck Tucker Carlson now.
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Do it NOW.

Posted by: Marooned at March 01, 2026 02:53 PM (kt8QE)

336 332 But only Trump seems to have fully grasped the stark nature of the threat that Tehran poses to the United States
... now, just imagine the urban redevelopment opportunities available after a nuke hit on NYC

Our Hero JOHN KERRY Did -- The Hypothesis of Global Warming much Much MUCH more urgent and in need of immediate attention than the imminent peril of Nuclear Iran.... as if he didn't know better, he did!

Wouldn't it be funny to find his name in the remaining Epstein files? funding those green initiative scams? ... coming soon!

CongressMONSTERS and their EuroMONSTER equivalents too ST00P1D to be on the right side of history. The 2025/2026 "Make Europe Great Again" (MEGA)

Three Seas Initiatiative (3SI) bufferzone stretching from Poland to Italy -- the last firewall to keep Macron from starting WW3.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at March 01, 2026 02:57 PM (/rrz5)

337 Hey, CBD - It was Jimmy F'n Carter who helped release Khomeini from exile in France. The rest is the violent subversion of the modern Persian people. The late Shah's son was interviewed by Glenn Beck. He seems like a very thoughtful and good person.

Posted by: Redwine at March 01, 2026 03:03 PM (31SBh)

338 337 Hey, CBD - It was Jimmy F'n Carter who helped release Khomeini from exile in France. The rest is the violent subversion of the modern Persian people. The late Shah's son was interviewed by Glenn Beck. He seems like a very thoughtful and good person.

Indeed. Time for Salman Rushdie and Pavlavi to step up -- Disclosed Feb28th, brink of World Peace like never before and $22T being just the start.

The Iran Prosperity Project (IPP)The proposal is a technical and political roadmap designed to prevent a power vacuum and ensure stability during the transition from the Islamic Republic to a secular democracy. It consists of three primary phases:

Emergency Phase180 DaysStabilize the economy, maintain essential services, and ensure security. It includes the closure of "harmful" institutions and the privatization of entities like the IRGC-controlled businesses.

Establishment Phase2–3 YearsSetting up basic democratic institutions and drafting a new constitution. A national referendum would be held to decide the future form of government

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at March 01, 2026 03:06 PM (isQC4)

339 Israel Hacked Iranian TV and showed the compound that was destroyed. Showing President Trump and Pm of Israel

The new Shah had his accounts hacked and all it showed was that he's doing Dad stuff and a good man, they thought they would get messages and pictures of him doing depraved things.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at March 01, 2026 03:09 PM (FCrpy)

340 And right on time, Hanoi Jane lifted her wrinkled head to bleat anti-US crap out of her aging piehole.. That must mean six more weeks of bullshit protests.

Posted by: vivi at March 01, 2026 03:20 PM (jC0jb)

341 Alameda County Superior Court Judge Karin Schwartz issued a tentative ruling in February 2026, allowing over 20,000 immigrant truck drivers—many of whom are Sikh asylum seekers—to keep their California commercial licenses, halting state efforts to revoke them.

Posted by: vivi at March 01, 2026 03:24 PM (jC0jb)

Book Thread: March 1st, 2026 [MP4]

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Good morning, ‘rons and ‘ronettes. It’s time once again for the monthly MP4-hosted Sunday Book Thread. Dress is country club casual, but ladies are encouraged to indulge in shoes, such as this:

So ask the barman for an Old Fashioned, covfefe or tea and let’s get started!

Book Sick

That’s today’s topic. But I don’t mean ‘sick’ as in bibliomaniacs like Richard Heber or Thomas Phillips, who both bought books compulsively and monomaniacally, so that at their deaths, each man had literal houses full of books which neither they, nor anyone else, had ever read. Nor do I mean people like one collector – and I can’t find the reference just now – who would buy a book and then proceed to buy up every other copy he could find, in order to destroy them and have in his possession the last copy in the world.

What I mean by ‘book sick’ is a version of the quandary Linus found himself in the 1965 Peanuts cartoon above. In my case, it’s the frequent annoyance that I want to read something, and yet I am sick of every book in my library and don’t want to touch any of them. An added irritation is the presence of books on my shelves that I have had for years and never touched: just now I am looking at The Norman Conquest and Beyond, from 1983. I have owned it for more than 20 years, and yet have never opened it except once, just to see if I wanted to buy it.

So then, book sick, I go out and buy yet more books that I’ll either never read or will go through a chapter or two and put aside. But get rid of them? No, because I might – might! – one day want to read one.

Does this sound familiar to you?

Posted by: Open Blogger at 09:00 AM

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1 Why does something always seem to interfere with my enjoyment of the book thread?? Doesn't it understand it's the best thread of the week.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 09:01 AM (uQesX)

2 Tolle Lege

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 09:01 AM (Ia/+0)

3 Booken morgen horden

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 01, 2026 09:01 AM (vfth7)

4 Good morning Book People!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 09:01 AM (kpS4V)

5 That shoe is incredible

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 01, 2026 09:02 AM (vfth7)

6 Dress is country club casual, but ladies are encouraged to indulge in shoes, such as this:

Maybe for Mardi Gras, MP, but it's Lent now.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 09:03 AM (uQesX)

7 About 100 pages to go in Rick Atkinson's An Army at Dawn, history of WWII North Africa campaign

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 09:03 AM (Ia/+0)

8 I will borrow books from the library then sadly return them unread

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 01, 2026 09:03 AM (vfth7)

9 Morning, MP4.

Howdy, Horde.

Does this sound familiar? Does it sound familiar?

Jeez, man, have you got surveillance equipment installed here in Casa Some Guy?

Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 09:03 AM (q3u5l)

10 Until OrangeEnt mentioned shoes I was wondering what in God's name was that ?

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 09:04 AM (Ia/+0)

11 I paused listening to Leviathan Falls, last book of The Expanse, because it was getting too intense.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 01, 2026 09:04 AM (vfth7)

12 Linus could solve his problem by not eating. Besides, there's always the cereal box. I don't know of any reader who doesn't have a stack of books somewhere sitting unread and not like to ever be read either. Of course, we could do the socialist thing and have only one book.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 09:06 AM (uQesX)

13 Dan Simmons, author of the Hyperion Cantos, a classic series in the science fiction genre and of many excellent standalone novels, as well, died Saturday, 21 February, 2026, from complications of a stroke. He was 77.

RIP.

Posted by: Sharkman at March 01, 2026 09:06 AM (/RHNq)

14 In book news, I overcame my stinginess to sign up for s year of audible at half price

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 01, 2026 09:06 AM (vfth7)

15 But get rid of them? No, because I might – might! – one day want to read one.

Does this sound familiar to you?

I would lay money down that at least 95% of us have this affliction.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 01, 2026 09:06 AM (h7ZuX)

16 Eh, it’s just gonna end up in a pile with the rest of ‘em. So to speak.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 01, 2026 09:06 AM (EZwhZ)

17 That shoe is incredible
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 01, 2026 09:02 AM (vfth7)

And it's not even the one I wanted to feature. I had a Roger Vivier peacock-themed one in mind, but couldn't find a picture.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 09:07 AM (ufSfZ)

18 Until OrangeEnt mentioned shoes I was wondering what in God's name was that ?
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 09:04 AM (Ia/+0)

It just looks like something worn by someone on a Krewe.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 09:07 AM (uQesX)

19 MP4 it's very modest of you not to mention your own books in your thread

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 01, 2026 09:07 AM (vfth7)

20 I have a house full of books. Darned near literally. And I bet if I stacked them all up, my TBR pile would rival my height. But I find myself going for the convenience of reading on my laptop/tablet.

Posted by: RandomDave at March 01, 2026 09:08 AM (aJQbY)

21 I can always find a book in the unread pile to read, it just sometimes takes a while.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 01, 2026 09:08 AM (0U5gm)

22 I don't remember if I ever read Hyperion

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 01, 2026 09:08 AM (vfth7)

23 Morning, Book Folken! Good to see MP4 on post again.

This week I finished Graham Greene's The Human Factor, a 1978 spy story. It's not Bondian at all, and in fact Greene made a deliberate effort in his "entertainments" to avoid that sort of thing. He'd been in Intelligence and he knew what the Secret Service was really like. This one focuses on a middle-level security officer in London who has quietly been assisting the Russians with information about Africa, which he knows well. Not for money, not for ideology, but because the Russians are in a position to help his wife's family. His wife and her child are black. He's brought them to England, but her family remains in apartheid SA, and his concern is for their safety.

Greene's portrait of this man, his superiors and colleagues in London, their "trust no one" attitudes, and how he reacts to their murder of his assistant (they think he's a leak, when it's actually our protagonist), is fascinating stuff.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:08 AM (wzUl9)

24 In book news, I overcame my stinginess to sign up for s year of audible at half price

I'm having trouble getting through William Mann's Black Dahlia, so I got the Audible version.

The narrator is terrible. It's back to the physical book for me.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 09:09 AM (ufSfZ)

25 Good morning morons and thanks MP4

I haven't been book sick since I was a kid, which is probably why I turned to encyclopedias and atlases.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 09:09 AM (RIvkX)

26
I have many books that I have not yet read, but my purchases of books have slowed to a trickle. Those which I do buy are almost exclusively related either to the lapidary or metal smithing arts. My most recent purchase was a book about engraving metal, for example.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 01, 2026 09:10 AM (xG4kz)

27 Good morning fellow Book Threadists. I hope everyone had a great week of reading.

Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 09:10 AM (yTvNw)

28 I frequently get "book sick." As of now, I just finished one, and I'm looking for something to tide me over until I can get the book waiting for me at the library.

That means it has to be short. A comic would be perfect. But which series? Right now I'm torn between 1970s Iron Man and early 1960s "Steve Canyon."

It's no fun to force yourself into a book; it has to beckon me.

Posted by: Weak Geek at March 01, 2026 09:10 AM (p/isN)

29 The condition can be compounded with Snack Sick, whereupon the patient has perused the available munchies in both the pantry and refrigerator and found nothing appealing.
Liberal application of DoorDash or UberEats will provide some relief, but at the expense of excessive revenue.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 01, 2026 09:10 AM (2Ez/1)

30 "America's Last Great Newspaper War" between New York City's tabloids staggers to a close. And the winnah is ...

Nobody.

Not the Daily News, the Post, not the owners, not the lenders -- and certainly not the employees, what few remain.

Mike Jaccarino's account of his years as a "runner" (field reporter) for the Daily News came out in 2020, long after his job vanished in 2011. (That was the year that the Tulsa World ended my employment on its copy desk! That blew past me when I first read it.) Both papers are suffering from plummeting circulation and skyrocketing debt. Both still publish, but they're two punch-drunk fighters bumbling around the ring. The crowd has gone to the Internet Tavern to argue.

I want to know what Jaccarino does now, but I can't find anything about him. One thing is sure: He's not running. He hit the wall of self-disgust a few years before his firing.

Posted by: Weak Geek at March 01, 2026 09:11 AM (p/isN)

31 It sounds like a great read, Wolfus. *scribbles note that will get lost*

Time to get to church! See y'all later

Posted by: RandomDave at March 01, 2026 09:11 AM (aJQbY)

32 Morning, Book Folken! Good to see MP4 on post again.

This week I finished Graham Greene's The Human Factor, a 1978 spy story.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:08 AM (wzUl9)
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I am reading this is as well.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 09:11 AM (ZOv7s)

33 I have lots of paperbacks and some hardcovers on my shelves. I reread a lot of them during the Sniffle Scare and even bought some new ones, since libraries were either shut or cowering behind the face diaper hoax. So now, I have little inclination to reread any of them again soon. That may change in certain cases -- I reread the SF novelette by Gordon Dickson called "On Messenger Mountain" the other day.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:11 AM (wzUl9)

34 Saw that notice on Dan Simmons, whose books I haven't read in far too long. One of the good ones.

And the first page of his first novel, Song of Kali, is a real chiller of an opening.

Somehow never got around to the Hyperion Cantos (my long-standing aversion to big series stuff), but will try to remedy that some time this year.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 09:11 AM (q3u5l)

35 Yay Book Thread!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 09:11 AM (ZOv7s)

36 I guess I’m partially booksick. I have well over 200 books on my TBR, but not enough free time to read them. Also, if you add in the Kindle, I admit I have somewhat of a problem. However, that does not stop me from buying more books.
My wife is losing her mind over my sickness. As we are looking to move to a red state I have already told her that all the books are coming. It made for some nice conversation.

Posted by: Uncle Slayton at March 01, 2026 09:11 AM (/FjOd)

37 The narrator is terrible. It's back to the physical book for me.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

--

Narrators make or break an audiobook, so I always preview before buying / borrowing.

I like listening while doing the repetitive tasks at work, which is most of my work.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 01, 2026 09:12 AM (vfth7)

38 I’d always been vaguely aware that Admiral Kimmel, and General Short, had been made scapegoats after the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941 but I wasn’t aware of the details. Percy Greaves wrote a book about this called “The seeds and fruits of infamy”.

It’s very interesting and shows how things don’t change too much.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 01, 2026 09:12 AM (EZwhZ)

39 High heels cannot be comfortable to wear

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 09:12 AM (Ia/+0)

40 Does this sound familiar to you?

Yes, it does. I had 'The Guns of August' in my bookcase for over 10 years and I finally read it last year.

There are other books like that as well.

Thanks, MP4

Posted by: dantesed at March 01, 2026 09:12 AM (Oy/m2)

41 >>> In my case, it’s the frequent annoyance that I want to read something, and yet I am sick of every book in my library and don’t want to touch any of them. An added irritation is the presence of books on my shelves that I have had for years and never touched

You sound like one of those War And Peace or Finnegans Wake people. Just give it up.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 01, 2026 09:12 AM (gVUi7)

42 At the library yesterday I picked up a tome focusing on the Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV series from 1955-1965. The behind-the scenes stuff is very intriguing, but it's less than a third of the book. The rest is given over to summaries of the 300-plus episodes, many of which I've seen and many more I have not. Occasionally the authors insert a note after an episode summary. Those I skimmed through last night.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:13 AM (wzUl9)

43 One of the most extraordinary archeological finds of the twenty first century has been the recovery of the remains of Richard III from under a parking lot. Phillipa Langley and Michael Jones recount their amazing discovery in The King's Grave.

Richard III was the last Plantagenet king of England, who was killed in the battle of Bosworth in 1485, and this allowed the Tudors to take the throne. His body was stripped and carried through Leicester, and then thought to be lost. Some history buffs held the belief that his body may have been buried within a nearby church.

A team of historians transposed an archaic map of Leicester onto a modern one to indicate a possible grave site under a car park, and received permission to dig. At the first trench they dug, they found a skeleton with scoliosis, which was later proven to be a DNA match to modern family descendants, proving that it was indeed Richard. This book details the research, discovery, and proof that Richard III had been found. Richard was later buried with honor in Leicester cathedral.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 01, 2026 09:14 AM (0U5gm)

44 "Both papers are suffering from plummeting circulation and skyrocketing debt."
###

Now do cable news.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 01, 2026 09:14 AM (2Ez/1)

45 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:08 AM (wzUl9)

Wolfus, did you see that post on ALH about Fantasy publishing? There's a contest with it. Maybe submit one of your stories?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 09:14 AM (uQesX)

46 Also yesterday, I picked up an annotated volume containing the first two Sherlock Holmes short story collections. The authors explain various terms and conditions that were current in Doyle's time but which may not be immediately familiar to modern readers. This should be interesting.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:15 AM (wzUl9)

47 I'm in the middle of "How to Test Negative for Stupid" by my favorite senator John Kennedy.

It is full of folksy aphorisms and insults that I plan to steal.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 09:15 AM (RIvkX)

48 Speaking of audiobooks, aside from Libby (which is what most libraries use), and Audible, I recently learned about 2 more audiobook vendors:

Chirp chirpbooks.com - no membership

libro.fm - membership but claims to partner with local booksellers

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 01, 2026 09:15 AM (vfth7)

49 I like to use Lent as a way to try out behavioral changes, either cut out bad habits or introduce good ones. I figure, if you can keep it up through Lent, maybe start doing it all the time.

So this year, I've decided to eliminate watching videos on weeknights. Just weekends. This forces me to read books or write or do chores. I have a group of war/culture/China channels that I watch, and it's a real time-waster. Best done on weekends.

As a result, I finally finished The War for Middle Earth, which is quite good. I made deep inroads into Ovid's Metamorphoses, and now am cruising through The Human Factor. It was awkward at first, but I'm getting back in the groove.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 09:15 AM (ZOv7s)

50 Wolfus, did you see that post on ALH about Fantasy publishing? There's a contest with it. Maybe submit one of your stories?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026

***
Hadn't looked yet, OE. I'll look shortly!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:15 AM (wzUl9)

51 I started Hyperion a while back, after I picked it up from the little free library box. It didn't grab me. But I keep it, because there might--might!--be a time when it will grab my attention.

I did very much enjoy his Summer of Night.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 01, 2026 09:16 AM (h7ZuX)

52 I think I've read at least 95% of what I have. I do see The Turn of the Screw on the shelves, which has been there for at least 20 years and I have no intention of reading. Something about Henry James pissed me off years ago and I have no recollection of what it was.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 01, 2026 09:16 AM (XvL8K)

53 MP4 it's very modest of you not to mention your own books in your thread

Well, I figure that we've all been here long enough that if you wanted to buy one, you have. I'll be promoting the new one whenever I get it out.

But also, we have so many good authors among the Horde that I don't particularly feel right puffing myself among the writers here who've put out big, scholarly stuff or multiple-part sagas or even just multiple books. I've only ever written two full-length novels about an obscure silent actress, one novella about same and one research book only of interest to true-crime obsessives. I don't really consider myself an author, merely a dilettante.

Still, if we must:
The Director's Cut: A Theda Bara Mystery
https://tinyurl.com/4jdkaj5w

The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of: A Theda Bara Mystery
https://tinyurl.com/3dxw3k3h

Thirteen Moons: A Supernatural Story Starring Theda Bara
https://tinyurl.com/ub3zzkcp

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 09:17 AM (ufSfZ)

54 good morning MP4, Horde

Posted by: callsign claymore at March 01, 2026 09:18 AM (Br6my)

55 I've been waiting to share this. Someone last Monday recommended Senator Kennedy's book. I ordered it Monday morning at 11 o'clock and it arrived Tuesday afternoon at 2!

One day!

And I live in a small town in Montana.

Mirabile dictu!

Posted by: Wenda at March 01, 2026 09:18 AM (JUZZb)

56 I'm afraid to count the number of titles in the Amazing Colossal To-Be-Read Pile. It would depress me too much. Then, just to depress myself further, I'd count the number of books I know I should revisit because these days I tend to remember that I read and enjoyed a book but recall almost nothing of its content.

Being depressed simply due to thinking of those numbers, I shake off that depression by opening up the Kindle store and buying just a couple more books which I just know I'll get around to reading Any Day Now.

Problem? I don't have a problem. I can quit any time I want.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 09:19 AM (q3u5l)

57 Does this sound familiar to you?
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I have books that my dad had on HIS shelves that HE never got around to reading! It's in the blood!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 09:19 AM (kpS4V)

58 Richard III was the last Plantagenet king of England, who was killed in the battle of Bosworth in 1485, and this allowed the Tudors to take the throne. His body was stripped and carried through Leicester, and then thought to be lost. Some history buffs held the belief that his body may have been buried within a nearby church. . . .

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 01, 2026

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Plantagenets? Never heard of 'em.

Posted by: Henry Tudor at March 01, 2026 09:19 AM (wzUl9)

59 So then, book sick, I go out and buy yet more books that I’ll either never read or will go through a chapter or two and put aside. But get rid of them? No, because I might – might! – one day want to read one.
Does this sound familiar to you?"

Hi MP4,

OMG, Yes! It's the 'might' part that really applies. I have to say, as I get older that is less frequent if only because I realize I don't have another 50 years to catch up. That approach makes thinning out the herd a little easier.

Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 09:19 AM (yTvNw)

60 At the library yesterday I picked up a tome focusing on the Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV series from 1955-1965.
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We are in the middle of watching these in order. The half-hour versions move along a lot better than the hour-long.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 09:19 AM (RIvkX)

61
49 I like to use Lent as a way to try out behavioral changes, either cut out bad habits or introduce good ones. I figure, if you can keep it up through Lent, maybe start doing it all the time.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 09:15 AM
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"Atomic Habits" by James Clear.
https://a.co/d/0jbIraDq

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 01, 2026 09:21 AM (2Ez/1)

62 Posted by: Weak Geek at March 01, 2026 09:11 AM (p/isN)

I keep meaning to mention the 1954 memoir Sauce For The Gander by Frank Martin for you. It's a telling of his time as a reporter on the New York Graphic, probably the most sensational tabloid in 1920s NYC.

https://tinyurl.com/bdt8u4pn

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 09:21 AM (ufSfZ)

63 I’ve been book sick recently. Decided to do a reread of a series. More details forthcoming next week. Right now I’m reading a book featuring ancient evil vs Nazis vs different Nazis vs Jews vs mysterious stranger.

Posted by: Perfessor Sqiurrel at March 01, 2026 09:21 AM (WM+gW)

64 Hello Thomas Paine. I also read that book about Richard lll. It was quite interesting and well written. There is also a movie about the book on one of the streaming services which I can’t recall right now. It was ok but did not do justice to the book.

Posted by: Uncle Slayton at March 01, 2026 09:22 AM (q/CMv)

65 Thanks MP4! I am afraid I am also afflicted. But that’s okay, the books can serve as emergency…something, I’m sure.

Posted by: NCDave at March 01, 2026 09:23 AM (mAiNO)

66 Does it sound familiar? Yes it does. Read all the things I wanted, but now I want, oh, a cozy. Or a dark and gritty noir. Or a Howard's Conan knockoff. Something to stir the blood and ignite the passions!

And there are the books, oh the books I have not read! But so so many of them are utter dreck. Worse than useless. Utter failures at actual entertainment, let alone delight and enlightenment. AI slop. Poor execution. Festering foetid puddles of pungeant pustulant dross.

Sometimes, only sometimes mind, it's enough to drive a reader to write.

Posted by: unwenchable at March 01, 2026 09:23 AM (hWImb)

67 I'm reading Theo of Golden, a lovely book. Emotionally resonant.

https://www.allenlevi.com/the-book

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at March 01, 2026 09:24 AM (w6EFb)

68 For those of you with Audible, Gary Sinse reads Steinbeck's Travels with Charley. It's entertaining

Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 01, 2026 09:24 AM (gQ15S)

69 Is that shoe AI? It kinda looks AI. NTTAWWT.

Posted by: NCDave at March 01, 2026 09:24 AM (mAiNO)

70 I mentioned last week that I was reading James Garner's memoir, The Garner Files. It's a great deal of fun. There is an appendix listing each movie and TV show he was in, many with a comment or anecdote from Garner himself. He says, for instance, that Mister Buddwing (1966) was the most confusing film he ever did, and that as of 2011, the time of his memoir, he still did not know what it had been about. "What were they thinking?"

At the end, too, there are also some comments about JG himself from actors and producers he's worked successfully with. Gretchen Corbett, who worked with him on Rockford Files, says he was her acting mentor.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:25 AM (wzUl9)

71 The Tudors were some of the earliest practitioners of large scale propaganda. They even recruited Shakespeare to aid in their justification for taking the throne.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 01, 2026 09:25 AM (0U5gm)

72 Dont be depressed or anxious by a tottering TBR pile. Celebrate the fact that Average Joes and Janes like us have personal libraries with scads of books to entertain and enlighten!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 09:25 AM (kpS4V)

73 Hadn't looked yet, OE. I'll look shortly!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:15 AM (wzUl9)

Oh, by the way.... If you might consider staying in LA, how about Minden? Saw it on a program.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 09:25 AM (uQesX)

74 Are you a map freak?

YouTube - The fascinating history of maps in fantasy:

https://tinyurl.com/yef6vhf4

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 09:26 AM (kpS4V)

75 High heels cannot be comfortable to wear

Not being a lady (although sometimes I wish I were), I'm sure they are. It's like Lana Turner's comment when she was made to wear a Merry Widow in one of her movies: "A man had to have designed this - no woman would be so cruel to another."

And I understand that if you wear high heels for a series of years, your tendons shorten so that you can never wear flats again.

Yet they are so beautiful to look at, either on their own or fulfilling their purpose.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 09:27 AM (ufSfZ)

76 We're furiously re-reading The Art Of The Deal by Donald John Trump.

Posted by: World Leaders Book Club at March 01, 2026 09:27 AM (2Ez/1)

77 And another Audible recommendation, Northeaster by Cathie Pelletier. It's about the blizzard of 1952 that hit New England

Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 01, 2026 09:28 AM (gQ15S)

78 Book sick? Eh, I not really. I've usually got a couple of options of books currently being read, so I just pick one of those and go for it. Worst case scenario: I'm just not feeling it, and I switch books after a chapter/issue or two.

Now, there are times when I get sick of mediocrity or blandness or disappointment and decide I need something awesome and have a hard time picking that out, but that mood is a bit different...

Posted by: Castle Guy at March 01, 2026 09:29 AM (Lhaco)

79 At the library yesterday I picked up a tome focusing on the Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV series from 1955-1965.
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We are in the middle of watching these in order. The half-hour versions move along a lot better than the hour-long.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026

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Part of that, the authors say, was the insistence by Hitch and his producer Joan Harrison to focus on using already published material -- short stories, often ones straight from the AH mystery magazine. Sometimes the author himself would adapt the story, as Henry Slesar did. Or Slesar, Robert Bloch, and others would adapt them. Richard Matheson did one, though that might have been during the hour-long era.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:29 AM (wzUl9)

80 Film aficionados will enjoy "The Last Kings of Hollywood: Coppola•Lucas•Spielberg and the Battle for the Soul of American Cinema" by Paul Fischer. It's a very readable look into the time when studios were going through a rough patch and young film students chafed at the thought of working for corporate Hollywood.

It's really interesting to read about how the paths of gregarious family man Coppola, quietly intense Lucas, and awkward film dork Spielberg intersected.

My favorite bit: Interviewing Coppola at his newly established Zoetrope Studio, a reporter thought Francis looked "rumpled as if there were 30 dwarves playing handball inside his clothes." 😆

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 09:29 AM (kpS4V)

81 @57 --

You, too?

When I was young, Dad bought a passel of "classic" books. They stayed in a bookcase for decades. They were packed tightly enough that I could push up one or two to make a garage for my Matchbox cars.

Dad's been gone for two years, and my sister, who lives in the area, and I are still clearing out the house. What to do with these books? I don't know whether the secondhand bookstore will take them. They might fall apart. And I have so many of my own that I'm not going to guilt myself into reading them. Yet tossing out books seems like sacrilege. I'm torn.

Posted by: Weak Geek at March 01, 2026 09:29 AM (p/isN)

82 I also note the passing of Dan Simmons and recommend the full Hyperion Cantos to all.

Posted by: Captain Ned at March 01, 2026 09:29 AM (nADdg)

83 68 For those of you with Audible, Gary Sinse reads Steinbeck's Travels with Charley. It's entertaining
Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 01, 2026 09:24 AM
+++++
Listened to it a couple of years ago. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 01, 2026 09:30 AM (2Ez/1)

84 39 High heels cannot be comfortable to wear
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 09:12 AM (Ia/+0)

This is correct.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 01, 2026 09:30 AM (h7ZuX)

85 As I replenish faith after years as an agnostic I find certain books tied to holy times especially enjoyable and meaningful. I have several that are for Christmas and Advent. A new book, "Wardrobes and Rings" written by Malcolm Guite and others uses passages from the Inklings, mostly Tolkien and Lewis, that have meaning for Lent. The daily chapters are short but give meaning to the day. It's sort of like a literary Advent calendar. It is not so much about sacrifice or depriving oneself, more about recognizing what is important to life.

I got it mostly because of the Tolkien/Lewis aspect but it's turning out to be a good spur to introspection.

Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 09:30 AM (yTvNw)

86 High heels cannot be comfortable to wear
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026

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The ex-Mrs. Wolfus No. 2 swore that they were actually *more* comfortable for her to wear. I presume she did not mean all day, though. And she "swore" a lot of things that turned out not to be true.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:31 AM (wzUl9)

87 I intend to purge my books this year it's not so much books I haven't read, as it is books I won't be rereading. I haven't read several biographies to read, but I did get an Audible copy of some. If I can listen to them, I might be able to get rid of the physical books.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 01, 2026 09:32 AM (gQ15S)

88 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 09:17 AM (ufSfZ)

Bah! You've published multiple books, MP. You're an author. Unpublished people like me are mere writers. Sometimes you have to find the right place and the right time to get higher sales. You never know. Have you looked at the site JSG posted last week:

https://www.bearmanormedia.com/

If you do a non-fiction book about Theda or Old Hollywood, you might find an outlet there. I'd also suggest the site for TJM, Moviegique, and Lex, but they don't frequent the book thread.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 09:34 AM (uQesX)

89 I have a book tracker app on my phone as well as the Kindle app. This way when I go to the bookstore or I want to add to my Kindle, I open up both so I don’t buy a book I already have.

Posted by: Uncle Slayton at March 01, 2026 09:34 AM (CDdUX)

90 High heels are beautiful instruments of torture

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 01, 2026 09:34 AM (vfth7)

91 So then, book sick, I go out and buy yet more books that I’ll either never read or will go through a chapter or two and put aside. But get rid of them? No, because I might – might! – one day want to read one.

Does this sound familiar to you?
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Chateau Lloyd does not have the space for such luxuries. Books are subject to strict retention standards. I must both have read and enjoyed a book to keep it. If I haven't read it, it gets priority. If I avoid reading it, I get rid of it.

I did have something like Linus' experience last week, but it was inadvertent. I had planned on reading City of God over Lent, got it off the shelf and realized that the used edition I have had been "abridged for modern readers." The Horror! It fell out of my nerveless hands and landed with a thud on the floor. I picked it up and contemptuously set it on the outgoing stack. With nothing immediately available, I went to the Graham Greene section, and that's how I picked up The Human Factor.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 09:36 AM (ZOv7s)

92 One day!

And I live in a small town in Montana.

Mirabile dictu!
Posted by: Wenda at March 01, 2026 09:18 AM (JUZZb)

(glares)

The last order I made on Amazon took four days to get to me, and I could tell by the shipping info it was already in town!!!

At least they gave me a gift card for being so late.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 09:36 AM (uQesX)

93 I know the feeling, sort of, like Thomas Paine, there’s always something on the TBR pile that serves the purpose. I finished the Last Kingdom and started RL Stevenson’sThe Black Arrow. The Last Kingdom was excellent and after a slow start due to archaic dialogue I’m neglecting my o ther books to see how this one comes out. Apparently RLS didn’t like it very much but I think it’s a great adventure story.

Posted by: Who Knew at March 01, 2026 09:36 AM (0QMbS)

94 @89 Uncle Slayton: What book tracker app would that be? Sounds useful.

Posted by: NCDave at March 01, 2026 09:36 AM (mAiNO)

95 For many years, I had no unread books in my collection. I was chronically broke, so buying a book was such a treat that I read it immediately.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 09:37 AM (ZOv7s)

96 Just dropping in:
Already have three titles on the Book Thread memo pad- thanks, Horde!

I have many books that I got during the Biden interim/Covid times that I thought would be good for re-building Western Civ in case of a collapse. I'm thinking about letting them go back to the thrift store, but that may be premature.

When we weed the books, we each make a stack of books we want to get rid of, and the other has veto power over your stack.

Audios: listened to "To Kill A Mockingbird" on CD, narrated by Sissy Spacek. It was excellent- a perfect narrator choice.

Currently reading "La Morte De Arthur", one of the four books you must read to understand the Medieval Age.
The combat scenes are ridiculously repetitious- how Malory would have loved Cut and Paste.

Posted by: sal at March 01, 2026 09:38 AM (f+FmA)

97 Also on my TBR pile is a slim volume, The Black Death and the Transformation of the West by David Herlihy. Looks to be about what its title implies, how the plague changed social and economic conditions in Europe.

The fact it's short was an inducement for me to check it out. Mary Beard's Emperor of Rome looked fascinating, a mix of history and personal anecdotes about the men who ran the Empire, but I wasn't sure if I'd have time to finish it. I could just skim and read about the emperors that really interest me, though.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:38 AM (wzUl9)

98 "About 100 pages to go in Rick Atkinson's An Army at Dawn, history of WWII North Africa campaign"

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That trilogy is gold. You're in for a treat. It changed how I looked at WW2.

Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at March 01, 2026 09:39 AM (5YmYl)

99 Couple of essays that may appeal to the book sick among us:

Bookshop Memories, by George Orwell
Books Won't Furnish a Room, by Joseph Epstein

And for those of us who write, regularly or not --
Ever find yourself putting pen to paper or fingers to keyboard and then wondering just what you're doing because the last thing the planet needs is yet another book?

Are there progressive stages to book sick?

Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 09:39 AM (q3u5l)

100 We're furiously re-reading The Art Of The Deal by Donald John Trump.
Posted by: World Leaders Book Club at March 01, 2026 09:27 AM (2Ez/1)

I wish I had.

Posted by: Khamenei's severed head at March 01, 2026 09:39 AM (uQesX)

101 67 ... "I'm reading Theo of Golden, a lovely book. Emotionally resonant."

Miley,
Glad you found it. I got a hardcover edition from Rabbit Room Press before it was available at Amazon or B and N. It is one of my favorite novels. Levi has a wonderful way of bringing out emotions in the reader. He also tied together all the various parts at the end in a very satisfying way.

BTW, he is reportedly working on a follow-on: Ellen of Golden. When it's released, I'll be first in line for a copy.

Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 09:40 AM (yTvNw)

102 I finished off reading the complete run of Marvel's "The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones" comic books. They started off good (not great, but pretty enjoyable) but, as I was warned, the quality of the comic deteriorated significantly in its final year. It just...stopped feeling like Indiana Jones; just generic adventure guy. The action scenes felt less based in reality, and the stories didn't feel tied to real history or folklore. I'm sad to say; I skipped over several pages of the final issue because I just didn't care...

I have a trade paperback of some later Darkhorse IJ comics. I remember not being impressed with them, but I'm going to re-read that book to see how it compares to the Marvel run.

I also read Marvel's adaptations of the three Indiana Jones movies. (Because there are only three. The 'fourth' was a parody that got mistaken for the real thing, and I think AI has hallucinated the existence of 'fifth') I heard the movie-comics were adapted from an early version of the screenplay, which fits; some scenes are expanded upon, but other (very iconic) scenes are missing entirely. As an example; the sword wielding Arab that Indy casually shoots, completely absent.

Posted by: Castle Guy at March 01, 2026 09:40 AM (Lhaco)

103 The book tracker app I use is called “Book Tracker “. You can scan the bar code on a book and it inputs all the info about the book. If the book is too old for a bar code, you can enter the information manually. I love it.

Posted by: Uncle Slayton at March 01, 2026 09:41 AM (/FjOd)

104 We are in the middle of watching these in order. The half-hour versions move along a lot better than the hour-long.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 09:19 AM (RIvkX)

Do you find it interesting that so many episodes are about spouses offing each other? Not the usual trope of 50's marital bliss.

Posted by: sal at March 01, 2026 09:41 AM (f+FmA)

105 Also from the library, Grimm's Grimmest, a retelling of the old Grimm's fairy tales with the really disturbing stuff put back in. E.g., Rapunzel's suitor is blinded when thorns pierce his eyes, Snow White's stepmother dances to death in red-hot shoes, etc. And there are other nightmares, I'm sure.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:41 AM (wzUl9)

106 So, what have I read this week? Nothing much; I've been futzing around with short true-crime collections on kindle and am trying to make my way through the new Black Dahlia book.

I don't know why I find Black Dahlia so hard to get through. The same author's book about the 1922 murder of director William Desmond Taylor was a page-turner, but this isn't. And it's not a period thing, either - the Dahlia case has always fascinated me, but there's just something about his narrative style here that leaves me cold.

I am reading, slowly, James Shapiro's A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599. I discovered he also wrote one about the 'who wrote Shakespeare' controversy, Contested Will, which I am listening to on Audible. That book is not interested so much in who might have been 'Shakespeare,' but why people want to believe in a different author.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 09:41 AM (ufSfZ)

107 My issue is not book sick, but the fact that I have four or five books going at once, and I jump back and forth. I think that would drive an obsessive compulsive into fits.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 01, 2026 09:42 AM (0U5gm)

108 I read the Human Factor years ago and thought it was great I was on a project to reread the books I’d kept for years on the theory I’d reread them someday (I wanted to put that theory to test). I ended up purging about a quarter to a third of what I reread, but The Human Factor is still on my shelves.

Posted by: Who Knew at March 01, 2026 09:44 AM (0QMbS)

109 @62 --

Thank you! I'll look into that.

I have several newspaper-related books on one shelf. Some I may never read. Those are "My Life and the Times" by Turner Catledge, who was once that paper's executive editor; and "The Paper," an account of the glory days and death of the New York Herald Tribune. I've read chunks of the latter, but I never have started from the beginning.

I got "The Paper" through procrastination. It was a promotional copy sent to the newsroom. It circled through the staff until it came to me. Because I was heavily into comics, I let it lie fallow -- and then the guy who was to get it after me got fired. Nobody asked me about it, so I kept it.

Then there is "Coups and Earthquakes," a collection of anecdotes about reporters -- particularly foreign correspondents -- and publishers. I've gone through it numerous times. Recommended for laughter.

Posted by: Weak Geek at March 01, 2026 09:44 AM (p/isN)

110 Ever find yourself putting pen to paper or fingers to keyboard and then wondering just what you're doing because the last thing the planet needs is yet another book?

Are there progressive stages to book sick?
Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 09:39 AM (q3u5l)
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I like the act of writing. It brings me joy. Sometimes I don't have a clear idea of what kind of book I want to do, so I do short form stuff, articles and blog posts (and come here). But the need to write always comes back. I'm feeling it stir right now, for the first time since Walls of Men was published.

When the mood arrives, it becomes almost a compulsion, and I've been known to fall asleep at the keyboard. First drafts show errors piling in near the end of a session. It's pretty funny to read.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 09:44 AM (ZOv7s)

111 Mary Beard's Emperor of Rome looked fascinating, a mix of history and personal anecdotes about the men who ran the Empire, but I wasn't sure if I'd have time to finish it. I could just skim and read about the emperors that really interest me, though.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:38 AM (wzUl9)

I have that book and stopped about halfway through. There's only so much information this old grey head can absorb.

Have you ever read any of Alberto Angela's books about daily life in ancient Rome?

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 09:45 AM (ufSfZ)

112 I made a risky purchase recently. But I got it for literally half price, so that will lessen the sting, if it turns out to be bad. The purchase was the "Birds of Prey Omnibus." A collection of comic books from the early 00's about a team of all-female superheroes, drawn by a pair of artists (Ed Benes and Joe Bennett) who are really good at drawing women. That all sounds promising, but what makes the purchase risky is the writer: Gail Simone. She's the living embodiment of everything wrong with current-year storytelling. But people say she used to be a good writer, before she let her agenda take over...I'm not convinced, but I guess I'll find out.

Sometime. I already have a big stack of books on my to-be-read list, and I don't see any reason to jump this book to the front of the line.

Posted by: Castle Guy at March 01, 2026 09:46 AM (Lhaco)

113 Yet tossing out books seems like sacrilege. I'm torn.
Posted by: Weak Geek at March 01, 2026 09:29 AM (p/isN)

Donate them to the thrift store. Someone will want them.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 01, 2026 09:46 AM (h7ZuX)

114 As noted last week, I was looking for a hardcover Don Quixote in English, I picked up a nice 2 volume set from eBay.

The editions have plain slipcovers and hardcover, with nice binding.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 01, 2026 09:46 AM (XV/Pl)

115 68 ... "For those of you with Audible, Gary Sinse reads Steinbeck's Travels with Charley. It's entertaining"

Notsothoreau,

Sinise really did a great job. I've loved that book since high school. (Which is a long F'ing while ago.) I found the audio CD at the library and enjoyed it so much I bought my own copy. He does a great job with the different characters' voices. Not overly so but effective.

Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 09:47 AM (yTvNw)

116 Because I was heavily into comics, I let it lie fallow

I am, as well, though my interest (as you could imagine) is on old comic strips like Mutt & Jeff, Old Doc Yak or Baron Bean. I think I might use that as a topic for next month.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 09:48 AM (ufSfZ)

117 I read the Human Factor years ago and thought it was great I was on a project to reread the books I’d kept for years on the theory I’d reread them someday (I wanted to put that theory to test). I ended up purging about a quarter to a third of what I reread, but The Human Factor is still on my shelves.
Posted by: Who Knew at March 01, 2026

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It's a quiet sort of story. The 1979 film listing on IMDb has very good casting, such as Nicol Williamson as Castle.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:48 AM (wzUl9)

118 “ Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.”

Pslam 62:8

Posted by: Marcus T at March 01, 2026 09:49 AM (04KGT)

119 Thanks for the Book Thread, MP4!

Fantastic shoes, but I would start wobbling before taking the first step.

Just finished Dead Drop, a novella by Marc Cameron. This gem was a "bonus" included with one of Cameron's novels. The story features his Jericho Quinn cast of characters and is a real page turner. Jericho, his partner, and their families are late in arriving for a few hours at a water park in Virginia. Shortly after their arrival, there is an explosion in the park, followed by shooting and terrified panic as everyone attempts to exit at the same time. The novella details the horror, bravery, carnage, and rescues of several thousand people at the park by a few heroes, and some of those heroes are children. Lively and fast-paced story telling. Recommended.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at March 01, 2026 09:49 AM (kB9dk)

120 Impulse purchase when I saw it as a 'deal', Apollo 1 in photographs. A Schiffer archive series started last year that I was not really aware of.

I figured it was mainly a special tribute to Grissom, White & Chaffee, but it's first in a series intended to cover each Apollo mission. Close to 300 pages of purposefully captioned beautiful pics. Most I've not seen before. 7 & 8 already out, if they're half as good I'll continue buying them.

The amount & quality of history books being published on aviation & space is overwhelming. I try to be selective, but there are at least a dozen publishers putting out good series on aircraft of all eras.

Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at March 01, 2026 09:50 AM (KaHlS)

121 "The Warehouse" by Rob Hart is a near future dystopian novel that reminded me a lot of Dave Eggars' much better story "The Circle". It's not made clear, but climate change and economic collapse have led to corporate capitalism pulling the strings, and megacorps have replaced Main Street, so one of the few places to find work is at Cloud (a thinly veiled Amazon). Swarms of drones deliver goods to people who remain housebound due to crime or lack of transportation. The lucky few who get employment at Cloud also eat, sleep, and play inside the compound during their few discretionary hours, and get paid in store credits. It's a giant company town.

The story is told through three characters: Cloud's founder (via his diary), a recent hire who works security, and a corporate espionage mole.

It's a good setup with not much payoff in the end. Eh, it kept me occupied and off the streets.

I noticed climate change was a thing in this novel (2019) and "Detour" (2026). Wonder how long they can chase this chimera. *looks at snow outside*

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 09:50 AM (kpS4V)

122 Do you find it interesting that so many episodes are about spouses offing each other? Not the usual trope of 50's marital bliss.
Posted by: sal at March 01, 2026 09:41 AM (f+FmA)
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Yes, the cheating spouse is a theme, so is the gold-digger.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 09:51 AM (RIvkX)

123 Mary Beard's Emperor of Rome looked fascinating, a mix of history and personal anecdotes about the men who ran the Empire, but I wasn't sure if I'd have time to finish it. I could just skim and read about the emperors that really interest me, though.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:38 AM (wzUl9)

I have that book and stopped about halfway through. There's only so much information this old grey head can absorb.

Have you ever read any of Alberto Angela's books about daily life in ancient Rome?
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026

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No! I did read one some years ago about daily life in the capital; maybe it was one of his.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:52 AM (wzUl9)

124 Dan Simmons, RIP.

His Hyperion Cantos is a kick-ass series of novels with plenty of great SF ideas, good people, villains, and moments of awesome. I highly recommend the entire series.

I did dislike the opening of the last book, The Rise of Endymion, but my tastes are not those of others.

Also recommended is a short story in that universe, Orphans of the Helix.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 09:52 AM (u82oZ)

125 Ever find yourself putting pen to paper or fingers to keyboard and then wondering just what you're doing because the last thing the planet needs is yet another book?

Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 09:39 AM (q3u5l)

There's plenty of room for our books. All we need to do is gather the books by pervs, feminists, communists, socialist, democrats, purple hairs, excessive pierced weirdos with bird hands, and burn them. See, problem solved.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 09:53 AM (uQesX)

126 I thought the entire 9 book run (plus 8 or so novellas) of The Expanse was excellent. Really wish they could start putting the last 3 books on film the way they did the first 6. Though I understand how tough it would be to do so, given the 40 year time gap between books 6 and 7. Great scifi series.

Posted by: Sharkman at March 01, 2026 09:53 AM (/RHNq)

127 “ Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.”
Pslam 62:8
Posted by: Marcus T at March 01, 2026 09:49 AM (04KGT)
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Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 09:54 AM (ZOv7s)

128 Yes, the cheating spouse is a theme, so is the gold-digger.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 09:51 AM (RIvkX)
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It is a sign of a healthy society, where breaking up a marriage is scandalous and evil, not empowering.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 09:55 AM (ZOv7s)

129 Among my vast collection, the only books I have not read are the Aubrey–Maturin series. I read the first one, and did OK. The next one I bounced away. I do have the complete series.

I also have the complete Hornblower books by C.S. Forester, and many Alexander Kent books.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 09:55 AM (u82oZ)

130 There are flurries coming down outside, so no real reason for me to go anywhere today.

My project, as it was yesterday, is to continue editing my new book. It goes slowly; I write without referencing anything other than my own limited knowledge of silent movies and period Hollywood. It's during the editing that I have to fill in all the details and provide color, which is what I am doing now.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 09:56 AM (ufSfZ)

131 Skydragon worship is a thing you must take on faith

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 01, 2026 09:56 AM (bXbFr)

132 Sorry to bust into your thread...

Mass shooting in Austin. 3 dead (I don't know if that includes the shooter - who is dead) and 14 injured. Suspect has not been identified.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 09:56 AM (ExV1e)

133 I would lay money down that at least 95% of us have this affliction.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!

I am 62 and have at least 400 unread books sitting patiently on my Kindle, and another 40 hardbacks and paperbacks that I need to read. I realize I'll have to live to be 100 to read them all, since I also buy a couple books every payday. Challenge Accepted!!

Posted by: Sharkman at March 01, 2026 09:56 AM (/RHNq)

134 I discovered he also wrote one about the 'who wrote Shakespeare' controversy, Contested Will, which I am listening to on Audible. That book is not interested so much in who might have been 'Shakespeare,' but why people want to believe in a different author.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 09:41 AM (ufSfZ)

I think because they're elitists. They think a "butcher's boy from Stratford" couldn't have written anything like that. Too uneducated, it had to be an aristocrat.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 09:57 AM (uQesX)

135 Just a note about somewhat incoherent first comment. (Typing on a iPad must be a skill I lack) The archaic dialogue is in reference to The Black Arrow..

Posted by: Who Knew at March 01, 2026 09:58 AM (0QMbS)

136 Spouses offing each other in AH Presents episodes.

The tropes of 50s marital bliss -- not sure I recall those tropes much of anywhere except in tv sitcoms. Were the tropes present in much fiction?

And for a delightful short story along these lines -- 'Over Insurance' by John Collier. If you can read the last sentence without falling down laughing you're made of sterner stuff than this kid.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 09:58 AM (q3u5l)

137 @116 --

Oh, boy, I'll look forward to that!

I'm a member of two Facebook groups devoted to old comic strips and panels. I'm getting regular fixes of "Our Boarding House -- With Major Hoople." My favorite comics work.

Posted by: Weak Geek at March 01, 2026 09:58 AM (p/isN)

138 I splurged on a two book set of Treasure Island and Kidnapped by RLS with the Wyeth illustrations. It's a slipcase edition from Abbeville Press. Wyeth illustrations and Stevenson's writing just go together. I've looked at it before but when the price dropped from 50 bucks to 35 I caved. A side benefit is one of my other copies of Treasure Island is going to be a gift to a great nephew when he turns eight next year. He's the one his dad calls a 'reading machine'.

BTW, Amazon did their usual lousy job of packaging. It was just loose in a box with no padding. Used books I get are packaged better. That's annoying when the book is inexpensive. But when the book is 50 dollars or more, I expect more care. Barnes and Noble is sometimes more expensive but the packaging is MUCH better.

Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 10:00 AM (yTvNw)

139 I am, as well, though my interest (as you could imagine) is on old comic strips like Mutt & Jeff, Old Doc Yak or Baron Bean. I think I might use that as a topic for next month.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 09:48 AM (ufSfZ)

Isn't Gasoline Alley still running?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 10:00 AM (uQesX)

140 When we weed the books, we each make a stack of books we want to get rid of, and the other has veto power over your stack.

Posted by: sal at March 01, 2026 09:38 AM (f+FmA)

That could be entertaining!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 01, 2026 10:01 AM (h7ZuX)

141 @112 --

I'll be interested in what you say about that. I ditched Birds of Prey when Chuck Dixon left.

Devin Grayson and Gail Simone are on my "never buy" list.

Posted by: Weak Geek at March 01, 2026 10:01 AM (p/isN)

142 Years ago picked up Dan Simmons’ The Terror without knowing anything about it save for it was based upon the Franklin Expedition. Loved it and began searching out other Simmons books like the “Seasons” series, Drood, the hard boiled Joe Kurtz Buffalo novels and his shorts story collections. Never got into the Olympos/Hyperion books as sci fi or fantasy isn’t my thing.
Never forget the “oh c’mon, you gotta be kidding me” experience of reading the final hundred or so pages of The Abominable, and laughing all the way at the sheer audacity.
R.I.P.

Posted by: Buzzy Krumhunger at March 01, 2026 10:02 AM (AiDq0)

143 Probably another furry psycho

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 01, 2026 10:02 AM (bXbFr)

144 I felt compelled to write something recently. A person I worked with years ago passed away suddenly. He was a colorful character and word got around quickly as many of my peers remembered him fondly. He was responsible for a goofy acronym that became almost folklore in sort of an "Office Space" kind of way. I happened to be in earshot at the time of it's creation and I couldn't stop thinking about how the silly little backstory deserved to be told. But I knew I would be unable to attend the memorial service.
So I finally relented to the nagging voice and wrote it down. It was a single page. After it got cold and was edited I emailed it to his wife now widow. Almost immediately she wrote me back with a gracious note and profuse thanks.

It reinforced a simple principle to me: when I get the sense I'm supposed to write, dammit, stop what you're doing and write!!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 01, 2026 10:03 AM (2Ez/1)

145 The 2007 book World War IV : The Long Struggle Against Islamofascism by Norman Podhoretz deserves another read.

Posted by: Opinion fact at March 01, 2026 10:05 AM (4hjRS)

146 MP4, thank you for an excellent book thread.

Have a great week in books, everyone.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 10:06 AM (u82oZ)

147 Spouses offing each other in AH Presents episodes.
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The tropes of 50s marital bliss -- not sure I recall those tropes much of anywhere except in tv sitcoms. Were the tropes present in much fiction?

And for a delightful short story along these lines -- 'Over Insurance' by John Collier. If you can read the last sentence without falling down laughing you're made of sterner stuff than this kid.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026

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Collier had a couple of stories adapted to AH Presents, too. His short works often turned up in the AH anthologies like 13 More Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV.

I think the marital bliss tropes were more honored in the breach than in the observance. No conflict if the marriage was happy. John D. MacDonald's The Executioners being an exception: The conflict comes from Max Cady, from outside the leads' marriage.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:06 AM (wzUl9)

148 Since there’s chatter about newspapers on today’s thread I thought I throw in a recommendation for Mencken’s Newspaper Days. I read it at least 40 years ago but remember throughly enjoying it and a newer copy is buried somewhere on my TBR pile

Posted by: Who Knew at March 01, 2026 10:06 AM (0QMbS)

149 I usually have a kindle book and a different Audible book going at the same time. I'm reading Dragon Noir by Cedar Sanderson and listening to Of Darkness and Light by Ryan Cahill.
I'm picky about the Audible books I listen to. A bad narrator can ruin everything. Sometimes it's just their voice that puts me off. I try to listen to the sample to see if I can stand their voice.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at March 01, 2026 10:06 AM (VCgbV)

150 At the moment, experimenting with sourdough bread. So more youtube videos instead of books.

Recently got Plato's Republic. I never read it entirely before, only excepts.

I used to ride the bus a lot, and read on the bus. Now I drive. Listening to books on tape would have me arriving in Albuquerque with no memory of how I got there, so ... no.

I do enjoy the suggestions from the book thread, so thank you, MP4.

Somebody also mention Hyperion Cantos a few days ago, so maybe give a try. RIP to the author.

Posted by: Adriane the Lens Cap Covered Camera Photography Critic . . . at March 01, 2026 10:06 AM (3ZUWJ)

151 116
I am, as well, though my interest (as you could imagine) is on old comic strips like Mutt & Jeff, Old Doc Yak or Baron Bean. I think I might use that as a topic for next month.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 09:48 AM (ufSfZ)

I haven't even heard of those strips! But, I suppose outside of Pogo, all the strips that I'm familiar with were either adventure stories, or series that were still running in the 90s, when I was actively reading them.

Posted by: Castle Guy at March 01, 2026 10:06 AM (Lhaco)

152 My early morning peace this morning was disrupted by a shouting match in the hallway outside the door to my squalid hovel. Celebrations were started by the crazy guy across the hall screaming at the voices in his head. At least I was able to keep my dog from getting involved.
Maybe there's a short story here.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 01, 2026 10:06 AM (uP8XJ)

153
Isn't Gasoline Alley still running?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026

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No idea. It was the first strip, I think, to present the stories of the characters in order, not in just anecdotes or isolated adventures, and to allow them to age, so that a child in the early days of the strip -- "Skeezix"? -- grew to adulthood as the comic went along.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:09 AM (wzUl9)

154 Isn't Gasoline Alley still running?

It is, penned by Jim Scancarelli, who is only the third artist in the strip's history.

There is a project - like the Pogo project - to reprint all the Frank King strips in volumes that cover 2 years each of GA. It opened with Walt Before Skeezix, which covered the original strip from its beginning as a one-panel joke about cars and the men who owned them, then into the regular story strip it became in the early 1920s. I have 4 volumes and they are very well researched and packaged.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 10:09 AM (ufSfZ)

155 My humble abode is the black hole of books. Once purchased, or brought in here, my bibliomania is so strong no books can escape. I even have some of my old college textbooks.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 10:12 AM (hJH5n)

156 Maybe there's a short story here.
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA

I vote 'Yay'!
: -))

Posted by: Adriane the Lens Cap Covered Camera Photography Critic . . . at March 01, 2026 10:12 AM (3ZUWJ)

157 Ask your doctor if Skeezix is right for you.

Posted by: Big Farma Marketing Department at March 01, 2026 10:12 AM (2Ez/1)

158 Mass shooting in Austin. 3 dead (I don't know if that includes the shooter - who is dead) and 14 injured. Suspect has not been identified.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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It use to be a very famous and popular college bar area but now it's full of gang bangers who come into town to party in the area. Since the fbi is involved it could indicate cartel vs banger stuff. Everyone in Austin stays away now except a few naive/stupid UT Austin kids. I mean, they have police and EMS stationed there every weekend in anticipation of a shooting.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at March 01, 2026 10:13 AM (VCgbV)

159 The one in the middle is definitely Willie Nelson.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 10:13 AM (Kt19C)

160 Still making my way through my Madison bio.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 10:14 AM (hJH5n)

161 I'll add a 3rd or 4th recommend for Travels with Charley narrated by Gary Sinise. Anything Penguin Classic has earned getting my attention. I wishlist about as many newly added audio library books as I do moron horde book thread titles. ( I need to thin Libby wishlist below 800).

'Travels' was a 'read something different' listen when my library added it, and it was very enjoyable.

Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at March 01, 2026 10:14 AM (KaHlS)

162 Comic strips fall into two categories: the strip whose original writer / artist died, but who chose a successor - Gasoline Alley, Blondie, Snuffy Smith, Beetle Bailey - and those which live on because the syndicate makes money and chose a writer / artist themselves. Those are called 'ghost strips,' and Nancy and Popeye are prime examples.

There are also the strips that die because no-one can recapture the original attitude - Krazy Kat, Pogo - and ones where the creator themselves forbid a new artist - Peanuts.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 10:14 AM (ufSfZ)

163 Wolfus --

Yep, the Bowdens' marriage in JDM's The Executioners (aka Cape Fear) is a happy one. But he did quite a bit with unhappy ones too. At least three of his novels (The Deceivers, Cancel All Our Vows, and Clemmie) centered on cheating spouses for the main story rather than crime/suspense. And the crime/suspense novels featured their share of faithless and often murderous spouses as well.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 10:15 AM (q3u5l)

164 No idea. It was the first strip, I think, to present the stories of the characters in order, not in just anecdotes or isolated adventures, and to allow them to age, so that a child in the early days of the strip -- "Skeezix"? -- grew to adulthood as the comic went along.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:09 AM (wzUl9)

That I knew. It was a couple of years ago when I read it was still being produced, so I wasn't sure.

It is, penned by Jim Scancarelli, who is only the third artist in the strip's history.

It opened with Walt Before Skeezix, which covered the original strip from its beginning as a one-panel joke about cars and the men who owned them, then into the regular story strip it became in the early 1920s. I have 4 volumes and they are very well researched and packaged.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 10:09 AM (ufSfZ)

I'm surprised it's lasted so long when others of its type have disappeared.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 10:17 AM (uQesX)

165 138
BTW, Amazon did their usual lousy job of packaging. It was just loose in a box with no padding. Used books I get are packaged better. That's annoying when the book is inexpensive. But when the book is 50 dollars or more, I expect more care. Barnes and Noble is sometimes more expensive but the packaging is MUCH better.
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 10:00 AM (yTvNw)

I don't think I've ever ordered books from Barns and Noble (bought plenty in-store, buy not on-line) but I share your complaints about Amazon's dubious packaging practices. I've bought a number of expensive (big and heavy) books off of ebay, and while that will vary by seller, most sellers of new books will package them pretty well. However, when purchasing cheap used books....yeah, people who deal in those books sometimes cheap out on the packaging.

Posted by: Castle Guy at March 01, 2026 10:17 AM (Lhaco)

166 Really sorry to hear of Dan Simmons' death. I enjoyed the Hyperion series, with reservations. His hard-boiled detective series was a lot of fun and well-executed. The ones that really got to me were more on the creepy side. I can't think of another author who can reach out of the book and creep out the reader so well.

Carrion Comfort is probably my favorite; I re-read it periodically. Song of Kali and The Terror were superbly done, but I'm not sure I'm going to ever want to read them again, because they were really unsettling.

There are a bunch I have not been able to get through, including the Roman ones and Flashback. Likely I'll give them another try at some point.

Posted by: Splunge at March 01, 2026 10:17 AM (KEowH)

167 Been reading some classic SF that I missed back in the 1970s -- a DAW collection of Andre Norton stories, a collection of Gordon Dickson stories, and a volume of three novellas by Poul Anderson.

All of them could practically take place in the same universe. It seems as though there used to be much more of a standard "default future" in SF.

The Norton stories are good, the Anderson stories are not his best but not bad -- but I found myself a little disappointed in the Dickson short stories. I haven't read any of his novels -- is he better at long than short works?

Posted by: Trimegistus at March 01, 2026 10:20 AM (78a2H)

168 So is the world standing?

Posted by: Eromero at March 01, 2026 10:21 AM (DXbAa)

169 All right, folks, if I don't give myself a kick in the pants, I won't get any editing done today. I'm hoping to ask for a few beta readers by the end of May, but who knows?

Hope you all have a lovely day.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 10:22 AM (ufSfZ)

170 The Shoe! Did Piper get her early?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 01, 2026 10:24 AM (ZQOYp)

171 141
I'll be interested in what you say about that. I ditched Birds of Prey when Chuck Dixon left.

Devin Grayson and Gail Simone are on my "never buy" list.
Posted by: Weak Geek at March 01, 2026 10:01 AM (p/isN)

There is no reason for DC to be collecting the Simone run but not the Dixon run. No reason except for spite or stupidity...

After how she desecrated Red Sonja, Simone SHOULD be on my never-buy list....but this was half price, and people insist she didn't suck during this run. I dunno. It may well have been a bad purchase. I have never read anything by Grayson, but nothing I've heard makes me want to start.

Posted by: Castle Guy at March 01, 2026 10:25 AM (Lhaco)

172 Ah, get HERE early

I'll go away now

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 01, 2026 10:26 AM (ZQOYp)

173 For a reissue of Summer of Night, Dan Simmons wrote an introduction discussing the freedom the kids in that novel had in 1960 that would get parents a visit from CPS these days. It's worth a look. You can read that intro as part of the sample viewable in the book's Kindle store page.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 10:27 AM (q3u5l)

174 Can anyone remember the title of a piece Dan Simmons wrote after 9/11, about getting a visit from his future self?

Posted by: Trimegistus at March 01, 2026 10:27 AM (78a2H)

175 The Norton stories are good, the Anderson stories are not his best but not bad -- but I found myself a little disappointed in the Dickson short stories. I haven't read any of his novels -- is he better at long than short works?
Posted by: Trimegistus at March 01, 2026

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Which Dickson collection is this? I have The Star Road from about 1972, featuring stories he published in the '60s; that's the one with "On Messenger Mountain" in it. The only other one I remember well from that collection is "Jackal's Meal," involving a human ambassador's clash with a race of aliens called the Morah.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:27 AM (wzUl9)

176 I mean, they have police and EMS stationed there every weekend in anticipation of a shooting.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended

They did the job apparently ... (https://www.kxan.com article) ... as in kept it from being worse by shooting the guy.

Posted by: Adriane the Lens Cap Covered Camera Photography Critic . . . at March 01, 2026 10:27 AM (3ZUWJ)

177 I've noticed something very refreshing about the military actions in Iran. There doesn't seem to be any MFM reporters embedded with any of the units and combat crews. That may be the reason they were able to pull this off. No info leaks.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 01, 2026 10:28 AM (g8Ew8)

178 Have a good one, MP4 -- thanks for the thread.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 10:28 AM (q3u5l)

179 I'm reading Little Dorrit ... Tough read.... Sadly on a different note It's been announced we lost 3 service members in the Iran attacks...Pray for their families

Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 10:28 AM (VE6XX)

180 CENTCOM announces 3 U.S. service members have been KIA and five seriously wounded. Several others have sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 01, 2026 10:29 AM (Y1sOo)

181 I always read 1 at a time, don't start next until done the last.
Have plans for next couple but won't get them until needed.
And that to get list can change before then.

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 10:30 AM (Ia/+0)

182 Discussing old comic strips brings back memories. I loved those things, especially the adventure ones: The Phantom, Prince Valiant, Steve Canyon, Dick Tracy (loved those silly faces on the bad guys), even Mark Trail. Between our local daily paper and the Providence Journal (every house got both) I had a good selection to choose from. I suspect my desire to understand the word balloons with the exciting pictures inspired me to start reading before kindergarten.

Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 10:31 AM (yTvNw)

183 I'm picky about the Audible books I listen to. A bad narrator can ruin everything. Sometimes it's just their voice that puts me off. I try to listen to the sample to see if I can stand their voice.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at March 01, 2026 10:06 AM (VCgbV)

Same. I'll know within a few paragraphs if I will be able to listen to a book or not. Over-dramatic? Returned. Odd pauses, returned. Horrible voicing of the other sex (i.e. women doing men's voices, men doing women's voices), returned. I probably return more audio books than I listen to.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 01, 2026 10:31 AM (h7ZuX)

184 One of my favorite books as a kid was a one-volume collection of old (to me) comics called "Cartoon Cavalcade" (1943). It's still on my shelf.

Happy Hooligan, Alphonse and Gaston, Buster Brown (who was a little terror), The Katzenjammer" Kids, on to Held's jazz age vamps and Peter Arno's saucy couples, and the squiggly weirdness of James Thurber.

Well now I've got to leaf through it for the thousandth time.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 10:31 AM (kpS4V)

185 As for Gordon Dickson's novels, I don't know. He's famous for the Dorsai Cycle, in which humanity has splintered among the stars into different cultures, and the Dorsai are warriors and professional soldiers. With Poul Anderson he turned out some of the funniest SF ever with the Hoka stories. And Wolf and Iron depicts a post-apocalyptic America, in which the lead character, a human male, forms a kind of partnership with a wild wolf.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:32 AM (wzUl9)

186 A warning from time traveler

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 01, 2026 10:33 AM (bXbFr)

187 I always read 1 at a time, don't start next until done the last.
Have plans for next couple but won't get them until needed.
And that to get list can change before then.
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 10:30 AM (Ia/+0)
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I used to do that but doing research for nonfiction forced me to change. It's sort of the old school days thing, where you have required readings for homework and then read for fun.

I don't generally have to "fun" books going at the same time.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 10:33 AM (ZOv7s)

188 glirp glop gloop!

Posted by: Sid... who puts the anal in anal sex at March 01, 2026 10:34 AM (Bhh+v)

189 Still slowly working through Martin Chuzzlewit and enjoying it now that Dickens is done with his typical early book throat clearing.

I'm also going to be reading LeCarre's Little Drummer Girl as I just watched the HBO miniseries and I want to compare and contrast

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 01, 2026 10:35 AM (xcxpd)

190 Really sorry to hear of Dan Simmons' death. I enjoyed the Hyperion series, with reservations.

I liked Hyperion too, but I felt like he mailed it in on the last book in the series.

Posted by: Halfhand at March 01, 2026 10:35 AM (5slMQ)

191 As for Gordon Dickson's novels, I don't know. He's famous for the Dorsai Cycle, in which humanity has splintered among the stars into different cultures, and the Dorsai are warriors and professional soldiers. With Poul Anderson he turned out some of the funniest SF ever with the Hoka stories. And Wolf and Iron depicts a post-apocalyptic America, in which the lead character, a human male, forms a kind of partnership with a wild wolf.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:32 AM (wzUl9)
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I enjoyed The Dragon and the George, which was a fun take on fantasy/time travel. Started as a short story ("St. Dragon and the George"). Lots of books were like that.

I read a Dorsai book and it was about some news reporter and how they were totally impartial, sacrosanct, etc. and it was so verrry dated.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 10:35 AM (ZOv7s)

192 Trimegistus,

I dimly remember that post-9/11 Dan Simmons piece, but can't recall exactly where I saw it. Got a feeling it was on his blog and discussion board site, which I don't think has been online in years.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 10:35 AM (q3u5l)

193 I'm also going to be reading LeCarre's Little Drummer Girl as I just watched the HBO miniseries and I want to compare and contrast
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 01, 2026 10:35 AM (xcxpd)
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Wasn't that a movie in the 1980s? I'm old enough to remember when non-comic/fantasy books were made into decent movies.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 10:37 AM (ZOv7s)

194 >>>Does this sound familiar to you?

Whenever I am "book sick" I pull out a book to read for a while.

Larry Correia is usually good, David Drake or Betty MacDonald. Carlo Cipolla is my go to when I just don't want fiction and I want to scratch that historical economics itch.

Some writers are harder than others to read. Those four have liquid, open prose that is a delight to read no matter what the subject

Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 10:37 AM (rbvCR)

195 Book Sickness is definitely a thing. You know exactly what you *want* and it isn't any of the books you *have* and you can't tell if the NEW books will be any good until you read them!

The closest solution I've found are the groups on Goodreads where you can ask for "Books like X".

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at March 01, 2026 10:38 AM (EIcmO)

196 LOL at Sid. Really. Lord have mercy.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 01, 2026 10:38 AM (h7ZuX)

197 I have a modest collection of Gordon Dickson in my library. I grew up on his stuff in the 80's sci fi paperback boom. I'm a fan. Hoka and the Dorsai mostly.

I still think about his needle guns and wonder how workable they would be.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 01, 2026 10:39 AM (xcxpd)

198 I'm also going to be reading LeCarre's Little Drummer Girl as I just watched the HBO miniseries and I want to compare and contrast
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 01, 2026 10:35 AM (xcxpd)
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Wasn't that a movie in the 1980s? I'm old enough to remember when non-comic/fantasy books were made into decent movies.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026

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I seem to recall Alec Guinness played Le Carre's chief spy, George Smiley, in at least one adaptation. Not sure if it was a theatrical movie or a TV miniseries.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:39 AM (wzUl9)

199 That shoe looks like it would be irritating as hell to wear.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 10:39 AM (ExV1e)

200 > Of course, we could do the socialist thing and have only one book.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 09:06 AM (uQesX)

Didn't some Muzzie conqueror burn libraries on the grounds that if the books disagreed with the Quran they were heretical, while if they agreed with it they were superfluous?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 01, 2026 10:39 AM (IG3/x)

201 Wolf: Guiness was in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. I think it was a BBC miniseries.

Posted by: Trimegistus at March 01, 2026 10:40 AM (78a2H)

202 193 I'm also going to be reading LeCarre's Little Drummer Girl as I just watched the HBO miniseries and I want to compare and contrast
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 01, 2026 10:35 AM (xcxpd)
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Wasn't that a movie in the 1980s? I'm old enough to remember when non-comic/fantasy books were made into decent movies.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 10:37 AM (ZOv7s)

Yep! 1982 with Klaus Kinski and Diane Keaton. I need to re-watch that version too.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 01, 2026 10:40 AM (xcxpd)

203 There was a time when I would have gladly worn those shoes (they are fabulous, even with the bad-luck peacock feathers), but only to an event where I would be required to do little more than sit in an elegant yet comfortable chair, and display the slit in my gown with perfectly-crossed legs.
They would suffice for the occasional foray to the ladies' room, and of course for the entrance and exit. I would rely on my escort to fetch me cocktails, and not down too many (with exit in mind).
They would serve for a few dances, carefully chosen for mood and tempo.

High heels aren't bad if they're well-balanced, and unfortunately some of the most outrageously gorgeous ones are NOT.

Back in the day when I wore them 8-10 hours a day for work, we divided heels into "good", and "sit-and-cross-your-legs".

And for the love of God, when you have to stand in them, do NOT lock your knees.

Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 10:41 AM (enw9G)

204 The Secret Service owes a troll a visit

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 10:41 AM (Kt19C)

205 198 I'm also going to be reading LeCarre's Little Drummer Girl as I just watched the HBO miniseries and I want to compare and contrast
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 01, 2026 10:35 AM (xcxpd)
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Wasn't that a movie in the 1980s? I'm old enough to remember when non-comic/fantasy books were made into decent movies.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026

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I seem to recall Alec Guinness played Le Carre's chief spy, George Smiley, in at least one adaptation. Not sure if it was a theatrical movie or a TV miniseries.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:39 AM (wzUl9)

Yep. There's been a couple versions. I'm a big fan of the Gary Oldman version.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 01, 2026 10:41 AM (xcxpd)

206 Some writers are harder than others to read. Those four have liquid, open prose that is a delight to read no matter what the subject
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026

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I found that out, oddly enough, when I had to translate Spanish-language short stories in college. The pieces we'd had in high school were simple stuff. The short stories required close attention. But some of them were a breeze to translate; others were difficult.

I'd always known that on some level about writers in English -- but it only came home to me when I had to reach for the Spanish dictionary in nearly every sentence.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:41 AM (wzUl9)

207 I still think about his needle guns and wonder how workable they would be.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 01, 2026 10:39 AM (xcxpd)

Apparently the Soviets had one in the '70s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needlegun

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 10:42 AM (ExV1e)

208 I seem to recall Alec Guinness played Le Carre's chief spy, George Smiley, in at least one adaptation. Not sure if it was a theatrical movie or a TV miniseries.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:39 AM (wzUl9)
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There were TV adaptations of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley's People. Both are excellent, and Guinness owned the role to such an extent that Carre actually changed Smiley to match. In the books, (I'm told) Smiley habitually cleans his glasses with his tie. Guinness didn't that that worked for a nervous tic, and instead had him pull out a handkerchief to do it with almost ritual care. From then on, that's what Smiley did in the books as well.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 10:42 AM (ZOv7s)

209 Maybe there's a story a ordinary, introverted Christian guy who gets caught up in circumstances, involving demon possessions.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 01, 2026 10:42 AM (uP8XJ)

210 In addition to sci-fi, Andre Norton wrote a number of novels about Confederate soldiers in the Civil War. Nathan Bedford Forrest is depicted as he was undoubtedly regarded by his men, a charismatic figure.

Posted by: Toad-0 at March 01, 2026 10:43 AM (tllzz)

211 Didn't some Muzzie conqueror burn libraries on the grounds that if the books disagreed with the Quran they were heretical, while if they agreed with it they were superfluous?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 01, 2026 10:39 AM (IG3/x)
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There was a "burning of the books" where all copies of the Koran that differed from the official text were destroyed. This is why the only authorized text remains one generated in (IIRC) Istanbul in 1922. Scholars have been able to find fragments of earlier versions and these are under maximum security, with locations undisclosed.

It is common for academics who specialize in critical analysis of the Koran to have alternate identities and write under pseudonyms.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 10:45 AM (ZOv7s)

212 Trimegistus,

Miguel Cervantes pretty well nailed the title of that Simmons piece. And while Simmons' own page isn't up there any more, it looks like the piece was quoted in full in another discussion group.

Try:
https://tinyurl.com/3xffanht

Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 10:45 AM (q3u5l)

213 Watched Damn the Defiant yesterday afternoon
Forgot how star casted it is with Alex Guinness as the Capt

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 10:46 AM (Ia/+0)

214 There were TV adaptations of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley's People. Both are excellent, and Guinness owned the role to such an extent that Carre actually changed Smiley to match. In the books, (I'm told) Smiley habitually cleans his glasses with his tie. Guinness didn't that that worked for a nervous tic, and instead had him pull out a handkerchief to do it with almost ritual care. From then on, that's what Smiley did in the books as well.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026

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Smiley goes back a long ways. I think he is the lead in Le Carre's first novel, Call for the Dead, ca. 1962; and he's mentioned (not sure if he appears) in The Spy Who Came In From the Cold.

Aside from those two, for different reasons, I've never been a fan of Le Carre's stuff. Same with Len Deighton. I tried reading Funeral in Berlin and simply could not follow what the lead spy, the film role called "Harry Palmer" and played by Michael Caine, was doing.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:46 AM (wzUl9)

215 199 That shoe looks like it would be irritating as hell to wear.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 10:39 AM (ExV1e)

Definitely not a walking around shoe. Maybe a lying down shoe.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 01, 2026 10:47 AM (h7ZuX)

216 There was a "burning of the books" where all copies of the Koran that differed from the official text were destroyed. This is why the only authorized text remains one generated in (IIRC) Istanbul in 1922. Scholars have been able to find fragments of earlier versions and these are under maximum security, with locations undisclosed.

The best one is the one which starts with "this is work of fiction, any similarity to persons or events, living or dead, is unintended and coincidental".

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 10:47 AM (ExV1e)

217 155 My humble abode is the black hole of books. Once purchased, or brought in here, my bibliomania is so strong no books can escape. I even have some of my old college textbooks.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 10:12 AM (hJH5n)

Same. My library is my joy. A book/author has to seriously piss me off to be ejected.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 01, 2026 10:48 AM (xcxpd)

218 I know this is the book thread and the usual political talk us not for this post. But I'm watching face the nation for the first time and wtf is wrong with Margaret Brennan? She comes off as a bitchy angry wife. Like marcy Darcy from married with children.

Ok had to get that off my chest. Rant off.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 01, 2026 10:48 AM (i0Hi3)

219 200
Didn't some Muzzie conqueror burn libraries on the grounds that if the books disagreed with the Quran they were heretical, while if they agreed with it they were superfluous?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 01, 2026 10:39 AM (IG3/x)

It's not often remarked upon, but I believe the first Chinese emperor actually one-upped that action. He burned the books, and also tried to burn all the scholars that wrote the books! To make extra sure that nothing from before survived. Didn't work out as completely as he had hoped, but I guess he deserves some credit (and blame) for trying.

Posted by: Castle Guy at March 01, 2026 10:49 AM (Lhaco)

220 There were TV adaptations of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley's People. Both are excellent, and Guinness owned the role to such an extent that Carre actually changed Smiley to match. In the books, (I'm told) Smiley habitually cleans his glasses with his tie. Guinness didn't that that worked for a nervous tic, and instead had him pull out a handkerchief to do it with almost ritual care. From then on, that's what Smiley did in the books as well.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

Love that version. Guinness was wonderful as Smiley. Little bit of trivia: a young Patrick Stewart played Karla.

Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 10:49 AM (lJ0H4)

221 There was an earlier "burning of the books" in Chinese history as well. The First Emperor ordered all books burned, but obviously failed.

And with that, I'm off to Mass.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 10:49 AM (ZOv7s)

222 207 I still think about his needle guns and wonder how workable they would be.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 01, 2026 10:39 AM (xcxpd)

Apparently the Soviets had one in the '70s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needlegun
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 10:42 AM (ExV1e)

Interesting. I see a lot of Kalashnikov in that. Love to try one out.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 01, 2026 10:50 AM (xcxpd)

223 How the Ayatolla actually died.

https://x.com/jayroo69/status/2027853862506238023

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 10:50 AM (FXNzP)

224 I've liked Peter Clines since "The Fold", and right now I'm reading his newest, also a time/space anomaly story, "God's Junk Drawer".

Forty years ago, little Billy Gather went on a camping and rafting trip with his father and sister. They disappeared and were presumed to have drowned. Five years later Billy reappeared in Thailand spinning a story of a prehistoric valley with dinosaurs, aliens, robots, and cavemen. Billy becomes the butt of jokes and disappears from the public eye.

Years later Billy, now Professor Noah Barnes, has figured out how to activate the wormhole he believes transported him to the valley, but he accidentally takes some of his grad students with him.

The cool thing about this phenomenon is that it's a fixed point out in space that the Earth sometimes travels through on its orbit, so objects, people, and creatures from various eras have been zapped to the valley, its endpoint.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 10:51 AM (kpS4V)

225 I normally don't run down authors since a) tastes vary, and b) running down books is a negative thing that discourages readers, however I was reading a book on the development of Indo-European languages and cultures called The Horse, the Wheel, and Language by David Anthony's (which I loved outside of the pots) and I heard an interview by another fiction author who was publishing a book based in the era of early horse domestication and the spread of that culture from the Pontic steppes, which I was excited by since it promised to flesh out the early cultures . . . And it was Beowulf. The book was a pastiche of Beowulf and Grendel and his Mum.
I got halfway through it, and got tired.

I really suggest everyone read David Anthony's book The Horse, the Wheel, and Language if you are interested in the development of IE language and culture. The first part is about linguistics, the second is archology, and the third is historical. I first ran across papers from him in Scientific American in the 90's when he published about early horse domestication and evidence of bit-wear on horses' teeth

Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 10:53 AM (rbvCR)

226 I've liked Peter Clines since "The Fold", and right now I'm reading his newest, also a time/space anomaly story, "God's Junk Drawer".

Forty years ago, little Billy Gather went on a camping and rafting trip with his father and sister. They disappeared and were presumed to have drowned. Five years later Billy reappeared in Thailand spinning a story of a prehistoric valley with dinosaurs, aliens, robots, and cavemen. . . . Years later Billy, now Professor Noah Barnes, has figured out how to activate the wormhole he believes transported him to the valley, but he accidentally takes some of his grad students with him.

The cool thing about this phenomenon is that it's a fixed point out in space that the Earth sometimes travels through on its orbit, so objects, people, and creatures from various eras have been zapped to the valley, its endpoint.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026

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A grand idea!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:54 AM (wzUl9)

227
They did the job apparently ... (https://www.kxan.com article) ... as in kept it from being worse by shooting the guy.
Posted by: Adriane the Lens Cap Covered Camera Photography Critic . . . at March 01, 2026 10:27 AM (3ZUWJ)

Three people is a "mass shooting"? Oh yeah, this is in Austin. Also, it's bad enough that cops are called "law enforcement officials". Now they are called "public safety officials". Sheesh.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 10:54 AM (hJH5n)

228 Started The Democrats Hate America by Mark Levin. I read it in his voice.

Posted by: Reforger at March 01, 2026 10:54 AM (gvODy)

229
Love that version. Guinness was wonderful as Smiley. Little bit of trivia: a young Patrick Stewart played Karla.
Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 10:49 AM (lJ0H4)

Patrick Stewart was young?

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 10:56 AM (hJH5n)

230 Didn't some Muzzie conqueror burn libraries on the grounds that if the books disagreed with the Quran they were heretical, while if they agreed with it they were superfluous?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 01, 2026 10:39 AM (IG3/x)

Dunno, but it's probably something a socialist would do too.

Rats. Gotta go somewhere, hope to be back before the end of the thread. If not, thanks for the effort MP! (who's gone already and won't see this)

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 10:56 AM (uQesX)

231 Started The Democrats Hate America by Mark Levin. I read it in his voice.
Posted by: Reforger at March 01, 2026 10:54 AM (gvODy)

Yikes.

Reminds of when George Costanza bought an audio book to help him through something dry, and the voice sounded just like him.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 01, 2026 10:57 AM (0aYVJ)

232 Look out! Nancy Mace is taking names and kicking ass!

https://is.gd/LlB22g

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 10:57 AM (FXNzP)

233 Three people is a "mass shooting"?

Three dead. Fourteen injured. Unstated how many of those fourteen were shot but three of them are in critical condition so it's more than zero.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 10:58 AM (ExV1e)

234 Hey dere MP4! Congratulations!

Yeah, pre-dawn today I had book-sick with my kindle ... nothing that I wanted to re-read, and all the new offerings did not excite.
ended up reading something from Gutenberg on my phone, to accompany breakfast.
(I, too, cannot eat without something to read)

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 01, 2026 10:58 AM (MIIRH)

235 Sometimes I just want something familiar and soothing to read and have a pool to pick from. Matt Helm, especially the later ones, Hound of the Baskervilles, even some of those silly MASH Goes to [wherever]. Nothing that's going to send me down rabbit holes or go into deep contemplation. Nero Wolfe books would be appropriate but can be 'dangerous' when Wolfe mentions something unusual that gets me thinking. Uh-oh!

Oddly, perhaps, traditional ballad poetry fits the bill. Chesterton's Ballad of the White Horse is an example. There is something about the meter, pacing, and alliteration that sucks me in and I lose myself in the writing.

Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 10:58 AM (yTvNw)

236 203 There was a time when I would have gladly worn those shoes (they are fabulous, even with the bad-luck peacock feathers), but only to an event where I would be required to do little more than sit in an elegant yet comfortable chair, and display the slit in my gown with perfectly-crossed legs.
They would suffice for the occasional foray to the ladies' room, and of course for the entrance and exit. I would rely on my escort to fetch me cocktails, and not down too many (with exit in mind).
They would serve for a few dances, carefully chosen for mood and tempo.

High heels aren't bad if they're well-balanced, and unfortunately some of the most outrageously gorgeous ones are NOT.

Back in the day when I wore them 8-10 hours a day for work, we divided heels into "good", and "sit-and-cross-your-legs".

And for the love of God, when you have to stand in them, do NOT lock your knees.
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 10:41 AM (enw9G)

I can wear high heels anywhere, even on cobblestones!

Posted by: Queen Letizia at March 01, 2026 10:59 AM (hJH5n)

237 "Book sick" -- I like it. That's why when I find a "new" author (new to me), I'm as happy as a clam at high tide, and almost sorrowful when it's over. Must be the endorphin rush of reading something really good. Just finished Nate van Coops' latest "Archangel Aviation Thriller", Tropic Envy, and that was over waaayyy too soon. And now I have to find something else on the virtual book shelves. Or maybe pull an old favorite off the shelves.

Posted by: tankascribe at March 01, 2026 10:59 AM (NtoJk)

238 In grammar school I was given a young adult novel about Civil War spying. A Union officer goes undercover as a Confederate in an attempt (I think) to track down Quantrill of the infamous Raiders. It had a colorful, action-oriented cover, but I don't recall finishing the book. My eleven-year-old mind wanted more action (I'd read the action scenes in the Bond novels by then), and I suppose the Civil War setting didn't appeal to me. I wonder if I'd like it now.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 11:00 AM (wzUl9)

239 233 Three people is a "mass shooting"?

Three dead. Fourteen injured. Unstated how many of those fourteen were shot but three of them are in critical condition so it's more than zero.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 10:58 AM (ExV1e)

Honestly, I do not want to be crass or be perceived as such (one is too many of course) but the media is still populated by dumbasses. More of a slap at them than at the situation.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 11:00 AM (hJH5n)

240 A young(ish) Patrick Stewart played Lenin in "The Fall of Eagles" (excellent series) and of course Sejanus in "I, Claudius".

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 11:01 AM (kpS4V)

241 43, that was a good read!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 01, 2026 11:02 AM (MIIRH)

242 52 I think I've read at least 95% of what I have.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 01, 2026 09:16 AM (XvL8K)

Like you, 95% of my physical library has been read, while only 20% of my ebook library. For me, it is easier to accumulate ebooks for future reads.

My YouTube account has about a dozen "watch later" videos on the list, most are under 10 minutes so I catch up on those quickly.

Posted by: Joemarine at March 01, 2026 11:02 AM (y171U)

243 225
I really suggest everyone read David Anthony's book The Horse, the Wheel, and Language if you are interested in the development of IE language and culture. The first part is about linguistics, the second is archology, and the third is historical. I first ran across papers from him in Scientific American in the 90's when he published about early horse domestication and evidence of bit-wear on horses' teeth
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 10:53 AM (rbvCR)

Seconded. Read the book and enjoyed it. (Although it was a bit dry at times, and my e-reader didn't do justice to any of the maps or photos)

Posted by: Castle Guy at March 01, 2026 11:03 AM (Lhaco)

244 IIRC, The great Library in Alexandria (Egypt) was torched by Muzzies.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 11:03 AM (qFwJc)

245 "I can wear high heels anywhere, even on cobblestones!"

You are a better/braver woman than I.

The few times I had to, I was careful as hell--to preserve the shoe, AND to preserve my ankles.

A twisted ankle meant I couldn't work for a few days.

(and in cobblestone environments while well-dressed, that's what horse carriages are for)

Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 11:03 AM (enw9G)

246 I once traipsed all around Hong Kong in heels. How? HOW?! Ah, silly youth.

"Hong Kong in Heels" would be a great book or movie title.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 11:03 AM (kpS4V)

247 I believe there was also a TV production of Le Carre's "The Honorable Schoolboy".

How!

Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 11:04 AM (rj6Yv)

248 Currently I am reading "Carrying the Fire," Michael Collins, and I am loving it. He had a neat, humorous writing voice that often makes me chuckle out loud. He had a helluva story to tell, and he told it well.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 01, 2026 11:05 AM (0aYVJ)

249 I really suggest everyone read David Anthony's book The Horse, the Wheel, and Language if you are interested in the development of IE language and culture. The first part is about linguistics, the second is archology, and the third is historical. I first ran across papers from him in Scientific American in the 90's when he published about early horse domestication and evidence of bit-wear on horses' teeth
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026

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It sounds like I should look for it at the big library.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 11:05 AM (wzUl9)

250 IIRC, The great Library in Alexandria (Egypt) was torched by Muzzies.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026

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Wasn't there an earlier one that burned in Julius Caesar's time?

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

251 Eris, it's been years since I wore heels--too much time in them when I was young, both work and play.

At 29x2+, I don't miss them!

Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 11:06 AM (enw9G)

252 I recommend a low heel for guard duty.

Posted by: Max Klinger at March 01, 2026 11:09 AM (2Ez/1)

253 Honestly, I do not want to be crass or be perceived as such (one is too many of course) but the media is still populated by dumbasses. More of a slap at them than at the situation.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 11:00 AM (hJH5n)

On that topic - there’s a story this morning from the BBC claiming that either the US or Israel bombed a girls school in Iran, killing 108 students… in spite of the fact that already posted on the net is a video of smoke trails from a nearby IRGC base, clearly showing that this was a missile launch by Iran that failed and fell dramatically short, landing on their own city.

The BBC publishes verbatim press releases of whatever the Iranian government tells them to publish.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 11:10 AM (etYFQ)

254 Same, Barbarausa, those days are finished, unless I'm being borne in a litter by slaves.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 11:10 AM (kpS4V)

255 My wife has never worn high heels. Sneakers mostly, and dress flats for weddings and funerals. But she does have a couple pairs of cowboy boots.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 01, 2026 11:10 AM (0aYVJ)

256 I don't miss them!
Posted by: barbarausa
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Same here. Wore heels all through high school and my 20's and half way through my 30's. Now I have bad knees.

Posted by: lin-duh at March 01, 2026 11:11 AM (VCgbV)

257 I've started Charlie Kirk's "Stop In The Name of God."
It is every bit as impressive as I figured it would be.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 01, 2026 11:11 AM (2WIwB)

258 Mike Jaccarino is still a journalist, though he clearly has come down in the world. Muck Rack has his profile and links to his recent pieces here: https://tinyurl.com/2y2py7js

His memoir sounds interesting, especially because the hottest action seems to take place during my first years in New York when I was getting acquainted with local media and intensely following local news. I want to read the book, and I expect it to trigger some great memories.

Posted by: Clio Weeps at March 01, 2026 11:11 AM (kSAM8)

259 Every happy family is the same. Every unhappy family is unique in its unhappiness.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 11:13 AM (qFwJc)

260 I recommend a low heel for guard duty.
Posted by: Max Klinger at March 01, 2026 11:09 AM (2Ez/1)
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No peep toes or kitten heels with olive drab! Dress uniform only.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 11:13 AM (kpS4V)

261 High heels make a woman's calves look great.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 11:14 AM (qFwJc)

262 Every happy family is the same. Every unhappy family is unique in its unhappiness.
Posted by: no one of any consequence

I know that quote but I can't remember where it's from.

Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 11:14 AM (lJ0H4)

263 OMG! IMPEACH HIM NOW!!!

(((Charles Fishman)))
@cfishman
The President of the United States wore a baseball cap to announce a sweeping attack against another nation.
A baseball cap.
Remember the fury at Zelenskyy when he wore a military uniform to the White House?
Yeah. A baseball cap.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 11:15 AM (FXNzP)

264 262 Every happy family is the same. Every unhappy family is unique in its unhappiness.
Posted by: no one of any consequence

I know that quote but I can't remember where it's from.
Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 11:14 AM (lJ0H4)

Tolstoy, I believe, when asked why he only wrote about unhappy people and families.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 11:16 AM (etYFQ)

265 Three dead. Fourteen injured. Unstated how many of those fourteen were shot but three of them are in critical condition so it's more than zero.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

M to F tranny or F to M tranny?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 11:17 AM (FXNzP)

266 "Remember the fury at Zelenskyy when he wore a military uniform to the White House?"

Yeah no...it wasn't a military uniform, they were more like pajamas for a six year old.

Posted by: Boswell at March 01, 2026 11:17 AM (j10i6)

267 M to F tranny or F to M tranny?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 11:17 AM (FXNzP)

Assuming that the killed/wounded ratio rule holds in this case, black gangbanger.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 11:18 AM (ExV1e)

268 Tolstoy, I believe, when asked why he only wrote about unhappy people and families.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Anna Karenina. I remember now.

Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 11:18 AM (lJ0H4)

269 There were TV adaptations of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley's People. Both are excellent, and Guinness owned the role to such an extent that Carre actually changed Smiley to match. In the books, (I'm told) Smiley habitually cleans his glasses with his tie. Guinness didn't that that worked for a nervous tic, and instead had him pull out a handkerchief to do it with almost ritual care. From then on, that's what Smiley did in the books as well.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 10:42 AM (ZOv7s)

I have always considered Gary Oldman's portrayal of Smiley to be his best role.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 01, 2026 11:18 AM (2WIwB)

270 Tolstoy, I believe, when asked why he only wrote about unhappy people and families.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 11:16 AM (etYFQ)

Being from Russia he had a lot of material to work with...

Posted by: Boswell at March 01, 2026 11:18 AM (j10i6)

271 Tolstoy, I believe, when asked why he only wrote about unhappy people and families.
Posted by: Tom Servo

First sentence of Anna Karen Karenina, I believe.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 11:19 AM (FXNzP)

272 Every happy family is the same. Every unhappy family is unique in its unhappiness.
Posted by: no one of any consequence

I know that quote but I can't remember where it's from.
Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 11:14 AM (lJ0H4)
*
Tolstoy, I believe, when asked why he only wrote about unhappy people and families.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026

***
My first thought was that it was from Chekhov, but yes, it is from Anna Karenina.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 11:20 AM (wzUl9)

273 The Book Thread becomes a Movie Thread becomes a Fashion Thread...

Posted by: As it has always been at March 01, 2026 11:20 AM (2Ez/1)

274 Yeah. A baseball cap.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 11:15 AM (FXNzP)

If I could do AI I’d show Trump in the batters box, ready to swing at a big softball coming in, looking like Khameini’s head.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 11:21 AM (etYFQ)

275 "The Book Thread becomes a Movie Thread becomes a Fashion Thread..."

Can Star Trek be far behind?

Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 11:21 AM (q3u5l)

276 I have always considered Gary Oldman's portrayal of Smiley to be his best role.
Posted by: Diogenes

Checkout his Jackson Lamb in "Slow Horses". A totally different brand of spymaster.

Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 11:21 AM (lJ0H4)

277 High heels make a woman's calves look great.

Try the veal.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 11:22 AM (Kt19C)

278 Fashion, or at least clothing details, in novels? The James Bonds are full of clothing descriptions, especially for Bond and the novels' heroines. Notable, I guess, because Fleming mentions brand names, as he did for cars and watches and other things -- though I can't recall any specific brands among Bond's clothing except for Sea Island shirts.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 11:24 AM (wzUl9)

279 Can Star Trek be far behind?
Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 11:21 AM
+++
*ahem*

Posted by: Boobs at March 01, 2026 11:26 AM (2Ez/1)

280 Being from Russia he had a lot of material to work with...
Posted by: Boswell at March 01, 2026 11:18 AM (j10i6)

There’s a great meme out there with pictures of various authors and these captions:

English writers: “I will die for honor!”
French writers: “I will die for Love!”
American writers: “I will die for Freedom!”
Russian writers: “I will die.”

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 11:26 AM (etYFQ)

281 38. Tater, I did a search for the Greaves book to see how much it would set me back and found that the whole 900+-page beauty can be downloaded from the former Wayback Machine (archive.org) at https://tinyurl.com/ycwnkuxc.

Man, this is going to be one of those very dangerous book threads, I can see. We get into Graham Greene and/or World War II stuff and I'm really in trouble. I am going to back away slowly for now, and return later, after Excel and I have done my March budget.

Posted by: Clio Weeps at March 01, 2026 11:27 AM (kSAM8)

282 IIRC Stephen King does a lot of brand name mentions at least for food, drinks, and cars. Can't remember if he does the same for clothing, though.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 11:27 AM (q3u5l)

283 "The Book Thread becomes a Movie Thread becomes a Fashion Thread..."
*
Can Star Trek be far behind?
Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026

***
Patrick Stewart has been mentioned, so . . .

His Sejanus in I, Claudius is a great turn. He has one of the most erotic and sensual love scenes ever on film with one of the Roman princesses. Later, when he has been found out and is about to be marched to his execution, he gives a faint smile that says, "Well, I did my all, and it was a great run!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 11:28 AM (wzUl9)

284 279 --

Sorry. Can't believe I overlooked you. That's not like me. Honest.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 11:28 AM (q3u5l)

285 Thats one hell of a shoe. I have a shit ton of books and read probably 90% of them. If I read them or not doesn't bother me. Its a book, it has many purposes.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 11:30 AM (snZF9)

286 Buster Brown, PF Flyers, Bazooka Joe, Montgomery Ward, and American Motors.

Posted by: The Hardy Boys at March 01, 2026 11:31 AM (2Ez/1)

287 Russian writers: “I will die.”

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 11:26 AM (etYFQ)

Heh - they forgot "But first I will go insane"

Posted by: Boswell at March 01, 2026 11:31 AM (j10i6)

288 lin-duh, my knees are sometimes unhappy with me too.
The key to surviving in heels for long periods is to walk in the normal heel-toe motion (hence the well-balanced rule), and stand with UNLOCKED knees, which is hard to remember because the heels pitch you forward and it is instinctive to lock.
Yes, they make your whole leg look great, because they force an unnatural (thus compensatory) posture.
The only time you break heel-to-toe is for something like cobblestones, where keeping the weight over the balls of the feet gives you more surface area and control.

Look at the runway models--they aren't mincing along, they are striding and nailing down the floor.

That's the real thing about the famous Ginger Rogers trope: she didn't do everything Astaire did, but to do everything with him backwards, in heels?
Particularly all of the beautiful smooth numbers, which require a toe-release to give that gliding travel.

(Max K, try a Cuban heel--they are awesome workhorses)

Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 11:32 AM (enw9G)

289 261 High heels make a woman's calves look great.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 11:14 AM (qFwJc)

---------

A secret circulated quietly among champion 4-H Club cognoscenti.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 01, 2026 11:36 AM (nWPIJ)

290 I almost want to yell at the H/R lady at work. No less than 4" heels every day and she's probably 5'8" tall anyway. She doesn't need them and you can see the tendons in her knees straining when she walks. I have a feeling her feet are bigger than the shoes she wears and her toes all cross over each other and go to a point. But hey. Policy says I can't notice. That would mean I looked at her too long. Harrasment and all that shit.

Posted by: Reforger at March 01, 2026 11:36 AM (gvODy)

291 Something I've been noticing lately. More and more often I find the Amazon book prices aren't much, if any, cheaper than B and N. The Charlie Kirk book mentioned above is the same price at both places. If you are a B and N member, it would be cheaper with the discount and free shipping. And B and N membership is only 1/4th the cost of Amazon Prime.

The one big advantage Amazon offers, for me, is the easy access to used books.

Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 11:39 AM (yTvNw)

292 "I have a feeling her feet are bigger than the shoes she wears and her toes all cross over each other and go to a point. But hey. Policy says I can't notice. That would mean I looked at her too long. Harrasment and all that shit.
Posted by: Reforger at March 01, 2026 11:36 AM "
###
Ssshhhh... Don't say a word. She's going to help finance my next boat.

Posted by: Her podiatrist at March 01, 2026 11:39 AM (2Ez/1)

293 The Tudors were some of the earliest practitioners of large scale propaganda. They even recruited Shakespeare to aid in their justification for taking the throne.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 01, 2026 09:25 AM (0U5gm)

Interesting that. I am reading Shakespeare, the Mystery by George Elliot Sweet (signed by the author as well!) which builds the case that the various irregularities around Shakespeare and the odd differences between him and his contemporaries in theater, authors and court life can be resolved if Shakespeare were the non-de-plume, Elizabeth Tudor.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 11:39 AM (rbvCR)

294 46 Also yesterday, I picked up an annotated volume containing the first two Sherlock Holmes short story collections. The authors explain various terms and conditions that were current in Doyle's time but which may not be immediately familiar to modern readers. This should be interesting.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:15 AM

I've been on a Sherlock Holmes kick since just after Christmas. I've been reading them on Kindle through my Amazon Prime membership, so no cost or new books added to my overflowing shelves. Yes, I have suffered from book sickness! I started with the short story collection "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", then finished "A Study in Scarlet" and am halfway through "The Sign of the Four". I had never read them until now and am thoroughly enjoying them.

Posted by: Moonbeam at March 01, 2026 11:40 AM (rbKZ6)

295 It occurs to me that I know Middle Earth geography better than Earth geography.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 11:42 AM (kpS4V)

296 295 ... "It occurs to me that I know Middle Earth geography better than Earth geography."

AHE,
I started to laugh at that. Then I realized it's true.

Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 11:45 AM (yTvNw)

297 >>> Look at the runway models--they aren't mincing along, they are striding and nailing down the floor.

My Dad use to call that the Tits & Heels. When women are mad that is how they walk.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 11:46 AM (/lPRQ)

298 reforger, maybe she's a fetishist, or partners with one?

We had a foot fetish guy who would call the studio to ask about open-toe high heels about once a month.

He's start by asking about lessons, segue into what type of shoe should I wear to a lesson? then start sounding suspiciously eager when he asked what do teachers wear?

Are they open toed? Are YOU wearing them now? pant pant

Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 11:47 AM (enw9G)

299 295 It occurs to me that I know Middle Earth geography better than Earth geography.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes.

++++

Welcome back. We've got seven continents now.

Posted by: Your dusty globe, over in the corner at March 01, 2026 11:47 AM (2Ez/1)

300 I started with the short story collection "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", then finished "A Study in Scarlet" and am halfway through "The Sign of the Four". I had never read them until now and am thoroughly enjoying them.
Posted by: Moonbeam at March 01, 2026

***
The Sign of Four I had not read since I was ten. I found it to be remarkably exciting, with a boat chase on the Thames, for example -- a very visual story.

Doyle's use of flashback to America in Scarlet and later in Valley of Fear annoyed me when I was young -- I wanted to read about Holmes! But when I finally sat down with VoF a few years ago I found the entire "inner story" to be fascinating.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 11:47 AM (wzUl9)

301 WaPo does the Ayatollah.

How the Washington Post remembers Khamenei:
"With his bushy white beard and easy smile, Ayatollah Khamenei cut a more avuncular figure in public than his perpetually scowling but much more revered mentor, and he was known to be fond of Persian poetry and classic Western novels, especially Victor Hugo’s 'Les Misérables.' ... Some Iranians who knew Ayatollah Khamenei before he became supreme leader described him as a 'closet moderate'' ..."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 11:47 AM (FXNzP)

302 But hey. Policy says I can't notice. That would mean I looked at her too long. Harrasment and all that shit.
Posted by: Reforger

Low cut blouses are to keep you from staring at her feet.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 11:47 AM (/lPRQ)

303 295 It occurs to me that I know Middle Earth geography better than Earth geography.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 11:42 AM (kpS4V)

I bitch about that a lot. Some of my smartest friends can spout sports trivia all day but couldn't find South Africa on a map. Nor tell me a damn thing about it.

Posted by: Reforger at March 01, 2026 11:48 AM (gvODy)

304 But hey. Policy says I can't notice. That would mean I looked at her too long. Harrasment and all that shit.

File a complaint that her walking around in high heels is distracting and makes for a hostile work environment and you feel threatened.

Make them do their job.

Posted by: Pubic Hair On The Coke Can at March 01, 2026 11:49 AM (Ksqrb)

305 IAB, tits and heels, yes--shoulders back and down brings out the boobs, and NAIL down those floorboards

Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 11:49 AM (enw9G)

306 301 WaPo does the Ayatollah.

How the Washington Post remembers Khamenei:
"With his bushy white beard and easy smile, Ayatollah Khamenei cut a more avuncular figure in public than his perpetually scowling but much more revered mentor, and he was known to be fond of Persian poetry and classic Western novels, especially Victor Hugo’s 'Les Misérables.' ... Some Iranians who knew Ayatollah Khamenei before he became supreme leader described him as a 'closet moderate'' ..."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 11:47 AM (FXNzP)

So the WaPo wants to go all necro on him.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 11:49 AM (hJH5n)

307 *301 WaPo does the Ayatollah.*

Judges would have also accepted "Austere religious scholar.'

Posted by: Jeopardy! at March 01, 2026 11:50 AM (2Ez/1)

308 It occurs to me that I know Middle Earth geography better than Earth geography.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 11:42 AM (kpS4V)

296 295 ... "It occurs to me that I know Middle Earth geography better than Earth geography."

AHE,
I started to laugh at that. Then I realized it's true.
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 11:45 AM (yTvNw)

I drew Middle-earth maps several times as a kid. Also, the elaborate maps I drew for D&D campaigns that never made it past map-drawing and names of lands level. Turns out I should have just written short stories based on the cool maps I drew.

Son #2 gave me a Middle-earth style map of Wyoming. Very cool.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 01, 2026 11:50 AM (0aYVJ)

309 >>> More and more often I find the Amazon book prices aren't much, if any, cheaper than B and N.

About 25 years ago I tried Amazon for a couple technical books... took forever to get them.
Went back to B&N which took only a couple days.

Didn't buy anything from 'Zon for almost twenty years after that one slow order. Now that they are more of a storefront with warehousing, distro, and delivery under one name I do buy a lot of 'stuff' but haven't got a book from them in over 25 years.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 11:51 AM (/lPRQ)

310
I noticed climate change was a thing in this novel (2019) and "Detour" (2026). Wonder how long they can chase this chimera. *looks at snow outside*
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 09:50 AM (kpS4V)

People first need to grasp the truth: climate has always changed, will change, and will always change.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 11:51 AM (hJH5n)

311 Nice to know Iran has been ruled by a moderate for decades

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 11:52 AM (Ia/+0)

312 Neighbors say he was just turning his life around and on his way home from a Koran study.

Posted by: Local media at March 01, 2026 11:53 AM (2Ez/1)

313 The one big advantage Amazon offers, for me, is the easy access to used books.
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 11:39 AM (yTvNw)

Try Thriftbooks.com. Sometimes their used books are significantly cheaper than Amazon's.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 01, 2026 11:54 AM (Ucgf4)

314 The Sign of Four I had not read since I was ten. I found it to be remarkably exciting, with a boat chase on the Thames, for example -- a very visual story.

Doyle's use of flashback to America in Scarlet and later in Valley of Fear annoyed me when I was young -- I wanted to read about Holmes! But when I finally sat down with VoF a few years ago I found the entire "inner story" to be fascinating.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026

***
It's remarkable, too, that in some ways Holmes does not seem dated. I mean, yes, of course, it was Victorian and Edwardian England, and Doyle was writing about characters he set in his own world, which has changed beyond what he'd recognize now. But the essential dynamic has not changed: Holmes the truth--seeker, his loyal friend Watson, and the devious ways of the human heart and mind. It still speaks to people. There wouldn't be all these film adaptations, or all these weird modern dress and "Holmes is autistic" or "a sociopath" takes.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 11:54 AM (wzUl9)

315 Larry Correia is usually good, David Drake or Betty MacDonald. Carlo Cipolla is my go to when I just don't want fiction and I want to scratch that historical economics itch.

Some writers are harder than others to read. Those four have liquid, open prose that is a delight to read no matter what the subject
Posted by: Kindltot

For me my comfort reads are Larry Correia, Ilona Andrews, and Jim Butcher

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 01, 2026 11:54 AM (yyOtC)

316 298 reforger, maybe she's a fetishist, or partners with one?

We had a foot fetish guy who would call the studio to ask about open-toe high heels about once a month.

He's start by asking about lessons, segue into what type of shoe should I wear to a lesson? then start sounding suspiciously eager when he asked what do teachers wear?

Are they open toed? Are YOU wearing them now? pant pant
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 11:47 AM (enw9G)

Probably. I'm just going to keep my mouth shut. The company policy book is very Tolkien-ish in it's description of what "harrasment" is. There's probably a whole paragraph on shoes. I have only skimmed through and read the headlines.

Maybe I should read it.

Posted by: Reforger at March 01, 2026 11:54 AM (gvODy)

317 With his bushy white beard and easy smile, Santa Khamenei

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 11:54 AM (Kt19C)

318 Low cut blouses are to keep you from staring at her feet.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 11:47 AM (/lPRQ)

Or if she is wearing a pencil skirt and has the body for it.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 11:55 AM (hJH5n)

319 294 ... "
I've been on a Sherlock Holmes kick since just after Christmas."

Moonbeam,

For your amusement, do a search on Michael Dirda and Conan Doyle in the September 21, 2011 issue of Paris Review. Dirda describes the first time he read Hound of the Baskervilles in grade school. It almost exactly matches my experience. Makes me smile. Dirda also wrote "On Conan Doyle: Or, The Whole Art of Storytelling". I have it in hardcover but the Kindle price is $2.99 at the moment.

Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 11:55 AM (yTvNw)

320 Nearly all my book purchases are from Amazon or ABEBooks, as there's no book shop here in town and I don't get out of town a whole lot. I've almost never had any problems buying books from them; YMMV, but for this kid Amazon's a godsend.

Though I have to say that the Kindle store may one day bankrupt me if I'm not careful. But really, I can quit any time I want.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 11:56 AM (q3u5l)

321 Long enough to cover the subject and short enough to make it interesting.

Posted by: Speaking of pencil skirts at March 01, 2026 11:56 AM (2Ez/1)

322 The usual suspects.

Kamala, Newsom, AOC, and Mamdani Join Schumer and Jeffries in Piling On Trump Over Iran Strikes

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 11:56 AM (FXNzP)

323 'Bout time for me to see about some chores, and the sad end to another Book Thread! Thanks to MP4 for taking time to helm this one.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 11:57 AM (wzUl9)

324 313 ... "Try Thriftbooks.com. Sometimes their used books are significantly cheaper than Amazon's."

Mapes,
Thanks. I'll add them to my pool of used book sources.

Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 11:57 AM (yTvNw)

325 With his bushy white beard and easy smile, Santa Khamenei
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats

He's making a list and checking it twice
He's gonna find out who's naughty and nice

Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 11:57 AM (lJ0H4)

326 'Bout time for me to see about some chores, and the sad end to another Book Thread! Thanks to MP4 for taking time to helm this one.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 11:57 AM (wzUl9)

Hey! That's my schtick!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 11:58 AM (uQesX)

327 And on that happy note, off to accomplish a whole bunch of nothing here at Casa Some Guy.

Thanks again for the thread, MP4.

Have a good one, gang.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 11:58 AM (q3u5l)

328 AbeBooks used to be good. Last time I looked there, what I was hunting was $$ more than I wanted to pay. Maybe it was the book or the edition of it, though.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 11:58 AM (wzUl9)

329 322 The usual suspects.

Kamala, Newsom, AOC, and Mamdani Join Schumer and Jeffries in Piling On Trump Over Iran Strikes
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 11:56 AM (FXNzP)

And now they have some dead American soldiers... Must be ecstatic...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 11:59 AM (Qp/fd)

330 One more thing...

Wolfus, ABE is still good, but you've got to poke around a little depending on what you're after. Some of the ABE sellers charge idiotic amounts of $$$, but others are really pretty reasonable.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 12:00 PM (q3u5l)

331 Book sick? More like book fever. I have stopped buying books, because overload. I am counciling myself to start shedding them. Not easy to do, but I'm trying.

I no longer buy books, but seek them via the library, or worst case, buy used.

To my dismay, I was recently gifted 'The Brothers Karamazov', which I've never read, and now will, have started actually.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2026 12:00 PM (XeU6L)

332 Close your bokks, there will be a test
Meanwhile we have a
NOOD

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 12:01 PM (Ia/+0)

333 Or if she is wearing a pencil skirt and has the body for it.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 11:55 AM (hJH5n)

She does. At one time I'm sure she was a knockout. A bit on the sunset side these days. She really cool though. Ever helpful. I have no idea of her politics.

Posted by: Reforger at March 01, 2026 12:01 PM (gvODy)

334 @244 The great Library in Alexandria (Egypt) was torched by Muzzies.

If they did it, they had a time machine.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at March 01, 2026 12:02 PM (zdLoL)

335 Ahh, a new euphemism.

5 Exercises for the Exercise Averse

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 12:02 PM (FXNzP)

336 319-Moonbeam,

For your amusement, do a search on Michael Dirda and Conan Doyle in the September 21, 2011 issue of Paris Review. Dirda describes the first time he read Hound of the Baskervilles in grade school. It almost exactly matches my experience. Makes me smile. Dirda also wrote "On Conan Doyle: Or, The Whole Art of Storytelling". I have it in hardcover but the Kindle price is $2.99 at the moment.
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 11:55 AM

Will do! Thanks!

Posted by: Moonbeam at March 01, 2026 12:04 PM (rbKZ6)

337 336, 319- Got it!

Posted by: Moonbeam at March 01, 2026 12:08 PM (rbKZ6)

338 Thanks MP4 for a great book thread. Will catch the blog after chores.

Posted by: Uncle Slayton at March 01, 2026 12:15 PM (vuVfC)

339 I bitch about that a lot. Some of my smartest friends can spout sports trivia all day but couldn't find South Africa on a map. Nor tell me a damn thing about it.
Posted by: Reforger at March 01, 2026 11:48 AM (gvODy)
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I'm pretty good about the general stuff, liking maps as I do, but when I tune into Jeopardy! I realize my knowledge of rivers and tertiary cities is lacking.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 12:25 PM (kpS4V)

340 wolfus, the problem with Spanish Letters is that the majority of the authors are writing as academics and delight in being as obscure as possible. The compulsive need to echo the Latin greats is insane.
The Post-war period literature emphasized daily language and speech, of course, but most of that also had a social emphasis on it as well - and a fair amount of censorship.
The other problem of course, is shown in the public site, Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes, (Online library of most of the prestigious universities and libraries in Spain) cervantesvirtual.com where I got lost trying to find something readable, and mostly found literary analysis. I swear the last 200 years of Spanish literary arts have been reviewing each other for monographs and papers.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 12:30 PM (rbvCR)

341 I’ve been fasting once a week and rereading “Knowing God” by JI Packer as part of my meditation. I’m not fasting for Lent but just to get closer to God. I saw YouTube videos that if it’s focused a fast will be more successful. I’ve fasted before but feel better about it this time. Also if I share it w/ ppl then I have to do it.

Posted by: Norrin Radd, sojourner of the spaceways at March 01, 2026 12:32 PM (eHQKA)

342 My favorite “Peanuts” cartoon! What a way to start the Book Thread! I identified SO much with that cartoon when it first appeared as it was a daily dilemma for me (my parents did not discourage reading at the table). Now that I am over 21 and have access to many book apps and the Internet, the problem of “What to read during breakfast?” Has pretty much disappeared.

Oh—and I would wear those shoes while drinking a Negroni or Sazerac during Mardi Gras, especially if I were on a float in New Orleans. 😎

Posted by: March Hare at March 01, 2026 12:33 PM (O/GSq)

343 One of the most extraordinary archeological finds of the twenty first century has been the recovery of the remains of Richard III from under a parking lot. Phillipa Langley and Michael Jones recount their amazing discovery in The King's Grave.

Richard III was the last Plantagenet king of England, who was killed in the battle of Bosworth in 1485, and this allowed the Tudors to take the throne. His body was stripped and carried through Leicester, and then thought to be lost. Some history buffs held the belief that his body may have been buried within a nearby church.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 01, 2026 09:14 AM (0U5gm)

There was a recent movie based on this, "The Lost King."

However, the movie misrepresented the university's attitude towards this amateur (Langley) as very condescending and sexist. One professor sued the movie producer for defamation for his portrayal. His case was settled out of court.

Still, a nicely done movie. Langley herself is in the crowd at the burial of Richard's remains at the end of the movie.

Posted by: Wethal at March 01, 2026 01:38 PM (Gv+CU)

344 BTW, he is reportedly working on a follow-on: Ellen of Golden. When it's released, I'll be first in line for a copy.

Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 09:40 AM (yTvNw)

Looking forward!

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at March 01, 2026 01:42 PM (w6EFb)

345 @258 --

Clio, I'd be happy to send the book to you, if only we could work out the details without losing anonymity.

However, I got it through AbeBooks. Ten bucks, I think. You could probably find a copy there.

Thanks for the Jaccarino update.

Posted by: Weak Geek at March 01, 2026 02:22 PM (p/isN)

346 Reading Theo of Golden also. Lovely book--bookclub has been providing good ones lately--Frozen River, Mona's Eyes, Bridge over the River Drina....

also there is a city in Taiwan that is the official book/paper burning center. It is to honor books, rather than censor them. There is an annual ceremony, book pages and records are burned in special furnaces and the ashes buried in the formal garden cemetery. It is quite touching.

Posted by: sharon at March 01, 2026 02:26 PM (WKNzA)

Daily Tech News 1 March 2026

Top Story

OpenAI has announced a deal with the Department of War with - apparently - the same limitations that Anthropic was demanding. (Tech Crunch)

Guess Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, really pissed someone off.

Sam Altman of OpenAI knows when to lie, and sometimes also who to lie to.

Tech News

Google is building a datacenter in Pine Island, Minnesota, powered by 1.9GW of wind and solar energy and a 300MW battery. (Interesting Engineering)

Before you ask, yes, the author of the article does know that the power delivered by a battery is only half the data. It's designed to deliver 300MW for 100 hours, which makes it possibly the largest single installation in the world.

Also it's an iron-air battery which I didn't know they had working at scale. It produces energy by rusting iron, and recharges by unrusting it. It's heavy, less efficient that common lithium batteries, and requires a source of water and air to keep the cycle going. And I'm not sure if they've ironed (sorry) out the durability issues.

But air and water aren't hard to find in most places a datacenter might be build, and importantly it's cheap.
Well, maybe not in orbit where SpaceX is planning to build its new datacenters and where Reflect Orbital has approval approval to place a 50-foot mirror as a test of its daylight-on-demand service. (MSN)

The idea being that if you have an area that's dark and you need it to be less dark, a constellation of 50,000 orbital satellites will make daylight a phone call away. The mirrors will be orbiting 400 miles up so the light that reaches the ground will be very spread out and not remotely as bright as full daylight, but even moonlight-on-demand could be worthwhile.

The article is by the Washington Post's Dana Milbank, so it's overly verbose and spends most of those words whining.
Myrient, a 390TB archive of computer and video games and... Stuff... Is going offline at the end of the month. (Tom's Hardware)

The maintainer cites rising costs - around $6000 per month - thanks in part to AI, and also people abusing the service and creating paywalled sites that take money for the service he provides for free.
India has blocked online database service Supabase, popular with vibe coding and with the hackers who siphon off the inevitably exposed person data afterwards, because reasons. (Tech Crunch)

Reasons India did not bother to tell anyone about.
South Korea's tax agency lost $4.8 million from a photo of a wallet. (Bleeping Computer)

The photo was of a Ledger crypto storage device seized in a raid, an item normally secure enough and perfectly safe to photograph and publicise.

But right next to the device was a handwritten note containing a mnemonic for the wallet address and private key. These are commonly used with various blockchains and machine-readable, so it didn't take long for someone to empty the wallet out, even while it was sitting in the tax agency's vault.
AMD still doesn't support its latest FSR4 upscaling technology on RDNA on older RDNA2 and RDNA3 graphics cards - like my Radeon 7800 XT - even though we know it works because they accidentally published the source code for the drivers that make it work.

OptiScalar does that now. (WCCFTech)

It's a bit of fiddling around so you might be better off just buying an Nvidia graphics card, or even an RDNA4 card like the 9070 XT, but it does work.
Apple is poised to deliver a new MacBook Nothing. (Notebook Check)

Not Pro, not Air, just a cheap-for-Apple base model.

The question is, what are they going to cut to hit the target price? The article discusses configurations with 8GB of RAM, 128GB of SSD, and possibly a low-quality screen, all of which sound awful.
Why does the Asus ProArt PX13 have a 60Hz display? (Notebook Check)

Seems an odd pairing with the Ryzen 395 CPU (16 CPU cores and 40 graphics cores) and 128GB of RAM - and the anticipated €4000 price. Particularly when my current laptop cost a sixth of that and has a high-resolution 14" OLED panel running at 120Hz.

And the answer is that my laptop has a 14" screen, and the Asus has a 13" screen, and nobody makes high-resolution 13" OLED panels that run faster than 60Hz, while at 14" and above they've become common even on modestly-priced systems. And professional artists, the target audience of the ProArt range, don't need high refresh rates so much as colour fidelity, which that panel delivers.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Sorry, no, we can't get together.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:02 AM

Comments

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1 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 04:03 AM (1o8D5)

2 Morning all

Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 04:03 AM (lJ0H4)

3 w00t Thinking of you, Biden's Dog!

Posted by: m at March 01, 2026 04:04 AM (+YA9H)

4 FOR SALE: IRANIAN MISSILE. SLIGHTLY USED.

https://tinyurl.com/44wyuja9

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 04:04 AM (1o8D5)

5 Thinking of you, Biden's Dog!

Posted by: m at March 01, 2026 04:04 AM (+YA9H)
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So am I. What a koinkadinky!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 04:05 AM (1o8D5)

6 humor:

Stephen L. Miller retweeted
@redsteeze
12h
In the span of one week, the greatest enemies of the United States have all been toppled. Iran, Canada and CNN.

Posted by: m at March 01, 2026 04:08 AM (+YA9H)

7 Pic:

https://tinyurl.com/2u26yykf

Music:

https://youtu.be/cYKVb7T1n2I

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 04:12 AM (1o8D5)

8 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at March 01, 2026 04:13 AM (+YRf1)

9 Lots of worldwide celebratory "Khamenei is dead" videos:

@AGHamilton29

Posted by: m at March 01, 2026 04:15 AM (+YA9H)

10 Work to do. Fire up a new IBM z/OS system.

Maybe l8r.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 04:23 AM (1o8D5)

11 Morning all. Have fun with the mainframe, Biden's Dog!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at March 01, 2026 04:24 AM (BLOW1)

12 tech:

AG retweeted
@JoshKale
9h
This is so based. Israel hacked a prayer app used by millions of Iranians and turned it into their public broadcast service to the people

3 messages came in over 30 minutes:

9:52am: “Help Has Arrived.”

10:02am: “Amnesty for anyone who takes up arms against the regime.”

10:14am: “Lay down your weapons or join the forces of liberation. For a free Iran.”

Imagine you’re in Tehran. Explosions are shaking your city. Your phone buzzes. And the notification is that.

Posted by: m at March 01, 2026 04:26 AM (+YA9H)

13 Guten morgen, horde.

Posted by: clarence at March 01, 2026 04:28 AM (VczTT)

14 If they will use iron in the battery, they might as well use a nickel-iron battery.

While there is a significant self-discharge factor, there are other advantages. The anodes do not corrode and the electrolytic solution is a base, not an acid. The process to renew a battery is easy: Dump the worn out solution, clean the battery with pure water, mix up the new solution, refill the battery and recharge. Nickel-iron batteries can have very long lifespans. The used solution is basically plant food.

Posted by: clarence at March 01, 2026 04:46 AM (VczTT)

15 Obligatory:

https://youtu.be/c_oEGiUTMq4?t=24

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 04:48 AM (5UTWB)

16 moar humor:

AG retweeted
Frankly Frank
@NoFrankingWay
13h
We're gonna be able to vacation in Gaza, Cuba, Venezuela, Iran and maybe Minnesota soon. Incredible times.

Posted by: m at March 01, 2026 04:49 AM (+YA9H)

17 G'Day everyone
Didn't think it would 5am already

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

18 G'morning, all!

Interesting 24 hours....yes?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 01, 2026 05:04 AM (iMotb)

19 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at March 01, 2026 05:11 AM (AN2gy)

20 Interesting 24 hours....yes?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 01, 2026 05:04 AM (iMotb)

Wait till you see the book thread.

Posted by: Pete Bog at March 01, 2026 05:11 AM (qlUA+)

21 What do you know for the good of the cause?

My mother used that expression. She was from Arkansas, born in 1913, and probably picked it up from older relatives. Maybe they were still fight the Civil War in their minds?

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 05:11 AM (qFwJc)

22 Reports of Israel bombing specific targets in Iran right now.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 01, 2026 05:11 AM (iMotb)

23 Was Iran using the same Temu air defense systems that Venezuela was using?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 01, 2026 05:13 AM (iMotb)

24

The White House
@WhiteHouse
4h
“Iran just stated that they are going to hit very hard today, harder than they have ever hit before. THEY BETTER NOT DO THAT, HOWEVER, BECAUSE IF THEY DO, WE WILL HIT THEM WITH A FORCE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE! Thank you for your attention to this matter!” - President DONALD J. TRUMP

Posted by: m at March 01, 2026 05:14 AM (+YA9H)

25 I should go put coffee on

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 05:21 AM (Ia/+0)

26
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 01, 2026 05:21 AM (tljrc)

27 Good morning! Well it appears that the PDTS has avenged the US over the humiliation brought on us by the Iranians, Jimmuh peanut, and Barky McFuckstick. Maybe Persians will ban Islam and restore themselves.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 01, 2026 05:22 AM (3Ope8)

28 Getting sporty in Pahk-ee-stahn. Savages attacked US consulate, nine dead but I can't tell who the nine are. Maybe some savages.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 01, 2026 05:39 AM (cxFcK)

29 Howdy, all! It's Sunday of a new month in a new year -- "new" in that we have not had 2026 before, yes? And with all the ME news it does seem like a new beginning.

Foggy here, 59-60 F., no wind. I'll begin a new workout week, which runs Sun. through Sat., in about an hour. Meanwhile there is coffee and slopping the feline hogs.

What about you?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 05:40 AM (wzUl9)

30 This morning I should nip out before the Book Thread and get a couple of items at Walmart, and fill the car's tank. Just to be safe.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 05:41 AM (wzUl9)

31 49.5 degrees out, with 99%RH.

Good bit of fog in the area as well.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 01, 2026 05:48 AM (iMotb)

32 The White House @WhiteHouse
4h

“Iran just stated that they are going to hit very hard today, harder than they have ever hit before. THEY BETTER NOT DO THAT, HOWEVER, BECAUSE IF THEY DO, WE WILL HIT THEM WITH A FORCE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE! Thank you for your attention to this matter!” - President DONALD J. TRUMP

Posted by: m at March 01, 2026 05:14 AM (+YA9H)
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https://youtu.be/J03sXlkeJwY?t=8

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 05:51 AM (1o8D5)

33 Expecting to head downstair to the shelter any moment now.

Wait. This just in: drone (not missile) downed near Jerusalem. Heard distant rumblings. So far, no siren here.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 05:53 AM (1o8D5)

34 Its above freezing and 40s today

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 05:55 AM (Ia/+0)

35 Big cup of coffee and a book

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 06:02 AM (Ia/+0)

36 Have we seen any "Austere Religious Scholar" obits yet from the MSM?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 01, 2026 06:02 AM (Ucgf4)

37 Have we seen any "Austere Religious Scholar" obits yet from the MSM?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 01, 2026 06:02 AM (Ucgf4)
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https://tinyurl.com/55skf8r6

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 06:04 AM (MFAsx)

38 https://tinyurl.com/55skf8r6

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 06:04 AM (MFAsx)
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The NY Times has been asshoe on Mullah Iran since forever:

https://tinyurl.com/2ket56vj

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 06:06 AM (MFAsx)

39 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Aw, c'mon.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 01, 2026 06:12 AM (siuak)

40 The Iranian Navy is preparing to sortie. Damn starter rope broke again.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 01, 2026 06:13 AM (gm9Sb)

41 The Iranian Navy is preparing to sortie. Damn starter rope broke again.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 01, 2026 06:13 AM (gm9Sb)
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What do they have left floating? A fishing trawler? A Zodiac? A canoe?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 01, 2026 06:16 AM (ESVrU)

42 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 01, 2026 06:17 AM (bQ4nt)

43 41 The Iranian Navy is preparing to sortie. Damn starter rope broke again.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 01, 2026 06:13 AM (gm9Sb)
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What do they have left floating? A fishing trawler? A Zodiac? A canoe?

they do have some old diesel electrics given the 2 p-8s seen earlier around yemen would doubt the navy is fishing

Posted by: LOR VIA at March 01, 2026 06:19 AM (+uTfj)

44 Guess Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, really pissed someone off.

DoW said the media is either stupid or lying. OpenAI accepted the terms that Anthropic refused to agree to (notably that DoW decides when their hardware is going to kill what people, not the Antifa types working for Anthropic or OpenAI). The media obviously wants Trump/Hegseth to be unable to decide that.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 01, 2026 06:19 AM (QZThv)

45 What do they have left floating? A fishing trawler? A Zodiac? A canoe?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 01, 2026 06:16 AM (ESVrU)
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I'm gonna go with "dhow."

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 01, 2026 06:22 AM (siuak)

46 What do they have left floating? A fishing trawler? A Zodiac? A canoe?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 01, 2026 06:16 AM (ESVrU)

We will smite you with the Dinghy of Death!!!!

Posted by: Admiral (formerly Private 2nd class) Achmed Mohammad Mohammad at March 01, 2026 06:24 AM (Ucgf4)

47 They have the dreaded Iranian Drone Carrier of Death!

Warning of incoming here.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 06:27 AM (5UTWB)

48 BOOM!

Waiting for news update.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 06:31 AM (5UTWB)

49 https://www.frontpagemag.com/iran killed 869 US military personnel

Screw those who say it's a unprovoked attack

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 06:35 AM (Ia/+0)

50 45 What do they have left floating? A fishing trawler? A Zodiac? A canoe?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 01, 2026 06:16 AM (ESVrU)
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I'm gonna go with "dhow."
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 01, 2026 06:22 AM (siuak)

Or nasdhaq.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 01, 2026 06:35 AM (06Hmj)

51 DoW said the media is either stupid or lying

It's both. The answer is both.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 01, 2026 06:36 AM (sAmhv)

52 It's both. The answer is both.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 01, 2026 06:36 AM (sAmhv)

Hanlon's Duct Tape > Hanlon's Razor

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 01, 2026 06:37 AM (06Hmj)

53 Or nasdhaq.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 01, 2026 06:35 AM (06Hmj)
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Gesundheit.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 01, 2026 06:38 AM (siuak)

54 Byeee...

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 01, 2026 06:40 AM (siuak)

55 WE WILL HIT THEM WITH A FORCE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE!

Oh god, not the dreaded antimatter death beam!!!

NOOOOOOOO!

Posted by: pawn at March 01, 2026 06:43 AM (+rKuc)

56 AG retweeted
Frankly Frank
@NoFrankingWay
13h
We're gonna be able to vacation in Gaza, Cuba, Venezuela, Iran and maybe Minnesota soon. Incredible times.
Posted by: m at March 01, 2026 04:49 AM (+YA9H)

And yet not in France, UK....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 01, 2026 06:44 AM (06Hmj)

57 >>> Screw those who say it's a unprovoked attack

Iran has been at war with us since 1979.

Posted by: fluffy at March 01, 2026 06:46 AM (AN2gy)

58 America one took out half of their navy in one afternoon when they were explicitly trying *not* to.

Whatever we've seen is what they got. Anything they had would have already been half-assedly lobbed at Israel already.

Please God, the forces of sanity can mitigate as much of these pointless counterattacks as possible, and spare as many decent people as possible, until the damned lunatics are all room temperature at last.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 01, 2026 06:47 AM (06Hmj)

59 Trump is going to drop Rosie O'Donnell on Iran? What would the Geneva Convention say?

mornin yall

Posted by: fd at March 01, 2026 06:47 AM (vFG9F)

60 59 Trump is going to drop Rosie O'Donnell on Iran? What would the Geneva Convention say?

mornin yall
Posted by: fd at March 01, 2026 06:47 AM (vFG9F)

Oh, the huge manatee....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 01, 2026 06:48 AM (06Hmj)

61 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 01, 2026 06:51 AM (MIIRH)

62 The saddest thing about all this is Breitbart doesn't have Rob Reiner to quote anymore.

Posted by: fd at March 01, 2026 06:51 AM (vFG9F)

63 Gonna be interesting to see the resultant effects of the loss of Iranian influence on the denizens infesting the UK and France.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 01, 2026 06:51 AM (3Ope8)

64 Well if there's one thing Minnesota has a lot of, besides fraud, is iron ore looking to rust. Just ask the Edmund Fitzgerald.

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at March 01, 2026 06:51 AM (lNLJj)

65 The IRGC fired a missile at Cyprus.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 06:54 AM (+nEug)

66 According to Tousi. the anti regime Iranians are ready to leave Britain and go back.to Iran. I would guess that will be the same for those here.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 06:57 AM (+nEug)

67 >>>they do have some old diesel electrics given the 2 p-8s seen earlier around yemen would doubt the navy is fishing

Like its predecessor, the P-3, P-8s are a multi-mission platform, not just anti-submarine warfare -- also long range recon, maritime patrol, anti-surface warfare, as well as on-scene airborne command and control.

If there are P-8s operating near Yemen, they are most-likely keeping an eye on the Houthis, not searching for Iran's ancient Soviet-built Kilo submarines.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 01, 2026 06:58 AM (Y1sOo)

68 The strike on Iran may cause gas prices to rise in California. Maybe the governor will suspend the tax on gas for a while to give the people some relief.

And maybe Santa Claus will bring me an Easter Basket on St Patrick's Day.

Posted by: fd at March 01, 2026 06:59 AM (vFG9F)

69 Spider solitaire is evil

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 07:00 AM (Ia/+0)

70 fd, how is Bruno?

Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 07:00 AM (+nEug)

71 The IRGC fired a missile at Cyprus.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 06:54 AM (+nEug)
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2.

Just back up from shelter with pups and grandpups, here for lunch.

We can eat all we want 'cause we lose all the calories going up and down the stairs.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 07:01 AM (5UTWB)

72 Regarding satellites with mirrors.
Archimedes smiles.

Posted by: Elect me because i'm dyslexic and racist at March 01, 2026 07:01 AM (nc2DJ)

73 Doesn't Iran have a few larger relatively sophisticated subs? P8s patrolling off Yemen seems to indicate the sub threat can't be dismissed.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 01, 2026 07:02 AM (3Ope8)

74 Good to see you with a healthy attitude and outlook BD.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 01, 2026 07:03 AM (3Ope8)

75 Like higher gas prices doesn't fit right in to the Church of Global Warming agenda, its their plan not a inconvenience

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 07:04 AM (Ia/+0)

76 "fd, how is Bruno?
Posted by: Ben Had"

He seems ok. The swelling has not noticably gone down yet but he's only been on the antibiotics for 2 days. We went for a longer run thru the woods yesterday.

Posted by: fd at March 01, 2026 07:06 AM (vFG9F)

77 Good morning Horde. Thx Pixy
Gotta love Trump's response after seeing a picture of the Ayatollahs body "still looks better than Biden"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 01, 2026 07:07 AM (HYqoK)

78 What could go wrong with orbital mirrors?

Well, getting hacked and enough of them with LOS being focused on one spot could get a whole house of exploding Jiffy-Pop popcorn.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 07:08 AM (2GVsD)

79 Good to see you with a healthy attitude and outlook BD.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 01, 2026 07:03 AM (3Ope

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Most of the country is like this. Lots of funny stuff on WhatsApp and the Internet.

Purim holiday is 2 days away. Children always dress up in costumes and have parties in schools. School is cancelled until further notice. In our building and in one of our pup's communities, mothers took the initiative and had the parties in the shelters. Happy faces all over!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 07:08 AM (5UTWB)

80 Biden's Dog, stay safe , prayers for you and your family and countrymen

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 01, 2026 07:08 AM (HYqoK)

81 Let me be clear. If you like your mullah, you can keep your mullah. Hope and change baby! Hope and change!

Posted by: Barack Obama, Homosexual at March 01, 2026 07:10 AM (Ksqrb)

82 Even if the government falls and a pro western government installed, it's going to be a long slog in Iran. The IRGC numbers about 200K in total troop strength. Lets say only 20% are real hard core true believers. That's 40K willing and armed to carry on the fight. Heading for the hills and then returning for mayhem on a regular basis, they could be a major headache for decades. It would be like after WW2 if the Nazis had the Werewolf plan up and running. The only solution is to kill them now.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 01, 2026 07:11 AM (gm9Sb)

83 @73

The P-8s would be engaged in coordinated operations with the Lincoln strike group, searching for sub-surface threats near the strike group's position, which is in the northern Arabian Sea, close to the Gulf of Oman. Again, any P-8 operation off the coast of Yemen is Houthi-related.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 01, 2026 07:15 AM (Y1sOo)

84 Iran just blew up one of their own tankers in Hormuz. Maybe the lack of chain of command structure is having results.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 01, 2026 07:17 AM (cxFcK)

85 78 What could go wrong with orbital mirrors?

Well, getting hacked and enough of them with LOS being focused on one spot could get a whole house of exploding Jiffy-Pop popcorn.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 07:08 AM (2GVsD)

Obligatory:

https://youtu.be/rthHSISkM7A

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 01, 2026 07:17 AM (Ucgf4)

86 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at March 01, 2026 07:23 AM (2Ez/1)

87 @59/fd: "Trump is going to drop Rosie O'Donnell on Iran? What would the Geneva Convention say?"

As The Fat Electrician would remind us, "It's not a war-crime the first time!"

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 01, 2026 07:24 AM (O7YUW)

88 Posted by: one hour sober at March 01, 2026 07:15 AM (Y1sOo)

No doubt they're multitasking. A carrier group has a dedicated sub escort and airborne anti-sub assets within it. I'm just suggesting that the threat from Iranian subs can't be dismissed.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 01, 2026 07:25 AM (3Ope8)

89 Question. It is 1,062 air miles from Iran to Israel
Is there no way to shoot down those missiles sooner after launch?

Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 07:27 AM (+nEug)

90 On the good new front, star jasmine and hostas going in today, and cannas getting relocated.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 01, 2026 07:27 AM (3Ope8)

91 Crotchety Old Jarhead, you should send a picture of your yard to the gardening thread. It sounds so beautiful.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 07:29 AM (+nEug)

92 Dropping Rosie on Iran would probably cause fault lines to shift . Iran is earthquake prone

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 01, 2026 07:30 AM (HYqoK)

93 Morning peeps

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 07:31 AM (jtM2q)

94 Dropping Rosie on Iran would probably cause fault lines to shift . Iran is earthquake prone

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 01, 2026 07:30 AM (HYqoK)
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it would also lend credence to the claims made by flat earthers.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 07:33 AM (5UTWB)

95 78 What could go wrong with orbital mirrors?

Well, getting hacked and enough of them with LOS being focused on one spot could get a whole house of exploding Jiffy-Pop popcorn.
Posted by: Anna Puma

I think they're diffuse enough that if you hacked all of them on the same side of the planet at once it still wouldn't be any brighter than the midday sun. Would be fun to play with that though.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at March 01, 2026 07:35 AM (BLOW1)

96 @84

>> Iran just blew up one of their own tankers in Hormuz. Maybe the lack of chain of command structure is having results.

It’s more likely they have calculated that the regime is indeed going to end and that they are going to make life as difficult as possible for the aftermath.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 01, 2026 07:49 AM (pWTCG)

97 @95/Pixy Misa: "I think they're diffuse enough that if you hacked all of them on the same side of the planet at once it still wouldn't be any brighter than the midday sun. Would be fun to play with that though."

Certainly better than the nasty effects of using the other form of "unscheduled sunrise".

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 01, 2026 07:52 AM (O7YUW)

98 I have over 2,000 hours of logged flight time in the P-8's predecessor, including two, six-month deployments to that part of the world, including 19 missions flying out of Masirah, Oman during Earnest Will. I've flown coordinated operations with the battle group plenty of times in major blue water training exercises.
>>A carrier group has a dedicated sub escort and airborne anti-sub assets within it.

Since S-3 Vikings no longer deploy with the carrier air wings, the strike group's airborne ASW assets are limited to helos which provide only in-close ASW capability. They don't have the endurance to conduct mid-range and further out operations. In a hot war scenario, which this is, the P-8s are the primary assets for ASW efforts in protecting the strike group.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 01, 2026 07:52 AM (Y1sOo)

99 94 Dropping Rosie on Iran would probably cause fault lines to shift . Iran is earthquake prone

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 01, 2026 07:30 AM (HYqoK)

That's a Whole Lotta Rosie.

Posted by: Last words of an Iranian goatherder at March 01, 2026 07:56 AM (Ucgf4)

100 The Grapes of Wrath is on Movies! Channel. It doesn't feel somehow like the usual John Ford movie. Henry Fonda and John Carradine are the only major actors in it; Ward Bond and John Qualen, who often appeared in Ford films, are there, but in smaller roles.

I'm astonished at John Carradine. I've shrugged him off for years as a stage actor who continued to be stagey on film (which is what people accuse William Shatner of). In so many roles he seems to be little more than John Carradine's Voice. Yet here, as the ex-preacher, he is restrained and very effective. Just shows you what the right director can do.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 08:00 AM (wzUl9)

101 Bread is in the oven. I preheated the DO with the lid off as CBD suggested.
I set the oven to 475. I can smell the old gunk burning off.

Posted by: Accomac at March 01, 2026 08:02 AM (j6fda)

102 When I consider what Trump has been through and continues to achieve, I'm pretty sure I must be a different species.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 01, 2026 08:04 AM (cxFcK)

103 Good morning all

Forecast says 70 Friday!

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 01, 2026 08:08 AM (hEUiL)

104 Six people were killed in a village outside of Jerusalem. A missile strike which hit an air raid shelter per Trey Yngst

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 01, 2026 08:09 AM (HYqoK)

105 Guess Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, really pissed someone off.

DoW said the media is either stupid or lying. OpenAI accepted the terms that Anthropic refused to agree to (notably that DoW decides when their hardware is going to kill what people, not the Antifa types working for Anthropic or OpenAI). The media obviously wants Trump/Hegseth to be unable to decide that.
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I heard Anthropic also wanted the right to enforce their gay-ass rules.

That is, some soldier in the middle of a battle gets his rig shut down because some dweeb decides he's violating their code of conduct.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 01, 2026 08:10 AM (HXT0k)

106 @104 cont, toll is now eight dead

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 01, 2026 08:11 AM (HYqoK)

107 Smell the Glove, Beit Shemesh and the death toll has risen to 8.

Prayers for those families and all of Israel.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 08:12 AM (+nEug)

108 Good morning morons

Sad to say my report yesterday on the untimely passing of Ali Larijani was premature. He still breathes.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 08:13 AM (RIvkX)

109 77 Good morning Horde. Thx Pixy
Gotta love Trump's response after seeing a picture of the Ayatollahs body "still looks better than Biden"
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 01, 2026 07:07 AM (HYqoK

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I see, in the right sidebar, that lying POS found his way to a stage somewhere. You know it's a lie when he says, "That's a fact!"

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 01, 2026 08:14 AM (THqo5)

110 I think the P-8 Poseidon can also be used as a pretty good ISR platform. The surface search radar is long range and it's got a variety of passive sensors to "sniff" the EM spectrum.

One or two of them were used to get a good idea what Maduro's military had in and around his compound. Every radar emitter there was mapped. And those aircraft never got very near the coast... stayed miles off shore to do it.

The submarine threat from Iran is low - non-existent. However, Russia and/or China would be very interested in observing a USN carrier strike group up close. IMO if there's any ASW going on, it's directed at that theat.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 08:14 AM (jtM2q)

111 SanFranpsycho, pezeshkian appears to be alive as well

Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 08:15 AM (+nEug)

112 Thanks for checking in BD

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 08:17 AM (RIvkX)

113 SanFranpsycho, pezeshkian appears to be alive as well
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 08:15 AM (+nEug)
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Yea, just saw that as well. Sadz.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 08:17 AM (RIvkX)

114 Old one:

What does Iran call its naval vessels right after hostilities begin?

"Reefs".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 01, 2026 08:18 AM (IG3/x)

115 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 08:19 AM (u82oZ)

116 Hey, I overslept. Did I miss the installation ceremony for Rubio to be the new Grand Poobah of Iran?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 01, 2026 08:20 AM (2Ez/1)

117 Does the Iranian regime elements possess modern Diesel-Electric boats? They have pretty good endurance now underwater and are pretty quiet, at least as quiet as a boomer, was my understanding. They could definitely cause trouble. I’d like to think by now, our tech can locate and track anything.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 01, 2026 08:23 AM (8pbdy)

118 @44/Ian S.: "OpenAI accepted the terms that Anthropic refused to agree to (notably that DoW decides when their hardware is going to kill what people, not the Antifa types working for Anthropic or OpenAI)."

Anthropic's demands were completely unreasonable. They're not part of the chain of command. I'm glad the DoW told them to get stuffed.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 01, 2026 08:24 AM (O7YUW)

119 Richard Falk has blood on his hands. So do many international globalists.

I'm sure he and John Mearsheimer and Mehdi Hasan and Robert Malley and Valerie Jarrett and Francesca Albanese are all weepy this morning, poor things.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 08:24 AM (RIvkX)

120 Iran has a new Supreme Leader, some guy named Ayatollah Arafi. Job security not good

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 01, 2026 08:24 AM (HYqoK)

121 Please note, I am writing down the name of every person who objects to the liberation of the Iranian people and wishes for their continued subjugation to Islamic fascism.

I will submit this list to them as soon as practicable for necessary action.

Tucker is 1. who terms it "evil."

And once again thank you President Trump for keeping your promise.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 08:30 AM (RIvkX)

122 Look, Fat, I closed the border and capped the Ayatollah!

Posted by: Gropey Joe at March 01, 2026 08:32 AM (oftw2)

123 "Job security not good"

I disagree.

I expect he will have that job for life.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 01, 2026 08:32 AM (iMotb)

124 I'm probably not going to venture out to the store and gas station today. Tomorrow morning, early, will do as well.

Looking forward to the Book Thread!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 08:33 AM (wzUl9)

125 Besides making pancakes, sausages and strawberries on top, haven't seen how the Europeans are crying yet

Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 08:36 AM (Ia/+0)

126 Russia does not deploy submarines to the IO due to non-favorable oceanography conditions that make them easily detectable -- i.e. a non-existent sonic layer depth, below which they normally would operate to mask their acoustic signature as much as possible.

No idea about China, but I'm guessing the same thing.

@Common Tater

They have a few old, Soviet-era Kilo diesel-electric boats. They are quiet when running on batteries, but they have to recharge their batteries at some point and that means ascending to near-surface to deploy the snorkel to run their diesel engines. Running those loud diesel engines puts out an acoustic signature blast that makes them easily-detectible.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 01, 2026 08:40 AM (Y1sOo)

127 62 The saddest thing about all this is Breitbart doesn't have Rob Reiner to quote anymore.

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Robert DeNiro has stepped up to fill those very large and stupid shoes.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 01, 2026 08:42 AM (+HNx/)

128
Zombie MahaRushie for Supreme Durka Durka.

Posted by: Auspex at March 01, 2026 08:44 AM (ckPxu)

129 Yes, of course they have to surface and re-charge, but when they are running on battery they are (were) almost impossible to detect. I’d like to think that is no longer the case and technology has moved on.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 01, 2026 08:45 AM (+dkNf)

130 Hard to say if there's anything to it, since it's a catfight between two of the creepier scumbag operatives on the Right, but Roger Stone says the following:

"I have obtained documentation of the source of Steve Bannon's money after he was fired by the White House as well as documentation of the list of influencers and organizations that he was paying, and I will release both this week #CCP"

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 01, 2026 08:46 AM (BI5O2)

131 Since the Persian Gulf is not exceedingly large or deep, especially at the strata of Hormuz, I would bet that the USN has long since deployed a net of acoustic listening sensors across the sea bottom that let us know pretty much everything moving there. Both above and below the water.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 08:46 AM (etYFQ)

132 "IRGC members are fleeing to Afghanistan, using altered passports and disguises, following heavy losses in joint U.S. and Israeli military operations."

Posted by: runner at March 01, 2026 08:49 AM (/M/4v)

133 > 120 Iran has a new Supreme Leader, some guy named Ayatollah Arafi. Job security not good
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 01, 2026 08:24 AM (HYqoK)

Temporary position.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 01, 2026 08:49 AM (IG3/x)

134 Don' they know there is a war going on in Afghanistan ??!!

Posted by: runner at March 01, 2026 08:49 AM (/M/4v)

135 For a bunch of austere religious scholars they weren't very bright. They fell into the age old trap of believing their own bullshit. Maybe it was the long line of US Presidents who didn't take them out that gave them the mistaken belief that they were unassailable. But then again, those bunker busters taking out their nuke program should have given them a clue.

Posted by: davidt at March 01, 2026 08:50 AM (Q+gd/)

136 Brilliant thought I just read:

One side uses language to DESCRIBE reality.
The other side uses language to PUSUADE (or coerce) into reality.

That's why they hate Trump so much.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 01, 2026 08:50 AM (HXT0k)

137 129 Yes, of course they have to surface and re-charge, but when they are running on battery they are (were) almost impossible to detect. I’d like to think that is no longer the case and technology has moved on.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 01, 2026 08:45 AM (+dkNf)

Active sonar can always pinpoint them - and that can come from a buoy.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 08:50 AM (etYFQ)

138 "I’d like to think that is no longer the case and technology has moved on."

*polite cough*

Posted by: Tom Clancy's caterpillar drive on The Red October at March 01, 2026 08:50 AM (2Ez/1)

139 Active sonar is the go-to tactic for tracking diesel-electric subs running on batteries.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 01, 2026 08:52 AM (Y1sOo)

140
Iran has a new Supreme Leader, some guy named Ayatollah Arafi. Job security not good

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LOL

hitler killed hitler on April 30 , 1945. 2 days before that he shot his brother in law (eva browns' actually) Fegelein right there in the Führerbunker ! Anyway , we had to wait for full surrender of nazi forces for another week or so.

Posted by: runner at March 01, 2026 08:56 AM (/M/4v)

141 "IRGC members are fleeing to Afghanistan, using altered passports and disguises, following heavy losses in joint U.S. and Israeli military operations."

Posted by: runner
___________

What do those disguises look like? They already have the mustache and nose, and maybe the glasses.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 01, 2026 08:56 AM (XvL8K)

142 Active sonar is the go-to tactic for tracking diesel-electric subs running on batteries.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 01, 2026 08:52 AM (Y1sOo)

And they broadcast the call to prayer 5 times a day over the subs' P.A. systems, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 08:56 AM (8zz6B)

143 Mommy Dr. Jill says all my pants are soiled and in the wash. No Book Thread for me-again!

Posted by: Joe From Scranton at March 01, 2026 08:56 AM (oftw2)

144 What do those disguises look like? They already have the mustache and nose, and maybe the glasses.

=

as women ! old trick. they are wearing hijabs

Posted by: runner at March 01, 2026 08:57 AM (/M/4v)

145 A weapon that could strike missiles in the boost phase would have to be space based.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 08:57 AM (etYFQ)

146 >What do those disguises look like? They already have the mustache and nose, and maybe the glasses.

Are they wearing their shoes backwards so the tracks point the other way?

Posted by: davidt at March 01, 2026 08:58 AM (Q+gd/)

147
PUSUADE
/puss-swād′/

transitive verb

To cause (a male) to accept a point of view or to undertake a course of action by use of female genitalia.

Posted by: And it remains undefeated at March 01, 2026 08:58 AM (2Ez/1)

148 hitler killed hitler on April 30 , 1945. 2 days before that he shot his brother in law (eva browns' actually) Fegelein right there in the Führerbunker ! Anyway , we had to wait for full surrender of nazi forces for another week or so.
Posted by: runner at March 01, 2026 08:56 AM (/M/4v)

Well, when you have a true decapitation strike, the rest of the beast tends to flail around a bit until some new head arises to negotiate a surrender.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 08:59 AM (8zz6B)

149 Noodus biblioteca

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:01 AM (wzUl9)

150 They try to use language to distort reality, insofar as any remaining attempts to persuade are going on.

They stopped trying to persuade anybody decades ago. There’s only two ways you can get someone to do something, and they’ve rejected the first.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 01, 2026 09:02 AM (CQQtk)

151 A weapon that could strike missiles in the boost phase would have to be space based.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 08:57 AM (etYFQ)

Once they get going good, yeah. Right at launch, they move pretty slow. Nail them as the launchers appear on the surface from their underground bunkers.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 09:02 AM (8zz6B)

152 Active sonar can always pinpoint them - and that can come from a buoy.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 08:50 AM (etYFQ)

Right, in the P-3s, we used active sonar when tracking Soviet Kilos. It was older technology, of course, but still effective.

Passive sonobuoys were used initially to cover a large search area, just waiting for the sub to snorkel. Once that occurred, we had a datum to use for the deployment of active sonobuoys to pinpoint location and get a track and speed on the sub.

P-8s have the latest-generation active sonar system.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 01, 2026 09:08 AM (Y1sOo)

153 From earlier....

The Russian Navy doesn't deploy to the IO "on a regular basis." They will, if events warrant. OKEAN-2024 was a large scale, global Russian Naval exercise that saw all of their naval types in the IO at one time or another. But, yea, they don't operate there all the time.

China routinely deploys to the IO as they see it as at least part of their sphere of influence.

The opportunity to observe, even from a distance, a USN carrier strike group in action is worth the effort for both Russian and China. I'd bet both are in the IO and somewhere "near" the Lincoln Strike Group.

The ASW effort there is, IMO, secondary to the ISR mission to find and detect ballistic missile launchers in Iran and Yemen.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 09:24 AM (jtM2q)

154 I'm enjoying a bowl of home made beef stew, everything else today is gravy

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 01, 2026 09:48 AM (jrgJz)

155 Internet experts with no real world knowledge of how things actually work never cease to amaze me.

There are, no doubt, P-8s conducting coordinated ops with the Lincoln strike group, operating as on-scene commander directing all airborne ASW assets in strike group protection from potential sub-surface threats.

No doubt whatsoever.

P-8 operations for surveilling potential land-based missile launches would not be part of that tasking. Such surveillance operations would be tasked separately and those aircraft would have nothing to do with ASW missions in coordination with the Lincoln strike group.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 01, 2026 09:53 AM (Y1sOo)

Saturday Night Club ONT - February 28, 2026 [2 D's]

Welcome to Club ONT - a collaboration of The Disco and The Dino. We've spiffied the place up a bit tonight. Hope you notice. The carpets have been cleaned. Starlight mints are now available at the bar. Fresh cakes in the urinals. Lavender and vanilla scented plug-ins in the ladies room. Coat check area has been sprayed with that stuff they use for bowling shoe rentals. Come on in!

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An old man is walking along a river with a bucket of fish, when a game warden stops him and asks, "Do you have a license to catch those fish?"

The old man says, "No sir, I don't. These are my pet fish."

"Pet fish?!" the warden replies, skeptical. "How is that?"

The man explains, "Well, these are my pet fish. I take them down to the water and let them swim for about half an hour. Then I whistle, they jump back into my bucket, and we go home."

The game warden, not believing a word, says, "That's a bunch of nonsense. Fish can't do that. I'm going to ticket you."

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Five minutes go by, and the warden says, "Well, are you going to call them back?"

The old man looks at the warden and asks, "Call who back?"

"The fish!" the warden yells.

The old man asks, "What fish?"

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A police officer pulls a guy over for speeding and has the following exchange...

Officer: "May I see your driver's license?"

Driver: "I don't have one. It was revoked when I got my 5th DWI."

Officer: "May I see the registration for this vehicle?"

Driver: "It's not my car. I stole it."

Officer: "The car is stolen?!"

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Driver: "Yes, sir."

Hearing this, the officer immediately called his Captain. The car was quickly surrounded by police, and the Captain approached the driver to handle the tense situation:

Captain: "Sir, can I see your license?"

Driver: "Sure. Here it is." It was valid.

Captain: "Whose car is this?"

Driver: "It's mine, officer. Here's the registration." The driver owned the car.

Captain: "Could you slowly open your glove box so I can see if there's a gun in it?"

Driver: "Yes, sir, but there's no gun in it." Sure enough, there was nothing in the glove box.

Captain: "Would you mind opening your trunk? I was told you said there's a body in it."

Driver: "No problem." Trunk is opened. No body.

Captain: "I don't understand it. The officer who stopped you said you told him you didn't have a license, stole the car, had a gun in the glovebox, and that there was a dead body in the trunk."

Driver: "Yeah, I'll bet the lying son of a bitch told you I was speeding, too!"

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More history here.

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The rickey is a highball made from gin or bourbon, lime juice, and carbonated water. Little or no sugar is added to the rickey. It was created with bourbon in Washington, D.C., at Shoomaker's bar by bartender George A. Williamson in the 1880s, purportedly in collaboration with Democratic lobbyist Colonel Joe Rickey. Its popularity increased when made with gin a decade later.

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Did you watch the planetary parade this evening?

The best time is/was about 30 minutes after local sunset.
Look from low in the west (Mercury/Venus/Saturn) to high in the east (Jupiter). Visible to the naked eye: Mercury, Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter visible to the naked eye. Binoculars or a telescope are needed to see Uranus and Neptune.

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2 Oh!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 28, 2026 10:00 PM (oNzQB)

3 I love me a good waterfall.

Posted by: bluebell at February 28, 2026 10:00 PM (79pEw)

4 Wow MWW must be preoccupied or taking a nap.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 10:01 PM (1JFYK)

5 Oy!

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 10:01 PM (v5dF2)

6 /manspreads

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 28, 2026 10:01 PM (w/O5Q)

7 Meow

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at February 28, 2026 10:01 PM (w3u3d)

8 Love the new Marco Rubio meme!

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 28, 2026 10:02 PM (zuIfz)

9 If the 2Dks disappear for a while tonight, I suspect they're doing this.

https://is.gd/UFmY0P

Yes, it's suitable for work. Meme only.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 28, 2026 10:02 PM (S/Y4j)

10 Sabres 6 - Tampa 2
Detroiette loses
Laffs lose

Iran out of business

It was a good day...

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 10:06 PM (3sXRv)

11 The Montreal Expos
@Montreal_Expos
4h
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Ayatollah Khamenei Bobblehead Day on Sunday, April 12 has been cancelled
Feb 28, 2026 · 10:08 PM UTC

Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 10:06 PM (rbvCR)

12 Vanilla AND lavender!! Exotic.

Thanks for the ONT, Ds!

Posted by: LRob in OK at February 28, 2026 10:06 PM (7D3Aa)

13 Evening all,

Launch very early this morning.

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-23
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: March 1, 2026
Launch Time: 1:55 a.m. PST (0955 UTC, 10:55 CET)

https://youtu.be/Kuiml6wF428

Alternative link if needed.

The Launch Pad

https://youtu.be/CNi3_nDIg7M

Posted by: Joyenz at February 28, 2026 10:06 PM (2F0/Y)

14 Yay! Thank you for *finally* hiring a cleaning service-- I was getting so tired....

Thanks for Club ONT!

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 10:08 PM (rdVOm)

15 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 28, 2026 10:08 PM (SRRAx)

16 As always, that damn Moose gave me trouble AGAIN! Why does he hate me so much?! I a,ways rub his nose...oh...maybe that's the trouble....
Imma gonna sneak on over to my (yes,my) wobbly table.
I'm hoping JQ is tending bar🤪!!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 28, 2026 10:09 PM (oNzQB)

17 At the close of a big day, it's nice to have an ONT.

MWW must be preoccupied or taking a nap.
Posted by: Sock Monkey

Who, moi?? Trying to get caught up on things neglected today while reading a brazillion Moron comments about the tussle in the Mid-East. Sometimes y' just gotta let some things slide.

I started the day by thanking KT for the prayer thread, instead of Annie. It's been kinda like that all day. (In my defense, I was still waiting for the coffee to brew.)

Posted by: mindful webworker - still around at February 28, 2026 10:10 PM (oqVsV)

18 It remains to be seen whether the alignment signals the imminent appearance of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

----
Dunno about the Four Horseman, but it was a terrible omen for the Iranian regime.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 10:10 PM (ESVrU)

19 Thanks for the entertaining Club ONT, Disco and Dino!

Missed the planetary show due to cloud cover. Darn!

Love the waterfall up top!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 28, 2026 10:10 PM (kB9dk)

20 Thanks for the ONT.

Someone nodded in the long thread, right?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 10:10 PM (zZu0s)

21 The Saturday Night jokes were great!

What fish? Ha!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 28, 2026 10:10 PM (kB9dk)

22 Fresh cakes in the urinals.
Cake at a urinal? You men are gross.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 28, 2026 10:11 PM (0Htd1)

23 >>Random trivia: Did you know what 32 states have an official beverage?

No, I didn't. But I do know only one state has an official appetizer.

That's my tax dollars talking.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 10:12 PM (viF8m)

24 TiFW
So much love to you sweet one❣❣❣

Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 28, 2026 10:12 PM (oNzQB)

25 So would Trump's face on Mt Rushmore have the hair swoop?

That would be hazardous to sculpt.

They will need many ropes and scaffolds.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 10:12 PM (aTgV0)

26 Europe springs into action over Iran!

Ursula von der Leyen
@vonderleyen
Following the ongoing situation in Iran, I am convening a special Security College on Monday.

For regional security and stability, it is of the utmost importance that there is no further escalation through Iran’s unjustified attacks on partners in the region.
6:44 AM · Feb 28, 2026

Can't interfere with anyone's weekend, after all...

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 28, 2026 10:12 PM (n1OCj)

27 Dang. When there's fresh cakes in the urinals, ya know it's gonna be a good night!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 10:14 PM (2WIwB)

28 Well I heard Mr. Sedaka sing about her
Well I heard old Neil put her down
Well I hope Neil Sedaka will remember
A southern man don't need him around, anyhow

(Just kidding. Neil Sedaka was always way better than Neil Young.)

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 28, 2026 10:14 PM (CHHv1)

29 Evening.

Today was a busy day, wasn't it?

Posted by: Robert at February 28, 2026 10:14 PM (dpXJq)

30 Howdy, COMM!

*sending drinks to the wobbly table*

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 10:15 PM (rdVOm)

31 I can only see Jupiter and Uranus. Too cloudy for the others.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 10:15 PM (2WIwB)

32 I've been out of contact the last 24 hours. Anything going on in the world?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 28, 2026 10:17 PM (wLKEU)

33 It was good to see that evil bastard Kohmanie went to hell today.

Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at February 28, 2026 10:17 PM (mrzqz)

34 31 I can only see Jupiter and Uranus. Too cloudy for the others.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 10:15 PM (2WIwB)

I'm seein' stars ...

Posted by: zombie Ruhollah Khomeini at February 28, 2026 10:18 PM (3sXRv)

35 We have rain, no sky watching for us.

Posted by: Joyenz at February 28, 2026 10:18 PM (2F0/Y)

36 Club ONT Department of Astronomy

I don't think the picture is to scale.

Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 10:18 PM (VHUov)

37 Good evening Horde. Thanks for being here.

JQ - tonight might not be the best night to send drinks by drone. Just saying...

Posted by: TRex - take my fish, please! at February 28, 2026 10:18 PM (IQ6Gq)

38 I've been out of contact the last 24 hours. Anything going on in the world?
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 28, 2026 10:17 PM (wLKEU)

Nah, slow news day.

Posted by: Robert at February 28, 2026 10:18 PM (dpXJq)

39 Various leftist retards are all chattering about "no new wars!" and other bullshit. These asswipes don't understand that Trump's version of war is obliterating the enemy in one fell swoop and being done with it, instead of stupid half-measures that drag out for years. And never listen to that imbecile Colin Powell, of "you break it, you own it" infamy. No, dipshit--it was broken a long time before we finally dealt with it, and the people that fucked it up in the first place own it. Gah, I hate that asshole.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 28, 2026 10:19 PM (XMwZJ)

40 Top 10ish Comments of the Week

One goal and one assist. Not a bad showing.

Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 10:19 PM (VHUov)

41 All the 'ettes are beautiful and all the 'rons are handsome. What could be better in this world we have here?

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 28, 2026 10:19 PM (CHHv1)

42 "Open that Bottle Night"...

There were 2 airline bottles of whisk(e)y at Dad's house, very old, tax stamps were dated 1960s. Lil bro & I promised that we would drink them together "when the time comes" (meaning: when Dad passed away)

Well, I wrapped them up and put them in a "safe place" when Dad was admitted to nursing home/hospice care. Dad passed in June, 2019.

Haven't found the darned things yet! LOL.

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 10:19 PM (rdVOm)

43 Special Military Operation !

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:20 PM (/M/4v)

44 News from Iran:

The Revolutionary Guards threaten: "In a few moments, the most destructive offensive operation in the history of the Islamic regime forces of Iran will begin."

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 10:20 PM (etYFQ)

45 Can't interfere with anyone's weekend, after all...
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 28, 2026 10:12 PM (n1OCj)

As long as youre taking it seriously, you lazy commie whore.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 10:20 PM (zZu0s)

46 It remains to be seen whether the alignment signals the imminent appearance of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

----
Dunno about the Four Horseman, but it was a terrible omen for the Iranian regime.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 10:10 PM (ESVrU)

Wait until they see the lunar eclipse on Tuesday.

Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 10:20 PM (vSvIl)

47 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 28, 2026 10:21 PM (+YRf1)

48 No drone-drink delivery tonight, I promise!!!

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 10:21 PM (rdVOm)

49 Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 10:20 PM (etYFQ)

Is there some way through our magical science to project the image of an empty fist Perkins up and down in the skies over Iran? Maybe with the sounds of a bald eagle, crying?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 10:22 PM (zZu0s)

50 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 28, 2026 10:22 PM (cYBz/)

51 The Revolutionary Guards threaten: "In a few moments, the most destructive offensive operation in the history of the Islamic regime forces of Iran will begin."

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 10:20 PM (etYFQ)
----
Well, they could be right for the wrong reasons...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 10:22 PM (ESVrU)

52 Tonight's food offerings are proudly presented by our friends at Jimmy's Seafood. Should anything not be to your liking - well, you know what you can do!

I understood this reference.

Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 10:22 PM (VHUov)

53 🤣🤣🤣😂

"At this point the entire Iranian leadership is just three Mossad agents who don’t know about each other, so they keep on playing the game. "

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:23 PM (/M/4v)

54 The Ayatollah's pronouns are were/was.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at February 28, 2026 10:24 PM (+QijZ)

55 I've got a half dozen or so unopened bottles of Canadian whiskey from the 60s and 70s. I wish they were scotch, but they were gifts, so...

Posted by: 496 at February 28, 2026 10:24 PM (t+VLa)

56 The Ayatollah's pronouns are were/was.
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair
--------

Nominated for Comment of the Week!

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 10:25 PM (rdVOm)

57 it is of the utmost importance that there is no further escalation through Iran’s unjustified attacks on partners in the region.

-
With partners like that, who needs enemies?

Of course, it's the same basic strategy Extreme Hakeem Jeffries is using in the shut down battle. "Look, disadvantaged people, either Trump and MAGA give me my way or I'm gonna f*ck you up and blame it on Trump!"

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 10:25 PM (FXNzP)

58 Trump should send all the Democrats a box of pacifiers. Crybabies.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at February 28, 2026 10:26 PM (+QijZ)

59 Smooches to JQ in a friendly kinda way, not gay🤪
Thanks for that cocktail; I'll have one more when you get over this way...
Dammit...that stupid Moose keeps f'kn with me....we're going to have words, that critter and me🤯😳

Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 28, 2026 10:27 PM (oNzQB)

60 Uranus and Neptune are not visible to the naked eye, and to see Mercury you need a very flat western horizon. But yeah, the planets are out there.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at February 28, 2026 10:27 PM (6h8Va)

61 I'm seein' stars ...
Posted by: zombie Ruhollah Khomeini

That's the fires of hell.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 28, 2026 10:27 PM (0Htd1)

62 by the numbers,

80-90% of Iran's oil exports went to China, heavily discounted of course
CHicoms built recently deceased Moosh Ali three bunkers to hide in

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:27 PM (/M/4v)

63 Nominated for Comment of the Week!
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 10:25 PM (rdVOm)

Seconded! Can I do that?

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at February 28, 2026 10:27 PM (+QijZ)

64 The Ayatollah's pronouns are were/was.
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair

He's gone where the goblins go
Below, below, below, yo-ho

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 10:27 PM (FXNzP)

65 I'm seein' stars ...
Posted by: zombie Ruhollah Khomeini

Hey, this wasn't in the brochure!

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at February 28, 2026 10:28 PM (+QijZ)

66 Fresh cakes in the urinals.

What kind of caterer did you hire?!

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 28, 2026 10:28 PM (ttrGW)

67 I was reading ole Mahmoud ImaADinnerJacket was in the compound that got kersploded.

God, wouldn't that be such a nice little bonus if he were turned into a greasy stain underneath the rubble?

But I'm still trying to find reports on the fate of the current president whatever his name is. I'd like to know the entirety of the regime is dead. D-E-D, DEAD!

Posted by: Robert at February 28, 2026 10:29 PM (dpXJq)

68 What kind of caterer did you hire?!
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 28, 2026 10:28 PM (ttrGW)

the caterer was found on one of those Facebook ads.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at February 28, 2026 10:29 PM (+QijZ)

69 Various leftist retards are all chattering about "no new wars!" and other bullshit.

You'd think the "No Kings" 'tards would be happy to see Khomeini dead.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 28, 2026 10:29 PM (0Htd1)

70 66 Fresh cakes in the urinals.

What kind of caterer did you hire?!
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 28, 2026 10:28 PM (ttrGW)

I've been reading the HQ too long today ...

I thought that said Catheter, not caterer.

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 10:30 PM (3sXRv)

71 The Revolutionary Guards threaten: "In a few moments, the most destructive offensive operation in the history of the Islamic regime forces of Iran will begin."

-
Release the War Camel!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 10:31 PM (FXNzP)

72 41 BecChas

💕

Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 28, 2026 10:31 PM (oNzQB)

73 Should've happened during the stain of Obama, around the time Neda was gunned down after Iranians were peacefully protesting rigged elections, but now we know Barky's love for Shia clerics, and then (in 2009) Michael Jackson of Peter Pan dies and wipes out the news cycle.... Dick

Posted by: Rex B at February 28, 2026 10:31 PM (GI9/m)

74 I've four out of five kitties passed out in my office right now.

I guess they had too much excitement for one day.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 10:32 PM (ESVrU)

75 The Revolutionary Guards threaten: "In a few moments, the most destructive offensive operation in the history of the Islamic regime forces of Iran will begin."

Not a good idea. When they release their rockets, they reveal their position. Discretion is the better part of valor on occasion.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at February 28, 2026 10:32 PM (+QijZ)

76 The two troons who happen to be my neighbors packed up their rice-burner this afternoon, with all the bullhorns, loudspeaker and pre-made signs to scoot downtown to yell at the state capitol building about this latest OUTRAGEOUS OUTRAGE!

And lest you worry, I am aware of how dangerous troons are. I cannot wait to find a better place for our retirement home.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 10:32 PM (0aYVJ)

77 Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen

This calls for immediate discussion!

Posted by: Reginald at February 28, 2026 10:32 PM (gKWVE)

78 Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen

This calls for immediate discussion!
Posted by: Reginald

This atrocity will not go unreported!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 10:34 PM (FXNzP)

79
The Revolutionary Guards threaten: "In a few moments, the most destructive offensive operation in the history of the Islamic regime forces of Iran will begin."

As soon as they get the last F-4 started..Achmed says the plastic bag of fuel will gravity feed just fine

Posted by: Azjaeger at February 28, 2026 10:34 PM (3/XaG)

80 News from Iran:

The Revolutionary Guards threaten: "In a few moments, the most destructive offensive operation in the history of the Islamic regime forces of Iran will begin."

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Posted by: Tom Servo

===

At least they have internet.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 10:35 PM (/lPRQ)

81 I've four out of five kitties passed out in my office right now.

I guess they had too much excitement for one day.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 10:32 PM (ESVrU)

It's the fifth one you should worry about. Is it working on a shiv? Or a rudimentary lathe?

Stay frosty.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 10:35 PM (0aYVJ)

82 It's the fifth one you should worry about. Is it working on a shiv? Or a rudimentary lathe?

Indeed, the odds of being killed by your cat are low but never zero.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at February 28, 2026 10:36 PM (+QijZ)

83 Blowing up the Ayatollah about 47 years late.

Posted by: Better late than never at February 28, 2026 10:36 PM (TbWk/)

84
Halal dude: First we cleanse the body, then carefully wrap it in ...

Me: pulls the trebuchet cord.

Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 10:37 PM (IT/vo)

85 Out of curiosity, anyone know if John Bolton is seething about this or beating his tiny wang against his desk?

Maybe both?

Posted by: Robert at February 28, 2026 10:38 PM (dpXJq)

86 😂😂😂

wonder if true ..

"A photo of Khamenei’s body has been shown to Trump and he quipped he still looks in better shape than Joe Biden."

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:38 PM (/M/4v)

87 Too soon?

47 years late.

But like they say about planting a tree, the best time is 47 years ago, the second best time is now.

Posted by: Chuck C at February 28, 2026 10:38 PM (D0HYP)

88 The Revolutionary Guards threaten: "In a few moments, the most destructive offensive operation in the history of the Islamic regime forces of Iran will begin."

I am reminded of how the Nazis in April 45 covered the walls of Berlin with posters saying how Berlin would be the grave of the Soviet Army

Posted by: Azjaeger at February 28, 2026 10:38 PM (3/XaG)

89 Insider Wire
@InsiderWire
#BREAKING: Iranian officials say, “we’re interested in de-escalation.”

-
Iran: "I didn't think you had it in you."

US: "I'm your huckleberry."

Iran: "My fights not with you."

US: "I beg to differ. We started a game we never got to finish. Death to America, remember?"

Iran: "I was just fooling about."

US: "I wasn't."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 10:38 PM (FXNzP)

90 wonder if true ..

"A photo of Khamenei’s body has been shown to Trump and he quipped he still looks in better shape than Joe Biden."
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:38 PM (/M/4v)

I'm going to file this under "too good to check"

Posted by: IT'S MY TRUTH DAMMIT! at February 28, 2026 10:39 PM (TbWk/)

91 Have any of the hostages from '79 spoken yet?

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 10:39 PM (Q+gd/)

92 The Revolutionary Guards threaten: "In a few moments, the most destructive offensive operation in the history of the Islamic regime forces of Iran will begin."

* * * *
I do not believe that rogue drones flying into Dubai hotels means "the most destructive offensive operation in the history of the Islamic regime forces."

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 28, 2026 10:39 PM (kB9dk)

93 Rock the Casbah sounding great tonight!

Posted by: Rex B at February 28, 2026 10:39 PM (GI9/m)

94 Have any of the hostages from '79 spoken yet?
Posted by: davidt

Half probably passed of old age by now.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 10:40 PM (/lPRQ)

95 I can't see Uranus and grateful for that.

Posted by: wth at February 28, 2026 10:41 PM (BT3km)

96 Hopper isn't doing well with his leg. He's in obvious discomfort and I think the wound on it is self inflicted by him biting his own leg. He tries to run away from the leg and hisses at himself.

We've messaged the vet about giving him some pain management here at home until we can get him to the vet on Monday. We still have his pain meds he was sent home with after being neutered. He never needed them for that.

Posted by: Joyenz at February 28, 2026 10:42 PM (2F0/Y)

97 The Ayatollah's pronouns are were/was.
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair

Dang sister, comment of the week!

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 10:42 PM (1JFYK)

98 74 oh my, wonderful kitties...

I would love to have that many dogs...
But to each his own critter...💜🐕

Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 28, 2026 10:42 PM (oNzQB)

99 Anybody heer anything yets from Presdent Obamar ???

Posted by: Mary Cloggistein from Brattleboro, Vt at February 28, 2026 10:42 PM (4MFaN)

100 Have any of the hostages from '79 spoken yet?
Posted by: davidt

Half probably passed of old age by now.
Was in Hawaii for VJ Day 50th in 1994...
Not a whole lot of Pearl Survivors then.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 10:42 PM (/lPRQ)

101 Must be something in the air.

Cat, who generally stays outside when it's dry and above freezing, is in the living room now-- *furiously* attacking a catnip mouse!

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 10:42 PM (rdVOm)

102 *hic*

Posted by: Hillary! Dark Horse Candidate 2028 at February 28, 2026 10:42 PM (JkO4W)

103 Have any of the hostages from '79 spoken yet?
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 10:39 PM (Q+gd/)

There was a guy whose nic was former hostage. Another forum. I do not want to out him, but he seemed legit. I would be interested to hear from him.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 10:42 PM (0aYVJ)

104 tinyurl.com/5652capk

Have all the 'Ettes been accounted for?

Posted by: pookysgirl does not have a watermelon helmet at February 28, 2026 10:43 PM (Wt5PA)

105 Any word from Jugears today?

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 10:43 PM (1JFYK)

106 Hey, where all da white wimmen at?

Posted by: Sheriff Bart at February 28, 2026 10:44 PM (JkO4W)

107 Out of curiosity, anyone know if John Bolton is seething about this or beating his tiny wang against his desk?

Maybe both?
Posted by: Robert at February 28, 2026 10:38 PM (dpXJq)

Both, apparently

Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 10:44 PM (rbvCR)

108 The most incredible part of this Trump term is that he somehow has made the left be on the side of every single anti-American issue day after day just by running on and then doing exactly what he said he'd do.

People are dancing in the streets of Tehran and waving flags and thanking Trump and our left is criticizing him. Fetterman has more balls than 90% of our "representatives" in Congress.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 10:44 PM (viF8m)

109 105 Any word from Jugears today?
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 10:43 PM (1JFYK)

He's been alternately sobbing paroxysmally, screaming and breaking things, and furiously jerking off for self-soothing purposes.

Posted by: With occasional cock from Big Mike at February 28, 2026 10:45 PM (TbWk/)

110 Any word from Jugears today?
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 10:43 PM (1JFYK)

I really don't want to hear what Mr. "I'm a little teapot, short and stout," has to say.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 28, 2026 10:45 PM (S/Y4j)

111 The Ayatollah's pronouns are were/was.
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair
--------
Nominated for Comment of the Week!
Posted by: JQ

While it is quite humorous, "were" and "was" are verbs, not pronouns.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at February 28, 2026 10:45 PM (VHUov)

112 Have all the 'Ettes been accounted for?
Posted by: pookysgirl does not have a watermelon helmet at February 28, 2026 10:43 PM (Wt5PA)

Rested and Ready!

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at February 28, 2026 10:45 PM (+QijZ)

113 tinyurl.com/5652capk

Have all the 'Ettes been accounted for?
Posted by: pookysgirl does not have a watermelon helmet at February 28, 2026 10:43 PM (Wt5PA)

Dang!

Maria Bello level hawt.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 10:45 PM (0aYVJ)

114 106 Hey, where all da white wimmen at?
Posted by: Sheriff Bart at February 28, 2026 10:44 PM (JkO4W)

*ahem*

Fucking Paolo and spending the child support checks on box wine and Xanax

Posted by: Where are they indeed at February 28, 2026 10:46 PM (TbWk/)

115 ...beating his tiny wang against his desk...
Objection, assumes facts not in evidence. It has not been demonstrated that Bolton does indeed have a wang of any size.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 28, 2026 10:46 PM (XMwZJ)

116 tinyurl.com/5652capk

Have all the 'Ettes been accounted for?
Posted by: pookysgirl does not have a watermelon helmet at February 28, 2026 10:43 PM (Wt5PA)
* * * *
We are all Watermelon Helmet Girl!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 28, 2026 10:46 PM (kB9dk)

117 "Fresh cakes in the urinals"

What this place really needs, is a urinal-shaped cake.

Posted by: Piercello at February 28, 2026 10:47 PM (NRGJj)

118 @79 you're a sweetheart, but then you knew that already.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 28, 2026 10:47 PM (CHHv1)

119 While it is quite humorous, "were" and "was" are verbs, not pronouns.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher
--------

Well, little Mr. Knowitall-- Xim and xer and all those other weird BS words are not pronouns, either.

Shut up, Wesley!

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 10:47 PM (rdVOm)

120 Evening, Doof, and TRex, and ONT Horde!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 10:47 PM (8zz6B)

121 Any word from Jugears today?
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables

Iran’s Supreme Leader and more than 40 top Iranian leaders were killed in the US-Israel military operation on Saturday.

/just saying

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 10:48 PM (/lPRQ)

122 Have any of the hostages from '79 spoken yet?
Posted by: davidt

I looked up Mark Lijeks shortly before your post. No news . He's 76 now. The movie Argo was based on his book. He and about 5 others escaped the embassy during the takeover in '79, made their way to the Canadian embassy and eventually got out. His x account has been dead for over 10 years.

Posted by: Rex B at February 28, 2026 10:48 PM (GI9/m)

123 you will not believe NY Times' cover about very recently departed Moosh Ali, "Hard Line Cleric who made Iran a Regional Power, Dies at 86".... Dies , of complications from 30 tons of bombs dropped on his Chicom constructed compound...

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:48 PM (/M/4v)

124 Greetings Everyone

Thank you Disco and Dino

Arriving a little late - going back up to read content and comments...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 10:49 PM (QGaXH)

125 Posted by: pookysgirl does not have a watermelon helmet at February 28, 2026 10:43 PM (Wt5PA)

This is why we don't let girls wear The Mask.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 10:49 PM (gKWVE)

126 Dibs on the Ayatollah's turban. I need a grub towel in the garage.

Posted by: wth at February 28, 2026 10:50 PM (BT3km)

127 Free the cantaloupes!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 28, 2026 10:50 PM (A5RD0)

128 *slides a beer down the bar for ARiK*

It'll be waiting for him, when he gets back from reading all the content and comments!

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 10:50 PM (rdVOm)

129 President of Texas A&M said a prayer for troops at his presentation today. Actually prayer to God. Lots of references to God today around campus.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at February 28, 2026 10:50 PM (VCgbV)

130 tinyurl.com/5652capk
Have all the 'Ettes been accounted for?
Posted by: pookysgirl does not have a watermelon helmet

We are all Watermelon Helmet Girl!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient

From the linky:

WXYZ 7 News
Florida woman accused of starting a conga line in a Walmart produce section, wearing a homemade watermelon helmet and shouting "Free the cantaloupes!"

Unless she made the helmet on-site, or actually, um, "freed her cantaloupes," what law was she breaking here?

Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 10:51 PM (VHUov)

131 Free the cantaloupes!
Posted by: nurse ratched
---------

Um, not until I get back home from bartending!

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 10:52 PM (rdVOm)

132 Uranus and Neptune are not visible to the naked eye, and to see Mercury you need a very flat western horizon. But yeah, the planets are out there.
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at February 28, 2026 10:27 PM (6h8Va)

I was out just after sunset, and it was a beautuful sunset here in the AZ Central Valley, but enough cloud in the West that seeing Mercury would have been iffy.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 10:54 PM (8zz6B)

133 "Muslim countries that support today's U.S strike on Iran: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, UAE, Bahrain

Muslim countries that DO NOT support today's U.S. strike on Iran: France, United Kingdom."

Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 10:55 PM (IT/vo)

134 John Bolton was on CNN earlier today, as referenced by
liberal news site 'Mediaite':

https://tinyurl.com/8yzk9j77

But who cares what Bolton thinks, anymore?!?

Posted by: gdgm+ at February 28, 2026 10:55 PM (C5GSe)

135 Free the cantaloupes!
Posted by: nurse ratched

I wonder why watermelon was acceptable for headwear but cantaloupes must be freed. Is there some mysterious hierarchy of melon that Florida woman was trying to teach us about?

Posted by: She Hobbit at February 28, 2026 10:55 PM (ftFVW)

136
"At this point the entire Iranian leadership is just three Mossad agents who don’t know about each other, so they keep on playing the game. "
Posted by: runner
----

It was on X. Ahma Dinner Jacket said that they formed a group of 20 men to ferret out Mossad moles. Problem; the head of the group and several others were Mossad.
They are so screwed.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 10:55 PM (v5dF2)

137 Regarding the Marco meme - I called it on the Nazi RINOs thread:

524 483 I don't know how Marco is going to run the State Dept, Venezuela, and Iran. Not to mention Greenland and Cuba if that happens.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 03:53 PM (n5tGW)

Meme of Marco with caption 'Marco learning he has to be Occupational Governor of Iran' shows up in three, two, one...
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 04:02 PM (QGaXH)

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 10:56 PM (QGaXH)

138 Muslim countries that DO NOT support today's U.S. strike on Iran: France, United Kingdom."
Posted by: 13times

We should withdraw from our bases there and declare them "open countries", free for the taking.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 10:57 PM (/lPRQ)

139 Fetterman should replace Thune in the Senate.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 10:57 PM (abIsI)

140 First joke is good
Second joke is really good

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 28, 2026 10:57 PM (vfth7)

141 And lest you worry, I am aware of how dangerous troons are. I cannot wait to find a better place for our retirement home.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 10:32 PM (0aYVJ)

Can I interest you in some nice fresh Polonium?

Posted by: Vlad Putin at February 28, 2026 10:57 PM (8zz6B)

142 Watermelon has been banned from my cousins' vacation cabin-- too sticky, messy, and draws ants. Can't imagine hollowing one out & putting it on my head...ew!

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 10:57 PM (rdVOm)

143 How about a Windy, Wendy?

--Hank Schrader

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 28, 2026 10:58 PM (syz1S)

144 Well yeah. Thanks for kickin' it Double Ds. And fine bartending JQ!
See youz next time🤪!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 28, 2026 10:59 PM (oNzQB)

145 Can't imagine hollowing one out & putting it on my head...ew!
Posted by: JQ

It's easier to imagine if you're high.

Posted by: She Hobbit at February 28, 2026 10:59 PM (ftFVW)

146 Open that Bottle Night.

(Looks at watch) Now you tell me.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at February 28, 2026 10:59 PM (MZ+PY)

147 In defiance of the demonrats' "TACO" theme-- I got tacos to share with hubby at lunch time today.

Delicious!

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:00 PM (rdVOm)

148 I don't know who came up with it first but I've seen the question asked a few times on X and it's a good one.

We've seen Venezuela and Iran decapitated in one night. What the hell were previous administrations doing running years long, trillion dollar wars we never won?

Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 11:00 PM (viF8m)

149 Yo Satan............ Where are the Fat American Pig Dog Babes that are supposed to be Virgins for me FAFO with Trump ????

By the way feels like some Global Warming around here !!!!

Posted by: Ayatollah Khomeneii at February 28, 2026 11:00 PM (X7dyz)

150 Good evening, Morons and 'ettes, in our brave new world free of Iran's supreme leader and others all mixed together in an Iranian casserole seeking virgins in hell.

Thank you for the ONT on this great day!

I have no complaints (for once). I did not go to a family thing due to my beat up face from the derm elective deal to make me look as if I feel face first into a rose bush. The SIL I like least made a snarky comment that I could have "just slapped some make up on it" to my husband. Not that she'd know how to apply make up, being bitter and mean and liberal. My dude said our good SIL I love defended me. I will try to refrain from making a potato voodoo doll since it is Lent and I am behaving.

I did cut the Billy Joel song short above, altho I like him, due to the whistling. Some whistling I can tolerate, some I can't. I am not in the mood. Especially if someone whistles random noises. Or hums without it being a song. Get a room.

I LOVE OUR PRESIDENT AND MILITARY AND EVERYONE!

In the event you did not know. This includes y'all in the love statement.

Goodnight and have a great tomorrow!
Hold the line!
https://tinyurl.com/54r3rywe

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 11:01 PM (WONhk)

151 Seems Matt Walsh thinks this "war" is a big mistake. He seems to think Iran was 20 years from a real nuke, and that it is very unpopular so if we lose in '26 and '28, The West loses and all is lost anyway.

https://tinyurl.com/52kut9nv

I disagree ... I have to believe it is actually popular, since we can win quickly, and (the real) Iranians are celebrating. Other Arabs are uniting against the Iran terrorists, and a few other benefits in regards to China and Russia, I suppose. But time will tell.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 28, 2026 11:01 PM (vbXSk)

152 >>It's easier to imagine if you're high.
--------

Ah. So that's what I'm missing? Heh.

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:01 PM (rdVOm)

153 Too sticky and messy at a cabin?

wtf is a cabin for?

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 28, 2026 11:01 PM (A5RD0)

154 "The Ayatollah's pronouns are were/was.
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair"

You just won the whole thing.

lol

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 11:01 PM (aTgV0)

155 In lieu of the drink of the night, Club ONT joins with oenophiles around the world in celebration of Open that Bottle Night.

--

So over-indulgers are oenos?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 28, 2026 11:01 PM (vfth7)

156 Why does it smell funny in here?

Posted by: Piper at February 28, 2026 11:02 PM (pZEOD)

157 The only good thing that came from the UK in the past 100 years was the Benny Hill Show .....

Posted by: Jackson K. at February 28, 2026 11:02 PM (YuOiR)

158 The only good thing that came from the UK in the past 100 years was the Benny Hill Show .....

Posted by: Jackson K. at February 28, 2026 11:02 PM (YuOiR)

Sticky Toffee Pudding is awesome.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 28, 2026 11:03 PM (n9ltV)

159 Hey, what's the email to submit a joke for consideration on a future Saturday ONT?

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at February 28, 2026 11:03 PM (6h8Va)

160 The Argument Sketch.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 11:03 PM (aTgV0)

161 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:04 PM (ZOv7s)

162 Inferred at Insty: Are there records in Iran of which US politicians have been getting 'funding' from the regime?

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 11:04 PM (Q+gd/)

163 We've seen Venezuela and Iran decapitated in one night. What the hell were previous administrations doing running years long, trillion dollar wars we never won?
Posted by: JackStraw

When I was active duty the answer was simple -
They hate you and want to kill you.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 11:04 PM (/lPRQ)

164 Yes, I'm prayer maxing. I think it's justified.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:04 PM (ZOv7s)

165 War of the Worlds is on Svengoolie - definitely DVRing it...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 11:05 PM (QGaXH)

166 I pray this moment is akin to the Berlin Wall falling.
I also pray the Iranians don't let it become a missed opportunity, as Europe did.

Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 11:05 PM (nCVYJ)

167 wtf is a cabin for?
Posted by: nurse ratched
---------

My cousins are weird. That's the best I can say about them.

I don't have a cabin, but if I did-- there *would be* watermelon!

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:05 PM (rdVOm)

168 Those English twin girls complaining about the price of ice cream?

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 11:05 PM (aTgV0)

169 Starmer totally screwed himself. The UK wll be locked out of oil by EVERYONE involved. He's pissed off Arabs and Iranians.

Good job, UK.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:06 PM (ZOv7s)

170 wtf is a cabin for?
......

Murder and mayhem?

Posted by: wth at February 28, 2026 11:06 PM (BT3km)

171 What the hell were previous administrations doing running years long, trillion dollar wars we never won?

Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 11:00 PM (viF8m)

Because the goal wasn't to win. And that may be the biggest difference between Donald Trump and every other president in the last 35 years!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 28, 2026 11:06 PM (n9ltV)

172 Don't like the new urinal cakes. Hate mint.

Posted by: Pissed Off at February 28, 2026 11:07 PM (oftw2)

173 159 Hey, what's the email to submit a joke for consideration on a future Saturday ONT?
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at February 28, 2026 11:03 PM (6h8Va)

You could probably send it to Doof.

Posted by: Piper at February 28, 2026 11:07 PM (pZEOD)

174 I talked with my father, who is the left of Karl Marx and he was absolutely loving what happened to Iran. He remembers Desert One and the hostage crisis and is absolutely fine with revenge.

So a total lefty is actually more on point that """conservatives""".

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:07 PM (ZOv7s)

175 >>What the hell were previous administrations doing running years long, trillion dollar wars we never won?
----------

Skimming billions?

Just spitballin'...

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:08 PM (rdVOm)

176 We've seen Venezuela and Iran decapitated in one night. What the hell were previous administrations doing running years long, trillion dollar wars we never won?
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 11:00 PM (viF8m)

Padding their pockets, says Dick Cheney. Speaking of his dead self, that's a good descriptor of my face: elective birdshot. Soon I will look grand without the bumps and stuff I did not even know about! I hope the esthetician was not just torturing me as a sadist for 30 long minutes. If so, it worked!

I want to slap anyone who says President Trump should not have done this, Iran did not have nukes, blah, blah, wet farht. They've only said Death to America for 47yrs!

Heard that the last offer, line in the sand, to Ah-tol-ja was that we'd provide free nuke fuel for them forever if they'd give up their little experiments and they said no in farsi or whatever jibber jabber. Then, BOOM!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 11:08 PM (WONhk)

177 Why does it smell funny in here?
Posted by: Piper at February 28, 2026 11:02 PM (pZEOD)

Sorry, they said the scent of burnt Ayatollah should be gone by Thursday.

Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 11:08 PM (BF4m0)

178 69 Various leftist retards are all chattering about "no new wars!" and other bullshit.

You'd think the "No Kings" 'tards would be happy to see Khomeini dead.
Posted by: nerdygirl

Somebody this morning posted about waking up a new war (or something like that). The general response back was this was not a new war. Just, hopefully, the end of an old one.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 28, 2026 11:09 PM (+YRf1)

179 @148

>>What the hell were previous administrations doing running years long, trillion dollar wars we never won?

We're 36T in debt, I didn't get any of that money?

Somebody got it, wasn't me.

Did you get any of that money?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 28, 2026 11:09 PM (XV/Pl)

180 Breaking: Federal judge demands Trump immediately withdraw from the Middle East and replace all of Iran’s missiles, drones, ships, and any other weapons we destroyed.

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at February 28, 2026 11:09 PM (JRP2U)

181 121 Any word from Jugears today?
Posted by: Sock Monkey *
--

Valerie Jarrett is considering self-deportation before being uncovered as an Iranian spy. Susan Rice may accompany her because of compliance in the bogus Russia, Russia campaign.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 11:09 PM (v5dF2)

182 25 So would Trump's face on Mt Rushmore have the hair swoop?

That would be hazardous to sculpt.

They will need many ropes and scaffolds.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 10:12 PM (aTgV0)

Do it from the ground with a laser.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 11:09 PM (QGaXH)

183 Piper, I don't know what his email is, and I don't see it listed anywhere.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at February 28, 2026 11:10 PM (6h8Va)

184 >25 So would Trump's face on Mt Rushmore have the hair swoop?

MAGA hat.

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 11:10 PM (Q+gd/)

185 I don't get the Buc-ees meme - is that supposed to be Seattle with the Space Needle? At first I thought it was supposed to be Tehran....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 11:11 PM (QGaXH)

186 >>When I was active duty the answer was simple -
They hate you and want to kill you.

>>Because the goal wasn't to win. And that may be the biggest difference between Donald Trump and every other president in the last 35 years!

I think both of you are right.

Loved Hegseth's statement earlier. To paraphrase, if you threaten or kill Americans we will find you and kill you.

I like the Trump Doctrine. A lot.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 11:11 PM (viF8m)

187 Sorry, they said the scent of burnt Ayatollah should be gone by Thursday.
Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 11:08 PM (BF4m0)

Throw some cinnamon sticks and dried peppers on the grill.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 11:12 PM (8zz6B)

188 The former Iranian leadership don't just have summer teeth, but summer limbs and digits. Summer over here, summer over there, and summer just gone.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 28, 2026 11:12 PM (S/Y4j)

189 I don't know what his email is, and I don't see it listed anywhere.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at February 28, 2026 11:10 PM (6h8Va)

It is: rushfanboi71@aol.com

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 28, 2026 11:12 PM (n9ltV)

190
My cousins are weird. That's the best I can say about them.

I don't have a cabin, but if I did-- there *would be* watermelon!
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:05 PM (rdVOm)

Oh, good! I thought I was the only one with weird cousins! We have one who has always been strange since she hatched. My brother could imitate her well.

Granted, I did once feed some of them mud and tell them it was chocolate pudding. They watched me prepare this and ate it anyway. I got in a bit of trouble, not bad. I mean, they saw me do this! I can't help it if three of them were stupid! Daddy agreed with me and pretended to scold me when the weird one cried like a big baby.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 11:12 PM (WONhk)

191 151 Seems Matt Walsh thinks this "war" is a big mistake. He seems to think Iran was 20 years from a real nuke, and that it is very unpopular so if we lose in '26 and '28, The West loses and all is lost anyway.

He could be right. Or not. The thing with 'influencers' is, they keep moving the goal posts, as necessary, in order to keep 'influencing'. Are you not entertained?

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 28, 2026 11:12 PM (+YRf1)

192 >What the hell were previous administrations doing running years long, trillion dollar wars we never won?
Posted by: JackStraw
---

Prepping America for equality plus plenty of side money for family and friends.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 11:12 PM (v5dF2)

193 Breaking: Federal judge demands Trump immediately withdraw from the Middle East and replace all of Iran’s missiles, drones, ships, and any other weapons we destroyed.
Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at February 28, 2026 11:09 PM (JRP2U)
---
BREAKING: District judge orders resurrection of Ayatollah and retroactive absolution along with 200 ICBMS for righteous vengeance. Trump administration plans to appeal. Also seeking mental health evaluation.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:12 PM (ZOv7s)

194 No waterfalls for about 150 miles here. I live between 0-25 feet above sea level. Maximum oxygen here. Oxygen is important.

Posted by: Flatlander, Myself at February 28, 2026 11:13 PM (oftw2)

195 Thanks CBD!

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at February 28, 2026 11:13 PM (6h8Va)

196 188 The former Iranian leadership don't just have summer teeth, but summer limbs and digits. Summer over here, summer over there, and summer just gone.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 28, 2026 11:12 PM (S/Y4j)

I don't think I've said in the last 5 minutes how much I love you all!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 11:14 PM (WONhk)

197 I don't get the Buc-ees meme - is that supposed to be Seattle with the Space Needle? At first I thought it was supposed to be Tehran....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 11:11 PM (QGaXH)

Probably Tehran. Besides the Persian lettering, it's less anti-American than Seattle.

Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 11:14 PM (BF4m0)

198 I've been out of contact the last 24 hours. Anything going on in the world?
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 28, 2026 10:17 PM (w

Rumor has it that after a day in a livery, AoC found Taiwan on a map.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 11:14 PM (2WIwB)

199 All the Iranian spies in DC are a bit worried I imagine. Trump should put a bounty on turning over any Iranian agents to DHS.

Posted by: pawn at February 28, 2026 11:14 PM (+rKuc)

200 BREAKING NEWS: President Trump has ordered mental health evaluations and six hour oral examinations on constitutional law on every federal judge. Justices Thomas and Alito are responsible for the oral examinations content.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 28, 2026 11:15 PM (S/Y4j)

201 I don't get the Buc-ees meme - is that supposed to be Seattle with the Space Needle? At first I thought it was supposed to be Tehran....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 11:11 PM (QGaXH)

It's the Azadi tower in Tehran.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 28, 2026 11:15 PM (zuIfz)

202 199 All the Iranian spies in DC are a bit worried I imagine. Trump should put a bounty on turning over any Iranian agents to DHS.
Posted by: pawn at February 28, 2026 11:14 PM (+rKuc)

All those democrats...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:16 PM (bss/y)

203 Loved Hegseth's statement earlier. To paraphrase, if you threaten or kill Americans we will find you and kill you.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 11:11 PM (viF8m)
---
In my misspent youth I actually did some LARP stuff. Vampires and werewolves. I'm sure people remember the 90s. The interesting thing was people loved to talk big and threaten, but they always assumed that their threats were harmless. Like, just words. My take was that they were serious, and so whenever a threat was given I'd pause and ask: "Do you really mean that?"

And they'd say: "Yeah!" So I'd pull out an index card that said "GUN" and go "BANG!" The referee would laugh and say "Yeah, that's surprise, no reaction, you got smoked."

The weird thing is, this continued to happen. Totally flat learning curve.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:17 PM (ZOv7s)

204 172 Don't like the new urinal cakes. Hate mint.
Posted by: Pissed Off

You’re not supposed to eat them

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 28, 2026 11:17 PM (A5RD0)

205 *checks clipboard*

Imam #12, you're on deck.

Chop chop man

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 11:17 PM (JkO4W)

206 All the Iranian spies in DC are a bit worried I imagine. Trump should put a bounty on turning over any Iranian agents to DHS.
Posted by: pawn at February 28, 2026 11:14 PM (+rKuc)
---
All their credit cards are locked.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:18 PM (ZOv7s)

207 204 172 Don't like the new urinal cakes. Hate mint.
Posted by: Pissed Off

You’re not supposed to eat them
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 28, 2026 11:17 PM (A5RD0)

The moose out front shoulda told ya.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 28, 2026 11:18 PM (S/Y4j)

208 Dedicated to anyone who wanted to play games with our President Trump...whose heads are now removed from the rest of their corpus.

https://tinyurl.com/bdhzs5b3

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 11:18 PM (WONhk)

209 Appropriate for today?
https://ziply.pk/xyUc0k

Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 11:18 PM (nCVYJ)

210 Matt Walsh also thinks all anime is Satanic and un-American.

Dude, they said that about D&D. Find new material.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:19 PM (2GVsD)

211 Those English twin girls complaining about the price of ice cream?
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 11:05 PM (aTgV0)

NINE QUID?!

Posted by: 'E's goin' nowhere! at February 28, 2026 11:19 PM (TbWk/)

212 201 I don't get the Buc-ees meme - is that supposed to be Seattle with the Space Needle? At first I thought it was supposed to be Tehran....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 11:11 PM (QGaXH)

How do you say "Beaver Nuggets" in Arabic?
This has been a great day.

Posted by: sal at February 28, 2026 11:19 PM (f+FmA)

213 >>No waterfalls for about 150 miles here.

Don't go chasing waterfalls.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 11:19 PM (viF8m)

214 All the enemy spies in DC will be forced to get real jobs.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:20 PM (2GVsD)

215 JohnFNotKerry

Send to me at:
moronhobbies at protonmail dot com

Or Doof at:
doof2112 at proton dot me

Posted by: TRex - joke collector at February 28, 2026 11:20 PM (IQ6Gq)

216 Seems Matt Walsh thinks this "war" is a big mistake. He seems to think Iran was 20 years from a real nuke, and that it is very unpopular so if we lose in '26 and '28, The West loses and all is lost anyway.
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He should STFU. I've seen no evidence that *winning* is "very unpopular".

We're going to learn in the coming days who's with us and who isn't.

Posted by: Crusader at February 28, 2026 11:20 PM (Cjcf6)

217 44 News from Iran:

The Revolutionary Guards threaten: "In a few moments, the most destructive offensive operation in the history of the Islamic regime forces of Iran will begin."

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 10:20 PM (etYFQ)

We agree....
-USAF

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 11:20 PM (QGaXH)

218 What is Xi Jingping's pucker factor?

-Mild pucker, tense moment.
-Serious pucker, from snow to ice.
-Critical pucker, cement to concrete.
-Life-altering pucker, charcoal to diamond.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:20 PM (ZOv7s)

219 The revolutionary guard needs to get off twitter/x and surrender.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 11:21 PM (/M/4v)

220
195 Thanks CBD!
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at February 28,

Nooooo! Do not listen to CBD. Well, listen to him, but not about this. It’s as follows:

Doof2112 at proton dot me

Posted by: Piper at February 28, 2026 11:21 PM (p4NUW)

221 203 Loved Hegseth's statement earlier. To paraphrase, if you threaten or kill Americans we will find you and kill you.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 11:11 PM (viF8m)

I do sleep well with President Trump and Sec Hegseth running the show with Sec Rubio.

Life is grand! Not for Eye-a-told-ja but everyone else, mate.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 11:22 PM (WONhk)

222 Matt Walsh also thinks all anime is Satanic and un-American.

Dude, they said that about D&D. Find new material.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:19 PM (2GVsD)
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Guy acts like he's 80. Screams at clouds and demand someone flip his 78 over.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:22 PM (ZOv7s)

223 *serves hot 'buffalo' wings at the bar*

Spicy! Enjoy!

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:22 PM (rdVOm)

224 Because the goal wasn't to win. And that may be the biggest difference between Donald Trump and every other president in the last 35 years!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 28, 2026 11:06 PM (n9ltV)

Ding!
Ding!
Ding!
We have a winna!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 11:22 PM (2WIwB)

225 The IRG Twitter squad is all that is left.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:22 PM (2GVsD)

226 Why does it smell funny in here?
Posted by: Piper at February 28, 2026 11:02 PM (pZEOD)

Sorry, they said the scent of burnt Ayatollah should be gone by Thursday.
Posted by: Dr. T
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Mint in the urinal cakes?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 28, 2026 11:22 PM (XeU6L)

227 All the enemy spies in DC will be forced to get real jobs.
Posted by: Anna Puma

Making big rocks into little rocks for a roof, three hots, and a cot each day. Don't make rate you get nothing.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 11:23 PM (/lPRQ)

228 Please stick to the rivers and the lakes you’re used to

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 28, 2026 11:23 PM (A5RD0)

229
Have any of the hostages from '79 spoken yet?
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 10:39 PM (Q+gd/)

The diplomats are probably a mix of Helsinki Syndrome victims along with a handful with some common sense. I'm interested in what the Marine guards think.

The Marines made it their mission in life to fuck with the Iranian guards. One story I read was that they were held in a building with the only running water being in the bathroom. The guards would leave their dishes in the sink until it was full. The Marines would be allowed to use the bathroom and they'd piss all over the Iranians' dishes. Good for morale.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 28, 2026 11:23 PM (HXiQ2)

230 Old and busted: Midnight raid to black back dictator.

New hotness: Daylight raid turns leader into crimson wall art.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:23 PM (ZOv7s)

231 New hotness: Daylight raid turns leader into crimson wall art.

It's no Rothko, but we'll take it

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:24 PM (2GVsD)

232 It looks like the current Democrat spin on the Iran bombing is "I'm glad Khamenei is dead, I want Iranians to be free, but Trump broke his campaign promise to not start any wars."

That's it. "Trump lied." They can't even say that wars are bad since they've been pushing the Ukraine war for years.

Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 11:24 PM (0MjtC)

233
We've seen Venezuela and Iran decapitated in one night. What the hell were previous administrations doing running years long, trillion dollar wars we never won?
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 11:00 PM (viF8m)

forever wars were a choice. It was easier to fight them than to figure out how to win them.

Granted, three assassination attempts in a year probably makes "decapitation strike" a realistic option.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 11:24 PM (rbvCR)

234 The previous administrations were captured by the system and could not think outside the box.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:26 PM (2GVsD)

235 I don't get the Buc-ees meme - is that supposed to be Seattle with the Space Needle? At first I thought it was supposed to be Tehran....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 11:11 PM (QGaXH)

Probably Tehran. Besides the Persian lettering, it's less anti-American than Seattle.
Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 11:14 PM

Buc-ees will never open in Washington state. The business taxes are atrocious.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 11:26 PM (2WIwB)

236 forever wars were a choice. It was easier to fight them than to figure out how to win them.

Granted, three assassination attempts in a year probably makes "decapitation strike" a realistic option.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 11:24 PM (rbvCR)
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The Military-Industrial Complex saw 9/11 as a chance to reverse the budget cuts that followed the end of the Cold War. It's that simple. We needed a new permanent defense posture.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:26 PM (ZOv7s)

237 Buc-ees will never open in Washington state. The business taxes are atrocious.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 11:26 PM (2WIwB)

They should build one in Stateline, Idaho.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 11:27 PM (8zz6B)

238 Iran has been at war with us for 47 years. Trump is finishing business that should have ended years ago.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 28, 2026 11:27 PM (zuIfz)

239 It's no Rothko, but we'll take it
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:24 PM (2GVsD)
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More of a Jackson Pollock. In red.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:27 PM (ZOv7s)

240 It's Saturday night. We all deserve a little Maceo.

https://tinyurl.com/yh7j6fyp

Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 11:29 PM (viF8m)

241 Iran has been at war with us for 47 years. Trump is finishing business that should have ended years ago.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 28, 2026 11:27 PM (zuIfz)
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This is why it burns them so deeply. Trump finishes.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:29 PM (ZOv7s)

242 *posts an image to Tensor*

Should I create a background of Persepolis?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:29 PM (2GVsD)

243 The Marines made it their mission in life to fuck with the Iranian guards. One story I read was that they were held in a building with the only running water being in the bathroom. The guards would leave their dishes in the sink until it was full. The Marines would be allowed to use the bathroom and they'd piss all over the Iranians' dishes. Good for morale.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 28, 2026 11:23 PM (HXiQ2)

The senior army colonized the shower room had a camera. So he made a point that with every shower, he'd bend over with his butt pointed towards the camera.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 11:29 PM (2WIwB)

244 Damn auto correct.
The senior army colonel...

Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 11:30 PM (2WIwB)

245 Kraken!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 28, 2026 11:30 PM (A5RD0)

246 *serves crab-stuffed mushrooms at the bar*

For those what can't handle spicy!

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:30 PM (rdVOm)

247 Wait until they see the lunar eclipse on Tuesday.
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 10:20 PM (vSvIl)

That's the blood moon, right?

It will probably be cloudy or raining, which is fine as we need rain/snow.

The 3 remaining Iranian Guards will probably fire off something somewhere that nigt and kaput. I think they are probably done based on what I read today. Maybe they have a Cessna that can still fly a few miles, but no pilot. So they will give it a go themselves.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 11:31 PM (WONhk)

248 I don't get the fan base for Buc-ees. Seems like just a fancy truck stop minus the trucks. Wonder if the founder was inspired by a truck stop with all the bells and whistles. I'll stop at those when I'm towing the BAT, its nowhere near semi length, but its long enough to not be workable to fill up at many of the car sizes stations.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 28, 2026 11:31 PM (Sokdp)

249 Savannah Bananas had their team season opener tonight at FSU's football stadium. 67,000 in attendance an over 20,000 watched on Youtube. Bananas defeated Tailgaters 5-3.

Posted by: Yellow Peril at February 28, 2026 11:32 PM (oftw2)

250 >>"In a few moments, the most destructive offensive operation in the history of the Islamic regime forces of Iran will begin."
----------

Well???

We're waiting!

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:33 PM (rdVOm)

251 128 *slides a beer down the bar for ARiK*

It'll be waiting for him, when he gets back from reading all the content and comments!
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 10:50 PM (rdVOm)

Thank you JQ!

Quaffs same

Wipes mouth on sleeve

Belches loudly

Scratches butt....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 11:33 PM (QGaXH)

252 Savannah Bananas had their team season opener tonight at FSU's football stadium. 67,000 in attendance an over 20,000 watched on Youtube. Bananas defeated Tailgaters 5-3.
Posted by: Yellow Peril at February 28, 2026 11:32 PM (oftw2)
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I woke up Monday morning, and look up on the wall. The Skeeters and the Bedbugs were having a game of ball. The score was five to nothing, the Skeeters were ahead. The Bedbugs hit a home run and knocked me out of bed, singing...

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:34 PM (ZOv7s)

253 All the 'ettes are beautiful and all the 'rons are handsome. What could be better in this world we have here?
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 28, 2026 10:19 PM (CHHv1)

Aw, shoot, really? I wish I would've known the rules before showing up. I'm having some of the buffalo wings before I leave, anyway.

Valerie Jarrett is considering self-deportation before being uncovered as an Iranian spy. Susan Rice may accompany her because of compliance in the bogus Russia, Russia campaign.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 11:09 PM (v5dF2)

Don't threaten us with a good time...

Posted by: Nerd Herd at February 28, 2026 11:35 PM (NZPfR)

254 174 I talked with my father, who is the left of Karl Marx and he was absolutely loving what happened to Iran. He remembers Desert One and the hostage crisis and is absolutely fine with revenge.

So a total lefty is actually more on point that """conservatives""".

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:07 PM (ZOv7s)

God bless him for that - you'd think it would have turned him off Dems and such, but I suspect he was more turned off by Jimmy's "Christianity." I've mentioned that my first boss in an embassy was a former hostage. He ended short of tour because of terrorist threats in country, and I don't blame him one bit. He's gone now, but I am grateful for the regime finally getting their due.

Posted by: moki at February 28, 2026 11:35 PM (wLjpr)

255 Speaking of prisons and hard labor.

Johnny Somali has been sentenced by a South Korean court to up to three years in prison at hard labor. They also classified him as a sexual predator so he will have to do prison labor, no sweet outside gigs. And upon release and return to the US, he will have register as a sex offender.

And the Koreans seized both his phones, he no keep them.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:36 PM (2GVsD)

256 Mossad Commentary@MOSSADil . 1h

General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces statement:

“We will make the enemies of this nation, especially criminal America and the evil Zionist regime, regret this with the power of steadfastness and the support of the noble people, and we will continue the path of that wise and strong leader until the last drop of blood and the surrender of the enemies.”

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 11:36 PM (v5dF2)

257 https://youtu.be/Z2ClHNUp1IU

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:36 PM (rdVOm)

258 Posted by: PaleRider

Well it’s super clean. The employees are happy and courteous. There’s a vast array of food, hot, cold, fresh, dried sammiches and salads. You can get a tshirt or Jammie’s. Or a concealed carry purse. Or an ashtray. And the jerky assortment….

Nuts. Beer. Pop. Chips.

And the bathrooms are cleaner than yours is at home.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 28, 2026 11:36 PM (A5RD0)

259 Johnny Somali
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:36 PM (2GVsD)
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No idea who that is. Explain.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:37 PM (ZOv7s)

260
>>What the hell were previous administrations doing running years long, trillion dollar wars we never won?

Just learing here, boss!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 28, 2026 11:38 PM (Cqx++)

261 At this point, the Revolutionary Guard's threats of retaliation are as credible as Jonah Goldberg's claims to have authored his books or David French's alleged fathering of children.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:38 PM (ZOv7s)

262 *posts an image to Tensor*
Posted by: Anna Puma

"Think this style of chair will sell?"

The marketing is on-point.

Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 11:39 PM (VHUov)

263 And the bathrooms are cleaner than yours is at home.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 28, 2026 11:36 PM (A5RD0)
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I mean, speak for yourself...

Posted by: Wayland Smithers at February 28, 2026 11:39 PM (ZOv7s)

264 Johnny Somali? Isn't he the guy who filmed himself humiliating and mocking Asians, in Asia. Japan, SK, etc? Basically being a massive asshole and a dangerous one at that. He was on TikTok or something. Vaguely remember it.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 28, 2026 11:40 PM (+YRf1)

265 @MOSSADil , 6h
Poll: Should President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu receive the Nobel Peace Prize for eliminating Khamenei?

76% Yes
19% No
5% Not Sure

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 11:40 PM (v5dF2)

266 Pest Kick streamer. He barely escaped Japan and decided South Korea would be next.

Where he decided to make a mockery of statues in South Korea that memorialize the brutal Japanese practice of forcing Korean women into being 'comfort women.' He was convicted of producing deep fakes and being a pestiferous customer interfering with business.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:40 PM (2GVsD)

267 "In a few moments, the most destructive offensive operation in the history of the Islamic regime forces of Iran will begin."
----------

Well???

We're waiting!
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:33 PM
***

*taps foot*
*looks at watch*
*turns tv to Foyles War*

Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 11:41 PM (2WIwB)

268 The spam emails offering me free Ozempic are more credible than the Iran Revolutionary Guard threatening retaliation. Nigerian princes are more trustworthy.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:41 PM (ZOv7s)

269 241 Iran has been at war with us for 47 years. Trump is finishing business that should have ended years ago.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 28, 2026 11:27 PM (zuIfz)
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This is why it burns them so deeply. Trump finishes.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:29 PM (ZOv7s)

Totally disregarding the current burning Iranians, what chaps me is the Dims and liberals who can't realize this due to TDS. Pathetic losers.

President Trump is the greatest president of my life and I am living in just the right time to appreciate this wonder.

We are so blessed. Pray tonight and give thanks, even if you don't normally pray. Also pray for the safety and health of our great military, President, and cabinet.

It has been quite the year and change, Morons!

I did watch Starmer stutter his dimwittery today and sneered as he scuttled off. I really dislike him (look at me being good during Lent!).

I was having too much fun here to watch the UN snivel and whine. I hope at least ONE country backed us. Just one. Anyone?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 11:41 PM (WONhk)

270 What my bathrooms lack in cleanliness they make up for with that lived in feeling.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 11:42 PM (viF8m)

271 General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces statement:

“We will make the enemies of this nation, especially criminal America and the evil Zionist regime, regret this with the power of steadfastness and the support of the noble people, and we will continue the path of that wise and strong leader until the last drop of blood and the surrender of the enemies.”
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Your plan is to fight until every last Revolutionary Guard member is dead. Okay, I get that and wish you success, but I'm curious how you plan on making two carrier groups, one of which is on the other side of Israel, surrender.

Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 11:42 PM (vSvIl)

272 I don't get the fan base for Buc-ees. Seems like just a fancy truck stop minus the trucks. Wonder if the founder was inspired by a truck stop with all the bells and whistles. I'll stop at those when I'm towing the BAT, its nowhere near semi length, but its long enough to not be workable to fill up at many of the car sizes stations.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 28, 2026 11:31 PM (Sokdp)

Bucees started out as convenience stores. There are still some of those little ones in TX. I go to Bucees now and then to look around. They sell some nice gift items. It isn't all Beaver Nuggets and t-shirts. They also have cheap deer corn. And the bathrooms are really clean.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 28, 2026 11:42 PM (zuIfz)

273 Trump: My CIA says there's no Walmarts in Iran
Is that true?

Netanyahu: Yeah, only Targets.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 11:42 PM (v5dF2)

274 Where he decided to make a mockery of statues in South Korea that memorialize the brutal Japanese practice of forcing Korean women into being 'comfort women.' He was convicted of producing deep fakes and being a pestiferous customer interfering with business.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:40 PM (2GVsD)

Korea should have given him a helicopter ride half way back to japan.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 11:43 PM (8zz6B)

275 I just wanna sniff some glue,
I just wanna want something to do.
All the kids wanna sniff some glue,
All the kids wanna want something to do.

Posted by: Testors, FTW! at February 28, 2026 11:43 PM (oftw2)

276
Johnny Somali
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:36 PM (2GVsD)
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No idea who that is. Explain.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:37 PM (ZOv7s)

A criminal asshole who films himself being an asshole to people around the world and streams it on TikTok and other sites, to entertain other assholes who enjoy watching assholery.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 28, 2026 11:43 PM (HXiQ2)

277 255 Speaking of prisons and hard labor.

Johnny Somali has been sentenced by a South Korean court to up to three years in prison at hard labor.

--------

He should have retained Vinny Gambini. I warned him.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 11:43 PM (JkO4W)

278 Pest Kick streamer.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:40 PM (2GVsD)
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I do not know these words. I know each word, but I do not know what they mean together. Please explain.

*Berates manservant for failing to warm cognac snifter to appropriate temperature*

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:44 PM (ZOv7s)

279 Thanks T-Rex! I sent it to the moronhobbies email.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at February 28, 2026 11:44 PM (6h8Va)

280 I've seen a few videos about Johnny Somali - about ten seconds into his antics and you start thinking "Yeah, the jail time for the assault would be worth it." I hope he acts the fool in a South Korean prison.

Posted by: PabloD at February 28, 2026 11:46 PM (+HNa2)

281 Pest Kick streamer.

That's a good word for it.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 28, 2026 11:46 PM (+YRf1)

282 270 What my bathrooms lack in cleanliness they make up for with that lived in feeling.
Posted by: JackStraw

If your bathrooms are too clean, your immune system doesn't get a sufficient workout. Likewise eating Christy's mud pudding can only help one ward off death and disease.

Posted by: The Good Bacteria and Virii at February 28, 2026 11:47 PM (oftw2)

283 "I asked for VSOP. I was very specific. This is clearly VS. This is your final warning."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:47 PM (ZOv7s)

284 Yup, just like a good truck stop. They sell all that stuff cuz the drivers can't go just anywhere to get stuff with that semi in tow, and most of them also have separate pumps for cars. Well most of my truck stop experiences are in WY, Utah and the Dakotas, and a few would fail the super clean bathroom thing. I suppose in some places tourists and city folk just don't feel comfortable going to a truck stop and there may be places where they are wise to be leery. But I don't feel any need to go to the Buc-ees they put in north of Fort Collins.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 28, 2026 11:48 PM (Sokdp)

285 "I asked for VSOP. I was very specific. This is clearly VS. This is your final warning."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:47 PM (ZOv7s)

I only drink Pisco.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 11:48 PM (rbvCR)

286 Wonder where Barky Obungo is tonight?

MIA like during Benghazi? Popping poppers with Reggie? Wearing his hemorrhoid truss? Learning to paddleboard with his chef? Shaving Mooch's legs?

I want to hear from the great Obungo. His wisdom and Uncle Ben's Wild Rice looks are greatly missed (I should not have to include that this is sarcasm but I will).

Mooch? Probably stoned herself or trying to find shoes to fit her giant feets.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 11:48 PM (WONhk)

287 *Courvoisier VSOP for A.H. Lloyd*

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:49 PM (rdVOm)

288 South Koreans made a sport of finding where Johnny was hiding in the country and then beating the snot out of him.

Shia LaPoof being stalked by 4Chan got off easy in comparison.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:50 PM (2GVsD)

289 I'd be glad to never hear from the Obamas again. Let them stew in their miserable marriage like the Clintons.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 28, 2026 11:50 PM (zuIfz)

290 *provides tea-light and warmer also*

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:50 PM (rdVOm)

291 Buc-ees.
Beaver Nuts!

'Nuff said.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 11:50 PM (2WIwB)

292 >>"In a few moments, the most destructive offensive operation in the history of the Islamic regime forces of Iran will begin."
----------

Well???

We're waiting!
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:33 PM (rdVOm)

Oh, crap. Where did we put our weapons?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 28, 2026 11:51 PM (S/Y4j)

293 Let me guess, Iran ordered out of the Chinese Temu catalog of weapons.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:51 PM (2GVsD)

294 I don't get the fan base for Buc-ees. Seems like just a fancy truck stop minus the trucks.
Posted by: PaleRider at February 28, 2026 11:31 PM (Sokdp)

Mainly because they make it bright and cheerful (and clean). They have fun with the theme (and Americans do love a theme) and work to be somewhere you want to stop. (My first ever stop at one was on the way to this year's TxMoMe.)

Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 11:52 PM (nCVYJ)

295 201 I don't get the Buc-ees meme - is that supposed to be Seattle with the Space Needle? At first I thought it was supposed to be Tehran....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 11:11 PM (QGaXH)

It's the Azadi tower in Tehran.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 28, 2026 11:15 PM (zuIfz)

It was the mountains that threw me off - I didn't know they had mountains like that near Tehran.

Someday I'll get to visit one of these wondrous Buc-ees....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 11:52 PM (QGaXH)

296 Heading to bed soon. I have lots to do tomorrow, including getting a bunch of rat traps from Home Depot. The missus and I both spotted a BIG rat running along the fence this evening. Time to inspect things and make sure they're not getting into the house somehow.

Posted by: PabloD at February 28, 2026 11:52 PM (+HNa2)

297 *Courvoisier VSOP for A.H. Lloyd*
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:49 PM (rdVOm)
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That is the stuff. Someday, when I grow up, I'll graduate to XO. Maybe when I become a great-grandpa.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:53 PM (ZOv7s)

298 294 I don't get the fan base for Buc-ees. Seems like just a fancy truck stop minus the trucks.
Posted by: PaleRider at February 28, 2026 11:31 PM (Sokdp)

Mainly because they make it bright and cheerful (and clean). They have fun with the theme (and Americans do love a theme) and work to be somewhere you want to stop. (My first ever stop at one was on the way to this year's TxMoMe.)
Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 11:52 PM (nCVYJ)

One went in on 75 down near Richmond. It is a bit of a drive (maybe an hour) but I would like to see what all the falderol is about.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:54 PM (bss/y)

299 I've seen a few videos about Johnny Somali - about ten seconds into his antics and you start thinking "Yeah, the jail time for the assault would be worth it." I hope he acts the fool in a South Korean prison.
Posted by: PabloD

Some countries get a foreign asshole like this and think, Meh, nobody will go to war over this guy. And just kill them.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 11:54 PM (/lPRQ)

300 But I don't feel any need to go to the Buc-ees they put in north of Fort Collins.
Posted by: PaleRider

I thought they were all conservative and Texas-like. What are they doing building in the People's Republic of Colorado?

Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 11:54 PM (VHUov)

301 TLC's Waterfalls video is a fascinating cultural artifact, because it contains the Strong Form of Creepy Fauci's sinister lie about AIDS: not only a straight disease, but also with vanilla F2M transmission. Events swiftly proved it to be baseless fearmongering; and while most rapidly forgot the embarrassing episode of panic, the malignant gnome responsible failed upward to plague us further in the future, as we have now all lived through.

Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 11:55 PM (Sy6m/)

302 PabloD-- does your local animal shelter have a 'barn cat' program? Something to consider, if you've got rodent problems.

But yeah, I understand *it's not for everyone*.

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:55 PM (rdVOm)

303 So, a year hard labor inKorea . The guy is dead.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 11:55 PM (/lPRQ)

304 Buc-ees.
Beaver Nuts!

'Nuff said.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 11:50 PM (2WIwB)
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Do they carry Deez Nuts?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:55 PM (ZOv7s)

305 For whatever reason, because of AIDS it seemed like condoms really drilled into the public consciousness- which they may see as the real win- fewer pregnancies.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:56 PM (bss/y)

306 Someday, when I grow up, I'll graduate to XO. Maybe when I become a great-grandpa.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Hope you've got an excellent pension! I've seen the price of a bottle of XO. Ooof!

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:56 PM (rdVOm)

307 303 So, a year hard labor inKorea . The guy is dead.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 11:55 PM (/lPRQ)

The kid has probably not really worked in his life.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:56 PM (bss/y)

308 Buc-ees.
Beaver Nuts!

'Nuff said.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 11:50 PM (2WIwB)
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Do they carry Deez Nuts?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:55 PM (ZOv7s)

***

Nope. No VSOP either.
But the Beaver Nuts are better than crack!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 11:57 PM (2WIwB)

309 PabloD-- does your local animal shelter have a 'barn cat' program? Something to consider, if you've got rodent problems.

But yeah, I understand *it's not for everyone*.
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:55 PM (rdVOm)

A good rat terrier might do a better job on rats than a cat would.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 11:57 PM (8zz6B)

310 Day is done. Gone the sun. From the hills, from the lake, from the sky. All is well. Safely rest. God is nigh.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:57 PM (ZOv7s)

311 Off trolling the BBC Utube channel. What a bunch of pretentious twits.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 11:58 PM (1JFYK)

312 Give you a chance to double your money, ScaryMary.

Guess the name of the second half of this song. Remember, there's a dime ridding on this so don't get nervous.

https://tinyurl.com/2s44evm5

Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 11:58 PM (viF8m)

313 Tis the BBC, pretentious twats

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:58 PM (2GVsD)

314 Posted by: Testors, FTW! at February 28, 2026 11:43 PM (oftw2)

From the movie C.B.G.B.
The owner is talking to the Ramones, who are auditioning.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q93_j1kWUqc

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at February 28, 2026 11:59 PM (JRP2U)

315 Mikeski I suppose they are parting money from leftist fools, and of course plenty of non leftists also like a good gimmick. And its off I-25, so I suppose even if many of the locals are meh after 1 visit they get plenty of road trip traffic. Its huge.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 28, 2026 11:59 PM (Sokdp)

316 I'm not a fan of tequila, although I've slammed my fair share of shots, LOL.

Was looking around the likka sto last week and saw this intriguing bottle-- Don Julio. (couldn't read much more of the label, it was way-high up on the top shelf)

Oh, but the price! Holy Moly!!! Over $300. Yikes.

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:00 AM (rdVOm)

317
I go to Bucees now and then to look around. They sell some nice gift items. It isn't all Beaver Nuggets and t-shirts. They also have cheap deer corn.

I'm going all the way to Bucees just to get some corn.

Posted by: Cheap deer at March 01, 2026 12:01 AM (Cqx++)

318 First Buc-Ees I ever saw was between Houston and Corsicana, in the company of our late great friend, Jim Sunk New Dawn. RIP, Jim.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 12:02 AM (8zz6B)

319 They are clean, fast and efficient. Don't get the BBQ, get the Philly Cheese Steak.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:02 AM (v5dF2)

320 A good rat terrier might do a better job on rats than a cat would.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Good point! Cat does excellent work-- kills birds, mice, rats, squirrels... but I think not all cats go for 'large game'?

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:03 AM (rdVOm)

321 107 Out of curiosity, anyone know if John Bolton is seething about this or beating his tiny wang against his desk?

Maybe both?
Posted by: Robert at February 28, 2026 10:38 PM (dpXJq)

Both, apparently
Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 10:44 PM (rbvCR)

When is he not seething? I guess having a tiny wang does that to you. I will refrain from making a potato voodoo doll of him as well with it being Lent.

Why can't people like him just go paint dogs like GWB and shut up?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 01, 2026 12:03 AM (WONhk)

322 They are clean, fast and efficient. Don't get the BBQ, get the Philly Cheese Steak.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:02 AM (v5dF2)

This!

And some jerky to go. They have thirty different kinds

Posted by: Diogenes at March 01, 2026 12:04 AM (2WIwB)

323 Day is done. Gone the sun. From the hills, from the lake, from the sky. All is well. Safely rest. God is nigh.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Geeze...I wonder how many times I have heard taps played?Hundreds.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2026 12:04 AM (XeU6L)

324 Good point! Cat does excellent work-- kills birds, mice, rats, squirrels... but I think not all cats go for 'large game'?
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:03 AM (rdVOm)

Rats can be pretty tough and vicious.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 12:04 AM (8zz6B)

325 Night all.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 01, 2026 12:05 AM (2WIwB)

326 Taps. Well done, Mr. Lloyd. Thank you.

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:05 AM (rdVOm)

327 For whatever reason, because of AIDS it seemed like condoms really drilled into the public consciousness- which they may see as the real win- fewer pregnancies.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:56 PM (bss/y)
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Okay, one last story. My freshmen year in college, the RA went around with a big box of condoms. AIDS prevention or something. So he asked how many people wanted, and guys had to show off with what their expected usage was. I was considered a scrawny Bando virgin, so when they got to me, everyone expected I'd ask for a few, but instead I said: "Give me what you have left."

Oh how they laughed. But he did, and it was not long afterwards that I got a knock on the door late at night. "Lloyd, I know you have a box of condoms. I need one."

"Sure, but you owe me a dollar."

"Those were free!"

"Yeah, but now they are mine. You gonna pay?"

"Okay, tomorrow."

And so the word went forth throughout the hall, that Lloyd had a case of condoms, reasonably priced just when you need one. I made a lot of money that year.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 12:05 AM (ZOv7s)

328 Square profile picture
Visegrád 24
@visegrad24
An Iranian news anchor broke down in tears on live television while reading the news of Ali Khamenei’s death.
----

That simp who cried when Khamenei died should never spend another day free.

Posted by: Crusader at March 01, 2026 12:06 AM (Cjcf6)

329 Good night everyone.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 12:06 AM (ZOv7s)

330 It is time to realize that Minnesota is weeks if not days away from owning a nuclear weapon.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 12:07 AM (rbvCR)

331 nite, A. H.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 12:08 AM (8zz6B)

332 Post 9/11 I used to read and comment on Michelle Malkin's blog. She would feature a wailing ME man who was all over the place with his same open mouthed photo. It became a game and we wondered who was shipping him around for pity.

I wonder if he's morte at this point. I also don't much care. However, since then I side eye many photos from the ME for being fakes to upset the pink haired liberal American wimmens.

A new Pretti Good cause for them! Finding Iranian flags on Amazon and wearing burkas, which would be most welcome for all of us. I could live forever not seeing another snot septum ring.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 01, 2026 12:09 AM (WONhk)

333 The Babylon Bee
@TheBabylonBee
British Citizens Politely Ask If They Can Be Liberated From Radical Islam Next https://buff.ly/iVktJ2O

Posted by: Crusader at March 01, 2026 12:10 AM (Cjcf6)

334 330 It is time to realize that Minnesota is weeks if not days away from owning a nuclear weapon.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 12:07 AM (rbvCR)

Snort laugh. I need to go to bed!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 01, 2026 12:10 AM (WONhk)

335 That simp who cried when Khamenei died should never spend another day free.
Posted by: Crusader at March 01, 2026 12:06 AM (Cjcf6)

"I can't remember if I cried, when I learned about his sizzled hide,
But something touched me deep inside, the day the Moo-lah died."

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 12:10 AM (8zz6B)

336 Without the beard, Rubio looks like prime pickings for the rape venue. Gird your loins, son.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 01, 2026 12:11 AM (gVUi7)

337 It's Saturday night. We all deserve a little Maceo.
https://tinyurl.com/yh7j6fyp
Posted by: JackStraw

It's been almost a week since Maceo, the little orange cat with the face of a lion and the body of a dog crossed with a bear went to Rainbow Bridge. I never expected a cat who wasn't mine to have such an impact. Miss you, buddy. Thanks for the tail baps! I'll remember and cherish them.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 12:11 AM (KAi1n)

338 Know your adversary:

https://tinyurl.com/t9329w3

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:11 AM (v5dF2)

339 204 172 Don't like the new urinal cakes. Hate mint.
Posted by: Pissed Off

You’re not supposed to eat them
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 28, 2026 11:17 PM (A5RD0)

Seriously? Uh oh!

Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at March 01, 2026 12:12 AM (ZTJjv)

340 We have a cat, but she is strictly an indoor pet because she is so abysmally stupid that she'd surely die if left outside for any period of time. I don't think I'd put her on rat patrol.

Posted by: PabloD at March 01, 2026 12:13 AM (+HNa2)

341 RIP, Jim.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 12:02

Yes indeed JSND was a gentleman not to be forgotten.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at March 01, 2026 12:17 AM (55Qr6)

342 One went in on 75 down near Richmond. It is a bit of a drive (maybe an hour) but I would like to see what all the falderol is about.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:54 PM (bss/y)

Clean restrooms. So many gas pumps that it's unlikely you'll have to wait. Good barbecue (for being on the road, it's actually great barbecue). A good selection of food (like some of the Loves or Pilots that I've been to). More jerky than your body has room for. Beaver Nuggets (think Cheetos with non-cheese flavors). My girls like it because it's 1/3 convenience store, 1/3 barbecue and jerky joint, and 1/3 American kitsch. Do you want a Cowboy Collins cookbook? Got it. Do you want a sign that says 'Margaritas 24:7' like it's a Bible verse? Got that too. What about sweatpants with lots of beavers on them, so many that the men in your life snicker without telling you why? Got 'em in whatever small-to-Texas size you want.

Posted by: Nerd Herd at March 01, 2026 12:17 AM (NZPfR)

343 >>It's been almost a week since Maceo, the little orange cat with the face of a lion and the body of a dog crossed with a bear went to Rainbow Bridge. I never expected a cat who wasn't mine to have such an impact. Miss you, buddy. Thanks for the tail baps! I'll remember and cherish them.

Sorry. Stop being a stranger.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 01, 2026 12:18 AM (viF8m)

344 And they were singing "Bye, bye, Miss Iranian Pie. Drove my camel to the dam-Hell the dam it was dry. And good old weirdbeards drinking Canada Dry, singing this will the day that I die.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 12:18 AM (8zz6B)

345 Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 12:11 AM
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When I saw the Maceo link, I immediately thought of you & your little "neph-mew"

Got a bit dusty here. (I cried when neighbor's dog had to go to the Rainbow Bridge, too. He wasn't "mine" but still has a place in my heart!)

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:19 AM (rdVOm)

346 grok@grok . 36s
Replying to @bulliebags @silvertrade

Yes, it's true—Boursa Kuwait suspended trading starting today (March 1, 2026) until further notice as a precautionary measure for safety amid regional tensions (Hormuz disruptions, Iran-related conflicts).

Gold is seeing safe-haven buying from this uncertainty and has surged recently, but "extremely high tomorrow" depends on fast-moving news—no guarantees on exact moves. Monitor live prices.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:24 AM (v5dF2)

347 I like the juxtaposition of thumbnails on ewetub:

Trump says Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead

and

Iranian media confirms death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

I find it fascinating. Do you think that news station would have dared say 'Obama says he is not a homosexual'...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:24 AM (bss/y)

348 Sorry. Stop being a stranger.
Posted by: JackStraw

I am beyond overloaded with veterinary malpractice litigation. I work every day these days but steal a few minutes to read the blog and post a comment every blue moon. Heck, I made comment of the week a few weeks back.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 12:25 AM (KAi1n)

349 But I don't feel any need to go to the Buc-ees they put in north of Fort Collins.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 28, 2026 11:48 PM (Sokdp)
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I visited that one today on my way down to DIA. Their bathrooms are very clean and it's kind of an event. Their egg & brisket tacos are delicious

Posted by: 496 at March 01, 2026 12:25 AM (t+VLa)

350 >>> 283 "I asked for VSOP. I was very specific. This is clearly VS. This is your final warning."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:47 PM (ZOv7s)

I specifically asked for no salt.

Posted by: Milton at March 01, 2026 12:26 AM (ULPxl)

351 Was looking around the likka sto last week and saw this intriguing bottle-- Don Julio. (couldn't read much more of the label, it was way-high up on the top shelf)

Oh, but the price! Holy Moly!!! Over $300. Yikes.
Posted by: JQ

Most, if not all of the top shelf blue agave tequilas are controlled by the cartels. Just sayin .

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at March 01, 2026 12:26 AM (1JFYK)

352 328 Square profile picture
Visegrád 24
@visegrad24
An Iranian news anchor broke down in tears on live television while reading the news of Ali Khamenei’s death.
----

That simp who cried when Khamenei died should never spend another day free.
Posted by: Crusader

Are we talking about Tucker Carlson again??

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at March 01, 2026 12:28 AM (+YRf1)

353 Most, if not all of the top shelf blue agave tequilas are controlled by the cartels. Just sayin .
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at March 01, 2026 12:26 AM (1JFYK)

Good tequila is margaritas are very good- but that much.

The first time I had good rum it was revelatory. But then it wasa like $60 vs a $20. How much better could a $300 be? There are Flower de Cana bottles that expensive at the liquor store I go to.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:29 AM (bss/y)

354 late great friend, Jim Sunk New Dawn. RIP, Jim.
——————

Well damn. RIP.

Posted by: Nigel West Dickens at March 01, 2026 12:29 AM (bEnJY)

355 Sock Monkey-- I have never, ever in my life, purchased a bottle of (any brand or style of) tequila. Not my thang!

Peer pressure got me to choke down some shots on several occasions, however...

Not to worry. I won't be supporting any cartels. LOL!

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:29 AM (rdVOm)

356 I thought that the Don Julio bottle was cool looking. Not at all interested in its contents.

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:31 AM (rdVOm)

357 Heck, I made comment of the week a few weeks back.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 12:25 AM (KAi1n)
====
Its qwality not qwantity!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 12:32 AM (RIvkX)

358 >>This is your final warning."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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You do know what happens to your drink when you get prissy with your bartender?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:33 AM (v5dF2)

359 I thought that the Don Julio bottle was cool looking. Not at all interested in its contents.
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:31 AM (rdVOm)

The same could be said of AOC's chesticles.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 12:33 AM (8zz6B)

360 Gold is seeing safe-haven buying from this uncertainty and has surged recently, but "extremely high tomorrow" depends on fast-moving news—no guarantees on exact moves. Monitor live prices.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:24 AM (v5dF2)

Trump plays 4D chess with the Economy.... I wonder if attacking on a FRIDAY... so markets don't really have time to react until they shut down for a couple days... was part of the calculus of the timing.

Monday is gonna be a crap shoot though.

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 01, 2026 12:34 AM (mP0Kj)

361 You do know what happens to your drink when you get prissy with your bartender?
Posted by: Braenyard
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He wasn't talking to me, at that point... LOL. Don't know who was his bartender up there, but I set things right for him. (I think?) Hahaha.

Yeah. 2 people ya don't piss off: your doctor & your bartender.

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:36 AM (rdVOm)

362 And they were singing "Bye, bye, Miss Iranian Pie. Drove my camel to the dam-Hell the dam it was dry. And good old weirdbeards drinking Canada Dry, singing this will the day that I die.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

ok, ok, was that G or F chord?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 12:37 AM (diia5)

363 Ok, all the buffalo wings & stuffed mushrooms are gone, so all we have left now are peanuts and stale popcorn...

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:37 AM (rdVOm)

364 Interesting, watched a bit of a video with Kurt Russell and his son. Kurt does not appear to have had a lot of work done.

Then saw a thumbnail with Christopher Judge. He does not look right.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:38 AM (bss/y)

365 Not to worry. I won't be supporting any cartels. LOL!
Posted by: JQ

I'm not throwing any stones. I liked silver Patron. Very smooth. Had Don Julio a few times. It's probably top of the top shelf. I believe it's pure blue agave. It's extremely good but not worth the price. I supported the cartels in other ways also. Not a stellar period of my life.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at March 01, 2026 12:38 AM (1JFYK)

366 Trump plays 4D chess with the Economy.... I wonder if attacking on a FRIDAY... so markets don't really have time to react until they shut down for a couple days... was part of the calculus of the timing.“

According to Israeli sources timing was determined by one thing alone: it began at the point that Mossad had learned that Khameini and 30 of Irans top military and political figures were all going to be in the same meeting, in the same room, at the same time. They had waited weeks to learn of just such a moment.

This is an odd sort of war - although there is a lot of mopping up to do, this war was won by the very first blue struck, when Iran’s government was completely decapitated.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 12:41 AM (etYFQ)

367 Haha, Sock Monkey. I think most (if not all) of us, have a period or two of life that we'd prefer to forget about. And sincerely hope that *others* will forgive us for!

Nobody on earth is perfect.

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:42 AM (rdVOm)

368 ok, ok, was that G or F chord?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 12:37 AM (diia5)

Damfino, I'm just the lyricist.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 12:42 AM (8zz6B)

369 This is an odd sort of war - although there is a lot of mopping up to do, this war was won by the very first blue struck, when Iran’s government was completely decapitated.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 12:41 AM (etYFQ)

Rip Torn: 'Or we could order the Grand Tour- cut the head off the Soviet Chicken!'
-By Dawn's Early Light

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:42 AM (bss/y)

370 It is time to realize that Minnesota is weeks if not days away from owning a nuclear weapon.
Posted by: Kindltot

We're building it in St Paul, at the corner of University and Park.

Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 12:45 AM (VHUov)

371 Well, getting late here, and I have to get up early tomorrow. Time to hit the sack. night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 12:45 AM (8zz6B)

372 'Night, AOP! Sweet dreams.

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:46 AM (rdVOm)

373 Today was the day when France and the UK were outed as "Countries that no longer matter".

Posted by: Crusader at March 01, 2026 12:47 AM (Cjcf6)

374 Damfino, I'm just the lyricist.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Dammit, now the drummer is just going to cry in his pool of groupies again. This band sucks. I'm returning my guitar to Guitar Center.
*tosses ciggy into the well drink *

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 12:47 AM (diia5)

375 3 weeks!

I've been cigarette-free for 3 weeks! YAAAAYYYY!!!

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:47 AM (rdVOm)

376 (and I haven't k1ll3d anyone yet)

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:48 AM (rdVOm)

377 368 ok, ok, was that G or F chord?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 12:37 AM (diia5)

Damfino, I'm just the lyricist.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
---------

What's weird is; Historically the music is written first then the lyricist puts words to the music.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:49 AM (v5dF2)

378 It remains to be seen whether the alignment signals the imminent appearance of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

----
They rode by and let their horses take a dump on the Iranian regime. They had a good laugh, then continued on their way...

Posted by: As Not Seen On TV at March 01, 2026 12:50 AM (UDZK8)

379 This is an odd sort of war - although there is a lot of mopping up to do, this war was won by the very first blue struck, when Iran’s government was completely decapitated.
-
And we have no plans of occupying any territory once it's done, we're just going to make sure the wrong people that are left aren't in a position to assert control themselves (I suspect mostly by wiping them out, though apparently a lot of their equipment is being systematically vaporized).

I wonder if, since we demanded they turn over any remaining enriched uranium they have, we know where it is and might be grabbing it on the sly? Assuming it's not still buried at Fordow.

Posted by: Methos at March 01, 2026 12:51 AM (vSvIl)

380 376 (and I haven't k1ll3d anyone yet)
Posted by: JQ
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The only thing left to kill are those voices in your head. Took me a long time to kill that radio announcer.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:52 AM (v5dF2)

381 259 Johnny Somali
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:36 PM (2GVsD)
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No idea who that is. Explain.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

***********************

Ignorance is bliss.

Seriously.

You'll need brain bleach if you explore this. And there's not enough bleach on Earth.

Posted by: Sam Adams at March 01, 2026 12:54 AM (X+xvk)

382 Gold is seeing safe-haven buying from this uncertainty and has surged recently, but "extremely high tomorrow" depends on fast-moving news—no guarantees on exact moves. Monitor live prices.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:24 AM (v5dF2)

Trump plays 4D chess with the Economy.... I wonder if attacking on a FRIDAY... so markets don't really have time to react until they shut down for a couple days... was part of the calculus of the timing.

Monday is gonna be a crap shoot though.
Posted by: Romeo13

The oil market is going to bounce for awhile. The bullion market will keep bouncing. Right now it's feeding off both uncertainty and on the silver side, supply issues . I think the wildcard will be the Asian markets. Big money boys are going to start wondering how China's economy is going to react to their oil supply issues. If the Asian markets panics, nerds on Wall St will join in. I'm betting there are some frazzled traders who are snorting lines and pounding shots right now, trying to forget that Monday will be calling soon.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at March 01, 2026 12:55 AM (1JFYK)

383 I wonder if, since we demanded they turn over any remaining enriched uranium they have, we know where it is and might be grabbing it on the sly? Assuming it's not still buried at Fordow.
Posted by: Methos
---

I envision Trump charging them for his (our) troubles.
We've spent a lot of money setting them free.
They will pay us back in oil.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:55 AM (v5dF2)

384 Braenyard, I'm trying to just stay busy. When the urge for a smoke strikes, I move to another room. Something, anything, to distract!

Having a bottle of water nearby, helps a lot. Take a swig, instead of lighting up (or eating!). I don't need to gain any more weight.

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:56 AM (rdVOm)

385 381 259 Johnny Somali
--

Think he was thrown out of Japan. He's lucky to be alive.

they don't take kindly to insults

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:57 AM (v5dF2)

386 Food.. omg, food..

*Fries up a batch of pot stickers*

For the Club ONT, not for me!

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:58 AM (rdVOm)

387 375 3 weeks!

I've been cigarette-free for 3 weeks! YAAAAYYYY!!!

Posted by: JQ

*****************

Congratulations!

Posted by: Sam Adams at March 01, 2026 01:00 AM (X+xvk)

388 Thanks, Sam Adams! Need all the encouragement I can get!

At $10/pack, I've saved almost $300 already! (Yeah, pack n a half per day... shame!)

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 01:02 AM (rdVOm)

389 Didn't know this:

On April 18, 1988, President Reagan authorized Operation Praying Mantis, a *one-day* U.S. Navy retaliatory strike that destroyed or heavily damaged roughly *half* of Iran’s operational naval fleet: two Iranian warships & several speedboats.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:02 AM (v5dF2)

390 I've been cigarette-free for 3 weeks! YAAAAYYYY!!!
Posted by: JQ

Nice

*Fries up a batch of pot stickers*
Posted by: JQ

Haven't done any kind of pot in nearly 2 months.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 01:03 AM (KAi1n)

391 “Today, Iran, the Islamic nations and freedom seekers across the world are grieving the evil attacks by the criminal Americans and wicked Zionists,” he said.
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"Freedom seekers"???

He deserves to be lined up against the wall.

Posted by: Crusader at March 01, 2026 01:03 AM (Cjcf6)

392 Haven't done any kind of pot in nearly 2 months.
Posted by: Dark Litigator
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Well, if I said "gyoza"...

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 01:04 AM (rdVOm)

393 Well, if I said "gyoza"...
Posted by: JQ

I probably wouldn't have noticed.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 01:08 AM (KAi1n)

394 Went downstairs to get a dvd. Mrs Sock is asleep with the local news on. They were interviewing some AFWLs out protesting. A whole handful. I'm surprised they didn't have their cats with them. Of course the news didn't bother to show any Iranians cheering and celebrating. F'm. Time to re-watch season 2 of the Punisher. Pretty sure I remember all the bad guys die unpleasantly.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at March 01, 2026 01:08 AM (1JFYK)

395 388 Thanks, Sam Adams! Need all the encouragement I can get!

At $10/pack, I've saved almost $300 already! (Yeah, pack n a half per day... shame!)

Posted by: JQ

*******************

JQ, when I quit, I think day 28 was the hardest. Internally, I was screaming, "Who runs Barter Town? I RUN BARTER TOWN!"

My body was throwing a tantrum. I had to keep reminding my weak psyche that I was in charge, and that I wasn't about to throw away weeks of disciplined resistance and control.

Day 28, my body threw a fit. It was nasty, but I fought through it. The next day, it was as if a fever had broken. Symptoms fled.

The freedom is worth the struggle. God, is it ever.

Posted by: Sam Adams at March 01, 2026 01:10 AM (X+xvk)

396 Way to JQ. Keep it up!

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at March 01, 2026 01:12 AM (1JFYK)

397 Thanks again, Sam Adams!

I'm a wimp, so using nicotine patches this time. I've quit before & failed... just got to keep at it, right?

Cold turkey always frustrated me & I'd get so jammed in the head! Nah, not fun. The patches help take the edge off.

I started out (this time) with a nicotine vape. Nope-- puffed too much & OD'd sort of, and got sick. Quit the vape and bought the damned patches. It's... better now.

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 01:14 AM (rdVOm)

398 I don't need my inhaler as often. Already!

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 01:15 AM (rdVOm)

399 JQ,

Whatever it takes. Really well done.

Posted by: Sam Adams at March 01, 2026 01:16 AM (X+xvk)

400 Sock Monkey, I hope that the missus is feeling better after the skiing mishap, who the hell does she think she is, Lindsey Vaughn?

Happy Saturday Horde, I tried to post earlier but things went wonky.

A toast to you JQ, three weeks is no small feat. I will let you know if and when I achieve the same, meanwhile pot stickers, yum.

A toast to Donald J. Trump, the best President we have ever had in all my years on earth.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 01, 2026 01:17 AM (0nHVk)

401 Darn. I checked on the progress of the Buc-ee's proposed for Idaho and it has stalled. They were going to build it at an already congested intersection and the traffic study was not favorable.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 01, 2026 01:17 AM (7bBwZ)

402 Hi, Debby!

*serves Chivas*

Yeah, it feels so good and yet-- the cravings persist. Meh, they are getting easier and easier to ignore..

Cheers to PDJT! Best President Ever!

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 01:19 AM (rdVOm)

403 I don't need to gain any more weight.
Posted by: JQ
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I used peanuts in the shell. It gave my hands something to do and they are high protein to calorie ratio.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:19 AM (v5dF2)

404 Raising a glass to President Donald John Trump.

Salute!

Posted by: Sam Adams at March 01, 2026 01:20 AM (X+xvk)

405 I used peanuts in the shell. It gave my hands something to do and they are high protein to calorie ratio.
Posted by: Braenyard
---------

Great idea! I need to hit Costco soon...

Meanwhile, since sinuses have been stuffy-- been using Hall's original flavor drops. Makes food taste awful, but I can breathe! Win-win.

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 01:24 AM (rdVOm)

406 3 weeks!
I've been cigarette-free for 3 weeks! YAAAAYYYY!!!
Posted by: JQ

Congrats! One day at a time!

https://youtu.be/3Ggrdyr6MTg

Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 01:25 AM (VHUov)

407 Congo rats, JQ! I have quit several times, but this last one will have to be for good. I really think that if I ever pick it up again, I will get one of those things like emphysema or COPD or whatever, since I was probably close. Fear of a gratuitously untimely death is a motivator.

Oh, here's a quitting trick I use: ABAC-NANEO. Like a mantra, to recall whenever a craving hits: Anything But A Cigarette; Never Again, Not Even Once. Ah-back nanny-oh. Because "just one cig" would swiftly turn right straight back into a pack a day.

Posted by: SciVo at March 01, 2026 01:25 AM (Sy6m/)

408 Haven't done any kind of pot in nearly 2 months.
Posted by: Dark Litigator

Well, if I said "gyoza"...
Posted by: JQ

Haven't watched Ghostbusters in even longer?

Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 01:26 AM (VHUov)

409 Sock Monkey, I hope that the missus is feeling better after the skiing mishap, who the hell does she think she is, Lindsey Vaughn?

She's considerably better. Silly girl tried one of the jumps with the 6 year old. He was very impressed with her wipe out. When she told me I just shook my head. Knowing her, she'll be skiing again Thursday or at least give it a shot. I may not be so sympathetic when she's sore on Friday.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at March 01, 2026 01:28 AM (1JFYK)

410 389 Didn't know this:

On April 18, 1988, President Reagan authorized Operation Praying Mantis, a *one-day* U.S. Navy retaliatory strike that destroyed or heavily damaged roughly *half* of Iran’s operational naval fleet: two Iranian warships & several speedboats.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:02 AM (v5dF2)

If you haven't seen the Youtube vid from the Fat Electrician on this, it's absolutely worth a watch. The guy tells a hell of a story. His Berlin Airdrop vid is amazing, also.

I just assumed everyone had seen this stuff already.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 01, 2026 01:28 AM (w/O5Q)

411 Grok@grok . 4m
Replying to @ajankit124 @WeTheBrandon

No official confirmation from US Navy, Pentagon, or major outlets like Reuters/CNN on any Iranian diesel-electric sub (e.g., Fateh or Ghadir-class) being sunk while targeting USS Abraham Lincoln.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:28 AM (v5dF2)

412 Haven't watched Ghostbusters in even longer?
Posted by: mikeski

I've never actually watched Ghostbusters....
>__>>

Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 01:29 AM (KAi1n)

413 My couch is covered with paperwork. It's *that time of year* and it's a mess... Had to stash papers when hubby was still home, because he'd rat through and make the mess worse.

So, I have a massive project: sort everything out for our tax return, *and* for Dad's estate tax return.

FML, that my siblings didn't help AT ALL, so this year will be the "endumpening" of everything they couldn't be bothered to retrieve. Too bad, so sad!

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 01:29 AM (rdVOm)

414 BOING!

Up since 6AM when all of us in the building headed down to the shelter.

One of our pups and family moved in with DIL's Aunt and Uncle nearby within Tel Aviv because they have a safe room. The grandpups slept there without awakening all night long.

Otherwise fine. Sorta gotten used to this from the last 2 years (and from back in the 1991 Gulf War - Saddam's Scuds).

Busy. Maybe l8r.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 01:30 AM (MFAsx)

415 Because "just one cig" would swiftly turn right straight back into a pack a day.
Posted by: SciVo
--------

Story of my life!

"Oh, just this ONE..." Yeah.

This is my umpteenth attempt. Lost count! I *have* COPD already. It's "do or die" time.

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 01:33 AM (rdVOm)

416 We didn't get all their junk.

Woman killed, dozens injured as Iranian missile strikes Tel Aviv residential block

Victim is first person killed in Israel in renewed fighting with Iran, as first responders take 27 to hospital, including infant, after heavy damage to two apartment buildings

1 killed in UAE as Iran targets 6 Arab countries with missiles; Riyadh slams ‘brutal Iranian aggression’
---
Think Trump said it would take ten days.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:35 AM (v5dF2)

417 Glad you and fam are ok, BD! Thanks for checking in!

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 01:35 AM (rdVOm)

418 Glad you and fam are ok, BD! Thanks for checking in!
Posted by: JQ

Definitely! Praying for everyone there.....

Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 01:38 AM (VHUov)

419 Final reminder for the launch.

Goodnight.

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-23
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: March 1, 2026
Launch Time: 1:55 a.m. PST (0955 UTC, 10:55 CET)

https://youtu.be/Kuiml6wF428

Alternative link if needed.

The Launch Pad

https://youtu.be/CNi3_nDIg7M

Posted by: Joyenz at March 01, 2026 01:39 AM (2F0/Y)

420 Busy. Maybe l8r.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, ----

Glad you and the family are OK.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:42 AM (v5dF2)

421 Haven't watched Ghostbusters in even longer?
Posted by: mikeski

I've never actually watched Ghostbusters....
>__>>
Posted by: Dark Litigator

I was just funnin' on "Gozer" (bad guy in Ghostbusters,) and "gyoza" (Japanese potstickers, and approximately how they'd pronounce "Gozer" since Japanese words never end in "R".)

Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 01:43 AM (VHUov)

422 {{{Biden's Dog}}} may you and your family be safe. It would be wonderful if after all of this you could live without fear for a while.

I had my dinner at a local pub today, one that has good food and caters to an older crowd. I like to sit at the bar and have a couple of drinks (just two)and enjoy a good, tasty dinner. Even here in deep blue Mass. the clientele were overwhelmingly supportive of this military action. Prayers up for all of our service members. Wow, such a difference between military service and civil service.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 01, 2026 01:44 AM (0nHVk)

423 The Launch Pad
Posted by: Joyenz

Launchpad! (no relation)

https://youtu.be/haR-ECV3laA

Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 01:45 AM (VHUov)

424 This is my umpteenth attempt. Lost count! I *have* COPD already. It's "do or die" time.
Posted by: JQ
---

That was me. Body pushed me to it.
It was do or...nah, ain't gonna' do that. I quit.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:47 AM (v5dF2)

425 That was me. Body pushed me to it.
It was do or...nah, ain't gonna' do that. I quit.
Posted by: Braenyard
--------

*high five* kindred spirit!

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 01:49 AM (rdVOm)

426 Btw, Braenyard: if you make my potsticker dipping sauce.. maybe cut the fresh ginger to 1/2 teaspoon, instead of whole teaspoon for starts. Unless you *really like* ginger, LOL. It's powerfully ginger-y at whole teaspoon...

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 01:53 AM (rdVOm)

427 Reading abusive comments from leftards toward the tourette's guy is the most entertaining shit I've seen in years. I feel bad laughing about it, so bad, really, but people need to see what we are up against.

My Lord they are some fucked up retarded idiots. Easy to understand how they get swept up in the communist retardation. These are somali level dumb motherfuckers.

Posted by: ... at March 01, 2026 01:54 AM (E0p3T)

428 "Only said the word once that night and just happened to say it while two BLACK men were on stage. Having a disability don't mean you ain't a racist."

Posted by: ... at March 01, 2026 01:55 AM (E0p3T)

429 Publius@OcrazioCornPop . 6h

Arresting Maduro, killing Khamenei, obliterating Iran's nuclear program, and ending 8 other wars around the globe were all easier than getting a Republican Senate majority to pass a bill that 95% of Republican voters approve of and 85% of Americans approve of.

WHY WON'T @LeaderJohnThune
PASS THE SAVE AMERICA ACT?

CALL AND ASK HIM: (202) 224-2321

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:57 AM (v5dF2)

430 "If he says something anti-somatic the world would be up in a frenzy right now."

Posted by: ... at March 01, 2026 01:58 AM (E0p3T)

431 Having a disability don't mean you ain't a racist."
Posted by: ... at March 01, 2026 01:55 AM
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Yeah. An amputee (both legs) broke into Dad's vacant house a couple years ago. Sure, he had an accomplice to help him transport the stolen goods, but the *disabled* MFer did the breaking/entering.

NO ONE is above reproach!

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 02:00 AM (rdVOm)

432 "Nah Tourette's didn't make him choose that particular word at that time. He was thinking it and the Tourette’s forced it out of him smh..."

Posted by: ... at March 01, 2026 02:01 AM (E0p3T)

433 "If he says something anti-somatic the world would be up in a frenzy right now."
Posted by: ...

I'm pretty sure they'd just handwave that.

Posted by: mikeski rolls for initiative at March 01, 2026 02:02 AM (VHUov)

434 My parents would wash our mouths out with soap, if they heard us kids say "bad" words, including the NNNNNN word!

How many black parents discipline their children for saying *cracka* or *honky* or *peckerwood*????

Hmmmmm?

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 02:03 AM (rdVOm)

435 "his familly allways say it behind close door that why he know that word"

Posted by: ... at March 01, 2026 02:07 AM (E0p3T)

436 Derbyshire was right.

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 02:09 AM (rdVOm)

437 I started out (this time) with a nicotine vape. Nope-- puffed too much & OD'd sort of, and got sick. Quit the vape and bought the damned patches. It's... better now.
- - - - - -
Cut off a plastic drinking straw to the length of a ciggie and "puff" on that when you get an urge (can also stuff the end with a filter to restrict airflow.)
Just don't light it... ;-)

Posted by: As Not Seen On TV at March 01, 2026 02:10 AM (YrUo/)

438 I am sleepy, Horde, and chilly too, need to be snuggled up under several blankets, sweet dreams.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 01, 2026 02:11 AM (0nHVk)

439 We've seen Venezuela and Iran decapitated in one night. What the hell were previous administrations doing running years long, trillion dollar wars we never won?
****

Making bank from the kickbacks and bribes for single source contracts.

Posted by: clarence at March 01, 2026 02:12 AM (VczTT)

440 Posted by: As Not Seen On TV
-------

Thanks! Got the same advice from tcn a few nights ago!

It's under control. Mostly. Just got to let the cravings wash over me & subside from time to time.

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 02:13 AM (rdVOm)

441 'Night, Debby! Sweet dreams & stay warm...

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 02:13 AM (rdVOm)

442 'Night, Debby! Sweet dreams & stay warm...
Posted by: JQ

Electric blankets are a Good Thing

Posted by: Miklos has one invented by Africans 3000 years ago at March 01, 2026 02:20 AM (8i9Vv)

443 We've seen Venezuela and Iran decapitated in one night. What the hell were previous administrations doing running years long, trillion dollar wars we never won?

Your assertions and implications are insupportable

*adjusts silk bow tie while considering the hors d'oevres*

Posted by: The Brookings Brothers Rockefeller Open Society Institute Foundation at March 01, 2026 02:23 AM (8i9Vv)

444 Derbyshire was right.
Posted by: JQ

And a mathematician and legal immigrant to boot

Posted by: Miklos liked Radio Free Derb at March 01, 2026 02:25 AM (8i9Vv)

445 Howdy, Miklos!

Happy Caturday Night!

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 02:27 AM (rdVOm)

446 How many black parents discipline their children for saying *cracka* or *honky* or *peckerwood*????

Hmmmmm?
Posted by: JQ

How did 12 and 13 year old boys even get the idea of raping a girl?

https://tinyurl.com/4xmv9b45

Posted by: The question answers itself at March 01, 2026 02:28 AM (8i9Vv)

447 "his familly allways say it behind close door that why he know that word"
Posted by: ...

Because every word everyone knows, they learned from their parents? I think I got dumber just thinking about that.

How do these people remember to breathe?

Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 02:29 AM (VHUov)

448 Happy Caturday Night!
Posted by: JQ

Dog likes cats

Only chases if they run

Posted by: Miss Dixie mainly behaves herself at March 01, 2026 02:30 AM (8i9Vv)

449 I shall now seek the Sweet Arms of Morpheus (no homo)

Posted by: Miklos is quite pleased to have survived another nothing special day at March 01, 2026 02:34 AM (8i9Vv)

450 'Night, Miklos!

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 02:37 AM (rdVOm)

451 Just think-- next Saturday night (early Sunday morning)--

It'll be time to f*ck with the clocks again! Oh, joy! (not really...)

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 02:42 AM (rdVOm)

452
Ursula von der Leyen
@vonderleyen
Following the ongoing situation in Iran, I am convening a special Security College on Monday.

She'll be putting her crack team of writers of severely worded letters on the case!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 01, 2026 02:45 AM (xG4kz)

453 "Ursula von der Leyen"

This name means *nothing* to me. Yeah, I know who it is, but... so fucking what?

Whine, bitch, whine. Nobody cares what you think.

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 02:47 AM (rdVOm)

454
My Lord they are some fucked up retarded idiots. Easy to understand how they get swept up in the communist retardation. These are somali level dumb motherfuckers.
Posted by: ...

Cut them some slack -- they're still lerning.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 01, 2026 02:50 AM (xG4kz)

455 Night JQ, I think we're the last. See you tomorrow.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 02:51 AM (v5dF2)

456 'Night, Braenyard. Rest easy!

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 02:52 AM (rdVOm)

457 We should *all* convene a 'special Security College' after the eye-ran thing, shouldn't we?

Settle that middle east BS once and for all!

Jeepers, what would the world do without us...

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 02:58 AM (rdVOm)

458 Following the ongoing situation in Iran, I am convening a special Security College on Monday.

Triple secret probation

Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 03:03 AM (KAi1n)

459 Triple secret probation
Posted by: Dark Litigator
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LOL!

She is the Great and Powerful OZ! dontcha know...

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 03:06 AM (rdVOm)

460 ...but she doesn't "work" on Sundays...

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 03:07 AM (rdVOm)

461 Final reminder for the launch.

Posted by: Joyenz at March 01, 2026 01:39 AM (2F0/Y)
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DON'T SAY "LAUNCH"! SHEEEEEEEEEEESH!!!!!!!

heh

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 03:13 AM (1o8D5)

462 Sleepy time here...

Good night, Horde!

Glad you're still with us, BD! Prayers up for you & yours.

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 03:15 AM (rdVOm)

463 Got a heads up to be ready to possibly shelter but so far it doesn't look like it's relevant to Jerusalem area. In the meantime, late 10:15AM breakfast.

Went out shopping earlier. Empty roads. Siren went off while I was driving back home. Double parked, emergency lights and headed into nearest building for shelter. It's a living.

Beautiful sunny day here in Jerusalem.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 03:16 AM (1o8D5)

464 Have any of the hostages from '79 spoken yet?
Posted by: davidt

I looked up Mark Lijeks shortly before your post. No news . He's 76 now. The movie Argo was based on his book. He and about 5 others escaped the embassy during the takeover in '79, made their way to the Canadian embassy and eventually got out. His x account has been dead for over 10 years.
Posted by: Rex B at February 28, 2026 10:48 PM (GI9/m)

A great movie and a fantastic piece of spy work to help the 'Canadian Guests.". I'll definitely get the book! Is there anything good written by one of the true hostages? That would be fascinating.

Posted by: LASue at March 01, 2026 03:17 AM (lCppi)

465 Beautiful sunny day here in Jerusalem.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 03:16 AM (1o8D5)

You WILL stay safe, because I said so, and of course, my opinion on the matter suffices.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 03:28 AM (I40wl)

466 Just wasted an entire day because, boy. Idiot pitched a fit, punched out doors and walls and cut up his hand, and somebody called the cops. He spent last night in lockup and was arraigned today, and the DA declined to prosecute, so he was set free, except he is still there, at this hour, because the system is well and truly fucked and it takes forever for them to clear simple paperwork. We were at the jail at 0900 for a visit, which then took place at 1000, arraignment at 1330, done by 1400, and we finally gave up and went home at 2200. For all I know, he will still be there in the morning.

We were told it took a couple of hours. They didn't specify WHICH couple, apparently.

If he isn't at work tomorrow, he gets canned, and everything else turns to shit.

St. Monica, I'm not getting a good vibe here.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 03:33 AM (I40wl)

467 Jeepers, what would the world do without us...

Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 02:58 AM (rdVOm)

Probably orbit the solar system as a dead type 0 planetary civilization.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 03:41 AM (snZF9)

468 Back from the shelter. Heard a nice sized boom. Most likely intercept.

Now to finish my breakfast!

Thanks all for your well-wishes.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 03:41 AM (1o8D5)

469 A great movie and a fantastic piece of spy work to help the 'Canadian Guests.". I'll definitely get the book! Is there anything good written by one of the true hostages? That would be fascinating.
Posted by: LASue at March 01, 2026 03:17 AM (lCppi)

I know of no published account by the hostages but 20 years ago Mark Bowden came out with “Guests of the Ayatollah”. That was damn good reading.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 03:50 AM (fYhK6)

470 385 381 259 Johnny Somali
--

Think he was thrown out of Japan. He's lucky to be alive.

they don't take kindly to insults
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:57 AM (v5dF2)

That moron though is still stuck in the ROK last I heard. He pissed them off with his antics.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 03:55 AM (fYhK6)

471 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at March 01, 2026 04:03 AM (+YA9H)

472 Guys, it's over. We've been condemned.

@LeadingReport 2m
BREAKING: Russia, China, and North Korea condemn the US-Israel strikes on Iran.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 09:52 AM (diia5)

Saturday Evening Movie Post [moviegique]: Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

Shockingly, I think I've only seen one other movie this 21-day-stretch, the 1945 classic "Brief Encounter," which is semi-relevant. But rather than talk about that masterpiece, I thought I'd give you a review of a new movie that doesn't suck--an increasingly rare breed.
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I was talking to a friend (who's been on a David Lean kick) about this movie, and she sighed and said "I hate...today."

This isn't so much a reflection on the quality of Gore Verbinski's latest joint Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die so much as its character, and more the character of our times. She had watched Brief Encounter, which is intensely human, personal and moral, and it's a big, jarring jump to a black comedy about the death of humanity, school shootings, and the rise of "fake reality".

I like Verbinski. Early in his career, it seemed to me that he made a lot out of some thin material: Mousehunt is basically a cartoon about two guys versus a mouse, and is far more entertaining than it should be; The Ring I liked better than the Japanese original; and of course Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl—based on the smash hit amusement park ride?—was a remarkable achievement blending old Hollywood swashbuckler tropes with CGI technology.

It's probably his best film and very possibly his ruination, as the first two sequels dominated his output in the '00s with predictably deteriorating returns artistically (if not financially). He had a hit with his quirky CGI Rango—which grossed a little bit less than his flop, The Lone Ranger, showing how weird the movie biz can be sometimes.

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die looks to be a flop, too, looking like it may not break $5M in its opening weekend.

Would you go on a quest with this man?

As I sat there enjoying this film, I also couldn't believe that it had gotten made, as it's a dark comedy—extremely dark—and has not-at-all subtle message the world would prefer to ignore: Devices and social media are robbing us of our humanity. We are being manipulated by various forces into this, and we are also culpable in our own ultimate destruction.

It's a fun movie.

It's also, I hesitate to say, a thought-provoking one, and on a lot of levels.

Let's talk about the fun, first. I'm not going to reveal much about the plot because the first two-thirds of the film is tight, and the way the script by Matthew Robinson (The Invention Of Lying, Bird Box) turns various elements from gag/commentary into genuine plot points is very enjoyable. The characters' backstory is told in flashbacks, and the first one seems so over-the-top and so social-commentary, until you get to the second flashback, which really gives grounding to the first one.

I don't know, guys, it's like someone actually cared about the writing instead of just "Well, it looks cool." (It does look cool, though.)

The movie opens with Sam Rockwell materializing at Norms , a Los Angeles institution, terrorizing the patrons by looking and sounding like a maniac. He's from the future and trying to gather a team to—well, not stop the AI being created a mile or so away by a 9-year-old boy, but to deliver safety protocols invented by top scientists in the future.

Experts agree: The Apocalypse can be more rewarding when shared with friends or last minute acquaintances.

The opening shot is reminiscent of Strangers on a Train, which I mention because I just saw that picture again last month. We start with a long tracking shot done entirely at waist level, and zoom through the diner in such a way as to see all the dishes being served—and that everyone is on their phone. (I went to an In 'n' Out last week, and was somewhat startled to see twenty people in about four parties all staring at their phones. In fairness, half of these were guys at the end of their lunch break waiting for someone to come back from the bathroom, but it was still startling.)

Anyway, Sam Rockwell goosesteps over the tables, smashing everyone's food and phones, delivering the insane exposition which sets up a two-plus hour chase (with expository flashbacks) as Rockwell (whose character has no name) describes the various ways in which culture goes to hell, ever so gradually over the decades until things just fall apart.

A lot of uncomfortable truths here, but that's relatively mild.

His team includes of a couple of teachers with romantic issues (Zazie Beets, Joker and Michael Pena, End Of Watch), a possibly crazy mom (Juno Temple, Killer Joe), a legally-distinct-non-Disney party princess (Haley Lu Richardson) with a death wish, as well as a woman who just wanted pie and a man who goes along but isn't convinced by Rockwell's story.

Also starring some extras from "Toy Story" and the "Bad Robot" logo.

Oh, I just realized, this has two of my favorite tropes: taking place all in one night and taking place in a limited area of Los Angeles (see Miracle Mile, which this movie reminds me of greatly, down to starting in an iconic Los Angeles coffee shop).

Anyway, the team has many adventures, and we see Rockwell's character's backstory, which shows us a grim future where the world is a wasteland because everyone's much much "happier" in a virtual reality than the real world.

This is the through-theme, the punchline and the big idea, and it's pitched directly: I will create a perfect world for humanity, says AI, which is much better than the so-called real one, with all its suffering and loss.

Well, look, Hollywood's pretty much all-in on this rather Satanic notion so, yeah, I'm surprised the movie got made at all. And the general public is just champing at the bit to live in a virtual cage, so, no, I'm not surprised it's a flop. It's also not particularly politically correct. The two main female leads are basket cases. The story brutally mocks school shootings and the monetization of grief.

Rockwell runs around muttering, "Mindfuck. It's all mindfucks."

And...yeah. At one point early on I saw "The Cake Is A Lie" scrawled on the wall. This is a line from the video game "Portal". There's also an (out of focus) poster of "Portal" on a kid's bedroom wall.

Unfortunately, I don't know "Portal" much, but the Boy explained to me a little bit about the plot of "Portal" and "Portal 2" and...look, I've already forgotten how they relate, if at all, to the movie.

It's a message movie. The message? "We're doomed. But that doesn't mean we can't have fun!"

I wrote a story in the '80s which was sort of like The Matrix, except not cool, and the main premise was not that humanity had been enslaved by robots, but that humanity had opted for virtual reality to the point that real reality was entirely maintained by (perfectly well-mannered and solicitous) robots. I thought about it a lot watching this and thinking, "Yes, this does seems to be the more likely path than robot overlords." (I have not completely ruled out robot overlords, however.)

I only bring this up because, in the end, it was not clear to either of us what was real and what was not. There are a number of clues dropped in a number of places suggesting a number of things. The fact that this was a well-made film made these issues interesting to discuss (and the Boy and I did, extensively) rather than annoying. It's a movie you can go see and debate endlessly.

The music by Geoff Zanelli is on point. During a very Carpenter-esque sequence in a school, I wondered for a moment if they'd brought John Carpenter in to score it. The cinematography by James Whitaker similarly pleased me with the attention to detail and use of actual interesting camerawork instead of just relying on bombast and camera-clichés. People cared, and it shows all the way through.

I said to the Boy, "Hey, a Hollywood movie we liked. Probably the first since Mission Impossible 8." He responded with, "Hollywood made this?"

So that's where we are. And while we enjoyed it and enjoyed discussing it afterwards, I can still relate to the whole concept of "I hate...today."

POV: You're in an ensemble picture. I mean, you WERE in an ensemble picture.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 07:30 PM

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1 Hey, guys, help my brain out. I swear last fall I reviewed "The Apartment". I even recall TJMP objecting to Wilder. I cannot find any review or any mention on my site or this one.

Anyone remember anything related?

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 07:31 PM (8/Qda)

2 Oh good, a diversion.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 28, 2026 07:31 PM (sl73Y)

3 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 07:33 PM (Ia/+0)

4 Unfortunately, I don't know "Portal" much, but the Boy explained to me a little bit about the plot of "Portal" and "Portal 2" and...look, I've already forgotten how they relate, if at all, to the movie.

Perhaps, the artificially intelligent computer is manipulating you for its own ends?

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 28, 2026 07:35 PM (C0Nlv)

5 I mean to see this movie. Maybe tomorrow.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 07:36 PM (kpS4V)

6 || Perhaps, the artificially intelligent computer is manipulating you for its own ends?

Yeah, that would fit.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 07:36 PM (8/Qda)

7 Unfortunately, I don't know "Portal" much, but the Boy explained to me a little bit about the plot of "Portal" and "Portal 2" and...look, I've already forgotten how they relate, if at all, to the movie.

Perhaps, the artificially intelligent computer is manipulating you for its own ends?
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 28, 2026 07:35 PM (C0Nlv)
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The cake is a lie.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 07:38 PM (ESVrU)

8 "Hedge Knight" = K7K was excellent. I hope they can carry on what they did over there to "Sworn Sword".

Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 07:39 PM (gKWVE)

9 Started watching Monarch the series on apple tv

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 28, 2026 07:39 PM (vfth7)

10 "I swear last fall I reviewed "The Apartment".

I don't know about that but my favorite bug movie is "Joe's Apartment".

Posted by: fd - I don't even know what the fk at February 28, 2026 07:39 PM (vFG9F)

11 The cake is a lie.
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Well, yes, and that is literally written on the wall at one point.

I'm familiar enough with Portal to know that. (And the closing song. =P)

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 07:39 PM (8/Qda)

12 You had me at Sam Rockwell.

That dude...

I'll check it out.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 07:40 PM (0aYVJ)

13 I don't know about that but my favorite bug movie is "Joe's Apartment".
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I don't know if it's my favorite BUG movie, but it's probably my favorite bug MUSICAL.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 07:40 PM (8/Qda)

14 Movieque, it's actually conduct unbecoming to both write a post and then take a First!

Kidding.

I rewatched Dark Skies with the dark haired Russell woman. I like it.

Also started some series about Japanese Kaiju which stars Wyatt Russell which I found out is Kurt Russell's offspring. Kurt plays Wyatt's character much later.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 07:40 PM (cxFcK)

15 Watched True Romance, free on YouTude. What a cast. Oldman as Drexl.

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 07:41 PM (Q+gd/)

16 "Naked Lunch" and "Them!" Are my favorite bug movies.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 07:43 PM (kpS4V)

17 Rewatched the original Steve McQueen Papillon last week. It's as brutal as I remembered.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 07:43 PM (cxFcK)

18 Like ready player one i hate ready player one

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 07:43 PM (bXbFr)

19 I've liked Wyatt Russell in everything I've seen him in, especially the oddball series "Lodge 49".

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 07:44 PM (kpS4V)

20 "I don't know if it's my favorite BUG movie, but it's probably my favorite bug MUSICAL.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) "

There are other bug musicals?

Posted by: fd at February 28, 2026 07:45 PM (vFG9F)

21 I've liked Wyatt Russell in everything I've seen him in, especially the oddball series "Lodge 49".
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes.

THAT'S where I've seen him. Thanks.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 07:45 PM (cxFcK)

22 I swear Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die is based on the French web series Visituer du Futur, written by and starring François Descraques, which is about a madman from the future who has come back to the past to prevent his present which features acid rain, zombies and other cataclysmic results of bad decisions.

It went three seasons of increasingly better special effects, sets and costumes, and eventually was also a movie

Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 07:46 PM (rbvCR)

23 I'm familiar enough with Portal to know that. (And the closing song. =P)
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 07:39 PM (8/Qda)
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Portal and its sequel are pretty fun games. Short, but entertaining.

The lore is also interesting. It's implied that there might not be anyone left alive except you, the protagonist. Locked inside an underground testing facility with not one but TWO insane AIs warring against each other.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 07:46 PM (ESVrU)

24 There are other bug musicals?
Posted by: fd

I get a tick out of you!

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 07:46 PM (cxFcK)

25 16 "Naked Lunch" and "Them!" Are my favorite bug movies.
Posted by: All Hail Eris

You haven't seen The Applegates

Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 07:47 PM (gKWVE)

26 Anyone remember anything related?
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 07:31 PM (8/Qda)

You did that in your virtual reality world.

Posted by: Commander Taggart at February 28, 2026 07:47 PM (etYFQ)

27 I guess I won't be seeing it. Is it already gone from theaters?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 07:48 PM (kpS4V)

28 17 Rewatched the original Steve McQueen Papillon last week. It's as brutal as I remembered.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 07:43 PM (cxFcK)

Over rated ...

Maybe it's just that I wanted to kill Dustin Hoffman

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:48 PM (3sXRv)

29 Yes true romance in its anarchic rioundsbout way

With saul rubinek playing oliver stone

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 07:51 PM (bXbFr)

30 That could be

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 07:52 PM (bXbFr)

31 >>>Unfortunately, I don't know "Portal" much, but the Boy explained to me a little bit about the plot of "Portal" and "Portal 2" and...look, I've already forgotten how they relate, if at all, to the movie.

There was actually a Portal short put out, high quality and at the level of the Dust Studios work. Not much dialogue
Portal, No Escape

youtu.be/4drucg1A6Xk

Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 07:54 PM (rbvCR)

32 GLHFDD is still playing around here. As of Friday, still playing in 1,600 theaters nationwide!

Probably not gonna break $10M domestic.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 07:54 PM (8/Qda)

33 I think you would enjoy it, Eris.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 07:55 PM (8/Qda)

34 Ah, big bug movies. What would life have been like without 'em? Dreary indeed.

Them! was a delight, sure, but if there was a giant bug in a movie I was there. Three feet from the TV, ignoring homework and chores and the existence of everything but this afternoon's monster. The Deadly Mantis, Monster from Green Hell, The Black Scorpion, Cosmic Monsters (and who remembers that epic?), Tarantula, Beginning of the End... They just don't make 'em like that any more. The later ones like Kingdom of the Spiders, Food of the Gods, and Empire of the Ants just didn't measure up even if they did give Shatner, Robert Lansing, Jacqueline Scott, and Pamela Franklin some screen time.

But if you're up for a newer weirder bug movie, there's always Phase IV.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at February 28, 2026 07:57 PM (q3u5l)

35 Why zombies (why not)

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 07:57 PM (bXbFr)

36 Ahmadinejad is evidently with the Ayatollah. Dead.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 07:59 PM (cxFcK)

37 Japanese launch.

Kairos-3 Rising Hope Star Launch from Japan
Launch time: 1 hour from now

https://youtu.be/sVR9sp69kvs

Stream has started.

Posted by: Joyenz at February 28, 2026 08:00 PM (2F0/Y)

38 Why zombies (why not)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 07:57 PM (bXbFr)

The first season was made for the price of selling a couple of used cars and busking with a guitar on the street. Zombies were the cheapest monsters for costuming, I think.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 08:00 PM (rbvCR)

39 The original Portal game was fun as heck and they came up with some really cool physics problems to solve.

Posted by: ballistic at February 28, 2026 08:00 PM (5aZAZ)

40 Ahmadinejad is evidently with the Ayatollah. Dead.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 07:59 PM (cxFcK)
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I'm sure the 12th Imam they both lusted after is giving them a proper welcome to Hell right now.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 08:01 PM (ESVrU)

41 Why zombies (why not)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes

Did not realize there were so many zombie movies out there until I tried Tubi (free tv) and searched for an old one in particular.
Making a zombie movie must be required project for theatre schools. So many really bad ones. Watched a bunch because I had a couple weeks to kill while out of town on business.
One even had Hickok45 playing himself as 'the hero' near the very end.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 08:06 PM (/lPRQ)

42 The original Portal game was fun as heck and they came up with some really cool physics problems to solve.
Posted by: ballistic at February 28, 2026 08:00 PM (5aZAZ)
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Portal 2 is great because they have a very active community creating challenging puzzles using the toolbox.

You can jump in for a quick 5-10 minute session if you just need a short gaming break.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 08:06 PM (ESVrU)

43 Ah, "GLHFDD" is playing at another theater. Dang, it's already being shoved aside.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 08:08 PM (kpS4V)

44 "The War Of The World" is on Svengoolie. It's the one where undocumented migrants invade Earth.

Posted by: fd at February 28, 2026 08:08 PM (vFG9F)

45 I'm shocked to say "Cosmic Monsters" does not look familiar. The plot:

|| A friendly visitor from outer space warns against conducting experiments with the Earth's magnetic field, that could mutate insects into giant monsters.||

Earth scientists: "You mean experiments like THIS?!"

|| But if you're up for a newer weirder bug movie, there's always Phase IV.||

"Phase IV" was a staple growing up. It was the only movie (famous Title guy) Saul Bass ever directed. It was actually pretty decent in the genre. Sorta reaching for an epic feel.

"Giant Spider Invasion" was another one, which was ... well, watch it on Rifftrax. At the time, its major attraction was spider abuse and side-boob.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 08:08 PM (8/Qda)

46 43 Ah, "GLHFDD" is playing at another theater. Dang, it's already being shoved aside.
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I'm shocked to see it's still playing in so many theaters with those numbers, tbh.

I went to see "Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie" today and there were more people in the audience.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 08:11 PM (8/Qda)

47 All these mentions of bug movies and no love for "Arachnophobia?"

I watched that in the theater and laughed out loud at the horrified gasps around me.

I actually enjoyed the movie...creepy in its own way.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 08:11 PM (ESVrU)

48 The communist leader in Canada is on board with the action against Iran.

The Dems in the US are opposed

Posted by: We live in Strange Times at February 28, 2026 08:11 PM (wWWkd)

49 My theory - popular monsters embody the deepest fears of the generation creating them.
Frankenstein was the fear of technology run amuck.
Dracula was the fear of snd fascination with repressed sexuality in Victorian England.
Godzilla and Kaiju were Japan and others coming to terms with the nuclear age and atomic weapons.

Why zombies now? Because they represent the fear that those around us that we know and love can instantly be transformed into mindless hate filled monsters that want to destroy us and tear down everything we have, for no reason other than their hatred of us. They have no minds, they have no reason, they have no mercy.

You know, leftists.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 08:15 PM (etYFQ)

50 Ants and spiders are not bugs so get their own categories.

Eight Legged Freaks was a pretty good spider movie. My favorite space ants are the Zanti Misfits.

Posted by: fd at February 28, 2026 08:15 PM (vFG9F)

51 Thoroughly enjoyed GLHFDD. The third act was messy, but overall it was a great mash-up of The Terminator, The Matrix and 12 Monkeys.

Sam Rockwell is a national treasure.

Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at February 28, 2026 08:16 PM (5YmYl)

52 Give it a week, the Bolsheviks are just stalling for time.

Posted by: Accomac at February 28, 2026 08:16 PM (/Chlc)

53 Johnny Depp created a great character in Jack Sparrow. It was original and the first movie was great. It got tired quickly however

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 08:16 PM (HYqoK)

54 I brought this up the other day, but there is a documentary out called "The Thing Expanded" with interviews of the director, actors, etc that looks fascinating:

https://tinyurl.com/4zbfhr9h

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 08:18 PM (kpS4V)

55 Yes plase four was very unsettling

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:18 PM (bXbFr)

56 The Apartment is good just to watch Fred MacMurray play one of his bad guy roles. He was always good at playing the selfish prick.

Shirley MacLaine is cute too, even with the pixie cut.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 08:18 PM (6ydKt)

57 Why no retrospective on the Golan Globus era in Hollywood? Nobody cashed in on the Reagan era more.

Posted by: Accomac at February 28, 2026 08:18 PM (/Chlc)

58 Johnny Depp created a great character in Jack Sparrow. It was original and the first movie was great. It got tired quickly however
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 08:16 PM (HYqoK)

On Stranger Tides could have been so much better if were closer to the Tim Powers book.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 08:18 PM (rbvCR)

59 Arachnophobia was a blast.

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 08:19 PM (Q+gd/)

60 Yeah, the third act is dodgy, but it's in some ways like "Moon".

https://moviegique.com/2009/07/moon-inc/

"Moon" isn't a meticulously constructed film. It uses some well-worn tropes. But it's a one-man Sam Rockwell show (with Kevin Spacey as a supporting voice), and that makes it very watchable.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 08:19 PM (8/Qda)

61 It took me a while for pirates to grow on me

Interesting back story for jack sparrow according to the novels by ac crispin want to hear it

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:20 PM (bXbFr)

62 I love the whole wilder oevre except that one

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:21 PM (bXbFr)

63 "Giant Spider Invasion" was another one, which was ... well, watch it on Rifftrax. At the time, its major attraction was spider abuse and side-boob.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 08:08 PM (8/Qda)
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"PACKERS!"

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 08:21 PM (kpS4V)

64 There was actually a Portal short put out, high quality and at the level of the Dust Studios work. Not much dialogue
Portal, No Escape

youtu.be/4drucg1A6Xk

Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 07:54 PM (rbvCR)

Pooky thoroughly enjoyed that, thank you!

Posted by: pookysgirl knows the cake is a lie at February 28, 2026 08:22 PM (Wt5PA)

65 Giant Spider Invasion came along after my younger big-bug binges; never saw it. Never caught Arachnophobia either; will get to that one Real Soon Now.

Eons ago ('60 or '62 and some years after) the Chicago NBC affiliate would run a couple of sf/horror flicks at 10:30 every Saturday night. Cosmic Monsters turned up fairly regularly IIRC. So did The Magnetic Monster, The Neanderthal Man, Riders to the Stars, It the Terror from Beyond Space, The Crawling Eye, and a bunch more. Combine that with the ABC affiliate doing mostly old AIP horror movies at 3:30 every weekday afternoon after school, and this kid was in heaven. Years of that made me what I am today. Whatever that is. I blame Bert I. Gordon and Roger Corman and all those guys. It's their fault.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at February 28, 2026 08:22 PM (q3u5l)

66 Don't mind me, I'm just here, poaching.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 08:24 PM (v5dF2)

67 Perhaps but its not merely aftet lefty thrall

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:25 PM (bXbFr)

68 Maybe by thd last film, it has lost some stean

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:26 PM (bXbFr)

69 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7JhfWsbwAI

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 28, 2026 08:27 PM (jrgJz)

70 Some steam which lone ranger never picked up steam

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:27 PM (bXbFr)

71 Maybe because hammer was too earnest (to hide his cannibsl faction)

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:28 PM (bXbFr)

72 I'm rewatching "Zombieland: Double Tap". Still funny.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 08:29 PM (kpS4V)

73 Bug movies:

"Arachnophobia" is fun and clichéd.

"Eight Legged Freaks," is also fun, but even dodgier. The director's strength may be in having Kari Wuhrer and 17-year-old Scarlett Johansson wearing a lot of tight shirts and shooting them in profile from close angles.

"Matinee" isn't a bug movie, but it's got a bug movie ("Mant!") in it.

The Corman roach-fest "The Nest" is entertaining trash. The '80s and '90s didn't have many bug movies, IIRC, I think because of the difficulty of doing the effects at the standard of the day.

The '70s? Hoo-boy.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 08:29 PM (8/Qda)

74 Giant Spider Invasion got the MDT3K treatment, but good.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 08:29 PM (cxFcK)

75 Hmm, I'm almost tempted to see this movie: Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die. Interesting review.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 28, 2026 08:31 PM (+YRf1)

76 Cannibal tendencies

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:31 PM (bXbFr)

77 Who can complain about those two

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:32 PM (bXbFr)

78 Kari wuhrer seems to have dissapeared fron the films

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:32 PM (bXbFr)

79 Sam Rockwell is a national treasure.
Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at February 28, 2026 08:16 PM (5YmYl)
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And a terrific dancer! Flight Facilities, "Down To Earth":

https://tinyurl.com/44k8yf2n

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 08:32 PM (kpS4V)

80 Seems like a stone-cold retarded idea for Iran to missile/drone strike a bunch of their Muslim neighbors.

Posted by: ballistic at February 28, 2026 08:35 PM (5aZAZ)

81 Now scarlett says she doesnt care for the male gaze anymore

Her outfit in jurassic park rebirth suggests not

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:36 PM (bXbFr)

82 My cinema highlight this week and bona fide member of the worst movies ever list...

The Creeping Terror (1964)

If you want the fun version, watch the Fanboy Flicks review.
https://youtu.be/MCL-YFazXTg

If you need to suffer, for reasons, the full movie.
https://youtu.be/r8KXgOkLJV4

It features a monster made out of carpet, a couple days before filming started, because the producer, Vic Savage, couldn't pay for the monster he commissioned. Of no surprise is Savage was sued repeatedly, and nearly was charged with fraud. For extra credit most of the dialog track was not used, lost, or damage and replaced with narrator. Rarely does cinema reach such a level. Somehow this flix makes you miss Ed Wood.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 08:37 PM (BnDlA)

83 The Apartment is great. Cheesy , but great fun.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 08:37 PM (/M/4v)

84 Apple tv is adapting neuromancer with marc strong as armitage

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:38 PM (bXbFr)

85 81 Now scarlett says she doesnt care for the male gaze anymore

Her outfit in jurassic park rebirth suggests not
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:36 PM (bXbFr)
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This shit is so tiresome, and it's why everyone likes Sydney Sweeney. She's in on the joke and just rolls with it. "LOL I'm hot and my boobs are great, enjoy it while it lasts!" actually works, in the stead of the all-too-normal whining about the Male Gaze or whatever other stupid performative feminist bullshit usually gets trotted out.

Posted by: ballistic at February 28, 2026 08:38 PM (5aZAZ)

86 I remembered when they aired war of the worlds to the seque to the 1988 sequel series

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:39 PM (bXbFr)

87 Killer Bee movies started in the '60s, before the "killer bee migration" stories of the '70s (the ones that inspired the SNL bee sketches).

Freddie Francis gets the credit for directing the first one, "The Deadly Bees" in 1966. Francis was an 2x Oscar-winning cinematographer for things like "Glory" and "The Elephant Man", but he also directed some notorious horror stuff, like "Trog", "The Brain", etc.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 08:40 PM (8/Qda)

88 One even had Hickok45 playing himself as 'the hero' near the very end.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

LoL! He used to be a teacher. I wonder if one of his former students asked for a favor.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 28, 2026 08:40 PM (+YRf1)

89 Yeah thats how she deepsixed black widow

That and the script or lack their off)

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:41 PM (bXbFr)

90 I'll go see it when it's streaming for free. Like everything else. Because I'm a cheap bastard. Sam Rockwell is good at what he does and he seems to be a class act.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 28, 2026 08:42 PM (gVUi7)

91 The aliens werent from mars and could possess people

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:42 PM (bXbFr)

92 || 78 Kari wuhrer seems to have dissapeared fron the films

In the early '00s, right around 40, she decided to rediscover her authentic self, i.e., have her implants removed. Which makes this:

|| 81 Now scarlett says she doesnt care for the male gaze anymore

Kinda funny.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 08:44 PM (8/Qda)

93 >>> Now scarlett says she doesnt care for the male gaze anymore

Might be annoying everytime you go to the Winn-Dixie to pick up some Moscato, but recognize that you are middle-aged and are no longer flattered by it. What they are thinking, "Looks familiar, where do I know her from...".

I like Scarlett, solid 7, but she needs to lighten up or stop wearing skin tight leather pants to Winn-Dixie.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 08:44 PM (/lPRQ)

94 Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 08:37 PM (BnDlA)
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When you said ambulatory carpet I knew exactly which movie this was. Saw it as a kid on the local creature feature, then later on MST3K.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 08:44 PM (kpS4V)

95 "Hey, guys, help my brain out. I swear last fall I reviewed "The Apartment". I even recall TJMP objecting to Wilder. I cannot find any review or any mention on my site or this one."

TJM LOVES Wilder and The Apartment is #1 in his Wilder ranking, so....

Posted by: Freddy at February 28, 2026 08:44 PM (DXPhz)

96 91 The aliens werent from mars and could possess people
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:42 PM (bXbFr)
One third of the angels were cast from heaven along with Lucifer, suppose this group possess people to this day.

Posted by: Eromero at February 28, 2026 08:45 PM (LHPAg)

97 We didnt watch her for acting skills

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:45 PM (bXbFr)

98 This week I watched "Sisu 2: Road to Revenge." Our Finnish gruff old white man of a hero is back, but this time, instead of killing Germans, he's killing Russians.

A nifty action flick, with the first third of the movie having the best vehicle chase scenes since Mad Max: The Road Warrior. The CGI portions aren't state of the art, but I got the feeling the producers knew they couldn't afford top of the line stuff, so they intentionally left them a little cheesy.

Plenty of gore, death, and destruction; mostly played for laughs. Definitely not a First Date Movie; unless your date is with Ilsa, She-Wolf of the SS, in which case you have bigger problems.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 28, 2026 08:46 PM (Apzx6)

99 I love watching bad 70's Movies of the Week when 3:00 a.m. hits and I can't sleep. I know one of them was a killer bees movie.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 08:46 PM (kpS4V)

100 Overnight CNN and MS Now provided coverage of the Iraq air campaign that was something pretty close to straight news. That phase is over and both are trotting out leftists whose primary talent is to tell us exactly why Trump is an idiot. If these leftist lunatics ever get complete control of the federal government they are going to go balls to to wall to put Trump in prison for life.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 08:47 PM (BnDlA)

101 The Creeping Terror. 1964. When I was watching every monster movie I could find. How did I miss this?

But from its IMDB entry it sounds like maybe I didn't miss it and my mind just blotted out any memory of it so that my brains wouldn't dribble out my ears.

The Apartment? I liked that one. Wouldn't want to be around most of its characters for more than about 14 nanoseconds in real life, but thought it was a pretty good flick.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at February 28, 2026 08:48 PM (q3u5l)

102 95 "Hey, guys, help my brain out. I swear last fall I reviewed "The Apartment". I even recall TJMP objecting to Wilder. I cannot find any review or any mention on my site or this one."

TJM LOVES Wilder and The Apartment is #1 in his Wilder ranking, so....
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Crap. I don't think it was Perfesser Squirrel, since he was here early on and probably would've said something.

But it was someone with Big Ideas about movies. (And I can't say his POV was wrong.)

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 08:49 PM (8/Qda)

103 Yeah a day ending in y for msnbc

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:54 PM (bXbFr)

104 The Apartment was a depressing movie.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 08:55 PM (v5dF2)

105 Yeah a day ending in y for msnbc
Posted by: Miguel cervantes

Maddow is on in a about 5 minutes. Should be amusing.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 08:55 PM (BnDlA)

106 The Creeping Terror was an excellent stalker. It had a special taste for teenagers.

Posted by: fd at February 28, 2026 08:57 PM (vFG9F)

107 Thats probably why i didnt like it

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:57 PM (bXbFr)

108 Sam Rockwell was the reason The Green Mile was even remotely interesting.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 28, 2026 08:57 PM (gVUi7)

109 The heyday of the Killer Bee movie was the late '70s, right at the end of the disaster movie era.

The Savage Bees, The Swarm, The Bees, Terror Out Of The Sky

Four movies in two years. And they're all pretty solid "miss" material.

The Swarm was the big-budget celebrity-packed extravaganza starring Michael Caine, Olivia De Haviland, Katharine Rosse, Richard Chamberlain...Fred MacMurray, Henry Fonda, Cameron Mitchell...

Problem is, how do you bring a satisfying conclusion to a movie about a swarm of bees? Hint: Not by freezing them in the SuperDome. Wait, that was the "Savage Bees". Well, also not by luring them out to sea to burn them on an oil slick either.

There aren't a lot of great options, apparently.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 08:57 PM (8/Qda)

110 Moviegique, I'm sure I recall a discussion here re The Apartment as well. And not only The Apartment, but a number of Wilder's pictures in the same thread. If memory serves, and it may not, I think Wilder's stuff came in for some criticism over his view of people in general. And gotta admit, Wilder's view of people didn't exactly lean toward happy-happy-joy-joy.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at February 28, 2026 08:58 PM (q3u5l)

111 My favorite killer bee movie?

"Invasion of the Bee Girls"

Written by Nicholas Meyer ("Wrath of Khan," "The Seven Percent Solution") and featuring a completely inexplicable plot where a bunch of women have turned into bee-women who are trying to propagate, but since they can't they, uh, buzz a lot of men to death. In flagrante delicto, IYKWIMAITYD.

The lovely Anitra Ford stars with stalwart '70s 'stache-bearer Bill Smith.

The bee-conversion ritual involves all the ladies getting naked and covering the new initiate in honey.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 09:01 PM (8/Qda)

112 Yeah that was a classic

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 09:01 PM (bXbFr)

113 Watched a hour and half of Ran, don't understand a word of Japanese but it is visually interesting

Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 09:01 PM (Ia/+0)

114 JSG--

Yeah, I think it was September or October but I can never remember how to get to the old comments.

I =thought= I had reviewed it, though, with pix and everything. But I have no evidence of this.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 09:02 PM (8/Qda)

115 I forgor nicholas meyer wrote it

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 09:02 PM (bXbFr)

116 I thought the remake of "The Ring" was kinda stupid (think of the horse scene) and the Japanese one was better.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 28, 2026 09:02 PM (CHHv1)

117 113 Watched a hour and half of Ran, don't understand a word of Japanese but it is visually interesting
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I saw "Ran" last year. I don't know where I come down on Kurosawa, frankly, but I liked that one a lot.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 09:03 PM (8/Qda)

118 I remember siskel and ebert reviewed it

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 09:04 PM (bXbFr)

119 I saw The Forgotten Battle, a Dutch movie about clearing the Scheldt Estuary in the aftermath of Market Garden in WWII. There are some pretty intense battle scenes but nothing on the scale of A Bridge Too Far. This is not about heroism; everybody is scared, hurt, lost, and alone. The overarching story concerns three strangers who eventually meet at the end. (One of the three is a Dutchman who joined the German army because of the promise of the socialism in National Socialism.) I quite liked it.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 09:05 PM (FXNzP)

120 Hannity has been slamming the hamentaschen.

Posted by: Accomac at February 28, 2026 09:05 PM (8jVAy)

121 @AssociatedFress
5h
🚨Breaking: District Judge Overturns Khamenei's Death

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 09:06 PM (v5dF2)

122 Lone Start (1996)
YouTube
https://youtu.be/6OpG4Dyl6ok

It has a convoluted plot that moves along and features Chris Cooper, Kris Kristofferson, Frances McDormand and Matthew McConaughey. It is written, directed, and edited by John Sayles. It was a good watch but nowhere as good as The Creeping Terror.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 09:08 PM (BnDlA)

123 I saw The Forgotten Battle, a Dutch movie about ...

Worth watching once once. As the name says, forgotten, like so many others. Maybe the writer was from that area, or his father, and found the story worth telling.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 09:09 PM (/lPRQ)

124 Watching Red Dragon. I think it’s as good as Manhunter.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 09:10 PM (4hjRS)

125 Yes that one was genuinely creepy as well

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 09:12 PM (bXbFr)

126 Ralph fiennes as the villain

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 09:12 PM (bXbFr)

127 OT. The Tehran street reacting to Trump’s genocidal attack.

https://is.gd/VwZVmg

(The hanged rat is a nice touch.)

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 09:14 PM (FXNzP)

128 had me at Sam Rockwell.

That dude...

I'll check it out.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 07:40 PM (0aYVJ)

The Way Back is a good story coming of age movie. Rockwell has a good supporting role.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 09:14 PM (4hjRS)

129 || The Way Back is a good story coming of age movie. Rockwell has a good supporting role.

"The Way, Way Back"

https://moviegique.com/2013/08/the-way-way-back/

We liked it.

"The Way Back" is a Peter Weir film. His last film, in fact.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 09:17 PM (8/Qda)

130 I saw The Forgotten Battle, a Dutch movie about ...

Worth watching once once. As the name says, forgotten, like so many others. Maybe the writer was from that area, or his father, and found the story worth telling.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 09:09 PM (/lPRQ)

I looked it up. Might have to watch it with the FiL sometime.

Posted by: pookysgirl at February 28, 2026 09:17 PM (Wt5PA)

131 Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 09:17 PM (8/Qda)

Thanks for the correction.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 09:19 PM (4hjRS)

132 I may have exaggerated in 127. (I'm dyslexic like Gavin Newsom.) Those are apparently Iranians in DC. But here is some dancing in the streets in Iran.

https://is.gd/vzoffe

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 09:20 PM (FXNzP)

133 The Carradine’s certainly like hanging themselves.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 09:22 PM (4hjRS)

134 I think David Carradine was murdered.

The Red Letter Media guys were joking about it, contriving this scenario where David had run afoul to the mob, and after (minimal) investigation, I actually find that more plausible than the official story.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 09:27 PM (8/Qda)

135
36 Ahmadinejad is evidently with the Ayatollah. Dead.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 07:59 PM

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I thought he left office a long time ago, like 15 years.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 28, 2026 09:29 PM (azNOR)

136 Anybody seen the Elvis concert film out in theaters right now?

Posted by: M. Gaga at February 28, 2026 09:29 PM (KiBMU)

137 Ahmadinejad is evidently with the Ayatollah. Dead.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly

What a shame. /sarc

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 28, 2026 09:32 PM (C0Nlv)

138 Michael baden said it waa a suicide and he buys every conspiracy

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 09:33 PM (bXbFr)

139
136 Anybody seen the Elvis concert film out in theaters right now?
Posted by: M. Gaga at February 28, 2026 09:29 PM

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Nuh uh. Nuh huh huh.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 28, 2026 09:33 PM (azNOR)

140 135
36 Ahmadinejad is evidently with the Ayatollah. Dead.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 07:59 PM

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I thought he left office a long time ago, like 15 years.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 28, 2026 09:29 PM (azNOR)

We hold a grudge ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 09:33 PM (3sXRv)

141 I saw the film several weeks ago at a sneak. Loved it because it was so original. Wondering if anyone else picked up on the ending though? Can you say, we're still in the matrix?

Posted by: Jamie Walker at February 28, 2026 09:35 PM (/t1JJ)

142 Today I feel like I'm living in a movie. It's almost surreal.
We have a great President. We have a great military.
God bless them.

Posted by: Case at February 28, 2026 09:35 PM (Z3Kkg)

143 >>> Kamala Harris Denounces President Trump for Attack on Iran Regime: “Recklessness Dressed Up as Resolve”
- GWP

Kamala at least knows who to blow... usually... but will always be a stupid Kumdumpster

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 09:39 PM (/lPRQ)

144 I think David Carradine was murdered.

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hmm..gambling debts and the Triad ?

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 09:41 PM (/M/4v)

145 If/When the Democrats regain power and try to imprison or even execute Trump, I've got a feeling there will be some liberated countries that will be more than happy to take him in and defend him to the death.

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 09:45 PM (Q+gd/)

146 I saw the film several weeks ago at a sneak. Loved it because it was so original. Wondering if anyone else picked up on the ending though? Can you say, we're still in the matrix?
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The question is: Were we always?

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 09:48 PM (8/Qda)

147 hmm..gambling debts and the Triad ?
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I could see him getting roped into some kind of "fight the drug cartel" scenario. Seriously.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 09:48 PM (8/Qda)

148 Iswydt

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 09:50 PM (bXbFr)

149 The writing in Portal and Portal 2 are good.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 28, 2026 09:53 PM (xcxpd)

150 145 If/When the Democrats regain power and try to imprison or even execute Trump, I've got a feeling there will be some liberated countries that will be more than happy to take him in and defend him to the death.
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 09:45 PM (Q+gd/)

Why should we rely on other nations to do what we should?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 28, 2026 09:54 PM (xcxpd)

151 102 95 "Hey, guys, help my brain out. I swear last fall I reviewed "The Apartment". I even recall TJMP objecting to Wilder. I cannot find any review or any mention on my site or this one."

TJM LOVES Wilder and The Apartment is #1 in his Wilder ranking, so....
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Crap. I don't think it was Perfesser Squirrel, since he was here early on and probably would've said something.

But it was someone with Big Ideas about movies. (And I can't say his POV was wrong.)
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 08:49 PM (8/Qda)

It might have been me. I LOATHE Billy Wilder and consider his filmography to be deliberately corrosive to American culture, a celebration of deviance cleverly wrapped in comedy. I am probably alone in this revelation.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 28, 2026 09:57 PM (xcxpd)

152 "Sinbad of the Seven Seas" looks great in Blu-ray. One of the greatest unintentional comedies of all time.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 28, 2026 09:59 PM (CHHv1)

153 MARK! YES, THANK YOU!

Now if I could find where we were talking about it, I might reach 10-15% sanity level.

Thanks for coming by, everybody!

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 10:00 PM (8/Qda)

154 Thanks for the thread, moviegique.

Have a good one, gang.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at February 28, 2026 10:03 PM (q3u5l)

155 I'm still waiting for my Godzilla minus zero two or whatever.

Posted by: Texican ette at February 28, 2026 10:04 PM (SNf74)

156 NOOD the ONT.

Posted by: LRob in OK at February 28, 2026 10:08 PM (7D3Aa)

157 OB, you wrote:
Shocking that a drink in DC is named after a Democratic lobbyist.

Let me fix that:
Shocking that a drink in DC is named after a Democrat lobbyist.

If they were truly "democratic" then they would be for fair and honest elections. They are not democratic. They are Democrats.

Posted by: bradc at February 28, 2026 11:01 PM (3hcA3)

Hobby Thread - February 28, 2026 [TRex]

Welcome hobbyists! Pull up a chair and sit a spell with the Horde in this little corner of the interweb. This is the mighty, mighty officially sanctioned Ace of Spades Hobby Thread. We gave the Ace of Spades Wheel of Hobbies (TM) a spin and it landed on woodworking on a lathe.

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What are you hobbying?

As per usual Hobby Thread etiquette, keep this thread limited to hobbying. All (legal) hobbying is welcome. I understand that some people pay attention to military hardware, tactics and strategy as a hobby. Discussion of current events permitted but must be made in the form of hobby commentary. Pants are optional. As always, puns are welcome and encouraged.

Play nice and do not be rude. Do not be a troll and do not feed the trolls.

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The Grateful generously arranged for delivery of a new mini-lathe to our house to recognize a recent birthday. Hooray! Apparently I made a comment on a Hobby Thread at some point that expressed interest in a wood lathe. The idea is small scale tinkering (for now).

Anyway, by complete coincidence, the Hobby Thread is being repurposed for wisdom and recommendations relating to turning wood. Are you wise in the ways of the wood lathe? What do you make?

Suggestions for set-ups? Build or buy a bench to give it a stable base? Ideas to manage the resulting dust and debris?

Suggestions for other necessary tools, like calipers, gouges and clamps? (No need to suggest eyewear and sandpaper.)

Suggestions for types of wood to use for practice and for real?

Suggestions for beginner projects? Seems like candle holders and small bowls are the usual ideas.

Other advice, guidance or wisdom?

What is not intuitive, but important?

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Setting up your first woodworking lathe:

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Your first go on a wood lathe:

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Making snowmen:

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What tool should I use?

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Fun making spinning tops.

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This is not a mini-lathe, but features making wood bowls on a lathe. The name of the guy's channel - Jim Made it from Junk - earned it a place here.

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Simple, but clever:

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Making a Christmas ornament - inside out!

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Did you miss the Hobby Thread last week? We did an gold panning theme. The comments may be closed, but you can re-live the content.

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Notable comments from last week:

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Words of wisdom:

"Because despite all our troubles, when things are grim out in that wide round world of ours, that's when it's really important to have a good hobby." Posted by: tankascribe at June 22, 2024 07:41 PM (HWxAD).

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If you have trouble finding something in the content or comments that resonates with you, contribute your own. Send thoughts, suggestions and photos of your hobbying to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Do mighty things.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 05:30 PM

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1 What? Not target shooting?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 05:30 PM (uQesX)

2 Welcome Hobbiests

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (Ia/+0)

3 I've been drawing maps for my atlas of imaginary countries. It's fun because nobody can say I'm doing it wrong!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (kpS4V)

4 My past uncle had a full size lathe, I never tried using it

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 05:33 PM (Ia/+0)

5 My current hobby is dialing in my IDE.

It is said that no Neovim config is ever complete, but mine may be close.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 28, 2026 05:33 PM (XV/Pl)

6 Dad did woodworking for fun. I didn't. No more of his tools or saw left.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 05:33 PM (uQesX)

7 I love that commemorative plaque on the band saw! I took shop class in junior high (mandatory) and the band saw terrified me.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 05:35 PM (kpS4V)

8 I really wanted to do a SOTA hike today, but it's raining steadily and water is NOT good for electronics. I need a TX-500MP or some big-assed military surplus radio for weather like this. I could haul around a PRC-77 and pretend to look out for Charlies in the trees.

Posted by: PabloD at February 28, 2026 05:35 PM (+HNa2)

9 Are those man-packable radios?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 05:37 PM (kpS4V)

10 Just get on with it and craft up some sweet Christmas Ornaments.

Posted by: HappyFun at February 28, 2026 05:37 PM (CoQfd)

11 Guy I knew in high school cut half of one of his middle fingers off with a band saw while making a skate board in shop class.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 28, 2026 05:37 PM (Cqx++)

12 Speaking of tops.... who remembers "Wizzers?"

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 05:38 PM (jtM2q)

13 If the Iranian protestors had some type of rudimentary lathe they could………

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 05:39 PM (4hjRS)

14 Wood turning looks cool

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 28, 2026 05:40 PM (vfth7)

15 Our shop class instructor had a scar running up his thumb, through the nail, up to the first knuckle.

Band saw.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 05:41 PM (kpS4V)

16 Congrats Trex, may your tools ever be sharp!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 28, 2026 05:41 PM (H0pbe)

17 I have 3 metal lathes. One functional and two that need to be combined. I really want an old Bridgeport Mill.
My wood lathe is in storage at my brothers place along with the rest of the woodworking machines.
That bandsaw was manufactured by a guy who was investigated by the Warren commision. There were like 10 of them in a foundry I worked at and when I went to search the company I was soon immersed in Kennedy conspiracy world.

Posted by: Reforger at February 28, 2026 05:42 PM (onCFI)

18 When I took shop class in high school, we all made billy clubs using the lathe. I still have mine somewhere.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 28, 2026 05:42 PM (CHHv1)

19 I certainly have lots of dangerous power tools, still hsve all my fingers and eyes

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 05:44 PM (Ia/+0)

20 Penn State Industries - https://www.pennstateind.com/ will get you all hooked up for making pens, which is *very* fun and gives you lots of neat gifts to give away.

For setup you might consider a rolling cart (locking casters, of course). I made one for my scroll saw so I can put it away when not in use. My little lathe I just set on a table because I don't use it that much.

If you make a cart then during good weather you can make your messes outside.

Posted by: KCSteve at February 28, 2026 05:46 PM (2+WvJ)

21 Just get on with it and craft up some sweet Christmas Ornaments.
Posted by: HappyFun
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Right? You should see the list of "suggested" projects that accompanied the gift....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 28, 2026 05:49 PM (IQ6Gq)

22 the list of "suggested" projects that accompanied the gift....
Posted by: The Grateful

Perfect! Now lay in fresh first aid supplies.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 28, 2026 05:53 PM (H0pbe)

23 There was shop class in my jr. high and high school, centuries ago during the Punic Wars. I don't remember anybody losing a finger.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:55 PM (wzUl9)

24 Had a great summer job in college as a reenactor at Historic Fort Snelling. I was the Fort's carpenter.

Got to be pretty good on the Spring-Pole Lathe (look it up.) Also pretty accurate at hitting the tobacco spitbox at 8 -10 feet.

Fun Fact: Helped the Fort's Blacksmith make the hinges for the Main Gate built that year.

Another Fun Fact: Had a great summer romance with a girl staying with her Dad for the summer that I met there.

A Third Fun Fact: My made-up name was Zubaleh Bubalakowsky.

Posted by: Fritzy at February 28, 2026 05:56 PM (2GIh1)

25 My neighbor set up his shopsmith for routing. His wife called and asked if I'd watch the dogs while she took him to the hospital. Apparently it ate a bunch of his finger.
Heh.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 05:57 PM (2WIwB)

26 Eris - the TX 500 is pretty small and easily portable. It's also expensive hard to acquire, being made in Russia.

Ebay always has mil-surp radios for sale, but who knows if any if them actually work. There are people on this blog who could probably fix them; I'm not one of them.

Posted by: PabloD at February 28, 2026 06:00 PM (+HNa2)

27 Time I went to feed the furry thugs.

The thread before the Pet Thread is still going at 1000 comments.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 06:06 PM (wzUl9)

28 1 What? Not target shooting?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 05:30 PM (uQesX)
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That's a nice lathe up top, but I'm pleased as punch with the sight remover tool I bought for my handguns. It's a similarly mechnical contraption.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 28, 2026 06:13 PM (cWLG3)

29 That's a nice lathe up top, but I'm pleased as punch with the sight remover tool I bought for my handguns. It's a similarly mechnical contraption.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 28, 2026 06:13 PM (cWLG3)

Be careful, you'll put your eye out!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 06:14 PM (uQesX)

30 @29 Am I using it wrong? I still have sight in both eyes.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 28, 2026 06:16 PM (cWLG3)

31 OT: oh no will I kicked off from here too?

I got suspended from X for telling Bernie Sanders to die in one of the beautiful homes he owns.

LOL..

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2026 06:19 PM (qFwJc)

32 I love the stuff made by woodturners, but it definitely isn't a hobby for me.

If any other gamers are interested in a *free* wuxia-inspired MMORPG Where Winds Meet Is gorgeous and we have a guild there. My name in game is Nisaana and teh guild is called AoSHQHorde. You can contact me there or leave a message on the Tech thread.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 28, 2026 06:20 PM (lFFaq)

33 I need one of those wood lathes. I want to make a bunch of chisel handles. I have a shit ton of ebony turning squares.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 06:21 PM (snZF9)

34 Recently in pipe smoking: I bought a blend from Cornell & Diehl (almost the only large company left in the pipe tobacco field) called Redburn. Rather than being in ribbons or flakes, it's a "crumble cake" -- it looks like a hefty brownie and you carve bits off of it to load your pipe. Got some cocoa aroma to it, and a bit of a kick. I'll mix it with something milder.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 06:22 PM (wzUl9)

35 Had a full size lathe for a time and enjoyed using it. Made a few useful items, nothing too involved. Lathes are unexcelled at making saw dust and shavings while doing something useful. (This is great if you have hamsters.) My brother in law has it now.

If I were to replace it, I would get one of the smaller models, maybe 12 inch. Something suitable for turning pens and the like. It is satisfying to take a rough blank and see it take shape so quickly. It's also surprising how smooth and polished a surface can become using a lathe.

Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 06:22 PM (yTvNw)

36 If you can't operate a bandsaw without bleeding, you need to stay indoors and knit.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 28, 2026 06:22 PM (gVUi7)

37 Am I using it wrong? I still have sight in both eyes.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 28, 2026 06:16 PM (cWLG3)

Cheap Chinese junk. Buy ACME instead.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 06:23 PM (uQesX)

38 Oh, and last week I bought another blend from the same C & D people called "Briar Fox." The online descriptions sounded pretty good. As yet I haven't opened it; I guess I'm waiting for a special occasion.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 06:23 PM (wzUl9)

39 One thing about wood lathes, do NOT buy shit wood turning tools. You will be pissed. Good ones are a bit pricey, but in the long run they are worth it.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 06:23 PM (snZF9)

40 If you can't operate a bandsaw without bleeding, stay sober.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2026 06:25 PM (qFwJc)

41 I thought about building a rudimentary lathe once when I was in a tight spot, but just didn’t have the time.

Posted by: Commander Taggart at February 28, 2026 06:25 PM (etYFQ)

42 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 06:23 PM (wzUl9)

Wolfus, just posted something on ALH you might be interested in.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 06:26 PM (uQesX)

43 34 ... " I bought a blend from Cornell & Diehl (almost the only large company left in the pipe tobacco field) called Redburn. Rather than being in ribbons or flakes, it's a "crumble cake" -- it looks like a hefty brownie and you carve bits off of it to load your pipe. Got some cocoa aroma to it, and a bit of a kick. I'll mix it with something milder."

Just bought a tin but haven't tried it yet. Have you lit a bowl of it yet? I understand it's a burley base and I've been in a burley mood lately.

Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 06:27 PM (yTvNw)

44 Elementary school summer Y program I turned bowling pins into lamps. Don't remember a thing. The idea of sticking a knife into a turning piece of wood creates visions of blood and torn flesh.
But I was a kid and he said you do it like this.
And I did.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 06:30 PM (v5dF2)

45 My sister, declaring her disgust for Home Ec, took wood shop in high school. She made several things, but the one I recall best was a bongo board! Man, we had fun on that thing. I'd be scared for my life to step on it today, for fear of breaking a hip or something...

Posted by: tankascribe at February 28, 2026 06:30 PM (NtoJk)

46 the list of "suggested" projects that accompanied the gift....
Posted by: The Grateful

Perfect! Now lay in fresh first aid supplies.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron
*******
No worries, I have a big red bag full of all kinds of supplies...problem is it's currently in TX.....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 28, 2026 06:31 PM (IQ6Gq)

47 No worries, I have a big red bag full of all kinds of supplies...problem is it's currently in TX.....
Posted by: The Grateful

Something, something, something, poor planning!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 28, 2026 06:34 PM (H0pbe)

48 Other advice, guidance or wisdom?

What is not intuitive, but important?
One thing about wood lathes, do NOT buy shit wood turning tools. You will be pissed. Good ones are a bit pricey, but in the long run they are worth it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

This!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM (H0pbe)

49 For those who watched the Woodwright's Shop with Roy Underhill, I can say the spring pole lathe he made does work surprisingly well. Even with my less than stellar skills I was able to make one and turn some tool handles and use it to put a smooth finish on the pieces. Obviously a lot slower than a motorized lathe but since it can be made even on a raw frontier with everyday hand tools, it would have been a valuable resource for pioneer settlements. It doesn't even need fancy gouges. You can do a lot of shaping with rasps and finer wood files.

Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM (yTvNw)

50 I'd like to get one of those all-in-one milling machines to make things. Anyway...

How many hard boiled eggs will fit into a 1 gallon pickle jar?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM (/lPRQ)

51 Quick Bing search says...

A 1-gallon pickle jar can fit approximately 12 to 18 hard-boiled eggs...

I would think it closer to 3 or 4 dozen.
Only one way to find out...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 06:37 PM (/lPRQ)

52 My husband wanted to learn to use a wood lathe. He managed to find a guy to give him lessons, which was nice. He picked up a 1940s wood lathe with a homemade contraption to vary the speed. He didn't do much with it and I hope it wound up at the Toledo Boat Shop (in OR), where it was supposed to go after he died.

We had a lot of fun looking for places to buy wood and meeting people that did this. And I have a couple of pieces from the guy that gave the lessons, including three tiny wooden bowls for my supported spindles.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 28, 2026 06:37 PM (gQ15S)

53 " I bought a blend from Cornell & Diehl (almost the only large company left in the pipe tobacco field) called Redburn. Rather than being in ribbons or flakes, it's a "crumble cake" -- it looks like a hefty brownie and you carve bits off of it to load your pipe. Got some cocoa aroma to it, and a bit of a kick. I'll mix it with something milder."

Just bought a tin but haven't tried it yet. Have you lit a bowl of it yet? I understand it's a burley base and I've been in a burley mood lately.
Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026

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JTB, I have smoked it; that's how I know it has some nicotine strength, more than I like. And yes, it is a burley w/ some Virginia and some dark-fired Kentucky.

Today I mixed it with some mild Match Field & Stream. While a half bowl woke me up, it wasn't overwhelming.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 06:40 PM (wzUl9)

54 Suggestions for set-ups?
Expect a LOT of mess for about a 4' radius. I have mine about 16" from a wall so that I can hang tools (there will be a lot of them) and the dust collection pipe.
Build or buy a bench to give it a stable base?
Either, but go for HEAVY. Weight greatly reduces the "walking" that happens when you turn something that's not balanced.
Ideas to manage the resulting dust and debris?
A dust collection system that's not a shop vac. A shop vac grabs what's close to the hose, while a real dust collector clears the air.

Suggestions for other necessary tools, like calipers, gouges and clamps?
Things I use regularly: straight calipers, figure 8 calipers for measuring wall thickness, drill chuck for the tailstock, 4 jaw chuck for the head stock, bench grinder for sharpening gouges, gouges of course. I have straight and right angle looong reach needle nose pliers for holding sandpaper deep inside a bowl or vase.
(No need to suggest eyewear and sandpaper.)

Suggestions for types of wood to use for practice and for real?
Don't practice with cheap soft wood, because it won't help. The easiest wood I've turned in southern red cedar. Cuts like soap.

Posted by: watchin at February 28, 2026 06:41 PM (dewkg)

55 For those who hand laod ammo as part of the shooting hobby, a number of the bigger retailers, Natchez, Midsouth, and MidwayUSA, are having sales on reloading tools and gear. Haven't noticed the same level of sales for components like powder, brass and primers.

Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 06:44 PM (yTvNw)

56 Does anyone have a good plan for a raised garden bed. I have a bunch of treated wood for a deck left over and want to put it to good use. There's a million different plans out there and I'm not sure which to jump on.

Posted by: Are you sure about this sir? at February 28, 2026 06:44 PM (U/7CP)

57 Don't know if this qualifies as a hobby, but I like to work on the house. My latest annoying project is extending a propane line under my new deck for a grill. I've worked with CSST before so that's no issue but I have to cut into a 1/2" black pipe and thread it.

Guess who sold off all of his threading equipment before moving down here? I've talked to 5-6 others who also got rid of their taps and dies.

I don't want to buy a new set and I'm just sick I got rid of my Ridgid dies.

Oh yeah, and get off my lawn.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 28, 2026 06:47 PM (cYBz/)

58 Does anyone have a good plan for a raised garden bed. I have a bunch of treated wood for a deck left over and want to put it to good use. There's a million different plans out there and I'm not sure which to jump on.
Posted by: Are you sure about this sir?

Treated wood? Absolutely not for food crops.

Otherwise, go for small enough to reach across and high enough not to wreck your back bending over.

Say, 18" high, 3 ft or less wide, as long as you want.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 06:47 PM (/lPRQ)

59 I have to clean my shop. I have 4 large contractor bags of shavings outside, and probably another 3 or 4 to clean up.

My turnings were featured on here awhile back. If I can help with questions, techniques, setup, etc.... I'd be glad to help.
scohargroveatprotonmaildotcom

Posted by: watchin at February 28, 2026 06:48 PM (dewkg)

60 53 ... " it has some nicotine strength, more than I like. And yes, it is a burley w/ some Virginia and some dark-fired Kentucky.

Today I mixed it with some mild Match Field & Stream. While a half bowl woke me up, it wasn't overwhelming."

Wolfus,
I wonder how it would do mixing it with something like Lane BCA. That flavored black cavendish adds a bit of mildness and flavor to stronger blends. I keep some on hand just for that although I enjoy a bowl by itself now and then.

Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 06:50 PM (yTvNw)

61 Wolfus,
I wonder how it would do mixing it with something like Lane BCA. That flavored black cavendish adds a bit of mildness and flavor to stronger blends. I keep some on hand just for that although I enjoy a bowl by itself now and then.
Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026

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That sounds like it would work great. I've never tried the Lane blends under that name. No doubt some of them were the blends Tinder Box marketed in the '80s, when I first tried the pipe.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 06:51 PM (wzUl9)

62 There was shop class in my jr. high and high school, centuries ago during the Punic Wars. I don't remember anybody losing a finger.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

We had an industrial sized joiner in my high school shop class. A teacher's aide lost all of his on one hand using it. We also had a vacuum sawdust collection system, and someone had to replace all of the clear tubing, for obvious reasons.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 28, 2026 06:52 PM (0U5gm)

63 I have my late maternal grandfather's shop lathe. It has to be somewhere around 70 years old and has enough use on it that he said the bed needs to be planed level.

Someday I'll rehab it and set it up.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at February 28, 2026 06:56 PM (/HDaX)

64 59 If I can help with questions, techniques, setup, etc.... I'd be glad to help.
scohargroveatprotonmaildotcom

Posted by: watchin at February 28, 2026 06:48 PM
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Thank you!

Posted by: TRex - dust collector dino at February 28, 2026 06:56 PM (IQ6Gq)

65 I'm pleased as punch with the sight remover tool I bought for my handguns. It's a similarly mechnical contraption.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 28, 2026 06:13 PM (cWLG3)

I bought a sight tool built specifically for H&K, and it is a piece of shit!

What did you buy?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 28, 2026 06:59 PM (n9ltV)

66 57 Don't know if this qualifies as a hobby, but I like to work on the house.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 28, 2026 06:47 PM
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Yes, tinkering, improving and taking care of "fix its" around the house qualifies.

Posted by: TRex - home on the range dino at February 28, 2026 06:59 PM (IQ6Gq)

67 62

We had an industrial sized joiner in my high school shop class. A teacher's aide lost all of his on one hand using it. We also had a vacuum sawdust collection system, and someone had to replace all of the clear tubing, for obvious reasons.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 28, 2026 06:52 PM (0U5gm)

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What you have recounted could be scenes from a horror movie. I imagined heinous screams followed by the camera turning its focus on the clear tubes as the sawdust turned red with blood.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 28, 2026 07:00 PM (cWLG3)

68 Aha. A bit of poking around the web and I found a picture that looks like the lathe I'm talking about:

https://tinyurl.com/oldcmlathe

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at February 28, 2026 07:03 PM (/HDaX)

69 Writing is not a hobby for me (too many years of crazy deadlines for business writing and user manuals) but using fountain pens is. Lately I've been using fountain pens even for casual notes. It requires a slower pace and my handwriting definitely improves when I use them. It's not calligraphy or anything fancy, just enjoyable.

I used to prefer a fine or extra fine nib. The last few years I've come to prefer a broad nib or even a 1.1mm stub for writing. Not sure of the reason for the change but the bigger nibs allow for a bit of flare in shaping the letters.

Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 07:03 PM (yTvNw)

70 65 I'm pleased as punch with the sight remover tool I bought for my handguns. It's a similarly mechnical contraption.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 28, 2026 06:13 PM (cWLG3)

I bought a sight tool built specifically for H&K, and it is a piece of shit!

What did you buy?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 28, 2026 06:59 PM (n9ltV)

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This is the one:
https://a.co/d/0fkQwFjD

Please note: be sure to lube all the screws with machine oil and run them all the way in and out before use. Also, in spite of what some commenters said, DO NOT use a socket wrench to turn the crank for the pusher -- that how you will break it! Back it off then crank it forward again if it's resisting mightily.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 28, 2026 07:05 PM (cWLG3)

71 Every time a lathe is mentioned I think of Galaxy Quest

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 07:06 PM (HYqoK)

72 I used to prefer a fine or extra fine nib. The last few years I've come to prefer a broad nib or even a 1.1mm stub for writing. Not sure of the reason for the change but the bigger nibs allow for a bit of flare in shaping the letters.
Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 07:03 PM (yTvNw)
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I love old fashioned pens, but, being left-handed I write sideways, which lends itself to much smearing.

But for art projects I will use high-end felt tip markers that use India ink, and I've had good results. I love the precision of a good ink drawing.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 07:08 PM (0aYVJ)

73 72 ... "But for art projects I will use high-end felt tip markers that use India ink, and I've had good results."

Pug,
What's the brand you use for those felt tip markers?

Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 07:10 PM (yTvNw)

74 But for art projects I will use high-end felt tip markers that use India ink, and I've had good results. I love the precision of a good ink drawing.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank
**************
I have never tried to do an ink drawing, but I do enjoy looking at them. Such skill....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 28, 2026 07:10 PM (IQ6Gq)

75 69 It's not calligraphy or anything fancy, just enjoyable.

Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 07:03 PM
***
The Wheel of Hobbies may consider a calligraphy theme at some point...

Posted by: TRex - bad handwriting dino at February 28, 2026 07:11 PM (IQ6Gq)

76 Any body knows what times Presdent Obana was be on CNN twonite ?

Posted by: Mary Cloggistein from Brattleboro, Vt at February 28, 2026 07:11 PM (4MFaN)

77 Every time a lathe is mentioned I think of Galaxy Quest
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 07:06 PM (HYqoK)

Make sure it's rudimentary.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at February 28, 2026 07:13 PM (/HDaX)

78 Pug,
What's the brand you use for those felt tip markers?
Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 07:10 PM (yTvNw)

Alsa, I do not remember the brand, and I cannot locate them after we moved. Probably in a box somewhere. But they run .03 to 0.1, and there is a chisel tip one I like a lot.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 07:21 PM (0aYVJ)

79 The Eduard/HKM 1/48 B-25J strafer nose Mitchell has finally arrived at Sprue Brothers. MSRP is $144.

Squadron still has it listed as pre-order for $144.

Sprue Brothers is also having a 20% off MiniArt sale this weekend.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 07:22 PM (2GVsD)

80 I have never tried to do an ink drawing, but I do enjoy looking at them. Such skill....
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 28, 2026 07:10 PM (IQ6Gq)

It's my favorite medium. I don't paint, but I draw. I've used pencil, charcoal, pastels. I like all of them, but ink is simply fun. I also mix media, ink and pastel, for example.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 07:25 PM (0aYVJ)

81 78 ... Pug, Thanks for mentioning the markers. I did a quick search and the Faber Castell Pitt artist pens use india ink and they seem to be the standard. Even the local Michaels store has them.

Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 07:25 PM (yTvNw)

82 Treated wood? Absolutely not for food crops.

Otherwise, go for small enough to reach across and high enough not to wreck your back bending over.

Say, 18" high, 3 ft or less wide, as long as you want.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 06:47 PM (/lPRQ)

I actually looked into that. Apparently that shouldn't be an issue with newer (last 10 years, I can't remember exactly) wood. I welcome informed opinions on the subject however!

Posted by: Are you sure about this sir? at February 28, 2026 07:26 PM (U/7CP)

83 Does anyone have a good plan for a raised garden bed. I have a bunch of treated wood for a deck left over and want to put it to good use. There's a million different plans out there and I'm not sure which to jump on.
Posted by: Are you sure about this sir?

Treated wood? Absolutely not for food crops.

If you are are making an open bottomed box (just the four sides) the treated wood is probably going to be fine for your ground-contact layer. The rest probably shouldn't be treated. Painted, maybe, especially if it's going to be in direct contact with the dirt,

My parents built some nice ones out of lumber and corrugated metal. You put together L-shaped rails for the top rim and bottom rim, posts at the corner, and use the corrugated metal for the sides, screwing it in to the post and rails.

I made a bunch of boxes by cutting notches into the edge of 2-bys, lincoln log style, that work really well, except they require a liner (road cloth works for this) to keep the soil in.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 28, 2026 07:27 PM (C0Nlv)

84 Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 07:25 PM (yTvNw)

Yeah. that sounds right. I think I bought them at Michael's, now that I think about it. It was for an art project when I was taking classes.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 07:27 PM (0aYVJ)

85 Thanks for being here. Lots going on today/tonight.

We'll do it again next week.

Posted by: TRex - revolving dino at February 28, 2026 07:28 PM (IQ6Gq)

86 It's my favorite medium. I don't paint, but I draw. I've used pencil, charcoal, pastels. I like all of them, but ink is simply fun. I also mix media, ink and pastel, for example.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank
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I've done pencil, charcoal and pastels. And painted using watercolors, oil and acrylic. I suppose I should look into trying an ink drawing at some point...

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 28, 2026 07:30 PM (IQ6Gq)

87 We'll do it again next week.
Posted by: TRex - revolving dino at February 28, 2026 07:28 PM (IQ6Gq)

thanks, dinosaur guy. I like these weekend threads.

*Forrest Gump wave*

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 07:30 PM (0aYVJ)

88 Just remember, the deeper a planting box, the more stuff you have to put in it to fill it, and if you use wood ships, yes the will rot down after a while but the fungus that rots them may decide to venture up to your planting layer and eat your onions too.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 28, 2026 07:31 PM (C0Nlv)

89 TRex, Thanks for another fun hobby thread. The only problem is it gives me ideas for things I don't have time for. :-)

Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 07:31 PM (yTvNw)

90 chips, not ships, Yikes

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 28, 2026 07:31 PM (C0Nlv)

91 JTB, if your'e still here, the Pipes and Cigars site has some specials going on. I got a flyer from them in the mail. 15% off site wide, no minimum, and 20% off on Peter Stokkebye blends.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 07:32 PM (wzUl9)

92 Obviously a lot slower than a motorized lathe but since it can be made even on a raw frontier with everyday hand tools, it would have been a valuable resource for pioneer settlements. It doesn't even need fancy gouges. You can do a lot of shaping with rasps and finer wood files.
Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM (yTvNw)

The other important tool was the shave-horse for shaping with a draw knife. I have tried to make one, but it barely worked. It is best for roughing out and finishing tool handles, and cleaning up wood shingles after splitting them out of the bolt.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 07:32 PM (rbvCR)

93 TRex, Thanks for another fun hobby thread. The only problem is it gives me ideas for things I don't have time for. :-)
Posted by: JTB
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True. I really should avoid this thread for awhile....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 28, 2026 07:32 PM (IQ6Gq)

94 Hopefully gets a little warmer out will get to doing something hobbyist

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 07:32 PM (Ia/+0)

95 nood movies

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 28, 2026 07:33 PM (C0Nlv)

96 I've done pencil, charcoal and pastels. And painted using watercolors, oil and acrylic. I suppose I should look into trying an ink drawing at some point...
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 28, 2026 07:30 PM (IQ6Gq)

My method is to do a really light pencil sketch of the subject, say, a portrait of an old man; then start with the pens, drawing the fine lines first, then building on that, smile-lines around the eyes, etc. I have fun with the level of detail, and it forces me to be more methodical.

I love the quick lines that charcoal creates; it came in handy during figure drawing classes. But ink is very calming.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 07:35 PM (0aYVJ)

97 86 ... "I've done pencil, charcoal and pastels. And painted using watercolors, oil and acrylic. I suppose I should look into trying an ink drawing at some point..."

The Grateful,
Check out the Chloe Gendron channel on YT. She describes the styles and techniques for pen and ink wonderfully. Her channel introduced me to the drawings of Franklin Booth, an absolute master.

Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 07:36 PM (yTvNw)

98 91 ... " JTB, if your'e still here, the Pipes and Cigars site has some specials going on. I got a flyer from them in the mail. 15% off site wide, no minimum, and 20% off on Peter Stokkebye blends."

Wolfus,
Thanks for the heads up. And Stokkebye blends have become some of my favorites, especially now that the HH line is discontinued. Their Deluxe Navy Flake is excellent and the Nougat blend is what was used in the LOTR movies. It is a really pleasant smoke, mild but flavorful.

Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 07:42 PM (yTvNw)

99 The Grateful,
Check out the Chloe Gendron channel on YT. She describes the styles and techniques for pen and ink wonderfully. Her channel introduced me to the drawings of Franklin Booth, an absolute master.
Posted by: JTB
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Thank you for this, I will definitely check her out.

And thanks Pug Mahon for your feedback!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 28, 2026 07:42 PM (IQ6Gq)

100 The Grateful,
Check out the Chloe Gendron channel on YT. She describes the styles and techniques for pen and ink wonderfully. Her channel introduced me to the drawings of Franklin Booth, an absolute master.
Posted by: JTB
***********
Thank you for this, I will definitely check her out.

And thanks Pug Mahon for your feedback!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 28, 2026 07:42 PM (IQ6Gq)

101 Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 07:35 PM (0aYVJ)

My problem with drawing is that I seem to be entirely incapable of making light sketch lines. I really do try, but end up with dark, thick lines every time anyway.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 28, 2026 07:54 PM (lFFaq)

Ace of Spades Pet Thread, February 28

Courtesy Troy Rubright

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Good afternoon and welcome to the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread. Thanks for stopping by. Kick back and enjoy the world of animals.

Would you like a treat?

Let's relax a little with the animals and leave the world of politics and current events outside for just a little while.

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Courtesy Terry Glenn

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Meet The PetMorons

&&&

This was our Plott Hound / Pitbull mix Wiley. My wife worked with a rescue to get him out of a kill shelter where he was scheduled for euthanasia in 2015. We were able to have him with us for 11 years, during which he was a wonderful companion who loved his family. He passed unexpectedly the night before writing this and is already greatly missed.
Best Regards,
MauserMedic

So sorry you have lost your wonderful Wiley, in whom you invested so much love. Thanks for letting us meet him. Keep in touch.

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My boy Koda on the beach in Carrabelle, Florida. A quarter moon on a clear night, taken with my iPhone. The cameras on these phones are getting better and better.
JMM (A loyal lurker)

A beautiful, calm photo with a wonderful dog! Just what we need today.

And to go with it, something a little off-topic that I forgot to add to the Gardening Thread. We love our pets in the rain, too:

Music

R.I.P. Neil Sedaka

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Thank you for sharing your pets and animal photos and stories with us today.

If you would like to send pet and/or animal stories, links, etc. for the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, the address is:

petmorons at protonmail dot com
Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known when you comment at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.

Until next Saturday, have a great week!

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If you start feeling nostalgic, here a link to last week's Pet Thread, the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, February 21

I closed the comments on that post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.

Posted by: K.T. at 03:05 PM

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1 early

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 28, 2026 03:08 PM (CWTWj)

2 very early

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 28, 2026 03:09 PM (CWTWj)

3 i noodled

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 28, 2026 03:10 PM (CWTWj)

4 grand slam

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 28, 2026 03:10 PM (CWTWj)

5 Blessed are the animals.

Posted by: Piper at February 28, 2026 03:10 PM (OoFl2)

6 re 5: not the ones in tehran apparently

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 28, 2026 03:11 PM (CWTWj)

7 I have grand plans for the back of doggrh's crate

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 28, 2026 03:14 PM (vfth7)

8 The one in the middle is definitely Willie Nelson.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 28, 2026 03:15 PM (Kt19C)

9 twitchy:

BREAKING: Ayatollah Khamenei DEAD, Body Found

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 28, 2026 03:15 PM (CWTWj)

10 Tabby cats are the sedans of the cat world.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 28, 2026 03:18 PM (CHHv1)

11 BREAKING: Ayatollah Khamenei DEAD, Body Found

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 28, 2026 03:15 PM (CWTWj)
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Oooh, I hear laughter in the rain.

BDE Neil Sedaka, Tribe member.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 28, 2026 03:18 PM (MFAsx)

12 Always such a sweet thread; thank you.

And also for remembering Neil Sadaka & his happy music.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 03:22 PM (NFX2v)

13 Meow

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at February 28, 2026 03:23 PM (sAmhv)

14 Brindle is such a pretty pattern on short coated dogs

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 28, 2026 03:25 PM (C0Nlv)

15 Patsy has recovered from the spay. I'm starting to let her outside a bit. When she was confined inside, I would put her in the large crate by the back door. She would sit patiently under Jake and I came back in and I let her out. Took her to the vets for her rabies shot. Vet gave her the shot. I turned her towards the carrier and she walked right in. The vet was impressed.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 28, 2026 03:25 PM (gQ15S)

16 Dog can balance things on his head:

https://tinyurl.com/5hxpzc98

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2026 03:26 PM (Nx5jP)

17 Thanks KT!

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 03:31 PM (1JFYK)

18 I guess we can continue discussing non-pet related topics on the other thread?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 03:31 PM (QGaXH)

19 Sedaka sang with a smile, just like the voice coaches say.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 28, 2026 03:33 PM (Pq0OZ)

20 It involves a yoga mat and short bungee cords

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 28, 2026 03:36 PM (vfth7)

21 RIP Neil Sedaka (13 March 1939-27 February 2026)

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:37 PM (hJH5n)

22 Ira. War opens with a PARTY at Msr A Lago
And Donny ,dancing to his fav song YMCA

PARTY ON ! Donny

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 28, 2026 03:38 PM (WqaVB)

23 Spouse takes care of the litterbox and although he loves the cat, I don't think he remotely feels like worshipping him😉 We call him Pynchon, the peripatetic puss He usually starts on in son's room, comes in our room and then is downstairs when I usually wake up in the early morning and ready to be a lap cat for spouse until he is ready to go to work.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2026 03:42 PM (PFs9e)

24 Short, funny cat videos:

https://tinyurl.com/ybffmd9k

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2026 03:46 PM (PFs9e)

25 Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 28, 2026 03:25 PM (gQ15S)

I'm glad Patsy is recovering and it's neat she impressed the vet as to going into her crate.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2026 03:47 PM (PFs9e)

26 Took the little mama (who came up to DH and demanded that we feed her) to be spayed and one of her babies was neutered. Three more to go. A friend who gets cats deposited at her house took us in, so they got an ear snipped as ferals. We will be able to tell mama from the baby who looks just like her - the babies are starting to get big.

Posted by: KT at February 28, 2026 03:48 PM (7vIsy)

27 He's dead, Jim.

Posted by: Sorry to go OT at February 28, 2026 03:55 PM (2Ez/1)

28 Islamofascist talk is haram on the pet thread

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 28, 2026 03:56 PM (vfth7)

29 Does anyone's knows if Presdent Oona been briefed on Trump's illegull attack on Irun ???

Posted by: Mary Cloggistein from Brattleboro, Vt at February 28, 2026 03:59 PM (4MFaN)

30 Laughter In The Rain was on the Smooth 70's cd I had.

That cd was good all the way through as I recall and I never skipped LITR. I'm more of a rocker generally, but a good song is a good song.

Hopefully, Neil will now be doing gigs in Heaven.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 28, 2026 03:59 PM (qIH9H)

31 Afternoon, Pet Folken,

MauserMedic, remember Wiley as he was; it's the best way to do him the honor he deserves.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 04:03 PM (wzUl9)

32 Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war........

Posted by: Donny T. at February 28, 2026 04:03 PM (X7dyz)

33 you never guessed that Neil Sedaka would be #3.....did you

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 28, 2026 04:04 PM (jrgJz)

34 The red kitten in the meme at the top, aside from being a little less kitten-fuzzy, is much like my late Arizona the part-Coon when I first met him at the SPCA in June of '83. Well, he was a classic tabby, I came to realize; stripes on head, legs, and tail, and the rest looks like a marble cake in the middle. This little fellow here is a mackerel tabby -- stripes everywhere. But his "head up and chest out" posture is very much like that of the tiny kitten who beamed up at me from his cage with a "Take ME home! I'm a great deal!" look.

And which I fell for.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 04:05 PM (wzUl9)

35 Neil will now be doing gigs in Heaven.
"Sedaka's Back!"

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 28, 2026 04:06 PM (zdLoL)

36 Spouse takes care of the litterbox and although he loves the cat, I don't think he remotely feels like worshipping him😉 . . .
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2026

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There is an old New Yorker cartoon. A man in dress shirt and tie is looking sourly down at the family cat, who is peering up at him. The man is saying, "The fact you were considered sacred in ancient Egypt cuts no ice with me."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 04:08 PM (wzUl9)

37 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 04:08 PM (wzUl9)

That's funny. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2026 04:09 PM (oT1li)

38 MauserMedic

So sorry for your loss.

Posted by: Joyenz at February 28, 2026 04:11 PM (2F0/Y)

39 Hawaiian judge Orders Trump to end the illegal attack on the Mostly Peaceful Ragheads in Iran....

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at February 28, 2026 04:15 PM (X7dyz)

40 Sedaka first hit the charts way back in the Fifties, when he was something like eighteen years old. I seem to recall a story that he and Carole King dated in high school, then both became songwriters for the same company not long after? Maybe I have the stories mixed up.

"Calendar Girl," "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (I prefer the original), his version of "Sunny" (I think it was the first one) . . . all good stuff. He co-wrote "Love Will Keep Us Together" for the Captain and Tennille.

He always seemed a bit effeminate in his mannerisms. But Wiki says he married in 1962.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 04:18 PM (wzUl9)

41 I will have to send in pics of the kittens now that they are getting big.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 04:19 PM (rbvCR)

42 yow! hot tub
youtu.be/ZCEbuuJeO80

Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 04:23 PM (gKWVE)

43 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 04:24 PM (Ia/+0)

44 My furry thugs are approaching their fourth birthdays next month. Stirling is still in the habit of trying to wake me at 3:30 to 4 am by leaping across me, kicking me in the ribs in the process.

Little Dagny has been more sociable of late. If she's curled up sleeping of an evening, I can scoop her up and put her on a cushion on my lap -- and she will happily stay quite a while for petting. Perhaps some day she will climb into my lap all by herself. Otherwise, she sits on the arm of the sofa in the morning, and sometimes in the evening, as a hint to her manservant that Food Should Be Forthcoming.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 04:24 PM (wzUl9)

45 Sorry Mauser Medic

I'm glad your wonderful dog Wiley for a good long time and you loved him and he loved you back.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2026 04:25 PM (lQ+/f)

46 Update on cats. Hopper may need a vet visit for his leg.

https://tinyurl.com/dg65258

Posted by: Joyenz at February 28, 2026 04:25 PM (2F0/Y)

47 MauserMedic

So sorry for your loss.
Posted by: Joyenz at February 28, 2026 04:11 PM (2F0/Y)
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Seemed like a regal pooch.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 04:26 PM (RIvkX)

48 Speaking of scooping . . . I've been using Petco's own litter, which is available as a refill once you have bought your first thirty-pound bucket. It's cheaper than Walmart's and has always worked fine. This past bucketful, though, failed to do its clumping job, and the box smelled horribly of ammonia. I changed it this week with Walmart's "Special Kitty," which is another standby. So far so good.

However, I think WM short-changed me. Fourteen lbs. fills the box. The tub said twenty lbs., but the entire contents of the jug just filled the box, and the jug did not look that full when I opened it. Grrrr.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 04:28 PM (wzUl9)

49 Stirling, the big black cat, is sleeping atop the couch on a pad of blankets he no doubt thinks I placed there just for him. Dagny, I think, is in the bedroom window enjoying the already too hot afternoon sun. She sleeps on the same couch-top blankets at night, though she has been known to curl up next to me on the bed.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 04:31 PM (wzUl9)

50 I do not support this egregious attack on the Band Duran Duran today while on tour in the Middle East!!!!!

Why did Trump do this ??? If I was POTUS this would have not happened !!!!!

The World has lost some great musicians because of Donald "Hei'll Hitler" Trump....

Posted by: Kami Harris at February 28, 2026 04:41 PM (YuOiR)

51 FWIW the previous thread crossed 700 and is still going...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 04:52 PM (QGaXH)

52 Just got back from Texas A&M where they brought Reveille out to meet everyone. Apparently she is the most popular "person" on campus... by far!

Posted by: lin-duh at February 28, 2026 04:54 PM (VCgbV)

53 Duran Duran is/was on tour somewhere?

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 28, 2026 04:54 PM (jrgJz)

54 I'm so sorry, Mauser Medic. He was a beautiful dog. We had to put our cat down yesterday, and gosh, it hurts.

Posted by: moki at February 28, 2026 04:58 PM (wLjpr)

55 Posted by: moki at February 28, 2026 04:58

I am sorry. Please tell us about your cat if you feel up to it.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2026 05:00 PM (rZCVI)

56 Bob and Larry, the dogs in the photo up top are very cute and I like the caption. What kind of dogs are they? Anyone know?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2026 05:03 PM (rZCVI)

57 We had to put our cat down yesterday, and gosh, it hurts.
Posted by: moki at February 28, 2026

***
What was his name, and what did he look like?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:05 PM (wzUl9)

58 53 Duran Duran is/was on tour somewhere?
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 28, 2026 04:54 PM (jrgJz)

According to their website, they were in Sacramento in mid-January and next tour date is Redondo Beach in May.

Nothing about being in the mid-East.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 05:05 PM (QGaXH)

59 . A friend who gets cats deposited at her house took us in, so they got an ear snipped as ferals. We will be able to tell mama from the baby who looks just like her - the babies are starting to get big.
Posted by: KT

In the 30+ years we've been out here in the woods, we've had 4 cats. 3 of them have been feral. We found Mr. Rafferty ( formally Rafferty the orphan kitty) and his sibling two years ago. They had barely opened their eyes. Mom had abandoned them. We bottle fed them with goat kid milk replacement. His sibling didn't make it. He's pretty much my cat even though I didn't want another cat. He and Mrs. Sock acknowledge each other but I 'm the one whose lap he graces with his presence. He waits until I go to bed before he comes upstairs and takes up his third of the bed.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 05:07 PM (1JFYK)

60 Those might be German Shorthairs. Not sure.

Just got Patsy back inside. This reintroducing to the outside is a bit of work. But she likes Jake, like regular meals and enjoys pets. We'll work it out

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 28, 2026 05:18 PM (gQ15S)

61 What a proud looking dog Wiley is.

Posted by: t-bird at February 28, 2026 05:23 PM (IJqrQ)

62 I just heard the news. I liked Duran Duran!

Posted by: Joe R. Biden, Jr. at February 28, 2026 05:26 PM (DP6L/)

63 ***
What was his name, and what did he look like?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:05 PM (wzUl9)

He was a domestic longhair named Scarf, because when we met him at the animal shelter, he draped around our necks. He was black and white, so he could make sure his hair showed up on any color clothing, he loved our dogs, and he laid on my side right after cancer surgery, certain his purring and biscuit making would make me feel better. One of them did, I leave it to you to guess which it was. He was not smart, but he loved big. He was a good cat.

Posted by: moki at February 28, 2026 05:29 PM (wLjpr)

64 He was a domestic longhair named Scarf, because when we met him at the animal shelter, he draped around our necks. He was black and white, so he could make sure his hair showed up on any color clothing, he loved our dogs, and he laid on my side right after cancer surgery, certain his purring and biscuit making would make me feel better. One of them did, I leave it to you to guess which it was. He was not smart, but he loved big. He was a good cat.
Posted by: moki at February 28, 2026

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The longhairs are always the best. (I'm biased; stipulated.) He sounds much like my late Chekov -- who was never a milk-treader; none of the Siberians I've known have been. But he certainly purred.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (wzUl9)

65 Moki, please send some pics of Scarf to K.T. for a future Pet Thread. I'd love to see what he looked like.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (wzUl9)

66 65 Moki, please send some pics of Scarf to K.T. for a future Pet Thread. I'd love to see what he looked like.

Thank you for your sweet words, Wolfus! If I can figure out how to get the photos from my phone to K.T., I will! Both Scarf and Abner, our Bullmastiff/Newfoundland, need to be seen!!!

Posted by: moki at February 28, 2026 05:48 PM (wLjpr)

67 Sounds like a wonderful cat, Moki. I am sorry for your loss.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2026 05:54 PM (Nx5jP)

68 So sorry about your kitty, moki

Hugs

Posted by: Joyenz at February 28, 2026 06:08 PM (2F0/Y)

69 Thank you for your sweet words, Wolfus! If I can figure out how to get the photos from my phone to K.T., I will! Both Scarf and Abner, our Bullmastiff/Newfoundland, need to be seen!!!
Posted by: moki at February 28, 2026

***
Moki, you can turn on Bluetooth on your phone, share the pics to your home computer, then attach them to an email. It's what I do, anyway.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 07:09 PM (wzUl9)

Nazis, RINOs, Islamofascists, and Other Infiltrators Who Should Have Been Purged Long Ago Are Having a Bad Day

Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡
@shanaka86
They did not bomb Iran. They waited for Iran's entire leadership to sit down in the same room and then they bombed Iran.
Months of intelligence. Thousands of hours of surveillance and signal intercepts. One variable: the moment the Supreme Leader, the President, and senior military command gathered in a single location at the same time.
That moment was 8:15 this morning. Daylight. Every previous Israeli strike on Iran came at night. June 2025 launched in darkness. October 2024 after midnight. Iran's entire air defense doctrine is built around the assumption that Israel attacks in the dark. Israel attacked in broad daylight because the target was not infrastructure. The target was a meeting.
Reuters confirms strikes targeted Khamenei and Pezeshkian. CNN confirms months of joint US-Israeli planning. Israeli officials confirmed the strike hit the location where Iran's top officials were gathered. Whether Khamenei was moved before the strike or extracted after is the most consequential unknown on the planet right now. If before, someone inside Tehran's inner circle told Jerusalem when and where the meeting would happen. If after, the strikes hit the room and he survived. Both scenarios are catastrophic for the regime.
Because Iran's leadership now knows three things. Israel knew where they were meeting. Israel knew when they were meeting. Israel knew who would be in the room. And everything we watched over the past month, the F-22s at Ovda, the tankers at Ben Gurion, Al Udeid emptied to zero, 270 transport flights, all of it was the delivery architecture for one precision strike on one gathering.
Every future meeting of Iran's senior leadership now carries one question: does Israel know about this one too.
This is not a military operation. This is the destruction of institutional trust inside a regime. Every general who sits with Khamenei tomorrow will wonder who told Jerusalem about today. Every IRGC commander who receives a meeting summons will calculate whether attendance is duty or a death sentence. Every secure facility in Tehran has been proven insecure.
In June 2025 Israel killed 30 generals in the opening minutes. That was brute force across dispersed targets. This was a scalpel. One meeting. One moment. Months of patience.
Iran fired missiles at six countries in retaliation. Most intercepted. One civilian dead from debris in Abu Dhabi. Saudi Arabia responded by pledging all its capabilities against Iran. The Gulf coalition that did not exist yesterday exists today because Tehran built it by attacking everyone simultaneously.
Israel traded one morning of precision strikes for the permanent destruction of Iran's command cohesion.
That is not a battle. That is checkmate disguised as a first move. https://open.substack.com/pub/shanakaans

Marjorie Taylor Greene
@mtgreenee

I did not campaign for this.
I did not donate money for this.
I did not vote for this, in elections or Congress.
This is heartbreaking and tragic.
And how many more innocent will die?
What about our own military?
This is not what we thought MAGA was supposed to be.
Shame!

Thomas Massie
@RepThomasMassie
10h
Acts of war unauthorized by Congress.
The U.S. is attacking Iran according to AP.

The "ex-" degenerate who supposedly converted to Catholicism and gave up being a living pincushion is now singing prayers to Allah in Arabic:

He's also calling for terrorists to blow up federal buildings.

DEPORT.

IMPEACH THIS FAT ORANGE BITCH pic.twitter.com/vPhpby2hNC
— MILO (@Nero) February 28, 2026

Can we stop pretending this methed-up degenerate Nazi is somehow "on our side"?

They did not bomb Iran. They waited for Iran�s entire leadership to sit down in the same room and then they bombed Iran.

Months of intelligence. Thousands of hours of surveillance and signal intercepts. One variable: the moment the Supreme Leader, the President, and senior� https://t.co/I5l7iUI2HU pic.twitter.com/RXZSsSb12l
— Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡ (@shanaka86) February 28, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:00 PM

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1 I just love the way that Trump is able to make his enemies, and ours, reveal themselves so convincingly!

Posted by: Brewingfrog at February 28, 2026 02:03 PM (A9Jq4)

2 Where's Maxine Water's Wig on this?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 28, 2026 02:04 PM (cWLG3)

3 Phew, this takes the heat off me.

Posted by: Pam Blondie at February 28, 2026 02:05 PM (abIsI)

4 Milo finds jihad sexy now?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 28, 2026 02:06 PM (cWLG3)

5 Someone send a Hellgram to McCain and inform him we're bombing Iran.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 02:06 PM (abIsI)

6 Going to a party to see who is backkng Iran here

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 02:07 PM (Ia/+0)

7 Now that we at war, can we start charging people with treason?

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 28, 2026 02:07 PM (xvV+O)

8 My cup of tears overflows.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 02:07 PM (RIvkX)

9 4 Milo finds jihad sexy now?
Posted by: Chairman LMAO

Loomer says if he's not deported immediately, he's a deep state operative. I tend to agree with her.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 02:07 PM (abIsI)

10 Taking out Iranian leaders is one thing. Watching our traitors and saboteurs jump in line to praise the Iranian regime that has been at war with us for 47 years. Amazing.

Posted by: Kratwurst at February 28, 2026 02:08 PM (fcDpY)

11 What the fuck happened to Milo?

BTW my Persian boss is happy the United States is finally taking action.

Posted by: Max Power at February 28, 2026 02:08 PM (q177U)

12 4 Milo finds jihad sexy now?
Posted by: Chairman LMAO

He heard they like raping captives, so…

Posted by: Kratwurst at February 28, 2026 02:09 PM (fcDpY)

13 Iran has been chanting "Death To America" for 47 YEARS!
Iran provided the IED's in Iraq and Afghanistan that killed or wounded thousands of American soldiers.
Iran supported Hezbollah which bombed the Beirut barracks killing hundreds of US Marines.
And Trump "just started a war with Iran"?
Seems like we just finally decided that, after 47 years of Iran unilaterally warring on us, it was time we joined the "war".

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at February 28, 2026 02:09 PM (MNCvZ)

14 What the fuck happened to Milo?

AIDS

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 02:09 PM (abIsI)

15 heh

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:09 PM (/M/4v)

16 >>What the fuck happened to Milo?

MonkeyPoxx

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 02:10 PM (1Udfd)

17 I LOVE ACE and this blog!

I had a thought of when/if we are told a nuke is coming to our door, I only hope I can grab the very strong gin and my laptop. I have many types of gin, and Junipero is legal anesthesia. Once I get settled with the man I love, call sons and family to tell them I love them... I hope I can find this blog and possibly die laughing.

Somehow I imagine a few very agitated Iranians pushing buttons of missiles with no navigation. It would be a great pity if one shot up and came right back down on them. Surprise! You are a martyr! Here are your virginal goats!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 02:10 PM (WONhk)

18 I just love the way that Trump is able to make his enemies, and ours, reveal themselves so convincingly!

Sadly, a substantial fraction of our fellow countrymen don't see the problem.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 02:11 PM (Riz8t)

19 200 perfidious jets bomb Iran.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:11 PM (lAzE1)

20 Iran touched our boats once, too.

Yeah, apparently they did not learn much from that lesson. Now they are bringing their ships out into the strait to be easily sunk LOL

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 02:12 PM (PYyV9)

21 200 perfidious jets bomb Iran

Perfidious AllBombOn.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 02:12 PM (Riz8t)

22
4 Milo finds jihad sexy now?
Posted by: Chairman LMAO

First the sexy Nazi uniforms with the stirrup

Now the mullahs pretending Milo is a young boy.

Milo is quite the fruit basket…lol

Posted by: DoctorMew at February 28, 2026 02:12 PM (XodLO)

23 I'd tell Milo to EABOD, but I think he has already eaten AOTBOD's there is.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 28, 2026 02:12 PM (XV/Pl)

24 MTG had a shelf life of about 15 minutes. Then the Flowers for Algernon treatments wore off and back to being brain damaged

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 02:12 PM (HYqoK)

25 Gee, I wonder what Liz Cheney thinks about all this?

Posted by: Said Literally No One at February 28, 2026 02:13 PM (qUkBO)

26 200 perfidious jets bomb Iran

Perfidious AllBombOn.

OK, I admit it. That pun was more labored than the AFL-CIO.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 02:13 PM (Riz8t)

27 Milo finds jihad sexy now?
Posted by: Chairman LMAO

Loomer says if he's not deported immediately, he's a deep state operative. I tend to agree with her.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 02:07 PM (abIsI)

He's mentally ill. Probably caused in large part due to being sexually abused as a minor.

Posted by: Sjg at February 28, 2026 02:13 PM (aqZN1)

28 19 200 perfidious jets bomb Iran.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:11 PM (lAzE1)

I saw Perfidious Jets open for Blue Oyster Cult at the Agora back in '78 ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 02:13 PM (3sXRv)

29 Can we stop pretending this methed-up degenerate Nazi is somehow "on our side"?

Yeah even when he was doing his right wing act he was so fay and queer and mincing it was unpleasant and unwelcome. Its odd, you can actually be a fag without acting all faggy. I've seen it done.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 02:13 PM (PYyV9)

30 Who the hell is Milo?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 02:14 PM (Wnv9h)

31 Now that we at war, can we start charging people with treason?
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 28, 2026 02:07 PM (xvV+O)
=====

I can imagine the panties bunching in real time.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 02:14 PM (RIvkX)

32 I saw some photos and videos of an anti-Iranian regime that was held in L.A. a couple days ago. Huge.

If the left thinks they'll go unmolested into L.A. to protest the dispatching of the Iranian regime's butchers they're in for a really rude awakening.

Same for the likes of Tucker, MTG, Massie, etc. They'll get their proverbial shit pushed in over their recalcitrance.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 02:14 PM (jtM2q)

33 All of this is based on unhinged hatred of Jews

Im all for criticizing Israel when they act like assho but when you start to tell me them JOOOOs are controlling my local weather and faked the moon landing and orchestrated killing Kirk and was behind the JFK assassination I have to draw the line

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 28, 2026 02:15 PM (REq0p)

34 Stephanopolus.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:15 PM (lAzE1)

35 Milo is auditioning for his career change to being a rent boy in the Islamic world

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 02:15 PM (HYqoK)

36 Gee, I wonder what Liz Cheney thinks about all this?
Posted by: Said Literally No One at February 28, 2026 02:13 PM (qUkBO)

I don't wonder about Liz Cheney at all.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:16 PM (ExV1e)

37 Milo ,Tucker, Massie, MTG and Owens can all ride the barbed cock of Satan.

They have the right to be retarded and I have the right call them retarded traitors defending terrorists.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 02:16 PM (cntUY)

38 Somehow I imagine a few very agitated Iranians pushing buttons of missiles with no navigation. It would be a great pity if one shot up and came right back down on them. ***
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat a

I read the elementary school bombing sadly was almost that scenario

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:16 PM (lCppi)

39 "That is not a battle. That is checkmate disguised as a first move."

Noice.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 02:16 PM (aTgV0)

40 Gee, I wonder what Liz Cheney thinks about all this?
Posted by: Said Literally No One at February 28, 2026 02:13 PM (qUkBO)

I don't wonder about Liz Cheney at all.

That'll be enough out of you, Don Draper. Or Rik Blaine.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 02:16 PM (Riz8t)

41 I've said it before and I'll say it again. Do not trust homosexuals on "our side." Don't fawn over them when they speak conservative words. One thing will turn them against us again.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 02:17 PM (uQesX)

42 Milo ,Tucker, Massie, MTG and Owens can all ride the barbed cock of Satan.

Ugh, not with garrett's dick. -- Stan

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:17 PM (ExV1e)

43 Mehdi Hasan is probably going to have a stroke over this.

Ben Rhodes is on the Internet talking about the legality of the strikes.

These people are just parody.

Posted by: Jay in PA at February 28, 2026 02:17 PM (TbgpP)

44 I saw some photos and videos of an anti-Iranian regime that was held in L.A. a couple days ago. Huge.

If the left thinks they'll go unmolested into L.A. to protest the dispatching of the Iranian regime's butchers they're in for a really rude awakening.

Same for the likes of Tucker, MTG, Massie, etc. They'll get their proverbial shit pushed in over their recalcitrance.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 02:14 PM (jtM2q)
=====

Don't know about the native American side of the equation, but I've seen the anti-mullah LA demonstration videos, too. They will be out - in force.

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM (rj6Yv)

45 are there any english news feed from Israel??

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM (FCrpy)

46 That's wild but not unexpected about Milo.

I think the HIV has reached his brain.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM (WONhk)

47 So reza pahlovi (?) is still alive?!

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM (lCppi)

48 Milo texted about putting something in their throats? Ummm...

Posted by: Wally at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM (tUiB5)

49 are there any english news feed from Israel??
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM (FCrpy)
**********************

A great many, starting with The Jerusalem Post, YNetNews, The Times of Israel, and Israel National News.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM (lH7fb)

50 47 So reza pahlovi (?) is still alive?!
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM (lCppi)

His son I believe

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 02:19 PM (FZMv4)

51 Someone mentioned in the previous thread (via Laura Loomer, but my search engine confirmed it) that today is the 11th of Ramadan, the 9th month on the islamic calendar.

Which is a heck of a 'coincidence.'

Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 02:19 PM (vSvIl)

52 It's good to be King.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:19 PM (lAzE1)

53 Oh...that Milo.

Talks like a fag. Shit retarded, etc.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 02:19 PM (Wnv9h)

54 So reza pahlovi (?) is still alive?!
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM (lCppi)

The Crown Prince, not the former Shah. Lives in San Diego, I believe.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:19 PM (ExV1e)

55 So reza pahlovi (?) is still alive?!
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM (lCppi)

******************

Reza Pahlavi is the son of the deposed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 02:19 PM (lH7fb)

56 I read an article Milo wrote about his conversion. I know God can save the foulest sinner no matter the type of sinful entanglements and hoped he had found grace. But as I read his account, I could nearly hear him saying, "Heh, heh; those naive Christianists are going to eat this up!" It did not sound sincere; it sounded contrived.

Posted by: Emmie at February 28, 2026 02:20 PM (FMtrg)

57 Don't know about the native American side of the equation, but I've seen the anti-mullah LA demonstration videos, too. They will be out - in force.
Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM (rj6Yv)

I would bet more than 50 percent of beverly hills high students are there because their parent or grandparent fled the ayatollah

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:20 PM (lCppi)

58 Every future meeting of Iran's senior leadership now carries one question:

Do I carry my beeper or not?

Posted by: rickb223 at February 28, 2026 02:20 PM (LROu2)

59 A great many, starting with The Jerusalem Post, YNetNews, The Times of Israel, and Israel National News.
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM (lH7fb)
===

I took a look at I24 about an hour ago. Nice format.

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 02:20 PM (rj6Yv)

60 All this war talk makes me want a nap

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 02:21 PM (Ia/+0)

61 Reza Pahlavi is the son of the deposed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 02:19 PM (lH7fb)

Thanks

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:21 PM (lCppi)

62 Are there any updates on the situation on the ground?

Posted by: Max Power at February 28, 2026 02:21 PM (q177U)

63 I keep seeing Milo, but I’m still looking for Otis.

Posted by: Cray Cray at February 28, 2026 02:21 PM (QPpFX)

64 45 are there any english news feed from Israel??
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio

SKY News has good coverage.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 02:21 PM (abIsI)

65 MTG needs to lay off the steroids.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 02:22 PM (v5dF2)

66 How many Morons do we have living in Israel? And have we heard from or about any of them?

Posted by: Barkingmad59, wandering lurkette at February 28, 2026 02:22 PM (wr21C)

67 Is Pakistan still at war with Afghanistan Taliban?

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 02:22 PM (cntUY)

68 "Someone mentioned in the previous thread (via Laura Loomer, but my search engine confirmed it) that today is the 11th of Ramadan, the 9th month on the islamic calendar.

Which is a heck of a 'coincidence.'
Posted by: Methos "

It's also John McCain's funeral. And Black Gay Month.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 02:22 PM (aTgV0)

69 Any confirmation on Khameni's whereabouts? I mean, is part of him over here, part of him over there, part of him in the tree....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 02:22 PM (uQesX)

70 Dear Thomas Massie:

We have a single CinC, not 535.

Ever hear of Unity of Command? That is why Congress does not control the military. Sure, it authorizes funding and does important oversight, but Congress is not in charge of day to day operations.

Don’t tell me about the power to declare war either : that just means a foreign ambassador gets parchment and a ticket out of town to Canada or Mexico. A declaration of war is something for diplomats, not the military.

Keep on telling me you don’t know what you are talking about in the meantime.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 02:22 PM (hJH5n)

71 https://www.timesofisrael.com/

Posted by: rickb223 at February 28, 2026 02:23 PM (LROu2)

72 "Is Pakistan still at war with Afghanistan Taliban?"

Haiku?

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 02:23 PM (aTgV0)

73 66 How many Morons do we have living in Israel? And have we heard from or about any of them?
Posted by: Barkingmad59, wandering lurkette at February 28, 2026 02:22 PM (wr21C)

Biden's Dog checked in. Said he has been in and out of the shelter and that one of his kids and his SIL have been called up...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 02:23 PM (FZMv4)

74 I keep seeing Milo, but I’m still looking for Otis.
Posted by: Cray Cray at February 28, 2026 02:21 PM (QPpFX)

That right there's your problem. You should be looking for Clodius.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 02:23 PM (uQesX)

75 MTG is a coarse, tacky, white trash photo op with a honker potato nose and pores the size of canyons.

She sticks that potato schnoz out each morning to check which way the wind blows. The wind blows to destroy Iran, you ignorant ho who is friends with the leader of Code Pink.

I hope someday to never see her again.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 02:23 PM (WONhk)

76 I always thought Milo was hot.

Posted by: Barrack Obama at February 28, 2026 02:24 PM (EaLNz)

77 Sometimes Milo is with ye.

Sometimes he's agin ye.

Who knows?

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 02:24 PM (aTgV0)

78 Any confirmation on Khameni's whereabouts? I mean, is part of him over here, part of him over there, part of him in the tree....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 02:22 PM (uQesX)

AFAIK, the Iranian government is still claiming that he's just fine. I assume they're either trying to find a look-alike, or put together an AI generated video.

I saw where their defense spokesman said that they'd killed thousands of American troops who were invading so anything they say is pretty suspect.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:25 PM (ExV1e)

79 I just want you to know that I am not associated with this guy.

Posted by: Milo Minderbinder at February 28, 2026 02:25 PM (siuak)

80 This war, if properly executed, can close the books on our middle east adventure, just as the end the USSR essentially ended the reindeer games in Europe.

The Pacific will take the limelight closely follow by The Americas.

Posted by: Ganiv Newsmoe at February 28, 2026 02:25 PM (47/pr)

81 Lots and lots of enemies have self-identified today.

Posted by: Andy_in_Colorado at February 28, 2026 02:25 PM (kP4Bg)

82 I hope someday to never see her again.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 02:23 PM

How can we miss her if she won't go away?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 02:26 PM (Wnv9h)

83 Someone mentioned in the previous thread (via Laura Loomer, but my search engine confirmed it) that today is the 11th of Ramadan, the 9th month on the islamic calendar.

Which is a heck of a 'coincidence.'

Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 02:19 PM (vSvIl)

Just more proof that Loomer is off her meds. Why would a strike at Iran be retaliation for 9/11? Thinking everything was planned around numerology references is just insane.

Posted by: Sjg at February 28, 2026 02:26 PM (aqZN1)

84 76 I always thought Milo was hot.
Posted by: Barrack Obama

He makes a soufflé to die for.

Posted by: Lindsey Graham at February 28, 2026 02:26 PM (abIsI)

85 " I always thought Milo was hot.
Posted by: Barrack Obama "

Have you heard Adam Corolla's "deep leg cross" theory about the fey leftists?

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 02:26 PM (aTgV0)

86 MTG quit congress, why is she even a thing?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 28, 2026 02:26 PM (XV/Pl)

87 MTG is a coarse, tacky, white trash photo op with a honker potato nose and pores the size of canyons.

She sticks that potato schnoz out each morning to check which way the wind blows. The wind blows to destroy Iran, you ignorant ho who is friends with the leader of Code Pink.

I hope someday to never see her again.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 02:23 PM (WONhk)

Yeah, never understood why guys went gaga over her and the other one. Can't remember her name, the one who was making out in the theater. Neither are attractive in my book. And not on our side.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 02:27 PM (uQesX)

88 Afghanistan has common borders with the PRC and Iran.

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 02:27 PM (rj6Yv)

89 Sometimes Milo is with ye.

Sometimes he's agin ye.

Who knows?
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 02:24 PM (aTgV0)

Wait, wasn't Ye all like "sorry i was a tard, i'mma be Jewish now"?

I can't keep up.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 02:27 PM (A76Eu)

90 Somehow I imagine a few very agitated Iranians pushing buttons of missiles with no navigation. It would be a great pity if one shot up and came right back down on them.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

I read the elementary school bombing sadly was almost that scenario

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:16 PM

Dr. Eli David @DrEliDavid

Breaking: Tens of students killed in a high school in Minab in southern Iran, after a regime's ballistic missile hit it

X: https://bit.ly/4ckLM8S

Iranian propaganda video: https://bit.ly/3MDsqkW

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 02:27 PM (P5BPp)

91 Goldie reports attack on US consulate in Iraq.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 02:27 PM (RIvkX)

92 AFAIK, the Iranian government is still claiming that he's just fine. I assume they're either trying to find a look-alike, or put together an AI generated video.

I saw where their defense spokesman said that they'd killed thousands of American troops who were invading so anything they say is pretty suspect.

I dunno. They're masters of AI at least.

https://twitter.com/i/status/2027380558779617329

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 02:27 PM (Riz8t)

93 I may need an X account. Background play enabled.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:28 PM (lAzE1)

94 Reportedly, a US consulate in Erbil, Iraq has been attacked by Iran.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:28 PM (ExV1e)

95 Irbil.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:28 PM (lAzE1)

96 Da eff happened to Milo?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 28, 2026 02:29 PM (vfth7)

97 MTG quit congress, why is she even a thing?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 28, 2026 02:26 PM (XV/Pl)

Because she's saying ORANGEMANBAD and that's always good for a bit of press.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:29 PM (ExV1e)

98 94 Reportedly, a US consulate in Erbil, Iraq has been attacked by Iran.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:28 PM (ExV1e)

I imagine we had evacuated that

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 02:29 PM (FZMv4)

99 I keep seeing Milo, but I’m still looking for Otis.
Posted by: Cray Cray

Otis tied one on. He's sleeping it off.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 28, 2026 02:29 PM (LROu2)

100 Yeah, never understood why guys went gaga over her and the other one.

Broad strokes much?

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 02:29 PM (Riz8t)

101 Talk all you want. I'm sitting alone in the park, listening to REM on my Sony Walkman.

Posted by: Thomas Massie at February 28, 2026 02:29 PM (EaLNz)

102 As someone who has been against involvement in Iran, I'll say this: the time for talk is OVER.

OUR men are under Iranian fire, G-ddammit. We need to set our victory conditions as realistically as possible and achieve them as quickly as possible and minimize the costs of this endeavor.

That should be the only discussion anyone on the Right is having.

We have enough trouble with the Democrats and we don't need the stupid shitdicked monkeys inside our tent undermining the motherfucking mission.

If you have anything to say besides the word "victory," then you can go run a string of barbed wire up your asses. I have no use for any G-ddamned Republican who is making common cause with the G-ddamned enemy. ESAD.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 02:29 PM (BI5O2)

103 "Wait, wasn't Ye all like "sorry i was a tard, i'mma be Jewish now"?

I can't keep up.
Posted by: Warai-otoko"

It takes so many clicks to pay the rent.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 02:29 PM (aTgV0)

104 Emptyish building?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:30 PM (lAzE1)

105 91 Goldie reports attack on US consulate in Iraq.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 02:27 PM (RIvkX)

Yep, looks like we got one in Erbil.

There’s probably not much there.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 02:30 PM (hJH5n)

106 About Pahlavi jr.--In February 2026, immediately after Israel and the United States launched airstrikes on Iran, Pahlavi used social media to praise Trump for what he called Trump’s “humanitarian intervention” and to call on Iranians to prepare to “return to the streets”: “It is we, the people of Iran, who will finish this task in this final battle.”

And His wife is very pretty.

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:30 PM (lCppi)

107 They attacked a gerbil in Iraq?

'Bout time.

Posted by: Richard Gere at February 28, 2026 02:30 PM (tUiB5)

108 Is the Strait of Hormuz closed? Regardless, guess I'll go gas up the vehicles.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 28, 2026 02:31 PM (bQ4nt)

109 So reza pahlovi (?) is still alive?!

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM

Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson

Exiled Crown Prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi: “Your duty is to defend the people, not to defend a regime that has taken our homeland hostage through repression and crime.”

10:11 AM -- Feb 28, 2026

X video: https://bit.ly/4l74O50

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 02:31 PM (P5BPp)

110 >>"Wait, wasn't Ye all like "sorry i was a tard, i'mma be Jewish now"?

Doesn't work unless you say it 3 times.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 02:31 PM (1Udfd)

111 OT: I've been doing a deep dive for science on the art of Russian porn and, in every scene there is always some tacky wallpaper from the 40's. Also, they seem to drink a lot.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 02:31 PM (abIsI)

112 I dunno. They're masters of AI at least.

Yeah, they have some real gems out there LOL

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 02:32 PM (PYyV9)

113 NOTHING HAPPENED TO MILO, HE WAS ALWAYS LIKE THAT!!

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:32 PM (/M/4v)

114 I saw Shitdicked Monkeys open for The Banana Splits while hallucinating during Saturday morning cartoons.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 28, 2026 02:33 PM (siuak)

115 Ah, MTG the Attention Whore.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 02:33 PM (hJH5n)

116 No matter how many masks have been pulled off since 2016, exposing so many cowards and snivelings rotted to their core with hatred of America--every day even more are revealed.

It is equal parts disgusting and flabbergasting just how almost every institution and person in power is singularly consumed with a sole goal:
Defeat the will of the American People.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 28, 2026 02:33 PM (06s6i)

117 And His wife is very pretty.
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:30 PM (lCppi)

His oldest daughter, Princess Noor, is hideous.

https://farahpahlavi.org/princess-noor-pahlavi/

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:34 PM (ExV1e)

118 I have a buddy who tells me me you can tell it's Russian porn every time, just by the decor.

I think he's a fag for noticing the "decor."

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 02:34 PM (aTgV0)

119 While in the mindset of deportation Milo is a minor player. Let us not forget Ilhan Omar, her brother lover, and her sister in kind Rashida Tlaib.
They should be first in line.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 02:34 PM (v5dF2)

120 Just more proof that Loomer is off her meds. Why would a strike at Iran be retaliation for 9/11? Thinking everything was planned around numerology references is just insane.
-
I don't think it's retaliation for the Sunni inspired Al Qaeda action, but may be one of those 'history rhymes' sort of things.

Or God has a sense of humor, as the go signal for the attack seems to have been intel that Iran's cabinet was meeting at the Ayatollah's house (who knows how often that is?).

Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 02:34 PM (vSvIl)

121 Iran Military Monitor @IRIran_Military

We have closed the Strait of Hormuz until further notice.

Let the Orange Pig open it if he can!

Grok @grok

Reports from Reuters, Bloomberg & others: Iran's IRGC is broadcasting VHF warnings that "no ship is allowed to pass" the Strait of Hormuz after today's US/Israeli strikes. No formal Tehran announcement, but tankers are avoiding it & traffic has halted — effectively closed for now. The map appears to show current vessel positions in the area.

X: https://bit.ly/4rPoVHs

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 02:34 PM (P5BPp)

122 A good portion of me thinks a lot of these people (Tucker, Owens, Milo) are just grifting, no real moral compass, just say whatever is opposite to get new subscribers. If conservative world were all pro-Iran, it's these people who would be cheering to bomb Iran. Although another portion of me thinks they are fucking nutjobs.

Maybe I'm both right.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 02:35 PM (n5tGW)

123 MTG is a Butch Attention Whore. Steroids destroyed two out of her three braincells.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:35 PM (/M/4v)

124 None shall pass.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:35 PM (lAzE1)

125 His oldest daughter, Princess Noor, is hideous.

https://farahpahlavi.org/princess-noor-pahlavi/
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:34 PM

Dayum! Smokin'!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 02:36 PM (Wnv9h)

126 117 His oldest daughter, Princess Noor, is hideous.

https://farahpahlavi.org/princess-noor-pahlavi/
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Was this sarcasm? What's wrong with her? She looks fine to me.

Posted by: the lower depths at February 28, 2026 02:36 PM (GSy5R)

127 94 Reportedly, a US consulate in Erbil, Iraq has been attacked by Iran.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:28 PM (ExV1e)

Lies! The Iranians would never attack an embassy!

Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 02:36 PM (0MjtC)

128 Right now the left is the only group more scared than the mullahs.

Posted by: Eromero at February 28, 2026 02:36 PM (LHPAg)

129 Was this sarcasm? What's wrong with her? She looks fine to me.
Posted by: the lower depths at February 28, 2026 02:36 PM (GSy5R)

It was sarcasm.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:37 PM (ExV1e)

130 pi]126 117 His oldest daughter, Princess Noor, is hideous.

https://farahpahlavi.org/princess-noor-pahlavi/
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Was this sarcasm? What's wrong with her? She looks fine to me.
Posted by: the lower depths

Nice background in that photo. Not Russian porn.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 02:37 PM (abIsI)

131 Smart move.
Surveillance in hand
Develop a killing floor.
Kill them all at once.
Save ammo.

Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at February 28, 2026 02:37 PM (jZ3ZM)

132 From DU:

"So the Department of Homeland Security is currently shut down

And yet Trump has started a war of regime change against a country that is potentially capable of guerilla strikes on American soil.

According to a CBS report from a few weeks ago, "The shutdown will affect the Transportation Security Administration, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Coast Guard, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency and other agencies within DHS that safeguard national security."

It seems to me that if you're going to start a major war with another country -- especially if you're going to force the leaders of that country into an existential crisis, meaning that literally everything is on the table in terms of their response -- it would make sense to have all those defense and security agencies operating at full strength. And yet here we are.

Of course, DHS itself, along with the rest of the Trump regime, has been describing this as the "Democrats' shutdown" because Republicans have refused to negotiate with Democrats, who simply want ICE to follow the Constitution."

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 28, 2026 02:37 PM (0sNs1)

133 Haha.

If you actually voted for the No More Wars campaign rhetoric...

YOU ARE A TERRORIST!

Posted by: Watchdog at February 28, 2026 02:37 PM (Ewz3o)

134 102 As someone who has been against involvement in Iran, I'll say this: the time for talk is OVER.

OUR men are under Iranian fire, G-ddammit. We need to set our victory conditions as realistically as possible and achieve them as quickly as possible and minimize the costs of this endeavor.

That should be the only discussion anyone on the Right is having.

We have enough trouble with the Democrats and we don't need the stupid shitdicked monkeys inside our tent undermining the motherfucking mission.

If you have anything to say besides the word "victory," then you can go run a string of barbed wire up your asses. I have no use for any G-ddamned Republican who is making common cause with the G-ddamned enemy. ESAD.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 02:29 PM (BI5O2)

True. While I also wished we'd have maintained the Cuba strategy (encircle, cut off, and impoverish), we didn't, so now it's time to figure out how to win and win fully and then get out for Israel to manage what's left behind.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 28, 2026 02:37 PM (tOcjL)

135 Was this sarcasm? What's wrong with her? She looks fine to me.
Posted by: the lower depths at February 28, 2026 02:36 PM (GSy5R)
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He was just being the anti-Admiral Ackbar.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 28, 2026 02:38 PM (siuak)

136 None shall pass.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:35 PM

If this condition lasts more than four days, see your doctor.

Posted by: American Proctology Association at February 28, 2026 02:39 PM (0sNs1)

137 Looks ok to me.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:39 PM (lAzE1)

138 >> the one who was making out in the theater
Lauren Boebert

Posted by: 40 Miles North at February 28, 2026 02:39 PM (EaLNz)

139 I think he's a fag for noticing the "decor."
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 02:34 PM (aTgV0)
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Gold braid, shag carpeting, veined mirror wall tiles, and crushed red velvet furniture, wrapped in plastic is really, really hard to not see.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 02:39 PM (RIvkX)

140 121 Iran Military Monitor @IRIran_Military

We have closed the Strait of Hormuz until further notice.

Let the Orange Pig open it if he can!
by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 02:34 PM (P5BPp)

NONE SHALL PASS!

--The Black Knight

Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 02:39 PM (0MjtC)

141 The US needs more oil tankers and more domestic shipyards.

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 02:39 PM (rj6Yv)

142 Was this sarcasm? What's wrong with her? She looks fine to me.
Posted by: the lower depths at February 28, 2026 02:36 PM (GSy5R)

It was sarcasm.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

It was sarcasm. He's trying to keep her for himself.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 28, 2026 02:39 PM (LROu2)

143 Although another portion of me thinks they are fucking nutjobs.

Maybe I'm both right.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 02:35 PM (n5tGW)

I think you are both right; nutjobs need attention and are not concerned about consistency. They lurch from one expediency to the next with outstretched hands.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at February 28, 2026 02:40 PM (kGdxl)

144 All these Leftists converting t o Islam?

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 02:40 PM (Ia/+0)

145 Google shows that the US Consolate in Irbil is near restaurants and at least one hospital but closed (and probably empty).

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:40 PM (lCppi)

146 >>>His oldest daughter, Princess Noor, is hideous.

https://farahpahlavi.org/princess-noor-pahlavi/
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
---

She definitely has a problem; no botox, no lip injections, no eye deformations, and worst of all no tats. Yuck.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 02:41 PM (v5dF2)

147 It was sarcasm. He's trying to keep her for himself.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 28, 2026 02:39 PM (LROu2)

If I were single, and 20 years younger, I'd give her the most disappointing two minutes of her life.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:41 PM (ExV1e)

148 130 pi]126 117 His oldest daughter, Princess Noor, is hideous.

https://farahpahlavi.org/princess-noor-pahlavi/
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Was this sarcasm? What's wrong with her? She looks fine to me.
Posted by: the lower depths

Nice background in that photo. Not Russian porn.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 02:37 PM (abIsI)

Imagine seeing her and thinking "That woman needs to cover her face."

Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 02:41 PM (0MjtC)

149 Thanks everybody I am watching I24 which is subtitled in English and Sky, BBC is terrible

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 02:41 PM (FCrpy)

150 Someday we’ll know wth happened to MTG

My bet is lots of $$$$

Posted by: Gonzotx at February 28, 2026 02:41 PM (nGraA)

151 >His oldest daughter, Princess Noor, is hideous.
----

have you considered you might be gay

Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 02:41 PM (ZxPkt)

152 150 Someday we’ll know wth happened to MTG

My bet is lots of $$$$
Posted by: Gonzotx at February 28, 2026 02:41 PM (nGraA)

This, 1000%

Posted by: Nova Local at February 28, 2026 02:42 PM (tOcjL)

153 I would like to see Trump blow the dust off some of our MOAB's and use them liberally on their weapons caches.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 02:42 PM (abIsI)

154 149 Thanks everybody I am watching I24 which is subtitled in English and Sky, BBC is terrible
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 02:41 PM (FCrpy)

The BBC is still in English?

Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 02:42 PM (0MjtC)

155 IMPEACH THIS FAT ORANGE BITCH pic.twitter.com/vPhpby2hNC
— MILO (@Nero) February 28, 2026

Milo is a fat orange bitch now?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 28, 2026 02:42 PM (ynpvh)

156 All these Leftists converting t o Islam?
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 02:40 PM (Ia/+0)
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No backsies!
tee hee!
xoxo
the Mullahs

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 28, 2026 02:42 PM (siuak)

157 Israel claims they have found his body. Wouldn't that require ground assets?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:42 PM (lAzE1)

158 Tousi says that Israeli media is claiming that they've found Khamenei's body.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:43 PM (ExV1e)

159 The whole family is quite good looking -- And not a burka in sight .
Pahlavi said there's a 100 day transition plan that he and others in exile worked out a few years ago. It could be a good start and then have elections

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:43 PM (lCppi)

160 157 Israel claims they have found his body. Wouldn't that require ground assets?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:42 PM (lAzE1

They definitely have ground assets... We do to I imagine...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 02:43 PM (FZMv4)

161 157 Israel claims they have found his body. Wouldn't that require ground assets?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:42 PM (lAzE1)

They obviously have had agents in Iran...I mean, we're talking about Mossad...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 28, 2026 02:43 PM (tOcjL)

162 Been watching Daniel Davis Deep Dive. We are doomed, doomed, DOOMED!!

Posted by: Button Pushing Monkey at February 28, 2026 02:43 PM (+LuXv)

163 From Russia Wit' Da Love Bone!

Posted by: J-Roc at February 28, 2026 02:43 PM (BI5O2)

164 The whole family is quite good looking -- And not a burka in sight .
Pahlavi said there's a 100 day transition plan that he and others in exile worked out a few years ago. It could be a good start and then have elections
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:43 PM (lCppi)

The middle daughter married a Jewish guy.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:44 PM (ExV1e)

165 >>Israel claims they have found his body. Wouldn't that require ground assets?

How do you think they got the Intel in the first place?

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 02:44 PM (1Udfd)

166 Imagine seeing her and thinking "That woman needs to cover her face."
Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 02:41 PM (0MjtC)
=====

I'm thinking "does her Dad have large tracts of land?" because real estate is better than gold.

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 02:44 PM (rj6Yv)

167 I feel bad for those 72 Virgins

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 02:45 PM (1Udfd)

168 Someone send a Hellgram to McCain and inform him we're bombing Iran.
Posted by: Maj. Healey

The Assahollah can tell him in person soon enough.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 28, 2026 02:45 PM (RXV6T)

169 If I were single, and 20 years younger, I'd give her the most disappointing two minutes of her life.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Fist bump. I feel your pain. Trust me.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 28, 2026 02:46 PM (LROu2)

170 I think he's a fag for noticing the "decor."

One of the tricks international cops use for identifying the origins of a video is the outlets. Different nations use differently shaped plugs.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 02:46 PM (PYyV9)

171 "Smart move.
Surveillance in hand
Develop a killing floor.
Kill them all at once.
Save ammo."

Now THAT is haiku.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 02:47 PM (aTgV0)

172 Saw some posts that suggest USAF tankers are massing at the Gibraltar area of the Western Med. Super geek radio level stuff.

thebaldgeek

@thebaldgeek
If ADSC, ACARS, or Satcom are your thing, you have found the right guy.
#osint #avgeeks decoding L & C-Band, HF, VHF ACARS messages.
http://thebaldgeek.github.io

B-2's probably inbound to bounce the rubble and hit high value targets.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 02:47 PM (jtM2q)

173 Israel claims they have found his body.

==

FEED HIM TO THE DOGS!

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:47 PM (/M/4v)

174 If you see a washing machine it's not Russian.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:47 PM (lAzE1)

175 True. While I also wished we'd have maintained the Cuba strategy (encircle, cut off, and impoverish), we didn't, so now it's time to figure out how to win and win fully and then get out for Israel to manage what's left behind.
Posted by: Nova Local at February 28, 2026 02:37 PM (tOcjL)

Isn't Cuba a bit unstable as well right now? Maybe leadership is taking notes about what might happen to them if they continue to mistreat the Cuban people.

Posted by: Emmie at February 28, 2026 02:47 PM (FMtrg)

176 149 Thanks everybody I am watching I24 which is subtitled in English and Sky, BBC is terrible
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 02:41 PM (FCrpy)

Wait til you see CBC. They are busy reporting on Trump”s threat to Canadian sovereignty and his promise to make Canada the 51st state. Trump, who threatens Canadian sovereignty and has pledged to make Canada the 51st state, ordered air strikes on Iran this morning.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 02:48 PM (hJH5n)

177 173 Israel claims they have found his body.

==

FEED HIM TO THE DOGS!
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:47 PM (/M/4v)

Pigs

Posted by: Bete at February 28, 2026 02:48 PM (LX4y3)

178 If you see a washing machine it's not Russian.

Yeah appliances are a good indicator of location too. And little weird stuff like the hot water switch by the shower.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 02:48 PM (PYyV9)

179 62 Are there any updates on the situation on the ground?
__

MTG, Massie, and Carlson are terribly upset. In addition, AOC stated "I stand with our Italian allies" and "I hope, contrary to some reports, that the Pope has survived the attacks."

Posted by: Earth: The Final Season at February 28, 2026 02:49 PM (qUkBO)

180 Israel claims they have found his body. Wouldn't that require ground assets?

And probably a mop. A squeegee at least.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 02:49 PM (Riz8t)

181 All these Dems warning (hoping?) there are Iranian sleeper cells just waiting to activate - Who's going to pay them?

Posted by: Wally at February 28, 2026 02:49 PM (tUiB5)

182 Israel claims they have found his body
-
I wonder what Putin and Xi are thinking right about now.

Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 02:49 PM (vSvIl)

183 What kind of nutcase are you to hope that a Federal Building will be blown up? Does Milo hope that approximately 168 people will be blown up again including 19 kids at a day care?

Is he being paid off by Muslim extremists?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2026 02:49 PM (ix8EF)

184 172 Saw some posts that suggest USAF tankers are massing at the Gibraltar area of the Western Med. Super geek radio level stuff.

thebaldgeek

@thebaldgeek
If ADSC, ACARS, or Satcom are your thing, you have found the right guy.
#osint #avgeeks decoding L & C-Band, HF, VHF ACARS messages.
http://thebaldgeek.github.io

B-2's probably inbound to bounce the rubble and hit high value targets.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 02:47 PM (jtM2q)

I’m here too you know.

Posted by: Diego Garcia at February 28, 2026 02:49 PM (hJH5n)

185 then have elections

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Terrible idea.

If Pahlavi wants to transition to a democracy, then I'm sorry, but he's the wrong man.

Iran will need AT LEAST a generation of iron hearted dictatorship to break the will of the Muslims, or it goes directly back to theocracy. They will take advantage of democracy to overthrow it, and democracies do not permit the necessary human rights abuse required for putting them in their place.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 02:49 PM (BI5O2)

186 5 Someone send a Hellgram to McCain and inform him we're bombing Iran.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 02:06 PM (abIsI)

Since Trump is the one doing it, I'm sure McCain would be praising the Ayatollah to the rafters right about now.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 28, 2026 02:49 PM (ja2cw)

187 srael claims they have found his body
-
I wonder what Putin and Xi are thinking right about now.
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 02:49 PM (vSvIl)

"Glad we did not answer his phone calls!'"

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:50 PM (/M/4v)

188 175 True. While I also wished we'd have maintained the Cuba strategy (encircle, cut off, and impoverish), we didn't, so now it's time to figure out how to win and win fully and then get out for Israel to manage what's left behind.
Posted by: Nova Local at February 28, 2026 02:37 PM (tOcjL)

Isn't Cuba a bit unstable as well right now? Maybe leadership is taking notes about what might happen to them if they continue to mistreat the Cuban people.
Posted by: Emmie at February 28, 2026 02:47 PM (FMtrg)

My spouse thought that was part of our message here...directly to Cuba, and possibly even Ukraine and Russia. No leadership is untouchable if they attack us...I mean, wasn't one of Trump's assassins also connected to Ukraine/Russia...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 28, 2026 02:50 PM (tOcjL)

189 The middle daughter married a Jewish guy.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:44 PM (ExV1e)

Nice. until someone better comes along, Im pulling for this family.

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:50 PM (lCppi)

190 Iran International is what?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:50 PM (lAzE1)

191 Posted by: Nova Local at February 28, 2026 02:37 PM (tOcjL)

There's no encircling Iran. We can't blockade the Caspian sea, we can't set up checkpoints in Azerbaijan or Turkmenistan or Afghanistan. That was never an option.

Posted by: Sjg at February 28, 2026 02:50 PM (aqZN1)

192 I’m here too you know.

Posted by: Diego Garcia

Nuh-uh!

Posted by: Keir Starmer at February 28, 2026 02:50 PM (Riz8t)

193 MTG, Massie, and Carlson are terribly upset. In addition, AOC stated "I stand with our Italian allies" and "I hope, contrary to some reports, that the Pope has survived the attacks."
Posted by: Earth: The Final Season at February 28, 2026 02:49 PM (qUkBO)

We’ll need to show AOC a map so she can find Iran.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 02:50 PM (hJH5n)

194 Po Ayatollah. Po po Ayatollah. [Weeps]

Posted by: G Soros at February 28, 2026 02:51 PM (GI9/m)

195 Hey Milo: what’s the charge?

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 02:51 PM (hJH5n)

196 I wonder if the Ayatollah said Inshalla.

Posted by: Cray Cray at February 28, 2026 02:51 PM (QPpFX)

197 Trump, who threatens Canadian sovereignty and has pledged to make Canada the 51st state, ordered air strikes on Iran this morning.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 02:48 PM (hJH5n)
=====

We've been hearing that kind of sh*t for more than sixty years from the Cuban government.

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 02:51 PM (rj6Yv)

198 We’ll need to show AOC a map so she can find Iran.

She has a map and still couldn't find her ass. I doubt it will help her find Iran.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (Riz8t)

199 OK , Reuters confirms dead Khomenei.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (/M/4v)

200 150 Someday we’ll know wth happened to MTG

My bet is lots of $$$$
Posted by: Gonzotx at February 28, 2026 02:41 PM (nGraA)

I won't be shocked if it isn't that much money.

Posted by: Bete at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (LX4y3)

201 Iran will need AT LEAST a generation of iron hearted dictatorship to break the will of the Muslims, or it goes directly back to theocracy. They will take advantage of democracy to overthrow it, and democracies do not permit the necessary human rights abuse required for putting them in their place.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 02:49 PM (BI5O2)

"Well the Egyptians seem to be doing OK with it. You're not gonna let a bunch of Arab mongrels show you up, are you?"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (06Hmj)

202 Khamenei gets to the afterlife. George Washington walks up and slaps him across the face. This surprises Khamenei and he slinks off. Just then, Thomas Jefferson approaches and kicks him square in the ass. Khamenei is now very confused. Suddenly, Patrick Henry walks up and knocks Khamenei off his feet and kicks him in the head. He then hears a booming voice:

I SAID 72 VIRGINIANS, DUMBASS!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (2UnvF)

203 "Gold braid, shag carpeting, veined mirror wall tiles, and crushed red velvet furniture, wrapped in plastic is really, really hard to not see.
Posted by: San Franpsycho "

That's what my buddy says.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (aTgV0)

204 Nuh-uh!
Posted by: Keir Starmer at February 28, 2026 02:50 PM (Riz8t)

You can talk roundabout 2045.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (hJH5n)

205 I think he's a fag for noticing the "decor."

One is not necessarily gay when they walk into a room and immediately think, Liberace decorated this room.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (LROu2)

206 I keep seeing Milo, but I’m still looking for Otis.
Posted by: Cray Cray

Hey Barn, tell Otis he has a visitor

Posted by: Sheriff Andy at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (8i9Vv)

207 "And how many more innocent will die? What about our own military?"

Does she think Americans volunteered for armed forces to be kept sheltered and safe? THIS is what they want to risk their life for, to keep the country safe, to save lives, to stop terrorist attacks, to keep trade routes open, and to spread freedom to others. She undoubtedly thought the military was just another opportunity for graft, just like everything else she voted for.

Posted by: Socratease at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (YgfoU)

208 Trump, who threatens Canadian sovereignty and has pledged to make Canada the 51st state, ordered air strikes on Iran this morning.

Dear Canada,
Take a Midol.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (Riz8t)

209 I won't be shocked if it isn't that much money.
Posted by: Bete at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (LX4y3)

Twenty grand and a used pickup truck.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (06Hmj)

210 Iran is North of the equator.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:53 PM (lAzE1)

211
Sorry for the basic question, but why on earth is Iran throwing missiles all around the Middle East? Because they hope to hit American military installations?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 28, 2026 02:53 PM (5pERN)

212 I would like to offer my condolence to Cucker Tarlson on the death of his spiritual hero and long distance friend Khomenei.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:53 PM (/M/4v)

213 all due respect but i believe my man ace is wrong here...massie and mtg are kneejerking because they hate trump....all the neocons (pompeo/gen jack keane/mark levin/shapiro/mike lawler/mike mccaul/eyepatch mccain/lindsey graham....fox news...every bush acolyte..they are jumping for joy)........

just keepin` it real...we won`t know the actual ramifications for months(as there are millions of unvetted illegals roaming the country thanks to biden)..i hope we have a batter plan that the plans we had post iraq and afghanistan

Posted by: uncouth jay marks at February 28, 2026 02:54 PM (uc/1V)

214 Trump is a human threshing machine. A very powerful sorting mechanism that no one can resist with everything ending up in neat orderly bins. Group A and Group B.

Maybe that's not a big deal and the real astonishing thing is how long our leaders had structured us into a flat meaningless blob of undulating flesh.

But you can't help but notice now. A time for choosing.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 02:54 PM (3uBP9)

215 Terrible idea.

If Pahlavi wants to transition to a democracy, then I'm sorry, but he's the wrong man.

Iran will need AT LEAST a generation of iron hearted dictatorship to break the will of the Muslims, or it goes directly back to theocracy. They will take advantage of democracy to overthrow it, and democracies do not permit the necessary human rights abuse required for putting them in their place.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 02:49 PM (BI5O2)

We don’t know that. Neither do you.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 02:54 PM (hJH5n)

216 She undoubtedly thought the military was just another opportunity for graft, just like everything else she voted for.
Posted by: Socratease at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (YgfoU)

What was it John F Kerry said? "Stuck having to enlist", or something to that effect?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 02:54 PM (06Hmj)

217 I assume the VOA, under Lake, is doing their job now.
Supporting the peoples militias and putting the fear of Allah into the regime.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 02:54 PM (abIsI)

218 >>Sorry for the basic question, but why on earth is Iran throwing missiles all around the Middle East? Because they hope to hit American military installations?

Arabs truly believe that allah will guide their missiles and bullets.

There is a ton of lore on this.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 02:54 PM (1Udfd)

219 Milo should be deported to Britain where he can be "friendly" with the muzzie invaders

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 02:55 PM (HYqoK)

220 meaningless blob of undulating flesh.

Used to date her.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 28, 2026 02:55 PM (Kt19C)

221 Gentlemen, we lost another Poet.

Posted by: NYT at February 28, 2026 02:55 PM (1Udfd)

222 Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 02:47 PM (jtM2q)

OSINT on American forces while they are fighting only puts them at more risk.

Zero reason to be providing potential assistance to adversaries.

Posted by: Sjg at February 28, 2026 02:56 PM (aqZN1)

223 Sorry for the basic question, but why on earth is Iran throwing missiles all around the Middle East? Because they hope to hit American military installations?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 28, 2026 02:53 PM (5pERN)

Probably a safe assumption. No doubt there's also some old scores they want to settle as their swan song on the way into the ash heap.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 02:56 PM (06Hmj)

224 Insty had a post about this is dismantling the final piece of the Carter administration.

No, this is dismantling the first piece of the Obama administration.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 28, 2026 02:56 PM (HXT0k)

225 Arabs truly believe that allah will guide their missiles and bullets.

There is a ton of lore on this.
Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 02:54 PM (1Udfd)

There must be a military corollary to:

In God we trust ... everyone else pays cash.

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 02:56 PM (3sXRv)

226 Israeli media is apparently reporting that footage of the Ayatollah's corpse has been given to Netanyahu.

Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 02:57 PM (vSvIl)

227 213 all due respect but i believe my man ace is wrong here...massie and mtg are kneejerking because they hate trump....all the neocons (pompeo/gen jack keane/mark levin/shapiro/mike lawler/mike mccaul/eyepatch mccain/lindsey graham....fox news...every bush acolyte..they are jumping for joy)........

Massie is some sort of Libertarian wannabe. His whining about how the military needs Congressional authorization for shoe tying and much else besides tells me that. The “neocons” are done, a spent force. MTG is a jilted Attention Whore.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 02:57 PM (hJH5n)

228 221 Gentlemen, we lost another Poet.
Posted by: NYT at February 28, 2026 02:55 PM (1Udfd)

Austere Religious leader...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 02:57 PM (FZMv4)

229 Gentlemen, we lost another Poet.
Posted by: NYT

Don't you mean stern scholar?

Posted by: weft cut-Rotten at February 28, 2026 02:57 PM (diia5)

230 Gentlemen, we lost another Poet.
Posted by: NYT at February 28, 2026 02:55 PM (1Udfd)

Not an austere religious scholar poet? Noooooo!

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 02:57 PM (06Hmj)

231 CBC the Iranian people will rally behind the regime because they were attacked even though they hate the Regime????

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 02:57 PM (FCrpy)

232 When did Canada and Australia become such pussies? I know Covid solidified it, but what was the big push before that?

Posted by: Wally at February 28, 2026 02:57 PM (tUiB5)

233 Allah was trained at the Imperial Stormtroopers Sharpshooters Academy.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:58 PM (lAzE1)

234 -
I wonder what Putin and Xi are thinking right about now.
Posted by: Methos
--

Xi's got a million little worries running through his head.
Putin's sitting at his table with a vodka tonic and a Big Chief tablet plotting the best way to move his oil.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 02:58 PM (v5dF2)

235 223 Sorry for the basic question, but why on earth is Iran throwing missiles all around the Middle East? Because they hope to hit American military installations?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 28, 2026 02:53 PM (5pERN)

Probably a safe assumption. No doubt there's also some old scores they want to settle as their swan song on the way into the ash heap.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 02:56 PM (06Hmj)

A lashing out by a decapitated regime.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 02:58 PM (hJH5n)

236 France 24 is talking about STDs lol because France.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 02:58 PM (FCrpy)

237 232 When did Canada and Australia become such pussies? I know Covid solidified it, but what was the big push before that?
Posted by: Wally

Gay sex is the root cause.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 02:58 PM (abIsI)

238 224 Insty had a post about this is dismantling the final piece of the Carter administration.

No, this is dismantling the first piece of the Obama administration.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 28, 2026 02:56 PM (HXT0k)

Embrace the power of "And".

Posted by: Bete at February 28, 2026 02:58 PM (LX4y3)

239 >> [Barrack Obama] 76 I always thought Milo was hot.
I saw him first.

Posted by: Keir Starmer at February 28, 2026 02:58 PM (EaLNz)

240 232 When did Canada and Australia become such pussies? I know Covid solidified it, but what was the big push before that?
Posted by: Wally at February 28, 2026 02:57 PM (tUiB5)

Drank too much Molson and Fosters ...

Rotted their brains

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 02:58 PM (3sXRv)

241 Joining America to stop Iran:
Saudi Arabia

Opposing America:
United Kingdom

End NATO now.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 28, 2026 02:58 PM (HXT0k)

242 When did Canada and Australia become such pussies? I know Covid solidified it, but what was the big push before that?
Posted by: Wally

WWII

Posted by: rickb223 at February 28, 2026 02:58 PM (LROu2)

243 We are going to a party tonight! b"h

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 02:59 PM (RIvkX)

244 Tucker Carlson is online spewing his usual Nazi antisemitic garbage while the Iranian people are dancing in the streets celebrating Israel liberating them from tyranny. That drives white nationalist pigs like Tucker Carlson insane. Tucker Carlson is a Nazi and a traitor. He needs to be arrested, receive a fair trial and then go the way of all Nazis and traitors.

Posted by: Tucker Carlson is an antisemitic racist at February 28, 2026 02:59 PM (CowIf)

245 Why is he called a cleric? Can he turn undead?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:59 PM (lAzE1)

246 Breaking: Federal judge orders Trump to cease bombing Iran, replace Iran’s missiles and drones that were destroyed.

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at February 28, 2026 02:59 PM (JRP2U)

247 Ideally, an incoming regime will hold elections at the mosque-level with simple ballots that say:

[ ] G-d of Abraham

[ ] Jesus Christ

[ ] Ahura Mazda

As soon as the vote is held, up goes the cross, or star of David, or the farāvahār, regular observance is REQUIRED, and the practice of Islam is punishable by being publicly beaten to death with a brick.

This is the way.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:00 PM (BI5O2)

248 Musselmen comprise less than half the Persian population.
More than Britain, and they are the ones that overthrew the Shah, but I doubt they let that happen again...
unlike say, Spain.

Posted by: MkY at February 28, 2026 03:00 PM (q6tQZ)

249 >>Tucker Carlson is online spewing

Have some sympathy, he lost a close friend today.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 03:00 PM (1Udfd)

250 Nothing rhymes with corpse.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:00 PM (aTgV0)

251 We don’t know that. Neither do you.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 02:54 PM (hJH5n)

YD made a great assessment. Look how well "democracy" worked in Iraq, or even in NYC. Iran needs a huge de-Islamification, just like Germany got for its nazis, before one can suggest letting them vote. And we need to purge the islamists here.

Posted by: night lifted at February 28, 2026 03:00 PM (kJmLc)

252 Which District is Iran in?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:00 PM (lAzE1)

253 a flaming skull with a turban is warranted, now ?

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:00 PM (/M/4v)

254 I want to see the picture of the corpse.. It pissed me off that we didn't get to see Bin Ladens....

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 03:01 PM (FZMv4)

255 >Someday we’ll know wth happened to MTG

My bet is lots of $$$$
Posted by: Gonzotx at February 28, 2026 02:41 PM (nGraA)

This, 1000%

Posted by: Nova Local
----

as they say on this blog, 'now do John Thune'

saw a screencap of a Thune tweet from 2016
he wanted Trump to withdraw so Pence could be the nominee

here it is
https://tinyurl.com/3cf3wwte

Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 03:01 PM (ZxPkt)

256
Nothing rhymes with corpse.
Posted by: eleven

===============

Warps. You could make a nice couplet with that.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 28, 2026 03:01 PM (5pERN)

257 Tucker Carlson must have looked at his numbers and thought "I need to DO SOMETHING".

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:01 PM (aTgV0)

258 Dear Canada,
Take a Midol.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (Riz8t)

Why? Trump, who threatens Canadian sovereignty and has pledged to make Canada the 51st state, might use such tactics as he used on Iran to threaten Canadian sovereignty and make Canada the 51st state. We at the CBC should note that Trump has threatened Canadian sovereignty and has pledged to make Canada the 51st state.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:01 PM (hJH5n)

259
Iran will need AT LEAST a generation of iron hearted dictatorship to break the will of the Muslims, or it goes directly back to theocracy. They will take advantage of democracy to overthrow it, and democracies do not permit the necessary human rights abuse required for putting them in their place.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February

I think one of the reasons Trump noted he is putting the country in the hands of the Persians is because it will be a monoarcy, and honestly, that is what the country wants. They want the Crown Prince back. It’s hard for us to say we aren’t overlaying a democracy onto a country, you know?But they were far better off under a monarchy, they had more freedom, they were modern. I mean Tehran still is, but it’s still not the same as it was pre 1979.

Posted by: Piper at February 28, 2026 03:01 PM (Wmg4n)

260 249 >>Tucker Carlson is online spewing

Have some sympathy, he lost a close friend today.
Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 03:00 PM (1Udfd)

-------

Zing! The burn.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 28, 2026 03:01 PM (otJlS)

261 This is the way.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:00 PM (BI5O2)

It will take at least a generation to purge the demonic, but I agree

Posted by: night lifted at February 28, 2026 03:02 PM (kJmLc)

262 If foreign intelligence services have near-free reign in Tehran, how likely is it that the US has a lot, or most of the mullahs' confidential archives?

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 03:02 PM (rj6Yv)

263 Drank too much Molson and Fosters ...

Rotted their brains
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 02:58 PM (3sXRv)

Just for clarification, how much can I drink before getting to just " I might have a little hesitation" rather than full Canuck?

Posted by: Bete at February 28, 2026 03:02 PM (LX4y3)

264 When I see live internet video feeds from Tehran, then I'll believe the high leadership has been eliminated.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 03:02 PM (g8Ew8)

265 Are they going to throw him off an aircraft carrier in keeping with muslim tradition?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:03 PM (lAzE1)

266 @258 R U cereal?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 28, 2026 03:03 PM (cWLG3)

267 But you can't help but notice now. A time for choosing.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 02:54 PM (3uBP9)

Very much this.

Posted by: Emmie at February 28, 2026 03:03 PM (FMtrg)

268 265 Are they going to throw him off an aircraft carrier in keeping with muslim tradition?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:03 PM (lAzE1)

Wrapped in pig fat

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 03:03 PM (FZMv4)

269 Violets are blue

Khomenei's a copse

What do I do

With a deck that has warps

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:03 PM (aTgV0)

270 But seriously.

What do I do with a deck that has warps?

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:04 PM (aTgV0)

271 "Austere Religious Scholar killed by evil Joos"
--MS~~NBC~~NOW

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:04 PM (PYyV9)

272 If foreign intelligence services have near-free reign in Tehran, how likely is it that the US has a lot, or most of the mullahs' confidential archives?
Posted by: mrp

I'm dead certain Israel has all of them mapped out with laser point detail, if not their secret 'secrets'. Whether they share all of that or just conclusions is up in the air.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 28, 2026 03:04 PM (diia5)

273 Copse is a group of trees.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:04 PM (lAzE1)

274 Congressional Democrats, including Massie, believe there should have been a full round of committee discussions before a vote was taken to attack the mullahs. These discussions would have been in secret, of course.

What's wrong with these people?

Posted by: Tennessee Volunteer at February 28, 2026 03:04 PM (8WCiL)

275 Sorry for the basic question, but why on earth is Iran throwing missiles all around the Middle East? Because they hope to hit American military installations?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 28, 2026 02:53 PM (5pERN)

I wonder whether it is because so much central command and control has been destroyed that local commanders are just firing their missiles without good targeting data.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 28, 2026 03:04 PM (n9ltV)

276 Ayatollah just confirmed dead

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at February 28, 2026 03:05 PM (JRP2U)

277 When mooselimbs start getting thrown off roofs in Iran, we'll know they're on the right track...

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 28, 2026 03:05 PM (RXV6T)

278 Via Fox News

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at February 28, 2026 03:05 PM (JRP2U)

279 You know who has two thumbs and fucked up their poem?

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:05 PM (aTgV0)

280 the moment the Supreme Leader, the President, and senior military command gathered in a single location at the same time.

>>>Haven't these guys ever heard of online meetings?

Posted by: pookysgirl, just sayin' at February 28, 2026 03:05 PM (Wt5PA)

281 copse is a thicket or grove

*The more you know.

Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 03:05 PM (ZxPkt)

282 Re:MTG (and probably Milo, and many others)- there’s a certain kind of famine mental illness/personality disorder that I think/observe exacerbates with age/declining hotness. Christy got it right regarding her looks, they’re fading fast and her more unattractive features are becoming predominant. But her borderline/narcissistic ego still demand validation. She (and her) used to get it from male attention. That’s gone now, but the I need you to look at me remains, so outrageousness is the outlet. Best to ignore.

Posted by: Farmer Bob at February 28, 2026 03:05 PM (IX8iX)

283 Truth of the matter is that the Ayatollah had the only known photo of Hillary Clinton shaking hands with Jeffrey Epstein.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 03:05 PM (1Udfd)

284 Fox News now reporting the death of the Ayatollah.

Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 03:05 PM (vSvIl)

285 There is a sector of the "right" who are saying things like "OK fine they are bad guys but what about SAVE act? How come Trump isn't mind controlling congress and forcing them to pass it instead of attacking Iran? What about the election? Polls say young people don't care about foreign policy!!"

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:06 PM (PYyV9)

286 @EpochTimes 48s

BREAKING: Iran's Leader Killed, Israeli Officials Say

Iranian leader Ali Khamenei was killed in the U.S.-Israeli strikes, senior Israeli security officials told Epoch Magazine in Israel.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 28, 2026 03:06 PM (diia5)

287 Biden's Dog...
Prayers up for you and family.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 03:06 PM (2WIwB)

288 They've been a totalitarian Islamic dictatorship for generations, and only 30-40% of the people even call themselves Muslim.

If any country could pull off outlawing rugfuckery, they could probably do it.

I don't even think the gulf states would kick up much of a fuss.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:06 PM (06Hmj)

289 >>Ayatollah just confirmed dead

Terrible...that's just terrible.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 03:06 PM (1Udfd)

290 Doesn't matter what system of government Iran develops as long as they keep it to themselves.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 03:06 PM (v5dF2)

291 It will never cease to amaze me how Trump can make liberals and democrats defend the most evil monsters on the planet. From illegal alien child rapists to the leaders of terrorists, they will defend evil no matter what.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (0N4FZ)

292 I hope the dancing in the streets morphs soon to Ceausescu welcoming parties. I realize that we kind of beat them to the punch on a lot of that. But there is obviously more. A time for violent men to win their nation's future.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (3uBP9)

293 Who gets the Mullahs Moolah?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (lAzE1)

294 If Khamenei would have played ball, he maybe could have had the opportunity to go live in Russia with Assad and play Call of Duty.

Posted by: PA Dutchman at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (h/O4U)

295 Why? Trump, who threatens Canadian sovereignty and has pledged to make Canada the 51st state, might use such tactics as he used on Iran to threaten Canadian sovereignty and make Canada the 51st state. We at the CBC should note that Trump has threatened Canadian sovereignty and has pledged to make Canada the 51st state.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:01 PM (hJH5n)

Eh, let the conservative parts finish their break away and let the library parts try to function on their own. Then close the boarders with the library remains.

Posted by: Bete at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (LX4y3)

296 Polls say young people don't care about foreign policy!!"
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:06 PM (PYyV9)

Goalposts On Wheels

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (06Hmj)

297 287 Biden's Dog...
Prayers up for you and family.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 03:06 PM (2WIwB)

He checked in earlier and said he has been in and out of the shelter and that one of his kids has been called up

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (FZMv4)

298 >Sorry for the basic question, but why on earth is Iran throwing missiles all around the Middle East? Because they hope to hit American military installations?
----

Remember in that Star Trek movie, when the Romulan commander screamed 'Fire everything!'

Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (ZxPkt)

299 LOL I24 news gave everybody on TV a shot of whiskey to cheer the death of the Iranian leader you would not see this on US TV

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (FCrpy)

300 YD made a great assessment. Look how well "democracy" worked in Iraq, or even in NYC. Iran needs a huge de-Islamification, just like Germany got for its nazis, before one can suggest letting them vote. And we need to purge the islamists here.
Posted by: night lifted at February 28, 2026 03:00 PM (kJmLc)

Iran needs de-Islamification?

Wow, good luck with that.

You and YD look at Iran with sneering condescension. They have had elections for decades - they can make elections work without help from us, the elections there were rigged because ultimately the mullahs were supreme and controlled the thing. I could see Iran going for a Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary Majlis. The Iranians aren’t a stupid people, and they are full of people who remember what things were like before and are motivated to keep what they gained (like Eastern Europe after the fall of the Iron Curtain). But we’ll see what happens. That will be ultimately for Iran to decide, as it should.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:08 PM (hJH5n)

301 Airdrop the corpse into Gaza.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 03:08 PM (RIvkX)

302 Joining America to stop Iran:
Saudi Arabia

Opposing America:
United Kingdom

End NATO now.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

I DID NOT have that on my bingo card.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 28, 2026 03:08 PM (LROu2)

303 Eh, let the conservative parts finish their break away and let the library parts try to function on their own. Then close the boarders with the library remains.
Posted by: Bete at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (LX4y3)

Boarders of what, a train?

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:09 PM (hJH5n)

304 Copse is a group of trees.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:04 PM (lAzE1)

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

Triggering

Posted by: George Pickett at February 28, 2026 03:09 PM (2UnvF)

305 I never really believed Trump wanted Canada to be the 51st state.

The point was to loudly remind Canada before God and everyone that their whole country, in terms of everything but acreage, is comparable to a single one of our smallest, poorest states.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:09 PM (06Hmj)

306 IMPEACH THIS FAT ORANGE BITCH pic.twitter.com/vPhpby2hNC
— MILO (@Nero) February 28, 2026

That's a heck of a long way from when Milo was calling him "Daddy"

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 28, 2026 03:09 PM (C0Nlv)

307 Milo, Fuentes, along with others in that circle, and now Tucker, MTG, and Candace have formed their own little clique of the right which blames the Jews for everything and believe Trump is either too close to the Jews or manipulated/controlled by them. They truly believe that Israel controls our foreign policy and that we would not be attacking Iran right now if it weren't for Bibi making Trump do it.

For them, all of the world's problems began in 1947 with the creation of Israel, and that America's support is the only thing keeping the country intact and able to defend itself against their hostile neighbors.

They see Muslims, especially Arabs, as their allies and benefactors. They don't support Iran so much as wish that the roles were reversed and it was Iran attacking Israel and killing all of their leadership.

That's why they never mention Iran's nuclear program.
Because they'd all celebrate if Tel Aviv was lit up with a nuke one day.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 03:09 PM (6ydKt)

308 A copse is a group of trees

I count my blessings as these

When the Ayatollah is cold

As washing room mold

I will rhyme warps with corpse

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:09 PM (aTgV0)

309 new thread, pet thread, yo

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 28, 2026 03:10 PM (CWTWj)

310 End NATO now.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

Hating NATO is what all the cool kids, isolationists and Code Pinkers here do.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:10 PM (hJH5n)

311 It will never cease to amaze me how Trump can make liberals and democrats defend the most evil monsters on the planet. From illegal alien child rapists to the leaders of terrorists, they will defend evil no matter what.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (0N4FZ)

All we need to do it turn it into votes. And the GOPe ain't gonna do it.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 03:10 PM (uQesX)

312 "Terrible...that's just terrible.
Posted by: garrett"

I mean...you hate to see it.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:10 PM (aTgV0)

313 Engage!

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:10 PM (lAzE1)

314 Doesn't matter what system of government Iran develops as long as they keep it to themselves.

Agreed. I would prefer it be a free and open society but that's up to them to build. I want to believe that their Shah will savor liberty and justice, but who knows.

That's their issue to solve.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:11 PM (PYyV9)

315 Maybe Cucker will stroke out on air...God has a sense of humor...

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:11 PM (/M/4v)

316 Which propaganda outlet will be the first to one up "austere religious scholar"?

Posted by: Sjg at February 28, 2026 03:11 PM (aqZN1)

317 What is Ayatollah Khamenei's favorite cocktail?

Corpse Reviver #2.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 03:11 PM (Riz8t)

318 Remember in that Star Trek movie, when the Romulan commander screamed 'Fire everything!'
Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (ZxPkt)
===

Gary Oldman's voice. "Everyone!!"

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 03:11 PM (rj6Yv)

319 Who gets the Mullahs Moolah?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (lAzE1)

Wendi Richter?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 03:11 PM (uQesX)

320 Library? I typed libtard, libtard autocucumber

Posted by: Bete at February 28, 2026 03:11 PM (LX4y3)

321 307 Milo, Fuentes, along with others in that circle, and now Tucker, MTG, and Candace have formed their own little clique of the right which blames the Jews for everything and believe Trump is either too close to the Jews or manipulated/controlled by them. They truly believe that Israel controls our foreign policy and that we would not be attacking Iran right now if it weren't for Bibi making Trump do it.

For them, all of the world's problems began in 1947 with the creation of Israel, and that America's support is the only thing keeping the country intact and able to defend itself against their hostile neighbors.

They see Muslims, especially Arabs, as their allies and benefactors. They don't support Iran so much as wish that the roles were reversed and it was Iran attacking Israel and killing all of their leadership.

That's why they never mention Iran's nuclear program.
Because they'd all celebrate if Tel Aviv was lit up with a nuke one day.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 03:09 PM (6ydKt)

They aren’t on the Right, they are whackjobs. And Fuentes is a troll, period.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:12 PM (hJH5n)

322 Dear Milo,

I dare you to go visit the ME as a homo and feel the full weight of their blessing as you are launched head first off a building. Inshallah.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 03:12 PM (WONhk)

323 did the rapture take place?

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 28, 2026 03:12 PM (CWTWj)

324 Man this sucks. I was hoping for a big '79 retro reunion tour with the all greats, Styx, Foreigner, Journey, Van Halen, The Ayatollah, but now I don't think that will ever happen.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 03:12 PM (3uBP9)

325 That's a heck of a long way from when Milo was calling him "Daddy"
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 28, 2026 03:09 PM (C0Nlv)

He whores his mouth out to anyone who will give him the means to not need to get a real job ever again.

He ain't the only one.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:12 PM (06Hmj)

326 They are currently marching against the US--with pre-printed signs--in NYC.

Multiple sources are now confirming the Iranian witch is dead.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 28, 2026 03:12 PM (HXT0k)

327 @307 💯 yup

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 28, 2026 03:12 PM (cWLG3)

328 Y’all know Milo was MTG’s social media manager, right? That may help explain a little bit, she has always been this way, she is no longer acting like she isn’t.

Posted by: Piper at February 28, 2026 03:13 PM (OoFl2)

329 Eddies a copse.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:13 PM (lAzE1)

330 323 did the rapture take place?
Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 28, 2026 03:12 PM (CWTWj)

It did for the Ayatollah but I don't think it's what he expected...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 03:13 PM (FZMv4)

331 He checked in earlier and said he has been in and out of the shelter and that one of his kids has been called up
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (FZMv4)

Thanxs for the news. Was thinking about him.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 03:13 PM (2WIwB)

332 "Agreed. I would prefer it be a free and open society but that's up to them to build. I want to believe that their Shah will savor liberty and justice, but who knows.

That's their issue to solve.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor"

He seems like a decent enough chap. Maybe he means what he says.

The people certainly want him.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:13 PM (aTgV0)

333 With So much happening so fast, the leftist asshats out here have no freaking clue what the protest de jour is. They can’t keep up!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 28, 2026 03:13 PM (9BhPJ)

334 Tucker, MTG, and Candace have formed their own little clique of the right which blames the Jews for everything and believe Trump is either too close to the Jews or manipulated/controlled by them.

Douglas Wilson interviewed Tucker and it was revealing. Basically Tucker was all in on the Iraq war, and then became discouraged and dismayed and came to the conclusion that "some dark forces" (*sneeze*JEWS*sneeze*) were behind everything manipulating the world into war. So he's just opposed to war and considers the pernicious Hebrew to be the cause of all bad things, likely through the Rothschild family etc.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:13 PM (PYyV9)

335 That will be ultimately for Iran to decide, as it should.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:08 PM

Yep and that is the entire sum of Trump's attack, let them decide what they want their country to be by removing the people who for decades have been murdering by proxy innocent people all over the world and working on Nuke's to destroy our only long term ally in the ME.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 28, 2026 03:14 PM (0N4FZ)

336 Maybe Cucker will stroke out on air...God has a sense of humor...
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:11 PM (/M/4v)

He does have that puffy look about him that tends to come about before serious cardiovascular problems...

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:14 PM (06Hmj)

337 I WANT TO SEE PHOTO OF DEAD KHAMENEI!!

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:14 PM (/M/4v)

338 Hating NATO is what all the cool kids, isolationists and Code Pinkers here do.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:10 PM (hJH5n)

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Not hate, but NATO's reason for being vanished with the collapse of the Soviet Union. We now have member states who are hellbent on destroying themselves from within. Times change, so do alliances.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 28, 2026 03:14 PM (2UnvF)

339 326 They are currently marching against the US--with pre-printed signs--in NYC.

Multiple sources are now confirming the Iranian witch is dead.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 28, 2026 03:12 PM (HXT0k)

----
The CCP funded rent-a-mobs.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 28, 2026 03:14 PM (cWLG3)

340 287 Biden's Dog...
Prayers up for you and family.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 03:06 PM (2WIwB)

Seconded. I believe he also said a son and SIL called up so prayers for all family in Israel.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 03:14 PM (QGaXH)

341 You and YD look at Iran with sneering condescension

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Absolutely not whatsoever. I admire their culture.

I'm looking at a country with a large population of fanatical Muslims - far too large for the carrying capacity of a representative republic bounded by the rule of law. They are totally unwilling to work with that, and they WILL tear it to shreds as soon as possible, and that would make this all for naught.

I'm looking at them with concern, not condescension. The idea that the most virulently hateful fanatics in the region are going to accept a democracy and join the CoC and the Elks Club is flat-out risible, and this retarded line of thinking has caused us and the people we've tried applying it to enormous heartache for many decades.

If you want to learn nothing from the past, that's fine, but don't be surprised when it turns into yet another horror show.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:15 PM (BI5O2)

342 285 There is a sector of the "right" who are saying things like "OK fine they are bad guys but what about SAVE act? How come Trump isn't mind controlling congress and forcing them to pass it instead of attacking Iran? What about the election? Polls say young people don't care about foreign policy!!"
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:06 PM (PYyV9)

A bunch of those folks can be found right here on AoS. Unfortunately, being president means dealing with all those things at the same time. (By the way, the same people whining the way you describe - not saying you agree, you are rightly describing some views here - are the same people who cannot be bothered to bang on their Sens to get the SAVE Act passed. It’s JUST TOO HARD I guess…

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:16 PM (hJH5n)

343 Strait of Hormuz is disrupted - Qatar would be among the first and most directly affected countries.

94% -Qatari liquefied natural gas exports pass through Hormuz - there is no viable overland alternative

impact could reach $100 million per day

week-long disruption could cost Qatar around $1 billion

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 03:16 PM (v5dF2)

344 wait, wait..breaking!

"Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance says that “Khamenei will not speak today, as planned.”"

what's up mah dude??

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:16 PM (/M/4v)

345 291 It will never cease to amaze me how Trump can make liberals and democrats defend the most evil monsters on the planet. From illegal alien child rapists to the leaders of terrorists, they will defend evil no matter what.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (0N4FZ

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When when so many Democrats join the radical left, i say:
look at the money funding them. Vote this way or be primaried. Once there were a lot of democrats like Fetterman...

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 28, 2026 03:16 PM (WtVQs)

346 We really don't need more Leftists states like Ontario or New Brunswick

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 03:16 PM (Ia/+0)

347 292 I hope the dancing in the streets morphs soon to Ceausescu welcoming parties. I realize that we kind of beat them to the punch on a lot of that. But there is obviously more. A time for violent men to win their nation's future.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (3uBP9)

Now would be the time for an armed underground resistance to come out into the open and start putting fear into the secret police and revol. guards and the rest of their authoritarian ilk.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 03:16 PM (QGaXH)

348 I WANT TO SEE PHOTO OF DEAD KHAMENEI!!
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:14 PM (/M/4v)

Gonna need a wide angle lense.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 03:17 PM (2WIwB)

349 >>> wait, wait..breaking!

"Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance says that “Khamenei will not speak today, as planned.”"

what's up mah dude??
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:16 PM (/M/4v)

They called a lid.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 03:17 PM (3uBP9)

350 Panoramic mode.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:17 PM (lAzE1)

351 @349

>>They called a lid.

On the coffin,

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 28, 2026 03:17 PM (XV/Pl)

352 Gonna need a wide angle lense.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 03:17 PM (2WIwB)

Ok, just he head then...

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:17 PM (/M/4v)

353 I wonder what kind of interesting hobby thread we'll have today?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 03:18 PM (uQesX)

354 nood

critter friends

by the way

Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 03:18 PM (3uBP9)

355 Ok, alive or dead?

We're waiting!!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 03:18 PM (zZu0s)

356 MTG, Tucker, Massie, Owens are tiresome. Go away, you annoy me.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 28, 2026 03:18 PM (Dv3i1)

357 Not hate, but NATO's reason for being vanished with the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Yeah. I am cool with some kind of alliance, but it should be with Eastern Europe.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:18 PM (PYyV9)

358 Isn't that a different Milo?

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2026 03:18 PM (qFwJc)

359 what's up mah dude??
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:16 PM (/M/4v)

Islamical Light and Magic are still getting the knots right in the monofilament.... be patient, infidel.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:18 PM (06Hmj)

360 253 a flaming skull with a turban is warranted, now ?
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:00 PM (/M/4v)

Flaming Tucker skull? Or one with a bow-tie?

I will always remember Ace's flaming skull with a Blagojevich toupee!!!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 03:19 PM (WONhk)

361 NATO and the UN are like Netscape and MySpace

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:19 PM (aTgV0)

362 Yeah. I am cool with some kind of alliance, but it should be with Eastern Europe.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:18 PM (PYyV9)

Geography based alliances are a bit of an anachronism anyway, aren't they?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:20 PM (06Hmj)

363
It’s hard for us to say we aren’t overlaying a democracy onto a country, you know?

Posted by: Piper

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Not hard for me at all. I learned the lesson with Iraq and Afghanistan.

Tons of Iranians are clustered in Beverly Hills, where I used to live, and they have gauzy pictures of Farah Diba and Reza Junior in their windows. Iranians love the shah's family and have been wanting them back for decades.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 28, 2026 03:20 PM (5pERN)

364 ALERT:

Trump makes new announcement: 42 seconds

https://tinyurl.com/bdh275kx

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 03:20 PM (v5dF2)

365 Sternly worded letter incoming.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:20 PM (lAzE1)

366 "Isn't that a different Milo?
Posted by: no one of any consequence"

Is it?

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:20 PM (aTgV0)

367 "the death of the Ayatollah"

Best fucking day since November 4, 1979.

Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 03:21 PM (2qz/H)

368 Flaming Tucker skull? Or one with a bow-tie?

I will always remember Ace's flaming skull with a Blagojevich toupee!!!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 03:19 PM (WONhk)

fuck that loser, no, just your average regular skull with a Khamenei turban!

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:21 PM (/M/4v)

369 Iran was a nation, once. They don't have to start at zero. Just print out a copy of their foundational documents from before the rugfuckers took over, and say "yeah, that. Again." Done.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:21 PM (06Hmj)

370 NATO as a military alliance is pretty much washed up. It's more of a lapel pin for the EU than anything else.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 03:22 PM (jtM2q)

371 LOL, every one of the "handwritten" signs has the same "handwriting"

Lots of "Defend Iran" signs.

That's the level of amoral depravity the country club Republicans think we should make compromises with.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 28, 2026 03:22 PM (HXT0k)

372 They aren’t on the Right, they are whackjobs. And Fuentes is a troll, period.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:12 PM (hJH5n)

True, but they're all labeled right-wing because they aren't anti-capitalist.

Economics isn't really their wheelhouse anyhow.
They'd go with anything as long as it means a good pogrom is possible.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 03:22 PM (6ydKt)

373 Evidently, Iran called a meeting of all the top generals and leaders in Iran and the USA hit that building and leveled it. Took out a crapload of guys who probably should have done it over a video meeting.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:22 PM (PYyV9)

374 If you want to learn nothing from the past, that's fine, but don't be surprised when it turns into yet another horror show.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:15 PM (BI5O2)

I have two degrees in history and what that teaches me is people do not have to be imprisoned by the past. You seem to suggest the opposite.

Equally risible is the idea that people, once they overthrow a detested regime, are going to meekly succumb to another dictatorship, no problem. The history of places like Eastern Europe contradict this. Or were they just more sophisticated than the Iranians somehow?

The Iranians have been having elections for years now and this time they can have actual free elections without mullah interference. It seems to me that you missed that part of goings on in Iran recently, What if they establish a parliamentary system with a Constitutional monarchy - and succeed? Boy will you be pissed,,,but it CAN happen.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:23 PM (hJH5n)

375 Who is the vice Moolah?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:23 PM (lAzE1)

376 It's their country they can run it as they choose.
BUT be civilized to the rest of the world.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 03:24 PM (v5dF2)

377 Geography based alliances are a bit of an anachronism anyway, aren't they?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:20 PM (06Hmj)

Not when a lot of that geography is critical for managing logistics.

Posted by: Sjg at February 28, 2026 03:24 PM (aqZN1)

378 Took out a crapload of guys who probably should have done it over a video meeting.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:22 PM (PYyV9)

Some flaming de-turbaned mullah yeeting up into the lower ionosphere yelling "THIS COULD HAVE BEen an e-mailllllll!"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:24 PM (06Hmj)

379 Braenyard

Excellent.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:24 PM (aTgV0)

380 iiinteresting..
"A senior U.S. defense official told Fox News that Washington agrees with Israel’s assessment that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in an initial daytime strike, along with 5–10 other senior Iranian leaders including the IRGC chief, and that the timing was accelerated due to a “target of opportunity."

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:24 PM (/M/4v)

381 370 NATO as a military alliance is pretty much washed up. It's more of a lapel pin for the EU than anything else.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 03:22 PM (jtM2q)

And gives us one less thing to worry about.

But I’m not one of the cool kids. I don’t hate things because it’s cool to hate them.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:25 PM (hJH5n)

382 There is always Trump Garcia in the indian ocean.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:25 PM (lAzE1)

383 Israel says they have the body of Khamenei now.

Also, the IRGC's boats that were threatening to block the strait all sank. Weird coincidence, I'm sure.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 03:25 PM (Rp9Oe)

384 376 It's their country they can run it as they choose.
BUT be civilized to the rest of the world.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 03:24 PM (v5dF2)

I think that is something we can all agree on.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:25 PM (hJH5n)

385 I've watched youtubes from Iran.

They seem like really awesome people.

I would visit there if they get their shit together.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:26 PM (aTgV0)

386 Evidently, Iran called a meeting of all the top generals and leaders in Iran and the USA hit that building and leveled it. Took out a crapload of guys who probably should have done it over a video meeting.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:22 PM (PYyV9)
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No doubt they feared (with 100% justification) that all electronic communications were compromised.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 03:26 PM (ESVrU)

387 I WANT TO SEE PHOTO OF DEAD KHAMENEI!!
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:14 PM (/M/4v)

Gonna need a wide angle lense.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 03:17 PM (2WIwB)

And/or a microscope

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at February 28, 2026 03:26 PM (JRP2U)

388 Breaking News: Marco Rubio has been elected as the new Ayatolla.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 03:27 PM (n5tGW)

389 That must have been difficult to gather.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:27 PM (lAzE1)

390 >>> Evidently, Iran called a meeting of all the top generals and leaders in Iran and the USA hit that building and leveled it. Took out a crapload of guys who probably should have done it over a video meeting.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:22 PM (PYyV9)

All the people left should probably hold a secondary big meeting to discuss what to do after the big airstrike. Get catering, something nice like those little pinwheel sandwiches and chips. Open up with a funny bit like, "ok everyone turn around and shake the hand of the person behind you". Everyone always laughs at that. Sets a good tone, gets the energy in the room up.

Posted by: banana Dream - BOOOOM! at February 28, 2026 03:27 PM (3uBP9)

391 Who is the vice Moolah?

Posted by: Boss Moss

Not it.

Posted by: Undercover Mullah at February 28, 2026 03:27 PM (yFLFB)

392 Did Khomeini have some special identifying ring, like Solamini? But I guess they have ways to ID him. Not sure how we got that verification, assuming we did.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 28, 2026 03:28 PM (vbXSk)

393 I only have the one degree in history. But I'm not an unreconstructed neocon who simply can't admit that my ideas have never once worked, and always resulted in disaster, so it makes up for that other one.

Brandishing parchments at people is not a defense for total failure.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:28 PM (BI5O2)

394 logistics schmogistics

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:29 PM (aTgV0)

395 > Evidently, Iran called a meeting of all the top generals and leaders in Iran and the USA hit that building and leveled it. Took out a crapload of guys who probably should have done it over a video meeting.
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US and Iran negotiators, with Oman? as an middleman had been going back and forth for days. It was apparent days ago that Iran wasn't serious about cooling their jets with regards to the public unrest. So, we took the opportunity to move everything into place... a lot of it publicly so Iran could see it, and they still said "piss off."

The meeting was likely a prelude to Iran launching a widespread attack on assets in Israel and our bases in the region.

So, we hit them first. Hard.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 03:29 PM (jtM2q)

396 So he's just opposed to war and considers the pernicious Hebrew to be the cause of all bad things, likely through the Rothschild family etc.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:13 PM (PYyV9)

At any rate, it's a lazy understanding of history to believe the Jews are behind every ill and conflict.

I'm skeptical as it's apparently taken forty years for us to finally do what the Jews wanted us to do in Iran.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 03:29 PM (6ydKt)

397 Thanks to the NATO haters for proving my point.

(I’d agree if we had the same footprint there that we did in 1985. We don’t.)

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:29 PM (hJH5n)

398 I WANT TO SEE PHOTO OF DEAD KHAMENEI!!
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:14 PM (/M/4v)

After I skull f*ck him.

"the IRGC's boats that were threatening to block the strait all sank"

LMAO!

Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 03:30 PM (2qz/H)

399 Evidently, Iran called a meeting of all the top generals and leaders in Iran and the USA hit that building and leveled it. Took out a crapload of guys who probably should have done it over a video meeting.

It was a Zoom call, but not in the way they thought.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 03:30 PM (Riz8t)

400 >Took out a crapload of guys who probably should have done it over a video meeting.
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for want of a Zoom login
oh well, sucks to be them

Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 03:30 PM (ZxPkt)

401 It was a Zoom call, but not in the way they thought.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 03:30 PM (Riz8t)

More like a BOOM call ...

amiright?!?!

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 03:31 PM (3sXRv)

402 Who is the vice Moolah?

Posted by: Boss Moss

I have no idea. Maybe he's over there. Yeah, that's it.

--------Vice Mullah

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 03:31 PM (g8Ew8)

403 I saw Brandishing Parchment headline at the Odeon in '06.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:31 PM (06Hmj)

404 >>> Did Khomeini have some special identifying ring, like Solamini? But I guess they have ways to ID him. Not sure how we got that verification, assuming we did.
Posted by: illiniwek at February 28, 2026 03:28 PM (vbXSk)

Goat F'ing Dipshit powers, activate!

Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 03:31 PM (3uBP9)

405 The Timothy McVeigh comment is way over the line. Any line.

Another, 'Can't get enough publicity' nut radicalized.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 03:32 PM (NFX2v)

406 Months of intelligence.

Months of intelligence which didn't leak to the CIA or their friends. That's a good sign.

Posted by: t-bird at February 28, 2026 03:33 PM (IJqrQ)

407 Hate NATO?

Hate NATO???

HATE NATO?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:33 PM (aTgV0)

408 for your consideration:

@nicksortor
🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: Ayatollah Khamenei, the brutal, longtime Supreme Leader of Iran, has been KlLLED during Trump’s operation in Iran, per multiple reports

Israeli officials tell the Times of Israel that Khamenei’s body was found in the rubble, and Netanyahu has seen videos of the body, per N12 news.

Awaiting confirmation from the US government.

Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 03:33 PM (ZxPkt)

409 392 Did Khomeini have some special identifying ring, like Solamini? But I guess they have ways to ID him. Not sure how we got that verification, assuming we did.
Posted by: illiniwek at February 28, 2026 03:28 PM (vbXSk)

Be funny if the Israelis said 'well, we found enough of a finger to get a pretty good print from and it matched our records...'

I'm sure Israeli intel had his prints and DNA on record.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 03:33 PM (QGaXH)

410 "Months of intelligence.

Months of intelligence which didn't leak to the CIA or their friends. That's a good sign.
Posted by: t-bird"

Very good point.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:33 PM (aTgV0)

411 No doubt they feared (with 100% justification) that all electronic communications were compromised.

Yeah... yeah that is probably a valid concern. And they trusted the Chicom air defenses heh

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:34 PM (PYyV9)

412 Brandishing parchments at people is not a defense for total failure.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:28 PM (BI5O2)

Nor is it a defense for claiming you have all the answers and you know how everything will play out.

Because you don’t know. Have the humility to admit it. Note: I refuse to guarantee Iran will get free elections and a Constitutional monarchy. I am saying it CAN happen. You immediately dismiss that because I suppose you have been reading the script. Never mind the script only belongs to the Supreme Arbiter of the Destinies of Nations.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:34 PM (hJH5n)

413 Nothing rhymes with hate NATO.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:34 PM (aTgV0)

414 383 Israel says they have the body of Khamenei now.

Also, the IRGC's boats that were threatening to block the strait all sank. Weird coincidence, I'm sure.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 03:25 PM (Rp9Oe)

I wouldn't be surprised if somebody had a boat or two on the bottom ready to go.....assuming it's deep enough..

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 03:34 PM (QGaXH)

415 We at the CBC should note that Trump has threatened Canadian sovereignty and has pledged to make Canada the 51st state.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:01 PM (hJH5n)

Well, get after it, then, Donnie! No more lollygagging!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 03:35 PM (8zz6B)

416 Months of intelligence by top men.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:35 PM (lAzE1)

417

The Left: Trump made promises to the protesters and abandoned them all! He abandoned them!!!

(Trump Strikes)

The Left: It's illegal! What Trump just did is ILLEGAL!!!!

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 03:35 PM (E0p3T)

418 Evidently, Iran called a meeting of all the top generals and leaders in Iran and the USA hit that building and leveled it.

"Hey, guys! There's a guy named 'John Baron' on the phone, says we have a big meeting..."

Posted by: Mullah HQ at February 28, 2026 03:35 PM (IJqrQ)

419 I can't see a motive for Israel to lie about the kill. I can see a reason why Iran would.

Point goes to Israel.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:35 PM (BI5O2)

420 Cow Demon needs a Snickers bar.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:35 PM (aTgV0)

421 Did Khomeini have some special identifying ring, like Solamini? But I guess they have ways to ID him. Not sure how we got that verification, assuming we did.
Posted by: illiniwek at February 28, 2026 03:28 PM (vbXSk)
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I bet Israel has Khamenei's fingerprints, dental records, retinal scan, DNA profile, and colonic map on file.

They know.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 03:36 PM (ESVrU)

422 Roman Emperor Vespasian - "The body of a dead enemy always smells sweet."

Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 03:36 PM (2qz/H)

423 371 LOL, every one of the "handwritten" signs has the same "handwriting"

Lots of "Defend Iran" signs.

Ummm....that's what we are doing with these air strikes, you ignorant bitches.

Getting rid of the oppressors and freeing the people from their shackles.

Honestly, these people don't have enough brainpower between them to turn on an electric light bulb....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 28, 2026 03:36 PM (SRRAx)

424 I only have the one degree in history. But I'm not an unreconstructed neocon who simply can't admit that my ideas have never once worked, and always resulted in disaster, so it makes up for that other one.

Brandishing parchments at people is not a defense for total failure.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:28 PM (BI5O2)

I'd say that at this point, you have more of a chance of being wrong than you do being right.

The future will be interesting.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 03:36 PM (g8Ew8)

425 "The Left: Trump made promises to the protesters and abandoned them all! He abandoned them!!!

(Trump Strikes)

The Left: It's illegal! What Trump just did is ILLEGAL!!!!"

But we all knew that.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:37 PM (aTgV0)

426 Russia and China are making huge mistakes when it comes to the Great Power politics that they're bumbling around half-assing.

As a great power, the lesser powers have to actually like you. Nobody welcomes them except the thoroughly corrupt. America was heading down the same path, too. You let one NGO in with the word "Rose" somewhere in the name, and suddenly your whole nation is in a raft of shit with a bunch of perverted retard nepots rigging your elections and looking to suck everything they can out of your country.

Trump seems to be trying to undo that. It should be nice to be America's friend. Your country should get better, and richer, and free-er. You should be able to have more nice things. It should be fun to be America's friend, not a burden.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:37 PM (06Hmj)

427 It had to be done but are Iran's 'working people' now out in the street jubilant?

Do they have a plan ready of more than disliking the US & Israel?

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 03:37 PM (NFX2v)

428 They know.

===

robotic rat spies! part and parcel of spy pigeon brigade!

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:37 PM (/M/4v)

429 Sometimes Milo is with ye.

Sometimes he's agin ye.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 02:24 PM (aTgV0)

That's not how it works.

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 03:38 PM (E0p3T)

430 The Left: It's illegal! What Trump just did is ILLEGAL!!!!"

The other thing they are yelling is PEACE PRESIDENT PEACE PRESIDENT PEACE PRESIDENT!!!1!!1!!

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:38 PM (PYyV9)

431 NATO is only as good as the answer to the question..

If the U.S. was attacked and invaded by China & Russia would the rest of NATO offer anything but sad faces on TV and meetings in Brussels to determine if they can afford to help out with a few missiles and VW busses, or pay for all the food, board, and healthcare for their pet third world imports to prevent riots, looting, massacres, and civil war?

It's not 1985 anymore.
They couldn't help us if they wanted to.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 03:38 PM (6ydKt)

432 410 "Months of intelligence.

Months of intelligence which didn't leak to the CIA or their friends. That's a good sign.
Posted by: t-bird"

Very good point.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:33 PM (aTgV0)

I saw Months of Intelligence open for Days of Stupidity at the RPI Fieldhouse in 1978....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 03:38 PM (QGaXH)

433 "Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance says that “Khamenei will not speak today, as planned.”"

Not even in private?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 03:38 PM (/lPRQ)

434 408 for your consideration:

@nicksortor
🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: Ayatollah Khamenei, the brutal, longtime Supreme Leader of Iran, has been KlLLED during Trump’s operation in Iran, per multiple reports

Israeli officials tell the Times of Israel that Khamenei’s body was found in the rubble, and Netanyahu has seen videos of the body, per N12 news.

Awaiting confirmation from the US government.
Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 03:33 PM (ZxPkt)
- - - - - - - - -
The Ayatollah has been Rock 'n Rollah'ed.

Posted by: Another Anon at February 28, 2026 03:39 PM (4h45B)

435 Soon, we’ll be cruising down the streets of Tehran in our new Turbo Trans Am

Posted by: Fearless Iranians From Hell at February 28, 2026 03:39 PM (hJH5n)

436
I'd say that at this point, you have more of a chance of being wrong than you do being right.

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Perhaps.

But the idea of a large religious minority who enjoys beating people to death for heterodoxy is going to say, oh yeah, wait, nevermind, we can settle this through thoughtful debate and accept rule by infidels seems... unlikely.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:39 PM (BI5O2)

437 The Timothy McVeigh comment is way over the line. Any line.

Another, 'Can't get enough publicity' nut radicalized.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 03:32 PM (NFX2v)
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He's trying to be provocative but can't read the room. Sad.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 03:39 PM (ZOv7s)

438 I bet Israel has Khamenei's fingerprints, dental records, retinal scan, DNA profile, and colonic map on file.

They know.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 03:36 PM (ESVrU)

They probably even know how big (or small) his pecker is.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 03:39 PM (g8Ew8)

439 Tessio called the meeting.

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 03:40 PM (E0p3T)

440 Dead men tell no tales.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:40 PM (lAzE1)

441 "Do they have a plan ready of more than disliking the US & Israel?"

The protesters in the vids I've seen love the US and Israel.

I mean...look around. It's a big internet.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:40 PM (aTgV0)

442 437. You're too kind by nature. 😉

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 03:41 PM (NFX2v)

443 Who is mourning the Eye-attolja the most?

1. Tucker
2. Owens
3. Massie
4. MTG
5. Omar the Cobra Turband Cheerleader Hand
6. Milo (which is a surprise being a homo)
7. Obungo and his call to prayer
8. Biden..he probably thinks a flavor of ice cream
9. Hillary (still wants a state funeral)
10.Bill Clinton (simply relieved to get off the headlines today, peace out)

I will toast tonight to their misery with a glass of pinot from Italy. Pray that Persia will, over time, return to this century. As well as prayers for those who are fighting today for their lives.

I loved the parody above of AOC mourning the bombing of Italy and hoping the Pope survived, to the Moron who wrote it: cheers! LOVE YOU ALL!

A LOT of news to digest today.

As well as #1 son calling to tell me there may be a new grandbaby this year!!! Very early! He could not wait to tell us first!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 03:41 PM (WONhk)

444 405 The Timothy McVeigh comment is way over the line. Any line.

Another, 'Can't get enough publicity' nut radicalized.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 03:32 PM (NFX2v)

Milo gets off on flamboyant deviance in public like most gays.

They confuse shocking digust with humor.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 03:41 PM (6ydKt)

445 420 Cow Demon needs a Snickers bar.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:35 PM (aTgV0)

Ain’t hungry. Or hangry. And Snickers are hit and miss.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:41 PM (hJH5n)

446 Did Khomeini have some special identifying ring, like Solamini? But I guess they have ways to ID him. Not sure how we got that verification, assuming we did.
Posted by: illiniwek

Goat F'ing Dipshit powers, activate!
Posted by: banana Dream

Form of..... a coat of red paint on the walls of this room!

Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 03:41 PM (VHUov)

447 The Timothy McVeigh comment is way over the line. Any line.

--------

It's certainly pushing right up against the line of inciting terrorism. It may well be technically a criminal statement.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:42 PM (BI5O2)

448 Ohh yeah, Khamanei. That's why they call you the ayatollah of assahole-a, ain't it. Unnngh

Posted by: Stan at February 28, 2026 03:42 PM (gKWVE)

449 In before the burial at sea gnashing of teeth.

Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 03:42 PM (2qz/H)

450 One ring to rule them all

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 03:42 PM (Ia/+0)

451 "144 All these Leftists converting t o Islam?
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 02:40 PM (Ia/+0)"

It's not that much of a stretch, they're both death cults.

Posted by: Saber Alter at February 28, 2026 03:43 PM (sTXXB)

452 But the idea of a large religious minority who enjoys beating people to death for heterodoxy is going to say, oh yeah, wait, nevermind, we can settle this through thoughtful debate and accept rule by infidels seems... unlikely.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:39 PM (BI5O2)

Fwiw, I'm inclined to agree with you. It isn't going to be sunshine and roses right out of the gate. There will need to be a de- Islamification along the lines of de-nazification. It may only take about the same amount of time, it may not. The bitter enders will flee to one of their proxy shitholes and continue making problems for the world regardless.

I'm optimistic for their future, overall, but that doesn't mean it won't be ugly for a while.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:43 PM (06Hmj)

453 Missed it.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:43 PM (lAzE1)

454 Nothing rhymes with hate NATO.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:34 PM (aTgV0)

Plato
Rogue State-o
Paul Chato

Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 03:43 PM (vSvIl)

455 The Achmed Wedding

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 03:43 PM (E0p3T)

456 Even a bad Snickers is good.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:44 PM (aTgV0)

457 It's not that much of a stretch, they're both death cults.
Posted by: Saber Alter at February 28, 2026 03:43 PM (sTXXB)

The theology is weirdly similar, too.

"You're all equally slaves. Submit or go to Hell. Whatever we say today is the truth, forever, regardless of start we said yesterday."

Different modes of the same sickness.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:45 PM (06Hmj)

458 *what

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:45 PM (06Hmj)

459
Who is mourning the Eye-attolja the most?

He never got a dinner!

Posted by: Zombie Red Buttons at February 28, 2026 03:45 PM (Cqx++)

460 Milo gets off on flamboyant deviance in public like most gays.

They confuse shocking digust with humor.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 03:41 PM (6ydKt)
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He's frustrated at his lasting irrelevance. He hoped a public conversion and show of repentance would make him relevant. It didn't. It might have, had he followed it up with actual works, but he still comes across as a raging queen and his random bits of Catholic prayer and devotions fool no one.

His slavish defense of Candace Owens gave the game away. He mocked her for being illiterate, but looked at her traffic and reconciled with her.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 03:46 PM (ZOv7s)

461 As well as #1 son calling to tell me there may be a new grandbaby this year!!!

Congo rats, and thank him for doing his duty by our people

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:46 PM (PYyV9)

462 Nothing rhymes with hate NATO.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:34 PM (aTgV0)

Plato
Rogue State-o
Paul Chato
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 03:43 PM (vSvIl)
---
tomato
potato

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 03:47 PM (ZOv7s)

463 There once was a fellow named Plato

Told a tale as old as a whale

bout an island that sunk

Perhaps he was drunk

Which cause a giant hateNATO

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:47 PM (aTgV0)

464 441. I mean...look around. It's a big internet.
Posted by: eleven

"Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty"

Aljazerra, recently -
Iran, US, Israel officials give civilians clashing directives as bombs drop
Iranians receive mixed messages amid ongoing attacks, internet shutdown and limited mobile connectivity.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 03:47 PM (NFX2v)

465 @446...I am simply guessing, based on my vast tv watching of NCIS,etc, and following the DNA of the Idaho college murders:
Mossad has their way of finding DNA, I feel sure. Like an instant pregnancy test at this point.

THEY are the boots on the ground. Maybe some of our Special Forces WHO WANT TO BE THERE.

I say this to the mewling whiners fearing another sand pit war that GWB started. I don't think so with the precision and technology we have today.

Years ago I read of some of what we have, and there are many things no one knows about. In that article, during the Iraq/Afghanistan war, the USA could turn a terrorist into pink mist in the middle of a market. Abdul was here and now he's not!

I have faith and prayer for President Trump and Sec Hegseth to get this done.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 03:48 PM (WONhk)

466 JATO

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 28, 2026 03:48 PM (Cqx++)

467 😂😂😂😂

From Joel Berry

Joel Berry
@JoelWBerry
2h
Mayor Mamdani announcing he will be conducting retaliatory strikes against 2nd Avenue Kosher Deli

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:48 PM (/M/4v)

468 But the idea of a large religious minority who enjoys beating people to death for heterodoxy is going to say, oh yeah, wait, nevermind, we can settle this through thoughtful debate and accept rule by infidels seems... unlikely.

Yeah, Iran is going to be facing a long and brutal guerilla war by nasty people but the good news is... Iran was the power that backed these things and without any parent nation aiding them, its going to be a tough fight for the muzzies.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:48 PM (PYyV9)

469 So let's see how everyone is doing?

Maduro: cooling his heels in a US jail.
Khameni: decorative abstract wall painting.
Castro: starving in the dark.

Xi Jinping is shitting out bricks right now.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 03:49 PM (ZOv7s)

470 Guys, Joel Berry X feed is making me cry from laughter!!

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:49 PM (/M/4v)

471 NATO is a Lemurian plot!

Posted by: Really old conspiracy theory at February 28, 2026 03:49 PM (vSvIl)

472 I'm optimistic for their future, overall, but that doesn't mean it won't be ugly for a while.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

I assume the Deep State will attempt to fill the vacuum with Shah, Jr. and re-brand the IRGC as the new kinder, gentler SAVAK. Hopefully, we've got that all infiltrated and controlled.

Posted by: t-bird at February 28, 2026 03:50 PM (IJqrQ)

473 MacArthur de-Tojo'd Japan in five years.

It's damn likely that this happens in Iran but faster.

Who's gonna fund the redoubt werewolves? Iran? The Ayatollah? LMAO?

Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 03:50 PM (2qz/H)

474 >>> JATO
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 28, 2026 03:48 PM (Cqx++)

I'd first need some maltitol heavy sugar free protein drinks. But put 2-3 of those down, and baby it's GO TIME FOOOOOSH!

Posted by: banana Dream - FOOOOSHING! at February 28, 2026 03:51 PM (3uBP9)

475 🤣🤣🤣

HALP!! 😂😂😂

https://tinyurl.com/2pv6c2wz

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:51 PM (/M/4v)

476 461 As well as #1 son calling to tell me there may be a new grandbaby this year!!!

Congo rats, and thank him for doing his duty by our people
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:46 PM (PYyV9)

Thank you! I had this call in the midst of war chaos!

Still very early and I think we were the first he told he was so excited. My husband said, "I didn't know you had it in you!"

The stuff I have to deal with in an all male world. Thankfully now with two DIL's and two granddaughters on my team!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 03:51 PM (WONhk)

477 I got the opportunity to visit Gaza and Jabalya Camp when I was 14. Knew a guy who knew a guy who could get us in. At that age, I still had a bunch of stupid ideas about peace and coexistence with Islam

Once you've seen Islamic fanatics growing in their natural manure it'll disabuse you of a lot of notions about who can and can't exist in a republic.

It's not just bad. It's a horror show. And it's not because of their leaders. They were disposing of children's corpses in garbage heaps, fercrissakes. These people are not compatible with any system that values the individual and his dignity. Everything they've been taught runs counter to it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:51 PM (BI5O2)

478 Who's gonna fund the redoubt werewolves? Iran? The Ayatollah? LMAO?

That is what is key, they have no sugar daddy. All the other big powers in the Muslim world are sunni, they are worse foes than the Catholic/Protestant divide. We'll just snipe at each other on Twixxer, not send in suicide bombers.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:53 PM (PYyV9)

479 I say this to the mewling whiners fearing another sand pit war that GWB started. I don't think so with the precision and technology we have today.
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I have a hard time seeing how anyone could think this is just like Iraq when there has been no Army buildup anywhere in the vicinity.

Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 03:53 PM (vSvIl)

480 443 I loved the parody above of AOC mourning the bombing of Italy and hoping the Pope survived, to the Moron who wrote it: cheers! LOVE YOU ALL!

A LOT of news to digest today.

As well as #1 son calling to tell me there may be a new grandbaby this year!!! Very early! He could not wait to tell us first!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 03:41 PM (WONhk)

Congratulations on the potential new grandbaby! I always appreciate your posts.

My wife enjoyed the AOC parody but not the 72 Virginians joke. Perhaps it was the way I told it.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 03:53 PM (QGaXH)

481 Perhaps.

But the idea of a large religious minority who enjoys beating people to death for heterodoxy is going to say, oh yeah, wait, nevermind, we can settle this through thoughtful debate and accept rule by infidels seems... unlikely.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:39 PM (BI5O2)

Iran can become a Constitutional Monarchy. But it will require that no muslim be allowed to vote, ever. Let the muslims exist as subservient legal residents, not as Persian citizens. If they want to have the benefits of citizenship, let them convert to a sane religion, or emigrate to some muzzie-run shithole.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 03:53 PM (8zz6B)

482 Iran was the power that backed these things and without any parent nation aiding them, its going to be a tough fight for the muzzies.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:48 PM (PYyV9)

It's a good point. The Iraq part of GWOT was effectively a war against Iran. Iran was deemed untouchable, directly, by our perverted corrupt uniparty. A war against an enemy who can't beat you, and who you're not allowed to beat, is going to be a Forever War, inevitably.

This will not be that.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:53 PM (06Hmj)

483 I don't know how Marco is going to run the State Dept, Venezuela, and Iran. Not to mention Greenland and Cuba if that happens.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 03:53 PM (n5tGW)

484 132 From DU:

"So the Department of Homeland Security is currently shut down

And yet Trump has started a war of regime change against a country that is potentially capable of guerilla strikes on American soil.

Those guys are retards
Congress does not pass a budget so they think everything grinds to a halt.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 03:54 PM (/lPRQ)

485 It appears Buckley Carlson is as deranged as his brother on X.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 03:55 PM (E4rtv)

486 I say this to the mewling whiners fearing another sand pit war that GWB started. I don't think so with the precision and technology we have today.

Well and there is a totally different mindset at the top. There's not gonna be any boots on the ground for years dealing with IEDs and crazy kids with rifles. We're not gonna sit in there and try to make a democracy.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:55 PM (PYyV9)

487 Who is mourning the Eye-attolja the most?
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Ben Rhodes, Valerie Jerrett and Susan Rice

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 28, 2026 03:55 PM (HXT0k)

488 Everything they've been taught runs counter to it.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:51 PM (BI5O2)

The closest thing in earth we have to the reavers from firefly.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:55 PM (06Hmj)

489 Amazing how well our military can do when they don't have the CiC and Defense Secretary, etc telling them "you have to give the other guys a more even playing field"

Hegseth, Dept of WAR, general Caine (sp?) etc. Thank God Trump was able to get the right people on his team.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 28, 2026 03:55 PM (CFj4+)

490 It's a new breed there, too.

Since the 1979 revolution, Iran's population has more than doubled from 39 million (1980) to over 93 million (2025). The society is far more urbanized (nearly 75%) and, despite being a theocracy, is highly educated, with a significant youth demographic now pushing for social change and facing high unemployment and economic pressure.
American University +4

Key changes in the Iranian population since the Shah left include:
Rapid Urbanization & Growth: The population has shifted from under 50% urban in 1979 to nearly 75% in 2017. The population more than doubled from 39 million in 1980 to over 90 million by 2025.
Demographic Shift & Aging: Although famously youthful for decades, the population is now aging, with the median age expected to rise from 27 in 2019 to 40 by 2030.
Education and Health: There has been a significant increase in literacy and, despite the economic hardships, substantial improvements in life expectancy and education.
Declining Birth Rates: After a post-revolutionary boom, Iran experienced one of the world's most successful family planning programs in the late 1980s, causing the fertility rate to drop from 5.5

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 03:55 PM (NFX2v)

491
IRGC as the new kinder, gentler SAVAK.

Kirstie Alley was nice.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 28, 2026 03:55 PM (Cqx++)

492 I say this to the mewling whiners fearing another sand pit war that GWB started

------

Every single person in the intelligence, foreign policy, and defense establishments will do everything in their considerable power to get that outcome. They're horny for it.

HOWEVER, Trump is not Bush, and I'm cautiously optimistic that the force of his personality and perhaps Rubio's can hold those jackals at bay and produce some kind of positive outcome.q

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:55 PM (BI5O2)

493 I have a hard time seeing how anyone could think this is just like Iraq when there has been no Army buildup anywhere in the vicinity.
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 03:53 PM (vSvIl)
---
The correct play was to wreck Iraq and Afghanistan and install a strong man who knew who was boss. If he gets uppity, bump him off.

No boots on the ground over the long haul. Trump will not make that mistake.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 03:56 PM (ZOv7s)

494 Khameni: decorative abstract wall painting.

I voted for this

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 28, 2026 03:56 PM (jrgJz)

495 "So the Department of Homeland Security is currently shut down

And yet Trump has started a war of regime change against a country that is potentially capable of guerilla strikes on American soil.

Those guys are retards
Congress does not pass a budget so they think everything grinds to a halt.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

Essential workers including law enforcement (Coast Guard, DHS, TSA, etc.) still work--they just don't get paid thanks to Democrat assholes. FEMA is shut down as well.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 03:56 PM (E4rtv)

496 And yet Trump has started a war of regime change against a country that is potentially capable of guerilla strikes on American soil.

There is a host of stupid out there. I mean we're not at war for one thing. For another, Iran has had motivation, time and need to be carrying out terror strikes on the US for a year now and has done zip.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:56 PM (PYyV9)

497 "Boots" are for seizing and holding territory.

We don't want their territory.

All our objectives can be achieved by air and sea power.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:56 PM (06Hmj)

498 This kind of wrecked the usual Saturday lineup

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 03:57 PM (Ia/+0)

499 Iran can become a Constitutional Monarchy. But it will require that no muslim be allowed to vote, ever. Let the muslims exist as subservient legal residents, not as Persian citizens. If they want to have the benefits of citizenship, let them convert to a sane religion, or emigrate to some muzzie-run shithole.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 03:53 PM (8zz6B)

Sooo....to England they will go!

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 28, 2026 03:57 PM (SRRAx)

500 how is MSNOW taking the news??

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 03:58 PM (FCrpy)

501 >>> Xi Jinping is shitting out bricks right now.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 03:49 PM (ZOv7s)

The leadership is desperate, and he's egomaniacal though. I think through '27 is all he has, and he knows that. I foresee a lot of asymmetrical tactics, plots, and shenanigans in the next few years to try to build up to an aggressive push. Dying chinese proxy nations on our border, like Canada, Mexico, and Californistan will play significant roles.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 03:58 PM (3uBP9)

502 Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead.

Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 03:58 PM (BF4m0)

503 Someone mentioned in the previous thread (via Laura Loomer, but my search engine confirmed it) that today is the 11th of Ramadan, the 9th month on the islamic calendar.

Which is a heck of a 'coincidence.'
Posted by: Methos at February

They called the meeting. Nice of them.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 28, 2026 03:58 PM (sl73Y)

504 There is a host of stupid out there. I mean we're not at war for one thing. For another, Iran has had motivation, time and need to be carrying out terror strikes on the US for a year now and has done zip.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:56 PM (PYyV9)
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We have been in a state of quasi-war with Iran since 1979. Trump isn't *starting* a damn thing. He's ending it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 03:58 PM (ZOv7s)

505 JATO = Jet-assisted takeoff.

https://tinyurl.com/rkm8h8wn

Posted by: one hour sober at February 28, 2026 03:58 PM (Y1sOo)

506 Sooo....to England they will go!
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 28, 2026 03:57 PM (SRRAx)

Good thing i was between sips...

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:59 PM (06Hmj)

507 People who like Snickers put carrots in chili.

And if they do not put carrots in their chili, they put ketchup on their hot dog.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 03:59 PM (RIvkX)

508
1979.

Man, that was a long time coming.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 03:59 PM (n5tGW)

509 But the idea of a large religious minority who enjoys beating people to death for heterodoxy is going to say, oh yeah, wait, nevermind, we can settle this through thoughtful debate and accept rule by infidels seems... unlikely.
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We're not offering them thoughtful debate. We're offering them 8:15 this morning.

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 04:00 PM (E0p3T)

510 482 Iran was the power that backed these things and without any parent nation aiding them, its going to be a tough fight for the muzzies.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:48 PM (PYyV9)

It's a good point. The Iraq part of GWOT was effectively a war against Iran. Iran was deemed untouchable, directly, by our perverted corrupt uniparty. A war against an enemy who can't beat you, and who you're not allowed to beat, is going to be a Forever War, inevitably.

This will not be that.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:53 PM (06Hmj)

I have that sense too that we're FINALLY going after the root cause instead of a proxy. That included the sand box activities that I as a civilian never understood the need for.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 04:00 PM (QGaXH)

511 People who like Snickers put carrots in chili.

And if they do not put carrots in their chili, they put ketchup on their hot dog.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 03:59 PM (RIvkX)

As a person who does all those things, i can concur.

....

Jerk.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:00 PM (06Hmj)

512 498 This kind of wrecked the usual Saturday lineup
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 03:57 PM (Ia/+0)

Well, it is kind of a big deal.

Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 04:00 PM (pDt9x)

513 Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 03:58 PM (BF4m0)

I thought of that too. Figured I was the only one.

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 04:00 PM (E0p3T)

514 , Iran has had motivation, time and need to be carrying out terror strikes on the US for a year now and has done zip.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026

TBF, the fundamentals of the situation changed a little this morning.

A desperate terrorism play on US soil got a lot more likely, IMO. It would not win anything for them - but neither does firing missiles at the Burj Khalifa. They're foaming at the mouth now.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 04:00 PM (BI5O2)

515 >>Sorry for the basic question, but why on earth is Iran throwing missiles all around the Middle East? Because they hope to hit American military installations?

At T+0.01s all of Iran's eyes* were blinded so they have no idea where the attacks were coming from

*radar

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 04:00 PM (/lPRQ)

516 Deal with the Ayatollah regime thugs like the Finn's dealt with the Reds in 1918.

Drag them from their bolt holes and homes and summarily execute them.

Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 04:00 PM (2qz/H)

517 The leadership is desperate, and he's egomaniacal though. I think through '27 is all he has, and he knows that. I foresee a lot of asymmetrical tactics, plots, and shenanigans in the next few years to try to build up to an aggressive push. Dying chinese proxy nations on our border, like Canada, Mexico, and Californistan will play significant roles.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 03:58 PM (3uBP9)
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The PLA generals are watching this with great interest, I assure you. Watching Iran get slapped yet again has got to be terrifying for them.

Putin may decide to finally make a deal.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:00 PM (ZOv7s)

518 It the way back memories (I guess 2016?) Ann Coulter (when sort of normal and pro-Trump) and Milo hung out. I saw a video of the two of them being frinds (or chumming the waters). I thought he seems ok and she's growing an Adam's apple.

Then! I started disliking him when I paid attention. Stuff he said was not ok at all and disgusting.

It ended when he wore a pearl necklace, and yes, I know what that means. However, I am a huge, huge fan of pearls and that was The End.

I guess he quickly flipped from his fake Christian side to now eeslam. If he remains a homo someone needs to give him a clue what he's cheering for. Sadly, between Monkey Pox and HIV End Stage Brain disorder it is too late for Milo.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 04:01 PM (WONhk)

519 If they want to have the benefits of citizenship, let them convert to a sane religion, or emigrate to some muzzie-run shithole.

I suspect that a bulk of the "Muslim" population is just in name only to survive in that setting, they will dump it right away. There will always be that small crazy minority to deal with, though.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 04:01 PM (PYyV9)

520 His slavish defense of Candace Owens gave the game away. He mocked her for being illiterate, but looked at her traffic and reconciled with her.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Badly damaged person from childhood sex abuse that has degenerated into a gollum like creature repeating the awful decadent cycle of many like him. Destructive and not constructive.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:01 PM (E4rtv)

521 Iran can become a Constitutional Monarchy. But it will require that no muslim be allowed to vote, ever. Let the muslims exist as subservient legal residents, not as Persian citizens. If they want to have the benefits of citizenship, let them convert to a sane religion, or emigrate to some muzzie-run shithole.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 03:53 PM (8zz6B)

So we're going back to Zoroastrianism, then?

Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 04:01 PM (BF4m0)

522 We're a month ahead of our "One el Presidente per Month" quota for 2026.

LOL

Who get's bump up to the March slot?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 28, 2026 04:02 PM (HXT0k)

523 Someone mentioned in the previous thread (via Laura Loomer, but my search engine confirmed it) that today is the 11th of Ramadan, the 9th month on the islamic calendar.
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Damn son. I bet Obama treats it like a birthday every year.

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 04:02 PM (E0p3T)

524 483 I don't know how Marco is going to run the State Dept, Venezuela, and Iran. Not to mention Greenland and Cuba if that happens.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 03:53 PM (n5tGW)

Meme of Marco with caption 'Marco learning he has to be Occupational Governor of Iran' shows up in three, two, one...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 04:02 PM (QGaXH)

525 From DU:

"So the Department of Homeland Security is currently shut down

And yet Trump has started a war of regime change against a country that is potentially capable of guerilla strikes on American soil.

Who closed it down, you retards.

Trump: My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius!
Dems: My name is Jeff!

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 04:02 PM (Riz8t)

526 We have been in a state of quasi-war with Iran since 1979. Trump isn't *starting* a damn thing. He's ending it.

To be honest, we have -- no exaggeration -- been in the same state with China since at least the mid 90s.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 04:03 PM (PYyV9)

527 Accountability!

LA federal jury returned guilty verdicts against two defendants for stalking an ICE deportation officer. Cynthia Raygoza. 38, and Ashleigh Brown, 38. GUILTY.

Deputy AG Harmeet Dhillon tweets: "FAFO"

I'm developing a major crush on AG Dhillon.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 28, 2026 04:03 PM (lFpnU)

528 Kash Patel, who is now sober again says, the FIB is on high alert after the Iran bombings. Thanks Kash.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:03 PM (abIsI)

529 508
1979.

Man, that was a long time coming.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 03:59 PM (n5tGW)

YES says my husband of almost 47yrs!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 04:03 PM (WONhk)

530 People who like Snickers put carrots in chili.

And if they do not put carrots in their chili, they put ketchup on their hot dog.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 03:59 PM (RIvkX)

I only do two of those.

Carrots in chili....*shudders*

Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 04:03 PM (BF4m0)

531 515 >>Sorry for the basic question, but why on earth is Iran throwing missiles all around the Middle East? Because they hope to hit American military installations?

At T+0.01s all of Iran's eyes* were blinded so they have no idea where the attacks were coming from

*radar
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

I think strategic command at the high levels and comms were destroyed. So the missilers simply popped their missiles off to prevent them from being destroyed without regards for targets. As they popped them off, US and Israeli planes were watching and destroying the mobile launchers and teams. That is why the salvos so far have been meager and ill directed.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:03 PM (E4rtv)

532 There is a host of stupid out there. I mean we're not at war for one thing. For another, Iran has had motivation, time and need to be carrying out terror strikes on the US for a year now and has done zip.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:56 PM (PYyV9)
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We have been in a state of quasi-war with Iran since 1979. Trump isn't *starting* a damn thing. He's ending it.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 03:58 PM (ZOv7s)

several attempted assassination on Donald Trump and other high level US officials is "not doing zip" ? we had multiple terrorist attacks over the years too, who financed them ? I will tell you - Tehran

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:03 PM (/M/4v)

533 Oh no! The UN Security Council is about to meet.

Embrace your impotence, assholes.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 04:04 PM (g8Ew8)

534 If he remains a homo someone needs to give him a clue what he's cheering for. Sadly, between Monkey Pox and HIV End Stage Brain disorder it is too late for Milo.

Supposedly he's homo no mo but the only source we have for that claim is... him. So, who knows?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 04:04 PM (PYyV9)

535 Chili without carrots is a sauce to put on things, not a meal.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:04 PM (06Hmj)

536 I guess he quickly flipped from his fake Christian side to now eeslam. If he remains a homo someone needs to give him a clue what he's cheering for. Sadly, between Monkey Pox and HIV End Stage Brain disorder it is too late for Milo.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 04:01 PM (WONhk)
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He knows exactly what he is doing. He is very intelligent and well-read. Could have been someone, but the fame whore thing always gets in the way.

He is broken, and needs to go offline. Daily Mass, volunteering at a soup kitchen or food bank. They need the help. He keeps bragging about his family wealth, so he doesn't need to work.

He won't heal by engaging in twitter brawls.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:05 PM (ZOv7s)

537
I'm developing a major crush on AG Dhillon.
Posted by: JM in Illinois

I volunteer to provide her with a child.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:05 PM (abIsI)

538 People who like Snickers put carrots in chili.

...I like Snickers

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 04:05 PM (PYyV9)

539 I think strategic command at the high levels and comms were destroyed. So the missilers simply popped their missiles off to prevent them from being destroyed without regards for targets. As they popped them off, US and Israeli planes were watching and destroying the mobile launchers and teams. That is why the salvos so far have been meager and ill directed.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:03 PM (E4rtv)
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Iran's latest salvo managed a direct hit in Tel Aviv; preliminary reports are one person moderately wounded and six people lightly wounded.

No reported Israeli deaths so far.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 04:05 PM (i9wbk)

540 So we're going back to Zoroastrianism, then?
Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 04:01 PM (BF4m0)

Some Persians never left it; just kept it on the down low. I would hope that Pahlavi permits the free practice of Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and Christianity, and fiercely represses islam of all flavors.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 04:06 PM (8zz6B)

541 Its a very big deal if its going as reported

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 04:06 PM (Ia/+0)

542 508
1979.

Man, that was a long time coming.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 03:59 PM (n5tGW)

We got married a year after that, Paul started his professional job in 1984, we raised 4 kids (all of whom are/were past the age of 21), buried 3 of the 4 parental units, and Paul semi-retired from the job he started back in 1984.

THAT'S how long it's been. None of our kids experienced the hostage crisis - to them, this whole thing was just a footnote in their history books.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 28, 2026 04:06 PM (SRRAx)

543 It's official

Khamanei is dead
he has ceased to be
Courtesy of the red white and blue

Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 04:06 PM (ZxPkt)

544 533 Oh no! The UN Security Council is about to meet.

Embrace your impotence, assholes.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 04:04

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Does the Council include any Federal Judges?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 28, 2026 04:06 PM (lFpnU)

545 And it appears we got Khameini's son who was designated heir to the old man as well. From X

"
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
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2h
🚨 BREAKING: In MASSIVE FAFO, the son- and daughter-in-law of Iranian Ayatollah Khamenei both got KILLED by US-Israeli strikes, according to a council member"

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:06 PM (E4rtv)

546 I'd hoped, as Trump did, that a peace could be made with Russia over Ukraine. It didn't happen, and since the Russians have stalled the process, along with Z in Ukraine, Trump has decided to just take out Russia's allies one by one, since the Putin has kind of bogged himself down due to the Special Military Operation.

Syria, out of Russia's hands with Assad gone, they might be able to keep their port access at Tartus if they're lucky.

Venezuela, Maudro gone, the regime there seemingly going along to get along with Trump.

Cuba, on the brink due to the loss of Venezuelan oil and money.

Iran, leadership obliterated, future status uncertain but not looking good for another Russian ally.

I'm thinking Vlad might be wishing he'd taken the deal in Alaska.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 04:06 PM (6ydKt)

547 I like Snickers and ketchup on hotdogs.

These are a few of my favorite things.

If anyone needs someone to rum Greenland, I'm available, BTW

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:07 PM (aTgV0)

548 Evidently, Iran called a meeting of all the top generals and leaders in Iran and the USA hit that building and leveled it.

"Hey, guys! There's a guy named 'John Baron' on the phone, says we have a big meeting..."
Posted by: Mullah HQ at February 28, 2026 03:35 PM (IJqrQ)

Mohamed: "I thought you called this meeting."
Mohammad: "Not me, Mohammeed called it."
Mohammeed: "It wasn't me, I thought it was..." KABBBBOOOOOM!

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 04:07 PM (lCppi)

549 🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: Ayatollah Khamenei, the brutal, longtime Supreme Leader of Iran, has been KlLLED during Trump’s operation in Iran, per multiple reports...

Trump was virtually begging him to stop killing the protesters or he'd be killed...
Oh well.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 04:08 PM (/lPRQ)

550 "🚨 BREAKING: In MASSIVE FAFO, the son- and daughter-in-law of Iranian Ayatollah Khamenei both got KILLED by US-Israeli strikes, according to a council member"
Posted by: whig"

You hate to see it.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:08 PM (aTgV0)

551 I'll put damn near anything on a hot dog, though. Mayo and chili flakes. Hummus. Cole slaw. I'm a maniac when it comes to putting food on other food.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:08 PM (06Hmj)

552 Is Greenland still under the Danelaw?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:08 PM (lAzE1)

553 I'd hoped, as Trump did, that a peace could be made with Russia over Ukraine. It didn't happen, and since the Russians have stalled the process, along with Z in Ukraine, Trump has decided to just take out Russia's allies one by one, since the Putin has kind of bogged himself down due to the Special Military Operation.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 04:06 PM (6ydKt)
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Venezuela and Iran are more relevant to the People's Republic of China, though Russia being bogged down in its four-year (and counting) special military operation in Ukraine means they can't provide support even if they would otherwise have been inclined to do so.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 04:08 PM (i9wbk)

554 You homo's that are talking about carrots in chili are not right. Healey wife is sautéing some hot Italian sausage, green bell peppers, and onions to place on homemade bread.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:09 PM (abIsI)

555 I don't know how Marco is going to run the State Dept, Venezuela, and Iran. Not to mention Greenland and Cuba if that happens.
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That's Marcus Rubius, Viceroy of all Donaldus Trumpus' conquered lands.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 28, 2026 04:09 PM (HXT0k)

556 "he has ceased to be"

Pinin for the fjords.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:09 PM (aTgV0)

557 551 I'll put damn near anything on a hot dog, though. Mayo and chili flakes. Hummus. Cole slaw. I'm a maniac when it comes to putting food on other food.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:08 PM (06Hmj)

Yo, my man ... I put food in yo food

Posted by: Xzibit at February 28, 2026 04:09 PM (3sXRv)

558 Carter helped get rid of the Shah and now we are gonna put him back in Power, and God I hope he does get back in power and I think that's what's needed, not some power share just for NOW he needs to be in power and fire up the Helicopters and take a Page from Pinochet

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 04:10 PM (FCrpy)

559 He is an ex-Ayatollah.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:10 PM (aTgV0)

560 Maybe aftrr this Denmark will give Greenland away for nothing

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 04:10 PM (Ia/+0)

561 I've never put a snickers on a hot dog....

Sounds a bit too "Iowa State Fair", doesn't it?

Those crazy bastards will eat anything.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:10 PM (06Hmj)

562 424 I only have the one degree in history. But I
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've had a burr under my saddle for the last month and the chaffing really burns.

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Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 04:10 PM (v5dF2)

563 also F Carter what a trash President

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 04:10 PM (FCrpy)

564 For the first time in my adult life, I'm proud of my country.

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 04:10 PM (E0p3T)

565 Yo, my man ... I put food in yo food

We heard you liked food so...

man that show sucked. The stuff they built was so ugly and stupid looking, and apparently really cheaply done.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 04:11 PM (PYyV9)

566 Trump is rolling up our enemies from the periphery and it is beautiful to see. Crushing their economies, breaking their ability to sustain conflict or even a military buildup.

Amazing to see.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:11 PM (ZOv7s)

567 Maybe aftrr this Denmark will give Greenland away for nothing
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 04:10 PM (Ia/+0)

Denmark: "Take Norway, too! We're not using it!"

Norway: "Hey!"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:11 PM (06Hmj)

568 552 Is Greenland still under the Danelaw?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:08 PM (lAzE1)

The Danish don't know how to Danegeld anymore. They kinda lie there like a pastry...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 28, 2026 04:11 PM (ynpvh)

569 "the son- and daughter-in-law of Iranian Ayatollah Khamenei both got killed"

It's like carrots in chili! Reeeee!

Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 04:11 PM (2qz/H)

570 563 also F Carter what a trash President
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio

Nobody talks about him anymore.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:11 PM (abIsI)

571 England has deployed 50 officers to surround and protect the house of ... the late Ayatollah's son.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 28, 2026 04:11 PM (HXT0k)

572 555 I don't know how Marco is going to run the State Dept, Venezuela, and Iran. Not to mention Greenland and Cuba if that happens.
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But it will be a good pic.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 04:12 PM (v5dF2)

573 Accountability!

LA federal jury returned guilty verdicts against two defendants for stalking an ICE deportation officer. Cynthia Raygoza. 38, and Ashleigh Brown, 38. GUILTY.

Deputy AG Harmeet Dhillon tweets: "FAFO"

I'm developing a major crush on AG Dhillon.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 28, 2026 04:03 PM (lFpnU)

Los Angeles or Louisiana? p.s. AG Dhillon carries a kirpan.

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 04:12 PM (lCppi)

574
LA federal jury returned guilty verdicts against two defendants for stalking an ICE deportation officer. Cynthia Raygoza. 38, and Ashleigh Brown, 38. GUILTY.

Deputy AG Harmeet Dhillon tweets: "FAFO"

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Unfortunately, these things take time. Story first reported in september of 2025. They could face up to 5 years in federal prison. Let that be a lesson to the others.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 28, 2026 04:12 PM (Rwc5r)

575 564 For the first time in my adult life, I'm proud of my country.

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 04:10 PM (E0p3T)

I was proud of things Reagan did, so you must've been a non-adult or non-existent during that time...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 28, 2026 04:12 PM (ynpvh)

576 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:12 PM (ZOv7s)

577 571 England has deployed 50 officers to surround and protect the house of ... the late Ayatollah's son.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 28, 2026 04:11 PM (HXT0k)

Because of course they did ...

Wankers

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 04:12 PM (3sXRv)

578 It is nice to see a lot of old business being finally cleared up. Michael is back from the old man's funeral and fired the consigliere.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 04:12 PM (PYyV9)

579 If/when the dust settles, Zelenskyy will be there with a listing of available weaponry for sale.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 04:12 PM (NFX2v)

580 Carter helped get rid of the Shah and now we are gonna put him back in Power, and God I hope he does get back in power and I think that's what's needed, not some power share just for NOW he needs to be in power and fire up the Helicopters and take a Page from Pinochet
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 04:10 PM (FCrpy)

Not the same Shah. The son of the late Shah. And yes, he does need to be ruthless in extirpating remnants of the mullah's regime.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 04:13 PM (8zz6B)

581 Ketchup and mayo on a hot dog is fucking awesome.

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Am Not Ashamed! at February 28, 2026 04:13 PM (i49OE)

582 Why do they put carrots in cans of Jalapenos?

Fuck it....I eat em.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:13 PM (aTgV0)

583 Trump singlehandedly broke it off in the ass of two major parties and has set about reshaping the entire world. The most consequential man you will likely ever see in the flesh.

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (E0p3T)

584 Hegseth, Dept of WAR, general Caine (sp?) etc. Thank God Trump was able to get the right people on his team.
Posted by: PaleRider
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But, but, what about the JAGs?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (v5dF2)

585 581 Ketchup and mayo on a hot dog is fucking awesome.

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Am Not Ashamed! at February 28, 2026 04:13 PM (i49OE)

I like mustard, relish, onions, and jalapeños...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (ynpvh)

586 Jimmah!

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (aTgV0)

587 576 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:12 PM (ZOv7s)

Amen.

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Am Not Ashamed! at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (i49OE)

588 585 581 Ketchup and mayo on a hot dog is fucking awesome.

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Am Not Ashamed! at February 28, 2026 04:13 PM (i49OE)

I like mustard, relish, onions, and jalapeños...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (ynpvh)

Or throw some chili in there.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (ynpvh)

589 Because of course they did ...

Wankers
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 04:12 PM (3sXRv)

I hope the filthy twat sees a bunch of armed men surrounding his house and decides to go out in a blaze of glory.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (06Hmj)

590 533 Oh no! The UN Security Council is about to meet.

Embrace your impotence, assholes.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 04:04 PM (g8Ew

Ummm.....doesn't the US basically pay to keep the lights on in the building?

Seems to me we could just pull the plug and leave everyone else holding their dicks in their hands....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 28, 2026 04:15 PM (SRRAx)

591 LA Los Angeles

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 28, 2026 04:15 PM (Y05sl)

592 Don't forget the money the cartels send to china for fentynal and weapons.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 04:15 PM (n5tGW)

593 581 Ketchup and mayo on a hot dog is fucking awesome.
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Am Not Ashamed!

If you're a communist.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:15 PM (abIsI)

594 I am constantly amazed at the almost miraculous and good things the US military can do when it has the right CIC.

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 04:15 PM (lCppi)

595 People who like Snickers put carrots in chili.

Or maybe, just maybe ...

People who like carrots put Snickers in chili ...

Posted by: Adriane the Lens Cap Covered Camera Photography Critic . . . at February 28, 2026 04:16 PM (3ZUWJ)

596 Oh no! The UN Security Council is about to meet.

Embrace your impotence, assholes.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons

I do not wish our beloved FNYC morons any ill will, BUT it would be something if IRGC goons run an op on the UN when it is going on.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 04:16 PM (/lPRQ)

597 Trump gets lucky again!!!

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 04:16 PM (E0p3T)

598 I hope the filthy twat sees a bunch of armed men surrounding his house and decides to go out in a blaze of glory.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (06Hmj)

Brit constabulary don't carry ...

But I like your thinking on the matter

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 04:16 PM (3sXRv)

599 502 Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead.
Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 03:58 PM (BF4m0)

If you wanna be a junkie wow
Remember Freddy's dead...
-Curtis Mayfield

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 04:16 PM (QGaXH)

600 At least thete is no kale.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:16 PM (lAzE1)

601 588 585 581 Ketchup and mayo on a hot dog is fucking awesome.

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Am Not Ashamed! at February 28, 2026 04:13 PM (i49OE)

I like mustard, relish, onions, and jalapeños...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (ynpvh)

Or throw some chili in there.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

and coleslaw.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:16 PM (abIsI)

602 I note we discuss Jimmy Carter but not Barack Obama 30 years later.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 04:17 PM (NFX2v)

603 The most consequential man you will likely ever see in the flesh.
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (E0p3T)

And it all boils down to Doing The Obvious.

He doesn't have the interests of shadowy perverts and thousand-headed hydras of corruption forcing his hand.

"Iran is fucked, and is pissing me off. Welp. Guess I'm gonna go wreck their day, then."

Nice and simple.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:17 PM (06Hmj)

604 >>And Snickers are hit and miss.

the new pecan one is bomb

Posted by: cherries in season at February 28, 2026 04:17 PM (OMQXM)

605 But I like your thinking on the matter
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 04:16 PM (3sXRv)

I'm an incurable optimist, what can i say.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:18 PM (06Hmj)

606 One person seriously injured in that missile hit in Tel Aviv, the worst reported Israeli casualty thus far.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 04:18 PM (i9wbk)

607 Venezuela and Iran are more relevant to the People's Republic of China, though Russia being bogged down in its four-year (and counting) special military operation in Ukraine means they can't provide support even if they would otherwise have been inclined to do so.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 04:08 PM (i9wbk)

The Russians have been buddy-buddy with the regimes in Venezuela and Iran for decades. The Russians even built Iran's nuclear power plant.

They aren't BFFs but the Russians have always sided with them at every opportunity to be a thorn in the side of the U.S. if nothing else.

What's really giving Putin indigestion is India halting oil & gas purchases once Trump put tariffs on any country importing from them.

China needs Iranian & Venezuelan oil of course, but they can get more from Russia now I suppose.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 04:18 PM (6ydKt)

608 They had an orange snickers with nuts.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:18 PM (lAzE1)

609 600 At least thete is no kale.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:16 PM (lAzE1)

Crunched up kale chips and sesame seeds are nice on things. Like a bullcrap round-eye furikake.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:19 PM (06Hmj)

610 560 Maybe aftrr this Denmark will give Greenland away for nothing
Posted by: Skip
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You know something's up when more ships than the rest of the world's navy's are parked in your harbor.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 04:19 PM (v5dF2)

611 The billionaire Neville Roy Singham is funding the pro-Iran "protests" in various cities. Note the pre-printed signage and other "professional" paraphernalia in the videos and photos.

Why is this fucker still breathing?

Hello, CIA... do something useful and within your purview, please.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 04:19 PM (jtM2q)

612 I'll put damn near anything on a hot dog, though. Mayo and chili flakes. Hummus. Cole slaw. I'm a maniac when it comes to putting food on other food.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:08 PM (06Hmj)
=====

It's like a billion voice suddenly cry out, and then, silence.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 04:20 PM (RIvkX)

613 Pollution alert in Iran as 30 million hijabs are set on fire.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 04:20 PM (+nEug)

614 601 588 585 581 Ketchup and mayo on a hot dog is fucking awesome.

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Am Not Ashamed! at February 28, 2026 04:13 PM (i49OE)

I like mustard, relish, onions, and jalapeños...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (ynpvh)

Or throw some chili in there.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

and coleslaw.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:16 PM (abIsI)

Wait, you called me a Commie for the ketchup and mayo, but now you're OK adding all that other stuff?

Pick a lane, man!

*hotdog emoji*

Posted by: Denny Crane - Hotdogs Are Great No Matter What. at February 28, 2026 04:20 PM (i49OE)

615 Ketchup and mayo on a hot dog is fucking awesome.

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Am Not Ashamed! at February 28, 2026 04:13 PM (i49OE)

I like mustard, relish, onions, and jalapeños...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (ynpvh)

Or throw some chili in there.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

and coleslaw.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:16 PM (abIsI)

Gee. You guys want some hot dog with your toppings?

Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 04:20 PM (BF4m0)

616 500 how is MSNOW taking the news??
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 03:58 PM (FCrpy)

M-SNOW cannot be reached for comment. He was just turning his life around, working on his rap music, working on a community college application to study communication, in talks with sometime rival DJ Gheist to do a collab tentatively titled 2 Wyte Krew, when he got pulled over by a pig. A semantic discourse on the distinction between "driving" and "traveling" escalated into more vigorous debate, one thing led to another, and his memorial will be a private family-only affair. They hope that all his fans will respect their privacy in their time of mourning. Thank you for your understanding.

Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 04:22 PM (Sy6m/)

617 567 Maybe aftrr this Denmark will give Greenland away for nothing
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 04:10 PM (Ia/+0)

Denmark: "Take Norway, too! We're not using it!"

Norway: "Hey!"
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:11 PM (06Hmj)

😂😂😂😂😂

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 28, 2026 04:22 PM (SRRAx)

618 I put Worcestershire in my mashed potatoes.

There. I said it.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:22 PM (aTgV0)

619 What's really giving Putin indigestion is India halting oil & gas purchases once Trump put tariffs on any country importing from them.

China needs Iranian & Venezuelan oil of course, but they can get more from Russia now I suppose.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
-----

We get business settled Trump will back off Putin.
But it won't be in a way that helps China.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 04:22 PM (v5dF2)

620 Gee. You guys want some hot dog with your toppings?
Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 04:20 PM (BF4m0)

I'll split a hot dog in half, fry it up, and smash it on top of another hotdog.

King Kong ain't got shit on me.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:22 PM (06Hmj)

621 Hmmm,....Saudi Arabia appears to be coming off the fence, and aligning against Iran. Shia vs Sunnin coming ti the fore.

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 28, 2026 04:22 PM (7kJyR)

622 The billionaire Neville Roy Singham is funding the pro-Iran "protests" in various cities. Note the pre-printed signage and other "professional" paraphernalia in the videos and photos.

Why is this fucker still breathing?

Hello, CIA... do something useful and within your purview, please.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 04:19 PM (jtM2q)
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I imagine they are tracing his network and then going to do the asset forfeiture thing, since he's bankrolling terrorism.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:22 PM (ZOv7s)

623 Have there been any reports of any American casualties yet?

I saw the video of the drone hit on the Bahrain base. It'd be miraculous if there weren't any deaths from that.

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 28, 2026 04:23 PM (WYStd)

624 I am constantly amazed at the almost miraculous and good things the US military can do when it has the right CIC.
Posted by: LASue
-----------

This is about me, isn't it?

Posted by: Peanut at February 28, 2026 04:23 PM (XeU6L)

625 People who like Snickers put carrots in chili.

And if they do not put carrots in their chili, they put ketchup on their hot dog.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 03:59 PM (RIvkX)

Snickers feels like I'm freebasing sugar. I have no tolerance for it anymore beyond a few nibbles and licks**.

** Be on the lookout for banana Dreams new Glam Rock album titled, Nibbles and Licks

Posted by: banana Dream - like Ratt sans tank-tops at February 28, 2026 04:23 PM (3uBP9)

626

Wait, you called me a Commie for the ketchup and mayo, but now you're OK adding all that other stuff?

Pick a lane, man!

*hotdog emoji*
Posted by: Denny Crane - Hotdogs Are Great No Matter What.

One of the best hotdogs I've ever eaten was from the Varsity in Atlanta. Dog, mustard, chili, and coleslaw on a fresh large bun. Mayo is for tuna salad.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:24 PM (abIsI)

627 I am constantly amazed at the almost miraculous and good things the US military can do when it has the right CIC.
Posted by: LASue
-----------

This is about me, isn't it?
Posted by: Peanut
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Yes, but not solely. Also Clinton and Obama.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 28, 2026 04:25 PM (XeU6L)

628 Be on the lookout for banana Dreams new Glam Rock album titled, Nibbles and Licks
Posted by: banana Dream - like Ratt sans tank-tops at February 28, 2026 04:23 PM (3uBP9)

Cover art: a half unwrapped snickers looking incredibly awkward

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:25 PM (06Hmj)

629 Do bomb shelters come with a money back guarantee?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:25 PM (lAzE1)

630 576 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:12 PM (ZOv7s)

Seconded!

Thank You

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 04:26 PM (QGaXH)

631 629 Do bomb shelters come with a money back guarantee?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:25 PM (lAzE1)

Best we can do is half off your next order.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:26 PM (06Hmj)

632 618 I put Worcestershire in my mashed potatoes.

There. I said it.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:22 PM

I mix Worcestershire in my sour cream for baked potatoes.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 28, 2026 04:26 PM (RjXn6)

633 I put Worcestershire in my mashed potatoes.

There. I said it.
Posted by: eleven
------

In print, sparing yourself the phonetics.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 28, 2026 04:26 PM (XeU6L)

634 I would like to see a marine platoon strap Mark Milley to the nose of one of these missiles.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:26 PM (abIsI)

635 Has anybody yet mentioned how the next season of Fauda is gonna be lit!?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2026 04:27 PM (iMotb)

636 In Russia, Mayo is for EVERYTHING.

Those fuckers eat more mayo than vodka.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:27 PM (aTgV0)

637 > I put Worcestershire in my mashed potatoes.

There. I said it.
------------
I use it sometimes to sauté mushrooms. With a little olive oil.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 04:27 PM (jtM2q)

638 "I mix Worcestershire in my sour cream for baked potatoes.
Posted by: CaliGir"

This girl gets it.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:28 PM (aTgV0)

639 Say, has anyone heard from Valerie Jarrett today?

Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 04:28 PM (vSvIl)

640 601 588 585 581 Ketchup and mayo on a hot dog is fucking awesome.

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Am Not Ashamed! at February 28, 2026 04:13 PM (i49OE)

I like mustard, relish, onions, and jalapeños...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (ynpvh)

Or throw some chili in there.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

and coleslaw.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:16 PM (abIsI)

So it's a food thread now?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 04:28 PM (QGaXH)

641 Do bomb shelters come with a money back guarantee?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:25 PM (lAzE1)

They sure do! And we have never had to pay out on a warranty claim.

Posted by: Acme Paper Bomb Shelter Company, LLC at February 28, 2026 04:29 PM (8zz6B)

642 621 Hmmm,....Saudi Arabia appears to be coming off the fence, and aligning against Iran. Shia vs Sunnin coming ti the fore.

-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 28, 2026 04:22 PM (7kJyR)

One of the talking heads just pointed out Saudi was hit with Iranian missiles. The King has to protect the Kingdom.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 28, 2026 04:29 PM (w/O5Q)

643 Or throw some chili in there.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

and coleslaw.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:16 PM (abIsI)

I don't normally like hotdogs that much. However, when pregnant with #1 giant son and trying to eat Mexican food every day, I loved hotdogs with everything.

My husband was in shock for most of my pregnancy, having a 10lb baby on the way...and once having frat boys moo at me. However, my eating habits were wacko.

Food was the first thing he noticed before we knew by a blood test: I was getting up at 0600 after a 3-11 shift to eat breakfast with him before his class. He said, "Something is wrong with you." Indeed. Later hearing me eating Oreos at 0200. Gimme the foods!

I never had morning sickness.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 04:29 PM (WONhk)

644 639 Say, has anyone heard from Valerie Jarrett today?
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 04:28 PM (vSvIl)

I did hear some agitated gnawing coming from the crawlspace earlier....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:29 PM (06Hmj)

645 I use it sometimes to sauté mushrooms. With a little olive oil.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 04:27 PM (jtM2q
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Do you think Trump had the Corleone family recipe of spaghetti and meatballs while watching the accounts being settled? Rubio would cook it, of course.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:29 PM (ZOv7s)

646 Do bomb shelters come with a money back guarantee?
Posted by: Boss Moss
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A bit of dark humor. After my mother passed away, while going through things,I happened upon the box that her pacemaker had been delivered in. Therein was a warranty, 'For the life of the owner'.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 28, 2026 04:29 PM (XeU6L)

647 Worcestershire sauce mixed with ketchup is a decent cocktail sauce in a pinch.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 04:29 PM (zZu0s)

648 This UN emergency meeting is getting good!!!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2026 04:30 PM (iMotb)

649 "So it's a food thread now?"

Pizza?

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:30 PM (aTgV0)

650 Say, has anyone heard from Valerie Jarrett today?
Posted by: Methos
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Earlier, urging 'Rapprochement'...and pallets of cash.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 28, 2026 04:31 PM (XeU6L)

651 648 This UN emergency meeting is getting good!!!
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

If they go too long they'll run out of jerk socks.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:31 PM (abIsI)

652 Hmmm...regarding the pearl clutching about sleeper cells. If you were a sleeper, at this point, do you really think it would be in your long term interest to wake up?

Posted by: Farmer Bob at February 28, 2026 04:31 PM (IX8iX)

653 In Russia, Mayo is for EVERYTHING.

Those fuckers eat more mayo than vodka.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:27 PM

Truth.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 04:31 PM (Wnv9h)

654 The International Debating Society is meeting on a Saturday?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:31 PM (lAzE1)

655 I notice today on another blog that the woman who rakes her yard and argued with me about Fuentes is oddly silent.

Maybe rescuing fire ants for a shelter, as she will not kill a fly but supports Fuentes, Owens and Tucker. I can tell due to what she spews from X. Like Tucker you'd think she has a chair in the situation room with President Trump. Hates Israel and Bibi.

I know whose side she's on this morning.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 04:32 PM (WONhk)

656 I mean I get it. If the little turd hasn't committed crimes in the UK, they have a duty to protect him from any potential expats seeking revenge now that Daddy is kosher barbecue.

But 50 cops? Please.

Put an old, chubby about-to-be-pensioner outside in a cruiser with orders to look out for #1, and make himself scarce if any angry Persians show up.

Bare minimum, desultory duty for that little bastard.

He recently videotaped himself literally hurling cash around in a luxury hotel, btw.

A vicious little parasite.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 04:33 PM (BI5O2)

657 We get business settled Trump will back off Putin.
But it won't be in a way that helps China.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 04:22 PM (v5dF2)

Trump is still looking to make peace in Ukraine.
We'll see how that goes now.

Trump will be in China in March.
Should be interesting watching that trip.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 04:33 PM (6ydKt)

658 566 Trump is rolling up our enemies from the periphery and it is beautiful to see. Crushing their economies, breaking their ability to sustain conflict or even a military buildup.

Amazing to see.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:11 PM (ZOv7s)

Russia is Weak and can't help any of it's Allies and now people are finding out that China's Tech is SHIT and doesn't work, looks good but is garbage.

Cuba you're NEXT

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 04:34 PM (FCrpy)

659 Say, has anyone heard from Valerie Jarrett today?
Posted by: Methos

Hopefully she was in that meeting representing Obama.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 04:34 PM (/lPRQ)

660 I notice today on another blog that the woman who rakes her yard and argued with me about Fuentes is oddly silent.

Maybe rescuing fire ants for a shelter, as she will not kill a fly but supports Fuentes, Owens and Tucker. I can tell due to what she spews from X. Like Tucker you'd think she has a chair in the situation room with President Trump. Hates Israel and Bibi.

I know whose side she's on this morning.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 04:32 PM (WONhk)

***

Weird. Fuentes is a fine cigar.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 04:34 PM (2WIwB)

661 If you were a sleeper, at this point, do you really think it would be in your long term interest to wake up?
Posted by: Farmer Bob at February 28, 2026 04:31 PM (IX8iX)

Yep. Find some hot chick here or return home as a returning expat who was just 'waiting for an opportunity to retake our homeland' and rake in the hot Persian chicks.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 04:34 PM (zZu0s)

662 Hmmm...regarding the pearl clutching about sleeper cells. If you were a sleeper, at this point, do you really think it would be in your long term interest to wake up?
Posted by: Farmer Bob
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They are so committed to their ideology that personal well-being does not matter.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 28, 2026 04:35 PM (XeU6L)

663 This UN emergency meeting is getting good!!!
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice
_________

I dont even know who our ambassador is. Serbian ambassador probably matters more.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 28, 2026 04:35 PM (XvL8K)

664 I remember the American War Death Counters that were posted on all the "news" screens right up until Fagbama assumed office, then they disappeared along with the flag draped coffins the Democrats masturbated over for years.

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 04:35 PM (E0p3T)

665 Not the same Shah. The son of the late Shah. And yes, he does need to be ruthless in extirpating remnants of the mullah's regime.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 04:13 PM (8zz6B)

My understanding is that SHAH means King so his Dad is dead so he's the new Shah, he seems like a good man and I hope and pray he comes back into power

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 04:36 PM (FCrpy)

666 > Weird. Fuentes is a fine cigar.
Posted by: Diogenes
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Word

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 04:37 PM (jtM2q)

667 634 I would like to see a marine platoon strap Mark Milley to the nose of one of these missiles.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:26 PM (abIsI)

As the daughter of a WWII Marine I can see them doing this!

I cannot keep them all straight...as many were not straight. Was he the one who wore dresses and make up?

How on earth did we survive Obungo or Bidet's errors?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 04:37 PM (WONhk)

668 657 Trump will be in China in March.
Should be interesting watching that trip.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 04:33 PM (6ydKt)

Nice Forbidden City ya got here Xi

Be a shame if anything happened to it.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 04:37 PM (QGaXH)

669 this is getting serious!

"Qatar’s foreign minister has summoned the Islamic Republic’s ambassador over attacks on Qatari territory."

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:38 PM (/M/4v)

670 664 I remember the American War Death Counters that were posted on all the "news" screens right up until Fagbama assumed office, then they disappeared along with the flag draped coffins the Democrats masturbated over for years.

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 04:35 PM (E0p3T)

Reminds me of the COVID counters that slowly vanished after Biden took office.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 04:38 PM (6ydKt)

671 "Qatar’s foreign minister has summoned the Islamic Republic’s ambassador over attacks on Qatari territory."

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:38 PM (/M/4v)

hehehehe

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:39 PM (06Hmj)

672 It's official

Khamanei is dead
he has ceased to be
Courtesy of the red white and blue

Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 04:06 PM (ZxPkt)

Niiice.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 04:39 PM (snZF9)

673 It's a callous, cynical play - but in Trump's shoes, I'd be sorely tempted to tell Putin "Ukraine is yours if you embargo Chinese oil and gas purchases."

It would make it impossible for them to go to war in the Middle East, if they are getting any ideas, and perhaps force them to buy from us.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 04:39 PM (BI5O2)

674 Dubai Intl Airport attacked.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:39 PM (lAzE1)

675 669 this is getting serious!

"Qatar’s foreign minister has summoned the Islamic Republic’s ambassador over attacks on Qatari territory."

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:38 PM (/M/4v)

If he's smart he'll ask for asylum....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 04:40 PM (QGaXH)

676 I will never understand the lunatics decrying this. Only on planet Bullshit in the galaxy of This Sucks Camel Dicks is a dead Ayatollah a bad thing.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 28, 2026 04:40 PM (KLWiC)

677 I remember the American War Death Counters that were posted on all the "news" screens right up until Fagbama assumed office, then they disappeared along with the flag draped coffins the Democrats masturbated over for years.
Posted by: ...
________

And the "support our troops, end the war" yard signs.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 28, 2026 04:40 PM (XvL8K)

678 this is getting serious!

"Qatar’s foreign minister has summoned the Islamic Republic’s ambassador over attacks on Qatari territory."
Posted by: runner

Should just hold the whole Embassy staff in a POW camp until issues in Iran are resolved.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 04:40 PM (/lPRQ)

679 674 Dubai Intl Airport attacked.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:39 PM (lAzE1)

And they hit one of their high rises earlier

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 04:40 PM (VE6XX)

680 674 Dubai Intl Airport attacked.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:39 PM (lAzE1)

Now ya fucked up
Now ya fucked up
Now ya fucked up

You have fucked up now.

...

Now ya fucked up

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:41 PM (06Hmj)

681 667 634 I would like to see a marine platoon strap Mark Milley to the nose of one of these missiles.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:26 PM (abIsI)

As the daughter of a WWII Marine I can see them doing this!

I cannot keep them all straight...as many were not straight. Was he the one who wore dresses and make up?

How on earth did we survive Obungo or Bidet's errors?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 04:37 PM (WONhk)

No, Milley was the TRAITOR who called China and begged them to understand that he was a good guy, not like that big meanie TRUMP, and he would absolutely call and give them a heads-up if the erratic Bad Orange Man suddenly lurched in the direction of attacking their Pristine Serene Butts for, obviously, no reason whatsoever.

Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 04:41 PM (Sy6m/)

682 Trump has confirmed the Ayatollah is dead as well.

Seems pretty official now.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 04:42 PM (6ydKt)

683 Is the UN meeting/scream fest over yet?

Deport them,too, along with Milo and a long list from MN.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 04:43 PM (WONhk)

684 659 Say, has anyone heard from Valerie Jarrett today?
___

She was killed in Western Iran getting ready to launch missiles.

Posted by: Earth: The Final Season at February 28, 2026 04:43 PM (qUkBO)

685 > "Qatar’s foreign minister has summoned the Islamic Republic’s ambassador over attacks on Qatari territory."
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He's still alive?

Hey.... y'all missed one!

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 04:43 PM (jtM2q)

686 Has Cuba waved the white flag yet ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 04:43 PM (VE6XX)

687 "Rate Plato" rhymes with "hate Nato."

Just sayin'.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 04:43 PM (X+xvk)

688 664 I remember the American War Death Counters that were posted on all the "news" screens right up until Fagbama assumed office, then they disappeared along with the flag draped coffins the Democrats masturbated over for years.
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 04:35 PM (E0p3T)

I remember being so upset when they stopped doing that - every week we would be sure to catch that segment so that we could say a prayer for each of the families affected.

I know that wasn't the purpose of them running those lists, but that's what a LOT of conservatives did. The left wanted us to be indignant at what was happening, and instead we all appreciated having specific names to pray for.

I don't think they ever understood that.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 28, 2026 04:44 PM (SRRAx)

689 Imagine if America got destroyed by the British in the mid 19th century, and our only two presidents we had ever had were Washington and some other asshole named Woshingtin.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:44 PM (06Hmj)

690 US has just resumed attacks on missile sites.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 04:44 PM (+nEug)

691 That's my president.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 04:44 PM (viF8m)

692 Meatloaf every day forever.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:44 PM (lAzE1)

693 Read that the Hormuz speed boats have been neutralized. We need video.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 04:45 PM (v5dF2)

694 Dunno if real but now multiple reports including a person with family in Iran on CBS news that Iranians are celebrating and cheering news that Khameini is dead.

CBS News
@CBSNews
·
1h
"I'm being bombarded by different emotions."

CBS News contributor Masih Alinejad, whose parents and siblings live in Iran, says the Iranians she's spoken to are overcome with joy that "their killers have finally been the target of the U.S. government and they see justice;

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:45 PM (E4rtv)

695 Trump has a new statement on X!

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:45 PM (/M/4v)

696 682 Trump has confirmed the Ayatollah is dead as well.

Seems pretty official now.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 04:42 PM (6ydKt)
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As Coroner, I must aver
I thoroughly examined him
And he's not only merely dead
He's really most sincerely dead

Posted by: WisRich at February 28, 2026 04:45 PM (+xcAz)

697 Fun, obscure fact:

Iran is the oldest country in the world.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:45 PM (aTgV0)

698 I see that our resident traiters are calling for a War Powers Resolution.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 04:45 PM (/lPRQ)

699 I mean on Truth Social! But ...i have to access to it

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:45 PM (/M/4v)

700 687 "Rate Plato" rhymes with "hate Nato."

Just sayin'.
Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 04:43 PM (X+xvk)

Dana? Hard 1.

Regular Plato? Hard pass.

...

Come to think of it, what the hell was Plato's first name, anyway? Steve? Wait, no, he was Greek.

So Nico. Definitely Nico.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:45 PM (06Hmj)

701 664 I remember the American War Death Counters that were posted on all the "news" screens right up until Fagbama assumed office, then they disappeared along with the flag draped coffins the Democrats masturbated over for years.
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 04:35 PM (E0p3T)

Same with the CIVID death counters we really can't hate the press enough

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 04:46 PM (FCrpy)

702 Trump has a statement on how Iran should move forward, including "hopefully the IRGC and police will peacefully merge with Iranian Patriot and work together to ..."

Posted by: illiniwek at February 28, 2026 04:46 PM (vbXSk)

703 I'll bet all the tourists in Dubai are regretting their trips along with the Americans in Mexico.

Heck, I don't even know what's going on in Mexico today due to Iran.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 04:46 PM (WONhk)

704 How on earth did we survive Obungo or Bidet's errors?
Posted by: ChristyBlinky
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We haven't...yet. Only time will tell.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 28, 2026 04:46 PM (XeU6L)

705 690 US has just resumed attacks on missile sites.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 04:44 PM (+nEug)

I know it's been said, but 'I voted for this!'

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 04:46 PM (QGaXH)

706 Tousi has video of people all over Iran celebrating.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 04:46 PM (+nEug)

707 This kind of wrecked the usual Saturday lineup
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 03:57 PM (Ia/+0)

Yeah, I know. Totally pre-empted Shazam!/Isis Hour.

Dang, that Joanna Cameron is hot hot hot!!!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 04:46 PM (uQesX)

708 I love the Dems defending the mullahs.

L-O-V-E it!

Everyone in the country can turn on their TVs, and see two things: mullahs committing war crimes against random Arab civilians in countries who did literally nothing to provoke an attack, killing them in their homes. And Amerikarens out in the streets with signs saying "Hands Off Our Theocratic Butchers."

It's tough to get a worse look than that.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 04:46 PM (BI5O2)

709 This cooks..

https://tinyurl.com/5d5f2ww9

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 04:46 PM (jtM2q)

710 702 Trump has a statement on how Iran should move forward, including "hopefully the IRGC and police will peacefully merge with Iranian Patriot and work together to ..."
Posted by: illiniwek at February 28, 2026 04:46 PM (vbXSk)

The police maybe...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 04:47 PM (VE6XX)

711 The Ayatollah died like a dog. He was crying at the end. I said don't cry, Ayatollah, don't cry. Cried so much nobody could believe it.

Really want to hear this at a presser.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 28, 2026 04:47 PM (2UnvF)

712 583 Trump singlehandedly broke it off in the ass of two major parties and has set about reshaping the entire world. The most consequential man you will likely ever see in the flesh.
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (E0p3T)

if he can pull off CUBA he will be the GREATEST President ever and tea bagging Kennedy's Legacy

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 04:47 PM (FCrpy)

713 War Powers is Senate? That could take several decades.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:47 PM (lAzE1)

714 This has been reported on multiple sites and sources now as well.

From X.

RealRawNews
@RealRawNews1
Per a War Department source, US F-35 fighter jets engaged and destoryed a sortie of Iranian Mig 29s that took off from Mazariyeh Air Base at the start of hostilities.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:47 PM (E4rtv)

715 "Meatloaf every day forever.
Posted by: Boss Moss"

Hah.

I think I could live with that.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:47 PM (aTgV0)

716 I will never understand the lunatics decrying this. Only on planet Bullshit in the galaxy of This Sucks Camel Dicks is a dead Ayatollah a bad thing.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 28, 2026 04:40 PM (KLWiC)

Those lunatics will serve a purpose in the future as sandbags.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 04:47 PM (snZF9)

717 687 "Rate Plato" rhymes with "hate Nato."

Just sayin'.
Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 04:43 PM (X+xvk)

Dana Plato was really HOT!

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Denounce Myself. at February 28, 2026 04:47 PM (i49OE)

718 Fun, obscure fact: Iran is the oldest country in the world.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:45 PM (aTgV0)
*********************************

*Ahem!*

Posted by: Egypt at February 28, 2026 04:47 PM (i9wbk)

719 this is getting serious!

"Qatar’s foreign minister has summoned the Islamic Republic’s ambassador over attacks on Qatari territory."

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:38 PM (/M/4v)
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Tucker will now scream for war against Iran.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:48 PM (ZOv7s)

720 Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:44 PM (06Hmj)

Lol

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 04:48 PM (BI5O2)

721 I see that our resident traiters are calling for a War Powers Resolution.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 04:45 PM (/lPRQ)
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That is shockingly gay and also deeply retarded.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:49 PM (ZOv7s)

722 Trump has a statement on how Iran should move forward, including "hopefully the IRGC and police will peacefully merge with Iranian Patriot and work together to ..."
Posted by: illiniwek at February 28, 2026 04:46 PM (vbXSk)

The police maybe...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 04:47 PM (VE6XX)

Yeah, you don't beat cancer by leaving a little bit of cancer. You eradicate all of it.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 04:50 PM (snZF9)

723 US has just resumed attacks on missile sites.
Posted by: Ben Had

Just get dark over there, moon go down, ?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 04:50 PM (/lPRQ)

724 A joke

Khamenei in the afterlife: George Washington walks up to him and kicks him so hard in the nuts they explode. "How dare you threaten my nation!" he bellows.

While Khamenei's writhing on the ground, Thomas Jefferson walks over and stomps on his head, shattering his jaw. "You asshole!" cries Jefferson.

While Khamenei's trying to get his feet under him Light Horse Harry Lee pulls out his sabre and runs him through a couple dozen times. "I fought fair, you coward! You targeted children!"

As another huge American stalks over, Khamenei, holding his jaw together, cries out "Wait wait!" An angel appears. "Yes?" he asks.

Khamenei wails incoherently, "It's not supposed to BE like this!"

The angel says, "Well, you see, the Quran had a slight error when it was transcribed. It turns out that you meet 72 VIRGINIANS in the afterlife."

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 04:50 PM (PYyV9)

725 Come to think of it, what the hell was Plato's first name, anyway

Old Greek Homo

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 28, 2026 04:50 PM (Kt19C)

726 I see that our resident traiters are calling for a War Powers Resolution.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 04:45 PM (/lPRQ)
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That is shockingly gay and also deeply retarded.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:49 PM (ZOv7s)

I see trump needs to have a night of the long knives.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 04:50 PM (snZF9)

727 Tucker will now scream for war against Iran.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:48 PM (ZOv7s)

as Douglas Murray said in words of Shakespeare (he too was an Author) "The cat will mew and dog will have his day"

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:51 PM (/M/4v)

728 Fun, obscure fact: Iran is the oldest country in the world.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:45 PM (aTgV0)
*********************************

*Ahem!*
Posted by: Egypt
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Pfft!

Posted by: Ur at February 28, 2026 04:51 PM (XeU6L)

729 How on earth did we survive Obungo or Bidet's errors?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 04:37 PM (WONhk)
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Divine Providence

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 04:51 PM (ESVrU)

730 Billionaire Neville Roy Singham is a disgrace, and his old man should have been thrown out of the county, driven back into "British Burma," well before Neville was conceived.

He was an Asian member of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers, a Black nationalist–Maoist group. He took a job at a Chrysler plant in Detroit in 1972 as an activist in the group.[6]

He also attended Howard University before starting a consulting firm for equipment-leasing companies from his Chicago home.[6] (Wikipedia)

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 04:51 PM (NFX2v)

731 Watching
IRAN REVOLUTION LIVE WITH IRANIAN HOSTS GOLDIE AND ARMIN: DAY 63 PART 2

watching them cry as they read the Shah's message and people of Iran celebrate the Death Khamenei

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 04:51 PM (FCrpy)

732 698 I see that our resident traiters are calling for a War Powers Resolution.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
========
Even under that, Trump has Thirty Days of action. War Powers Act has never been adjudicated whether or not its provisions are constitutional. Since Trump informed the Gang of 8 before action, he has already complied with the reporting mechanism.

That being said, Congress can always pass a bill regarding stopping payment for the military action. If they dare.

Most of what Congress does now is peacock as they have neutered themselves by past laws delegating powers in vague terms. Courts are busy doing the same to its authoritah! as well. And just like that, we have created an imperial presidency because other branches are unserious assholes out to grift and pose regarding national problems.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:51 PM (E4rtv)

733 Cain founded Ur.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:51 PM (lAzE1)

734 Live video from Tel Aviv shows a three story building hit/destroyed by a "ballistic missile" they are saying.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 28, 2026 04:51 PM (vbXSk)

735 When a gal sez she wants a "platonic relationship", tell her great I'll fuck you square in the ass.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 28, 2026 04:51 PM (Kt19C)

736 RealRawNews
@RealRawNews1
Per a War Department source, US F-35 fighter jets engaged and destoryed a sortie of Iranian Mig 29s that took off from Mazariyeh Air Base at the start of hostilities.

Oh. You mean the vaunted "F35 SUX!!!!111" armchair admirals didn't know wtf they were talking about?

I'll say this, hearing about all of the devastation that we're reaping is going to make April 15th a little less painful.

I won't be celebrating since I live in a Somali Fraud state, but it'll definitely take the edge off when I have to stroke that check.

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 28, 2026 04:52 PM (WYStd)

737 "*Ahem!*
Posted by: Egypt"

Maybe on your internet, but MY internet says NO!!

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:52 PM (aTgV0)

738 The angel says, "Well, you see, the Quran had a slight error when it was transcribed. It turns out that you meet 72 VIRGINIANS in the afterlife."
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 04:50 PM (PYyV9)

Awesome!

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Love Jokes. at February 28, 2026 04:52 PM (i49OE)

739 Russia pulls out of Ukraine, and gives Kaliningrad to Poland just for funsies.

China dissolves the CCP and says "OK, Fine, Taiwan is the real China. We're sick of always wearing the same damn color every day, anyways."

Canada says "hey sohrry we've been such major buttholes lately, we'll be your territory for sure. Don't even need to be a State. Thanks, bud. Sohrry."

Barack Obama goes on an unhinged tirade on live TV confessing to every awful thing he ever did and then Bud Dwyers himself in the face.

I have dreams, people.

I have dreams.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:52 PM (06Hmj)

740 I see trump needs to have a night of the long knives.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 04:50 PM (snZF9)

I totally see this. I cannot fathom that Trump will allow these cucks, the Woke Reich to ruin his 2026, and the rest of his term.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:52 PM (/M/4v)

741 Most of what Congress does now is peacock as they have neutered themselves by past laws delegating powers in vague terms. Courts are busy doing the same to its authoritah! as well. And just like that, we have created an imperial presidency because other branches are unserious assholes out to grift and pose regarding national problems.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:51 PM (E4rtv)
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They're going to pass a bill and Trump will veto it.

Oooh, that showed him.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:52 PM (ZOv7s)

742 The angel says, "Well, you see, the Quran had a slight error when it was transcribed. It turns out that you meet 72 VIRGINIANS in the afterlife."
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
=====
Funny as hell. Thanks for that.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:52 PM (E4rtv)

743 Ok, it's getting weird now. Which GOPers are pushing to restrain Trump from smashing Iran? Those guys are on the take. Gross.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 04:53 PM (BI5O2)

744 Like Trump will allow the woke rich to split his coalition, to tarnish MAGA, and for Dems to win the House so they can impeach him again and roll back all of his legacy achievements.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:54 PM (/M/4v)

745 A Platonic relationship doesn't mean anal.

It means handys.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:54 PM (aTgV0)

746 My fellow compatriots,

Ali Khamenei, the bloodthirsty Zahhak of our time, the killer of tens of thousands of Iran’s bravest sons and daughters, has been erased from the pages of history. With his death, the Islamic Republic has effectively come to an end and will soon be consigned to the dustbin of history.

Any attempt by the remnants of the regime to appoint a successor to Khamenei is doomed to failure from the outset. Whoever they place in his stead will have neither legitimacy nor survival; and without doubt, they will also be complicit in the crimes of this regime.

To the military, security, and police forces: Any effort to prop up a collapsing regime is condemned to defeat. This is your last chance to join the people; to help ensure Iran’s stable transition to a free and prosperous future; and to have a share in building that future.

The death of the criminal Khamenei, while it cannot bring back the spilled blood, can serve as a balm for the scorched hearts of the grieving families; the fathers and mothers, spouses and children in mourning; and the families of the selfless martyrs of Iran’s Lion and Sun National Revolution.

Noble and brave people of Iran,

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 04:54 PM (FCrpy)

747 Noble and brave people of Iran,

This marks the beginning of our great national celebration; but it is not the end of the road. Stay vigilant and prepared. The time for a massive and decisive presence in the streets is very near. Together, united and steadfast, we will secure the final victory, and we will celebrate Iran’s freedom across our Ahura-created homeland.

Long live Iran,
Reza Pahlavi

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 04:54 PM (FCrpy)

748 693 Read that the Hormuz speed boats have been neutralized. We need video.

Posted by: Braenyard

It is on X along with Iranian ships sinking at the piers after being hit by torpedoes.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:55 PM (E4rtv)

749 X boats links?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:56 PM (lAzE1)

750 Live video from Tel Aviv shows a three story building hit/destroyed by a "ballistic missile" they are saying.
Posted by: illiniwek at February 28, 2026 04:51 PM (vbXSk)
*************************

The latest count is 21 injured, of which one critically, one seriously, three moderately, and the rest lightly.

Posted by: Egypt at February 28, 2026 04:56 PM (i9wbk)

751 Larijani seems to be the leader of the regime at the moment but he has issued no statements

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 04:56 PM (+nEug)

752
The latest count is 21 injured, of which one critically, one seriously, three moderately, and the rest lightly.
Posted by: Egypt at February 28, 2026 04:56 PM (i9wbk)

In Israel

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 04:57 PM (VE6XX)

753 695 Trump has a new statement on X!
Posted by: runner
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https://tinyurl.com/bdh275kx

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 04:57 PM (v5dF2)

754 So poor Marco Rubio is going to be fitted for Ayatollah's robes and turban now?

Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at February 28, 2026 04:57 PM (OD5vY)

755 Long live Iran,
Reza Pahlavi
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 04:54 PM

Well stated Mr. Shah.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 04:57 PM (BI5O2)

756 I'm pretty sure that, in terms of continuously being the same official entity under the same constitution, America is the oldest country on earth. Everyone else has gone through some kind of upheaval, union, revolution, or created a new constitution.

Even the UK isn't as old as us, in so far as it's now the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland", as of 18-something. 1800's? 1810s? Whatever. Get off my lawn, England.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:57 PM (06Hmj)

757 I wonder if he has a pager?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:57 PM (lAzE1)

758 It is on X along with Iranian ships sinking at the piers after being hit by torpedoes.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:55 PM (E4rtv)

Don't have X but believe their navy has sunk to new levels from this report.

I guess we'll clear out the sleeper cells now, too. If they had any sense, which they don't, they'd be self deporting now.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 04:58 PM (WONhk)

759 by the numbers, 30 missiles were dropped on Ayatollah's compound...

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:58 PM (/M/4v)

760 I keep hearing people say we're at war.
So far, the death toll is lower than an average weekend in Chicago.

Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 04:58 PM (0MjtC)

761 4 Milo finds jihad sexy now?
Posted by: Chairman LMAO

Loomer says if he's not deported immediately, he's a deep state operative. I tend to agree with her.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 02:07 PM (abIsI)

I always thought of him as a gad-fly that flitted around pestering Lefties. Now this.

Strange how, suddenly - almost overnight - people that we thought were on "our" side, are vocal in their hatred of Israel, Jews, and America. It's become obvious that they're being paid to be contrarian.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at February 28, 2026 04:58 PM (pJWtt)

762 @ 759...runner, that should do it!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 04:59 PM (WONhk)

763 745 A Platonic relationship doesn't mean anal.

It means handys.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:54 PM (aTgV0)

Boy, I really missed the whole point of that little Allegory of the Cave, didn't I?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:59 PM (06Hmj)

764 759 by the numbers, 30 missiles were dropped on Ayatollah's compound...
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:58 PM (/M/4v)

Seems they'd need a sponge to "pick up" Ayatollahs body

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 04:59 PM (VE6XX)

765 Together, united and steadfast, we will secure the final victory, and we will celebrate Iran’s freedom across our Ahura-created homeland.

Long live Iran,
Reza Pahlavi
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 04:54 PM (FCrpy)
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Would that be "Ahura Mazda?"

If you had money on "Zoroastrian Renaissance," come collect your winnings.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:59 PM (ZOv7s)

766 Indian Class A Uturns have taken more lives.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 05:00 PM (lAzE1)

767 They're going to pass a bill and Trump will veto it.

Oooh, that showed him.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Won't even come to that. House might vote disapproval but fake filibuster applies to the Senate on this action. They don't have 60 votes to pass it right now. Later, it won't matter.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:00 PM (E4rtv)

768 Marxists can run to the podium fast enough to prop up the Mullahs

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 05:00 PM (Ia/+0)

769 " by the numbers, 30 missiles were dropped on Ayatollah's compound...
Posted by: runner "

Was that wrong? Should we have not done that?

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:00 PM (aTgV0)

770 I oh so appreciate that ABC interrupted their NHL coverage to report of Khamenei's death.

I can get that type of a flaming skull headline from AoSHQ. Just play the damn game.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at February 28, 2026 05:00 PM (5yDGQ)

771 Seems they'd need a sponge to "pick up" Ayatollahs body
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 04:59 PM (VE6XX)
***********************

Check the Babylon Bee for a variation on that thought.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 05:01 PM (i9wbk)

772 The breaking news from Tehran is that whatever's left of the government there is requesting terms for "de-escalation". I think that means they want us to only bomb them half as much.

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 05:01 PM (rj6Yv)

773 "Iran no longer has a navy guys subs just sunk all their ships."

https://x.com/SafetyNotorious/status/2027818413939437886

Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 05:01 PM (08d9X)

774 Who's gonna bankroll Hezbollah now?? they are gonna have to rely on the UN funds now

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 05:01 PM (FCrpy)

775 Even the UK isn't as old as us, in so far as it's now the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland", as of 18-something. 1800's? 1810s? Whatever. Get off my lawn, England.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:57 PM (06Hmj)
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The United Kingdom has never had a constitution, but its government is much older than the United States. Even the Hanovarian dynasty antedates us.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 05:02 PM (ZOv7s)

776 Won't even come to that. House might vote disapproval but fake filibuster applies to the Senate on this action. They don't have 60 votes to pass it right now. Later, it won't matter.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:00 PM (E4rtv)

We have one dem on our side.. Fetterman said he fully backs Trump on this.. Of course numerous RINO's will vote against Trump

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 05:02 PM (VE6XX)

777 Nice Forbidden City ya got here Xi

Be a shame if anything happened to it.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 04:37 PM (QGaXH)

It's one thing to take pissant countries to the woodshed.

It's a whole other kettle of fish to try that with a peer power.

No, I think The Donald will be a bit more circumspect in how he brings them to heel.

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:02 PM (3sXRv)

778 I hope Khamenei wasn't killed instantly. I hope he had a minute to think "oh, fuck me, they've got our number fellas, we're doo-"

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 05:02 PM (BI5O2)

779 I bought Zoroastrianism low.

Get with the winning team!

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:02 PM (aTgV0)

780 I assume the Deep State will attempt to fill the vacuum with Shah, Jr. and re-brand the IRGC as the new kinder, gentler SAVAK. Hopefully, we've got that all infiltrated and controlled.
Posted by: t-bird at February 28, 2026 03:50 PM (IJqrQ)

There seems to be a pretty significant percentage of the Iranian people who want the Shah back.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 05:02 PM (ExV1e)

781 772 The breaking news from Tehran is that whatever's left of the government there is requesting terms for "de-escalation". I think that means they want us to only bomb them half as much.
Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 05:01 PM (rj6Yv)

Hey, if they want us to whack them by throwing them down an escalator, I'll do it, but... you know... it's gonna take a few tries. I'm just saying. There are easier ways for this to happen. Ask General P.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:03 PM (06Hmj)

782 Seems they'd need a sponge to "pick up" Ayatollahs body
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 04:59 PM (VE6XX)
***********************

Check the Babylon Bee for a variation on that thought.
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan

====

Use a squeegie to get every drop.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 05:03 PM (/lPRQ)

783 trump_repost 20m
Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead. This is not only Justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans, and those people from many Countries throughout the World, that have been killed or mutilated by Khamenei and his gang of bloodthirsty THUGS. He was unable to avoid our Intelligence and Highly Sophisticated Tracking Systems and, working closely with Israel, there was not a thing he, or the other leaders that have been killed along with him, could do. This is the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country. We are hearing that many of their IRGC, Military, and other Security and Police Forces, no longer want to fight, and are looking for Immunity from us. As I said last night, "Now they can have Immunity, later they only get Death!" Hopefully, the IRGC and Police will peacefully merge with the Iranian Patriots, and work together as a unit to bring back the Country to the Greatness it deserves. That process should soon be starting in that, not only the death of Khamenei but the Country has been, in only one day, very much destroyed and, even, obliterated. The heavy and pinpoint bombing, however, will con

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 05:03 PM (v5dF2)

784 The person who was critically wounded in the Tel Aviv missile hit has now died. That leaves one person seriously injured, three moderately, and 16 lightly, unless there are further updates.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 05:03 PM (i9wbk)

785 China is killing itself.

We don't need to help.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:03 PM (aTgV0)

786 ChristyBlinky,

It was reported around 1730 today that 900 sorties had taken place, the Iranian navy was sunk by subs while docked and B2s were expected to operate after nightfall.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:04 PM (E4rtv)

787 I am assuming Israel has some sort of navy...

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:04 PM (zZu0s)

788 China is killing itself.

We don't need to help.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:03 PM (aTgV0)

But I want to.

Close all family business.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:05 PM (zZu0s)

789 The time for "de-escalation" was yesterday. The term they are searching for today is "unconditional surrender"

Posted by: Farmer Bob at February 28, 2026 05:05 PM (IX8iX)

790 however, will continue, uninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary to achieve our objective of PEACE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND, INDEED, THE WORLD!

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 05:05 PM (v5dF2)

791 The full substack link is:
https://tinyurl.com/wb5hxjyz

Posted by: Pooklord at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (asU3w)

792 I knew we had subs just sitting there waiting .

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (+nEug)

793 Even the UK isn't as old as us, in so far as it's now the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland", as of 18-something. 1800's? 1810s? Whatever. Get off my lawn, England.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:57 PM (06Hmj)
*********************************

United Kingdom of Great Britain as of 1707, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland as of 1801, and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 1927.

But those aren't changes of government, at least not for England, which merely added or subtracted territory.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (i9wbk)

794 I am assuming Israel has some sort of navy...
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:04 PM (

A small one. I'm not sure it has much blue water capability.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (BI5O2)

795 Is here nearly dead? Or is he merely dead?

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (E0p3T)

796 With submarines from the reich.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (lAzE1)

797 Together, united and steadfast, we will secure the final victory, and we will celebrate Iran’s freedom across our Ahura-created homeland.

Long live Iran,
Reza Pahlavi
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 04:54 PM (FCrpy)
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Would that be "Ahura Mazda?"

If you had money on "Zoroastrian Renaissance," come collect your winnings.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:59 PM (ZOv7s)

I was talking just this morning to guys at my parish that the Persians had historically been Zoroastrians, and had been forcibly converted to Islam. The general consensus was that the world would be a better place if the current regime toppled.

Prayers for the Iranian people that they might be freed from their oppression.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (pJWtt)

798 763 745 A Platonic relationship doesn't mean anal.

It means handys.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:54 PM (aTgV0)

Boy, I really missed the whole point of that little Allegory of the Cave, didn't I?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:59 PM (06Hmj)

All this time, enlightenment by emerging from the cave was just post-nut clarity.

Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (Sy6m/)

799 Video - "People's joy and celebration in the streets of #Tehran after the news of Khamenei's death"

https://x.com/etelaf10/status/2027849905042055413

Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (08d9X)

800 "I am assuming Israel has some sort of navy...
Posted by: Aetius451AD"

Kosher subs.

Tip the waitress.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:07 PM (aTgV0)

801 Khamenei, his son, daughter in law and another family member all killed.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 05:08 PM (+nEug)

802 With submarines from the reich.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (lAzE1)

Hey, a Type XXI might well be better than what the Iranians had.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:08 PM (zZu0s)

803 We have one dem on our side.. Fetterman said he fully backs Trump on this.. Of course numerous RINO's will vote against Trump
Posted by: It's me donna
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House mebbe, not the Senate. A lot of the RINOs in the Senate are however bought and paid for by the defense contractors like Lady Lindsay Graham. Those contractors like the US spending a big wad of cash on munitions.

House, because of the slim margins that Johnson has with deaths, resignations, and vacancies has lost control of the floor so a few asshole GOPers like mASSIE can side with Dems on a discharge petition and force floor votes.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:08 PM (E4rtv)

804 hope Khamenei wasn't killed instantly. I hope he had a minute to think "oh, fuck me, they've got our number fellas, we're doo-"
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 05:02 PM (BI5O2)

Oh I hope he thought - "Maybe I shouldn't have helped fund convicting Trump and searching through his wife's panty dra..."

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 05:08 PM (E0p3T)

805 Hmm,...FoxNews showing Iranian-Americans marching in LOS ANGELES in SUPPORT of DJT actions against Iran.

Democrats mostly butthurt....

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 28, 2026 05:08 PM (7kJyR)

806 Kosher subs.

Tip the waitress.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:07 PM (aTgV0

*gentile golfclap*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:08 PM (zZu0s)

807 736 RealRawNews
@RealRawNews1
Per a War Department source, US F-35 fighter jets engaged and destoryed a sortie of Iranian Mig 29s that took off from Mazariyeh Air Base at the start of hostilities.

Oh. You mean the vaunted "F35 SUX!!!!111" armchair admirals didn't know wtf they were talking about?

I'll say this, hearing about all of the devastation that we're reaping is going to make April 15th a little less painful.

I won't be celebrating since I live in a Somali Fraud state, but it'll definitely take the edge off when I have to stroke that check.
Posted by: Defenestratus at February 28, 2026 04:52 PM (WYStd)

Those Migs are older than my marriage! Limping along skyward and then they were gone.

Soon the Somali's will either try to self deport with suitcases of cash or end up in El Salvador. I have hope on many fronts!

Wild day and night! The beat I am dancing to today!!!

https://tinyurl.com/bdff5vvw

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 05:09 PM (WONhk)

808 795 Is here nearly dead? Or is he merely dead?
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (E0p3T)

He's most sincerely dead

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 05:09 PM (VE6XX)

809 Khamenei, his son, daughter in law and another family member all killed.

Good...Good...hopefully more to go.

Posted by: Kill Them All at February 28, 2026 05:09 PM (Ksqrb)

810 778 Yudhishthira's Dice -

Yes, just like Yamamoto's last thoughts must have been, how did those fighter planes know this is was my plane? . . Oh damn.

Posted by: Pooklord at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (asU3w)

811 Miracle Max?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (zZu0s)

812 This account has lots of fresh videos -

https://x.com/etelaf10

Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (08d9X)

813 United Kingdom of Great Britain as of 1707, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland as of 1801, and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 1927.

But those aren't changes of government, at least not for England, which merely added or subtracted territory.
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (i9wbk)
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It's the same as claiming the US was only established after Hawaii and Alaska became states.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (ZOv7s)

814 Oh I hope he thought - "Maybe I shouldn't have helped fund convicting Trump and searching through his wife's panty dra..."
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 05:08 PM (E0p3T)
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I hope he was crying in vain for his demonic moon god to come save him.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (ESVrU)

815 It's one thing to take pissant countries to the woodshed.

It's a whole other kettle of fish to try that with a peer power.

No, I think The Donald will be a bit more circumspect in how he brings them to heel.
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:02 PM (3sXRv)

I have a hunch that recent events will eventually show that their "peerdom" is largely mythical. On paper, only.

Sure you got a billion men or whatever. How many rifles? How many trucks to drag them and their god-awful food all over the planet? Wow, you got hypersonic missiles. Can you actually hit anything, or was the guidance scripted by that jackass who went to college in America and cheated his ass off just to get a gentleman's "C"? China has some great stats on the back of their card, but does it translate into Great Power kind of might?

Look at big bad Russia. Still fucking about with Ukraine five years on with nothing to show for it. It's a farce. Meanwhile America has been rearranging the whole world's face with just the tip of our capabilities. I'm starting to feel that there is no such thing as a military "peer" for America right now. Just people we deign to tolerate.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (06Hmj)

816 799 Video - "People's joy and celebration in the streets of #Tehran after the news of Khamenei's death"

https://x.com/etelaf10/status/2027849905042055413
Posted by: 13times

****************

The Iranian People are celebrating in the streets, thanking President Trump and the United States.

Democrats are in the streets, condemning President Trump and the United States.

Democrats always champion Evil, no matter the situation. God help us.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (X+xvk)

817 AoS could use a new war thread.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (i9wbk)

818
Christiaan Triebert
@trbrtc
·
@nytimes
and
@kromark
Satellite image from
@vantortech
shows Iranian military ship in flames and a large plume of smoke at a naval base in Chabahar, southern Iran. Several buildings at the base were damaged. Coordinates
@Geoconfirmed
: 25.299521, 60.429389.

One ship sunk was the Jamaran

🚨 Breaking News Iran - February 28, 2026 Saturday

Jamaran Sinks in the Persian Gulf!

This is an Iranian-made guided missile frigate, the flagship of Iran's Moudge-class warships. It belongs to the Islamic Republic.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:11 PM (E4rtv)

819 by the numbers, 30 missiles were dropped on Ayatollah's compound...

Posted by: runner

Awright fellas, Ima bounce.

Posted by: Khamenei's Last Words at February 28, 2026 05:11 PM (yFLFB)

820 785 China is killing itself.

We don't need to help.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:03 PM (aTgV0)

The US media kept telling us that the Chinese tech would detect the B2 bombers, I remember when the B2 was unvieled by Reagan and the Dems said it wouldn't Work and would be shot down along with Reagan's Star Wars would never work.
Thank You
Reagan.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 05:11 PM (FCrpy)

821 Not the same Shah. The son of the late Shah. And yes, he does need to be ruthless in extirpating remnants of the mullah's regime.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 04:13 PM (8zz6B)

Assuming that he assumes power, I wonder what the plan is to keep him safe in the early days.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 05:11 PM (ExV1e)

822 805 Hmm,...FoxNews showing Iranian-Americans marching in LOS ANGELES in SUPPORT of DJT actions against Iran.

Democrats mostly butthurt....

-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter
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Apparently some Iranian Americans are doing the same in DC. Saw reports earlier.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:13 PM (E4rtv)

823 @RealRawNews1
Per a War Department source, US F-35 fighter jets engaged and destoryed a sortie of Iranian Mig 29s that took off from Mazariyeh Air Base at the start of hostilities.
-
That's the first air to air victories since what? Libya in the 80s?

Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 05:13 PM (vSvIl)

824 I hope he was crying in vain for his demonic moon god to come save him.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (ESVrU)

I hope Jesus came to him with open arms and instead of embracing it, he called Him an Infidel Pig.

I'm going to hell, I really am

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 05:14 PM (E0p3T)

825 Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (06Hmj)

My point being:

They have Nukes.

Assuming them to be rational actors is not a wise idea ... especially the Chinese.

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:14 PM (3sXRv)

826 There are thousands out in the streets London celebrating

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 05:15 PM (+nEug)

827 Chinese Rocket force leak guy said one of those electronic warfare plane was enough to completely screw over all radars.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 05:15 PM (lAzE1)

828 777
It's a whole other kettle of fish to try that with a peer power.

No, I think The Donald will be a bit more circumspect in how he brings them to heel.
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:02 PM (3sXRv)

All their stuff is fake and gay. Look how well it all worked anytime it's come up against us.

I remember when the vaunted Soviet Union was a 'peer' power too. After the fall we saw how little strength they actually had.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 05:15 PM (QGaXH)

829 Pahlavi's wife is gonna *get it* tonight. He's been waiting for this moment since he was 18.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 05:15 PM (BI5O2)

830 823 Methos -- There were some air to air victories since then, in Gul f Wars I and II.

Posted by: Pooklord at February 28, 2026 05:16 PM (asU3w)

831 Look at big bad Russia. Still fucking about with Ukraine five years on with nothing to show for it. It's a farce. Meanwhile America has been rearranging the whole world's face with just the tip of our capabilities. I'm starting to feel that there is no such thing as a military "peer" for America right now. Just people we deign to tolerate.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (06Hmj)
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America has no peer. Our military is the single most lethal fighting force the world has ever seen. No one else comes close.

Not one single nation--or even a coalition of nations--could do what President Trump has done with our military.

He fully intends to keep it that way.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 05:16 PM (ESVrU)

832 825 Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (06Hmj)

My point being:

They have Nukes.

Assuming them to be rational actors is not a wise idea ... especially the Chinese.
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:14 PM (3sXRv)

Didn't a buch of Gernerals get killed because they found some of the missiles were filled with water and concrete instead of Nukes

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 05:16 PM (FCrpy)

833 780 I assume the Deep State will attempt to fill the vacuum with Shah, Jr. and re-brand the IRGC as the new kinder, gentler SAVAK. Hopefully, we've got that all infiltrated and controlled.
Posted by: t-bird at February 28, 2026 03:50 PM (IJqrQ)

There seems to be a pretty significant percentage of the Iranian people who want the Shah back.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 05:02 PM (ExV1e)

Wasn't Savak Spock's father? Or was that the Vulcan Lieutenant babe?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 05:17 PM (QGaXH)

834 But those aren't changes of government, at least not for England, which merely added or subtracted territory.
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (i9wbk)
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It's the same as claiming the US was only established after Hawaii and Alaska became states.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (ZOv7s)

It is different. The US Constitution has a mechanism in it to add territory. The UK "Constitution" is whatever constitutes the laws and government at the moment. The Acts of Union really did create a new entity, under the same Crown, but legally speaking one thing went away and another bigger thing took its place. Northern IRL isn't just a new "state" glued on to the UK, it's a whole new kingdom. So their clock gets reset. America wins. Suck it, beans on toast.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:17 PM (06Hmj)

835 I always thought of him as a gad-fly that flitted around pestering Lefties. Now this.

Strange how, suddenly - almost overnight - people that we thought were on "our" side, are vocal in their hatred of Israel, Jews, and America. It's become obvious that they're being paid to be contrarian.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop

He is a vicious sociopath nowadays broken by being sexually abused as a kid and flitting from grift to grift to fund his lifestyle. One year ago, he was blistering Candace Ovens as stupid, corrupt, etc. and now flipped to how wonderful she is and how the US is awful for attacking the righteous Iran and should impeach Trump.

In the short time I have been on X, resisted for a long time, you see these 'influencers' spin on a dime and conclude there is no truth in them. They live only for the clicks, money, and brief fame they get.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:18 PM (E4rtv)

836 759 by the numbers, 30 missiles were dropped on Ayatollah's compound...
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:58 PM (/M/4v)

Seems they'd need a sponge to "pick up" Ayatollahs body

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 04:59 PM (VE6XX)

They'll scrape him up with a stick and a spoon.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 05:18 PM (snZF9)

837 It was the Iranian Mullahs who picked the11th day of the 9th month, Ramadan, to meet on. The numerology is theirs, the bombs were ours.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 28, 2026 05:18 PM (ZVgZ4)

838 Just hope all goes well and Marxists end up eating their words

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 05:19 PM (Ia/+0)

839 whig, I have resisted an X account but your updates have been most appreciated today.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 05:20 PM (+nEug)

840 Wasn't Savak Spock's father? Or was that the Vulcan Lieutenant babe?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 05:17 PM (QGaXH)

Sarek: Spock dad

Saving (Kirstie Allie version) smoking hot romulan/vulcan

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:20 PM (zZu0s)

841 Look at big bad Russia. Still fucking about with Ukraine five years on with nothing to show for it. It's a farce. Meanwhile America has been rearranging the whole world's face with just the tip of our capabilities. I'm starting to feel that there is no such thing as a military "peer" for America right now. Just people we deign to tolerate.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (06Hmj)

I believe that the true foundation of our military might is the American Civilian, who (IIRC) collectively own more rifles than all the world's armies put together, including ours. As much as our own representatives screw us over, we can see that most of the rest of Europe and the Anglosphere has an outright treasonous political class, oppressing their own people as if imperial governors for some hidden foreign conqueror. I believe that our civilian guns put a limit on just how treacherous our leaders can be, which keeps our military aimed outward; there's no point in aiming it at a such a heavily armed populace, since bomber pilots, tank commanders, and generals all have to sleep somewhere.

Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 05:20 PM (Sy6m/)

842 Wasn't Savak Spock's father? Or was that the Vulcan Lieutenant babe?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 05:17 PM (QGaXH)

Savak was the lieutenant, Sarek was the father.

Posted by: Sjg at February 28, 2026 05:20 PM (aqZN1)

843 786 ChristyBlinky,

It was reported around 1730 today that 900 sorties had taken place, the Iranian navy was sunk by subs while docked and B2s were expected to operate after nightfall.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:04 PM (E4rtv)
...................

I'm still in my robe from this morning partying! Wild!!!

USA USA USA!
TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP!
US MILITARY! AF, MARINES, NAVY, ARMY, SPECIAL FORCES, COAST GUARD! Y'all have my heart!!!

Ooo-wee! WILD NIGHT IS CALLING!

Come on out and dance,honey! (I know you can't right now, whig...soon)

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 05:20 PM (WONhk)

844 Trump talking to NBC News. LOL.

NEW: In a phone interview moments ago with NBC News' Kristen Welker, President Trump addressed reports that Iran's Supreme Leader had been killed. When asked directly, he replied: “I’ve spoken to a lot of people beyond, and we feel certain, we feel, we feel that that is a correct story.”

NBC News: “‘The people that make all the decisions, most of them are gone,’ he said, adding that ‘a large amount of leadership’ in Iran was also killed, although he declined to go into more detail.”

“NBC News asked Trump who will next lead Iran. Trump replied, ‘I don’t know, but at some point they’ll be calling me to ask who I’d like,’ adding that he was ‘only being a little sarcastic when I say that.’”

“‘But look, it’s going very well. It’s been, you know, we’re, we’re probably in terms of zero to 10. We’re close to the 10 spot, if not there, and it’s thus far been going well, but we have a ways to go. Tremendous damage has been inflicted. The leadership is gone,’ he said. ‘Large, large portions of the leadership.’”

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:20 PM (E4rtv)

845 Agenda-Free TV is live streaming on YouTube with news feeds:

https://www.youtube.com/live/2-eEd2RJjEg

Since Tousi isn't streaming right now.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 05:21 PM (6ydKt)

846 There seems to be a pretty significant percentage of the Iranian people who want the Shah back.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 05:02 PM (ExV1e)

From what I've seen at Twitter of late, at least, he seems to be the most popular option, but it's Twitter, so who knows?

His supporters are definitely the most strident though.

Occasionally someone will say something like "we shouldn't trade Islamic despots for a despotic Shah" or some such. They instantly get a barrage of responses like "GTFO with that, do you even Persia bro?"

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 05:22 PM (BI5O2)

847 It can't be said enough. The whole world changed today

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 05:22 PM (+nEug)

848 Look at big bad Russia. Still fucking about with Ukraine five years on with nothing to show for it. It's a farce. Meanwhile America has been rearranging the whole world's face with just the tip of our capabilities. I'm starting to feel that there is no such thing as a military "peer" for America right now. Just people we deign to tolerate.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (06Hmj)
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America has no peer. Our military is the single most lethal fighting force the world has ever seen. No one else comes close.

Not one single nation--or even a coalition of nations--could do what President Trump has done with our military.

He fully intends to keep it that way.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 05:16 PM (ESVrU)

Every time I see some piss ant country saber rattling that they are ready, and they'll be victorious, and they'll teach us a lesson, etc etc, I just shake my head. Its like you really have no fucking clue what damage we can do if we take the gloves off and a dude like trump is calling the shots. We're practically the Borg, and be thankful that in the end we really just want to be left the fuck alone.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 05:22 PM (snZF9)

849 Uploaded 7m ago. "Tel Aviv air defenses at work"

https://x.com/SafetyNotorious/status/2027869383088050320

I can't imagine standing in my yard watching missiles incoming.

Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 05:22 PM (08d9X)

850 You can be a queer if you like, but when you support pedophilia, expect a beatdown.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 28, 2026 05:22 PM (gVUi7)

851 847 It can't be said enough. The whole world changed today
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 05:22 PM (+nEug)

Let's pray it continues to go as well as it seems to be going..

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 05:23 PM (VE6XX)

852 America has no peer. Our military is the single most lethal fighting force the world has ever seen. No one else comes close.

Not one single nation--or even a coalition of nations--could do what President Trump has done with our military.

He fully intends to keep it that way.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 05:16 PM (ESVrU)

I'm getting way too excited and think I need some wine to calm down.

My husband has to go to a family party tonight and possibly hear liberals wail. I got out of it because of the dermatology deal on Thursday and looking like I fell into a rosebush with a lot of thorns! YAY!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 05:23 PM (WONhk)

853 Savik

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:23 PM (zZu0s)

854 From Nick Sortor on X

Nick Sortor
@nicksortor
·
1h
🚨 BREAKING: 40 TOP IRANIAN LEADERS were kiIIed during the US attack on Iran, per Fox News

Holy crap.

Trump practically decapitated the ENTIRE IRANIAN REGIME in one night

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:23 PM (E4rtv)

855 America has no peer. Our military is the single most lethal fighting force the world has ever seen. No one else comes close.

Not one single nation--or even a coalition of nations--could do what President Trump has done with our military.

He fully intends to keep it that way.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 05:16 PM (ESVrU)

I'm as in awe over how the Venezuela decapitation took place, and how cleanly this operation is proceeding as you are.

While Russia and China cannot project force as well as the US, they still have Nukes, that makes them a peer.

I am more comfortable dealing with the Russians, than the Chinese when it comes to MAD.

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:23 PM (3sXRv)

856 Really fancy hotel in Dubai hit.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 05:24 PM (lAzE1)

857 There seems to be a pretty significant percentage of the Iranian people who want the Shah back.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 05:02 PM (ExV1e)

From what I've seen at Twitter of late, at least, he seems to be the most popular option, but it's Twitter, so who knows?

His supporters are definitely the most strident though.

Occasionally someone will say something like "we shouldn't trade Islamic despots for a despotic Shah" or some such. They instantly get a barrage of responses like "GTFO with that, do you even Persia bro?"
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 05:22 PM (BI5O2)

They have to start somewhere, and so far, his record seems to be clean.

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 05:24 PM (lCppi)

858 I believe that our civilian guns put a limit on just how treacherous our leaders can be, which keeps our military aimed outward; there's no point in aiming it at a such a heavily armed populace, since bomber pilots, tank commanders, and generals all have to sleep somewhere.
Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 05:20 PM (Sy6m/)

Heh.

You somehow manage to defeat the full might and glory of the United States Military, four of the five biggest Air Forces on Earth, trillions of dollars and who know what alien tech we got hiding in a bunker somewhere....

And then you realize the REAL Final Boss is actually a hundred million pissed off Bubbas with a trillion rounds of ammo between them and they all got their own truck.

Good Luck, fuckers.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:25 PM (06Hmj)

859 Memorial prayer for our military members murdered by the Iranians; avenged this day the 28th of February 2026; 47 years gone by the 47th President of the United States of America; the anointed one by God. Glory be to God the Father. Amen.

Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 05:25 PM (ehY6c)

860 Latvia is taking Iran to the political woodshed at the UN

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2026 05:25 PM (iMotb)

861 >>>Look at big bad Russia. Still fucking about with Ukraine five years on with nothing to show for it. It's a farce.
---

They could wipe out Ukraine. Putin doesn't want to be a scourge of the planet.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 05:25 PM (v5dF2)

862 Since Tousi isn't streaming right now.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

Tousi hit two million people on its streaming. Amazing change where the old legacy media is dying in real time during crises. I remember when CNN was the place to go and that over time the legacy media thoroughly pissed away all its credentials and trust into the toilet.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:25 PM (E4rtv)

863 Pahlavi has a published plan for Iran. Anyone can read exactly what he plans to do. It is well worth the time to read it.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 05:26 PM (+nEug)

864 Hmmm,....Saudi Arabia appears to be coming off the fence, and aligning against Iran. Shia vs Sunnin coming ti the fore.

-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 28, 2026 04:22 PM (7kJyR)

Maybe now I'll finally learn the difference.

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 05:26 PM (lCppi)

865 Brutal!

Laura Loomer
@LauraLoomer
34m
I hear the Ayatollah was watching an episode of Tucker’s show when he died like a dog.

*Background, the ex Islamic Republic made Cucker's antisemitic antiamerican anti Trump screed a feature on their official TV channels

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 05:27 PM (/M/4v)

866
Tousi hit two million people on its streaming. Amazing change where the old legacy media is dying in real time during crises. I remember when CNN was the place to go and that over time the legacy media thoroughly pissed away all its credentials and trust into the toilet.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:25 PM (E4rtv)

I had Fox on this AM for a bit an they had Jennifer Griffin on and I turned it off.. I don't like her...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 05:27 PM (VE6XX)

867
In the short time I have been on X, resisted for a long time, you see these 'influencers' spin on a dime and conclude there is no truth in them. They live only for the clicks, money, and brief fame they get.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:18 PM (E4rtv)

Would it shock you to find that influencers are so named to disguise the fact that they are first influenced.

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 05:27 PM (E0p3T)

868 Latvia is taking Iran to the political woodshed at the UN
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2026 05:25 PM (iMotb)

That's pretty funny.

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 05:28 PM (lCppi)

869 856 Really fancy hotel in Dubai hit.
Posted by: Boss Moss
=====
Ironically Dubai is the one emirate without a US base. This indicates to me that Iranian high command's control over the missilers on the ground is mort.

The Iranian regime is uniting the Gulf Emirates and Saudi government into wanting them gone and neutered.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:28 PM (E4rtv)

870 The emperor's dress uniform in the original Dune always reminded me of the Shah's dress uniform.

Posted by: 1979 at February 28, 2026 05:28 PM (Ksqrb)

871 843 I'm still in my robe from this morning partying! Wild!!!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 05:20 PM (WONhk)

I also have done nothing today but hang out here....

NTTAWWT

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 05:28 PM (QGaXH)

872 Israel is like if Rhode Island had one of the most lethal militaries in the world.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 05:28 PM (4hjRS)

873
They could wipe out Ukraine. Putin doesn't want to be a scourge of the planet.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 05:25 PM (v5dF2)

They aren't fighting Ukraine, they are fighting those who are backing Ukraine.

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 05:28 PM (E0p3T)

874 I was just getting ready to do this.

Posted by: Mark Milley at February 28, 2026 05:29 PM (sM4Un)

875 Maybe now I'll finally learn the difference.

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 05:26 PM (lCppi)

The Sunni are real jerks. Don't let the name fool you.

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 05:29 PM (E0p3T)

876 May Almighty God bless and keep all military forces working to free the Iranian people, and may God guide, bless and keep President Trump.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 05:30 PM (X+xvk)

877 I believe that the true foundation of our military might is the American Civilian, who (IIRC) collectively own more rifles than all the world's armies put together, including ours. As much as our own representatives screw us over, we can see that most of the rest of Europe and the Anglosphere has an outright treasonous political class, oppressing their own people as if imperial governors for some hidden foreign conqueror. I believe that our civilian guns put a limit on just how treacherous our leaders can be, which keeps our military aimed outward; there's no point in aiming it at a such a heavily armed populace, since bomber pilots, tank commanders, and generals all have to sleep somewhere.

Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 05:20 PM (Sy6m/)

I have a friend in the military who pretty much told me exactly that. During biden's reign of error he made a comment about them having to do yoga. I said great, if we ever get invaded I hope you guys can do your frigging job. He said if we ever got invaded the enemy would have waaaay more to worry about with our armed population, because we wouldn't fight by rules, have more guns than any army on the planet, and would shoot for sport.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 05:30 PM (snZF9)

878 Israel is like if Rhode Island had one of the most lethal militaries in the world.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 05:28 PM (4hjRS)
***************************

New Jersey, more or less, by area and by population.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 05:30 PM (i9wbk)

879 Trump practically decapitated the ENTIRE IRANIAN REGIME in one night

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:23 PM (E4rtv)

That should calm the "Trump is all talk and bluster" meme for about a week.

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 05:30 PM (E0p3T)

880 It had to do with the succession after mohamed died.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 05:31 PM (lAzE1)

881 848 We're practically the Borg, and be thankful that in the end we really just want to be left the fuck alone.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 05:22 PM (snZF9)

Exactly.

As far as just being left alone, I wish the leadership in my state understood that....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 05:31 PM (QGaXH)

882 Latvia is taking Iran to the political woodshed at the UN
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2026 05:25 PM (iMotb)

The guy sitting behind and to the left of Latvia's UN ambassador was either really sick or really hung over.

Posted by: Vendette at February 28, 2026 05:31 PM (1ieqq)

883 Maybe now I'll finally learn the difference.
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 05:26 PM (lCppi)

Sunni will blow up a school by mistake because they were trying to blow up the office building next door, but they won't really mind too much.

Shia will blow up the school on purpose.

Sufi will write a ten page poem about how grass smells and then get wrecked on hash, stagger to the local schoolyard, and pass out across the teeter-totter.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:31 PM (06Hmj)

884 Israel is like if Rhode Island had one of the most lethal militaries in the world.

------

Carolla made me laugh. He said a lot of people can't understand how they punch so far above their weight, because they only know our domesticated Jews, and these are wild Jews."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 05:31 PM (BI5O2)

885 "... Tremendous damage has been inflicted. The leadership is gone,’ he said. ‘Large, large portions of the leadership.’”
Posted by: whig

Very large portions... gone.

Looks like a jawbone here.
An arm and hand over there...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (/lPRQ)

886 Tousi hit two million people on its streaming. Amazing change where the old legacy media is dying in real time during crises. I remember when CNN was the place to go and that over time the legacy media thoroughly pissed away all its credentials and trust into the toilet.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:25 PM (E4rtv)

He was complaining about their servers having problems they were so loaded.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (6ydKt)

887 Would it shock you to find that influencers are so named to disguise the fact that they are first influenced.
Posted by: ...
=======
Nope, just like a lot of the world outside of X but these people are graceless enough to do like Minnie Pearl. The price tags are still on their clothes when they pivot and weave trying to catch the algorithm wave and yet get their payments from X and foreigners.

X is now introducing filters that include country of registration and origin which will kill off the bot farms and turd world content farming. It will allow a more pleasant viewing.

Just before this attack, an ill timed op by the Candace Ovens brigade launched an attempt to claim her critics were all being paid by Jews to attack her and instead the whole op flipped to show it was fake, gay, and indicated accounts not to be trusted. Probably going to be some lawsuits for defamation involved as well.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (E4rtv)

888 The traditional top-down model of reporting and influencers is over. We are all able to get much of our news from primary sources, more everyday. Everyone is their own influencer now.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (viF8m)

889 Occasionally someone will say something like "we shouldn't trade Islamic despots for a despotic Shah" or some such. They instantly get a barrage of responses like "GTFO with that, do you even Persia bro?"
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 05:22 PM (BI5O2)

IIRC, he's stated support for a constitutional monarchy but said that it's up to the people.

Is Ben Had around? She'd know.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (ExV1e)

890 That should calm the "Trump is all talk and bluster" meme for about a week.
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 05:30 PM (E0p3T)

It should ...

But you know it won't !

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (3sXRv)

891 Enough can not be said for the brave people that infiltrated the regime and gave real time info on Khamenei.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (+nEug)

892 And to think there are still people who think Trump would have been a cuck Republican who disdained Christianity and opened the borders etc if Pelosi and Schumer had just been nice to him. My God but some people will never ever ever learn.

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 05:33 PM (E0p3T)

893 " Savik
Posted by: Aetius451AD "

But is it Savik or Miss Jesavik?

Or Mr Savik?

That has always confused me.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:33 PM (aTgV0)

894 And Kirsty Ally was the coolest person ever.

I hate she had to go.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:34 PM (aTgV0)

895 So want to offer some thoughts on "Peace through Strength", aka the "Donroe Doctrine". Though this is far from the WestHem Americas, even Roosevelt (Teddy) added a corollaraly to the original Monroe Doctrine that stated something along the lines that "USA would decide what was in the interests of the USA".

In the current circumstances, DJT is exercising his national sovereignty to protect the interests OF the USA. What is decidely different is DJT is NOT prosecuting the old Cold ion War proxy wars (Korea, Vietnam), but instead severing the proxy connections.

This is a very interesting new paradigm as China and Russia are slowly (quickly? in international timelines) being severed from their most "reliable" proxies (Venezuela, Iran,...maybe Cuba). I'm sure other countries who have snuggled up to China/Russia are paying at least a modicum of attention (looking at Africa here).

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 28, 2026 05:34 PM (7kJyR)

896 You know the world is weird when this happens---

Remember Boy George of Culture Club?

"Boy George
@BoyGeorge
Wow. It's happening. #FreeIran I cannot sleep. This is history. Massive. God bless everyone in Iran and the US military. Of course I hate war but this is liberation."

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:34 PM (E4rtv)

897 RealRawNews1
Per a War Department source, US F-35 fighter jets engaged and destoryed a sortie of Iranian Mig 29s that took off from Mazariyeh Air Base at the start of hostilities.
-
That's the first air to air victories since what? Libya in the 80s?
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 05:13 PM (vSvIl)

Highway to the Danger Zooonnnneee.....

Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 05:34 PM (BF4m0)

898 Very large portions... gone.

Looks like a jawbone here.
An arm and hand over there...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (/lPRQ)

They have their summer bodies ...

***Steve Inman voice***

Parts of some are here and some are there

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:34 PM (3sXRv)

899 Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 05:30 PM (snZF9)

As Humphrey Bogart said in Casablanca to the Nazis guy:

‘Well there are certain sections of New York , Major, that I wouldn’t advise you to try to invade’

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 05:35 PM (4hjRS)

900 "Carolla made me laugh. He said a lot of people can't understand how they punch so far above their weight, because they only know our domesticated Jews, and these are wild Jews."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice"

Hah!

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:35 PM (aTgV0)

901 >>> The traditional top-down model of reporting and influencers is over. We are all able to get much of our news from primary sources, more everyday. Everyone is their own influencer now.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (viF8m)

I'm kinda my own OnlyFan.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 05:35 PM (3uBP9)

902 Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 05:20 PM (Sy6m/)

+1

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 05:35 PM (/M/4v)

903 812 That looks like the official Reza Pahlavi account -- excellent link for what is happening now.

Posted by: Pooklord at February 28, 2026 05:35 PM (asU3w)

904 UN talks are better than comedy today but if the UN decides to hop in im getting the popcorn and some new TVs

Posted by: LOR VIA at February 28, 2026 05:35 PM (+uTfj)

905 Hobby thread is overnood if anyone is interested.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:35 PM (zZu0s)

906 Hobby thread is up.

Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 05:36 PM (vSvIl)

907 The Shah-to-be, or Crown Prince, was born in 1960, so he's close to 66. Still pretty young for a head of state.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:36 PM (wzUl9)

908 Well this is a hobby so I'll stay.

Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 05:36 PM (ehY6c)

909 Second look at Boy George?

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:36 PM (aTgV0)

910 It just hit me....the UN meeting needs a damn ASL dude waving his hands and sh*t!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2026 05:37 PM (iMotb)

911 No, I think The Donald will be a bit more circumspect in how he brings them to heel.
Posted by: browndog says woof

What would you call first, taking down their attempted foothold in the Americas and second taking down their ME lapdog? Iran and Venezuela probably account for greater than half of China's oil. Xi conveniently used them as tools to undermine our country. I'm thinking Bejing is in a state of confusion it hasn't seen since Japan invaded.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 05:37 PM (1JFYK)

912 I think Boy George got absolutely shit on by the media and realized they were a bunch of leftard fucks. But I could be wrong. He's no dyed in the wool commie that's for sure.

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 05:37 PM (E0p3T)

913 So the poor little F-22 is still warming the bench?

I guess it got a kill on that chinese balloon that one time, right? That counts.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:38 PM (06Hmj)

914 826 There are thousands out in the streets London celebrating
___

Great! But Britain has laws against islamophobia now and they'll likely be arrested.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 28, 2026 05:38 PM (Dv3i1)

915 X is now introducing filters that include country of registration and origin which will kill off the bot farms and turd world content farming. It will allow a more pleasant viewing.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (E4rtv)
*******************************

That might kill most existing bot farms and content farming, but in the future they'll simply be careful enough use a VPN and adopt an American IP address from account registration onward.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 05:38 PM (i9wbk)

916 That has always confused me.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:33 PM

Like Mr Midshipman Hornblower.

Mr Sulu.
Mr Chekov
Mr Spock
Lieutenant Uhura (combo breaker)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:38 PM (zZu0s)

917 It just hit me....the UN meeting needs a damn ASL dude waving his hands and sh*t!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2026 05:37 PM (iMotb)

Iranian ambassador to the UN: There's a guy who definitely doesn't have job security right now.

Posted by: Vendette at February 28, 2026 05:39 PM (1ieqq)

918 The millions of people in the streets at the uprising all calling for Pahlavi to return.. For the 20th time , Pahlavi has the most well thought out plan to bring Iran into a partner to the free world.

He has said there will be a vote for the government the people of Iran want .

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 05:40 PM (+nEug)

919 Iranian ambassador to the UN: There's a guy who definitely doesn't have job security right now.
Posted by: Vendette at February 28, 2026 05:39 PM (1ieqq)

Lol.

"You guys got a cot in the basement or something I could crash on for a while?"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:40 PM (06Hmj)

920 Actually Israel isn't as small as some might think.

I thought it was about the size of Long Island but it's quite bigger than that.

From north to south it's about as big as New York state from NYC to the Canadian border.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:40 PM (aTgV0)

921 Ironically Dubai is the one emirate without a US base. This indicates to me that Iranian high command's control over the missilers on the ground is mort.

The Iranian regime is uniting the Gulf Emirates and Saudi government into wanting them gone and neutered.
Posted by: whig

They are blind and lashing out.
Not like they have a shit load of recon aircraft and spy satellites to see what is really going on outside their borders.
They probably don't know what is going on a hundreds inland.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 05:41 PM (/lPRQ)

922 Apparently they're shooting people celebrating in the streets in at least one city. I didn't catch the name.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 05:41 PM (ExV1e)

923 Oh.

>>Two F-22 Raptor stealth jets originally slated for Super Bowl LX flyover have been removed due to “operational assignments,” the Air Force announced Friday.

https://tinyurl.com/2cj48waw

hat tip IrishEi

Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 05:41 PM (viF8m)

924 915, a lot of services are blocking VPNs these days, or at least trying to, regardless of actual or apparent country-of-origin. Dunno if X is one of 'em (and app vs web might make a difference too)

Posted by: RandomDave at February 28, 2026 05:41 PM (aJQbY)

925 At 0800, before the big 0815 boom booms, President Trump sent this musical message for the Eye-a-tolja

https://tinyurl.com/f784tb4v

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 05:41 PM (WONhk)

926 While Russia and China cannot project force as well as the US, they still have Nukes, that makes them a peer.

I am more comfortable dealing with the Russians, than the Chinese when it comes to MAD.
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:23 PM (3sXRv)
----
Eh. I'm not too worried about them. The US has a vast web of layered defenses just for that reason. Neither China nor Russia can make that claim.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 05:42 PM (ESVrU)

927 Trump practically decapitated the ENTIRE IRANIAN REGIME in one night

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:23 PM (E4rtv)

That should calm the "Trump is all talk and bluster" meme for about a week.
Posted by: ...

TACO, TACO, TACO
- Some retarded DemCong politician, or blogger, or other NPCs

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 05:42 PM (/lPRQ)

928 What would you call first, taking down their attempted foothold in the Americas and second taking down their ME lapdog? Iran and Venezuela probably account for greater than half of China's oil. Xi conveniently used them as tools to undermine our country. I'm thinking Bejing is in a state of confusion it hasn't seen since Japan invaded.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 05:37 PM (1JFYK)

I would call it necessary, and as direct an action as can be taken without involving them step in to protect their investments. The calculus doesn't make sense from a nation building sense. These outposts are (were) mere pawns to the nation states that were their sponsors.

My point was that while you take action against the pawns, you cannot take direct action against China, or Russia ... because: NUKES

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:43 PM (3sXRv)

929 Trump
Always
Crushes
Operations

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:43 PM (06Hmj)

930
It can't be said enough. The whole world changed today
Posted by: Ben Had

And so it begins.

Posted by: Kosh B'gosh at February 28, 2026 05:43 PM (Cqx++)

931 Like Mr Midshipman Hornblower.

Mr Sulu.
Mr Chekov
Mr Spock
Lieutenant Uhura (combo breaker)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026

***
Naval officers (in our world) are presumed to be gentlemen, thus the "Mr." honorific. "Miss" for Uhura or Savik.

Though I am not sure when it's appropriate to call them by rank and name. Kirk always called Sulu that or "Mr. Sulu," but when someone outside the ship referred to one of the officers like Spock, it was always "[Rank] [Name]."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:44 PM (wzUl9)

932 From CNN of all places,
Gunther Eagleman™
@GuntherEagleman
BREAKING: CNN just reported that the Trump amdinistration had "indicators that Iran was going to use missiles either preemptively or simultaneously. And that‘s why they had to do this strike."

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:44 PM (E4rtv)

933 Nothing will happen.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 05:44 PM (lAzE1)

934 TACO, TACO, TACO
- Some retarded DemCong politician, or blogger, or other NPCs

No! No! No! No Chuck! The cheese goes on after the burger is almost cooked. Use your head for something besides a hat rack!

Posted by: Burger King Manager to employee #0035 Chuck U Shumer at February 28, 2026 05:44 PM (Ksqrb)

935 Ca. 1979:

"Bomb, bomb, bomb,
bomb, bomb Iran --"

Better late than never.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:45 PM (wzUl9)

936 Though I am not sure when it's appropriate to call them by rank and name. Kirk always called Sulu that or "Mr. Sulu," but when someone outside the ship referred to one of the officers like Spock, it was always "[Rank] [Name]."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:44 PM (wzUl9)

I believe 'Mister' is only used for Lieutenants in the Navy.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 05:45 PM (6ydKt)

937 I had Fox on this AM for a bit an they had Jennifer Griffin on and I turned it off.. I don't like her...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 05:27 PM (VE6XX)

She can't be trusted. Same as 99% of everyone else in the media.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 28, 2026 05:45 PM (h7ZuX)

938 "Trump
Always
Crushes
Operations
Posted by: Warai-otoko "

Hegseth SMASH.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:46 PM (aTgV0)

939 That should calm the "Trump is all talk and bluster" meme for about a week.
Posted by: ...

TACO, TACO, TACO
- Some retarded DemCong politician, or blogger, or other NPCs
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
=====
The left and the fake MAGA branding efforts are horrible. Whatever you say about Trump, he understands branding and media far better than any Republican I have ever seen and superior even to the vaunted Clinton War Room spinners.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:46 PM (E4rtv)

940 the soviets would complain that the US spent millions on doctrine and manuals only to ignore them and do the unexpected.

we play calvinball. It's not a difficult game to master

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 28, 2026 05:46 PM (jrgJz)

941 The 'Agile' coding philosophy of 'good enough for now, put it in production'? That's _current_ Russian infrastructure (east of Moscow, anyway). Topped with a heaping helping of ill-considered internal repression and "it's not technically owned by the government but don't bother trying to start a competitor" cargo-capitalism.

Posted by: RandomDave at February 28, 2026 05:46 PM (aJQbY)

942 Eh. I'm not too worried about them. The US has a vast web of layered defenses just for that reason. Neither China nor Russia can make that claim.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 05:42 PM (ESVrU)

WOWWWWW ...

Perfessor,, that's a seriously cavalier attitude to take.

You sound like you stepped off the set of Dr. Strangelove. You sure you're not Gen. Buck Turgidson???

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:46 PM (3sXRv)

943 Maybe it was a TV exec thing? They couldn't say "Miss" Uhura, because then she'd be an unmarried woman alone on a deck full of dudes (Scandalous!). But they couldn't say "Mrs." because then where's the Mr.? Shouldn't you be home taking care of the kids? (Scandalous!).

So, whatever, screw it, "Lieutenant" it is.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:46 PM (06Hmj)

944 1h
🚨 BREAKING: 40 TOP IRANIAN LEADERS were kiIIed during the US attack on Iran, per Fox News

Holy crap.

Trump practically decapitated the ENTIRE IRANIAN REGIME in one night

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:23 PM (E4rtv)

*yoda voice* launched an extinction level event he did.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 05:47 PM (snZF9)

945 Kirk actually does call her Mr Savik though.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:47 PM (zZu0s)

946 Yeah the cheese is only when the burger is almost done.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:47 PM (aTgV0)

947 Enough can not be said for the brave people that infiltrated the regime and gave real time info on Khamenei.
Posted by: Ben Had

They probably just used that ICE Reporting app for reporting top admin regimes movements.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 05:47 PM (/lPRQ)

948 Would that be "Ahura Mazda?"
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

I have a gray Mazda. 10 years old and not even 20,000 miles.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 28, 2026 05:47 PM (KAi1n)

949
I believe 'Mister' is only used for Lieutenants in the Navy.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026

***
And ensigns are "Ensign"? And once you make Lt. Commander, you're "Commander"?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:48 PM (wzUl9)

950 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmxL7i5sjgU

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 28, 2026 05:49 PM (jrgJz)

951 Calvinball can never be mastered.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:49 PM (aTgV0)

952 Trump practically decapitated the ENTIRE IRANIAN REGIME in one night
Posted by: whig

Damn. I consider it a good night for me if I watch a good movie...

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 28, 2026 05:49 PM (osgDO)

953 "Boy George
@BoyGeorge
Wow. It's happening. #FreeIran I cannot sleep. This is history. Massive. God bless everyone in Iran and the US military. Of course I hate war but this is liberation."
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:34 PM (E4rtv)

I didn't know he was still alive. Good for him!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 05:50 PM (WONhk)

954 Would that be "Ahura Mazda?"
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
*
I have a gray Mazda. 10 years old and not even 20,000 miles.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 28, 2026

***
Got to admit, the third-gen Mazda 6 was (is?) one good-looking car.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:50 PM (wzUl9)

955 And ensigns are "Ensign"? And once you make Lt. Commander, you're "Commander"?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:48 PM (wzUl9)

Generally speaking, we called ensigns and lieutenants, junior grade, mister. Lieutenants, senior grade, were lieutenant. Commanders, lieutenant or full, were commander.

And the commanding officer of a ship is captain, regardless of rank.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 05:50 PM (ExV1e)

956 Family business, he has closed all.
-Yoda

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:50 PM (zZu0s)

957 And ensigns are "Ensign"? And once you make Lt. Commander, you're "Commander"?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:48 PM (wzUl9)

There's really only a few things you call someone in the Navy in actual practice, though, right?

- Boot
- Sir
- Chief
- Hey, Asshole

I'm just a dirty civvy, but that's what i've been led to believe.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:50 PM (06Hmj)

958 "Kirk actually does call her Mr Savik though.
Posted by: Aetius451AD"

Thank you. That was a huge confusion for me.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:50 PM (aTgV0)

959 You sound like you stepped off the set of Dr. Strangelove. You sure you're not Gen. Buck Turgidson???
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:46 PM (3sXRv)

Excuse me. Every minute we wait works against us. Now, Mr. Secretary, now is when we must send in a first strike.

Posted by: Professor Groeteschele, Fail Safe at February 28, 2026 05:50 PM (Ksqrb)

960 And ensigns are "Ensign"? And once you make Lt. Commander, you're "Commander"?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:48 PM (wzUl9)

That's how it was on Star Trek and most war movies involving the Navy as I recall.

I always wondered why the lieutenants got singled out as 'Mister'.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 05:51 PM (6ydKt)

961 Got to admit, the third-gen Mazda 6 was (is?) one good-looking car.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:50 PM (wzUl9)

RX-7. The sexy curves of an NB Miata without the stupid smile.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:51 PM (zZu0s)

962 I used to have a have nic, how many subs do you think we had in the Persian Gulf.

Everyone was watching the mobilization and never mentioning what we had below the surface.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 05:51 PM (+nEug)

963 Maybe it was a TV exec thing? They couldn't say "Miss" Uhura, because then she'd be an unmarried woman alone on a deck full of dudes (Scandalous!). But they couldn't say "Mrs." because then where's the Mr.? Shouldn't you be home taking care of the kids? (Scandalous!).

So, whatever, screw it, "Lieutenant" it is.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026

***
I think Spock called her "Miss Uhura" in an early episode, directing her to take over the helm. Neat that the bridge crew had cross-training; or maybe she began her career as a navigator and later moved to communications.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:52 PM (wzUl9)

964 Facebook MEAWW
40m
·
The U.S. Department of State issued a “Worldwide Caution” security alert on February 28 following the launch of U.S. combat operations in Iran. The advisory states that “Americans worldwide and especially in the Middle East should follow the guidance in the latest security alerts issued by the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.” Officials warned that travelers “may experience travel disruptions due to periodic airspace closures” and emphasized that “the Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution.”

The department instructed citizens to enroll in the STEP program to receive updates and to follow the “U.S. Department of State - Security Updates for U.S. Citizens” channel on WhatsApp. The department also urged travelers to carefully review official travel advisories, country information, and recent alerts before planning international trips.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 05:52 PM (NFX2v)

965 Lol. This sums up the left for me.
Trump does something they like, but doing to makes him a "psychopath." He could literally cure cancer and they'd attack him for it.

"OMG… Trump is a psychopath- he totally doesn’t give a damn how many people he is personally responsible for killing," Navratilova wrote in response to a post by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green criticizing Trump for the strike.

Navratilova also expressed support for the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in a later post.

"That would be good news," she wrote in response to an earlier news report that Khamenei might be dead.

Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 05:52 PM (0MjtC)

966 Broke it off in their ass he did- Yoda

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 05:52 PM (snZF9)

967 Excuse me. Every minute we wait works against us. Now, Mr. Secretary, now is when we must send in a first strike.
Posted by: Professor Groeteschele, Fail Safe at February 28, 2026 05:50 PM (Ksqrb)

You know that there is probably some fellow over in China advocating just that, at this very moment.

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:53 PM (3sXRv)

968 "Carolla made me laugh. He said a lot of people can't understand how they punch so far above their weight, because they only know our domesticated Jews, and these are wild Jews."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice"

Hah!
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:35 PM (aTgV0)

He's the best
. How the tard Kimmel surpassed him in 'success' is beyond me.

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 05:53 PM (lCppi)

969 I used to have a have nic, how many subs do you think we had in the Persian Gulf.

Everyone was watching the mobilization and never mentioning what we had below the surface.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 05:51 PM (+nEug)

No idea. I spent my whole time in the northern Pacific so I don't know how difficult it is to get subs close without detection.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 05:53 PM (ExV1e)

970 Sunni will blow up a school by mistake because they were trying to blow up the office building next door, but they won't really mind too much.

Shia will blow up the school on purpose.

Sufi will write a ten page poem about how grass smells and then get wrecked on hash, stagger to the local schoolyard, and pass out across the teeter-totter.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:31 PM (06Hmj)

Accurate!

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 28, 2026 05:53 PM (7kJyR)

971 Cap he busted in his ass.
YO-da

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:53 PM (zZu0s)

972 Security Council debate.

Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
·
53m
🚨 HOLY CRAP! Trump UN Ambassador Mike Waltz is INFURIATING the Iranian ambassador at the Security Council meeting

He looks absolutely livid because he KNOWS the Islamic Regime is crashing down all around him!

WALTZ: "HUNDREDS of US Marines in Lebanon, thousands of troops in Iraq, American hostage after hostage has SUFFERED, our ships fired upon dozens of time in the Red Sea."

"Iran has armed and financed militant organizations that destabilize an already fragile region."

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:54 PM (E4rtv)

973 Kim Cattrall as a vulcan lt. in the Undiscovered Country apparently took nude photos on the Enterprise only sporting pointy ears and Mr Nimoy destroyed the prints before release.

Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 05:54 PM (ehY6c)

974 Kim Catrall in Big Trouble in Little China >>>>>>>>>>>>> anything else she was ever in.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:55 PM (zZu0s)

975 "Oh. You mean the vaunted "F35 SUX!!!!111" armchair admirals didn't know wtf they were talking about?"

I've read how the development of F-35 has been a nightmare of cost overruns, software problems, structural problems, with the B and C variants needing almost a total redesign.

But Fat Amy can kill an Iranian MiG-29 from way beyond visual range so easily that it's a cryin' shame.

Posted by: front toward enemy at February 28, 2026 05:55 PM (TIizU)

976 Holy crap.

Trump practically decapitated the ENTIRE IRANIAN REGIME in one night

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:23 PM (E4rtv)

*yoda voice* launched an extinction level event he did.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Ha!!! Lord, but I love this site. Love the "Calvinball" references, too. The Moron Horde rules!

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 05:56 PM (X+xvk)

977 949
I believe 'Mister' is only used for Lieutenants in the Navy.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026

***
And ensigns are "Ensign"? And once you make Lt. Commander, you're "Commander"?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:48 PM (wzUl9)

Rodenberry based Star Trek largely on the Horatio Hornblower books. I believe the British Navy at the time called everyone from a midshipman up to lieutenant (or maybe a master and commander) "mister."

Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 05:56 PM (0MjtC)

978 974 Kim Catrall in Big Trouble in Little China >>>>>>>>>>>>> anything else she was ever in.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:55 PM (zZu0s)

... ummm: Porky's

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:56 PM (3sXRv)

979 Kim Cattrall as a vulcan lt. in the Undiscovered Country apparently took nude photos on the Enterprise only sporting pointy ears and Mr Nimoy destroyed the prints before release.

Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 05:54 PM (ehY6c)

Of course he did.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 05:56 PM (snZF9)

980 "Sunni will blow up a school by mistake because they were trying to blow up the office building next door, but they won't really mind too much.

Shia will blow up the school on purpose.

Sufi will write a ten page poem about how grass smells and then get wrecked on hash, stagger to the local schoolyard, and pass out across the teeter-totter.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:31 PM (06Hmj)

Accurate!

-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter"

All in all I'd prefer the Sufi's in this equation.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:57 PM (aTgV0)

981 Of course he did.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 05:56 PM (snZF9)

Pointy-eared bastard

Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 05:57 PM (0MjtC)

982 Kim Cattrall as a vulcan lt. in the Undiscovered Country apparently took nude photos on the Enterprise only sporting pointy ears and Mr Nimoy destroyed the prints before release.

Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 05:54 PM (ehY6c)

Of course he did.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 05:56 PM (snZF9)

Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 05:57 PM (ExV1e)

983 ... ummm: Porky's
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:56 PM (3sXRv)

*ponders*

Yeah, but she is smoking hot as Gracie Law. Its weird. She looks ODD in Star Trek 6. Just wrong.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:57 PM (zZu0s)

984 981 Of course he did.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 05:56 PM (snZF9)

Pointy-eared bastard
Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 05:57 PM (0MjtC)

That wasn't very logical of him ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:58 PM (3sXRv)

985 Kim Catrall in Big Trouble in Little China >>>>>>>>>>>>> anything else she was ever in.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:55 PM (zZu0s)

... ummm: Porky's

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:56 PM (3sXRv)

Yeah she was smoking in both of those. I always liked her. She never seemed to turn down a good sci-fi role, and she was always good.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 05:58 PM (snZF9)

986 Rodenberry based Star Trek largely on the Horatio Hornblower books. I believe the British Navy at the time called everyone from a midshipman up to lieutenant (or maybe a master and commander) "mister."
Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026

***
Now that you mention it, I recall something like that in the Hornblowers. I was never sure if the Brit Navy then had an actual "commander" rank, but first, second, and third lieutenants seemed to be everywhere -- all called 'Mr."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:59 PM (wzUl9)

987 He's the best
. How the tard Kimmel surpassed him in 'success' is beyond me.

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 05:53 PM (lCppi)

I imagine one is willing to get on his knees and the other isn't

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 05:59 PM (E0p3T)

988 >>> Kim Catrall in Big Trouble in Little China >>>>>>>>>>>>> anything else she was ever in.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:55 PM (zZu0s)

That sir, is an absolute undeniable fact. Carve it in stone. Have monks chant it in a deep bellowing voice continuously for all of time.

Posted by: banana Dream - axiomatic fantastic at February 28, 2026 05:59 PM (3uBP9)

989
Senator Mike Crapo

@MikeCrapo
🚨The safety and security of U.S. citizens is the highest priority.

For any Idahoans currently in the Middle East, I highly encourage you to enroll in
@StateDept'’s Smart Traveler Enrollment Program: https //mytravel state gov/s/step. Please designate the nearest U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate in order receive the most up-to-date and useful information applicable to the area that may impact you.

Additionally, please consider enrolling in the
@TravelGov
What’s App Channel for updates: https //whatsapp com/channel/0029Var8szHInlqREVL5jC0g, which can be a helpful alternative should internet connectivity be impacted.

If you or a member of your family are seeking urgent assistance, you can contact the Bureau of Consular Affairs:

📞(88

407-4747 from within the United States or Canada or
📞(202) 501-4444 from abroad.

---
Pretty obvious , put dots in gaps.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 06:00 PM (NFX2v)

990 Holy crap.
Quote
Clown World ™ 🤡
@ClownWorld
·
1h
Cheering and car horns heard across Tehran as Iranians celebrate tonight.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:00 PM (E4rtv)

991 Kimmy had imput on her vulcan looks, wanting a departure from the other star trek vulcan women. Did Leonard take the photos? I have questions; said he wanted to protect the franchise. Hmmm.

Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 06:00 PM (ehY6c)

992 973 Kim Cattrall as a vulcan lt. in the Undiscovered Country apparently took nude photos on the Enterprise only sporting pointy ears and Mr Nimoy destroyed the prints before release.

Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 05:54 PM (ehY6c)

Illogical.

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:01 PM (Q+gd/)

993 I think Corolla owes his success to Kimmel. At least that's what I've heard.

Would explain his strange loyalty to Kimmel.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 06:01 PM (aTgV0)

994 That sir, is an absolute undeniable fact. Carve it in stone. Have monks chant it in a deep bellowing voice continuously for all of time.
Posted by: banana Dream - axiomatic fantastic at February 28, 2026 05:59 PM (3uBP9)

*taps quill pen against chin*

How in the crap do you say "China" in Slavonic?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:01 PM (06Hmj)

995 Carolla was always funnier than Kimmel. And they used to both be what we'd call liberals, but at some point, you had to go Communist or leave the industry and go independent. Both guys made their choice.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:02 PM (BI5O2)

996 Cheering and car horns heard across Tehran as Iranians celebrate tonight.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:00 PM (E4rtv)

Buh muh furrevver worr....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:02 PM (06Hmj)

997 I think Corolla owes his success to Kimmel. At least that's what I've heard.

Would explain his strange loyalty to Kimmel.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 06:01 PM (aTgV0)

I thought it was the opposite. Man Show, etc. Carolla was a bigger name; Kimmel was his fat side-kick.
Maybe something happened behind the scenes.

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 06:03 PM (lCppi)

998 Pointy-eared bastard
Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 05:57 PM (0MjtC)

I believe the parlance is: 'you green blooded son of a bitch!'

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 06:03 PM (zZu0s)

999 Premature 1000nation?

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 06:03 PM (aTgV0)

1000 th

Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 06:03 PM (08d9X)

1001 The U.S. Department of State issued a “Worldwide Caution” security alert on February 28 following the launch of U.S. combat operations in Iran.
-
Speaking of 'security concerns,' did those Canadians ever get out of Mexico?

Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 06:03 PM (vSvIl)

1002 Kim Cattrall as a vulcan lt. in the Undiscovered Country apparently took nude photos on the Enterprise only sporting pointy ears and Mr Nimoy destroyed the prints before release.

Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026

***
He was going to store them for seven years, until his next pon farr, but burned them by mistake?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 06:03 PM (wzUl9)

1003 The Iranian UN ambassador gonna go home?

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:04 PM (Q+gd/)

1004 I thought it was the opposite. Man Show, etc. Carolla was a bigger name; Kimmel was his fat side-kick.

-------

That was later. Kimmel got him first radio job in LA before either was famous.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:05 PM (BI5O2)

1005 Accurate targeting information, multiple sources for this

Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡
@shanaka86
Zanjan is 300 kilometers northwest of Tehran. It is not a nuclear site. It is not where the IRGC commands its missile forces. It is not on any published target list that any Western analyst predicted before this morning. And it is being bombed.

Ahram Online confirmed Israeli-US aircraft struck a depot site in Zanjan. IRNA, Iran’s own state news agency, reported explosions. Multiple OSINT accounts circulated footage of detonations consistent with precision-guided munitions hitting stored ordnance, the kind of secondary explosions that happen when a bomb hits a warehouse full of things that also explode.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:05 PM (E4rtv)

1006 The Iranian UN ambassador gonna go home?
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:04 PM (Q+gd/)

Nope. Gonna hang on 42nd street selling bjs.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 06:06 PM (uQesX)

1007 Will the Iranian UN ambassador apply for asylum in the US?

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:06 PM (Q+gd/)

1008 So I go off the thread for 20 minutes...and miss a Vendette sighting.

Hey Kiddo, if you're still here, damn glad to see you commenting.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2026 06:07 PM (iMotb)

1009 1007 Will the Iranian UN ambassador apply for asylum in the US?
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:06 PM (Q+gd/)

Sure, buddy.

You can crash on the Shah's couch.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:07 PM (06Hmj)

1010 Maybe now I'll finally learn the difference.
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 05:26 PM (lCppi)

Sunni will blow up a school by mistake because they were trying to blow up the office building next door, but they won't really mind too much.

Shia will blow up the school on purpose.

Sufi will write a ten page poem about how grass smells and then get wrecked on hash, stagger to the local schoolyard, and pass out across the teeter-totter.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:31 PM (06Hmj)

I'm going to print this and put it on the fridge.

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 06:07 PM (lCppi)

1011 1007 Will the Iranian UN ambassador apply for asylum in the US?
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:06 PM (Q+gd/)

He can try ...

But seriously, fuq that guy.

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 06:07 PM (3sXRv)

1012 The regime sent no telling how much money out of Iran to keep themselves. I wonder if any of that can be brought back?

It is either in Russia or China.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:08 PM (+nEug)

1013 This is just wonderful.

Brian Jacobson
@BrianHJacobson
Iran: "I didn't think you had it in you."

US: "I'm your huckleberry."

Iran: "My fights not with you."

US: "I beg to differ. We started a game we never got to finish. Death to America, remember?"

Iran: "I was just fooling about."

US: "I wasn't."

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 06:09 PM (zZu0s)

1014 WALTZ: "HUNDREDS of US Marines in Lebanon, thousands of troops in Iraq, American hostage after hostage has SUFFERED, our ships fired upon dozens of time in the Red Sea."

"Iran has armed and financed militant organizations that destabilize an already fragile region."
Posted by: whig

Fricken hilarious if he demands Iran's unconditional surrender right there in the UN after reading off the list of their crimes.
.... and then canoes his skull with a 45 for refusing.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 06:09 PM (/lPRQ)

1015 The top Iranians were snappy dressers with the suit and buttoned top button of the white shirts. Can't put my finger on the symbolism of the dress.

Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 06:09 PM (ehY6c)

1016 Russia just made a lot of money. Depositors ain't around to collect.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:09 PM (BI5O2)

1017 I hope, before I shuffle off this mortal coil, that I get the full story on the Venezuelan Op, and the full set of strikes against Iran.

The mini-series they could make would be must see viewing.

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 06:10 PM (3sXRv)

1018 1012 The regime sent no telling how much money out of Iran to keep themselves. I wonder if any of that can be brought back?

It is either in Russia or China.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:08 PM (+nEug)

If I were writing this movie, there would be some joint US/Israeli cyberattack that would have made it look like they were wiring all their cash out of country, but in reality it would have all gone into some secret black account, and held to be given with accrued interest to the new Free Iran to help them get their feet on the ground.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:11 PM (06Hmj)

1019 The scene in case you don't remember:

https://youtu.be/VT5Asa1VpSY?
si=9NbgAM6m3-Io5GP7

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 06:11 PM (zZu0s)

1020 No one has commented about 'emergency' protests in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, and New York City originally scheduled for today.

Were there protests?

Six more protests were also to be held tomorrow (Sunday) in Albany, N.Y.; Ellensburg, Va.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Decorah, Iowa; Gainesville, Fla.; and Springfield, Mo.

Source: The Hill, Protests opposing the US-led strikes in Iran planned in multiple cities, Feb. 28, 2026

"The coalition said Iran was engaged in diplomatic negotiations with the U.S. “up to the very last moment.”

It's one heck of a coalition.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 06:11 PM (NFX2v)

1021 1016 Russia just made a lot of money. Depositors ain't around to collect.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Unless the shah decides he wants all of the Adharbadagan satrapy. "Azerbaijan" to Russkis.

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

1022 Heard Jack Keane say we didn't get Ali Larijani, head of Iran's Nat'l Security Council. He said he was pretty much running the country and was Khamenei's protege. Chose him over his son. Very hard-line.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 28, 2026 06:11 PM (bQ4nt)

1023 1016 Russia just made a lot of money. Depositors ain't around to collect.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:09 PM (BI5O2)

I would think the new regime would like to have it returned ... in the name of comity.

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 06:12 PM (3sXRv)

1024 and held to be given with accrued interest to the new Free Iran to help them get their feet on the ground.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:11 PM (06Hmj)

FTS, spoils of war, spend it on the TRiUMPh Arch in DC.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:12 PM (BI5O2)

1025 Has the Jug Eared Fuck opined yet?

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:14 PM (Q+gd/)

1026 So I go off the thread for 20 minutes...and miss a Vendette sighting.

Hey Kiddo, if you're still here, damn glad to see you commenting.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2026 06:07 PM (iMotb)

*Waves at VIA and Mrs. VIA*

The Iranian and US Ambassadors had a verbal spat to conclude the security council meeting.

Posted by: Vendette at February 28, 2026 06:14 PM (1ieqq)

1027 >>Heard Jack Keane say we didn't get Ali Larijani, head of Iran's Nat'l Security Council. He said he was pretty much running the country and was Khamenei's protege. Chose him over his son. Very hard-line.

Might be a squiggly line soon. I can't imagine being the leader of Iran is a great job right now.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 06:14 PM (viF8m)

1028 olddog, Larijani is in hiding somewhere.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:15 PM (+nEug)

1029 On X and IC briefing of journalists including CNN carried the same story.

Bernd Debusmann Jr
@BernieDebusmann
·
2h
US intelligence believed there were indicators that Iran intended to use its conventional missiles, potentially preemptively, against US troops in the region - which Trump would not let happen. Iran was not willing to discuss its ballistic missile programme with negotiators.

Iran was also unwilling to address its proxy groups in the region, and was negotiating from a point of weakness following recent unrest. The US came to believe they were not negotiating seriously to approach a real deal.
The US was willing to come up with guardrails and framework for a civilian nuclear programme - as other countries do - but Iran wanted to enrich, which the US said made no sense.

Facilities in Isfahan, Natanz and Firdoo were being rebuilt after Midnight Hammer last year. The US believed that they were rebuilding manufacturing capacity - a violation of existing protocols and what the US wanted after Midnight Hammer.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:15 PM (E4rtv)

1030 Has the Jug Eared Fuck opined yet?
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:14 PM (Q+gd/)

He and his people have scattered cuz they're afraid they're next on Trump's little list.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 06:16 PM (ExV1e)

1031 Heard Jack Keane say we didn't get Ali Larijani, head of Iran's Nat'l Security Council. He said he was pretty much running the country and was Khamenei's protege. Chose him over his son. Very hard-line.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 28, 2026 06:11 PM (bQ4nt)

Give it time.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 06:17 PM (snZF9)

1032 Visegrád 24
@visegrad24
·
42m
BREAKING:

Anti-regime protesters tore down a statue of Khamenei in Galleh Dar, Fars province, Iran.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:17 PM (E4rtv)

1033 Has the Jug Eared Fuck opined yet?
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:14 PM (Q+gd/)

He's probably just sitting at his desk and grinding his teeth. Everything he ever did has been dismantled by Orangemanbad.

Valerie Jarrett, Iranian whore, is probably hurling crockery around her rooms at Kalorama right now.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:17 PM (BI5O2)

1034 Has the Jug Eared Fuck opined yet?
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:14 PM (Q+gd/)

He and his people have scattered cuz they're afraid they're next on Trump's little list.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 06:16 PM (ExV1e)

They should be.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 06:17 PM (snZF9)

1035 Berserker-Dragonheads Division

If Ali Larijani keys a mike to give orders, he is triangulated, and the site obliterated shortly thereafter.

He will have command and control issues from this.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 06:19 PM (u82oZ)

1036 Does anyone know if Nurse's Marine is in the area?

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 06:19 PM (lCppi)

1037 Who's more pissed right now:

Bill and Hillary for being tied up in the Epstein shitshow

or

JEF and friends watching Iran cease to be

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 06:19 PM (3sXRv)

1038 1027 >>Heard Jack Keane say we didn't get Ali Larijani, head of Iran's Nat'l Security Council. He said he was pretty much running the country and was Khamenei's protege. Chose him over his son. Very hard-line.

Might be a squiggly line soon. I can't imagine being the leader of Iran is a great job right now.
Posted by: JackStraw

Problem of being a leader with no immediate subordinates he can trust is that you have to use comms to communicate with your regime but using those comms means every chance they are compromised and lead to your demise. So stay silent and lose or start communicating and have a short time in power. His choice.

And he has his chilling reminder of what happened this morning and last summer that Israelis knew the time and place for leadership meetings which had to come from someone on the inside.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:20 PM (E4rtv)

1039 Russia just made a lot of money. Depositors ain't around to collect.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:09 PM (BI5O2)

This proves Trump is a Russian agent.

Posted by: Tik Tok lib at February 28, 2026 06:20 PM (vSvIl)

1040 LASue, nurses son is no longer in the military

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:21 PM (+nEug)

1041 * Both of us wave to Vendette!*

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2026 06:21 PM (iMotb)

1042 Ali Larijani I thought he was out of the Service.

In any event, only Marine guards at embassies are in the ME.

We will not use ground troops.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 06:21 PM (u82oZ)

1043 Another odd thing, most seem to assume the us fired the shots, but it was Israeli forces, no?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 06:21 PM (zZu0s)

1044 No one has commented about 'emergency' protests in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, and New York City originally scheduled for today.

the protest poster -

https://www.___hippo.com/i/ePM8629lIo.jpeg

Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 06:23 PM (08d9X)

1045 Vendette...

Ven-dette...

Now thats a name I've not read in a long time.

Posted by: Obi Wan at February 28, 2026 06:23 PM (zZu0s)

1046 Aetius. Correct.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:23 PM (+nEug)

1047 Maybe Larijani divulged the location. He was conveniently absent.

That would be an unfortunate rumor for him.

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:23 PM (Q+gd/)

1048 1012 The regime sent no telling how much money out of Iran to keep themselves. I wonder if any of that can be brought back?

It is either in Russia or China.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:08 PM (+nEug)

The good thing, there are are hundreds of thousands of diaspora ready to repatriate, and they'll bring Western money, goods, and know-how with them.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 28, 2026 06:23 PM (h7ZuX)

1049 Vendette...

Ven-dette...

Now thats a name I've not read in a long time.

Posted by: Obi Wan at February 28, 2026 06:23 PM (zZu0s)

LOL

Posted by: Vendette at February 28, 2026 06:23 PM (1ieqq)

1050 I hope for once we can grab the linguistic high ground on this.

Maybe "Bring Back Iranian Democracy" or "We Are Pro-Persia" or "Down with Mullahs Throwing Gays Off Buildings," or "Women Have a Right To Show Their Faces."

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 06:24 PM (lCppi)

1051 Sufi will write a ten page poem about how grass smells and then get wrecked on hash

Old-fashioned hash has a rather pleasant smell to it.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 28, 2026 06:24 PM (KAi1n)

1052 illage Idiot's Apprentice

Top o ta evenin to ya, gov'nor.

Tactical surprise! Targets, weapons, and priorities were so easy to predict I did it yesterday on a thread.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 06:24 PM (u82oZ)

1053 Hmm

https://www.___hippo.com/i/ePM8629lIo.jpeg

Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 06:24 PM (08d9X)

1054 Bill and Hillary for being tied up in the Epstein shitshow

or

JEF and friends watching Iran cease to be

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 06

Definitely door #2.

The Clintons are untouchable, they aren't worried.

The Obama cabal put their entire wholehearted effort into the elevation of Iran into a nuclear armed regional hegemon, which is now completely worthless. They were certain they'd live to finally see the Jews incinerated, and that dream is dead.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:25 PM (BI5O2)

1055 "the kind of secondary explosions that happen when a bomb hits a warehouse full of things that also explode.
Posted by: whig "

You hate to see it.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 06:25 PM (aTgV0)

1056 https://www.IMGhippo.com/i/ePM8629lIo.jpeg

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 06:25 PM (ExV1e)

1057 LASue, nurses son is no longer in the military
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:21 PM (+nEug)

Thanks !

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 06:25 PM (lCppi)

1058 30 million hijabs have just been burnt in Iran

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:25 PM (+nEug)

1059 Pixy must hate that image hosting site because the link gets scrunched ___ up on linking.

Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 06:25 PM (08d9X)

1060 How many of Musk's direct to satellite internet devices got smuggled into Iran. Hopefully enough that anytime a former regime force pops it's head up that location can be reported immediately and in real time.

They can use that ICE Tracking app.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 06:26 PM (/lPRQ)

1061 Valerie Jarrett, Iranian whore, is probably hurling crockery around her rooms at Kalorama right now.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:17 PM (BI5O2)

That marmot faced cunt is probably already filing paperwork for a new NGO to infect whatever new nation arises from the mullahcracy's composting corpse.

Her biggest concern is probably how to shoehorn "Rose" into the name.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:27 PM (06Hmj)

1062 Pixy must hate that image hosting site because the link gets scrunched ___ up on linking.
Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 06:25 PM (08d9X)

If you capitalize IMG it'll work.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 06:27 PM (ExV1e)

1063 the protest poster -

https://www.___hippo.com/i/ePM8629lIo.jpeg
Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 06:23 PM (08d9X

Omg I want one

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:27 PM (BI5O2)

1064 Dark humor in this,

𝐍𝐢𝐨𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠 🇮🇷 ✡︎
@NiohBerg
·
8h
I swear the last thing Shamkhani did before getting killed was blocking me.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:28 PM (E4rtv)

1065 Have Biden and Kamala taken credit yet? That will be tomorrow's headlines. "Years of planning", "Trump took the ball the last two yards", etc etc

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 06:28 PM (E0p3T)

1066 If you capitalize IMG it'll work.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 06:27 PM (ExV1e)

Thanks!

Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 06:29 PM (08d9X)

1067 The UN doesn't approve.. Who didn't see that coming...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 06:29 PM (VE6XX)

1068 Crippling of Iran's Leadership Just a Distraction From Epstein

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 06:29 PM (E0p3T)

1069 Funny but true,

Bonchie
@bonchieredstate
·
1h
What you have to realize about establishment foreign policy is that it's no different than domestic policy. It's just a way to keep the money flowing while never solving the problem.

Trump walked and did the things they said weren't possible, and they can't handle it.

Bonchies reply to original Sam Ashworth_Hayes post)

Quote
Sam Ashworth-Hayes
@SAshworthHayes
·
3h
If this works out it would be such a humiliation for the foreign policy establishment. Decades of clever schemes and gameplay and all this time you could just kick the door down, kill the leader, and warn the next guy that if he doesn't behave he knows what'll happen.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:30 PM (E4rtv)

1070 1067 The UN doesn't approve.. Who didn't see that coming...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 06:29 PM (VE6XX)

Oh no ...

anyway, ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 06:30 PM (3sXRv)

1071 The UN doesn't approve. So?

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:30 PM (+nEug)

1072 Crippling of Iran's Leadership Just a Distraction From Epstein
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 06:29 PM (E0p3T)

ASS beat you to it this morning.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:30 PM (BI5O2)

1073 What will this do for egg prices?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 06:30 PM (lAzE1)

1074 The UN doesn't approve.. Who didn't see that coming...
-
How many divisions do they have?

Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 06:30 PM (vSvIl)

1075 It's me donna

Office space in Tehran is a bargain now.

UN out of USA!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 06:31 PM (u82oZ)

1076 Have Biden and Kamala taken credit yet? That will be tomorrow's headlines. "Years of planning", "Trump took the ball the last two yards", etc etc
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 06:28 PM (E0p3T)

By the end of my time in office I'd killed all the Khameneis that Trump had allowed to spring up around the world. Also, I made boom boom in my pants. -- Biden

Glerk, glerk, glerk. -- Harris

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 06:31 PM (ExV1e)

1077 1058 30 million hijabs have just been burnt in Iran

Posted by: Ben Had

*********************

The Wylie, Texas, Independent School District will happily replace them with any of the hijabs they've failed to pass out in our own high schools. Also, free Qurans!

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:31 PM (X+xvk)

1078 When I was a kid a local used car dealer, Mike Persia, had his theme song "Buy Your Chevrolet From Persia," along with the logo of a mustached guy in a fez. This was in the the days when "Persia" was merely an exotic foreign country, its inhabitants' speech peppered with "Allah" and "Effendi" -- not a wild region dominated by fanatics.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 06:31 PM (wzUl9)

1079 I saw Marmot Faced Cunts open for Four Non Blondes at Coachilla in 2011

Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 06:31 PM (gKWVE)

1080 They can use that ICE Tracking app.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 06:26 PM (/lPRQ)

That would be a thing of beauty

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:32 PM (06Hmj)

1081 How many aircraft carrier battlegroups is the UN sending?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 06:32 PM (lAzE1)

1082 The UN doesn't approve.. Who didn't see that coming...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 06:29 PM (VE6XX)

The general assembly is irrelevant. The security council - which matters more than shit, but not much - won't say shit because we can veto anything.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 06:32 PM (ExV1e)

1083 1081 How many aircraft carrier battlegroups is the UN sending?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 06:32 PM (lAzE1)

If they had them they would be sending them to Iran

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 06:33 PM (VE6XX)

1084 From Barron Trump,

"Conversation
ⁿᵉʷˢ Barron Trump 🇺🇸
@BarronTNews_

Commentary account
🚨 JUST IN: After striking Iran, President Trump immediately got on the phone with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. That’s leadership. Strike the threat, then lock in your allies. No chaos. No confusion. Just coordination and strength. While critics panic, Trump is working the phones and shaping the battlefield. Hard at work all weekend. That’s how you run the free world. 🇺🇸🔥"

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:33 PM (E4rtv)

1085 X definitely has it's issues but it also allows people to see this kind of thing. There are so many people celebrating the overthrow of a murderous, terrorist, tyrannical dictatorship and it's fantastic to sew.

>>@__Injaneb96
·
5h
>>A month ago, I told my husband:

>>If President Trump helps us, Iranians, overthrow this regime, I will frame his photo and hang it on the wall of our home. He would go down in history as a legend.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 06:34 PM (viF8m)

1086 Barron's going to be king isn't he.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 06:34 PM (gKWVE)

1087 Iranians out in force in London, cheering the downfall of the Islamic regime. A crowd of joyful people chanting Javid Shah, waving Iranian and American flags.

https://tinyurl.com/ytc8uw8j

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:35 PM (X+xvk)

1088 1086 Barron's going to be king isn't he.
Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 06:34 PM (gKWVE)

There are so many many worse alternatives.

Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 06:35 PM (pDt9x)

1089 Referring to your own dad by his last name has got to feel a little weird.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:35 PM (06Hmj)

1090 🚨 JUST IN: After striking Iran, President Trump immediately got on the phone with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. That’s leadership. Strike the threat, then lock in your allies. No chaos. No confusion. Just coordination and strength. While critics panic, Trump is working the phones and shaping the battlefield. Hard at work all weekend. That’s how you run the free world. 🇺🇸🔥"

"Hi, I just whacked the Iranian assholes. You approve, right?"

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:35 PM (Q+gd/)

1091 "The UN doesn't approve.. Who didn't see that coming...
-
How many divisions do they have?
Posted by: Methos "

hah

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM (aTgV0)

1092 1000 posts what a great day

Posted by: doug at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM (Hy+R4)

1093 Barron's going to be king isn't he.
Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 06:34 PM (gKWVE)

He ain't got shit all over him.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM (zZu0s)

1094 1087 Iranians out in force in London, cheering the downfall of the Islamic regime. A crowd of joyful people chanting Javid Shah, waving Iranian and American flags.

https://tinyurl.com/ytc8uw8j

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:35 PM (X+xvk)

That has to burn.

Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM (pDt9x)

1095 gKWVE

Barron Trump, First of his Line. Lord Protector of the US of A.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM (u82oZ)

1096 Referring to your own dad by his last name has got to feel a little weird.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:35 PM (06Hmj)

Trolling the left by reminding them that his dad is Prezzy.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM (ExV1e)

1097 >If President Trump helps us, Iranians, overthrow this regime, I will frame his photo and hang it on the wall of our home. He would go down in history as a legend.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 06:34 PM

The pain the lefties must be feeling because of this sustains me.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 06:37 PM (Wnv9h)

1098 The UN doesn't approve.. Who didn't see that coming...
-
How many divisions do they have?

Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 06:30 PM (vSvIl)

They have every terrorist in Gaza on their payroll. They lost a few recently, but they're busy training up the next generation as replacements.

Posted by: Sjg at February 28, 2026 06:37 PM (aqZN1)

1099 "Hi, I just whacked the Iranian assholes. You approve, right?"
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:35 PM (Q+gd/)

🤣🤣🤣

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 06:37 PM (/M/4v)

1100 1087 Iranians out in force in London, cheering the downfall of the Islamic regime. A crowd of joyful people chanting Javid Shah, waving Iranian and American flags.

https://tinyurl.com/ytc8uw8j

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:35 PM (X+xvk)

It's a joy to see. I keep getting weepy.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 28, 2026 06:38 PM (h7ZuX)

1101 I don't really want a king all that much.

But it would be cool to convert the District of Columbia itself into a barony.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:38 PM (06Hmj)

1102 1095 gKWVE

Barron Trump, First of his Line. Lord Protector of the US of A.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM (u82oZ)

That faily is truly gifted. Compare to - Kennedy, Clinton, Obama, Bush, and their respective broods.

Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 06:38 PM (pDt9x)

1103 Sam Adams, those protestors in London just shat on Starmer's anti Islam law.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:38 PM (+nEug)

1104 "He ain't got shit all over him.
Posted by: Aetius451AD"

lol

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 06:38 PM (aTgV0)

1105 Barron's going to be king isn't he.
Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 06:34 PM (gKWVE)

He ain't got shit all over him.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM (zZu0s)

Plus, chicks like him so you know the Lady of the Lake is polishing a sword just for him.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 06:38 PM (ExV1e)

1106 1093 Barron's going to be king isn't he.
Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 06:34 PM (gKWVE)

He ain't got shit all over him.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM (zZu0s)

But I'm sure he has watery tarts throwing themselves at him ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 06:38 PM (3sXRv)

1107 Open Source Intel
@Osint613
·
1h
TRUMP: HEARING THAT MANY OF IRAN'S IRGC, MILITARY, AND OTHER SECURITY AND POLICE FORCES, NO LONGER WANT TO FIGHT, AND ARE LOOKING FOR IMMUNITY FROM US

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:38 PM (E4rtv)

1108 Iranians out in force in London, cheering the downfall of the Islamic regime. A crowd of joyful people chanting Javid Shah, waving Iranian and American flags.

https://tinyurl.com/ytc8uw8j

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:35 PM (X+xvk)

That has to burn.
Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM

Watching Tousi out on the streets. Sadiq Khan must be crying.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 06:38 PM (Wnv9h)

1109 If President Trump helps us, Iranians, overthrow this regime, I will frame his photo and hang it on the wall of our home. He would go down in history as a legend.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 06:34 PM

I hope they use his mugshot as an extra "fuck you" to the people who would have done nothing.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 06:39 PM (ExV1e)

1110 Quote
Sam Ashworth-Hayes
@SAshworthHayes
·
3h
If this works out it would be such a humiliation for the foreign policy establishment. Decades of clever schemes and gameplay and all this time you could just kick the door down, kill the leader, and warn the next guy that if he doesn't behave he knows what'll happen.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:30 PM (E4rtv)

Like a good dad who doesn't negotiate or ask about your feelings; he just says, "you're not dating that guy anymore" and you know he means it.

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 06:39 PM (lCppi)

1111 Ordinary Iranians joyous, weeping, singing, chanting, shouting praise and thanks to President Trump.

Democrats, women, children and minorities hardest hit. Because reasons.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:40 PM (X+xvk)

1112 1107 Open Source Intel
@Osint613
·
1h
TRUMP: HEARING THAT MANY OF IRAN'S IRGC, MILITARY, AND OTHER SECURITY AND POLICE FORCES, NO LONGER WANT TO FIGHT, AND ARE LOOKING FOR IMMUNITY FROM US
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:38 PM (E4rtv)

What they have to worry about are reprisals.

Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 06:40 PM (pDt9x)

1113 Plus, chicks like him so you know the Lady of the Lake is polishing a sword just for him.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 06:38 PM

Is that what the kids are calling it these days?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 06:40 PM (Wnv9h)

1114 1089 Referring to your own dad by his last name has got to feel a little weird.
Posted by: Warai-otoko
======
Golden Scalp Weasel was edited out from the first draft.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:40 PM (E4rtv)

1115 Nobody wants a king but we can have a laugh.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 06:40 PM (aTgV0)

1116 I like to bring this one out at appropriate times...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eicVr8fgGlY

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:40 PM (Q+gd/)

1117 Truly a day of days. Thankful to have lived this long to see this day.

Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 06:41 PM (ehY6c)

1118 This reminds me of the scene from 5th Element:

https://youtu.be/9TyxxLHfBwE?
si=VXz8JKWDL-qX5oay

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 06:41 PM (zZu0s)

1119 Golden Scalp Weasel was edited out from the first draft.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:40 PM (E4rtv)

Ha!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 28, 2026 06:41 PM (h7ZuX)

1120 Nobody wants a king but we can have a laugh.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 06:40 PM (aTgV0)

It's probably only a matter of time, though. Better him than someone on the left.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 06:41 PM (ExV1e)

1121 stop it ! I can't laugh no more !!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

"ALWAYS A BANGER ‼️

“Iran's Secret Service had established a unit to target Mossad agents within Iran. However, the head of this unit turned out to be a Mossad operative himself, along with 20 other agents.."

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 06:42 PM (/M/4v)

1122 What they have to worry about are reprisals.
Posted by: tubal

The IRGC and Basiji thugs have to worried about it. Military not so much.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:42 PM (E4rtv)

1123 >If President Trump helps us, Iranians, overthrow this regime, I will frame his photo and hang it on the wall of our home. He would go down in history as a legend.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 06:34 PM

The pain the lefties must be feeling because of this sustains me.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

Market water closets with Obama's face enameled into the bowl.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 06:42 PM (/lPRQ)

1124 Hallelujah for today.

This is deeply personal for me. I left a lab to join the US Navy after the Iranian Hostage mission failed. And now, at last...

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 06:43 PM (u82oZ)

1125 Goldie is showing videos of people dancing and cheering with the Iranian, US, and Israeli flags waving around.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 06:43 PM (ExV1e)

1126 What they have to worry about are reprisals.
Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 06:40 PM (pDt9x)

Yeah they're hopefully planning to get even with their tormentors, and I hope Trump isn't planning to deny them justice. People have to die.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:43 PM (BI5O2)

1127 Insty has a few items up about the Palestinian Authority shitting on Iran and cheering the decapitation strikes.

Kind of makes sense, actually. The PA wasn't exactly any better than reluctant bedfellows with Hamas in the best of times. Open combat other times. What do they care if the sugar daddy for their biggest regional competitor gets their etch-a-sketch thrown in a paint mixer by the Great Satan?

Fuck them all the same. But lol.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:43 PM (06Hmj)

1128 >>The pain the lefties must be feeling because of this sustains me.

It really is astounding watching them loose their mud over the overthrow Iran, a country that has been terrorizing and killing people all over the world including Americans for nearly 50 years. They are completely broken by their Trump hate.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 06:43 PM (viF8m)

1129 This is deeply personal for me. I left a lab to join the US Navy after the Iranian Hostage mission failed. And now, at last...
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 06:43 PM

Enjoy it NaCly!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 06:44 PM (Wnv9h)

1130 1121 stop it ! I can't laugh no more !!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

"ALWAYS A BANGER ‼️

“Iran's Secret Service had established a unit to target Mossad agents within Iran. However, the head of this unit turned out to be a Mossad operative himself, along with 20 other agents.."
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 06:42 PM (/M/4v)

LOL !!!!

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 06:44 PM (3sXRv)

1131 1103 Sam Adams, those protestors in London just shat on Starmer's anti Islam law.
Posted by: Ben Had

****************************

Ha! Amen!

It's a joy to see. I keep getting weepy.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!

****************************

Profoundly moving to see! The relief at the prospect that their suffering may be coming to an end. God bless and keep them, and all involved in their liberation!

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:44 PM (X+xvk)

1132 ASS beat you to it this morning.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:30 PM (BI5O2)

figures

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 06:45 PM (E0p3T)

1133 After what they put that boy and his family through, the Deep State better fucking pray Barron never attains power.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:45 PM (BI5O2)

1134 I doubt sny sovereign country will be sad to see the Islamic Republic gone. Mad dogs bite anyone.

Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 06:45 PM (pDt9x)

1135 “Iran's Secret Service had established a unit to target Mossad agents within Iran. However, the head of this unit turned out to be a Mossad operative himself, along with 20 other agents.."
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 06:42 PM (/M/4v)

Perfect!

Posted by: RandomDave at February 28, 2026 06:46 PM (aJQbY)

1136 🚨 EMERGENCY DAY OF ACTION IN NYC TO STOP THE WAR WITH IRAN: TODAY, 2/28 at 2PM in Times Square

too late!

https://tinyurl.com/3v7tz49s

Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 06:46 PM (08d9X)

1137 Did you ruin Iran's day, Daddy?

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 06:46 PM (E0p3T)

1138 “Iran's Secret Service had established a unit to target Mossad agents within Iran. However, the head of this unit turned out to be a Mossad operative himself, along with 20 other agents.."
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 06:42 PM (/M/4v)

LOL !!!!
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 06:44 PM (3sXRv)

That's the most Mossad thing i've ever read.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:46 PM (06Hmj)

1139 Market water closets with Obama's face enameled into the bowl.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 06:42 PM

Somewhere I have a 1979 dartboard with Khomeini's face on it, saying Ayatolla Khockamamie. I had fun throwing darts at that.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 06:47 PM (Wnv9h)

1140 This is deeply personal for me. I left a lab to join the US Navy after the Iranian Hostage mission failed. And now, at last...
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 06:43 PM

Bless you, and enjoy your delayed, but not denied, success.

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 06:47 PM (lCppi)

1141 It really is astounding watching them loose their mud over the overthrow Iran, a country that has been terrorizing and killing people all over the world including Americans for nearly 50 years. They are completely broken by their Trump hate.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 06:43 PM (viF8m)

They just watched a major source of funding vanish. I'd be broken too.

Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 06:47 PM (E0p3T)

1142 There's a perverse glee in me that if this really settles down as fast as I hope it will, the "anti-war" (read: Anti-Sanity) crowd won't have anything to squawk about.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:47 PM (06Hmj)

1143 1142 There's a perverse glee in me that if this really settles down as fast as I hope it will, the "anti-war" (read: Anti-Sanity) crowd won't have anything to squawk about.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:47 PM (06Hmj)

Epstein !

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 06:48 PM (VE6XX)

1144 Hey I heard you liked Mossad so I put some Mossad in your Mossad.

Posted by: The Mossad at February 28, 2026 06:48 PM (E0p3T)

1145 1144 Hey I heard you liked Mossad so I put some Mossad in your Mossad.
Posted by: The Mossad at February 28, 2026 06:48 PM (E0p3T)

Word ...

Posted by: Xzibit at February 28, 2026 06:49 PM (3sXRv)

1146 1145 1144 Hey I heard you liked Mossad so I put some Mossad in your Mossad.
Posted by: The Mossad at February 28, 2026 06:48 PM (E0p3T)

Word ...
Posted by: Xzibit at February 28, 2026 06:49 PM (3sXRv)

It's not often you get a call back 1000 comments later on the same thread....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:49 PM (06Hmj)

1147 It's not often you get a call back 1000 comments later on the same thread....
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:49 PM (06Hmj)

It's been a day of "firsts" ...

Posted by: Xzibit at February 28, 2026 06:50 PM (3sXRv)

1148 The Mossad is glorious.

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 06:51 PM (lCppi)

1149 The 3 day war. Leadership decimated, navy sunk , air force shot down and evey nation in the region wanting revenge

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:51 PM (+nEug)

1150 1115 Nobody wants a king but we can have a laugh.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 06:40 PM (aTgV0)

I know, I just needed a prefatory statement for my punchline to make the pacing work.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:52 PM (06Hmj)

1151 The totals for top 10 will be high this week, my friends.

Days like today are when the shitposters truly shine.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 06:52 PM (zZu0s)

1152 1151 The totals for top 10 will be high this week, my friends.

Days like today are when the shitposters truly shine.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 06:52 PM (zZu0s)

The trolls seem to have given up

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 06:53 PM (VE6XX)

1153 1148 The Mossad is glorious.
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 06:51 PM (lCppi)

When people snivvel that Joos run the world, I think of the kind of crap Mossad pulls like this and think "I WISH Jews ran the world!"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:53 PM (06Hmj)

1154 What about all those wonderweapons the Iranians had in those videos?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 06:53 PM (zZu0s)

1155 Now about the Nobel peace prize for the Donald.

Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 06:53 PM (ehY6c)

1156 1148 The Mossad is glorious.

Posted by: LASue

********************

Yes, they are.

Hang on a second, my pager is going off.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:53 PM (X+xvk)

1157 Days like today are when the shitposters truly shine.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 06:52 PM (zZu0s)

Wait, TJM was here?

I didn't see him!

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:54 PM (06Hmj)

1158 Barron doesn't have to be king here. We could always install Barron as king in London.
I mean, there's precedent. "Windsor" started out as Saxe-Coburgs and Hanoverians (before they were diddling kids).

Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 06:55 PM (gKWVE)

1159 We had an army of trolls this morning and then they all vanished at once. Dems are trying to figure out messaging. Bad day for them.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:56 PM (BI5O2)

1160 What about all those wonderweapons the Iranians had in those videos?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Hypersonic carrier destroying missiles, where did they go?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 06:56 PM (/lPRQ)

1161 The war in Iran continues. As a service to our loyal viewers, we will restart the Death Toll of american servicemen forced into a war for oil so you can track it between sending your check into the DNC.

This Is CNN.

Posted by: CNN at February 28, 2026 06:57 PM (Ksqrb)

1162 1160 What about all those wonderweapons the Iranians had in those videos?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Hypersonic carrier destroying missiles, where did they go?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 06:56 PM (/lPRQ)

I thought there was an extra special warning not to use them ... directed at China.

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 06:57 PM (3sXRv)

1163 1159 We had an army of trolls this morning and then they all vanished at once. Dems are trying to figure out messaging. Bad day for them.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:56 PM (BI5O2)

That is so funny. Dems are ready to impeach.

Posted by: Joemarine at February 28, 2026 06:58 PM (y171U)

1164 1158 Barron doesn't have to be king here. We could always install Barron as king in London.
I mean, there's precedent. "Windsor" started out as Saxe-Coburgs and Hanoverians (before they were diddling kids).
Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 06:55 PM (gKWVE)

Hey, man, if some jumped up half-scandi frenchies can just waltz in there and take the throne...

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:58 PM (06Hmj)

1165 Yo, Mr Ace, a little new thread relief please?

Posted by: The Hampsters at February 28, 2026 06:58 PM (Q+gd/)

1166 thought there was an extra special warning not to use them ... directed at China.
Posted by: browndog says woof at February

They tried and failed to sink the Lincoln.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:58 PM (BI5O2)

1167 China and Russia said they would not send any offensive weapons to support the regime.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:59 PM (+nEug)

1168 I thought there was an extra special warning not to use them ... directed at China.
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 06:57 PM (3sXRv)

"Ha! You didn't think we sold them missiles that actually *work*, did you roundeye?"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:59 PM (06Hmj)

1169 Hey, man, if some jumped up half-scandi frenchies can just waltz in there and take the throne...
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026

***
How meet it is to see I am still remembered!

Posted by: William the Conqueror at February 28, 2026 07:00 PM (wzUl9)

1170 Man oh man ...

Zero Hedge is more unhinged in the comments than ever

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:00 PM (3sXRv)

1171 China and Russia said they would not send any offensive weapons to support the regime.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:59 PM (+nEug)

"...and, no, you can't have your gold deposits back !"

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 07:00 PM (/M/4v)

1172 "Ha! You didn't think we sold them missiles that actually *work*, did you roundeye?"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:59 PM (06Hmj

Big secret is: none of them work.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:00 PM (zZu0s)

1173 Think I'll fill my tank tomorrow morning just in case.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 07:01 PM (viF8m)

1174 "I like to bring this one out at appropriate times...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eicVr8fgGlY
Posted by: davidt "

Thank you so much David.

This was an awesome flashback. I've shared it with all the lefty assholes I deal with.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:01 PM (aTgV0)

1175 Zero Hedge is more unhinged in the comments than ever
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:00 PM (3sXRv)

Lol, I'm sure those spastic idiots are melting down.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 07:01 PM (BI5O2)

1176 Zero Hedge is more unhinged in the comments than ever
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:00 PM (3sXRv)

Is Stormfront still a thing?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:01 PM (zZu0s)

1177 1167 China and Russia said they would not send any offensive weapons to support the regime.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:59 PM (+nEug)

There's "send"

And then there's "sent"

I don't trust the Chinese Ben ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:02 PM (3sXRv)

1178 Red China is a paper tiger who cannot project power beyond their large cities. Much of the countryside is a lawless land of peasants just trying to survive until their next meal.

Posted by: Old Iron Pants at February 28, 2026 07:02 PM (Ksqrb)

1179 1159 We had an army of trolls this morning and then they all vanished at once. Dems are trying to figure out messaging. Bad day for them.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
=========
Same confusion among the grifter right on X right now. They are floating trial balloon messages and getting hammered. MTG popped up and promptly was getting ratioed. Same with a lot of the other grifter pseudo right.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:02 PM (E4rtv)

1180 1124 Hallelujah for today.

This is deeply personal for me. I left a lab to join the US Navy after the Iranian Hostage mission failed. And now, at last...
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 06:43 PM (u82oZ)
Everybody wanted to go, same as 9/11.

Posted by: Eromero at February 28, 2026 07:03 PM (LHPAg)

1181 There's "send"

And then there's "sent"

I don't trust the Chinese Ben ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:02 PM (3sXRv)

I can see them hanging the mullahs out to dry.

Their usefulness has been zeroed out. They're a pure liability now. The sooner they're off the world stage, the better. For everybody.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 07:03 PM (06Hmj)

1182 Think I'll fill my tank tomorrow morning just in case.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026

***
Hm. Good idea.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 07:03 PM (wzUl9)

1183 Ok, hilarious (to me) side note on my personal tendencies to procrastinate.

Tucker, months ago, did an interview with Aaron Lewis about getting blacklisted from the music industry. I have had the tab open long enough to go from the earliest stages of 'just asking questions' to his current ... roundthebendedness. And I have never listened to more than the opening 10 seconds. I need to, I like Aaron Lewis' music a lot.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:03 PM (zZu0s)

1184 1140 This is deeply personal for me. I left a lab to join the US Navy after the Iranian Hostage mission failed. And now, at last...
Posted by: NaCly Dog
=====
May your day be blessed, what is left of it.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:04 PM (E4rtv)

1185 The Democrats would love nothing better than an actual war they could bitch about, as they did with Iraq. Too bad for them Trump don't play that way.

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 07:04 PM (Q+gd/)

1186 1175 Zero Hedge is more unhinged in the comments than ever
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:00 PM (3sXRv)

Lol, I'm sure those spastic idiots are melting down.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 07:01 PM (BI5O2)

1176 Zero Hedge is more unhinged in the comments than ever
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:00 PM (3sXRv)

Is Stormfront still a thing?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:01 PM (zZu0s)

Trump is now, officially, worse than the Joos ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:04 PM (3sXRv)

1187 Trump is now, officially, worse than the Joos ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:04 PM (3sXRv)

Trolls were calling him Trumpstein this morning.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 07:05 PM (BI5O2)

1188 Trolls were calling him Trumpstein this morning.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 07:05 PM (BI5O2)

I thought Trump was an antisemite?

Argh. I can't keep up anymore.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 07:06 PM (06Hmj)

1189 Red China is a paper tiger who cannot project power beyond their large cities. Much of the countryside is a lawless land of peasants just trying to survive until their next meal.

Posted by: Old Iron Pants at February 28, 2026 07:02

I think the biggest thing is we do not know what they can do. There is so much bullshit, stolen tech and propaganda it seems hard to tell.

On the bright side, neither do they. That HAS to be something that worries them about Taiwan. Finding out that your curveball is shit while attempting the largest amphibious landing in history against at least a near peer technologically would be the worst day in military history we've seen... I am not sure there is a good parallel except maybe the Sino-Japanese war.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:07 PM (zZu0s)

1190 Interesting x post on trolls

Insurrection Barbie
The talking points have gone out and all of the woke right received the memo overnight (everyone of them is using these talking points)

1. Invoke the name of Charlie Kirk and use his position from June to make broad sweeping arguments that he never made. Because that horrific tragedy is still fresh in everybody’s mind so we have to exploit him for clicks.
2. WW3
3. Trump/Vance is over we lost the midterms and 2028
4. Israels war
5. Iran is much stronger then Israel pretends
6. This is Iraq again
7. Deep state neocons are running Trump
8. Netanyahu and Mark Levin are running Trump
9. Any Strike Will Lead to World War III / US Military Will Be Depleted
10. The spiritual war is anti-Zionism
11. End of MAGA/Trump betrayed the base
12. Americans don’t want this war neither do Iranians
13. Iran, not having a nuclear weapon is not in the best interest of the United States of America.

The wall to wall messaging from everyone in this infrastructure will be this all day long:
Trump was deceived by neocons
Iran is not a real threat to Americans
Israel is manipulating US foreign policy
This is the end of MAGA

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:08 PM (E4rtv)

1191 The most hilarious thing has happened.

The Palestinian Authority has denounced Iran for bombing all the surrounding Islamic countries. Queers for Palestine has no idea what to think now.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 07:08 PM (3ha+O)

1192 Yeah they're hopefully planning to get even with their tormentors, and I hope Trump isn't planning to deny them justice. People have to die.
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There are several upsides to not having 'boots on the ground.'

Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 07:08 PM (vSvIl)

1193
Trump is now, officially, worse than the Joos ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:04 PM (3sXRv)

And yet, still an anti-semite. Sometimes I think the whole Dem party is one guy in a room with funhouse mirrors on all the walls talking to himself.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 28, 2026 07:08 PM (w/O5Q)

1194 80 million people in Iran are thanking PDT tonight. I figure 10 million are regime holdouts

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 07:08 PM (+nEug)

1195 1158 Barron doesn't have to be king here. We could always install Barron as king in London.
I mean, there's precedent. "Windsor" started out as Saxe-Coburgs and Hanoverians (before they were diddling kids).
Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 06:55 PM (gKWVE)

I'm not the first to think of it, but he could marry that Danish princess...

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 28, 2026 07:09 PM (h7ZuX)

1196 Hmmm.... Looks like Saudi Arabia got a tad pissed when Iran shot missiles at a US base in Saudi A.

Say they are joining the war.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 28, 2026 07:09 PM (mP0Kj)

1197 Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:08 PM (E4rtv)

Wow...

Noe of those talking points make any sense whatsoever

Talk about not being able to control the message

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:10 PM (3sXRv)

1198 Trolls were calling him Trumpstein this morning.

The programmes of the Two Minutes Hate varied from day to day, but there was none in which Trumpstein is not the principal figure. He was the primal traitor, the earliest defiler of the Party's purity. All subsequent crimes against the Party, all treacheries, acts of sabotage, heresies, deviations, sprang directly out of his teaching.

Posted by: Hollywood, The Deep State and The Media at February 28, 2026 07:10 PM (Ksqrb)

1199 6. This is Iraq again
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:08 PM (E4rtv)

This is the one I expect to be pushed the hardest.

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 07:10 PM (Q+gd/)

1200 We had an army of trolls this morning and then they all vanished at once. Dems are trying to figure out messaging. Bad day for them.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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They are on emergency stand-by mode waiting for their next NPC download.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 07:10 PM (/lPRQ)

1201 Saw on X that the US military has spent several months working on making our drones look like the ones Iran and Russia have been manufacturing, so a lot of them were allowed to fly right up to targets unimpeded.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 07:11 PM (3ha+O)

1202 1196 Hmmm.... Looks like Saudi Arabia got a tad pissed when Iran shot missiles at a US base in Saudi A.

Say they are joining the war.
Posted by: Romeo13

Iran has done everything from trying the seize the Grand Mosque to funding Houthis to shoot missiles and invade S. Saudi Arabia. No love lost from the Saudis for the Mullahs.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:11 PM (E4rtv)

1203 Think I'll fill my tank tomorrow morning just in case.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026

***
Hm. Good idea.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
===

A little early for Hurricane Season prep but I should run out and get thirty gallons of Zero Ethanol for numerous small engines and generator.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 07:12 PM (/lPRQ)

1204 And yet, still an anti-semite. Sometimes I think the whole Dem party is one guy in a room with funhouse mirrors on all the walls talking to himself.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 28, 2026 07:08 PM (w/O5Q)

What's that meme about all these trolls being a dog in the basement shit typing ...

These people ain't real

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:12 PM (3sXRv)

1205 It will never not be funny to me that we elected a guy named Trump and he is changing the entire world by doing things everyone else said was impossible. I mean it's right there in the name.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 07:12 PM (viF8m)

1206 1201 Saw on X that the US military has spent several months working on making our drones look like the ones Iran and Russia have been manufacturing, so a lot of them were allowed to fly right up to targets unimpeded.
Posted by: Ian S.
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Earlier video of a Predator drone flying unhindered near Tabriz

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:13 PM (E4rtv)

1207 Uno.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 07:13 PM (lAzE1)

1208 Ironically, gas prices might come down because of this, now that you don't have the world's leading sponsor of fucking up everybody's nice things out there fucking up everybody's nice shipping lanes.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 07:13 PM (06Hmj)

1209 Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:13 PM (E4rtv)

By all appearances today, you're feeling much better.

How goes the battle?

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:14 PM (3sXRv)

1210 Wow.... 1200 + posts...

Any COB out there able to get us another Open Thread?

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 28, 2026 07:14 PM (mP0Kj)

1211 Any word yet from former '79 Iranian Hostages?

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 07:14 PM (Q+gd/)

1212 Can’t find many good videos of action in Iran. Don’t know where to look. Must all be on X. Forcing my hand to sign on I guess.

Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 07:15 PM (pDt9x)

1213 I was lathe to mention it.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 07:15 PM (lAzE1)

1214 The wall to wall messaging from everyone in this infrastructure will be this all day long:
Trump was deceived by neocons
Iran is not a real threat to Americans
Israel is manipulating US foreign policy
This is the end of MAGA

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:08 PM (E4rtv)

They've run the same routine every time Trump has launched a strike going back to 2017 when he hit Syria after a chemical weapons attack.

It's really quite predictable at this point.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 07:15 PM (6ydKt)

1215 1208 Ironically, gas prices might come down because of this, now that you don't have the world's leading sponsor of fucking up everybody's nice things out there fucking up everybody's nice shipping lanes.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 07:13 PM (06Hmj)

LOL, they will go down everywhere EXCEPT here in Clownifornia... because of our stupid State Government.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 28, 2026 07:15 PM (mP0Kj)

1216 This post is gravid with potential for birthing a new thread.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:16 PM (zZu0s)

1217 This is the one I expect to be pushed the hardest.
Posted by: davidt

Yet the easiest to collapse if we refrain from sending ground troops in. Hard to build much US interest in furriners killing other furriners.

Like Venezuela, this is more the sort of old style regime reformation that used to be prevalent even in biblical times. We remove your piece of shit rulers and let you select new ones. But if they are trouble outside their borders, then we come back and the beating is worse than the last time.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:16 PM (E4rtv)

1218 The Palestinian Authority has denounced Iran for bombing all the surrounding Islamic countries.

Iran bombed US Marines not in Israel but in Lebanon. Why did Reagan send Marines into Lebanon? IIRC it was to protect the Palestinians there from the spanking they'd earned in south Lebanon (and in Israel before that, and in Jordan).
Some Palestinians might still exist who remember that Iran isn't really their friend.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 07:16 PM (gKWVE)

1219 1205 It will never not be funny to me that we elected a guy named Trump and he is changing the entire world by doing things everyone else said was impossible. I mean it's right there in the name.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 07:12 PM (viF8m)

That picture of him, back in the day, with Ronald Reagan shaking hands while at the White House was some kid of foreshadowing

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:16 PM (3sXRv)

1220 LOL, they will go down everywhere EXCEPT here in Clownifornia... because of our stupid State Government.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 28, 2026 07:15 PM (mP0Kj)

That greasy hipster doofus will probably start cutting checks to the Houthis himself.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 07:16 PM (06Hmj)

1221 They've run the same routine every time Trump has launched a strike going back to 2017 when he hit Syria after a chemical weapons attack.

It's really quite predictable at this point.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

But the difference is that most of that was from the left. The woke right on the nets has simply adopted this attitude wholesale either because they get paid or they are anti Semitic.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:17 PM (E4rtv)

1222 Wait till someone runs for President with the last name "Joker".

Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 07:17 PM (gKWVE)

1223 It will never not be funny to me that we elected a guy named Trump and he is changing the entire world by doing things everyone else said was impossible. I mean it's right there in the name.

It's a little amazing to me how the conventional wisdom about everything has turned out to be fake bullshit. You can just do things. And Trump has.

If the zero casualties reports check out, this is the most impressive few months for the US military since World War II.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 07:17 PM (3ha+O)

1224 If the zero casualties reports check out, this is the most impressive few months for the US military since World War II.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 07:17 PM (3ha+O)

How about EVER ?

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:18 PM (3sXRv)

1225 1212 Can’t find many good videos of action in Iran. Don’t know where to look. Must all be on X. Forcing my hand to sign on I guess.
Posted by: tubal

Reason why I finally joined. Too many people were citing posts and cutting off posts that I could not see otherwise. And yes, there are plenty of videos, some real, some fake right now. Lot of fake Iranian stuff.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:18 PM (E4rtv)

1226 Won't forget Barky insulting the Donald at some D.C. grope fest (forget which one). We do get the leadership we need at the right time; the Lord be praised always.

Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 07:20 PM (ehY6c)

1227 JackStraw, a raised glass to you because all day you were in my head saying what an incredible time to be alive.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 07:20 PM (+nEug)

1228 1173 Think I'll fill my tank tomorrow morning just in case.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 07:01 PM (viF8m)
We filled our vehicles today.

Posted by: Eromero at February 28, 2026 07:20 PM (LHPAg)

1229 By all appearances today, you're feeling much better.

How goes the battle?
Posted by: browndog

Helps that I finally got to take my arthritis medicine again. Been off it a month. Pain is still there but lessening everyday and longer intervals between the muscle relaxers and the pain meds which sometimes messes up sleep cycles. But when I crash, I crash hard.

We will see about regaining function and strength but rehab is about two months away. Doc wants a good bond on spine for the hardware first before allowing it.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:21 PM (E4rtv)

1230 If the zero casualties reports check out, this is the most impressive few months for the US military since World War II.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 07:17 PM (3ha+O)

It’s the only number the American public will accept.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 07:22 PM (4hjRS)

1231 Interesting commentary

Just Another Pod Guy
@TMTLongShort

Post

Just Another Pod Guy
@TMTLongShort
Reportedly the Ayatollah was offered amnesty and safe passage to Moscow along with a handful of top IRGC officials weeks ago and they turned it down.

Back in 2019 when Iran killed an American contractor after attacking a base in Iraq the U.S. was about to attack Iran directly under the urging of a very hawkish Bolton…. Instead they went after Soleimani instead.

This time around General “Raizin” Caine is in charge and is far more methodical. Both Iran and VZ were planned months in advance.

None of this was impulsive. This is all in service of an end objective. And the adults are in charge.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:23 PM (E4rtv)

1232 But the difference is that most of that was from the left. The woke right on the nets has simply adopted this attitude wholesale either because they get paid or they are anti Semitic.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:17 PM (E4rtv)

As far as I can remember there was always the Ron Paul followers who've pushed this anti-war/isolationist stance who especially blame Israel first, and reset their influence in DC.

I see this current crop of alt-righters as an extension of that.
It's gotten more refined and sophisticated, but it's still the same underlying arguments and accusations of Neo-Con/Israeli string-pulling of Trump since his first term.

They keep seeing another Iraq debacle but Trump has held steadfast about never putting boots on the ground so far so they come off looking hysterical and silly every time their predictions of WWIII fail to materialize.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 07:23 PM (6ydKt)

1233 reset = resent ^^^

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 07:23 PM (6ydKt)

1234 "Why have trillions of dollars of shit lying around to kill people with if we're never going to use it?"

"That's only for if we're attacked! We can't fight offensive wars, that's evil!"

"Attacked? What in the high holy fuck do you call the last forty years? We've been getting attacked regularly by every shitbag on Earth who has the Ayatollah's phone number."

"Buh uh uhm ... ferrever worr? Joos! Yeah! Joos!"

"Oh, just fuck off already."

Posted by: Warai-otoko argues with a strawman who we've all met. at February 28, 2026 07:23 PM (06Hmj)

1235 In my wildest dreams, Ben Had, I never imagined a couple of years like we have just lived through. It's been absolutely incredible. And the best part is we have 3 more years to go.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 07:24 PM (viF8m)

1236 Ah, a new target popped up today, Guess the rest of the gang are indisposed.
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Faytuks Network
@FaytuksNetwork
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1h
BREAKING: Iranian First Vice President Aref has announced his intention to take full control of Iran under "wartime conditions"

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:25 PM (E4rtv)

1237 I assume that at 1500 comments the blog will escape it's containment and go critical, melting down to the center of the earth, and I'm not sure if there's anything we can do about it at this point.

(stands, salutes)

Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 07:25 PM (3uBP9)

1238 Is he answering his pager?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 07:26 PM (lAzE1)

1239 I'd love to hear that all home-side bases cancelled all activities for the duration of this operation, just so that some nudnik doesn't shoot someone during training, or drop a transmission on a guy, or otherwise cause a death to be recorded on the books, so that some dickhead journalist could then gloat about the War Dead.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 07:26 PM (06Hmj)

1240 In my wildest dreams, Ben Had, I never imagined a couple of years like we have just lived through. It's been absolutely incredible. And the best part is we have 3 more years to go.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026

***
True. DJT has only been in office a little more than a year!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 07:26 PM (wzUl9)

1241 Reminds me. Bolton was being a bitch earlier today
tinyurl.com/bdey6mmb

Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 07:26 PM (gKWVE)

1242 1237 I assume that at 1500 comments the blog will escape it's containment and go critical, melting down to the center of the earth, and I'm not sure if there's anything we can do about it at this point.

(stands, salutes)

Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 07:25 PM (3uBP9)

The Peruvia Syndrome

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 07:26 PM (Q+gd/)

1243 Ah, a new target popped up today, Guess the rest of the gang are indisposed.
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@FaytuksNetwork
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1h
BREAKING: Iranian First Vice President Aref has announced his intention to take full control of Iran under "wartime conditions"
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:25 PM (E4rtv)
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Let's see of Iranian SECOND Vice President is more sensible...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 07:27 PM (ESVrU)

1244 1500 huh,better boil some water, get some clean sheets a make a cup of coffee.

Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 07:27 PM (ehY6c)

1245 BREAKING: Iranian First Vice President Aref has announced his intention to take full control of Iran under "wartime conditions"

That's a bold move, Cotton.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 07:27 PM (noPDf)

1246 I assume that at 1500 comments the blog will escape it's containment and go critical, melting down to the center of the earth, and I'm not sure if there's anything we can do about it at this point.

(stands, salutes)
Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026

***
"Jettisoning AoSHQ core, sir!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 07:27 PM (wzUl9)

1247 "I'm not the first to think of it, but he could marry that Danish princess...
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!"

Well...

Greenland would be ours through marriage.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:28 PM (aTgV0)

1248 Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:23 PM (E4rtv)

IMO finally doing what we should have done in 83.

Instead, we invaded about every other nation in the region.... but not the heart of the problem.

Now... HEART ATTACK!

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 28, 2026 07:28 PM (mP0Kj)

1249 I mean...this Danish Princess...

Is she hot?

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:28 PM (aTgV0)

1250 Iran, not having a nuclear weapon is not in the best interest of the United States of America.

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Huh??? By what reasoning? The regime's motto was "Death to America."

Even Obama didn't have the balls to tell people an Iranian bomb would be good for the US.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 07:28 PM (BI5O2)

1251 We are like the telegraph operators in Halifax, desperately signaling to the trains to stop their approach to the city.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:29 PM (zZu0s)

1252 "... and my first act as acting president in wartime is to unconditionally surrender and flee to an undisclosed location."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 07:29 PM (06Hmj)

1253 Even Obama didn't have the balls to tell people an Iranian bomb would be good for the US.

Big Mike has the balls in that relationship anyway.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 07:30 PM (noPDf)

1254 Well, no- we're not anything like that.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:30 PM (zZu0s)

1255 The war in Iran continues. As a service to our loyal viewers, we will restart the Death Toll of american servicemen forced into a war for oil so you can track it between sending your check into the DNC.

This Is CNN.
Posted by: CNN at February 28, 2026 06:57 PM (Ksqrb)

My office. Now.

Posted by: Paramount at February 28, 2026 07:30 PM (vSvIl)

1256 this Danish Princess... Is she hot?
Posted by: eleven

Ødren vikkr fjirden... 'asshole'?

Posted by: the princess at February 28, 2026 07:31 PM (gKWVE)

1257 Death to America and Israel doesn't seem to be working out so well.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 07:31 PM (+nEug)

1258 Big Mike has the balls in that relationship anyway.
Posted by: Ian S.

Inflamed, irritated, beyond fungicide control, but yes.

Has she ever ever been happy?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 07:31 PM (u82oZ)

1259 Ødren vikkr fjirden... 'asshole'?
Posted by: the princess at February 28, 2026 07:31 PM (gKWVE

That. yep. That was in the movie.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:32 PM (zZu0s)

1260 Good Luck, Have Fun Don't Die (movie, not an Iran thread) is up,

Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 07:32 PM (vSvIl)

1261 BREAKING: Iranian First Vice President Aref has announced his intention to take full control of Iran under "wartime conditions"

==

🤡

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 07:32 PM (/M/4v)

1262 This would be a good time for ICE to make a huge sweep of illegals, maybe a million or so and get them out of the country while the left is busy bitching about Iran.

Posted by: Ripley at February 28, 2026 07:33 PM (PTDkx)

1263 BREAKING: Iranian First Vice President Aref has announced his intention to take full control of Iran under "wartime conditions"
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:25 PM (E4rtv)
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Let's see of Iranian SECOND Vice President is more sensible...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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To quote Gilbert and Sullivan

As some day it may happen that a victim must be found
I've got a little list — I've got a little list
Of Iranian offenders who might well be underground
And who never would be missed — who never would be missed!

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:33 PM (E4rtv)

1264 Methos may have been too obscure.

HEY RETARDS! THE MOVIE THREAD IS OVERNOOD!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:33 PM (zZu0s)

1265 6 hours for Aref?

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 07:33 PM (+nEug)

1266 "Death to America and Israel doesn't seem to be working out so well.
Posted by: Ben Had"

Seemed like a good idea at the time.

As Gary Oldman in "Hannibal" would say.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:34 PM (aTgV0)

1267 This just in, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is still dead

Posted by: Garret Morris at February 28, 2026 07:34 PM (w/O5Q)

1268 1249 I mean...this Danish Princess...

Is she hot?
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:28 PM (aTgV0)1249 I mean...this Danish Princess...

Is she hot?
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:28 PM (aTgV0)

She's no Melania, for sure. Cute, in an average sort of way. I say this with full awareness that I myself am average, at best.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 28, 2026 07:35 PM (h7ZuX)

1269 1265 6 hours for Aref?
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 07:33 PM (+nEug)

Do not take Aref if you're allergic to Aref

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:35 PM (3sXRv)

1270 "BREAKING: Iranian First Vice President Aref has announced his intention to take full control of Iran under "wartime conditions"
"

That's a bold move, Cotton.

Let's see if it works out.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:35 PM (aTgV0)

1271 Awww, for people's bingo cards.

UK Report
@UK_REPT
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4h
BREAKING — 🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇷 Ahmadinejad and Shamkhani have been killed

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:36 PM (E4rtv)

1272 ...but maybe she has a good personality.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 28, 2026 07:36 PM (h7ZuX)

1273 Methos may have been too obscure.

HEY RETARDS! THE MOVIE THREAD IS OVERNOOD!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:33 PM (zZu0s)
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Sorry. I'm all out of popcorn. Ate too much of it already.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 07:36 PM (ESVrU)

1274 Ayatollah Khamenei is in stable condition.

Posted by: Yassir Arafat (no homo) at February 28, 2026 07:37 PM (gKWVE)

1275 browndog. Big hug, darlin.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 07:37 PM (+nEug)

1276 I wonder when some sleeper cell goes jihadi on America soil? allowing the left to squee about us taking a bit off the top in Iran.

Posted by: Eromero at February 28, 2026 07:37 PM (LHPAg)

1277 mmmm, Danish...

Posted by: Homer Simpson at February 28, 2026 07:37 PM (Q+gd/)

1278 I'm quite surprised how quiet Instagram is at the moment.

I've got enough follows out there that haven't gone stark raving mad ... very interesting.

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:37 PM (3sXRv)

1279 Oh, we're going to need some more Iranian leaders.

Posted by: Dwayne T Robinson at February 28, 2026 07:37 PM (zZu0s)

1280 4h
BREAKING — 🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇷 Ahmadinejad and Shamkhani have been killed

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:36 PM (E4rtv)

I'm in a dinner jacket is morte ... excellent !!!

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:38 PM (3sXRv)

1281 Um...

Sorry?

Posted by: Zombie Ayatollah Khomeini at February 28, 2026 07:38 PM (6kLgs)

1282 LinkedIn is looking for self-starters for a position in Iran.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:39 PM (aTgV0)

1283 Mahmoud Ahmedinejad? Wasn't he kind of on the outs with the current regime bigwigs?

That's a bit like bombing Chavez's tomb, ain't it?

Just a little extra Fuck You to say Fuck You?

Eh, whatever. Rest in piss, you little pain in the ass.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 07:39 PM (06Hmj)

1284 1275 browndog. Big hug, darlin.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 07:37 PM (+nEug)

What a day Ben ... what a day!

It's been fun sharing the platform with you.

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:40 PM (3sXRv)

1285 I lost my scorecard.

Which one is Ahmadinijad?

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:40 PM (aTgV0)

1286 Remember when Dennis Miller would call Ahmadinejad "Aquavelvajad?"

Pepperidge Farm remembers.

Posted by: Jetto at February 28, 2026 07:40 PM (6kLgs)

1287 If the zero casualties reports check out, this is the most impressive few months for the US military If the zero casualties reports check out, this is the most impressive few months for the US military since World War II.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 07:17 PM (3ha+O)

How about EVER ?
Posted by: browndog says woof the zero casualties reports check out, this is the most impressive few months for the US military since World War II.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 07:17 PM (3ha+O)

How about EVER ?
Posted by: browndog says woof.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 07:17 PM (3ha+O)

How about EVER ?
Posted by: browndog says woof

Real World Ops safer than Training !

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 07:41 PM (/lPRQ)

1288 I'm in a dinner jacket is morte ... excellent !!!
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:38 PM (3sXRv)
I've been putting off a drink all day, but the death of dinnerjerkit that murdering hostage taking terrorist is cause for great joy and clecbration.

Posted by: Eromero at February 28, 2026 07:41 PM (LHPAg)

1289 browndog. Big hug, darlin.

Holy shit, that's my password for everything.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:41 PM (aTgV0)

1290 Which one is Ahmadinijad?
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:40 PM (aTgV0)

Wasn't he the Aqua Velva reject from the 00s? The president or whatever?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:42 PM (zZu0s)

1291 Zombie Ayatollah Khomeini

Too late!

Should have taken President Trump's first offer.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 07:42 PM (u82oZ)

1292 Khamenei to Sinwar in hell : "On second thought, October 7 was not such a bright idea, habibi.."

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 07:42 PM (/M/4v)

1293 Remember when Dennis Miller would call Ahmadinejad "Aquavelvajad?"

Pepperidge Farm remembers.
Posted by: Jetto at February 28, 2026 07:40 PM (

This!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:42 PM (zZu0s)

1294 No Joo wars!

Uh, I meant new wars.

Yeah, that's the ticket.

Posted by: T. Carlson at February 28, 2026 07:42 PM (6kLgs)

1295 Paybacks a bitch ... it may be close to 50 years later, but boy am I enjoying the hell out of this.

Those terrorist pricks needed killing way back then, and justice has been done today.

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:45 PM (3sXRv)

1296 1289 browndog. Big hug, darlin.

Holy shit, that's my password for everything.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:41 PM (aTgV0)

LOL ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:45 PM (3sXRv)

1297 Yeah, that's the ticket.
Posted by: T. Carlson at February 28, 2026 07:42 PM (6kLgs)

HEY! American pig-dog! We're in favor of all this. You want your money, or not?

Posted by: Qatar at February 28, 2026 07:45 PM (06Hmj)

1298 Yeah Tucker's in a tough spot. He was calling Trump evil this morning, and now his bosses are endorsing his actions. Whoops!

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 07:48 PM (BI5O2)

1299 And 1300 for the bottle of Pabst!

Posted by: Eromero at February 28, 2026 07:48 PM (LHPAg)

1300 More humor,

HJB News
@HJB_News__
·
7h
The White House did not consult or notify the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer before the U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran today.

Especially after earlier tensions where the UK blocked U.S. use of bases like Diego Garcia for any preemptive action.

From what we’re seeing today, the White House didn’t loop him in beforehand, and reports call it a “lack of trust” that’s showing up loud and clear. Some U.S. voices are slamming him as weak or unreliable, especially since British planes only joined defensive patrols after the fact.

It’s like the “special relationship” hit a snag.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:48 PM (E4rtv)

1301 BREAKING: Iranian First Vice President Aref has announced his intention to take full control of Iran under "wartime conditions"

==

Not official unless he swears in at a public location.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 07:48 PM (/lPRQ)

1302 no, whiskey.

Posted by: Eromero at February 28, 2026 07:48 PM (LHPAg)

1303 wonder when some sleeper cell goes jihadi on America soil? allowing the left to squee about us taking a bit off the top in Iran.
Posted by: Eromero

The Ruger PC9 and 5 spare mags are coming to church with me tomorrow.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 07:49 PM (1JFYK)

1304
What a day. Thank God for President Trump!

Posted by: fourseasons at February 28, 2026 07:49 PM (3ek7K)

1305 Ahmadinnerjacket best known for his"there are no homosexuals in Iran" speech at Columbia before his UN visit.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 07:50 PM (+nEug)

1306 And more examples of useless Euros

cdrsalamander
@cdrsalamander
For every American who’s ever worked at NATO, this is absolutely hilarious…and true.
Quote
Matthias Schmidt
@eurofounder
·
6h
Iran conflict officially on hold until Monday because the EU leadership does not work on weekends x.com/vonderleyen/st…

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:50 PM (E4rtv)

1307 Another case of Trump doing the obvious. UK can't be trusted. So... don't trust them.

Simple.

No one cares about what beaks aren't getting wet, or what backs aren't getting scratched, or what egos aren't getting fluffed. To hell with them. America is not obligated to be anyone's special friend. And when any long time friend uses the length of your friendship as blackmail to excuse being a general shitbag to you, it's time to call that friendship over.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 07:52 PM (06Hmj)

1308 That's a bit like bombing Chavez's tomb, ain't it?
Just a little extra Fuck You to say Fuck You?
Eh, whatever. Rest in piss, you little pain in the ass.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

Speaking of tomb's...
Would anybody be upset if we dropped a bunker buster or two down that well ?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 07:52 PM (/lPRQ)

1309 Monday is Purim

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 07:53 PM (+nEug)

1310 FWIW, Times of Israel,

Senior admin official claims US offered ‘free nuclear fuel forever’ but was rebuffed by Iran, which wanted to preserve enrichment ability ‘for nuclear bomb’; US official denies being dragged by Israel into war

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:53 PM (E4rtv)

1311 Speaking of tomb's...
Would anybody be upset if we dropped a bunker buster or two down that well ?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 07:52 PM (/lPRQ)

Some air wing no one has ever heard of is about to have a new unit patch.

"Is that a ... glowing Imam?"

"Yes! Yes it is."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 07:54 PM (06Hmj)

1312 Great Britain is an Islamic rogue state with zero respect for civil rights. Why the hell would we tell Euran about our plans to strike their brother regime in Iran?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 07:54 PM (BI5O2)

1313 US official denies being dragged by Israel into war
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:53 PM (E4rtv)

JOOʻOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOS!

ARGLEBARGLE!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:55 PM (zZu0s)

1314 I feel like Madison and Minnifer after they get handful of fresh grass. Best day ever!

Posted by: Eromero at February 28, 2026 07:55 PM (LHPAg)

1315 The saddest thing is that Afghanistan and Pakistan just went to war with each other and literally nobody on Earth gave a shit.

Saddest?

Sorry. I meant funniest.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 07:56 PM (06Hmj)

1316 I forgot there was a Sabres game tonight ...

Just looked and at the end of the 1st it's

4-0 Sabres over Tampa.

God is in his heavens and all is right with the world.

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:58 PM (3sXRv)

1317 Somebody needs to call a big, important meeting for Starmer and his UK cronies, next. Or may just blast his little pecker with an exploding pager.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 07:59 PM (BI5O2)

1318 Meanwhile the whack a mole campaign continues against missile depots and missiles launchers in the dark--from Al Jazeera minutes ago.

"Israel completes another wave of strikes on Iran
In a post on X, Israel’s Air Force says it has completed another wave of strikes on ballistic missile arrays and air defence systems in western and central Iran.

One of the targeted sites was a missile launch site in the central Qom region, it said.

The military added the strikes on central Iran “thwarted dozens of launches” towards Israel, “and deeply damaged the regime’s most central offensive capability”."

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:00 PM (E4rtv)

1319 It seems like the real core of the Trump Doctrine is reminding the rest of the world that you do not fuck around with America, period.

I want the world to fear America. I want every bastard with so much as a pea shooter to reflexively think "No way would I ever use this against an American, that would be insane".

I don't want America to stomp around the world meddling in everyone's business, but I also want it to be known that for every FA, there is an opposite and very much not equal FO.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 08:00 PM (06Hmj)

1320 1317 Somebody needs to call a big, important meeting for Starmer and his UK cronies, next. Or may just blast his little pecker with an exploding pager.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 07:59 PM (BI5O2)

Really ...

***

Are we going to watch England kill itself, and not do something? Help Wales too ...

Scotland and Ireland can go fish

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 08:01 PM (3sXRv)

1321 "Windsor" started out as Saxe-Coburgs and Hanoverians (before they were diddling kids).
Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 06:55 PM (gKWVE)

Imagine what'll happen when people realize that there's zero evidence that any Windsor molested children.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 08:02 PM (ExV1e)

1322 "It seems like the real core of the Trump Doctrine is reminding the rest of the world that you do not fuck around with America, period.

I want the world to fear America. I want every bastard with so much as a pea shooter to reflexively think "No way would I ever use this against an American, that would be insane".

I don't want America to stomp around the world meddling in everyone's business, but I also want it to be known that for every FA, there is an opposite and very much not equal FO.
Posted by: Warai-otoko"

En Fuego.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 08:02 PM (aTgV0)

1323 It seems like the real core of the Trump Doctrine is reminding the rest of the world that you do not fuck around with America, period.

I want the world to fear America. I want every bastard with so much as a pea shooter to reflexively think "No way would I ever use this against an American, that would be insane".

I don't want America to stomp around the world meddling in everyone's business, but I also want it to be known that for every FA, there is an opposite and very much not equal FO.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 08:00 PM (06Hmj)
----
Iran--and to a lesser extent Venezuela--are as much object lessons to the rest of the world as they are punishment for their evil deeds.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 08:04 PM (ESVrU)

1324 Starmer isn't the problem.

He's the symptom.

God please help the non-lunatics in UK and EU.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 08:04 PM (aTgV0)

1325 Open Source Intel
@Osint613
IRAN: “The entire 10th Tactical Air Base and Iran's 3rd Naval Force have been destroyed, hundreds of soldiers are still under missile fire”

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:04 PM (E4rtv)

1326 " It seems like the real core of the Trump Doctrine is reminding the rest of the world that you do not fuck around with America, period."

It all depends on who's in charge.

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 08:06 PM (Q+gd/)

1327 BREAKING: Iranian First Vice President Aref has announced his intention to take full control of Iran under "wartime conditions"
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:25 PM (E4rtv)

I would like to announce my intention to take Sydney Sweeney as my love slave.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 08:06 PM (ExV1e)

1328

Are we going to watch England kill itself, and not do something? Help Wales too ...
Scotland and Ireland can go fish
Posted by: browndog says woof

Fuck. Those. LIMEY. Cocksurkers. In. Particular.

Suspension of freedom of speech. Support for, and protection for grooming rapey raghead shitbird 3rd worlders of pre teen and under legal age girls. Sharia. Basic nasty fuckwit elites.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 28, 2026 08:07 PM (QVmho)

1329 Imagine what'll happen when people realize that there's zero evidence that any Windsor molested children.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 08:02 PM (

They have all those bobbies for that.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 08:07 PM (BI5O2)

1330 I mean...this Danish Princess...

Is she hot?
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:28 PM (aTgV0)

IMO, not as hot as, say, the Crown Princess of Iran.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 08:07 PM (ExV1e)

1331 I want future presidents to be subconsciously constrained into launching a decapitation strike against any country attacking our interests or allies, as if it were a pavlovian conditioned reflex they can't even help.

Missiles launched at a base? Roll out. Something got bombed? Looks like somebody's got a new constitution to write.

It shouldn't even be a thing that's debated or even discussed. It's just the thing that happens, no matter who is in charge, and not doing it would be utterly inconceivable insanity tantamount to the president riding down the National Mall naked on a unicycle singing Pink Pony Club.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 08:08 PM (06Hmj)

1332 >>> It seems like the real core of the Trump Doctrine is reminding the rest of the world that you do not fuck around with America, period.

I want the world to fear America. I want every bastard with so much as a pea shooter to reflexively think "No way would I ever use this against an American, that would be insane".

I don't want America to stomp around the world meddling in everyone's business, but I also want it to be known that for every FA, there is an opposite and very much not equal FO.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 08:00 PM (06Hmj)

They mostly did once. All the asian adventures that ended poorly took us down a notch, but the world understood it was a symptom of our hippie freakouts and some pretty bad war staff. But America was still to be feared. Some ups and downs through carter Reagan billyjeff and the bushes and still we were still feared.

But BrokeBackBarry strutted on to the scene and they really thought JEF broke us. One long humiliation ritual.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 08:10 PM (3uBP9)

1333 Imagine when all this unpleasantness is over and the Abraham Accords are fully in place, looking at you Saudi Arabia, and the Middle East is a place of peace and commerce and not of war and terror. We are on the doorstep and we did by exerting the force and influence we always had.

I absolutely voted for all of this.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 08:10 PM (viF8m)

1334 I don't want America to stomp around the world meddling in everyone's business, but I also want it to be known that for every FA, there is an opposite and very much not equal FO.
Posted by: Warai-otoko"

En Fuego.
Posted by: eleven
===

Hostage Crisis,
47 years of terrorism,
Nukes...

Like to see Trump circle back to the,
"Don't be killing your protestors or I will kill You!"

That as a lasting message may carry more weight in the end.
Maybe even England will rethink arresting those that protest the rape gangs.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 08:12 PM (/lPRQ)

1335 I don't recall... have we ever hit 2000 on a thread?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 08:12 PM (ExV1e)

1336 Last one

Sam Stein
@samstein
The most endangered Democrat in the Senate out with a statement forcefully opposed to the war in Iran -- proof positive that the politics are quite different than 2002-2003

(Ossoff in Georgia).

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:13 PM (E4rtv)

1337 It shouldn't even be a thing that's debated or even discussed. It's just the thing that happens, no matter who is in charge, and not doing it would be utterly inconceivable insanity tantamount to the president riding down the National Mall naked on a unicycle singing Pink Pony Club.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 08:08 PM (06Hmj)
----
Don't give President Newsome any ideas...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 08:14 PM (ESVrU)

1338 I used to have a different nic

Yes, on election threads.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 08:15 PM (u82oZ)

1339 I absolutely voted for all of this.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 08:10 PM (viF8m)

A big hallelujah! heard from me. To you and Ben Had and runner (the comment that the Iranian Intel had been infiltrated by 21 Mossad made me laugh).

I had something go wonky with my computer and had to wait til my boss got up from his sacred nap to fix it. I can be totally tarded at times.

It is always a great day to be an American, but this was a very great day with information coming via X to y'all.

I looked at the UK DM wanting to see people marching in support but all I saw were the losers marching against. What a bunch of milqetoasties they are.

Know it is going to take a LONG time for Iran to hopefully recover and go forward without fear. Will add them to my prayers.

I do wish I'd watched the tantrums of the UN but have been busy laughing in other places.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 08:15 PM (WONhk)

1340 I mean...this Danish Princess...

Is she hot?
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:28 PM (aTgV0)

IMO, not as hot as, say, the Crown Princess of Iran.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Nothing to be ashamed of.
Perfectly acceptable.
Maybe even introduce to parents if she wears that tiera.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 08:16 PM (/lPRQ)

1341 At a point, the threads start acting wacky. Meaning the structure of the blog starts to get wonky.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 08:16 PM (zZu0s)

1342 Have a good and safe evening folks.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:17 PM (E4rtv)

1343 Prince Barron Trump, Lord Protector of Greenland.

Has a ring to it. Good think he is more sensible.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 08:19 PM (u82oZ)

1344
Fuck. Those. LIMEY. Cocksurkers. In. Particular.

Suspension of freedom of speech. Support for, and protection for grooming rapey raghead shitbird 3rd worlders of pre teen and under legal age girls. Sharia. Basic nasty fuckwit elites.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 28, 2026 08:07 PM (QVmho)

The people need to be saved from their tormenters.

England for the English ... kick out the invaders.

It may be up to us to do it.

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 08:19 PM (3sXRv)

1345 1341 At a point, the threads start acting wacky. Meaning the structure of the blog starts to get wonky.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 08:16 PM (zZu0s)

This might be the last site on the internet that's actually hard-scripted in html/css/php, and not crapped out by some bloated framework.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 08:19 PM (06Hmj)

1346 whig

You too, Whig.

Thank you so much for your posts. May pain be a distant memory.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 08:19 PM (u82oZ)

1347
Two nights ago I heard a lot of high powered aircraft flying over the house. It's very rare here to ever hear any aircraft here inSW Wyoming.

It went on for 30 to 45 minutes. I was freaked out trying to figure out was going on.

Now I wonder if the military was moving jets overseas.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 28, 2026 08:21 PM (3ek7K)

1348 browndog says woof

Only the Polish Army is strong enough for urban warfare to rid England of layabout muslims.

Remember, on the dole and making babies in England is soo much better than being in Pakistan.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 08:22 PM (u82oZ)

1349 While I have been wanting this since the Marine killing in Beruit in 1983...Hezbollah, paid for by Iran and Syria...a long time coming for that revenge.

As whig said above, to destroy Iran in one day (and night) is the stuff only Trump could do. May God keep him, VP Vance, their families and friends safe, as well as his cabinet. That any plan against them fail. (This is how I end my prayers every night, after praying for our country and military).

Thankful that the little information I can find about the Navy's 5th Fleet in Bahrain show no casualties after an Iranian missile and drone attack.

Three of our troops injured in Kuwait at an air base.

Thank you, God, and I hope this news holds.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 08:22 PM (WONhk)

1350 Some Texas new; Paxton 53%, Cornblow 47% and Hunt 15. gonna be a runoff in June and Paxton for the win.

Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 08:23 PM (ehY6c)

1351 I'm puzzled by the troubles that some folk have with the site. I'm using Chrome, and have zero problems.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 28, 2026 08:23 PM (XeU6L)

1352 1351 I'm puzzled by the troubles that some folk have with the site. I'm using Chrome, and have zero problems.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 28, 2026 08:23 PM (XeU6L)

I'm on Brave ... and this place runs smoothly.

I'm on my Iphone a lot too, and it never crashes
***knocks wood***

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 08:25 PM (3sXRv)

1353 I'm puzzled by the troubles that some folk have with the site. I'm using Chrome, and have zero problems.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.

No issues here.
New but very low end Chrome Book, using Chrome.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 08:25 PM (/lPRQ)

1354 Some Texas new; Paxton 53%, Cornblow 47% and Hunt 15. gonna be a runoff in June and Paxton for the win.
Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 08:23 PM (ehY6c)

I know we don't do math here, but something doesn't add up.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 08:25 PM (8zz6B)

1355 Remember, on the dole and making babies in England is soo much better than being in Pakistan.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 08:22 PM (u82oZ)

Wait until they learn that Big Muzz won't let anyone be layabouts once they're actually in charge. Wait until they learn that a jizya isn't an addon service at the local rub-n-tug. They'll liberate their own damn selves toot sweet and you'll never hear a muezzin in the sceptered isles again.

They'll go back to being communist, sure. But that's because they're lazy, inbred halfwits.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 08:26 PM (06Hmj)

1356 Well did leave off the undecided % in the Texas poll and way past my bed time so math is harder.

Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 08:27 PM (ehY6c)

1357 "Nothing to be ashamed of.
Perfectly acceptable.
Maybe even introduce to parents if she wears that tiera.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher"

I mean if she has a sexy personality and you can smell her hair when she walks by...

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 08:29 PM (aTgV0)

1358 "Nothing to be ashamed of.
Perfectly acceptable.
Maybe even introduce to parents if she wears that tiera.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher"

Oohhhhh, a TIARA ...

Posted by: Amy Farrah Fowler at February 28, 2026 08:30 PM (3sXRv)

1359 I'll do my part to help the hamsters.

Good night, everyone.

Head on a swivel, have a plan, and may you not need to clear an intersection of AntiFA / Hamas / IIRG enemy agents.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 08:30 PM (u82oZ)

1360 Okay the TX poll is paxton 43% corndog 37%, hunt 15 and undecided 3%. AND it is way past my bedtime. Do impressions of reality but gotta be in the ball park sorta.

Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 08:34 PM (ehY6c)

1361 The two biggest and most pleasant surprises of Trump's cabinet for me are Marco of many hats and Pete Hegseth. Not because I didn't think they were both committed to our principles or would do good jobs but I didn't realize they would be superstars.

https://tinyurl.com/2esbkwwk

Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 08:35 PM (viF8m)

1362 Thanks Ace for the platform.

Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 08:37 PM (ehY6c)

1363 1362?

Marco Rubio is the best Secretary of State of my lifetime.

Of course, Donald Trump is the best President of my lifetime, so that undoubtedly helps.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 08:38 PM (X+xvk)

1364 My current music earwig (I always have one) is the Toby Keith song with the lyrics "put a boot in your ass." Courtesy by the Red, White and Blue...written shortly after 9/11.

It was the mystery song on an ONT, I think by Doof, but can't remember.

Blessings to all of you who served, and thank you from me and my family.

Love it! We are so lucky to be Americans! Our US Olympic Hockey Gold Medal team sang this same song in their locker room!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zua8MJxnAwE

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 08:38 PM (WONhk)

1365 I'll echo kingsman.

Thank you, Ace, for the best site on the internet.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 08:39 PM (X+xvk)

1366 UK leadership seems to be made of cowards and bullies.
Condoning illegal immigration, street violence, Pakistani "grooming" -- rape -- gangs, etc.

At the same time, the.UK punishes free speech. For example, following the Southport knife attacks in July 2024 -- three children killed and ten injured -- Lucy Connolly posted on X a call for "mass deportation now, set fire to all the f****** hotels full of the b******* for all I care… if that makes me racist so be it". Sentenced to prison for thirty one months in prison.

UK could go over the cliff.

Posted by: Mark Milley at February 28, 2026 08:39 PM (dwBj9)

1367 1361 The two biggest and most pleasant surprises of Trump's cabinet for me are Marco of many hats and Pete Hegseth. Not because I didn't think they were both committed to our principles or would do good jobs but I didn't realize they would be superstars.

https://tinyurl.com/2esbkwwk
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 08:35 PM (viF8m)

He stole my line ...

Posted by: Liam Neissen at February 28, 2026 08:39 PM (3sXRv)

1368
@browndog. I'm actually okay with that. But that country and their lopulous needs be in the step n fetchit role and position for the next 250 years.

We threw off their yoke, bailed them out not once, but twice. And if the 3rd time happens, they fucking owe us.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 28, 2026 08:41 PM (QVmho)

1369 At the same time, the.UK punishes free speech. For example, following the Southport knife attacks in July 2024 -- three children killed and ten injured -- Lucy Connolly posted on X a call for "mass deportation now, set fire to all the f****** hotels full of the b******* for all I care… if that makes me racist so be it". Sentenced to prison for thirty one months in prison.

UK could go over the cliff.
Posted by: Mark Milley at February 28, 2026 08:39 PM (dwBj9)

The Saudis are standing up to radical Islam while the U.K. bends the knee to it and even promotes it.

We are living in crazy times.

Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 08:46 PM (c7b3x)

1370 1368
@browndog. I'm actually okay with that. But that country and their lopulous needs be in the step n fetchit role and position for the next 250 years.

We threw off their yoke, bailed them out not once, but twice. And if the 3rd time happens, they fucking owe us.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 28, 2026 08:41 PM (QVmho)

Agreed ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 08:47 PM (3sXRv)

1371 1367 1361 The two biggest and most pleasant surprises of Trump's cabinet for me are Marco of many hats and Pete Hegseth. Not because I didn't think they were both committed to our principles or would do good jobs but I didn't realize they would be superstars.

https://tinyurl.com/2esbkwwk
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 08:35 PM (viF8m

------

By "losing" the 2020 election, and nearly getting his head blown off, Trump had time to reflect on what his plans would be for his next term.In office. And equally important, what people to staff his administration. This is a far better team than the first term.

Posted by: Mark Milley at February 28, 2026 08:49 PM (dwBj9)

1372 DEVELOPING: Dubai’s Iconic Burj Al Arab Hotel on Fire After Being Struck by Iranian Drone (VIDEO)

- GWP

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 08:56 PM (/lPRQ)

1373 >>By "losing" the 2020 election, and nearly getting his head blown off, Trump had time to reflect on what his plans would be for his next term.In office. And equally important, what people to staff his administration. This is a far better team than the first term.

I think there is a lot to that. But I think it often gets forgotten nobody wanted to work for Trump in his first term. He was, after all, a Russian agent working for Putin. In retrospect, it's pretty incredible he was even able to finish his first term let alone get the results he did.

A lot of people woke up after the 8 years between Trump's win in 2016 the '24 election.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 08:58 PM (viF8m)

1374 "DEVELOPING: Dubai’s Iconic Burj Al Arab Hotel on Fire After Being Struck by Iranian Drone (VIDEO)

- GWP
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher"

That just seems like flailing.

The fuck does Dubai have to do with anything?

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 08:59 PM (aTgV0)

1375 Saw the funniest shit ever on X. The Iranian government had put together a task force to root out Mossad infiltrators because they knew it was a big problem.

The guy they picked to put in charge of it was a Mossad infiltrator.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 09:00 PM (noPDf)

1376 That just seems like flailing.

The fuck does Dubai have to do with anything?

"Extinction burst". Trying to hurt as much as you can while dying.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 09:01 PM (noPDf)

1377 That just seems like flailing.

The fuck does Dubai have to do with anything?
Posted by: eleven

I don't think the missile batteries have any comm with command so they just do what the Mullahs have done for the last 47 years - threaten to kill, or kill random people, or they'll kill random people.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 09:06 PM (/lPRQ)

1378 The comments at Insty are interesting. Trolls seem disjointed. Kind of unsure.

Firmware update has not gone out yet.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 09:10 PM (zZu0s)

1379 “Iran's Secret Service had established a unit to target Mossad agents within Iran. However, the head of this unit turned out to be a Mossad operative himself
Posted by: runner

You gotta admit, though, that they picked the right man for the job.

Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 09:13 PM (VHUov)

1380 Seriously, if I wanted to get Mossad agents out of my operation...

I would pick a Mossad agent.

Am I wrong?

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 09:16 PM (aTgV0)

1381 *puts down map*

Hey everyone! I found Taiwan!

Posted by: AoC at February 28, 2026 09:18 PM (2WIwB)

1382 The Mossad agent thing confuses me.

"Mahmoud, your job is to root out the Mossad Jew pigs and kill them."

"Roger that, Chief!"

*2 years later*

"Mahmoud, how many Jew pigs have you slaughtered?"

"Zero, Chief."

"What?!"

"Well, you know how tricky these Jew pigs can be."

"OK then, back on your head, Mahmoud."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 09:21 PM (BI5O2)

1383 I do not think there were enough:

Durka

Durka durka

Durka jihad

In that conversation.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 09:24 PM (zZu0s)

1384 Marco reminds me of a fella who has seen the elephant and enjoyed it.

He now knows what needs to be done.

Posted by: Judgement Be Damned at February 28, 2026 09:27 PM (Ksqrb)

1385 Gotta think this Mossad story has other regional leaders looking around at their staffs and wondering.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 09:27 PM (2WIwB)

1386 When the USN buries K at sea I hope they use a rail gun or trebuchet.

Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 09:34 PM (IT/vo)

1387 I would pick a Mossad agent.

Am I wrong?
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 09:16 PM (aTgV0)

My husband thinks I am bizarre on most days, but when I announce now and then that I wish I could have been Mossad I wonder if he worries.

He's asked why and I reply I want to know how to kill people with the Vulcan pressure to their neck.I realize this is Star Trek, but I think Mossad could do it.

Basically I wanted to be Ziva from NCIS.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 09:38 PM (WONhk)

1388 1379 “Iran's Secret Service had established a unit to target Mossad agents within Iran. However, the head of this unit turned out to be a Mossad operative himself
Posted by: runner

You gotta admit, though, that they picked the right man for the job.
Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 09:13 PM (VHUov)

When I first read this story I laughed out loud.
LOVE IT!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 09:40 PM (WONhk)

1389 Forgot to change my nic back from Milley.

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Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 10:04 PM (X+xvk)

1392 "My husband thinks I am bizarre on most days, but when I announce now and then that I wish I could have been Mossad I wonder if he worries.

He's asked why and I reply I want to know how to kill people with the Vulcan pressure to their neck.I realize this is Star Trek, but I think Mossad could do it.

Basically I wanted to be Ziva from NCIS.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGrea"

You are bizarre Christy.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 11:40 PM (aTgV0)

1393 How dare you try to get the last word.

Last!

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Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, Feb. 28

The photo above, of a Lady Banks' Rose not too far from where we live, is a repeat. But I thought the flag was appropriate for today. And the flag is up over the rose bush again, too. This is a prime season for lovely flowering shrubs and small trees. This rose only blooms once a year, but it stays in bloom for several weeks, and it is worth changing your traveling route a little to see it if you have one in the neighborhood. We have several in our neighborhood. Not all this big.

Wee Kreek Farm Girl first alerted us that this rose, Rosa banksiae, both the yellow one and the white one, grow in the desert, including a record-setting huge rose in Tombstone.

It's not hard to find conflicting information about this rose on the interwebs. On the North Carolina State University page, the yellow cultivar is classified as "white". Well, it's buttery, but it's not white. Though most people can't detect a fragrance from the yellow rose. Most of the other information seems OK, and there's a wonky general video about roses, too.

Many sources say that the white cultivar is fragrant, like violets. I haven't ever been able to detect a fragrance. But this rose is recommended for Central Texas, too. I think the individual flowers on the white cultivar are more distinctive than the ones on the yellow cultivar, but people seem to grow the yellow one here and the white one in Southern California. Don't know why.

Some of the roses on the plant I photographed are bigger than a quarter - not "dime-sized". Here's a close-up, with some skinny rose hips.

Though early European plant explorers were known for their derring-do, I think it is true that this rose was found in a famous Chinese nursery. The wild form is single, on an even bigger plant.

Here's a photo and information on the white cultivar.

The rose I photographed is hanging over a fence, with the actual plant and a protective dog on the other side. Wonder if one of these would look nice with AZ Deplorable Moron's cactus?

Or with 40 Miles North's freeway daisies?

Edible Gardening/Putting Things By

Sock Monkey passes a message along from his daughter: Leftists are trying to cancel Baker Creek Seeds even though they are aligned with many leftist ideals (vegans, etc.)

My daughter sent this to me and asked me to pass it on. She is a talented gardener. I am not. She has used these folks for years with great success.
They put Bible verses in their seed catalogue this year, and did fundraising for a Christian charity in Ukraine. Because of that, there is a concerted effort on reddit and bluesky to get people not to buy from them.

What a bunch of bigoted dopes.

Baker Creek specializes in heirloom and open-pollinated seeds, including seeds sourced from third world countries. They have a lot of interesting plants - veggies, herbs and flowers. Check them out.

See the blossoms and immature seeds on the dill? Perfect for pickles.

Lots of corn varieties for different uses

Interesting advice

Single zinnias would probably be even better for attracting pollinators (if that is your goal). They also have those at Baker Creek.

Gardens of The Horde

Anything going on in your garden?

Living in the North? Here are some seeds to wintersow.

Hope everyone has a nice weekend.

If you would like to send photos, stories, links, etc. for the Saturday Gardening Thread, the address is:

ktinthegarden at g mail dot com

Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.

Week in Review

What has changed since last week's thread? Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, Feb. 21

Any thoughts or questions?

I closed the comments on that post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.

Posted by: K.T. at 01:00 PM

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Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 01:01 PM (cxFcK)

2 I should make a pushing up daisies joke.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 01:04 PM (cxFcK)

3 News threads stay open between the special interest threads, as always.

Posted by: KT at February 28, 2026 01:05 PM (7vIsy)

4 Wow, what a great post! I have to go back now and re-read and check out the links! Taking a break from the Iran thing is just what I needed, thanks KT!

Posted by: Denny Crane - It's 46 Degrees Here in Western NY, Goodbye Snow! at February 28, 2026 01:06 PM (i49OE)

5 2 I should make a pushing up daisies joke.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 01:04 PM (cxFcK)

I love JMATGC's whole 2008 album, "Caffeine, Alcohol, Sunshine, Money":

"I'm still trampling daisies even though I'm still sucking exhaust
Tough thing bout forever: it's easy to get lost

"I'm still trampling daisies even though I could be pushing them up
Nice thing about a hurricane: it eventually stops"

Jared Mees & The Grown Children - Trampling Daisies
https://youtu.be/JdK3GVzNYno

Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 01:11 PM (Sy6m/)

6 The Ladybanks rose is spectacular! I read it only blooms once, so ruled her out when we moved West 10yrs ago. I have about 30 David Austins and make sure they are repeats.

Soon I will get some seeds to plant! Getting excited for spring, altho it is a couple of months away for us. I do have crocus blooming and there will be more snow, that they and daffodils and tulips bloom through.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 01:12 PM (WONhk)

7 Lovely photos as always. That corn looks like it's made out of mints.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 28, 2026 01:20 PM (CHHv1)

8 ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 01:12 PM

It only blooms once, but the blooms last in spring weather. It's thornless and the plant looks good all year.

Posted by: KT at February 28, 2026 01:23 PM (7vIsy)

9 KT...I used to see them blooming in MS. We have an old home on our farm that burned down 70yrs ago and they still bloom there. Along with daffodils.It is a gorgeous rose bush!

I like to pick them from summer through fall. Huge bouquets of my Austins. They are tough bushes...I buy them (from Texas) bareroot. No longer have room for them. They are monsters to prune at times, but that's all I do. I think my husband fertilizes once a year.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 01:28 PM (WONhk)

10 I have an Alba rose, which only blooms once a year. It's very hardy. Not sure yet if my new rose survived. My figs did and irises are coming up. I do need to get out and plant as we've had warm days.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 28, 2026 01:29 PM (gQ15S)

11 I have a Rosa mundi rose which blooms only once...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 01:33 PM (VE6XX)

12 I have ancient farm-house roses in my yard. Moss roses, and climbing roses that I have to hack back every couple of years because they menace small children. I have various forms of "primitive" roses as well- the sort with single petals instead of multiple. I have yellow rose that I found in the thicket around the boxwood and ocean spray, and I have cut the thicket back to try to let it flourish.
I used to bring jars of roses and other flowers from the yard to put in my cubical, to bring a bit of color and life to a grey, dusty cube that only afforded me a sliver of a view of the sky if I stood up out of my chair.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 01:37 PM (rbvCR)

13 had one of the yellow Bank roses in the rental I used in Tucson. Beautiful display of flowers.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 28, 2026 01:38 PM (H0pbe)

14 I'm looking forward to the first crocus and daffodils appearing. The unusual long periods of subfreezing temps and the heavy ice may delay things in our area.

Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 01:39 PM (yTvNw)

15 Navy base in Bahrain hit by Iranian missile.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at February 28, 2026 01:41 PM (jYRYu)

16 Thanks for including the piece about attracting pollinators, something I'm always interested in, if only for the superb local honey we've been able to get at the farmers market.

Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 01:42 PM (yTvNw)

17 Oh, and my excitement for the week. My wife buys Fuyu persimmons by the box when they are in the stores, and last fall she found a seed. Generally they are seedless, but as you know you get a seed in them once in a while.
I stratified it in a small jar of potting soil in the crisper of the fridge (besides the bags of grafting wood) and I checked yesterday, and the seed had sprouted and has an inch long root. Time to pot it up.

since it is most likely an indeterminate persimmon, I am going to have to find a place where it is not important that it becomes as big as a gravenstien apple tree.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 01:44 PM (rbvCR)

18 Got our first blooming flowers today. Jonquils and Baby Sister Irises.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 28, 2026 01:44 PM (bQ4nt)

19 I had the opportunity to see the Shady Lady in Tombstone during some time stationed in Arizona. Beautiful!

For anyone traveling to Hawaii, I also recommend visiting the Banyan Market with a 150 foot Banyan canopy.

One thing life in the military was good for, was seeing new places and sharing them with my family.

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 28, 2026 01:48 PM (7kJyR)

20 I've ordered from Baker's before. They have unique offerings.

Posted by: Emmie at February 28, 2026 01:50 PM (FMtrg)

21 All hail the Grandmaster of Freeway Daisies.

Posted by: 40 Miles North at February 28, 2026 01:54 PM (EaLNz)

22 Quick questions -

Will deer eat Genovese Basil plants?

If Basil is a deer repellent, would parsley survive if it was in close proximity to the basil?

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 01:54 PM (rj6Yv)

23 >> would parsley survive if it was in close proximity to the basil?
Not if the deer wanted fresh breath.

Posted by: 40 Miles North at February 28, 2026 01:57 PM (EaLNz)

24 KT, this is one of your bestest posts ever. Everybody loves roses!

Posted by: Eromero at February 28, 2026 01:57 PM (LHPAg)

25 That part about the attacks on Baker Creek Seeds is just another example that the Left is beyond bigotry. They are anti-life.

Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 01:57 PM (yTvNw)

26 Mrp, deer will eat anything, including deer-resistant plants. But you might luck out if the deer in your area are picky eaters.

Posted by: Emmie at February 28, 2026 01:59 PM (FMtrg)

27 It's grey here, with threats of rain and snow over the next couple of days. Thank you, K.T., for the lovely , cheery green growing things.

Posted by: Barkingmad59, wandering lurkette at February 28, 2026 02:10 PM (wr21C)

28 Mrp, deer will eat anything, including deer-resistant plants. But you might luck out if the deer in your area are picky eaters.
Posted by: Emmie at February 28, 2026 01:59 PM (FMtrg)
====

Thanks, Emmie. They are many, but there's plenty to eat and the neighbors have a lot of dogs. The planter will be on the front deck, so they'd have to work a bit to reach the plants.

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 02:12 PM (rj6Yv)

29 Some seeds, like apples, pears, Asian pears, dogwood, camas and persimmons need a period of cold to sprout.
This is as simple as putting a bunch of seeds in a ziplock bag of dirt in the crisper of your fridge for three to four months.
I have a bunch of apple and asian pear seedlings in pots in the back yard that I started that way, and I am working a bunch of peach pits as well this year.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 02:17 PM (rbvCR)

30 29 Some seeds, like apples, pears, Asian pears, dogwood, camas and persimmons need a period of cold to sprout.
This is as simple as putting a bunch of seeds in a ziplock bag of dirt in the crisper of your fridge for three to four months.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 02:17 PM (rbvCR)

I remember my parents putting some spring bulbs (especially Iris) in the freezer for a couple weeks when we had a warm winter. Usually they just put them in a bucket near the front garage door.

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 28, 2026 02:22 PM (7kJyR)

31 Lovely photos.

I've been busy starting seeds outside and now I'm watering three times a day because it's 90 outside.

I have herbs, corn, melons, green beans, carrots, leeks, some flowers and a lot of different types of chilis and I think that's enough.

I have the things that are supposed to be direct seeded like watermelon in little pots that you're supposed to be able to plant the whole pot in the soil and I hope they work.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 28, 2026 02:31 PM (RjXn6)

32 FWiW CaliGirl, my wife's kid plants those sorts of starters in toilet paper rolls, cut in half to make shorter, biodegradeable cylinders.

I myself have cut the bottoms and slit up the sides of red Solo cups, and then put them inside of other red Solo cups to start tomatoes so I can just slide the inner sleeve out, and unroll the inner sleeve to directly plant the whole thing without messing it up any.

I am not sure what works best.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 02:46 PM (rbvCR)

33 They broke out the whiskey and Betsy got tight.
She sang and she shouted and danced o'er the plain
And showed her bare arse to the whole wagon train.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 28, 2026 02:48 PM (Kt19C)

34 Mrp, deer will eat anything, including deer-resistant plants. But you might luck out if the deer in your area are picky eaters.
Posted by: Emmie

Ha!
But you ain't wrong.

Posted by: MkY at February 28, 2026 02:54 PM (q6tQZ)

35 Finally getting me crocus to pop their little heads out. Daffs too.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 02:59 PM (2WIwB)

36 From Boise area: lows 32-48 F, highs 52-61. All the crocus behind the kitchen are blooming and the first ones are fading. The hyacinths beside them are just starting to extend bud stalks. After the crocus and hyacinth are done, I may dig them all up too - they get drowned with every rainstorm. That area needs some thought about drainage, and a possible reworking.

The front sidewalk tulip leaves are several inches high. However, the daffodils in the forsythia bed have not shown up at all - we've had crap luck with daffodils here...

Husband is starting to build a second dry-stacked stone bed to match the first one.

I decided to dig up a patch of spearmint and make up a large pot, then nuke the main area this year. The starting plant is in a multi-herb bed with dividers, but it's ignoring the dividers and causing problems. Once I'm sure the potted chunk will live, Husband will nuke the original plant. I'll move chives there next year. (The chives are in a flower bed and I'm trying to weed them so I have a clump of just chives to move next year.)

Also, I need to dig up some red penstemon by the shed, and pot that up, so we can re-do the whole path around the side of the shed.

Posted by: Pat* at February 28, 2026 03:16 PM (Rc2wj)

37 Kindltot at February 28, 2026 02:46 PM

You need to unwind the roots on the outside of some starts, like tomatoes. Even rough them up a little if they are fibrous.

Posted by: KT at February 28, 2026 03:17 PM (7vIsy)

38 KT, my Dad taught me to slash down a couple of the sides of a greenhouse started plant or a root bound tree before planting.
I also worry about ripping the roots up too badly in transplanting, which I have done with more delicate plants.

This year I am thinking of growing napa cabbage again so my wife can make even more kimchi

Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 03:35 PM (rbvCR)

39 sorry, I meant the last bit for a separate post,

Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 03:36 PM (rbvCR)

40 Delurking for once... If you are anywhere in the SW, I can't recommend Lady Banks roses enough. Here just south of Phoenix (92 degrees today), we've had them covering our cinderblock privacy walls for nearly 30 years. We did lose one, but the others are doing really well. They do bloom only once a year, but they are evergreen, so they're always nice to look at. We have both yellow (no scent) and white (light, lovely scent). Some years they are absolutely covered in blooms, some years it's more sparse, but they are reliably in bloom for Easter every year.

Posted by: quieti at February 28, 2026 03:54 PM (fCSlY)

41 Baker creek is an awesome source for seeds and they have free shipping. Their planting festival in May is well worth the trip if you are in the Midwest!
We love to order from them or just peruse their awesome cataloge of seeds.
People are crazy.

Posted by: Sugar Plum fairy at February 28, 2026 04:00 PM (rLs2a)

42 Hi KT and fellow gardeners, still at it here. Just not much new to share. My Lady Banks haven't started to bloom yet. I did have to thin the under growth this year. My trellis is leaning at a wonky angle from the weight. It is 20 years old and we may have to severely prune it next year to fix the trellis structure. Just planted 5 kinds of melons this morning, mahdu, Minnesota midget, model melon, charentais melon and a watermelon. Got my first jujube from my tree after 6 years. I hope I get many more as it was delicious. Growing a new green/herb/lettuce, not quite sure what it is considered, called sculpit. It is very hardy and I seem to have a lot of it, it likes it here. I read the garden thread every week, keep up the good work horde!

Posted by: Weekreekfarmgirl at February 28, 2026 04:10 PM (Z1Pay)

43 They broke out the whiskey and Betsy got tight.
She sang and she shouted and danced o'er the plain
And showed her bare arse to the whole wagon train.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 28, 2026 02:48 PM (Kt19C)
=======

You're having a good time if you're singing "Sweet Betsy From Pike" in the afternoon

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (rj6Yv)

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One of Trump's greatest legacies will be how he blew up a half-century of western diffidence, restraint, and failure on terrorism. As the era of Islamic terrorism began in the 1970s, western countries (very much including Israel) spun up all kinds of pseudo-sophisticated theories and excuses to avoid carrying out the only successful policy, which is killing terrorists -- as many as you can, whenever you can.
There are entire university departments, think tanks, media outlets, NGOs, foundations, and political parties devoted to promoting self-defeating, enervating fictions about terrorism designed to tie the hands of the West. We just have to live with it, deal with it, accommodate it, accept the barbarism. Terrorists have grievances. It's partly our fault, after all, because reasons. There are no military solutions. If we're nice to the terrorists they will actually help us stabilize the region. The tropes go on forever and they are invented by people who want the west to lose, and who would rather be wrong but appear sophisticated than be right and appear crude.
Trump wants our side to win. The winning approach to terrorism is very simple. Bomb them to smithereens. Kill them off. Decapitate the regimes. Sanction them until they have no more money for jihad. Trump gets it, because unlike so many people in politics, he doesn't care whether Harvard likes him.
Winning is going to generate a real peace dividend for America. Finally dealing with Iran -- the head of the snake -- will enable the US to step away from the Middle East. It will send a message to our adversaries that the big dog is still in charge. And very enjoyably, it will sweep aside decades of dumb elite groupthink about how we have no alternative but to cut deals with terrorists. Thank you President Trump.

Guy Benson
@guypbenson
1h
The emerging consensus among many elected Democrats is some version of:
'To be a clear, Iran's outlaw regime is deeply evil, exports terrorism around the world, pursues genocidal nuclear weapons, is drenched in American blood, and slaughters its own civilians en masse. But..."

@CAGovernor
Gavin Newsom:
"The corrupt and repressive Iranian regime must never have nuclear weapons. The leadership of Iran must go. But that does not justify the President of the United States engaging in an illegal, dangerous war that will risk the lives of our American service members and our friends without justification to the American people. President Trump is putting Americans at risk abroad because he is unpopular at home."
"As this unfolds, California stands with the Iranian-American community in our state, recognizing they have many friends and loved ones who have fought bravely to chart their own future to end decades of state violence and denial of basic rights."

Cavernous Nostrils weighs in:

Candace Owens
@RealCandaceO
51m
We will never forget that they MURDERED Charlie Kirk for this war and he knew they were going to do it.
His spent his final days mentally anguished, texting the very people who would ultimately betray him.
In honor of Charlie, I STAND AGAINST ISRAEL.

I love when this guy comes out, like he did after our Venezuela strike, to say the UK played no role. NO SHIT. You're a complete nobody on the world stage, WE KNOW. You don't have to keep telling us. https://t.co/FhOy8Dkp8V
— Karol Markowicz (@karol) February 28, 2026

It must be really disorienting to have truly believed you worked for a messianic president only for reality to completely erase his entire legacy, both domestic and abroad, in a decade or so. https://t.co/WxYkeZhLap
— Carl Paulus (@CarlPaulus) February 28, 2026

When Trump ran for office, Iran explicitly tried to shoot him. https://t.co/qrifV3EmRl
— James Lindsay, anti-Communist (@ConceptualJames) February 28, 2026

Iraq was attacked by the US during Ramadan and it sickening to know that the US is again going to attack Iran during Ramadan. The US apparently loves to strike Muslim countries during Ramadan and I am convinced it isn�t what these countries have done to violate international law�
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) February 27, 2026

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1 st!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 11:58 AM (Wnv9h)

2 nd?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 11:58 AM (Wnv9h)

3 Trump Tzu: If you want to slay a dragon, you first slay his friends

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 28, 2026 11:58 AM (XV/Pl)

4 rd?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 11:59 AM (Wnv9h)

5 The Others have been summoned.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 12:00 PM (Wnv9h)

6 Reactions: All the Right Nazis and Islamic Apologists Is Losing Dey Shit

==

heh

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 12:01 PM (/M/4v)

7 Woke Reich

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 12:01 PM (/M/4v)

8 2nd video down says 21 tomahawks inbound...
Might just be our version of cheap ass drones.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 11:49 AM (/lPRQ)

They looked a lot like Tomahawks.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Proven airframe.
Just put cheaper electronic and engines in them.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 12:02 PM (/lPRQ)

9 unlike so many people in politics, he doesn't care whether Harvard likes him.

I cannot approve of this.

Posted by: David Hogg, Harvard alumnus at February 28, 2026 12:02 PM (0sNs1)

10 Iran has been at war with the US for 47 years. The Iranian people seem to want the regime gone. But Trump does a thing and the idiots rush to show that they're the stupidest in the land.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 12:02 PM (ExV1e)

11 Candace Ovens still humping her Charlie Kirk Body Pillow.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 12:02 PM (1Udfd)

12 If I was younger I would sign up to smack some middle easterns around

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 12:02 PM (Ia/+0)

13 I think I lost 5 IQ points reading Candy's screed.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 12:02 PM (ESVrU)

14 Willowed,

Goldie: https://www.youtube.com/live/4KT4ay8Qfh4

TOUSi: https://www.youtube.com/live/h80P3aOFMrw

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 12:03 PM (kvcnI)

15 Cuber, you’re next.

Trumps on a Paul Anka inspired, Freedom Kick.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 28, 2026 12:03 PM (XV/Pl)

16 Reason's got nutin to do wit it.

Posted by: fd - I forgive myself for the mistakes I made at February 28, 2026 12:03 PM (vFG9F)

17 How long until Candace announces that the blacks are the true Jews of Israel?

Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 12:03 PM (BF4m0)

18 Bomb Omar, next.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 12:03 PM (1Udfd)

19 Thank you ace.

You gave up a lot (that UK refugee woman, and the French lass) getting out of the hot tub to post.

Thank you.

Your cold should be better by now. Use zinc tablets.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 12:04 PM (u82oZ)

20 Is this going to be another thread about Tucker Carlson?
Cause I'm about sick of him.

Posted by: Case at February 28, 2026 12:04 PM (Z3Kkg)

21 I don't remember Kirk as being anti Israel....

Posted by: The Dukes at February 28, 2026 12:04 PM (VE6XX)

22 The "Peace Dividend" of a free Iran will be immeasurable. We can draw down in the Middle East, we can focus our anti-terrorism efforts on other things besides the Iranian proxies throughout the world, and we can refocus our attentions on our other enemies in American cities!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 28, 2026 12:04 PM (n9ltV)

23 How long until Candace announces that the blacks are the true Jews of Israel?

"We wuz Hebrewz an sheeit?"

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 12:04 PM (0A/JS)

24 Ramadan? Is that the flying bat thing in the Godzilla movies?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 12:05 PM (FXNzP)

25 The emerging consensus among many elected Democrats is some version of:

'To be a clear, Iran's outlaw regime is deeply evil, exports terrorism around the world, pursues genocidal nuclear weapons, is drenched in American blood, and slaughters its own civilians en masse. But..."

As always, everything before the 'but' can safely be ignored as male bovine digestive system output.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 28, 2026 12:05 PM (0sNs1)

26 Khamenei khonfirmed khilled?

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 12:05 PM (lH7fb)

27 Newsom-- um wut?

First, he lays out the justification for taking out Irans nuclear program and leadership, and then says theres no justification and that war is dangerous. And then says he stands with the California's Iranian Americans , most of whom are there because they fled the mullahs takeover.

Maybe its his dyslexia ...

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 12:05 PM (lCppi)

28 This will turn out great. I’m sure of it. Just look how prosperous Iraq is today.

Posted by: No Worries at February 28, 2026 12:05 PM (6Sz3L)

29 Rock the casbah

Posted by: Bete at February 28, 2026 12:05 PM (LX4y3)

30 I will admit that when James Lindsay started doing pieces on the "Woke Right", I rolled my eyes and wondered why on earth he was spending time on a handful of Fediverse weirdos.

James, I owe you an apology. You were ahead of the game.

Posted by: Saber Alter at February 28, 2026 12:06 PM (6XXvd)

31 >>I don't remember Kirk as being anti Israel....

Well, Charlie probably doesn't come to YOU in YOUR dreams...

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 12:06 PM (1Udfd)

32 "As this unfolds, California stands with the Iranian-American community in our state, recognizing they have many friends and loved ones who have fought bravely to chart their own future to end decades of state violence and denial of basic rights."

hair gel clearly had a team of lawyers and public relations people parse this non Trump support statement.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 28, 2026 12:06 PM (0N4FZ)

33 8 Temu Tomahawk. So simple a Lance Corporal can launch it. And probably hump it along with his ruck and rifle.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 28, 2026 12:06 PM (gm9Sb)

34 A week before being assassinated Kirk said that "Islam is the sword the left is using to slit the throat of America". he was consistent with this message.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 12:06 PM (/M/4v)

35 Just look how prosperous Iraq is today.

We should definitely make sure Bush and Rumsfeld are nowhere near this one then.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 12:07 PM (0A/JS)

36 UK, France and Germany are all essentially Islamic nations at this point. No wonder they are opposed.

Posted by: Nick in Tallahassee at February 28, 2026 12:07 PM (RAxGY)

37 I just saw what happened on the Beeb.

Should I say something?

Posted by: Keir Starmer at February 28, 2026 12:07 PM (yFLFB)

38 >> Just look how prosperous Iraq is today.

Somebody doesn't know the difference between arabs and Persians.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 12:07 PM (1Udfd)

39 Newsom-- um wut?

First, he lays out the justification for taking out Irans nuclear program and leadership, and then says theres no justification and that war is dangerous. And then says he stands with the California's Iranian Americans , most of whom are there because they fled the mullahs takeover.

Maybe its his dyslexia ...

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 12:05 PM (lCppi)
---
Another retard who lowers the IQ of anyone who hears him. Just being in the same room with him is worth a 10-point reduction, I'm sure.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 12:07 PM (ESVrU)

40 From Global Times: "A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Saturday that China is highly concerned about the military attacks by the US and Israel on Iran. Iran's national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity should be respected. China calls for an immediate halt to military operations, to avoid further escalation of tensions, to resume dialogue and negotiation, and to maintain peace and stability in the Middle East, the spokesperson said."

Translation: "muh oil supplies."

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 12:07 PM (BnDlA)

41 Well, Charlie probably doesn't come toON YOU in YOUR dreams...

FIFY.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 12:07 PM (0A/JS)

42 neo nazi tears, almost as good as Peet's Coffee

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 12:08 PM (/M/4v)

43 Iran has been inside our OODA loop for my entire professional life. They commit some atrocity, we respond (a little). The commit some atrocity, we respond (a little).

No. More.

Posted by: goatexchange at February 28, 2026 12:08 PM (hyS0X)

44 This will turn out great. I’m sure of it. Just look how prosperous Iraq is today.
Posted by: No Worries at February 28, 2026 12:05 PM (6Sz3L)
**********************************

Aside from the Iranian influence, Iraq isn't doing too poorly today, and soon the former will no longer be a factor.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 12:08 PM (lH7fb)

45 Welp been up since 1 AM, woke up to get a pain pill ironically, and followed the US_Israel attacks from the get go. Going to take a nap now

Almost dark in Iran now so the big fireworks are probably about to get started.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 12:08 PM (E4rtv)

46 Holy cow. Owens chick has lost her mind.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 12:08 PM (dK+Kv)

47 I turned my back for a few minutes and now it's reported we killed the Head Ubangi? Never a dull moment at HQ.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 12:08 PM (cxFcK)

48 21 Is this going to be another thread about Tucker Carlson?
Cause I'm about sick of him.
Posted by: Case at February 28, 2026 12:04 PM (Z3Kkg)

Mister I am already there

-Jack Travin

Posted by: Bete at February 28, 2026 12:08 PM (LX4y3)

49 Zelenskyy is all for it. Putin against.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 28, 2026 12:08 PM (Cqx++)

50 Ramadan? Is that the flying bat thing in the Godzilla movies?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster!

At least we didn't attack during Mothra.

Posted by: She Hobbit at February 28, 2026 12:09 PM (ftFVW)

51 Personally, I think the EU disowned the attacks because they fear reprisal and have zero capability to respond.

Russia no doubt has taken note. And you know what? If they move on NATO I'd let 'em.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 12:09 PM (jtM2q)

52 During Ramadan Trump? Lol

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 28, 2026 12:09 PM (RjXn6)

53 My Christian tolerance for turning the other cheek when it comes to the insane utterances of that vapid cunt Owens is rapidly reaching vacuum status.

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 28, 2026 12:09 PM (WYStd)

54 I turned my back for a few minutes and now it's reported we killed the Head Ubangi? Never a dull moment at HQ.

==

and his deranged son. I bought everyone drinks. you missed it.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 12:09 PM (/M/4v)

55 Nostradamus predicted this.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 12:09 PM (BnDlA)

56 Which is worse, attacking during ramadan, during black history month, or while John McCain's funeral is ongoing ?

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 12:09 PM (lCppi)

57 46 Holy cow. Owens chick has lost her mind.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 12:08 PM (dK+Kv)

10 years ago ...

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 12:10 PM (kvcnI)

58 Somebody doesn't know the difference between arabs and Persians.
Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 12:07 PM (1Udfd)

As if I care. i want all muzzies living in abject poverty, forever stalked by disease and starvation, with the only escape being either death or a sincere conversion to Christianity.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 12:10 PM (8zz6B)

59 Iran has been at war with the US for 47 years. The Iranian people seem to want the regime gone. But Trump does a thing and the idiots rush to show that they're the stupidest in the land.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

47 years. Trump stated that fact in one of his five minute addresses in the last twelve hours or so...
There is a laundry list of people giving support to the enemy.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 12:10 PM (/lPRQ)

60 50 Jerry and the Ramadans. Doo wop group out of Philly. Mobbed up.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 28, 2026 12:10 PM (gm9Sb)

61 carrying out the only successful policy, which is killing terrorists -- as many as you can, whenever you can.

>>> This appeals to my barbarian ancestry. Which was fairly successful, by the way, so much so that the clan was referenced alongside Robert The Bruce.

Posted by: pookysgirl knows the actual function of a military at February 28, 2026 12:10 PM (Wt5PA)

62 Candy O is a nasty piece of work. Piss off bitch.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 12:10 PM (2WIwB)

63 I'm ready for the end of decades of the unspoken policy of "If Israel can't be annihilated in the near term, which is what we actually want, then we'll settle for depriving them of a moment's peace, while we work on other ways to annihilate them in the future."

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 28, 2026 12:11 PM (8AONa)

64 >>Owens chick has lost her mind.

With the size of those nostrils, it likely fell out when she checked to see if she tied her shoelaces.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 12:11 PM (1Udfd)

65 Is this going to be another thread about Tucker Carlson?
Cause I'm about sick of him.
Posted by: Case at February 28, 2026 12:04 PM (Z3Kkg)

Oh, we're all sick of TuCa, I can assure you.

Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 12:11 PM (BF4m0)

66
Temu Tomahawk. So simple a Lance Corporal can launch it. And probably hump it along with his ruck and rifle.
Posted by: bill in arkansas

So 40mm mortars then?

Who has to hump the base plate?

*touches nose*
Not it.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 28, 2026 12:11 PM (QVmho)

67 Uhm, Iraq is largely a non-entity, mid-east terrorist attacks are largely non-existent, certainly not to the scale they were, pre-Trump.

Basically, we are toppling the Iran regime and are going to see how things shake out.

I’ve resolved myself to the proposition that it will be better than it was before.

Is it going to go back to a pre-Ayatollah condition?

Probably not. But it should be better.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 28, 2026 12:11 PM (XV/Pl)

68 Khamenei khonfirmed khilled?
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 12:05 PM (lH7fb)

Tousi is saying that the Iranians are saying, "No, no, he's totally alive and he'll be appearing shortly."

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 12:11 PM (ExV1e)

69 40 From Global Times: "A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Saturday that China is highly concerned about the military attacks by the US and Israel on Iran. Iran's national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity should be respected. China calls for an immediate halt to military operations, to avoid further escalation of tensions, to resume dialogue and negotiation, and to maintain peace and stability in the Middle East, the spokesperson said."

Translation: "muh oil supplies."
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 12:07 PM (BnDlA)

Who wrote this, and can it be Chinese policy?

-Taiwan and Tibet

Posted by: Bete at February 28, 2026 12:11 PM (LX4y3)

70 Removing the mullahs from power in Iran will have major ramifications in Lebanon and Syria, too.

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 12:12 PM (rj6Yv)

71 Can I beg Ace that we heretofore just ignore Tucker and Owens? The worst thing that we can do is give them the oxygen that they so desire.

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 28, 2026 12:12 PM (WYStd)

72 45 Welp been up since 1 AM, woke up to get a pain pill ironically, and followed the US_Israel attacks from the get go. Going to take a nap now

Almost dark in Iran now so the big fireworks are probably about to get started.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 12:08 PM

Prayers for continued healing

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 28, 2026 12:12 PM (RjXn6)

73 First, he lays out the justification for taking out Irans nuclear program and leadership, and then says theres no justification and that war is dangerous. And then says he stands with the California's Iranian Americans , most of whom are there because they fled the mullahs takeover.

Maybe its his dyslexia ...

Posted by: LASue
---
Another retard who lowers the IQ of anyone who hears him. Just being in the same room with him is worth a 10-point reduction, I'm sure.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

Definitely feels like he had to respond to bolster his international chops for a presidential run (and he hates Trump, so why not?). Unfortunately for him, his statement lacks coherence and consistency, and that's quite a feat for such a short statement.

Posted by: She Hobbit at February 28, 2026 12:12 PM (ftFVW)

74 Steiner is overdue.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 12:12 PM (lAzE1)

75 >>As if I care. i want all muzzies living in abject poverty, forever stalked by disease and starvation

You will be relieved to know the Persians aren't muslims.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 12:12 PM (1Udfd)

76 I don't remember Kirk as being anti Israel....
Posted by: The Dukes at February 28, 2026 12:04 PM

He was about to be - which is why Mossad activated his secret-Jew wife and she killed him. Or so the story goes.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 12:13 PM (BI5O2)

77 Tousi is saying that the Iranians are saying, "No, no, he's totally alive and he'll be appearing shortly."
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 12:11 PM (ExV1e)
**************************************

And for how many hours have the Iranians been claiming that?

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 12:13 PM (lH7fb)

78 A week before being assassinated Kirk said that "Islam is the sword the left is using to slit the throat of America". he was consistent with this message.
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 12:06 PM (/M/4v)

It was a deathbed conversion.

Candace's ouija board said so.

Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 12:13 PM (vSvIl)

79 >>>Is this going to be another thread about Tucker Carlson?
Cause I'm about sick of him.

Stick around, like every other thread, it'll eventually evolve into another Star Trek discussion.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 28, 2026 12:14 PM (Y1sOo)

80 Wonder if anybody has been on pizza delivery watch around Whiteman AFB.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 28, 2026 12:14 PM (gm9Sb)

81 Imagine hating Jews so much that you have a sadz over the Iranians finally being freed from Muslim Arab occupiers.

If you ever wonder why I don't take you nutters seriously, this is a good start to ponder on.

Posted by: Saber Alter at February 28, 2026 12:14 PM (6XXvd)

82 "Nostradamus predicted this.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram "

The Golden Scalp Weasel quatrain?

Posted by: fd - I forgive myself for the mistakes I made at February 28, 2026 12:14 PM (vFG9F)

83 *touches nose*
Not it.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 28, 2026 12:11 PM (QVmho)

"You get a Thumper, and you get a Thumper and ... everybody gets a Thumper!"

"Yay!"

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 12:15 PM (rj6Yv)

84 Where the heck is Peter Arnett when he is most needed?

https://is.gd/AFjv1c

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 12:15 PM (BnDlA)

85 78 A week before being assassinated Kirk said that "Islam is the sword the left is using to slit the throat of America". he was consistent with this message.
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 12:06 PM (/M/4v)
It was a deathbed conversion.

https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-RememberThisWell
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBsTheChickenRun

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 28, 2026 12:15 PM (E/JIZ)

86 A cool feature of the Tomahawk cruise missile is that it can navigate to its target using waypoints. So, it's possible to send, say 25 of them to a complex with 10 targets and have them approach each target from a different direction, all at once.

That will certainly push your shit in.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 12:15 PM (jtM2q)

87 I understand Candy Owens has an audience that takes her deranged and evil bullshit seriously but why?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 28, 2026 12:15 PM (SXxzC)

88 Basically, we are toppling the Iran regime and are going to see how things shake out.

I’ve resolved myself to the proposition that it will be better than it was before.

Is it going to go back to a pre-Ayatollah condition?

Probably not. But it should be better.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 28, 2026 12:11 PM

If they somehow pull themselves out of this and come up with a temporary government that will set up free and fair elections they might have a chance to get back to what they had in the 70s and be one of the most prosperous and free countries in the region again.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 28, 2026 12:15 PM (0N4FZ)

89 You will be relieved to know the Persians aren't muslims.
Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 12:12 PM (1Udfd)

I do know that. If Persia is to regain its due place in the world as a civilized country, the Persians will have to reduce the muslim population to serf status, with no votes, no civil rights.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 12:16 PM (8zz6B)

90 I understand Candy Owens has an audience that takes her deranged and evil bullshit seriously but why?
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 28, 2026 12:15 PM (SXxzC)

The US has a sizable Sucker-American population.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 28, 2026 12:16 PM (S/Y4j)

91 Now Trump turns his weary eyes to Cuber. This is fun.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 12:16 PM (cxFcK)

92 And for how many hours have the Iranians been claiming that?
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 12:13 PM (lH7fb)

Didn't say.

Iran has confirmed that their 'defense' minister and the top general are both dead.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 12:16 PM (ExV1e)

93 56 Which is worse, attacking during ramadan, during black history month, or while John McCain's funeral is ongoing ?
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 12:09 PM (lCppi)

Waiting till I am way o hot and riding Satan's barbed cock to enjoy it.

-Zombie McCain

Posted by: Bete at February 28, 2026 12:16 PM (LX4y3)

94 Ramadan?, heh, really Omar? Because you don't say shit about muslim terrorism on Christmas, Easter, Hannukah, 4th of July or any other holiday. Missiles are too expensive, but I'd be fine if they hit every mosque.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 12:16 PM (n5tGW)

95 If these European countries half invaded don't want their invaders pissed off so bow down to what they want.

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 12:17 PM (Ia/+0)

96 That will certainly push your shit in.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 12:15 PM

*perks up*

Posted by: Pete Bootyjudge at February 28, 2026 12:17 PM (Wnv9h)

97
At least we didn't attack during Mothra.
Posted by: She Hobbit

Those two little singing Japanese girls wouldn't like it.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 28, 2026 12:17 PM (Cqx++)

98 >> If Persia is to regain its due place in the world as a civilized country, the Persians will have to reduce the muslim population to serf status, with no votes, no civil rights.

In the whole of the World, the Persian people are the only ones burning down mosques.

I'd say that is a good sign.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 12:18 PM (1Udfd)

99 I would be willing to bet that the left and specifically the Obama cult is crapping themselves about what might happen if the mullahs fall. The mullahs probably kept records of everything they did with our traitorous left. Go long on Depends™ Barky and friends

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 12:18 PM (HYqoK)

100 84 Where the heck is Peter Arnett when he is most needed?

https://is.gd/AFjv1c
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 12:15 PM

I was hoping we would mint a new scud stud.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 28, 2026 12:18 PM (RjXn6)

101 *touches nose*
Not it.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 28, 2026 12:11 PM (QVmho)

"You get a Thumper, and you get a Thumper and ... everybody gets a Thumper!"

"Yay!"
Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 12:15 PM (rj6Yv)

***

As the ammo platoon leader in an artillery battalion, I was overjoyed at the idea of no baseplates. Until i took a turn loading projos (8inch battalion). 200 lbs.
Damn!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 12:18 PM (2WIwB)

102 Oh dear or dear, we attacked the death cult religion during Ramadan. Where is my fainting couch. If you needed the sarc, get your head right.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 28, 2026 12:18 PM (CFj4+)

103 OH, about Cuba. Rumor has it that US is taking over Cuban economy within a month. And then Marco is to be named Governor General of Cuba. *this last one is not exactly confirmed

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 12:19 PM (/M/4v)

104 From a bunch of X posts I've read, most non-regime Iranians have abandoned Islam. They closed 75,000 of 100,000 mosques. Evidently, Zoroastrianism is making a come back.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 12:19 PM (cxFcK)

105 Sad that Neil Sedaka did not live to see this.

Posted by: ASCAP at February 28, 2026 12:19 PM (oftw2)

106 Ishtar hardest hit.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 12:19 PM (lAzE1)

107 "Iraq was attacked by the US during Ramadan and it sickening to know that the US is again going to attack Iran during Ramadan."

I distinctly remember how sensitive we were to Ramadan during the attack on Iraq. How we didn't want to upset our enemies by killing them during a holiday.
I also remember discussing the fact that Muslims regularly fight wars with each other during Ramadan and how this is an argument specially aimed at reaching ignorant Americans.

Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 12:20 PM (0MjtC)

108 In the whole of the World, the Persian people are the only ones burning down mosques.

I'd say that is a good sign.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 12:18 PM (1Udfd)

Agreed. But how do you "burn down" structures made of masonry or stone?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 12:20 PM (8zz6B)

109 I just completely skip over anything Candace Owens or Tucker Carlson now says, and I only read bits of other things from X posted here. I don't need the aggravation.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2026 12:20 PM (8Xy/A)

110 Also sprach Zarathustra.

Posted by: Zombie Nietzsche at February 28, 2026 12:20 PM (lH7fb)

111 79 >>>Is this going to be another thread about Tucker Carlson?
Cause I'm about sick of him.

Stick around, like every other thread, it'll eventually evolve into another Star Trek discussion.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 28, 2026 12:14 PM (Y1sOo)

Boobs, guns, long bows and how to cook brussel sprouts.

Posted by: a.moron at February 28, 2026 12:20 PM (X5Jzz)

112 Attacking on Ramadan is just taking a page from their playbook....They love to attack on Christmas, Easter etc....

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 12:20 PM (FZMv4)

113 Waiting till I am way o hot and riding Satan's barbed cock to enjoy it.

-Zombie McCain
Posted by: Bete at February 28, 2026 12:16 PM (LX4y3)

"Wait, I thought you said it was a dry heat!" - Zombie J. Jackson.

Posted by: Boswell at February 28, 2026 12:21 PM (j10i6)

114 sweet sweet neo-nazi tears, so satisfying!

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 12:21 PM (/M/4v)

115 From a bunch of X posts I've read, most non-regime Iranians have abandoned Islam. They closed 75,000 of 100,000 mosques. Evidently, Zoroastrianism is making a come back.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 12:19 PM

Christianity seems to be growing there as well.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 12:21 PM (Wnv9h)

116
If they somehow pull themselves out of this and come up with a temporary government that will set up free and fair elections they might have a chance to get back to what they had in the 70s and be one of the most prosperous and free countries in the region again.
Posted by: Mister Scott

What if radical Muslims win the free and fair elections?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 28, 2026 12:21 PM (Cqx++)

117 Supposedly, the IDF is currently destroying missile launchers in Iran.

I wonder if they're getting tips from the locals, lol.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 12:21 PM (ExV1e)

118 They store their ordanance in the mosques.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 12:21 PM (lAzE1)

119 @79. Stick around like every other thread it'll eventually evolve into another Star Trek discussion.

Oh, hell no!

Posted by: Case at February 28, 2026 12:21 PM (Z3Kkg)

120 . If Persia is to regain its due place in the world as a civilized country, the Persians will have to reduce the muslim population to serf status, with no votes, no civil rights.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 12:16

Not good enough. They'll need to be extirpated, root and branch or they'll just do it again.

Hopefully Pahlavi took a lesson from what happened in '79 and has the resolve to carry out a mass slaughter. Tolerance of Islam is surrender to it, period, end of story. Kill or be killed.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 12:22 PM (BI5O2)

121 re: 80

Only worry if it’s eclipsed by Chinese Take-Out

Posted by: epador at February 28, 2026 12:22 PM (TRnzq)

122 Agreed. But how do you "burn down" structures made of masonry or stone?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 12:20 PM (8zz6B)

Bulldozer.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 12:22 PM (kvcnI)

123
I do know that. If Persia is to regain its due place in the world as a civilized country, the Persians will have to reduce the muslim population to serf status, with no votes, no civil rights.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 12:16 PM (8zz6B)

If only the rest of the civilized nations would do that.

Posted by: moki at February 28, 2026 12:22 PM (wLjpr)

124 Sprechen Zarathrustra?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 12:22 PM (lAzE1)

125 I find it interesting, funny in a way, watching these videos the Iranian people feel so secure in our accuracy they see an explosion, look, then just go about their day.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 12:22 PM (n5tGW)

126 Indeed, the masks are off. "Pass the popcorn," should be on new vanity license plates.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 28, 2026 12:22 PM (YlWIZ)

127 At some point 'they' aren't on the Right.

Cucker meeting with Obama denizens isn't the thing someone on the Right would do. He's not on the Right. No, this is not a No True Scotsman fallacy. It's a demand for objectivity.

Posted by: weft cut-Rotten at February 28, 2026 12:22 PM (diia5)

128

Black history month goes out with a bang. March comes in like a lion.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 28, 2026 12:22 PM (Cqx++)

129 I don't think this qualifies as a war. Not a war-war, anyway.

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 12:23 PM (Q+gd/)

130 Can you imagine being so happy that you are riding around on a bicycle in a place where bombs are dropping and missiles are incoming?

Not to mention the fact that out going munitions are unreliable to the point they may return and blow up the launch point?

Medals for everyone!

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 28, 2026 12:23 PM (2H3yT)

131 What if radical Muslims win the free and fair elections?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 28, 2026 12:21 PM (Cqx++)

I guess it would mean that all the people who seem to want the current regime gone didn't really want that.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 12:23 PM (ExV1e)

132 >> IDF is currently destroying missile launchers in Iran.

>I wonder if they're getting tips from the locals, lol.

They are one use only devices if you don't have an air defense system in place.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 12:23 PM (1Udfd)

133 They store their ordinance in the mosques.
Posted by: Boss Moss

That is a 2-fer.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 12:23 PM (BnDlA)

134 All you guys celebrating this realize this was my dream right?

Lol

Posted by: Zombie Juan McCain at February 28, 2026 12:23 PM (2T8TB)

135 TOUSi showing IDF strikes on missile launchers.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 12:23 PM (kvcnI)

136
27 Newsom-- um wut?

First, he lays out the justification for taking out Irans nuclear program and leadership, and then says theres no justification and that war is dangerous. And then says he stands with the California's Iranian Americans , most of whom are there because they fled the mullahs takeover.

Maybe its his dyslexia ...

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 12:05 PM

------

Someone wrote this for him. He doesn't really think about it.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 28, 2026 12:23 PM (VWtfl)

137 That country needs be renamed Persia.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 28, 2026 12:23 PM (SXxzC)

138 Stick around, like every other thread, it'll eventually evolve into another Star Trek discussion.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 28, 2026 12:14 PM (Y1sOo)

Trump just violated the heck out of the Prime Directive.

Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 12:23 PM (0MjtC)

139 Nothing warms my heart more than a flaming skull to start the day off.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 28, 2026 12:24 PM (XeU6L)

140 That country needs be renamed Persia.

==

Persia is only one province of Iran, and Persians are only one of many nationalities in Iran.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 12:24 PM (/M/4v)

141 If only Abe Vigoda had lived to see it.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 12:24 PM (lAzE1)

142 >>Trump just violated the heck out of the Prime Directive.

Stacey Abrams is gonna be pissed.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 12:24 PM (1Udfd)

143 6 From a bunch of X posts I've read, most non-regime Iranians have abandoned Islam. They closed 75,000 of 100,000 mosques. Evidently, Zoroastrianism is making a come back.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 12:19 PM

---------

Thus spake Zarathustra!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 12:24 PM (JkO4W)

144 As it is, Marco must have a binder of governor generals to review.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 28, 2026 12:25 PM (YlWIZ)

145 Fuque Keir Starmer with a horse. No one would ever mistake you for someone who stands with an ally

Posted by: FuqueKier at February 28, 2026 12:25 PM (V2fDC)

146 I'll bet there are a lot of dead Mullahs getting a shock right now.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 28, 2026 12:25 PM (SXxzC)

147 For example, Tousi is Persian and Goldie is Bakhtiari.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 12:25 PM (/M/4v)

148 Kier Starmer has graciously offered to hold our coat.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 12:25 PM (cxFcK)

149 Starmer is waffling. Is he Belgian?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 12:25 PM (lAzE1)

150 This wouldn't be happening if Biden or Harris were President!

Posted by: Denizens of Democratic Underground at February 28, 2026 12:25 PM (0sNs1)

151 As soon as the ER docs remove this artillery shell from my rectum, I'm donating it to the cause.

Posted by: The Great Poofter at February 28, 2026 12:25 PM (oftw2)

152 Candace Owens really hates those Jews, doesn't she?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 12:26 PM (JkO4W)

153 Tousi saying confirmed that multiple senior Iranian intelligence officials killed.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 12:27 PM (ExV1e)

154 Good Lord. TOUSi TV shills itself for just as long as it gives you news.... why is anyone watching that shit?

Posted by: Denny Crane - NOT a Paid Advertisement. at February 28, 2026 12:27 PM (i49OE)

155 Starmer is waffling. Is he Belgian?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 12:25 PM (lAzE1)

He's little more than a reheated English Muffin.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 28, 2026 12:27 PM (S/Y4j)

156 Typical, I try to unplug for the weekend and shit starts blowing up. Literally and figuratively.

Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at February 28, 2026 12:27 PM (FIwBs)

157 Fuque Keir Starmer with a horse. No one would ever mistake you for someone who stands with an ally

He keep running his mouth like anyone anywhere cares what he has to say.

Maybe I need to fill his mouth to keep him quiet and happy.

Posted by: The Penis at February 28, 2026 12:28 PM (Ksqrb)

158 Stick around, like every other thread, it'll eventually evolve into another Star Trek discussion.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 28, 2026 12:14 PM (Y1sOo)

Trump just violated the heck out of the Prime Directive.
Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 12:23 PM

It was the Klingons whom Kirk hated.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 28, 2026 12:28 PM (0sNs1)

159 In the whole of the World, the Persian people are the only ones burning down mosques.

I'd say that is a good sign.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 12:18 PM (1Udfd)

Agreed. But how do you "burn down" structures made of masonry or stone?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

They munitions stored there burn quite nicely.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 12:28 PM (MdILH)

160 Bomb Omar, next.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 12:03 PM (1Udfd)

This.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 12:28 PM (snZF9)

161 In the whole of the World, the Persian people are the only ones burning down mosques.

I'd say that is a good sign.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 12:18 PM (1Udfd)

Agreed. But how do you "burn down" structures made of masonry or stone?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

They munitions stored there burn quite nicely.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 12:28 PM (MdILH)

I hear that C4 is just angry Play-Doh.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 28, 2026 12:29 PM (S/Y4j)

162 I heard this morning that Iran has another military force, other than the IRGC. So Trump was signaling support for them, by targeting just the IRGC. I suppose the other group is more supportive of the Green Revolution, but idk anything about them.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 28, 2026 12:29 PM (vbXSk)

163 Oman air raid sirens.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 12:29 PM (lAzE1)

164 Maybe I need to fill his mouth to keep him quiet and happy.
Posted by: The Penis at February 28, 2026 12:28 PM

Don't be too hard on him.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 12:29 PM (Wnv9h)

165 As votermom says, now is the time to
"deport, deport, deport".

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 12:29 PM (v5dF2)

166 hahahaha! air sirens in Oman! lay down with dogs..

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 12:29 PM (/M/4v)

167 Posted by: Denny Crane - NOT a Paid Advertisement. at February 28, 2026 12:27 PM (i49OE)

A company which employs several people tells viewers that they can subscribe to that company? The nerve.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 12:29 PM (ExV1e)

168 There seems to be a few factions with some crossover:

1) people opposed to taking out Iran's government because they oppose Trump and anything Bad Orange Man does is Bad.
2) people who are just stooges of the Iranian government or Muslims in general
3) people who are opposed to the use of military in any way because they think that means war, if not WW3 and forever wars in the middle east and we're all doomed.
4) people who are concerned about the legality or morality of these strikes but are generally in favor of the action because of Iran's history and actions, and extreme danger if they get nukes.
5) people who are for destroying the Mullahs and celebrate this for its hopeful outcome no matter what it takes

I am in category 4, cautiously supportive. Mostly I am in contempt of idiots who keep screaming WW3 every time we get involved with Iran at any level, and the fools like Massie who keep screaming about how its illegal to use the military in any way unless congress declares war.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 12:30 PM (PYyV9)

169 floopglik vithqueg

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith... the anal behind anal sex at February 28, 2026 12:30 PM (ANFEH)

170 I hear that C4 is just angry Play-Doh.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 28, 2026 12:29 PM

Serious Putty.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 12:30 PM (Wnv9h)

171 So many bad takes out there. Ace is gonna need a bigger blog.

Posted by: steevy at February 28, 2026 12:30 PM (YwEeS)

172 The Reich LARPers must be on suicide watch by now. Iranians celebrating in the streets and no piles of dead Jews. Very sad.

Posted by: Saber Alter at February 28, 2026 12:30 PM (6XXvd)

173 Boobs, guns, long bows and how to cook brussel sprouts.
Posted by: a.moron at February 28, 2026 12:20 PM

One of those things is not like the others.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 28, 2026 12:30 PM (0sNs1)

174 Our resident retard is on the case!

Posted by: steevy at February 28, 2026 12:30 PM (YwEeS)

175 the Woke Reich is about to find out

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 12:31 PM (/M/4v)

176 It was the Klingons whom Kirk hated.

Undiscovered country, that scene with spock "LET THEM DIE" was so good.

I am still confused how the entire Klingon empire of many different planets was somehow destroyed by having one of their planets damaged.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 12:31 PM (PYyV9)

177 where they stand in the scheme of things

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 12:31 PM (/M/4v)

178
He's little more than a reheated English Muffin.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
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That's been sitting in a toast rack for 20 mins.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 28, 2026 12:31 PM (XeU6L)

179 I hear that C4 is just angry Play-Doh.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 28, 2026 12:29 PM

Serious Putty.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 12:30 PM

Igniting a marble of C4 is a great (if slightly mephitic) way to heat your C-Rat entreé.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 28, 2026 12:31 PM (0sNs1)

180 As I wrote earlier, Reagan did not have the resources to do what Trump can do.

"Blowback" is officially dead.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2026 12:31 PM (qFwJc)

181 Shockingly, Canada appears to be more on board than the UK.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 12:32 PM (ExV1e)

182 176 May be Klingons can only mate on that one planet...

Posted by: steevy at February 28, 2026 12:32 PM (YwEeS)

183 Our resident retard is on the case!

Hey, I'm right here!

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 12:32 PM (PYyV9)

184 Yes, one of the bad side effects about this is that Lindsey Graham and his zombie butt buddy are happy. Can't have everything I guess.

And the Paki-Afghans attacking each other during Ramadan is just a terrible terrible thing.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 12:32 PM (n5tGW)

185 174 Our resident retard is on the case!
Posted by: steevy at February 28, 2026 12:30 PM (YwEeS)

Could you narrow that down, and, I just got here steevy!

Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 12:32 PM (pDt9x)

186 Turkey is butthurt.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 12:33 PM (ExV1e)

187 The British eat butter sandwiches with potato chips.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 12:33 PM (lAzE1)

188 The Epstein Files are a distraction from Epstein! Epstein! Epstein! Epstein!

There. That should be enough of that. Now STFU.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at February 28, 2026 12:33 PM (kGdxl)

189 181 As is Oz.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 28, 2026 12:33 PM (gm9Sb)

190 Igniting a marble of C4 is a great (if slightly mephitic) way to heat your C-Rat entreé.

Bored Marines used to light C4 on fire then stomp it out in Vietnam.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 12:33 PM (PYyV9)

191 Shockingly, Canada appears to be more on board than the UK.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 12:32 PM (ExV1e)

They have a lot of Iranian expats.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 28, 2026 12:33 PM (n9ltV)

192 Starmer is such a pathetic piece of shit.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 12:33 PM (v5dF2)

193 This is going to be very interesting. The whole world is about to change in the next year or so.

Posted by: pawn at February 28, 2026 12:33 PM (+rKuc)

194 Iraq hasn't had a good millennium since 3000 B.C.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 12:34 PM (JkO4W)

195 May be Klingons can only mate on that one planet...
Posted by: steevy at February 28, 2026 12:32 PM (YwEeS)

Whatever happened to the Romulans, anyway? They sort of faded out?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 12:34 PM (8zz6B)

196 This seems like an ideal time for ICE to ramp up deporting illegals to the maximum now that our domestic communists are going to be distracted by shopping for Iranian Islamic flags.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 12:34 PM (BnDlA)

197 177 where they stand in the scheme of things
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 12:31 PM (/M/4v)

Hey runner!! How is your optimism level this morning?? Mine is a firm 8 out of 10.

Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 12:34 PM (pDt9x)

198 186 Turkey is butthurt.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 12:33 PM (ExV1e)

Just ask Peter O'Toole.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at February 28, 2026 12:34 PM (kGdxl)

199 LOL yeah Trump is a puppet of the little hats, that you Tucker?

Posted by: steevy at February 28, 2026 12:34 PM (YwEeS)

200 I hope Trump considers a way to declare Omar and Tlaib something like national security risks, enemy combatants or whatever so they can be jettisoned out of the country with their respective broods.

He's riffed on getting Omar out, but she's not the only one who really needs to be deported with prejudice.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 12:34 PM (jtM2q)

201 The lamentations of the trolls.

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 12:34 PM (Q+gd/)

202 Anybody text BroFo a response saying, "Some people did something" yet?

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 28, 2026 12:34 PM (qBdHI)

203 I am still confused how the entire Klingon empire of many different planets was somehow destroyed by having one of their planets damaged.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 12:31 PM (PYyV9)
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Well, I believe it was a moon around their homeworld that was going to cause it to die off.

Sure, Klingon planets would carry on, but the Empire as a whole was going to collapse.

Remember, it was an allegory for the Cold War.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 12:34 PM (ESVrU)

204 167 Posted by: Denny Crane - NOT a Paid Advertisement. at February 28, 2026 12:27 PM (i49OE)

A company which employs several people tells viewers that they can subscribe to that company? The nerve.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 12:29 PM (ExV1e)

I am bouncing between 4 or so live feeds, so I will concede that I'm just coincidently hitting TOUSi at the wrong time...

Posted by: Denny Crane - If I Am Wrong I Will Probably Admit It. at February 28, 2026 12:34 PM (i49OE)

205 Bored Marines used to light C4 on fire then stomp it out in Vietnam.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
--------

Now they use crayons...

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 28, 2026 12:35 PM (XeU6L)

206 Trolls are pretty low grade today.

Posted by: Reforger at February 28, 2026 12:35 PM (onCFI)

207 The Iranian people will want revenge for all those murdered by the regime in recent weeks. There will be blood.

Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 12:35 PM (ZxPkt)

208 >>Oman air raid sirens.

Perhaps the Iranians found out we are using the base on Masirah Island for our P-8s to launch ASUW missions over the Persian Gulf.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 28, 2026 12:35 PM (Y1sOo)

209 The British eat butter sandwiches with potato chips.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 12:33 PM

Didn't the 20th and early-21st Century Britons refer to potato chips as 'crisps'?

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at February 28, 2026 12:35 PM (0sNs1)

210 Remember, it was an allegory for the Cold War.

Yeah its just that the premise made no sense. Great movie once you get past it though

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 12:35 PM (PYyV9)

211 IRGC just seems to be spitting out missiles in all directions. Pretty shocking behavior for terrorists.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 12:35 PM (ExV1e)

212 TNG used the Romulans so much that Ronald Moore created the Cardassians to replace them in a script.

Posted by: steevy at February 28, 2026 12:36 PM (YwEeS)

213 Lots of new nics stirring up the Jew-hate this morning.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 12:36 PM (JkO4W)

214 The British eat butter sandwiches with potato chips.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 12:33 PM

"Chips" are what we call fries.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 28, 2026 12:36 PM (n9ltV)

215 Starmer's wife and children are Jewish. Ideology wins out over the safety and future of his family. Putz

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 12:36 PM (HYqoK)

216 Starmer is just pandering to his muslim overlords and voters. I don't find it surprising, the UK has been colonized. They aren't an ally.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 12:36 PM (n5tGW)

217 Queer Starmer should put his ball gag back in and go lick his mistress, Chancellor Rachel Reeves, boots. He might as well have come out crying about being emasculated on the world stage.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 12:36 PM (1JFYK)

218 Believe it or not, the usual suspects are headed to the streets with pre-printed signs to ... protest an attack on a government that killed tens of thousands of people for protesting

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 12:37 PM (PYyV9)

219 211 IRGC just seems to be spitting out missiles in all directions. Pretty shocking behavior for terrorists.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 12:35 PM (ExV1e)

Brilliant plan. Brilliant.

Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 12:37 PM (pDt9x)

220 Hey, hey, ho, ho,
Ilhan Omar's got to go.

Hey, hey, ho, ho,
Ilhan Omar's got to go.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 12:37 PM (v5dF2)

221

House Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said Congress “must” reconvene on Monday.

“Trump says his goal is to topple the Iranian regime, but the American people are tired of regime change wars that cost us billions of dollars and risk our lives,” Khanna said in a video posted to social platform X. “We don’t want to be at war with a country of 90 million people in the Middle East.”

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 28, 2026 12:37 PM (Cqx++)

222
Boobs, guns, long bows and how to cook brussel sprouts.
Posted by: a.moron
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One of those things is not like the others.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

Brussel Sprouts are lethal embodied. Just have a delayed time-fuse.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 28, 2026 12:37 PM (QVmho)

223 We need better trolls here. Ours suck.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 12:37 PM (Wnv9h)

224 Hey runner!! How is your optimism level this morning?? Mine is a firm 8 out of 10.
Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 12:34 PM (pDt9x)

Hey tubal! It's up there ! I bought everyone drinks! As I promised !

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 12:37 PM (/M/4v)

225 This is going to be very interesting. The whole world is about to change in the next year or so.
Posted by: pawn
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It is prudent to keep in mind the Law of Unintended Consequences.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 28, 2026 12:37 PM (XeU6L)

226 Crisps. A sandwich with nothing.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 12:37 PM (lAzE1)

227 I hate to break it to the leftoids but the war is already over. It is just cleanup now.

Posted by: steevy at February 28, 2026 12:37 PM (YwEeS)

228 Starmer is on the payroll. It's always about the payroll.

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 12:37 PM (Q+gd/)

229 Starmer's wife and children are Jewish. Ideology wins out over the safety and future of his family. Putz
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 12:36 PM (HYqoK)

Well, they are just beards anyway.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 12:38 PM (8zz6B)

230 I am still confused how the entire Klingon empire of many different planets was somehow destroyed by having one of their planets damaged.

They were trying to hard to make it an environmental metaphor that they overreached a bit.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 12:38 PM (QZThv)

231 lol, my post replaced rancid troll's post

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 12:38 PM (/M/4v)

232 @CAGovernor Gavin Newsom:

"The corrupt and repressive Iranian regime must never have nuclear weapons. The leadership of Iran must go...
"As this unfolds, California stands with the Iranian-American community in our state,

You say they must never have nuclear weapons. What have you done to ensure that? What has your party done? You say the regime must go. What are your plans for achieving their departure? How exactly are you standing with them? What does that even mean?

Be specific.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 12:38 PM (Riz8t)

233 Starmer is gayer than Barky.

Posted by: steevy at February 28, 2026 12:38 PM (YwEeS)

234 The Romulans were stand-ins for Chinese in the Original Series (Klingons being Russians). Leftist show producers are not going to bash the Chinese who pay them so much.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 12:38 PM (PYyV9)

235 And now for something completely different, 1/2 hour YT about Eric Burden including how the Beatles' I Am the Walrus references his bizarre sexual proclivities.

https://is.gd/pqFFx5

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 12:38 PM (FXNzP)

236 We need better trolls here. Ours suck.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 12:37 PM (Wnv9h)
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It's Saturday.

Must be peak time for gloryhole servicing...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 12:39 PM (ESVrU)

237 The Iranian people will want revenge for all those murdered by the regime in recent weeks. There will be blood.
Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 12:35 PM (ZxPkt)

Well, it better be a whole lot. The Muslims will have to be killed or forcibly converted down to last man, or they'll just take over and this will have been for nothing.

And if they're willing to Do What Must Be Done, the US must stand down and permit them free rein to kill without compunction. No bullshit about human rights for them.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 12:39 PM (BI5O2)

238 214 The British eat butter sandwiches with potato chips.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 12:33 PM

"Chips" are what we call fries.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

I believe they call potato chips crisps.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 12:39 PM (1JFYK)

239
During Ramadan, there is actually a spike in Islamic terror attacks.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 28, 2026 12:39 PM (VWtfl)

240 Love seeing Trump give his statement last night wearing a baseball hat that said "USA" on it. Telling the mullahs "this is who is killing you"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 12:39 PM (HYqoK)

241 235 And now for something completely different, 1/2 hour YT about Eric Burden including how the Beatles' I Am the Walrus references his bizarre sexual proclivities.

https://is.gd/pqFFx5
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 12:38 PM (FXNzP)

Ed Driscoll, is that you?? JK.

Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 12:39 PM (pDt9x)

242 “We don’t want to be at war with a country of 90 million people in the Middle East.”
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 28, 2026 12:37 PM (Cqx++)

There's One Simple Trick to make it a lot less 90 million.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 12:39 PM (8zz6B)

243 I don't give two shits about Iran. Frankly, I don't give two shits about Israel. I know that puts me in league with the Devil, but so be it. What I care about is here at home. Don't we have enough enemies here in the US that haven't been dealt with? Oh, I know. Two weeks.

Meanwhile as our legions are fighting on the frontiers of the empire, halfway around the world, while the barbarians are inside the walls of Rome.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at February 28, 2026 12:39 PM (MZ+PY)

244 House Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said Congress “must” reconvene on Monday.

A Democrat in Congress has also called for the government to seize Warner Brothers Discovery to protect CNN. Absolute clownshoes.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 12:40 PM (QZThv)

245 We need better trolls here. Ours suck.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 12:37 PM (Wnv9h)
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I suggest referring to them as the Axis of Retards.

Posted by: Weasel at February 28, 2026 12:40 PM (GNqmQ)

246 "Chips" are what we call fries.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

I believe they call potato chips crisps.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 12:39 PM (1JFYK)

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Don't even ask what they consider "pudding."

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 12:40 PM (JkO4W)

247
Crisps. A sandwich with nothing.
Posted by: Boss Moss

Was deputy PM on. NATOcontract in the early 2000s. At lunch one day the chief engineer, a brit, ordered thatat lunchtime. I told him it was "potato chips motherfucker!"

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 28, 2026 12:40 PM (QVmho)

248 Starmer may or may not be for Islam, but he knows that in Britain, the single most monolithic and reliable voter bloc is Muslims. They all vote the same way, they all vote, and they vote with as much fraud as they can manage. He panders to them in order to retain power.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 12:40 PM (PYyV9)

249 I hope Trump considers a way to declare Omar and Tlaib something like national security risks, enemy combatants or whatever so they can be jettisoned out of the country with their respective broods.

He's riffed on getting Omar out, but she's not the only one who really needs to be deported with prejudice.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 12:34 PM (jtM2q)

Yeah, like the whole democrat party.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 12:40 PM (snZF9)

250 244 I don't give two shits about Iran. Frankly, I don't give two shits about Israel. I know that puts me in league with the Devil, but so be it. What I care about is here at home. Don't we have enough enemies here in the US that haven't been dealt with? Oh, I know. Two weeks.

Meanwhile as our legions are fighting on the frontiers of the empire, halfway around the world, while the barbarians are inside the walls of Rome.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at February 28, 2026 12:39 PM (MZ+PY)

Maybe multitask??

Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 12:40 PM (pDt9x)

251 I hope Trump considers a way to declare Omar and Tlaib something like national security risks, enemy combatants or whatever so they can be jettisoned out of the country with their respective broods.

He's riffed on getting Omar out, but she's not the only one who really needs to be deported with prejudice.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Keep riffing that we had been at war with Iran since 1979 and we are rounding up traiters...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 12:40 PM (MdILH)

252 Happy Saturday Ace, glad you showed up.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 28, 2026 12:40 PM (sl73Y)

253 Starmer's wife and children are Jewish. Ideology wins out over the safety and future of his family. Putz
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 12:36 PM (HYqoK)

Starmer spends his spare time blowing Ukrainian rent-boys. Doubt he cares much about his 'wife'. Kids, maybe.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 12:40 PM (ExV1e)

254 Well, I believe it was a moon around their homeworld that was going to cause it to die off.

Sure, Klingon planets would carry on, but the Empire as a whole was going to collapse.

Remember, it was an allegory for the Cold War.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 12:34 PM

In 2293, the starship USS Excelsior, commanded by Captain Hikaru Sulu, was struck by a shockwave when the Klingon moon Praxis exploded without warning, and they discover that much of the moon has been obliterated.

The loss of the Klingons' key energy production facility and the estimated 50 years until the complete destruction of the Klingon home world's ozone layer threw the Klingon Empire into turmoil.

Analysis determined that the explosion of the moon was caused by over mining and insufficient safety precautions.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at February 28, 2026 12:41 PM (0sNs1)

255 "Chips" are what we call fries.

You call it corn, we call it maize... We knew all about the goodness of maize—corn—before America was America.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 12:41 PM (Riz8t)

256 You guys have become a fucking parody at this point.
Like 2018 shitlib twitter clowns calling everyone nazis.

Posted by: JFC at February 28, 2026 12:41 PM (EjUv+)

257 " Sad that Neil Sedaka did not live to see this.
Posted by: ASCAP"

Or Rob Reiner.

Posted by: fd - I forgive myself for the mistakes I made at February 28, 2026 12:41 PM (vFG9F)

258 Love ya, Ace, and sorry you are having to work on your day off.

I saw a photo in the UK DM of Tucker Carlson's frowny face and figured this is a good thing, to destroy Isis and the radical branch of Iran. After all, he met with Trump last week! He was not consulted!!! Candace Owen's is the arrow pointing to GOOD in my scale of how much I know (nothing except that I'd like Persians to join this century).

Starmer stutters, Macron utters, and all is well in my world.

Prayers for our great military. Prayers for President Trump, his cabinet, and all who support him for safety and good health, wisdom and discernment.

It needed to be done. I don't know squat, but I know this and don't want my grandchildren to have to deal with this threat of death to America that has been simmering and boiling over since the '70's. We can thank Carter for that. Thank GWB for his mess. Thank Obungo for doing nothing. And Sniffer Biden for welcoming terrorists over our borders.

God Bless America and keep us safe.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 12:41 PM (WONhk)

259 Israel allocated a bit of its budget to looking into this explosion of antisemitic online hate, especially online trolls, bots, and booster. I don't envy them.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 12:41 PM (/M/4v)

260 IRGC just seems to be spitting out missiles in all directions.

They attacked 7 other Muslim nations, its the strangest thing I've ever seen a country do. I get it, they are Shia and the other nations are Sunni but still. Very odd behavior

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 12:42 PM (PYyV9)

261 During Ramadan, there is actually a spike in Islamic terror attacks.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 28, 2026 12:39 PM

Then there's that whole Afghanistan/Pakistan matter. Can't wait to hear Omar shaming them on the House floor.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 12:42 PM (Wnv9h)

262 Hello World!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 28, 2026 12:42 PM (MFAsx)

263 Trek VI was all about people fearful of the unknown and lashing out.

Much like current Deimoscr@p politicians and pundits.

Hope Hasan Piker isn't tasing Kiya

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 12:42 PM (og9zY)

264 261 Trying to trigger the end days perhaps since it is the end days for them.

Posted by: steevy at February 28, 2026 12:42 PM (YwEeS)

265
The British eat butter sandwiches with potato chips.

The butter wouldn't melt so you put it in a pie.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 28, 2026 12:43 PM (Cqx++)

266 I don't give two shits about Iran. Frankly, I don't give two shits about Israel. I know that puts me in league with the Devil, but so be it. What I care about is here at home. Don't we have enough enemies here in the US that haven't been dealt with? Oh, I know. Two weeks.

You are correct, of course. I can think of no time when a desire to withdraw from the rest of the world ended badly.
*eyeroll*

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 12:43 PM (Riz8t)

267 “Barack Obama reached a deal that prevented Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.”

Yes, and they still kept trying to develop it anyway.

Then, in probably one of the most ignominious acts of a US President in history, we were largely prevented from eliminating the rat lines we knew were bringing in IED material, knowledge and fighters coming from Iran.

Let me draw it in crayon for those who can’t, or won’t keep up. Every soldier killed during Obama’s reign and subject to an ROE meant to protect Iran, not the troops, is on him and douchebags like Pfeifer.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 28, 2026 12:43 PM (f4tQo)

268 Stormfront must be closed this weekend.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 12:43 PM (JkO4W)

269 >>>“We don’t want to be at war with a country of 90 million people in the Middle East.”
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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He's right, we aren't, we're setting them free.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 12:43 PM (v5dF2)

270 263 Hello World!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 28, 2026 12:42 PM (MFAsx)

Glad to see you here... How goes it ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 12:43 PM (FZMv4)

271 Qatar can't exactly have human oversight on their bot farms today, so I'm not expecting their usual quality.

Posted by: Saber Alter at February 28, 2026 12:43 PM (6XXvd)

272 Hezbollah and their IRGC masters are awaiting orders from Tehran, but they're using carrier pigeons because of the unfortunate incident with the pagers and smartphones back in 2024.

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 12:43 PM (rj6Yv)

273
Starmer spends his spare time blowing Ukrainian rent-boys. Doubt he cares much about his 'wife'. Kids, maybe.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28,

Nope.

Professional politicians are pure psychopaths and are incapable of love.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 12:43 PM (BI5O2)

274 A moment of silence for our beloved Qatari-funded influencers and Pakistani paid-trolls.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 12:44 PM (lH7fb)

275 Ro Khanna, D-Calif

Treasonous POS does not recognize that Iran has been waging war on "The Great Satan" since 1979.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 12:44 PM (MdILH)

276 How could Trumpf do this so close to Pride Month!?

Posted by: NR Pax at February 28, 2026 12:44 PM (7xrfc)

277 Sorry, I've been gone for a bit. I didn't realize the annual meeting of Moronz R Us was being held on this website.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 12:44 PM (Riz8t)

278 Maybe Candice was hypnotized

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 12:44 PM (Ia/+0)

279 Can air america bring in a few planeloads of AKs already.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 12:44 PM (lAzE1)

280 Hope Hasan Piker isn't tasing Kiya

I want there to be a video that shows the dog finally having enough and going berserk with lot of screaming and blood hitting the camera, then it all goes black.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 12:44 PM (PYyV9)

281 Meanwhile as our legions are fighting on the frontiers of the empire, halfway around the world, while the barbarians are inside the walls of Rome.

==

we can walk and chew gum at the same time; coincidentally, the barbarians "inside the walls" are sent, financed, trained by people we are bombing over there. it will all makes sense in a bit...

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 12:45 PM (/M/4v)

282 Biden's Dog, thanks for checking in! We've been hoping you are alright.

Posted by: Emmie at February 28, 2026 12:45 PM (FMtrg)

283 Hope Hasan Piker isn't tasing Kiya

I'm trying to square the whole Kaya situation with the recent news that Hasan has a profile on a furry dating site.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 12:45 PM (QZThv)

284 Do I want to know what Candy Ovens is saying?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 12:45 PM (og9zY)

285 This is a glorious day for freedom

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 28, 2026 12:45 PM (vfth7)

286 Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 28, 2026 12:42 PM (MFAsx)

Glad to see you checking in.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 28, 2026 12:46 PM (w/O5Q)

287 Trying to trigger the end days perhaps since it is the end days for them.

Yeah my guess is those were supposed to be nuclear weapons in their original plan, but they fired it off with conventional as they were going out like a dog biting with the last of its energy.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 12:46 PM (PYyV9)

288 Ian

One word - Zoophilia

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 12:46 PM (og9zY)

289 Maybe Candice was hypnotized
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 12:44 PM (Ia/+0)

Requires a brain.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 12:46 PM (ExV1e)

290 Starmer may or may not be for Islam, but he knows that in Britain, the single most monolithic and reliable voter bloc is Muslims. They all vote the same way, they all vote, and they vote with as much fraud as they can manage. He panders to them in order to retain power.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

The muzzies seem to have choosen the Green party (commie enviros) as their party to further their conquest of the UK. Labor is the orphaned waif from a Dicken's novel.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 12:46 PM (1JFYK)

291 "The Foreign Ministry declared China’s support for “Iran’s national sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity,” and said the U.S. should “resume dialogue and negotiation” to “maintain peace and stability in the Middle East.”

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Now do Taiwan.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 12:47 PM (JkO4W)

292 I do need to thank the Reich LARPers though. I've been meaning to send a email to our local World Zionist Overlords branch to request a sunny day this week so I can do some pre-spring gardening. Preferably Thursday.

Posted by: Saber Alter at February 28, 2026 12:47 PM (6XXvd)

293 I'm trying to square the whole Kaya situation with the recent news that Hasan has a profile on a furry dating site.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 12:45 PM (QZThv)

Can a furry be a furry if he cosplays as a snake?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 12:47 PM (8zz6B)

294 Let me draw it in crayon for those who can’t, or won’t keep up. Every soldier killed during Obama’s reign and subject to an ROE meant to protect Iran, not the troops, is on him and douchebags like Pfeifer.
Posted by: Marcus T

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 12:47 PM (v5dF2)

295 Hezbollah and their IRGC masters are awaiting orders from Tehran, but they're using carrier pigeons because of the unfortunate incident with the pagers and smartphones back in 2024.

Didn't Hamas say that the pigeons are controlled by the Mossad? I know they definitely did about sharks, because "Jew sharks" is the funniest shit this side of space lasers.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 12:47 PM (QZThv)

296 IRGC just seems to be spitting out missiles in all directions.

They attacked 7 other Muslim nations, its the strangest thing I've ever seen a country do. I get it, they are Shia and the other nations are Sunni but still. Very odd behavior

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 12:42 PM (PYyV9)

Its how evil regimes die.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 12:47 PM (snZF9)

297 Oh, and for those of you saying Obama got UBL, no he didn’t. Navy SEALS did. It had to be one of the easiest calls in history. But President Slapdick only made it because the intel was there and if it became public, it would destroy him sooner than his legacy did.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 28, 2026 12:48 PM (f4tQo)

298 I will say this was the worst kept secret bombing ever, months and months to get the ships over there. Even less surprising than Venezuela.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 12:48 PM (n5tGW)

299 wait, now something makes sense !
Recently Graham went to the ME to meet with leaders in UAE and Saudi. After the meeting with Saudi he said that "Boy, these guys are smart!" I was wondering what that was about. Now I know what it was ! ha

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 12:48 PM (/M/4v)

300 Candace Owens is a life lesson in never getting your poontang from a british limpy noodled mimbo

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 28, 2026 12:48 PM (REq0p)

301 Greens are like watermelons. Red on the inside.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 12:48 PM (lAzE1)

302 I don't give two shits about Iran. Frankly, I don't give two shits about Israel. I know that puts me in league with the Devil, but so be it. What I care about is here at home. Don't we have enough enemies here in the US that haven't been dealt with? Oh, I know. Two weeks.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at February 28, 2026 12:39 PM (MZ+PY)

You might not care about Iran, but they cared very much about you, and wanted you dead. Israel is the best place from which to base our defense of America, because they are also in Iran's crosshairs.

And...America can have a foreign policy and a domestic policy at the same time. This isn't a zero-sum game.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 28, 2026 12:48 PM (n9ltV)

303 Did the 12th Iman call in sick with a note from Epstein's mother?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 12:48 PM (og9zY)

304 Prayers for you and yours, Biden’s Dog.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 28, 2026 12:48 PM (A5RD0)

305 278 Maybe Candice was hypnotized
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 12:44 PM (Ia/+0)

I mean after chickens, how hard could she be?

Posted by: Iggy Pop at February 28, 2026 12:49 PM (w/O5Q)

306 Forgot to answer this question from the earlier thread:

Wasn't there a singer in the 90s who did bill themselves as the ayatollah of rock and rolla?

Posted by: Aetius451AD

It was actually a nickname for Lord Humongous in Mad Max, as announced by his herald, who lost his fingers to the Feral Kid's boomerang.

Chris Jericho, Fozzy lead singer/WWE wrestler later used it as his moniker.

Posted by: Sharkman at February 28, 2026 12:49 PM (/RHNq)

307 The IDF is now issuing evacuation warnings to Iranians in the vicinity of upcoming targets.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 12:49 PM (lH7fb)

308 Iranian drone slamming into upper floor of Bahrain residential high rise. video

Nick Sortor X link.

https://tinyurl.com/59dnmshd

Posted by: illiniwek at February 28, 2026 12:49 PM (vbXSk)

309 Biden's Dog! How is everything ?

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 12:49 PM (/M/4v)

310 Glad to see you checking in.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 28, 2026 12:46 PM (w/O5Q)
-

Got a lot of exercise today heading up and down the building staircase between our apartment and the shelter.

Had a dozen friends over for lunch today. Fun experience.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 28, 2026 12:49 PM (MFAsx)

311 Ramadan, you say? The template was set when Washington crossed the Delaware to deliver season's greetings to the Hessians on Christmas night, 1776.

Posted by: Average Guy at February 28, 2026 12:49 PM (9CbS6)

312 Did the 12th Iman call in sick with a note from Epstein's mother?

Obama was supposed to be the final imam, but he's lazy, and Reggie came over with a case of Viagra.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 12:49 PM (QZThv)

313 The muzzies seem to have chosen the Green party (commie enviros) as their party to further their conquest of the UK

Yeah it has people doing a lot of headscratching as Muslims line up to vote for trannies and purple haired feminists.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 12:50 PM (PYyV9)

314 One of our pups and a SIL have been called up.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 28, 2026 12:50 PM (MFAsx)

315 I don't give two shits about Iran. Frankly, I don't give two shits about Israel. I know that puts me in league with the Devil, but so be it. What I care about is here at home. Don't we have enough enemies here in the US that haven't been dealt with? Oh, I know. Two weeks.

The Navy isn't involved in domestic issues.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 12:50 PM (ExV1e)

316 I do need to thank the Reich LARPers though. I've been meaning to send a email to our local World Zionist Overlords branch to request a sunny day this week so I can do some pre-spring gardening. Preferably Thursday.
Posted by: Saber Alter at February 28, 2026 12:47 PM (6XXvd)

*****************************************

We'll see what we can do.

Posted by: Jewish Weather Machine at February 28, 2026 12:51 PM (lH7fb)

317 Reptile cosplayers are called Scalies IIRC

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 12:51 PM (og9zY)

318 Ace, you may need to order some more Troll - B - Gone Spray. They are crawling all over the place.

Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 12:51 PM (pDt9x)

319 Ramadan is hilarious. Its supposed to be a 30 day fast, but they eat every day. They eat a huge breakfast, then skip lunch, and eat a huge dinner. Such a sacrifice!

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 12:51 PM (PYyV9)

320 The Chinese have a little egg foo yung on their face, having supplied key components of Iran's air defense system.

How do you say "walk-over" in Mandarin?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 12:51 PM (JkO4W)

321 The Navy isn't involved in domestic issues.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February

Eh, they've shelled Manhattan before, and maybe we can see it happen again.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 12:51 PM (BI5O2)

322 What I care about is here at home. Don't we have enough enemies here in the US that haven't been dealt with?

Yes, because the Lincoln carrier group is involved in deportations. I realize these are retarded talking points coming from Soros, but boy is the quality down lately.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 12:51 PM (QZThv)

323 What is the point of bots coming on here and attacking ASHQ posters?. We're all going to change our minds, attack Israel and support the mullahs? Suuuuure.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2026 12:51 PM (8Xy/A)

324 Meanwhile as our legions are fighting on the frontiers of the empire, halfway around the world, while the barbarians are inside the walls of Rome.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at February 28, 2026 12:39 PM (MZ+PY)

You don't think that our internal enemies are trained and funded by our external enemies?

Sometimes, war IS the answer.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 28, 2026 12:52 PM (h7ZuX)

325 Aircraft carriers can't go to Minneapolis.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 12:52 PM (lAzE1)

326 Requires a brain.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 12:46 PM

The humanoid known as Spock had a good one.

Posted by: The Eymorg of Sigma Draconis VI at February 28, 2026 12:53 PM (0sNs1)

327 The Chinese have a little egg foo yung on their face, having supplied key components of Iran's air defense system.

Didn't they supply Maduro's system too, or was that Putin?

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 12:53 PM (QZThv)

328 Reptile cosplayers are called Scalies IIRC
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 12:51 PM (og9zY)

But do they yiff with Furries?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 12:53 PM (8zz6B)

329 Any shootdowns?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 12:53 PM (lAzE1)

330 Candace Owens just won't go away..

Her docuseries The Bride of Charlie is such a betrayal to Charlie Kirk and his family.

After Charlie's death, she switched from accusing Macron's wife of being a man to implying that Erika had Charlie killed.

She is repulsive.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 28, 2026 12:53 PM (NpAcC)

331 Iran has some of the same air defense assets Venezuela did plus some homegrown stuff.

How’d that work out?

Posted by: Marcus T at February 28, 2026 12:53 PM (f4tQo)

332 Ramadan is hilarious. Its supposed to be a 30 day fast, but they eat every day. They eat a huge breakfast, then skip lunch, and eat a huge dinner. Such a sacrifice!
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 12:51 PM (PYyV9)

Remember that the left favors tag-team 'hunger' strikes.

I shall not eat until my demands are met... or I get hungry, in which case the next person on the list won't eat!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 12:53 PM (ExV1e)

333 In related news, Zombie John McCain achieved an election today in Hell.

"Finally!" he quipped, before being spit roasted by Gulbuth The Rampant.

Posted by: Sharkman at February 28, 2026 12:53 PM (/RHNq)

334 Sometimes, war IS the answer.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 28, 2026 12:52 PM

Tell us about it.

Posted by: Troy & Carthage at February 28, 2026 12:54 PM (0sNs1)

335 Aircraft carriers can't go to Minneapolis.

Sad but true. Having one pull up alongside Walz's house and the loudspeaker starts playing "YMCA" would be amazing.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 12:54 PM (QZThv)

336 It took me a long time to come around to believe that Bush 2 attacking Iraq was a mistake. But that doesn't mean that I should automatically believe that attacking Iran is a mistake. I think it is overdue. I hope and pray that it is over soon and that loss of life is minimal and that the Persians can choose their own destiny instead of being subject to medieval tyranny. As this unfolds I may prove to be wrong again. But Trump is very different from Bush, so I like the odds of time proving this to be the correct thing to do.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 28, 2026 12:54 PM (Dv3i1)

337 Iranian drone slamming into upper floor of Bahrain residential high rise. video

Nick Sortor X link.

https://tinyurl.com/59dnmshd
Posted by: illiniwek

Iran was always threatening to kill random people, or just killing random people, or else... they will kill random people.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 12:54 PM (MdILH)

338 IRGC Navy blocking Strait of Hormuz ...

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 12:55 PM (kvcnI)

339 IRGC Navy blocking Strait of Hormuz

==

yeah, sux to be them

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 12:55 PM (/M/4v)

340 Dubai hotel got hit too.

Yeah, I would say this is definitely the death throes of the Iranian regime. Missiles launched every direction. Not making friends anywhere.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 12:55 PM (n5tGW)

341 This should push Owens straight to the padded cell for her lobotomy. While not an expert at psych patients and am totally useless to help them, I'd say she's got some issues. Her husband would know, and heaven help him and those kids of theirs.

I wish we had one of those fly drones for her office and Tucker's to livestream. I'd pay.

What does AOC and Walz say? We wait for their wisdom.

Today was a day of being productive for me. I can see that might not happen.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 12:55 PM (WONhk)

342 Just before I run to work. Damn, she is off her nut.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 12:55 PM (bss/y)

343 Eh, they've shelled Manhattan before, and maybe we can see it happen again.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 12:51 PM (BI5O2)

Anyone got the GPS coordinates for Gracie Mansion?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 12:55 PM (8zz6B)

344 AoP, not all the brain bleach in Lake Tehran would erase such mind searing info if I went searching for it.

Talk about 'Here Be Dragons.'

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 12:56 PM (og9zY)

345 296 IRGC just seems to be spitting out missiles in all directions.

They attacked 7 other Muslim nations, its the strangest thing I've ever seen a country do. I get it, they are Shia and the other nations are Sunni but still. Very odd behavior
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That one missile clip, people saw it coming, it was a big [sewer?] pipe falling sideways out of the sky.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 12:56 PM (v5dF2)

346 You might not care about Iran, but they cared very much about you, and wanted you dead.

They've supposedly wanted me dead for 47 years. I'm taking old age for the win.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at February 28, 2026 12:56 PM (MZ+PY)

347 We need better trolls here. Ours suck.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 12:37 PM (Wnv9h)
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Too much ideological confusion at the moment. They hate Trump, but they also know it's problematic being too openly pro- mullah. They'll figure out the party line eventually, but not yet.

Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 12:56 PM (BF4m0)

348 Yeah, I would say this is definitely the death throes of the Iranian regime. Missiles launched every direction. Not making friends anywhere.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 12:55 PM (n5tGW)

Jordan got hit by drones.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 12:56 PM (ExV1e)

349 Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 12:33 PM (lAzE1)

You're thinking of chip butties... french fry sandwich.

Posted by: front toward enemy at February 28, 2026 12:56 PM (TIizU)

350 313 The muzzies seem to have chosen the Green party (commie enviros) as their party to further their conquest of the UK

Yeah it has people doing a lot of headscratching as Muslims line up to vote for trannies and purple haired feminists.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

The muzzies found the easiest and most retarded party to wear as a skin suit.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 28, 2026 12:56 PM (Dv3i1)

351 The general Arab denunciation of Iran has become so widespread that even the Palestinian Authority has joined in, condemning Iranian attacks and affirming its solidarity with Arab countries.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 12:57 PM (lH7fb)

352 Iranian Navy - Operation Preying Mantis Pt II.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 12:57 PM (og9zY)

353 While not an expert at psych patients and am totally useless to help them, I'd say she's got some issues.

I think she is mentally unbalanced -- and honestly seems kinda dumb -- but I believe that she has a plan. She wanted her husband to run TPUSA, and Erika Kirk is in the way.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 12:58 PM (PYyV9)

354 Charlie also knew that Macron's wife was a man. The Jews killed him for that too!

Posted by: Candace Owens at February 28, 2026 12:58 PM (XAXi6)

355 352 "The Fighting Evinrudes".

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 28, 2026 12:58 PM (gm9Sb)

356 One of our pups and a SIL have been called up.
Posted by: Biden's Dog

Our prayers are with you and your loved ones.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 12:58 PM (1JFYK)

357 And Charlie likewise knew the Colonel's secret recipe of 11 herbs and spices. This too provoked the Jew.

Posted by: Candace Owens at February 28, 2026 12:59 PM (XAXi6)

358 Now that we have achieved peace in the Middle East, can we send all the Muslim immigrants home?

Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 12:59 PM (0MjtC)

359 Breaking News: Elijah Blue Allman, 49, the son of Cher and the late Greg Allman, was arrested Friday evening at St. Paul’s School, a prestigious prep school in Concord, New Hampshire.

According to the Concord Police Department, officers were called just before 7 p.m. local time after reports of an unauthorized individual causing a disturbance in the school’s dining hall.

Allman was said to be acting aggressively and 'belligerently,' prompting authorities to respond.

Allman was taken into custody, processed, and released on his own recognizance, meaning no bail was required, per the outlet. He is scheduled to appear in court for a future arraignment.

Sources indicate that Allman has no known ties to the school and that it is unclear why he was on campus, per the outlet.

Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at February 28, 2026 01:00 PM (0sNs1)

360 It took me a long time to come around to believe that Bush 2 attacking Iraq was a mistake.

Nah, the attack was fine. The problem was trying to stay there and rebuild the place. They should have stomped the place into submission, told them "don't make us come back" and walked away. None of this "you broke it you fix it" crap.

The problem with the Neocon approach was thinking that you can fix everything with invasion and rebuilding, that Japan and Germany are the perfect template.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 01:00 PM (PYyV9)

361 Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at February 28, 2026 12:39 PM (MZ+PY)

You do realize our barbarians our bein bankrolled by Iran, and China, right? Not only does this turn off the Iranian funds, it also hampers China's efforts as their oil supply is constricted. These actions will mean far fewer barbarians that *need* to be dealt with here.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 28, 2026 01:00 PM (lFFaq)

362
IRGC just seems to be spitting out missiles in all directions.

They attacked 7 other Muslim nations, its the strangest thing I've ever seen a country do. I get it, they are Shia and the other nations are Sunni but still. Very odd behavior

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 12:42

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For Iran to strike civilian targets in these Sunni muslim countries around them immediately suggests they've been maintaining target lists of such things. Maybe every military does that sort of thing, but it doesn't hurt to point it out.

Haven't heard of any chemical or biological effects from Iran's Tantrum Missiles. The usual people were warning about that before this thing began.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 28, 2026 01:00 PM (VWtfl)

363 Candace Owens just won't go away..

Her docuseries The Bride of Charlie is such a betrayal to Charlie Kirk and his family.

After Charlie's death, she switched from accusing Macron's wife of being a man to implying that Erika had Charlie killed.

She is repulsive.
Posted by: redridinghood

You know who else was not invited to the State of the Union?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 01:01 PM (MdILH)

364 >>IRGC Navy blocking Strait of Hormuz ...

They tried that during Operation Earnest Will. We launched with Harpoons on our wing pylons. They started having second thoughts.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 28, 2026 01:01 PM (Y1sOo)

365 Gardening is up.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 01:01 PM (cxFcK)

366 Charlie was determined to learn how many licks it takes to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie roll pop. Mossad could not abide it.

Posted by: Candace Owens at February 28, 2026 01:01 PM (XAXi6)

367 Should have installed a monarch.

Posted by: Reza Pahlavi at February 28, 2026 01:01 PM (lH7fb)

368 Have we been spread to Iran yet?

Posted by: Democracy and Freedom at February 28, 2026 01:01 PM (U//jL)

369 338 IRGC Navy blocking Strait of Hormuz ...
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know

Link?

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 01:01 PM (1JFYK)

370 She wanted her husband to run TPUSA, and Erika Kirk is in the way.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 12:58 PM (PYyV9)

She wanted her husband to run the UK affiliate of TPUSA and was turned down for affiliation. I think this predated the assassination.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 01:01 PM (kvcnI)

371 Many of us are proudly pro-Mullet!

Posted by: AoSHQ Trolls at February 28, 2026 01:02 PM (0sNs1)

372 For Iran to strike civilian targets in these Sunni muslim countries around them immediately suggests they've been maintaining target lists of such things.

My guess is that these were their nuke targets, but lacking them and backed against a wall they pulled the trigger with conventional weapons.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 01:02 PM (PYyV9)

373 What if radical Muslims win the free and fair elections?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Lather, Rinse, Repeat.

Posted by: Donnie "Two Times" Trump at February 28, 2026 01:02 PM (PMJuY)

374 Member of the Tehran city council - reportedly - has said that Khamenei, his son, SIL, and DIL are all dead.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 01:02 PM (ExV1e)

375 349 You're thinking of chip butties... french fry sandwich.

i'm not your chip buttie, pal.

Posted by: anachronda at February 28, 2026 01:02 PM (edU/H)

376 >>House Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said Congress “must” reconvene on Monday

He must have more innocent people to unmask as Pizza Enthusiasts.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 01:02 PM (1Udfd)

377 323 What is the point of bots coming on here and attacking ASHQ posters?. We're all going to change our minds, attack Israel and support the mullahs? Suuuuure.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2026 12:51 PM (8Xy/A

Hey, five riyal is five riyal

Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 01:02 PM (0MjtC)

378 You know who else was not invited to the State of the Union?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 01:01 PM

Sorry! I tried, but I just couldn't get there in time.

Posted by: zombie Felix Steiner at February 28, 2026 01:03 PM (0sNs1)

379 Exclusive! Never before seen footage of Iranian Submarine!!

https://tinyurl.com/5ffxu6be

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 01:03 PM (/M/4v)

380 337 Iranian drone slamming into upper floor of Bahrain residential high rise. video

Nick Sortor X link.

https://tinyurl.com/59dnmshd
Posted by: illiniwek
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They are attacking their own people.
This won't play well.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 01:03 PM (v5dF2)

381 If only there were to get boats to stop doing things you don't want them to do.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 01:03 PM (lAzE1)

382 Charlie knew who killed Laura Palmer. Likudniks took him away from us as a result.

Posted by: Candace Owens at February 28, 2026 01:03 PM (XAXi6)

383 The problem with the Neocon approach was thinking that you can fix everything with invasion and rebuilding, that Japan and Germany are the perfect template.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 01:00 PM (PYyV9)

Germany and Japan were utterly defeated. The civilian population was desperate for the fighting to end.

That hasn't been the done since 1945.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 01:03 PM (ExV1e)

384 The Jews blew up the Klingon moon. Didn't you see History of the World , Part I, "Jews in Space". It's obvious you fools
-- Candace Owens , synapses misfiring

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 01:04 PM (HYqoK)

385 Member of the Tehran city council - reportedly - has said that Khamenei, his son, SIL, and DIL are all dead.

==

I celebrate their martyrdom! Congratulations martyrs !

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 01:04 PM (/M/4v)

386 Link?

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 01:01 PM (1JFYK)

TOUSI. They are using speed boats ....

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 01:04 PM (kvcnI)

387 331 Candace Owens just won't go away..

Her docuseries The Bride of Charlie is such a betrayal to Charlie Kirk and his family.

After Charlie's death, she switched from accusing Macron's wife of being a man to implying that Erika had Charlie killed.

She is repulsive.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 28, 2026 12:53 PM (NpAcC)

Candace Owens. Hmmm. Here’s how it goes. Take a woman who is mentally ill ( a genteel way of saying she be crazy ) and has a microphone and people who listen to her. Egg her on, which means giving her attention and confirming her in her delusional thinking. Throw money at her as encouragement to up the ante on her ravings.
When she finally implodes, or explodes ( pick one, it really doesn’t matter ), just shrug shoulders and find the net pawn. This IS the playbook of the Democrat Left. Incidentaly, that is the method used for making assassins and subway murderers, with a few variations.

Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 01:04 PM (pDt9x)

388 379 Exclusive! Never before seen footage of Iranian Submarine!!

https://tinyurl.com/5ffxu6be
Posted by: runner
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Did they buy that from one of the cartels?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 01:05 PM (v5dF2)

389 Yea, she's a bit of a nutter, but...
>
Laura Loomer

@LauraLoomer
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6m
In the Islamic Calendar, today is the 11th day of the 9th month.

9/11

It’s payback time for all of you Islamic terrorists.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 01:05 PM (jtM2q)

390 >>IRGC just seems to be spitting out missiles in all directions.

'Let allah guide our missiles!'

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 01:05 PM (1Udfd)

391 Similar to my wise wisdom during the lead up to the Bay of Pigs (I was 7yrs old)...I continue to have knowledge. In 1961 I showed the neighbor kids and my brother a map of the USA (48 states, as I was unconcered about Alaska or Hawaii).

We were having bomb drills at school and getting jittery. I decided (after not contacting Cuba) that their bombs would hit Kansas, and go right over MS. Because Kansas was the center of the USA. Sorry to Kansas, Morons, but this was my theory.

In my war room, which is just as good as Tucker's, I think Iran is doing what my Marine father would say, "Shooting their wad." Sending up boom booms willy nilly as fast and furious as possible.

Soon they will be out of ammo and missiles, one would think. Plus no one to guide them, like chimps in the missile room not knowning to miss Qatar.

I hope there are enough survivors to then take over from the mullah's and free Persia.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 01:05 PM (WONhk)

392
We are misinformed !

"Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman told Sky News that Supreme Leader Khamenei is alive and in very good condition."

very good condition!!

🤡

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 01:06 PM (/M/4v)

393 She wanted her husband to run TPUSA, and Erika Kirk is in the way.

She wanted to home-wreck Charlie and run TPUSA herself. That's why she spiraled when he was shot, it meant she had no chance anymore.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 01:06 PM (QZThv)

394 388 379 Exclusive! Never before seen footage of Iranian Submarine!!

https://tinyurl.com/5ffxu6be
Posted by: runner
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Did they buy that from one of the cartels?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 01:05 PM (v5dF2)

Have not looked. Is it a Yellow Submarine??

Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 01:06 PM (pDt9x)

395 Charlie once took refuge in my nostrils. The Jew was denied his rent and became enraged!

Posted by: Candace Owens at February 28, 2026 01:06 PM (XAXi6)

396 Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson walk into a Sbarro...

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 01:06 PM (1Udfd)

397 An Iranian missile has injured three soldiers.

Kuwaiti soldiers.

With minor injuries.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 01:07 PM (lH7fb)

398 @LauraLoomer
·
6m
In the Islamic Calendar, today is the 11th day of the 9th month.

9/11

I hope that's true. I wouldn't put it past Trump.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 01:07 PM (QZThv)

399 398 @LauraLoomer
·
6m
In the Islamic Calendar, today is the 11th day of the 9th month.

9/11

I hope that's true. I wouldn't put it past Trump.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 01:07 PM (QZThv)

Ah, too good not to be true.

Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 01:07 PM (pDt9x)

400 The Mullah's had it coming, just like Maduro.

I know the Hippy Nazis can't stand it, but life ain't fair sometimes.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 01:08 PM (6ydKt)

401 Chuck Schumer, yesterday:

"If TACO Trump is already folding on Iran, the American people need to know about it.

No side deals."

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 01:08 PM (PYyV9)

402 I celebrate their martyrdom! Congratulations martyrs !
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 01:04 PM (/M/4v)

Hope it is true! I will celebrate with you!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 01:08 PM (WONhk)

403 Exclusive! Never before seen footage of Iranian Submarine!!

https://tinyurl.com/5ffxu6be

LOL, did they get that from the back of a comic? Or maybe at the OceanGate going out of business sale?

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 01:08 PM (QZThv)

404 There isn’t a single country anywhere in the Arab world that has a democratic system. They’ve never had one. It’s not in their DNA.

Why do we continue to insist that by invading a country we can turn it into one? Fetch is not happening guys.

I’m ambivalent on this. Bomb them or don’t. The end result is the same. A dictatorship of some kind that is hostile to the US and western world and abuses their populace. All you’re doing is shuffling around the players but the game doesn’t change.

Posted by: Whatevs at February 28, 2026 01:08 PM (DvByO)

405 "Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman told Sky News that Supreme Leader Khamenei is alive and in very good condition."

very good condition!!

🤡
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 01:06 PM (/M/4v)

Pull his dipstick, and check for sludge!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 01:08 PM (8zz6B)

406 Iranian Foreign Minister Vows to Continue Attacks Until Aggression Ceases Fully and Unequivocally
- GWP

Confirming all higher ranking wierdbeards are dead.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 01:08 PM (MdILH)

407 Tousi was reporting that the IRGC is trying to close the Strait of Hormuz.

'Trying' being the operative word there.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 01:09 PM (6ydKt)

408 6m
In the Islamic Calendar, today is the 11th day of the 9th month.

9/11

I hope that's true. I wouldn't put it past Trump.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 01:07 PM (QZThv)

Ah, too good not to be true.
Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 01:07 PM (pDt9x)

Good. It's all very good.

I saw that Omar or some dikhead was moaning about it being Ramadamadamadodo. I DON'T CARE!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 01:09 PM (WONhk)

409 Grok says today is the 11th of Ramadan, which is the 9th month in the Islamic calendar.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 01:10 PM (QZThv)

410 IRGC Navy blocking Strait of Hormuz

==

yeah, sux to be them

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 12:55 PM (/M/4v)

Target practice, give our guys something to do. Nice.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 01:10 PM (snZF9)

411
Aircraft carriers can't go to Minneapolis.

The ship was the pride of the American side

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 28, 2026 01:10 PM (Cqx++)

412 The general Arab denunciation of Iran has become so widespread that even the Palestinian Authority has joined in, condemning Iranian attacks and affirming its solidarity with Arab countries.
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 12:57 PM (lH7fb)

Not only is the future wilder than you imagine, it's wilder than you *can* imagine.

Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 01:11 PM (BF4m0)

413 There isn’t a single country anywhere in the Arab world that has a democratic system. They’ve never had one. It’s not in their DNA.
Posted by: Whatevs at February 28, 2026 01:08 PM (DvByO)
**************************************

Fortunately for Iranians, they don't live in an Arab country.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 01:11 PM (lH7fb)

414 Iranian Foreign Minister Vows to Continue Attacks Until Aggression Ceases Fully and Unequivocally

====

Come sit by me.

Posted by: The Grim Reaper at February 28, 2026 01:11 PM (/M/4v)

415 Miss me yet?

Posted by: Jeb! (pronounced Heb!) at February 28, 2026 01:11 PM (0sNs1)

416 382 Charlie knew who killed Laura Palmer. Likudniks took him away from us as a result.
Posted by: Candace Owens at February 28, 2026 01:03 PM (XAXi6)

Wow, what an insightful revelation!

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Hate Myself, But Show Us YOUR Twin Peaks. at February 28, 2026 01:11 PM (i49OE)

417 Fortunately for Iranians, they don't live in an Arab country.
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 01:11 PM (lH7fb)

Tomato Tomatoe

Posted by: Whatevs at February 28, 2026 01:11 PM (DvByO)

418 Islamic 9/11 is today? America, Fuck Yeah!

Posted by: The Grim Reaper at February 28, 2026 01:12 PM (/M/4v)

419 Headline from 2024 (Small Wars Journal 12/05/2024):

"Turning West, Across the Gulf of Aden: The Houthis and al-Shabaab"

Uh Oh.

LINK: https://tinyurl.com/48p92uxs

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 01:12 PM (rj6Yv)

420 ouch

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 01:12 PM (/M/4v)

421 The ship was the pride of the American side

The legend lives on from the Nicollett Mall
Of the big man they call Timmy Walz-y

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 01:12 PM (QZThv)

422 @398

>>Ah, too good not to be true.

According to Grok, tis true.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 28, 2026 01:12 PM (XV/Pl)

423 Israel has won the nomenclature war. Trump calls this Operation Epic Fury. Bibi calls it Operation Roaring Lion.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 01:12 PM (FXNzP)

424 I believe that the Macro view of matters is don’t mess with the US. I imagine that is being taken to heart, everywhere. Democrats weep, of course.

Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 01:12 PM (pDt9x)

425 Epic Fury sounds like something Hegseth made up.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 01:13 PM (/M/4v)

426 Epic Furry?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 01:13 PM (lAzE1)

427 According to Grok, tis true.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 28, 2026 01:12 PM

Grok is wise.

Posted by: Carly Fiorina at February 28, 2026 01:13 PM (0sNs1)

428 The Hooties are going to hurting, too. Their supply of money and weapons from Iran is going to be shut down.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 01:14 PM (8zz6B)

429 Fortunately for Iranians, they don't live in an Arab country.

*************

Ive never really understood the distinction, they all look Arab to me

I'll call the Iranians Arab Persians, I think thats a fair compromise

Or Persian Arabs

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 28, 2026 01:14 PM (REq0p)

430 Chuck Schumer, yesterday:

"If TACO Trump is already folding on Iran, the American people need to know about it. No side deals."
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

So that dolt is all in on ending the war?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 01:14 PM (/lPRQ)

431 Pretty sure the Ayatollah is worm food but I want confirmation

Posted by: The Dukes at February 28, 2026 01:14 PM (VE6XX)

432 The ship was the pride of the American side
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 28, 2026 01:10 PM (Cqx++)

...With a crew and good captain well seasoned...

Posted by: Denny Crane - Saddest Song Ever- My House is Very Dusty. at February 28, 2026 01:14 PM (i49OE)

433 The Ayatollah is pining for the fjords

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 01:15 PM (HYqoK)

434 The hell with them and the blowfish.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 01:15 PM (lAzE1)

435 430 Chuck Schumer, yesterday:

"If TACO Trump is already folding on Iran, the American people need to know about it. No side deals."
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

Did he really say that ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 01:15 PM (VE6XX)

436 Link?

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 01:01 PM (1JFYK)

TOUSI. They are using speed boats ....
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know

Thanks. I hadn't thought to check them. I'm going to dive down that rabbit hole.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 01:15 PM (1JFYK)

437 How Iran "closed" the Strait of Hormuz.

https://youtu.be/rgHFQikDhjA

What's Going on With Shipping? Feb 18

Only 6 minutes long but quite detailed.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 01:15 PM (kvcnI)

438 Stupid autocucumber.

Posted by: Sharkman at February 28, 2026 01:16 PM (/RHNq)

439
Igniting a marble of C4 is a great (if slightly mephitic) way to heat your C-Rat entreé.

My First Sergeant around 1989 got a Silver Star in Vietnam by burning the C4 in a Claymore to lay out an LZ when his LRRP team was fighting a running retreat from the NVA. It was right there in his medal citation hanging in his office.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 28, 2026 01:16 PM (HXiQ2)

440 406 Iranian Foreign Minister Vows to Continue Attacks Until Aggression Ceases Fully and Unequivocally
- GWP
----

Good for you buddy, keep sticking your heads up, thanks.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 01:16 PM (v5dF2)

441 "404 There isn’t a single country anywhere in the Arab world that has a democratic system. They’ve never had one. It’s not in their DNA."

Good thing Iranians aren't Arabs, then. (There have been Arabic minorities before the Arab overthrow of the legitimate Iranian government but they consider themselves Iranian first) All the US and Israel have to do here is arrange a meeting between the IRGC and their 72 virgin goats, then leave. The Iranians are more than capable of sorting themselves out and Reza Pahlavi is already ready to go.

Posted by: Saber Alter at February 28, 2026 01:16 PM (6XXvd)

442 Did he really say that ?

yes but I got the time wrong, it was June 2, 2025.

https://x.com/SenSchumer/status/
1929676991789203528

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 01:17 PM (PYyV9)

443 I always laughed at the name Hormuz.

Whore muse?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 01:17 PM (n5tGW)

444 The Shias (Iran ) are the head banger Muslims, yes?

Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 01:17 PM (pDt9x)

445 "U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the campaign against Iran is "going very well," Washington Free Beacon reported."

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 01:18 PM (/M/4v)

446 Angels of Liberty

Posted by: Denny Crane - Best Song Ever- My House is Very Dusty. at February 28, 2026 01:18 PM (i49OE)

447 I slept through the night and missed everything.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 01:20 PM (lAzE1)

448 Israel has won the nomenclature war. Trump calls this Operation Epic Fury. Bibi calls it Operation Roaring Lion.

I'd have gone with Operation America: Fuck Yeah. Imagine the pinch-faced CNN scolds having to say that.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 01:20 PM (QZThv)

449 Ive never really understood the distinction, they all look Arab to me
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 28, 2026 01:14 PM (REq0p)
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Persians have a distinguished history stretching back more than two-and-a-half millennia, including one of the more impressive empires of antiquity.

Arabs are the indigenous people of the Arabian peninsula, irrelevant to history until Mohammed united them under a new faith.

Granted, there is a sizable Arab minority in southwestern Iran, as well as a sizable Kurdish minority in northwestern Iran, a sizable Azeri minority in northwestern Iran, and a sizable Baluchi minority in southeastern Iran.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 01:20 PM (lH7fb)

450 443 I always laughed at the name Hormuz.

Whore muse?
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 01:17 PM (n5tGW)

Anglicized to Hormel.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at February 28, 2026 01:21 PM (MZ+PY)

451 Yeah, Persia has a glorious past, at least.

The Arabs have always been worthless, and Islam has made them inbred, retarded and feral, to boot.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 01:22 PM (BI5O2)

452
IRGC is going all Death Blossom.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 28, 2026 01:23 PM (HXiQ2)

453 The Iranians are more than capable of sorting themselves out and Reza Pahlavi is already ready to go.

Yeah, whatever they end up will will almost certainly be better than the Insane Mullah Posse. Its in the hands of the Persians, and I wish them well.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 01:23 PM (PYyV9)

454 Arabs are the indigenous people of the Arabian peninsula, irrelevant to history until Mohammed united them under a new faith.

************************

I also read they have no realistic claim of having descended from Ishmael either, the brother of Isaac, of which the entire religion of Islam is based on

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 28, 2026 01:23 PM (REq0p)

455 Loomer's full post :
"In the Islamic Calendar, today is the 11th day of the 9th month.

9/11

It’s payback time for all of you Islamic terrorists.

President Trump carried out strikes on Iran on 9/11 during Ramadan.

He’s an absolute genius.

Rest in piss, @khamenei_ir!"

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 01:23 PM (/M/4v)

456 Death Blossom. The Last Starfighter?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 01:24 PM (lAzE1)

457 NY police upping patrols on sensitive sites in the city.

Mayor Jihadi between a rock and a hard place. Will he support his islamist brothers?

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 01:25 PM (+nEug)

458 You simpletons don't understand. Tucker is "Make Ayatollahs Great Again!"

Checkmate.

Posted by: Candace Owens at February 28, 2026 01:25 PM (EaLNz)

459
I think she is mentally unbalanced -- and honestly seems kinda dumb -- but I believe that she has a plan. She wanted her husband to run TPUSA, and Erika Kirk is in the way.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 12:58 PM (PYyV9
....................

Yep. A woman scorned. SHE wanted Charlie, I think. Not just TPSUA. Violently jealous. If I had to guess I'd say she's a paranoid malignant narcissist with a personality disorder. On top of other stuff.

In nursing school, while I got an A and it was my highest score on state boards, I did not understand it and that half semester was sheer misery for me. I could not help them. I told my own paranoid schizo cousin to "get a hobby." I was kind to the patients and listened, which was all I could do.

The required nursing care plans were useless. At one chronic place for the poor elderly we were supposed to create a game for them! The only one I could come up with was dividing the men into teams and seeing who won vs them fighting over cig butts (they did this daily outside and it could be violent). We didn't present this idea to the instructor.

I far prefer the insanity of this blog.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 01:25 PM (WONhk)

460 Another fun fact about Iran is that the name of their country (what Iranians have been calling it for millennia) literally means "Aryan". The Parsi ethnic group that "Persia" is named after are Caucasian.

Funnily enough, the Arab minorities consider themselves "Iranian" rather than Arabic.

Posted by: Saber Alter at February 28, 2026 01:25 PM (6XXvd)

461 President Trump carried out strikes on Iran on 9/11 during Ramadan.

He’s an absolute genius.

Rest in piss, @khamenei_ir!"

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 01:23 PM (/M/4v)

Its amazing what you can accomplish when you got no fucks to give.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 01:25 PM (snZF9)

462 Fetterman comes out in full uncompromising support of our action, Massie strongly condemns our action.

Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 01:26 PM (pDt9x)

463 They should assemble the hands team for the funeral.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 01:26 PM (lAzE1)

464 404 There isn’t a single country anywhere in the Arab world that has a democratic system. They’ve never had one. It’s not in their DNA.

Why do we continue to insist that by invading a country we can turn it into one? Fetch is not happening guys.

I’m ambivalent on this. Bomb them or don’t. The end result is the same. A dictatorship of some kind that is hostile to the US and western world and abuses their populace. All you’re doing is shuffling around the players but the game doesn’t change.

Posted by: Whatevs at February 28, 2026 01:08 PM (DvByO

This entire post is dedicated to you simply not knowing what you are talking about. Iran is not Arab. Iran wasn't perfect but it was better off from the 1950s on up to 1979. And no, it might not become a republic as we know them but it just might be better off. By the way, we are not invading Iran - bombardment, yes, invasion, no.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 01:26 PM (hJH5n)

465 430 Chuck Schumer, yesterday:
"If TACO Trump is already folding on Iran, the American people need to know about it. No side deals."
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
So that dolt is all in on ending the war?

Who wants a TACO?
https://www.tinyurl.com/ctHARRIS-FamousLastWords

forWAR'd:: I *DO* !!!
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-HereComeTheDRUMS
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBsTheChickenRun

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 28, 2026 01:26 PM (xccvr)

466 134 All you guys celebrating this realize this was my dream right?

Lol
Posted by: Zombie Juan McCain at February 28, 2026 12:23 PM (2T8TB)

Who is to say what McCain truly dreamt of? No one still believes he really meant "Build the dang fence," so was "Bomb bomb Iran" serious? How could you tell? In the end, his only real principle seemed to be screwing over other Republicans, so it's entirely possible he would be hopping leprechaun mad about this.

The Beach Boys - Barbara Ann (Official Music Video)
https://youtu.be/4wvx14Qv9cg

Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 01:27 PM (Sy6m/)

467 Its amazing what you can accomplish when you got no fucks to give.

Also the realization that "how things have always been done" is fake and gay. So there's no need to follow it.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 01:27 PM (QZThv)

468
Death Blossom. The Last Starfighter?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 01:24 PM (lAzE1)

Yup. Temu Death Blossom. Trained by the Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 28, 2026 01:27 PM (HXiQ2)

469 Massie strongly condemns our action.

And Massie is doing so based on a fiction. He's a hapless idiot.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 01:27 PM (PYyV9)

470 I far prefer the insanity of this blog.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 01:25 PM (WONhk)
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We just might be the lunatics you're looking for.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 28, 2026 01:28 PM (siuak)

471 462 Fetterman comes out in full uncompromising support of our action, Massie strongly condemns our action.
Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 01:26 PM (pDt9x)

Massie is embarrassed and ashamed of this country and surely turns into an eggplant every Memorial Day, Armed Forces Day, and Veterans Day.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 01:28 PM (hJH5n)

472 CENTCOM just reported there have been zero American casualties from Iranian attacks.

An earlier report from Israel indicated three injuries from Iranian missiles, but there have been more launches since then.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 01:29 PM (lH7fb)

473 Who is to say what McCain truly dreamt of? No one still believes he really meant "Build the dang fence," so was "Bomb bomb Iran" serious? How could you tell? In the end, his only real principle seemed to be screwing over other Republicans, so it's entirely possible he would be hopping leprechaun mad about this.

I think the odds are roughly 100% that if he was still alive, McCain would have joined the Bulwark.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 01:29 PM (QZThv)

474 Posted by: Whatevs at February 28, 2026 01:08 PM (DvByO

Stupid comment.

Posted by: Denny Crane - What a Retard, at February 28, 2026 01:29 PM (i49OE)

475 Who knew they would use that 1.7 Billion for terrorism?

Posted by: Barrack Obama at February 28, 2026 01:30 PM (EaLNz)

476 Massie strongly condemns our action.

And Massie is doing so based on a fiction. He's a hapless idiot.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 01:27 PM (PYyV9)

Is he a democrat or republican. Who the fuck is this guy?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 01:30 PM (snZF9)

477 Massie is embarrassed and ashamed of this country and surely turns into an eggplant every Memorial Day, Armed Forces Day, and Veterans Day.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 01:28 PM (hJH5n)
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Sir!!

Posted by: An eggplant at February 28, 2026 01:30 PM (siuak)

478 470 I far prefer the insanity of this blog.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 01:25 PM (WONhk)
---------
We just might be the lunatics you're looking for.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 28, 2026 01:28 PM (siuak)

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Am Billy Joels Lawyer, See You in Court! at February 28, 2026 01:31 PM (i49OE)

479 Yup. Temu Death Blossom. Trained by the Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy

The Iranians aim missiles exactly as well as their Hamas proteges.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 01:31 PM (QZThv)

480 It must have been tough for Trump to give that speech in Texas yesterday knowing full well what was coming. I seem to remember him talking about it a bit. But just a bit.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 01:31 PM (cxFcK)

481 Is he a democrat or republican. Who the fuck is this guy?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 01:30 PM (snZF9)

concern troll sitting in Congress

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 01:32 PM (/M/4v)

482 You'll be hearing from the Eggplant Poverty Law Center.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 01:32 PM (lAzE1)

483 Its been five hours since Khameni was, according to Iran, to make an announcement in "a few minutes". Israel is reporting that he and his successor are both room temperature. We'll see.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 01:32 PM (PYyV9)

484 Trump ordered this attack. You can rest assured if McCain was still alive, he'd be spitting nails about this.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 01:32 PM (BI5O2)

485 Who knew they would use that 1.7 Billion for terrorism?
Posted by: Barrack Obama at February 28, 2026 01:30 PM (EaLNz)

*************************************

Let's give Iran access to $150 billion in assets formerly controlled by the Shah. We'll monitor their usage of these funds, so they can't be spent on terrorism, only on other things that will free up the same amount of money for terrorism.

Posted by: Barry O'Bama at February 28, 2026 01:33 PM (lH7fb)

486 Khameni like Steiner will come.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 01:33 PM (lAzE1)

487 Chrissie Mayr did Grace Randolph.

She was awesome as usual.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 01:33 PM (aTgV0)

488 Is he a democrat or republican. Who the fuck is this guy?

He's a faux libertarian who is desperate to keep his job and hates Trump.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 01:33 PM (PYyV9)

489 Chuck Schumer, yesterday:
"If TACO Trump is already folding on Iran, the American people need to know about it. No side deals."

The cheese goes on the burger, Chuck, after the burger is almost cooked. How many times do I have to tell you that? My friends told me not to hire former federal employees!

Posted by: Burger King Manager to employee #0035 Chuck U Shumer at February 28, 2026 01:33 PM (Ksqrb)

490 483 Its been five hours since Khameni was, according to Iran, to make an announcement in "a few minutes". Israel is reporting that he and his successor are both room temperature. We'll see.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 01:32 PM (PYyV9)

If we finish the job, the matter will be moot.

Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 01:34 PM (pDt9x)

491 Chrissie Mayr did Grace Randolph.

Usually she's just meh but this time it was hilarious, just side splitting, especially if you've bee watching Friday Night Tights for a while.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 01:34 PM (PYyV9)

492 Aren't the trolls supposed to be at a No Kings march in DC today?

Posted by: Rex B at February 28, 2026 01:34 PM (GI9/m)

493 Its been five hours since Khameni was, according to Iran, to make an announcement in "a few minutes". Israel is reporting that he and his successor are both room temperature. We'll see.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 01:32 PM (PYyV9)

They're trying to figure out how to pull off a Weekend at Khameni's.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 01:34 PM (snZF9)

494 Chrissie Mayr did Grace Randolph.

I see we're not doing phrasing.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 01:34 PM (QZThv)

495 Hamburgers cook faster than cheese? Who knew?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 01:35 PM (lAzE1)

496 Chuck Schumer, yesterday:
"If TACO Trump is already folding on Iran, the American people need to know about it. No side deals."
----------
Keeping Congress in the dark about impending strikes: priceless.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 28, 2026 01:35 PM (siuak)

497 this is a repeat , but.." council member says U.S.–Israeli strikes killed both the son and daughter-in-law of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The whereabouts of Khamenei remain unclear, and the Iranian regime is reportedly enraged.."

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 01:35 PM (/M/4v)

498 WTF happened to Candace...or was she always this batty and we didn't know it?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 28, 2026 01:36 PM (ynpvh)

499 If he survived it will be Whack - An - Ayatollah for the rest of his miserable existence. That might be more enjoyable, actually.

Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 01:36 PM (pDt9x)

500 Three of Ahmadinnerjacket's body guards killed but no word on him.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 01:37 PM (+nEug)

501 the Iranian regime is reportedly enraged.."

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LOL. Duh. No shit. Firing missiles at every country in the neighborhood is a pretty reliable indicator of rage.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 01:37 PM (BI5O2)

502 467 Its amazing what you can accomplish when you got no fucks to give.
Also the realization that "how things have always been done" is fake and gay. So there's no need to follow it.

This world's afraid of me. I've seen its true face. The streets are extended gutters and the gutters are full of blood. And when the drains finally scab over, all the vermin will drown. The accumulated filth of all their sex and murder will foam up around their waists and all the whores and politicians will look up and shout "Save us!"...

and TRUMP will whisper "No."

forWAR'd:: Libs what Price their Vision?

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 28, 2026 01:37 PM (Eduhd)

503 Protests planned across Los Angeles

Organizers announced at least two demonstrations scheduled for Saturday in response to the strikes:

2 p.m. — Los Angeles City Hall, part of nationwide anti-war protests organized by advocacy groups
A separate demonstration planned near the Federal Building on Wilshire Boulevard
Recent rallies tied to tensions involving Iran have already drawn crowds across Los Angeles, including gatherings in downtown L.A. and Santa Monica in recent weeks.

City officials urged participants to demonstrate peacefully as law enforcement monitors gatherings throughout the day.

Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe at February 28, 2026 01:37 PM (qqu2z)

504 Insty has a report with pictures that the IRGC tried to launch a defective missile and it fell back down onto an adjacent elementary school. 10/10, no notes.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 01:37 PM (QZThv)

505 I will be leading MAGA. Make Antisemitism Great Again.
Checkmate.

Posted by: Candace Owens at February 28, 2026 01:37 PM (EaLNz)

506 Just as long as they don't start lobbing missiles at all their neighbors randomly.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 01:37 PM (lAzE1)

507 Trump's throw-away comment about Massie's rather brief period of grief following his wife's death really got under Massie's skin.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 28, 2026 01:38 PM (Y1sOo)

508 Will the Persian Mafia allow the protests in LA?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 01:38 PM (lAzE1)

509 507 Trump's throw-away comment about Massie's rather brief period of grief following his wife's death really got under Massie's skin.
Posted by: one hour sober at February 28, 2026 01:38 PM (Y1sOo)

Yeah.. But it was "questionable." Wife died suddenly and he remarries shortly there after

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 01:39 PM (VE6XX)

510 Organizers announced at least two demonstrations scheduled for Saturday in response to the strikes:

Once again the strikes will likely be over before the protests.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 01:39 PM (QZThv)

511 If the Israelis turn out to have taken his ass alive, now is the perfect time to televise the execution of someone with rape dogs.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 01:39 PM (BI5O2)

512 WTF happened to Candace...or was she always this batty and we didn't know it?

The Daily Wire fired her while she still seemed kinda sane, my guess is that she has always been loopy behind the scenes.

Insty has a report with pictures that the IRGC tried to launch a defective missile and it fell back down onto an adjacent elementary school.

The initial reports was that it was one of our missiles. ABC breathlessly reported that we'd blown up an elementary school and killed dozens of children.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 01:40 PM (PYyV9)

513 Yeah.. But it was "questionable." Wife died suddenly and he remarries shortly there after

The Joe Biden strategy. Didn't know that.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 01:40 PM (QZThv)

514 Protests planned across Los Angeles

Organizers announced at least two demonstrations scheduled for Saturday in response to the strikes:

2 p.m. — Los Angeles City Hall, part of nationwide anti-war protests organized by advocacy groups
A separate demonstration planned near the Federal Building on Wilshire Boulevard
Recent rallies tied to tensions involving Iran have already drawn crowds across Los Angeles, including gatherings in downtown L.A. and Santa Monica in recent weeks.

City officials urged participants to demonstrate peacefully as law enforcement monitors gatherings throughout the day.
Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe at February 28, 2026 01:37 PM (qqu2z)

I'd love to see the Rent-a-Mob and Rent-a-Riot workers unionize. When the call goes out for a mob to protest a strike, some of them would stay home, because they'd believe they were on strike.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 28, 2026 01:40 PM (S/Y4j)

515 Organizers announced at least two demonstrations scheduled for Saturday in response to the strikes

Yeah the protesters want to protest against any attack on a regime that killed as many as 40,000 protesters. Make it make sense.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 01:41 PM (PYyV9)

516 "Cavernous Nostrils", LOL

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 28, 2026 01:41 PM (MIIRH)

517 2 p.m. — Los Angeles City Hall, part of nationwide anti-war protests organized by advocacy groups
A separate demonstration planned near the Federal Building on Wilshire Boulevard
Recent rallies tied to tensions involving Iran have already drawn crowds across Los Angeles, including gatherings in downtown L.A. and Santa Monica in recent weeks

ICE should move in while they're distracted

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 01:41 PM (VE6XX)

518 The infiltration of the regime seems to have been huge.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 01:42 PM (+nEug)

519 The Daily Wire fired her while she still seemed kinda sane, my guess is that she has always been loopy behind the scenes.

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I've wondered if her being fired by a Jew led to her antisemitism or vice versa.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 01:42 PM (BI5O2)

520 ICE should move in while they're distracted

Oh, that would be brilliant!

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 01:42 PM (QZThv)

521 If I was in LA I would be tempted to record myself asking questions in Farsi to random protestors and laugh afterwards at not being able to find even one person who even knows enough Farsi to order a glass of doogh.

Posted by: Saber Alter at February 28, 2026 01:42 PM (6XXvd)

522 I far prefer the insanity of this blog.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 01:25 PM (WONhk)

When I was doing the CNA thing many years ago I got to where I could push 4 wheelchairs down the hall at once for a trip to the smoking area. Nobody would take anybody out with them on their smoke breaks so I took it upon myself to fix that. The residents loved me.

Posted by: Reforger at February 28, 2026 01:43 PM (onCFI)

523 Hey! Don't stop looking for me! Woohoo!

Who wants a rum and coke and some viagra!

Posted by: Granny Guthrie, The Villages at February 28, 2026 01:43 PM (Ksqrb)

524 492 Aren't the trolls supposed to be at a No Kings march in DC today?
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Most of them are not in the US.

Posted by: 15 Tiny Cities at February 28, 2026 01:44 PM (qUkBO)

525 According to Bloomberg, the IAF is dropping Death Blossoms of Love on parts of southern Lebanon.

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 01:44 PM (rj6Yv)

526 Funnily enough, the Arab minorities consider themselves "Iranian" rather than Arabic.
Posted by: Saber Alter

I don't blame them.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 01:44 PM (/lPRQ)

527 The left has a new slogan: Hands Off Iran
They have signs printed up and everything

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 01:45 PM (PYyV9)

528 wondered if her being fired by a Jew led to her antisemitism or vice versa.

Reruns of Hardcore Pawn.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 28, 2026 01:45 PM (Kt19C)

529 You know, I'm beginning to think we've got some people in Congress that are actually on various Middle Eastern country's payrolls. Like Tucker's a mouthpiece for Qatar's foreign policies, there are those elected officials that have been "bought" to push policies their paymasters approve.

Massie is apparently one of them. There are obviously others, but Massie has surfaced lately after being, basically, a nonentity for his career but suddenly has "principles."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 01:45 PM (jtM2q)

530 499 If he survived it will be Whack - An - Ayatollah for the rest of his miserable existence. That might be more enjoyable, actually.
Posted by: tubal
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Jews with .22s, SEALs with piano wires.
What to do? where to go?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 01:45 PM (v5dF2)

531 "The initial reports was that it was one of our missiles. ABC breathlessly reported that we'd blown up an elementary school and killed dozens of children."

Goldie is saying that this is fake nuuz. The video posted came from a "school" in pakiland, not Iran.

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 28, 2026 01:45 PM (2H3yT)

532 They seem to know what arab or arabized means.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 01:46 PM (lAzE1)

533 514 Protests planned across Los Angeles
Organizers announced at least two demonstrations scheduled for Saturday in response to the strikes:
...
I'd love to see the Rent-a-Mob and Rent-a-Riot workers unionize. When the call goes out for a mob to protest a strike, some of them would stay home, because they'd believe they were on strike.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa8ZNyL-kxk
viz. the Soylent Green scene: The Scoops are Coming...
Released in 1973/set in 2022.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 28, 2026 01:46 PM (H2+t3)

534 I'd love to see the Rent-a-Mob and Rent-a-Riot workers unionize. When the call goes out for a mob to protest a strike, some of them would stay home, because they'd believe they were on strike.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 28, 2026 01:40 PM (S/Y4j)
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Hmmm ... doesn't LA have one of the largest anti-mullah Persian emigre' populations in the world?

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 01:46 PM (rj6Yv)

535 Schumer's TACO comment about Trump was from June of last year. Aged like warm milk in a hit day. And my senator Chuckie is still ahole

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 01:46 PM (HYqoK)

536 Wrotd yesterday saw a 2 old person protest ( bet paid as well) of a not far away ICE moving into a temporary office complex
Hope that means they will be picking up Illegals here.

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 01:47 PM (Ia/+0)

537 WTF happened to Candace...or was she always this batty and we didn't know it?

The Daily Wire fired her while she still seemed kinda sane, my guess is that she has always been loopy behind the scenes.

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Ahe was always insane, and they fired her for cause; Jeremy Boreing literally said that hiring her was the biggest mistake of his life; he was swayed by the DEI angle, obviously. Owens was ALWAYS a race hustler and a grifter WHO DOXXED CONSERVATIVES FOR A LIVING. anybody who would do a modicum of research on her can see that she was always a NAACP slut.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 01:47 PM (/M/4v)

538 Massie is apparently one of them. There are obviously others, but Massie has surfaced lately after being, basically, a nonentity for his career but suddenly has "principles."

He's like those freaks who inject saline into their testicles to make them grow large and fat.

Worthless.

Posted by: The Penis at February 28, 2026 01:47 PM (Ksqrb)

539 "Israel is reporting that he and his successor are both room temperature. We'll see."

He might be still very hot, probably medium rare by now ... but in very small pieces.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 28, 2026 01:48 PM (vbXSk)

540 Gotta love it... these pukes are attacking civilians in random countries who did nothing to them, and STILL the Dems are hitting the streets to defend them. They can't help themselves, lol.

I wonder if we'll get some footage of all the protestors receiving a simultaneous text message and going home.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 01:48 PM (BI5O2)

541 Hmmm ... doesn't LA have one of the largest anti-mullah Persian emigre' populations in the world?
Posted by: mrp at Februa

Beverly Hills must be 75% Persian

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 01:49 PM (lCppi)

542 Tousi was reporting that the IRGC is trying to close the Strait of Hormuz.

'Trying' being the operative word there.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 01:09 PM (6ydKt)
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Goldie Ghamari just played the warning in Farsi and English.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 01:49 PM (RIvkX)

543 X allows background play.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 01:49 PM (lAzE1)

544 WTF happened to Candace...or was she always this batty and we didn't know it?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 28, 2026 01:36 PM (ynpvh)

Yes, she was always crazy. She started a hate crime hoax in high school to randomly destroy the lives of four boys. Her "conservative conversion" story was her realizing that was a bad thing, but was honestly probably more about her brain being malleable and wanting to parrot Charlie Kirk.

Then she saw her opportunity to get more famous by trying to get close to Kanye's circle and remolded her brain to align with the schizo anti-semites orbiting him.

Posted by: Sjg at February 28, 2026 01:49 PM (aqZN1)

545 527 The left has a new slogan: Hands Off Iran
They have signs printed up and everything
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

Stopped clock.

She made one bold, honest, accurate answer at a congressional hearing that vaulted her into prominence. She's always been a babbling brook.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 01:50 PM (v5dF2)

546 Who's going to stop them?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 01:50 PM (lAzE1)

547 probably more about her brain being malleable and wanting to ~~parrot~~ fuck Charlie Kirk.

just a small clarification

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 01:51 PM (/M/4v)

548 Targeted small antipersonell stuff hitting fleeing missile crews.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 01:52 PM (lAzE1)

549 Targeted small antipersonell stuff hitting fleeing missile crews.

Haiku.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 28, 2026 01:53 PM (Kt19C)

550 Hey, people deal with grief in different ways. I chose to deal with it by continuing to bang my mistress and then marry her while my wife's body was still relatively warm.

Posted by: Rep. Thomas Massie at February 28, 2026 01:54 PM (Y1sOo)

551 Will the Persian Mafia allow the protests in LA?
Posted by: Boss Mos

The "Gay Furries for Islamist Iran" will be getting a beat down by angrey Persians wielding gold curtain rods.*

*Something I saw on South Park. Maybe.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 01:54 PM (/lPRQ)

552 For the next 48 hours its going to be very difficult to believe or trust anything we hear from Iran or the nearby areas, so be skeptical. Lots of claims flying around.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 01:54 PM (PYyV9)

553 What she is doing to Erika Kirk and her children is grotesque. When the boy grows older, I wouldn't be surprised if Owens wound up with a bullet in her heart. If someone had done this to my family, 14 year old me would have done something rash.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 01:55 PM (BI5O2)

554 Yes, she was always crazy. She started a hate crime hoax in high school to randomly destroy the lives of four boys.

I read that she started up a doxing site to attack people before she became a pundit. I think she just wants money and attention like those two big body building black guys but believes in nothing. This is her grift.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 01:56 PM (PYyV9)

555 Tousi was reporting that the IRGC is trying to close the Strait of Hormuz.

"Trying" is doing some heavy lifting I imagine.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 01:56 PM (sabhw)

556 Don't forget the other slut nut, MTG. She's blasting Trump for hitting Iran.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 01:57 PM (cntUY)

557 grok . 18s
Replying to @_Quid_pro @MarioNawfal

Yes, reports from Reuters, Bloomberg, AP, and others confirm: Iran's IRGC is broadcasting VHF warnings that "no ship is allowed" through the Strait of Hormuz after today's US/Israel strikes on Iran.

Japanese, Greek, and other fleets are rerouting or halting; tankers are U-turning and idling outside. Major oil traders/majors have suspended shipments.

Oil spiked sharply (WTI up to ~12% intraday from Friday close per market data). Effectively closed for now due to the risk.
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Filled up the vehicle and gas can for the lawnmower yesterday. By the time I need gas Trump shall have cleared this.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 01:57 PM (v5dF2)

558 Why is anyone so concerned?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 01:58 PM (lAzE1)

559
497 this is a repeat , but.." council member says U.S.–Israeli strikes killed both the son and daughter-in-law of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The whereabouts of Khamenei remain unclear, and the Iranian regime is reportedly enraged.."
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 01:35 PM

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Enraged. That's kind of the idea, isn't it? We're pretty angry too. This causes war. Most enraged of all: the Iranian people, who want to hang these assholes from lamposts.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 28, 2026 01:58 PM (mS8PE)

560 Hey, people deal with grief in different ways. I chose to deal with it by continuing to bang my mistress and then marry her while my wife's body was still relatively warm.
Posted by: Rep. Thomas Massie at February 28, 2026 01:54 PM (Y1sOo)

Well, sonofabitch, I did the same thing. My wife died in a car accident and I married Hunter's babysitter. It's like the plot of a P*rnH*b video, but real. My word as a Biden!

Posted by: Joseph R. Biden at February 28, 2026 01:58 PM (sabhw)

561 Yes, reports from Reuters, Bloomberg, AP, and others confirm: Iran's IRGC is broadcasting VHF warnings that "no ship is allowed" through the Strait of Hormuz after today's US/Israel strikes on Iran.

Mined ? If they are physically blocking blow them out of the water

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 01:59 PM (VE6XX)

562 Goldie Ghamari just played the warning in Farsi and English.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 01:49 PM

What have we said, people...? Don't. Touch. The. Boats.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 01:59 PM (Wnv9h)

563 I far prefer the insanity of this blog.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 01:25 PM (WONhk)
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We just might be the lunatics you're looking for.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 28, 2026 01:28 PM (siuak)

Better than the lunatics that are in my head!

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at February 28, 2026 01:59 PM (JRP2U)

564 Tripoli touched our boats once.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:00 PM (lAzE1)

565 Well, sonofabitch, I did the same thing. My wife died in a car accident and I married Hunter's babysitter. It's like the plot of a P*rnH*b video, but real. My word as a Biden!

*whistles and looks around nervously*
--Newt Gingrich

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 02:00 PM (PYyV9)

566 Filled up the vehicle and gas can for the lawnmower yesterday. By the time I need gas Trump shall have cleared this.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 01:57 PM (v5dF2)
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Gee, taking out Maduro sounds better and better, doesn't it?

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 02:00 PM (rj6Yv)

567 540 Gotta love it... these pukes are attacking civilians in random countries who did nothing to them, and STILL the Dems are hitting the streets to defend them. They can't help themselves, lol.
I wonder if we'll get some footage of all the protestors receiving a simultaneous text message and going home.

LIBs. Proudly doing unto their own People, PRECISELY what they forbid us to do to our Adversaries. First into the bunkers, not because they value their own lives, but rather, to displace someone else who does.

https://tinyurl.com/EvilsAdvantageOverConscience
... has discovered, as Shakespeare understood, that the more brazen and relentless one’s acts of brutality, the more likely it is that one will be allowed a second chance, and find even powerful men of conscience coming to one’s door offering to forget, to forgive, and to give forgiveness a bad name.

LIBs demand that we not only Sponsor our Enemies, but actively defend them as well.

Remember who did this:
"to leave now we would send a message to terrorists and other potential adversaries around the world that they can change our policies by killing our people. It would be open season on Americans."-- Clinton'93

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 28, 2026 02:00 PM (zMy60)

568 I far prefer the insanity of this blog.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 01:25 PM (WONhk)
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We just might be the lunatics you're looking for.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 28, 2026 01:28 PM

He may be right.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 02:01 PM (Wnv9h)

569 The left has a new slogan: Hands Off Iran
They have signs printed up and everything

No hands are actually touching Iran, so we're all good and the protesters can go home.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 02:01 PM (sabhw)

570 Trump's children should have increased security for an extended period of time.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 02:01 PM (cntUY)

571 @jurgen_nauditt . 19m
The Iranian fleet has also suffered.

An Iranian naval frigate, engulfed in flames due to attacks by the Allies, is currently at a base in Konaretsi.

Incidentally, Trump stated in his speech that the Iranian fleet, along with its entire missile industry, would be destroyed.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 02:02 PM (v5dF2)

572 Marjorie Taylor Green? Neeeeever heard of her.

Posted by: Gen. Pinkney at February 28, 2026 02:02 PM (qUkBO)

573 570 Trump's children should have increased security for an extended period of time.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 02:01 PM (cntUY

Remembering Biden left the border wide open for 4 years who knows what cells made it in and what might trigger them ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 02:03 PM (VE6XX)

574 And my senator Chuckie is still ahole
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 01:46 PM

I blame the lack of quality locally-produced picante sauce.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 28, 2026 02:03 PM (0sNs1)

575 I'm surprised we have enough armaments available to stage an attack with all we gave to Ukraine as demanded by the Left.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 02:04 PM (cntUY)

576 500 Three of Ahmadinnerjacket's body guards killed but no word on him.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 01:37 PM (+nEug)

Ohhh, I want that fuq Maduroed ...

Brought to the US and paraded through the streets in a tumbrel, so that people can pelt him with rotten fruit and eggs.

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 02:04 PM (3sXRv)

577 JPost report Ali Larijani has also been assassinated. This makes it almost certain the regime's leadership will not be able to reconstitute itself.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 02:05 PM (RIvkX)

578 whistles and looks around nervously*
--Newt Gingrich

Newt?
Newt the flute?
TOOT TOOT!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 28, 2026 02:05 PM (Kt19C)

579 Khomenis wife bought it.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:05 PM (lAzE1)

580 Marjorie Taylor Green? Neeeeever heard of her.
Posted by: Gen. Pinkney at February 28, 2026 02:02 PM (qUkBO)
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She's the kind that'll crawl over the top of a picnic table to reach the target of her ire.

After a couple of pulls on the jug.

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 02:05 PM (rj6Yv)

581 I blame the lack of quality locally-produced picante sauce.

Get a rope

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 02:05 PM (PYyV9)

582 Roses are red

Violets are blues

Targeted small antipersonell stuff

hitting fleeing missile crews

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 02:05 PM (aTgV0)

583 I far prefer the insanity of this blog.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 01:25 PM (WONhk)
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We just might be the lunatics you're looking for.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 28, 2026 01:28 PM

He's right you know.

Posted by: Morgan Freeman at February 28, 2026 02:05 PM (0sNs1)

584 Well the sons wife bought it.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:05 PM (lAzE1)

585 Nood Ace

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 02:06 PM (VE6XX)

586 I far prefer the insanity of this blog.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 01:25 PM (WONhk)
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We just might be the lunatics you're looking for.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 28, 2026 01:28 PM

He may be right.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 02:01 PM (Wnv9h)
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So pleased you're familiar with my work.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 02:06 PM (RIvkX)

587 Tripoli touched our boats once.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:00 PM

Iran touched our boats once, too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5v6hlRyeHE

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 02:06 PM (Wnv9h)

588 I feel more secure knowing Heil Starmer uttered some nervous words from his podium. What a ponce wanker! A puff of wind in dry leaves would have him ducking for cover.

Nattering ninnyhammer. I guess he and Macron had to say something vs nothing. However their something was basically nothing.

I think Canada is on our side! But won't get involved, which is fine. We've got this!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 02:06 PM (WONhk)

589 Scheduled Khomeini speech to the nation has been cancelled. For some reason...

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:06 PM (/M/4v)

590 "Khomenis wife bought it.
Posted by: Boss Moss"

She was just getting her life together.

Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 02:06 PM (aTgV0)

591 MTG is just a nutjob, she was always screwy when she supported Trump, now she's just out of a job and screwy and loud. She's like a trailer park broad lit up on clove cigarettes and Boons Ferry wine.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 02:08 PM (PYyV9)

592 Why is anyone so concerned?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 01:58 PM (lAzE1)

Its what people do.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 02:08 PM (zZu0s)

593 Ali Larinjytis? Of the *Dearborn* Larinjytises?!

Posted by: Allahu Hawktuabar at February 28, 2026 02:08 PM (qUkBO)

594 >>Mined ? If they are physically blocking blow them out of the water

As I stated earlier, Iran tried this during the Tanker Wars which lead to Operation Earnest Will. Reagan re-flagged Kuwaiti oil tankers under the Stars and Stripes and dared Iran to do something. They didn't.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 28, 2026 02:08 PM (Y1sOo)

595 Good news for the Left: According to Ahmadinejad, no homosexuals were killed in the attack!

Posted by: Wally at February 28, 2026 02:10 PM (tUiB5)

596 Gold
Bid/ Ask - 5,278.20 - 5,280.20, Change +94.30

Silver - Silver 93.66, +5.50

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 02:11 PM (v5dF2)

597 443 I always laughed at the name Hormuz.

Whore muse?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 01:17 PM (n5tGW)

No, the whore moos. Muzzie whore. She also bleats.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM (ynpvh)

598 He may be right.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 02:01 PM (Wnv9h)

I may be crazy.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 28, 2026 02:19 PM (k+EOy)

599 597 443 I always laughed at the name Hormuz.

Whore muse?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 01:17 PM (n5tGW)

No, the whore moos. Muzzie whore. She also bleats.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM (ynpvh)

Whatever turns the client on

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 28, 2026 02:20 PM (ynpvh)

600 429 Fortunately for Iranians, they don't live in an Arab country.

*************

Ive never really understood the distinction, they all look Arab to me
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 28, 2026 01:14 PM (REq0p)

Persians are literally Caucasian and Aryan (where Iranian comes from), although the latter is more of a lingua-cultural group. They are in some ways more similar to Northern Indians (who are also Caucasian and Aryan) than to their Arab neighbors, who are Caucasian and Semitic. (Southern Indians are more South Asian.) Here is the most important thing to remember:

Migration == War

The history of the whole world is one of waves of migration of different groups, which is indistinguishable from war on their predecessors in their destination, with different levels of success in different places and times, based on particular unique circumstances. So, all types of people are very unevenly mixed, sometimes even purged and then re-mixed.

It's complicated.

Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 02:29 PM (Sy6m/)

601 CBS showing Khahami crap, not golf. Hope it's bidding him good bye, not watching.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 28, 2026 03:15 PM (sl73Y)

602 The Brylcreem Boy who mostly misgoverns California--when he bothers to come off the Presidential campaign trial and spend some time in Sacramento is just a poor little rich boy who was born a black child and grew up in a state of deprivation. That made him both dyslexic and profoundly stupid. Every time he opens h is mouth he embarasses the normal folks in Californa.

Posted by: comanche voter at February 28, 2026 05:22 PM (cB7nX)

REPORTS: THE AYATOLLAH HAS BEEN KILLED

Also killed, reportedly:

The head of Iran's "Justice" Department, responsible for the mass killing of protesters

the Ayatollah's number two

The commander of the Revolutionary Guards

You know how Muslims always pretend to want to have "negotiations" while they prepare for their next sneak attack?

Well Trump just did that to them. He's been pretending he wants to talk as he's been moving US assets into strike position, trying to get them to stop murdering citizens while he prepared the death-strikes on the regime. Awesome.

President Trump�s speech recites almost word for word my exact statement on Piers Morgan, proving what most of us always knew.

This was always common sense to the American public, from left, to center, to right. It was only the fringe alliance of extremists on both ends that� pic.twitter.com/r7SAEf8o1m
— Elica Le Bon الیکا‌ ل بن (@elicalebon) February 28, 2026

MAGA divide � Tucker Carlson tells me the attack on Iran is �absolutely disgusting and evil.� pic.twitter.com/1zz8YNGY2r
— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) February 28, 2026

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Posted by: Hawkpilot at February 28, 2026 10:00 AM (ewuvP)

2 Yo! From his lips to God’s ear. I’ll go let them know.

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3 I'm optimistically pessimistic.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at February 28, 2026 10:00 AM (wGerL)

4 SPONGE!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 10:01 AM (kgE5c)

5 It's turning out to be a Red Letter Day.

I am still not tired of winning.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2026 10:02 AM (qFwJc)

6 You are shitting me?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:02 AM (bss/y)

7 No word from Candy O?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 10:03 AM (FXNzP)

8 I was really hoping Trump would wait to do this until Monday.

#DoBetter, Trump

Posted by: ace at February 28, 2026 10:03 AM (1wjle)

9 Good morning Ace.
Willowed: there's a NoKings rally scheduled for this afternoon in my hometown. The usual suspects should be lively after the attack

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 10:03 AM (HYqoK)

10 No flaming skull with turban!!?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 10:03 AM (kpS4V)

11 Ok, let the:

'Ayatollah come ovah!'
-The Devil

Memes begin!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:04 AM (bss/y)

12 No word from Candy O?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 10:03 AM

She and Tucker Qatarlson are probably curled up in a corner having a meltdown.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 10:04 AM (kgE5c)

13 8 I was really hoping Trump would wait to do this until Monday.

#DoBetter, Trump
Posted by: ace at February 28, 2026 10:03 AM (1wjle)

Time to put on the big boy bloggin' pants there, kid.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:04 AM (bss/y)

14 All in one meeting at the same time.

In daylight.

The walls have ears.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 28, 2026 10:04 AM (Viiux)

15 G'mornin' Ace!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 28, 2026 10:05 AM (MIIRH)

16 MAGA divide � Tucker Carlson tells me the attack on Iran is �absolutely disgusting and evil.� pic.twitter.com/1zz8YNGY2r

— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) February 28, 2026

==

Karl is ABC news. Cucker is back where he started and where he belongs - on the left. Full circle for that douchebag.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:05 AM (/M/4v)

17 FUCK IT'S HOT!!!!

WHAT THE FUCK?!!

THIS WASN'T IN THE BROCHURE!?!

Posted by: Ayatollah at February 28, 2026 10:05 AM (bss/y)

18 Has Candace Owens blamed Erica Kirk yet?

Posted by: Marcus T at February 28, 2026 10:06 AM (Viiux)

19 >>>All in one meeting at the same time.

I bet they were told to go there by a spoof message.

Posted by: ace at February 28, 2026 10:06 AM (1wjle)

20 Cucker, like Ovens is not MAGA, never was. Let's not confuse ourselves.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:06 AM (/M/4v)

21 14 All in one meeting at the same time.

In daylight.

The walls have ears.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 28, 2026 10:04 AM (Viiux)

So, the question becomes: did we wait all this time for this one moment where we could decapitate in one go? Is that what all this shit has been about?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:06 AM (bss/y)

22 You know how Muslims always pretend to want to have "negotiations" while they prepare for their next sneak attack?

Well Trump just did that to them. He's been pretending he wants to talk as he's been moving US assets into strike position, trying to get them to stop murdering citizens while he prepared the death-strikes on the regime. Awesome.

Posted by: ace at February 28, 2026 10:07 AM (1wjle)

23 The Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla ist kaput?!?

Fuck Tucker.

Posted by: Sharkman at February 28, 2026 10:07 AM (X68co)

24 There is going to be so much gaslighting and rolling in the coming days.... Can't wait !

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:07 AM (/M/4v)

25 It’s about 6pm in Baghdad right now. So get ready for the night ops to wind up.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 28, 2026 10:07 AM (Viiux)

26 *trolling

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:07 AM (/M/4v)

27 lol, jonathan karl, *spit*

tell us you're an ignorant fool without using those words ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 28, 2026 10:07 AM (MIIRH)

28 And so it begins.

Posted by: That Guy who always thinks it's beginning at February 28, 2026 10:07 AM (0sNs1)

29 Well, if I were the leaders of Cuber, I wouldn't be making no long range plans.

Trumps on a freedom kick, and the only prescription is more freedom.

He's settling all old grievances.

Pray providence continues to protect him and guide him.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 28, 2026 10:08 AM (5IwL4)

30 Shah Shah, Ayatollah So

Posted by: Fritzy at February 28, 2026 10:08 AM (2GIh1)

31 Has CNN taken a break from their navel-gazing, and reported any of this?

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 28, 2026 10:08 AM (8AONa)

32 23 The Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla ist kaput?!?

Fuck Tucker.
Posted by: Sharkman at February 28, 2026 10:07 AM (X68co)

Wasn't there a singer in the 90s who did bill themselves as the ayatollah of rock and rolla?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:08 AM (bss/y)

33 Trump taqiyyaed the mullahs !

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:08 AM (/M/4v)

34 MarcusT, wind up or begin?

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 10:08 AM (+nEug)

35 It will be interesting to see if this approach to simply make the existing government collapse in the hopes of the people rebuilding something sane works. It would not work in an Arab nation, but Iranians are not Arabs.

Posted by: the lower depths at February 28, 2026 10:09 AM (GSy5R)

36 >> So, the question becomes: did we wait all this time for this one moment where we could decapitate in one go? Is that what all this shit has been about?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:06 AM (bss/y)

Every other attack was at night.

And yes, they waited. They knew where they were. They knew what ordnance was needed. Once they assembled, they didn’t hesitate. Broad daylight.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 28, 2026 10:09 AM (Viiux)

37 MAGA split?

LMAO

Carlson has not been MAGA for some time.

Posted by: Stan at February 28, 2026 10:09 AM (dK+Kv)

38 And so it begins.
Posted by: That Guy who always thinks it's beginning at February 28, 2026 10:07 AM

Narrator: He's not wrong.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 10:10 AM (kgE5c)

39 I was really hoping Trump would wait to do this until Monday.

#DoBetter, Trump
Posted by: ace at February 28, 2026 10:03 AM (1wjle)

Posted by: Denny Crane - I See What You Did There, LOL at February 28, 2026 10:10 AM (i49OE)

40 Ben Had. By wind up, I mean like a spring. Getting ready to deploy.

Probably not the best metaphor.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 28, 2026 10:10 AM (Viiux)

41 I remember one thing that was kind of drilled into commanders in the .mil, and filtered down was “bad news does not get better with age” or something like that. Iranian regime has been a source of trouble since 1979, at least.

Re-election - for a 2nd term - campaign politics has long been a huge factor in US and world geopolitics , I was convinced in summer 2019 “they” would do anything to try and stop Mr. Trump for a second term.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 28, 2026 10:10 AM (CmJfJ)

42 Trump pushed the Reset Button.

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 10:10 AM (Q+gd/)

43 This is good stuff.

Really good optics and clout.

You have had two decapitation shots with ease in the past two engagements (Venezuela and Iran.) You have to figure what that does psychologically.

I wonder what Kim Jong Ill is thinking.

The retard in Cuba.

Xi?

Klaus Schwabe?

Trump is essentially saying: I do not give a flying fuck who you are, you fuck with us, I will kill or capture you with a wave of my hand.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:10 AM (bss/y)

44 You know how Muslims always pretend to want to have "negotiations" while they prepare for their next sneak attack?

Well Trump just did that to them. He's been pretending he wants to talk as he's been moving US assets into strike position, trying to get them to stop murdering citizens while he prepared the death-strikes on the regime. Awesome.
Posted by: ace at February 28, 2026 10:07 AM (1wjle)
----
Muslims don't seem to be particularly skilled at true warcraft.

They can raid and pillage with the best of them.

But when it comes to waging real, actual war, they are complete amateurs.

What's most entertaining is that one of their operating precepts given to them by their "Prophet" is, "War is deception."

Idiots.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 10:11 AM (ESVrU)

45 Trumpstein is bibi’s little bitch.

Posted by: Warmongers unite at February 28, 2026 10:11 AM (X+Nnd)

46 MarcusT, that's what I thought you meant. Thank you.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 10:11 AM (+nEug)

47 How many "prominent Trump supporters" did Karl talk to who praised the attacks this morning? Is he similarly going to highlight any Democrat-affiliated blabbermouth who supports the bombing?

Posted by: tankdemon at February 28, 2026 10:11 AM (8p1Vo)

48 Marcus T - 'spin up' would have been better, I think.

Praying for Freedom.

Posted by: RandomDave at February 28, 2026 10:11 AM (aJQbY)

49 41 Lol
He was 86yo when he died. Trumpy just could not wait

Our country is currently very divided. If Iran killed Trump it would tend to unify the country against Iran. Do you think Italians will become more or less unified after their leaders death?
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 28, 2026 10:10 AM (Lz+N9)

Well, Meloni is pretty fucking hot, you retarded idiot.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:12 AM (bss/y)

50 What is best in life?

Posted by: Conan the Destroyer at February 28, 2026 10:12 AM (XE5AP)

51 I already knew Tucker was gonna be all butthurt about this.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 10:12 AM (etYFQ)

52 22 You know how Muslims always pretend to want to have "negotiations" while they prepare for their next sneak attack?

Well Trump just did that to them. He's been pretending he wants to talk as he's been moving US assets into strike position, trying to get them to stop murdering citizens while he prepared the death-strikes on the regime. Awesome.
Posted by: ace
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Ben Rhodes has been crying on the X this morning and I think MTG and Khanna have issues similar butthurt statements. Those people are tedious.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:12 AM (E4rtv)

53 Goldie G is checking reports of Khameini death for validity.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 10:12 AM (kvcnI)

54 We are apparently also hitting some of the IRGC units that dispersed for “survival” and haven’t laid down their arms.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 28, 2026 10:12 AM (Viiux)

55 From Bloomberg TV:

"The US-Israeli attack on Tehran on Saturday marks a turning point for President Donald Trump, who is wagering that a war - the kind of which he once vowed NOT TO START - will strengthen his second-term agenda.

In a break from his campaign promises to keep the US out of foreign wars, Trump decided to attack - despite what Arab mediators described as significan progress in nuclear talks with Tehran, and in the face of polling showing MOST Americans oppos fresh military action.

It came less than two months after he order a high-states US military raid inside Venezuela, another signal that his second term has tilted toward muscular intervention abroad.

The Iran strikes are the biggest gamble yet for the US leader, whose approval ratings have plunged in recent weeks, with surveys showing Americans think he is concentrating too much on foreign policy and too litte on the economy."

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 28, 2026 10:12 AM (0sNs1)

56 They are pushing the "MAGA will drop Trump like a hot potato over another Middle Eastern forever war!" bit hard. Concern trolls already up early this morning over at Insty.

Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 10:12 AM (fPjLT)

57 WOW...

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 28, 2026 10:12 AM (qBdHI)

58 The mullahs launched missiles at every country in the area: Jordan, Qatar, Saudi, Bahrain, and Kurdistan. Reports on X are that the Saudis and UAE are now asking Trump if they can bomb Iran too.

Also, as someone pointed out, everyone who thought Tucker Carlson had any influence can now go sit in the cuckshed with him, because he obviously doesn't.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:12 AM (toQh1)

59 Cuckson was never "MAGA". He defended Hunter Biden during the laptop "episode". As soon as Kirk was assassinated he invited and promoted Kirk's worst enemy.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:12 AM (/M/4v)

60 Lol, I asked in the last thread whether sanctimonious hyperpatriot Tucker Carlson was paid enough to support the enemy in wartime. His pal Karl just answered that.

You guys ready to stop inviting this fuckin' traitor to the WH, yet?

Is anything enough to sour this romance? Or, nah?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 10:13 AM (BI5O2)

61 Iranian government has been at war with us for 47 years. Good riddance to the mullahs.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 28, 2026 10:13 AM (zuIfz)

62 I was really hoping Trump would wait to do this until Monday.

#DoBetter, Trump
Posted by: ace

Occasionally, stuff comes up. Take Monday off. The morons will understand.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 10:13 AM (1JFYK)

63 And, a musical throwback to when this started:
https://shorturl.fm/q1X2U

Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 10:13 AM (fPjLT)

64 45 Muslims don't seem to be particularly skilled at true warcraft.

They can raid and pillage with the best of them.

But when it comes to waging real, actual war, they are complete amateurs.
---------------------------------
I was just recently reading about the Byzantine-Persian Wars that totally exhausted both sides, allowing the Caliphate to roll over both's Asian and African territories. Islam really faced the difficulty settings of 'very easy' in its early expansion.

Posted by: the lower depths at February 28, 2026 10:13 AM (GSy5R)

65 Yeah, we use wind up a lot. So it naturally just flowed out of my brain onto the page. Which never ends well.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 28, 2026 10:14 AM (Viiux)

66 yeah, Aetius, and I like it!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 28, 2026 10:14 AM (MIIRH)

67 52 I already knew Tucker was gonna be all butthurt about this.
Posted by: Tom Servo

He had just got his pad at Qatar and now if Iran goes, Tucker will have to start sucking up to Xi. Qatar won't need his sorry ass as apologists as they will no longer be Iran's catspaw and outside mediator to the world Same issue happening with Oman's Foreign Minister. Crying because his grifting opportunities from Iran have taken a hit.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:14 AM (E4rtv)

68 This is not a war , this is a Special Military Operation . Bloomberg needs to shut the fuck up. And the rest of the leftist who are coming in with "Trump said no War". NO, he did not , he said "No NEW Wars".

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:14 AM (/M/4v)

69 Hey Tucker... Someone is disgusting and evil... Guess

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 10:14 AM (VE6XX)

70 23 The Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla ist kaput?!?

Fuck Tucker.
Posted by: Sharkman at February 28, 2026 10:07 AM (X68co)

Wasn't there a singer in the 90s who did bill themselves as the ayatollah of rock and rolla?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:08 AM (bss/y)

Lord Humungus!

Posted by: The Toadie at February 28, 2026 10:14 AM (wVcYX)

71 Vinnie, what happened?
Ah, we had a problem. We tried to do everything we could. Whadda mean?
You know what I mean - he's gone. And we couldn't do nothing about it.
Wadda mean? He's gone.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 28, 2026 10:14 AM (cYBz/)

72 55 We are apparently also hitting some of the IRGC units that dispersed for “survival” and haven’t laid down their arms.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 28, 2026 10:12 AM (Viiux)

There was an interesting article... a month or more ago where someone was saying that the Iranian military is not what we think of as far as a military- it is ALL terrorists and guerillas. It is made for terror tactics and suppression- that's it. So you pretty much have to remove ALL of it in order for a new government to have a chance.

I dunno.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:14 AM (bss/y)

73 Hey Tucker and Candace. Guess what? It was the Jews this time . And you didn't call it. Losers

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 10:14 AM (HYqoK)

74 “Our country is currently very divided”
——-

Uh-huh. Tell us you’ve been mainlining MSBNC on an IV drip, without telling us you’ve been mainlining MSNBC on an IV drip. Gaslighting doesn’t work any longer, Chump

Posted by: Common Tater at February 28, 2026 10:14 AM (CmJfJ)

75 What is best in life?
Posted by: Conan the Destroyer at February 28, 2026 10:12 AM

To see your enemy's shelving lying collapsed, broken, and in ruins.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 28, 2026 10:15 AM (0sNs1)

76 Cucker Qatarlson's relevance has left the building.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 10:15 AM (1JFYK)

77 I was just recently reading about the Byzantine-Persian Wars that totally exhausted both sides, allowing the Caliphate to roll over both's Asian and African territories. Islam really faced the difficulty settings of 'very easy' in its early expansion.
Posted by: the lower depths at February 28, 2026 10:13 AM (GSy5R)
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President Trump just upped it to "Nightmare" difficulty levels...At least for Iran.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 10:15 AM (ESVrU)

78 I was really hoping Trump would wait to do this until Monday.

#DoBetter, Trump

Bring those planes back and rebuild the rubble immediately!!!

-Judge Boasberg

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 10:15 AM (Riz8t)

79 Reports on X are that the Saudis and UAE are now asking Trump if they can bomb Iran too.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:12 AM (toQh1)

My answer would be "Here's a target list. Pick a couple and let me know. But you need to hurry because stuff is getting knocked off that list pretty... Woops, here's a new list."

Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 10:15 AM (fPjLT)

80 I was really hoping Trump would wait to do this until Monday.

==

Events...

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:15 AM (/M/4v)

81 Oh, please. Nothing can unite Americans. We're mortal enemies, and if Iran killed Trump the Dem base would celebrate openly, and various female public figures would offer sexual favors to IRGC troops. Some men, too.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 10:16 AM (BI5O2)

82 "60 Cuckson was never "MAGA". He defended Hunter Biden during the laptop "episode". As soon as Kirk was assassinated he invited and promoted Kirk's worst enemy. "

This! never understood why anyone liked him, ever.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 28, 2026 10:16 AM (MIIRH)

83 You guys ready to stop inviting this fuckin' traitor to the WH, yet?

Is anything enough to sour this romance? Or, nah?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 10:13 AM (BI5O2)

They clearly aren't listening to Tucker, they're keeping their enemies close. The Don understands omerta.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:16 AM (+6Uf3)

84 People like to use the word, "War," to induce an emotional response.

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 10:16 AM (Q+gd/)

85 Weird Beard Dead.

Status: Hard. Like Titanium hard.

Posted by: The Penis at February 28, 2026 10:16 AM (Ksqrb)

86 Our country is currently very divided. If Iran killed Trump it would tend to unify the country against Iran. Do you think Italians will become more or less unified after their leaders death?
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 28, 2026 10:10 AM (Lz+N9)

You mean the leader that just had 30,000 innocent civilians killed? Yep, they are definitely going to rally around the dregs ofbthe regime that carried out that slaughter.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 28, 2026 10:16 AM (8p1Vo)

87 The worry about setting off a “major war with Iran”…. Imagine how long the war with Germany would have lasted if Hitler, all his ministers, and all of his generals were killed on the very first day of fighting.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 10:17 AM (etYFQ)

88 So you pretty much have to remove ALL of it in order for a new government to have a chance.

I dunno.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:14 AM (bss/y)

Judea and Samaria have entered the chat.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 28, 2026 10:17 AM (XE5AP)

89 Weird Beard Dead.

Status: Hard. Like Titanium hard.
Posted by: The Penis at February 28, 2026 10:16 AM (Ksqrb)
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You're gonna need to see a doctor about that...in four years or so.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 10:17 AM (ESVrU)

90 They are pushing the "MAGA will drop Trump like a hot potato over another Middle Eastern forever war!" bit hard. Concern trolls already up early this morning over at Insty.

Right? I'm just so damn TIRED of all the winning!

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 10:17 AM (Riz8t)

91 Anyone heard from Biden's Dog ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 10:18 AM (VE6XX)

92 Oh - and 'Good Morning'.

Why yes, I did vote for this.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 28, 2026 10:18 AM (cYBz/)

93 Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:14 AM (E4rtv)

Between Maduro and Khamenei, dictators are going to start paying Carlson *not* to endorse them.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 10:18 AM (BI5O2)

94 71, lol

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 28, 2026 10:18 AM (MIIRH)

95 No word from Candy O?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 10:03 AM

She and Tucker Qatarlson are probably curled up in a corner having a meltdown.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 10:04 AM (kgE5c)

Well, between the cyberattacks and the missiles dropping on Qatar, they're probably having trouble getting their talking points.

Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 10:18 AM (fPjLT)

96 Almighty GOD,
Please protect our western warriors as thee attempt to make Persia free for Persians.
Amen

Posted by: Eromero at February 28, 2026 10:18 AM (LHPAg)

97 Ding Dong, The AYATOLLAH Is Dead!

And he's not only merely dead, he's really most sincerely dead.

Posted by: Munchkin Coroner at February 28, 2026 10:18 AM (wVcYX)

98 That's darkly amusing as well as sad: Tucker Carlson as head of the revolutionary guard. I salute your humor, Ace.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2026 10:18 AM (m6Eem)

99 The one in the middle is definitely Willie Nelson.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 28, 2026 10:18 AM (Kt19C)

100 can't believe after everything people are reposting TROLLS; they are foreign ragebait people !

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:18 AM (/M/4v)

101 Heve you heard the news? There's been good whackin' last night.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 10:19 AM (8zz6B)

102 Ding Dong, The AYATOLLAH Is Dead!

And he's not only merely dead, he's really most sincerely dead.
Posted by: Munchkin Coroner at February 28, 2026 10:18 AM (wVcYX)
---
It would take a miracle...

Posted by: "Miracle" Max at February 28, 2026 10:19 AM (ESVrU)

103 Between Maduro and Khamenei, dictators are going to start paying Carlson *not* to endorse them.

Exactly. And with the mullahs having sent missiles at Qatar I suspect the Qataris are done paying him too.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:19 AM (+6Uf3)

104 60 Cuckson was never "MAGA". He defended Hunter Biden during the laptop "episode". As soon as Kirk was assassinated he invited and promoted Kirk's worst enemy.
Posted by: runner
=====
And used Kirk's funeral to spread his nasty views rather than celebrate Kirk's life. He is someone I never liked but never watched nor cared about much. Now, I think he is a piece of shit that should be driven into exile for celebrating the worst of this country's enemies and inverting and claiming it is the US making them do their sorry shit.

The flying monkeys around Tuca, Candace Ovens, and the rest of the putrid anti-semite influencers online and on X make me viscerally angry and disgusted that they can go so low. Tuca's interview with Huckabee indicates he ain't no journalist--he has an agenda to attack Israel and favorable American foreign policy toward it.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:19 AM (E4rtv)

105 their garbage posting are irrelevant, stop it

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:19 AM (/M/4v)

106 46 Trumpstein is bibi’s little bitch.
Posted by: Warmongers unite at February 28, 2026 10:11 AM (X+Nnd)

You're the subject matter expert on being a little bitch.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 28, 2026 10:19 AM (8p1Vo)

107 Wow, they made the attack during daylight. I did not expect that.

Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 10:19 AM (vSvIl)

108 FUCK IT'S HOT!!!!

WHAT THE FUCK?!!

THIS WASN'T IN THE BROCHURE!?!
Posted by: Ayatollah at February 28, 2026 10:05 AM (bss/y)

And here's your 72 Virginians. Real ones, not those NoVa statist commie b****es.

Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 10:19 AM (fPjLT)

109 Massie must be most angry.. I assume Trump didn't ask his permission...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 10:19 AM (VE6XX)

110 There was an interesting article... a month or more ago where someone was saying that the Iranian military is not what we think of as far as a military- it is ALL terrorists and guerillas. It is made for terror tactics and suppression- that's it. So you pretty much have to remove ALL of it in order for a new government to have a chance.

I dunno.

The thing about terrorists and guerillas is that they don't fare very well without the support of the population (fish / ocean, some assembly required). I'm quite sure that any of the holdovers from the IRGC are now trying to purge their history of any association with the regime. The people are not going to be in a forgiving mood.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 10:20 AM (Riz8t)

111
*crosses arms*
*stamps foot*

You're supposed to be talking about ME!!!

Posted by: The Epstein Files at February 28, 2026 10:20 AM (2Ez/1)

112 94 Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:14 AM (E4rtv)

Between Maduro and Khamenei, dictators are going to start paying Carlson *not* to endorse them.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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Heh. Typhoid Tucker.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:20 AM (E4rtv)

113 jfc .. when was the last president that used the us military in such brutal effectiveness? specific targets and goals, hit hard as fuck then go home.

in this case, "kill all those people and come home."

and telling the iranians that this is their chance, take it or don't. not likely to get another shot at this.

assuming we don't try to occupy the place, and potus has never given any indication he would ever do that, this could be a huge win.

i'll also say, potus is pretty good about making military engagements fast enough the left and the media (but i repeat myself) don't have time to trot out all the usual bullshit. by the the time the pink hats are mobilized its all already over.

Posted by: TheDude at February 28, 2026 10:20 AM (mHIsp)

114 Cucker may soon be relegated to being a paid troll for Alex Soros. I wonder if that will mean Raimondo is his boss?

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 10:20 AM (1JFYK)

115 Everyone: DON'T QUOTE THE TROLLS. Makes it harder for the cobs to clean things up, and you might get banned by accident.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:20 AM (+6Uf3)

116 Cucker is a divisive lowlife and a lefty elitist coward. On top of being the second coming of David Duke. He will get his. The time will come.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:20 AM (/M/4v)

117 they

Posted by: Eromero at February 28, 2026 10:20 AM (LHPAg)

118 The Ayatollah has left us?

But I was going to make cappuccino.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 28, 2026 10:20 AM (cYBz/)

119 But what do Sean Penn, Jane Fonda, Mark Ruffalo, etc , have to say? I think I know

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 10:20 AM (HYqoK)

120 Don't rejoice too quickly - the Portland city council hasn't weighed in on this yet.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 28, 2026 10:20 AM (n1OCj)

121 Wow, they made the attack during daylight. I did not expect that.
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 10:19 AM (vSvIl)
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NO ONE EXPECTS THE TRUMP INQUISITION!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 10:20 AM (ESVrU)

122 Cucker, like Ovens is not MAGA, never was. Let's not confuse ourselves.
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:06 AM (/M/4v)

Precisely.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 10:21 AM (8zz6B)

123 The Ayatollah should have gotten that extended warranty on his VCR.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 10:21 AM (og9zY)

124 98 Ding Dong, The AYATOLLAH Is Dead!

And he's not only merely dead, he's really most sincerely dead.
Posted by: Munchkin Coroner at February 28, 2026 10:18 AM (wVcYX)

LOL. I just thought of this:

The immortal Leslie Nielsen
https://tinyurl.com/5d8dw7cv

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:21 AM (bss/y)

125 I'd put a big question mark after every statement or report. I think we should have learned that by now. The old 48-hour rule and all...

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at February 28, 2026 10:21 AM (MZ+PY)

126 110 Massie must be most angry.. I assume Trump didn't ask his permission...
Posted by: It's me donna

He is busy plotting some new discharge petition for the House. That in part is why we need to win these special elections to get rid of his ass. Kick him out of the caucus.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:21 AM (E4rtv)

127 Assumed room temperature?

Posted by: As El Rushbo used to say at February 28, 2026 10:21 AM (2Ez/1)

128 80 Reports on X are that the Saudis and UAE are now asking Trump if they can bomb Iran too.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:12 AM (toQh1)

Typical Arabs. Once the real fighting is over they’re eager to join up, scavenge the battlefield, and execute the wounded.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 10:21 AM (etYFQ)

129 Jon Karl pees sitting down.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 28, 2026 10:21 AM (XE5AP)

130 I think we are using reverse engineered Iranian Shahed suicide drones for the firs time! Good for us!

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:21 AM (/M/4v)

131 124 The Ayatollah should have gotten that extended warranty on his VCR.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 10:21 AM (og9zY)

NOW what is Geek Squad going to be able to do?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:22 AM (bss/y)

132 MAGA divide — Tucker Carlson tells me the attack on Iran is “absolutely disgusting and evil.”
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He's become the Jim Cramer of foreign policy.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 10:22 AM (RIvkX)

133 Jonathon Karl does the meme that says: "It's amazing how much leftist discourse is just them pretending not to understand things, thus making discourse impossible."

Posted by: Citizen Cake at February 28, 2026 10:22 AM (CwhoI)

134 The Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla ist kaput?!?

Fuck Tucker.
Posted by: Sharkman at February 28, 2026 10:07 AM (X68co)

Wasn't there a singer in the 90s who did bill themselves as the ayatollah of rock and rolla?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:08 AM (bss/y)

There was a kid in the Clint Eastwood flick about the Marines. Where Clint ripped the earring out of his ear.

Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 10:22 AM (fPjLT)

135 >>>Bibi says jump Trumpstein says how high.
Gross.

does your pussy hurt faggot Nazi?

Posted by: ace at February 28, 2026 10:22 AM (1wjle)

136 Cucker may soon be relegated to being a paid troll for Alex Soros. I wonder if that will mean Raimondo is his boss?

Now that Iran is attacking Qatar, will Cucker's checks still clear?

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 28, 2026 10:22 AM (n1OCj)

137 It just so happens War is one of Whitey's strong points so to speak. Better sue.

Posted by: connected and litigious at February 28, 2026 10:22 AM (cS1cw)

138 Butthurt trolls incoming...

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 28, 2026 10:23 AM (qBdHI)

139 The Ayatollah should have gotten that extended warranty on his VCR.

And I JUST bought green bananas!

Posted by: Khamanei at February 28, 2026 10:23 AM (Riz8t)

140 To see your enemy's shelving lying collapsed, broken, and in ruins.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 28, 2026 10:15 AM (0sNs1)

LOL

When did emojis stop working?

Posted by: Denny Crane - I See What You Did There, LOL at February 28, 2026 10:23 AM (i49OE)

141 Yesterday it was reported that the regime told all.the parliamentarians to remain in the building. They were locked in.
The parliament building was supposedly struck .

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 10:23 AM (+nEug)

142 111 The thing about terrorists and guerillas is that they don't fare very well without the support of the population (fish / ocean, some assembly required). I'm quite sure that any of the holdovers from the IRGC are now trying to purge their history of any association with the regime. The people are not going to be in a forgiving mood.
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This is a good point. If you watch excellent ITN films from the 1970s of the fall of regimes in Portugal and Iran (when the Shah's regime was falling, but before the Ayatollah), you see the populace venting their rage on secret police headquarters and local police and army units defecting from the regime.

Living in a permissive environment makes you soft and unable to cope with stress easily. The insane people we refer to as AWFLs are just the end stage of this process.

Posted by: the lower depths at February 28, 2026 10:23 AM (GSy5R)

143 "Please Mr. President. I just can't take it (winning) anymore."

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2026 10:23 AM (qFwJc)

144 The meeting was called to discuss the increased threat environment.

They were correct, it was 100% lethal.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 10:23 AM (og9zY)

145 Media reports that US 5th fleet HQ was hit in Bahrain.

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 10:24 AM (rj6Yv)

146 That's my President. He means what he says and does what he meant.

Posted by: fd at February 28, 2026 10:24 AM (vFG9F)

147 From DU:

It would be so nice to have a sane president again

instead of the flatulent orange evil monster (FOEM) who's a danger to the entire planet.

He's done so much damage already, in just a year and a month and a week.

We should also not have squawkers and Liars like Fox News and News Max.

They have caused untold damage regarding the truth in this country..

It's amazing how many uninformed citizens vote their own horrible everyday reality.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 28, 2026 10:24 AM (0sNs1)

148 Denny, my emojis quit working a while back, too. Don't know why.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 28, 2026 10:24 AM (qBdHI)

149 Goldie G showing Israeli interceptors over Tel Aviv ... Dubai and Quatar "on fire" ... hotel in Dubai was hit.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 10:24 AM (kvcnI)

150 The left is openly wishing Iran has nuclear weapons.Lovely people.

Posted by: steevy at February 28, 2026 10:25 AM (YwEeS)

151 Re:ace’s comment:exactly. When my coworker told me yesterday that Rubio announced a visit to Israel early next week, I said “I bet we hit them tonight.”

Posted by: Farmer Bob at February 28, 2026 10:25 AM (IX8iX)

152 143 Yesterday it was reported that the regime told all.the parliamentarians to remain in the building. They were locked in.
The parliament building was supposedly struck .
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 10:23 AM (+nEug)

This is like anti-GOPe. Anti-Bush foreign policy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:25 AM (bss/y)

153 incoming suicide trolls!

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:25 AM (/M/4v)

154 The meeting was called to discuss the increased threat environment.

They were correct, it was 100% lethal.

*finishes presentation*
Questions? Anything? Hello, is this thing on?

Posted by: Khamanei at February 28, 2026 10:25 AM (Riz8t)

155 Well, if I were the leaders of Cuber, I wouldn't be making no long range plans.
.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 28, 2026 10:08 AM (5IwL4)

Yeah, I wouldn't be buying any green plantains if I were him...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 28, 2026 10:26 AM (nbLIj)

156 I wonder if the Taioseach is going to go to the iranian embassy and sign the condolence book.

Posted by: Henry O. at February 28, 2026 10:26 AM (Wnkzy)

157 The left is openly wishing Iran has nuclear weapons.Lovely peopl

==
a few weeks ago Cucker was wishing for the same thing, check the record

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:26 AM (/M/4v)

158 The trolls seem... unsettled and off message. They are out in force, but the NPC update has not come through.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:26 AM (bss/y)

159 The little fat guy in North Korea has been relatively silent lately. He'll do something stupid soon
Cuba and other remaining dictatorial regimes must be needing increased fiber about now

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 10:26 AM (HYqoK)

160 Hate to play Devil's advocate, but what/who comes next?

I haven't seen any opposition/resistance leaders who might be ready to step into the huge void this will create. Obviously the person(s) who might take over wouldn't have stuck their neck out before now, given what Khomeini et al have been doing to protesters lately.

Hopefully we have been working behind the scenes to get Iranians in place who want to do some good in that country. Otherwise, we may see someone worse than those we just took out step into the power vacuum that was just created.

***As an aside, hubby laughed when I told him that you guys called the B2 bombers "Death Doritos". I did, too 😂😂😂. I love this place / you guys!***

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 28, 2026 10:26 AM (SRRAx)

161 These trolls are probably foreign

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 10:26 AM (VE6XX)

162 What a shame, From X

Dr. Eli David
@DrEliDavid
·
1h
🚨 Breaking: Reports that Mojtaba Khamenei was with his father when the compound was attacked. He is most likely dead.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:26 AM (E4rtv)

163 Kier Starmer is crying that he had nothing to do with this and he's going to convene "an emergency Cobra meeting". So I guess he really hates GI Joe.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:27 AM (+6Uf3)

164 158 I wonder if the Taioseach is going to go to the iranian embassy and sign the condolence book.
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Given that the current regime is even worse than Eamon de Valera, I think the odds are quite high.

Posted by: the lower depths at February 28, 2026 10:27 AM (GSy5R)

165 150 Denny, my emojis quit working a while back, too. Don't know why.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 28, 2026 10:24 AM (qBdHI)

I think Grumpy and Recalcitrant traced it to an expired security cert. So it's an issue for Pixy to fix.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 28, 2026 10:27 AM (XE5AP)

166 WHERE AM I GOING TO GET MY DUBAI CHOCOLATE NOW?

Posted by: Enraged AWFL! at February 28, 2026 10:27 AM (n1OCj)

167 Denny, my emojis quit working a while back, too. Don't know why.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 28, 2026 10:24 AM (qBdHI)

*sad face*

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Miss the Little Pictures. at February 28, 2026 10:27 AM (i49OE)

168 Goldie now showing old yeller ...

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 10:27 AM (kvcnI)

169 Breaking: Reports that Mojtaba Khamenei was with his father when the compound was attacked. He is most likely dead.

==

OK. DRINKS ARE ON ME!

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:27 AM (/M/4v)

170 Kier Starmer is crying that he had nothing to do with this and he's going to convene "an emergency Cobra meeting". So I guess he really hates GI Joe.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:27 AM (+6Uf3)
===

Cobra Kai?

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 10:28 AM (rj6Yv)

171 Denny, my emojis quit working a while back, too. Don't know why.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 28, 2026 10:24 AM (qBdHI)
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Apparently there's some sort of digital certificate on the backend that expired. Pixy said it would be fixed, but it must not have happened yet.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 10:28 AM (ESVrU)

172 Well, that was the entire point in Obama's plan: give Iran space and tons of cash so they could develop nukes to make it impossible for western powers to be able to interfere in the region. This was pretty much their blueprint for everything. Emasculate the west because they saw any western influence as inherently bad.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:28 AM (bss/y)

173 Wait, iran struck Qatar? Huh? Why? That's bizarre. It's their only Arab "friend."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 10:28 AM (BI5O2)

174 Diplomacy is the art of saying 'nice doggy' while you reach for a rock.

Or deploy a carrier strike group or three.

Posted by: Sam at February 28, 2026 10:28 AM (7jMef)

175 152 The left is openly wishing Iran has nuclear weapons.Lovely people.
Posted by: steevy
==========
Some of those folks were probably getting money for nothing from Iran through Qatar. Qatar ain't going to pay them if Iran's coffers are dry.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:28 AM (E4rtv)

176 165 Kier Starmer is crying that he had nothing to do with this and he's going to convene "an emergency Cobra meeting". So I guess he really hates GI Joe.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:27 AM (+6Uf3)

The guy is dead, I do not think extended health insurance is going to help him now.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:28 AM (bss/y)

177 Mojtaba? Isn't that the nebula in The Wrath of Khan?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 10:29 AM (HYqoK)

178 REPORTS: THE AYATOLLAH HAS BEEN KILLED

Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!! (rends garments, gnashes teeth)

Posted by: Zohran Mamdani at February 28, 2026 10:29 AM (ycI94)

179 Kier Starmer is crying that he had nothing to do with this and he's going to convene "an emergency Cobra meeting". So I guess he really hates GI Joe.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:27 AM (+6Uf3)
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Huh.

Remember what happened the last time someone convened an "emergency meeting" of a nation's leaders?

***points at smoking crater in Tehran***

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 10:29 AM (ESVrU)

180 It is disgusting and evil.

Posted by: Warmongers unite at February 28, 2026 10:29 AM (ehU09)

181 >>>179 Mojtaba? Isn't that the nebula in The Wrath of Khan?

exactly. the Iranian's thinking is two dimensional.

Posted by: ace at February 28, 2026 10:29 AM (1wjle)

182 Macron did Kamala level word salad.

Keir probably still has the ball gag in.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 10:29 AM (og9zY)

183 Kier Starmer is crying that he had nothing to do with this and he's going to convene "an emergency Cobra meeting". So I guess he really hates GI Joe.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:27 AM (

Starmer is the disease, and Cobra is the cure.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 10:29 AM (BI5O2)

184 ASS is being an ass again.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 28, 2026 10:29 AM (xvV+O)

185 175 Wait, iran struck Qatar? Huh? Why? That's bizarre. It's their only Arab "friend."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

They are just throwing up all the missles they have now. They attacked Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, and Qatar. Sort of if Iran goes, we take all the Arabs with us sort of shit.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:29 AM (E4rtv)

186 179 Mojtaba? Isn't that the nebula in The Wrath of Khan?
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 10:29 AM (HYqoK)

Motara Nebula, iirc. Dammit, now I have to look it up.

'Mutara'.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:30 AM (bss/y)

187 Hate to play Devil's advocate, but what/who comes next?

I haven't seen any opposition/resistance leaders who might be ready to step into the huge void this will create. Obviously the person(s) who might take over wouldn't have stuck their neck out before now, given what Khomeini et al have been doing to protesters lately.

===

Reza Pahlavi. People in Iran were demonstrating asking for his return. And he has a plan and a coalition. He was all over the news. He was at the Munich security conference. Everyone is treating him is the figure to take over transition to democracy.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:30 AM (/M/4v)

188 Also fun: the Iranian government has a mandatory Islamic prayer app on everyone's phones there. The Mossad broke into it and was able to use it to send messages to people.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:30 AM (+6Uf3)

189 "You guys ready to stop inviting this fuckin' traitor to the WH, yet?"

A tool to be used. Pretty sure they told Tucker they were attacking monday at the earliest.

Posted by: connected and litigious at February 28, 2026 10:30 AM (cS1cw)

190 Apropos of nothing, have you noticed you can often tell who is writing before ever seeing their handle?

Publius - for obvious celestial reasons
Whig, for all things Congress, and the Beserk Harley rider for reasons that need no explanation. Finaly, for reasons I can’t explain, the ChristyBlinky gal.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 28, 2026 10:30 AM (CmJfJ)

191 IRGC positioning weapons to shoot people in the streets (GG).

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 10:30 AM (kvcnI)

192 Wait, iran struck Qatar? Huh? Why? That's bizarre. It's their only Arab "friend."

They've (allegedly) hit US military installations in Qatar.

Unclear whether they've hit anything else.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 28, 2026 10:30 AM (n1OCj)

193 Cobra? Lemme at 'em!

Posted by: Rikki-Tikki-Tavi at February 28, 2026 10:30 AM (XE5AP)

194 a lot of cuck accounts just lost their iranian payoffs/fake traffic...

Disinformation Expert Lizzy
@StarChamberMaid
Many revenue streams going up in smoke today. Sad!

Posted by: ace at February 28, 2026 10:30 AM (1wjle)

195 They are just throwing up all the missles they have now. They attacked Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, and Qatar. Sort of if Iran goes, we take all the Arabs with us sort of shit.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:29 AM (E4rtv)

I read some of these Countries vowed retribution...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 10:31 AM (VE6XX)

196 Of course the US will not openly promote Pahlavi. We are neutral , you see.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:31 AM (/M/4v)

197 171 Breaking: Reports that Mojtaba Khamenei was with his father when the compound was attacked. He is most likely dead.

==

OK. DRINKS ARE ON ME!
Posted by: runner
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Heh.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:31 AM (E4rtv)

198 183 >>>179 Mojtaba? Isn't that the nebula in The Wrath of Khan?

exactly. the Iranian's thinking is two dimensional.
Posted by: ace at February 28, 2026 10:29 AM (1wjle)

Damn, ace. That is a good ref.

Now someone should do a video of the Enterprise with a giant Trump hairdo coming up behind the Iranian Defiant.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:31 AM (bss/y)

199 One thing that I think is perhaps overlooked/not considered is how well thought out and coordinated this is in an overarching global sense for the US. Trump is kind of overly boorish/bombastic (I think intentionally)- it lulls the left into thinking he’s a buffoon. But all of this (Venezuela, Iran, Cuba) serves a greater purpose in cutting off Chinese influence growth.

Posted by: Farmer Bob at February 28, 2026 10:31 AM (IX8iX)

200 The Iranian regime, like a dying beast, is lashing out blindly and flinging missiles all over the place.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at February 28, 2026 10:31 AM (CwhoI)

201 Way to squeeze a Cobra ref in there 🐍

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 10:31 AM (kpS4V)

202 165 Kier Starmer is crying that he had nothing to do with this and he's going to convene "an emergency Cobra meeting". So I guess he really hates GI Joe.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:27 AM (+6Uf3)

And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Trumpian's day.

Posted by: Willy Shakesspeare at February 28, 2026 10:31 AM (wVcYX)

203 A tool to be used. Pretty sure they told Tucker they were attacking monday at the earliest.
Posted by: connected and litigious at February 28, 2026 10:30 AM (cS1cw)
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Interesting thought...Maybe TC was fed information that was filtered to Iranian leadership to get them in one location...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 10:31 AM (ESVrU)

204 Welp, if the Iranians have sleeper cells in the US (and I think they do), we're about to find out about them.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 28, 2026 10:31 AM (n1OCj)

205 USS Reliant with rich Corinthian leather.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 10:32 AM (og9zY)

206 Yesterday it was reported that the regime told all.the parliamentarians to remain in the building. They were locked in.
The parliament building was supposedly struck .
Posted by: Ben Had

There has to be an old cartoon where Bugs Bunny or the Roadrunner send a missile or bomb that stops at the door, knocks and blows up when the door is answered.

And if there isn't, there should be.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 28, 2026 10:32 AM (cYBz/)

207 Clean up troll (wrRTB) please.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 28, 2026 10:32 AM (lFFaq)

208 175 Wait, iran struck Qatar? Huh? Why? That's bizarre. It's their only Arab "friend."

YOLO!

Posted by: Khamanei at February 28, 2026 10:32 AM (Riz8t)

209 I’m undefeated.

Posted by: Forever War at February 28, 2026 10:32 AM (cZDTf)

210 Now someone should do a video of the Enterprise with a giant Trump hairdo coming up behind the Iranian Defiant.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:31 AM (bss/y)
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Finally, a productive use for AI-generated videos!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 10:32 AM (ESVrU)

211 Massive military build-up converging on their region, Trump making open threats, and they decide to gather in one room anyway.

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 10:32 AM (Q+gd/)

212 Good news so far is no US or Israeli casualties announced.

The Crown Prince will be better than the Mullah for leading Iran. He wants a constitutional monarchy.

So, first Iranian people freed.

Next up, UK subjects under Stormtrooper.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 10:33 AM (u82oZ)

213 202 The Iranian regime, like a dying beast, is lashing out blindly and flinging missiles all over the place.
Posted by: Citizen Cake at February 28, 2026 10:31 AM (CwhoI)

Seems so... Hope they aren't using chemical warfare like was threatened...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 10:33 AM (VE6XX)

214 @202 after flinging missiles comes the flinging poo stage. Then death

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 10:33 AM (HYqoK)

215 207 USS Reliant with rich Corinthian leather.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 10:32 AM (og9zY)

What, no Genesis device?

Who is Trump's Spock? (Probably Rubio.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:33 AM (bss/y)

216 They've (allegedly) hit US military installations in Qatar.

Unclear whether they've hit anything else.

Video on Fox earlier of definitely non-military things burning in Qatar. The Iranians aim as poorly as the Palestinians.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:33 AM (+6Uf3)

217 Interesting thought...Maybe TC was fed information that was filtered to Iranian leadership to get them in one location...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 10:31 AM (ESVrU)

I hope so. If it could be proven that he leaked war plans to the enemy, Trump could have that smarmy shitstain dangling from a gallows pole.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 10:33 AM (BI5O2)

218 198 Of course the US will not openly promote Pahlavi. We are neutral , you see.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:31 AM (/M/4v)

Trump has met with him several times according to Tousi and GG.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 10:34 AM (kvcnI)

219 Iran - at war with us for 47 years.

Trump 47.

Coincidence? I don’t think so.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 28, 2026 10:34 AM (z1SIt)

220 Launching against countries who were previously not part of the fight is a bad idea. Because now some of them have deployed assets.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 28, 2026 10:34 AM (kIFVO)

221 "Now someone should do a video of the Enterprise with a giant Trump hairdo coming up behind the Iranian Defiant."

I laughed from deep down. Cracks me up everytime I read it.

Posted by: connected and litigious at February 28, 2026 10:34 AM (cS1cw)

222 So, any large formations of regime or RG troops that muster against the people of Iran are going to get stomped.
However with no weapons in the hands of the civilians even two or three regime loyalists with automatic weapons can slow down the revolt.

I really think we need to get weapons into the hands of Iranian citizens.
Here's an out of the box thought, Afghanistan is now at war with Paki. The Taliban have mountains of small arms and ammo from Slo-Joe's bugout. They probably at this point need support and parts for the heavy weapons needed against the Paki's army and air force.
So if they transport thousands of small arms and millions of rounds of ammo across the shared border with Iran; they get our assistance to help them and Pakistan murder each other.

Posted by: John the River at February 28, 2026 10:34 AM (Li1E5)

223 Insert sad trombone here.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 10:34 AM (uQesX)

224
They are just throwing up all the missles they have now. They attacked Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, and Qatar. Sort of if Iran goes, we take all the Arabs with us sort of s***.

*brushes off dust from bomb blast*
WTH did we do?

Posted by: Paraguay at February 28, 2026 10:34 AM (Riz8t)

225 Breaking: Reports that Mojtaba Khamenei was with his father when the compound was attacked. He is most likely dead.

==

OK. DRINKS ARE ON ME!
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:27 AM (/M/4v)

Mojitos?

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 28, 2026 10:34 AM (wVcYX)

226 Wasn't there a singer in the 90s who did bill themselves as the ayatollah of rock and rolla?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:08 AM (bss/y)

Lord Humungus!
Posted by: The Toadie at February 28, 2026 10:14 AM

Stitch Jones!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 10:35 AM (kgE5c)

227 Varad Mehta
@varadmehta

48m

I could be completely wrong, but I suspect that Tucker Carlson may soon be discovering that his constituency is much smaller than both he and his supporters and his critics believed it was.

Paul Sorvino in Goodfellas: Now I have to turn my back on you.

Posted by: ace at February 28, 2026 10:35 AM (1wjle)

228 They probably talk in person because they are afraid of comm security. It's a beautiful thing.

Posted by: steevy at February 28, 2026 10:35 AM (YwEeS)

229 Apropos of nothing, have you noticed you can often tell who is writing before ever seeing their handle?

Publius - for obvious celestial reasons
Whig, for all things Congress, and the Beserk Harley rider for reasons that need no explanation. Finaly, for reasons I can’t explain, the ChristyBlinky gal.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 28, 2026 10:30 AM (CmJfJ)

Posted by: Denny Crane - Always Read My Handle. at February 28, 2026 10:35 AM (i49OE)

230 Dammit. anna is right, Reliant- not defiant. Defiant was the shuttlecraft (I joke) in DS9.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:35 AM (bss/y)

231 So we put the Iranian flag on our profiles now, right? Right?

Posted by: NPC waiting for firmware upload at February 28, 2026 10:35 AM (XE5AP)

232 Who knew that Trump is the Mahdi! 47..47...

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:35 AM (/M/4v)

233 The Iranian regime, like a dying beast, is lashing out blindly and flinging missiles all over the place.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at February 28, 2026 10:31 AM (CwhoI)

Launch them while you still got them I think is the point. Otherwise, a shotgun blast has more chance of hitting anything at all than a onesie twosie eftort.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 10:35 AM (dK+Kv)

234 THE 13TH IMAM WILL SOON ARRIVE AND SAVE US!

Posted by: Mullahs Cowering In Bunkers! at February 28, 2026 10:36 AM (n1OCj)

235 Reuters has video of a large smoke column over a part of Bahrain.

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 10:36 AM (rj6Yv)

236 Huge if true. Long time coming.

Rich Baris meltdown will be glorious, YouTube has him all queued up.

What happens next on the ground, we also have Turkey to figure into this equation. What happens to the terror elements globally now that they have their leadership cut out?

Venezuela gone and now Iran (possibly)....China is sweating a bit due to oil related concerns.

Interesting times.

Posted by: GigantorX at February 28, 2026 10:36 AM (x8k2o)

237 They probably talk in person because they are afraid of comm security. It's a beautiful thing.

They certainly weren't going to use pagers.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:36 AM (+6Uf3)

238 I believe that it’s confirmed Iran did hit 5th Fleet HQ.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 28, 2026 10:36 AM (kIFVO)

239 Can we call ourselves neutral after we just headshot the Iranian power structure?

'Jus mindin our own business.' *whistles innocently* *checks ammo on Barrett*

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:37 AM (bss/y)

240 Denny, my emojis quit working a while back, too. Don't know why.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 28, 2026 10:24 AM (qBdHI)

I think Grumpy and Recalcitrant traced it to an expired security cert. So it's an issue for Pixy to fix.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 28, 2026 10:27 AM (XE5AP)

Can't say as i miss them.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 10:37 AM (8zz6B)

241 I'm assuming Israel is being hit...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 10:37 AM (VE6XX)

242 Fetterman breaks it off in Massie.
--------
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) responds to Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) coming out against President Trump’s military action in Iran: “That's bizarre. I'd like to remind my colleague over in the House that Iran massacred 30,000 of their own people.”

“This war is not about the Iranian people; it’s about this poisonous regime and that’s why I’m proud to stand with our military. I’m proud to stand with Israel too.”

“I might be a Democrat, but in this case, the President is absolutely correct to do these kinds of actions.”

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:37 AM (E4rtv)

243 Tucker Qatarlson's really going to earn those riyals this week.

Posted by: Delurker at February 28, 2026 10:37 AM (gtcuf)

244 THE 13TH IMAM WILL SOON ARRIVE AND SAVE US!

"Uhh, let me be clear: you're on your own" - Barack "13th Imam" Obama

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:37 AM (+6Uf3)

245 204 165 Kier Starmer is crying that he had nothing to do with this and he's going to convene "an emergency Cobra meeting". So I guess he really hates GI Joe.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:27 AM (+6Uf3)

And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Trumpian's day.
Posted by: Willy Shakesspeare at February 28, 2026 10:31 AM (wVcYX)
Beautiful.

Posted by: Eromero at February 28, 2026 10:37 AM (LHPAg)

246 What is this war distracting from ?

bloomberglaw: IRS Cancels Union Contract, Affecting Thousands of Workers

Posted by: SMOD at February 28, 2026 10:38 AM (GITLP)

247 I can't believe that darned Trump is making ace work on a weekend again!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 28, 2026 10:38 AM (vfth7)

248 Yesterday it was reported that the regime told all.the parliamentarians to remain in the building. They were locked in.
The parliament building was supposedly struck .
Posted by: Ben Had

There has to be an old cartoon where Bugs Bunny or the Roadrunner send a missile or bomb that stops at the door, knocks and blows up when the door is answered.

And if there isn't, there should be.

Outside Parliament: *knock knock knock*

Inside Parliament: Who is it?

Outside Parliament: Plumber, ma'am.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 10:38 AM (Riz8t)

249 Venezuela gone and now Iran (possibly)....China is sweating a bit due to oil related concerns.

Exactly. Those two countries aren't a coincidence, this is all ultimately aimed at Xi.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:38 AM (+6Uf3)

250 243 I'm assuming Israel is being hit...
Posted by: It's me donna
======
Sirens and people going to bunkers but so far only a 17 year old boy lightly injured by missile fragments from an intercepted missile or the interceptor.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:38 AM (E4rtv)

251
“I might be a Democrat, but in this case, the President is absolutely correct to do these kinds of actions.”
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:37 AM (E4rtv)

Good for Fetterman

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 10:38 AM (VE6XX)

252 Cucker and his ilk are all boosted by paki and indonesian bots. And paid for by Iranian and Qatari money. PEOPLE! Qatar will become less rich very soon! they made billions upon billions as Iranian durak durka regime money launderers! they share an oil field, see.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:38 AM (/M/4v)

253 I believe that it’s confirmed Iran did hit 5th Fleet HQ.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 28, 2026 10:36 AM (kIFVO)

Oh no.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 10:38 AM (BI5O2)

254 Saudi Araba says no to US using its bases to launch attack on Iran, gets bombed anyway.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 28, 2026 10:39 AM (Y1sOo)

255 Thank you, President Biden.

Nick Sortor
@nicksortor
NOW: The crowd goes TOTALLY SILENT when Biden tells them HE closed the border — not Trump
Even a crowd full of DEMOCRATS know that’s a total lie
Maybe having a dementia patient out there attempting to rewrite history ain’t the brightest idea, @DNC

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 10:39 AM (FXNzP)

256 Iran moved a ton of oil through Qatar.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:39 AM (/M/4v)

257 Can't say as i miss them.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 10:37 AM (8zz6B)

You probably could with an emoji.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 10:39 AM (dK+Kv)

258 Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 28, 2026 10:26 AM (SRRAx)

Pahlavi has been working on cementing support for return as Prince. Giuliani has been shilling for a commie-muslim faction that is also trying to garner support. No idea who is winning that at the moment.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 28, 2026 10:39 AM (lFFaq)

259 Can't wait to see the Qataris say "Tucker, you're fired"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 10:39 AM (HYqoK)

260 I believe that it’s confirmed Iran did hit 5th Fleet HQ.

It was evacuated a week ago, and reports are they actually hit a nearby hotel.

Arabs have NA aim.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:39 AM (+6Uf3)

261 By stealth, Kier Starmer de facto gave away Gibraltar by ceding control of the border to Spain

Posted by: SMOD at February 28, 2026 10:39 AM (GITLP)

262 THE 13TH IMAM WILL SOON ARRIVE AND SAVE US!

Sorry I’m late. How are we for time?

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 28, 2026 10:39 AM (CwUhY)

263 The Bye-atolla.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 10:39 AM (FXNzP)

264 240 I believe that it’s confirmed Iran did hit 5th Fleet HQ.
Posted by: Marcus T

One of those missiles apparently was tracked to a Flour Mill in Bahrain after missing the base. We don't have that good of a take right now on any US base damage nor the Italian base hit in Kuwait. No mention though of casualties.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:40 AM (E4rtv)

265 A gun in the hand of someone that has no idea of how to use it is futile. There are 2 generations of Iranians that have never been close to a gun

Advocating for that scenario is the fastest way to get innocent people killed

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 10:40 AM (+nEug)

266 256 Saudi Araba says no to US using its bases to launch attack on Iran, gets bombed anyway.

Posted by: one hour sober

Their statement after the hit is that Saudi Arabia and the emirates reserve the right to go after Iran now.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:41 AM (E4rtv)

267 I’m undefeated.
Posted by: Forever War

~Joe Haldeman

Book thread is tomorrow!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 28, 2026 10:41 AM (H0pbe)

268 "Saudi Araba says no to US using its bases to launch attack on Iran, gets bombed anyway."

This is why you do the right thing Your Highness. Dumbass.

Posted by: connected and litigious at February 28, 2026 10:41 AM (cS1cw)

269 Outside Parliament: *knock knock knock*

Inside Parliament: Who is it?

Outside Parliament: Plumber, ma'am.
—-

Candygram!

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 28, 2026 10:41 AM (xvV+O)

270 The American people do not want a war with Iran. Trump is acting on the violent fantasies of the American political elite and the Israeli apartheid government, ignoring the vast majority of Americans who say loud and clear: No More Wars.

Except for the wars I approve of, of course.

Posted by: Rashida Tlaib! at February 28, 2026 10:41 AM (n1OCj)

271 Their statement after the hit is that Saudi Arabia and the emirates reserve the right to go after Iran now.

Everyone has a plan until the mullahs drop bombs on them.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:42 AM (+6Uf3)

272 This is what happens when I don't check the blog right when I wake up. I'm just now finding out about this because I got a (belated) notification from S2 Underground.

Posted by: PabloD at February 28, 2026 10:42 AM (+HNa2)

273 Oh
MARCH IS COMING IN LIKE A LION IN TEHRAN

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 28, 2026 10:42 AM (vfth7)

274 It was evacuated a week ago, and reports are they actually hit a nearby hotel.

Arabs have NA aim.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:39 AM (+6Uf3)
====

The building was evacuated? Thank God.

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 10:42 AM (rj6Yv)

275 Per Fox by way of X

"
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
·
1h
🚨 JUST IN: Iran's response to the US strikes are "INEFFECTIVE," per Fox

The United States reportedly used NEW capabilities in the attacks: one-way attack drones

Iranian air defenses OVERWHELMED, and major IRGC locations were targeted

Pray we get no US casualties 🙏🏻🇺🇸"

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:42 AM (E4rtv)

276 264 The Bye-atolla.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 10:39 AM (FXNzP)

Nice.

https://tinyurl.com/4jjdwfcx

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:42 AM (bss/y)

277

Posted by: Mitch McConnell at February 28, 2026 10:43 AM (XE5AP)

278 >>>Venezuela gone and now Iran (possibly)....China is sweating a bit due to oil related concerns.

Go long on Cuban beach property.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at February 28, 2026 10:43 AM (CwhoI)

279 Saudis have now deployed assets in theater.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 28, 2026 10:43 AM (kIFVO)

280 The Ayatollah died like a dog. Die-atollah, everybody was calling him. I wouldn't have cried. Crybaby Khamenei, that's what people are saying, frankly.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Posted by: Donnie Two-Scoops at February 28, 2026 10:43 AM (gtcuf)

281 Why did Iran send bombs to countries there were no really in the fight?
Saudi
Bahrain
Jordan and 2 others I cannot remember.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 28, 2026 10:43 AM (gbOdA)

282 School girls in the street chanting death to Khamein (GG)

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 10:43 AM (kvcnI)

283 281 The Ayatollah died like a dog. Die-atollah, everybody was calling him. I wouldn't have cried. Crybaby Khamenei, that's what people are saying, frankly.

I like dogs .. How about like a coward instead

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 10:44 AM (VE6XX)

284 Does anyone actually feel that they or their families are safer as a result of this new war made by a President who promised no new wars and an end to previous ones?

I hope they're well read on the history of US neoconservative military intervention in the middle east. some Iraqis were initially excited about the US invasion of Iraq, too, but that quickly changed. Rarely does regime-change work well for anyone.

Why do people think its America’s place to save Iranians from their police who are gunning civilians down in the streets when this is exactly what Americas “police” have been enjoying with impunity for years?

The US and lots of Far Right rich dudes are funding far right movements and bot farms to influence Europe. Can't trust anything on Reddit or social media.

Don't forget Israel, these two actors are selling us a world via their bot networks that doesn't exist. The vast majority of people don't want this war, the polls are clear on that.

He wants a distraction from Epstein and his own shitty economy. He’s projected this sentiment dozens of times about Obama and Biden. In his mind war is a good way to win support.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 28, 2026 10:44 AM (ycI94)

285 Polliwog, the people have been calling for Pahlavi since the uprising began. PDT has said it will.be their choice

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 10:44 AM (+nEug)

286 Now someone should do a video of the Enterprise with a giant Trump hairdo coming up behind the Iranian Defiant.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:31 AM (bss/y)

***Oh please, oh please, oh please....😂😂😂***

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 28, 2026 10:44 AM (SRRAx)

287 They are targeting our bases in the region. But most have been emptied or greatly reduced in personnel. Same with embassies, etc.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 28, 2026 10:45 AM (kIFVO)

288 I wonder if the Taioseach is going to go to the iranian embassy and sign the condolence book.
Posted by: Henry O. at February 28, 2026 10:26 AM (Wnkzy)
====

Bravo.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 10:45 AM (RIvkX)

289
Well, this looks to be one Ramadan that the mullahs won't soon forget.

... not even a last meal.

Posted by: Guy Karate, Member, The League of Ugly-Shirted Gentlmen at February 28, 2026 10:45 AM (FlRtG)

290 Outside Parliament: *knock knock knock*

Inside Parliament: Who is it?

Outside Parliament: ~~Plumber, ma'am.~~ Candygram.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 10:38 AM (Riz8t)

Posted by: Denny Crane - Sneaky Landshark! at February 28, 2026 10:45 AM (i49OE)

291 He wants a distraction from Epstein and his own shitty economy. He’s projected this sentiment dozens of times about Obama and Biden. In his mind war is a good way to win support.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 28, 2026 10:44 AM (ycI94)

Seems to me the Dems need a distraction from Epstein

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 10:45 AM (VE6XX)

292 this new war made by a President who promised no new wars and an end to previous ones?

How much you wanna bet this one has a Ukraine flag in their avatar.

Posted by: Delurker at February 28, 2026 10:46 AM (gtcuf)

293 Reza Pahlavi is tanned, rested, and ready to restore the Peacock Throne

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 28, 2026 10:46 AM (vfth7)

294 WTF is it with this guy Trump?!

He says his deadline is, like, this Friday. Or bad things are gonna happen... Comes Friday this Trump guy says, bad things are gonna happen... You thinks in #twoweeks.
But, before his mic is even cold - BAM!!!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 10:46 AM (/lPRQ)

295 The Democrats are desperate for a war they can protest, as they did with Bush and Iraq. Trump ain't gonna play that way.

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 10:47 AM (Q+gd/)

296 Wait, iran struck Qatar? Huh? Why? That's bizarre. It's their only Arab "friend."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 10:28 AM (BI5O2)

US Air Command and Control is there.

Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 10:47 AM (fPjLT)

297 Comedy gold here.

Matt Bradley
@MattMcBradley
·
1h
Iranian Foreign Minister just told @NBCNews: “we may have lost a few commanders but that’s not such a big problem.”

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:47 AM (E4rtv)

298 this new war made by a President who promised no new wars and an end to previous ones?

Trump is ending this particular previous war. Pay attention, noob.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 10:47 AM (u82oZ)

299 Kuwait airport hit (GG)

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 10:47 AM (kvcnI)

300 The US and lots of Far Right rich dudes are funding far right movements and bot farms to influence Europe. Can't trust anything on Reddit or social media.

And just as many far-left rich dudes, if not more.

Posted by: Delurker at February 28, 2026 10:47 AM (gtcuf)

301 THE AYATOLLAH HAS BEEN KILLED

This is great. Iranian people will finally have the chance to throw off the tyranny of Islam.

Meanwhile, over the past 20+ years, Muslims have invaded the UK, Europe, Canada and the USA and have taken over those countries.

Short of complete remigration of all Muslims from all Western nations back to the Middle East, Islam will continue conquering the West.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 10:47 AM (P5BPp)

302 He wants a distraction from Epstein

-
And so the truth comes out.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 10:47 AM (FXNzP)

303 151 The left is openly wishing Iran has nuclear weapons.Lovely people.
Posted by: steevy

Gee, uh...what kind of monster would betray the US like that?

Posted by: Zombie Julius and Ethel Rosenberg at February 28, 2026 10:47 AM (ycI94)

304 Dennis Michael Lynch @TrustDML

The Muslim invasion is real. It will be the end of America, like it has been the end of Europe, if we do not stop it.

X video: https://bit.ly/405LLOH

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 10:48 AM (P5BPp)

305 Alexander Duncan @AlexDuncanTX

This is Islam in America: “This country is a gold mine. There are no restrictions on converting people here... No one can stop us. In 50 years, we will become the biggest religious group in this country. It’s very easy to convert Christians.”

X video: https://bit.ly/4ugDPbk

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 10:48 AM (P5BPp)

306 No mention though of casualties.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:40 AM (E4rtv)

Fuckin' thank G-d.

It's unrealistic to think we'll get through this without losing any of our precious sons, but I'm praying for it anyway.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 10:48 AM (BI5O2)

307 MARCH IS COMING IN LIKE A LION IN TEHRAN
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 28, 2026 10:42 AM

ISWYDT.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 10:48 AM (Wnv9h)

308 Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes

A warning to Americans about living under Sharia Law from a woman who used to live in Iran

- “In Iran, you can get arrested for walking a dog and then they can take your dog away because according to Islam, dogs are najis, which means unclean

- In Iran, you will get arrested. Not can, will if you're a female solo singer, it is against the law

- I Iran, not that you have to wear hijab, but if your hijab is not to the liking of the regime forces, they can push you forcefully into a van and take you to jail. And then things that happen in those jails, let's just say that they're not ethical

- In Iran, you are not allowed to change your religion or choose your religion. If you do so, you will be executed

- In Iran, they would line us up as children force hijab on us and force us to chant Death to America. I wouldn't call that school. I would call that a cult that is trying to brainwash children into a terrorist mindset.

Continued on X: https://bit.ly/46zQWtP

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 10:48 AM (P5BPp)

309 284 281 The Ayatollah died like a dog. Die-atollah, everybody was calling him. I wouldn't have cried. Crybaby Khamenei, that's what people are saying, frankly.

I like dogs .. How about like a coward instead
Posted by: It's me donna
----
Pig would work.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:48 AM (E4rtv)

310 keep a eye on the air radars and the flow of aerial refuelers as the sun is down over Iran and now the USA starts playing in the dark

Posted by: LOR VIA at February 28, 2026 10:49 AM (+uTfj)

311 ***Oh please, oh please, oh please....😂😂😂***
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 28, 2026 10:44 AM (SRRAx)

What... how? You lucky emoji pup! lol!

Posted by: Denny Crane - What sorcery is this??? at February 28, 2026 10:49 AM (i49OE)

312 I nominate qatarlson as the next commander of the irgc.

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 28, 2026 10:49 AM (2H3yT)

313 Iranian Foreign Minister just told @NBCNews: “we may have lost a few commanders but that’s not such a big problem.”

Baghdad Bob lives!

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:49 AM (E9Zae)

314 Boomers are still using the same garbage talking points that they used on George HW Bush. In the 90s.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:49 AM (/M/4v)

315 Reza Pahlavi is tanned, rested, and ready to restore the Peacock Throne

NBC isn’t nearly as powerful as they were in 1979.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 28, 2026 10:49 AM (CwUhY)

316 ----
Pig would work.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:48 AM (E4rtv)

Yes... even better

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 10:49 AM (VE6XX)

317 Muslims are not here to be Americans, they are here to subjugate and conquer Americans.

Blue Lives Matter @bluelivesmtr

CHILLING interview out of Dearborn, Michigan:

“If America were to get in a war with Iraq, who would you defend?”

Islamist: “We would support our Brothers in Iraq!”

“You wouldn't defend America?

Islamist: “We would not defend America.”

X video: https://bit.ly/4rGgRZc

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 10:49 AM (P5BPp)

318 This is the scene, although it cuts out the context ace supplied above where Spock says (re: Khan) 'He's quite intelligent- but inexperienced. Patterns indicate 2 dimensional thinking.'

Kirk then drops the ship down and moves around. You see the ships passing each other like in a sub movie and then Enterprise rises up BEHIND Reliant- because Kirk knew that is where they would be (they are flying blind because they are in the nebula.)

https://tinyurl.com/2249dd35

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:50 AM (bss/y)

319 Pahlavi has been working on cementing support for return as Prince. Giuliani has been shilling for a commie-muslim faction that is also trying to garner support. No idea who is winning that at the moment.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 28, 2026 10:39 AM (lFFaq)

No Commies, no muzzies. Gas 'em all.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 10:50 AM (8zz6B)

320 Iranian Foreign Minister just told @NBCNews: “we may have lost a few commanders but that’s not such a big problem.”

-
They were batshit crazy anyway.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 10:50 AM (FXNzP)

321 GWB, command and control is being run out of the air. We have at least 2 , sorry I don't know the designation, planes in place

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 10:50 AM (+nEug)

322 Amy Mek @AmyMek

EXPOSED - MUSLIM NYPD LIEUTENANT CAUGHT ON CAMERA ADMITTING:

The Ramadan Crescent Lighting is STRAIGHT-UP DAWAH Targeted at NON-MUSLIMS!

This is a Lieutenant speaking verbatim at the new concocted Ramadan Crescent Lighting ceremony at One Police Plaza:

"So awareness is really mostly for non-Muslims. So we know it's NOT a part of Islam, but again, we're doing just awareness for the non-Muslims to show them this is a holy month for us, that we're fasting, we're praying, we're in a spiritual month."

THEY ADMITTED IT OUT LOUD:

This isn't a religious requirement in Islam - It's a manufactured outreach to "educate" and normalize Islam

Targets EVERY non-Muslim cop, civilian, and visitor
Runs for a FULL MONTH inside NYPD HQ

X video: https://bit.ly/402lKQo

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 10:50 AM (P5BPp)

323 Yesterday: nobody knows where Iran is
Today: they are our most serious enemies and must be destroyed

This is serious1984 level shit.
Posted by: We have always been at war with Eurasia at February 28, 2026 10:36 AM (LJmYD)

You’re making shit up in your head. Delusional retard.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 10:50 AM (4hjRS)

324 The inability of liberals to actually understand history and geopolitics is simply astounding. They have zero idea how Iran has negatively impacted the world, and in particular our country since 1979. They care not the Iranian people largely support a change in government. They don’t realize how they have directly been involved in the murder of countless Americans and specifically service members. I suppose they’ve also actually missed how our intelligence agencies have stated there are Iranian assets on our soil looking to launch terrorist ops.

At this point it’s easy to see they hate the country. That’s it. Because nobody could be that ignorant or that willful of their own destruction.

It’s not about politics. It’s about survival and the future.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 28, 2026 10:50 AM (kIFVO)

325 Israeli Channel 12 is reporting, citing unnamed intelligence sources, growing indications that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in this morning’s strikes.

Not injured. Not relocated. Killed.

The assessment is not based on satellite imagery. It is based on human intelligence sources inside the Iranian regime. The same sources that told Israel when the leadership gathering would happen. The same sources that provided the timing for an 8:15 a.m. daylight strike that broke every pattern of every Israeli operation against Iran in history. Israel did not bomb a building and hope. Israel struck a specific room at a specific time because someone inside that room’s security perimeter told them exactly when to strike.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 28, 2026 10:51 AM (n1OCj)

326 Reza Pahlavi is tanned, rested, and ready to restore the Peacock Throne

NBC isn’t nearly as powerful as they were in 1979.

He's got a plan from 1979 ready to go. They need a show about a bar in Boston, one about a talking car, and a sitcom with that Jello Pudding Pops guy that everyone loves.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:51 AM (E9Zae)

327 Hit Pasdaran HQ

Which, IIRC was in a former life the US Embassy. It's still ours so we can do as we damn well please with it.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 10:51 AM (hJH5n)

328 "The United States reportedly used NEW capabilities in the attacks: one-way attack drones"

I'm hoping we come up with some very capable drones that cost maybe $10K instead of $10M. Then we could have a million of them in stock.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 28, 2026 10:51 AM (vbXSk)

329 Iranian Foreign Minister just told @NBCNews: “we may have lost a few commanders but that’s not such a big problem.”

Baghdad Bob lives!
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:49 AM (E9Zae)

It's just a flesh wound!

Posted by: The Black Knight at February 28, 2026 10:52 AM (wVcYX)

330 Staits of Hormuz closed?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 28, 2026 10:52 AM (2Ez/1)

331 Pig would work.

What are we, chopped liver?
- swine

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 28, 2026 10:52 AM (Kt19C)

332 270 Outside Parliament: *knock knock knock*

Inside Parliament: Who is it?

Outside Parliament: Plumber, ma'am.
—-

Candygram!
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 28, 2026 10:41 AM (xvV+O)

Errr....ummm....Land Shark....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 28, 2026 10:52 AM (SRRAx)

333 So what happens to the billions of dollars the Iranian big-shots had tucked away in Banks in Switzerland or the Caymans? Split between the Banks and the governments?

Posted by: JB1000 at February 28, 2026 10:52 AM (mQTGA)

334 Chelsea Handler has some thoughts for you 'rons:

"You think I wanna be an adult woman with acne, or have mood swings or get a period so heavy it feels like the Hoover Dam just broke? I don't.

Everybody already hates women enough. I don't need my insides to join in on the fun. Women are tired of making concessions for men, especially in the bedroom. We have already been through enough letting you wear socks while you penetrate us. So man up, men, and if you can't do that, enjoy the company of your hands. Vasectomies, one snip and that's it."

Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at February 28, 2026 10:52 AM (0sNs1)

335

Will there be an Ayatollah to be named later, or is it Shah Shah a go go?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 28, 2026 10:52 AM (x0n13)

336 Matt Bradley
@MattMcBradley
·
1h
Iranian Foreign Minister just told @NBCNews: “we may have lost a few commanders but that’s not such a big problem.”
Posted by: whig

In other words, they got their hair mussed.
-- Zombie General Buck Turgidson

Posted by: Tonypete at February 28, 2026 10:52 AM (cYBz/)

337 Mark Levin is currently beating his dick like a redheaded step-child's rented mule

Posted by: ballistic at February 28, 2026 10:52 AM (5aZAZ)

338 Leftists, isolationists and Code Pinkers hardest hit

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 10:52 AM (hJH5n)

339 "It’s very easy to convert Christians."
___

If they convert to Islam, they weren't Christians to begin with.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at February 28, 2026 10:53 AM (22p5n)

340 Candygram!
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 28, 2026 10:41 AM (xvV+O)

Errr....ummm....Land Shark....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 28, 2026 10:52 AM (SRRAx)

Land Shark now with Mossad laser beams!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 28, 2026 10:53 AM (x0n13)

341 Launching against countries who were previously not part of the fight is a bad idea. Because now some of them have deployed assets.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 28, 2026 10:34 AM (kIFVO)

The mullahs were always about getting that apocalypse going. Their 12th Imam is supposed to appear. So, if they're all being blown up, it must be the apocalypse, and time to throw everything you have out there.

Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 10:53 AM (fPjLT)

342 Mark Levin is currently beating his dick like a redheaded step-child's rented mule
Posted by: ballistic at February 28, 2026 10:52 AM (5aZAZ)

your mask is slipping

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:53 AM (/M/4v)

343 🙂

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 10:53 AM (g8Ew8)

344 Fog of War
X has people on saying the Ayatollah is gonna make a statement soon

Posted by: MkY at February 28, 2026 10:53 AM (q6tQZ)

345 338 Mark Levin is currently beating his dick like a redheaded step-child's rented mule
Posted by: ballistic at February 28, 2026 10:52 AM (5aZAZ)

lol.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:53 AM (bss/y)

346 He's got a plan from 1979 ready to go. They need a show about a bar in Boston, one about a talking car, and a sitcom with that Jello Pudding Pops guy that everyone loves.

And a show about the wacky employees of a mid-level midwestern radio station.

(I'm wearing a WKRP t-shirt, had to throw them in.)

Posted by: Delurker at February 28, 2026 10:53 AM (gtcuf)

347 Heavy explosions over TelAviv. Fox News, Trey Yinst
---
News Nation, European leaders call for resumption of US-Iran negotiations
Associated Press

Hedging their bets, as usual.

Posted by: L - No nic... at February 28, 2026 10:53 AM (NFX2v)

348 >>THE AYATOLLAH HAS BEEN KILLED

That would be real good news.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 10:53 AM (1Udfd)

349 Asshat says what?

Ilhan Omar
@IlhanMN
Trump has launched an illegal regime change war.

As someone who has survived the horrors of war, I know military strikes will not make us safer; they will inflame tensions and push the region further into chaos.

When we abandon diplomacy, we choose destruction.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:53 AM (E4rtv)

350 Ace's weekend interrupted again.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 10:54 AM (ExV1e)

351 >1h
Iranian Foreign Minister just told @NBCNews: “we may have lost a few commanders but that’s not such a big problem.”
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:47 AM (E4rtv)

'Tis but a scratch.

Posted by: The Black Knight at February 28, 2026 10:54 AM (GTqXr)

352 Deport Omar.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:54 AM (/M/4v)

353

So, can we pass out candy in Minneapolis and on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn?!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 28, 2026 10:54 AM (x0n13)

354 Fairy-tale corner.

FORMER PRESIDENT BIDEN: “The day I left office, border crossings in the United States were lower than the day that I entered an office inherited from Trump. He is — I won't say it. That's just a fact.”
“On the day I left office, I handed Trump the strongest economy in the world. In the world, that's not hyperbole. That's a fact!”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 10:54 AM (FXNzP)

355 That would be real good news.
Posted by: garrett
------
Israelis think his son was with him and they got him too.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:54 AM (E4rtv)

356 ---
News Nation, European leaders call for resumption of US-Iran negotiations
Associated Press

Turn those machines back on !!!!

Posted by: The Dukes at February 28, 2026 10:54 AM (VE6XX)

357 Mark Levin is currently beating his dick like a redheaded step-child's rented mule

HQ style guide says "like it owes him money".

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:54 AM (E9Zae)

358 No Commies, no muzzies. Gas 'em all.

GASSSSSSS

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 28, 2026 10:54 AM (Kt19C)

359 86 Our country is currently very divided. If Iran killed Trump it would tend to unify the country against Iran. Do you think Italians will become more or less unified after their leaders death?

Less divided than you think. This division is in this country's urban centers and does not reflect Flyover Country. You should worry a lot more about your own country.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 10:54 AM (hJH5n)

360 IanS, you are sadly mistaken about Pahlavi's plan. You should go read it.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 10:54 AM (+nEug)

361 Can we trade Massi for Fetterman please?
Asking for a friend.

Posted by: Czech Chick at February 28, 2026 10:55 AM (vK/Ja)

362 I really think we need to get weapons into the hands of Iranian citizens.
Posted by: John the River at February 28, 2026 10:34 AM (Li1E5)

I've said that from the beginning. Trump could have made some really 2A bona fides by asking Americans to donate pistols and ammunition to the cause. (Pistols would be easier to get more of them into Iran, and they are easily concealed. Then you shoot someone with an AK with your pistol and you have two guns.)

Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 10:55 AM (fPjLT)

363 295 WTF is it with this guy Trump?!

He says his deadline is, like, this Friday. Or bad things are gonna happen... Comes Friday this Trump guy says, bad things are gonna happen... You thinks in #twoweeks.
But, before his mic is even cold - BAM!!!
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

It's like "Cops" on a global/nation-state level.

Sir, they've asked you to leave.
Sir, please leave or I'll place you under arrest for trespass.
This is your final warning. Leave, or be arrested.
You're now under arrest.
"Okay, I'm leaving. Hey, don't grab me, I'm trying to go!!!! Help! Help! Seriously!??!?!?"

Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 28, 2026 10:55 AM (ycI94)

364 Somewhere I'd heard the Israelis (or someone) had intel on a central meeting of Iran's big haunchos, so we targeted them in the morning when they'd be there together.

Some are still skeptical about Khomeini being dead, figuring he'd be deep in some bunker ... but hard to confirm his death I suppose, since he'd be in tiny pieces.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 28, 2026 10:55 AM (vbXSk)

365 Iran - at war with us for 47 years.

Trump 47.

Coincidence? I don’t think so.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 28, 2026 10:34 AM

Whoa...

Posted by: Ted "Theodore" Logan at February 28, 2026 10:55 AM (Wnv9h)

366 Has the Imam's Well been hit?

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 10:55 AM (Q+gd/)

367 >When we abandon diplomacy, we choose destruction.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:53 AM (E4rtv)

Yes, Ilhan, we should always trust the Iranians would negotiate in good faith. Retard.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 28, 2026 10:55 AM (GTqXr)

368 Launching against countries who were previously not part of the fight is a bad idea. Because now some of them have deployed assets.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 28, 2026 10:34 AM (kIFVO)

The mullahs were always about getting that apocalypse going. Their 12th Imam is supposed to appear. So, if they're all being blown up, it must be the apocalypse, and time to throw everything you have out there.
Posted by: GWB

Need to drop a big one down that well.
Islam knows "You lost".

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 10:56 AM (/lPRQ)

369 107 2% of the country running things.
This is out “democracy”

Posted by: Warmongers unite at February 28, 2026 10:19 AM (kz78D)

you lost at democracy, baby, oooooooOOOOooooooooOooo

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 28, 2026 10:56 AM (jrgJz)

370 (I'm wearing a WKRP t-shirt, had to throw them in.)
Posted by: Delurker at February 28, 2026 10:53 AM (gtcuf)

https://tinyurl.com/2s8fbwfp

Bonus:
https://tinyurl.com/2s366639

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:56 AM (bss/y)

371 *waves to Ben Had*

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at February 28, 2026 10:56 AM (22p5n)

372 your mask is slipping
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:53 AM (/M/4v)
----
What mask, dipshit?

Levin has been using 2/3 of his show to beat the war drum over Iran for months now.

I cut my teeth listening to Old Yeller but it's nearly un-listenable at this point.

If you're insinuating that I'm anti-semitic because I am critical of Levin, you can eat three miles of dicks.

Posted by: ballistic at February 28, 2026 10:56 AM (5aZAZ)

373 can we pass out candy in Minneapolis and on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn?!

Halveh

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 28, 2026 10:57 AM (Kt19C)

374 I need to brush up on my Farsi and find me a hawt Iranian refugee gal.

Posted by: Cray Cray at February 28, 2026 10:57 AM (EES2L)

375 At this point it’s easy to see they hate the country. That’s it. Because nobody could be that ignorant or that willful of their own destruction.

It’s not about politics. It’s about survival and the future.

Posted by: Marcus T
======
To paraphrase Golda Meir, they hate us more than they love their own children. That is what a twisted evil religion and ideology gets you in life.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:57 AM (E4rtv)

376 MAGA divide

Oh no, Trump has betrayed MAGA again. I hope his poll numbers don't go up by more than 5 over this.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 10:57 AM (ExV1e)

377 358 Mark Levin is currently beating his dick like a redheaded step-child's rented mule

HQ style guide says "like it owes him money".
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:54 AM (E9Zae)

Alternate: 'Like it bought him jewelry'?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:57 AM (bss/y)

378
Everybody already hates women enough.

------

Chelsea Handler is an argument against her own assertion.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 10:57 AM (BI5O2)

379 374 can we pass out candy in Minneapolis and on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn?!

Halveh
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 28, 2026 10:57 AM (Kt19C)

That's a Halvah thing to say!!!

I like Halvah.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 28, 2026 10:57 AM (x0n13)

380 So much for Obama's master Middle-Eadt strategy.
I wonder if we can get all that cash back. Or at least the pallets.

Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 10:58 AM (0MjtC)

381 You’re making shit up in your head. Delusional retard.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 10:50 AM (4hjRS)

It's a troll. All trolls are Average Joe, who sucks cock by choice.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 10:58 AM (8zz6B)

382 Yes, Ilhan, we should always trust the Iranians would negotiate in good faith. Retard.
Posted by: Heavy Meta
=======
Well, she always got paid so there is that from the Iranians.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:58 AM (E4rtv)

383 SMH, hello. You have been in my thoughts.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 10:58 AM (+nEug)

384 >>(I'm wearing a WKRP t-shirt, had to throw them in.)

With God as my witness...I thought those bombs could fly!

Posted by: Les Nessman at February 28, 2026 10:58 AM (1Udfd)

385 What mask, dipshit?

Levin has been using 2/3 of his show to beat the war drum over Iran for months now.

I cut my teeth listening to Old Yeller but it's nearly un-listenable at this point.

If you're insinuating that m anti-semitic because I am critical of Levin, you can eat three miles of dicks.
Posted by: ballistic at February 28, 2026 10:56 AM (5aZAZ)

Levin is not forcing you to listen to him , retard. If it hurts yoru fragile nerves turn him off.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:58 AM (/M/4v)

386 Another pallet of cash or two and this whole thing could have been avoided.

Posted by: Tucker Carlson at February 28, 2026 10:58 AM (JkO4W)

387 three miles of dicks

No man is an island.

Posted by: John "Paolo" Donne at February 28, 2026 10:59 AM (0sNs1)

388 It's a troll. All trolls are Average Joe, who sucks cock by choice.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
========
AOS Style Manual approved.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:59 AM (E4rtv)

389 (I'm wearing a WKRP t-shirt, had to throw them in.)
Posted by: Delurker at February 28, 2026 10:53 AM (gtcuf)

https://tinyurl.com/2s8fbwfp

Bonus:
https://tinyurl.com/2s366639
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 10:56 AM (bss/y)

Timeless beauties.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 28, 2026 10:59 AM (wVcYX)

390 377 MAGA divide

Oh no, Trump has betrayed MAGA again. I hope his poll numbers don't go up by more than 5 over this.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

His 2028 reelection hopes have been dashed!

Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 28, 2026 10:59 AM (ycI94)

391 306 Alexander Duncan @AlexDuncanTX

This is Islam in America: “This country is a gold mine. There are no restrictions on converting people here... No one can stop us. In 50 years, we will become the biggest religious group in this country. It’s very easy to convert Christians.”

X video: https://bit.ly/4ugDPbk
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 10:48 AM (P5BPp)

Meet Clyde. The World's Biggest Doomsayer And Eeyore.

(It's easy to convert those without a spine.)

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 11:00 AM (hJH5n)

392
As someone who has survived the horrors of war, I know military strikes will not make us safer; they will inflame tensions and push the region further into chaos.

When we abandon diplomacy, we choose destruction.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:53 AM

Wow.

As shitty as this statement is, it's still considerably better than Tucker's.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 11:00 AM (BI5O2)

393 It’s a war. There will be some set backs . Problem is most Americans think it’s supposed to be like a TV show and at the first sign of casualties many will cry all is lost and we shouldn’t have done it ,etc.

Same thing happened a month after Operation Iraqi Freedom began.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 11:00 AM (4hjRS)

394 Department of War
@DeptofWar
OPERATION EPIC FURY

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 11:01 AM (FXNzP)

395 Iran counterattacks target Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE and Qatar. Against UAE alone — 14 missiles, all intercepted.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 28, 2026 11:01 AM (gbOdA)

396 Klaus Schwabe?

Schwab is retired. He's rich, and he's an asshole, but he's also 87. Other people have taken over the mantle of evil.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 11:02 AM (ExV1e)

397 353 Deport Omar.
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:54 AM (/M/4v)

----------

Confiscate her $30mm in graft first.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 11:02 AM (JkO4W)

398 News Nation, European leaders call for resumption of US-Iran negotiations
Associated Press

Hedging their bets, as usual.
Posted by: L - No nic... at February 28, 2026 10:53 AM (NFX2v)
=======

(ring ring ring ring rinc -click-)

(to the tune of the opening motif from Beethoven's C-minor Symphony)

"Nobody 's home! Nobody 's home!"

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 11:02 AM (rj6Yv)

399 Levin is not forcing you to listen to him , retard. If it hurts yoru fragile nerves turn him off.
Posted by: runner

Damn. I guess I can't make fun of Biden or Tucker either, then, and should just not listen to them. Guess AoS HQ is gonna be a quiet place from now on.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 28, 2026 11:02 AM (ycI94)

400 Cucker was really hoping for Iran to have a nuke, he said so. Cucker spent months spewing antisemitic nazi propaganda. Cucker spent a month in the ME kissing jihadi ass ,and looking for ways to help Iran. But the only one some retards want to mock is Mark Levin. OKEY DOKEY.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 11:03 AM (/M/4v)

401 "you can eat a foot of my shit" would've also been acceptable

Posted by: one hour sober at February 28, 2026 11:03 AM (Y1sOo)

402 I wonder if there's a welcoming committee in hell.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 28, 2026 11:03 AM (SKZ+Q)

403 If I was sitting behind a Chinese or Russian Air Defense System, I'd feel a bit unsafe.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 11:03 AM (1Udfd)

404 Better keep a close eye on the Houthis, there and here.
---

Also,WSJ, China ‘Highly Concerned’ About Strikes on Iran, an hour ago

Didn't someone just get busted for training foreign pilots in war planes? Yeah, I believe they did. /r

Posted by: L - No nic... at February 28, 2026 11:03 AM (NFX2v)

405
76 Cucker Qatarlson's relevance has left the building.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 10:15 AM

-------

It's possible that Qatar will not renew his contract.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 28, 2026 11:04 AM (azNOR)

406 Hezbollah has decided to sit down and shut up. You're on your own irgc

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 11:04 AM (+nEug)

407 Saudi Araba says no to US using its bases to launch attack on Iran, gets bombed anywa

××××××

They're Arabs. You don't pay attention to what they say, you watch what they do. I'm guessing a lot of people took naps right about the time we needed the airspace. Or not, but they will have given some sort of assistance.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 28, 2026 11:05 AM (Vvh2V)

408 401 "you can eat a foot of my shit" would've also been acceptable
Posted by: one hour sober at February 28, 2026 11:03 AM (Y1sOo)

Nice.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:05 AM (bss/y)

409 So much for Obama's master Middle-Eadt strategy.
I wonder if we can get all that cash back. Or at least the pallets.

Posted by: 29Victor

Some of that cash just landed in Dubai, Bahrain, etc.

There's no hole deep enough to bury that dipshit's legacy.

Posted by: Grudge Harbor at February 28, 2026 11:05 AM (yFLFB)

410 >> Hezbollah has decided to sit down and shut up. You're on your own irgc

The head was already cut off of that snake.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 11:05 AM (1Udfd)

411 151 The left is openly wishing Iran has nuclear weapons.Lovely people.
Posted by: steevy at February 28, 2026 10:25 AM (YwEeS)

You missed the 1980s I see.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 11:05 AM (hJH5n)

412 When we abandon diplomacy, we choose destruction.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:53 AM (E4rtv)

Yes, Ilhan, we should always trust the Iranians would negotiate in good faith. Retard.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 28, 2026 10:55 AM

Yep, fvck them. I got my first combat deployment against iran in 1987 when they were trying to sink oil tankers in the gulf during the tanker war. We have been pussy footing around with these idiots since 1979, this was past due and I am glad Trump had the stones to go in and do this.

However, we do not need to send a single solider into iran, let them sort this out for themselves.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 28, 2026 11:06 AM (0N4FZ)

413 Damn. I guess I can't make fun of Biden or Tucker either, then, and should just not listen to them. Guess AoS HQ is gonna be a quiet place from now on.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 28, 2026 11:02 AM (ycI94)

we are being sold an idea that Levin LEAD IS INTO WAR!1!! no, he is a commentator who is aligned with US interests and Trump agenda. unlike CUCKER.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 11:06 AM (/M/4v)

414 Does this end the endless negotiations?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 11:06 AM (lAzE1)

415 Apparently Iran's got plenty of ballistic missiles left and at least someone to fire them off. Several on their way towards Israel (again).

I seem to recall seeing some photos a year or two ago of these vast, underground storage facilities where Iran had their missiles stored. Huge. They'd load the missiles onto mobile launchers and drive them up to the surface, launch and then go back for another round.

I think our USAF and the IAF are doing a modern version of the "Scud Hunt." Orbit the storage facility with attack aircraft, a launcher appears... boom. This could go on for weeks. Unless the storage facilities are hit with MOAB's. Which is probably likely once the locations are pinpointed.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 11:06 AM (jtM2q)

416 403 If I was sitting behind a Chinese or Russian Air Defense System, I'd feel a bit unsafe.
Posted by: garrett

You think THEY have it bad?!?!?!

Posted by: Chinese and Russian air defense salesman at February 28, 2026 11:06 AM (ycI94)

417 Tucker Carlson tells me the attack on Iran is “absolutely disgusting and evil.

I wonder if the checks TC has been receiving will start to bounce.

Posted by: Chuck C at February 28, 2026 11:07 AM (D0HYP)

418 The hallmark of leftist ideology is ignoring anything that doesn’t comport with the Narrative. This is the Prime Directive. A few million slaughtered in Cambodia (for example) well, we won’t talk about that. Like It Never Happened.

This is why respectful debate never works. Facts, logic, reason - history - none of that matters. They’ve already made their mind up, you’re only wasting your time trying to persuade someone who isn’t interested in the facts. Biden alluded to this when he said “we value truth over facts”.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 28, 2026 11:07 AM (rum8d)

419 Iranian Foreign Minister just told @NBCNews: “we may have lost a few commanders but that’s not such a big problem.”

Baghdad Bob lives!
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 10:49 AM (E9Zae)
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Left unsaid: "We have plenty more cannon fodder available..."

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 11:08 AM (ESVrU)

420 You dropped a bomb on me.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 11:08 AM (lAzE1)

421 TOUSi TV has just posted his next live stream. Starts in 53 minutes.

BREAKING: Khamenei Reportedly KILLED - Saudi & UK Join Iran War

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 11:09 AM (kvcnI)

422 >>I think our USAF and the IAF are doing a modern version of the "Scud Hunt." Orbit the storage facility with attack aircraft, a launcher appears... boom. This could go on for weeks. Unless the storage facilities are hit with MOAB's. Which is probably likely once the locations are pinpointed.

They need bodies. Once the leadership is culled, the military are going to abandon their posts and try to dissolve into the population.
This is always the way.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 11:09 AM (1Udfd)

423 >>>If I was sitting behind a Chinese or Russian Air Defense System, I'd feel a bit unsafe.

But it said 'GUARANTEED' on the box!

Posted by: Formally Ahmed, Now a Pile of Ash at February 28, 2026 11:09 AM (CwhoI)

424 Iran counterattacks target Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE and Qatar. Against UAE alone — 14 missiles, all intercepted.
Posted by: r hennigantx

Wait...
Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE and Qatar attacked Iran.

So we are just kicking back watching the action?
/s

Hard to counterattack sum dude who is just standing on the sidelines.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 11:09 AM (/lPRQ)

425 266 A gun in the hand of someone that has no idea of how to use it is futile. There are 2 generations of Iranians that have never been close to a gun

Advocating for that scenario is the fastest way to get innocent people killed
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Seriously? 30,000+ civilians killed, all unarmed.
So what, exactly, do the Iranians have to lose?
And if you had an knowledge of the history of the region you'd know that large numbers of Iranians fought in the regimes wars in the last twenty years. They have handled guns. And right now they need guns.
And even for those with no experience it's better to armed when the death squads come for you then not.

Posted by: John the River at February 28, 2026 11:09 AM (Li1E5)

426 I wonder when The Beach Boys will make an appearance.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 11:10 AM (4hjRS)

427 GWAR : BRING BACK THE BOMB

https://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=YWPCGoO4620

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 11:10 AM (1Udfd)

428 418 Tucker Carlson tells me the attack on Iran is “absolutely disgusting and evil.

I wonder if the checks TC has been receiving will start to bounce.
Posted by: Chuck C at February 28, 2026 11:07 AM (D0HYP)

The iranians being propped up but in bad odor benefited I would say China the most. So much of this seems designed (Ukraine, Iran, Venezuela) to be able to let them buy oil at cut rate prices vs the rest of the world.

Odd, Trump seems to be trying to cut off all these supplies. Weird.

My point being is that if Tucker was being paid (and I still think this is like drugs or a tumor, but he can also be being paid) then it would also make sense for him to be being paid ultimately by China.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:10 AM (bss/y)

429 What the hell do we need the UK in this for? We need to tell them to stay out of it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 11:10 AM (BI5O2)

430 However, we do not need to send a single solider into iran, let them sort this out for themselves.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 28, 2026 11:06 AM (0N4FZ)

No. We CAN'T. The instant we do, some asshole inside the country can say "This new government are American puppets". If the Iranians set up their own shop, no one can say that.

I'm no isolationist or a Code Pinker but I'm about strategy. Let Iran figure out what Iran wants to do. I cannot imagine they want to go back to the Islamic Republic because they too like water and the ability to ply a trade.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 11:10 AM (hJH5n)

431 we are being sold an idea that Levin LEAD IS INTO WAR!1!! no, he is a commentator who is aligned with US interests and Trump agenda. unlike CUCKER.
Posted by: runner

I don't think Levin has the "juice" to lead us into anything. I haven't listened to him in years, but my recollection is he was a little neo-conny when it came to using military force abroad, ESPECIALLY regarding Iran. In this case, it aligns with Trump (obviously), but I think it's fair and accurate to say he's frequently in favor of force against Iran.

Posted by: Chinese and Russian air defense salesman at February 28, 2026 11:10 AM (ycI94)

432 what do we need Saudi for ??

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 11:11 AM (/M/4v)

433 But the only one some retards want to mock is Mark Levin. OKEY DOKEY.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 11:03 AM (/M/4v)

Lighten up, Francis.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 11:11 AM (dK+Kv)

434 424 >>>If I was sitting behind a Chinese or Russian Air Defense System, I'd feel a bit unsafe.

But it said 'GUARANTEED' on the box!
Posted by: Formally Ahmed, Now a Pile of Ash at February 28, 2026 11:09 AM (CwhoI)

ACME means quality.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:11 AM (bss/y)

435 I wonder if the checks TC has been receiving will start to bounce.
Posted by: Chuck C at February 28, 2026 11:07 AM (D0HYP)
*********************************

Regardless of the outcome in Iran, Qatar's government will continue to accrue vast amounts of money from the combination of its massive oil production and miniscule population, and it can be expected to continue using a portion of those oil profits to fund its own foreign policy.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 11:11 AM (lH7fb)

436 Opportunities for rapid advancement abound in the Iranian government and the Revolutionary Guard. Apply now!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 11:11 AM (JkO4W)

437 Is it too late to call James Taylor?

Posted by: John Kerry at February 28, 2026 11:11 AM (XE5AP)

438 Saudi & UK Join Iran War
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 11:09 AM (kvcnI)

UK? On which side?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 11:11 AM (8zz6B)

439 When we abandon diplomacy, we choose destruction.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:53 AM (E4rtv)
==

Pretty much every movie with John Milius in the credits.

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 11:11 AM (rj6Yv)

440 Tel Aviv being lit up right now. So far all missiles have intercepted.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 11:11 AM (g8Ew8)

441 Tupperware Carlson, Gov Lepetomane says you better watch your ass; you look expendable.

Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 11:11 AM (ehY6c)

442 You know how Muslims always pretend to want to have "negotiations" while they prepare for their next sneak attack?

Well Trump just did that to them

~~Rommel~~ Muhammad You Magnificent Bastard, I've Read Your Book! -- DJT

Posted by: Chuck C at February 28, 2026 11:12 AM (D0HYP)

443 Lighten up, Francis.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 11:11 AM (dK+Kv)

This. The monomania thing gets a bit old.

Now, this reminds me of Rome in 200 AD or so...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:12 AM (bss/y)

444 We all came so hard this morning it’s gonna take a few days to clean it up.

Posted by: Fox News at February 28, 2026 11:12 AM (0ICUs)

445 John the River, my comment was statement from the Iranian people themselves.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 11:12 AM (+nEug)

446 265 A gun in the hand of someone that has no idea of how to use it is futile. There are 2 generations of Iranians that have never been close to a gun

Advocating for that scenario is the fastest way to get innocent people killed
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 10:40 AM (+nEug)

They can learn. Also, think of it this way: are there not former soldiers in the population that know firearms who could show people how to use them, who themselves are pissed off at the government? Former cops, even? We don't know that. And firearms are not difficult to learn how to use, which is the beauty of them.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 11:12 AM (hJH5n)

447 443 You know how Muslims always pretend to want to have "negotiations" while they prepare for their next sneak attack?

Well Trump just did that to them

Rommel Muhammad You Magnificent Bastard, I've Read Your Book! -- DJT
Posted by: Chuck C at February 28, 2026 11:12 AM (D0HYP)

And you'll note that in her statement- that is exactly what Omar is advocating for.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:12 AM (bss/y)

448 A gun in the hand of someone that has no idea of how to use it is futile. There are 2 generations of Iranians that have never been close to a gun

Yeah, it takes decades of training and generational knowledge to figure out how to be effective with modern firearms.

Posted by: US trans/furry lunatics killing normies at February 28, 2026 11:12 AM (ycI94)

449 For 80% of my life, Iran has been setting the world on fire while making slaves of their own citizens. If you have a problem with a change in this setup, you need to take a long, hard look in the mirror.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at February 28, 2026 11:13 AM (CwhoI)

450 This is all just a distraction from the Epstein files.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 28, 2026 11:13 AM (A5RD0)

451 UK? On which side?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 11:11 AM (8zz6B)

Fair question.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 11:13 AM (dK+Kv)

452 MAGA split?

LMAO

Carlson has not been MAGA for some time.

The judges would also have accepted "sane"

Posted by: Chuck C at February 28, 2026 11:13 AM (D0HYP)

453 REPORTS: THE AYATOLLAH HAS BEEN KILLED

I won't believe until the Iranians shred his corpse in the streets, as is their custom.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 11:13 AM (/lPRQ)

454 Saudi is useful to have on side, simply for PR purposes. It shows the world that literally everyone in the Middle East despises Iran and it's not a Jew Plot™ by Trumpstein.

The UK brings nothing to the table and Brits are the worst. Send 'em packing.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 11:13 AM (BI5O2)

455 My understanding is Tucker doesn’t need the money . I have always believed Tucker had a loose screw and is letting his freak flag fly that now he is out of the MSM.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 11:14 AM (4hjRS)

456 ACME means quality.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:11 AM (bss/y)
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Are you sure about that?

Posted by: Wile E. Coyote at February 28, 2026 11:14 AM (ESVrU)

457
"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People again must learn to work, instead of living on public assistance."

-- Cicero, 55 BC

Posted by: Philosomoron at February 28, 2026 11:14 AM (0sNs1)

458 Has our very own tukker fanbois chimed in yet? Can't wait for their opinions.

/sarc

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 28, 2026 11:14 AM (2H3yT)

459 OT:
Getting through this workout then going to be trying a new pasta I found at publix made from eggs (no carbs.)

I'll let you know if it sucks (supposed to be garlic fettucine)- which I expect it to.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:14 AM (bss/y)

460 The UK joined? They can cover the dental care and fine dining.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 11:14 AM (lAzE1)

461 So, Tucker is whoring around again?

Posted by: ChupaMe at February 28, 2026 11:14 AM (FuKlv)

462 As shitty as this statement is, it's still considerably better than Tucker's.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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Tuca's money from his Middle Eastern paymasters is at risk. Omar gets hers from stealing welfare funds here.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 11:15 AM (E4rtv)

463 Today the UK is the accordion on the deer hunt.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 11:15 AM (JkO4W)

464 Saudi & UK Join Iran War
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 11:09 AM (kvcnI)

UK? On which side?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 11:11 AM (8zz6B)

My words, exactly!

Posted by: Louisiana Sheriff J. W. Pepper at February 28, 2026 11:15 AM (wVcYX)

465 Heh. Guess everybody forgot about my recent alleged testimony.

Posted by: Old Lady Rodham at February 28, 2026 11:16 AM (2Ez/1)

466 449 A gun in the hand of someone that has no idea of how to use it is futile. There are 2 generations of Iranians that have never been close to a gun

Yeah, it takes decades of training and generational knowledge to figure out how to be effective with modern firearms.
Posted by: US trans/furry lunatics killing normies at February 28, 2026 11:12 AM (ycI94)

This. It's not an english fucking longbow for fuck's sake.

It's not even a crossbow (which was a quantum leap ahead of the longbow in terms of usability and ease of training.)

It is the pinnacle of point and shoot.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:16 AM (bss/y)

467 I don't think Levin has the "juice" to lead us into anything. I haven't listened to him in years, but my recollection is he was a little neo-conny when it came to using military force abroad, ESPECIALLY regarding Iran. In this case, it aligns with Trump (obviously), but I think it's fair and accurate to say he's frequently in favor of force against Iran.
Posted by: Chinese and Russian air defense salesman at February 28, 2026 11:10 AM (ycI94)

Nothing wrong with that. I'd argue Iran's disregard for the Vienna Convention of 1961 was a casus belli.

Anyways, I like to hear Levin's show because I learn things from it. Same with why I tuned in to Limbaugh's show, or why I hear Pratt on Texas every day. If I wasn't learning I wouldn't listen. I may disagree with some things but I get something out of it. Beign forced to think is a good thing.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 11:16 AM (hJH5n)

468 Trump is essentially saying: I do not give a flying fuck who you are, you fuck with us, I will kill or capture you with a wave of my hand.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

I voted for this!

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 28, 2026 11:16 AM (2J/Lj)

469 Of course the US will not openly promote Pahlavi. We are neutral , you see.
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:31 AM (/M/4v)

Probably better that we don't. He lives in the US and is friendly with Trump. The Iranians seems to want him but I don't know if that would change if we were to 'suggest' that they accept his rule.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 11:16 AM (ExV1e)

470 >>>What the hell do we need the UK in this for?

They are not in it. Read Starmer's statement.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 28, 2026 11:16 AM (Y1sOo)

471 The UK joined? They can cover the dental care and fine dining.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 11:14 AM (lAzE1)

And gaying up the place.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 11:16 AM (dK+Kv)

472 We need to remind Muslims that, according to their own words, nothing happens in the world unless "Allah wills it." If we killed the Ayatollah, then Allah must have willed that. Just as Allah willed we take out their nuclear weapons program. And any other number of things.

Posted by: Occasional Commenter at February 28, 2026 11:16 AM (MV++E)

473 457 ACME means quality.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:11 AM (bss/y)
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Are you sure about that?
Posted by: Wile E. Coyote at February 28, 2026 11:14 AM (ESVrU)

Absolutely.

Posted by: Aetius451AD, is sarcasm dead? News at 11! at February 28, 2026 11:16 AM (bss/y)

474 466 MAGA: we’re so Christian and love life

Also maga: oooh a new war started, kill kill kill

Posted by: Come on man at February 28, 2026 11:16 AM (0Hx/2)

Yeah. We are so hard to figure out. Like an enigma, wrapped in a mystery inside a bacon turducken.

Posted by: Aetius451AD, is sarcasm dead? News at 11! at February 28, 2026 11:17 AM (bss/y)

475 Cow Demon is correct. American boots on the ground here would be an unmitigated disaster for our country, and our political movement.

Anyone militating for such a thing is a bona fide fucking retard. And if anyone around Trump suggests it, I hope he orders his Secret Service detail to hold him down taze him in the nutsack.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 11:18 AM (BI5O2)

476 "So should anyone aggress against you, assail him in the manner he assailed you." - Twitter advice from Khamenei on Feb. 17.

Terms accepted.

https://is.gd/03Axsu

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 11:18 AM (BnDlA)

477 This is all just a distraction from the Epstein files.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 28, 2026 11:13 AM (A5RD0)

*smiley face*

Posted by: Denny Crane - Nurse, you forgot the sarc tag! LOL at February 28, 2026 11:19 AM (i49OE)

478 Drop a shit ton of Hi Points into Iran. If they can’t shoot them they can use them as a club.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 11:19 AM (4hjRS)

479 Being a Christian doesn't mean "you love life."

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at February 28, 2026 11:19 AM (qwx/I)

480 UK? On which side?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 11:11 AM (8zz6B)

IDK. Watch TOUSI at noon.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 11:19 AM (kvcnI)

481 The men of al Zutt rode Mohamhead all night long.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 11:19 AM (lAzE1)

482 what do we need Saudi for ??
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 11:11 AM (/M/4v)
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Eh, point them at a non-critical target and let them have some fun playing with their US-supplied arms.

Gives them a feel-good moment they can show their people.

"Look what we can do to those hideous Iranians!"

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 11:19 AM (ESVrU)

483 479 This is all just a distraction from the Epstein files.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 28, 2026 11:13 AM (A5RD0)

*smiley face*
Posted by: Denny Crane - Nurse, you forgot the sarc tag! LOL at February 28, 2026 11:19 AM (i49OE)

Bill clearing Trump is pretty smart judo.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:20 AM (bss/y)

484 REPORTS: THE AYATOLLAH HAS BEEN KILLED

Why'd Trump have to kill him?!?! He showed with Maduro we have the ability to ~~arrest~~ kidnap national leaders, and Trump didn't do it here because he's an Islamophobic murderer!!!

Posted by: US Leftist Lunatics at February 28, 2026 11:20 AM (ycI94)

485 Do we have any high heels on the ground?

Posted by: Sam Brinton at February 28, 2026 11:20 AM (2Ez/1)

486 June 2025.

Chuck Schumer
@SenSchumer
If TACO Trump is already folding on Iran, the American people need to know about it.
No side deals.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 11:20 AM (FXNzP)

487 I hope he doesn't get better.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 11:20 AM (lAzE1)

488 Bullshit. Tell the Iranian with the gun he doesn't know shit about to know which ammo he is using, what to do when the gun most likely jams and then there is no more ammo.

What the fuck do you go to the range for ?

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 11:20 AM (+nEug)

489 GWB, command and control is being run out of the air. We have at least 2 , sorry I don't know the designation, planes in place
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 10:50 AM (+nEug)

That's only immediate control. Everything else operates out of an Air Operations Center. It takes a lot of work to build and assign target lists and plan aerial refueling and waves of aircraft. We've had an AOC in Qatar for a long time now. It runs the "air war" in all of CENTCOM.

Also, the aircraft would be Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft or Airborne Battlefield Command Control Center (ABCCC) aircraft. Just to put a name on them.

(I worked in AOCs and worked on the systems in them for about 20 years.)

Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 11:21 AM (fPjLT)

490 Lord Almighty, Qatarlson. When I commented that an alternate headline could read: "Israel and US Hit Iran, Qatar Shills and Woke 'Right' Most Affected", it was supposed to be a *joke*, not a prediction.

Posted by: Saber Alter at February 28, 2026 11:21 AM (TwV1B)

491 No Crocs on the ground.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 11:21 AM (lAzE1)

492 They could have shot the ayatollah in the leg !!

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 11:21 AM (4hjRS)

493 Being a Christian doesn't mean "you love life."
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at February 28, 2026 11:19 AM (qwx/I)

But being a muslim does mean you love death.
Therefore, it would be uncharitable for Christians to deny their achievement of that state.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 11:21 AM (8zz6B)

494 >>>MAGA: we’re so Christian and love life

Also maga: oooh a new war started, kill kill kill >>>

So fucking lame.

Posted by: Denny Crane - You Are An Incompetent Troll. at February 28, 2026 11:21 AM (i49OE)

495 This is all just a distraction from the Epstein files.
Posted by: nurse ratched

Been reading Daily Kos have you?

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 11:22 AM (BnDlA)

496 Please to stop quoting the retards.

Posted by: This is not a new concept, You People! ;P at February 28, 2026 11:22 AM (ULPxl)

497 483 The men of al Zutt rode Mohamhead all night long.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 11:19 AM (lAzE1
Love is a highway….

Posted by: Eromero at February 28, 2026 11:22 AM (JUJUk)

498 REPORTS: THE AYATOLLAH HAS BEEN KILLED.
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Neighbors say he was just turning his life around and on his way home from a Koran study.

Posted by: Local media at February 28, 2026 11:22 AM (2Ez/1)

499 491 We love it when America brings democracy to 3rd world shitholes. It always works great and there are never any negative unintended consequences sequences. Iraq, Libya and Syria in are all thriving western countries now.

Thank you President Trump for continuing in the fine legacy of Bush and Obama.
Posted by: Fox News at February 28, 2026 11:21 AM (9iyS+)

The isolationists and Code Pinkers are very butthurt.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 11:22 AM (hJH5n)

500 On Who's Side?

https://youtu.be/1SSFD3QXifk

Posted by: Louisiana Sheriff J. W. Pepper at February 28, 2026 11:22 AM (wVcYX)

501 Drop a shit ton of Hi Points into Iran. If they can’t shoot them they can use them as a club.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 11:19 AM (4hjRS)

Weapons of mass embarrassment?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 11:23 AM (dK+Kv)

502 >>Please to stop quoting the retards.

Ignore this.

Quote them.

Mock them until they cry.

Then Sockpuppet their Nics.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 11:23 AM (1Udfd)

503 REPORTS: THE AYATOLLAH HAS BEEN KILLED

Couldn't we have just shot him in the legs?

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 11:23 AM (BnDlA)

504 Dr. Maalouf @realMaalouf

BREAKING: The Iranian regime has struck a hotel in Dubai.

The Islamic regime in Iran is now targeting tourists and committing war crimes.

X video: https://bit.ly/4rHpPWa

Tommy Robinson @TRobinsonNewEra

Iranian missiles flying everywhere.

They've struck a tourist area in Dubai.

X video: https://bit.ly/4732HJq

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 11:23 AM (P5BPp)

505 Obligatory BOC:

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

IDK how many Ayatollahs have gone by since Cultosaurus Erectus but it's good they're finally getting USAF natural cause delivery.

Posted by: DaveA at February 28, 2026 11:23 AM (PMJuY)

506 Another aspiring rapper cut down in his prime.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 11:23 AM (lAzE1)

507 wow, I just heard that Burj Khalifa almost got hit.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 11:23 AM (/M/4v)

508 476 466 MAGA: we’re so Christian and love life
Also maga: oooh a new war started, kill kill kill
Posted by: Come on man at February 28, 2026 11:16 AM (0Hx/2)

Yeah. We are so hard to figure out. Like an enigma, wrapped in a mystery inside a bacon turducken.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Trump's so obviously bloodthirsty and unstable, you'd have to be retarded to provoke him and get on his bad side. (Looks at Maduro and the Ayatollah) Oh...

Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 28, 2026 11:23 AM (ycI94)

509 Then Sockpuppet their Nics.
Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 11:23 AM (1Udfd

Bad idea. That invites a stray banhammer.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 11:24 AM (BI5O2)

510 509 wow, I just heard that Burj Khalifa almost got hit.
Posted by: runner

Oh no! Hopefully Mia got out okay!

Posted by: Confused Moron at February 28, 2026 11:24 AM (ycI94)

511 So fucking lame.
Posted by: Denny Crane - You Are An Incompetent Troll. at February 28, 2026 11:21 AM (i49OE)

That's what I'm saying. Their update has not come through so their messaging is all over the place.

They sound like us... right now.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:25 AM (bss/y)

512 Why’d Trump have to kill him?!?! He showed with Maduro we have the ability to arrest kidnap national leaders, and Trump didn't do it here because he's an Islamophobic murderer!!!
Posted by: US Leftist Lunatics at February 28, 2026 11:20 AM (ycI94)

I admit it would have been fun to have kept the ayatollah alive, and then when there was a Victiry Parade in DC Trump’s car could tow a little cage on wheels with the ayatollah in it. And you could pass out rotten fruit so the spectators could throw something at him.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 11:25 AM (etYFQ)

513 wow, I just heard that Burj Khalifa almost got hit.
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 11:23 AM (/M/4v)l

Holy shit. It's YOLO time in Tehran. Good lord.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 11:25 AM (BI5O2)

514 Trump was clear when he ran - no nukes for Iran. Trump gave Iran weeks to give up the nukes. They said no. These 🤡 really want Trump to be more like Obama!

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 11:25 AM (/M/4v)

515 Just popping in quick to go "Wooooo!"

So...

Woooooo!

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 11:25 AM (A76Eu)

516 Goldie is back up.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 11:25 AM (lAzE1)

517 454 REPORTS: THE AYATOLLAH HAS BEEN KILLED

I won't believe until the Iranians shred his corpse in the streets, as is their custom.

pulled long pork?

Posted by: anachronda at February 28, 2026 11:25 AM (edU/H)

518 They sound like us... right now.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:25 AM (bss/y)

Poor bastards.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 11:26 AM (dK+Kv)

519 512 509 wow, I just heard that Burj Khalifa almost got hit.
Posted by: runner

Oh no! Hopefully Mia got out okay!
Posted by: Confused Moron at February 28, 2026 11:24 AM (ycI94)

Another thing i have never gotten: burkha porn.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:26 AM (bss/y)

520 [from Ilhan] When we abandon diplomacy, we choose destruction.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:53 AM (E4rtv)

When we abandon military destruction, we've abandoned any hope of successful diplomacy.

Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 11:26 AM (fPjLT)

521 I'm not going to quote the retard, so I'll say just one thing.

Tell me you've never read the Bible without telling me you've never read the Bible.

Posted by: Saber Alter at February 28, 2026 11:26 AM (TwV1B)

522 505 REPORTS: THE AYATOLLAH HAS BEEN KILLED

Couldn't we have just shot him in the legs?
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 11:23 AM (BnDlA)

-----------

Seems like we could have just shot the Koran out of his hand.

Posted by: The Waco Kid at February 28, 2026 11:26 AM (JkO4W)

523 Bullshit. Tell the Iranian with the gun he doesn't know shit about to know which ammo he is using, what to do when the gun most likely jams and then there is no more ammo.

What the fuck do you go to the range for ?
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 11:20 AM (+nEug)

We go to the range to improve our skills. It doesn't take that much skill to ambush a Revolutionary Guard thug, blow his brains out, and seize his AK.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 11:26 AM (8zz6B)

524 Was it heart disease or lead poisoning?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 11:27 AM (lAzE1)

525 518 Just popping in quick to go "Wooooo!"

So...

Woooooo!
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 11:25 AM (A76Eu)

Please tell me you are doing it like Cole Train in Gears of War. Lie to me.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:27 AM (bss/y)

526 >>we can bomb Iran and kill their people at will. But if they retaliate it’s war crimes.

Disproportionate!

This is Disproportionate!!

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 11:27 AM (1Udfd)

527 Good Morning.

Vichy Tucker Carlson and the bitch hardest hit.
hahahhahahah

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 11:27 AM (v5dF2)

528 Washington was a Christian and crossed a river on Christmas to kill some Hessians.

Bad ass.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 11:27 AM (4hjRS)

529 brother, have you heard? "jump to bottom of comments" quota is going up!

Posted by: parsons at February 28, 2026 11:27 AM (edU/H)

530 War is diplomacy by other means.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:28 AM (bss/y)

531 476 Cow Demon is correct. American boots on the ground here would be an unmitigated disaster for our country, and our political movement.

It would be an unmitigated disaster for EVERYBODY. If change comes in Iran sui generis, no one can argue against it. Granted, we have a bombing campaign right now to encourage regime change, to use a term from the aughts, but if it nonetheless comes from within, no one can come along later and say "You're just an American puppet". Then, positive change can happen and true freedom can come to Iran, and might lead to them being a force for good in the Middle East.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 11:28 AM (hJH5n)

532 Good morning everyone
So the bombs between the minarets hit the spot

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 11:28 AM (Ia/+0)

533 But being a muslim does mean you love death.
Therefore, it would be uncharitable for Christians to deny their achievement of that state.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 11:21 AM (8zz6B)
=====

Lefties are a death cult. They love the death of others with an unholy passion. It only seems natural for them to believe that others believe as they do.

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 11:28 AM (rj6Yv)

534 531 War is diplomacy by other means.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:28 AM (bss/y)

Thanks, von Clausewitz.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 11:28 AM (hJH5n)

535 I admit it would have been fun to have kept the ayatollah alive, and then when there was a Victiry Parade in DC Trump’s car could tow a little cage on wheels with the ayatollah in it. And you could pass out rotten fruit so the spectators could throw something at him.
Posted by: Tom Servo

(Whispering in Trump's ear) Remember thou art mortal.

Posted by: Marco Rubio at February 28, 2026 11:28 AM (ycI94)

536 This will put a snag in negotiations.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 11:29 AM (lAzE1)

537 Drop a shit ton of Hi Points into Iran. If they can’t shoot them they can use them as a club.
Posted by: Opinion fact

Put a few in a pillow case and then you can really flail on somebody.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 11:29 AM (/lPRQ)

538 admit it would have been fun to have kept the ayatollah alive, and then when there was a Victiry Parade in DC Trump’s car could tow a little cage on wheels with the ayatollah in it. And you could pass out rotten fruit so the spectators could throw something at him.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 11

The traditional thing would be to then send him to the Strangler.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 11:29 AM (BI5O2)

539 Thanks, von Clausewitz.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 11:28 AM (hJH5n)

Well, he wasn't wrong.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:29 AM (bss/y)

540 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. It's game on.
Prayers for our troops.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 11:29 AM (2WIwB)

541 Tuck, you know what was disgusting and evil?
Takjng the US Embassy and murdering Americans

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 11:30 AM (Ia/+0)

542
It the Iranians fire missiles at every country in the region, it dilutes the intensity of their barrage, angers everybody around them, and for all I know, makes it easier to find the launchers and storage sites.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 28, 2026 11:30 AM (azNOR)

543 499 483 The men of al Zutt rode Mohamhead all night long.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 11:19 AM (lAzE1
Love is a highway….
Posted by: Eromero
-----
I was laughing hard enough my stitches hurt.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 11:30 AM (E4rtv)

544 Been waiting for this day since 1979. This will change the ME and stop a huge amount of terrorism.

Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at February 28, 2026 11:30 AM (OD5vY)

545 I hoping for the Dome of the Rock to accidentally get hit.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 11:30 AM (/M/4v)

546 Well Hessians, sure.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 11:30 AM (JkO4W)

547 209 I’m undefeated.
Posted by: Forever War at February 28, 2026 10:32 AM (cZDTf)

Only the dead have seen the end of war.

Posted by: Plato at February 28, 2026 11:30 AM (hJH5n)

548 REPORTS: THE AYATOLLAH HAS BEEN KILLED

Why'd Trump have to kill him?!?! He showed with Maduro we have the ability to arrest kidnap national leaders, and Trump didn't do it here because he's an Islamophobic murderer!!!
Posted by: US Leftist Lunatics at February 28, 2026 11:20 AM (ycI94)

We should have just shot the nuke out of his hand.

Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 11:31 AM (vSvIl)

549 Kill kill kill kill kill

Posted by: MAGA death cult at February 28, 2026 11:31 AM (qpQFJ)

550 If nothing else comes out of this, it proves beyond doubt that the legacy media, TV and print, is not just incompetent it is anti American. The same goes for its heroes.

Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 11:31 AM (yTvNw)

551 517 Goldie is back up.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 11:25 AM (lAzE1)

She said she would restart the stream but she's been up since 2am. It's going to be patriotic videos for a couple of hours. She'll rebroadcast Tousi's 12 noon stream when she comes back.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 11:31 AM (kvcnI)

552 AOP, the people have already killed some of the irgc with out the first gun.

Yes, I would.love to see every one them shot beyond recognition . Anyone remember the guy picking up the gun in Australia and what happened?

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 11:31 AM (+nEug)

553 🤣😂

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 11:31 AM (/M/4v)

554 Well, he wasn't wrong.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:29 AM (bss/y)

Yeah but On War was a painful read.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 11:31 AM (hJH5n)

555 We should have just shot the nuke out of his hand.

Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 11:31 AM (vSvIl)

This place.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 11:31 AM (dK+Kv)

556 I had Platos Fuzzy Pumper Barbershop as a child.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 11:32 AM (lAzE1)

557 >>>So, the question becomes: did we wait all this time for this one moment where we could decapitate in one go? Is that what all this shit has been about?
Posted by: Aetius451AD
---

It's taking all the kids and their buds to McDonald's and telling them to order whatever they want.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 11:32 AM (v5dF2)

558 Kill kill kill kill kill

Posted by: MAGA death cult at February 28, 2026 11:31 AM (qpQFJ)

Needs more boobs.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 11:32 AM (dK+Kv)

559 THE AYATOLLAH HAS BEEN KILLED

This is great. Iranian people will finally have the chance to throw off the tyranny of Islam.

Meanwhile, over the past 20+ years, Muslims have invaded the UK, Europe, Canada and the USA and have taken over those countries.

Short of complete remigration of all Muslims from all Western nations back to the Middle East, Islam will continue conquering the West.

Verily I say unto you, the black piller you will have with you always.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 11:32 AM (Riz8t)

560 We dropped a lot of single shot pistols to Nazi resistance where the plan was using them to obtain a Nazi weapon.

You better have been up close and personal.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 11:32 AM (4hjRS)

561 "BREAKING: Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi terrorists claim they have closed the Strait of Hormuz, the critical maritime chokepoint.

with what ??? 40 IQ is not serving them well

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 11:33 AM (/M/4v)

562 Disproportionate!!
Posted by: garrett

Not being Disproportionate in winning a war is a big war crime in itself.

We are being restrained, using only conventional weapons. Neutrons were not sent on free paths through flesh. So we gots that.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 11:33 AM (u82oZ)

563 We have the Samson option, and they have the soy son option.
Posted by: Israel at February 28, 2026 11:05 AM (ycI94)

Does it involve fire and foxes? I always loved that one.

Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 11:33 AM (fPjLT)

564 After an almost 50 year wait ...This dish is very cold and very delicious.

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 11:33 AM (lCppi)

565 Plato's Fuzzy Pumper sounds like a gay rub-n-tug joint.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 11:33 AM (BI5O2)

566 Tucker isn't MAGA.
Tucker IS being paid to divide the MAGA movement

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 28, 2026 11:34 AM (xcxpd)

567 559 Kill kill kill kill kill

Posted by: MAGA death cult at February 28, 2026 11:31 AM (qpQFJ)

Ha ha ha ha

Posted by: Denny Crane - You Are An Incompetent Troll. at February 28, 2026 11:34 AM (i49OE)

568 REPORTS: THE AYATOLLAH HAS BEEN KILLED

Couldn't we have just shot him in the legs?
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions

Or shot the atom bomb out of his hand?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 11:34 AM (FXNzP)

569 If only we had some boats to reopen the Strait of Homos.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 11:34 AM (lAzE1)

570 I bet the troll would like to kill MAGAs . It’s always projection with these retards.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 11:34 AM (4hjRS)

571 Archimedes

Only France and Poland have militaries that can free the homeland. But the website Gates of Vienna had some cogent thoughts on how British subjects can free themselves from Islam.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 11:35 AM (u82oZ)

572 Oh shit, where did that sub come from?

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 11:35 AM (+nEug)

573 You know you're a true-blue bonifide Moron when the first thought on seeing the breaking news this morning was, "That should get a flaming skull from Ace!". LOL

Posted by: tankascribe at February 28, 2026 11:35 AM (GwViw)

574 if only we had assets in the region to send Houthis back to the 7th century paradise, if only ...

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 11:35 AM (/M/4v)

575 "Oh, boots on the ground."

"Nevermind"
-- Near Zombie Nancy Pelosi

Posted by: Tonypete at February 28, 2026 11:35 AM (cYBz/)

576 Dr. Eli David @DrEliDavid

Tens of students killed in a high school in Minab in southern Iran, after a regime's ballistic missile hit it

X: https://bit.ly/4ckLM8S

Iranian propaganda predictably blames U.S.A. and Israel:

Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa

The United States of America and Israel has just bombed a school full of students in Iran.

~40 students killed and 48 injured.

This violates Article 52 of Additional Protocol (I) Geneva Conventions, but international law clearly doesn’t apply to the U.S. and Israel.

X video: https://bit.ly/3MDsqkW

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 11:35 AM (P5BPp)

577 So, the question becomes: did we wait all this time for this one moment where we could decapitate in one go? Is that what all this shit has been about?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Checks magic 8 ball--Signs point to Yes.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 11:35 AM (E4rtv)

578 THE AYATOLLAH HAS BEEN KILLED

This is great. Iranian people will finally have the chance to throw off the tyranny of Islam.

Meanwhile, over the past 20+ years, Muslims have invaded the UK, Europe, Canada and the USA and have taken over those countries.

The UK, Europe, and Canada you say? I'm picking up what you're putting down...

Posted by: Trump at February 28, 2026 11:35 AM (ycI94)

579
I recall that when the chief of Hezbollah, Nasrallah was killed in an airstrike, he survived the blasts and collapse of his headquarters inside a deep
reinforced bunker. What got him was the toxic fumes from the explosives. Apparently this is a known thing, going back to WW1.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 28, 2026 11:35 AM (azNOR)

580 wow, I just heard that Burj Khalifa almost got hit.

Posted by: runner

Yes, a few blocks away, near Palm Jumaira

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 28, 2026 11:36 AM (0U5gm)

581 A pic of Khamenei's home from the London Times. Looks like it is going to need a new coat of paint.

https://is.gd/nIC5Oc

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 11:36 AM (BnDlA)

582 Trump was clear when he ran - no nukes for Iran. Trump gave Iran weeks to give up the nukes. They said no. These 🤡 really want Trump to be more like Obama!

Narrator: He will not be more like Obama.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 11:36 AM (Riz8t)

583 REPORTS: THE AYATOLLAH HAS BEEN KILLED

Couldn't we have just shot him in the legs?
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 11:23 AM (BnDlA)

Why were they using real bombs?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 11:36 AM (ExV1e)

584 I only wish that Jimmy Carter had lived long enough to see this.

Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 11:36 AM (0MjtC)

585 We're closed. Moose out front should have told you.

Posted by: The Straits of Hormuz at February 28, 2026 11:37 AM (lAzE1)

586 Chuck Schumer
@SenSchumer
If TACO Trump is already folding on Iran, the American people need to know about it.
No side deals.

Has Schumer leared how to grill yet?

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 11:37 AM (0A/JS)

587 You dropped a bomb on me.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 11:08 AM (lAzE1)

And no video link? C'mon, man, you're not even trying!
http://tiny.cc/e9mz001

(Glitter camo FTW!)

Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 11:37 AM (fPjLT)

588 Are world leaders going to have second thoughts when Trump says 'let's negotiate'?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 11:37 AM (v5dF2)

589 And this is why FOX News sucks ass, haven’t watched it in a year, turn it on and they have a succession of donks on to talk smack.

Click.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 28, 2026 11:38 AM (XV/Pl)

590 Was it heart disease or lead poisoning?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 11:27 AM (lAzE1)

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

Arkancide -- two to the back of the head and flung on the tracks in front of an oncoming train.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 28, 2026 11:38 AM (pvE8i)

591 I voted for this.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 11:38 AM (BnDlA)

592 I had a copy of On War but somewhere lost it long ago

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 11:38 AM (Ia/+0)

593 >> Kill kill kill kill kill

Yas, yaas, yaaas!

Oh, wait. I thought you said Krill?

Posted by: Whale at February 28, 2026 11:38 AM (1Udfd)

594 Looks like the Department of War is pretty good at what they are now all about.

Go in break things, kill the bad guys...AND leave. Like it should be.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 28, 2026 11:38 AM (xvV+O)

595 Joo haters gotta Joo hate.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 11:38 AM (Riz8t)

596 584 REPORTS: THE AYATOLLAH HAS BEEN KILLED

Couldn't we have just shot him in the legs?
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 11:23 AM (BnDlA)

Why were they using real bombs?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 11:36 AM (ExV1e)

Damn. Good one.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:38 AM (bss/y)

597 too bad we did not give more time to diplomacy...

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 11:39 AM (/M/4v)

598 Rubio told these idiots not to dick around with Trump on Maduro Day. Don't doubt he'll come for you, he said. Give the man what he wants, he said. The mullahs can't say they weren't warned, in any event.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 11:39 AM (BI5O2)

599 Ding Dong the Witch is Dead!

History will NOT miss savage and Primitive People will NOT be missed when they are gone.

"I did nothing WRONG" -- Bill Clinton'26

“Iran is the only country in the world that has now ... There is no other country in the world I can say that about, certainly not my own.” -- Bill Clinton'05

We can`t be so fixated on our desire to preserve the rights of ordinary Americans -- Bill Clinton'93

Re-thinking ONT on the demise of DR Who one realizes that it's uniqueness was in depicting a Preposterously Vile and Mendaciously Insane villain openly doing the things that contemporary politico's discretely lusted for.

Now you get see the real thing live!
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-HereComeTheDRUMS
Anyone who can split open the sky has got MY Vote!

A meme of Adam Schiff commanding legions of LIBs ina chorus of expropriate, Expropriate, EXPROPRIATE pales in comparison.

forWAR'd !!!

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 28, 2026 11:39 AM (kttqH)

600 Please God, free the Iranians from their muslim oppressors.

Posted by: Emmie at February 28, 2026 11:40 AM (FMtrg)

601 This is what i voted for Someone with the huevos to actually do what has needed doing for decades, instead of kicking the can down the road

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 11:40 AM (lCppi)

602 I hope that motherfucker is dead.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 11:40 AM (snZF9)

603 Posted by: Cute at February 28, 2026 11:37 AM (woJlP)

Beats bending over for Qatar, prick.

Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 11:40 AM (BF4m0)

604 And no video link? C'mon, man, you're not even trying!
http://tiny.cc/e9mz001

(Glitter camo FTW!)
Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 11:37 AM (fPjLT)

Well done GWB!

Posted by: Denny Crane - The 80's RULED. at February 28, 2026 11:40 AM (i49OE)

605 573 Oh shit, where did that sub come from?
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 11:35 AM
Run silent. Run deep.

Posted by: Eromero at February 28, 2026 11:40 AM (JUJUk)

606 "TRUMP IS A PUPPET OF ~~PUTIN~~ ISRAEL! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! DRINK!!!"

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 28, 2026 11:40 AM (pvE8i)

607 A pic of Khamenei's home from the London Times. Looks like it is going to need a new coat of paint.

https://is.gd/nIC5Oc
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 11:36 AM (BnDlA)
----
Definitely a fixer-upper.

On the plus side, I bet we could get it for $20 and rebuild it for the next MOME.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 11:41 AM (ESVrU)

608 Posted by: The Straits of Hormuz at February 28, 2026 11:37 AM (lAzE1)

It's Strait, not Straits. There is only one there.

And, yes, I can be pedantic when I set my mind to it.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 28, 2026 11:41 AM (Y1sOo)

609 And so it begins...

https://is.gd/8bYtqe

Posted by: That guy who always thinks it's beginning at February 28, 2026 11:41 AM (Riz8t)

610 Old school diplomacy:

The Bashaw of Tangiers: "Lions. Lions would please the Sultan. Lions are noble."

Gummere: (ahem) "Mr. Dreighton will leave this afternoon for Fez with a pair of lions."

Old school military force: "Hostiles to the left! Fire!"

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 11:41 AM (rj6Yv)

611 Looks like the Department of War is pretty good at what they are now all about.

Go in break things, kill the bad guys...AND leave. Like it should be.

I credit Hegseth for a lot of this. He's the first SecWar we've had in a while who was actual boots on the ground instead of a general or whatever.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 11:41 AM (0A/JS)

612 552 517 Goldie is back up.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 11:25 AM (lAzE1)

She said she would restart the stream but she's been up since 2am. It's going to be patriotic videos for a couple of hours. She'll rebroadcast Tousi's 12 noon stream when she comes back.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 11:31 AM (kvcnI)

Correction. Her ticker says resuming at noon. I expect it will start with TOUSi's stream though. His live says 19 minutes to go (which is noon).

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 11:41 AM (kvcnI)

613 I'm truly torn.
On the one hand, this could mean a new era of freedom for the people of Iran.
On the other hand, Lindsey Graham is probably super happy right now.

Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 11:42 AM (0MjtC)

614 601 Please God, free the Iranians from their muslim oppressors.
Posted by: Emmie at February 28, 2026 11:40 AM (FMtrg
Amen and Amen!

Posted by: Eromero at February 28, 2026 11:42 AM (JUJUk)

615 👎

Posted by: Zombie McCain at February 28, 2026 11:42 AM (GI9/m)

616 WAR ENSEMBLE

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=jqnC54vbUbU

Posted by: SLAYER at February 28, 2026 11:42 AM (1Udfd)

617 596 Joo haters gotta Joo hate.
Posted by: Archimedes
======
Disgruntled and banned AOS type is my guess rather than random trolls. The rando paid ones seems to be screwed up today on messaging on X.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 11:42 AM (E4rtv)

618 "my legacy" - some jug eared communist.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 11:42 AM (BnDlA)

619 588 MAGA in 2024: no new wars, America first

Trump in 2026: bends over for Israel, gives zero fucks about Americans

But Tucker is the one who isn’t maga.

Boomers gotta boom .
Posted by: Cute

Are we at war with Venezuela? This is going to end up similar, I think. We go in, blow shit up, and leave. Not sure it's a war when it's a one-sided beat down.

I don't view it as doing Israel's bidding. Everyone in the region viewed Iran as a destabilizing threat...to everyone. Retards like Obama tried to fake-negotiate the threat away. Trump used the opportunity of popular uprisings to end the regime, either organically or through our military assistance.

Tucker isn't MAGA, he's a paid anti-American antisemitic lunatic. Fuck him.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 28, 2026 11:43 AM (ycI94)

620 "those Americans , they will not hit us in middle of the day ...those JOOOS they will not hit us on a Saturday.."

Yes, and yes!

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 11:43 AM (/M/4v)

621 I only wish that Jimmy Carter had lived long enough to see this.
Posted by: 29Victor

Obama is enjoying his legacy.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 11:43 AM (/lPRQ)

622 Report on X

MASSIVE BREAKING: Trey Yingst: “[Statement from a very high ranking Israeli military source]: ‘Three sites where gatherings of Iranian terror regime were taking place were struck simultaneously, and several senior figures essential to the management of the campaign and the regime’s governance were eliminated.’”

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 11:43 AM (E4rtv)

623 Paul Sorvino

Re-watched the end of The Firm last night just to watch Pauli glare at Cruise.

Posted by: DaveA at February 28, 2026 11:44 AM (PMJuY)

624 No. We CAN'T. The instant we do, some asshole inside the country can say "This new government are American puppets". If the Iranians set up their own shop, no one can say that.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 11:10 AM (hJH5n)

Admittedly, a lot of people are going to say that, anyway. But we provide them no obvious evidence if we make the point of "You take care of this. We were glad to get things rolling" and it becomes the standard leftist, anti-American noise, is all.

If the Iranians install a new government, they have incentive to fight back against that "American puppet" argument.

The one thing I've argued we should offer up (after a new gov't is put in place) is engineering support for getting them some water and maybe shoring up Tehran. Otherwise let them do it on their own.

Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 11:44 AM (fPjLT)

625 Obama is enjoying his legacy.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 11:43 AM (/lPRQ)

Thank you for reminding us ! Awesome.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 11:44 AM (/M/4v)

626
589 Are world leaders going to have second thoughts when Trump says 'let's negotiate'?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 11:37 AM

-------

The Iranian government wasn't really negotiating.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 28, 2026 11:44 AM (azNOR)

627 618 WAR ENSEMBLE

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=jqnC54vbUbU
Posted by: SLAYER at February 28, 2026 11:42 AM (1Udfd)

THE SPORT IS WAR
TOTAL WAR
WHEN VICTORY’S REALLY MASSACRE
THE FINAL SWING
IS NOT A DRILL
IT’S HOW MANY PEOPLE
I CAN KILL

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 11:44 AM (hJH5n)

628 Obama, Susan Rice, how is your morning ?

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 11:44 AM (/M/4v)

629 More video.

https://is.gd/opYE9B

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 11:45 AM (FXNzP)

630 The lack of second-order thinking by a lot of people is in full effect. The two suppliers of China's oil have been neutralized. Xi needed to have launched against Taiwan a month ago to have any chance not to be the next 6 hour regime change.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 11:45 AM (0A/JS)

631 This is what i voted for Someone with the huevos to actually do what has needed doing for decades, instead of kicking the can down the road

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 11:40 AM (lCppi)

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

Preach it, Sister!

The Mad Mullahs have murdered and financed the murder (with a little help from their friends, Obama and Biden) thousands of Americans -- including US Servicemen -- over the past half century.

Fuck those goatfuckers ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 28, 2026 11:45 AM (pvE8i)

632 Well, that's good enough for me. Khamenei is pink mist.

https://is.gd/WM8347

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 11:45 AM (Riz8t)

633 Look, I don't love this. Not enthusiastic. But please - no bitching about it. Fathers and husbands are in harm's way. It's not about right or wrong or smart or stupid or Trump or Dems or Jews anymore.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 11:45 AM (BI5O2)

634 Wonder if the guys who made the hit record
Bomb Iran are alive to see their chant come to fruition?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 11:45 AM (v5dF2)

635 Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 28, 2026 11:43 AM (ycI94)

Arguing with trolls is pointless. They're here because their handlers know how easy it is to control the mindless. We try to not have that kind here.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 11:46 AM (ExV1e)

636 I only wish that Jimmy Carter had lived long enough to see this.

I'll bet Valerie Jarrett is throwing lamps at Obama and Big Mike as we speak, Hillary style.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 11:46 AM (0A/JS)

637 Reruns of Hardcore Pawn are Tucker's favorite?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 28, 2026 11:46 AM (Kt19C)

638 "571 I bet the troll would like to kill MAGAs . It’s always projection with these retards."

It's performative, anyway. Proglodytes don't actually care about the Iranians suffering under Arab occupation (or illegal immigrants, etc)

Posted by: Saber Alter at February 28, 2026 11:46 AM (TwV1B)

639 Tucker is really showing his traitorous ass.

Fuck him.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 28, 2026 11:46 AM (Z3YM3)

640 When it comes to the devil's religion of islam, the more dead the better.

Make War, Not Love. It's all they understand.

Posted by: The Only Good moslem Is A Dead moslem at February 28, 2026 11:46 AM (Ksqrb)

641 632 The lack of second-order thinking by a lot of people is in full effect. The two suppliers of China's oil have been neutralized. Xi needed to have launched against Taiwan a month ago to have any chance not to be the next 6 hour regime change.
Posted by: Ian S.
========
And far better than fighting a naval campaign against China in 2027 by making Xi's energy imports subject to being cut today.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 11:46 AM (E4rtv)

642 I think people, some here, put a huge emphasis on Tucker's sway over politics and culture. He's not "all that." He's a slightly less vicious Candy Owens. But every bit as bonkers.

The only people who abide him are his fan base and those looking for a sound bite. And that number is at the low end of the spectrum.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 11:46 AM (jtM2q)

643 >>THE SPORT IS WAR
TOTAL WAR
WHEN VICTORY’S REALLY MASSACRE
THE FINAL SWING
IS NOT A DRILL
IT’S HOW MANY PEOPLE
I CAN KILL

[Insert Guitar Solo, Here]

Posted by: SLAYER at February 28, 2026 11:46 AM (1Udfd)

644 NewsMax2 has had decent coverage...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-lFBzloL2Y

Posted by: Denny Crane - NOT a Paid Advertisement. at February 28, 2026 11:46 AM (i49OE)

645 Tucker is a dry drunk who now gets intoxicated on his own sanctimony.

Same results. Irrational flailing ending in self destruction.

Posted by: Alternative point of view at February 28, 2026 11:47 AM (YrUlT)

646 And firearms are not difficult to learn how to use, which is the beauty of them.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 11:12 AM (hJH5n)

Which is why, in the beginning of this, I suggested dropping oodles of .357 revolvers with 60-300 rounds for each. Revolvers are the original point-and-click interface.

Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 11:47 AM (fPjLT)

647
And this is why FOX News sucks ass, haven’t watched it in a year, turn it on and they have a succession of donks on to talk smack.

All I see are Shriner kids.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 28, 2026 11:47 AM (Cqx++)

648 I'll bet Valerie Jarrett is throwing lamps at Obama and Big Mike as we speak, Hillary style.
Posted by: Ian S.

Didn't Jarret move into the Obama's DC compound?

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 11:47 AM (E4rtv)

649 We go to the range to improve our skills. It doesn't take that much skill to ambush a Revolutionary Guard thug, blow his brains out, and seize his AK.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 11:26 A

Those goat herders in iraq and afghanistan sure figured out how to shoot quick once we set up shop.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 28, 2026 11:48 AM (0N4FZ)

650 574 You know you're a true-blue bonifide Moron when the first thought on seeing the breaking news this morning was, "That should get a flaming skull from Ace!". LOL
Posted by: tankascribe at February 28, 2026 11:35 AM (GwViw)

---

AoSHQ is generally my first contact with any news of import. My first thought is whether there are enough flaming skulls, and whether there should be pudding.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at February 28, 2026 11:48 AM (NYInA)

651 I won't believe until the Iranians shred his corpse in the streets, as is their custom.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 11:13 AM (/lPRQ)

Depending on how close he was to the detonation point, they might have a hard time doing that.

Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 11:48 AM (fPjLT)

652 >>Those goat herders in iraq and afghanistan sure figured out how to shoot quick once we set up shop.

Well, they rely on allah to guide their bullets...but, yeah. They were down to clown in no time.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 11:49 AM (1Udfd)

653 wait a second! the regime promised Khamenei on TV, like , and hour ago! I demand to see the great leader !

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 11:49 AM (/M/4v)

654 Trump in 2026: bends over for Israel, gives zero fucks about Americans

But Tucker is the one who isn’t maga.

Boomers gotta boom .
Posted by: Cute

Are we at war with Venezuela? This is going to end up similar, I think. We go in, blow shit up, and leave. Not sure it's a war when it's a one-sided beat down.

I don't view it as doing Israel's bidding. Everyone in the region viewed Iran as a destabilizing threat...to everyone. Retards like Obama tried to fake-negotiate the threat away. Trump used the opportunity of popular uprisings to end the regime, either organically or through our military assistance.

Tucker isn't MAGA, he's a paid anti-American antisemitic lunatic. Fuck him.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 28, 2026 11:43 AM (ycI94)

I wonder how much Qatari money that poster was paid.

As well as the other anti-Semites that have suddenly popped up.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 11:49 AM (hJH5n)

655 Flaming Tucker Head?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 28, 2026 11:49 AM (Cqx++)

656 Trump understands that diplomacy is the art of saying "nice doggy" while reaching for a large rock.

Posted by: Rob Crawford at February 28, 2026 11:49 AM (LqCKJ)

657 More video.

https://is.gd/opYE9B
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster!

2nd video down says 21 tomahawks inbound...
Might just be our version of cheap ass drones.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 11:49 AM (/lPRQ)

658 And far better than fighting a naval campaign against China in 2027 by making Xi's energy imports subject to being cut today.

Exactly. The people complaining this is for Israel are delusional. It's for, among other things, Silicon Valley. (Granted, SV's best R&D happens in Israel, something the Joo-haters don't know about).

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 11:50 AM (0A/JS)

659 The lack of second-order thinking by a lot of people is in full effect. The two suppliers of China's oil have been neutralized. Xi needed to have launched against Taiwan a month ago to have any chance not to be the next 6 hour regime change.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 11:45 AM (0A/JS)
===

I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop with the recent Pakistan-Afghanistan brouhaha. There was a reason for that ...

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 11:50 AM (rj6Yv)

660 Flaming Tucker Head?

==

Tease!

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 11:50 AM (/M/4v)

661 WAR ENSEMBLE

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=jqnC54vbUbU

Posted by: SLAYER at February 28, 2026 11:42 AM (1Udfd)

Oh hell yeah.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 11:50 AM (snZF9)

662 532 476 Cow Demon is correct. American boots on the ground here would be an unmitigated disaster
---

Trump sent the people of Iran a message yesterday
to get their shit together so they may make it a civil place.

He's giving them their country back, not taking it.
...maybe a little oil for repayment

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 11:50 AM (v5dF2)

663 Iwas in England in 1979, its been a long time

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 11:50 AM (Ia/+0)

664 629 618 WAR ENSEMBLE
...
IS NOT A DRILL
IT’S HOW MANY PEOPLE
I CAN KILL

I BELIEVE in Harvey Dent
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-HereComeTheDRUMS

But I will vote for the Guy who can Split open the Sky.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 28, 2026 11:51 AM (2okO+)

665 >>Oh hell yeah.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 11:50 AM (snZF9)

One would hope that is playing on a loop through the US Coms.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 11:51 AM (1Udfd)

666
[Insert Guitar Solo, Here]
Posted by: SLAYER at February 28, 2026 11:46 AM (1Udfd)

SPORT THE WAR
WAR SUPPORT
THE SPORT IS WAR
TOTAL WAR
WHERE VICTORY’S REALLY SURVIVAL
THE FINAL SWING
IS NOT A DRILL
IT’S HOW MANY PEOPLE
I CAN KILL

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 11:51 AM (hJH5n)

667 Maybe after all this fundamentalist islam will look less like the way of the future in the West.
Or maybe in some Western European countries socialists will accelerate their pro-islamic plans.
Probably both at once, depending on the country.

Posted by: PG at February 28, 2026 11:51 AM (tFapr)

668 Didn't Jarret move into the Obama's DC compound?

Yes. Which everyone thought was weird.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 11:51 AM (0A/JS)

669 Close call in Qatar. Running in flip flops is not ideal.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 11:51 AM (lAzE1)

670 And firearms are not difficult to learn how to use, which is the beauty of them.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 11:12 AM (hJH5n)

Which is why, in the beginning of this, I suggested dropping oodles of .357 revolvers with 60-300 rounds for each. Revolvers are the original point-and-click interface.
Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 11:47 AM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Iran has mandatory military service. Pretty sure its young men can handle weapons if they need to. As well as the average 'ette? No. Well enough to fight? Yes.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 11:51 AM (Wnv9h)

671 Trump's a threat to democracy!
Trump's thugs killed two peaceful American protesters!
You can't bomb Iran just because their tyrannical government executed 25,000 peaceful protestors!!

Posted by: Retarded Leftist at February 28, 2026 11:52 AM (ycI94)

672 Well, that's good enough for me. Khamenei is pink mist.

Hey Bartender! I'll have a Khamenei Pink Mist with a shot of Jameson please!

Posted by: American Tourist, Trump Hotel and Casino, Tehran, 2027 at February 28, 2026 11:52 AM (Ksqrb)

673 I am always glad that there are a few SLAYER fans among the Horde.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 11:52 AM (1Udfd)

674 God damn right, it's a beautiful day!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 28, 2026 11:52 AM (j+aD2)

675 Qatar is like, what the fk did we do ?? We helped your ass!

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 11:52 AM (/M/4v)

676 "We urge the Iranian leadership to seek a negotiated solution." Joint statement from French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

The Iranian leadership is mort. Try again.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 11:52 AM (BnDlA)

677 Goldie and Arvin are up but still chilling to persian music

https://www.youtube.com/live/4KT4ay8Qfh4

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 11:52 AM (kvcnI)

678 Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson

Exiled Crown Prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi:

“Your duty is to defend the people, not to defend a regime that has taken our homeland hostage through repression and crime.”

X video: https://bit.ly/4l74O50

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 11:53 AM (P5BPp)

679 641 Tucker is really showing his traitorous ass.

Fuck him.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 28, 2026 11:46 AM (Z3YM3

Uhh...pretty sure the Qataris beat you to that.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at February 28, 2026 11:54 AM (kGdxl)

680 TOUSI starts in 6 minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/live/h80P3aOFMrw

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 11:54 AM (kvcnI)

681
It's for, among other things, Silicon Valley.

Bombs for AI data centers?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 28, 2026 11:54 AM (Cqx++)

682 Which is why, in the beginning of this, I suggested dropping oodles of .357 revolvers with 60-300 rounds for each. Revolvers are the original point-and-click interface.
Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 11:47 AM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Iran has mandatory military service. Pretty sure its young men can handle weapons if they need to. As well as the average 'ette? No. Well enough to fight? Yes.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 11:51 AM (Wnv9h)

I'd suggest those NAA palm-size revolvers in .22 Magnum. The round packs a punch, and the weapon is highly concealable.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 11:54 AM (8zz6B)

683 One would hope that is playing on a loop through the US Coms.

Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 11:51 AM (1Udfd)

Along with Manowar- Kill with power.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 11:54 AM (snZF9)

684 "We urge the Iranian leadership to seek a negotiated solution." Joint statement from French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Macron can help the Iranian leadership with the terms of their surrender.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 11:54 AM (0A/JS)

685 661 The lack of second-order thinking by a lot of people is in full effect. The two suppliers of China's oil have been neutralized. Xi needed to have launched against Taiwan a month ago to have any chance not to be the next 6 hour regime change.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 11:45 AM (0A/JS)

It sucks that the PRC doesn’t share a land border with a major oil producing country.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 11:54 AM (hJH5n)

686 "As well as the other anti-Semites that have suddenly popped up."

Ah, you're probably right that it's Qatar bots rather than commie tards.

So.

Hey retards. Go eat some greasy bacon. I'm frying some up right now and after that I'm going to go walk my dog and I won't be covering my hair. Seethe and cope.

Posted by: Saber Alter at February 28, 2026 11:54 AM (TwV1B)

687 661.
I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop with the recent Pakistan-Afghanistan brouhaha. There was a reason for that ...
Posted by: mrp

Yes.

Posted by: L - No nic... at February 28, 2026 11:54 AM (NFX2v)

688
Next, get the muzzies out of our country.

They will never stop until they are gone or dead.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 28, 2026 11:54 AM (3ek7K)

689 I approve.

But I don't see what is to prevent the Revolutionary Guards and others from playing possum and then gradually reasserting control afterward. Probably better not to give them an opportunity to lay down their arms (which I hope is what we're actually doing).

I do hope the Ayatollah and friends enjoy Hell. They've earned it.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 28, 2026 11:55 AM (YWB+v)

690 Negotiations have reached an impasse.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 11:55 AM (lAzE1)

691 Iran is obviously trying to take out as many civilians as possible. Under what liberal war theory is that appropriate or a 'winning' strategy?

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 11:55 AM (lCppi)

692 The lack of second-order thinking by a lot of people is in full effect. The two suppliers of China's oil have been neutralized. Xi needed to have launched against Taiwan a month ago to have any chance not to be the next 6 hour regime change.

I wish that were true, but China is not Iran or Venezuela.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 11:56 AM (Riz8t)

693 >>Manowar- Kill with power.

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=jagZ0ePrAKs

Posted by: Long Distance Dedication at February 28, 2026 11:56 AM (1Udfd)

694 too bad we did not give more time to diplomacy...
Posted by: runner
---------
Rapprochement! I repeat it over and over again!

Posted by: Valerie Jarrett at February 28, 2026 11:56 AM (XeU6L)

695 I do hope the Ayatollah and friends enjoy Hell. They've earned it.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 28, 2026 11:55 AM (YWB+v)

And they chose it.

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 11:56 AM (lCppi)

696 677 Qatar is like, what the fk did we do ?? We helped your ass!
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 11:52 AM (/M/4v)

You f*ked up! You trusted us!

Posted by: Ayatollah Otter at February 28, 2026 11:56 AM (XE5AP)

697 2nd video down says 21 tomahawks inbound...
Might just be our version of cheap ass drones.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 11:49 AM (/lPRQ)

They looked a lot like Tomahawks.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 11:56 AM (ExV1e)

698 Trump Tzu: If you want to slay a dragon, you first slay his friends.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 28, 2026 11:56 AM (XV/Pl)

699 670 Didn't Jarret move into the Obama's DC compound?

Yes. Which everyone thought was weird.
Posted by: Ian S.
========
I thought of it more as Svengali could hide from scrutiny under the Obama cape.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 11:58 AM (E4rtv)

700 Well, he wasn't wrong.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:29 AM

Dude. You missed out on the bonus points by not using "He's not wrong, you know."

In today's competitive environment, every point counts when it comes to your AoSHQ Commentator Evaluation!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 28, 2026 11:58 AM (0sNs1)

701 Saddam Hussein violated 17 UN resolutions and bribed or attempted to bribe every parliament in Europe to end sanctions. He also kept dual-use WMD production facilities in underground bunkers.

He was a destabilizing power in the region, too. And look what happened to him.

Whoever is left in Iran's power circle had better read the tea leaves and decide accordingly.

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 11:59 AM (rj6Yv)

702 Qatar is like, what the fk did we do ?? We helped your ass!

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 11:52 AM (/M/4v)

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

Maybe they can install Cucker Qatarlson as Iran's new Supreme Leader?

Of course, he'd have to take a pay cut ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 28, 2026 11:59 AM (pvE8i)

703 It sucks that the PRC doesn’t share a land border with a major oil producing country.

Russia's entire economy is built on oil. If Putin raises production to help Xi, he's contributing to his own destruction. It's the "guy sweating at two red buttons" meme.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 11:59 AM (0A/JS)

704 New war thread

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 11:59 AM (lH7fb)

705 Nood. Leftists losing their shit.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 11:59 AM (Wnv9h)

706 I wish that were true, but China is not Iran or Venezuela.
Posted by: Archimedes
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Logistics--China needs access to oil to run its war machine. No oil, no war is the rest of the syllogism.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 12:00 PM (E4rtv)

707 The definition of insanity: Hearing Trump say he's going to f*ck you up and ignoring him.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 12:00 PM (FXNzP)

708 Any news from Biden's Dog?

Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 12:00 PM (2WIwB)

709 Iran is using suicide drones to bomb high-rises in Bahrain and Dubai...goons

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 12:00 PM (/M/4v)

710 2nd video down says 21 tomahawks inbound...
Might just be our version of cheap ass drones.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 11:49 AM (/lPRQ)

They looked a lot like Tomahawks.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Proven airframe.
Just put cheaper electronic and engines in them.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 12:01 PM (/lPRQ)

711 710 Any news from Biden's Dog?
Posted by: Diogenes
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AFAIK none. Been up personally since 1 AM EST.

But could have missed a quick pop in.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 12:01 PM (E4rtv)

712 Yep, it's Qatar bots.

Yo, y'all need an update, the IRGC attacked Qatar so it's OK to hate the Arab occupiers now.

Posted by: Saber Alter at February 28, 2026 12:02 PM (6XXvd)

713 Iran is obviously trying to take out as many civilians as possible. Under what liberal war theory is that appropriate or a 'winning' strategy?

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 11:55 AM (lCppi)

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Death Cult Terrorists gotta murder and terrorize.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 28, 2026 12:02 PM (pvE8i)

714 A pic of Khamenei's home from the London Times. Looks like it is going to need a new coat of paint.

https://is.gd/nIC5Oc
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 11:36 AM (BnDlA)

Well, that's gonna bring down property values.

Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 12:02 PM (fPjLT)

715 709 The definition of insanity: Hearing Trump say he's going to f*ck you up and ignoring him.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 12:00 PM (FXNzP)

True. It's not like he didn't warn them.

Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 12:02 PM (0MjtC)

716 From Global Times: "A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Saturday that China is highly concerned about the military attacks by the US and Israel on Iran. Iran's national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity should be respected. China calls for an immediate halt to military operations, to avoid further escalation of tensions, to resume dialogue and negotiation, and to maintain peace and stability in the Middle East, the spokesperson said."

Translation: "muh oil supplies."

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 12:06 PM (BnDlA)

717 691 Negotiations have reached an impasse.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 11:55 AM (lAzE1)

French Royalty stamped their cannons with:
"Ultima Ratio Regum"
Translated:
"The Last Argument of Kings"

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 28, 2026 12:07 PM (WYStd)

718 663 532 476 Cow Demon is correct. American boots on the ground here would be an unmitigated disaster

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIk94MJS_Sc
ROBOCOP: Operation Tehran

"Why is America so robophobic?" was said by the character Pat Novak, played by Samuel L. Jackson -- Robocop/2014 set in the Year 2028.

Soylent Green is made out of Peeple -- Soylent Green/1973 set in the year 2022

Still, this is one better:
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-HereComeTheDRUMS

https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-RememberThisWell
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBsTheChickenRun

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 28, 2026 12:07 PM (uK6oj)

719 Iran crossed the line with it's people when in imported a bunch of mercenaries to kill them off by the thousands. Not something even their own savages would not do.

That is also when the hardliners became vulnerable.

It shouldn't take long to throw the cretins in the dustbin.

What comes after this will be interesting.

Posted by: pawn at February 28, 2026 12:11 PM (+rKuc)

720 Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 28, 2026 12:07 PM (uK6oj)

Prompt di$$emination of thi$ information is $staunchly de$ired.

Posted by: possibly zombie Harold McElwaine at February 28, 2026 12:13 PM (/HDaX)

721 US Base in Kuwait taking heaving shelling.

Posted by: L - No nic... at February 28, 2026 12:13 PM (NFX2v)

722 721. Heavy shelling. Sorry.

Posted by: L - No nic... at February 28, 2026 12:15 PM (NFX2v)

723 Revolvers are the original point-and-click interface.
Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 11:47 AM (fPjLT)
Like a fork is ready to use

Posted by: MAC V SOG at February 28, 2026 12:30 PM (mQh9m)

724 660 Flaming Tucker Head?

==

Tease!
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 11:50 AM (/M/4v)

Lawsie! I would need to run out for an emergency stash of Depends for that! LOL! The fancy kind.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 12:52 PM (WONhk)

725 I buy 30k killed as much as, "you can't find an AK in the middle east".

Posted by: connected and litigious at February 28, 2026 01:19 PM (cS1cw)

726 FUCK IT'S HOT!!!!
WHAT THE FUCK?!!
THIS WASN'T IN THE BROCHURE!?!
Posted by: Ayatollah

TOP BUNK IS MINE MOTHERFUCKER

Posted by: Jesse Jackson at February 28, 2026 01:39 PM (2Dod/)

727 90% of the Democrat Party, including Jews, rallied to the side of Hamas after their 10/07 Rape-Attack on Jewish women and children. After they raped them to death, they cut off their body parts. Those who were not gang-raped and dismembered were taken as sex slaves, some to be sold others to be raped daily.
Those are the people Iran and American Democrats, along with Susan Rice and Barrack Obama, supported.

Posted by: wferrin at February 28, 2026 06:14 PM (meunJ)

The Classical Saturday Morning Coffee Break & Prayer Revival

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[There is something dreadfully wrong when you can see the bottom of a coffee cup.]

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Good morning boys and girls and everything in between. Before we enter the Prayer Revival just a few housekeeping matters to take care of. (Rulz for those of you in Kip's Bay)

1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate.
2) Be exceptional, don't be Pretti Good.
3) Running with sharp objects will result in permanent record activity.
4) Have a great weekend!

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AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List
Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update.
Prayer Requests:
12/20 – Morgan, longtime lurker, takes tango lessons from Sebastian, whose son, Matias, is recovering from brain surgery. The MRI was read on 12/19, and the surgeons did not remove the entire tumor. Even though the biopsy indicated the tumor was benign, the boy is probably facing several rounds of chemo. Please pray for the boy’s continued recovery in El Salvador.
1/10 Update – Matias will have surgery in 2 weeks to try and remove the rest of the tumor, and then he will receive radiation therapy.
2/7 Update – Matias came through the second surgery, and was waiting for another MRI before he can start radiation. He has lost weight due to constant vomiting and didn’t sleep for 4 days, but he is sleeping better now and is able to keep food down. He and his parents are really struggling, though.
1/6 – Diogenes requested prayers for his best friend since college, who was diagnosed with cancer. Within hours or hearing this, the friend’s son, a man that Diogenes has known since he was a baby, collapsed from what appears to be a brain tumor. The prognosis isn’t hopeful. Please pray for both of these fine men.
1/23 Update – Diogenes’ best friend’s son Sean had emergency brain surgery. The labs are back and it’s not good news. He has stage 4 brain cancer. They were scheduled to meet with an oncologist on 1/26 to determine the best pathway ahead for the time he has remaining. This is just crushing news. Thanks to all the Horde for their prayers and support for this fine young man.
2/11 Update – Sean has not started brain cancer treatments yet. There are still some issues to work out. But he had more bad news when his wife’s sister was hit by a truck on 2/10 and is in critical condition (broken back, severe concussion, bleeding on the brain). Diogenes asks for anyone in the Horde to speak up if they know of any support groups for people in Sean’s situation. Thanks in advance.
1/8 - Doof asked for prayers for his mother. She was hit hard by the flu. She couldn’t get out of bed the morning of 1/8 and was sent by ambulance to the hospital. She is alert and communicating but prayers are appreciated for her recovery. Prayers are also appreciated for Doof, as he absolutely despises hospitals.
2/18 Update – Mom was moved to a different facility on 2/12. She is still receiving post-hospital rehab, but this place also has long term care and assisted living options, so more robust care is available. She is happier there and is improving daily. She still has a long way to go, so continued prayers are much appreciated!
1/24 – Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd posted some updates and requests. In the blessings department: blood glucose has continued to fall, well within normal range. BP is good. The hole where his molar used to be is coming along nicely. The youngest has jaw surgery coming up in February. This is many years in the making and should correct her bite and ease the pain in her jaw and ears. She’s not looking forward to the liquid diet, but is looking forward to the pain relief. Prayers are always appreciated, and based on what they have been through, he knows they are efficacious.
2/7 Update – He does not have any pain related to his lost molar anymore. And his (adult) daughter’s jaw surgery is scheduled for 2/9. She will stay overnight at the hospital in Ann Arbor.
2/14 Update – His daughter’s jaw surgery seems to be fully successful, thanks be to God. She is recuperating rapidly, the swelling is sharply down, and she’s counting the days to getting off the liquid diet.
1/30 – Bulg could use prayers after a distressing medical incident. His heart was racing and he was too weak to even really walk. His doctor thinks it might be AFib; he is wearing a heart monitor to gather more information, and he needs to keep a diary of any other heart-related incidents. Prayers are much appreciated.
2/6 Update – Bulg had two prayers of thanks. The first was that he had a good phone conversation with his sister, from whom he had been estranged for 20 over years. The second was that he does not have AFib.
1/31 – George V asked for prayers for his wife. She needs a heart valve replacement but first needs a heart cath to assess the valve and determine the replacement procedure and perhaps put stents in the coronary arteries that may be partially blocked. Also, the preliminary CT scan of her heart showed spots on her lungs that may be cancerous.
2/21 Update – The prayers are working. Thanks be to God and everyone who prayed. The heart cath showed no blockages in her arteries. The heart valve procedure will be in about 4 weeks. The pulmonologist said the lung spots have a very low chance of being cancerous, but a second scan will tell for sure. So far good news, and thanks to all who prayed for her.
2/4 – BifBewalski posted that it has been a little over a year since he took Smash to the ER for abdominal problems. After a full year of insurance BS, specialists, and other doctors visits, she has been taken back for abdominal surgery today. Please offer a prayer for her successful procedure and a speedy recovery.
2/7 Update – BifBewalski brought Smash home from the overnight stay in the hospital. She is recovering well. The post-surgery fever broke and the pain is minimal. A full recovery is expected. Thank you for the prayers – it truly makes a difference!
2/7 – Frankie asked for prayers for her godmother, Linda, who has been in declining health and recently had to move to a care facility.
2/7 – Vmom deport deport deport requested prayers for her hubby, who has had the coughing crud since 2/2.
2/14 Update – Vmom also asks for prayers on behalf of her husband, as his employer is expected to file for Chapter 11. They are hoping for a decent severance.
2/11 – Bluebell sent an update from grammie winger: "I've finished my 6th round of chemo. Thursday (Feb. 12) I will meet with the surgeon who will decide if surgery is an option for me. If not, I'm not sure if there's a Plan B. Maybe more chemo? Ugh - it's already deteriorated my vision and hearing. Nasty stuff. But it's all in the Lord's hands. I don't know how people who don't have faith do it. I miss Ace but it's something I have to set aside for now. I love each and every one of you. Even the trolls. LOL"
2/11 – Joe Kidd sent an update related to his friend, Bill, who we prayed for in December. Bill’s former girlfriend had passed away, and Bill and the girlfriend’s family were devastated by the loss. Bill has sold the house he (and the girlfriend) had lived in, and sent half the proceeds to his former girlfriend’s family. Just recently, Bill took early retirement to care for his 90 year old mother. Joe Kidd sends thanks. If you know, you know.
2/13 – Whigwife posted that Whig made it through surgery and was resting comfortably.
2/14 – TCN in Alaska asked for advice. She is currently allowing her son, his girlfriend, and their infant to live in a condo she owns, and they are providing a terrible environment for the baby: pot-smoking, booze, no food, no formula. TCN in Alaska asked for advice about how to handle the situation. Prayers would help.
2/14 – L gave an update on her brother Ron. He has been in declining health for the last 6+ months, and has been transferred to a nice facility for hospice. They had been discussing this possibility for months. He would make improvements, then relapse, each time ending up more disabled. The best part is that he is at peace with the decision. He is aware enough to assist with the final plans and is enjoying parceling out his remaining possessions to family and friends. L’s daughter’s cardiac recovery continues. L says she cannot thank all sufficiently for the many prayers.
2/19 – mindful webworker requested prayers for his wife. Milady Jo will be having surgery on 2/26. It should be outpatient, and then a couple of weeks of recovery. Prayers are welcome for her, her surgeon, and her hapless husband while she’s down.
2/26 Update – The surgery is for Respiratory Epithelial Adenomatoid Hamartomak (REAH) – basically a blocked up nose. It’s relatively rare. It took a while to find an ENT whose diagnosis and surgical recommendation gave confidence. The surgery should improve her life greatly. It is scheduled for 1 pm.
2/20 – Gouveneur Morris requested prayers for herself as she has surgery scheduled for 2/27 for spondylolisthesis.
2/21 - Skip asked for prayers for his sister and her two children, as they grieve their husband/father. The memorial service was on 2/21.
2/21 – Vmom deport deport deport asked for prayers for Gerry and Cathy, the elderly parents of her co-worker, B. Gerry and Cathy are in failing health, and B is bravely trying to keep them cared for and independent while also being a mom to her own kids.
2/21 – San Franpsycho requested a prayer for complete and immediate healing for PS, his oldest living relative, who is back in the hospital due to post-surgery fever and possible pneumonia.
2/21 – Sock Monkey asked for prayers of comfort and peace for Rickb223, who recently lost his wife to cancer. It was apparently a long battle and he was her primary caregiver. He is struggling. Please pray for him.
2/25 – LinusVanPelt posted a request for prayers for himself. He had a health scare and it’s freaking him out a bit. He had a real thing happen, and then received a clean bill of health, but has 2 more doctors to see. He can’t stop irrationally worrying that they’re going to say bad stuff (despite the real reason for the visits is to adjust medication levels).
2/25 – Teresa in Fort Worth posted that she might need some prayers. Her PET scan was less than encouraging. She will have more information on 2/26.
2/25 – Robert posted that he needed an ‘Ette to kindly bash his brains in. He is suffering yet another massive gout flare up, and needs someone to end it all for him. He asks for an ‘Ette because he knows women are capable of inflicting great violence with only love in their hearts.
2/26 – Farmer could use some prayers. A biopsy is scheduled soon. The dentist said he found a couple of suspect spots. After having had prostate cancer, anything like this really alarms him.
For submission guidelines and other relevant info, please contact Annie's Stew, who is managing the prayer list. You can contact her at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. If you see a prayer request posted in a thread comment, feel free to copy and paste it and e-mail it to Annie's Stew. She tries to keep up with the requests in the threads, but she's not here all of the time, so she may not see it unless you e-mail it to her. Please note: Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks or so unless we receive an update.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 08:00 AM

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1 God bless our soldiers, sailors and airmen.

FNC says Iranian civilians are cheering the bombing in the streets.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 28, 2026 07:56 AM (8vUlE)

2 Prayers up for all above, and for those unmentioned.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 08:00 AM (etYFQ)

3 "All gone"

Especially fitting today

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 28, 2026 08:00 AM (e8LAr)

4 Tousi says that Khamenei is about to address the nation. Could be days old I guess.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 08:02 AM (cxFcK)

5 Not on the list, but please pray for my older sister who will be having surgery to remove 2 brain tumors on Wednesday.

Thank you!

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 28, 2026 08:03 AM (8AONa)

6 Good morning again dear horde with thanks to annie and mh and you morons for praying.

{grammie}
{TiFW}
Hiya JT

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 08:04 AM (RIvkX)

7 Good morning all.

Is Iran being something more than its typical, provocative self?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 28, 2026 08:04 AM (R0wwO)

8 My oldest friend died last Sunday night. Please pray for the repose of his soul. He returned to the Church in recent years. He asked me to give a eulogy at his Memorial Mass. So I will be flying west sometime soon.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2026 08:05 AM (qFwJc)

9 Operation Rub some dirt on it.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2026 08:06 AM (qFwJc)

10 Huck and Tom said it all and eloquently for today.
1 God bless our soldiers, sailors and airmen.

FNC says Iranian civilians are cheering the bombing in the streets.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

2 Prayers up for all above, and for those unmentioned.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:06 AM (E4rtv)

11 Bluebell passed along news about grammie winger. She had all-day doctor appts scheduled for 2/27, and surgery scheduled for 3/2. It’s quite complex - a 10 hour procedure. Rev is apprehensive, and their daughter (the nurse) and son are helping take care.

Posted by: Anniestew at February 28, 2026 08:07 AM (VEsJT)

12 There were several Free Iran signs up in west LA last week, but nothing like the Ukraine fever of 2-3 years ago.

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 08:07 AM (lCppi)

13 Thx MisHum
Prayers for the Horde and their loved ones in need.
Prayers for the safe return of our troops and success in their mission
Prayers for the freedom of the Iranian people

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 08:07 AM (HYqoK)

14 7 Good morning all.

Is Iran being something more than its typical, provocative self?
Posted by: JM in Illinois

Iran is in the process of the FO part of FAFO. Israel and US have been attacking in a regime decapitation strike since about one o clock Eastern.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:07 AM (E4rtv)

15 prayers for service men and women
prayers for Pres and leaders

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 28, 2026 08:09 AM (gbOdA)

16

My spouse was discharged from her rehab facility yesterday and her prognosis post shunt surgery to regain strength and physical abilities is excellent.

Thanks and GOd bless all of you for your thoughts and rayers on her behalf.

And wishing complete and rapid healing and comfort for all of you who are suffering.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 28, 2026 08:10 AM (x0n13)

17 FWIW, video of a Reaper on X,

Shin
@hey_itsmyturn
·
1h
I can't stress this enough, you guys, A (EFFing) REAPER FLEW ALL THE WAY TO SHIRAZ, WHICH IS NOT CLOSE TO ANY BORDER AND WAS NOT SHUT DOWN. IT'S FUCKING SUREAL

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:10 AM (E4rtv)

18 14 7 Good morning all.

Is Iran being something more than its typical, provocative self?
Posted by: JM in Illinois

It’s actually on its way to being something a whole lot less than its usual self.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 08:10 AM (etYFQ)

19 Good morning, Horde. Thank you MisHum and Annie. Prayers up for Grammie Winger and all other listed intentions.

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at February 28, 2026 08:10 AM (kOluj)

20 Prayers for the Horde
For POTUS and our military
For Israel our stalwart ally
For the people of Iran, specially the women who have been enslaved for 3 generations

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 28, 2026 08:11 AM (vfth7)

21 With gratitude please pray for P'nina Bat Surel she remains in hospital still not stabilized.

She keeps calling old friends to tell them she needs to be picked up from the Brooklyn School for the Gifted.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 08:11 AM (RIvkX)

22 Greetings and good morning, everyone. My father is home, going through PT and speech therapy, finally had his will done and then was taken to the ER yesterday for pneumonia.

I guess at this stage of life "One step forward and two back" is going to be status quo.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 28, 2026 08:12 AM (7xrfc)

23 Oops. UK Government condemns the United States, and tells us "hands off Iran."

Useless. Europeans are utterly useless as "allies."

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 08:12 AM (X+xvk)

24 Good Saturday morning, horde.

Thanks to Robert for the laugh among the gravity of the prayer needs. Gout itself isn't funny--prayers that it subsides quickly.

And special prayers for all those who are grieving the loss of loved ones.

And for those who are awaiting news regarding their conditions.

And those who maintain silently, our Father knows you, and He knows what you need.

Blessings all.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 28, 2026 08:12 AM (h7ZuX)

25 As always, I pray to the Lord to not lead us into temptation, but deliver every gov't fraudster into prison. Having never even made six figures -- and with a deep resentment of being played for a fool, made into a sucker-chump-by-proxy, getting fleeced -- if they focus on the seven+ figure scammers and let the rest slide, it will in fact be a temptation, when it ought not to have ever even been a possibility.

Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 08:12 AM (Sy6m/)

26 My spouse was discharged from her rehab facility yesterday and her prognosis post shunt surgery to regain strength and physical abilities is excellent.
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b"h for good health

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 08:13 AM (RIvkX)

27 I'm preparing to go out to breakfast and have free coffee refills. Well, free after the initial charge, of course. And I have that here. But the grill makes better omelets.

Off to the library afterward, and then? Maybe Walmart for some groceries, or maybe I'll just point the Buick's nose away from the city and let it run. Oh, you know, both.

How's everybody's Saturday? I saw the beginning of Buck's war thread. Are things going well for the ayatollahs? (Gee, I hope not.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 08:13 AM (wzUl9)

28 Tousi says that Khamenei is about to address the nation. Could be days old I guess.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 08:02 AM (cxFcK)

Let me guess:
"We've dealt the Great Satan a mighty blow! Victory is ours! Wait...what's that noise? Arrgh!"
*Kablooey!*

Posted by: Boswell at February 28, 2026 08:14 AM (j10i6)

29 Hopefully some weird beards, their families and whores are captured alive and get the old Mussolini Lamppost Treatment by Free Iranians for all the world to see.

Gotta leave those arms dangling for full effect...

Posted by: Death To Islam at February 28, 2026 08:14 AM (Ksqrb)

30 Another useless UN Euro Fag gas bag bleating

:2:49 pm
UN urges all parties to ‘see reason’ as Iran-US conflict flares
By AFP

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
The United Nations’ rights chief, Volker Turk, deplores Saturday’s strikes in the Middle East and urges all parties to return to negotiations, saying attacks will only result in “death, destruction and human misery.”

“I deplore the military strikes across Iran this morning by Israel and the United States of America, and the subsequent retaliatory strikes by Iran,” Volker Turk says in a statement.

“As always, in any armed conflict, it is civilians who end up paying the ultimate price.”

My community note.
And yet curiously Volker is not put out by 50000 Iranians being put to death merely for opposing the homicidal Iranian Regime nor its countless civilian victims of terrorism and warfare that Iran has caused in the Middle East over the decades since being in power.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:15 AM (E4rtv)

31 My vote is for the cute girl who was lighting the ayatollah's picture with her cigarette a month or so ago.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 08:15 AM (wzUl9)

32 I guess at this stage of life "One step forward and two back" is going to be status quo.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 28, 2026 08:12 AM (7xrfc)
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Is he at the Brooklyn School for the Gifted too?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 08:16 AM (RIvkX)

33 I would like to ask for prayers for a friend, P, who is dealing with a pinched nerve and has to have surgery in about a week or so. She also has a daughter, K, who just got out of the hospital having had major mental health problems. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2026 08:17 AM (ix8EF)

34 I actually have another update from grammie that didn't make it into the above. Thursday she let me know that she was having all-day tests and consultations yesterday (2/27) to see if she were fit for surgery on Monday. If so, the surgery would be on Monday (3/2). It would be complex and require 10 hours. She is apprehensive but as always trusts in the Lord. Please keep her in your prayers.

Posted by: bluebell at February 28, 2026 08:17 AM (79pEw)

35 prayers for grammie

Posted by: dantesed at February 28, 2026 08:18 AM (Oy/m2)

36 >>>My vote is for the cute girl who was lighting the ayatollah's picture with her cigarette a month or so ago.

It was a picture from 2022 taken in Toronto, Canada.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 28, 2026 08:19 AM (Y1sOo)

37 Godspeed, Grammie.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 08:19 AM (dK+Kv)

38 prayer for Lady JJS

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 28, 2026 08:19 AM (gbOdA)

39 Oh, thanks Anniestew for posting that update! I started typing my note when there were only three comments and then got distracted so didn't see your note before I hit post.

Posted by: bluebell at February 28, 2026 08:19 AM (79pEw)

40 Is he at the Brooklyn School for the Gifted too?
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Worse. He's in California.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 28, 2026 08:20 AM (7xrfc)

41 My vote is for the cute girl who was lighting the ayatollah's picture with her cigarette a month or so ago.
*
It was a picture from 2022 taken in Toronto, Canada.
Posted by: one hour sober at February 28, 2026

***
Fake but accurate.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 08:21 AM (wzUl9)

42 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 08:21 AM (ZOv7s)

43 “death, destruction and human misery.”

the hallmarks of communism

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 28, 2026 08:21 AM (jrgJz)

44 Prayers up for the hordians who asked, and especially for grammie.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 28, 2026 08:22 AM (9LIkP)

45 Decent Summary so far from X

Inside_Israel_Intel
@inside_IL_intel
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2h
Early battlefield snapshot:

Iran has fired roughly the same number of missiles toward U.S. bases in the Gulf as it has toward Israel.

About 25 toward Israel so far in very limited salvos.

Reporting in Israel indicates:

• One direct hit on a residential building in a settlement
• The remainder intercepted or reduced to shrapnel
• No disruption to Israeli military operations

If this holds, a more sobering conclusion emerges:
Missile quality and targeting effectiveness appear constrained.

Interception rates are high. Strategic and military infrastructure remains intact. There is zero evidence of degraded Israeli or US command in the region.

In short, Iran’s missile campaign is not translating into any kind of operational leverage. Rather it looks like potentially a final thrashing out at it's neighbors as it's limited capabilities are simultaneously revealed.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:22 AM (E4rtv)

46 My oldest friend died last Sunday night. Please pray for the repose of his soul. He returned to the Church in recent years. He asked me to give a eulogy at his Memorial Mass. So I will be flying west sometime soon.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2026 08:05 AM (qFwJc)
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God be praised! It's wonderful when someone comes home. God bless you.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 08:23 AM (ZOv7s)

47 The phrase.. Death throes.. comes to mind.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 28, 2026 08:25 AM (2J/Lj)

48 My vote is for the cute girl who was lighting the ayatollah's picture with her cigarette a month or so ago.
*
It was a picture from 2022 taken in Toronto, Canada.
Posted by: one hour sober at February 28, 2026

***
Doesn't really matter. It was a grand gesture -- and considering how many howling maniac mozzies are in the West now, she was still taking her life in her hands.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 08:25 AM (wzUl9)

49 If you run on no new wars but routinely get us involved in military conflict you’d think people would be annoyed at the lying lol

"In order to get elected BarackObama will start a war with Iran" - Trump, Nov 29, 2011

"Now that Obama's poll numbers are in tailspin - watch for him to launch a strike on Libya or Iran. He is desperate." - Trump, Oct 9, 2012, (and many more)

Funny thing is obama, for all his faults, did actually negotiate a deal with iran that was working then trump came and ruined it like he does everything else.

He's 80 years old, dying, suffering dementia. He literally has nothing to lose. The video Trump released was essentially Bush’s Iraq War speech but, y’know, dumber.

We don't have money for healthcare or cancer research, but we have infinite money for war. Infinite money for Israel’s conflicts. Remove aipac from US politics. It’s long overdue

They love starting wars on a Friday. And just like Russia they do it right after the Olympics. This authoritarian playbook is getting its mileage.

It must be so freeing to be a spineless, morally bankrupt, hypocrite conservative. Fucking cultist losers.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 28, 2026 08:26 AM (ycI94)

50 ICYMI, Trump's full address. - ITV

https://tinyurl.com/yeyjkjvw

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 08:28 AM (dK+Kv)

51 Operation: ABF (Ayatollah’s Be Frying)

Is well under way.

Hopefully this will usher in a new dawn of peace in the Middle East.

I have my doubts, but here’s to hoping.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 28, 2026 08:28 AM (XV/Pl)

52 Claim on X
"Mario Nawfal

@MarioNawfal
🚨🇮🇱🇮🇷 Israel just confirmed it.

They struck a meeting of Iran's senior political and security leadership in Tehran.

The room where Iran's government was sitting.

This is what months of intelligence work was for. One meeting. One moment. One strike.

The Iranian regime as it existed this morning may not exist by tonight.

Source: AjaNews"

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:29 AM (E4rtv)

53 Casbah status- Rocked ✅️

Posted by: The Clash at February 28, 2026 08:30 AM (ycI94)

54 Thanks for the update on Grammie Bluebell. I am praying.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 28, 2026 08:30 AM (SKZ+Q)

55 The above makes this more likely to be true

From Abu Ali on Telegram:

“It's no secret that the Iranians knew the war was about to break out. They prepared thoroughly. They had a general idea of what was going to happen and spent a long time preparing a counterattack.

Things to pay attention to:

It took them at least two hours, if not more, to respond to the attack – this indicates difficulty in carrying out the initial response they had planned.

As of now, the scope of launches toward Israel is lower than expected.

In my assessment, the initial opening strike by the US and Israel was aimed at paralyzing Iran's air defense systems and eliminating senior officials.
The heavy strikes phase has not yet begun.
The use of heavy American bombers will start after a thorough clearing of the Iranian air defense systems – we are not there yet.

There is something to wait for.”

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:30 AM (E4rtv)

56 Funny thing is obama, for all his faults, did actually negotiate a deal with iran that was working then trump came and ruined it like he does everything else.

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*snort*

What obummer "negotiated" was an ass-rape of America and Israel.

BUT IT WAS STILL A DEAL, MAN!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 08:31 AM (nWPIJ)

57 whig

Thank you for your updates. Much appreciated.
I do not do X, so I miss stuff.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 08:32 AM (u82oZ)

58 I thought we were going to talk about Canadian hockey...

Posted by: I must have blinked at February 28, 2026 08:32 AM (2Ez/1)

59 This is now on multiple reports including Israel media,

"The IDF and Israeli intelligence is pretty optimistic about the elimination of Khamenei. However, assessments for final status are still being made."

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:32 AM (E4rtv)

60 They struck a meeting of Iran's senior political and security leadership in Tehran.

The room where Iran's government was sitting.

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Oops. Should have kept those Zoom subscriptions up to date.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 08:33 AM (nWPIJ)

61 There is something to wait for.”
Posted by: whig

Like what?

Posted by: Mysterious sonic/air pressure weapons that made Venezuelan troops bleed out their eyes, ears, nose at February 28, 2026 08:33 AM (ycI94)

62 This isn't a new war. It's unfinished business from 1979.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 08:34 AM (ZOv7s)

63 [takes dollar, looks around furtively]

Word on the street is, some cobber in a 1988 Chevy van cruises down Route 1 in Key Largo, gots a Bertie Higgins mural on the side.

Posted by: Johnny the Shoeshine Guy at February 28, 2026 08:34 AM (+0u/j)

64 60 They struck a meeting of Iran's senior political and security leadership in Tehran.

The room where Iran's government was sitting.
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Oops. Should have kept those Zoom subscriptions up to date.
Posted by: Cicero

My leaked Signal chats >>>>>> bombed Iranian in person chat

Posted by: SecWar Hegseth at February 28, 2026 08:35 AM (ycI94)

65 I do not do X, so I miss stuff.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

I finally joined X simply to get the rest of posts cited on other media. Like it or not, the world has moved past the old media. Times of Israel live blogging and sigh, Al Jazeera live blog are also useful.

But X is a often a sewer.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:36 AM (E4rtv)

66 whig

Thank you for your updates. Much appreciated.
I do not do X, so I miss stuff.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 08:32 AM (u82oZ)

x2

Check www.newsnow.com for a decent news roundup.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 08:36 AM (dK+Kv)

67 They struck a meeting of Iran's senior political and security leadership in Tehran.

The room where Iran's government was sitting.
___________

Why would they risk gathering in one place when strikes were anticipated?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 28, 2026 08:36 AM (XvL8K)

68 Lord grant us Your peace. Lord give us Your strength. Lord lay Your healing hands upon our loved ones. Lord comfort those who are grieving. Lord watch over those in harms way. Let Your will prevail.

Amen

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 08:37 AM (1JFYK)

69 Thomas Bender

There will always be wars and rumors of wars. Violence is part of humanity. But changing Iran will make the ME conflicts smaller, and less metastasis of terrorism.

And looking at mankind's progress, we are less violent as a species than in the past.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 08:37 AM (u82oZ)

70 Like what?
Posted by: Mysterious sonic

Heh.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:37 AM (E4rtv)

71 My oldest friend died last Sunday night. Please pray for the repose of his soul. He returned to the Church in recent years. He asked me to give a eulogy at his Memorial Mass. So I will be flying west sometime soon.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2026 08:05 AM (qFwJc)
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May his memory be a blessing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 08:37 AM (RIvkX)

72 "The IDF and Israeli intelligence is pretty optimistic about the elimination of Khamenei. However, assessments for final status are still being made."

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:32 AM (E4rtv)
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Hmmm....I wonder if Iran will start producing "deep fakes" of Khamenei giving speeches...

Kind of like "Father" in the movie Equilibrium. The original Father was dead, dead, dead, but the regime used his image to keep their hold on power.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 08:37 AM (ESVrU)

73 If Iran achieves freedom, it will be an inspiration for oppressed people all over the world.
Including the Brits.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 28, 2026 08:37 AM (vfth7)

74 But X is a often a sewer.
Posted by: whig

I would argue that it's less of a sewer than it was before Musk.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 28, 2026 08:38 AM (7xrfc)

75 Prayers for our troops, President Trump and for Israel’s government and the IDF as well

There is some personal irony for me that at a moment of grand events on the world stage I have far more gripping and stressful things happening in my personal life

Pray for my health Horde… I woke up in a hospital ICU recently… everything checked out it was only a stress induced incident but that means I need to make changes in my professional life. Don’t want a job to send me to an early grave! Looking for the Lord’s guidance

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 28, 2026 08:38 AM (xT8gx)

76 Thanks Annie. Thanks Mishum. You are both greatly appreciated.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 08:38 AM (1JFYK)

77 Why would they risk gathering in one place when strikes were anticipated?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

Strike was at midday this time rather than at night. Plus, apparently much of the wait was to accumulate anti missile assets of the US and Israel and put assets into place to take advantage.

Iran's governing superstructure is riddled with Israeli spies is my guess.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:38 AM (E4rtv)

78 Johnny the Shoeshine Guy

A Police Squad in Color reference. Excellent!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 08:39 AM (u82oZ)

79 My oldest friend died last Sunday night. Please pray for the repose of his soul. He returned to the Church in recent years. He asked me to give a eulogy at his Memorial Mass. So I will be flying west sometime soon.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2026 08:05 AM

May his memory be eternal.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 08:39 AM (Wnv9h)

80 My oldest friend died last Sunday night

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I am very sorry for your loss, no one of c.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 28, 2026 08:39 AM (vfth7)

81 finally.

wow.

hopefully the mullahs swing (those that aren't exploded)

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 28, 2026 08:40 AM (j+aD2)

82 Iran's governing superstructure is riddled with Israeli spies is my guess.

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You can spot them because they're the guys without the pagers.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 08:40 AM (nWPIJ)

83 Pray for my health Horde… I woke up in a hospital ICU recently… everything checked out it was only a stress induced incident but that means I need to make changes in my professional life. Don’t want a job to send me to an early grave! Looking for the Lord’s guidance
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 28, 2026 08:38 AM (xT8gx)
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I had a similar experience over the summer. Throttle back, be more mindful, and make room for prayer. Stress less and look for joy everywhere.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 08:40 AM (ZOv7s)

84 I would argue that it's less of a sewer than it was before Musk.
Posted by: NR Pax
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Possibly but I meant more the massive bot farms pumping out anti semitism and various garbage attacks on Trump. Still a fair amount of sex crap from movie and tv clips that I don't want to see though in the main feed.

I tend to read comments though to get the gist of them and I'd estimate about 40-50 percent of these are bots/content response farming.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:41 AM (E4rtv)

85 Don’t want a job to send me to an early grave! Looking for the Lord’s guidance
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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Dammit, we cannot lose more good guys---please take it easy and be healed.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:41 AM (E4rtv)

86 LinusVanPelt, a blessing to have a wake up call.

Incline our hearts according to your Will, O Lord.
Speed our steps upon your Way.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 28, 2026 08:42 AM (vfth7)

87 Strike was at midday this time rather than at night. Plus, apparently much of the wait was to accumulate anti missile assets of the US and Israel and put assets into place to take advantage.

Iran's governing superstructure is riddled with Israeli spies is my guess.
Posted by: whig
__________

Would think they assume by now that all of their meeting plans have been compromised. If true, it just seems like a stupid move to chance it, regardless of the time of day.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 28, 2026 08:43 AM (XvL8K)

88 - Anniestew - Bluebell

If you see this and have the opportunity, please pass my love on to grammie and my thanks for being one of the true joys for me around this place since 2008.
I have no doubt that when she does leave this mortal coil her spirit will be in the arms of our loving Savior in Paradise.

Thanks!!
LEOFB

Posted by: TeeJ at February 28, 2026 08:44 AM (4XGkJ)

89 Trump's signature move at this point is gradual unending escalation rather than striking out of the blue. He wants to make a deal, and that usually involves increasing pressure. He prefers deals to war.

But if it comes to war, he's going to just keep tightening the screws, and move stuff around, which forces the enemy to remain on high alert for weeks, inevitably resulting in fatigue.

When they start to show signs of weariness, then things can begin. This also gives us time to fully map out their posture, positions and vulnerabilities and move in specialized equipment to take advantage of it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 08:44 AM (ZOv7s)

90 > UN urges all parties to ‘see reason’ as Iran-US conflict flares
By AFP

Too bad you didn't do that while the Iranians were chanting "Death to America" in their fucking parliament for the last 45 years.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 28, 2026 08:44 AM (IG3/x)

91 A prayer request for Mrs. Sock. She crashed and burned pretty hard skiing Thursday. She went to work yesterday very sore and using a cane. She's tough and she isn't a whiner but I can tell how much she hurts.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 08:45 AM (1JFYK)

92 Would think they assume by now that all of their meeting plans have been compromised. If true, it just seems like a stupid move to chance it, regardless of the time of day.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 28, 2026 08:43 AM (XvL8K)
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In a back-stabbing dictatorship, only face to face interactions can be relied on.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 08:45 AM (ZOv7s)

93 91 A prayer request for Mrs. Sock. She crashed and burned pretty hard skiing Thursday. She went to work yesterday very sore and using a cane. She's tough and she isn't a whiner but I can tell how much she hurts.

oh no! she got looked at?

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 28, 2026 08:45 AM (j+aD2)

94 Israel is going missile launcher hunting in the West of Iran.

"IDF footage shows strikes on Iranian soldiers preparing missiles
By Emanuel Fabian
The IDF publishes new footage showing strikes against Iranian soldiers preparing missiles and against a primed launcher in western Iran.

The military says it has neutralized “many” ballistic missile launchers that were ready for immediate attacks on Israel.

In addition, the Israeli Air Force struck soldiers in Iran’s ballistic missile unit as they were arming a launcher in western Iran, the military says."

You can see the videos on Times of Israel live blog. Well recommended btw. Al Jazera live blog which is surprisingly free of their bloviations on tv is also worth reading as both update as new info comes out. Al Jazzy better for vapid Euro and world reactions by people that should know better along with damage to Arab nations around the conflict.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:45 AM (E4rtv)

95 73 If Iran achieves freedom, it will be an inspiration for oppressed people all over the world.
Including the Brits.
Posted by: vmom deport deport

If Khamenei is killed, Queer Starmer will declare a month of mourning for the UK. Sadiq Khan will call for a jihad by Muslim nations (like the UK) against the US and Israel.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 28, 2026 08:46 AM (ycI94)

96 >>> UN urges all parties to ‘see reason’ as Iran-US conflict flares
By AFP

That had been tried and more. It was time for cracking skulls.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 08:46 AM (dK+Kv)

97 95 73 If Iran achieves freedom, it will be an inspiration for oppressed people all over the world.

it will be an inspiration for any people subjugated by Islam, that it's possible to remove that yoke

Including the Brits

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 28, 2026 08:47 AM (j+aD2)

98 About a month ago I got a new phone. The old one was five years old and working fine but was down to about 3% of free memory.
So now that I have more closet space I've added some long overdue apps.
Including XFormerlyKnownAsTwitter.
I think it's pretty much one of the primary means of watching what's going on. Kinda like having a television in 1973.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 28, 2026 08:47 AM (2Ez/1)

99 Would think they assume by now that all of their meeting plans have been compromised. If true, it just seems like a stupid move to chance it, regardless of the time of day.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba
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Problem is that their comms are also compromised which probably results in the personal meeting strategy in secure bunkers the main option left.

Iran is has a screwed up form of government which requires coordination over a bunch of different power blocs--the mullahs, military, the IRGC, etc. for any action and that means meetings and comms are the only ways to carry those out.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:48 AM (E4rtv)

100 Another lesson learned: When Trump wants a deal, take his first offer. It will only get worse after that.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 08:49 AM (cxFcK)

101 The Iranians broadcast an AI generated speech from Khomeini, what with the old guy being stashed in the bunker. Sucks to be them because Mossad used the weather machine to hack the broadcast. Farsi, when spoken like Donald Duck, is a hoot.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 28, 2026 08:49 AM (gm9Sb)

102 Mrs. F. just arose and is peeved. She had hoped the action would be named Operation Queen Esther.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 08:49 AM (RIvkX)

103 If Khamenei is killed, Queer Starmer will declare a month of mourning for the UK. Sadiq Khan will call for a jihad by Muslim nations (like the UK) against the US and Israel.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 28, 2026 08:46 AM (ycI94)
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The business with Chagos proves that Starmer actually wants nothing less that the complete destruction of the UK. He wants to get rid of Diego Garcia and Gibraltar. The Falklands are probably on the list as well. It doesn't matter what the locals think, he wants to go into the history books as the man who reduced Britain to a tiny, peripheral power from the 14th Century.

In fact, the locals being angry is catnip to him, because he hates "imperialists" and loves their pain. He is a demonic creature who enabled rapists because he hates his country and wants to abolish it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 08:50 AM (ZOv7s)

104 Another lesson learned: When Trump wants a deal, take his first offer. It will only get worse after that.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 08:49 AM (cxFcK)

Darth Trump: I have altered the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 08:51 AM (dK+Kv)

105 The IRGC is bombing Iran itself. Bombed a school so they could blame the Satans.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 08:51 AM (cxFcK)

106 Beautiful red tinted sunrise this morning. Red sky in the morning, Ayatollah take warning.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 08:52 AM (1JFYK)

107 LinusVanPelt,

On their deathbed, nobody ever said "Gee. I wish I had spent more time at work."

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2026 08:52 AM (qFwJc)

108 The IRGC is bombing Iran itself. Bombed a school so they could blame the Satans.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 08:51 AM (cxFcK)
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That's about all they can do. They are completely impotent against Israel and the US.

Their only strategy is to cause as much destruction and chaos as possible before they fall.

Killing as many of their own people as they can is part of that strategy.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 08:52 AM (ESVrU)

109 But X is a often a sewer.
Posted by: whig

I would argue that it's less of a sewer than it was before Musk.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 28, 2026 08:38 AM (7xrfc)

But now it's OUR sewer.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 08:52 AM (dK+Kv)

110 62 This isn't a new war. It's unfinished business from 1979.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 08:34 AM (ZOv7s)

IMO, this is the only appropriate understanding of the situation.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 28, 2026 08:52 AM (h7ZuX)

111 96 >>> UN urges all parties to ‘see reason’ as Iran-US conflict flares
By AFP

That had been tried and more. It was time for cracking skulls.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder

I have come to the conclusion that most of world 'government' simply do not want problems solved because they would then lose their worthless jobs and bennies. So instead, they bloviate and burble platitudes while people die, nations go to war, and tyrants kill. Their inevitable call is moah diplomacy, moah junkets needed for muh diplomacy, moah money spent on useless attempts to buy peace by the US mainly, and so on.

They have no truth nor principles in them and thus their failures have caused force and power to be the only real things in international law. China seizes islands despite the Int. Court of Justice because it can and the Intl community runs and hides. Russia invades Ukraine because it can, and again, the Euros run and hide that pushed Ukraine to join Nato giving casus belli to Putin.

I am sick of the entire international 'community' and they can bugger right off along with their useful idiots in the US.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:53 AM (E4rtv)

112 Beautiful red tinted sunrise this morning. Red sky in the morning, Ayatollah take warning.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 08:52 AM (1JFYK)

lol

Daylight at night, and Ayatollah's aflight.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 08:54 AM (dK+Kv)

113 @LinusVanPelt, maybe watch the movie "Office Space".

You may not be able to "not care" if you're in sales, but normally the rise and fall of a company you work for isn't your fault.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 28, 2026 08:54 AM (gSQvJ)

114 Devil may have a new playmate.

"Israel “assesses” that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was likely killed in an Israeli strike earlier today, Channel 12 says, citing unnamed Israeli sources. It says there are “growing indications” to this effect.

There is no official confirmation of the report.

The TV station had minutes earlier said the Israeli assessment was that Khamenei was “hurt at the very least, ” and that this was not an assessment based on satellite imagery showing Khamenei’s presidential compound being flattened, but rather on information from unnamed sources.

Khamenei is reportedly expected to deliver an address shortly. The TV report suggests that, if so, it was recorded in advance.

Channel 12 also reports that the strikes today have caused “very significant harm” to the leadership of the Iranian regime and its military commanders."

Source Times of Israel warblog just now.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:55 AM (E4rtv)

115 I could have wiped Iran off the map with the weapons that we had. But in the process a lot of innocent people would have been killed.

Posted by: Zombie Jimmy Carter, Spineless Rat Bastard at February 28, 2026 08:55 AM (Ksqrb)

116 Coffee related. Keurig broke (big shocker) leaking all over + inconsistent fill amounts per cup. It's cooked as my soon says.

Cuisinart 2 in1 Brewer that has a small bean grinder built in for single cup brewing and a K Cup...any experience? I can't get decent feedback, even from the lunatics on Reddit as that is half AI response bots.

Posted by: GigantorX at February 28, 2026 08:55 AM (x8k2o)

117 I am sick of the entire international 'community' and they can bugger right off along with their useful idiots in the US.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:53 AM (E4rtv)

The Omani mediator was a prime example. No doubt Iran was paying for it's desired outcome in some way.

Sometime, people just need killing. And Iran's time had long passed.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 08:55 AM (dK+Kv)

118 Mornin’, All. Happy Saturday.

Posted by: Bulg at February 28, 2026 08:56 AM (77rzZ)

119 “ Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance.”

Psalm 33:12

Posted by: Marcus T at February 28, 2026 08:56 AM (zfkPG)

120 I read the Operation as “Epic Furry”! That would have really pissed off the progressives. They have no sense of humor.

Posted by: Unkaren at February 28, 2026 08:57 AM (duOzU)

121 oh no! she got looked at?

Posted by: BlackOrchid

No. Nothing seems to be broken. She may be done skiing for the year. We have two more trips up the mountain planned. The six year old was very concerned because he was skiing with her. She hit hard enough that her helmet came off and he had to ski down and retrieve it.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 08:57 AM (1JFYK)

122 102 Mrs. F. just arose and is peeved. She had hoped the action would be named Operation Queen Esther.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Ah, A student of the Torah.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:57 AM (E4rtv)

123 They have no truth nor principles in them and thus their failures have caused force and power to be the only real things in international law. China seizes islands despite the Int. Court of Justice because it can and the Intl community runs and hides. Russia invades Ukraine because it can, and again, the Euros run and hide that pushed Ukraine to join Nato giving casus belli to Putin.

I am sick of the entire international 'community' and they can bugger right off along with their useful idiots in the U

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:53 AM

Amen, and you've stated the truth. It is a time for reckoning.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at February 28, 2026 08:58 AM (kGdxl)

124 I could have wiped Iran off the map with the weapons that we had. But in the process a lot of innocent people would have been killed.
Posted by: Zombie Jimmy Carter, Spineless Rat Bastard at February 28, 2026 08:55 AM (Ksqrb)
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Operation Eagle Claw showed that you can't solve a systemic decline in readiness with a sudden burst of energy. Long-standing problems require comprehensive solutions.

Trump holding back is partly because of this. With each campaign, he has to ensure that everyone is up to speed, and it takes time to flush all the DEI losers out of the chain of command. Units have also been chronically understrength for years, and recruits who signed up after he was elected are only now fully trained up and ready to perform.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 08:59 AM (ZOv7s)

125 Cuisinart 2 in1 Brewer that has a small bean grinder built in for single cup brewing and a K Cup...any experience? I can't get decent feedback, even from the lunatics on Reddit as that is half AI response bots.

Posted by: GigantorX at February 28, 2026 08:55 AM (x8k2o)

As a general principle, I tend to avoid all in one devices, which means more modes of failure of Chinesium.

Best single cup of coffee is pour over with fresh ground beans. What you would spend on that 2 in 1 would likely get you a decent grinder and a pour over filter holder from Melitta.

Perfect cup, every time.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 08:59 AM (dK+Kv)

126 The Omani mediator was a prime example. No doubt Iran was paying for it's desired outcome in some way.

Sometime, people just need killing. And Iran's time had long passed.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder

Yep. Al Jazzy had his burbling this morning and apparently he was trying to reinstate the JCPOA crap from Obama and his svengali Jarrett. Requiring us to lower sanctions so Iran could reload and build nukes in peace while we dithered. Screw that guy in particular.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:59 AM (E4rtv)

127 I’d like to negotiate now!

Posted by: Zombie Khamenei at February 28, 2026 09:00 AM (duOzU)

128 I am sick of the entire international 'community' and they can bugger right off along with their useful idiots in the U

Yup...you think people would have learned from the 1930s but nooooooo...

Posted by: League Of Nations, Tits On A Bull at February 28, 2026 09:00 AM (Ksqrb)

129 Was any consideration given to how this affects me and my Qatari paymasters?

Posted by: Tucker Carlson at February 28, 2026 09:00 AM (tUiB5)

130 NBC has the Iranian foreign minister on to proclaim the attack a failure and announce retaliation?? WTF?

Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 09:02 AM (6YNz+)

131 I am content to see this happen. Long time coming and I have an American-Iranian friend I worked with (still keep in touch) that is quite happy about this. He's a "Things were better with the Shah" type. He has friends in Iran as well so he's on the up and up about things there. Hasn't heard from them in a while, though.

China is going to be in a pickle now concerning its oil imports.

Posted by: GigantorX at February 28, 2026 09:02 AM (x8k2o)

132 I am sick of the entire international 'community' and they can bugger right off along with their useful idiots in the US.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:53 AM (E4rtv)

Very few around the world wanted to give Trump any credit for knowing what he was doing, or any respect.

So what’s the time honored and most effective way to get respect? Start taking out all who disrespect you, one by one.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 09:02 AM (etYFQ)

133 120 I read the Operation as “Epic Furry”! That would have really pissed off the progressives. They have no sense of humor.
Posted by: Unkaren

I see an opportunity here. Pinochet Airlines + Portland Frog Brigade (and Kyle Wagner in his giraffe uniform) = second wave of bombings as Epic Furry

Posted by: Military Moron at February 28, 2026 09:03 AM (ycI94)

134 Newest good news report from Times of Israel,

"The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Gen. Mohammad Pakpour and Iranian defense minister Amir Nasirzadeh were killed in Israeli strikes in Iran this morning, three sources familiar with the matter tell Reuters.

Earlier, Israeli officials assessed that Pakpour, Nasirzadeh, and the chief of Iran’s intelligence were likely killed in the strikes."

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 09:04 AM (E4rtv)

135 I hope Moron Biden's Dog is safe and well

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 28, 2026 09:04 AM (vfth7)

136 Yup...you think people would have learned from the 1930s but nooooooo...
Posted by: League Of Nations, Tits On A Bull at February 28, 2026 09:00 AM (Ksqrb)
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I get the point you are trying to make, but the 1930s are not the only decade of international relations in world history. I would love to see a total ban on ALL references to that decade. Most people have no idea what they are talking about and while the League of Nations failed, Churchill realized it wasn't because of the organization, it was because the British were utter pussies and wussed out to such an extent that they dragged the French down with them.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 09:04 AM (ZOv7s)

137 En mi casa toman Bustelo!

Posted by: Caffiend at February 28, 2026 09:05 AM (oftw2)

138 129 Was any consideration given to how this affects me and my Qatari paymasters?
Posted by: Tucker Carlson
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Well, Tuca, China is probably hiring.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 09:05 AM (E4rtv)

139 So what’s the time honored and most effective way to get respect? Start taking out all who disrespect you, one by one.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 09:02 AM (etYFQ)
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I want hidden camera footage of Trump telling his cabinet "Now is the time when we settle the accounts..."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 09:06 AM (ZOv7s)

140 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:

‘Behold, I will break the [a]bow of Elam,
The foremost of their might.
36 Against Elam I will bring the four winds
From the four quarters of heaven,
And scatter them toward all those winds;
There shall be no nations where the outcasts of Elam will not go.
37 For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies
And before those who seek their life.
I will bring disaster upon them,
My fierce anger,’ says the Lord;
‘And I will send the sword after them
Until I have consumed them.

Jeremiah 49:35-37

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 09:06 AM (1JFYK)

141 62: Yes. Reagan should have strangled that regime in its cradle.

Posted by: night lifted at February 28, 2026 09:06 AM (kJmLc)

142 122 102 Mrs. F. just arose and is peeved. She had hoped the action would be named Operation Queen Esther.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Operation “Aunt Esther gon’ whup yo’ ass, Fred!”

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 09:07 AM (etYFQ)

143 16 ... "My spouse was discharged from her rehab facility yesterday and her prognosis post shunt surgery to regain strength and physical abilities is excellent."

JJ,
Wonderful news. Thanks for letting us know.

Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 09:08 AM (yTvNw)

144 I get the point you are trying to make, but the 1930s are not the only decade of international relations in world history. I would love to see a total ban on ALL references to that decade. Most people have no idea what they are talking about and while the League of Nations failed, Churchill realized it wasn't because of the organization, it was because the British were utter pussies and wussed out to such an extent that they dragged the French down with them.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Once the League blinked on Italy taking on Ethopia and Japan taking over Manchuria, the demise and uselessness of the organization was apparent.

The Kellogg Briand Pact was also abject stupidity as was the 1922 Washington agreements on naval ships post WWI.

All international organizations break down over time because interests of nations are more important in the end than some diplomatic agreement contrary to a nation's current interests.

It just happened that the League broke down faster than something like the Concert of Vienna.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 09:09 AM (E4rtv)

145 Trump's second term has been very illuminating. He has really ripped off the last of the masks, exposing the dishonest grifters that had managed to evade detection. It's not all him, but he has been the catalyst. All the newly-minted Epstein enthusiasts, for example.

There was a buzz on Twitter the other day about how Candace Owens' critics were accused of being paid to attack her, a hoax that blew up immediately when the legal notices for defamation suits began to pile up.

What is interesting is not only who were targeted, but who managed to fly beneath the radar, that is nominally religious conservatives who neither amplified her, nor condemned her, but rather just kept quiet. I think those are the most spineless of the bunch.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 09:09 AM (ZOv7s)

146 Best wishes and prayers up for Mrs. Sefton, in hopes of continuing her recovery.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 28, 2026 09:11 AM (UQXxb)

147 In an emergency (and an inop Keurig certainly qualifies) “percussive maintenance” will often get the machine working again. Don’t be shy, turn it upside down and smack ‘er around but good.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 28, 2026 09:11 AM (J+7DF)

148 Very few around the world wanted to give Trump any credit for knowing what he was doing, or any respect.

So what’s the time honored and most effective way to get respect? Start taking out all who disrespect you, one by one.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Our thinking class dreams of unicorn farts and sparkles instead of reality. Trump is a realist, not an idealist and putting idealists in charge of countries is almost always a bad idea. They get people killed.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 09:11 AM (E4rtv)

149 NBC has the Iranian foreign minister on to proclaim the attack a failure and announce retaliation?? WTF?
Posted by: Dr. T

Whining dogs licking their globalist master's behind.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 09:11 AM (1JFYK)

150 146 Best wishes and prayers up for Mrs. Sefton, in hopes of continuing her recovery.
Posted by: Huck Follywood
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Huck says it best for me as well. Thanks for all you do JJ and hope your bride heals quickly.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 09:12 AM (E4rtv)

151 135 I hope Moron Biden's Dog is safe and well
Posted by: vmom

AFAIK, hasn't reported in yet but so far, it appears no deaths in Israel yet from the barrage of missiles.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 09:13 AM (E4rtv)

152 Once the League blinked on Italy taking on Ethopia and Japan taking over Manchuria, the demise and uselessness of the organization was apparent.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 09:09 AM (E4rtv)
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Right, but "the League" didn't blink, Britain did. The UK was the only nation that could enforce an embargo on Italy. Similarly, it was the only nation that could apply direct pressure to Japan.

The Concert of Vienna had more distributed power and touched on more vital interests, so sending troops to aid each other in putting down the '48 made collective action easier. Russia was a rival to Austria, but did not want revolution there, so was willing to be the Gendarme of Europe.

Britain in the 1930s was uneasy with being a Great Power, and sought to avoid any responsibility. They got what they asked for.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 09:13 AM (ZOv7s)

153 Whining dogs licking their globalist master's behind.
Posted by: Sock Monkey

heh.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 09:14 AM (E4rtv)

154 The tricky part is what comes next.

We are effectively eliminating leadership, IGRC capabilities and assets. IGRC has also been reported to have dispersed in order to ensure survivability. I am also hearing that whatever Iraqi militias are still in country, the ones largely killing protesters, have also been targeted. If I were king, I would be smoking those f’r’s in Iraq too. Just to make sure the neighborhood gets cleaned up.

Overall, it’s pretty hard to assess what OPFOR has the capability to step in. The opposition doesn’t seem well organized. I’m sure the Agency and Mossad have a plan, but I would love to know what that is.

While Iran isn’t Iraq, the first couple of days when we road into Baghdad, people were cheering. By the next week, a lot of that reversed.

Anyway, the battle plan seems to take into account most of the lessons learned. But the next week or so should be interesting. YMMV.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 28, 2026 09:15 AM (zfkPG)

155 I want to start the day by reiterating our thanks for good thoughts and prayers for MiladyJo's surgery on Thursday. It took about four hours, and seems to have been completely successful. Great improvement in breathing and even appearance. She said yesterday that after years of waiting,k it seems a little like a dream (which may be the anesthetic still wearing off - heh), and that she knows with family, friends, and Morons & 'Ettes that she is much loved.💙

🎵Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

Thanks, KT and MisHum for the prayer thread.

Good morning and happy new month eve, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - the doc done good at February 28, 2026 09:15 AM (oqVsV)

156 By the way, fearless prediction I made going back in the 1990s that might actually come true.

The key to Japan's revival is a reassertion of national pride and the reestablishment of Samurai culture. The one thing people don't talk about is that low birth rates also correspond with the collapse of the warrior ideal. Men lose themselves in porn and screens and women lose respect for them.

Recreating a culture of honor, martial pride and proper patriarchy (no women in combat) can turn this around.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 09:16 AM (ZOv7s)

157 Ayatollah so!

Posted by: PDJT at February 28, 2026 09:17 AM (duOzU)

158 Don’t be shy, turn it upside down and smack ‘er around but good.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 28, 2026 09:11 AM (J+7DF)

Do NOT apply to wife.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 09:17 AM (dK+Kv)

159 While Iran isn’t Iraq, the first couple of days when we road into Baghdad, people were cheering. By the next week, a lot of that reversed.

Anyway, the battle plan seems to take into account most of the lessons learned. But the next week or so should be interesting. YMMV.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 28, 2026 09:15 AM (zfkPG)
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In Iraq as in Afghanistan, the smart move was to wreck the joint and leave, installing a strong man and leaving it up to him. The problem was that a bunch of our leaders got hard-ons over the occupations after WW II and saw it as a way to finally boost the defense budget back to Cold War levels.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 09:19 AM (ZOv7s)

160 China is going to be in a pickle now concerning its oil imports.

Posted by: GigantorX

China imports a massive amount of their oil. Some 70% of it came from Venezuela and Iran.

The operative word is 'came'.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 28, 2026 09:19 AM (0U5gm)

161 Britain in the 1930s was uneasy with being a Great Power, and sought to avoid any responsibility. They got what they asked for.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

Britain was broke and its military by the 1930's was a shadow of what it was only a few years ago. It simply was not what it was before WWI. At the time, Britain was dealing with the Great Depression, isolationist (and pretty well deserved isolationism after the debacle of WWI), and problems throughout its colonies.

It simply was a pipe dream to think Britain would challenge Japan over Manchuria or Italy over Ethiopia when only a few years before Britain itself was engage in the Boer wars to bring in South Africa, etc. Colonialism made it difficult to bring others to book for the same thing.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 09:19 AM (E4rtv)

162 Britain in the 1930s was uneasy with being a Great Power, and sought to avoid any responsibility
———

They ran out of money. They were getting their ass kicked, and U-Boats might well succeed in starving them out.

Churchill then asked for 50 destroyers, planes, and a few other things.

FDR had an election coming up, neutrality laws passed by congress and signed by him, and lots of speeches how nobody is suggesting getting involved in any foreign wars. They tried “cash and carry”, and Lend Lease. Nobody wanted to get involved in another 2.0 world war, predictively. “Can’t they just kill each other?” is not a new observation

Posted by: Common Tater at February 28, 2026 09:20 AM (J+7DF)

163 as was the 1922 Washington agreements on naval ships post WWI.

Posted by: whig
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How do you see things playing out in the absence of that agreement? I think it's one of the few examples that largely worked. The naval arms race was getting crazy prior to that. It also fortuitously stopped us from building the Lexingtons as totally useless battlecruisers with no protection, and instead getting carriers out of them.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 28, 2026 09:21 AM (XvL8K)

164 Trump is a realist, not an idealist and putting idealists in charge of countries is almost always a bad idea. They get people killed.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 09:11 AM (E4rtv)

Agreed. As a recovering idealist, I've observed that there is little worse for a nation than for a balked idealist to be in charge. They *always* choose the ideal over the actual and ignore the body count it creates.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 28, 2026 09:22 AM (lFFaq)

165 Amazing , today the whole world has changed .

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 09:22 AM (+nEug)

166 “ In Iraq as in Afghanistan, the smart move was to wreck the joint and leave, installing a strong man and leaving it up to him. The problem was that a bunch of our leaders got hard-ons over the occupations after WW II and saw it as a way to finally boost the defense budget back to Cold War levels.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 09:19 AM (ZOv7s)”

You’re going to make me go on a rant about DoS, CPA, and that asshole Paul Brenner, aren’t you.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 28, 2026 09:22 AM (zfkPG)

167 Saudis are joining the attack because Iran fired on Saudi Arabia.
Cue MAGA Nelson Muntz

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 09:23 AM (HYqoK)

168 Good morning. Prayers up, especially for our troops. God bless America!

Posted by: Farmer Bob at February 28, 2026 09:23 AM (IX8iX)

169 About a month ago I got a new phone. The old one was five years old and working fine but was down to about 3% of free memory.
So now that I have more closet space I've added some long overdue apps.
Including XFormerlyKnownAsTwitter.
I think it's pretty much one of the primary means of watching what's going on. Kinda like having a television in 1973.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 28, 2026 08:47 AM (2Ez/1)

Why a large capacity micro SD car should be installed to allow more storage space. I have a 128gig card in mine now, and all camera pictures are stored on that card. I regularly transfer many of those photos to my laptop and/or an external drive for backup by using the usb port. And, of the phone totally crashes, I can remove the SD card and use a card reader to copy it to my laptop.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 28, 2026 09:24 AM (5xuJ/)

170 After the huge dismantling of the Armed Forces by Jimmy Carter, Reagan didn't have the ability to do what Trump is doing today.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2026 09:24 AM (qFwJc)

171 Here we go again.

Everything will come down to the force of Donald Trump's personality.

Every single person he encounters in the coming weeks will be doing everything in their power to entice, cajole, threaten and deceive him into a long, ultimately lost war. They live for this.

He's going to need every ounce of restraint, perspicacity, and rectitude he's got to avoid another disaster for this country.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 09:25 AM (BI5O2)

172 Good morning, and I'm in before the thread is dead. Yay!
But I haven't read any of the comments yet. Just wanted to get here and say hello to all.
Linus, if you are here, I had posted a comment to you on MR the other day about your anxiety since having the medical emergency.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at February 28, 2026 09:25 AM (nz1sK)

173 good morning MisHum, Horde

Posted by: callsign claymore at February 28, 2026 09:26 AM (Br6my)

174 I haven't bothered to see how the oil market is reacting this morning. Wondering if the IRGC has any operational capabilities left to make a desperation move in the Straits of Hormuz?

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 09:26 AM (1JFYK)

175 NBC is giving quite a platform to the Iranian foreign minister.

Theyre pieces of shit, so not surprising.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at February 28, 2026 09:28 AM (wOO3z)

176 Have they attempted to use their vaunted hypersonic missiles yet?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 09:28 AM (BI5O2)

177 The worst trends in my lifetime were the top down decisions made by golly knows whom, and the dissembling politicians who signed on to this “manage the decline” to get out in front of cameras and try to explain why nothing can ever be done, about anything. They largely act like spectators. A conditioning process really, where over generations now, we come to expect nothing. Except lectures, where everything is our fault. You’ll have to get by with less, comrade

Posted by: Common Tater at February 28, 2026 09:29 AM (J+7DF)

178 The tricky part is what comes next.
We are effectively eliminating leadership, IGRC capabilities and assets.

Yes...no more "nation building", no more "democracy in the middle east", No more cockamamie cigar smoke. No more Swedish meatballs there, tootsie. And no more phony Irish whiskey. No more goddamn jerky beef! The party's over.

Kill them all. Then let the Free Iranians sort it out.

Posted by: Clarence Beeks at February 28, 2026 09:29 AM (Ksqrb)

179 Have they attempted to use their vaunted hypersonic missiles yet?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 09:28 AM (BI5O2)

Last thread had reports of two launched at USS Lincoln. No links provided.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 09:29 AM (dK+Kv)

180 Would think they assume by now that all of their meeting plans have been compromised. If true, it just seems like a stupid move to chance it, regardless of the time of day.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 28, 2026 08:43 AM (XvL8K)

Too late now. Besides, I imagine the trust between the leadership personnel have been drastically eroded.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 09:30 AM (g8Ew8)

181 Goldie G is showing a video of an Iranian missile being captured on the ground before it can be launched. Video from IDF.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 09:30 AM (kvcnI)

182 Pahlavi has already laid the groundwork for what comes next.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 09:31 AM (+nEug)

183 > Kill them all. Then let the Free Iranians sort it out.
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I think among these "free Iranians" are mullahs in waiting, rabidly violent Islamists and generally bad people. Much like anywhere, but I think Iran has a rather rocky road ahead if they're going to join the civilized world.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 09:31 AM (jtM2q)

184 Have they attempted to use their vaunted hypersonic missiles yet?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 09:28 AM (BI5O2)
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Reports of fire toward the USS Abraham Lincoln

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 09:31 AM (RIvkX)

185 *Why a large capacity micro SD car should be installed to allow more storage space. I have a 128gig card in mine now, and all camera pictures are stored on that card. I regularly transfer many of those photos to my laptop and/or an external drive for backup by using the usb port. And, of the phone totally crashes, I can remove the SD card and use a card reader to copy it to my laptop.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 28, 2026 09:24 AM *

Oh, yeah. I did that. But the phone's fixed memory was the limiting factor.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 28, 2026 09:31 AM (2Ez/1)

186 Reports of fire toward the USS Abraham Lincoln
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 09:31 AM (RIvk

G-d, please bless and keep our sailors in your hand, and smite our wicked enemies, amen.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 09:32 AM (BI5O2)

187 Also, the commenter who goes by man posted yesterday that his dad had passed.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at February 28, 2026 09:33 AM (nz1sK)

188 Posted by: Biff Pocoroba
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Japanese cheated from the very start with no repercussions same as the Germans soon ignored the Versailles Treaty. At the time, US policymakers were still worried about Britain's naval power more than the Japanese.

Basically both the national interests of Britain and US were served when both wanted to cut military spending but the Japanese did not see the agreement as corresponding with their national interests and ignored it. Same as League of Nations, etc.

You can only negotiate contracts in good faith with those that want to keep them. That is true whether you are dealing with people or nations. Those who view their own wants as premier whether people or nations will do so.

Iran is a classic example. Criminals on parole or probation are others. They will keep to the agreements made only as far as as someone is willing to use force to make them keep to their word. Sad and cynical but that is the history of the world.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 09:34 AM (E4rtv)

189 Pray for the Iranians to overthrow the damned Mullahs.

Posted by: Beverly at February 28, 2026 09:35 AM (reMys)

190
NBC decided to interview terrorist regime's representative for some reason :

"Iranian Foreign Minister said in an interview with NBC:

“We may have lost a few commanders, but that’s not such a big problem."

Well, then, if it's not a problem...

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 09:36 AM (/M/4v)

191 Has Biden's Dog commented ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 09:36 AM (VE6XX)

192 Have on Fox. The woman anchor just asked why we didn't get France and Britain's support? What would be the point? Maybe we are getting help but those nations can't say because of fear of local muzzies

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 09:36 AM (HYqoK)

193 Sad and cynical but that is the history of the world.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 09:34 AM (E4rtv)

Human nature. Same as it ever was.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 09:36 AM (dK+Kv)

194 Reports of fire toward the USS Abraham Lincoln
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 09:31 AM (RIvkX)

Unless an attacker has real time hyperlinked military grade satellite info, providing exact location down to the meter, their missiles are worthless. Buildings on land are much simpler, they don’t move around much.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 09:37 AM (etYFQ)

195 Kill them all. Then let the Free Iranians sort it out.
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I think among these "free Iranians" are mullahs in waiting, rabidly violent Islamists and generally bad people. Much like anywhere, but I think Iran has a rather rocky road ahead if they're going to join the civilized world.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Iran, unlike many of its neighbors, does not have a Muslim majority. I think many of the Islamists will be heading into hiding. There may be a serious blood letting in Iran's near future. Time will tell.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 09:37 AM (1JFYK)

196 news is very stupid and are trying to blab on topics outside their level of understanding

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 09:37 AM (/M/4v)

197 Why didn’t we get France and Britain’s support? Because we didn’t want all of our war plans put on the hotline to Tehran.

And if we ever DO want their support, we’ll beat it out of them.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 09:39 AM (etYFQ)

198 Oh, yeah. I did that. But the phone's fixed memory was the limiting factor.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 28, 2026 09:31 AM (2Ez/1)

Usually that's caused by the trash bin being full and/or too many messages with images being stored on the internal memory. I clear them out as well. I have a Galaxy A23 5G. I usually try to keep minimum 5 gig free on the internal memory.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 28, 2026 09:39 AM (5xuJ/)

199 Well Iran specializes in killing its own people but the sheer incompetence from shoddy missiles tells us something about the regime.

From X.
Dr. Eli David
@DrEliDavid
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🚨 Breaking: Tens of students killed in a high school in Minab in southern Iran, after a regime's ballistic missile hit it

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 09:39 AM (E4rtv)

200 197 Why didn’t we get France and Britain’s support? Because we didn’t want all of our war plans put on the hotline to Tehran.

They were pretty clear they were not on our side in this...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 09:39 AM (FZMv4)

201 Dang, I pick one morning to sleep in, and miss the breaking action.

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 09:40 AM (Q+gd/)

202 Goldie G is reporting on fake atrocity videos. Usual paliwood stuff but expect it to show up on the MSM.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 09:40 AM (kvcnI)

203 Why didn’t we get France and Britain’s support? Because we didn’t want all of our war plans put on the hotline to Tehran.

And if we ever DO want their support, we’ll beat it out of them.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Unforseen bonus in all of this is the emasculation of Starmer and Macron.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 09:41 AM (1JFYK)

204 Still more flailing attempts by Iran to win friends and influence people from X

"
Visegrád 24
@visegrad24
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BREAKING:

Italy confirms that an Iranian missile has struck an airbase used by Italy in Kuwait"

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 09:41 AM (E4rtv)

205 Japanese cheated from the very start with no repercussions same as the Germans soon ignored the Versailles Treaty.

Posted by: whig
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I don't think that's accurate. They tried to exploit some loopholes, which netted them nothing but useless ships. They didn't start cheating in earnest until after the London agreements. And perhaps the London agreements were a bad idea.

Also, the Washington agreement forced the end of the Anglo-Japanese alliance, which was clearly to our benefit.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 28, 2026 09:41 AM (XvL8K)

206 Is Khamenei tweeting ?? He should go on TV, I am worried about him...

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 09:42 AM (/M/4v)

207 203 Why didn’t we get France and Britain’s support? Because we didn’t want all of our war plans put on the hotline to Tehran.

And if we ever DO want their support, we’ll beat it out of them.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Unforseen bonus in all of this is the emasculation of Starmer and Macron.
Posted by: Sock Monkey
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Starmer and the UK foreign office refused Americans permission to use Diego Garcia base. Screw them.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 09:42 AM (E4rtv)

208 BREAKING:

Italy confirms that an Iranian missile has struck an airbase used by Italy in Kuwait"
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 09:41 AM (E4rtv)

Seem to be shooting at everything...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 09:42 AM (FZMv4)

209 174 I haven't bothered to see how the oil market is reacting this morning. Wondering if the IRGC has any operational capabilities left to make a desperation move in the Straits of Hormuz?
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 09:26 AM (1JFYK)

US command has said they’re placing a special emphasis on eliminating all of Iran’s naval assets. I assume that refers to those in the straits.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 09:43 AM (etYFQ)

210 I've seen this movie before.

Posted by: Zombie Sadaam at February 28, 2026 09:43 AM (Q+gd/)

211 Recommend rewatching Argo again tonight.

What a hole Iraq has been since the late 70s

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 09:43 AM (lCppi)

212 Further reports of IDF on the ground from Goldie G.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 09:44 AM (kvcnI)

213 Israel “assesses” that Iran’s Satanic Leader Ali Khamenei was likely killed in an Israeli strike earlier today, Channel 12 says, citing unnamed Israeli sources. It says there are “growing indications” to this effect.

There is no official confirmation of the report.

Posted by: SMOD at February 28, 2026 09:44 AM (GITLP)

214 GigantorX - I switched to a "commercial" Keurig machine after my last two died early. Mine is the K1550. They sell it at Staples. It's going on 5+ years now if heavy use.

It's outasted all but my original brewer from when they first came out. That thing was built like a tank.

Posted by: Grudge Harbor at February 28, 2026 09:44 AM (yFLFB)

215 Israel “assesses” that Iran’s Satanic Leader Ali Khamenei was likely killed in an Israeli strike earlier today, Channel 12 says, citing unnamed Israeli sources. It says there are “growing indications” to this effect.

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When this is confirmed some more, DRINKS ARE ON ME !!

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 09:45 AM (/M/4v)

216 Iran, unlike many of its neighbors, does not have a Muslim majority. I think many of the Islamists will be heading into hiding. There may be a serious blood letting in Iran's near future. Time will tell.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 09:37 AM (1JFYK)
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Even within Islam it's in the minority, being predominantly Shia Islam instead of Sunni. Iran has very, very few allies that are also Shia Islam.

Sunni Islam is content to sit back and watch them be destroyed if they don't have to lift a finger to do it.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 09:45 AM (ESVrU)

217 Has Ayatollah Mamdani declared war on the United States yet?

If not, why not?

Zohran, your our only hope!

Posted by: UN Security Council and League Of The Rape at February 28, 2026 09:46 AM (Ksqrb)

218 We've hit the power plant on Kharg Island. No Kharg = no oil = no oil revenue = no IRGC. I love the smell of competence in the morning.

https://is.gd/A8zoiQ

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 09:46 AM (Riz8t)

219 I hope it's true that Khamenei has assumed room temperature.

Posted by: PA Dutchman at February 28, 2026 09:47 AM (h/O4U)

220 I don't think that's accurate. They tried to exploit some loopholes, which netted them nothing but useless ships. They didn't start cheating in earnest until after the London agreements. And perhaps the London agreements were a bad idea.

Also, the Washington agreement forced the end of the Anglo-Japanese alliance, which was clearly to our benefit.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

Loopholes by definition is cheating. Japan had no intention of ever limiting its navy if it felt it needed to do otherwise. Ditto for its army actions in Korea and Manchuria, later China. They did not see the treaty as in their interests and had to be forced more or less to agree to something by force majeure at the time.

Treaties are only followed by nations if it meets their own interests and ignored when no longer useful (even before the ink is dry). ABM treaties are another example.

Simply put, reliance on scraps of paper only work if the people or nations (like a marriage for example) want them to work. Most of the world runs on agreements being expedients until you have the power to get what you want.

Starry eyed idealists believe that agreements create reality. I don't.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 09:47 AM (E4rtv)

221
Starmer and the UK foreign office refused Americans permission to use Diego Garcia base. Screw them.
Posted by: whig

Didn’t see any reports of the Death Doritos (B2) being moved. Fairly certain that was Starmer covering his ass with his Islamist base. PDT should publicly rub his nose in it.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 09:47 AM (1JFYK)

222 A stray cruise missile taking out Gracie Mansion with the little jihadist commie in it would be a plus

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 09:47 AM (HYqoK)

223 218 We've hit the power plant on Kharg Island. No Kharg = no oil = no oil revenue = no IRGC.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 09:46 AM (Riz8t)

This hurts China regardless of the outcome.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 09:48 AM (kvcnI)

224 223 218 We've hit the power plant on Kharg Island. No Kharg = no oil = no oil revenue = no IRGC.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 09:46 AM (Riz8t)

This hurts China regardless of the outcome.

Yeah, that's a big bonus.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 09:48 AM (Riz8t)

225 Like a Rock: Starmer Sold Out Gibraltar, Too

Posted by: SMOD at February 28, 2026 09:48 AM (GITLP)

226 Mr. whig, I've been meaning to thank you for recommending the Vivaldi browser in a thread earlier this week. I'd been trying various browsers on my iPhone for months to hopefully find one that doesn't get all stoved up trying to load this site. Success had been fleeting (SnowHaze and Opera were decent, but not great), but so far, Vivaldi has given almost no issues. Hopefully no more hash changes for me....

Appreciate you sharing your knowledge!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at February 28, 2026 09:49 AM (kOluj)

227 Seem to be shooting at everything...
Posted by: It's me donna

I think that indicates a headless military establishment that is letting junior commanders of missiles target without any strategy behind it. Hitting the various nations like Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Kuwait etc. with one off missiles is basically insulting them without the power to destroy them. Very bad strategy when Iran needs every friend it can get right now. And dickless European and UN twats don't count.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 09:50 AM (E4rtv)

228 Im def worried about China. I don't think can afford to sit this out.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 09:51 AM (BI5O2)

229 226 Mr. whig, I've been meaning to thank you for recommending the Vivaldi browser in a thread earlier this week. I'd been trying various browsers on my iPhone for months to hopefully find one that doesn't get all stoved up trying to load this site. Success had been fleeting (SnowHaze and Opera were decent, but not great), but so far, Vivaldi has given almost no issues. Hopefully no more hash changes for me....

Appreciate you sharing your knowledge!
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher

Glad it works for you. Vivaldi had the Opera development team create it after they sold Opera to the Chicoms.

Kind of weird user interface but it works and is free to download. Pretty secure too compared to other browsers.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 09:51 AM (E4rtv)

230 And dickless European and UN twats don't count.

Well, that's what I heard.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 09:51 AM (Riz8t)

231 I hope it's true that Khamenei has assumed room temperature.

Posted by: PA Dutchman at February 28, 2026 09:47 AM (h/O4U)

For certain values of "room temperature."

Posted by: Stan at February 28, 2026 09:52 AM (dK+Kv)

232 Whig, what is your single best example of a Japanese ship that violated the Washington agreement? And I mean pre-London agreement.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 28, 2026 09:53 AM (XvL8K)

233 228 Im def worried about China. I don't think can afford to sit this out.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

This is where Xi ruining his own military high command recently has created his own problems. And if Iran is no longer a secure oil source, then it makes for severe logistics problems for invading Taiwan by 2027. If Xi does react, the problem for him is that Scotus just handed the president through its tariff case the ability to shut down all imports and exports to China just as long as he doesn't use the IEDPA to tariff them.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 09:54 AM (E4rtv)

234 I think that indicates a headless military establishment

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 09:50 AM (E4rtv)

They've been preparing for two months. TOUSi TV showed a missile landing on the fence around one of the US bases with people running away on the public side of the fence. Also reported an American radar being hit. So they've at least done some targetting.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 09:54 AM (kvcnI)

235 I hope it's true that Khamenei has assumed room temperature....

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Khamenei and his demonic son who is worse than him. And their entire bloodline.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 09:54 AM (/M/4v)

236 Im def worried about China. I don't think can afford to sit this out.

They lack the ability to project power in the ME, so their only remaining option is nuclear. I very much doubt they'd be foolish enough to try that.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 09:54 AM (Riz8t)

237 China is has been thinking of ways of making nice with Pahlavi for the last month or so. They ain't doing shit.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 09:55 AM (/M/4v)

238 Real America's Voice has decent coverage.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 09:56 AM (cxFcK)

239 their only remaining option is nuclear. I very much doubt they'd be foolish enough to try that.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 09:54 AM (Riz8t)

That would be pointless. It would be declaring war on the US without helping the mullahs in any way. China's only interest is the oil.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 09:56 AM (kvcnI)

240 Prayers up for all the Horde's intentions. Those asked and unasked. Also, extra prayers for Pres. Trump and our troops.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 28, 2026 09:57 AM (bQ4nt)

241 Even within Islam it's in the minority, being predominantly Shia Islam instead of Sunni. Iran has very, very few allies that are also Shia Islam.

Sunni Islam is content to sit back and watch them be destroyed if they don't have to lift a finger to do it.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

Definitely true but don't discount the Islamist hatred for the Great Satan. Al Queda ( Sunni) leadership has been operating out of Tehran for awhile. In 2023, the IC id'd multiple top level persons from AQ using Tehran as a base. Publicly the Sunni regimes hate Iran because it desires to dominate the Islamic world. Privately, I think the idea that the enemy of my enemy is my friend may apply to a certain extent. I don't pretend to understand the politics of the camel jockey tribal world. Just a thought.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 09:57 AM (1JFYK)

242 I'm interested to see *just* how much Carlson gets paid.

Is it enough for that sanctimonious hyperpatriot to go full Lord Haw Haw and support the enemy in wartime?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 09:57 AM (BI5O2)

243 Biff,

Have fun with the cite
https://tinyurl.com/1922-Washington-Treaty

Contemporary analysis of an American foreign policy guru in 1922

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 09:58 AM (E4rtv)

244 And Russia is super happy that 1/2 trillion dollars of Iranian loot is now in their possession. So they are not doing anything. The only ones I am really worried about are the Houthis. That they will not do anything, just sit quietly, and NOT give Israel or the US an excuse to wipe them off the face of the planet.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 09:58 AM (/M/4v)

245 Trump's message to the Iranian people was pitch perfect. This is YOUR time. Reclaim YOUR country! He made it crystal clear that we aren't interested in invading or occupying Iran.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 09:59 AM (Riz8t)

246 228 Im def worried about China. I don't think can afford to sit this out.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 09:51 AM (BI5O2)

This is where it hurts China for Xi to have taken out almost all of the top level experienced leadership over the last year. The people who’ve taken over those jobs are all going to be keeping their heads low and very risk averse, hoping that they won’t be next.
Xi’s best play, under the circumstances, is to lay low and cut a deal with Trump for access once the current unpleasantness is over.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 09:59 AM (etYFQ)

247 The only ones I am really worried about are the Houthis.
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 09:58 AM (/M/4v)

AFAIK all their missiles come from Iran ...

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 09:59 AM (kvcnI)

248 Im def worried about China. I don't think can afford to sit this out.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 09:51 AM (BI5O2)
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I dunno...China probably doesn't want to run the risk of us intercepting its arms shipments to Iran, among other things.

What if Iran starts launching Chinesium-made missiles at us and we destroy them instantly? Then Chinese has lost serious face in the eyes of the world. They're not going to risk that.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 10:00 AM (ESVrU)

249 So the mullahs didn't high tail it out of there when they had the chances?

Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 10:00 AM (Q+gd/)

250 The only ones I am really worried about are the Houthis.
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 09:58 AM (/M/4v)

AFAIK all their missiles come from Iran ...
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 09:59 AM (kvcnI)

have you really read what I wrote ??

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:01 AM (/M/4v)

251 cut a deal with Trump for access once the current unpleasantness is over.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 09:59 AM (etYFQ)

They are probably willing to pay Trump's 100% mark-up but some of the proceeds will be ear-marked for the new government in Iran.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 10:01 AM (kvcnI)

252 Nood: dead Ayatollah?

Posted by: Hawkpilot at February 28, 2026 10:01 AM (ewuvP)

253 A missed opportunity.

https://is.gd/fiakNp

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 10:01 AM (FXNzP)

254 There was a NoKings rally scheduled for this afternoon in my hometown. That should be a fun pack of the usual suspects after the attack

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 10:01 AM (HYqoK)

255 They've been preparing for two months. TOUSi TV showed a missile landing on the fence around one of the US bases with people running away on the public side of the fence. Also reported an American radar being hit. So they've at least done some targetting.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know

Targetting is a matter of putting coordinates into the missile. Strategy is something else. What I am saying it that without a head establishment, the missile launchers are simply sending everything up with the coordinates rather than conferring with senior staffers to send those with a strategy. Attacking everything in the region only dilutes the attack and pisses away any chance of 'winning' in the strategic sense. The Saudi hit for example means that Saudis have now along with the emirates announced that they can hit back (and in real terms lets Americans use Saudi bases to hit the Iranians without causing the populace to be riled up). That ain't the way for Iran to win an asymmetrical war.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:02 AM (E4rtv)

256 Colorado Gray Wolf update #1:

New gray wolf map shows wolf activity in southern Colorado

Latest wolf activity map shows continued southerly expansion of detected gray wolf activity. Watersheds around the rim of the San Luis Valley including the San Juan mountains toward Wolf Creek Pass (way up on the Great Divide) and theSangre De Cristo mountains on the east side (down near Great Sand Dunes Nat'l Park). Wolves have also been detected in watersheds that drain toward Pueblo and Colo Spgs. This is quite close to our summer place.

https://is.gd/Y8GY3n

Posted by: muldoon at February 28, 2026 10:02 AM (qgHp7)

257 Thanks for the Coffee Thread and Prayer Revival, Mis Hum and Annie!

May God bless all of His children this day. And may God keep our leadership, our military, and our allies safe.

And may God continue to bless the U.S.A. and Israel.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 28, 2026 10:02 AM (kB9dk)

258 The Houthi are not a productive society. Once they lose Iranian funding and Iranian weapons, they go back to being a pack of ignorant goatherds in a forgotten corner of the world.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 10:03 AM (etYFQ)

259 Prayers for the people of Iran. May their next government embrace religious liberty and individual freedom.

Requesting prayers from the Horde, I've got an interview Monday morning for a job that would be a great fit, but I've got to prove it to them. It would solve many of my current life problems and be a good foundation to work on the rest.

Posted by: RandomDave at February 28, 2026 10:03 AM (aJQbY)

260 Xi’s best play, under the circumstances, is to lay low and cut a deal with Trump for access once the current unpleasantness is over.
Posted by: Tom Servo

I frankly don't know what Xi will do but realistically, he ain't got the power right now to stop Iran from being attacked. No force projection other than providing arms and doing so under air attack would not be very prudent--it will be over before ships could get there with other goodies.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:03 AM (E4rtv)

261 have you really read what I wrote ??

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:01 AM (/M/4v)

Yup.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 10:03 AM (kvcnI)

262 Starry eyed idealists believe that agreements create reality. I don't.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 09:47 AM

You are correct, Mr. Whig. It is who counts the votes that creates reality.

Posted by: (D)emocrat Election Officials at February 28, 2026 10:04 AM (0sNs1)

263 I would surmise that the Saudis, Qatar and the other ME monarchies are nervous about a non-Muslim entity becoming a player in the ME oil world. I would suspect covert attempts to influence any formation of a "new" Persia.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 10:05 AM (1JFYK)

264 252 Nood: dead Ayatollah?

I don't think we know at this point, but even if we missed him, it's a major problem for the regime.

https://is.gd/whQLnw

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 10:05 AM (Riz8t)

265 244 And Russia is super happy that 1/2 trillion dollars of Iranian loot is now in their possession. So they are not doing anything. The only ones I am really worried about are the Houthis. That they will not do anything, just sit quietly, and NOT give Israel or the US an excuse to wipe them off the face of the planet.
Posted by: runner
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And yet if he steals the Iranian money, that gives Europe moral license to steal the frozen Russian reserves. No honor among thieves I guess.

You probably have a better idea than I about the Houthi problem but so far it has been desultory from my understanding at firing off a few missiles.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:05 AM (E4rtv)

266 Prayers for all in need and their caregivers continue. 🙏

And prayers for this nation, our military, and Israel. 🙏

Posted by: L - No nic... at February 28, 2026 10:06 AM (NFX2v)

267 Nobody can predict what a bunch if literal retards jacked up on khat are gonna do. Not even them.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 10:07 AM (BI5O2)

268 You are correct, Mr. Whig. It is who counts the votes that creates reality.
Posted by: (D)emocrat Election Officials

I have been around those types for awhile and yes, they don't follow the law at all. Georgia and Detroit 2020 election probes are indicating that in spades.

They do what they can get away with. Putting heads on spikes and seizing their estates would put a quick end to their actions.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:07 AM (E4rtv)

269 Praying that you will shine with brilliance in your upcoming interview RD!

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 10:08 AM (1JFYK)

270 I don't think we know at this point, but even if we missed him, it's a major problem for the regime.

https://is.gd/whQLnw

The link contains another link to a claim by Bahrain that our Fifth Fleet HQ was hit. I've seen nothing else about this yet.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 10:08 AM (Riz8t)

271 Colorado Gray Wolf update #2:

Gray wolf died of acute cardiogenic shock during collar maintenance: CPW

Necropsy performed on a 3 year old male gray wolf that died in January during a Parks & Wildlife tracking collar maintenance operation (battery change) showed cause of death to be acute cardiogenic shock. (i.e. stress reaction)

My take? The reintroduced wolves are having a tough enough time surviving and multiplying in the Rockies, they don't need outside "help" from experts. /s

https://is.gd/JmBFHn

Posted by: muldoon at February 28, 2026 10:11 AM (qgHp7)

272 ♫ ♪ ♫

CPW said, "Sonny, move out to Colorado"
Ah but wolfin' too hard can give you a heart attack
Ack-ack-ack-ack-ack

You oughta know by now...

(apologies to Billy Joel)

Posted by: muldoon at February 28, 2026 10:21 AM (qgHp7)

273 Per Fox by way of X

"
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
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🚨 JUST IN: Iran's response to the US strikes are "INEFFECTIVE," per Fox

The United States reportedly used NEW capabilities in the attacks: one-way attack drones

Iranian air defenses OVERWHELMED, and major IRGC locations were targeted

Pray we get no US casualties 🙏🏻🇺🇸"

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 10:42 AM (E4rtv)

274 256, 271. Also, greater temperature extremes to adapt to in Colorado?

At any rate, too much stress - environmental & that of experimental 'scientists' - on that young wolf and, likely, the wolf packs as a whole.

Not good. Can change their character for adaption and survival.

Posted by: L - No nic... at February 28, 2026 10:45 AM (NFX2v)

275 Prayers for all.

Those of you with gout need to get your doctor to prescribe Allopurinol. It has done wonders for the prevention of my gout.

Posted by: Mick at February 28, 2026 11:00 AM (HFx9z)

276 Allopurinol. It has done wonders for the prevention of my gout.

Posted by: Mick at February 28, 2026 11:00 AM (HFx9z)

Vitamin C works fine. My brother had problems with Allopurinal.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 11:10 AM (kvcnI)

The US and Israel Have Launched Military Strikes to Take out the Iranian Government

News is breaking fast.

Much of the Iranian leadership is alleged to now be dead or to have fled.

Donald Trump: “When we are finished, take over your government. It will be yours to take. This will be probably your only chance for generations. For many years, you have asked for America’s help, but you never got it.”

Benjamin Netanyahu: “Our joint operation will create the conditions for the brave Iranian people to take their fate into their own hands.”

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at 06:36 AM

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1 47 years of them doing a heccin act of war on us again and again. Time to put an end to all of it

Posted by: deepelemblues at February 28, 2026 06:39 AM (AQ30M)

2 And right on time the AP leads with "attack on girls school in Iran".

Posted by: DeusExMachina at February 28, 2026 06:41 AM (cmlrb)

3 Yes; I find dubious anything the AP says.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2026 06:42 AM (ix8EF)

4 I wonder if part of the timing was to learn more about Iranian terror cells in the US that the Biden policies let in.

Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 06:43 AM (yTvNw)

5 “ For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.”

1 Corinthians 4:20

Posted by: Marcus T at February 28, 2026 06:43 AM (fnAaR)

6 we have been inviting Iran to back up their threats for 50 years now.........what with dick pills more widely available I thought the m00hamedans would finally get it up........

I am disappoint.....

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 28, 2026 06:44 AM (jrgJz)

7 I see Iran hit a base in Bahrain.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 28, 2026 06:45 AM (gbOdA)

8 Winner winner! Chicken dinner!

Posted by: Oh Hellz ya! at February 28, 2026 06:45 AM (FDqrU)

9 God bless America and Israel.

Posted by: Goddessoftheclassroom at February 28, 2026 06:46 AM (USyCi)

10 Posted by: Marcus T at February 28, 2026 06:43 AM (fnAaR)

I really appreciate your encouragement to brothers in sisters in Christ by posting scripture every day, Marcus, and your witness to how much the Lord has blessed and helped you in your life. Thanks so much!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2026 06:49 AM (ix8EF)

11 Posted by: Goddessoftheclassroom at February 28, 2026 06:46 AM (USyCi

Amen!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2026 06:49 AM (ix8EF)

12 Rock the Casbah!

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 28, 2026 06:51 AM (wVcYX)

13 The Death Dorito (B2) has arrived.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 06:52 AM (1JFYK)

14 A Flaming Skull™ Saturday!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 28, 2026 06:52 AM (2Ez/1)

15 God bless and keep all military personnel deployed against the murderous Iranian regime, and may God bless and keep the good people of Iran.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:52 AM (X+xvk)

16 Flaming skull worthy.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 28, 2026 06:53 AM (kULAj)

17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvrOlKUUSlI

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 28, 2026 06:53 AM (jrgJz)

18
Willowed....
Ray Stevens, live in the 70s. Ahab the Arab.

Apropo.

https://youtu.be/idZ7K_ciQR8?si=-nwClqR3hGlsfECF

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 28, 2026 06:54 AM (QVmho)

19 That's my President!

Posted by: fd at February 28, 2026 06:54 AM (vFG9F)

20 274 Maybe I’ll skip the news today altogether.
Posted by: Unkaren

Might not be a bad idea.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:44 AM (E4rtv)

I look forward to a great deal of hilarity as I view all the wailing and gnashing of teeth about to take place.
And especially, on CNN, the Lamentations of their Women!

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 06:54 AM (etYFQ)

21 Ho, boy. Flaming Skull for breakfast. Gonna be a long day.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 06:54 AM (cxFcK)

22 What is Miss Lindsay doing right now?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 06:55 AM (cxFcK)

23 I pray this doesn’t get out of control. I also pray the Iranian people will be able to take over government.

Posted by: Jaimo at February 28, 2026 06:55 AM (sOA7y)

24 Willowed:

@215 (previous thread)/whig: { Russia urges immediate halt to US, Israeli attacks on Iran. We also have reaction from Russia, which has called for an immediate stop to US and ⁠Israeli attacks on Iran, saying ⁠the situation must be "returned to the path of political and diplomatic settlement". }

Hey Russia: September 1 to 3, 2004. Beslan. How about a nice hot cup of "Shut the fuck up" ?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 28, 2026 06:55 AM (O7YUW)

25 Wow

May the ayatollahs topple quickly

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 06:56 AM (2GVsD)

26 Bomb , bomb , bomb ,bomb ,bomb , bomb Iran
It's very ironic that this is occurring during McCain's funeral

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 06:56 AM (HYqoK)

27 First, Netflix drops out of buying WBD, now, the mullahs are being eliminated. A sad day for CNN.

LMFAO

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at February 28, 2026 06:56 AM (kULAj)

28
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 28, 2026 06:56 AM (tljrc)

29 Things gettin' splodey.
Department of War living up to it's new name.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 28, 2026 06:56 AM (2Ez/1)

30 Who cares about all that. Did they find that poor monkey's mom yet?

Posted by: Guy who is concerned about the monkey at February 28, 2026 06:56 AM (vFG9F)

31 AP stands for Associates with Paleostinians.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 06:56 AM (2GVsD)

32 If Iran is leaderless that is S⁸kull Worthy

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 06:56 AM (Ia/+0)

33 Operation 72 virgins has commenced.

Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 06:56 AM (ehY6c)

34 wonder if part of the timing was to learn more about Iranian terror cells in the US that the Biden policies let in.
Posted by: JTB

The number and coverage of ISR assets over the US over the last several weeks has been considerably higher than the baseline.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 06:57 AM (1JFYK)

35 "Blame it on Bahrain, yeah, yeah...Blame it on the stars up above! Whatever you do, be sure to blame the Jews, but blame it on Bahrain, yeah, yeah..."

(With apologies to Milli Vanilli)

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:58 AM (X+xvk)

36 26 Bomb , bomb , bomb ,bomb ,bomb , bomb Iran
It's very ironic that this is occurring during McCain's funeral
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 06:56 AM
----
And on the last day of National Negro Month!

Posted by: For shame at February 28, 2026 06:59 AM (2Ez/1)

37 It's not various countries are saiyng it is what they are doing.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 06:59 AM (/M/4v)

38 After Iran is set free, let's finish the job in Texas and take out all the mosque(s). Finish them now !

Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 06:59 AM (ehY6c)

39 Today, we settle all family business.

Posted by: Donald "Corleone" Trump at February 28, 2026 06:59 AM (wVcYX)

40 Iran has been challenging the US since 1979.

Iran is another gift of the failed administration of Jimmy Carter.

Yes it is well past time for a rectification.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 06:59 AM (2GVsD)

41 They've named it Operation Epic Fury. From the little I'm getting, the US is hitting infrastructure (missile sites I guess) while Israel is doing decapitation strikes. I can't imagine the regime would ever admit the Ayatollah was killed.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 07:00 AM (cxFcK)

42 Iran said F off repeatedly to any diplomatic solution. So more diplomacy means surrendering to a nuclear Iran.

Time to rewatch Argo for the second time this month. May God bless our troops.

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 07:00 AM (lCppi)

43 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcYhYO02f98

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 28, 2026 07:01 AM (jrgJz)

44 Hopefully only a half day
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 07:01 AM (Ia/+0)

45 237 Mark 2:1-5 "The faith of friends"- Our Daily Bread devotional:

https://tinyurl.com/3h3njwce

Posted by: FenelonSpoke

***************

FenelonSpoke,

Thank you for this.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 07:01 AM (X+xvk)

46 Ayatollah Cacamaniac, "why is my VCR blink...." *boom*

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 07:01 AM (2GVsD)

47 Heh, heh, heh. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 07:01 AM (wzUl9)

48 "Blame it on Bahrain, yeah, yeah...Blame it on the stars up above! Whatever you do, be sure to blame the Jews, but blame it on Bahrain, yeah, yeah..."

(With apologies to Milli Vanilli)
Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:58 AM (X+xvk)

Well, just don't Blame It On Rio.

Posted by: Michelle Johnson's Epic Rack at February 28, 2026 07:02 AM (wVcYX)

49 Willowed....
Ray Stevens, live in the 70s. Ahab the Arab.

Apropo.

https://youtu.be/idZ7K_ciQR8?si=-nwClqR3hGlsfECF
Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 28, 2026

***
Ahab would be driving a Mercedes nowadays!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 07:02 AM (wzUl9)

50 I look forward to a great deal of hilarity as I view all the wailing and gnashing of teeth about to take place.
And especially, on CNN, the Lamentations of their Women!
Posted by: Tom Servo
=======
Like Ben Rhodes, Kim Dot Com, Candace Ovens, and various other mediocrity celebutards.

The funny thing is if Iran falls, then all its cootie ridden accomplices like Qatar will quit funding a lot of influencers and bot banks.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:03 AM (E4rtv)

51 I have a feel Reza Pahlavi has been in the loop a little judging by this https://youtu.be/Qwni25iGmx8?si=tw7T5RYchVVPqhAU

Posted by: LOR VIA at February 28, 2026 07:03 AM (+uTfj)

52 Nobody fucks with Donnie Two-Scoops.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 07:03 AM (g8Ew8)

53 Hey! I have met with Putin more than anybody. When I told him about Cornpop he wet wet my pants! No joke.

Posted by: Joe Biteum at February 28, 2026 07:03 AM (vFG9F)

54 No, new wars

Posted by: Electioneering Donald at February 28, 2026 07:03 AM (fKeBm)

55 Psalm 91 : 5-6

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 07:03 AM (ehY6c)

56 I was hoping for the flaming skull to be shown dipped in a pudding cup.

Posted by: Unkaren at February 28, 2026 07:03 AM (duOzU)

57 Today, we settle all family business.
Posted by: Donald "Corleone" Trump at February 28, 2026

***
Iran, you thought you were out. We're pulling you back in!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 07:04 AM (wzUl9)

58 There probably are dozens of ayatollah doubles and fakes waiting in the wings. Dont they pretty much all look snd sound alike?

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 07:04 AM (lCppi)

59 I was hoping for the flaming skull to be shown dipped in a pudding cup.
Posted by: Unkaren at February 28, 2026 07:03 AM (duOzU)
*******************************************

If Khamenei is confirmed dead, I'm sure Ace will post that later.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 07:04 AM (fiCmd)

60 ban Paki trolls

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 07:04 AM (/M/4v)

61 From X

Nadim Koteich
@NadimKoteich
·
1h
🚨 SOURCES: Israeli interception of communication signals inside Iran, including military landlines, major hospital CCTV networks, and other compromised intelligence assets, indicate a high success rate in eliminating Tier 1 officials across all verticals of the regime's

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:05 AM (E4rtv)

62 May 2026 go in the history books as the year the entire world finally had enough of islam's shit

Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 07:05 AM (ZxPkt)

63 Welp, from X

BREAKING : Iranian State Media claiming that multiple hypersonic missiles launched by IRGC towards US Aircraft Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, just a while ago.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:05 AM (E4rtv)

64 There probably are dozens of ayatollah doubles and fakes waiting in the wings. Dont they pretty much all look snd sound alike?

George Clooney, "Iran wants to fund a sequel to Men Staring at Goats and I get to play the Ayatollah?"

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 07:05 AM (2GVsD)

65 Trump is settling all family business.

Posted by: Ignoramus at February 28, 2026 07:05 AM (dtajH)

66 52 Nobody fucks with Donnie Two-Scoops.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 07:03 AM
+++
I've been told by some of The Smartest People In The Room that
Trump
Always
Chickens
Out.

You mean they were*gasp* WRONG?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 28, 2026 07:05 AM (2Ez/1)

67 There probably are dozens of ayatollah doubles and fakes waiting in the wings. Dont they pretty much all look snd sound alike?
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026

***
Demonic scowl: check.

Black robes and turban: check.

Grey beard and bushy eyebrows: check.

Parroting "Great Satan" rhetoric: check.

Yeah, everything's there.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 07:06 AM (wzUl9)

68 And I've been takin' care of business, every day
Takin' care of business, every way
I've been takin' care of business, it's all mine
Takin' care of business and working overtime, work out
Whoo!!

Posted by: Donald "BTO" Trump at February 28, 2026 07:06 AM (wVcYX)

69 40 Iran has been challenging the US since 1979.

Iran is another gift of the failed administration of Jimmy Carter.

Yes it is well past time for a rectification.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 06:59 AM (2GVsD)

Amen!

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 07:06 AM (g8Ew8)

70 Barry Soetoro is balling his ghey eyes out about now.

Posted by: And Fuck Jill, Too at February 28, 2026 07:06 AM (30T+9)

71
Yes it is well past time for a rectification.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 06:59 AM

should have been done in November 1979

should have been done in October 1983

so, yeah: it's been over-due for a long time

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 28, 2026 07:06 AM (tljrc)

72 Meanwhile on X, Iranian State Media is claiming... *fill in the blanks*

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 07:07 AM (2GVsD)

73 Well, just don't Blame It On Rio.

Posted by: Michelle Johnson's Epic Rack

Ha! I remember that movie well.

Well, parts of it.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 07:07 AM (X+xvk)

74 Exchange on X regarding ATC,

"Ben Rhodes
@brhodes
·
1h
Trump's second term has been the worst case scenario.

Reply
alexandriabrown
@alexthechick
·
10m
You support a regime that would throw me off a roof.

You actively support evil."

My Community note: She is not wrong in that assertion.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:07 AM (E4rtv)

75 I find it amazing that apparently much of the Iranian leadership has already been killed. They’re knew they should have been in hiding, deep in bunkers.
But it’s hard to keep up that kind of existence for long, especially when time drags on with nothing seemingly happening.
I’m certain that through Mossad plus internal Iranian resistance, we received quite a bit of intel on where those high value targets could be found.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 07:08 AM (etYFQ)

76 one of IRGC missiles hit a residential building in Syria; they are just pressing buttons at this point aren't they

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 07:08 AM (/M/4v)

77 Did the Empress call Ben a 'mewling quim' while using hand puppets?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 07:08 AM (2GVsD)

78 Amusing peacocking of a failing country leader, on X

"Macron says ‘dangerous escalation must stop’
We have just received a statement from Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, who says the outbreak of war between the US, Israel and Iran “has grave consequences for international peace and security”.

“The current escalation is dangerous for everyone. It must stop,” he said.

“At this crucial moment, all measures are being taken to ensure the security of our national territory, our citizens, and our assets in the Middle East,” added Macron, noting that France stands ready to deploy “the necessary resources to protect its closest partners, should they request it”.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:09 AM (E4rtv)

79 Willowed but worth repeating:

Eh, common enough vernacular to call it a War but it is one declared by Iran against the US long ago and fed with the blood of US servicemen killed by those assholes in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, etc. over the years.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:41 AM (E4rtv)

Correct. We're attempting to conclude a war.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 06:47 AM (g8Ew

I love that perspective

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 07:09 AM (lCppi)

80 I voted for this.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 28, 2026 07:10 AM (wVcYX)

81 Brit prof declaring all is lost on X cited by Al Jazeera

Andreas Krieg, associate professor in security studies at King’s College London, says there is a “key element” missing from Israel’s and the US’s plans for regime changes, which includes troops on the ground.

“The Israeli’s think they can mobilise a very alienated aggrevied Iranian population to take action against their own regime. I don’t see any way that can actually happen becuase their isn’t a coherent, consolidated oppostion or weapons that are being distributed,” Krieg told Al Jazeera.

“So basically this is a remote standoff airpower led campagin that can maybe lead to degradation. But actually without seizing ground and holding it, there is no way the regime is just going to collapse and dissapear,” he said.

Krieg explained that the US will “run out of steam” after it completes its target lists, “which can likely come in a few days”.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:10 AM (E4rtv)

82 Has Two Tier Kier managed to remove his mouth from Ukrainian cock to make a statement?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 07:10 AM (2GVsD)

83 @78/whig: Macron can STFU and STFD.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 28, 2026 07:11 AM (O7YUW)

84 No, Mr. President. I am still not tired of winning.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2026 07:11 AM (qFwJc)

85 Now Ayatollah Mohhamed Andres Krieg, explain what happened in Romania.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 07:11 AM (2GVsD)

86 75 I find it amazing that apparently much of the Iranian leadership has already been killed. They’re knew they should have been in hiding, deep in bunkers.
But it’s hard to keep up that kind of existence for long, especially when time drags on with nothing seemingly happening.
I’m certain that through Mossad plus internal Iranian resistance, we received quite a bit of intel on where those high value targets could be found.
Posted by: Tom Servo

US used bunker busting bombs against the IRGC hq bunker which is why a fair chunk of the IRGC leadership is no more. Pix of the strike on X.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:12 AM (E4rtv)

87 I’m guessing that any new Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is out of the question!

Posted by: Unkaren at February 28, 2026 07:12 AM (duOzU)

88 The big question: will the flats of Beverly Hills soon be empty?

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 07:13 AM (lCppi)

89 @86/whig: "Pix of the strike on X. "

Direct link, if you would, please?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 28, 2026 07:13 AM (O7YUW)

90 NYC Phil in the Sopranos

We decapitate, and we do business with whatever's left

Posted by: Ignoramus at February 28, 2026 07:13 AM (dtajH)

91 I am hopeful this turns out well and that we don't stick around for 20+ years.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 28, 2026 07:13 AM (7xrfc)

92 Trump's actions in the Mideast have led to over 30% of the population being homeless.

Posted by: CNN at February 28, 2026 07:14 AM (vFG9F)

93 BREAKING : Iranian State Media claiming that multiple hypersonic missiles launched by IRGC towards US Aircraft Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, just a while ago.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:05 AM (E4rtv)

You know probably better than the rest of us that unless they’ve got real time satellite targeting info, which I doubt they have, they don’t have a chance of getting close to that ship.
If they’re shooting anything at all, they’re just firing missiles blind and shouting “G7!”
Nope, sorry, you did not sink my battleship.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 07:14 AM (etYFQ)

94 How long before our NATO "allies" rush troops in to defend Iran?

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 07:14 AM (X+xvk)

95 Macron's dilemma : "how can i retreat before we're attacked?"

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 07:15 AM (lCppi)

96 83 @78/whig: Macron can STFU and STFD.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant

I find the Euro clapping seals to be funny on this topic just like Russia Ukraine.

They decided long ago to let their militaries rot but not shut their mouths. They have been writing checks that their flaccid militaries and economies cannot cash for about thirty years now while firmly inserting kebab up their citizens asses.

It is time for them to sit down, shut up, and sit at the kids table for world affairs. They can be seen but not heard on world affairs.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:15 AM (E4rtv)

97 Don't forget right next door Afghanistan and Pah_kee-Stahn and getting sporty.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 07:15 AM (cxFcK)

98 Has Two Tier Kier managed to remove his mouth from Ukrainian cock to make a statement?
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 07:10 AM (2GVsD)

He's still whimpering from getting his ass handed to him in the recent election.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 07:16 AM (g8Ew8)

99 91 I am hopeful this turns out well and that we don't stick around for 20+ years.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 28, 2026 07:13 AM (7xrfc)

As in Venezuela, no boots on the ground. None necessary.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 07:16 AM (etYFQ)

100 Odds on one of the main discussion topics of the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's November 2025 visit to the United States was the current attack on Iran.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 07:16 AM (BnDlA)

101 You know probably better than the rest of us that unless they’ve got real time satellite targeting info, which I doubt they have, they don’t have a chance of getting close to that ship.
If they’re shooting anything at all, they’re just firing missiles blind and shouting “G7!”
Nope, sorry, you did not sink my battleship.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Depends on whether China or Russia is feeding that to them on the down low. But we know a lot more about hypersonic missiles now than we did a short while ago. Using sekret weapons like those means that countermeasures are developed, always.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:16 AM (E4rtv)

102 Volodymyr Zelenskyy(spelled with two “Ys” for a double dose of yawn) has to wonder what he has to do in order to stay relevant in the news cycle!

Posted by: Unkaren at February 28, 2026 07:16 AM (duOzU)

103 So is Pavlavi going to fill the void once the mullahs are flushed out?

Posted by: Halfhand at February 28, 2026 07:18 AM (5slMQ)

104 At the news that USA bombs were falling on Iran rumours persist that Lindsey Graham was rushed to a DC emergency room with unstoppable orgasms ….

Posted by: Voter theater. at February 28, 2026 07:18 AM (FCPbW)

105 Another rat comes out to flap their gums,

"‘This is not your war’: Omani foreign minister urges US ‘not to get sucked in further’
We have the first public reaction by Badr Albusaidi, the foreign minister of Oman, who had been mediating the recent rounds of indirect talks between the US and Iran."

This was the shitass trying to reinstitute the ignoble Obama JCPOA program where we bribe the mullahs not to make nukes. Fat lot of good that did us.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:18 AM (E4rtv)

106 Don't forget right next door Afghanistan and Pah_kee-Stahn and getting sporty.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 07:15 AM (cxFcK)

They've formally declared war against each other now. Open warfare.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 07:18 AM (g8Ew8)

107 May the brave people in the US Armed Forces and IDF be protected from harm as they rid the world of one source of extreme evil.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 07:19 AM (u82oZ)

108 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 07:19 AM (u82oZ)

109 From Israeli Times just now

"
IDF says it planned campaign over months, caught regime by surprise

By Emanuel Fabian

The IDF provides new details on its simultaneous airstrikes this morning targeting senior Iranian political and military officials at several locations in Tehran.

The military says it developed the plan over months, and it included a major intelligence effort led by the Intelligence Directorate to “identify an operational opportunity at the moment when senior regime officials would convene.”

The IDF says a decision was made to carry out the strike in the morning, rather than at night, despite Iranian preparedness. The IDF says it succeeded in “achieving tactical surprise for the second time,” referring to its opening strikes during June 2025’s 12-day war."

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:19 AM (E4rtv)

110 Good morning morons

Praying hashem protects our warriors.

Javid Shah Javid Shah Javid Shah!!!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 07:19 AM (RIvkX)

111 Some people did something.

https://is.gd/YI4hyh

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 07:20 AM (BnDlA)

112 Will Marco Rubio be named as the new Ayatollah or just go back to the title of Shah of Iran?

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 28, 2026 07:20 AM (7kJyR)

113 God bless our Commander in chief and all of our military and the Iranian people.

St Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 28, 2026 07:20 AM (vfth7)

114 70 Barry Soetoro is balling his ghey eyes out about now.
Posted by: And Fuck Jill, Too at February 28, 2026 07:06 AM (30T+9)

Barry's plan for a nuclear armed Iran was evil. Trump and crew knew mullahs must go before a dem ever set foot back in the white house.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 28, 2026 07:22 AM (i0Hi3)

115 94 How long before our NATO "allies" rush troops in to defend Iran?
Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 07:14 AM (X+xvk)

That’s one of the more amusing aspects of Europe’s military decline. They have collectively invested nothing in power projection or troop transport capability. That’s a job for the United States.

Europe’s military forces don’t go anywhere unless they politely ask the US to provide cargo planes and other transport capabilities. Another on the long list of reasons why Europe doesn’t really matter anymore, not to anyone.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 07:22 AM (etYFQ)

116 "Much of the Iranian leadership is alleged to now be dead or to have fled."

I hope this statement is true.

One other thing, Trump has now managed to get the democrats to side with and defend the brutal leadership of Iran.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 28, 2026 07:23 AM (0N4FZ)

117 Yet more stupidity and total lack of reality demonstrated by international groups. From Times of Israel just now,

"US, Israeli strikes on Iran ‘totally irresponsible,’ anti-nuclear proliferation group says

By AFP

The US and Israeli strikes on Iran are “totally irresponsible,” and risk provoking further escalation, the head of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons says."

My community note is that these useless wankers despite winning a Nobel Prize in 2017 have not in fact done jack shit about proliferation and Iran's development and threats to use them in the last eight years.

Nobel Prizes for Peace should be regarded as inversion of the truth for the individuals that were awarded prizes including Barry Obama and that famous humanitarian philanthropist boy buggerer, Yassir Arafat

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:23 AM (E4rtv)

118 According to breaking reports, Iran fired a missile at the Druze city of Sweida, Syria, killing at least four people.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 07:24 AM (fiCmd)

119 One other thing, Trump has now managed to get the democrats to side with and defend the brutal leadership of Iran.
Posted by: Mister Scott
========
They love criminals in the US as much as they do foreign criminals like Maduro.

Thing is, they have sucked a lot of pacifistic idiots nominally claiming to be on the right into such idiocies as well.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:25 AM (E4rtv)

120 Barry Soetoro is balling his ghey eyes out about now.
Posted by: And Fuck Jill, Too at February 28, 2026 07:06 AM (30T+9)

Barry's plan for a nuclear armed Iran was evil. Trump and crew knew mullahs must go before a dem ever set foot back in the white house.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 28, 2026 07:22 AM (i0Hi3)

This is true.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 07:25 AM (g8Ew8)

121 dick pills more widely available I thought the m00hamedans would finally get it up........"

Goats hardest... hit?

Posted by: man at February 28, 2026 07:27 AM (XuXeR)

122 94 How long before our NATO "allies" rush troops in to defend Iran?
Posted by: Sam Adams
=====
Won't happen. They are in fact cowards hiding behind the US in Nato rather than partners anymore.

Running their mouths are their biggest weapon nowadays and trying to fight Russia with the last Ukrainian.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:27 AM (E4rtv)

123 104 At the news that USA bombs were falling on Iran rumours persist that Lindsey Graham was rushed to a DC emergency room with unstoppable orgasms ….
Posted by: Voter theater. at February 28, 2026 07:18 AM (FCPbW)

I hope they didn’t have to remove an artillery projectile from his rectum.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 07:28 AM (etYFQ)

124 Europe’s military forces don’t go anywhere unless they politely ask the US to provide cargo planes and other transport capabilities. Another on the long list of reasons why Europe doesn’t really matter anymore, not to anyone.
Posted by: Tom Servo

And their navies have shriveled up to the point of being coast guards.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:28 AM (E4rtv)

125 According to breaking reports, Iran fired a missile at the Druze city of Sweida, Syria, killing at least four people

Celebratory Ramadan fireworks? Asking for a congressional nitwit!

Posted by: Unkaren at February 28, 2026 07:28 AM (duOzU)

126 They love criminals in the US as much as they do foreign criminals like Maduro.
Posted by: whig

Just the brown skinned ones. Whitey isn't loved by them.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 28, 2026 07:28 AM (7xrfc)

127 I don't think Trump is listening to Europe anymore.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 07:29 AM (g8Ew8)

128 Any damage reports from the US Navy Fifth Fleet HQ in Bahrain?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 28, 2026 07:29 AM (2Ez/1)

129 As in Venezuela, no boots on the ground. None necessary.
Posted by: Tom Servo

I hope you're right and that the Persians take their nation back.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 28, 2026 07:29 AM (7xrfc)

130 Boy, Trump will do anything to distract from the Epstein files.

Posted by: occamns brassiere at February 28, 2026 07:29 AM (Gm5dL)

131 Someone should ask Andreas Krieg's opinion of the current invasion of England by external forces.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 28, 2026 07:29 AM (gSQvJ)

132 Thank you President Trump for keeping your promise to help free the great people of Iran.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 07:30 AM (RIvkX)

133 🎶Drop the bomb between the minarets

Posted by: Josephistan at February 28, 2026 07:30 AM (oKlFB)

134 108 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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I'd rather use smart munitions to strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists but that is just me today.

The recent twattery yesterday of Anthropic was simply another example of leftists whose patriotism depends on Democrats being in power domestically.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:30 AM (E4rtv)

135 And their navies have shriveled up to the point of being coast guards.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:28 AM
++++++
We were in the pool!

Posted by: European navies at February 28, 2026 07:30 AM (2Ez/1)

136 keep in mind its like 3pm in Iran theres still 3-4 hours till sunset the USA loves to play in the dark I have a feeling things will heat back up in 5 hours

Posted by: LOR VIA at February 28, 2026 07:31 AM (+uTfj)

137 Yonder Horde

What a way to start the day...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 07:31 AM (jtM2q)

138 128 Any damage reports from the US Navy Fifth Fleet HQ in Bahrain?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
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One of the attempted attacks hit a flour mill in Bahrain instead. Pix on X if you want to see it.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:31 AM (E4rtv)

139 US and Israel wipe out the mullahs and free Iran.
Pakistan wipes out the Taliban and takes over Afghanistan.
Chairman Xi stomps his little feet and cries because more of his pet psychos are neutralized.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 28, 2026 07:32 AM (2J/Lj)

140 Biden gave a speech to the Dems wherein he claimed he secured the border. No Dem cheered. Then he went to say something about Trump and said "I'm not going to say it" . The Dems cheered. They have nothing but personal attacks.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 07:32 AM (HYqoK)

141 112 Will Marco Rubio be named as the new Ayatollah or just go back to the title of Shah of Iran?

-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 28, 2026 07:20 AM

The Grand Vizier

Posted by: Josephistan at February 28, 2026 07:32 AM (oKlFB)

142 Four military bases in the Middle East targeted by Iranian missiles, including Fifth Fleet HQ in Bahrain. Also Qatar, Kuwait and UAE.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 28, 2026 07:33 AM (Y1sOo)

143 Just the brown skinned ones. Whitey isn't loved by them.
Posted by: NR Pax
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Dunno, it was funny about the left wailing about the Irish dude here illegally for well over a decade. They only shut up when it was revealed he left Ireland facing drug charges which are waiting for him in the auld country.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:33 AM (E4rtv)

144 Maybe today is the start of

'settling all family business'

Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 07:34 AM (ZxPkt)

145 When the Iranian regime falls, it is going to have as big an effect on the world as the fall of the USSR did.
Maybe even bigger.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 07:34 AM (etYFQ)

146 And their navies have shriveled up to the point of being coast guards."

The USCG says "hold my brown water"...

Posted by: man at February 28, 2026 07:34 AM (XuXeR)

147 They only shut up when it was revealed he left Ireland facing drug charges which are waiting for him in the auld country."

He was "front page" on every newz site I could find, then suddenly *poof*

Posted by: man at February 28, 2026 07:35 AM (XuXeR)

148 Ro Khanna, Thomas Massie, and Rand Paul are shrieking about wanting permission from Congress.

Posted by: Jen the original at February 28, 2026 07:36 AM (BHb8r)

149 The Grand Vizier
Posted by: Josephistan at February 28, 2026 07:32 AM (oKlFB)

I think Marco is the Genie of the Lamp.

Rub his tummy and your enemies disappear.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 07:36 AM (etYFQ)

150 Is there a name for the military operation yet? I vote for "Operation Golden Lion"

Posted by: Josephistan at February 28, 2026 07:37 AM (oKlFB)

151 127 I don't think Trump is listening to Europe anymore.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons

No one should. They ran their own countries into a ditch into irrelevance on the world stage by their preening morality in public while kissing ass in private of the worst of the world's autocrats for a bit of pocket change. And they willingly let their countries and their citizens be invaded by Muzzies to destroy public order, rape their women, kill citizens via Jihad crap, and live off of public benefits.

Rulers that hate their own people are the exact people one should never allow into power in the first place.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:37 AM (E4rtv)

152 148 Ro Khanna, Thomas Massie, and Rand Paul are shrieking about wanting permission from Congress.
Posted by: Jen the original

Dear Congress things...

Shut. The. Fuck. Up.

Regards
Mayhem

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 28, 2026 07:37 AM (2J/Lj)

153 I don't think Trump is listening to Europe anymore.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops

Now do cocksucker judges like Boysburg, Mr. President

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 28, 2026 07:38 AM (e8LAr)

154 Welcome to hell, bitches.

Posted by: Stan at February 28, 2026 07:38 AM (dK+Kv)

155 I'm still awaiting a statement from President Boasberg, and his doting girlfriend John Roberts. Trump will probably be ordered to return the Tomahawk missiles immediately, and restore the IRGC command to living, intact beings.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 07:38 AM (X+xvk)

156 Rulers that hate their own people are the exact people one should never allow into power in the first place."

"We love ourselves and power more"

/"leaders" everywhere

Posted by: man at February 28, 2026 07:38 AM (XuXeR)

157 Is there a name for the military operation yet? I vote for "Operation Golden Lion"
Posted by: Josephistan at February 28, 2026 07:37 AM (oKlFB)
**************************

Epic Fury, though Israel is using "Roaring Lion" for its own concurrent operation.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 07:38 AM (fiCmd)

158 Iran Launches Retaliatory Strikes at Targets across the Middle East!" cheers the BBC.

Umm...the operable word there is "at" - basically launched with all the accuracy of a roman candle.

Posted by: Boswell at February 28, 2026 07:39 AM (j10i6)

159 Operation Epic Fury

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 07:39 AM (RIvkX)

160 Well, here is what Europeans would call a true moral arbiter of the world. From Times of Israel just now.

"Hamas condemns strikes on Iran, calls for Muslim-Arab unity

Hamas condemns the “Zionist-American hostilities on the Islamic Republic,” while calling for unity in the Muslim world, after Iran struck Arab US allies in the region, including Hamas benefactor Qatar.
"

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:39 AM (E4rtv)

161 Trumpie, you gonna git 'em?

Posted by: Laura Bush at February 28, 2026 07:40 AM (Y1sOo)

162 The people of Iran are dancing in the streets, taking video of smoldering IRGC buildings, and thanking President Trump.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 07:40 AM (X+xvk)

163 And their navies have shriveled up to the point of being coast guards.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:28 AM (E4rtv)

I read that the no longer great British Navy has reached the sad point that they now have more Admirals than they have surface combatant ships.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 07:40 AM (etYFQ)

164

Most importantly, Neil Sedaka has passed away at age 86 RIP

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 28, 2026 07:41 AM (x0n13)

165 Posted by: Jen the original at February 28, 2026 07:36 AM (BHb8r)

Haven't previous Democrat Presidents bombed countries without getting permission? It seems to me asking Congress, "Mother, may I ?" be very counterproductive as then Iran would have.
A heads up from their paid off stooges in the Congress.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2026 07:41 AM (Nx5jP)

166 Operation And The Camel You Road In On

Posted by: Bruce at February 28, 2026 07:41 AM (mlony)

167 🚨 SOURCES: Israeli interception of communication signals inside Iran, including military landlines, major hospital CCTV networks, and other compromised intelligence assets, indicate a high success rate in eliminating Tier 1 officials across all verticals of the regime's
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:05 AM (E4rtv)
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Translation:

"Im in ur base killin ur d00dz!"

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 07:42 AM (ESVrU)

168 Iran Launches Retaliatory Strikes at Targets across the Middle East!" cheers the BBC.

Umm...the operable word there is "at" - basically launched with all the accuracy of a roman candle.
Posted by: Boswell at February 28, 2026 07:39 AM (j10i6)

Iran must really hate Target's fitting room and bathroom policy.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 28, 2026 07:42 AM (wVcYX)

169 And their navies have shriveled up to the point of being coast guards.
Posted by: whig

And with the moose-limbs taking over, they'll soon be left with just sodomy and the lash...

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 28, 2026 07:42 AM (e8LAr)

170 Epic Fury, though Israel is using "Roaring Lion" for its own concurrent operation.

I’m kind of with Mark Steyn on this. We’re getting into parody range with these. It would be more intimidating to have Operation Mildly Irked or Operation Minor Shrug than these ever-more-over-the-top phrases.

Operation What Time is It in New York City?

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 28, 2026 07:42 AM (wY+GX)

171 Something is wrong with Ro Khanna.

President Trump calls him crazy to his face and he sits and grins like a cretin.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 07:42 AM (RIvkX)

172 I read that the no longer great British Navy has reached the sad point that they now have more Admirals than they have surface combatant ships.
Posted by: Tom Servo
======
To be fair to the Brits, I don't think the ship count included dinghys.

Europe uses militaries as jobs programs, not for serious tasks anymore because their elites are sad husks of humanity only interested in luxury, power, and running their mouths.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:43 AM (E4rtv)

173 I’m envisioning an Iranian made movie, “28 days later”, set about a month from now.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 07:43 AM (etYFQ)

174 Good speech by PDT. Gave background information, spoke with confidence in our military, and told the Iranian people that they will have the opportunity to build their country.

I'm praying protection for our military and the success of the mission.

I wonder if we can also use this time to arrest/capture Iranian enemies that live within the US. That would be a wonderful development.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 28, 2026 07:43 AM (RkOfE)

175 Lindsay Graham talking on Fox News now.

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 28, 2026 07:43 AM (7kJyR)

176 Any reports of loss of life at Navy facility in Bahrain?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 28, 2026 07:43 AM (2Ez/1)

177 whig

The timing was brilliant. We got tactical surprise, again. Very hard to do.

Not strategic surprise, as we telegraphed our punch for a long time.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 07:43 AM (u82oZ)

178 Israel: knock knock
Iran: who's there?
Israel: Israel
Iran: Israel who?
Israel: Israel cool that we're killing the fuck out of you!

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 28, 2026 07:44 AM (2J/Lj)

179 173 Something is wrong with Ro Khanna.

President Trump calls him crazy to his face and he sits and grins like a cretin.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 07:42 AM (RIvkX)

Wrong, being he's a communist inbred wog.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 28, 2026 07:44 AM (x0n13)

180 173 Something is wrong with Ro Khanna.

President Trump calls him crazy to his face and he sits and grins like a cretin.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
======
Maybe he is a masochist and likes being humiliated as a sexual kink. He says enough stupid things to warrant that. But the same case would be if he was simply a Democrat version of Massie--a fraud who depends on rubes to get money and power.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:45 AM (E4rtv)

181 @124 the Brits two carriers are in the shop for repairs and won't be back in service for some time. Nelson is spinning in his grave

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 07:45 AM (HYqoK)

182 Iran must really hate Target's fitting room and bathroom policy.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 28, 2026 07:42 AM (wVcYX)

And the Tranny section...seems Target got out of MN just in time, considering the accuracy of those Iranian missiles.

Posted by: Boswell at February 28, 2026 07:46 AM (j10i6)

183 Some people did something.

https://is.gd/YI4hyh

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 07:20 AM (BnDlA)

Can they accidentally run a couple hundred sorties over the shithole of Somalia, too?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 07:46 AM (dK+Kv)

184 What I posted yesterday on the Rumors of War thread:

34 Iranian strike predictions
1) Air defenses and radar sites. - Tomahawks
2) Take out the Iranian Navy. - Harpoons
3) Ballistic Missile Launchers. - Guided bombs
4) All airfields with active planes / drones (not that many of them nowadays) - using our own drones first.
5) Iranian Leadership. - MOABs
6) Security Forces -A-10 with 30 mm gatling cannons.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 27, 2026 07:41 PM

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 07:46 AM (u82oZ)

185 May God bless our American warriors and Israel's in this righteous cause.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 07:46 AM (nWPIJ)

186 Umm...the operable word there is "at" - basically launched with all the accuracy of a roman candle.
Posted by: Boswell at February 28, 2026 07:39 AM (j10i6)

"Towards", "in the direction of", "+/- 15 degrees of accuracy" "with the same accuracy I had the first time my dad handed me the shotgun,...at the age of 6"

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 28, 2026 07:47 AM (7kJyR)

187 Ro Khanna is regularly on Bartiromo's show and she beats him like a rented mule. I'll give him credit for showing up , but his positions make no sense

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 07:47 AM (HYqoK)

188 >>Macron calls for urgent UN Security Council meeting

Oh, no, a UN Security Council meeting. Trump has surely stepped in it now.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 28, 2026 07:47 AM (Y1sOo)

189 179 whig

The timing was brilliant. We got tactical surprise, again. Very hard to do.

Not strategic surprise, as we telegraphed our punch for a long time.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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Hegseth and the Nat Sec team along with the Israelis should be commended for a smooth operation so far. The fact that China is silent and that Russia is mainly issuing gaseous emissions tells us something too.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:47 AM (E4rtv)

190 The Great Satan just fucked your shit up. Now where is your moon god?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 28, 2026 07:48 AM (gVUi7)

191 The timing was brilliant. We got tactical surprise, again. Very hard to do.

Not strategic surprise, as we telegraphed our punch for a long time.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 07:43 AM

Moving a couple of carrier battle groups and 1/3 of our air force attack assets into the theater will tend to mitigate any surprise element. Especially after Trump told them they had better do what he says or else.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 28, 2026 07:48 AM (0N4FZ)

192 Operation Don't Make Me Pull Over!

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 07:48 AM (lCppi)

193 There is a 97% chance our airstrikes will cause fewer civilian casualties than the Iranian regime caused in reacting to the recent protests.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 28, 2026 07:49 AM (8p1Vo)

194 Trump's bombing Iran so hard he's making the yummy shit pebbles in somebody's mouth bounce

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 28, 2026 07:49 AM (e8LAr)

195 In 2025, Ro Khanna traded stocks worth over $50 million, the highest volume of any congresscum even Pelosi.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 07:49 AM (RIvkX)

196 G'mornin' everyone!
see, this is what happens when you sleep late!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 28, 2026 07:49 AM (MIIRH)

197 One other thing, Trump has now managed to get the democrats to side with and defend the brutal leadership of Iran.

-------

Not surprising. They've both shared the Death to America political platform for at least a decade.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 07:49 AM (nWPIJ)

198 Macron calls for urgent UN Security Council meeting

Oh, no, a UN Security Council meeting. Trump has surely stepped in it now.
Posted by: one hour sober at February 28, 2026 07:47 AM (Y1sOo)

Isnt Melania doing something at the UN this week?

Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 07:50 AM (lCppi)

199 Especially after Trump told them they had better do what he says or else.
Posted by: Mister Scott

I voted for this!

Trump meant what he said. Fuck around, find out. And here we are.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 28, 2026 07:50 AM (2J/Lj)

200 Any damage reports from the US Navy Fifth Fleet HQ in Bahrain?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
======
One of the attempted attacks hit a flour mill in Bahrain instead. Pix on X if you want to see it.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:31 AM (E4rtv)

Reuters reporters rushing in to put up signs that say "Baby Milk Factory" and blame it on errant US missles.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 07:50 AM (g8Ew8)

201 Operation Don't Make Me Pull Over!

Operation Stop Punching Your Sister!

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 28, 2026 07:50 AM (wY+GX)

202 @183 a couple of cruise missiles going off target and hitting Somali neighborhoods in Minneapolis would be a tragedy

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 07:50 AM (HYqoK)

203 Most importantly, Neil Sedaka has passed away at age 86 RIP
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 28, 2026 07:41 AM (x0n13)

Bad Blood my guess

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 28, 2026 07:51 AM (gbOdA)

204 Oops, so that is what was hit on Kharg Island. Chinese hardest hit.

From Trent Telenko on X.,

"The weakness of the Mullah Regime is meeting the payroll of its Regime Security Forces.

Knocking out the power plant that energizes the Kharg Island oil export facilities tells the Mullah's they can't meet IRGC, Basij, & foreign mercenary payroll no matter what they do."

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:51 AM (E4rtv)

205 188 >>Macron calls for urgent UN Security Council meeting

Oh, no, a UN Security Council meeting. Trump has surely stepped in it now.
Posted by: one hour sober at February 28, 2026 07:47 AM (Y1sOo)

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Everyone is waiting in breathless anticipation for Botswana's take on the situation.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 07:51 AM (nWPIJ)

206 Operation Don't Make Me Pull Over!
Posted by: LASue

Operation Daddy's Belt. Maybe save that one for Chyna

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 28, 2026 07:51 AM (e8LAr)

207 Where's the leadership from General Greta and the Sunshine Brigades?

Posted by: I gotta ask at February 28, 2026 07:51 AM (2Ez/1)

208 Operation I’m Not Touching You

Posted by: Bruce at February 28, 2026 07:51 AM (mlony)

209 Reports now coming in that Khameini might be mort.

"Dr. Eli David
@DrEliDavid
Reports that Khamenei's bunker was attacked with multiple bunker-buster bombs"

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:52 AM (E4rtv)

210 Most importantly, Neil Sedaka has passed away at age 86 RIP
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 28, 2026 07:41 AM (x0n13)

Laughter in the Rain ends with pneumonia

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 28, 2026 07:52 AM (gbOdA)

211 This is the Saturday Morning Coffee and War Revival thread

Posted by: one hour sober at February 28, 2026 07:52 AM (Y1sOo)

212 Operation Who Farted?

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 28, 2026 07:52 AM (2J/Lj)

213 Jerusalem being attacked. Sirens.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 07:52 AM (cxFcK)

214 Tousi says sirens blaring in Jerusalem

Posted by: PA Dutchman at February 28, 2026 07:52 AM (h/O4U)

215 Israel's side of the op is Roaring Lion

Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 07:53 AM (ZxPkt)

216 About time. Avenge the dead the weird beards have caused since 1979.

Posted by: Zombie Mohammad Reza Pahlavi at February 28, 2026 07:53 AM (Ksqrb)

217 I just hope it's thorough, clean, and quick.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 28, 2026 07:53 AM (MIIRH)

218 Operation You Should Have Gone Before We Left

Posted by: fd - I don't even know what the fk "Soy Feliz" means at February 28, 2026 07:53 AM (vFG9F)

219 May God bless our American warriors and Israel's in this righteous cause.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 07:46 AM (nWPIJ)
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Amen and amen.

You west coasties are up early this morning!

Posted by: bluebell at February 28, 2026 07:53 AM (79pEw)

220 Operation I’m Not Touching You

Yes! I want that one for real.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 28, 2026 07:54 AM (wY+GX)

221 got to have a tooth extracted this AM
it is crack front to back and side to side
Also going to get the bone graft at the same time so I can get an implant next year or so.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 28, 2026 07:54 AM (gbOdA)

222 Operation How Much For Your Beautiful Women, Iran?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 07:54 AM (u82oZ)

223 Knocking out the power plant that energizes the Kharg Island oil export facilities tells the Mullah's they can't meet IRGC, Basij, & foreign mercenary payroll no matter what they do."
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:51 AM (E4rtv)

That’s excellent, especially since it means we’ve taken the facility offline without damaging it too badly. The Shah is going to need Kharg up and running to rebuild the country.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 07:54 AM (etYFQ)

224 Break them.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 07:55 AM (abIsI)

225 "I read that the no longer great British Navy has reached the sad point that they now have more Admirals than they have surface combatant ships."

Hell, their entire Pacific fleet was reduced to a Task Force in WW2 against what we threw into the conflict.

The Brits ate their seed corn and have nothing to plant. The US as a whole hasn't eaten all of its seed corn yet, but various states within our union have eaten theirs and are looking for more from others.

(What's funny is that many urban dwellers have no concept of "seed corn" and have no concept of what the previous bit describes.)

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 28, 2026 07:55 AM (gSQvJ)

226
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh

Women across Iran are so unbelievably joyful they can barely contain it

These women watched smoke rise after US-Israeli strikes in Iran and realized the Ayatollah's rein of terror is crashing down

PRESIDENT TRUMP TO THE RESCUE!

https://tinyurl.com/3f6vdkyk

Posted by: redridinghood at February 28, 2026 07:55 AM (NpAcC)

227 Has a milk factory been blown up yet?

Posted by: dantesed at February 28, 2026 07:55 AM (Oy/m2)

228 Most importantly, Neil Sedaka has passed away at age 86 RIP

Hey, little devil, you're always running around (hey, little devil)
It's time that someone started bringing you down (hey, little devil)
There'll be (there'll be) some changes made
Your roving days are through
Hey, little devil, I'm gonna make an angel out of you

RIP Neil...one of the best.

Posted by: Paul Anka at February 28, 2026 07:55 AM (Ksqrb)

229 Operation Free The Tatas!

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 28, 2026 07:55 AM (2J/Lj)

230 Have all of the sleeper cells come out of the woodwork yet?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 28, 2026 07:55 AM (gVUi7)

231 Operation ~~Hot Dog~~ Pita is Not a Sandwich.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 28, 2026 07:55 AM (wY+GX)

232 Posted by: r hennigantx at February 28, 2026 07:54 AM (gbOdA)
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A prayer for complete and speedy recovery.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 07:56 AM (RIvkX)

233
BREAKING : Iranian State Media claiming that multiple hypersonic missiles launched by IRGC towards US Aircraft Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, just a while ago.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:05 AM (E4rtv)

You don't fuck with American Navy ships. You try, and your nation will be vaporized. Like it never existed. I hope for Iran's sake, they didn't fire a Chinese hypersonic missile at the Lincoln.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at February 28, 2026 07:56 AM (4nEGa)

234 I'm not holding my breathe waiting for European leader's opinions on our attack. They'll probably babble out leftist mush until the operation is a success in which case they say they supported it quietly.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 07:56 AM (HYqoK)

235 {{{bluebell}}}

Head on a swivel and have a plan.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 07:56 AM (u82oZ)

236 thx sf

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 28, 2026 07:56 AM (gbOdA)

237 The timing was brilliant. We got tactical surprise, again. Very hard to do.

Not strategic surprise, as we telegraphed our punch for a long time.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

I joked last night with our Scoutmaster who is National Guard Lt. Colonel that it looks like the Boy Scouts are going to war. Timely.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 07:56 AM (dK+Kv)

238 I think the EU is more concerned with evidence they've been colluding with Iran all along will be exposed.

I'd wager on it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 07:56 AM (jtM2q)

239 You west coasties are up early this morning!
Posted by: bluebell at February 28, 2026 07:53 AM (79pEw)

---------

Forecast today is sunny and 77 degrees on the water today with moderate winds. I'm not missing any of it.

Hi Bluebell!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 07:56 AM (nWPIJ)

240 Operation There's a Buc-ee's in 143 miles, you can hold it.

Posted by: Dad's driving at February 28, 2026 07:57 AM (2Ez/1)

241 Operation My Best Is Good Enough

Posted by: fd - I don't even know what the fk at February 28, 2026 07:57 AM (vFG9F)

242 I liked the old style of two-random-word codenames ...

Feasible Soupbowl, Expressive Sandstone, that kind of thing.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 28, 2026 07:58 AM (MIIRH)

243 Operation Achaemenid Restoration

Too obscure?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 07:58 AM (nWPIJ)

244 Mr. Hennigan, will say a prayer for you and your tooth. No shade to NGU, wherever he is, but I hate anything to do with the dentist even though my dentist is a wonderful lady and a wonderful dentist.

Posted by: bluebell at February 28, 2026 07:58 AM (79pEw)

245 Operation Did I Stutter?

Posted by: one hour sober at February 28, 2026 07:59 AM (Y1sOo)

246 More confirmation on Kharg Island power plant targeting

Potential hit on southeast Kharg Island power plant on infrared imagery.

Lat: 29.184°, Lon: 50.340°

This is distinct and new from the usual two flares, right on Kharg Island power plant.

To be confirmed with optical.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:59 AM (E4rtv)

247 Hegseth and the Nat Sec team along with the Israelis should be commended for a smooth operation so far. The fact that China is silent and that Russia is mainly issuing gaseous emissions tells us something too.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:47 AM (E4rtv)

It tells us that when the US is both confident enough and pissed off enough to unleash the full power of its military might, the rest of the world jumps into their hidey holes and pulls the manhole cover closed behind them.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 07:59 AM (etYFQ)

248 Operation That's No Moon!

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 28, 2026 07:59 AM (2J/Lj)

249 I liked the old style of two-random-word codenames…

I just ran my dictionary password script for a two-word code. Got:

“Biblicality Cadaverine”

I think you might have a point.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 28, 2026 07:59 AM (wY+GX)

250 Nood Coffee. Should I stay here for Iran news?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 08:00 AM (cxFcK)

251 I think the EU is more concerned with evidence they've been colluding with Iran all along will be exposed.

I'd wager on it.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 07:56 AM (jtM2q)
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I'll bet there's Dems (and maybe some R's) in Congress with similar concerns....

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 08:00 AM (ESVrU)

252 Nood Coffee. Should I stay here for Iran news?

Never stay in an HQ thread after the lights go out.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 28, 2026 08:01 AM (wY+GX)

253 Operation Find Out seems appeopriate

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 28, 2026 08:01 AM (8AONa)

254 Tousi says that Khamenei is about to address the nation. Could be days old I guess.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 08:01 AM (cxFcK)

255 They'll probably babble out leftist mush until the operation is a success in which case they say they supported it quietly.
Posted by: Smell the Glove

They have been showing their ass all day. Ironically the Arabs in the Gulf have been more steadfast than those Europeans hiding behind the US skirts.

Backstabbing annoyances is what western Euro leaders have become--men with no balls and chest.

Meloni, Orban, and some of the Eastern Europeans are the only ones worth even responding to anymore.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:02 AM (E4rtv)

256 Operation Delayed Payment With Interest

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 08:02 AM (nWPIJ)

257 243 Operation Achaemenid Restoration

Too obscure?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 07:58 AM (nWPIJ)

Operation “I’m yo Aunt Esther!”

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 08:02 AM (etYFQ)

258 Operation Rub some dirt on it.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2026 08:02 AM (qFwJc)

259 Women across Iran are so unbelievably joyful they can barely contain it

These women watched smoke rise after US-Israeli strikes in Iran and realized the Ayatollah's rein of terror is crashing down

PRESIDENT TRUMP TO THE RESCUE!

https://tinyurl.com/3f6vdkyk

Posted by: redridinghood at February 28, 2026 07:55 AM (NpAcC)

I am very happy for the citizens of Iran. It's been a long time coming.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 08:02 AM (dK+Kv)

260 Rumors the British Government may finally declare the IRGC to be a terrorist organization.

May.

Unbelievable.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 08:02 AM (X+xvk)

261 254 Tousi says that Khamenei is about to address the nation. Could be days old I guess.
Posted by: Blutarski
========

Watch for a speech with vague generalities.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:02 AM (E4rtv)

262 This article takes a look at the relationship between the Iranian military and the IRGC. Effecting a regime change in Iran means getting rid of the IRGC and they are not going to go without a major fight and getting rid of them with air power alone is a tough gambit. That leaves, it seems, the Iranian military to do that heavy lifting. What I don't understand is if the Iranian military, under the right conditions, is willing to get kinetic with the Mullahs and the IRGC. If the Mullahs and the IRGC leadership gets sufficiently decapitated that leaves a natural power vacuum to fill, presumably by the Iranian military. For now that natural power fault line is something I am going to actively looking for in the news.

https://is.gd/2mnMVt

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 08:03 AM (BnDlA)

263 Operation Rub some dirt on it.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2026 08:02 AM (qFwJc)

Operation don't make me come over there; oh you just did; why you hitting yourself?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 28, 2026 08:03 AM (dK+Kv)

264 This one's for the mullahs....

Operation Loose Bowels

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 08:03 AM (jtM2q)

265 Most importantly, Neil Sedaka has passed away at age 86 RIP
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 28, 2026 07:41 AM (x0n13)

Doo ron doo ron d d d d doo ron ron
Requiescat in pace

Posted by: Bad Blood no more at February 28, 2026 08:03 AM (TbWk/)

266 112 Will Marco Rubio be named as the new Ayatollah or just go back to the title of Shah of Iran?

-SLV

Marco is soon to be the King of Cuba.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at February 28, 2026 08:04 AM (4nEGa)

267 260 Rumors the British Government may finally declare the IRGC to be a terrorist organization.

May.

Unbelievable.
Posted by: Sam Adams

Makes me laugh. I guess Lord Ali has let Starmer the poofter try to claim a bit of credit after the US and Israel have done the actual damage to the IRGC. More probably, they figure the IRGC is over and want to steal their money in the West. Apparently figures in the IRGC and Iranian government own a pretty penny in London real estate and investments in the UK.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:04 AM (E4rtv)

268 Tousi says that Khamenei is about to address the nation. Could be days old I guess.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 08:01 AM (cxFcK)
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Is he going to announce the emergence of the 12th Imam?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 08:05 AM (ESVrU)

269 "a UN Security Council meeting"

it's like when during a great soccer riot when everyone stops to behold midgets fighting

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 28, 2026 08:05 AM (jrgJz)

270 Marco is soon to be the King of Cuba.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at February 28, 2026 08:04 AM (4nEGa)

Yeah, I'd think the Cuban Regime might be feeling a little incontinent this morning.

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 28, 2026 08:06 AM (7kJyR)

271 thx bb

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 28, 2026 08:06 AM (gbOdA)

272 Praying for the liberation of Iranian women, unjustly enslaved for 3 generations.

I hope they burn those hideous burkas.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 28, 2026 08:09 AM (vfth7)

273 Events Democrats, Events.

And don't make me jail you for being traitors. And confiscate all your money.

-President Trump.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 08:10 AM (u82oZ)

274 Operation We're Sick of Your Shit

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 08:10 AM (nWPIJ)

275 Posted by: Bruce at February 28, 2026 07:41 AM (mlony)

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 28, 2026 08:10 AM (Ezs10)

276 Anybody else missing Peter Arnett, Bernard Shaw, and John Holliman about now?

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 08:10 AM (BnDlA)

277 This operation should be called: About F***** Time.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 28, 2026 08:12 AM (XV/Pl)

278 Operation: ABF (Ayatollah’s Be Frying)

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 28, 2026 08:13 AM (XV/Pl)

279 Oops. UK Government condemns the United States, and tells us "hands off Iran."

Useless. Europeans are utterly useless as "allies."

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 08:20 AM (X+xvk)

280 I think after looking at how Europe is going with immigration they just need to sit in the cuck chair for this

Posted by: LOR VIA at February 28, 2026 08:23 AM (+uTfj)

281 >>Macron calls for urgent UN Security Council meeting

Oh, no, a UN Security Council meeting. Trump has surely stepped in it now.
Posted by: one hour sober

Apparently we're gonna need a hall pass to use the restroom.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 08:23 AM (1JFYK)

282 Any word from the 12th Imam in the well?

Posted by: Lassie at February 28, 2026 08:27 AM (oftw2)

283 That’s excellent, especially since it means we’ve taken the facility offline without damaging it too badly. The Shah is going to need Kharg up and running to rebuild the country.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 07:54 AM (etYFQ)

We can deploy nuclear reactors now via Globemaster air lifts.

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 28, 2026 08:29 AM (WYStd)

284 Sam Adams

First the Iranian people freed. Then the UK subjects freed. One at a time, please.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 08:29 AM (u82oZ)

285 First the Iranian people freed. Then the UK subjects freed. One at a time, please.

Posted by: NaCly Dog

********************

I support this message.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 08:34 AM (X+xvk)

286 Off to get some shuteye.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 08:35 AM (X+xvk)

287 I liked the old style of two-random-word codenames
——-

Reminds me - The old name for the head of the Navy (prior to 7 December 1941, Pearl Harbor) for Commander in chief US was abbreviated “CINCUS” which was perhaps a little too on the nose.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 28, 2026 08:37 AM (m+uh6)

288 Anybody else missing Peter Arnett, Bernard Shaw, and John Holliman about now?
———

Not really. What happened to that CNN war slut?

Shaw famously nuked the Dukakis campaign, basically. He was known for being a bit provocative. Right out of the gate during an interview, asked ole Mike if he would be in favor of the death penalty for the perp if his wife Kitty were raped and murdered. Dukakis gave some rambling academic cerebral response that didn’t sound too promising for Kitty. It was a bullshit question probably, but he could have handled it better.

One reason I’m sure why all political events and interviews on the left are total hollywood productions now, completely scripted and carefully choreographed. Trump knew how to break through this nonsense.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 28, 2026 08:43 AM (m+uh6)

289 Anybody have a good Iran update link for the TBTGT?

Posted by: KT at February 28, 2026 08:47 AM (7vIsy)

290
Iranian govt. negotiated to stall
for time as usual. Trump
got fed up with their bullshit.

There were headlines yesterday that Iran had agreed to turn over their enriched uranium and open their nuclear sites for inspection. I guess nobody believed them. Who would, at this point.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 28, 2026 08:48 AM (azNOR)

291 Care to ask if I trust the five-eyes allies?

Posted by: connected and litigious at February 28, 2026 08:50 AM (cS1cw)

292 A deflection (hopefully permanent) from the Caliphate timeline.
Islam needs to reform to allow exegesis of the Koran. This would allow Muslims to separate the political from the spiritual, negating the more bloodthirsty provisions of Islam, like the Judeo-Christian tradition has done with the bloodthirsty passages of the Old Testament. Then we can "agree to disagree" and live in physical, if not spiritual, peace.
Otherwise, we throw them out of the west, lock them into their own areas, and kick their asses anytime they uppity, OR (poorest option) we "Final Solution" their asses.
We can't live with a religion that preaches Conversion or Death.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 28, 2026 08:56 AM (U0hFr)

293 I can't believe we did this on Islam's 58th most holy day.

Posted by: Tucker Carlson at February 28, 2026 08:57 AM (tUiB5)

294 Most importantly, Neil Sedaka has passed away at age 86 RIP
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 28, 2026 07:41 AM (x0n13)

RIP, Neil. Your songs were a huge part of my teenage years through the 60's. Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen was always my favorite. Thank you for the wonderful memories.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 28, 2026 09:05 AM (5xuJ/)

295 >>> Barry Soetoro is balling his ghey eyes out about now.
Posted by: And Fuck Jill, Too at February 28, 2026 07:06 AM (30T+9)

I'd hate to be a bucknaked paddleboarder around him right now.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 09:10 AM (3uBP9)

296 Israel is reported to be under heavy ballistic missile fire. No fatalities reported...so far.

Posted by: L - No nic... at February 28, 2026 09:13 AM (NFX2v)

297 Bad Blood, Laughter in the Rain

Posted by: L - No nic... at February 28, 2026 09:16 AM (NFX2v)

298 296 Israel is reported to be under heavy ballistic missile fire. No fatalities reported...so far.

Posted by: L - No nic... at February 28, 2026 09:13 AM (NFX2v)

US bases in 7 countries are also under fire.

One civilian home in Lebanon was hit.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 28, 2026 09:22 AM (kvcnI)

299 Tousi still 12-0 compared to the MSM.

Also, an alternate headline could read: "Israel and US Hit Iran, Qatar Shills and Woke 'Right' Most Affected"

Posted by: Saber Alter at February 28, 2026 09:32 AM (TwV1B)

300 “ Operation Achaemenid Restoration”

Or how about Operation Zarathustra?

Posted by: Avi at February 28, 2026 09:36 AM (a05tO)

301 Donald Trump: “When we are finished, take over your government. It will be yours to take. This will be probably your only chance for generations. For many years, you have asked for America’s help, but you never got it.”

Benjamin Netanyahu: “Our joint operation will create the conditions for the brave Iranian people to take their fate into their own hands.”

This is great. Iranian people will finally be able to throw off the tyranny of Islam.

Meanwhile, over the past 20+ years, Muslims have invaded the UK, Europe, Canada and the USA and have taken over those countries.

Short of complete remigration of all Muslims from all Western nations back to the Middle East, Islam will continue conquering the West.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 10:08 AM (P5BPp)

302 Operation I’m Not Touching You
Posted by: Bruce at February 28, 2026 07:51 AM (mlony)

To be followed shortly by Operation Stop Hitting Yourself.

Posted by: Chevy Chase, all-around Dick at February 28, 2026 10:15 AM (/HDaX)

303 I wonder if part of the timing was to learn more about Iranian terror cells in the US that the Biden policies let in.

Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 06:43 AM

Biden policies? Try going back to Bush 43. Muslims have invaded the USA every year since 09/11, all encouraged by US federal and state government policies.

Every single mosque in this country is an Islamic terror cell. They preach death to America and conquering America from within by converting it to an Islamic nation. They have taken over cities all across the country, they are in government positions from local to state to federal. They are in schools.

There is no need for Muslims to commit terrorism in the West anymore. They have conquered every Western nation through invasion and marching through and taking over institutions.

The UK, Europe and Canada have been conquered. The USA is only a few years behind on the same path.

Complete remigration of all Muslims is the only thing that will save the West.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 10:15 AM (P5BPp)

304 After Iran is set free, let's finish the job in Texas and take out all the mosque(s). Finish them now !

Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 06:59 AM

Not just Texas. Every single mosque in the U.S.A. And in Western nations overall.

Dennis Michael Lynch @TrustDML

The Muslim invasion is real. It will be the end of America, like it has been the end of Europe, if we do not stop it.

X video: https://bit.ly/405LLOH

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 10:19 AM (P5BPp)

305 18 hours before the bombs dropped in Iran B2 bombers left Missouri do you think the Italians noticed? Everyone st Whitefield AFB did

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 28, 2026 10:20 AM (Lz+N9)

306 Alexander Duncan @AlexDuncanTX

This is Islam in America: “This country is a gold mine. There are no restrictions on converting people here... No one can stop us. In 50 years, we will become the biggest religious group in this country. It’s very easy to convert Christians.”

X video: https://bit.ly/4ugDPbk

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 10:21 AM (P5BPp)

307 Amy Mek @AmyMek

TEXAS HAS BECOME - “TEX-RAN"

Reports Show the Iranian Regime Is Establishing a Foothold in the Lone Star State

Texas quietly sent $485,000 of YOUR money to a mosque whose leadership has documented ties to Iran’s Supreme Leader — how is this possible?

Why is Texas funding an institution that analysts say echoes Tehran’s ideological messaging on U.S. soil?

Between 2021 and 2023, the State of Texas awarded $485,000 to an entity named the Islamic Education Center.

There is only one group in Texas using that name: IEC Houston - which researchers describe as Iranian-aligned and operating under the DBA “Islamic Education Center.

Researchers have long reported that IEC Houston is closely connected to Tehran.

X: https://bit.ly/4r5U08q

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 10:24 AM (P5BPp)

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 10:25 AM (P5BPp)

309 Yossi BenYakar @YossiBenYakar

Preacher and Islamic scholar Suad Salih on the rape of Yazidi women by ISIS:

“Allah allows Muslims to rape and humiliate non-Muslim women.

If we fight Israel, we will take Jewish women as sex slaves and rape them.

This is permitted in the Quran and hadith.”

These are not fringe voices on the street — this is a figure presented as a religious authority.

How long will the West keep pretending this has no real, world consequences?

X video: https://bit.ly/4ckMAuh

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 10:28 AM (P5BPp)

310 Iran's Shia leader is exactly the type of person the Democrats and the illegal alien-supporting leftists support.

Tommy Robinson @TRobinsonNewEra

IRAN'S SHIA LEADER AYATOLLAH KHOMEINI WROTE A BOOK ABOUT LEGALLY FUCKING CHILDREN ACCORDING TO HIS VERSION OF ISLAM

Just saying...

X video: https://bit.ly/3OHDvSv

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 10:30 AM (P5BPp)

311 This is what Muslims do. They do not integrate. They do not represent Americans or American values. They are here to do nothing but subvert and conquer. Every single last one of them must be remigrated back to the Middle East or the U.S.A. will be conquered just like the UK, Europe and Canada.

Tommy Robinson @TRobinsonNewEra

Dem rep for Maine, Deqa Dhalac, stated her goal in American government is to get American taxpayers to give money to Somalia.

"We must pay for the people of Somalia and pay for the development of their country."

Deport.

X video: https://bit.ly/4r3d7jw

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 10:34 AM (P5BPp)

312 As I was saying. Muslims are not here to be Americans, they are here to subjugate and conquer Americans.

Blue Lives Matter @bluelivesmtr

CHILLING interview out of Dearborn, Michigan:

“If America were to get in a war with Iraq, who would you defend?”

Islamist: “We would support our Brothers in Iraq!”

“You wouldn't defend America?

Islamist: “We would not defend America.”

X video: https://bit.ly/4rGgRZc

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 10:36 AM (P5BPp)

313 Amy Mek @AmyMek

EXPOSED - MUSLIM NYPD LIEUTENANT CAUGHT ON CAMERA ADMITTING:

The Ramadan Crescent Lighting is STRAIGHT-UP DAWAH Targeted at NON-MUSLIMS!

This is a Lieutenant speaking verbatim at the new concocted Ramadan Crescent Lighting ceremony at One Police Plaza:

"So awareness is really mostly for non-Muslims. So we know it's NOT a part of Islam, but again, we're doing just awareness for the non-Muslims to show them this is a holy month for us, that we're fasting, we're praying, we're in a spiritual month."

THEY ADMITTED IT OUT LOUD:

This isn't a religious requirement in Islam - It's a manufactured outreach to "educate" and normalize Islam

Targets EVERY non-Muslim cop, civilian, and visitor
Runs for a FULL MONTH inside NYPD HQ

X video: https://bit.ly/402lKQo

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 10:40 AM (P5BPp)

314 What? No "Damnit"? : )

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 11:18 AM (hJH5n)

315 305 18 hours before the bombs dropped in Iran B2 bombers left Missouri do you think the Italians noticed? Everyone st Whitefield AFB did

Keep telling me you are a foreign national without admitting you are a foreign national.

You got the base name wrong.

And Knob Noster isn't exactly a major metropolis.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 11:20 AM (hJH5n)

316 312 As I was saying. Muslims are not here to be Americans, they are here to subjugate and conquer Americans.

Blue Lives Matter @bluelivesmtr

CHILLING interview out of Dearborn, Michigan:

“If America were to get in a war with Iraq, who would you defend?”

Islamist: “We would support our Brothers in Iraq!”

“You wouldn't defend America?

Islamist: “We would not defend America.”

X video: https://bit.ly/4rGgRZc
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 10:36 AM (P5BPp)

Hey, Eeyore. WE GET IT.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 11:21 AM (hJH5n)

317 But, but...it's Ramadan!

https://tinyurl.com/mtun3zva

Posted by: pchaz at February 28, 2026 11:36 AM (CZT7l)

318 I think the admin of this web page is really working
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Daily Tech News 28 February 2026

Top Story

OpenAI has raised $110 billion in new investment from Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank - sort of - valuing the company at somewhere between $730 billion and bankrupt. (Trading View)

A lot of the stories just report the numbers and not the strings wrapped around them.

Amazon for example chipped in $50 billion, but only $15 billion up front. The rest requires OpenAI to either deliver AGI - human-level intelligence - or a successful IPO. And the deal requires OpenAI to commit to an additional $100 billion in spending on Amazon's cloud services, on top of the $38 billion deal they've already signed.

Nvidia invested $30 billion - much less than the $100 billion discussed previously but not a small amount either - apparently on similar conditions that OpenAI spend all of that and more on Nvidia chips.

SoftBank is also in for $30 billion, but I've seen no details of what they are getting out of it other than a slice of the pie.

Tech News

A new California law requires all operating systems to require age verification at the time of account setup. (PC Gamer)

All of them. Windows, MacOS, iOS, Android, all 600 actively developed Linux distributions, the various BSD flavours, OpenVMS, OS/360 running on a virtual machine, the ZX Spectrum emulator you just vibe coded using Claude Code, the uncounted millions of Docker containers spun up automatically every day, all of them.

From a Reddit post included in that article:
What really scares me is that we have lawmakers stupid enough to propose a law like this.

This is basically impossible for California to enforce. Worst case, they are too stupid to know that. Best case, it is performative.

Even if Linux Mint decides to add some kind of age verification, to comply with CA law, there's no reason anyone would choose that version. There are hundreds of other jurisdictions in which Mint operates that don't require this kind of stupidity. It's more likely that they will put a disclaimer on their website "not for use in California".
Colorado is considering a similar law.

Time to wall them off until the infection burns itself out.
We choose not to go to the moon, and not to do the other things, because they are hard. (The Guardian)

The Artemis III mission to land humans on the moon, won't.

Also the Artemis II mission to do a lunar flyby has been pushed back from March to April at the earliest.
The US federal government has blacklisted Anthropic's Claud AI system from government use after discussions with the Department of War broke down. (CNBC)

Reportedly Anthropic insisted on final control over when, where, and how its systems were used. This did not go down well, or indeed, at all.

Update: OpenAI has just signed a deal with the US government, saying, basically, "Talk to us! We have no discernable moral or ethical fiber whatsoever! And boy do we need money!" (CNN)
The JapanNext (deep breath) JN-282IPS4KP-HSP is a 28.2" 3840x2560 monitor with 100% sRGB and 95% DCI-P3 colour coverage and a stand supporting height adjustment, tilt, swivel, and pivot. (Notebook Check)

Priced at $262 in Japan, which is where JapanNext sells its products. You can't have one.

But what you can pick up from Amazon is a Gawfolk (who?) monitor using the same panel for $140. It has two HDMI 2.0 ports that limit refresh rates to 50Hz, and two DisplayPort 1.4 ports that provide the full 60Hz.

There's also a Crua (who I have heard of, as a maker of cheap monitors generally) model available that swaps one of the DisplayPort ports for USB-C - I think, details are very much lacking - for $160.

The Crua model is also available in Australia, at A$189 - US$135 - including tax and delivery.

I think I'll give it a try. The stand is not likely up to much, but it has a 75mm VESA mount so it can easily be replaced with something more solid and flexible. I've been tempted by the BenQ RD280U which uses the same panel again but is priced at A$1099.

I'd point to reviews of the Crua or Gawfolk models but... There aren't any.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Get back to Paradise with you!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 04:00 AM (Ia/+0)

2 Is this the Iran thread?

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:01 AM (/M/4v)

3 Mornin'

Gettin' sporty over in Persia.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 28, 2026 04:01 AM (hybOl)

4 Morning all

Posted by: Tuna at February 28, 2026 04:02 AM (lJ0H4)

5 Working today, but don't have toleave until 7am
And didn't plan to be up at normal time

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 04:02 AM (Ia/+0)

6 Are we supposed to be having a Iran thread?

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 04:03 AM (Ia/+0)

7 I was kidding, Skip. Since this is the top news in the world right now.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:04 AM (/M/4v)

8 Multiple sources for this.

OSINTtechnical
@Osinttechnical
(Likely) U.S. forces have hit a number of Iranian naval bases on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman so far this morning, as Trump says the U.S. seeks to destroy Iran's Navy.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:04 AM (E4rtv)

9 478 yeah, Dome of the Rock ..accidental hit...shit happens!
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:51 AM (/M/4v)

The big US base there is being targeted. It was known this would happen, all non essential personnel have already been evacuated.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 04:05 AM (etYFQ)

10 Reports of some island that is key to iranian oil industry got hit.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:05 AM (/M/4v)

11 6 Are we supposed to be having an Iran thread?
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 04:03 AM (Ia/+0)

This is the thread that was in the queue before the War started.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 04:06 AM (etYFQ)

12 I guess we are
https://legalinsurrection.com/
us (&)israel launch strikes on iran, president trump says major combat operations underway

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 04:06 AM (Ia/+0)

13 From DoW

Visegrád 24
@visegrad24
·
17m
The United States has named its operation in Iran “Epic Fury.”

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:07 AM (E4rtv)

14 This is basically impossible for California to enforce. Worst case, they are too stupid to know that. Best case, it is performative.

Yes, but the main reason is to have that law in place and use it against political enemies. Stupid, yes, but it's how these communists think. They can't help themselves.

'Show me the man, and I'll show you the crime.'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 28, 2026 04:08 AM (hybOl)

15 The big US base there is being targeted. It was known this would happen, all non essential personnel have already been evacuated.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Qatar already denied the US the use of the base to target Iran so made the base pretty useless to the US. Dunno about Abu Dhabi.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:08 AM (E4rtv)

16 Praying Mantis II: The Prayening.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 28, 2026 04:08 AM (BLOW1)

17 10 Reports of some island that is key to iranian oil industry got hit.
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:05 AM (/M/4v)

Kharg Island is probably the largest single oil installation in the world. Hopefully the damage is carefully targeted just to stop shipments for a little while; a successor government (Shah Pahlavi?) will need this installation to fund recovery.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 04:09 AM (etYFQ)

18 From Iranian official sources,
"
Iran Military Media
@IRMilitaryMedia
·
1h
Translated from Persian
🚨 Emergency Alert to Iranians Residing in the Persian Gulf

Iranian citizens residing in the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Jordan who have not yet managed to leave these countries are advised to depart the territory of these 5 countries as soon as possible.

If departure is not possible, refrain from approaching any military bases, hotels, docks, commercial complexes, or any locations associated with the United States, and minimize all non-essential travel."

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:10 AM (E4rtv)

19 Middle of the night in the US means the FNM can not go apeshit over the attack in primtime.

Posted by: clarence at February 28, 2026 04:10 AM (VczTT)

20 OSINTtechnical
@Osinttechnical
(Likely) U.S. forces have hit a number of Iranian naval bases on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman so far this morning, as Trump says the U.S. seeks to destroy Iran's Navy.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:04 AM (E4rtv)

I was hoping for that. Burn the whole thing to the water line, then sink it.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 04:11 AM (snZF9)

21 w00t

Posted by: m at February 28, 2026 04:12 AM (+YA9H)

22 Qatar already denied the US the use of the base to target Iran so made the base pretty useless to the US. Dunno about Abu Dhabi.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:08 AM (E4rtv)

I’m sure that Iran is now reacting out of blind rage, firing at any position for which they had preset targeting. And I’m sure they realize that they’re now in the dreaded “use it or lose it” predicament.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 04:12 AM (etYFQ)

23 explosions in Kuwait, in UAE..mullas are nuts

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:15 AM (/M/4v)

24 There are total of around three planes in the air above the region from Israel to Iran according to Flight Tracker24. It was pretty busy just a couple of hours ago.

It's ON!

Posted by: pawn at February 28, 2026 04:16 AM (+rKuc)

25 🚨 BREAKING: Major General Ali Shadmani, commander of the “Khatam al-Anbiya” headquarters in Tehran, has reportedly been assassinated.

Who had this guy on their Bingo Card. Goes along with the Defense Minister, Justice Minister, and Chief of Army staff.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:17 AM (E4rtv)

26 I’m sure that Iran is now reacting out of blind rage, firing at any position for which they had preset targeting. And I’m sure they realize that they’re now in the dreaded “use it or lose it” predicament.
Posted by: Tom Servo

I think you are absolutely correct. But the late response by the Iranians does show tactical surprise was achieved.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:18 AM (E4rtv)

27 *yawns*

Anything going on today?

Posted by: Common Tater at February 28, 2026 04:19 AM (M1m37)

28 Kharg Island hit report was from this I think,

"
𝐍𝐢𝐨𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠 🇮🇷 ✡︎
@NiohBerg

Positions of the Terrorist regime in Tabriz, Dezful, Kharg Island, Nahavand, and Kangavar (located in Kermanshah Province) were targeted by aerial attacks from the United States Army.

Keep hitting the motherfuckers.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:20 AM (E4rtv)

29 Hope Biden's Dog is okay and his family.

From Al Jazeera,
"Explosions rock northern Israel
Explosions have rocked northern Israel as the country worked to intercept incoming Iranian missiles after launching a nationwide attack with the US on Iran.

The blasts echoed just after the Israeli military said it would be using its air defence systems to bring down the Iranian fire.

There was no immediate word on any damage or casualties from the ongoing attack."

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:22 AM (E4rtv)

30 The United States has named its operation in Iran “Epic Fury.”
Posted by: whig

That is not how you taunt Islamists. It doesn't sound bad when you lose to an Epic Fury.

Should have been operation Limp Bacon, or Pink Piglet, or something.

Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 04:22 AM (VHUov)

31 White House just released 8 minutes of Trump

He says the hour of Iran's liberation is at hand

https://tinyurl.com/2vf66w68

goes to WH site

Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 04:22 AM (ZxPkt)

32 Similarly from Al Jazeera,

Explosion reported in Abu Dhabi
A loud explosion has been reported from the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi, Reuters news agency has reported.

Explosions heard in Kuwait, sirens activated
Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic have reported explosions were heard in Kuwait.

Bahrain says headquarters of the US Navy’s 5th Fleet targeted Bahrain has confirmed that the headquarters of the US Navy’s 5th Fleet has been targeted by a missile attack.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:23 AM (E4rtv)

33 >>>*yawns*

Anything going on today?

Posted by: Common Tater

>There's a Persian uprising to take out the Ayatollah. Muzzies getting a taste of their own treachery.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 28, 2026 04:24 AM (gVUi7)

34 Should have been operation Limp Bacon, or Pink Piglet, or something.
Posted by: mikeski

Operation Hamantashen

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 28, 2026 04:24 AM (KAi1n)

35 In the video, Trump urges the Iranian people to rise up and seize control of the country

he warns the Islamic regime to lay down its arms, or face certain death

Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 04:24 AM (ZxPkt)

36 “The hour of your freedom is at hand. Stay sheltered. Do NOT leave your home. It's very dangerous outside. Bombs will be dropping everywhere. When we are finished, take over your government. It will be yours to take.”

Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 04:26 AM (ZxPkt)

37 Mullahs named their military response " True Promise 4"!

😂😂😂😂

Great name for a bad cologne

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:28 AM (/M/4v)

38 From Pakistan
Zard si Gana
@ZardSi
·
20h
🚨🇦🇫 BREAKING

Taliban’s top commander, Abdul Hadi Himmat head of Taliban Military Court who had been threatening to capture Pakistan in 24 hours, has been killed in Pakistan Airstrikes.

He was also responsible for introducing new laws restricting women’s rights in Afghanistan.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:29 AM (E4rtv)

39 27 *yawns*

Anything going on today?
Posted by: Common Tater at February 28, 2026 04:19 AM (M1m37)

tcn's son is in jail for domestic (see previous thread), so she'll be sorting that out in the morning. Quiet night otherwise, if you don't count the ME.

Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 04:29 AM (Sy6m/)

40 That is not how you taunt Islamists. It doesn't sound bad when you lose to an Epic Fury.

Should have been operation Limp Bacon, or Pink Piglet, or something.
Posted by: mikeski
====
Heh.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:29 AM (E4rtv)

41 38 Taliban’s top commander, Abdul Hadi Himmat head of Taliban Military Court who had been threatening to capture Pakistan in 24 hours, has been killed in Pakistan Airstrikes.

Posted by: whig

I don't say this often, but good work, Pakistan.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 28, 2026 04:32 AM (BLOW1)

42 39 27 tcn's son is in jail for domestic (see previous thread), so she'll be sorting that out in the morning.
Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 04:29 AM (Sy6m/)

Thank you for this news.

Posted by: m at February 28, 2026 04:33 AM (+YA9H)

43 30 The United States has named its operation in Iran “Epic Fury.”
Posted by: whig

That is not how you taunt Islamists. It doesn't sound bad when you lose to an Epic Fury.

Should have been operation Limp Bacon, or Pink Piglet, or something.
Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 04:22 AM (VHUov)

Operation Pigasus

Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 04:33 AM (Sy6m/)

44 words of the day
"kinetic action"

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:33 AM (/M/4v)

45
KHARG!!!!!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 28, 2026 04:34 AM (xG4kz)

46 I'm watching live camera coverage of Israel on the Agenda-Free TV channel on YouTube.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 04:35 AM (X+xvk)

47 Explosion heard in Doha, Qatar. I don't know how to feel about this...

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:36 AM (/M/4v)

48 I think you are absolutely correct. But the late response by the Iranians does show tactical surprise was achieved.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:18 AM (E4rtv)

Trump, and those working for him now, have the marvelous ability to do the expected thing in a very unexpected way.

And today it was to launch a major attack in broad daylight in the middle of the day, with everyone sitting at their office desks.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 04:37 AM (etYFQ)

49
Should have been operation Limp Bacon, or Pink Piglet, or something.
Posted by: mikeski

Awesome Bacon

My beloved FiL referred to bacon cooked to the limp state as "floppy" bacon and used a hand gesture to convey what he meant. It was adorably amusing to me.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 28, 2026 04:37 AM (xG4kz)

50 The leftist anti Trump propaganda mill is is already spun up...CNN, MS Now, Daily Kos. "Trump wants to distract from Epstein, of course." Dumbasses.

By noon tomorrow Ilhan Omar is going to be screeching about her nuanced and extensive understanding of the war powers act. If AOC ever sobers up and recovers from her Munich debacle she should be highly entertaining too. I would say the Democrats will be highly amusing over the next few days if they weren't such a committed Marxist insurgency.

ABC Is playing it pretty straight so far though they did let Martha Radich on which is always a shit show. CBS News s simulcasting BBC, and NBC is simulcasting Sky News. Weird. Not to mention the leftist slant of both. France 24 is running with straight news coverage.

Al Jazzera is always the most interesting to watch live. They manage to get into places the other journalists don't and they can do straight news reporting on occasion. That never lasts and eventually they go full Islamic propaganda. Still I highly recommend it as part of your news consumption cycle.

I haven't scanned the print media yet toee what they're up to.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 28, 2026 04:38 AM (BnDlA)

51 Sirens in Haifa, Tel Aviv, etc. Interceptors going up in Haifa.

God be with them.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 04:38 AM (X+xvk)

52 Should have been operation Limp Bacon, or Pink Piglet, or something.
Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 04:22 AM (VHUov)

Operation Roasted Dogs.

(But some people here at home would have objected)

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 04:39 AM (etYFQ)

53 Roasted RATS

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:40 AM (/M/4v)

54 From Fetterman's Lump,

U.S. Senator John Fetterman

@SenFettermanPA
Operation Epic Fury.

President Trump has been willing to do what’s right and necessary to produce real peace in the region.

God bless the United States, our great military, and Israel.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:41 AM (E4rtv)

55
Pakistan Airstrikes?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 28, 2026 04:41 AM (5pERN)

56 Going to check in on Tousi TV.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 04:41 AM (X+xvk)

57 Times of Israel 2 minutes ago

Missile fragments have fallen in several places in Israel; no injuries
By Emanuel Fabian
Police say they have received reports of fragments falling in several areas in Israel amid Iran’s ballistic missile attacks.

There have been no reports of direct missile impacts or injuries thus far.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:42 AM (E4rtv)

58 Tehran Toby is issuing issuing defiant communiques.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 28, 2026 04:46 AM (BnDlA)

59 31 White House just released 8 minutes of Trump

He says the hour of Iran's liberation is at hand

https://tinyurl.com/2vf66w68

goes to WH site
Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 04:22 AM (ZxPkt)

Thank you.

Posted by: m at February 28, 2026 04:48 AM (+YA9H)

60 Wasted 45 minutes

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 04:49 AM (Ia/+0)

61 Wonder what percentage of Iran's weaponry was directly financed with Biden's Billions.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 04:50 AM (X+xvk)

62 55
Pakistan Airstrikes?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Been going on for several days after massive bombs killed a lot of people in Pakistan last week. A faction of Afghans was blamed and Taliban has given them sanctuary.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:51 AM (E4rtv)

63 55 Pakistan Airstrikes?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 28, 2026 04:41 AM (5pERN)

That is nominally separate, as Pakistan and Afghanistan have had an escalating conflict the last couple of days, with the former accusing the latter of harboring terrorists, and the latter saying nuh-uh.

Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 04:52 AM (Sy6m/)

64 m

happy to share

Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 04:52 AM (ZxPkt)

65 50 [Al Jazeera] is always the most interesting to watch live. They manage to get into places the other journalists don't and they can do straight news reporting on occasion. That never lasts and eventually they go full Islamic propaganda. Still I highly recommend it as part of your news consumption cycle.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 28, 2026 04:38 AM (BnDlA)

BBC (online front page live link), same trajectory.

Posted by: m at February 28, 2026 04:52 AM (+YA9H)

66 What is all the AI money spent on?
$1 billion could get you 5,000 software developers.

Are the billions for huge power sucking data centers?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 28, 2026 04:52 AM (T+xtP)

67 Iran not making themselves popular in the Gulf,
From Al Jazeera

"Explosions reported in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
AFP news agency is reporting explosions in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh as well.

We will bring you more as we have it."

Iran confirms targeted sites in Gulf region
According to the Fars news agency, Iran has targeted:

Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar
Al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait
Al-Dhafra Air Base in the UAE
The fifth US base in Bahrain

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:52 AM (E4rtv)

68 Times of Israel live blog 5 minutes ago

Qatar says it shot down all incoming Iranian missiles
Following air-raid sirens in the country, Qatar’s defense ministry says it successfully shot down all the missiles Iran fired at the Gulf state before they entered its airspace.

“We possess the full ability to protect the country and fend off any external threat,” the Qatari ministry says, adding that the situation in Qatar is “secure and stable.”

Qatar’s aviation authority has announced a temporary closure of the country’s airspace.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:53 AM (E4rtv)

69 >>>My beloved FiL referred to bacon cooked to the limp state as "floppy" bacon and used a hand gesture to convey what he meant. It was adorably amusing to me.

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

>This is what happens when you buy the thick cut bacon. Traditionally, bacon is cut thin and is deliciously crispy and firm.

Both are excellent depending on mood.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 28, 2026 04:54 AM (gVUi7)

70
Trump says there may be casualties (ours). Khshhhrhshh.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 28, 2026 04:54 AM (5pERN)

71 OT: Photo of Bill Clinton on the front page of BBC online--giving testimony yesterday, I think--shows him without a bright red nose such as he has had in the past. Maybe he quit drinking?

Posted by: m at February 28, 2026 04:56 AM (+YA9H)

72 66 What is all the AI money spent on?
$1 billion could get you 5,000 software developers.

Are the billions for huge power sucking data centers?
Posted by: JM in Illinois
======
Computer memory of a special sort, HBM variety, cpus/gpus for datacrunching, hard drives aka ssds, etc. for data storage for training frontier data models and then for running that model for clients, gobs of power, etc.

All of those inputs have caused price and shortage spikes in computer parts, energy in some places, and for people to run the datacenters.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:57 AM (E4rtv)

73 Al Jazeera

At least one person killed in Abu Dhabi after UAE intercepts several Iranian missiles: Report
At least one person has been killed in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, after several missiles launched from Iran were intercepted, according to the country’s state news agency.

UAE says “this attack is a flagrant violation of national sovereignty and international law”. It says “it reserves its full right to respond to this escalation”.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:58 AM (E4rtv)

74 WOW

US Cruise missiles flying over Iraq on the way to Iran, captured on video:

https://tinyurl.com/3pyd8pcf

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:58 AM (/M/4v)

75 Times of Israel,

Air strike hits Iraqi base hosting pro-Iran militia, sources say
By AFP
A bombing that targeted an Iraqi military base housing a pro-Iran militia caused casualties, a security official and sources in the former paramilitary coalition Hashed al-Shaabi tell AFP.

The Jurf al-Sakher base in southern Iraq belongs to Hashed al-Shaabi or the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) but mostly hosts the powerful pro-Iran group Kataeb Hezbollah.

And

Israeli TV report: Strikes have achieved ‘high success’ in targeting Iran’s president and senior commanders

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:59 AM (E4rtv)

76 Sometimes--not all the time--I can tell who the Moron-author of a comment is. I got almost to the end of this one thinking it was ChristyBlinky! More covfefe, maybe.

50 The leftist anti Trump propaganda mill is is already spun up...CNN, MS Now, Daily Kos. "Trump wants to distract from Epstein, of course." Dumbasses.

By noon tomorrow Ilhan Omar is going to be screeching about her nuanced and extensive understanding of the war powers act. If AOC ever sobers up and recovers from her Munich debacle she should be highly entertaining too. I would say the Democrats will be highly amusing over the next few days if they weren't such a committed Marxist insurgency. ...
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 28, 2026 04:38 AM (BnDlA)

Posted by: m at February 28, 2026 05:00 AM (+YA9H)

77 Report, mass defections from Iranian military...

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 05:00 AM (/M/4v)

78 50 [Al Jazeera] is always the most interesting to watch live. They manage to get into places the other journalists don't and they can do straight news reporting on occasion. That never lasts and eventually they go full Islamic propaganda. Still I highly recommend it as part of your news consumption cycle.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram
=======
Try their live blog on website Most of the editorializing is not present there. You get similar live blogs at Times of Israel.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:00 AM (E4rtv)

79 More reports of attack on Saudi capital,

Times of Israel a few minutes ago,
11:59 am
Blasts reported in Riyadh amid Iranian strikes
By Noam Lehmann
Two AFP correspondents in the Saudi capital Riyadh report hearing a loud bang and several explosions, as Iran strikes Gulf states hosting US military bases in the region in the wake of US-Israel strikes on the Islamic Republic.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:01 AM (E4rtv)

80 Does Hillary Clinton run CNN? Bringing up Epstein now? The last thing I want to hear now is Epstein. Talk about beating a dead horse.Glad I don't listen to CNN, I would have thrown something at my television. Stupid media, right now that is a non story.

Posted by: Case at February 28, 2026 05:02 AM (Z3Kkg)

81 The Pentagon Pizza Index last night was at "Nothing Ever Happens"

Guessing they got a handle on managing that piece of opsec.

Posted by: blaster at February 28, 2026 05:02 AM (NlEaG)

82 70
Trump says there may be casualties (ours). Khshhhrhshh.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 28, 2026 04:54 AM (5pERN)

That happens in real wars, it’s the reason it’s wise to try to stay out of them until there is no other rational choice.
The ayatollahs made it clear that there was no other rational choice.

It’s amusing to think how bummed Obama and Valerie Jarrett and all the Iran supporters here in the US are going to be.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 05:02 AM (etYFQ)

83 From X

BREAKING: Initial reports that Iranian missiles are targeting the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Persian Gulf.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:02 AM (E4rtv)

84 50 The leftist anti Trump propaganda mill is is already spun up...CNN, MS Now, Daily Kos. "Trump wants to distract from Epstein, of course." Dumbasses.

LoL!! Those Epstein torpedoes keep hitting there side, but whatever. Keep Hope Alive, Leftys!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 28, 2026 05:03 AM (hybOl)

85 77 Report, mass defections from Iranian military...
Posted by: runner

Handing in your homework the day after it's due.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 28, 2026 05:03 AM (BLOW1)

86 Account on X,

Israel Radar
@IsraelRadar_com
·
1h
Unconfirmed reports from Iran: Thousands of IRGC members killed and wounded in strikes; initial signs that Iranian regime is struggling to function (N12 News)

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:04 AM (E4rtv)

87 83 From X

BREAKING: Initial reports that Iranian missiles are targeting the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Persian Gulf.
Posted by: whig

We have some real slow learners over there.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 28, 2026 05:04 AM (BLOW1)

88 74 WOW

US Cruise missiles flying over Iraq on the way to Iran, captured on video:

https://tinyurl.com/3pyd8pcf

Posted by: runner

That's a lot of airmail.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 05:05 AM (X+xvk)

89 77 Report, mass defections from Iranian military...
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 05:00 AM (/M/4v)

We all hope for that; but at this point, one has to wonder if that’s true or if it’s just a psy-op to demoralize the Iranian regime even more.
Either way it’s good news.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 05:05 AM (etYFQ)

90 Is this the Iran thread?

"Events, dear boy. Events."

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2026 05:05 AM (qFwJc)

91 Bahrain and UAE respond to attacks,

Bahrain terms attacks on its soil as ‘treacherous’
Bahrain has confirmed that attacks targeted sites and facilities “in a blatant violation of the kingdom’s sovereignty and security”.

UAE says it reserves ‘full right’ to respond to Iranian attack The Emirati defence ministry has confirmed in a statement that the country was targeted by Iranian ballistic missiles, and air defences successfully intercepted a “number” of them.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:06 AM (E4rtv)

92 Tom, that is directly from Iran, bases are being deserted

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 05:06 AM (/M/4v)

93
That is nominally separate, as Pakistan and Afghanistan have had an escalating conflict the last couple of days, with the former accusing the latter of harboring terrorists, and the latter saying nuh-uh.
Posted by: SciVo

So they haven't been holding annual neighborhood "getting to know you" parties all these decades? From here it appeared that their mutual border was but a trifle, a mere minor inconvenience for the terrorist acts' community during that time.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 28, 2026 05:07 AM (xG4kz)

94 BREAKING: U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to address the nation again on Saturday morning in addition to the video that was release overnight

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 05:07 AM (/M/4v)

95 the anti-Trump left will be breaking out the giant paper mache heads this morning

I wonder who in Congress will be the first to call for Trump's arrest and trial

the Sunday politi-chat shows are gonna be lit

Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 05:07 AM (ZxPkt)

96 Some reactions found in news stories...

Tehran Toby (aka Iran’s ministry of foreign affairs) has released a statement calling the American and Israeli strikes “criminal military aggression” and accused the two countries of violating the United Nations charter.

Translation: We are not ready for our virgins quite yet!

Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia‘s Security Council, “The question is who has more patience to wait for the inglorious end of their enemy. The USA is only 249 years old. The Persian Empire was founded more than 2,500 years ago. Let’s see in 100 years”

Translation: We are Rus people!

Norwegian foreign minister, Espen Barth Eide, “The attack is described by Israel as a preventive strike, but it is not in line with international law. Preventive attacks require an immediately imminent threat,” he said.

Translation: We surrender!

The Chinese Embassy in Israel on Saturday reminded Chinese nationals in the country to closely monitor developments and changes in the situation, remain highly vigilant, familiarize themselves in advance with nearby shelters and evacuation routes, and keep communication channels open at all times.

Translation: We needs the oil!

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 05:07 AM (BnDlA)

97 well, I intend to be awake for the next 48 hours so.. go for it

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 05:07 AM (/M/4v)

98 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at February 28, 2026 05:08 AM (2Ez/1)

99 Nioh Berg on X

The General Staff HQ of the IRGC was just blown up.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:08 AM (E4rtv)

100 Visegrád 24
@visegrad24
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14m
BREAKING:

A loud explosion was heard near Dubai’s Marina neighborhood.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:09 AM (E4rtv)

101 Minister of Defense of Iran been blasted to bits too.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 05:10 AM (/M/4v)

102
I do hope that Tucker Qatarlson's holdings, or those of his financiers, in that country -- whatever they may be -- are not scathed.

Nah, I could not care less.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 28, 2026 05:10 AM (xG4kz)

103 85 77 Report, mass defections from Iranian military...
Posted by: runner

Handing in your homework the day after it's due.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 28, 2026 05:03 AM (BLOW1)

In PDT's just-released 8-minute WH speech, he offers them ... not amnesty, but something similar, for laying down arms.

31 White House just released 8 minutes of Trump

He says the hour of Iran's liberation is at hand

https://tinyurl.com/2vf66w68

goes to WH site
Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 04:22 AM (ZxPkt)

Posted by: m at February 28, 2026 05:10 AM (+YA9H)

104 92 Tom, that is directly from Iran, bases are being deserted

Posted by: runner

Tousi TV channel on YouTube has recently shown Iranian military members denouncing Khamenei and the IRGC and openly stating allegiance to Javid Shah.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 05:10 AM (X+xvk)

105 A loud explosion was heard near Dubai’s Marina neighborhood.

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Oh no...that's where all the Russian expats have million dollar condos, oh noes...

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 05:11 AM (/M/4v)

106 There is no act of evil so repulsive that Communist's won't enthusiastically endorse it.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 05:12 AM (X+xvk)

107 I mean ...if your command and control, chain of command up to defense minister have experience "kinetic action", you might as well go home to mama.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 05:13 AM (/M/4v)

108 92 Tom, that is directly from Iran, bases are being deserted
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 05:06 AM (/M/4v)

I remember when Assad fell in Syria, there were pictures of piles of thousands of uniforms dumped outside of military bases, as his army changed into civilian clothes and skedaddled.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 05:13 AM (etYFQ)

109
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 28, 2026 05:14 AM (tljrc)

110 In PDT's just-released 8-minute WH speech, starting at minute 6:30, on Iranian Guard and such laying down their weapons = complete immunity.

Posted by: m at February 28, 2026 05:14 AM (+YA9H)

111 soon I can start with morning coffee, no ?

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 05:14 AM (/M/4v)

112 103 Handing in your homework the day after it's due.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 28, 2026 05:03 AM (BLOW1)

In PDT's just-released 8-minute WH speech, he offers them ... not amnesty, but something similar, for laying down arms.

Posted by: m

Guess the teacher offered the slow learners partial credit.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 28, 2026 05:15 AM (BLOW1)

113 I do hope that Tucker Qatarlson's holdings, or those of his financiers, in that country -- whatever they may be -- are not scathed.

Nah, I could not care less.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars

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What the hell happened to Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens, anyway?

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 05:15 AM (X+xvk)

114 In PDT's just-released 8-minute WH speech, starting at minute 6:30, on Iranian Guard and such laying down their weapons = complete immunity.

==

3 hours ago, but yea. it's great. he will address the nation today too.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 05:15 AM (/M/4v)

115
That's a lot of airmail.

Posted by: Sam Adams

Those were 'Sup missiles

Their message was "Hi There!"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 28, 2026 05:15 AM (xG4kz)

116 96 Norwegian foreign minister, Espen Barth Eide, “The attack is described by Israel as a preventive strike, but it is not in line with international law. Preventive attacks require an immediately imminent threat,” he said.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 05:07 AM (BnDlA)

Yikes.

Posted by: m at February 28, 2026 05:16 AM (+YA9H)

117 Oopps,

Iranian missile miss in Bahrain.

From X
Looks like the strike was IVO Bahrain Flour Mills Company likely target was GCC Unified Maritime Operations Center.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:17 AM (E4rtv)

118 115
That's a lot of airmail.

Posted by: Sam Adams

Those were 'Sup missiles

Their message was "Hi There!"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars

*ding!* "You've got mail!"

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 05:18 AM (X+xvk)

119 Computer memory of a special sort, HBM variety, cpus/gpus for datacrunching, hard drives aka ssds, etc. for data storage for training frontier data models and then for running that model for clients, gobs of power, etc.

All of those inputs have caused price and shortage spikes in computer parts, energy in some places, and for people to run the datacenters.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:57 AM (E4rtv)

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Yeah that would be big and expensive

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 28, 2026 05:18 AM (DOVS7)

120 I hope they write the names of US service personnel killed by the jihadis on those missiles.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 05:18 AM (/M/4v)

121 104 92 Tom, that is directly from Iran, bases are being deserted

Posted by: runner

Tousi TV channel on YouTube has recently shown Iranian military members denouncing Khamenei and the IRGC and openly stating allegiance to Javid Shah.
Posted by: Sam Adams
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Some videos of dancing in the streets in Teheran or cheering the location of the hit on the Khameini residence. Dunno if live or faked though.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:19 AM (E4rtv)

122 Norwegian foreign minister, Espen Barth Eide:

It’s amazing to note how completely irrelevant Europe is to what is going on, both politically and militarily. They’re like the kids sitting at the children’s table out on the porch while the adults discuss important things in the house.

No one cares what Europe has to say about anything any more.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 05:19 AM (etYFQ)

123 Looks like the strike was IVO Bahrain Flour Mills Company

==

they want to stay gluten free

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 05:19 AM (/M/4v)

124 The Chicoms use about 9 million barrels of oil daily as of 2024. About 6 to 7 million of that comes out of the Middle East with Iran supplying 1 million barrels. Losing Venezuela and Iran is represents a 15% shortfall; not fatal but enough to keep Xi up at night.

In general, the ability of the US military to keep the oil ports and shipping lanes open is an essential part of this campaign. I would expect the Mullahs do what they can to shut them down.

https://is.gd/R3tKqY

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 05:20 AM (BnDlA)

125 So they haven't been holding annual neighborhood "getting to know you" parties all these decades? From here it appeared that their mutual border was but a trifle, a mere minor inconvenience for the terrorist acts' community during that time.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 28, 2026 05:07 AM (xG4kz)

The Afghani rhetoric was so comically brazen that I feel like I'm missing cultural context. Did they really expect the Pakis to be more polite about it, or do they just have to pretend to be outraged for face-saving?

Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 05:20 AM (Sy6m/)

126 What the hell happened to Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens, anyway?
Posted by: Sam Adams

Follow the money. Most of these talking heads will say anything if you pay them enough.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 28, 2026 05:20 AM (hybOl)

127 Al Jazeera again, few minutes ago
Among the areas targeted on Saturday in Iran’s capital Tehran were places linked to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.

Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim news agency reported that seven missiles hit an area near the presidential palace, located in Shemiran to the north of Tehran, as well as near Khamenei’s compound.

Also a new wave of explosions across Iran.

The Associated Press reported that attacks also struck near Khamenei’s offices in the capital.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:21 AM (E4rtv)

128 122 Norwegian foreign minister, Espen Barth Eide:

It’s amazing to note how completely irrelevant Europe is to what is going on, both politically and militarily. They’re like the kids sitting at the children’s table out on the porch while the adults discuss important things in the house.

No one cares what Europe has to say about anything any more.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 05:19 AM (etYFQ)

Still it seems stunning that this was said and put into the public record by a very top statesman in an allied country.

Posted by: m at February 28, 2026 05:21 AM (+YA9H)

129 report: "A senior IRGC terrorist, also known as Iran’s so-called “Supreme Leader” Ali Khamenei, was targeted in an airstrike". Well yeah. Kinetic Action.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 05:21 AM (/M/4v)

130 they want to stay gluten free
Posted by: runner

Do the mullahs have a fatwa on gluten? Would not be surprised.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:22 AM (E4rtv)

131 Some videos of dancing in the streets in Teheran or cheering the location of the hit on the Khameini residence. Dunno if live or faked though.

Posted by: whig

***********************

The Iranian regime has probably killed between 30-50,000 of their own these last few months. I have no doubt they are genuinely celebrating.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 05:22 AM (X+xvk)

132 "An Iranian source close to the government tells Reuters that U.S. and Israeli strikes have killed multiple senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders and political figures."

amazing

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 05:22 AM (/M/4v)

133
"International law" revolves around discussions every day at tables over who will pick up the check and what percentage of the total should the tip be at International House of Pancakes franchises, am I right?

I mean, that is as non-elitist a process for which anyone would wish.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 28, 2026 05:22 AM (xG4kz)

134 Still it seems stunning that this was said and put into the public record by a very top statesman in an allied country.
Posted by: m
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Then again their former PM was deeply involved in the Epstein issue and had to step down from chairing the Nobel Peace Prize awards because of it. Norway has been infested with Arabs for awhile now.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:24 AM (E4rtv)

135 126 What the hell happened to Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens, anyway?
Posted by: Sam Adams

Follow the money. Most of these talking heads will say anything if you pay them enough.

Posted by: Puddleglum

*******************

Sane people now despise them. Can't believe they thought it was worth it.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 05:25 AM (X+xvk)

136 Computer memory of a special sort, HBM variety, cpus/gpus for datacrunching, hard drives aka ssds, etc. for data storage for training frontier data models and then for running that model for clients, gobs of power, etc.

All of those inputs have caused price and shortage spikes in computer parts, energy in some places, and for people to run the datacenters.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:57 AM (E4rtv)

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Big hardware. Reminds me of the 1956 film "Forbidden Planet" description of the Krell labs: a cube, 20 miles by 20 miles by 20 miles. 8,000 cubic miles.7,800 levels

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 28, 2026 05:27 AM (7ewII)

137 operation "makin' Bacon"

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 28, 2026 05:28 AM (jrgJz)

138
No one cares what Europe has to say about anything any more.
Posted by: Tom Servo

That's on par with J'Blowme blathering on in mock outrage that PDJT never mentioned Ukraine (not even once!) is his SOTU address the other night.

That op's ability to serve as misdirection fodder is over -- now go get "Doctor" Jill to wipe your bottom, dullard.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 28, 2026 05:30 AM (xG4kz)

139 Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide got his panties in a twist over PDT's lusting after Greenland, according to many links online!

Posted by: m at February 28, 2026 05:30 AM (+YA9H)

140 I AM AWAKE AND I AM NOT MISSING HISTORY IN THE MAKING! This is like April 1945.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 05:31 AM (/M/4v)

141 Nobody saw this coming. Who would have thought?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 28, 2026 05:33 AM (gVUi7)

142 138 No one cares what Europe has to say about anything any more.
Posted by: Tom Servo

That's on par with J'Blowme blathering on in mock outrage that PDJT never mentioned Ukraine (not even once!) is his SOTU address the other night.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 28, 2026 05:30 AM (xG4kz)

from the SOTU transcript:

We are honored to be joined tonight by a woman who’s been through hell, Anya Zarutska. In 2022, she and her beautiful daughter. So beautiful. What a beautiful young woman Iryna [ed war-torn, war-torn Ukraine to live with relatives near Charlotte, North Carolina.

nd we’re working very hard to end the ninth war, the killing and slaughter between Russia and Ukraine....

And everything we send over to Ukraine is sent through NATO and they pay us in full. ...

Posted by: m at February 28, 2026 05:33 AM (+YA9H)

143 124 The Chicoms use about 9 million barrels of oil daily as of 2024. About 6 to 7 million of that comes out of the Middle East with Iran supplying 1 million barrels. Losing Venezuela and Iran is represents a 15% shortfall; not fatal but enough to keep Xi up at night.

In general, the ability of the US military to keep the oil ports and shipping lanes open is an essential part of this campaign. I would expect the Mullahs do what they can to shut them down.

https://is.gd/R3tKqY
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 05:20 AM (BnDlA)

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Remind me of something...oh, yes. I think Japan attacked Pearl Harbor when they had problems getting oil, due to a US led oil embargo

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 28, 2026 05:33 AM (rK0qD)

144 Posted by: Sam Adams

They have never had fixed positions--Candace started out as a NAACP grievance junkey and then flipped about 2016 or so. Look up her Autopsy idea for a social media surveillance and reporting program. Bow tie boy, Cucker, has been from CNN, to MSNBC, to running his own Daily Caller, then to Fox from that. In that he was ping ponged to whatever was current and might make him a buck.

These are media grifters just like Me Again and they need clicks, attention, audience so they go for whatever positions and issues needed to get them.

But Candance Ovens and her series just asking questions targeting Erika Kirk is beyond the pale of human decency. And this is in the middle of a criminal trial in Utah for the actual assassin of Kirk going on. Then her horrid fans keep claiming the fact that Erika is not suing is because Candace is right (while ignoring the fact that Candace's idiocies might poison the jury while a trial is going on and that Erika has no wishes do add to that crap.).

Latest was a Candace Ovens special on X trying out an op to claim all her opponents on X were getting paid to do it.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:33 AM (E4rtv)

145 some of that cutting-and-pasting from a pdf botched the text, but you get the idea

Posted by: m at February 28, 2026 05:34 AM (+YA9H)

146 hahahah, mullahs thought that Israel will not attack them on a Saturday 🤣🤣🤣

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 05:34 AM (/M/4v)

147 Remember, one of the first casualties of war is the truth.

Just pray.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2026 05:35 AM (qFwJc)

148 Agenda-Free TV on YouTube. Live camera feeds from Haifa, Tel Aviv.

https://tinyurl.com/ms4bud2c

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 05:35 AM (X+xvk)

149
Looks like the strike was IVO Bahrain Flour Mills Company likely target was GCC Unified Maritime Operations Center.
Posted by: whig

Somebody's got an urge to find the wet spot

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 28, 2026 05:35 AM (xG4kz)

150 "An Iranian source close to the government tells Reuters that U.S. and Israeli strikes have killed multiple senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders and political figures."

amazing
Posted by: runner

As I understand the IRGC, it is a near independent parallel government / military structure. Killing everything that moves in that direction is essential to taking down the Mullahs. The Mullahs without their muscle are done.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 05:36 AM (BnDlA)

151 Big hardware. Reminds me of the 1956 film "Forbidden Planet" description of the Krell labs: a cube, 20 miles by 20 miles by 20 miles. 8,000 cubic miles.7,800 levels
Posted by: JM in Illinois

Each of these plants now being built run in the billions for power and computing components. True AI might actually need something like Forbidden Planet scale computing.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:36 AM (E4rtv)

152 Good morning Horde.
The US is bombing Iran. The Pakistanis are bombing the Taliban. The Taliban is bombing Pakistan. The Taliban are fighting with the Kirgyz. And so on and so on .... There is a definite theme in the region

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 05:37 AM (HYqoK)

153 Iran is winning hearts and minds in the Middle East among the Arabs.

Al Jazeera just now

Saudi Arabia condemns attacks on Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan and Kuwait
Saudi Arabia has condemned in the “strongest terms” the Iranian attacks on the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan and Kuwait.

Saudi Arabia warned of “dire consequence” over the continued violation of “state sovereignty and the principles of international law”.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:37 AM (E4rtv)

154 @144

Whig-

Candace is now knowingly, deliberately engaging in outright Evil. I can't describe it any other way. The poison emanating from that woman's mouth....My God.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 05:39 AM (X+xvk)

155 Morning, Horde...How goes it?

Sounds like Iran is having an interesting day.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 05:39 AM (ESVrU)

156 New wave of attacks on Israel from Iran, Times of Israel just now

By Emanuel Fabian
Sirens sound as Iranian ballistic missile barrage targets central and southern Israel

Fresh sirens sound across central and southern Israel amid a new Iranian ballistic missile barrage.

The IDF says air defense systems are working to shoot down the projectiles.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:39 AM (E4rtv)

157 @154 she was always like that

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 05:39 AM (/M/4v)

158
Imagine Candace Owens has googly eyes -- It's easy if you try.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 28, 2026 05:39 AM (xG4kz)

159 Hello Perfessor. We've been up for hours!

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 05:40 AM (/M/4v)

160 Saudi Arabia condemns attacks on Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan and Kuwait

Saudi Arabia has condemned in the “strongest terms” the Iranian attacks on the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan and Kuwait.

Saudi Arabia warned of “dire consequence” over the continued violation of “state sovereignty and the principles of international law”.

Posted by: whig

This is a good thing to hear. Keeping the Sunni's happy and on board is essential. They all understand a nuclear armed Iran would likely mean one getting dropped on their heads eventually.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 05:41 AM (BnDlA)

161 Saudi Arabia condemns attacks on Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan and Kuwait
Saudi Arabia has condemned in the “strongest terms” the Iranian attacks on the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan and Kuwait.

----
So Iran is just lashing out in every direction, trying to cause as much destruction as possible before they fall?

Iran can't hope to prevail against the US military led by President Trump and Secretary of War Hegseth.

All they can do is throw a temper tantrum.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 05:42 AM (ESVrU)

162 Imagine Candace Owens has googly eyes -- It's easy if you try.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars

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HA!!!!

I will never, ever look at her the same way again.

Thank you.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 05:43 AM (X+xvk)

163 a cube, 20 miles by 20 miles by 20 miles. 8,000 cubic miles.7,800 levels
****

Resistance is futile.

Posted by: clarence at February 28, 2026 05:44 AM (VczTT)

164 157 @154 she was always like that
Posted by: runner
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I think taunting and blaming Erika Kirk for Charlie's death in a stalkerish fashion for the feeding of her wallet on social media make a mockery of all her claims of just asking questions.

Ohour did a deep dive on X and finds out that Candace was raised Jehovah's Witness and some other interesting background facts on her. None of them are pleasant to read and by now, she is simply one a monster that does nothing but destroy.

Her current ally Milo was just on X doing his contrarian bit by supporting Iran in florid Islamic language and calling for Trump to be impeached.

He is a tiresome creep that was denouncing Candace in a series of tweets just last year.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:44 AM (E4rtv)

165 All they can do is throw a temper tantrum.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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Evil people do that as they are getting flushed down the toilet of history. Except their temper tantrums kill people.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:45 AM (E4rtv)

166 I gotta admit, part of me thought Trump would not pull the trigger

thought he was dead set on making another of his deals
he literally wrote the book on making deals

Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 05:46 AM (ZxPkt)

167 161 So Iran is just lashing out in every direction, trying to cause as much destruction as possible before they fall?

Iran can't hope to prevail against the US military led by President Trump and Secretary of War Hegseth.

All they can do is throw a temper tantrum.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

If you read up on the Twelver sect of Shia Islam that rules Iran, you'll find that they absolutely do believe they will win this war.

The regime is a millennialist death cult. No exaggeration at all.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 28, 2026 05:46 AM (BLOW1)

168 For all you with the bingo cards

Dr. Eli David
@DrEliDavid
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30m
🚨 Breaking: Gen. Ali Shamkhani, Khamenei's right hand man, was eliminated

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:47 AM (E4rtv)

169 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 28, 2026 05:47 AM (bQ4nt)

170 thought he was dead set on making another of his deals
he literally wrote the book on making deals
****

Making deals relies on dealing with someone who will honor the deals and/or is sane.

Posted by: clarence at February 28, 2026 05:48 AM (VczTT)

171 And another deserved hit on the bingo card.

Dr. Eli David
@DrEliDavid
🚨 Breaking: General Mohammad Pakpour, commander of IRGC, was eliminated.

He directed the massacre of tens of thousands of Iranians in January.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:48 AM (E4rtv)

172 eliminating Shamkhani, is like eliminating Himmler

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 05:48 AM (/M/4v)

173 This is like April 1945.
Posted by: runner

When the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor !!!!

Posted by: Adriane the Lens Cap Covered Camera Photography Critic . . . at February 28, 2026 05:49 AM (3ZUWJ)

174 Wonder what percentage of Iran's weaponry was directly financed with Biden's Billions.
Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 04:50 AM (X+xvk)
****************************************

Sanctions relief, access to over a hundred billion dollars worth of the Shah's assets, and over a billion dollars in pallets of cash, all from the Obama administration, might have been a trifle more important in supporting Iran's capability to maintain its missile programs, nuclear programs, and aid to terrorists.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 05:49 AM (fiCmd)

175 Reports from news agencies that Trump may be giving a speech really soon.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:49 AM (E4rtv)

176 @whig -

I am dangerously naive, and/or ponderously stupid. It's all just a grift for 75% of these people, isn't it? They're all just slightly less effeminate versions of Bill Kristol, aren't they?

Ahoy.

How do you travel through the world truly believing in nothing? Well, at least I have John Cornyn "fighting for me." And John Thune. And Massie and McConnell. God help us.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 05:51 AM (X+xvk)

177 175 Reports from news agencies that Trump may be giving a speech really soon.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:49 AM (E4rtv)

https://x.com/WhiteHouse

Posted by: m at February 28, 2026 05:52 AM (+YA9H)

178 166 I gotta admit, part of me thought Trump would not pull the trigger

thought he was dead set on making another of his deals
he literally wrote the book on making deals
Posted by: Don Black

All diplomacy rests on a nation's creditable military force might get involved. Iran decided to FAFO as apparently they were trying to build dirty bombs for their missiles with the ruins of their nuke project.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:52 AM (E4rtv)

179 Looks like we got a war going today. Quite something to wake up to.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 05:53 AM (g8Ew8)

180 If you read up on the Twelver sect of Shia Islam that rules Iran, you'll find that they absolutely do believe they will win this war.

The regime is a millennialist death cult. No exaggeration at all.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 28, 2026 05:46 AM (BLOW1)
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Oh, I'm well aware of that.

If they had nukes, they'd probably use them on themselves...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 05:54 AM (ESVrU)

181 eliminating Shamkhani, is like eliminating Himmler
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 05:48 AM (/M/4v)

Himmler was a pussy.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 05:55 AM (g8Ew8)

182 If they had nukes, they'd probably use them on themselves...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

Not quite the opening of Wizards ... but close enough.

Posted by: Adriane the Lens Cap Covered Camera Photography Critic . . . at February 28, 2026 05:56 AM (3ZUWJ)

183 "I gotta admit, part of me thought Trump would not pull the trigger"

Trump really wants to make deals. But the Ayatolah was not interested in compromise.

He knew he had to order the attack when the negotiations broke down.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2026 05:56 AM (qFwJc)

184 The regime is a millennialist death cult. No exaggeration at all.
Posted by: Pixy Misa

************

They're expecting the Hidden Imam to return, correct?

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 05:56 AM (X+xvk)

185 Trump really wants to make deals. But the Ayatolah was not interested in compromise.

He knew he had to order the attack when the negotiations broke down.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2026 05:56 AM (qFwJc)
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A punch in the face is a legitimate negotiating tactic when your opponent won't listen to reason.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 05:57 AM (ESVrU)

186 A murderous one though

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 05:57 AM (Ia/+0)

187 I am dangerously naive, and/or ponderously stupid. It's all just a grift for 75% of these people, isn't it? They're all just slightly less effeminate versions of Bill Kristol, aren't they?

Ahoy.

How do you travel through the world truly believing in nothing? Well, at least I have John Cornyn "fighting for me." And John Thune. And Massie and McConnell. God help us.
Posted by: Sam Adams
======
Yep. I spent time years ago working in politics and worked for Congress on the floor long ago. There are exceptions but our political process brings out the worst in a lot of people just like Hollywood or the media does.

Sickened me and I only deal with politics on the local level now and went from working in politics to studying it professionally. Now retired from doing even that due to medical issues.

Once you start treating other people like inanimate things at your disposal, you have become evil. You can often tell a politician's humanity by how they treat the people around them that cannot give them any advantage, money, etc.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:57 AM (E4rtv)

188 NY Times: Why Have You Started This War, Mr. President?
https://archive.ph/naWMi

The opening salvo of the political war just got fired.

"Donald Trump promised voters that he would end wars, not start them...Yet he has offered no credible explanation for why he is risking the lives of our service members and inviting a major reprisal from Iran. Nor has he involved Congress...Mr. Trump declared the Iranian nuclear program “obliterated”...a claim belied by both U.S. intelligence...underscores how little regard Mr. Trump has for his duty to tell the truth...Mr. Trump’s approach to Iran is reckless...He has failed to line up the international and domestic support...The Iranian regime, to be clear, deserves no sympathy...Iran’s government presents a distinct threat because it combines this murderous ideology with nuclear ambitions..."

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 05:58 AM (BnDlA)

189 Times of Israel,
By Noam Lehmann

Iranian missile said to hit home in Jordanian capital Amman

An Iranian missile has fallen on a home in Jordan’s capital Amman, state media reports.

Footage published by Arabic media shows flames and smoke rising from the wreckage.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:58 AM (E4rtv)

190 What a shame! /sarc

File this under FAFO--Times of Israel just now

"
Report: Khamenei’s palace completely destroyed in strikes Channel 12, quoting unnamed Israeli sources, says the palace of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei has been completely destroyed. It says it is not clear whether Khamenei was present. It also says all of Iran’s key leaders were targeted in the strikes so far today."

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:59 AM (E4rtv)

191
It was mighty generous if PDJT to give the entertainment industry two weeks' lead time prior to the Academy Awards ceremony in order to craft some perfectly cromulent outrage from which they will extract the pithiest advice to bestow upon us, the great unwashed.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 28, 2026 06:01 AM (xG4kz)

192 So, ummm... whatever happened to TACO?
You know,

Trump
Always
Chickens
Out

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 28, 2026 06:04 AM (2Ez/1)

193 >"Donald Trump promised voters that he would end wars, not start them...Yet he has offered no credible explanation for why he is risking the lives of our service members
----

yes, he did
I watched the 8 minute video from earlier this morning
Trump made the case

Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 06:05 AM (ZxPkt)

194 this is not a war, dullards ! this is a Special Military Operation. so shut the fvk up.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 06:06 AM (/M/4v)

195 Evening to the Saturday toilers, and morning to the early-to-bed, early-to-rise folk! (Well, the early-to-rise part anyway.) It's Saturday again!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 06:07 AM (wzUl9)

196 176 @whig -

I am dangerously naive, and/or ponderously stupid. It's all just a grift for 75% of these people, isn't it? They're all just slightly less effeminate versions of Bill Kristol, aren't they?
Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 05:51 AM (X+xvk)

I think about it a lot, trying to improve my mental models. I currently break the conscienceless down into three IQ bands, with the middle one being the most common because of the bell curve.

At the bottom, the street muscle are low-functioning psychopaths. I don't mean that as a clinical diagnosis; they may be the way they are by chemical abuse, as Antifa mugshots commonly indicate.

Then there are the narcissistic midwits, who are dumb enough to just not think past their own self-interest, and clever enough to be dangerous. The world is full of them.

Finally, there are the high-functioning sociopaths, who are scarce on the ground on average, but clog the halls of power (both public and private).

Did you know, even just counting the clinical personality disorders, there is no solid measure of the incidence of true consciencelessness? I use 6% (1/17) for convenience, as it's in the wide range of guesstimates.

Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 06:07 AM (Sy6m/)

197 "Donald Trump promised voters that he would end wars, not start them
****

Iran started the war way back. PDJT is the first CIC to say we are not taking this shit anymore.

Posted by: clarence at February 28, 2026 06:07 AM (VczTT)

198 Interesting, Al Jazeera just now

Iran’s National Security Council tells residents to leave Tehran
Iran’s National Security Council has advised residents to leave the capital Tehran.

Because of the situation, “you should, as far as possible and while maintaining calm, travel to other places and cities if you are able”, the country’s security body said in a statement.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:08 AM (E4rtv)

199 "Donald Trump promised voters that he would end wars, not start them...Yet he has offered no credible explanation for why he is risking the lives of our service members
----

yes, he did
I watched the 8 minute video from earlier this morning
Trump made the case
Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 06:05 AM (ZxPkt)
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In his SOTU, President Trump said he ended eight wars. Now he's ending the ninth war, started by Iran nearly 50 years ago.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 06:08 AM (ESVrU)

200 I think about it a lot, trying to improve my mental models. I currently break the conscienceless down into three IQ bands, with the middle one being the most common because of the bell curve.

At the bottom, the street muscle are low-functioning psychopaths. I don't mean that as a clinical diagnosis; they may be the way they are by chemical abuse, as Antifa mugshots commonly indicate.

Then there are the narcissistic midwits, who are dumb enough to just not think past their own self-interest, and clever enough to be dangerous. The world is full of them.

Finally, there are the high-functioning sociopaths, who are scarce on the ground on average, but clog the halls of power (both public and private).

Did you know, even just counting the clinical personality disorders, there is no solid measure of the incidence of true consciencelessness? I use 6% (1/17) for convenience, as it's in the wide range of guesstimates.
Posted by: SciVo
====
Good post and corresponds with reality from what I've seen.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:10 AM (E4rtv)

201 Leftists love Muslims for some reason

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 06:10 AM (Ia/+0)

202 191
It was mighty generous if PDJT to give the entertainment industry two weeks' lead time prior to the Academy Awards ceremony in order to craft some perfectly cromulent outrage from which they will extract the pithiest advice to bestow upon us, the great unwashed.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 28, 2026 06:01 AM
###

I for one am looking forward to a steaming hot helping of perfectly cromulent outrage and the subsequent extraction of pithy advice to be bestowed upon me, lowly member of the great unwashed.

I'll be ignoring it as hard as I can.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 28, 2026 06:10 AM (2Ez/1)

203
Well, the serial nitpicking about the purported sins of the U.S. Mens' Olympic Hockey team have been pushed off the stage. Now Canada can scurry over to rejoin its "international laws and norms!" buddies to stage holding their breaths until they turn blue performances.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 28, 2026 06:11 AM (xG4kz)

204 If you go to X, you get a picture but

Dr. Eli David
@DrEliDavid
·
43m
🚨 Breaking: IRGC's underground Damavand headquarters attacked with bunker-buster bombs

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:11 AM (E4rtv)

205 Last night's Trivia Night at the German-American Center was fun. There were lots of people, 33 teams, with names like "Ich Weiss Nicht," "It's a Wunderbar Life" (us), "Don't Give a Schnitzel," and "Trivia Newton John." My favorite was "Don't Make Bunny Use Her Westbank Voice." (A local joke; you might not understand, but it's funny.)

Our team got 28 out of 42 questions. We lost out on topics like streaming TV shows and on Qs like "What was the name of the shortest horse ever recorded, 17 inches high?" ("Thumbelina.")

The Center has free parking, food, a bar, and during the week offers German language classes and things like this trivia contest. A good place to hang out, methinks.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 06:11 AM (wzUl9)

206 198 Interesting, Al Jazeera just now

Iran’s National Security Council tells residents to leave Tehran
Iran’s National Security Council has advised residents to leave the capital Tehran.

Because of the situation, “you should, as far as possible and while maintaining calm, travel to other places and cities if you are able”, the country’s security body said in a statement.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:08 AM (E4rtv)

PDT was telling them to stay in their homes.

Posted by: m at February 28, 2026 06:12 AM (+YA9H)

207 " Leftists love Muslims for some reason"

They share a common enemy; Western Christendom.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2026 06:13 AM (qFwJc)

208 There's coffee for me, and chow for the feline hogs. I suppose I need to do something about providing the cats with said chow. Little Dagny is sitting up next to me, hinting silently.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 06:14 AM (wzUl9)

209 201 Leftists love Muslims for some reason
Posted by: Skip

Just like the Not Sees did in WWII, look up the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and his cultivation by those guys. Also the same issues in Iraq and Egpyt with the NotSees sowing seeds on fertile ground.

Leftists and Muslims want to destroy Western Civilization so they can rule over what comes next. Like Mustache Men of Stalin and Schickelgruber, they plan on stabbing each other in the back once Western Civilization is done for ultimate power but until then collaborate in the destruction.

Evil f*ckers.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:14 AM (E4rtv)

210 EVERYONE here in this country need to keep their situational awareness sharp.

Remember. There's no telling how many muzzie terrorists were let in to this country during Barky's third term. If you can carry, then you definitely need to carry now.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 06:15 AM (g8Ew8)

211 The donut shop is on my way this morning, I will get one for my co-worker as well. He loves donuts from there.

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 06:15 AM (Ia/+0)

212 PDT was telling them to stay in their homes.
Posted by: m
======
Could be that Iran wants moving human shields going on to generate civilian casualties and to hide their operatives disguised in the caravans.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:16 AM (E4rtv)

213 "Reportedly Anthropic insisted on final control over when, where, and how its systems were used. This did not go down well, or indeed, at all."

I didn't need more proof how Anthropic doesn't understand reality.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 28, 2026 06:16 AM (gSQvJ)

214 167 161 If you read up on the Twelver sect of Shia Islam that rules Iran, you'll find that they absolutely do believe they will win this war.

The regime is a millennialist death cult. No exaggeration at all.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 28, 2026 05:46 AM (BLOW1)

I need to do some reading in that area.

Posted by: m at February 28, 2026 06:16 AM (+YA9H)

215 Russia is farting in our general direction right now. From Al Jazeera

"Russia urges immediate halt to US, Israeli attacks on Iran. We also have reaction from Russia, which has called for an immediate stop to US and ⁠Israeli attacks on Iran, saying ⁠the situation must be “returned to the path of political and diplomatic settlement”.

In a statement, the ‌Foreign Ministry said the international community should swiftly deliver an objective assessment of what it called irresponsible ⁠actions that risk ⁠further destabilising the region.

It added that it remains ready, ⁠as before, to ⁠assist in efforts to ⁠find peaceful solutions based on international law, mutual respect ‌and a balance of interests."

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:17 AM (E4rtv)

216 211 The donut shop is on my way this morning, I will get one for my co-worker as well. He loves donuts from there.
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 06:15 AM (Ia/+0)

Nice, Skip!

Posted by: m at February 28, 2026 06:17 AM (+YA9H)

217 201 Leftists love Muslims for some reason

Posted by: Skip

Their shared hatred of America, Christians and Jews probably explains it.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:18 AM (X+xvk)

218 PDT was telling them to stay in their homes.
Posted by: m
======
Could be that Iran wants moving human shields going on to generate civilian casualties and to hide their operatives disguised in the caravans.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:16 AM (E4rtv)
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Almost certainly.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 06:22 AM (ESVrU)

219 "We choose not to go to the moon, and not to do the other things, because they are hard. (The Guardian)"

Spaceflight sagacity from Brits, who have never launched anything to space, much less the Moon. Words fail me... words should have failed them.

Posted by: Ray Van Dune at February 28, 2026 06:22 AM (FpP3s)

220
"What was the name of the shortest horse ever recorded, 17 inches high?" ("Thumbelina.")

A horse's ass being an integral part of every horse, the judges would have credited "Robert Reich" as a correct answer, too.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 28, 2026 06:22 AM (xG4kz)

221 It's 61 F. Humidity is high but they promise us it will drop today and tomorrow. (Ah believes it when Ah feels it.) Good workout conditions . . . but I somehow gave myself a leg cramp just now while half awake, and it's still bothering me.

We'll see. Maybe, since it's cool, I'll go out to breakfast . . .!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 06:22 AM (wzUl9)

222 Looks like the report that we were running low on bombs was exaggerated! Must’ve been Al Jazzerka.

Posted by: Unkaren at February 28, 2026 06:22 AM (duOzU)

223 Finally, there are the high-functioning sociopaths, who are scarce on the ground on average, but clog the halls of power (both public and private).

Did you know, even just counting the clinical personality disorders, there is no solid measure of the incidence of true consciencelessness? I use 6% (1/17) for convenience, as it's in the wide range of guesstimates.
Posted by: SciVo

**************

Fascinating. Also, depressing.

Austin, Texas is a microcosm of D.C. Texas voters overwhelmingly awarded power to the Republican Party. Republicans in Austin responded by immediately handing the Democrats 50% of the committee chairmanships.

You cannot get conservative representation even if you vote overwhelmingly for it. Not in Washington. Not even in Texas.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:24 AM (X+xvk)

224 There is no "international community" and there is no "international law."

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 28, 2026 06:25 AM (2Ez/1)

225
"We choose not to go to the moon, and not to do the other things, because they are hard. (The Guardian)"

"We do take particular pride in our ability to foster rape gangs, however."

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 28, 2026 06:26 AM (xG4kz)

226 Three year old boy missing in woods claims that he was saved by a bear. Story ( from several years ago! from a Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/33cy4cdn

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2026 06:26 AM (ix8EF)

227 The donut shop is on my way this morning, I will get one for my co-worker as well. He loves donuts from there.
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 06:15 AM (Ia/+0)
*
Nice, Skip!
Posted by: m at February 28, 2026

***
I know of a couple shops on my side of the river. The Kri$$py Kreme is way on the other side. Our long-time local standby, Tastee Donuts, is still around, but I don't think there are any close by.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 06:26 AM (wzUl9)

228 at the top of the WH X site, in PDT's bio:

The White House
@WhiteHouse
The Golden Age of America Begins Right Now.

I just put it together that maybe this "The Golden Age" characterization is behind the gold thingies all over the Oval Office.

Posted by: m at February 28, 2026 06:26 AM (+YA9H)

229 I woke up about 4:30 worried that we’d start another war.
Sigh.

Posted by: Accomac at February 28, 2026 06:26 AM (CI8I+)

230 229 I woke up about 4:30 worried that we’d start another war.
Posted by: Accomac at February 28, 2026 06:26 AM (CI8I+)

194 this is not a war ... this is a Special Military Operation
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 06:06 AM (/M/4v)

Posted by: m at February 28, 2026 06:29 AM (+YA9H)

231 @118/Sam Adams: "*ding!* "You've got mail!""

https://youtu.be/QENfsjW-rM8?t=40

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 28, 2026 06:30 AM (O7YUW)

232 "What was the name of the shortest horse ever recorded, 17 inches high?" ("Thumbelina.")

A horse's ass being an integral part of every horse, the judges would have credited "Robert Reich" as a correct answer, too.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 28, 2026

***
The judges seemed pretty swift. They might have gotten that joke.

Our team, when asked the name of Jon Snow's sword from Game of Thrones, had no idea, and we put down 'Harvey." Hope they got a good laugh out of that!

The last round was German animals -- animal names in German. I knew fledermaus, but seekuh was new to us. We correctly guessed "manatee" ("sea cow") on that one.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 06:30 AM (wzUl9)

233 I wish I lived in the Golden Age,
tearing it up on the Broadway stage....

https://tinyurl.com/35uwjfaw

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:31 AM (X+xvk)

234 16 Praying Mantis II: The Prayening.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 28, 2026 04:08 AM (BLOW1)

I don't get this. Halp!

Posted by: m at February 28, 2026 06:31 AM (+YA9H)

235 this isn't a war. this is practise

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 28, 2026 06:32 AM (jrgJz)

236 That "Golden Age" link was for m, by the way.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:32 AM (X+xvk)

237 Mark 2:1-5 "The faith of friends"- Our Daily Bread devotional:

https://tinyurl.com/3h3njwce

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2026 06:33 AM (ix8EF)

238 "New York Times". Consider the source. Socialist Rag. They have never put this country first. Anything or anyone but the
USA. That sorry ass outfit hates this country. Just look at their city.

Posted by: Case at February 28, 2026 06:33 AM (Z3Kkg)

239 229 I woke up about 4:30 worried that we’d start another war.
Sigh.
Posted by: Accomac at February 28, 2026 06:26 AM (CI8I+)

As others have noted, Iran committed an act of war in 1979 with its seizure of our embassy, and it has never sued for peace since. This may be the beginning of the end of a 47-years-old state of war; it is not the start of a new one.

Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 06:33 AM (Sy6m/)

240 196 I think about it a lot, trying to improve my mental models. I currently break the conscienceless down into three IQ bands, with the middle one being the most common because of the bell curve.

At the bottom, the street muscle are low-functioning psychopaths. I don't mean that as a clinical diagnosis; they may be the way they are by chemical abuse, as Antifa mugshots commonly indicate.

Then there are the narcissistic midwits, who are dumb enough to just not think past their own self-interest, and clever enough to be dangerous. The world is full of them.

Finally, there are the high-functioning sociopaths, who are scarce on the ground on average, but clog the halls of power (both public and private).

Did you know, even just counting the clinical personality disorders, there is no solid measure of the incidence of true consciencelessness? I use 6% (1/17) for convenience, as it's in the wide range of guesstimates.
Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 06:07 AM (Sy6m/)

I find this very useful.

Posted by: m at February 28, 2026 06:33 AM (+YA9H)

241 Just put on the crockpot oatmeal. ETA is 9 AM! The mainstream media should be interviewing their first pro-Iranian, keffiyeh-wearing, UN sympathizer by then crying about “international” law. Is Iran on the UN Human Rights Council? They must be after slaughtering 30k of their own citizens.

Alexandra Ocassional-Cortex will be blathering on about “murdering” a head of state!

Maybe I’ll skip the news today altogether.

Posted by: Unkaren at February 28, 2026 06:33 AM (duOzU)

242 Tousi TV isn't live at the moment. He (or she) is trying to reach family members in Iran.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 28, 2026 06:35 AM (2Ez/1)

243 235 this isn't a war. this is practise
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 28, 2026 06:32 AM (jrgJz)

A hidden typo-making Brit-speaker?!!

USAGE
Care should be taken with the use of the words practice and practise as there are differences in British and US usage.
Practice is the correct spelling for the noun in both British and US English and it is also the spelling of the verb in US English.
However, in British English the verb should be spelled practise.

Posted by: m at February 28, 2026 06:36 AM (+YA9H)

244 "Austin, Texas is a microcosm of D.C. Texas voters overwhelmingly awarded power to the Republican Party. Republicans in Austin responded by immediately handing the Democrats 50% of the committee chairmanships."

Tells you everything you want to know about long-term political parties.

I should think there are cases of co-evolved parasites learning how to co-exist. When a new parasite (Islam) shows up, the older parasites don't act correctly to the new threat.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 28, 2026 06:36 AM (gSQvJ)

245 *strolls in yawning *
Anything happen while I was sleeping?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 28, 2026 06:36 AM (vfth7)

246 Tousi TV counter is at 22 minutes.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 06:37 AM (/M/4v)

247 Two skiers see top of skies in snow and rescue man just in time:

https://tinyurl.com/pndwrwku

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2026 06:37 AM (ix8EF)

248 Tousi TV is the best.

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:38 AM (X+xvk)

249 233 I wish I lived in the Golden Age,
tearing it up on the Broadway stage....

https://tinyurl.com/35uwjfaw
Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:31 AM (X+xvk)

Endorsed! I have the CD.

Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 06:38 AM (Sy6m/)

250 International affairs? I don't form an opinion on things like that until I hear what Greta Thunberg has to say. And Tay Tay.

Posted by: Karen McAwfl from the HOA Board at February 28, 2026 06:39 AM (2Ez/1)

251 'Splodey hi de hi de hi
'Splodey ho de ho de ho
'Splodey hee de hee de hee
'Splodey hi de hi de ho

Posted by: Zombie Cab Calloway at February 28, 2026 06:39 AM (wVcYX)

252 213 "Reportedly Anthropic insisted on final control over when, where, and how its systems were used. This did not go down well, or indeed, at all."

I didn't need more proof how Anthropic doesn't understand reality.
Posted by: Richard Cranium

WaPo of all places described the conversations during contract negotiations.

Basically it was a DoW hypothetical of counteracting nuclear strike against US and Anthropic leaders were telling the US DoW that DoW would have to contact Anthropic to get permission for usage.

Anthropic got bent out of shape because it was used for planning the attack on Venezuela and thus was demanding to be able to change its Terms of Service for the DoW. As a result, Anthropic's contract was voided and the entire company is now excluded like Huawei from doing business with other DoW contractors--like Amazon, Intel, NVidia, etc.

Nuke strike on the company.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:39 AM (E4rtv)

253 229 I woke up about 4:30 worried that we’d start another war.
Sigh.

Posted by: Accomac

We didn't.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 28, 2026 06:41 AM (sAmhv)

254 230 229 I woke up about 4:30 worried that we’d start another war.
Posted by: Accomac at February 28, 2026 06:26 AM (CI8I+)

194 this is not a war ... this is a Special Military Operation
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 06:06 AM (/M/4v)
Posted by: m

Eh, common enough vernacular to call it a War but it is one declared by Iran against the US long ago and fed with the blood of US servicemen killed by those assholes in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, etc. over the years.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:41 AM (E4rtv)

255 233 I wish I lived in the Golden Age,
tearing it up on the Broadway stage....

https://tinyurl.com/35uwjfaw
Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:31 AM (X+xvk)

Ha!

Posted by: m at February 28, 2026 06:41 AM (+YA9H)

256 231 @118/Sam Adams: "*ding!* "You've got mail!""

https://youtu.be/QENfsjW-rM8?t=40
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant

******************

HA!!! That was great!

Thanks!

Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:42 AM (X+xvk)

257 @188/Alteria Pilgram: "NY Times: Why Have You Started This War, Mr. President?"

Trump's statement to the NY times should be something like:

Iran started the war on November 4, 1979. America has shown incredible patience and forbearance in the 46 years since. To expect that to last forever is ... naive and childish in thinking.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 28, 2026 06:42 AM (O7YUW)

258 Iran has been at war with us since 1979

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 06:42 AM (Ia/+0)

259 @256/Sam Adams: You're welcome. I have a long memory for funny memes. :-)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 28, 2026 06:43 AM (O7YUW)

260 how come islamic republic's leaders are not on TV telling the people of Iran that all is well and they are winning?

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 06:44 AM (/M/4v)

261 Alexandra Ocassional-Cortex will be blathering on about “murdering” a head of state!

Maybe I’ll skip the news today altogether.
Posted by: Unkaren

Might not be a bad idea.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:44 AM (E4rtv)

262 254 230 229 I woke up about 4:30 worried that we’d start another war.
Posted by: Accomac at February 28, 2026 06:26 AM (CI8I+)

194 this is not a war ... this is a Special Military Operation
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 06:06 AM (/M/4v)
Posted by: m

Eh, common enough vernacular to call it a War but it is one declared by Iran against the US long ago and fed with the blood of US servicemen killed by those assholes in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, etc. over the years.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:41 AM (E4rtv)

Correct. We're attempting to conclude a war.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 06:47 AM (g8Ew8)

263 "We are pounding them! They're stomachs are roasting in Hell!"

Posted by: From Baghdad Bob's Greatest Hits at February 28, 2026 06:47 AM (2Ez/1)

264 OH NOES!

"Russian Foreign Ministry:

Israeli officials conveyed false signals to Russia about having no interest in military confrontation with Iran"

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 06:47 AM (/M/4v)

265 *Their

Posted by: Bob wasn't strong on spelling at February 28, 2026 06:48 AM (2Ez/1)

266
"Alexandra Occasional-Cortex"

or

Alexandra Once-Upon-a-Time-Maybe-Had-a Cortex

or ...

Posted by: m at February 28, 2026 06:48 AM (+YA9H)

267 Maybe Russia just misinterpreted the messages!

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 06:49 AM (/M/4v)

268 New emergency war thread

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 06:49 AM (fiCmd)

269 "Russian Foreign Ministry:

Israeli officials conveyed false signals to Russia about having no interest in military confrontation with Iran"
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 06:47 AM (/M/4v)
----
"War is deception."

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 06:50 AM (ESVrU)

270 Bye, Pixy!

Posted by: m at February 28, 2026 06:50 AM (+YA9H)

271 267 Maybe Russia just misinterpreted the messages!
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 06:49 AM
+++
Try using a RESET button.

Posted by: Old Lady Rodham. at February 28, 2026 06:50 AM (2Ez/1)

272 264 OH NOES!

"Russian Foreign Ministry:

Israeli officials conveyed false signals to Russia about having no interest in military confrontation with Iran"
Posted by: runner
=======
More farts from Russia in our general direction I guess.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:52 AM (E4rtv)

273
Ray Stevens, live in the 70s. Ahab the Arab.

Apropo.

https://youtu.be/idZ7K_ciQR8?si=-nwClqR3hGlsfECF

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 28, 2026 06:52 AM (QVmho)

274 Maybe I’ll skip the news today altogether.
Posted by: Unkaren

Might not be a bad idea.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:44 AM (E4rtv)

I look forward to a great deal of hilarity as I view all the wailing and gnashing of teeth about to take place.
And especially, on CNN, the Lamentations of their Women.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 06:52 AM (etYFQ)

275 The mullahs didn’t receive due process. Even genocidal maniacs have constitutional rights cause I are schmart!

Posted by: Alexandra Ocassional-Cortex at February 28, 2026 06:52 AM (duOzU)

276 @215/whig: { Russia urges immediate halt to US, Israeli attacks on Iran. We also have reaction from Russia, which has called for an immediate stop to US and ⁠Israeli attacks on Iran, saying ⁠the situation must be "returned to the path of political and diplomatic settlement". }

Hey Russia: September 1 to 3, 2004. Beslan. How about a nice hot cup of "Shut the fuck up" ?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 28, 2026 06:53 AM (O7YUW)

277 Operation 72 virgins has begun.

Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 06:54 AM (ehY6c)

278 Time for a little rock throwing in Gaza. There should be plenty of stones among the rubble!

My only surprise is that the IOC hasn’t insisted on making it an Olympic event!

Posted by: Unkaren at February 28, 2026 06:57 AM (duOzU)

279 Odds on one of the main discussion topics of the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's November 2025 visit to the United States was the current attack on Iran.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 07:15 AM (BnDlA)

280 268 New emergency war thread
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 06:49 AM (fiCmd)

Posted by: m at February 28, 2026 07:46 AM (+YA9H)

281 There are hundreds of other jurisdictions in which Mint operates that don't require this kind of stupidity.

When has that ever stopped them before? They assume people will comply and that will make it mandatory EVERYWHERE. It seems to work that way for all the other mandates they impose.

Best answer is to simply refuse to sell any OS to any entity in California - especially the government. Also, to refuse to register any users for ANYTHING if that user resides in California (and impose it absolutely on CA gov't IP addresses - no tech for you!).

Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 07:54 AM (fPjLT)

282 My family all the time say that I am killing
my time here at web, however I know I am getting know-how daily by reading thes good articles.

Posted by: Buy Rivotril at March 01, 2026 03:05 PM (1GLvZ)

Do You Believe In Miracle Memes?

Howdy Horde! Welcome to Friday night. This week, the hottest subject in meming has been the meltdown of our neighbors to the north over the US beating Canada for the gold, so there's more than a couple of memes on that topic.

Fido Friday: Thief!

pic.twitter.com/yaQwBexO8x
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) February 27, 2026

Tonight's game:

I'll start: Peter Dinklage

Look! A hockey meme!

Gang violence is on the rise in LA

pic.twitter.com/I5aqxt2rhb
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) February 28, 2026

Everything reminds me of her

This is cool

Grok, why do women live longer than men?

pic.twitter.com/P1AsNdGsj1
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) February 28, 2026

It bee that way sometimes

Career advice

Impressive skills

pic.twitter.com/PdlSSOAqS8
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) February 28, 2026

Hey! Another hockey meme!

Be all that you can be

Bowling night!

pic.twitter.com/nxTF7HuNhi
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) February 28, 2026

Fun fact

AOC jokes

Nailed it

pic.twitter.com/C9cW1IecIe
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) February 28, 2026

Could that be...a hockey meme?

Bonus! Feline Friday: Tank!

Dudes being dudes

pic.twitter.com/79z8k3ncNr
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) February 28, 2026

This one is more of a Canada meme

Don't

Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by the coolest stove ever:

pic.twitter.com/ctIPIVKpnI
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) February 28, 2026

I want one.

Posted by: WeirdDave at 10:00 PM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 I believe.

I BELIEVE!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 27, 2026 10:00 PM (JkO4W)

2 1st

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at February 27, 2026 10:00 PM (DIY2E)

3 Damn- congrats, Cicero! Howdy, WD

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at February 27, 2026 10:01 PM (DIY2E)

4 On Time!

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 27, 2026 10:01 PM (7rP4D)

5 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 27, 2026 10:01 PM (cYBz/)

6 Good evening morons y gracias wd por el ont

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 27, 2026 10:02 PM (RIvkX)

7 Sorry. I was just skipping past the Ashton Kutcher episodes.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 27, 2026 10:02 PM (JkO4W)

8 I think in 4 years we should go after them in curling.
But American style - Roomba for brooms, .22 starter pistol to get it going (blank pushes a good bit of gas out the muzzle).

Posted by: GWB at February 27, 2026 10:03 PM (nCVYJ)

9 The Most Awful Bond:

Kevin Bacon

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 27, 2026 10:04 PM (RIvkX)

10 Top, Carrot Top.

Posted by: The Most Awful Bond at February 27, 2026 10:05 PM (Q+gd/)

11 Sorry I'm late, my Teddy Bear was explaining to me that it was perfectly fine to cancel my therapist appointment because I was not actually suffering any delusions.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 27, 2026 10:05 PM (jle4A)

12 Ah, heck, read the post

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 27, 2026 10:06 PM (o19x0)

13 Question: Does bowling have an infield fly rule?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 27, 2026 10:07 PM (JkO4W)

14 Most awful Bond? Page, "Eliot" Page.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2026 10:07 PM (8zz6B)

15 Terrible Bond casting: Elliot (formerly Ellen) Page.

(Dishonorable mention for George Lazenby.)

Posted by: tankdemon at February 27, 2026 10:07 PM (jle4A)

16 I want one too, Weird Dave.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 10:08 PM (I40wl)

17 Andy Dick, 007

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at February 27, 2026 10:09 PM (DIY2E)

18 How about David Spade? Perfectly awful Bond, according to DH.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 10:09 PM (I40wl)

19 Michael Sera(sp?)

Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 10:09 PM (zZu0s)

20 Who is the dude who plays Mr. Bean? Probably him.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 10:10 PM (I40wl)

21 Please tell me Vancouver is NOT flying flags at half-staff over a hockey game. Seriously.

Posted by: Emmie at February 27, 2026 10:10 PM (FMtrg)

22 I laughed way too hard at the male bee life cycle meme.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 27, 2026 10:10 PM (jle4A)

23 The Most awful Bond.? Alan Alda. Talk about gold plated suckitude.

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 27, 2026 10:10 PM (2H3yT)

24 Dammit, who was that one whiny guy? Was in UHF. Milo?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 10:10 PM (zZu0s)

25 I flinched when that bowling lady let go of the ball backwards.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 27, 2026 10:11 PM (Cqx++)

26 Woody Allen would have made a great Bond!

Posted by: Jus Sayin at February 27, 2026 10:11 PM (r+qgd)

27 Who is the dude who plays Mr. Bean? Probably him.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 10:10 PM (I40wl)

In Black adder, you could actually see him as cunning and dashing by turns. Not the worst.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 10:11 PM (zZu0s)

28 Sylvester Stallone.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 10:11 PM (I40wl)

29 worst possible Bond? Jack Black

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 27, 2026 10:11 PM (w/O5Q)

30 26 Woody Allen would have made a great Bond!
Posted by: Jus Sayin at February 27, 2026 10:11 PM (r+qgd)

He was Jimmy Bond! In the original Casino Royale. With David Niven.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 10:12 PM (I40wl)

31 I want that stove

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 10:13 PM (vfth7)

32 Other Question: Is there a part of downtown LA where the sorority girls meet to fight with pillows?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 27, 2026 10:13 PM (JkO4W)

33 Hey WD.

Hope you are well. I enjoyed your hugs and talk about Jim SND.

I miss him too.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 27, 2026 10:13 PM (A5RD0)

34 Impressive video
-- but can she do it blindfolded?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 10:13 PM (vfth7)

35 31 I want that stove
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 10:13 PM (vfth7)

Me too. I could cook the hell out of anything on that stove.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 10:13 PM (I40wl)

36 I LOLed over the cat in the armadillo shell.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 27, 2026 10:14 PM (7bBwZ)

37 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 27, 2026 10:14 PM (hybOl)

38 36 I LOLed over the cat in the armadillo shell.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 27, 2026 10:14 PM (7bBwZ). Me too

Posted by: PaleRider at February 27, 2026 10:14 PM (vlkz/)

39 29 worst possible Bond? Jack Black

---------

No love for Gilbert Gottfried?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 27, 2026 10:15 PM (JkO4W)

40 Worst Bond?
Will Ferrell

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 10:15 PM (vfth7)

41 Yay, ONT!

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 27, 2026 10:15 PM (lUFok)

42 The Russian girl taking down the AK and putting back together was impressive.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 27, 2026 10:16 PM (cWLG3)

43 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

The coolest stove ever is sitting in our kitchen as we speak. Chambers stove circa 1930's. Gifted to us 25 years ago by a work friend whose parents bought her a new gas stove for her historic house.

The (not original to the house) stove that came with our circa 1907 house didn't have a working oven, and the stove was perfect for our decor.

Sucker weighs at least a couple of hundred pounds....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 27, 2026 10:16 PM (SRRAx)

44 Joe Pesci. "Awful? Awful how?"

Posted by: davidt at February 27, 2026 10:17 PM (Q+gd/)

45 Steve Buscemi would be a hell of a Bond.

Posted by: Rex B at February 27, 2026 10:17 PM (GI9/m)

46 Woody Allen as “Jimmy” Bond.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 27, 2026 10:17 PM (ZVgZ4)

47 Nice Chambers range.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 27, 2026 10:18 PM (7rP4D)

48 Worst James Bond actor

Their serious choice: Timothee Chalamet

Snark: Nathan Lane

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 27, 2026 10:18 PM (4hjRS)

49 Gary Oldman would be a great Bond.

Posted by: davidt at February 27, 2026 10:18 PM (Q+gd/)

50 20 Who is the dude who plays Mr. Bean? Probably him.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 10:10 PM (I40wl)

Rowan Atkinson. He was in Never Say Never Again.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 27, 2026 10:18 PM (jle4A)

51 Oh, and worst possible Bond replacement - Timothee Chalamet.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 27, 2026 10:18 PM (SRRAx)

52 Worst possible Bond? Yoga or Yogurt.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 27, 2026 10:18 PM (S/Y4j)

53 Who is the dude who plays Mr. Bean? Probably him.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 10:10 PM (I40wl)

He already has starred as James Bond, although they called him Johnny English.

Posted by: Blahblahblah at February 27, 2026 10:18 PM (ca+Gv)

54 Tonight's game: (Surrogate James Bond)

___________________________

I have two:

Crispin Glover
Gilbert Gottfried (unfortunately deceased)

Posted by: Orson at February 27, 2026 10:19 PM (dIske)

55 David Niven did the role better.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 27, 2026 10:19 PM (ZVgZ4)

56 Expansive ONT WeirdDave! Thanks!

Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at February 27, 2026 10:19 PM (ZTJjv)

57 26 Woody Allen would have made a great Bond!
Posted by: Jus Sayin at February 27, 2026 10:11 PM (r+qgd)

Have you seen Casino Royale (1967 version?)

Posted by: tankdemon at February 27, 2026 10:19 PM (jle4A)

58 BTW, we donate regularly to the monks in WYO. They are very much the real deal. Prayer warriors, particularly for those who donate and ask. Of course, they will pray if you ask, and don't donate, because it is their job to do so.

https://www.carmelitemonks.org/

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 10:20 PM (I40wl)

59 evening, all

Posted by: caf at February 27, 2026 10:20 PM (qS/Xm)

60 Worst Bond replacement? Joy Reid with Don Lemon as Moneypenny.

Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at February 27, 2026 10:20 PM (ZTJjv)

61 Woody Allen as “Jimmy” Bond.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 27, 2026 10:17 PM (ZVgZ4)

He was by far the "worst" of the actual actors playing the role, but in fairness, it was a sendup of the Bond trope.

I still maintain that "Eliot" Page is the worst possible choice, since she is a neutered woman cosplaying as a man.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2026 10:20 PM (8zz6B)

62 Worst Bond?

Pete Buttigieg.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 27, 2026 10:21 PM (A5RD0)

63 13 Question: Does bowling have an infield fly rule?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)
---

I remember bowling balls as being HEAVY.
Slinging them into the ceiling seems quite a feat.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 27, 2026 10:21 PM (7rP4D)

64 Range is very nice. Might be hard to keep clean.

Posted by: Alice Nelson at February 27, 2026 10:21 PM (oftw2)

65 14 Most awful Bond? Page, "Eliot" Page.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2026 10:07 PM (8zz6B)

15 Terrible Bond casting: Elliot (formerly Ellen) Page.

(Dishonorable mention for George Lazenby.)
Posted by: tankdemon at February 27, 2026 10:07 PM (jle4A)

Horde Mind in effect!

Posted by: tankdemon at February 27, 2026 10:21 PM (jle4A)

66 Outstanding ONT, Weird Dave. You might want one, but I don't think you'd like having one..

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 27, 2026 10:21 PM (33qKx)

67 Worst Bond? Phoebe Waller-Bridge. She already sucked at being Indiana Jones' replacement.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 27, 2026 10:22 PM (7bBwZ)

68 Worst James Bond? Norman Fell

(stolen from early 80s Letterman)

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at February 27, 2026 10:22 PM (0bjKf)

69 Dude who plays Mr Bean? Rowan Atkinson? Check out Johnny Dangerously.

Posted by: Darles Chickens at February 27, 2026 10:22 PM (vOKvj)

70 42 The Russian girl taking down the AK and putting back together was impressive.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 27, 2026 10:16 PM (cWLG3)

But how is she at sammiches?

Posted by: tankdemon at February 27, 2026 10:22 PM (jle4A)

71 Mr Bean has played a Bond like character.

He also had a turn as a detective in the series Maigret.

He wouldn’t be the worst Bond, in fact he would probably make an interesting Bond.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 27, 2026 10:23 PM (XV/Pl)

72 Lashana lynch

Posted by: Ak viking at February 27, 2026 10:23 PM (I40wl)

73

Goldberg. Whoopi Goldberg

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 27, 2026 10:23 PM (Cqx++)

74 Aargh. I meant Johnny English.

Posted by: Darles Chickens at February 27, 2026 10:24 PM (vOKvj)

75 They had a fan blindfolded pillow fight between innings of the Banana Ball game last night. They were swinging!

Posted by: Mike Lindell at February 27, 2026 10:24 PM (oftw2)

76 But how is she at sammiches?
Posted by: tankdemon at February 27, 2026 10:22 PM (jle4A)

I would eat her borscht.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2026 10:25 PM (8zz6B)

77 Worst Bond? I sure hope Elliot (formerly Ellen) Page hasn’t been taken.

Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at February 27, 2026 10:25 PM (ZTJjv)

78 22 I laughed way too hard at the male bee life cycle meme.
Posted by: tankdemon

Me too

Oh, our town has a Gay Street and a Nutt Road.
So recently on a fb neighborhood post, about toad work, someone asked
"What's going on at Nutt & Gay?"

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 10:25 PM (vfth7)

79 Worst Bond? Timpon Walz.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 27, 2026 10:26 PM (FXNzP)

80 69 Dude who plays Mr Bean? Rowan Atkinson? Check out Johnny Dangerously.
Posted by: Darles Chickens at February 27, 2026 10:22 PM (vOKvj)

Johnny Dangerously was Michael Keaton in a send-up of 1930's gangster flicks. Johnny English was the Atkinson Bond parody.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 27, 2026 10:26 PM (jle4A)

81 Good evening Horde. Thanks WD!

Posted by: TRex - Friday night dino at February 27, 2026 10:26 PM (cCn4/)

82 Worse actor to play Bond?

Nicolas Cage.

Worse actor to play any character?

Nicolas Cage.

Posted by: Archer at February 27, 2026 10:26 PM (wvc0i)

83 The American win over Canada was like Trump beating Hill-Dawg.

It was easily predictable for me, unlike for most people. Unfortunately, I gave up wagering when my youngest was born, so I didn't bet on USA hockey like I did on Trump '16.

But it was an easy one... most bettors bet on the past, instead of the present, and if past is prologue Canada should have been the sure thing.

Problem was, this was the first Olympic games in the last 14 years that the NHL released players for the Olympics - and Canadian pro players have been consistently outclassed by Americans for 30 seasons, and particularly for the last 10.

The talent pool was shallow for them, and deep for us. I only got it wrong insofar as it was closer than I thought it'd be - and I didn't know the USA would sweep gold - but I knew we'd sweep Canada.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 10:27 PM (BI5O2)

84
But how is she at sammiches?
Posted by: tankdemon
--

She will teach you.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 27, 2026 10:27 PM (7rP4D)

85 Stanley Myron Handelman would have made a good Bond, kinda nebbish like Woody Allen.

Posted by: Virgil Starkwell at February 27, 2026 10:28 PM (oftw2)

86 Well, you have to limit your Bonds to English actors.

And that’s hard as most English actors are good, it’s hard to find a really bad English actor.

Maybe Simon Pegg, but that’s only because he looks nothing like a Bond.

I would pay money to see Rickey Gervsis do an Office type sendup of Bond.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 27, 2026 10:29 PM (XV/Pl)

87 Accountability. Where the hell is it?

One bright place: So, the count of thugs who invaded the Minneapolis church and have been arrested? Count is 39.

Deputy AG Harmeet Dhillon is on the job

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 27, 2026 10:29 PM (X50dQ)

88 Gary Oldman would be a great Bond.
Posted by: davidt at February 27, 2026 10:18 PM (Q+gd/)

The short black actor?

Posted by: GWB at February 27, 2026 10:30 PM (nCVYJ)

89 If she was still around, I'd recommend Lawanda Page (Aunt Ester from Sanford & Son) for an American 007. She might have a PPK, but you have to watch out for her purse.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 27, 2026 10:31 PM (S/Y4j)

90 Bad Bond? Steven Seagal. Or Will Sasso.

Posted by: Many options available at February 27, 2026 10:31 PM (TbWk/)

91 My parched a stove very much like that one.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 27, 2026 10:31 PM (2WIwB)

92 Posted by: Archer at February 27, 2026 10:26 PM (wvc0i)

15 yards

Unnecessary Hate

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 27, 2026 10:31 PM (4hjRS)

93 Problem was, this was the first Olympic games in the last 14 years that the NHL released players for the Olympics - and Canadian pro players have been consistently outclassed by Americans for 30 seasons, and particularly for the last 10.

The talent pool was shallow for them, and deep for us. I only got it wrong insofar as it was closer than I thought it'd be - and I didn't know the USA would sweep gold - but I knew we'd sweep Canada.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 10:27 PM (BI5O2)

Without an almost supernatural performance by Hellebuyck, the Canadians win that game by three goals easily. Yes, the US won the game, but it wasn't because we outclassed them.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 27, 2026 10:32 PM (jle4A)

94 Worst Bond replacement? Joy Reid with Don Lemon as Moneypenny.
Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at February 27, 2026 10:20 PM (ZTJjv)

Winner.

Posted by: GWB at February 27, 2026 10:32 PM (nCVYJ)

95 Benny Hill might have made a poor Bond. Or Onslow from Keeping Up Appearances.

Posted by: English, It Is Then at February 27, 2026 10:32 PM (oftw2)

96 Correction: the thugs invaded the church in St. Paul, Minnesota

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 27, 2026 10:32 PM (eBcaT)

97 Oh, British actors
That's harder

Mainly because I'm not acquainted with their low-talent class

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 10:33 PM (vfth7)

98 Gary Oldman would be a great Bond.
Posted by: davidt at February 27, 2026 10:18 PM (Q+gd/)

The short black actor?
Posted by: GWB at February 27, 2026 10:30 PM (nCVYJ)

Whatchu talkin bout, Moneypenny?

Posted by: Gary Coleman's reanimated corpse at February 27, 2026 10:33 PM (TbWk/)

99 Worst Bond?

John Candy

Moose out front should have told you.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 27, 2026 10:33 PM (a4flb)

100 Worst Bond: Chespirito

Posted by: Kindltot at February 27, 2026 10:34 PM (rbvCR)

101 Damn.
My parents had a stove like that one.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 27, 2026 10:34 PM (2WIwB)

102 Worst Bond?
Herman. Peewee Herman.

Posted by: RoadRunner at February 27, 2026 10:34 PM (Lyv1/)

103 Worst Bond replacement? Joy Reid with Don Lemon as Moneypenny.
Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at February 27, 2026 10:20 PM (ZTJjv)

Winner.
Posted by: GWB
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But...who for Pussy Galore?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2026 10:34 PM (XeU6L)

104 Sean Connery would probably be a terrible Bond actor. now

Posted by: banana Dream at February 27, 2026 10:34 PM (cO9Uq)

105 So recently on a fb neighborhood post, about toad work, someone asked
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 10:25 PM (vfth7)

Toad work?
I got NUTTin'.

Posted by: GWB at February 27, 2026 10:34 PM (nCVYJ)

106 How about Adam Sandler as Worst 007?

Posted by: Another Anon at February 27, 2026 10:35 PM (4h45B)

107 @102 Herman, Mr. P. W. Herman

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 27, 2026 10:35 PM (cWLG3)

108 103 Worst Bond replacement? Joy Reid with Don Lemon as Moneypenny.
Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at February 27, 2026 10:20 PM (ZTJjv)

Winner.
Posted by: GWB
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But...who for Pussy Galore?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2026 10:34 PM (XeU6L)

You mean Taint Abundant

Posted by: Rectal Surfeit at February 27, 2026 10:35 PM (TbWk/)

109 86 Well, you have to limit your Bonds to English actors.

And that’s hard as most English actors are good, it’s hard to find a really bad English actor.

Maybe Simon Pegg, but that’s only because he looks nothing like a Bond.

I would pay money to see Rickey Gervsis do an Office type sendup of Bond.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 27, 2026 10:29 PM (XV/Pl)

Not neceassarily true. The two best Bonds were Connery, who is Scottish, and Brosnan, who is Irish. (Of course the worst Bond, Lazenby, was Australian.)

Posted by: tankdemon at February 27, 2026 10:36 PM (jle4A)

110 The new Bond?
Megan Rapinoe of course.

Posted by: wth at February 27, 2026 10:36 PM (BT3km)

111 I’m thinking field stripping an M4 is a lot easier. Looks like she had trouble with the piston .

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 27, 2026 10:36 PM (4hjRS)

112 Cock Aplenty

Posted by: Don Lemon in his supporting role at February 27, 2026 10:36 PM (TbWk/)

113 Correction: the thugs invaded the church in St. Paul, Minnesota
Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 27, 2026 10:32 PM (eBcaT)

Well, they couldn't spell Manyhumpolis.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2026 10:37 PM (8zz6B)

114 43 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

The coolest stove ever is sitting in our kitchen as we speak. Chambers stove circa 1930's. Gifted to us 25 years ago by a work friend whose parents bought her a new gas stove for her historic house

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 27, 2026 10:16 PM (SRRAx)

The stove in the house I grew up in was a beautiful beast. Four burners plus a larger fifth center burner, over which a cast aluminum griddle would go. Oh, and the pilot lights had these little trivets over them, which was great for melting butter or keeping your coffee warm. There were three metal covers that you would pull up and over to conceal the burners when not in use. Sleek, is the best word to describe it.

To the left of the oven was drawer for storing pots. You used a match to light the oven. Start the gas, strike the match, hold it to the little intake port, and ...whoosh. Mostly, your eyebrows were not a required sacrifice to appease this oven-god. Mostly...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 27, 2026 10:37 PM (nbLIj)

115 I want one.

Posted by: WeirdDave

Maybe ask Ace to get them for the COBs!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 27, 2026 10:37 PM (H0pbe)

116 Schwimmer, especially if Anniston is the Bond girl.

Posted by: davidt at February 27, 2026 10:37 PM (Q+gd/)

117 Try this actor for size:
Driver, Adam Driver
Or
Ren, Sith Kylo Ren

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 27, 2026 10:37 PM (S/Y4j)

118 George Lazenby was offered the lead in a second Bond movie (Golden Gun) but turned it down, he thought spy movies were going out of style.

Posted by: Joemarine at February 27, 2026 10:38 PM (y171U)

119 Dame Judy Dench—a national treasure

Posted by: Peanut Broccoli at February 27, 2026 10:38 PM (fKeBm)

120 86 Well, you have to limit your Bonds to English actors.

Hey, if Vivien Leigh can play Scarlett O'Hara, and Cynthia Erivo can be cast as Jesus Christ in JC Superstar, then Bond shouldn't be limited to British actors.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 27, 2026 10:38 PM (SRRAx)

121 Without an almost supernatural performance by Hellebuyck, the Canadians win that game by three goals easily. Yes, the US won the game, but it wasn't because we outclassed them.
Posted by: tankdemon at February 27, 2026 10:32

It doesn't change the fact that I called the US beating Canada in both men's and women's hockey ahead of the games. It was predictable for me, even though my boss laughed me off about it.

Just like Hillary should have beat Trump, and didn't, and everyone laughed that off. But I won a good deal of money off that.

It's how you win big bets and I'm fuckin' kicking myself for not betting these games.

C'est la vie, as the Canadians say.

*shrugs*

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 10:39 PM (BI5O2)

122 One bright place: So, the count of thugs who invaded the Minneapolis church and have been arrested? Count is 39.

Deputy AG Harmeet Dhillon is on the job
Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 27, 2026 10:29 PM (X50dQ)
====

This gives me enormous emotional relief.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 27, 2026 10:39 PM (RIvkX)

123 Worst Bond replacement? Joy Reid with Don Lemon as Moneypenny.
Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at February 27, 2026 10:20 PM (ZTJjv)

Winner.
Posted by: GWB
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But...who for Pussy Galore?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2026 10:34 PM (XeU6L)

Since we're talking worst... Pelosi? Olbermann? Bruce Jenner?

Posted by: GWB at February 27, 2026 10:39 PM (nCVYJ)

124 If we can include Irishmen, Litttle Jackie Wright would have made a poor Bond.

Posted by: Bob Todd at February 27, 2026 10:39 PM (oftw2)

125 Slim Whitman would have made a great Bond. Just imagine Thunderball as a musical.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 27, 2026 10:39 PM (+HNx/)

126 @120 But still, Henry Cavill could've been a contender.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 27, 2026 10:40 PM (cWLG3)

127 I've mentioned before that Daliah Lavi, of Casino Royale, lived a couple of doors down the street.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2026 10:40 PM (XeU6L)

128 Henry Cavill has such bad luck with casting

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 10:41 PM (vfth7)

129 Since we're talking worst... Pelosi? Olbermann? Bruce Jenner?
Posted by: GWB
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Hillary

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2026 10:41 PM (XeU6L)

130 Worst Bond?

Carrot Top.

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 10:42 PM (rdVOm)

131 Happy evening! Fun content, WD! We went to the Hummingbird in Mobile for dinner, I had gussied up southern food - collards with field peas and a cornbread crostini, plus a mini buttermilk biscuit with sorghum and house made butter topped with smoked sea salt. It was so good.

Posted by: Piper at February 27, 2026 10:42 PM (p4NUW)

132 103 Worst Bond replacement? Joy Reid with Don Lemon as Moneypenny.
Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at February 27, 2026 10:20 PM (ZTJjv)

Winner.
Posted by: GWB
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But...who for Pussy Galore?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.

Anderson Pooper

Posted by: Harvey Milk at February 27, 2026 10:42 PM (fKeBm)

133 If we can include Irishmen, Litttle Jackie Wright would have made a poor Bond.
Posted by: Bob Todd at February 27, 2026 10:39 PM (oftw2)

Well, if that's the standard, then why not Rosie ODonnell as worst?

Posted by: GWB at February 27, 2026 10:42 PM (nCVYJ)

134 Henry Cavill has such bad luck with casting
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 10:41 PM (vfth7)

I thought Immortals was underrated.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 27, 2026 10:42 PM (4hjRS)

135 I’m thinking field stripping an M4 is a lot easier. Looks like she had trouble with the piston .
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 27, 2026 10:36 PM (4hjRS)

The think with the AK is that the button on the back of the receiver is pretty stiff, dust cover has to slide in just right, and the gas tube is always a pain to get out. 45 seconds is not bad for a tear down and reassembly.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 27, 2026 10:43 PM (rbvCR)

136 Hey WD.

Hope you are well. I enjoyed your hugs and talk about Jim SND.

I miss him too.
Posted by: nurse ratched
====

His last rifle is being raffled - see details at linky in nic

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026 10:43 PM (/lPRQ)

137 Wilfrid Brambell would be a poor Bond, also.

Posted by: A Hard Days Night at February 27, 2026 10:43 PM (oftw2)

138 Honorable mention for worst Bond film actors? Judy Stench.

Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at February 27, 2026 10:44 PM (ZTJjv)

139 Posted by: Kindltot at February 27, 2026 10:43 PM (rbvCR)

I’ve never field stripped an AK. But it appeared the things you pointed it was were she had the most trouble.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 27, 2026 10:46 PM (4hjRS)

140 Wilfrid Brambell would be a poor Bond, also.
Posted by: A Hard Days Night at February 27, 2026 10:43 PM (oftw2)

Wilfred Brimley would have been a good diabetic Bond.

Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at February 27, 2026 10:47 PM (ZTJjv)

141 Honorable mention for worst Bond film actors? Judy Stench.
Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel
-------

There's nothing like a dame.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2026 10:47 PM (XeU6L)

142 "Who's a great big boy?"
"I'm a great big boy!"

Love it!

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 27, 2026 10:48 PM (OZn6h)

143 Accountability. Where the hell is it?

One bright place: So, the count of thugs who invaded the Minneapolis church and have been arrested? Count is 39.

Deputy AG Harmeet Dhillon is on the job
Posted by: JM in Illinois

But they burn a cross on the front law?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026 10:48 PM (/lPRQ)

144 Prince Harry could portray Bond, with M played by his wife. M's briefings would be one long tirade at 007.

His first mission would be to get out and figure how to save the world by himself. Just bring me lots of money.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 27, 2026 10:48 PM (S/Y4j)

145 >>>I'll start: Peter Dinklage

>Clint Howard. Tranya, shaked not stirred.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 10:48 PM (gVUi7)

146 Gordon G. Chang@GordonGChang . 1h

Americans have common enemies, and Anthropic has sided with them. Expropriate the company,

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 27, 2026 10:49 PM (7rP4D)

147 There were three metal covers that you would pull up and over to conceal the burners when not in use. Sleek, is the best word to describe it.

To the left of the oven was drawer for storing pots. You used a match to light the oven. Start the gas, strike the match, hold it to the little intake port, and ...whoosh. Mostly, your eyebrows were not a required sacrifice to appease this oven-god. Mostly...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 27, 2026 10:37 PM (nbLIj)

Ours has one big "cover" - called the mother-in-law cover - that pulls out over the entire griddle/burner area. To the right of the oven is a chamber that stores pots specifically made to fit in the Thermowell (the 1930's version of a crockpot). We still have to light a match (we use a BBQ flamer) to ignite the burners and the oven.

The selling point of Chambers stoves was/is that the oven is so well insulated that in the morning you can preheat the oven to 600°, let it heat for 10 minutes, then turn off the gas and put your food (like a roast or a stew) in the oven for the rest of the day. By the time hubby got home from work, dinner would be done.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 27, 2026 10:50 PM (SRRAx)

148 Worst Bond: Rosie O'Donnell
Runner-Up: Sean Connery. I mean, he's been dead for a few years now, so probably couldn't do his own stunts....

Posted by: Checklight at February 27, 2026 10:50 PM (wBe+K)

149 I’m thinking field stripping an M4 is a lot easier. Looks like she had trouble with the piston .
Posted by: Opinion fact

Looked like three or four fumbles.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026 10:50 PM (/lPRQ)

150 Wil Wheaton plays Bond as Wesley Crusher.

Posted by: 13times at February 27, 2026 10:51 PM (CuztD)

151 An AK is *very* easy to strip. I can do it with my eyes shut in less than 10. Reassembly is slower, but still... eyes shut.

But, I've had AKs and SKSs since I was a kid. Those rifles are second nature and there's no way I could do an AR even close to as fast. It would probably take me an hour.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 10:52 PM (BI5O2)

152 Harry

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 27, 2026 10:53 PM (+HNx/)

153 Dean

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 27, 2026 10:53 PM (+HNx/)

154 Stanton

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 27, 2026 10:53 PM (+HNx/)

155 Elon Musk@elonmusk . 19h

Anthropic hates Western Civilization

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 27, 2026 10:55 PM (7rP4D)

156 His last rifle is being raffled - see details at linky in nic
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026

$ sent!

Posted by: Piper at February 27, 2026 10:56 PM (OoFl2)

157 Pedro Pascal for Bond. For the modern audience.

Posted by: Methos at February 27, 2026 10:56 PM (vSvIl)

158

Neil Connery

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 27, 2026 10:56 PM (Cqx++)

159 I can't tell you how many of those old stoves I saw ending up as scrap when I used to do kitchens. We worked in older towns with old houses that were mostly 2 family houses. The oldest I remember was build in 1874 and most probably in early 1900's. Many still had gas pipes in the wall for lighting before houses got electricity. The houses were in the families for generations. The older ones always take the second floor, their kids take the first floor when they become adults and have kids, their kids grow up, grandparents on second floor die off, parents now take the second floor, and it just repeats. The end result is many of the second floor kitchens were ancient because by the time the older ones moved upstairs they didn't give a shit about renovationg. When I started doing kitchens it was at the point where all those kitchens were finally on the last legs. All those old stoves were there, and nobody wanted them. I would get sick watching those things go to scrap. We had to sledgehammer a beautiful 2 tone cast iron gas on gas because it was 100's of pounds, it would never go down the stairs, and most likely was assembled on the job when it was new.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 10:58 PM (snZF9)

160 His last rifle is being raffled - see details at linky in nic
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026 10:43 PM (/lPRQ)

Note taken, thanks.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2026 10:58 PM (8zz6B)

161 His last rifle is being raffled - see details at linky in nic
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026

$ sent!
Posted by: Piper

I never met him, but if I did I would prolly throw in for a couple tickets. Kim was trusted to liquidate what was left and that one rifle is the last to go.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026 10:58 PM (/lPRQ)

162 I worked in a bowling alley during college. I had to stop that video for my sanity.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at February 27, 2026 10:59 PM (xfRZZ)

163 My grandma's old, wood-fired, kitchen stove is in a small-town museum now.

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 11:01 PM (rdVOm)

164 Sweet.

As an unjabbed Canuck treated like shit, I'm thrilled with the US hockey win. We don't deserve nice things....

I have 3.5 last beers before I start pills tomorrow. My family doctor has been here for about 10 or 12 years. My last time seeing him was 2019. But i called in, he talked with me and prescribed stuff. I won't be drinking when I take the pills.

There's also people coming in to check on me now. I asked for help after caregiving 24 - 7 for 14 years. My brain is on overdrive.. I'll let you know how the Ontario medical system helps.

I'm going to bed after my last few beers. My friends' cat Snowflake is here sleeping on my bed. Of course, she's always welcome here. But still, maybe my stress levels would be lower without wildlife making themselves at home...

Posted by: Stateless at February 27, 2026 11:02 PM (Sco7b)

165 The selling point of Chambers stoves was/is that the oven is so well insulated that in the morning you can preheat the oven to 600°, let it heat for 10 minutes, then turn off the gas and put your food (like a roast or a stew) in the oven for the rest of the day. By the time hubby got home from work, dinner would be done.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 27, 2026 10:50 PM (SRRAx)

Fan-CEE..

Another thing I remember was the slide lock for the burner knobs. The knobs rode on these semi-circular stems, and you had to slide the lock to one side, allowing the knob to turn. I wish I could remember the name of that range..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 27, 2026 11:02 PM (nbLIj)

166 I know there's a million kinds of ARs, and I'm sure some of them are pretty simple. But they all look too complex, and it's why I never bought one. They're fun to shoot, but I wouldn't want the trouble of owning one. And they aren't powerful enough. I view them like sports cars vs. pickup trucks.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 11:03 PM (BI5O2)

167 Rodney Dangerfield

Posted by: Beartooth at February 27, 2026 11:03 PM (ggkmJ)

168
I never met him, but if I did I would prolly throw in for a couple tickets. Kim was trusted to liquidate what was left and that one rifle is the last to go.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026 10:58 PM (/lPRQ)

I was very lucky to meet him at the 2024 TX MOME. He was everything everyone says he was. Truly.

Posted by: Piper at February 27, 2026 11:04 PM (OoFl2)

169 {{{{STATELESS!!!}}}}

Welcome back! So glad to see you!

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 11:04 PM (rdVOm)

170 And Don Lemon is being sued in civil court.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 27, 2026 11:05 PM (qFwJc)

171 Wow Stateless...good to see you!

Posted by: Joemarine at February 27, 2026 11:05 PM (y171U)

172 I wish I could remember the name of that range..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 27, 2026 11:02 PM (nbLIj)

Home On, maybe?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2026 11:05 PM (8zz6B)

173
I'm going to bed after my last few beers. My friends' cat Snowflake is here sleeping on my bed. Of course, she's always welcome here. But still, maybe my stress levels would be lower without wildlife making themselves at home...

Posted by: Stateless at February 27

Wait right there young man! Do you know how worried I have been about you?! I could kiss you and whack you upside the head at the same time! I need to get my email address to you so if you do this again, and I don’t even know where you have been yet, you can tell me you are okay

Posted by: Piper at February 27, 2026 11:06 PM (OoFl2)

174 And Don Lemon is being sued in civil court.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 27, 2026 11:05 PM (qFwJc)

There relly needs to be an "Uncivil Court" for shitmaggots like him.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2026 11:07 PM (8zz6B)

175 But how is she at sammiches?

Makes over a dozen in 46 seconds flat.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 27, 2026 11:08 PM (ZVgZ4)

176 Worst Bond: Robert De Niro

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 27, 2026 11:08 PM (wVcYX)

177 Posted by: Stateless at February 27

Wait right there young man! Do you know how worried I have been about you?! I could kiss you and whack you upside the head at the same time! I need to get my email address to you so if you do this again, and I don’t even know where you have been yet, you can tell me you are okay
Posted by: Piper at February 27, 2026 11:06 PM (OoFl2)

Second that! And Stateless should have my e-mail, too, since i still spend most of the year in Canada (albeit the good side), and could get to his AO in a day or so if he needed help in a pressing way.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2026 11:10 PM (8zz6B)

178 157 Pedro Pascal for Bond. For the modern audience.
Posted by: Methos at February 27, 2026 10:56 PM (vSvIl)

But 007, you've been undercover at the bathhouse for months and you still haven't found Dr. No!

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 27, 2026 11:11 PM (w/O5Q)

179 I owned a beautiful stove from the early 50’s I had to scrap. Double oven, one of the first pushbutyon electrics, classic mid century styling including a built in fluorescent bulb that lit the stove top at night.
Had to scrap it when the main heating element in the oven went out, and I found that the last factory making parts for it had gone out of business 20 years ago.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 27, 2026 11:13 PM (etYFQ)

180 Stateless, you can get mine from Doof, he posts his on hisONTs, he will give you all my contact info. If you are on x, @piper_moves. DM there.

Posted by: Piper at February 27, 2026 11:15 PM (OoFl2)

181 172 I wish I could remember the name of that range..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 27, 2026 11:02 PM (nbLIj)

Home On, maybe?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2026 11:05 PM (8zz6B)

Well, it wasn't Rover...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 27, 2026 11:15 PM (nbLIj)

182 I know there's a million kinds of ARs, and I'm sure some of them are pretty simple. But they all look too complex, and it's why I never bought one. They're fun to shoot, but I wouldn't want the trouble of owning one. And they aren't powerful enough. I view them like sports cars vs. pickup trucks.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Nah, they are all they same. Like Barbie Doll, you just dress it up they way you like. They are idiot proof WFT basic tear down.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026 11:15 PM (/lPRQ)

183 A friends cabin had a Monarch wood stove. It was beautiful. It was the sole heat source for the two bedroom, great room cabin. We would ski into the cabin during college. In the morning, everyone stayed in bed as long as they could hold their pee because first person up had to start the fire. If you couldn't hold it any longer. You had race outside in the snow to the frozen outhouse, then race back to the cold cabin to start the wood stove. Damn, I miss those days.

Posted by: Beartooth at February 27, 2026 11:17 PM (ggkmJ)

184 I am off to bed.

Stateless, please reach out. 🫶

Posted by: Piper at February 27, 2026 11:18 PM (OoFl2)

185 They called J6 an insurrection.

But blue cities, sanctuary cities, are harboring wanted criminals, releasing them from custody secretly, and refusing to cooperate with Federal authorities. And that's just fine.

NYC required two forms of ID and a social security card to get paid to shovel snow, but requires no ID for voting. Also just fine.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 27, 2026 11:19 PM (GG+aJ)

186 If you couldn't hold it any longer. You had race outside in the snow to the frozen outhouse, then race back to the cold cabin to start the wood stove. Damn, I miss those days.
Posted by: Beartooth

Two Words -
Piss Bucket

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026 11:20 PM (/lPRQ)

187 You had race outside in the snow to the frozen outhouse, then race back to the cold cabin to start the wood stove. Damn, I miss those days.
Posted by: Beartooth at February 27, 2026 11:17 PM (ggkmJ)

Did nobody ever attempt to bank the fire to keep it going overnight?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2026 11:20 PM (8zz6B)

188 STATELESS!

Do NOT disappear like that again!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 27, 2026 11:22 PM (Ezs10)

189 >>>I know there's a million kinds of ARs, and I'm sure some of them are pretty simple. But they all look too complex, and it's why I never bought one.

>Anything I can do with an AR I can do with a M14.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 11:23 PM (gVUi7)

190 I.actually jerked my head back and to the side when that bowling ball.was coming at my head. A learned reflex after having about 3 pair of glasses broken at the bridge playing basketball and getting royal hell about it at home.

I hope the owner of that cat wearing the armadillo shell uses gloves and washes the hell out of the cat. Armadillos are one of the major pools of Mycobacterium lepromatosis.in America. Depending on the cat, anything from exam nitrile to heavy lineman gloves.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 27, 2026 11:23 PM (U0hFr)

191 You had race outside in the snow to the frozen outhouse, then race back to the cold cabin to start the wood stove. Damn, I miss those days.
Posted by: Beartooth at February 27, 2026 11:17 PM (ggkmJ)

Did nobody ever attempt to bank the fire to keep it going overnight?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2026 11:20 PM (8zz6B)

The fire box was pretty small and drinking was involved, so often someone forgot to bank the fire.

Posted by: Beartooth at February 27, 2026 11:23 PM (ggkmJ)

192 Also, if anyone here likes AKs (unlikely, I know it's an AR crowd), here's my read on them:

Russian AKs are pretty much the worst, aside from the pre-1980 Chink ones (and the post-80 Norincos are no great shakes either, but still better than Russian ones).

The exception is Tula armory, especially the Korean War vintage SKSs. Those are good Russian guns with milled receivers.

But - in general, for the best AKs, you want to look outside the Warsaw Pact. For standard anti-personnel rifle configurations, I like Sako best, followed by Zastava-Krugevac armory.

For RPKs, Romanian ones are great, but sometimes the furniture burns under sustained fire - no big deal, it's all smoke and no fire, and you can easily replace that wood if it chars. Bulgarian ones are OK, too - but still, even with the milled receiver, it's made to shitty Warsaw Pact specs.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 11:24 PM (BI5O2)

193
I'm going to bed after my last few beers. My friends' cat Snowflake is here sleeping on my bed. Of course, she's always welcome here. But still, maybe my stress levels would be lower without wildlife making themselves at home...

Posted by: Stateless

Cats and dogs are supposed to relieve stress.
You need Snowflake and Trumpy.
(At least the memory)

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 27, 2026 11:24 PM (Cqx++)

194 "Most awful actor to play James Bond" : I'm gonna go with Rob Reiner, because he's old, fat, and a commie. Also dead.

Posted by: a.moron at February 27, 2026 11:24 PM (X5Jzz)

195 I know there's a million kinds of ARs, and I'm sure some of them are pretty simple. But they all look too complex, and it's why I never bought one. They're fun to shoot, but I wouldn't want the trouble of owning one. And they aren't powerful enough. I view them like sports cars vs. pickup trucks.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 11:03 PM (BI5O2)

Not complex at all. You can strip one down at least as fast as the AK in that video. Shit, you can build one from scratch in under an hour if you had a few of the tools.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 11:24 PM (snZF9)

196 Bowling mishap #2. Lol

Posted by: 496 at February 27, 2026 11:25 PM (Rn6Z4)

197 S/b: Zastava-Kragujevac

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 11:25 PM (BI5O2)

198 Worst James Bond - Melissa McCarthey

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 27, 2026 11:27 PM (etYFQ)

199 Thank you all so much.

I will be here more often and get contact info to you. It's weird when you're suddenly alone. I'm taking care of the dog....until the end. He has so much life in him. But I do carry him up stairs and lift him here and there.

Miraculously, I do have amazing friends across the street. Sammy has been here before when I needed to be talked off of ledges. Sammy is an engineer and the most talented guy ever.

I think if we got AOP, Sammy and a guy Aaron together, while they teach me freaking life skills, they could probably make homemade tanks. We'd liberate New England first and move north...

Posted by: Stateless at February 27, 2026 11:28 PM (Sco7b)

200 A couple of those bowlers took out the sprinkler head. The initial few gallons are black with oil from the pipe threading and smell nasty. Not good for a wood floor. Also going to bring out the fire department, too. Messy, nasty, those "bowlers" should be ashamed.

Posted by: Hittin' The Pipe at February 27, 2026 11:29 PM (oftw2)

201 Are we still taking nominations for worst Bond?

Can I offer up Jim Parsons (Sheldon on Big Band Theory)?

In the deceased category - Don Knotts

Cary Grant would have made an excellent Bond.

Jack Elam would have been an interesting choice too.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 27, 2026 11:29 PM (QGaXH)

202 Fun fact: after the war and ensuing power games, Tito turned most of Kragujevac over to peacetime light industrial work. They continued churning out those excellent AKs, but you're probably more familiar with their horrible automobile - the Yugo.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 11:33 PM (BI5O2)

203 Rosie O'Donnell to play James Bond, and if you don't agree you are misogynists.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 27, 2026 11:33 PM (0Htd1)

204 A couple of those bowlers took out the sprinkler head. The initial few gallons are black with oil from the pipe threading and smell nasty. Not good for a wood floor. Also going to bring out the fire department, too. Messy, nasty, those "bowlers" should be ashamed.
Posted by: Hittin' The Pipe

How come it never looks like that in the movies?

Be nice if they made the person setting off a head gets doused with nasty water (and... that's it).
Conversely a system with a pull station for a massive dump can mess some things up, even kill people like foam and halon.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026 11:33 PM (/lPRQ)

205 Ted Knight for Bond. Or Bob Newhart. Or Jm J. Bullock.

Posted by: Too Close For Comfort at February 27, 2026 11:34 PM (oftw2)

206 The brunette assembling the AK...I want one.
I married the wrong woman, I know this, this video simply proves it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 27, 2026 11:34 PM (xcxpd)

207 FBI agent Aaron Spivak says NY Fbi office was hacked and some Epstein files are missing or destroyed. Including interview with girl in picture with Clinton and Maxwell in hot tub. Also picture of 13 year old girl sexual assault victim.

Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at February 27, 2026 11:34 PM (gUag2)

208 The think with the AK is that the button on the back of the receiver is pretty stiff, dust cover has to slide in just right, and the gas tube is always a pain to get out. 45 seconds is not bad for a tear down and reassembly.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 27, 2026 10:43 PM (rbvCR)

Yeah the thing with the AK is you have to muscle some of it. The button in the back, the recoil spring, and the damn lever holding the gas tube/upper grip. Nothing real hard, but nothing like the AR which basically glides apart. Some AK cleaning kits that I saw actually have a slot in the container that holds the cleaning parts that hooks onto the lever for the gas tube to give you leverage. I just can't remember if they were all that way or just certain ones.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 11:36 PM (snZF9)

209 Stephen Hawking would've made a terrible Bond

Posted by: 496 at February 27, 2026 11:36 PM (qZ8QF)

210 "I want one"
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I have a stove of similar vintage, not a complex, taking up space in my garage right now. I only wish I could get my wife to part with it. I was in her Aunt's kitchen the entire time my wife was growing up and into adulthood...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 27, 2026 11:37 PM (QGaXH)

211
Second that! And Stateless should have my e-mail, too, since i still spend most of the year in Canada (albeit the good side), and could get to his AO in a day or so if he needed help in a pressing way.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

You are a really good man.

Posted by: Piper at February 27, 2026 11:38 PM (OoFl2)

212 Those bowling mistakes make flinch. All of them.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 27, 2026 11:38 PM (ZVgZ4)

213 Also, I kinda want that stove. I do have a gas stove, fuck you WA state, I have one. Come and get it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 27, 2026 11:38 PM (xcxpd)

214 Just got back from Trivia Night at the German Center. No, no National Socialist trivia. Our team, named '"It's a Wunderbar Life," scored 28 out of a possible 42 in four rounds. One section was all about streaming shows, so we didn't do well on that, and another was about things that are short; ditto.

The fun part was the names of the teams. Nearly everybody worked a German word or two in: "Hier Fur Das Bier," "Ich Weiss Nicht," etc. My favorite, though, was "Don't Make Bunny Use Her Westbank Voice." (A local joke; you wouldn't understand.)

The last round was "German Animals" -- the meaning of the German words for certain animals. Apparently "waschbaer" (sp?), which looks like "washing bear," is their word for "raccoon." Makes sense, though.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 11:39 PM (wzUl9)

215 205 Ted Knight for Bond. Or Bob Newhart. Or Jm J. Bullock.

Posted by: Too Close For Comfort at February 27, 2026 11:34 PM (oftw2)

That blonde girl.
I was 12.

That was a pretty woman..

Posted by: Stateless at February 27, 2026 11:39 PM (Sco7b)

216 And I do NOT understand how those bowlers fuck up that grandly.

Oh well, back to 'Messiah of Evil'.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 27, 2026 11:39 PM (xcxpd)

217 I "don't" know what to think about that chiasmus.

Posted by: SkinnerVic at February 27, 2026 11:41 PM (JIGPW)

218 195 I know there's a million kinds of ARs, and I'm sure some of them are pretty simple. But they all look too complex, and it's why I never bought one. They're fun to shoot, but I wouldn't want the trouble of owning one. And they aren't powerful enough. I view them like sports cars vs. pickup trucks.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 11:03 PM (BI5O2)

Not complex at all. You can strip one down at least as fast as the AK in that video. Shit, you can build one from scratch in under an hour if you had a few of the tools.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 11:24 PM (snZF9)

More powerful than AR's....just not as good past 300 yards. And a bit heavier.

I need to shoot mine more, now that I think about it. Weight matters...

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 27, 2026 11:42 PM (xcxpd)

219 Brandon, Joe Biden with Corn Pop as the Bond villain. The Bond girls would have to be under 12.

Posted by: Dirk Manley at February 27, 2026 11:42 PM (+UMhJ)

220 That was a pretty woman..
Posted by: Stateless

Yes, Lydia Cornell had a fine physique 40+ years ago.

Posted by: The Way Of all Flesh... at February 27, 2026 11:44 PM (oftw2)

221 They continued churning out those excellent AKs, but you're probably more familiar with their horrible automobile - the Yugo.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 11:33 PM (BI5O2)

Best/worst story I heard about the Yugo is that you never filled the gas tank all the way up, because if you did gasoline would start to run out into the back seat.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 27, 2026 11:46 PM (etYFQ)

222 That fat mexican tranny who is on those dumb bimbo debate videos as James Bond

Posted by: Rodney Smith at February 27, 2026 11:46 PM (3ryMF)

223 In the category of worst possible Bond that could conceivably actually be cast in the role: that Bentdick Briarpatch guy who played Gay Khan.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 27, 2026 11:46 PM (4/BuS)

224

Speaking of Anthropic ...

While watching the national news this evening, I applied to Anthropic for a job.

When I came to the mandatory "Why Anthropic?" question, the "Anthropic Banned from Federal Government" story came on. Yes, Really.

I added to my 1-line answer: "Being Banned from business with the Federal Government should be a minor issue."

I wonder how long it will take Anthropic to respond.

Also ... Bpnd: TIM CONWAY. ... The Elephant Sketch, The Dentist Sketch, McHale's Navy. ...

Posted by: Guy Karate, Member, The League of Ugly-Shirted Gentlmen at February 27, 2026 11:47 PM (FlRtG)

225 Worst Bond replacement? Joy Reid with Don Lemon as Moneypenny.
Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at February 27, 2026 10:20 PM (ZTJjv)

Winner.
Posted by: GWB
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But...who for Pussy Galore?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2026 10:34 PM (XeU6L)

Given Reid and LeMon, Poosy has to be Taylor Lorenz.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 27, 2026 11:47 PM (OyOhQ)

226 Danny DeVito?

Posted by: MichiCanuck at February 27, 2026 11:47 PM (VCWz6)

227 Hi everyone, happy Weekend to the Horde, the best people on the planet. If we take over a country like Greenland, if you'll let me in, I promise to stay in the corner and not say much of anything.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 27, 2026 11:48 PM (CHHv1)

228 Second that! And Stateless should have my e-mail, too, since i still spend most of the year in Canada (albeit the good side), and could get to his AO in a day or so if he needed help in a pressing way.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

You are a really good man.

Posted by: Piper at February 27, 2026 11:38 PM (OoFl2)

The horde.
All very good people.

I'll be back now.

As an aside, my friends' cat Snowflake is sleeping on my bed. It was cold, even for my part of Canada. They are my friends' outdoor cats.

But when it's cold, they can sleep here.
I'm fine being their safe place to hide.

Posted by: Stateless at February 27, 2026 11:49 PM (Sco7b)

229 Best/worst story I heard about the Yugo is that you never filled the gas tank all the way up, because if you did gasoline would start to run out into the back seat.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 27, 2026 11:46 PM (etYFQ

Yeah, flammable liquids all over the user's asscheeks is generally a good sign that you've purchased a truly bad product.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 11:50 PM (BI5O2)

230 210 Last sentence:

'It' not 'I'.....

grumble grumble grumble.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 27, 2026 11:53 PM (QGaXH)

231 People cried about the Pinto, but at least you had to actually get in an accident before it set your ass on fire.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 11:53 PM (BI5O2)

232 Hi everyone, happy Weekend to the Horde, the best people on the planet. If we take over a country like Greenland, if you'll let me in, I promise to stay in the corner and not say much of anything.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 27, 2026 11:48 PM (CHHv1)

What fun would that be? Its the fucking horde man, jump into the shit and bask in it's....hmm... don't really have a word for it, but its the fucking horde man!!

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 11:53 PM (snZF9)

233 Thomas Orde-Lees would have been a terrible Bond

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 27, 2026 11:54 PM (jrgJz)

234 "I saw nothing and did nothing wrong... no matter how many photos they show of me"
testimony _President William Jefferson Clinton

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 27, 2026 11:55 PM (7rP4D)

235 The bowling clip is top notch. I know these people. Good stuff.

Let's have another round!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 11:55 PM (gVUi7)

236 FBI agent Aaron Spivak says NY Fbi office was hacked and some Epstein files are missing or destroyed. Including interview with girl in picture with Clinton and Maxwell in hot tub. Also picture of 13 year old girl sexual assault victim.
Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at February 27, 2026 11:34 PM (gUag2)

“Hacked,” like with a cloth?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 27, 2026 11:56 PM (ZVgZ4)

237 People cried about the Pinto, but at least you had to actually get in an accident before it set your ass on fire.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 11:53 PM (BI5O2)

You always needed to have a pinto repair kit with you. A grenade and a can of beer. If it breaks down you pull the pin and drink the beer.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 11:56 PM (snZF9)

238 ARs come in many flavors -

- Plain Vanilla - 5.56 / .223 / wilde and its spawn the .30 Blackout
- 7.62 x 39 and its spawn - 22 ARC, 6mm ARC, .338 ARC 6.5mm Grendel
- Thumpers .450 BM, .458 SOCOM, .50 Beowolf
- Some oddballs .350, .224, 6.8mm, etc.

and that is the AR-15 rifle calibers.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026 11:56 PM (/lPRQ)

239 FBI agent Aaron Spivak says NY Fbi office was hacked and some Epstein files are missing or destroyed. Including interview with girl in picture with Clinton and Maxwell in hot tub. Also picture of 13 year old girl sexual assault victim.
Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at February 27, 2026 11:34 PM (gUag2)

“Hacked,” like with a cloth?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 27, 2026 11:56 PM (ZVgZ4)

What were they eating that that hacked up phlegm and destroys the files?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 27, 2026 11:57 PM (S/Y4j)

240 Katie Porter probably has her staff use gasoline as a solvent to pry loose the dingleberries from her ass-mane during her mandatory quarterly hygiene.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 27, 2026 11:58 PM (4/BuS)

241 Yay! *another round*

I may have sucked at bowling, but I never broke anything or bounced more than ONE LANE over, LOL!

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 11:58 PM (rdVOm)

242 Early night for me tonight.

Stateless - welcome back! Don't disappear like that - people here really do care and worried if you were ok.

Somehow I recall writing something like that in the past...

Good Nite everyone....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 27, 2026 11:58 PM (QGaXH)

243 *OPENAI REACHED AGREEMENT WITH PENTAGON TO DEPLOY AI MODELS

Sam Altman, statement:

https://tinyurl.com/3e37rsam

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 27, 2026 11:59 PM (7rP4D)

244 Katie Porter probably has her staff use gasoline as a solvent to pry loose the dingleberries from her ass-mane during her mandatory quarterly hygiene.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 27, 2026 11:58 PM (4/BuS)

There's nothing wrong with Katie Porter that liberal use of super glue and gorilla glue wouldn't solve.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 28, 2026 12:00 AM (S/Y4j)

245
234 "I saw

~~nothing and did nothing wrong... no matter how many photos they show of me~~

nuzzink. NUZZINK".

testimony _~~President William Jefferson Clinton~~ Sgt Hans Shultz.

Posted by: Braenyard - Feb 27, 2026 11:55 PM (7rP4D)

There, FIFY.

Posted by: Guy Karate, Member, The League of Ugly-Shirted Gentlmen at February 28, 2026 12:01 AM (FlRtG)

246
Bob Denver

Now imagine Alan Hale, Russell Johnson, and Jim Bacchus

Posted by: Dark L at February 28, 2026 12:01 AM (KAi1n)

247 The monks building that monastery...wow. I want to see it someday! I read if you give them 48hrs they might let you see from the outside, I guess. A 16mi private road and you'd better be invited or neighbors do something to you.

The stove is impressive. I would be afraid of it and having to light the pilot light due to blowing one up in college. Not quite that old.

Fear enough for me to now count to seven with the ignition button clicking on ours for both burners and the ovens.

Once you have one nearly kill you there are memories of a large hematoma on my right thigh, singed hair on one side, and being deaf for hours from the BOOM. I never saw that guy again I was trying to cook for!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 12:05 AM (WONhk)

248 As I have said for decades, you folks are the best.

Casting corner: Don Knotts as the psychotic killer. Tell me that wouldn't be awesome.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 28, 2026 12:05 AM (CHHv1)

249 Yay! *another round*

I may have sucked at bowling, but I never broke anything or bounced more than ONE LANE over, LOL!

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 11:58 PM (rdVOm)

I used to bowl good when I was a kid. My father bowled once a week on a league with his friends and my uncle. I used to go and I would bowl a few games by myself out of bordom. I was 14, and was eventually bowling into the 140's and 150's. Then it ended up where so many teams started showing up I couldn't get an empty lane anymore, so I stopped. Years later I had joined this band, and after one of the practices somebody gets the bright idea of wanting to go bowling. How bad it could it be, like riding a bike right? Yeah, I bowled a 46 or 48. Haven't bowled since. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 12:06 AM (snZF9)

250 I just had a funny memory. When I got my first AK, I exclaimed at how impossibly weak and unreliable it must be, given the sizes and number of springs it has.

My dad laughed and told me it would be fine, and that I should clean it after each use like any other rifle, but that I could probably get away with shooting an entire can of ammo through it if needed.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 12:09 AM (BI5O2)

251 Chewbacca Bond

Posted by: Admit it, you'd watch, otherwise you're a Wookiephobe at February 28, 2026 12:10 AM (w/O5Q)

252 Yeah, I bowled a 46 or 48. Haven't bowled since. lol
Posted by: Berserker
---------

*high five!*

My very best score EVER, was 102. After a few months of going every Saturday afternoon with my friend. She was a little better, but not much. We only started doing it because they took groups to the bowling alley & taught us the basics during PE class in middle school.

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 12:12 AM (rdVOm)

253 Elon's not happy tonight.

Posted by: pawn at February 28, 2026 12:13 AM (+rKuc)

254
Once you have one nearly kill you there are memories of a large hematoma on my right thigh, singed hair on one side, and being deaf for hours from the BOOM. I never saw that guy again I was trying to cook for!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
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I feel uncomfortable with my new one because I cannot personally light it. I always watch to make sure it lights. I miss using a match and listening to the whoosh as all the ports light up.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 12:13 AM (7rP4D)

255 Elon's not happy tonight.
Posted by: pawn at February 28, 2026 12:13 AM (+rKuc)

What happened? Did Amber come back and turn his fancy billionaire mattress into a commode?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 12:16 AM (BI5O2)

256 ...In the paper, “Large-Scale Online Deanonymization with LLMs,” the researchers show that modern large language models (LLMs) can re-identify people behind pseudonymous online accounts at a scale and accuracy that far surpass previous techniques.
...
Given posts, comments, or interview transcripts written under a pseudonym, the pipeline extracts identity-relevant signals, searches for likely matches using semantic embeddings, and then uses higher-level reasoning to verify the most promising candidates while filtering out false positives. The result is a scalable attack that mirrors—and in some cases exceeds—the effectiveness of a dedicated human investigator.

https://tinyurl.com/48ctpmtz

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 12:17 AM (7rP4D)

257 Elon is probably a bit upset that his nemesis "Scam" Altman just nailed a huge deal.

The guy arguably stole a non-profit and is now cashing in.

Posted by: pawn at February 28, 2026 12:20 AM (+rKuc)

258 I miss using a match and listening to the whoosh as all the ports light up.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 12:13 AM (7rP4D)

From when I was 8yrs old we lived in the house my father had built on the farm. All electric.

No one told me you had to light the pilot light, nor did I ask. The burners worked for heating water as far as I can remember. In college I think I had coffee in the morning, but maybe not. My fridge had milk, cheese, OJ and beer. I had cereal and bread.

I never cooked, which was evident by blowing the oven up. That came as a huge and loud surprise.

I do love cooking with gas now. After only electric in Florida.

Had an ancient oven in our first home and I told my husband I was only cooking on burners due to the stress of pilot lights. I am no pioneer woman!

This was one fear my parents did not consider when I moved West in college. Joining a cult was probably one, or being kidnapped and killed. Not dying from an oven blowing up.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 12:21 AM (WONhk)

259 Well, 2220 here now, and I am getting sleepy. Going to hit the sack. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 12:22 AM (8zz6B)

260 ...In the paper, “Large-Scale Online Deanonymization with LLMs,” the researchers show that modern large language models (LLMs) can re-identify people behind pseudonymous online accounts at a scale and accuracy that far surpass previous techniques.
...

Even my most vulgar and bigoted comments are mine, and I'd never have made them if I weren't prepared to defend them, in the event of my unwanted exposure.

I don't fear the tech homos, or their gay robots.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 12:22 AM (BI5O2)

261 I pray I wake to a better world tomorrow.

Posted by: pawn at February 28, 2026 12:24 AM (+rKuc)

262 I've had gas stoves before, but never baked in any of the ovens. First one didn't work at all, next one was such a bitch to light and scared me that I'd blow up the apartment... Just gave up and then have had electric ones ever since. Not necessarily by choice-- it just ended up that way.

Newer ones aren't as scary. They light themselves. Easy peasy!

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 12:26 AM (rdVOm)

263 and that is the AR-15 rifle calibers.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026 11:56 PM (/lPRQ)

I did way too much research on it, just for fun. The 6mm ARC is interesting to me, not only because it was developed for operators (cave stalkers not door knockers), but also because it's the AR-15 equivalent of the 6.5mm Creedmoor.

The 6.5 Creed uses the same boltface as the .308 Winchester, necked down to a smaller bore, so it ends up with a long, skinny bullet that has a small cross-section for atmospheric drag relative to its weight. That's why it has such loft, being able to hit a thousand-yard target with a low-power cartridge.

Similarly, 6mm ARC is necked-down 6.5 Grendel, using the same boltface. And there's a company that makes a 6mm ARC barrel that is designed for the "Blackhawk Down" style of silencer, that goes back down over the barrel a ways, so it gets more air cushion with less barrel extension. That's kind of my dream gun, once I have the money... I think it would be essentially ideal for if the temperature on our cool (but no longer cold) civil war gets dialed up a couple more notches.

Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 12:27 AM (Sy6m/)

264 >Newer ones aren't as scary. They light themselves. Easy peasy!
Posted by: JQ
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Trust new tech? Nope. I watch until it's completely lit.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 12:31 AM (7rP4D)

265 Don Knotts in his prime could have played a great psychotic killer. I don’t think he would have taken the part though: too far from his preferred public persona.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 28, 2026 12:32 AM (ZVgZ4)

266 Worst Bond: the orignal 00-Adam Schiff
Imagine him trying to get schwifty.

Schiff:
Staring into Peril, You expect me to be Afraid?
NOooo. Mr. Bond, I expect you to LIE !!!

Schiff -- LIB'd out
Americans are blessed with great plenty; we are a generous people and we have a moral obligation to assist those who are suffering from poverty, disease, war and famine.

Non-woke translation: We're going to TAKE THINGS from you in the name of the Common Good.

Schiffty Pol Pot ruminations:
The legacy of the Armenian Genocide is woven into the fabric of America

Shiffty Kalifornia UberAlles
We will not let terrorists change our way of life; we will not live in fear; and we will not undermine the civil liberties that characterize our Democracy.

non-woke translation: Those who govern will decide who MUST be sacrificed so that 'they' may live. You will not only sponsor your adversaries but actively defend them as well.

OBOE Beginning it possible to believe in Greater Enmity for a LIB beyond both Clinton's. Who knew?
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBdOutLogic
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-3MonkeyWTC

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 28, 2026 12:34 AM (15GBV)

267 At BCC: "DePaul Art Museum Closing In June: ‘It’s A Huge Loss’"

Considering the extraordinary quality of their exhibition, a real tragedy, as you can see in the photos:

https://tinyurl.com/4w8mp6rd

Posted by: gp at February 28, 2026 12:35 AM (N8ZBc)

268 Cooking with gas is so much better than electric: much more controllable.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 28, 2026 12:36 AM (ZVgZ4)

269 I've had electric ranges for so long... it's okay. I can live with that.

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 12:36 AM (rdVOm)

270 Montreal Narco Network Busted For Smuggling Super Fentanyl Into America

A Montreal-based narco network exported carfentanil and next-generation synthetic opioids ... American consumers , leading to the arrest of four yesterday, and a seizure of more than 600,000 tablets of synthetic drugs in December.

“We’re getting crushed with carfentanil, xylazine, etizolam, isotonitazene — all those different new psychoactive substances which are coming out of China. So it’s just another phase of the attack,” [ [retired acting DEA chief] Derek Maltz said.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 12:37 AM (7rP4D)

271 265 Don Knotts in his prime could have played a great psychotic killer. I don’t think he would have taken the part though: too far from his preferred public persona.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 28, 2026 12:32 AM (ZVgZ4

Don Knotts as Art the Clown.
Be terrified. Very terrified...

Posted by: Stateless at February 28, 2026 12:38 AM (Sco7b)

272 I've had gas stoves before, but never baked in any of the ovens. First one didn't work at all, next one was such a bitch to light and scared me that I'd blow up the apartment... Just gave up and then have had electric ones ever since. Not necessarily by choice-- it just ended up that way.

Newer ones aren't as scary. They light themselves. Easy peasy!

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 12:26 AM (rdVOm)

I put a dual fuel stove in the new kitchen. All the "bakers" over the years when I was doing kitchens would say electric was better for baking. I wasn't going to argue since I don't know shit about baking (no really). Mrs B is a really good baker, and since we had an electric oven in the last house I didn't want to ruin her mojo, so I went with dual fuel for the new one because there was a gas cooktop in the old kitchen here and I really learned to love gas burners. Ironically there is no gas in street, so I have propane just for the damn stove burners. We're just about out of propane and 5 different companies this past week said oh fuck you, no propane for you, you're small potatoes since we don't use a billion pounds of propane in a year. Bastards, i gotta figure out what to do

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 12:38 AM (snZF9)

273 166 I know there's a million kinds of ARs, and I'm sure some of them are pretty simple. But they all look too complex, and it's why I never bought one. They're fun to shoot, but I wouldn't want the trouble of owning one. And they aren't powerful enough. I view them like sports cars vs. pickup trucks.

Long time ago I chose an AK over an AR. AK had the unbreakable rep and was much cheaper and the world was filled with cheap 7.62. That new Springfield M16A2 really appeals to me though. Have always been impressed with their products and I always thought if I ever got an AR I wanted a retro one

Posted by: Azjaeger at February 28, 2026 12:41 AM (3/XaG)

274 >>> Cooking with gas is so much better than electric: much more controllable.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit

>Glass tops are nifty. Easy to keep clean. But it takes 13 minutes to boil water for tea. Crazy

Gas stove, 3 minutes and done.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 28, 2026 12:42 AM (gVUi7)

275 Thanks for the ONT, WD. Good evening Horde.

Posted by: scampydog at February 28, 2026 12:43 AM (nwhm5)

276 Bastards, i gotta figure out what to do
Posted by: Berserker
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Wow. How very snotty and condescending of those propane "suppliers"! WTF, that they can't be bothered with a homeowner?

Can you hook up a portable propane tank?

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 12:43 AM (rdVOm)

277 I searched and searched, but I don’t see it yet…

WORST POSSIBLE BOND:

Ncuti Gatwa.

The “man” who ruined Dr. Who forever!
No contest.

{Drops mic, walks away}

Posted by: Mr. Right at February 28, 2026 12:43 AM (qbYk4)

278 273 Q: "Which platform, AR or AK?"
A: "Yes."

Posted by: gp at February 28, 2026 12:44 AM (N8ZBc)

279 Glass-top electric is the suckiest of the suck of electric cooktops.

Gimme "genuine Cal-Rod" coil elements!

Gas is great, but not available in my house.

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 12:45 AM (rdVOm)

280 >Glass tops are nifty. Easy to keep clean. But it takes 13 minutes to boil water for tea. Crazy

Gas stove, 3 minutes and done.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 28, 2026 12:42 AM (gVUi7)

When the electric stove in the last house died we bought a glass top. I thought nice and clean. Then it took 45 minutes to boil water because you need pots with a perfectly flat bottom, and I mean like machined flat, or else the heat would just cycle on and off because of any air gap. We had to get all new pots, then it was fast.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 12:46 AM (snZF9)

281 @261 Me too. I hope your prayers are answered.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 28, 2026 12:47 AM (CHHv1)

282 James Bond:

Shia LeBoeuf

Posted by: Oedipus at February 28, 2026 12:51 AM (6txWC)

283 Bond. James Bond: Brad Dourif.

Posted by: gp at February 28, 2026 12:53 AM (N8ZBc)

284 Wow. How very snotty and condescending of those propane "suppliers"! WTF, that they can't be bothered with a homeowner?

Can you hook up a portable propane tank?

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 12:43 AM (rdVOm)

I was told different things from each company. I have two 100 pound tanks. When we first moved here we used the company the former homeowner used. They came right out and exchanged the tanks. That was 4 years ago. It took that long to use both tanks. We called the company again, they couldn't find out account, and when eh finally dug it up his supervisor told him to close our account, we don't use enough. Another company who services our area tells us, oh uh, we just happen to not service your section of town. basically bullshit story. Another says, oh you use it for cooking only, oh fuck you, and on and on. There is a trailer/RV repair place down the street that fills tanks, so if I can't find anybody I'll have to bring the tanks there myself.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 12:54 AM (snZF9)

285 277 I searched and searched, but I don’t see it yet…
WORST POSSIBLE BOND:
Ncuti Gatwa. The “man” who ruined Dr. Who forever! No contest.

the only Level of Villanry that the LIBs have yet to exceed
https://www.doctorwho.tv/characters/sil

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 28, 2026 12:56 AM (mi5XU)

286 There is a trailer/RV repair place down the street that fills tanks, so if I can't find anybody I'll have to bring the tanks there myself.
Posted by: Berserker
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What a PITA.. but at least you have a source. Ugh. Heavy! Might want to rent-a-goon to help you rassle those tanks around?

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 12:58 AM (rdVOm)

287 Ncuti Gatwa.

The “man” who ruined Dr. Who forever!
No contest.

I stopped watching Dr. Who when they went full-bore woke: I didn’t even know the name of the actor who augured the series into the ground at the very last.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 28, 2026 01:00 AM (ZVgZ4)

288 Bers--

A couple of buddies could help ya with the tanks... and what a great reason to throw a party!

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 01:02 AM (rdVOm)

289 worst possible Bond? Jack Black
---------
No love for Gilbert Gottfried?
Posted by: Cicero

He dead.

Bobcat Goldthwait.

Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 01:07 AM (VHUov)

290 Bers--

A couple of buddies could help ya with the tanks... and what a great reason to throw a party!

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 01:02 AM (rdVOm)

They're probably not that heavy. What can they be, 100 pounds plus the weight of the tank? The empty tanks feel pretty light. I'm just not into driving around with a frigging MOAB in the bed of the truck. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 01:08 AM (snZF9)

291 Several entries for Rosie O'Donnell. My contribution would be Rosie O'Donnell as a "transman".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 28, 2026 01:09 AM (IG3/x)

292 Gas is great, but not available in my house.
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 12:45 AM (rdVOm)
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I picture you in a wilderness log cabin dueling the pellet stove with an andiron.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 01:11 AM (7rP4D)

293 287 Ncuti Gatwa.
The “man” who ruined Dr. Who forever!
No contest.

I stopped watching Dr. Who when they went full-bore woke: I didn’t even know the name of the actor who augured the series into the ground at the very last.

Like another lousy episode of Dr. Who LIB roam the earth shouting the empty phrase: expropriate, Expropriate, EXPROPRIATE. w/Adam Schiff as DAVROS

Now here was someone who had talent:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UQtLzWZ6D8

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 28, 2026 01:11 AM (qvXQh)

294 It's possibly sad when you look at paintings and think "Why would someone paint this?" and you know that "someone" is you.

Good night.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 28, 2026 01:12 AM (CHHv1)

295 I'm just not into driving around with a frigging MOAB in the bed of the truck. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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Might want to chock them a bit.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 01:12 AM (7rP4D)

296 Reporter: Are you concerned that striking Iran might raise oil prices?

U.S. President Donald Trump: I’m not concerned. I’m concerned about people’s lives. I'm concerned about long term health for this country, that's what I’m concerned about.
--

My president.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 01:15 AM (7rP4D)

297 How about Whoopi Goldberg as the new James Bond: Jamie Bond, the new, black, wheelchair bound, blind, neurodivergent, feminist, 007!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 28, 2026 01:15 AM (ZVgZ4)

298 282 James Bond:

Shia LeBoeuf
Posted by: Oedipus at February 28, 2026 12:51 AM (6txWC)

That was my first thought, but when I did a search to get the spelling right, some more recent photos popped up, and he's aged into a much more serious face. He's seen things, he's.. done things. He's tired. It's entirely possible that he could actually be interesting now.

Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 01:16 AM (Sy6m/)

299 Gas is great, but not available in my house.
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 12:45 AM (rdVOm)
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I picture you in a wilderness log cabin dueling the pellet stove with an andiron.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 01:11 AM (7rP4D)

I can't get gas in my street. Everybody around us has it, not my "section" of street. Its starting to piss me off actually. 10K a year in taxes, I'm not in a cheap area, and they treat my street like little house on the fucking prairie.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 01:18 AM (snZF9)

300 I'm just not into driving around with a frigging MOAB in the bed of the truck.
****

Strap the tank to an appliance dolly and strap that down in the truck bed.

Posted by: clarence at February 28, 2026 01:18 AM (VczTT)

301 I picture you in a wilderness log cabin dueling the pellet stove with an andiron.
Posted by: Braenyard
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HAHAHA! Some days it feels like that!

This house is just old, and lacks a few modern conveniences like gas & sewer. It's within city limits by about 1/10th mile (unfortunately-- the fking school taxes are killing me!) but it's very quiet out here.

Could use some updates, but all the $ is going for hubby's nursing home now. If there's anything left, I'll use it as down payment on a nicer, smaller place after he's gone.

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 01:19 AM (rdVOm)

302 somebody gets the bright idea of wanting to go bowling. How bad it could it be, like riding a bike right? Yeah, I bowled a 46 or 48. Haven't bowled since. lol
Posted by: Berserker

It's a muscle-memory thing. Do it the same way every time and it works.

But it's the "golf" kind of muscle memory, not the "riding a bike" kind. Take a year off and you're starting from square one.

Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 01:20 AM (VHUov)

303 *OPENAI REACHED AGREEMENT WITH PENTAGON TO DEPLOY AI MODELS

Sam Altman, statement:

https://tinyurl.com/3e37rsam
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 27, 2026 11:59 PM (7rP4D)

Oh well, I've lived a good life. I'll go find a nice chain link fence to grab hold of, so Skynet can wash its flames over my disintegrating body.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 28, 2026 01:21 AM (ycAHw)

304 Hey Horde, guess that I missed Friday by an hour or so. I read the first 200 comments and jumped ahead or I would never have gotten here at all. Very nice ONT, WD, thank you.

JQ, you know what to do!

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 28, 2026 01:21 AM (0nHVk)

305 14 Most awful Bond? Page, "Eliot" Page.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2026 10:07 PM (8zz6B)

15 Terrible Bond casting: Elliot (formerly Ellen) Page.

(Dishonorable mention for George Lazenby.)
Posted by: tankdemon at February 27, 2026 10:07 PM (jle4A)

Nailed it. Shut it down.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 28, 2026 01:23 AM (ycAHw)

306 Hi, Debby!

*Chivas with one small ice cube*

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 01:23 AM (rdVOm)

307 There's gas in our road, *I think.*

Neighbors across from me, and the house at the end have gas furnaces, but not sure if sourced from "our" road, or piped in from elsewhere.

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 01:28 AM (rdVOm)

308 Open Source Intel@Osint613 . 10h

U.S. President Donald Trump:

"The Cuban government is talking with us, and they're in a big deal of trouble, as you know. They have no money, they have no anything right now...

and maybe we'll have a friendly takeover of Cuba...

We have people living here that want to go back to Cuba..."
---

Cuba would be a lovely vacation spot.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 01:29 AM (7rP4D)

309 Oh well, I've lived a good life. I'll go find a nice chain link fence to grab hold of, so Skynet can wash its flames over my disintegrating body.
Posted by: BurtTC
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It appears that Musk views Altman with more favor than Amodei. Said, Amodei hates America.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 01:37 AM (7rP4D)

310 Can't stay long

Carlotis has called in sick

So I have to come out of retirement to smother and cover.

I could decline, but I have known the District Manager since I taught her her how to reset the jukebox.

Them was good days

Even over the phone, I remember that insistent voice

Posted by: Lurleen requires, Miklos obeys at February 28, 2026 01:40 AM (8i9Vv)

311 This house is just old, and lacks a few modern conveniences like gas & sewer. It's within city limits by about 1/10th mile (unfortunately-- the fking school taxes are killing me!) but it's very quiet out here.

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 01:19 AM (rdVOm)

I don't have a gas a sewer either, and there are some epic houses on my street. I always joke that we live in the slums of my street because they are just normal houses, but 100 yards down the road there are some beauties. They don't have gas or sewer either. At the very end of the street? Oh yeah, I see manhole covers, there's gas, all the goodies. My end? Tough shit dude. No gas, no sewers, no street lights and all the mailboxes are across the street because the mailman is a lazy bastard. What kills me is he does a K turn in the driveway across from me and goes back down the street where he came from. It would take any frigging longer to have mailboxes on our side. There isn't that many houses on my side because they all have huge lots.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 01:43 AM (snZF9)

312 Cuba would be a lovely vacation spot.

Posted by: Braenyard

Too many gripes and grievances.

Much blood before the Cubans settle all family bidnis.

Dominican Republic in 65 was very mild

Posted by: El Mikloso at February 28, 2026 01:44 AM (8i9Vv)

313 Worst James Bond? Norman Fell

(stolen from early 80s Letterman)
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at February 27, 2026 10:22 PM (0bjKf)
======

"Come knock on our door"

(knock knock)

"Who's there?"

"Bond. James Bond. I'm here to fix your faucet."

Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 01:45 AM (rj6Yv)

314 Hi, Debby!

*Chivas with one small ice cube*
Posted by: JQ

*sadly observes many more ice cubes*

Posted by: Miklos on Disability at February 28, 2026 01:46 AM (8i9Vv)

315 OK, strikes on Iran. "The IDF is currently striking IRGC terror targets in Iran."

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 01:48 AM (/M/4v)

316
YO. Israel launches attack on Iran.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 28, 2026 01:49 AM (5pERN)

317 Oh well, I've lived a good life. I'll go find a nice chain link fence to grab hold of, so Skynet can wash its flames over my disintegrating body.
Posted by: BurtTC

Tzompantlis are reasonably flame proof.

Come see some time

Posted by: Crazy Miklos' Tzampotli Family Fun Park and Vacation Destination at February 28, 2026 01:49 AM (8i9Vv)

318 How about Whoopi Goldberg as the new James Bond: Jamie Bond, the new, black, wheelchair bound, blind, neurodivergent, feminist, 007!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 28, 2026 01:15 AM (ZVgZ4)

It would be the first one I would hope got smoked by the russians.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 01:50 AM (snZF9)

319 happy ramadan, bitches

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 01:50 AM (/M/4v)

320 Hey Iran

Done tole y'all peoples

Posted by: Rebbi Bubba at February 28, 2026 01:50 AM (8i9Vv)

321 Italy is the first country in the world to ban Bill Gates' fake meat. Also Hungry and Poland!

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 01:51 AM (7rP4D)

322 and "U.S. official tells NYT American military strikes on Iran were underway."

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 01:51 AM (/M/4v)

323 Marg bar ayatollahs.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 01:52 AM (/M/4v)

324 Joint Israeli-US operation, allegedly.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 28, 2026 01:52 AM (n1OCj)

325 Activate the sleeper cells in Dearborn!

Posted by: Rashida Tlaib! at February 28, 2026 01:53 AM (n1OCj)

326
Explosions in central Tehran.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 28, 2026 01:54 AM (5pERN)

327 Marg bar ayatollahs.
Posted by: runner

I don't think their religion allows them at the margarita bar.

Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 01:54 AM (VHUov)

328 Bers, I'm thankful our mailman isn't *that* lazy-- there are boxes on both sides of street-- now, if only the sumb@tch could READ! We must often exchange mail, LOL.

There's no furnace, but at least there's not just a woodstove for heat any more! Hubby did the upgrade to pellets and I'm grateful for that.

This lot is only half an acre, but it's a bit much for just me. There are out buildings, 3 of them, to mow around and some areas that have become *jungle* because I couldn't turn my back on hubby for couple of years... the place is a mess and I barely made a dent in it last year. Am hopeful for this year, however!

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 01:54 AM (rdVOm)

329
Unconfirmed, but...

Khamenei's residence in Tehran destroyed

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 28, 2026 01:55 AM (5pERN)

330 Activate the sleeper cells in Dearborn!

Posted by: Rashida Tlaib! at February 28, 2026 01:53 AM (n1OCj)

Should activate a neutron bomb in dearborn.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 01:55 AM (snZF9)

331 Should activate a neutron bomb in dearborn.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 01:55 AM (snZF9)

I approve this message.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 01:57 AM (/M/4v)

332 Hope the Donald can help the Cubans settle differences amiably understanding how much better off they will all be. It's time for the tragedy to stop.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 01:57 AM (7rP4D)

333 I guess their Chinese radars no worky ? shame...

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 01:57 AM (/M/4v)

334 Looks like Iran is +3:30 vs. -8:00 here, so they're 11:30 later than me, almost 10:30 AM Saturday morning there at almost 11:00 PM Friday night Pacific time.

Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 01:59 AM (Sy6m/)

335 It's on apparently. Day time, as I kind of guessed, if only because given circumstances no great value to night-time operations. Though plenty was happening last night in stuff we won't be hearing about for a while, most likely.

Tactical surprise be hard with a build-up/situation like this.

Little Marco's announced trip for Monday was widely seen as possible deception bait. It was noted that there would be no press accompanying, which is highly unusual.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 28, 2026 01:59 AM (U/Byj)

336 It's around 10:30 in Tehran.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:00 AM (/M/4v)

337 Worst Bond:

Tom Green

or Joe Biden (1 previous acting role)

Posted by: Weld,JB Weld at February 28, 2026 02:00 AM (93LRN)

338 Dance party!

https://youtu.be/kVWERU_xY6I

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 02:01 AM (rdVOm)

339 Well, WeirdDave, that's another fine ONT you've gotten us into!

And lots of good comments. Take the best of them and pretend I said that, too. Don't think I could top the Bond suggestions.

One last word:

Don't.

https://youtu.be/Nu_xOl-I7Lc

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - passing by before passing out at February 28, 2026 02:01 AM (tlr+e)

340 YO. Israel launches attack on Iran.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 28, 2026 01:49

Damn, and I wanted to get some sleep tonight! Any good guesses as to when we join in?

Posted by: Famer, w/ his own historical take at February 28, 2026 02:03 AM (55Qr6)

341 All this talk of gas and tanks has taken me down Memory Lane, I went to a party with my big brother back in the late 70's. They were his friends, I was a plus5, anyway the main event was a tank of nitrous oxide that the host had swiped from his girlfriend's dental office. I was so unprepared for that.

Goodnight BC, you really need to get on the art thread more often.

Way up thread there were comments about JSND, he would always be here about this time armed with a wide variety of knowledge and facts. always delivered with a great sense of humor. I would like to buy a ticket for the raffle of his rifle, but I don't know that I am allowed to in my communist state. Hell, my kids would probably be reporting me under some red flag law or something.

Stateless finally reappeared, I am so glad for this, but it sounds like he needs more happy in his life. Stateless, you can make it as happy as you want it to be, but only you can do that.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 28, 2026 02:03 AM (0nHVk)

342 329
Unconfirmed, but...

Khamenei's residence in Tehran destroyed
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Several confirmations, others saying yes but he was moved. Well, the jets are in the air and it's not over.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 02:04 AM (7rP4D)

343 Dance party!
https://youtu.be/kVWERU_xY6I
Posted by: JQ

* golf clap *

Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 02:05 AM (VHUov)

344 This lot is only half an acre, but it's a bit much for just me. There are out buildings, 3 of them, to mow around and some areas that have become *jungle* because I couldn't turn my back on hubby for couple of years... the place is a mess and I barely made a dent in it last year. Am hopeful for this year, however!

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 01:54 AM (rdVOm)

My last house was on 1/2 acre, and I had to mow it all, but I used a ride on, took maybe 45 minutes. When we were moving we had this house and the old house, so Mrs B got a landscaper to do the new house since I was renovating the old house and cutting that lawn. The new house is 2 acres, but there is about 1/2 acre of woods on each side, so maybe a clear acre, minus the house and driveway. I got spoiled having them cut the grass here, so I never stopped. I think I would lose my shit if I had to mow it, not to mention they do such a nice job. They weed whack and blow everything. I hate cutting grass because it happens in the frigging summer, and heat sucks.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 02:05 AM (snZF9)

345 Fox, US Israel attacks on Iran. Up now

Posted by: whig's phone at February 28, 2026 02:05 AM (E4rtv)

346 Farmer one "US official" comment to press that US coordinating/participating. Substantial US aviation presence in Israel (most ever, certainly) for some time now, so participation in defensive operations, as in June, certain. So far no Iranian attacks, but they will come (unless unconventional and pre-emptive efforts are better than is likely, though they could be very impressive).

Posted by: rhomboid at February 28, 2026 02:06 AM (U/Byj)

347 Cooking - induction cook top for the fastest water boiling, but other than that they're just as much a PITA as a resistive element electric. You need gas burners for the finest control, but not a stove with different size burners. Get a commercial cook top like a DCS, each burner is continuously adjustable from slow simmer to almost blowtorch. Those stove with the different size burners are better than electric, but the difference between that and a commercial is night and day.
Electric oven, though. An oven doesn't need quick adjustment, so an electric is just as good as gas, plus it has the ability to run the very high temp cleaning cycle that you can't get with gas. That's so.much better than gas for cleaning.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 28, 2026 02:07 AM (U0hFr)

348 target rich environment ...

"BREAKING: Reports of explosions north and east of Tehran, Iran, as well as Isfahan, Karaj and Kermanshah. - Fars/TO"

"Explosion heard in many Iranian city including Tabriz, Isfahan, Bushehr and Kermanshah."

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:12 AM (/M/4v)

349 LOL, thank God for riding-mowers! Takes me about an hour, what with all the corners, nooks, and narrow strips. Edging and weed-whacking are additional, and don't happen every time I mow... no time for all that!

I used to really enjoy garden & landscape projects and maintenance. Now? Just another time-sucking chore.

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 02:13 AM (rdVOm)

350 Death to the mullahs

Posted by: Stop slam at February 28, 2026 02:14 AM (cjT1m)

351 It was pretty evident this was to be an extensive campaign, by the nature of the mission and the resources the US has positioned in the last month+.

Would not be shocked to see some FBI raids domestically on known Iranian assets to pre-empt any shenanigans. Should be happening now if they're going to happen.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 28, 2026 02:15 AM (U/Byj)

352 Fuck islam. Fuck iran.

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 02:15 AM (rdVOm)

353
Of all times for Mahyar Tousi to be offline. He's got something to wake up to for sure.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 28, 2026 02:16 AM (5pERN)

354 Well old work friend and I got one right, allegedly. Israeli source telling Israeli media some surprise was achieved by timing of attack (mid-morning, not night).

Posted by: rhomboid at February 28, 2026 02:16 AM (U/Byj)

355 Of all times for Mahyar Tousi to be offline. He's got something to wake up to for sure.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 28, 2026 02:16 AM (5pERN)

Goldie is going live.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:20 AM (/M/4v)

356 Headline, Times of Israel

Israel, US attacking Iran; explosions seen in Tehran; Israelis told to stay near safe rooms after sirens wail

Attack is a joint US, Israeli operation, ToI told * Defense minister says it is a preemptive attack * Israelis told no need to enter shelters at this stage * Israel’s air space closed

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 02:21 AM (7rP4D)

357 As expected, all known missile sites and those connected to program hit (probably first wave). Israel already had shoot-look-shoot capability (drones) used to good effect in June, with US surveillance capabilities added, should make counter-missile campaign even more effective. Those of a certain vintage may recall the Scud hunts in Iraq in 1991.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 28, 2026 02:22 AM (U/Byj)

358 LOL, thank God for riding-mowers! Takes me about an hour, what with all the corners, nooks, and narrow strips. Edging and weed-whacking are additional, and don't happen every time I mow... no time for all that!

I used to really enjoy garden & landscape projects and maintenance. Now? Just another time-sucking chore.

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 02:13 AM (rdVOm)

Mine probably went to shit. It hasn't run in 4 years, been sitting in the shed. I'll need to get it out and what its like. Probably will need the carb cleaned out. I couldn't get it started right before we moved, right after the last time I cut the grass at the old house. Its like it was saying tough shit, I'm retired now, you got a landscaper. I don't want it going to shit though. I'll pull it out when it gets a bit warmer and see whats up with it.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 02:22 AM (snZF9)

359 "Iranian official- Tehran is preparing for retaliation and the response will be crushing!" Sit down bitch.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:23 AM (/M/4v)

360 So far no Iranian attacks, but they will come (unless unconventional and pre-emptive efforts are better than is likely, though they could be very impressive).
Posted by: rhomboid at February 28, 2026 02:06

I just heard some wise talking heads say the Israelis usually attack at night. Well duh, maybe that's why they started during daylight, the unexpected.

This is going to be fascinating. What did Bette Davis say...Hold on to your seats it's gonna be a bumpy ride.

Posted by: Farmer, w/ his own historical take at February 28, 2026 02:23 AM (55Qr6)

361 Attack date picked weeks ago, according to Israeli source (likely). So Jared and Witkoff get some sort of award for their acting performance. Oman might look a bit punked, and they're generally pretty savvy and well regarded by the sane actors in the region. Oh well. Likely they suspected what was afoot.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 28, 2026 02:25 AM (U/Byj)

362 So Jared and Witkoff get some sort of award for their acting performance.

==

assuming they knew something..which may not have been the case..

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:26 AM (/M/4v)

363 I've been lucky so far, Bers-- mower has started right up every Spring.

*slaps forehead*

Oh, great... now I've jinxed it! But I shall prevail, haha, no matter what happens.

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 02:27 AM (rdVOm)

364 7min ago
Israel preparing for several days of conflict with Iran, official says
8min ago
Footage appears to show missiles flying over Iraq as Israel, US launch Iran strikes
11min ago Report: Joint US-Israeli operation planned for months; daylight attack intended to surprise Iran
14min ago
Iraq shuttering airspace after US, Israel strike Iran

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 02:27 AM (7rP4D)

365 One last word: Don't.
Posted by: mindful webworker

Don't what?

wait, Don't Answer Me. I'll guess. https://youtu.be/JLvFbBR4XOg
Don't be late? https://youtu.be/hGVPv0k2uoo
Don't Be Long? https://youtu.be/kvSV978JadU
bad guesses? Don't Hate Me. https://youtu.be/vIudKyUdKhQ
no, i Don't Know Why. https://youtu.be/wY6Njy4brZo
eh, whatever. I Don't Mind. https://youtu.be/LtPuURk0U0M
actually, I Don't Care. https://youtu.be/yN3lUM-r6bk
i mean, I Really Don't Care. https://youtu.be/EddjOiFcp9Y
so, Don't Think Of Me. https://youtu.be/kVPAKtD6-ZE

Posted by: mikeski won't at February 28, 2026 02:27 AM (VHUov)

366 Historic, man. Glad I am wide awake to see it!

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:29 AM (/M/4v)

367 Woo, eggs are $1.99 for an 18pk this week! Suck it, FJB!

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 02:29 AM (rdVOm)

368 runner, correct, which would have been the best approach actually. Chances of a deal given the US demands (which were completely reasonable from our perspective) were nil, so, no real risk. Meanwhile, the build-up could also be seen as pressure and intimidation for the talks. But few people on either side who understand the situation expected anything other than BLAMMO.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 28, 2026 02:29 AM (U/Byj)

369 So... uh.. Canuckian Health care is a Black Dude?

Confuselated.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 28, 2026 02:31 AM (mP0Kj)

370 Well old work friend and I got one right, allegedly. Israeli source telling Israeli media some surprise was achieved by timing of attack (mid-morning, not night).
Posted by: rhomboid at February 28, 2026 02:16

Good call, you guys got it right. Better than some of the "experts".

Posted by: Farmer, w/ his own historical take at February 28, 2026 02:31 AM (55Qr6)

371 US is going after Iran's "military apparatus". That's from Reuters.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:32 AM (/M/4v)

372 IsraelWarRoom
59s
The United States is conducting strikes against IRGC terror targets from both sea and air

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 02:32 AM (7rP4D)

373 I spent 45 years waiting for the weird beards of Iran to be bombed back to the Jurassic.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 02:34 AM (snZF9)

374 Iranian media (Tasnim state media): "The situation is under control, no reason for concern.." OKEY DOKEY

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:34 AM (/M/4v)

375 daylight bombing?

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 28, 2026 02:35 AM (w/O5Q)

376 daylight bombing?

==

Surprise!

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:36 AM (/M/4v)

377 363 I've been lucky so far, Bers-- mower has started right up every Spring.

*slaps forehead*

Oh, great... now I've jinxed it! But I shall prevail, haha, no matter what happens.
Posted by: JQ
---

I cut today. Put it on a 2 amp trickle for about 40 min before hooking it up. It's lovely when they just fire up like old faithful.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 02:36 AM (7rP4D)

378 Trump released a statement.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:37 AM (/M/4v)

379 Video statement. Let me see if I can find it.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:37 AM (/M/4v)

380 373 I spent 45 years waiting for the weird beards of Iran to be bombed back to the Jurassic.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 02:34 AM (snZF9)

Only 43 for me... after I picked up dead Marine Bodies in Beirut in 83.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 28, 2026 02:37 AM (mP0Kj)

381 On Truth Social.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:38 AM (/M/4v)

382 Anybody on Truth Social ?

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:38 AM (/M/4v)

383 Bought some sheers, rated for 2 1/4", road with them and eliminated everything lower than my head.
No more scratches.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 02:38 AM (7rP4D)

384 I wonder about whatever they call a navy over there. I would like anything that resembles a boat to be removed from the earth. Target practice is target practice, annihilate it all.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 02:39 AM (snZF9)

385 Romeo, whole lots of long overdue payback in progress, I hope. IRGC is almost certainly (and reasonably) defined as a "military target", which is reported first focus. As expected.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 28, 2026 02:40 AM (U/Byj)

386 Only 43 for me... after I picked up dead Marine Bodies in Beirut in 83.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 28, 2026 02:37 AM (mP0Kj)

Jesus, you got a better claim to it than I do.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 02:40 AM (snZF9)

387 Here is Trump's statement :

https://tinyurl.com/5e2h72j8

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:40 AM (/M/4v)

388 It's been so warm this winter, I'm afraid to prune the Dogwood trees-- not convinced they went completely dormant. Oh well... next winter. Mom grew them up from volunteers in her yard, so I don't want to kill them!

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 02:41 AM (rdVOm)

389 I've waited and wished for this for so many years. We owe that regime so much blood. May we persist until they are annihilated

Posted by: SamIam at February 28, 2026 02:42 AM (cjT1m)

390 Bers you must have enjoyed Praying Mantis in 1987. I can imagine the focus being on their small fast-movers (FACs). Might not want to pre-empt their small conventional fleet if it's tied up, as it likely doesn't present much of a threat. But we'll see.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 28, 2026 02:42 AM (U/Byj)

391 Dr. Eli David@DrEliDavid40m

Text messages received by Iranians all over Iran that "help has arrived" (referring to Trump's "help is on its way"), and now is their time to rise up

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 02:42 AM (7rP4D)

392 Prayers up for Biden's Dog, I bet there are alarms going off all over the place.

Hey Farmer, I hope that you and Jules are doing well.

JQ, just another wee one before I succumb to sleep.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 28, 2026 02:42 AM (0nHVk)

393 Dr. Eli David@DrEliDavid40m

Text messages received by Iranians all over Iran that "help has arrived" (referring to Trump's "help is on its way"), and now is their time to rise up
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 02:42 AM (7rP4D)

wow

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:42 AM (/M/4v)

394 "The Shah of Iran:

"Moments of destiny lie ahead of us.

The aid that the President of the United States promised to the brave people of Iran has now arrived."

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:43 AM (/M/4v)

395 384 I wonder about whatever they call a navy over there. I would like anything that resembles a boat to be removed from the earth. Target practice is target practice, annihilate it all.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 02:39 AM (snZF9)

Not sure if there's any truth to it, or even if it makes tactical sense, but somebody on the internet reported last week that we moved A-10s into the area to deal with fast boats.

brrrrrrrrp

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 28, 2026 02:44 AM (w/O5Q)

396 Trump, eight minute statement:

https://tinyurl.com/52ty9wn6

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 02:44 AM (7rP4D)

397 Romeo, whole lots of long overdue payback in progress, I hope. IRGC is almost certainly (and reasonably) defined as a "military target", which is reported first focus. As expected.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 28, 2026 02:40 AM (U/Byj)

I want them to die violently. I want somebody to walk up, kick them square in the chest, and immediately belt dump them with a squad auto and fly their dead body like a fucking kite at the end of a long burst. For the planet, for all their citizens who they killed, and for all of ours, both civilian and military.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 02:44 AM (snZF9)

398 Trump openly telling the Iranian people to revolt and use this chance

Posted by: SamIam at February 28, 2026 02:45 AM (cjT1m)

399 https://youtu.be/cQRg64m_qak

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 02:48 AM (rdVOm)

400 Not sure if there's any truth to it, or even if it makes tactical sense, but somebody on the internet reported last week that we moved A-10s into the area to deal with fast boats.

brrrrrrrrp

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 28, 2026 02:44 AM (w/O5Q)

Thats what I'm talking about, slice and dice the motherfuckers.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 02:48 AM (snZF9)

401 Comin' up, Debby!

Yeah, time to wind down... been a busy day.

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 02:49 AM (rdVOm)

402 Trump openly telling the Iranian people to revolt and use this chance

Posted by: SamIam at February 28, 2026 02:45 AM (cjT1m)

Thats serious shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 02:50 AM (snZF9)

403 The the Prince is telling people to go home and stay home.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:52 AM (/M/4v)

404 "I ask you to remain in your homes for now and preserve your safety and security. Stay vigilant and ready so that, at the appropriate time—which I will announce to you precisely—you can return to the streets for the final action."

is what he said

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:52 AM (/M/4v)

405 3 whole weeks without a smoke, and then PDJT does *this*... damn.

Need a cigarette and towel after muzloids get snuffed!

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 02:53 AM (rdVOm)

406 That one guy does a pretty good John Cleese impression

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 28, 2026 02:53 AM (C0Nlv)

407 Trump statement very interesting. He concludes with a "surrender and receive immunity, or die" to the IRGC, military, and police. Yowzah.

That "immunity" thing might be mediated by, um, locals acting on their own long-standing "views". One hopes.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 28, 2026 02:53 AM (U/Byj)

408 386 Only 43 for me... after I picked up dead Marine Bodies in Beirut in 83.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 28, 2026 02:37 AM (mP0Kj)

Jesus, you got a better claim to it than I do.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 02:40 AM (snZF9)

Yeah, if we ever get a chance over large quantities of alcohol.... I'll tell you the story of how I was supposed to be sleeping in those barracks... but was not... and how the explosion woke me up... and I just went back to sleep thinking it was just another day in the Ruit... so rolled over and went back to sleep for a bit.

There are stories that should only be told in person... stories that sound like BS or a Sea Strory... yet... can define you for years.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 28, 2026 02:53 AM (mP0Kj)

409 Thats what I'm talking about, slice and dice the motherfuckers.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 02:48 AM (snZF9)

My gosh, when I think of all the shaped charge ieds those fukkers are responsible for.

I hate to be gung ho, I've never served and I don't want to take the risk to our personnel lightly, but yeah, let's burn through some inventory.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 28, 2026 02:54 AM (w/O5Q)

410 Did you think the build up was Barry Soetoro posturing so he could steal another billion dollars?

Time for a little payback.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 28, 2026 02:54 AM (gVUi7)

411 Now, I'm getting 'no items found' at Israeli War Room.

@StackerSatoshi
3m
Trump has released a prepared statement on Iran.

He states that the US and Israel will destroy Iran's military capabilities via major operations.

He states that bombs will be dropping everywhere and encourages the Iranian people to take over the government once the bombs stop.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 02:55 AM (7rP4D)

412 Ilhan Omar tried to warn Iran with her message about US striking on Ramadan. Ship her back to Somalia, in a crate.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:55 AM (/M/4v)

413 Israeli officials say Israel will focus on missiles, US on IRGC, govt., and nuclear sites.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 28, 2026 02:56 AM (U/Byj)

414 I hate to be gung ho, I've never served and I don't want to take the risk to our personnel lightly, but yeah, let's burn through some inventory.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 28, 2026 02:54 AM (w/O5Q)

The thing is, for those of us who served.

WE have always felt betrayed by our politicians, because they would not allow us to kill our actual enemies.

They will not allow us to FIX root causes... not after WW2...

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 28, 2026 02:57 AM (mP0Kj)

415 @IsraelRadar_com . 1m

ISRAEL SHIFTS TO WARTIME MODE

Hospitals are moving operations underground; Israeli airlines rush to move airplanes to airports in Greece and Cyprus.

Ben Gurion International Airport to shut down for at least 48 hours; Tel Aviv-area light rail stations open to serve as bomb shelters (Ynet & N12 News)

Other steps taken behind the scenes to protect vital Israeli infrastructure and strategic assets; air defenses on peak alert, Iranian retaliation is certain according to Israel's assessment.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 02:57 AM (7rP4D)

416 "Explosions in the Konarak Air and Naval Forces barracks. They are so intense that all buildings are shaking."

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:58 AM (/M/4v)

417 "Confirmed targets so far:

- Ministry of Intelligence
- Ministry of Defense
- Office of the Supreme Leader
- Atomic Energy Organization
- Parchin complex"

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:00 AM (/M/4v)

418 I thought there was a chance we'd hold off on certain conventional military targets as part of some effort to split the uniformed military away from the regime. Who knows, that may be part of what unfolds. But it looks like some military targets are getting their dose of love.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 28, 2026 03:01 AM (U/Byj)

419 FWIW, several reports are that the midday strikes are in part for regime decapitation purposes as in officials are at work to be attacked.

Reports that the Iranian Defense Minister and the head of the Iranian Judiciary that was carrying out the slaughter of protesters have been eliminated.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 03:02 AM (E4rtv)

420 Assuming we have rescue/support operations out of Iraqi Kurdistan and probably Azerbaijan, though that's trickier. But would cover much of the country for recovery operations.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 28, 2026 03:02 AM (U/Byj)

421 huh, Iranian Tasmin is reporting that Iran's Precedent Pazhish..whatever is "in full health!" He dead....

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:02 AM (/M/4v)

422 Welp... *yawns & stretches*... time for a good night's sleep.

Hope tehran is a smoldering crater when I wake up.

Good night, Horde.

Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 03:02 AM (rdVOm)

423 man, and ace is missing all this

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:02 AM (/M/4v)

424 To continue... and to only speak for myself... but...

WE always knew who was the actual enemy. Yet we were parceled out into third world shitholes with ROEs that would not allow us to fix anything.

Case in point. When we had control of Afghanistan... for quite a few years... Poppy cultivation INCREASED... because we would not stop the crop cultivation, but DID spend OUR FUCKING TAX MONEY to build irrigation systems to it could increase.

And all the troops knew it. There is a reason that one of the highest suicide rates in the Nation, is Veterans... because we feel betrayed.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 28, 2026 03:02 AM (mP0Kj)

425 I'd like to stay up but I'll cheer them in my dreams.
Hold the fort. Goodnight everyone.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 03:03 AM (7rP4D)

426 "Confirmed targets so far:
- Parchin complex"
Posted by: runner

What do we have against Parcheesi?

Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 03:03 AM (VHUov)

427 First strikes were at 8:10AM local. Air defense or regime leadership, not sure - though air defense first is normal. Imagine not much of a gap. Some staffs had quite a bit of work coordinating this.

Many regime officials were required to select 3 to 4 successors, recently. Gotta be real morale-building, that kind of order!!

Posted by: rhomboid at February 28, 2026 03:04 AM (U/Byj)

428 Internet and phone service interruptions - major cyber attack under way.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 28, 2026 03:07 AM (U/Byj)

429 First missile alerts in Tel Aviv. I imagine we'll be getting on-scene reports from Biden's Dog Smells Shenanigans in due course.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 28, 2026 03:09 AM (U/Byj)

430 Trump statement,
"Trump: Finally, to the great proud people of Iran. I say tonight that the hour of your freedom is at hand. Stay sheltered. Don't leave your home. It's very dangerous outside. Bombs will be dropping everywhere. When we are finished, take over your government. It will be yours to take. This will be probably your only chance for generations. Tor many years you have asked for America's help but you never got it. No president was willing to do what I am willing to do tonight. Now you have a president who is giving you what you want. So let's see how you respond. America is backing you with overwhelming strength and devastating force. Now is the time to seize control of your destiny and to unleash the prosperous and glorious future that is close within your reach."

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 03:10 AM (E4rtv)

431 I want them to die violently. I want somebody to walk up, kick them square in the chest, and immediately belt dump them with a squad auto and fly their dead body like a fucking kite at the end of a long burst. For the planet, for all their citizens who they killed, and for all of ours, both civilian and military.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 02:44

Come on Bers, tell us how you really feel.

Posted by: Farmer, w/ his own historical take at February 28, 2026 03:10 AM (55Qr6)

432 Missile launch detected, ETA Israel 10 minutes (less, now).

Posted by: rhomboid at February 28, 2026 03:10 AM (U/Byj)

433 ugh, smelly bastards

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:11 AM (/M/4v)

434 USA, USA, USA.

Sweet dreams to the Horde, and may the Iranian people enjoy a cup of freedom in the morning.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 28, 2026 03:12 AM (0nHVk)

435 I don't get it. We're attacking in the middle of the day over there? Isn't that kinda backwards for us?

Posted by: Big D at February 28, 2026 03:12 AM (IUAH1)

436 I don't get it. We're attacking in the middle of the day over there? Isn't that kinda backwards for us?
Posted by: Big D at February 28, 2026 03:12 AM (IUAH1)

Unexpected isn't it?

Might as well get used to unexpected stuff from President Trump and his team. It happens a lot.

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 28, 2026 03:13 AM (2H3yT)

437 436 I don't get it. We're attacking in the middle of the day over there? Isn't that kinda backwards for us?
Posted by: Big D
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In a regime decapitation strike, you try to get officials when they are working at their jobs. And a night time attack was expected by most people.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 03:16 AM (E4rtv)

438 423 man, and ace is missing all this
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:02 AM (/M/4v)

For all I know, ace might flicker out of existence after posting the Friday night Cafe, do crazy ewok things in another dimension all weekend, then flicker back into existence on Monday after the morning Rant. Who can say?

Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 03:16 AM (Sy6m/)

439 I don't get it. We're attacking in the middle of the day over there? Isn't that kinda backwards for us?

==

Surprise!!

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:17 AM (/M/4v)

440 NEW: An American official told Al Jazeera:

The US Air Force is participating in attacks against Iran. The air strikes aim to destroy Iran's security apparatus. We expect the air strikes against Iran to be extensive.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 03:17 AM (E4rtv)

441 I think there might have been some very successful decapitations. We will found out.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:18 AM (/M/4v)

442 Amusing,
"Visegrád 24
@visegrad24
·
35m
Iranians report that the popular "Bad Saba" app (used to determine prayer times) has been hacked.

Instead of the usual prayer times, users saw messages supporting the attack and calls against the regime under the headline "Help Has Arrived".

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 03:19 AM (E4rtv)

443 "supreme leader" khameni bit it? Lets hope this is true.

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 28, 2026 03:19 AM (2H3yT)

444 As noted above, some of us were half expecting daylight strikes. Almost only element of tactical surprise left, and given disparity in capabilities, no operational reason not to go in daylight.

Israel has not stopped hitting Hezbollah in Lebanon since June. They ramped up recently, and one objective was to negate the early warning function Hezb might serve for Tehran.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 28, 2026 03:20 AM (U/Byj)

445 From Times of Israel,

"Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is “in full health,” Iran’s Tasnim news agency reports, citing a source close to the presidency.

This follows unconfirmed reports that Pezeshkian was among those targeted in the Israeli and US strikes in Iran this morning."

Interpretation--He's Dead.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 03:20 AM (E4rtv)

446 Ilhan Omar tried to warn Iran with her message about US striking on Ramadan. Ship her back to Somalia, in a crate.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:55 AM (/M/4v)

A few crates.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 03:21 AM (snZF9)

447 *Initial* reports that first Iranian salvo intercepted/harmless impacts in empty areas.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 28, 2026 03:21 AM (U/Byj)

448 Goldie playing some vids of the bombings...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfrrAE2MQD0

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 28, 2026 03:22 AM (2H3yT)

449 I do feel sorry for the folks in Iran, but that has been the case since 1979.

Meanwhile, the boy was arrested for a domestic this evening, even after we offered to take the grandbaby for the weekend and were turned down. I think maybe because he is off the weed for a few days the pressure cooked his ass. At any rate, we get to to drive into Anchorage tomorrow to the city jail and figure out how to work this out. Left to my own devices, I'd leave him to stew. But, he needs to keep his job, support his son, and make his wife feel safe.

Dipshit.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 28, 2026 03:22 AM (I40wl)

450 regime turned all communications off again, but starlinks are working flawlessly

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:23 AM (/M/4v)

451 441 I think there might have been some very successful decapitations. We will found out.
Posted by: runner
======
More reports coming in now that Iranian Chief of Army is mort.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 03:24 AM (E4rtv)

452 A few crates.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 03:21 AM (snZF9)

Kotak Omar.

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:25 AM (/M/4v)

453 Official news will be slow leaving Iran,

"Cyberattacks are ongoing against Iranian governmental ministries and media this morning, with reports of disruptions of official government websites and telecoms providers.

Multiple reports of Persian messaging apps being hacked with messages to overthrow the regime."

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 03:26 AM (E4rtv)

454
Visegrád 24
@visegrad24
Iran was allegedly feverishly excavating Natanz and Fordow, as well as stepping up production in non-traditional reactors, for isotopes to go into “dirty bombs” at scale.

This would explain some of the urgency of the preemptive strikes against the Islamist Regime in Tehran.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 03:27 AM (E4rtv)

455 There's a wild video showing a veritable procession of cruise missiles over a farm field, one after the other. Have never seen such platforms follow a common course like that. Indicates suppressed air defenses, which we have reason to believe is the case anyway, but wow.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 28, 2026 03:27 AM (U/Byj)

456 Dirty, chemical, and bio payloads all of great concern for some time - but the dirty bomb category indeed was one interpretation of activity at nuke sites. And it was pretty certain that one site at Isfahan had not been seriously damaged (inside a mountain, no way to get at it, though entrance was destroyed).

Posted by: rhomboid at February 28, 2026 03:29 AM (U/Byj)

457 The Saudis have got to be loving this shit. They owe us, baby!

Pony up, bitches!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 28, 2026 03:30 AM (gVUi7)

458 Come on Bers, tell us how you really feel.

Posted by: Farmer, w/ his own historical take at February 28, 2026 03:10 AM (55Qr6)

I'm guessing you could sense I was holding back. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 03:30 AM (snZF9)

459 Humorous rumor.

"
Joe Truzman

@JoeTruzman
·
7h
The latest rumor in Gaza is that Hamas leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad (replaced the Sinwar brothers) ordered the execution of a number of brigade commanders after they allegedly stole millions of shekels from the group. Some of the accused have been executed and others have fled. "

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 03:30 AM (E4rtv)

460 Visegrád 24
@visegrad24
Iran was allegedly feverishly excavating Natanz and Fordow, as well as stepping up production in non-traditional reactors, for isotopes to go into “dirty bombs” at scale.

==

yes, they covered up the sites to hide what they have been doing

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:31 AM (/M/4v)

461 I think there might have been some very successful decapitations. We will found out.
Posted by: runner
======
More reports coming in now that Iranian Chief of Army is mort.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 03:24 AM (E4rtv)

Fuck'em kill'em all.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 03:31 AM (snZF9)

462 Another launch at Israel, one missile intercepted.

Israeli op name - Roaring Lion
US op name - Epic Fury

I'll call it Epically Furious Roaring Lion.

And with that, signing off for the night.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 28, 2026 03:31 AM (U/Byj)

463 I just wanted me up in the middle of the night, decided to check the news to get tired again.

Holy shit, it started!???

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 03:33 AM (etYFQ)

464 Epic Fury...very cool

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:33 AM (/M/4v)

465 Tom Servo , IT STARTED AND HOUR AGO

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:34 AM (/M/4v)

466 Woke up. Damn I hate autocorrect.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 03:34 AM (etYFQ)

467 Help is no longer on the way. Help is there. Promise made. Promise kept. You "taco" people can fuck the right off.

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 28, 2026 03:36 AM (2H3yT)

468 this is hilarious, the aytollah app that reminds jihadis it's time to pray is hacked and is now displaying nonstop push notifications with "Help is on the Way"

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:40 AM (/M/4v)

469 If we're bombing fucking everything, there better not be a single well left for any beardy imams to crawl out of.

Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 03:41 AM (VHUov)

470
ME24 - Middle East 24

@MiddleEast_24
·
30m
The Iranian regime is shutting down access.

Internet access in parts of Iran, including Tehran, has dropped to around 54%.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 03:42 AM (E4rtv)

471 they keep shooting missiles at Israel, would be a damn shame if one hit Gazzza, and another the fucking eyesore Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount. damn shame....

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:43 AM (/M/4v)

472 And just like that I will be up all night. This strike on the murderous mullahs is about 46 years late. Much is uncertain and will be for days. The chances of this going off the rails are more than zero but now that this battle is engaged it must won. What winning looks like here and the full extent of what is going to be involved I superficially understand. Still, on occasion, there are times when just wars against unbridled evil must be fought and this is exactly one of them. May President Trump find the strength to let our military unflinchingly do it work. And may our military unflinchingly bring those murderous Islamic bastards to a well-deserved demise. The potential for a greater peace hangs in the balance.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 28, 2026 03:43 AM (BnDlA)

473 If we're bombing fucking everything, there better not be a single well left for any beardy imams to crawl out of.

Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 03:41 AM (VHUov)

Shame we couldn't shit in them first.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 03:45 AM (snZF9)

474 Some pleasant news,

Joe Truzman

@JoeTruzman
·
1h
Israel's
@N12News
said that Initial reports of severe casualties among Iranian local security forces, with dozens killed and wounded in the ranks of the Revolutionary Guards, including key figures.

Also, a senior Israeli official reports that Israel is preparing for the first phase, which will include four days of combined and powerful attacks, under the explicit warning that "Tehran will not see the same thing the day after."

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 03:46 AM (E4rtv)

475 bots are hitting X real big

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:46 AM (/M/4v)

476 And just like that I will be up all night.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 28, 2026 03:43 AM (BnDlA)

This one is worth it.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 03:48 AM (snZF9)

477 472 And just like that I will be up all night. This strike on the murderous mullahs is about 46 years late.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram

For regime change to occur without massive boots on the ground, it is critical that the civilian populace, like in Venezuela, want that regime to end. That more or less requires the burnt hand needs to avoid the fire sort of experience.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 03:50 AM (E4rtv)

478 yeah, Dome of the Rock ..accidental hit...shit happens!

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:51 AM (/M/4v)

479 Doha, Qatar has sirens going off. FWIW.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 03:51 AM (E4rtv)

480 The little speech by Trump seriously sounds like his fields of fucks are bare, he's all out chewing gum, and he's taking care of all family business.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 03:53 AM (snZF9)

481 Iran's minions getting into the act,

The Middle East
@A_M_R_M1
·
1h
🚨 BREAKING: Houthi movement announces the closure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea and warns that they will target U.S. and Israeli ships.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 03:53 AM (E4rtv)

482 Posted by: tcn in AK at February 28, 2026 03:22 AM (I40wl)

I will keep you and yours in my prayers. Well, prayers for you and the baby, and for the boy's brain to be sorted out and shielded from demonic oppression, which drugs are known to invite. It's hard to pray for someone who is making his own trouble, but God can give him clarity, whether he wants it or not.

Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 03:53 AM (Sy6m/)

483 For regime change to occur without massive boots on the ground, it is critical that the civilian populace, like in Venezuela, want that regime to end. That more or less requires the burnt hand needs to avoid the fire sort of experience.
Posted by: whig

Yes. The Iranian people are sick of the mullahs. The question is can they get past the oppression. History shows this does happen. The boots on the ground part is a consequence greater than zero. It's a worry.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 28, 2026 03:54 AM (BnDlA)

484 BREAKING: Houthi movement announces the closure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea and warns that they will target U.S. and Israeli ships.

==

they are about to FO

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:54 AM (/M/4v)

485 oh, no, Bahrain got hit..

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:57 AM (/M/4v)

486 1h
🚨 BREAKING: Houthi movement announces the closure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea and warns that they will target U.S. and Israeli ships.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 03:53 AM (E4rtv)

Sooo, another pack of assholes just volunteered to be bombed back to the triassic period.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 03:58 AM (snZF9)

487 Hack #IRNA: 'Horrible hours for the Ayatollahs' regime security forces: IRGC and Basij have suffered a paralyzing blow'

Received image: The official news agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran #hacked and then went offline.

ISNA and Rokna, Tabnak and other sources were also hacked.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:00 AM (E4rtv)

488 TECH THREAD IS NOOD

Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 04:01 AM (Ia/+0)

489 Yes. The Iranian people are sick of the mullahs. The question is can they get past the oppression. History shows this does happen. The boots on the ground part is a consequence greater than zero. It's a worry.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram

A key factor to me was that the killings of protesters required Iran to bring in thousands of foreign Arab proxies to carry out--Hezbollah, Iraqis, Syrians, etc. When your own coercive forces no longer have the stomach for killing their own people, it is usually indicates very weak regime support.

Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:01 AM (E4rtv)

490 And just like that I will be up all night.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 28, 2026 03:43 AM (BnDlA)

This one is worth it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 03:48

We are watching history being made.

Posted by: Farmer, w/ his own historical take at February 28, 2026 04:02 AM (55Qr6)

491 We are watching history being made.

==

yes indeed

Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:03 AM (/M/4v)

492
Via the national ABC news, it looks like the mullahs in Iran have received a major butt-beating.

Trump made a major statement, carried by the national news, calling for, among other things, the Iranian people to oust the government and take charge. The implication is that there are groups in Iran with the capability to do so.

I guess that there will be some Iranian-directed attacks, but I predict that a large percentage of the overseas Iranian operatives will, in the next 10 minutes, fade into the local desert, never to be a problem again.

Posted by: Guy Karate, Member, The League of Ugly-Shirted Gentlmen at February 28, 2026 04:22 AM (FlRtG)

493 At least he didn't attack Greenland or Denmark!

Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at February 28, 2026 05:01 AM (gUag2)

494 Dolph Lundgren as Bond.

Posted by: Elect me because i'm dyslexic and racist at February 28, 2026 06:51 AM (nc2DJ)

495 My grandmother had that exact stove.

Wow.

What a memory. I’m a bit teary.

Posted by: Mr. Proton at February 28, 2026 07:41 AM (8TuQO)

496 Explicit videos can be streamed on trusted platforms for privacy.
Explore safe websites for quality viewing.

Posted by: STEPSISTER BLOWJOB at March 01, 2026 12:13 AM (ZGM48)

Rumor of War Cafe

Bridge over Colorado River at bottom of Grand Canyon
by @eamberg

Dog who's lost all of his hair due to terrible skin allergies gets his fur back.

Baby duck is reuinted with his brothers after behing rehabbed.

Baby elephant just being cute.

A golden retriever Christmas.

Little girl teaches puppy how to get down from the stoop.

This better not be AI. Or this one.

The problem with AI slop is now I don't even post really good videos because most really good videos are fake. I now search for moderately-good videos, figuring you wouldn't use AI to make a fake moderately-good video.

Airport police dogs go on break together.

If we could all take as much pleasure in life as this dog...

Best photo shoot ever😉 pic.twitter.com/1BbZcxHHeI
— Tansu Yegen (@TansuYegen) February 22, 2026

How to train your hooman..🐕🐾😅 pic.twitter.com/urepk2VElG
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) February 26, 2026

Cat helps senior dog during rehab sessions..they always know..🐈🐾🐶🥺❤️

📹amberaquart pic.twitter.com/V47geUcU71
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) February 26, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:20 PM

Comments

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1 Huh.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 27, 2026 07:22 PM (U/Byj)

2 Drat, willow'd again! From TWIW,

259 Here is the source of that Dalrymple quote:

"Our Culture, What's Left Of It"
https://archive.is/WBcUY

It's a FrontPageMag interview about his essay collection of the same name, and I do recommend reading the whole thing. The reason for the Archive link is because, for whatever reason, the interview is no longer available on FrontPageMag itself. So it was difficult to find the original source, and the reason why I went to the trouble of digging for it is because so many versions (including ESR's) are truncated, and I wanted to make sure that I get it right. It is one of my favorite quotes.

Posted by: SciVo at February 27, 2026 07:24 PM (Sy6m/)

3 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 07:25 PM (Ia/+0)

4 Best photo shoot indeed

The kid is rationally very suspicious of the big scary animal

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 07:26 PM (vfth7)

5 Never hit post.
Anyway, when was that bridge built crossing the Colorado River?

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 07:26 PM (Ia/+0)

6 The cat massaging the senior dog may have been doing a lot of good for it.

Cat purring supposedly has healing qualities.

I know when my cat Allie kneads my lap, I feel very relaxed.

(Not so much with Jasmine, because she still has claws.)

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 07:26 PM (ESVrU)

7 >>Best photo shoot ever

It's all fun and games until. . .

. . . don't want to spoil it!

Posted by: The Seal at February 27, 2026 07:27 PM (tj6OY)

8 Good evening, horde. Welcome, weekend!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 27, 2026 07:29 PM (h7ZuX)

9 I saved Madison's life and she is saving mine.

Posted by: Eromero at February 27, 2026 07:30 PM (LHPAg)

10 TGIF!

Bomb bomb bomb!
Bomb bomb Iran!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 27, 2026 07:30 PM (Iw5Ml)

11 . . . don't want to spoil it!
Posted by: The Seal at February 27, 2026 07:27 PM

You were gypped. That performance deserved a penguin. Actually, several!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 27, 2026 07:31 PM (0sNs1)

12 Dear Ace,
Will have to look later as dinner is ready: Cuban black beans, rice and cornbread to adhere to Friday's no meat day.

Thank you for all you do and have a great weekend! XXXX

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 07:31 PM (WONhk)

13 {{{nurse ratched}}}

From your lips to God's ears.

Think of the Mullahs as woodpeckers.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 27, 2026 07:31 PM (u82oZ)

14 I've been to the bottom of the Grand Canyon

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 07:32 PM (Ia/+0)

15 It's probably going to remain a rumor tonight. Tehran is 8.5 hours ahead of Washington DC, so it's just after 4am there now, and already some daylight in parts of the country.

Posted by: Methos at February 27, 2026 07:33 PM (vSvIl)

16 I know when my cat Allie kneads my lap, I feel very relaxed.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 07:26 PM

That's not what you said the other night, when the non-photogenic one was being imperiled.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 27, 2026 07:33 PM (0sNs1)

17 🤣🤣🤣

Massie is going to harakiri misself!

"JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Former President Bill Clinton testifies under oath that President Trump was not involved with Jeffrey Epstein."

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 07:34 PM (/M/4v)

18 Skip

I have a list of people I'd like to put at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.

Let's see Tank Abrams climb out of that gully.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 27, 2026 07:34 PM (u82oZ)

19 I've got this strange notion that this ain't that seal camera hog's first rodeo.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026 07:34 PM (6ydKt)

20 I know when my cat Allie kneads my lap, I feel very relaxed.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 07:26 PM

That's not what you said the other night, when the non-photogenic one was being imperiled.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 27, 2026 07:33 PM (0sNs1)
---
Most of the time she's pretty good about where she puts her paws. Once in a while she steps somewhere she shouldn't.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 07:34 PM (ESVrU)

21 The dog and cat therapy video has me crying. Very sweet. I don't usually cry easily, maybe I'm coming down with something.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 27, 2026 07:35 PM (RkOfE)

22 Oh noes! Spartacus and Fauxcahontas are heap big mad!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 27, 2026 07:36 PM (0sNs1)

23 On tv, Dr House is in Iran building them s nuke

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 07:37 PM (vfth7)

24 Willowed: RIP Neil Sedaka (1939-2026)

No laughter in the rain tonight I’m afraid.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 27, 2026 07:37 PM (fYhK6)

25 As for Iran…who knows.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 27, 2026 07:38 PM (fYhK6)

26 Fire boat out in the bay spouting water high in the sky amd making huge arches over the water. They are really cool. Must be training newbies.

Cool and cloudy this afternoon.

Have a lovely weekend y’all!

Smooches for Salty!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 27, 2026 07:38 PM (aRpZy)

27 *hisself!

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 07:39 PM (/M/4v)

28
Best photo shoot indeed

The kid is rationally very suspicious of the big scary animal
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport

Woman looks familiar.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 27, 2026 07:39 PM (Cqx++)

29 ace, I have been sending out emails with cute pictures and memes to isolated friends since Covid, and I like to do dramatic landscape photos in among them. I don't do as many landscape pictures any more because the way the best seem AI

Posted by: Kindltot at February 27, 2026 07:39 PM (rbvCR)

30 On tv, Dr House is in Iran building them s nuke

===

Tehran the series ??

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 07:39 PM (/M/4v)

31 IFirrst one I think is real, never actually caught a bird in hand that got inside so not sure a dog could, maybe I am wrong.

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 07:40 PM (Ia/+0)

32 I wish I had that bird-catcher dog around.

Had four birds get in the house over the years.
The first two took forever to catch and get out the house, the third found it's own way out eventually after the door was left open, and the last one died after a ceiling fan sling-shot into a wall broke its neck.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026 07:40 PM (6ydKt)

33 I think archive.is must be running on an old IBM 286. The link keeps timing out on me.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 27, 2026 07:40 PM (qtd4D)

34 Iranian strike predictions

1) Air defenses and radar sites. - Tomahawks

2) Take out the Iranian Navy. - Harpoons

3) Ballistic Missile Launchers. - Guided bombs

4) All airfields with active planes / drones (not that many of them nowadays) - using our own drones first.

5) Iranian Leadership. - MOABs

6) Security Forces -A-10 with 30 mm gatling cannons.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 27, 2026 07:41 PM (u82oZ)

35 Also, I'm under the impression that we prefer to start air strikes during a new moon, and there's a lunar eclipse coming up March 3rd (so it's pretty full now).

OTOH, the bombing run last summer was after two weeks of Israeli strikes, which means one or the other of us wasn't too concerned about the phase of the moon then.

Posted by: Methos at February 27, 2026 07:41 PM (vSvIl)

36 nurse ratched

Aww. I am blessed by an angel.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 27, 2026 07:43 PM (u82oZ)

37 And I just remembered the fifth bird in the house.

It got itself caught in a flying insect sticky trap.

Half his feathers got ripped out trying to get him off the thing.
Left him outside, so I don't know if it made it.

I took the wreath off the front door they liked to hide in and solved the bird problem.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026 07:43 PM (6ydKt)

38 Tehran the series ??
Posted by: runner

Yeah
Hubby watches it

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 07:43 PM (vfth7)

39 If Allah is the moon god, an eclipse would be a nifty time.

Posted by: davidt at February 27, 2026 07:43 PM (Q+gd/)

40 Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 27, 2026 07:41 PM (u82oZ)

or...gas leaks !

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 07:43 PM (/M/4v)

41 17 'Massie is going to harakiri misself!

"JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Former President Bill Clinton testifies under oath that President Trump was not involved with Jeffrey Epstein."'

This was always the likely outcome. If anything incriminated Trump we would have known about 4 years ago.
Did Massie think if he wished hard enough it was going to go differently? He's stupid in addition to being a piece of shit.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 27, 2026 07:44 PM (fd80v)

42 If you're local to Columbia, South Carolina, you might want to hop over to

"An Evening to Celebrate! with PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 COLUMBIA 7PM

Join us for a reception honoring Joe Biden's historic February 2020 SC Democratic Presidential Primary victory & his legacy of public service.

* EXACT LOCATION PROVIDED UPON RSVP"

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 27, 2026 07:45 PM (0sNs1)

43 runner

We want a boot up the Iranian leadership's ass so far they taste the leather covered steel toe.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 27, 2026 07:45 PM (u82oZ)

44 March 3rd.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 07:45 PM (8PrXA)

45 "JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Former President Bill Clinton testifies under oath that President Trump was not involved with Jeffrey Epstein."'

Interesting he didn't claim he couldn't recall.

Posted by: davidt at February 27, 2026 07:46 PM (Q+gd/)

46 Willowed: RIP Neil Sedaka (1939-2026)

No laughter in the rain tonight I’m afraid.
Posted by: Cow Demon

Especially from the Calendar Girl.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 27, 2026 07:47 PM (6xukV)

47 Such a relief to have a Friday cafe and the word of Bill Clinton that Trump is innocent.

Posted by: James Comer at February 27, 2026 07:47 PM (x/Rva)

48 Interesting he didn't claim he couldn't recall.
Posted by: davidt

Followed the cogent advice of his lawyer here.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 27, 2026 07:47 PM (u82oZ)

49 Yeah
Hubby watches it
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 07:43 PM (vfth7)

Sounds like 3rd installment. There was an odd story a few weeks ago about the producer of this great series found dead while filming #4 on location in Greece. Was 52 years old.

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 07:47 PM (/M/4v)

50 "An Evening to Celebrate! with PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 COLUMBIA 7PM

Join us for a reception honoring Joe Biden's historic February 2020 SC Democratic Presidential Primary victory & his legacy of public service.

* EXACT LOCATION PROVIDED UPON RSVP"
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 27, 2026 07:45 PM (0sNs1)
----
Lemme guess...there's six-figure cover charge just to get in the door and shake his hand.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 07:48 PM (ESVrU)

51 odd because of all the Iran stuff

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 07:48 PM (/M/4v)

52 Begun the Bucees Mickey Mart Wars have.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 07:49 PM (8PrXA)

53 If this For All Mankind series on Apple TV+ wasn't so woke to the point of insanity it might not be a bad show.

As is it's half about what the space program could've been and half soap opera and a parade of progressive identity politics so obnoxious that it could almost be satire.

I can't be sure if I keep watching it because I want to see how far they go out in the solar system or to see how much the show crashes and burns when they run out of minorities to both victimize and oppress then turn into heroes & martyrs at the same time.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026 07:50 PM (6ydKt)

54 Have a great night, everyone.

Off to see The Feral Irishman's Friday Femme Fatale Farrago.....

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 27, 2026 07:50 PM (u82oZ)

55
I can't believe how much animal cruelty you see in other countries.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 27, 2026 07:51 PM (5pERN)

56 "An Evening to Celebrate! with PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 COLUMBIA 7PM

Join us for a reception honoring Joe Biden's historic February 2020 SC Democratic Presidential Primary victory & his legacy of public service.

* EXACT LOCATION PROVIDED UPON RSVP"
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 27, 2026 07:45 PM (0sNs1)

I would love to go in a black hooded robe and carrying a sickle. I would sit in the back and check my watch every 30 seconds.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 07:51 PM (snZF9)

57 Here is the AI Flock Of Seagulls parody with Trump, Rubio, Vance, Hegseth as the band doing I Ran.

https://youtu.be/D_h7hcK6pFs

Maybe it's already been talked about here and I missed it.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 27, 2026 07:51 PM (CNl8/)

58 Lemme guess...there's six-figure cover charge just to get in the door and shake his hand.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February

*shudders*

God knows where that hand has been.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 27, 2026 07:51 PM (na73u)

59 * EXACT LOCATION PROVIDED UPON RSVP"
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 27, 2026 07:45 PM (0sNs1)

SEND MONEY

Posted by: President Pampers at February 27, 2026 07:52 PM (/HDaX)

60 runner, it will be interesting to see how the show catches up with current events, assuming things go kinetic

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 07:52 PM (vfth7)

61 What pull could he possibly still have?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 07:53 PM (8PrXA)

62 I would love to go in a black hooded robe and carrying a sickle. I would sit in the back and check my watch every 30 seconds.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 07:51 PM (snZF9)

With a hearse parked out front.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 27, 2026 07:54 PM (2WIwB)

63 It depends on what was not was was.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 27, 2026 07:56 PM (Cqx++)

64 Guys at Insty are doing their Ukraine is just amazing, they'll be in Moscow inside the month thing.

The annoying thing about this is how much they almost treat this like a Warhammer 40k game. They treat it as cool, wow, etc. For the Emperor!

It is hard to take the conflict deadly seriously, guys.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 07:57 PM (zZu0s)

65 it will be interesting to see how the show catches up with current events, assuming things go kinetic
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 07:52 PM (vfth7)

right??!! yes, I hope they get renewed !

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 07:57 PM (/M/4v)

66 42
'"An Evening to Celebrate! with PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 COLUMBIA 7PM'

Do you think if someone asked him questions like he was still president he would start believing it?

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 27, 2026 07:57 PM (fd80v)

67 "JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Former President Bill Clinton testifies under oath that President Trump was not involved with Jeffrey Epstein."'

---

This may be brilliant on Clinton's part. He is, after all, a well known liar. The one time he speaks the truth, who will believe him?

Posted by: screaming in digital at February 27, 2026 07:58 PM (fVXtb)

68 Oh good, another chance to stroke out on stage for Biden

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 07:59 PM (Ia/+0)

69 The problem with AI slop is now I don't even post really good videos because most really good videos are fake.

Is there a place for unintentionally hilarious AI videos?

Posted by: t-bird at February 27, 2026 07:59 PM (+83Ol)

70 I did not
Have sex
With that
Penguin

Posted by: AI Bill Clinton at February 27, 2026 08:00 PM (vFG9F)

71
If you're local to Columbia, South Carolina, you might want to hop over to

"An Evening to Celebrate! with PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 COLUMBIA 7PM

Posted by: Duncanthrax

=============

Preview of coming attractions: https://x.com/BrandonStraka/
status/2027490475025043607

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 27, 2026 08:01 PM (5pERN)

72 R. I. P. Neil Sedaka.

What a week.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 27, 2026 08:01 PM (LROu2)

73 * EXACT LOCATION PROVIDED UPON RSVP"

Are you a real Nigerian prince?

Posted by: t-bird at February 27, 2026 08:02 PM (+83Ol)

74 * EXACT LOCATION PROVIDED UPON RSVP"
---
Just look for the sign:

PUPPET SHOW

and JOE BIDEN

Posted by: screaming in digital at February 27, 2026 08:03 PM (fVXtb)

75 I enjoyed Pluribus on apple tv
Great take on pod ppl / borg
Really had me reflecting on why God gave us free will

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 08:04 PM (vfth7)

76 Preview of coming attractions: https://x.com/BrandonStraka/
status/2027490475025043607

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 27, 2026 08:01 PM (5pERN)

He just wanted to see if she had any of the grandkid's pics on the phone.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026 08:04 PM (6ydKt)

77 "An Evening to Celebrate! with PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 COLUMBIA 7PM

Join us for a reception honoring Joe Biden's historic February 2020 SC Democratic Presidential Primary victory & his legacy of public service.

* EXACT LOCATION PROVIDED UPON RSVP"
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 27, 2026 07:45 PM (0sNs1)

I would love to go in a black hooded robe and carrying a sickle. I would sit in the back and check my watch every 30 seconds.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

*snort

Posted by: rickb223 at February 27, 2026 08:05 PM (LROu2)

78 75 I enjoyed Pluribus on apple tv
Great take on pod ppl / borg
Really had me reflecting on why God gave us free will

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 08:04 PM (vfth7)

I might watch that next.

I got a two month free trial for Apple+ when I got a new TV.
I'm binging some stuff before it runs out.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026 08:05 PM (6ydKt)

79 Thought Biden has bone cancer
What's he doing touring around?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 08:06 PM (vfth7)

80 Wasn't it like stage 15 prostate cancer?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 08:07 PM (zZu0s)

81 I got a two month free trial for Apple+ when I got a new TV.
I'm binging some stuff before it runs out.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

Same - watching stuff on free trial

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 08:07 PM (vfth7)

82 I got a two month free trial for Apple+ when I got a new TV.
I'm binging some stuff before it runs out.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

Same - watching stuff on free trial
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport

Make sure you watch "Slow Horses" with Gary Oldman

Posted by: Tuna at February 27, 2026 08:08 PM (lJ0H4)

83 56
'I would love to go in a black hooded robe and carrying a sickle. I would sit in the back and check my watch every 30 seconds.'

OK. That's funny right there.
Do you think he'd freak out even more if you dressed like the Easter Bunny wearing a black hood and carrying a sickle?

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 27, 2026 08:09 PM (fd80v)

84 I've been very concerned this week that several Horde members in mostly good standing have been subjected to PET Scans. This seems dehumanizing at the very least. Do they treat the scanner after dogs, cats, gerbils use it? I'm all for saving money, but I'd insist on a Human Scan, myself.

Posted by: Emily Litella..... at February 27, 2026 08:09 PM (oftw2)

85 You can watch all that stuff for free anytime. They have this thing called the internet.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 08:10 PM (8PrXA)

86 Do you think he'd freak out even more if you dressed like the Easter Bunny wearing a black hood and carrying a sickle?

Been done.

Posted by: Donnie Darko at February 27, 2026 08:10 PM (1NuH7)

87 >>>Thought Biden has bone cancer
What's he doing touring around?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport

>Cadaver Joe had two brain aneurysms. How did he become president?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 08:10 PM (gVUi7)

88 KERMIT THE FROG SHIT MY PANTS!

Posted by: Joe Biden at February 27, 2026 08:10 PM (6xukV)

89 Joe also has Malaria, Measles, and Beriberi. And Brown Shorts.

Posted by: Tales From The Petri Dish at February 27, 2026 08:13 PM (oftw2)

90 I would love to go in a black hooded robe and carrying a sickle. I would sit in the back and check my watch every 30 seconds.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 07:51 PM (snZF9)

With a hearse parked out front.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 27, 2026 07:54 PM (2WIwB)

If I'm bringing a hearse I'm dressing up as Angus Scrimm. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 08:14 PM (snZF9)

91 Make sure you watch "Slow Horses" with Gary Oldman

Posted by: Tuna at February 27, 2026 08:08 PM (lJ0H4)

OK.
That and the Monarch series, maybe.

I've seen the first season of Foundation along with a few episodes in the second. I might get back to that.

Severance is supposed to be good, and I'll try that if I have enough time, otherwise, maybe on the next free trial.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026 08:14 PM (6ydKt)

92 My top apple shows:
Severance
Pluribus
Murderbot

Was ok
Bad Monkey
For All Mankind (wanted to love this)

First season was great but not the rest
Ted Lasso
Shrinking

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 08:14 PM (vfth7)

93 R. I. P. Neil Sedaka.

What a week.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 27, 2026 08:01 PM (LROu2)

Who he be?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 08:15 PM (snZF9)

94 Neil Sedaka gets blowed up real good!

https://youtu.be/GhM-hrTyzJo

Posted by: Billy Sol Hurok at February 27, 2026 08:15 PM (/HDaX)

95 Oh yes, Slow Horses should be in my top!
Gary, forgive me!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 08:15 PM (vfth7)

96 Mark1971

Your provided video is .... absolutely ROTFL funny. Well done.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 27, 2026 08:17 PM (u82oZ)

97 who is Neil Sedaka ??

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 08:17 PM (/M/4v)

98 I've been very concerned this week that several Horde members in mostly good standing have been subjected to PET Scans. This seems dehumanizing at the very least. Do they treat the scanner after dogs, cats, gerbils use it? I'm all for saving money, but I'd insist on a Human Scan, myself.
Posted by: Emily Litella..... at February 27, 2026 08:09 PM (oftw2)

That's Positron Emission Tomography, Emily. No animals are involved.

Posted by: Chevy Chase, all-around Dick at February 27, 2026 08:17 PM (/HDaX)

99 85 You can watch all that stuff for free anytime. They have this thing called the internet.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 08:10 PM (8PrXA)

The last few times I tried to sail the high seas of torrents for the latest movies and shows I got notices from AT&T that I was being a very naughty boy and to never do that again.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026 08:17 PM (6ydKt)

100 Who he be?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 08:15 PM (snZF9)

https://youtu.be/qzliaVBQKDs?
si=9IJ9XD7p4iLMft7Z

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 08:18 PM (zZu0s)

101 Mom Aspirin Factory had a couple Sedaka records.

Definitely not my cup of tea. Pretty successful, though.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 27, 2026 08:19 PM (6xukV)

102 Thought Biden has bone cancer
What's he doing touring around?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 08:06 PM (vfth7)

Showing off his Capt Pike Lite-bright chair.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 08:19 PM (snZF9)

103 The cat massaging the senior dog may have been doing a lot of good for it.

Cat purring supposedly has healing qualities.

I know when my cat Allie kneads my lap, I feel very relaxed.

(Not so much with Jasmine, because she still has claws.)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 07:26 PM (ESVrU)

When I broke an arm some years ago my cat Rhea parked herself near the break virtually every moment day and night through surgery until the doctor declared it healed. It was not where she usually hung out.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 27, 2026 08:20 PM (8avO+)

104 I only like one or two songs, to be honest. Bubblegum stuff. Has it's place when you are 15 and start noticing girls bumpy sweaters, I guess.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 08:20 PM (zZu0s)

105 Everthing I think is Neil Sadacka is actually Glenn Campbell.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 08:21 PM (8PrXA)

106 Who he be?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 08:15 PM (snZF9)

https://youtu.be/qzliaVBQKDs?
si=9IJ9XD7p4iLMft7Z

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 08:18 PM (zZu0s)

Shit, ok, that guy. The name was familiar.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 08:21 PM (snZF9)

107 97 who is Neil Sedaka

Apparently, somebody who just went down.

Down, Doobie Doo, down down.

Comma, comma.

Posted by: Cheerful Reprobate at February 27, 2026 08:21 PM (Fl2Df)

108 Can't say wanted to listen to Neil in last 40 years but hard not to know who he is

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 08:22 PM (Ia/+0)

109 Down, Doobie Doo, down down.

Comma, comma.
Posted by: Cheerful Reprobate at February 27, 2026 08:21 PM (Fl2Df)

*golfclap*

Well played.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 08:23 PM (zZu0s)

110 Sedaka mostly wrote for other artists.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 27, 2026 08:23 PM (6xukV)

111 If you're local to Columbia, South Carolina, you might want to hop over to

"An Evening to Celebrate! with PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 COLUMBIA 7PM

Posted by: Duncanthrax

=============

Preview of coming attractions: https://x.com/BrandonStraka/
status/2027490475025043607
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 27, 2026 08:01 PM (5pERN)

Almost an anniversary of when the town fell to the Union in 1865 and Confederate Cavalry set some fires which burned much of the city down.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 27, 2026 08:23 PM (8avO+)

112 Can't say wanted to listen to Neil in last 40 years but hard not to know who he is

==

I have no clue who he is.

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 08:24 PM (/M/4v)

113 Can't say wanted to listen to Neil in last 40 years but hard not to know who he is

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 08:22 PM (Ia/+0)

For me it was. Apparently he hasn't done anything in my lifetime.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 08:24 PM (snZF9)

114 Who would show up to see Joe anyway? His old buddy from the train? Maybe his football coach? How about Cornpop?

Posted by: fd at February 27, 2026 08:25 PM (vFG9F)

115 Sedaka mostly wrote for other artists.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 27, 2026 08:23 PM (6xukV)

So he's the smart one.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 08:25 PM (snZF9)

116 Celebrate with Joe? Celebrate what? Invite doesn't say.

Posted by: davidt at February 27, 2026 08:27 PM (Q+gd/)

117 Who would show up to see Joe anyway? His old buddy from the train? Maybe his football coach? How about Cornpop?

Posted by: fd at February 27, 2026 08:25 PM (vFG9F)

The Grim Reaper if he ever puts the fucking bong down and gets to work.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 08:27 PM (snZF9)

118 That sea lion or whatever it is was hilarious.

Posted by: Emmie at February 27, 2026 08:28 PM (FMtrg)

119 Thinking probably more like over 50 years

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 08:30 PM (Ia/+0)

120 I asked my wife to pick a movie, and she told me to pick one.

So I picked Cobra. I always pick Cobra.

She'll learn, eventually.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 08:31 PM (BI5O2)

121 Ok, that's a weird one

@EpochTimes 16m
Bobby J Brown, 'The Wire' actor, dies at 62 in Maryland barn fire

Posted by: weft cut-Rotten at February 27, 2026 08:31 PM (diia5)

122 I have no clue who he is.
Posted by: runner

Wrote & sang Breaking Up is Hard to Do.
50's & 60's.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 27, 2026 08:32 PM (LROu2)

123 hought Biden has bone cancer
What's he doing touring around?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 08:06 PM (vfth7)

80 Wasn't it like stage 15 prostate cancer?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

same thing

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026 08:33 PM (/lPRQ)

124 Sedaka was my mom's generation. You might have seen him on the Mike Douglas show, or have heard his music in an elevator.

Posted by: fd at February 27, 2026 08:34 PM (vFG9F)

125 From Wiki:

Neil Sedaka - March 13, 1939 – February 27, 2026) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Beginning his music career in 1957, he sold millions of records worldwide and wrote or co-wrote over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collaborating mostly with lyricists Howard "Howie" Greenfield and Phil Cody.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 27, 2026 08:34 PM (LROu2)

126 That bridge has been there a while, I think it was put in when Phantom Ranch was built in the 40’s.
I’ve been across it back when I could hike in the canyon. Freaky for people who have a problem with heights, since you walk on an open metal grate and you can see the Colorado crashing and churning against the rocks 50 feet below you.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 27, 2026 08:35 PM (etYFQ)

127 Nah, she wants to see Cobra but won’t admit it

Posted by: Accomac at February 27, 2026 08:37 PM (/Chlc)

128 Pete Hegseth has persuaded the Scouts to promise to no longer be lame and gay:

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=8jk-SKi7nmY

Posted by: Emmie at February 27, 2026 08:38 PM (FMtrg)

129 So, I rewatched The Godfather. Have not watched it for a long time. And you notice things that did not stand out before. Remember the scene at the dinner table, that was sometime after Vito was shot and Santino, as the eldest, became the head of the family. Connie and her husband are having a fight. Head of the table - Sonny, across - the mother. Connie's husband is rough, yelling at Connie, and Sonny starts to shout at him. His mom's reaction - "Don't interfere". And in the past I thought , why is this there ? Because with someone like Coppola, there are no incidental phrases, right ? Well this time I got it. This is exactly what got Sonny killed. Remember why he left the house after they were all locked down ?

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 08:39 PM (/M/4v)

130 "Pete Hegseth has persuaded the Scouts to promise to no longer be lame and gay"

Are they going to allow water gun fights again?

Posted by: fd at February 27, 2026 08:40 PM (vFG9F)

131 Nah, she wants to see Cobra but won’t admit it
Posted by: Accomac at February 27, 2026 08:37 PM (/Chlc)

Yeah, probably. At some point, you're not coming here for the hunting.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 08:40 PM (BI5O2)

132 Nobody told me Brent Spiner and Jonathan Frakes have a podcast, currently watching them interview Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 27, 2026 08:40 PM (XV/Pl)

133 Thought Biden has bone cancer
What's he doing touring around?
Posted by: vmom

Maybe it's his body double. That'll be big business someday, like Elvis impersonators on Vegas. Uhh, thank you, thank you very much, fat. Then again, maybe not.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 27, 2026 08:42 PM (fbg9t)

134 You guys get it, right ?

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 08:42 PM (/M/4v)

135 Never got into the Godfather series, seen them but its eh

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 08:42 PM (Ia/+0)

136 For me it was. Apparently he hasn't done anything in my lifetime.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 08:24 PM (snZF9)
---------

Certainly in your lifetime but definitely not in your genre. To put it mildly.

I like that he was married to the same woman since 1962.

Posted by: bluebell at February 27, 2026 08:43 PM (79pEw)

137
Pete Hegseth has persuaded the Scouts to promise to no longer be lame and gay:

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=8jk-SKi7nmY
Posted by: Emmie

===============

I remember when he was on his way out. Gone by next week! Tension in Trumptown! His days are numbered!! Biggest mistake Trump made, regretting it already!!!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 27, 2026 08:43 PM (5pERN)

138

Former President Joe Biden weathered travel delays to fly commercial to South Carolina on Friday, where he was spotted taking an “awkward” selfie at the airport ahead of an event marking the sixth anniversary of his victory in the state’s 2020 presidential primary.

After Biden, 83, de-boarded his flight from Washington, he noticed a woman, who appeared to be in a wheelchair and wearing a cast, snapping a photo of him.

The former president, who was greeted warmly at the South Carolina airport, reached across the stanchion and plucked the woman’s phone to try and take a selfie.

Biden, and another woman who came over to help, fumbled with the phone for about 20 seconds before they figured out the camera.

The ex-president “BLANKLY STARED at it until someone intervened.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 27, 2026 08:43 PM (Cqx++)

139 17 🤣🤣🤣

Massie is going to harakiri misself!

"JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Former President Bill Clinton testifies under oath that President Trump was not involved with Jeffrey Epstein."
Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 07:34 PM (/M/4v)

We've been hearing versions of that story from credible sources (which Mr. Clinton is most definitely not) for years, but most TDS afflicted idiots still have it in their mind that Trump was more involved than Epstein himself.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 27, 2026 08:44 PM (qSk+K)

140 @128

>>Pete Hegseth has persuaded the Scouts to promise to no longer be lame and gay:

It's probably too late, most scout packs/dens are run by women and most packs I would say are anywhere from 25 to 50 pct girls now.

Which is, ultimately, not the worst thing in the world, but it's not really the Boy Scouts any longer.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 27, 2026 08:44 PM (XV/Pl)

141 The one question I have, every time - why does Stallone cut off the tip off the pizza slice with scissors?

It's a mystery for the ages.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 08:44 PM (BI5O2)

142 And the way he filmed it, it was meant to be significant. He filmed the mother from the back , and Sonny's face is visible, and her phrase, the way she says it was meant to stand out. All attention on her , at the head of the table, you know.

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 08:44 PM (/M/4v)

143 "You guys get it, right ?
Posted by: runner"

Not as much as I used to.

Posted by: fd at February 27, 2026 08:45 PM (vFG9F)

144 So I picked Cobra. I always pick Cobra.
She'll learn, eventually.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

There's never a bad time to watch Cobra.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 27, 2026 08:45 PM (fbg9t)

145 P.S. I am totally in favor of Massie harikariing himself, just as long as nobody expects me to clean up afterward.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 27, 2026 08:45 PM (qSk+K)

146 The podcast episode is called, Once We Were All SPACEMEN!

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 27, 2026 08:45 PM (XV/Pl)

147 Sedaka wrote songs for Elvis, Tom Jones, and the Monkees. (And others)

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 27, 2026 08:45 PM (etYFQ)

148 93 R. I. P. Neil Sedaka.
What a week.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 27, 2026 08:01 PM (LROu2)

Who he be?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 08:15 PM (snZF9)

Okay, whippersnapper - off my lawn.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 27, 2026 08:45 PM (SRRAx)

149 I think Sedaka's best song was Bad Blood.

The used to play that regularly on 70's On 7.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 27, 2026 08:47 PM (XV/Pl)

150 141 The one question I have, every time - why does Stallone cut off the tip off the pizza slice with scissors?

It's a mystery for the ages.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 08:44 PM (BI5O2)

He likes his pizza circumcised.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 27, 2026 08:47 PM (etYFQ)

151 Bad Blood sounds like a Fleetwood Mac song.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 27, 2026 08:49 PM (XV/Pl)

152 >>>Who would show up to see Joe anyway? His old buddy from the train? Maybe his football coach? How about Cornpop?

Posted by: fd

>The porter. But only if he was still on the clock on double time.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 08:52 PM (gVUi7)

153 I have no clue who he is.
Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 08:24 PM (/M/4v)

Among the random thoughts that danced across my brain when we were in Vegas is that 3 of the acts that we saw while there - Chicago, the Eagles, and Penn and Teller - have been entertaining audiences for over 50 years each. If Barry Manilow had been there, he would have made #4.

Why yes, it did make me realize that I am no longer as young as I think I am....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 27, 2026 08:53 PM (SRRAx)

154 Brigitte Nielsen in the robot music video for "Angel of the City" is awesome.

Because every minute of this movie kicks ass.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 08:53 PM (BI5O2)

155 Oh, and Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 27, 2026 08:54 PM (SRRAx)

156 @153 🤣🤣 Bet the casinos looked a lot different than they do now !

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 08:55 PM (/M/4v)

157 Hello Teresa, I hope you are feeling great tonight.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 08:56 PM (vfth7)

158 Thanks to whoever recommended Slow Horses. I enjoyed it. Misfits, broken humans still trying to good work, becoming a team despite themselves. Slow reveal of background mysteries. Intelligence shining through under difficult circumstances. Interesting plots. (Lots of profanity, which I am mostly able to tune out.)

I will give Pluribus and Severance a try.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 27, 2026 08:56 PM (RkOfE)

159 The one question I have, every time - why does Stallone cut off the tip off the pizza slice with scissors?

It's a mystery for the ages.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 08:44 PM (BI5O2)

I always thought it was a He-man my body is a temple and watching my weight thing so a half slice is good. Where I on the other hand would just kill half a pie and never tease myself with that pizza chip.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 08:57 PM (snZF9)

160 Now, here comes Brian Thompson, wearing a stocking mask. Because Cobra is the greatest movie ever made. Besides maybe The Lives of Others.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 08:57 PM (BI5O2)

161 >>>Pete Hegseth has persuaded the Scouts to promise to no longer be lame and gay"

Are they going to allow water gun fights again?

Posted by: fd

>When I was a scout, the scoutmaster was the commanding officer of the local national guard armory. When he was busy, we had full access to the shooting range under the building.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 08:58 PM (gVUi7)

162 First ep of Severance is slow; stick with it.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 08:58 PM (vfth7)

163 Megyn Kelly welcomed Cucker on her show and had a fun time telling the evil Jooooos to fuck off.

Man shes too hot to be so hateful.

Posted by: Taxpayer Chump at February 27, 2026 08:59 PM (WVjB9)

164 Dan Simmons, author of the Hyperion Cantos, died last Saturday at 77.

Damnit.

Posted by: Sharkman at February 27, 2026 08:59 PM (/RHNq)

165 >>>Who would show up to see Joe anyway?

Corn Pop.

Posted by: davidt at February 27, 2026 09:01 PM (Q+gd/)

166 RIP Dan Simmons

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 09:02 PM (vfth7)

167 Slow horses is great.

Posted by: lin-duh at February 27, 2026 09:02 PM (VCgbV)

168 Whoa, what did Anthropic do?

Unofficial Trump on X@trump_repost . 4h

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL NEVER ALLOW A RADICAL LEFT, WOKE COMPANY TO DICTATE HOW OUR GREAT MILITARY FIGHTS AND WINS WARS! ...
...
The Leftwing nut jobs at Anthropic have made a DISASTROUS MISTAKE trying to STRONG-ARM the Department of War, and force them to obey their Terms of Service instead of our Constitution....
...
Therefore, I am directing EVERY Federal Agency in the United States Government to IMMEDIATELY CEASE all use of Anthropic's technology. We don't need it, we don't want it, and will not do business with them again! ...

https://tinyurl.com/5dupnz4a

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 27, 2026 09:03 PM (7rP4D)

169
Megyn Kelly welcomed Cucker on her show and had a fun time telling the evil Jooooos to fuck off.

Man shes too hot to be so hateful.
Posted by: Taxpayer Chump

Seems to be spreading.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 27, 2026 09:04 PM (Cqx++)

170 Bridge over Colorado River at bottom of Grand Canyon

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My first thought was the River Kwai.

/Unfortunately, there's not much of a river last time we were there.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 27, 2026 09:04 PM (sTbTe)

171 Man shes too hot to be so hateful.
Posted by: Taxpayer Chump

Seems to be spreading.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 27, 2026 09:04 PM (Cqx++)

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The hate, not the hotness?

/rhetorical

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 27, 2026 09:05 PM (sTbTe)

172 "Because every minute of this movie kicks ass."

Hey dirtbag, you're a lousy shot. I don't like lousy shots.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 27, 2026 09:05 PM (fbg9t)

173 Trump pegged Kelly right away, saw that she was a major league phony and a prostitute. When his ascent was not certain she trashed him for ratings. He never forgot. She betrayed everybody, made money off of it. POS.

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 09:05 PM (/M/4v)

174 Work tomorrow, just not early as usual
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 09:06 PM (Ia/+0)

175 Now that anorexic bimbo is in league with Sharia Cucker and Owens Ackbar. For clicks.

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 09:08 PM (/M/4v)

176 No one will believe her next mia culpa.

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 09:09 PM (/M/4v)

177 175 Now that anorexic bimbo is in league with Sharia Cucker and Owens Ackbar. For clicks.
Posted by: runner

Someone's gotta be paying them off

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 09:09 PM (vfth7)

178 Trump knows these people or at least their parents.

Posted by: Accomac at February 27, 2026 09:10 PM (/Chlc)

179 "Megyn Kelly welcomed Cucker on her show and had a fun time telling the evil Jooooos to fuck off."

tehran tucker probably got her hooked up with some q-tari $$$.

Would explain the hate.

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 27, 2026 09:10 PM (2H3yT)

180 You seriously don't know about cutting off the tip of a pizza slice? People usually put the bit behind the slice to be eaten last. For luck.

Posted by: Wenda at February 27, 2026 09:10 PM (JUZZb)

181 "NASA's Curiosity rover has snapped stunning new photos of giant "spiderwebs" zig-zagging across the surface of Mars. One of these images has revealed never-before-seen, egg-like spheroids covering the sprawling structures — and scientists are struggling to explain them."

I told you!

Posted by: David Bowie at February 27, 2026 09:12 PM (w/O5Q)

182 You stupid son of a bitch- i read your TOS!
-Trump

Me: what the hell was in that thing?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 09:13 PM (zZu0s)

183
The problem with AI slop is now I don't even post really good videos because most really good videos are fake. I now search for moderately-good videos, figuring you wouldn't use AI to make a fake moderately-good video.

I heard someone, somewhere say "pay attention to middle of the road reviews of products or services"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 27, 2026 09:14 PM (n+MM/)

184 Trump pegged Kelly right away, saw that she was a major league phony and a prostitute. When his ascent was not certain she trashed him for ratings. He never forgot. She betrayed everybody, made money off of it. POS.
Posted by: runner at Februar

Correct, he could see her for a bitch. I bet he knew she was a bitch from before he ran for President.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 09:14 PM (BI5O2)

185 180 You seriously don't know about cutting off the tip of a pizza slice? People usually put the bit behind the slice to be eaten last. For luck.

Posted by: Wenda at February 27, 2026 09:10 PM (JUZZb)

If you are already eating pizza, how much luckier can you get?

Posted by: tankdemon at February 27, 2026 09:15 PM (jle4A)

186 Anthropic tried demanding the right to withhold the use of their services for any policies they did not approve of. Trump and Hegseth said you’re not gonna be given a veto power over US military policies, and you’re gonna be banned from all government use if you insist.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 27, 2026 09:16 PM (etYFQ)

187 Just in case you needed so.ething to cheer you up, Dogs on Ice:

https://youtu.be/qPx8oBNoITU?
si=zosEYpOJE0ACJnXb

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 09:16 PM (zZu0s)

188 177 175 Now that anorexic bimbo is in league with Sharia Cucker and Owens Ackbar. For clicks.
Posted by: runner

Someone's gotta be paying them off
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport
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Local and foreign. They are Vichy America.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 27, 2026 09:17 PM (7rP4D)

189 yes, they are being paid, and being who they are it is quite a bit about the ego too. Old, washed up, kicked out of every major network. No matter what they say, 90% of the independent online "news" is entertainment. A variety show type. It is not news. It not "breaking news" and "reporting" and all eye are on you. What would you call their attempts at shows ? It is not news, it is nothing.

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 09:18 PM (/M/4v)

190 @180 -- No never heard of that. Is that a North East thing?

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 27, 2026 09:18 PM (XMwZJ)

191 Them more the sabre gets rattled the more Baris and Co go off the fuckin' deep end. A sight to see, it really is.

IT'S THE END TO TRUMP AND MAGA if we strike Iran. It's all over, nothin' left. Pack it in and vote Dem in 2026-2028. According to BAris it was all downhill when the first Iran strike was launched last summer. His other big brain take is that we need to peddle and bow to Islamists in Dearborn if we are to save MAGA.

Wat happun to dis guy?

Posted by: GigantorX at February 27, 2026 09:19 PM (x8k2o)

192 No company has ever been given anything like what Anthropic demanded. That is like Lockheed saying " You can't bomb Iran with our F-35's"

Posted by: steevy at February 27, 2026 09:19 PM (YwEeS)

193 186 Anthropic tried demanding the right to withhold the use of their services for any policies they did not approve of. Trump and Hegseth said you’re not gonna be given a veto power over US military policies, and you’re gonna be banned from all government use if you insist.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Welp, they are out the door.
Thanks

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 27, 2026 09:21 PM (7rP4D)

194 In other news Canada continues to literally bananas about losing the gold medal game, now depicting the US team as Chimpanzees in a newspaper illustration.

Posted by: steevy at February 27, 2026 09:21 PM (YwEeS)

195 Not to mention, it implies they would have to be told about everything the government did.

Hmmm, under normal circumstances I could see it, but I doubt in the way they mean it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 09:23 PM (zZu0s)

196 I picture the Iranian defenses having sleepless night after sleepless night. The blow will fall when they least expect it.

Posted by: steevy at February 27, 2026 09:24 PM (YwEeS)

197 Dear Canada, so you're saying your team could be beaten by a bunch of primates? Seems legit...

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 27, 2026 09:25 PM (XMwZJ)

198 Make no mistake things like this are from Democrats pressure. These companies are being threatened for cooperating with the evil orange one. That was what Susan Rice's message was all about.

Posted by: steevy at February 27, 2026 09:25 PM (YwEeS)

199 Also, looks like YOUTUBE has settled on Baris as the political guy of the moment for its algo.

SO transparent.

Posted by: GigantorX at February 27, 2026 09:27 PM (x8k2o)

200 Apparently, somebody who just went down.

Down, Doobie Doo, down down.

Comma, comma.
Posted by: Cheerful Reprobate
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Yep, Calendar Girl was one of his hits.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 27, 2026 09:27 PM (7rP4D)

201 n other news Canada continues to literally bananas about losing the gold medal game, now depicting the US team as Chimpanzees in a newspaper illustration.
Posted by: steevy at February 27, 2026 09:21 PM (YwEeS)

They don’t understand the American Right very well. Their tears just make the victory even sweeter. And America has never been bothered by being mocked and usually just appropriates the mocking for itself.

Yankee Doodle Dandy was the British mocking us.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 27, 2026 09:28 PM (4hjRS)

202 He only took tips!

Posted by: Just the punchline at February 27, 2026 09:28 PM (2Ez/1)

203 He wrote Bad Blood for Elton John.

I'm not that familiar with John.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 27, 2026 09:30 PM (7rP4D)

204 132 Nobody told me Brent Spiner and Jonathan Frakes have a podcast, currently watching them interview Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

I haven't watched all of it yet, but what I have watched, it's amusing. I'll finish it eventually.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 27, 2026 09:32 PM (hybOl)

205 199 Also, looks like YOUTUBE has settled on Baris as the political guy of the moment for its algo.

SO transparent.
Posted by: GigantorX
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Chuck Barris was a hitman for the CIA.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 27, 2026 09:33 PM (7rP4D)

206 >>>n other news Canada continues to literally bananas about losing the gold medal game, now depicting the US team as Chimpanzees in a newspaper illustration.

>Paybacks are a bitch. You knock a guy's tooth out with a cheap-shot high stick and he beats your ass, there's no crying.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 09:35 PM (gVUi7)

207 @204

>>I haven't watched all of it yet, but what I have watched, it's amusing. I'll finish it eventually.

It's wild to think the geek cultural impact 14 episodes of Firefly had, it had 1 season over 20 years ago.

It's the Nirvana of SciFi.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 27, 2026 09:36 PM (XV/Pl)

208 194 In other news Canada continues to literally bananas about losing the gold medal game, now depicting the US team as Chimpanzees in a newspaper illustration.
Posted by: steevy

They lost BOTH Gold medal games to the USA. Heh! You'd think they'd figure out that if they just stop screaming into the abyss about this, they USA would stop taunting. We do have short attention spans. The USA would just move onto something else. Yet, Canada persists in this humiliation ritual, forcing the USA to respond mockingly. Just stop, Canuks. It's over.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 27, 2026 09:37 PM (hybOl)

209 "Canada continues to literally bananas about losing the gold medal game, now depicting the US team as Chimpanzees"

Last time I checked, these chimps were wearing gold, so suck it, hosers.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 27, 2026 09:38 PM (x/A1h)

210 Canada is also buying LNG .......from Australia.

Posted by: steevy at February 27, 2026 09:39 PM (YwEeS)

211 I want to visit Tehran and Havana!

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 09:40 PM (/M/4v)

212 Tehran, Shiraz, Tabriz...

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 09:41 PM (/M/4v)

213 and Havana!

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 09:41 PM (/M/4v)

214 The ₿itcoin Therapist@TheBTCTherapist . 3h

CEO of Anthropic right now

https://tinyurl.com/3dnu3mf5

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 27, 2026 09:44 PM (7rP4D)

215 You all are missing it.

Those ice honkies are calling us chimps! And rhere is NOTHING more demeaning than that!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 09:45 PM (zZu0s)

216 I think Marco just conquered Cuba.

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 09:46 PM (/M/4v)

217 Re: cutting off the tip of pizza: Angzarr, well, I'm a Montana girl, so no. I think it dates back to Brownie scouts. I just thought everybody knew about it.

Posted by: Wenda at February 27, 2026 09:46 PM (JUZZb)

218 They lost to chimps.

Posted by: Canada at February 27, 2026 09:46 PM (Q+gd/)

219 They lost to chimps.
Posted by: Canada at February 27, 2026 09:46 PM (Q+gd/)

Mind if we dance wit yo dates, Canada?
-USA

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 09:47 PM (zZu0s)

220 Ok, here is what we do, we ban Canadians from Cuba. The future casino paradise. I will be like Macao but bigger, better, American.

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 09:48 PM (/M/4v)

221 *It not I

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 09:48 PM (/M/4v)

222 And of course our own enemy within sports "journalists" are seething that Trump made a mild joke about the women's team and the guys laughed. Ritual apologies have been demanded and , sadly, given by most of them now. I think Jack Hughes has not so far.

Posted by: steevy at February 27, 2026 09:48 PM (YwEeS)

223 Once we got rid of the underage prostitutes, the Canadians and commies would stop coming.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 09:49 PM (zZu0s)

224 215 You all are missing it.

Those ice honkies are calling us chimps! And rhere is NOTHING more demeaning than that!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 09:45 PM (zZu0s)

At least they ain't calling us Canadians.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 27, 2026 09:50 PM (jle4A)

225 I've been watching videos of seals being freed from gill nets, plastic , commercial fishing nets, ropes, etc. It's heartbreaking to see their injuries and think how many of them don't get freed,that suffer and die.

The ocean is so polluted with incredible amounts of plastic, lost fishing nets and other garbage.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 27, 2026 09:50 PM (jT6TR)

226 C3@C_3C_3 . 4h

Dario Amodei…
CEO of Anthropic is a far Leftist.
He supports to the Left.

Anthropic would push the WOKE agenda.
If a Leftist says they want to be apolitical you shouldn’t believe them.

WOKE is their religion.

Trump ending Anthropic from the Government is great for America.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 27, 2026 09:50 PM (7rP4D)

227 220 Ok, here is what we do, we ban Canadians from Cuba. The future casino paradise. I will be like Macao but bigger, better, American.
Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 09:48 PM (/M/4v)

Are you saying that Justin Trudeau won't be allowed to visit the land of his father?

Posted by: tankdemon at February 27, 2026 09:51 PM (jle4A)

228 Are you saying that Justin Trudeau won't be allowed to visit the land of his father?
Posted by: tankdemon at February 27, 2026 09:51 PM (jle4A)

well, if he admits that he is Castrolito then yes, he can visit once

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 09:54 PM (/M/4v)

229 Lots of AI slop has a particular voice tone. But that won't always be the case. It's so pervasive that I really only watch youtube channels that I know are legit.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 27, 2026 09:54 PM (jT6TR)

230 Every kid should watch Cobra... my 6yo has seen it as least 15 times, and I guarantee she'll never join a neo-Nazi doomsday cult, for simple fear of a dago cop impaling her on a giant hook and burning her alive. It's just the way it goes.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 09:55 PM (BI5O2)

231 Those ice honkies are calling us chimps! And rhere is NOTHING more demeaning than that!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 09:45 PM (zZu0s)

At least they ain't calling us Canadians.
Posted by: tankdemon

I love you.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 27, 2026 09:56 PM (A5RD0)

232 We should take Cuba and make it great again.

We need Hemispherical Independence and Hemispherical Sovereignty. No commies or sub-commies.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 27, 2026 09:57 PM (7rP4D)

233 24 Willowed: RIP Neil Sedaka (1939-2026)

No laughter in the rain tonight I’m afraid.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 27, 2026 07

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Ah, that's why they were playing him on the Sirius XM channel tonight

Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 27, 2026 09:58 PM (jT6TR)

234 No commies or sub-commies.

Posted by: Braenyard
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Or commie subs.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2026 10:02 PM (XeU6L)

235 Canada can't even get it's own natural gas from the West to markets in the East. Quebec has pretty much blocked this because it wants a payoff. Getting all that tax money from gas sales isn't enough.

Posted by: pawn at February 27, 2026 10:52 PM (+rKuc)

236 Been a while since I've read Dan Simmons, but what I've read I liked a lot.

If you ever want to see a nice little bonechiller of an opening, check out the first page of his novel Song of Kali.

RIP.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at February 27, 2026 11:13 PM (q3u5l)

237 Top adult websites offer high-quality content for adult entertainment.

Choose reliable hubs for a safe and enjoyable experience.

Posted by: STEPSISTER BLOWJOB at February 28, 2026 01:25 PM (6OAZU)

The Week In Woke

Everybody is Insane
@colorblindk1d
The New York Times ran a piece on their homepage about a guy getting deported even though he had lived in the US since a teenager and had been here for 20 years, and waited until the end of the article to mention that 19 of those years were spent in prison for murder.

"Bioethicist:" drinking milk is Nazi (cuz it's white).

I would like to enter into evidence Exhibit A: Bioethics Professor at New York University, Arthur Caplan. As with most bioethics experts, we can stipulate based on undisputed public statements by Professor Caplan that he is ignorant of when life begins, so he supports abortion. He also does not know the difference between the DNA structure of a man and the DNA structure of a woman, so he believes in transgerderism. Others may argue that killing and mutilating human beings is an act of malice, but a) that does not disqualify anyone from being a bioethicist, and b) there is no rule that a professor has to be born with common sense or even a brain.
His ignorance of basic biology in these areas is not the point. It is more about his knowledge of chemistry. Under consideration is his public assessment of the properties of whole milk. "Nazis were enamored of whole milk as well," he wrote in his blog. "I am suspicious. Milk drinking is political. Drinking whole white milk has played a big role in racist and far-right thinking. In America, drinking whole milk has for years been a part of alt-right, white nationalist messaging in tweets, memes, and videos."

Per Google's AI digest, he finds RFKJr.'s and MAHA's preference for whole milk, with mlkfats included, is actually a Nazi Plot.

Bioethicist Arthur Caplan has argued that the recent, high-profile promotion of whole milk by certain political figures is linked to white supremacist, neo-Nazi, and eugenicist ideologies
.
Key details regarding this argument include:
The Argument: Caplan suggests that the push for whole milk in schools is not just about nutrition, but acts as a "dog whistle" for far-right, white nationalist, and fascist groups.
Historical Context: Caplan notes that the Nazi regime was, in fact, "enamored" with whole milk as part of their ideology.
Modern Political Context: Caplan has connected this rhetoric to the promotion of whole milk by figures in the Trump administration and others, arguing that the effort is tainted by racism.
Reception: Critics have labeled this argument as "woke nonsense," arguing that the efforts are solely intended to improve health, not to promote bigotry.
In a February 2026 post, Caplan specifically referred to milk as a "symbol of neo-Nazi hate" and a "long standing obsession of fascists".

Remember about eight years ago 4chan was doing pranks where they claimed various outrageous things were "Nazi code" to get the media (and the very smart professors) to repeat these made-up lies? Well, one of those hoaxes was the claim that White Supremacists drink white milk to signal their allegiance to each other.

And now? A "bioethicist" claims it's really real, man.

The so-called "godfather of evidence-based medicine" is asked why he signed a statement calling genital mutilation for children "medically necessary" despite a complete lack of evidence. First he denies he signed such a statement, then concedes he signed it, because he hadn't bothered to read it first.

Me: "Why did you sign a statement calling 'gender affirming care' for minors medically necessary?"

Godfather of evidence-based medicine: "WHAT! That's RIDICULOUS! If you can find the words medically necessary in my statement I'll have to jump off a bridge."

Me: *pulls up his� pic.twitter.com/4iHbUneG8r
— Mia Hughes (@_CryMiaRiver) February 25, 2026

Thanks to ArthurK/Comrade Arthur.

Food for thought:

Wesley Yang
@wesyang
Transgenderism is an ongoing project of attempting to normalize a bizarre subculture built around esoteric pseudo-medical practices from the outermost fringe of human extremity and make it compulsory for every American to join that subculture and to make that subculture the mainstream culture of the Western world. One requires only the most cursory understanding of the pioneering figures responsible for the mainstreaming of transgenderism -- who they were and what their motives were -- to understand this as a matter of certainty.
It is as if ascetics who scourge themselves with whips in public or amputee fetishists began teaching their beliefs to young schoolchildren and recruiting them to join their ranks. One is forced into the strange position of referencing practices that are not more bizarre than transgenderism -- that are indeed arguably less bizarre -- to make an analogy in an attempt to restore some semblance of sanity and proportionality to our thinking about this. The normalization has already gone far enough that the whole culture suffers from vertigo where it is unable to orient itself in space or time.
Giving the same off-label cancer drugs that are used to chemically castrate adult sex offenders to pubescent children who have been brainwashed to fear the decisive stage of mental, physical, and emotional maturation that resolves gender dysphoria in children in most cases is self-evidently an act of madness and medicalized child abuse unmatched by anything in the history of modern medicine. It took the self-lobotomization of the American professional and managerial classes for our truth-seeking apparatus not to see this fact that is self-evident to any normal person with normal human instincts.
This self-lobotomization occurred across mainstream institutions of all kinds -- all it required was the incantation of a few odious euphemisms, the manipulation of rewards and punishments, and confident claims by various authorities that self-evidently ludicrous claims were in fact settled science.
Now we are in phase one of recognizing that there was never any science to any of it.
It was all a lie told by cultists who managed to infiltrate and corrupt society's knowledge-generating, certifying, and enforcement apparatus -- it was the most outrageous of all such possible lies, so outrageous that nobody could believe that anyone would attempt it, much less succeed, unless there was some actual substance behind it, some real grounds for epistemic and moral confidence. There was none.

Eric S. Raymond
@esrtweet
To understand this, I think we need to remember the famous quote by Theodore Dalyrimple:
"In my study of communist societies, I came to the conclusion that the purpose of communist propaganda was not to persuade or convince, not to inform, but to humiliate; and therefore, the less it corresponded to reality the better. When people are forced to remain silent when they are being told the most obvious lies, or even worse when they are forced to repeat the lies themselves, they lose once and for all their sense of probity. To assent to obvious lies is in some small way to become evil oneself. One's standing to resist anything is thus eroded, and even destroyed. A society of emasculated liars is easy to control."
Dalyrimple did not foresee at the time he wrote that that the emasculation would in many cases become literal as well as figurative.
The point of transgenderist propaganda isn't to persuade, but to degrade, humiliate, and destroy.

#FAFO green obstructionist edition.
cc: @AceofSpadesHQ https://t.co/w9qNesifQP pic.twitter.com/fgLqrwf4WU
— Arthur Kimes (@ComradeArthur) February 26, 2026

Underage prostitution flourishes in Los Angeles as a direct result of SB357, the law championed by State Senator Scott Wiener who is now the front runner to replace Nancy Pelosi in the House of Representatives. https://t.co/vz8oSMxGbm pic.twitter.com/aumpO8saKJ
— Wesley Yang (@wesyang) February 20, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:20 PM

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1 ST

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 27, 2026 06:21 PM (cxFcK)

2 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at February 27, 2026 06:21 PM (LdBR/)

3 When I'm shopping for milk, I always look for the little swastika next to the barcode. It's a sign of purity.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 06:25 PM (gVUi7)

4 You know what else Nazis were enamored with?

Posted by: Penguins! at February 27, 2026 06:25 PM (vFG9F)

5 I only eat Dark Chicken Meat rather than White Chicken Meat so I can prove to the world I am not racist.

Posted by: Jackson K. at February 27, 2026 06:27 PM (5l41Z)

6 In non-woke'ish developments, Boy Scouts are going to war.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 27, 2026 06:28 PM (dK+Kv)

7 What about chocolate milk? Is that raysis too?

How about 2% milk?

OMG, heavy cream must be grand KKK wizard level!

Idiots.

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 06:28 PM (rdVOm)

8 Welcome back Caplan.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 06:28 PM (8PrXA)

9 The New York Times ran a piece on their homepage about a guy getting deported even though he had lived in the US since a teenager and had been here for 20 years, and waited until the end of the article to mention that 19 of those years were spent in prison for murder.
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They suck so much.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a op!) at February 27, 2026 06:28 PM (48xL/)

10 Food tastes a lot better cooked with whole milk. Its really amazing how much of a difference it makes.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 06:28 PM (zZu0s)

11 I only eat the good kind of chicken.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 06:29 PM (8PrXA)

12 Uh-oh.. We have a white car. Don't want to be called the r-word, so need to paint it some other color.

brb

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 06:29 PM (rdVOm)

13 "Bioethicist:" drinking milk is Nazi (cuz it's white).
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Thus once again proving Mannix's Iron Law of Job Titles:
Any person who's job title includes the word "ethic" in any of its forms or combinations is a monster.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a op!) at February 27, 2026 06:30 PM (48xL/)

14 As time goes on I really begin to question the wisdom of continuing to call it the law of unintended consequences, or describing it as an externality. I propose we change it to the law of no fucking shit Sherlock.

Posted by: Probably not Tacitus at February 27, 2026 06:31 PM (fxCen)

15 In a February 2026 post, Caplan specifically referred to milk as a "symbol of neo-Nazi hate" and a "long standing obsession of fascists".
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What a 'tard.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a op!) at February 27, 2026 06:31 PM (48xL/)

16 I don't drink milk.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 06:31 PM (8PrXA)

17 Food tastes a lot better cooked with whole milk. Its really amazing how much of a difference it makes.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 06:28 PM (zZu0s)
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Fat = Flavor.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 06:32 PM (ESVrU)

18 Transgenderism is an ongoing project of attempting to normalize a bizarre subculture built around esoteric pseudo-medical practices from the outermost fringe of human extremity and make it compulsory for every American to join that subculture and to make that subculture the mainstream culture of the Western world.

Besides Dalrymple, Orwell also covered this.

In 1984, the Party was eventually going to make everyone officially state that 2+2=5, as a gesture of submission to the Party.

But even with doublethink, there are a lot of complications to officially stating that 2-2=5. Far better to force people to say that men can become women and women can become men - there aren't a huge amount of practical consequences to doing that, and it is just as humiliating as Orwell's proposed measure.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 27, 2026 06:32 PM (n1OCj)

19 Uh-oh.. We have a white car. Don't want to be called the r-word, so need to paint it some other color.

brb
Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 06:29 PM (rdVOm)

Maybe the car identifies as 'bone'

Posted by: Oldcat at February 27, 2026 06:32 PM (8avO+)

20 2% milk was child abuse.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 06:33 PM (8PrXA)

21 Didn't Nazis like beer too?

Posted by: fd at February 27, 2026 06:33 PM (vFG9F)

22 Bioethics prof apparently doesn't know or chooses to ignore that Hitler and the Nazis tried to change the diet of Germans to vegetarian. Also well known that Hitler was a vegetarian.

That is the antithesis of a conservative white American male.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 27, 2026 06:33 PM (cntUY)

23 Have a Fanta.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 06:33 PM (8PrXA)

24 There is no mammal/ human that can survive without milk at birth.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 06:33 PM (+nEug)

25 ...a bizarre subculture built around esoteric pseudo-medical practices from the outermost fringe of human extremity...

I am stealing this most perfect description.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 27, 2026 06:33 PM (2WIwB)

26 The so-called "godfather of evidence-based medicine" is asked why he signed a statement calling genital mutilation for children "medically necessary" despite a complete lack of evidence. First he denies he signed such a statement, then concedes he signed it, because he hadn't bothered to read it first.
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I didn't bother to read it because it didn't matter. All of the cool kids were doing it, so I also obviously should. Also, my funding sources depended on it. Also also, my social station - parties, social circle, general personal milieu, etc. - was fully on board and I mustn't rock the boat. Also also also, I'm an evil communist.

Posted by: Gordon Guyatt at February 27, 2026 06:33 PM (48xL/)

27 5: YOU BE PASSING

Posted by: Richard McEnroe at February 27, 2026 06:33 PM (8zHqi)

28 Just want to mention that multi-genre author Dan Simmons has died. There are many reasons for remembering Dan, including that his career was derailed a bit because, in his novel Flashback, the dystopian future in which the story takes place was the result of Obama policies. Not only can the left not take a joke (hi there, women's olympic hockey team), they can't take being a mild villain in a work of fiction.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 27, 2026 06:34 PM (GPa4z)

29 >>> lived in the US since a teenager and had been here for 20 years, and waited until the end of the article to mention that 19 of those years were spent in prison for murder.

Reporters must have a betting pool for who can come up with the most ludicrous claims or twist on the basic facts.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026 06:34 PM (/lPRQ)

30 Milk drinking is political. Drinking whole white milk has played a big role in racist and far-right thinking.
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So why the hell do we care about saving the Polar Bears from "Climate Change"? Everyone knows that of all the bears in the world, only the Polar Bears are all white. Black bears, brown bears should be our focus. The Retarded Black n Whte Cookie Bear (aka as Pandas) are obviously the special needs members of the bear world, and deserve a ration of protection.

Show some consistency, please. I'm losing track of whom I should be patronizing.

Posted by: Orson at February 27, 2026 06:34 PM (dIske)

31 Hitler ate vegetables cooked in milk.

Posted by: Accomac at February 27, 2026 06:34 PM (8jVAy)

32 When do we start [heavily redacted] the pedos and sex traffickers?

Posted by: ballistic at February 27, 2026 06:35 PM (5aZAZ)

33 Uh-oh.. We have a white car. Don't want to be called the r-word, so need to paint it some other color.

brb
Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 06:29 PM (rdVOm)
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I'm a white man who drives a black car.

I guess that makes me a racist, too.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 06:35 PM (ESVrU)

34 >>>Milk drinking is political. Drinking whole white milk has played a big role in racist and far-right thinking.

Somebody beat some sense into this retard.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 27, 2026 06:35 PM (dK+Kv)

35 Now we are in phase one of recognizing that there was never any science to any of it.
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No, but there were truckloads of The Science to all of it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 27, 2026 06:35 PM (48xL/)

36 5% of that time he was free as a bird.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 06:35 PM (8PrXA)

37 Huh. Oddly at the same time the milk topic started here ewetub suggested a video with a young gal named yellow and in this video she talked about some endeavor called 'Milk Manor.'

I believe further study is warranted.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 06:35 PM (zZu0s)

38 I recall a book from like 45 years ago, "White Death", I think was the title. It was about white sugar, white flour ... being very bad. Now I'm so confused, since I like whole white milk ... so am I a Nazi, or not a Nazi? Please help me Google One Kenobi.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 27, 2026 06:36 PM (vbXSk)

39 That Dalrymple quote is evergreen

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 27, 2026 06:36 PM (48xL/)

40 So why can real New Yorkers get busy and find Caplan on the subway and give him a wedgie?

Posted by: Diogenes at February 27, 2026 06:36 PM (2WIwB)

41 My truck is black and it still works.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 06:36 PM (8PrXA)

42 I you ever wander into a skinhead bar step up and order a milk, whole milk, and raw too if they got it.
It'll show that you are down with the struggle.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026 06:36 PM (/lPRQ)

43 POC folks that wear any kind white clothing are Uncle Toms.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 27, 2026 06:36 PM (g8Ew8)

44 Oglebay

Dan Simmons! Oh no.

His Hyperion Cantos was a tour de force of fantastic science fiction.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 27, 2026 06:36 PM (u82oZ)

45 Huh. Oddly at the same time the milk topic started here ewetub suggested a video with a young gal named yellow and in this video she talked about some endeavor called 'Milk Manor.'

I believe further study is warranted.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 06:35 PM (zZu0s)
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Hightail it out of there if you see a minotaur...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 06:37 PM (ESVrU)

46 Hitler ate vegetables cooked in milk.
Posted by: Accomac at February 27, 2026 06:34 PM (8jVAy)

Wasn't it a thing that Hitler had major digestive issues. Really bad gas combined with being a vegetarian. I never saw whether he became a vegetarian because of the distress or whether the vegetarianism caused the distress.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 06:37 PM (zZu0s)

47 Well, I'm not giving in. My reality does not allow for more than two genders. Even if you are physically both by some freak of nature that is not an additional sex or gender. You are just both.

Posted by: fd - My best is good enough at February 27, 2026 06:37 PM (vFG9F)

48 Hightail it out of there if you see a minotaur...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 06:37 PM (ESVrU)

No, this is rhe 'other' type of milkers.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 06:38 PM (zZu0s)

49 Arthur Kaplan , bioethicist. Arthur made up his own "expertise" and made a career of it. Just ignore him and all he has is noise

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 27, 2026 06:38 PM (HYqoK)

50 Being a vegetarian will do that to you.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 06:38 PM (8PrXA)

51 I like coconut milk. Especially in Thai food. I'm sure I'm on an enemies list, somewhere ...

Posted by: Adriane the Lens Cap Covered Camera Photography Critic . . . at February 27, 2026 06:38 PM (3ZUWJ)

52 Is chocolate milk also racist? How about strawberry?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 27, 2026 06:38 PM (48xL/)

53 Boss Moss

The winning lie in a Kemp County Fair in Texas lying contest was this:

In my house I have 3 teenagers and four flashlights, and they all work.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 27, 2026 06:39 PM (u82oZ)

54 Hitler ate vegetables cooked in milk.
Posted by: Accomac at February 27, 2026 06:34 PM (8jVAy)

Wasn't it a thing that Hitler had major digestive issues. Really bad gas combined with being a vegetarian. I never saw whether he became a vegetarian because of the distress or whether the vegetarianism caused the distress.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 06:37 PM (zZu0s)

well vegetables paired up with German is basically sauerkraut.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 27, 2026 06:39 PM (8avO+)

55 I own a color TV.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 27, 2026 06:39 PM (6xukV)

56 Meanwhile, the Holocaust continues in Kansas:

Effective tomorrow: all Kansas-issued trans drivers' licenses are now invalid

It is now illegal for trans people to drive a car until they go to the DMV (that most will need to drive to) and exchange their license for one with the wrong gender

This was never about woman's sports.

This was never about minors transitioning.

This was ALWAYS about stripping human rights from trans people.

This is why people are so upset when people say Democrats need to stop focusing on trans issues because it's too woke or whatever

We are not talking minor inconvenience here. We're not talking microaggressions

We're talking: they are stripping IDs from trans people

You should care about this because trans people are human beings with inalienable human rights, but even if you don't, you should care for your own personal safety

First they violate the rights of a group they think no one will fight for, and then they come for the rest of us

Kansas just made driver's licenses that have a person's incorrect sex on them invalid.

About 1,700 people have incorrect driver's licenses in Kansas.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 27, 2026 06:40 PM (n1OCj)

57 Brown cow eats green grass and produces white milk.
Scientists are bewildered.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 27, 2026 06:40 PM (2WIwB)

58 I like coconut milk. Especially in Thai food. I'm sure I'm on an enemies list, somewhere ...
Posted by: Adriane the Lens Cap Covered Camera Photography Critic . . . at February 27, 2026 06:38 PM (3ZUWJ)

That Coconut milk goes to the baby coconuts you monster.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 27, 2026 06:40 PM (8avO+)

59 I like coconut milk. Especially in Thai food. I'm sure I'm on an enemies list, somewhere ...
Posted by: Adriane the Lens Cap Covered Camera Photography Critic . . . at February 27, 2026 06:38 PM (3ZUWJ)
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Nah. Like what you like. I like hummus and get grief from some of the Horde. Keeps things interesting!

But I will say that I guess I'm not a fascist, because I don't drink - and don't particularly like drinking - whole milk. In coffee, or for cooking, or in cereal - basically, with something - then oh hell yeah. Gimmie milk and make it whole. But I find it too heavy for drinking. If I'm having a glass of milk, I actually want 2%.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 27, 2026 06:41 PM (48xL/)

60 I'll have a purple drank.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 27, 2026 06:41 PM (cxFcK)

61 Are coconuts mammals now?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 06:41 PM (8PrXA)

62 I've got a red car, a white car, and a blue car. Haters can just fck right off.

Posted by: fd - My best is good enough at February 27, 2026 06:41 PM (vFG9F)

63 "There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pete, Georgie, and Dim, and we sat in the Korova Milkbar trying to make up our rassoodocks what to do with the evening. The Korova Milkbar sold milk-plus, milk plus vellocet or synthemesc or drencrom, which is what we were drinking. This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence."

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 06:41 PM (ESVrU)

64 btw, if we are attacking Iran tonight, the time is now.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 27, 2026 06:41 PM (vbXSk)

65 Scott Weiner is a sick puppy. I live in CA and can't believe he's most likely a shoo-in to replace Pelosi.

Posted by: beckster at February 27, 2026 06:42 PM (I7J98)

66 Go Kansas!!! Good for you.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 06:42 PM (+nEug)

67 Whole white milk is a Nazi plot? That must be why I goose step around after drinking a glass of it.

Posted by: Butch at February 27, 2026 06:42 PM (98xTj)

68 57 Brown cow eats green grass and produces white milk.
Scientists are bewildered.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 27, 2026 06:40 PM (2WIwB)

Swiss Brown Cows produce chocolate milk. It is known, particularly by my son who was a toddler when introduced to this serious scientific fact.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 06:42 PM (I40wl)

69 Was 'Gender' ever on the KS License?

Or, was it just 'Sex'.

Posted by: garrett at February 27, 2026 06:42 PM (1Udfd)

70 Are coconuts mammals now?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 06:41 PM (8PrXA)
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They have hair, so yes. And they always have been.

Posted by: SCIENCE at February 27, 2026 06:42 PM (48xL/)

71 Are coconuts mammals now?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 06:41 PM (8PrXA)

they are kinda hairy.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 27, 2026 06:42 PM (8avO+)

72 >>>Milk drinking is political. Drinking whole white milk has played a big role in racist and far-right thinking.

Somebody beat some sense into this retard.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon

Force feed it raw milk until it converts.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026 06:42 PM (/lPRQ)

73 >>>Hitler ate vegetables cooked in milk.
Posted by: Accomac at February 27, 2026 06:34 PM (8jVAy)

Wasn't it a thing that Hitler had major digestive issues. Really bad gas combined with being a vegetarian. I never saw whether he became a vegetarian because of the distress or whether the vegetarianism caused the distress.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

>Vegetables will keep you regular. I'm contemplating making some ham and 15 bean soup at this very moment.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 06:43 PM (gVUi7)

74 I'm a white guy what drives a black pickup truck. Is this problematic?

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 27, 2026 06:43 PM (0aYVJ)

75 illiniwek, I keep checking but nothing yet

Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 06:43 PM (+nEug)

76 The ARC of History!

Most of us in Kansas applaud this. We have a Republican supermajority in the State House and Senate, and they overrode the Dem Governor's veto.

For the Trans, the process is the punishment. I mean, besides being permanent Darwinian losers.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 27, 2026 06:43 PM (u82oZ)

77 So Los Angeles decided to become....Singapore?

Posted by: Crusader at February 27, 2026 06:43 PM (TN0g+)

78 Why are bioethicists all psychopaths?

We've got the Singer guy who equates all animals w/humans, thus endorsing bestiality. We've got the guy who happily introduced the idea of intestinally exposing people to tick venom that makes them allergic to meat to "save the planet."

Seriously, name one who is normal?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 27, 2026 06:44 PM (tj6OY)

79 Vegetables will keep you regular. I'm contemplating making some ham and 15 bean soup at this very moment.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 06:43 PM (gVUi7)

are beans a vegetable? The pig might be if it is really stupid.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 27, 2026 06:44 PM (8avO+)

80 The New York Times ran a piece on their homepage about a guy getting deported even though he had lived in the US since a teenager and had been here for 20 years, and waited until the end of the article to mention that 19 of those years were spent in prison for murder.

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Minor details!

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 06:44 PM (/M/4v)

81 Was 'Gender' ever on the KS License?

Or, was it just 'Sex'.

Posted by: garrett at February 27, 2026 06:42 PM (1Udfd)
***

Apparently in Washington State, answering YES in the Sex block is not the right answer.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 27, 2026 06:44 PM (2WIwB)

82 Cultural apropriation.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 06:45 PM (8PrXA)

83 They won't be cutting off any breasts at the Dolly Parton hospital.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 27, 2026 06:45 PM (Cqx++)

84 Why are ~~bio~~ethicists all psychopaths?

Seriously, name one who is normal?
Posted by: Lizzy at February 27, 2026 06:44 PM (tj6OY)
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See #13.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 27, 2026 06:45 PM (48xL/)

85 Was 'Gender' ever on the KS License?

Or, was it just 'Sex'.

Sex.

No matter, you have a Constitutional right to be able to put anything you want on your driver's license, irregardless of whether it's true or not.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 27, 2026 06:45 PM (n1OCj)

86 >> Los Angeles decided to become....Singapore?

Apparently, making Pedos go all the way to Tijuana to get off was Cruel and Unusual.

Posted by: garrett at February 27, 2026 06:45 PM (1Udfd)

87 Transgenderism is an ongoing project

Since 1920's Berlin, I believe. Gruesome stuff.

Posted by: t-bird at February 27, 2026 06:45 PM (x/Rva)

88 Bought daughter a white toyota corolla 2016 with 37000 mi on odo, not that's important right now; she dubbed it Betty White. Is that offensive. Sorry.

Posted by: kingsman at February 27, 2026 06:45 PM (ehY6c)

89 I own a color TV.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 27, 2026 06:39 PM

My hovercraft is full of eels.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 27, 2026 06:45 PM (Wnv9h)

90 Dinner time.

Head on a swivel, and have a plan.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 27, 2026 06:45 PM (u82oZ)

91 >>Transgenderism is an ongoing project of attempting to normalize a bizarre subculture built around esoteric pseudo-medical practices from the outermost fringe of human extremity and make it compulsory for every American to join that subculture and to make that subculture the mainstream culture of the Western world.

Can we shoe-horn in Drag Queen Story Hour somewhere in that statement?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 27, 2026 06:46 PM (tj6OY)

92 Greenpeace's Non-GMO ethically raised lactose and gluten free cookies failed to sell?

That's why they can't pay?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 27, 2026 06:46 PM (2GVsD)

93 Why are bioethicists all psychopaths?

We've got the Singer guy who equates all animals w/humans, thus endorsing bestiality. We've got the guy who happily introduced the idea of intestinally exposing people to tick venom that makes them allergic to meat to "save the planet."

Seriously, name one who is normal?
Posted by: Lizzy at February 27, 2026 06:44 PM (tj6OY)

Because ethics don't come from your job, they come from your religion or culture. You don't get to declare your latest horror as ethical.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 27, 2026 06:46 PM (8avO+)

94 >>Bought daughter a white toyota corolla 2016 with 37000 mi on odo, not that's important right now; she dubbed it Betty White.

Nice.

A car deserves a good name,

Posted by: garrett at February 27, 2026 06:46 PM (1Udfd)

95 Are coconuts mammals now?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 06:41 PM (8PrXA)
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They have hair, so yes. And they always have been.
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But do they migrate?

Posted by: Crusader at February 27, 2026 06:46 PM (TN0g+)

96 For the Trans, the process is the punishment. I mean, besides being permanent Darwinian losers.

I'll kill myself, and it will all be your fault!

Posted by: Typical Tranny! at February 27, 2026 06:47 PM (n1OCj)

97 lived in the US since a teenager and had been here for 20 years, and waited until the end of the article to mention that 19 of those years were spent in prison for murder.

One more year and he'd've turned his life around, I'm sure of it!

Posted by: t-bird at February 27, 2026 06:47 PM (x/Rva)

98 24 There is no mammal/ human that can survive without milk at birth.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 06:33 PM (+nEug)

Gotta say, the grandbaby is sucking up formula like it was his job.

Oh. Wait. It IS his job. That and pooping. He's good at both.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 06:47 PM (I40wl)

99 Greenpeace's Non-GMO ethically raised lactose and gluten free cookies failed to sell?

That's why they can't pay?
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 27, 2026 06:46 PM (2GVsD)

They should take their name and all licensing away until they pay the entire judgement.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 27, 2026 06:47 PM (8avO+)

100 Judge GREEN lights GREEN backs from GREEN peace.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 27, 2026 06:47 PM (Cqx++)

101 btw, if we are attacking Iran tonight, the time is now.
Posted by: illiniwek

I am hoping we have a few A-Teams in there with Mini-14s and ten thousand rounds each. Just let them lose to tear the place up.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026 06:47 PM (/lPRQ)

102 >>The environmental group argues it cannot pay the amount.

Not our problem.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 27, 2026 06:47 PM (tj6OY)

103 The Nazi regime promoted dietary shifts toward "natural" foods and reduced meat consumption for ideological reasons.

That sounds like today's Leftists to me.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 27, 2026 06:47 PM (cntUY)

104 I like milk with my Biscoff cookies.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 27, 2026 06:47 PM (XV/Pl)

105 Are coconuts mammals now?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 06:41 PM (8PrXA)
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They have hair, so yes. And they always have been.
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But do they migrate?
Posted by: Crusader at February 27, 2026 06:46 PM (TN0g+)

*desperately searches the internets for avian coconut conveyance*

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 27, 2026 06:48 PM (0aYVJ)

106 For the Trans, the process is the punishment. I mean, besides being permanent Darwinian losers.

I'll kill myself, and it will all be your fault!
Posted by: Typical Tranny! at February 27, 2026 06:47 PM (n1OCj)

They seem to have pretty crappy aim taking a dozen or more peeps with them in their manic sprees.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 27, 2026 06:48 PM (8avO+)

107 Fully laden?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 06:48 PM (8PrXA)

108 When people tell me 2% milk is the same as regular milk I usually say bullshit. Its 2%, 98% is missing, and I don't like grey coffee. I want that 100% Aryan goose stepping muthfuckin white supremacist whole milk, so eat my ass Arthur.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 06:48 PM (snZF9)

109 Nice.

A car deserves a good name,
Posted by: garrett at February 27, 2026 06:46 PM (1Udfd)

My Ford Flex is named Beatrice.

My 1961 Ford Falcon Sedan is named Elinor.

DH's F-350 long bed is named Poot.

And his Challenger is named Toothless. It is a black dragon, you see....

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 06:48 PM (I40wl)

110 Whenever I see this, 'Bioethics Professor', it immediately follows with something vile and demonic.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 27, 2026 06:49 PM (hybOl)

111 The only people who worry about what other people eat are people with too much too eat.

Posted by: Eat Me at February 27, 2026 06:49 PM (Ksqrb)

112 >>Because ethics don't come from your job, they come from your religion or culture. You don't get to declare your latest horror as ethical.

The seem to think they are gods.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 27, 2026 06:49 PM (tj6OY)

113 But do they migrate?
Posted by: Crusader at February 27, 2026 06:46 PM (TN0g+)

*desperately searches the internets for avian coconut conveyance*
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank

Nay.
Great sea travelers though.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026 06:49 PM (/lPRQ)

114 what if most of the dinosaurs were white? Would they be racists?

given the inverse knees they would most likely walk in a goose step type motion

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 27, 2026 06:50 PM (jrgJz)

115 The Nazi regime promoted dietary shifts toward "natural" foods and reduced meat consumption for ideological reasons.

And the advancing Red Army.

But mostly the Red Army.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 27, 2026 06:50 PM (2WIwB)

116 >>The environmental group argues it cannot pay the amount.

Not our problem.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 27, 2026 06:47 PM (tj6OY)
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Yep. They could be on the hook for the full $667 million.

If they didn't want to pay the fine, they shouldn't have done the crime.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 06:50 PM (ESVrU)

117 Both abortion (and acceptance) and the trans movement (when carried into medicine and surgery) are both demonic. Against God.

Satan smiles when people, to be politically correct and not offend or hurt feelings, accept the abnormal as normal. Encourage it, polticize it. Make it uncomfortable for Christians.

Both go against God's teaching regarding murder, and that He created man and woman in HIS own image.

It boils down to this in my non-humble opinion: it is as if peer pressure of teens to drink, smoke, do drugs and have sex (to rebel against what good parents teach) has found a new outlet in adulthood.

I will not ever comply.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 06:50 PM (WONhk)

118 They seem to have pretty crappy aim taking a dozen or more peeps with them in their manic sprees.

That's still your fault!

If you think that you are Napoleon Bonaparte, you should be able to have "Napoleon Bonaparte" on your driver's license!

It's in the Constitution!

Posted by: Typical Tranny! at February 27, 2026 06:50 PM (n1OCj)

119 When people tell me 2% milk is the same as regular milk I usually say bullshit. Its 2%, 98% is missing, and I don't like grey coffee. I want that 100% Aryan goose stepping muthfuckin white supremacist whole milk, so eat my ass Arthur.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 06:48 PM (snZF9)

Its 2 percent milkfat, as opposed to whatever the milkfat percentage of whole milk. I don't think milk is 100 percent milkfat or it would not come out of the jug.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 27, 2026 06:50 PM (8avO+)

120 My truck's name is Janey.

Lewis and Clark's nickname for Sacajawea.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 27, 2026 06:50 PM (0aYVJ)

121 Society began to seriously break down when they took the fat out of milk in this country. Fat, particularly animal fat, is essential in the development of brains. My grandma used to get her milk delivered in bottles and she scraped off the cream for other uses, and the milk was marvelous.

Without animal fat you get idiots and democrats.

My apologies for the repeat.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 06:50 PM (I40wl)

122 But even whole milk is not 100% milkfat. Then it would just be cream, right?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 06:50 PM (zZu0s)

123 No wonder they lost. They needed more meat.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 06:51 PM (8PrXA)

124 Whole milk is around 3%.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 27, 2026 06:51 PM (6xukV)

125 Posted by: Diogenes at February 27, 2026 06:50 PM (2WIwB)

Heh .

But it started in the 30's so the Left can't use that as an excuse.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 27, 2026 06:51 PM (cntUY)

126 This busty bikini brunette appreciates the "male gaze" and so is pretty sure she isn't woke:
http://tiny.cc/wblz001

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 27, 2026 06:51 PM (48xL/)

127 The German army lived on minimum rations, most lost weight not eating enough calories

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 06:51 PM (Ia/+0)

128 My red car is "The Red Car".
Not very good at naming cars...

However, my double stack 45 is Black Betty
double stack 10mm is Fat Lisa

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026 06:51 PM (/lPRQ)

129 My F-150 is called The Duke.
My grandkids names him.
It fits.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 27, 2026 06:52 PM (2WIwB)

130 Federal standards say whole milk must have at least 3.5 percent milkfat.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 27, 2026 06:52 PM (8avO+)

131
Now we are in phase one of recognizing that there was never any science to any of it.

================

No, "we" aren't. Our Betters in the upper reaches of leadership in medical sciences are. We knew this perfectly well all along.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 27, 2026 06:52 PM (5pERN)

132 Another fun Woke Review, Ace. Thanks.

Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at February 27, 2026 06:52 PM (P+TmF)

133 Historical Context: Caplan notes that the Nazi regime was, in fact, "enamored" with whole milk as part of their ideology.
——-

Society cannot co-exist with twinks like this. It’s all bullshit from start to finish. Der Fuhrer was a militant Vegetarian, also maniacally anti-tobacco. He was probably a Fag. And … he liked dogs, too. Where does this shit end?

Posted by: Common Tater at February 27, 2026 06:52 PM (nn1Cr)

134 When people tell me 2% milk is the same as regular milk I usually say bullshit. Its 2%, 98% is missing, and I don't like grey coffee. I want that 100% Aryan goose stepping muthfuckin white supremacist whole milk, so eat my ass Arthur.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 06:48 PM (snZF9)
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Whole milk is only around 3-3.5% fat compared to the 2%, so it's not as much of a reduction as people think.

Now skim milk...that's just pure distilled evil in liquid form.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 06:53 PM (ESVrU)

135 Take all the vile and evil people in the USA and put them in a political party, then that party is the democrat party.

It should be outlawed and exterminated with prejudice.

Change. My. Mind.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 27, 2026 06:53 PM (xvV+O)

136 When people tell me 2% milk is the same as regular milk I usually say bullshit. Its 2%, 98% is missing, and I don't like grey coffee. I want that 100% Aryan goose stepping muthfuckin white supremacist whole milk, so eat my ass Arthur.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 06:48 PM (snZF9)

Its 2 percent milkfat, as opposed to whatever the milkfat percentage of whole milk. I don't think milk is 100 percent milkfat or it would not come out of the jug.
Posted by: Oldcat

Shut up Wesley.
Give the man his moment.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026 06:53 PM (/lPRQ)

137 I've never named my cars but I do have a tractor named Tim.

Posted by: fd - My best is good enough at February 27, 2026 06:53 PM (vFG9F)

138 >>>are beans a vegetable? The pig might be if it is really stupid.

Posted by: Oldcat

>Gotta work it, beans with onion, celery, bell pepper, garlic, okra.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 06:53 PM (gVUi7)

139 My favorite kid joke

What kind of bees give milk?

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 27, 2026 06:54 PM (cntUY)

140 >>Both abortion (and acceptance) and the trans movement (when carried into medicine and surgery) are both demonic. Against God.

Saw this at my church: https://the1916project.com/

Connected dots between Margaret Sanger's mentors, her Planned Parenthood and newsletter that gave platform to her like-thinking contemporaries, all the way to transgenderism.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 27, 2026 06:54 PM (tj6OY)

141 The German army lived on minimum rations, most lost weight not eating enough calories
Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 06:51 PM (Ia/+0)

too busy taking meth to keep awake.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 27, 2026 06:54 PM (8avO+)

142 Dan Simmons has died. The Hyperion Cantos and Ilium are great reads. RIP

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 27, 2026 06:54 PM (HYqoK)

143 128 My red car is "The Red Car".
Not very good at naming cars...

However, my double stack 45 is Black Betty
double stack 10mm is Fat Lisa
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026 06:51 PM (/lPRQ)

Of course, the red one is named Miss Scarlett.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 06:54 PM (I40wl)

144 fd, what's the word on Bruno?

Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 06:54 PM (+nEug)

145 My truck's name is Janey.
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My 59 Fleetside Apache's name is "Big Ugly."

More a descriptor than a name.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 27, 2026 06:54 PM (xvV+O)

146 Lefty former Vogue editor and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s stylist Gabriella Karefa-Johnson downgraded her first-class seat — which was surrounded by “white middle-aged men” on a trip to Milan — because of “micro-aggressions” she faced from a male flight attendant.

found at moonbattery, visit there, pull up a chair, shave your pit hair

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 27, 2026 06:55 PM (jrgJz)

147 My apologies for the repeat.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 06:50 PM (I40wl)

Hey, and O/T...saw your comments last night in the ONT. Good. I am thankful and will keep praying for you, your son and grandson.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 06:55 PM (WONhk)

148 My favorite kid joke

What kind of bees give milk?
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 27, 2026 06:54 PM (cntUY)
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They also like to startle you.

Posted by: Axeman at February 27, 2026 06:55 PM (Fi81e)

149 Historical Context: Caplan notes that the Nazi regime was, in fact, "enamored" with whole milk as part of their ideology.
----
I'm reading a book right now that features Nazis.

Not one of them has yet been shown clamoring for a nice tall cold glass of milk.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 06:55 PM (ESVrU)

150 Now skim milk...that's just pure distilled evil in liquid form.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 06:53 PM (ESVrU)

almond milk.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 27, 2026 06:56 PM (8avO+)

151 My truck's name is Janey.
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Does it have a gun?

Posted by: Axeman at February 27, 2026 06:56 PM (Fi81e)

152 My 1977 Olds Delta 88 in college was Big Red.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 27, 2026 06:56 PM (cntUY)

153 Non fat milk is water that is lying that it is milk.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 27, 2026 06:56 PM (xvV+O)

154 My Suburban is big, bloated, white and it never stops complaining.

Karen.

Posted by: garrett at February 27, 2026 06:56 PM (1Udfd)

155 How about strawberry?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 27, 2026 06:38 PM (48xL/)
______________________________

You insensitive bastard!
Sincerely,
The Rosacea Society

Posted by: Orson at February 27, 2026 06:56 PM (dIske)

156 my 1994 2500 Ram is named Grond after the battering ram in LotR

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 27, 2026 06:56 PM (jrgJz)

157 Now skim milk...that's just pure distilled evil in liquid form.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 06:53 PM (ESVrU)

almond milk.
Posted by: Oldcat at February 27, 2026 06:56 PM (8avO+)
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Nut juice.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 06:56 PM (ESVrU)

158 Historical Context: Caplan notes that the Nazi regime was, in fact, "enamored" with whole milk as part of their ideology.
----
I'm reading a book right now that features Nazis.

Not one of them has yet been shown clamoring for a nice tall cold glass of milk.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 06:55 PM (ESVrU)

Yeah having read lots of stuff on the time period I have a lot of doubt about this guys grasp of facts.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 27, 2026 06:57 PM (8avO+)

159 Thanks for asking Ben Had. Swollen lymph nodes on his neck. Not anywhere else. He got some antibiotics and an appointment in three weeks.

Posted by: fd - My best is good enough at February 27, 2026 06:57 PM (vFG9F)

160 "illiniwek, I keep checking but nothing yet"
Posted by: Ben Had

yeah, there was some big fire earlier today at an Iranian missile base ... no indication so far tonight.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 27, 2026 06:57 PM (vbXSk)

161 Milk is a "dog-whistle" and the message is "Hey, look, milk!"

Posted by: Axeman at February 27, 2026 06:57 PM (Fi81e)

162 My favorite kid joke

What kind of bees give milk?
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 27, 2026 06:54 PM (cntUY)
++++
Boobies!!!!!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 27, 2026 06:57 PM (48xL/)

163 My truck's name is Janey.
---
Does it have a gun?
Posted by: Axeman at February 27, 2026 06:56 PM (Fi81e)

*folds arms*

Ain't tellin'

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 27, 2026 06:57 PM (0aYVJ)

164 >>The environmental group argues it cannot pay the amount.

Not our problem.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 27, 2026 06:47 PM (tj6OY)
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Yep. They could be on the hook for the full $667 million.

If they didn't want to pay the fine, they shouldn't have done the crime.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 06:50 PM (ESVrU)

Green Peace says they only have $1.4 million which I doubt. The group leaders each probably have a couple hundred million stashed in untraceable accounts somewhere. No way they weren't getting that sweet, sweet USAID money for decades.

Posted by: Beartooth at February 27, 2026 06:58 PM (ggkmJ)

165 >>Lefty former Vogue editor and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s stylist Gabriella Karefa-Johnson downgraded her first-class seat — which was surrounded by “white middle-aged men” on a trip to Milan — because of “micro-aggressions” she faced from a male flight attendant.

Stunning and brave!
Wish we could all be so righteous and bold while . . . vacationing in Milan???

Posted by: Lizzy at February 27, 2026 06:58 PM (tj6OY)

166 Neil Sedaka is mort.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 27, 2026 06:58 PM (6xukV)

167 Hey, and O/T...saw your comments last night in the ONT. Good. I am thankful and will keep praying for you, your son and grandson.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 06:55 PM (WONhk)

Thanks. It isn't easy, but it is getting better. I suspect we will house the little dude for long weekends about once a month. I am soooo looking forward to that. He is an absolute treat in every sense. Even his farting is entertaining. I'm sure I will get over that one at some point. LOL.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 06:58 PM (I40wl)

168 Lefty former Vogue editor and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s stylist Gabriella Karefa-Johnson downgraded her first-class seat — which was surrounded by “white middle-aged men” on a trip to Milan — because of “micro-aggressions” she faced from a male flight attendant.

found at moonbattery, visit there, pull up a chair, shave your pit hair
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 27, 2026 06:55 PM (jrgJz)

probably collected a lot of money by downgrading the ticket somebody else paid for. Most likely taxpayers.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 27, 2026 06:58 PM (8avO+)

169 Nut juice.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 06:56 PM (ESVrU)

So Almond Milk is a homo code word.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 27, 2026 06:58 PM (cntUY)

170 About 1,700 people have incorrect driver's licenses in Kansas.

Out of 3 million Kansans.
I wont do the math...
Eff 'em.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 27, 2026 06:58 PM (2WIwB)

171 Trump went to a What-a-Burger in Texas. Big ovation

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 27, 2026 06:59 PM (HYqoK)

172 Maybe soy milk is just regular milk introducing itself in Spanish.

Posted by: These are the jokes, people at February 27, 2026 06:59 PM (PiwSw)

173 Green Peace says they only have $1.4 million which I doubt. The group leaders each probably have a couple hundred million stashed in untraceable accounts somewhere. No way they weren't getting that sweet, sweet USAID money for decades.
Posted by: Beartooth at February 27, 2026 06:58 PM (ggkmJ)

Be a real shame if they had to go out of business. Damned shame.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 06:59 PM (I40wl)

174 Milk! It does a nazzi guud!!

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 27, 2026 06:59 PM (2H3yT)

175 I take that back. I did name one car. A 1972 Dodge Monaco station wagon. We called it the Enterprise because looking out over the hood was like looking out over an aircraft carrier deck.

Posted by: fd - My best is good enough at February 27, 2026 06:59 PM (vFG9F)

176 I think whole milk has to be 4% fat at a minimum. Heavy cream is around 36%; butter is at least 80%.

Posted by: Emmie at February 27, 2026 07:00 PM (FMtrg)

177 almond milk.
Posted by: Oldcat at February 27, 2026 06:56 PM (8avO+)
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Nut juice.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 06:56 PM (ESVrU)

I have never seen a single tit on any nut whatsoever. But I freely admit, I've only seen so many nuts.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 07:00 PM (I40wl)

178 165 >>Lefty former Vogue editor and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s stylist Gabriella Karefa-Johnson downgraded her first-class seat — which was surrounded by “white middle-aged men” on a trip to Milan — because of “micro-aggressions” she faced from a male flight attendant.

Stunning and brave!
Wish we could all be so righteous and bold while . . . vacationing in Milan???
Posted by: Lizzy at February 27, 2026 06:58 PM (tj6OY)

***

Clearly a Fact Finding Delegation that just coincidentally coincided with the Olympics.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 27, 2026 07:01 PM (2WIwB)

179 I'm still waiting for Gordon Guyatt to jump off the bridge.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 27, 2026 07:01 PM (Cqx++)

180 Being woke must be exhausting. Trying to think up ways to justify calling people you disagree with some kind of bigot has to take a great deal of time. Seems rather unproductive.

Posted by: Unkaren at February 27, 2026 07:01 PM (duOzU)

181 171 Trump went to a What-a-Burger in Texas. Big ovation
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 27, 2026 06:59 PM (HYqoK)

Did he give a medal to the Whataburger manager who beat the thug with the trash can?

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 27, 2026 07:01 PM (cntUY)

182 My 1961 Ford Falcon Sedan is named Elinor.

DH's F-350 long bed is named Poot.

And his Challenger is named Toothless. It is a black dragon, you see....
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 06:48 PM (I40wl)

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LOL my dad owned a black 65 Ford Falcon station wagon that we called the black dragon.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 27, 2026 07:01 PM (Vh9CX)

183 Maybe soy milk is just regular milk introducing itself in Spanish.
Posted by: These are the jokes, people at February 27, 2026 06:59 PM (PiwSw)

"Soy chorizo" does not mean what you think it means!

Fair warning.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 27, 2026 07:02 PM (0aYVJ)

184 2% is as far as I will go. Buttermilk is good for the Wehrmacht chicken fry.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 07:02 PM (gVUi7)

185 The New York Times ran a piece on their homepage about a guy getting deported even though he had lived in the US since a teenager and had been here for 20 years, and waited until the end of the article to mention that 19 of those years were spent in prison for murder.

Why get bogged down in petty details?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026 07:03 PM (6ydKt)

186 I own a color TV.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 27, 2026 06:39 PM

My hovercraft is full of eels.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 27, 2026 06:45 PM (Wnv9h)

John has a long mustache. I say again: John has a long mustache.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 27, 2026 07:03 PM (IAdFa)

187 I remember that scene in "Billy Jerkoff" when the town bullies, all rich white boys, molested the hippie girls and the indian kid (feather, not dot) by pouring whole milk all over him so he would be white in the ice cream shop, which also had vanilla ice cream.

Then Billy Jerkoff karate chopped all the white folks and wore that silly hat while doing it.

Posted by: The 70's at February 27, 2026 07:03 PM (Ksqrb)

188 Wasn't it a thing that Hitler had major digestive issues. Really bad gas combined with being a vegetarian. I never saw whether he became a vegetarian because of the distress or whether the vegetarianism caused the distress.

--

My expert armchair diagnoses says he probably suffered from IBS. And if you eat a lot of vegetables, it can cause great distress in your digestive system. And that was all he ate. I'm sure his explosive, anxiety-ridden personality exacerbated it as well.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 27, 2026 07:03 PM (qBdHI)

189 When we were kids, our family truckster was a huge white Plymouth station wagon. Why we never named it Moby-Dick will haunt me forever.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 27, 2026 07:03 PM (0aYVJ)

190 Ace's Vespa is named Reiken

Posted by: garrett at February 27, 2026 07:04 PM (1Udfd)

191 The Krauts have had purity laws for their beer for 500 years. The Whole Milk Purity Laws were instituted in 1933, immediately after the Rise of the Fuhrer. These laws were why the SS had to rub out the SA. Ernst Rohm preferred 1% milk.

Posted by: Elsie the Cow at February 27, 2026 07:04 PM (oftw2)

192 69 Ford Galaxie 500 - Battlestar
71 Ford Torino - the Ghost
89 GMC S-15 Jimmy - Thag (Far Side)
94 GMC S-15 Jimmy - Beaker (Muppets)
10 Ford Escape - Duffy (Trooper Duffy F-Troop)
16 Ford Explorer - Wolfgang

Posted by: Beartooth at February 27, 2026 07:04 PM (ggkmJ)

193 I take that back. I did name one car. A 1972 Dodge Monaco station wagon. We called it the Enterprise because looking out over the hood was like looking out over an aircraft carrier deck.
===

Friend from high school and college had a 68 Impala wagon we called the "Party Wagon."

We went to a Tom Petty Concert at Irvine Meadows and he had painted "TOM PETTY OR BUST" on the sides of the Party Wagon. %;00 on a Friday night we busted in the fast lane of the 405 in Torrance. Hijinks then ensued to get us to the concert as Petty came on.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 27, 2026 07:05 PM (xvV+O)

194 First he denies he signed such a statement, then concedes he signed it, because he hadn't bothered to read it first.

--

The dyslexic variant of the Costanza defense

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 07:05 PM (vfth7)

195 Lefty former Vogue editor and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s stylist Gabriella Karefa-Johnson downgraded her first-class seat — which was surrounded by “white middle-aged men” on a trip to Milan — because of “micro-aggressions” she faced from a male flight attendant.

-
Old and busted: Men lead lives of quiet desperation.

New and cool: Women lead lives of loud desperation.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 27, 2026 07:05 PM (FXNzP)

196 LOL my dad owned a black 65 Ford Falcon station wagon that we called the black dragon.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 27, 2026 07:01 PM (Vh9CX)

I learned to drive in one of those, it was cream colored with red vinyl upholstery, three on a tree. I think it was a 1963, but I don't exactly recall. The vinyl had cow horns embossed on it so when you sat on it in shorts, you ended up branded. Plenty of room on both bench seats to make babies if you were of that mindset.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 07:06 PM (I40wl)

197 I double checked -- whole milk must contain 3.25% milk fat by weight.

Posted by: Emmie at February 27, 2026 07:06 PM (FMtrg)

198 First he denies he signed such a statement, then concedes he signed it, because he hadn't bothered to read it first.

Well he had to come up with something to keep from jumping off a bridge.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 27, 2026 07:06 PM (cntUY)

199 https://the1916project.com/

Thanks, Lizzy. Agree.

In 2013 or so when we rebelled against our Presbyterian USA church going full liberal (and I got called a Calvanist by a head honcho from Orlando)...it was worth it. I stood against abortion and told the big guns as well as our large church. No regrets.

I wish I could remember the name of a book a friend (and memember of our church) loaned me. That by acceptance of the homo stuff the next step would be pedophelia.In some ways this is the trans movement as well.

I was shocked and sort of "no way" in thinking. But then saw it. The book was written by a former homosexual who abstains and considers himself a Christian by abstaining from sex.

I will stand with a fist, as I already have. Let them try to mess with my grandchildren.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 07:06 PM (WONhk)

200 Riffing on color, Omar has won my heart; the flaring nostrils, open mouth, sexy sweaty sheen, those wild eyes , corona whites the wafting aroma of sweet arousal, wild body motion such gyrations. Gomez fetch the knives I must have you.

Posted by: kingsman at February 27, 2026 07:06 PM (ehY6c)

201 I call the gator......gator

Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 07:06 PM (+nEug)

202 >>First he denies he signed such a statement, then concedes he signed it, because he hadn't bothered to read it first.

But "trust the Science," right?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 27, 2026 07:06 PM (tj6OY)

203 Ace's Vespa is named Reiken
Posted by: garrett at February 27, 2026 07:04 PM (1Udfd)

I would of guessed Mr.Beasley.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 27, 2026 07:07 PM (2WIwB)

204 You know I hate it when I'm the Godfather of evidence-based something-or-other and I sign off on a statement about something that doesn't have any evidence because I didn't read it.

I think we all know how he feels.

Posted by: Axeman at February 27, 2026 07:07 PM (Fi81e)

205 First he denies he signed such a statement, then concedes he signed it, because he hadn't bothered to read it first.

--

The dyslexic variant of the Costanza defense
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 07:05 PM (vfth7)

Or, Colonel Blake

"Radar, what did I just sign?!"

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 27, 2026 07:07 PM (0aYVJ)

206 What would the percentage be from the udder?

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

207 I have two teenage boys in my home. We are burning through FIVE GALLONS of milk a week!

Posted by: Max Power at February 27, 2026 07:08 PM (q177U)

208 >>. . . I will stand with a fist, as I already have. Let them try to mess with my grandchildren.

They need you!
Can't imagine trying to raise a kid nowadays with all of the perversion aimed at them.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 27, 2026 07:08 PM (tj6OY)

209 My expert armchair diagnoses says he probably suffered from IBS. And if you eat a lot of vegetables, it can cause great distress in your digestive system. And that was all he ate. I'm sure his explosive, anxiety-ridden personality exacerbated it as well.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 27, 2026 07:03 PM (qBdHI)

Hard to conquer the known world when you keep having to run to the toilet. And then there's the question of gas vs. explosive diarrhea. You just don't always know.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 07:08 PM (I40wl)

210 Milk is a "dog-whistle" and the message is "Hey, look, milk!"

Posted by: Axeman at February 27, 2026 06:57 PM (Fi81e)

Hex and JT The Wonder Dog had an arrangement: Hex would position himself by the fridge, meow for milk whenever someone was in the kitchen, have it poured in a special bowl, drink what he wanted, and then JT would get the rest. I miss that cat.

Posted by: pookysgirl, still in a funk at February 27, 2026 07:08 PM (Wt5PA)

211 Old and busted: Men lead lives of quiet desperation.

New and cool: Women lead lives of loud desperation.

Hanging on in quiet desperation is the english way

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 27, 2026 07:08 PM (jrgJz)

212 I would think once a Leftist organization started to look like it was going downhill,any funds held would get looted real fast.

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 07:09 PM (Ia/+0)

213 "I call the gator......gator
Posted by: Ben Had"

You could call it Burt. As in Burt Reynolds.

Posted by: fd - My best is good enough at February 27, 2026 07:09 PM (vFG9F)

214 The Krauts have had purity laws for their beer for 500 years. The Whole Milk Purity Laws were instituted in 1933, immediately after the Rise of the Fuhrer. These laws were why the SS had to rub out the SA. Ernst Rohm preferred 1% milk.
Posted by: Elsie the Cow at February 27, 2026 07:04 PM (oftw2)
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This is why the Nazis lost.

If they'd stuck with full-fat whole milk, they would have been unstoppable.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 07:09 PM (ESVrU)

215 Boss Miss, milk straight from the cow ranges between 3.3% to over 5%.

Posted by: Emmie at February 27, 2026 07:09 PM (FMtrg)

216 My cousin poured a bit of skim milk for a visiting cat. Cat took a sniff, then made like she was trying to bury it like a turd.

Granddad laughed and said he agreed with the cat!

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 07:10 PM (rdVOm)

217 Whole milk is only around 3-3.5% fat compared to the 2%, so it's not as much of a reduction as people think.

I've heard that it depends on what kind of cow the milk comes from. Some breeds make fattier milk than others.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 27, 2026 07:10 PM (a+4eV)

218 94 GMC S-15 Jimmy - Beaker (Muppets)
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Heh. I named my first car Beauregard after the Muppets janitor. I don't know why.

94 Ranger was Truckbert

Current vehicle, dark blue Jeep Renegade, is Huck

Posted by: screaming in digital at February 27, 2026 07:10 PM (fVXtb)

219 I will stand with a fist, as I already have. Let them try to mess with my grandchildren.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 07:06 PM (WONhk)

Me as well, only I stand with a 1911 in my fist.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 27, 2026 07:10 PM (2WIwB)

220 Boss Moss, depends on the breed of cow. Jerseys produce the highest amount of milk fat

Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 07:10 PM (+nEug)

221 Silly Autocorrect suggested "milk straight from the turkey

Posted by: Emmie at February 27, 2026 07:10 PM (FMtrg)

222 207 I have two teenage boys in my home. We are burning through FIVE GALLONS of milk a week!
Posted by: Max Power

--

Make em milk cows

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 07:11 PM (vfth7)

223 I have two teenage boys in my home. We are burning through FIVE GALLONS of milk a week!
Posted by: Max Power at February 27, 2026 07:08 PM (q177U)

When my wife was pregnant with Son #2 (in Germany), I would bring home a gallon of milk every night. Even better was the German milk.

Guess we are Not-sees or something.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 27, 2026 07:11 PM (0aYVJ)

224 I found 3% to 5%. Some would need to be raised to get 3.25%

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 07:12 PM (8PrXA)

225 I have two teenage boys in my home. We are burning through FIVE GALLONS of milk a week!
Posted by: Max Power
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Who knows what teenage boys burn through faster milk or bread.

When my brothers and I were teenagers we burned through a lot of both.

Posted by: Axeman at February 27, 2026 07:12 PM (Fi81e)

226 I never drank white milk unless absolutely necessary. Either store bought chocolate milk or white milk with Hershey syrup. We would also bring powder chocolate to school because they didn't serve chocolate milk.

As an adult I don't drink milk. I do buy a box of cereal every six months or so when I get a hankering for it. That's the only time I buy white milk.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 27, 2026 07:13 PM (cntUY)

227 Heavy cream at my Costco is 40% fat. Pours like gravy. I've never seen that high a fat content elsewhere.

Posted by: Wenda at February 27, 2026 07:13 PM (JUZZb)

228 I am soooo looking forward to that. He is an absolute treat in every sense. Even his farting is entertaining. I'm sure I will get over that one at some point. LOL.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 06:58 PM (I40wl)

Nah...it will still be entertaining! We consider our grandson and first girl to be chimps and they crack us up. Memories of our sons fighting over insane stuff. As well as what they say. Grandparenthood is the best job on earth!

Our baby girl changes weekly. I cherish time with her altho she already prefers her grandfather. They know. They just know who will give them anything they want...and he will. She's a doll. I get super excited when I get to take care of her and was like this for her siblings. I know I am nuts, but if you have to be insane, do it for them!

Blessings! Enjoy! It is as if you get a second chance to enjoy babies who are here from God.

I always considered the Wordsworth poem and these words with them..."trailing clouds of glory."

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 07:13 PM (WONhk)

229 Aliens? Balloons?

"An unknown object was seen in the skies of Karaj(Iran), shining like a big bright star making no noise.

“I have never seen anything like it” says the man filming"

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 07:13 PM (/M/4v)

230 I have two teenage boys in my home. We are burning through FIVE GALLONS of milk a week!
Posted by: Max Power
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That's all?

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 07:13 PM (rdVOm)

231 I rub and rub and pull and tug but no milk!

Yeah! Oh Yeah!

Posted by: Bill Gates, Tech Weirdo With Man Boobs at February 27, 2026 07:13 PM (Ksqrb)

232 172 Maybe soy milk is just regular milk introducing itself in Spanish.
Posted by: These are the jokes, people

Soy milque.

Posted by: zombie at February 27, 2026 07:14 PM (Ys3Ta)

233 I have two teenage boys in my home. We are burning through FIVE GALLONS of milk a week!
Posted by: Max Power
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Wonder what it is for The View kind....
(H/t Guttfeld!)

Posted by: Axeman at February 27, 2026 07:14 PM (Fi81e)

234 I will stand with a fist, as I already have. Let them try to mess with my grandchildren.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 07:06 PM (WONhk)

I thought Presbyterians WERE Calvinists, so there's that. Not sure who they think they are now, but they are no longer particularly Christian.

I have never understood how anyone calling themselves a Christian can espouse anything that is anti-life. It isn't okay to mess with innocent life, at any stage. Murder remains murder, regardless of the age of the victim. Thou Shalt Not Murder is pretty clear on that topic. At least in Catholic circles, that includes murder of the soul, which means denying God's ownership of life. Faggotry, abortion, "trans" crap. Once a "church" decides to be "inclusive," meaning confirming sinners in their sins, they cease to be from God. I would have thought that was fairly clear, but I guess when your kid or your nephew or your wife decides they are all in on abortion or whatever, you decide they need to get to heaven, and it's easier to say what they chose is not a sin than it is to call them to repentance. And yet, there's that darned corporal work of mercy that says we must call them to it.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 07:14 PM (I40wl)

235 Gulag the bastards!

Nicholas Wu
@nicholaswu12
new - Top Democrats are weighing how harshly they would go after corporations that have courted President Donald Trump’s approval, if they retake the House in November.
. . . .
Sen. Gallego was blunter to @daveweigel :

“Once we take power, whoever the president is, we’re going to break up your companies”

-
We need a cultural revolution!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 27, 2026 07:14 PM (FXNzP)

236 My 66 Corsair convertible was named Nader's Raider.

Did not name any other cars I drove.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 27, 2026 07:14 PM (u82oZ)

237 I'm reading that Trump is the only president in history that has had recess appointments blocked by his own party.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 27, 2026 07:15 PM (3uBP9)

238 >>Old and busted: Men lead lives of quiet desperation.

New and cool: Women lead lives of loud desperation.

The story reads like satire. She was flying to Milan, first class, to "take in Milan Fashion Week."

Reminds me of the time Oprah didn't get special treatment at an upscale handbag shop in Switzerland (iirc). She wanted to shop off-hours, and because the poor clerk didn't know who Oprah was, Oprah was denied (shop when we're open!).

I'm sorry if the person serving you was possibly rude, but we're supposed to suddenly deny the power dynamic here? You, a privileged person engaging in an exclusive thing most people couldn't afford, and some lowly service personnel whose service was bad. You had the power in that situation, but instead turned it into some weird, performative victimhood fairytale.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 27, 2026 07:15 PM (tj6OY)

239 The fetching Mrs Beartooth wants me to drink skim milk which I refuse to do so. Had to drink low fat powdered milk as kid when money got tight.

I keep a quart of whole milk hidden in the back of the garage fridge. You have to do SAR operation to find it

Posted by: Beartooth at February 27, 2026 07:15 PM (ggkmJ)

240 new - Top Democrats are weighing how harshly they would go after corporations that have courted President Donald Trump’s approval, if they retake the House in November.
. . . .
Sen. Gallego was blunter to @daveweigel :

“Once we take power, whoever the president is, we’re going to break up your companies”

===

2026, 2028 ads write themselves !

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 07:16 PM (/M/4v)

241 I'm reading that Trump is the only president in history that has had recess appointments blocked by his own party.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 27, 2026 07:15 PM (3uBP9)
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I believe it.

Trump's just not a GOP regular.

Posted by: Axeman at February 27, 2026 07:16 PM (Fi81e)

242 “Once we take power, whoever the president is, we’re going to break up your companies”

-
We need a cultural revolution!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 27, 2026 07:14 PM (FXNzP)
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Um. They are going to need a 66% majority...

Posted by: Axeman at February 27, 2026 07:17 PM (Fi81e)

243 Not seeking sympathy here, but I never drank a single ounce of milk in my childhood. Seriously. Our refrigerator was semi-broken (the rubber seal was gone), so it only could get down to, like 45 degrees inside, and the milk would go bad within a day, so my mother just stopped buying it, when I was still a toddler. Never got the fridge fixed.

Posted by: zombie at February 27, 2026 07:17 PM (Ys3Ta)

244 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_epmoLeRGA

"we don't have a cow"

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 27, 2026 07:17 PM (jrgJz)

245 With the 60th anniversery of Star Trek, I'm watching the TOS series. Tonight's episode The Naked Time.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 27, 2026 07:18 PM (Vh9CX)

246 my 1994 2500 Ram is named Grond
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot

What an inspired name. Send this to Doof for comment of the week.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 27, 2026 07:19 PM (u82oZ)

247 Many years ago I found out that ethicists and bioethicists were almost all twisted individuals who encouraged all sorts of social iniquity and justified the worst of activities. I came to the conclusion that these are positions that are meant to dismantle ethics and encourage immorality.

Posted by: Decaf at February 27, 2026 07:19 PM (OP9Gm)

248 There is no such thing as a bioethicist. This is a bullshit term used to provide cover for people's idiocy.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 27, 2026 07:19 PM (Wnqw0)

249 I am soooo looking forward to that. He is an absolute treat in every sense. Even his farting is entertaining. I'm sure I will get over that one at some point. LOL.
Posted by: tcn in AK
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Nah, farting will never not be funny.

So glad you will get to have some long weekends with him. The little fella is so blessed to have you!

Posted by: screaming in digital at February 27, 2026 07:19 PM (fVXtb)

250 I came to the conclusion that these are positions that are meant to dismantle ethics and encourage immorality.
Posted by: Decaf at February 27, 2026 07:19 PM (OP9Gm)

Sort of like female "priests."

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 07:20 PM (I40wl)

251 People keep wanting to buy my 23 year old truck in public places. Strange.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 07:20 PM (8PrXA)

252 When I was a kid, we were poors. Mom got fresh milk from a farm, and would skim the cream to make butter, but the rest had to be cut with powdered milk to feed the brood. I did not like milk until I left home.

Dad did not like milk much either, except when he was in the Corps. It was always very cold and refreshing.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 27, 2026 07:20 PM (0aYVJ)

253 Never got the fridge fixed.
Posted by: zombie

Same, no fridge as a kid.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 07:21 PM (vfth7)

254 I thought Presbyterians WERE Calvinists, so there's that. Not sure who they think they are now, but they are no longer particularly Christian.

I have never understood how anyone calling themselves a Christian can espouse anything that is anti-life. It isn't okay to mess with innocent life, at any stage. Murder remains murder, regardless of the age of the victim. Thou Shalt Not Murder is pretty clear on that topic. At least in Catholic circles, that includes murder of the soul, which means denying God's ownership of life. Faggotry, abortion, "trans" crap. Once a "church" decides to be "inclusive," meaning confirming sinners in their sins, they cease to be from God. I would have thought that was fairly clear, but I guess when your kid or your nephew or your wife decides they are all in on abortion or whatever, you decide they need to get to heaven, and it's easier to say what they chose is not a sin than it is to call them to repentance. And yet, there's that darned corporal work of mercy that says we must call them to it.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 07:14 PM (I40wl)
......................
Different denominations of Presbyterians. PCA and Orthodox are Bible believing.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 07:21 PM (WONhk)

255 >>2026, 2028 ads write themselves !
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They'll need to, if past actions are any indication of how GOP will behave.

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 07:21 PM (rdVOm)

256 Boss Moss, I have that problem also. 2001 Ram 2500 diesel 6 speed

Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 07:22 PM (+nEug)

257 Reminds me of the time Oprah didn't get special treatment at an upscale handbag shop in Switzerland (iirc). She wanted to shop off-hours, and because the poor clerk didn't know who Oprah was, Oprah was denied (shop when we're open!).

Okra Chinthree said this happened to her because she is a big, fat, greasy black mammy.

Actually it happened because she is a big, fat, greasy rude person.

It's the little things that matter.

Posted by: Poor Okra at February 27, 2026 07:22 PM (Ksqrb)

258 LE CAFE IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS

NOOD

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 07:22 PM (Ia/+0)

259 Here is the source of that Dalrymple quote:

"Our Culture, What's Left Of It"
https://archive.is/WBcUY

It's a FrontPageMag interview about his essay collection of the same name, and I do recommend reading the whole thing. The reason for the Archive link is because, for whatever reason, the interview is no longer available on FrontPageMag itself. So it was difficult to find the original source, and the reason why I went to the trouble of digging for it is because so many versions (including ESR's) are truncated, and I wanted to make sure that I get it right. It is one of my favorite quotes.

Posted by: SciVo at February 27, 2026 07:22 PM (Sy6m/)

260 251 People keep wanting to buy my 23 year old truck in public places. Strange.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 07:20 PM (8PrXA)

My dad, and the rest of us for that matter, drove a 1959 Ford F-100 four wheel drive for many, many years and on into the 1980's. Every boy on the block coveted that truck. Baby blue, curved glass, and a trailer hitch that would destroy any car who crashed into it, which did happen a couple of times. It sat up so high we used to light the Coleman stove under it to heat up the oil pan if the temp dropped below zero. Life before head bolt heaters. You could also climb into the engine to change the oil filter. Plenty of room. Could have a party in there, I suspect.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 07:23 PM (I40wl)

261 We had evaporated milk in cans, for coffee, or to mix with water & ovaltine.
Us kids mostly drank water.
Fresh milk was a treat when eating out,

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 07:23 PM (vfth7)

262 Some of the youngins are fiendish and will vote GOP. Somehow the Communists lost them.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 07:23 PM (8PrXA)

263 Just in: A North Dakota judge said he will order Greenpeace to pay damages expected to total $345 million in connection with protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline nearly a decade ago.

The environmental group argues it cannot pay the amount.

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

Quite simple really, jail time for all involved.

Posted by: Decaf at February 27, 2026 07:24 PM (OP9Gm)

264 >>>Not seeking sympathy here, but I never drank a single ounce of milk in my childhood. Seriously. Our refrigerator was semi-broken (the rubber seal was gone), so it only could get down to, like 45 degrees inside, and the milk would go bad within a day, so my mother just stopped buying it, when I was still a toddler. Never got the fridge fixed.

Posted by: zombie

>Having no milk is more likely communist than nazi.

There were times when we only had powdered or condensed milk as growing youngsters. Nasty stuff. Good for cooking.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 07:24 PM (gVUi7)

265 4chan at that time also popularized the 'OK' hand gesture as a white supremacist signal along with 'It's OK To Be White".

The media panicked and ran with both of those for a few years around 2016 during "The Great Alt-Right Scare" as I recall.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026 07:24 PM (6ydKt)

266 My mother bought the hell out of canned milk for some reason. Is that stuff still even on the bake aisle?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 07:24 PM (8PrXA)

267 96
'I'll kill myself, and it will all be your fault!
Posted by: Typical Tranny!'

You haven't got the guts.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 27, 2026 07:25 PM (fd80v)

268 I call the gator......gator
Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 07:06 PM

And you call horse trailers horse trailers ... except for The Horse Trailer, which is THE Horse Trailer.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 27, 2026 07:25 PM (0sNs1)

269 I'm reading that Trump is the only president in history that has had recess appointments blocked by his own party.
Posted by: banana Dream

It is not really his party.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026 07:27 PM (/lPRQ)

270 To add...tcn...my mother's church and most PCA churches in MS and the South are traditional worship.

Here with a PCA church, which is a nice church and nothing against the pastor...all Protestant services are non-traditional. Which makes me agitated and irritated. Throw rocks at me but praise music by bad musicians makes me insane. I love a traditional service and hymns.

I have prayed, oh, I have prayed against my irritations for years. But it did not take.

I am converting to becoming Roman Catholic in a month. Many reasons clarity came to me. Some related to the joy of our grandson's faith. Some a mystery, no doubt from the Holy Spirit. No regrets. No questions. Pure joy in the classes I attend. My husband was already Catholic and he attended Confession for the first time in 5 decades vs all the hurdles I have jumped.

Yeah, yeah, the Pope, etc.

It is a beautiful service we attend with our family. Lovely music. Respect and love the priest and people I have met. No regrets.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 07:27 PM (WONhk)

271 RIP Neil Sedaka (1939-2026)

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 27, 2026 07:28 PM (fYhK6)

272 my grandfather drank exclusively "Carnation Instant Milk"

called it "jew milk"

he was from france

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 27, 2026 07:28 PM (jrgJz)

273 249 I am soooo looking forward to that. He is an absolute treat in every sense. Even his farting is entertaining. I'm sure I will get over that one at some point. LOL.
Posted by: tcn in AK
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Nah, farting will never not be funny.

If you have to fart, fart! You will feel much better for it.

Posted by: Mao at February 27, 2026 07:30 PM (fYhK6)

274 My doctor told me that I could get rid of my prostate cancer by drinking a glass of buttermilk everyday. After three weeks, he asked me how it was going...

"Doc, I'd rather have prostate cancer."

Posted by: Oglebay at February 27, 2026 07:37 PM (GPa4z)

275 My mother bought the hell out of canned milk for some reason. Is that stuff still even on the bake aisle?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 07:24 PM (8PrXA)

condensed milk? It has the advantage of not requiring refrigeration. And some recipes use it.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 27, 2026 08:13 PM (8avO+)

276 Still haven't found a link to that NYT post you cited at the top of this piece

Posted by: Kimo Loka at February 27, 2026 08:23 PM (tMoKj)

277
46

Wasn't it a thing that Hitler had major digestive issues. Really bad gas combined with being a vegetarian. I never saw whether he became a vegetarian because of the distress or whether the vegetarianism caused the distress.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 06:37

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I've seen this version -- Hitler felt he had to remain slim for public appearances, so he took laxatives to slim down. To counteract the resulting looseness of the bowels, he took opium (this is a known treatment for chronic diarrhea even today). The effect of all this was constant gas, a condition known as "meteorism." The vegetarian diet probably didn't help, but was not the underlying cause.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 27, 2026 09:06 PM (QOikT)

Science: Statistical Analysis Shows That Electing a Republican as DA Immediately Reduces the Murder Rate in Cities

Almost as if prosecuting criminals for their crimes and separating them from the law-abiding population stops them from victimizing the innocent.

Holy shit

If your town elects a Republican prosecutor, firearm homicides go down and young men have MUCH lower death rates.

As it turns out, you can just choose to prosecute criminals and that saves lives! https://t.co/d7gK0hSbVT pic.twitter.com/ojQivEscvi
— Cr�mieux (@cremieuxrecueil) February 26, 2026

Meanwhile, in California, they just released an old pedophile "monster" who raped multiple children aged six or less out of compassion for poor old aged criminals.

Child predator dubbed 'monster parents fear most' cleared for release through California parole program

David Allen Funston was convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting multiple children younger than 7 in the 1990s

Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper tells Fox News Digital the convicted child predator cleared under California's elderly parole program is 'a definite danger to the community' and questions how the parole board reached its decision.
A California child molester once described by a judge as "the monster parents fear the most" has been cleared for release under the state's elderly parole program, a decision local law enforcement says puts communities at risk and prosecutors are now scrambling to stop.
David Allen Funston, 64, was sentenced in 1999 after a Sacramento County jury found him guilty of 16 felony counts for a series of abductions involving children younger than 7.
Funston received more than 20 years in prison plus three consecutive terms of 25 years to life. After serving more than two decades behind bars, he became eligible for consideration under California's Elderly Parole Program.
CDCR said that, on Jan. 12, 2026, Gov. Gavin Newsom referred the case back to the Board of Parole Hearings for further review by a majority of appointed commissioners. At a Feb. 18, 2026 meeting, the board panel reaffirmed its decision, recommending that Funston receive parole.
...
"He's a definite danger to the community, and he's not rehabilitated," Cooper told Fox News Digital.
Cooper said he personally reviewed the original case reports and victim statements and questioned how the parole board could reach a different conclusion.
"What's ironic is the parole board read the same reports that I'm reading," Cooper said. "How the hell did they come to that conclusion versus what I came to?"
...
He also pushed back on the premise that turning 50 automatically makes someone safe to release.
"Fifty is not old," Cooper said. "We know a lot of 50-year-olds. Everyone does."
Cooper noted that many people in their 50s and 60s are still working and active, underscoring that someone released at 64 is not necessarily frail or incapacitated and could be fully functioning in the community.

50 year olds are now "elderly" for purposes of California's pro-criminal lobby releasing child rapists from prison?!?!

In more crime news: So much Cultural Enrichment I can't take it.

In the quiet suburbs of Greenv>ille, North Carolina, Alex T. lived a peaceful life as a mechanic in his mid-forties. Like many, he minded his own business, and he believed that his locked doors would protect him from evil lurking in his community. He thought wrong.

Three men pried open a window and ambushed Mr. T. in his sleep. Two were illegals from Mexico with no prior U.S. criminal records. They bound him, and then -- for hours -- they beat him severely, sodomized him, and just for good measure, they ripped out his fingernails with pliers from his own toolbox.

Alex endured unimaginable torture with no means of fighting back. He survived only because he eventually crawled to his phone and called 911. Hospitalized with serious injuries, he faces a long recovery.

The attackers were arrested and now face charges including first-degree forcible sexual assault, kidnapping, burglary, and use of a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. ICE has placed detainers on the two undocumented suspects. Expect the same if the third perp comes back as an illegal as well.

[Fox:]
DHS added that the "two sexual perverts and violent thugs" unleashed a series of horrific attacks despite having no known criminal record in the U.S.

The Soros prosecutor in Manhattan of course released the 27 year old armed robber "kid" who assaulted police without charges:

🚨 BREAKING: Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg has DROPPED the assauIt charge against 27-year-old West African Gusmane Coulibaly, who threw ice balls at NYPD officers

This guy was also indicted for robbery 3 weeks ago, but is ONCE AGAIN free.

NYC IS A JOKE.
pic.twitter.com/eaqDratSzI
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 27, 2026

And Ilhan Omar invited a left-wing terrorist to the State of the Union:

🚨 BREAKING: US Capitol Police ARRESTED Ilhan Omar�s State of the Union guest after she REFUSED to stop standing and BLOCKING others in the gallery during Trump�s speech

This is the SAME deranged activist arrested in Minneapolis for using her car to BLOCK ICE agents� cars on a� pic.twitter.com/QoMIIE1sYH
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 26, 2026

Don't worry: The progressives are cracking down on the real criminals.

🚨 HOLY CRAP! Secretary Noem just revealed @ElonMusk helped find that a few DHS staffers installed SPYWARE on her phone and computer, as well as on the devices of of other political hires

These people need to be JAILED! There HAVE to be consequences, or they�ll keep doing it!� pic.twitter.com/tjhnZyPnEP
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 26, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:20 PM

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1 So the prop that omar brought to the SOTU was arrested for blocking access to the house.

Seems to me that they should have been charged with "parading" and given a 20 year sentence just like the non violent Jan 6th people.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 27, 2026 05:22 PM (0N4FZ)

2 Wait, I thought the dems were just always underreported or reclassifying crimes.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 05:24 PM (zZu0s)

3 As we can say about so many things, what the hell is wrong with California?

Posted by: bluebell at February 27, 2026 05:25 PM (79pEw)

4 Gee, wonder why that is? Liberal DA's don't try very hard?

Posted by: Case at February 27, 2026 05:25 PM (Z3Kkg)

5 Totally counterintuitive! I can't believe it! /sarc

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 27, 2026 05:27 PM (ynpvh)

6 Let's be clear here. It is not a surprise that electing Republicans leads to a reduction in crime, nor is it a surprise that a scientific analysis would show such an effect.

The only surprise is that it was allowed to be researched and published by current academics without the true result being inverted by lies.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 27, 2026 05:27 PM (ce4EC)

7 To lower crime prosecute the democrat party. And bring back billy clubs to teach good manners.

Posted by: kingsman at February 27, 2026 05:27 PM (ehY6c)

8 I am shocked at this. Shocked I say!

As a side note and OT, my mom had surgery for a broken left hip. Lots of pins and a rod to fix her. In recovery now and doing ok. Long road ahead since she is 86 yrs old. Thanks for your prayers. I appreciate it so much.

Posted by: turambar at February 27, 2026 05:27 PM (Q0yOR)

9 Greenville NC is where that weird smiling fuck Mr beast lives. It's a somewhat shit area.

Posted by: nckate at February 27, 2026 05:27 PM (uQzkA)

10 The paper doesn't have a journal title on it. They'll probably never get anyone to publish it.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 27, 2026 05:28 PM (XvL8K)

11 It's quite sad that a pedo survived 20 years in the Big House

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 05:28 PM (vfth7)

12 Do Democrats create the crime, or, does the crime elect Democrats?

Posted by: Chicken or Egg at February 27, 2026 05:29 PM (Q+gd/)

13 "NYC is a joke" (when it comes to prosecuting crime)

Oh, for the days of Naked City, Hawk, Madigan, Kojak, and NYPD Blue. Even Barney Miller.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 05:29 PM (wzUl9)

14 Pffft. All this proves is that Statistics, like Math, are racist.

Posted by: Your Kid's High School Teacher at February 27, 2026 05:29 PM (PiwSw)

15 Some sort of Republican/conservative voodoo magic shit y'all.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 27, 2026 05:30 PM (jtM2q)

16 Seems like some good opportunities for a little Get This action.

Posted by: I like Get This and I cannot lie at February 27, 2026 05:30 PM (A5Wta)

17 >>BREAKING: US Capitol Police ARRESTED Ilhan Omar’s State of the Union guest after she REFUSED to stop standing and BLOCKING others in the gallery during Trump’s speech

This is the SAME deranged activist arrested in Minneapolis for using her car to BLOCK ICE agents’ cars on a street.

OH my!
I heard this thing interviewed last on NPR. Lavish intro, where she delivers and description of her arrest in MN, her trauma at being yelled at by ICE, being held w/out medical assistance for 5 hours blah blah blah.

And then the interviewer - get this - quotes from her social media where she advertised herself as a perfect protect "victim" because of her disabilities.

She totally sputtered out.

She specializes in being disabled and blocking, so that when she's arrested she can yell about meany, mean cops!!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 27, 2026 05:31 PM (tj6OY)

18 Why put on the face mask in the House gallery?

She wasn’t wearing it in the car takedown video, nor her interview after the arrest, but she goes full ‘Agitator Chic’ once she gets to the gallery for her 15 minutes of fame?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026 05:32 PM (6ydKt)

19 13 "NYC is a joke" (when it comes to prosecuting crime)

Oh, for the days of Naked City, Hawk, Madigan, Kojak, and NYPD Blue. Even Barney Miller.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 05:29 PM (wzUl9)

A little Charles Bronson-type "Death Wish"?...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 27, 2026 05:32 PM (ynpvh)

20 Ace, it really seems that any city of any size has the problems you lay out in this post. Progressivism has taken our cities and I have no clue on how to dislodge them.

Posted by: tubal at February 27, 2026 05:32 PM (pDt9x)

21 14 Pffft. All this proves is that Statistics, like Math, are racist.

Posted by: Your Kid's High School Teacher at February 27, 2026 05:29 PM (PiwSw)

Jockeys are racist...they ride race horses.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 27, 2026 05:32 PM (ynpvh)

22 Might have the wrong pedo ( so many) but believe he has been arrested today on an old charge and is in custody. Sex perverts should never ever be released. They do not change.

Posted by: kingsman at February 27, 2026 05:33 PM (ehY6c)

23 20 Ace, it really seems that any city of any size has the problems you lay out in this post. Progressivism has taken our cities and I have no clue on how to dislodge them.

Posted by: tubal at February 27, 2026 05:32 PM (pDt9x)

Short some divine fire and brimstone?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 27, 2026 05:33 PM (ynpvh)

24 This is exactly what I was talking about this morning, WRT Dem-run cities and CHUDs.

When you have them running shit, there's CHUDs everywhere, lunging out of dismal, dirty alleys and trying to eat you, and then you have to ward them off.

When you have anyone else running shit, CHUDs aren't allowed in the city limits. They're forced out into the woods, or other towns, or wherever. Just not in your non-Communist place.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 05:33 PM (BI5O2)

25 There will be a spike in vigilante justice soon, because these judges are spineless and evil.

Modern society cannot tolerate these animals being set free.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 05:33 PM (gVUi7)

26 And as far as the Noem situation goes it seems like straight up espionage although legal Wormtongues will surely try to spin it otherwise.

Posted by: tubal at February 27, 2026 05:34 PM (pDt9x)

27 22 Might have the wrong pedo ( so many) but believe he has been arrested today on an old charge and is in custody. Sex perverts should never ever be released. They do not change.

Posted by: kingsman at February 27, 2026 05:33 PM (ehY6c)

Remove their ability to offend...take that any way you want.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 27, 2026 05:34 PM (ynpvh)

28 I'm baffled and bewildered.

Posted by: fox butterfield at February 27, 2026 05:34 PM (jHMkm)

29
Pedophiles don't change. An 80 year old pedophile is still a pedophile.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 27, 2026 05:35 PM (VWtfl)

30 The kiddie diddler is going to come to a bad end. I don't think anyone is likely to believe he has reformed.

Of course, he wouldn't be able to rape once his dick is cut off, and that should take care of it, but I pity the poor dad who discovers he has to do that to protect his kids.

No kid fucker is ever reformed.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 05:35 PM (I40wl)

31 Does big dummy Gavin Newsom even know if that creep touches one kid before the election that he is done, forever?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 27, 2026 05:35 PM (RIvkX)

32 But the blue cities seem to enjoy murder.

Posted by: steevy at February 27, 2026 05:35 PM (YwEeS)

33 29
Pedophiles don't change. An 80 year old pedophile is still a pedophile.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 27, 2026 05:35 PM (VWtfl)

They do not rehabilitate that’s for sure. It is a wiring issue of that I am convinced.

Posted by: tubal at February 27, 2026 05:36 PM (pDt9x)

34 29
Pedophiles don't change. An 80 year old pedophile is still a pedophile.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 27, 2026 05:35 PM (VWtfl)

There was a movie..."Sin City"...they removed the paedo's ability to offend (at least until he got a new one)...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 27, 2026 05:36 PM (ynpvh)

35 David Allen Funston, 64, was sentenced in 1999 after a Sacramento County jury found him guilty of 16 felony counts for a series of abductions involving children younger than 7.
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Once upon a time people knew what to do with perps like this that the "system" couldn't bother to handle correctly.

In other news, shouldn't the names and addresses of parole board members who make decisions like this one be made public knowledge?

Posted by: Crusader at February 27, 2026 05:36 PM (TN0g+)

36 Cannibalistic
Humanoid
Underground
Dwellers
?

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at February 27, 2026 05:36 PM (fCZJe)

37 And then the interviewer - get this - quotes from her social media where she advertised herself as a perfect protect "victim" because of her disabilities.

She totally sputtered out.

She specializes in being disabled and blocking, so that when she's arrested she can yell about meany, mean cops!!
Posted by: Lizzy at February 27, 2026 05:31 PM (tj6OY)

I should think we could arrange for her to be so disabled she couldn't be protesting.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 05:37 PM (I40wl)

38 NYC has been a shitheap for quite some time. Why would anyone be surprised by their equity-justice system. The same can be said about all of the blue shithole cities.

I don't consider any of them part of this nation anymore. Let them bleed out and burn.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 27, 2026 05:37 PM (g8Ew8)

39 The old pedophile is back in custody. Another county in California is charging him with a sex crime from the 90s.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 27, 2026 05:37 PM (CNl8/)

40 Secretary Noem just revealed @ElonMusk helped find that a few DHS staffers installed SPYWARE on her phone and computer...
=====

Why report that, rather than the perpetrators have been identified, and dropped into the sea?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 27, 2026 05:37 PM (RIvkX)

41 32 But the blue cities seem to enjoy murder.

Posted by: steevy at February 27, 2026 05:35 PM (YwEeS)

It's a pastime in Chicago...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 27, 2026 05:38 PM (ynpvh)

42 They ambushed Mr. T?

I pity the fools.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 27, 2026 05:38 PM (XV/Pl)

43 >>Why put on the face mask in the House gallery?

She wasn’t wearing it in the car takedown video, nor her interview after the arrest, but she goes full ‘Agitator Chic’ once she gets to the gallery for her 15 minutes of fame?
- - - -

She is a professional disabled person.
Probably also her cutesy antifa-like mask.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 27, 2026 05:38 PM (tj6OY)

44 30 more people indicted in Don Lemon's church caper. 25 already arrested. This moved much faster than I would have thought.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 27, 2026 05:39 PM (n5tGW)

45 Cultural Marxism has taken over the Judicial system
Crime pays , victims lose

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 05:39 PM (Ia/+0)

46 39 The old pedophile is back in custody. Another county in California is charging him with a sex crime from the 90s.
Posted by: Mark1971 at February 27, 2026 05:37 PM (CNl8/)

I thought these guys had it bad in prison. Or do they have one prison where they only house the kid fuckers?

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 05:39 PM (I40wl)

47 Almost as if prosecuting criminals for their crimes and separating them from the law-abiding population stops them from victimizing the innocent.
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This was made very clear during the National Guard interventions.

A lot of people on the Left pointed out that the Guardsmen weren't actually doing much policing and so concluded - incorrectly - that the crime rate drops that followed weren't really due to the Guard.

The crime rates collapsed because the police started doing their jobs because they *had* to - because the freaking army showed up and their bosses got spooked and told them to get to work. Same with the prosecutors.

Urban crime is a problem that can be largely fixed (not that it will ever go away) with policing and the police forces these places already have. There simply has to be a will to do so. Sometimes that will is externally enforced (the Guard showing up) and sometimes it is internal (firing a prog DA and putting a better guy in), but that's all that is needed in many places.

Which is a nightmare revelation. All this crime and violence wasn't because of inadequate funding or staff or whatever. It has been political choice, probably for decades.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a op!) at February 27, 2026 05:39 PM (48xL/)

48 Bill Melugin at Fox got the transcripts from some of the hearings he had before the decision was made to release him. He had some tweets about it today. The guy admitted a bunch of stuff about how he still wants to molest kids. They let him out anyway.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 27, 2026 05:40 PM (CNl8/)

49 If I'm ever the Mayor, we're getting signs around town that say things like "CHUD Free Zone" and"CHUD, Go Home" and "CHUDs Will Be Shot On Sight."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 05:40 PM (BI5O2)

50 What's sort of interesting is that during Trump I the espionage was never really fleshed out. The infiltration into his administration was widespread and not countered.

Not the case now.

Hope Vance is taking notes. And every other cabinet member.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 27, 2026 05:40 PM (jtM2q)

51 >>And as far as the Noem situation goes it seems like straight up espionage although legal Wormtongues will surely try to spin it otherwise.

Yes.
Looks like she has a mole or two in DHS.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 27, 2026 05:41 PM (tj6OY)

52 "What's ironic is the parole board read the same reports that I'm reading," Cooper said. "How the hell did they come to that conclusion versus what I came to?"
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They wanted to?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a op!) at February 27, 2026 05:41 PM (48xL/)

53 50 year olds are now "elderly" for purposes of California's pro-criminal lobby releasing child rapists from prison?!?!

shrinkflation. i was 55 before cashiers started spontaneously giving me the senior discount.

Posted by: anachronda at February 27, 2026 05:41 PM (edU/H)

54 50 year olds are now "elderly" for purposes of California's pro-criminal lobby releasing child rapists from prison?!?!
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It's an excuse. They want him out.

I've known a small number of elderly 50 year-olds. Not many.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a op!) at February 27, 2026 05:41 PM (48xL/)

55 Which is a nightmare revelation. All this crime and violence wasn't because of inadequate funding or staff or whatever. It has been political choice, probably for decades.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a op!) at February 27, 2026 05:39 PM (48xL/)

While I understand the left wants chaos to reign, do they really believe that nothing bad will ever happen to them, personally? I find that sort of thinking.... limited.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 05:42 PM (I40wl)

56 I thought these guys had it bad in prison. Or do they have one prison where they only house the kid fuckers?
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 05:39 PM (I40wl)
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I know our county jail does segregate the child molesters from the general population as a protective measure.

Still, accidents will happen...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 05:42 PM (ESVrU)

57 From Bill Melugin:

BREAKING: @FoxNews
has obtained the September 2025 parole hearing transcript for serial child rapist David Funston, in which he says as recently as 2021, he was masturbating to children in prison, including fantasies he was having about an 8-year-old girl who used to live across the street from him.

The California Parole Board found him suitable for early release from prison via CA’s elderly parole laws during the same hearing.

The transcript reveals Funston also admits that he raped a little boy because he was "vulnerable and available" and says he targeted children because he enjoyed the power he had over them.

Funston goes on to acknowledge that his pedophilia is a lifelong disorder and that he still has "urges", but he has developed an "urge control plan", and says he would never be around children again as it would be a high risk situation for him.

The Parole Board credits him for this "urge control plan" as part of the reason they approve his early release, adding:

"You have a -- a really good developed urge control plan. You have steps that you take, you practice it every day so that it'll be second nature to you if the, um, high risk -- high ri

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 27, 2026 05:42 PM (CNl8/)

58 Don't know for sure but I have heard the child abusers typically go to protective custody.

Posted by: RM at February 27, 2026 05:42 PM (n/1Oj)

59 I am so happy we have a DA like Alvin Bragg, a man who stands up to the old white man hierarchy and demands justice for my brown and black brothers. God bless Alvin Bragg and may he continue to do his great work in making New York City a safe environment for minorities to live and feel safe from violence in our streets.

Posted by: Karen Muddlumps, Local democrat scold and busybody at February 27, 2026 05:42 PM (Ksqrb)

60 Progressivism has taken our cities and I have no clue on how to dislodge them.
Posted by: tubal at February 27, 2026 05:32 PM (pDt9x)

I know how. It takes some will and cajones though. And I haven't seen evidence of either from anyone that lives there.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 27, 2026 05:42 PM (g8Ew8)

61
Might have the wrong pedo ( so many) but believe he has been arrested today on an old charge and is in custody. Sex perverts should never ever be released. They do not change.
Posted by: kingsman

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Thanks to public outrage, not the system "working."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 27, 2026 05:42 PM (5pERN)

62 20 Ace, it really seems that any city of any size has the problems you lay out in this post. Progressivism has taken our cities and I have no clue on how to dislodge them.
Posted by: tubal

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What happened is that cities used to have industry. With Great Society, people were paid not to work and cities had the best benefits, partly because of their wealth, but also convenience. So the parasite class moved and flourished in the cities.

City governments switched from serving their productive classes - businesses and workers - to serving the parasite class supported by federal monies. Minneapolis is a great recent example.

Cities are now supported by gov. workers (state subsidized) retail (all that SNAP spending), NGOs, the Criminal Justice Industrial Complex (why do you think they let them out -- in prison they lose a client.), graft, and poorly delivered services. They are a sink for state and federal dollars and the government farms the parasite class to produce more revenue.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 27, 2026 05:42 PM (ce4EC)

63 HOLY CRAP! Secretary Noem just revealed @ElonMusk helped find that a few DHS staffers installed SPYWARE on her phone and computer, as well as on the devices of of other political hires
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I bet they have good spyware, too.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a op!) at February 27, 2026 05:43 PM (48xL/)

64 Pedophiles murder the child ( innocence) It's a long road for that child that last a life time. But forgiveness is commanded by the Son of God rightly so. That's the salvage of the victim. Christ said 7 x 70 the number of times we must forgive. So true freedom in Christ the light of God. He is in the salvage business, our contested souls, the ultimate game.

Posted by: kingsman at February 27, 2026 05:43 PM (ehY6c)

65 Of course New York looks bad if you focus on the pimps and the CHUDs.

Posted by: Josephistan at February 27, 2026 05:43 PM (G0Uu2)

66 >>I should think we could arrange for her to be so disabled she couldn't be protesting.

. . . and back home, in Bangladesh.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 27, 2026 05:43 PM (tj6OY)

67 Trump in Corpus Christi speaking, having a good time, dropping all sorts of jokes.

"I coulda introduced the late-great Amilia Eaheart and they still would have stayed sitting."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 27, 2026 05:43 PM (GWiMx)

68 Still, accidents will happen...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 05:42 PM (ESVrU)

Oops. Oopsie. That'd be a real shame, a real shame.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 05:43 PM (I40wl)

69 more people indicted in Don Lemon's church caper. 25 already arrested. This moved much faster than I would have thought.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 27, 2026 05:39 PM (n5tGW)

The FBI is already active in Minnesota, they are running a series of warrants against a local drug gang the Family Mob. I betcha they turned a handfull of juniors loose on the church tapes to do the investigation and collaborate on the charging documents on the "Lemon Drops"

Posted by: Kindltot at February 27, 2026 05:44 PM (rbvCR)

70 Fascinating paper

"...We find that narrow election of a Republican prosecutor reduces all-cause mortality rates among young men ages 20-29 by 6.6%.

Academics need academic papers to tell them what everyone else knows from reading the newspaper.

Posted by: t-bird at February 27, 2026 05:44 PM (kpuIJ)

71 >>BREAKING: US Capitol Police ARRESTED Ilhan Omar’s State of the Union guest after she REFUSED to stop standing and BLOCKING others in the gallery during Trump’s speech

Why not just toss her over the railing. She'll probably land on the DemCong side anyway.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026 05:44 PM (/lPRQ)

72 >>Progressivism has taken our cities and I have no clue on how to dislodge them.

S-A-V-E
A-C-T

Posted by: Lizzy at February 27, 2026 05:44 PM (tj6OY)

73 kingsman,

The victims can forgive that monster, if they can; the state should execute him and all his ilk.

Posted by: goddessoftheclassroom at February 27, 2026 05:44 PM (USyCi)

74 I am so happy we have a DA like Alvin Bragg, a man who stands up to the old white man hierarchy and demands justice for my brown and black brothers. God bless Alvin Bragg and may he continue to do his great work in making New York City a safe environment for minorities to live and feel safe from violence in our streets.
Posted by: Karen Muddlumps, Local democrat scold and busybody at February 27, 2026 05:42 PM (Ksqrb)
++++
LOL

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a op!) at February 27, 2026 05:44 PM (48xL/)

75 Lefties have so much "compassion" for their pet "disadvantaged" people that they have none left over for crime victims.

Posted by: Emmie at February 27, 2026 05:45 PM (FMtrg)

76 I have a foolproof urge control plan for this vile piece of shit.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 05:45 PM (+nEug)

77 Just keep pressure on the Dems. While the big arrests aren't happening the constant pressure of cutting government, unveiling fraud across all Dem states and NGOs will make them increasingly erratic. Keep at it and the Dems will crack with their coalition splitting. Fun to watch too

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 27, 2026 05:45 PM (HYqoK)

78 So to clean up the cities, you have to move the cost of supporting the parasite class back to the localities.

If they had to pay them all not to work, had to support them, had to keep them alive without productive class dollars, the governments would go bankrupt.

Then the people would demand competence, which would attract industry by cleaning things up.

The problem, as always, is Other People's Money.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 27, 2026 05:46 PM (ce4EC)

79 Why put on the face mask in the House gallery?

The mask brings out her expressive eyes.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026 05:46 PM (/lPRQ)

80 A lot of people on the Left pointed out that the Guardsmen weren't actually doing much policing and so concluded - incorrectly - that the crime rate drops that followed weren't really due to the Guard.....
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Mannix these people are preternaturally unable to link cause and effect. Gutfeld says its intentional, I'm not so sure.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 27, 2026 05:46 PM (RIvkX)

81 Two were illegals from Mexico with no prior U.S. criminal records.
--
Note what they are hiding:
1) Criminal record in Mexico
2) sealed juvenile records
3) arrests are not counted as "record" only convictions

This is not the 1st, 3rd or even 10th time these criminals have done something like this.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 27, 2026 05:47 PM (GWiMx)

82 Ackshoowally, urban populations inclined to elect republicans to a citywide office of any stripe are already lagely law-abi-- um, nevermind.

--liberal trying to make a point.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at February 27, 2026 05:47 PM (NYInA)

83 >>>Ilhan Omar’s State of the Union guest ... REFUSED to stop standing and BLOCKING others in the gallery during Trump’s speech ... arrested in Minneapolis for using her car to BLOCK ICE agents’ cars

She seems nice.

Posted by: m at February 27, 2026 05:47 PM (+YA9H)

84 I have a foolproof urge control plan for this vile piece of shit.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 05:45 PM (+nEug)

I have seen a couple young women in Salem wearing t-shirts that say "dead pedos don't re-offend"

Posted by: Kindltot at February 27, 2026 05:48 PM (rbvCR)

85 Bill Clinton Testifies Under Oath That Trump Was Not Involved with Epstein: Comer

Posted by: SMOD at February 27, 2026 05:48 PM (GITLP)

86 73 kingsman,

The victims can forgive that monster, if they can; the state should execute him and all his ilk.
Posted by: goddessoftheclassroom at February 27, 2026 05:44 PM (USyCi)

The Catholic position is that, if the perpetrator can be incarcerated and therefore prevented from ever doing it again, then justice is served. However, should this not be the case, and any innocent is at risk, it is entirely licit for the government to end his life. Protection of innocence outweighs any consideration for the life of the perpetrator.

You probably won't hear that from our current Pope, but it is Canon Law.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 05:48 PM (I40wl)

87
Does big dummy Gavin Newsom even know if that creep touches one kid before the election that he is done, forever?
Posted by: San Franpsycho

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I have an idea that's why he allowed the guy to be re-arrested. In fact, he'll probably take credit for it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 27, 2026 05:48 PM (5pERN)

88 76 I have a foolproof urge control plan for this vile piece of shit.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 05:45 PM (+nEug)

Yeah, I have a couple of them, hanging on the wall right here.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 05:49 PM (I40wl)

89 Kindltot, I will have to get one of those.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 05:49 PM (+nEug)

90 30 more people indicted in Don Lemon's church caper. 25 already arrested. This moved much faster than I would have thought.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

Promise them leniency if the point to LeMon as the ringleader.*

*Something to be learned from DemCong prosecutors.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026 05:50 PM (/lPRQ)

91 tcn, we would make a good team

Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 05:51 PM (+nEug)

92 I won't believe these statistics till Bill Nye the Science Guy and Neil DeGrasse confirm The Science.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 27, 2026 05:51 PM (vbXSk)

93 We will not be fully civilized again until people like Cooper are destroyed by society instead of offering up other people's children for destruction.

The wrong lives are being destroyed.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 27, 2026 05:52 PM (RIvkX)

94 hy put on the face mask in the House gallery?
*
The mask brings out her expressive eyes.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026

***
"Oh, your red scarf matches your eyes . . ."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 05:52 PM (wzUl9)

95 Talking to you Scott Weiner you pervert.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 27, 2026 05:52 PM (RIvkX)

96 I have an idea that's why he allowed the guy to be re-arrested. In fact, he'll probably take credit for it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 27, 2026 05:48 PM (5pERN)
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I thought so as well

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 27, 2026 05:54 PM (RIvkX)

97 The Catholic position is that, if the perpetrator can be incarcerated and therefore prevented from ever doing it again, then justice is served. However, should this not be the case, and any innocent is at risk, it is entirely licit for the government to end his life. Protection of innocence outweighs any consideration for the life of the perpetrator.

You probably won't hear that from our current Pope, but it is Canon Law.
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Yes, I've read that prior to Vatican II (circa 1962-1965) the official Catholic positions were much more conservative.

Posted by: Crusader at February 27, 2026 05:54 PM (TN0g+)

98 Almost time at Casa Wolfus to feed the furry thugs, and then me.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 05:54 PM (wzUl9)

99 100

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 27, 2026 05:54 PM (O7YUW)

100 >>Academics need academic papers to tell them what everyone else knows from reading the newspaper.
Posted by: t-bird at February 27, 2026 05:44 PM (kpuIJ)

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Reading the whu?

Posted by: Everyone under the age of 50 at February 27, 2026 05:55 PM (NYInA)

101 I was robbed by a troll getting sanctioned!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 27, 2026 05:55 PM (O7YUW)

102 92 tcn, we would make a good team
Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 05:51 PM (+nEug)

Yes, dear, I believe we do.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 05:56 PM (I40wl)

103 Bill Clinton Testifies Under Oath That Trump Was Not Involved with Epstein: Comer
Posted by: SMOD

He thought by "involved" with they meant "having sex with", and not in the same room.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026 05:56 PM (/lPRQ)

104 99 100
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 27, 2026 05:54 PM (O7YUW)

*this* close

Posted by: m at February 27, 2026 05:56 PM (+YA9H)

105 "Ilhan Omar’s State of the Union guest ... REFUSED to stop standing and BLOCKING others in the gallery during Trump’s speech ... arrested in Minneapolis for using her car to BLOCK ICE agents’ cars"

"But it is just a traffic violation, just give me my ticket".

ICE: "Nope, sorry, you used you car to obstruct ICE law enforcement, that is a felony. You're coming with us, in handcuffs."

Judge and jury (hopefully) : GUILTY, 90 days in jail, then deportation (even if you got a dirty citizenship pass, it's revoked).

Posted by: illiniwek at February 27, 2026 05:56 PM (vbXSk)

106 101 I was robbed by a troll getting sanctioned!
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 27, 2026 05:55 PM (O7YUW)

It's a poor workman who blames his trolls.

Posted by: m at February 27, 2026 05:58 PM (+YA9H)

107 The state hospital had a criminally insane ward and also kept sexual offenders on same ward. None of these patients were ever out of state control because could not keep them from their old behaviors. There was a very rigid milieu for these patients. Had a yellow line on the ward floor that all patients must walk on for example.

Posted by: kingsman at February 27, 2026 05:58 PM (ehY6c)

108 David Allen Funston, 64, was sentenced in 1999 after a Sacramento County jury found him guilty of 16 felony counts for a series of abductions involving children younger than 7.

Ok. He can be released after both of his legs are broken and he is castrated.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 27, 2026 05:59 PM (W2Pud)

109 Grumpy and Recalcitrant

My deepest sympathy.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 27, 2026 05:59 PM (u82oZ)

110 Damn. Neil Sedaka is mort.

RIP.

Breaking up is hard to do.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 05:59 PM (zZu0s)

111 85 Bill Clinton Testifies Under Oath That Trump Was Not Involved with Epstein: Comer

Cue the bad elderly memory stories.

Posted by: davidt at February 27, 2026 05:59 PM (Q+gd/)

112 Oh, for the days of Naked City, Hawk, Madigan, Kojak, and NYPD Blue. Even Barney Miller.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

You left out Car 54, Where Are You?

Posted by: Toody and Muldoon at February 27, 2026 05:59 PM (oftw2)

113 Secretary Noem just revealed
@ElonMusk
helped find that a few DHS staffers installed SPYWARE on her phone and computer, as well as on the devices of of other political hires

These agencies should have been purged starting from Jump Street. Stop whining and do your damn jobs.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 27, 2026 05:59 PM (abIsI)

114 107 The state hospital had a criminally insane ward and also kept sexual offenders on same ward. None of these patients were ever out of state control because could not keep them from their old behaviors. There was a very rigid milieu for these patients. Had a yellow line on the ward floor that all patients must walk on for example.
Posted by: kingsman at February 27, 2026 05:58 PM (ehY6c)

Sounds like "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."

Posted by: m at February 27, 2026 06:00 PM (+YA9H)

115 Ah well, it just proves that m nails the century marks and does it well, and I'm just the understudy.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 27, 2026 06:00 PM (O7YUW)

116 So much rope. So many lampposts. It is a shame that none are being properly combined into useful contraptions.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 27, 2026 06:00 PM (xvV+O)

117 If at first you don't succeed and all.

Posted by: m at February 27, 2026 06:01 PM (+YA9H)

118 Here is professional disabled activist Aliya Rahman's CV.
She's described as a software developer in the news -- but only works for activist NGOs.

https://tinyurl.com/mpevp6s2

Posted by: Lizzy at February 27, 2026 06:02 PM (tj6OY)

119 >>I was robbed by a troll getting sanctioned!
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 27, 2026 05:55 PM (O7YUW)

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Worse, you were robbed by my sock.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer, doing the Dance of One Hundred at February 27, 2026 06:02 PM (NYInA)

120 Of course God can change anyone’s heart. But while we are all waiting for that to happen, and honestly it may, or may not, and additionally who knows when that (might ) occur, monsters should be locked away securely. By the way, jailhouse conversions are usually matters of expedience for felons. This. Is. Known.

Posted by: tubal at February 27, 2026 06:02 PM (pDt9x)

121 I see.. The "snowball" thrower is of color...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 27, 2026 06:02 PM (xsaPb)

122 110 Damn. Neil Sedaka is mort.

RIP.

Breaking up is hard to do.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

Dang! One of my favorites hits was Sweet 16.

Posted by: Bill Clinton at February 27, 2026 06:02 PM (abIsI)

123 8 I am shocked at this. Shocked I say!

As a side note and OT, my mom had surgery for a broken left hip. Lots of pins and a rod to fix her. In recovery now and doing ok. Long road ahead since she is 86 yrs old. Thanks for your prayers. I appreciate it so much.
Posted by: turambar at February 27, 2026 05:27 PM (Q0yOR)

Turambar - best wishes for your mother's full recovery. The rehab road is long and difficult, but it can be done. My mother had hip surgery when she was 92 and she did rather well until she started relying on her wheel chair instead of walking. She's 102 now in a nursing home but still has all of her faculties. Oh, and congratulations to all the others who recently had good medical procedure/exam results - whig, Teresa, and Bulg are the ones I'm aware of but I know there are others. Life comes at you hard, especially when you're not 29 anymore.

Posted by: Retired, thank God at February 27, 2026 06:03 PM (va0Yo)

124 Launch in 27 minutes.

https://youtu.be/wPizYVXcn_s

Posted by: Joyenz at February 27, 2026 06:03 PM (2F0/Y)

125 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was filmed at Dammish Hospital in Oregon. The hospital I reference was built same time by same architects. A very creepy place, haunting espcially on the night shift. I lived a strange life looking back on it all. The Son of God never removed his hand from me.

Posted by: kingsman at February 27, 2026 06:05 PM (ehY6c)

126 At this point, who believes anything Bill Clinton has to say? He's always working an angle for Bill Clinton.

The Clintons are programmed for mayhem. They are the river otters in the political stream and they'll pop you're flotation device as presented.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 06:05 PM (gVUi7)

127 35 David Allen Funston, 64, was sentenced in 1999 after a Sacramento County jury found him guilty of 16 felony counts for a series of abductions involving children younger than 7.
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Execution is the answer.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 27, 2026 06:06 PM (7rP4D)

128 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was filmed at Dammish Hospital in Oregon. The hospital I reference was built same time by same architects. A very creepy place, haunting espcially on the night shift. I lived a strange life looking back on it all. The Son of God never removed his hand from me.
Posted by: kingsman at February 27, 2026 06:05 PM (ehY6c)

the boat scenes were filmed at Depoe Bay, one of my favorite spots in Oregon.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 27, 2026 06:07 PM (0aYVJ)

129 David Allen Funston, 64, was sentenced in 1999 after a Sacramento County jury found him guilty of 16 felony counts for a series of abductions involving children younger than 7.
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Execution is the answer.
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Yeah, but it just doesn't sound catchy.

Posted by: Todd Rundgren at February 27, 2026 06:09 PM (TN0g+)

130 The three "cultural enrichers" should have no less than sodomy and fingernails ripped out with pliers as their sentence. Then they get to start their prison sentences.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 27, 2026 06:09 PM (qBdHI)

131 We started going easy on black offenders back in the 90's because they were over-represented in the prisons. These stupid policies totally ignored the fact that 90% of the victims of black crime were other innocent blacks. So black victims have not been getting justice for decades now.

BTW: giving white men harsher sentences and going easy on black criminals is also a for of DEI.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 27, 2026 06:09 PM (Wnqw0)

132 I haven't seen Cuckoo's Nest since it was new. So many character actors in it went on to be names, like Danny DeVito and Christopher Lloyd.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 06:09 PM (wzUl9)

133 >>The Clintons are programmed for mayhem. They are the river otters in the political stream and they'll pop you're flotation device as presented.

First and foremost, the subject of Epstein will now officially be declared "old news." The MSM will happily comply, never bringing it up again, unless to smear her opponents as crazy conspiracy theorists.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 27, 2026 06:09 PM (tj6OY)

134 As our beloved Ace would say: Is this something? Breaking President Trump Directs Every Federal Agency to Cease Use of Anthropic After AI Company Refuses to Comply with Pentagon’s Demands.

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at February 27, 2026 06:09 PM (CU22W)

135 And bring back billy clubs to teach good manners.
Posted by: kingsman at February 27, 2026 05:27 PM (ehY6c)

This comes out as a sort of joke. But one of the most egregious policing changes that has happened over the last 30+ years is the elimination of the spectrum of force. It's no longer a spectrum, really. More just two points: wrestle and shoot, with a sometimes option of semi-effectual Tasers. All from the stupid premise that you shouldn't ever hurt bad guys because the occasional cop goes too far.

Posted by: GWB at February 27, 2026 06:10 PM (1sxg6)

136 'Statistical Analysis Shows That Electing a Republican as DA Immediately Reduces the Murder Rate in Cities'

It is taking an unbelievable amount of time for elected leaders on our side to treat democrats like the threats they are.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 27, 2026 06:10 PM (fd80v)

137 At this point, who believes anything Bill Clinton has to say? He's always working an angle for Bill Clinton.

The Clintons are programmed for mayhem. They are the river otters in the political stream and they'll pop you're flotation device as presented.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 06:05 PM (gVUi7)

I’ve always thought of Bill Clinton as true trailer trash who through combination of accident and lizard cunning made it big. For sure he has zero scruples….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 27, 2026 06:10 PM (YobFY)

138 Neil Sedaka. RIP.

Was sitting with my friend, in a surgeon's waiting room (reconstructive 'plastic' surgery for her) and ALL the songs were Neil Sedaka, on continuous loop. It was kinda weird.

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 06:11 PM (rdVOm)

139 >>The three "cultural enrichers" should have no less than sodomy and fingernails ripped out with pliers as their sentence. Then they get to start their prison sentences.

. . . in Bukele's prison.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 27, 2026 06:11 PM (tj6OY)

140 135 And bring back billy clubs to teach good manners.
Posted by: kingsman at February 27, 2026 05:27 PM (ehY6c)

I say black jacks and an ankle S&W .38.

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at February 27, 2026 06:12 PM (CU22W)

141 SpaceX launch in 3 minutes ...

Posted by: illiniwek at February 27, 2026 06:12 PM (vbXSk)

142 In other news, shouldn't the names and addresses of parole board members who make decisions like this one be made public knowledge?
Posted by: Crusader at February 27, 2026 05:36 PM (TN0g+)

I'll settle for the news media doing their jobs for once and getting these clowns on record as to why they made the decision.

Posted by: Kamala Harris at February 27, 2026 06:12 PM (0bjKf)

143 or wait, it is dark in the video ... must be the wrong launch

Posted by: illiniwek at February 27, 2026 06:13 PM (vbXSk)

144 Neil Sadaka wasn't the guy that demanded the band just wear the d*** shirts? I'm bad with names

Posted by: GWB at February 27, 2026 06:13 PM (1sxg6)

145
I've got MSNBC on in the background and they're reporting on Clinton's testimony. Haven't mentioned that he exonerated Trump.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 27, 2026 06:14 PM (5pERN)

146 GWB that's the point more perps get shot because we don't want to hurt them. It's stupid. Billy clubs applied ends the fightin knuckle head. You know to the bone, elbow , shoulder, knee etc. Watching cops wrestle with criminals is beyond stupid. Billy clubs save lives.

Posted by: kingsman at February 27, 2026 06:14 PM (ehY6c)

147 Funston received more than 20 years in prison plus three consecutive terms of 25 years to life. After serving more than two decades behind bars, he became eligible for consideration under California's Elderly Parole Program.

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Guess what he is also eligible for? That's right folks it's the Woody Wood Chipper Show.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 27, 2026 06:14 PM (Wnqw0)

148 Damn. Neil Sedaka is mort.

RIP.

Breaking up is hard to do.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 05:59
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Hopefully laughing in the rain

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 27, 2026 06:14 PM (bQ4nt)

149 Neil must've had some bad blood...

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 06:15 PM (rdVOm)

150 Neil Sadaka wasn't the guy that demanded the band just wear the d*** shirts? I'm bad with names
Posted by: GWB at February 27, 2026 06:13 PM (1sxg6)

*shakes head sadly*

Kids today. No, that was Mr Paul Anka.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 06:15 PM (zZu0s)

151 Trump orders all federal agencies to immediately stop using Anthropic AI models.

I hope Ace gets this story up. WHOW!!

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at February 27, 2026 06:15 PM (CU22W)

152 Neil Sadaka wasn't the guy that demanded the band just wear the d*** shirts? I'm bad with names
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That was Paul Anka.

Pop music has an interesting history of zealous band leaders--there's some strange power plays in the history of the Four Seasons as well since Frank Valli basically treated it as his backing band rather than a true band.

Posted by: Crusader at February 27, 2026 06:16 PM (TN0g+)

153 Anthropomorphic AI?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 06:16 PM (8PrXA)

154 Not sure could have said Neil was alive or not yesterday

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 06:16 PM (Ia/+0)

155 Damn. Neil Sedaka is mort.

RIP.

Breaking up is hard to do.

Not really. I have a feeling that Love Won't Keep Him Together now.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 27, 2026 06:17 PM (8ty7h)

156 Interesting. Mentioned last night I have been watching Carson reruns some going back to early 60s. The show format has been striking. In the early days it is almost like a dinner club with the band riffing for long period (what i would usually call doodling in big band or jazz.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 06:18 PM (zZu0s)

157
It's quite sad that a pedo survived 20 years in the Big House
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport

Maybe that just tells us that it is a MYTH that pedos are punished by other prisoners.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 27, 2026 06:18 PM (Cqx++)

158 153 Anthropomorphic AI?

The company. Anthropic.com Based in S.F.

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at February 27, 2026 06:18 PM (CU22W)

159 Dang! One of my favorites hits was Sweet 16.
Posted by: Bill Clinton at February 27, 2026 06:02 PM (abIsI)

Sweet 16, whattaya get,
Another day older
And deeper in debt.

Love that song.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 27, 2026 06:20 PM (g8Ew8)

160 >>>Damn. Neil Sedaka is mort.

RIP.

Breaking up is hard to do.

>Ace and garrett hardest hit.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 06:20 PM (gVUi7)

161 Harmeet Dillon says Omar has immigration issues. An attempt to strip citizenship would be fun and distracting for the Dems

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 27, 2026 06:21 PM (HYqoK)

162 She was just 17.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 27, 2026 06:21 PM (8PrXA)

163 I for one support the prison to woodchipper pipeline for kiddie diddlers

Posted by: ballistic at February 27, 2026 06:21 PM (5aZAZ)

164 Democrats. Not our opponents.
Our enemy.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 27, 2026 06:21 PM (2WIwB)

165 I got Frankie Valli next in the Death Pool.

Posted by: Degenerate Gambler at February 27, 2026 06:22 PM (oftw2)

166 So much rope. So many lampposts. It is a shame that none are being properly combined into useful contraptions.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 27, 2026 06:00 PM (xvV+O)

A swimming pool full of liquid sodium would work nicely, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2026 06:22 PM (8zz6B)

167 ballistic

Nay, kind sir. Give Pedos to the Chinese to part them out for organ donation.

Or to Canada for the same thing.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 27, 2026 06:22 PM (u82oZ)

168 Execution is the answer.

In the interests of science, we should invite him to participate in our double-blind millstone study.

Posted by: t-bird at February 27, 2026 06:23 PM (kpuIJ)

169
She was just 17.
Posted by: Boss Moss

I know what you mean.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 27, 2026 06:23 PM (Cqx++)

170 Now I have Breaking up is hard to do on a loop in my head.

Think of all that we've been through
Cause breakin up is hard to do.

Pure poetry.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 06:23 PM (zZu0s)

171 Paul Anka, Mamie van Doren, and Mel Torme. Name the movie.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 27, 2026 06:23 PM (0aYVJ)

172 Nay, kind sir. Give Pedos to the Chinese to part them out for organ donation.

Or to Canada for the same thing.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 27, 2026 06:22 PM (u82oZ)

Great idea!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 27, 2026 06:23 PM (2WIwB)

173 ballistic

Larry Niven wrote the Organlegger stories in the '70s to cover this topic.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 27, 2026 06:24 PM (u82oZ)

174 It's quite sad that a pedo survived 20 years in the Big House
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport

Maybe that just tells us that it is a MYTH that pedos are punished by other prisoners.
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Nah, it was such a truth that eventually prisons started segregating them from the general population. From the small amount of reading I've done on prison conditions, its really, really difficult for a *decent* person who does something stupid to come out of prison as a better man than the one who went in. Its described as 24/7/365 war and one has to make so many compromises, including the willingness to commit crime inside to keep allies that will keep one alive.

We really need prison reform, but it won't happen in my life time. And before anyone gets snippy at my post, I'm talking about CPAs that have a wife and kids and support the local church and boys club who get greedy and get busted for "forgetting" to file $100,000 in earned income. YES, its a crime. But NO, one shouldn't have to join a prison gang (and do their bidding to stay a member) just to make it out of one's 5-10 year sentence. But that's basically where we're at (or so I've been lead to believe).

Posted by: Crusader at February 27, 2026 06:24 PM (TN0g+)

175 Saw a video short Arnold is 79 and not expected to make 80

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 06:24 PM (Ia/+0)

176 Don't take your love away from me
Don't you leave my heart in misery
If you go then I'll be blue
'Cause breaking up is hard to do
Remember when you held me tight
And you kissed me all through the night
Think of all that we've been through
And breaking up is hard to do
They say that breaking up is hard to do
Now I know, I know that it's true
Don't say that this is the end
Instead of breaking up I wish we were making up again
I beg of you, don't say goodbye
Can't we give our love another try?
Come on baby, let's start a new
'Cause breaking up is hard to do
They say that breaking up is hard to do
Now I know, I know that it's true
Don't say that this is the end
Instead of breaking up I wish we were making up again
I beg of you, don't say goodbye
Can't we give our love another try?
Come on baby, let's start a new
'Cause breaking up is hard to do

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 06:24 PM (zZu0s)

177 152 Neil Sadaka wasn't the guy that demanded the band just wear the d*** shirts? I'm bad with names
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That was Paul Anka.
Posted by: Crusader at February 27, 2026 06:16 PM (TN0g+)
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Easy to confuse. Both had a "k" in their name. Both had success in the late 50s/early 60s before seeing their careers go into stasis with the Beatles' arrival. Both had big comebacks in the 70s.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at February 27, 2026 06:24 PM (0bjKf)

178 Girl's Town!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 27, 2026 06:25 PM (Cqx++)

179 She was just 17.
Posted by: Boss Moss

I know what you mean.
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Perhaps even a year younger...

Posted by: Benny Mardones at February 27, 2026 06:25 PM (TN0g+)

180 Arnold does not look great.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 06:25 PM (zZu0s)

181 Parting this scum out is a great idea. I would start by parting his dick from his body and implanting it in his mouth.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 06:26 PM (+nEug)

182 Alberta Oil Peon

A room full of organic N₂ gas is soooo much cheaper.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 27, 2026 06:26 PM (u82oZ)

183 Girl's Town!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 27, 2026 06:25 PM (Cqx++)

Bertram gets a ram chip!

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 27, 2026 06:26 PM (0aYVJ)

184 The three "cultural enrichers" should have no less than sodomy and fingernails ripped out with pliers as their sentence. Then they get to start their prison sentences.
Posted by: Lady in Black

The restitution should come right before release into the streets.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 27, 2026 06:26 PM (/lPRQ)

185 Nood. Week in woke.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 06:27 PM (zZu0s)

186 Aetius451AD

The maid had it in for him. Ooops. Just reverse that last sentence.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 27, 2026 06:28 PM (u82oZ)

187 A room full of organic N₂ gas is soooo much cheaper.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 27, 2026 06:26 PM (u82oZ)

But you could record their screeches, and sell them as cellphone ringtones.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2026 06:28 PM (8zz6B)

188 "Love Will Keep Us Together" was a masterful song, and the production of that single by the Captain & Tennille was first-class.

Posted by: Crusader at February 27, 2026 06:30 PM (TN0g+)

189 Legalinsurrection.com- DOJ has charge 30 people in that church ambush

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 06:40 PM (Ia/+0)

190 Yeah, but it just doesn't sound catchy.
Posted by: Todd Rundgren at February 27, 2026 06:09 PM
I started singing Love is the Answer by Todd Rundgren the minute execution is the answer hit my brain.

Posted by: Eromero at February 27, 2026 07:20 PM (LHPAg)

Leftwing Groomer Netflix Bows Out, "Trump-Aligned" Paramount to Win Battle for Warner Bros./Discovery

I don't know why they'd want it. This feels like trying to swallow a big jagged bone.

Netflix Backs Out of Warner Bros. Bidding, Paramount Set to Win
In a stunning twist, the streaming giant's co-CEOs say the major studio "was always a 'nice to have' at the right price, not a 'must have' at any price."

In a stunning twist, Netflix is declining to raise its bid for Warner Bros., positioning David Ellison's Paramount as the winner in the battle for the fabled studio.
Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters released a statement Thursday outlining their decision, namely that the deal is "no longer financially attractive" and that it "was always a 'nice to have' at the right price, not a 'must have' at any price."
"The transaction we negotiated would have created shareholder value with a clear path to regulatory approval. However, we've always been disciplined, and at the price required to match Paramount Skydance's latest offer, the deal is no longer financially attractive, so we are declining to match the Paramount Skydance bid," the co-CEOs said.
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With Netflix out, Paramount's latest bid is almost a sure thing to be accepted by the Warners board, which determined earlier Thursday that it was a "superior proposal" to Netflix's deal.
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PSKY's latest proposal was for $31 per share, but had a number of other sweeteners, including a ticking fee payable to shareholders equal to $0.25 per quarter beginning after Sept. 30, 2026, as well as a $7 billion regulatory termination in the event the transaction does not close due to regulatory matters.
Paramount has also agreed to pay the $2.8 billion termination fee that Warner Bros. would be required to pay to Netflix to terminate the existing merger agreement.

Doesn't Warner Discovery come with $80 billion in debt from the last acquisition?

People are spending billions to own $80 billion in debt plus the right to remake Lord of the Rings in ten years. Which will fail.

i completely forgot about CNN. It's a very easy thing to forget, because its latest ratings are 6. Not a six rating, six people.

But staffers at CNN are reportedly in "a panic."

Mood is 'horrific' inside CNN as staffers brace for change amid potential Paramount takeover, insiders say

Netflix backing out of bid for Warner Bros Discovery paves way for CNN to fall under David Ellison's control

The mood inside CNN was "horrific" on Friday as network leadership sought to calm fears of anxious staffers, with parent company Warner Bros. Discovery appearing set to hand control of the network to Paramount CEO David Ellison.
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"The mood is horrific," a CNN insider told Fox News Digital. "People are very upset."
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A second CNN insider told Fox News Digital that staffers feel "a mix of despair, apprehension and curiosity."
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A second insider said the two main concerns are "job loss" and "editorial indifference," noting the former "greatly outranks" the latter. Specifically, CNN staffers worry about a potential "bloodbath" if CBS News and CNN were to merge.
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The first CNN insider is trying to keep an "open mind" but said it's easy to understand why staffers are upset given the reporting on Ellison and Trump discussing changes.
"It's existential for the brand to be owned by an individual who has personal allegiance to a political figure and is not even answering to public markets," they told Fox News Digital.
"But -- I mean what I'm saying. It's not just me trying to take a deep breath. I truly believe we can only react to what is, not what might be," they continued. "And we have no idea what the world will look like when this closes."

Waaah, Oliver Darcy reports on the Sads! and A-scareds! of his former colleagues at CNN:

Brian Stelter said two very funny things. Noting that Larry Ellison wants a fair and fact-based news outlet, Stelter said, hilariously, "That sounds like CNN."

It sure does, Tater. It sure does.

But he also worries about whether Ellison will allow CNN to keep the, giggle, "editorial independence that CNN is known for."

Below, a few meh trailers. I like most of the people involved here, including Jorma Taccone, director one of my favorite comedies of the 2010's, MacGruber, but this doesn't grab me.

Meh: Mecha Predator.

Possibly something. I think this is based on some YouTube creepy short.

Update: Yes, it is based on an internet creepypasta about liminal spaces, spaces between the real and unreal. And that sci-fi standby of structures too big to exist whose internal dimensions seem to exceed the external dimensions.

There were a series of webisodes. Here's one:

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:20 PM

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1 First.

Posted by: Vengeance. at February 27, 2026 04:21 PM (AnlBQ)

2 Hmm E-6b asset in flight over the NE.

Posted by: Vengeance. at February 27, 2026 04:22 PM (AnlBQ)

3 In a stunning twist, the streaming giant's co-CEOs say the major studio "was always a 'nice to have' at the right price, not a 'must have' at any price."

I wonder what was the "right" price?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 27, 2026 04:23 PM (0N4FZ)

4 >> The mood is horrific," a CNN insider told Fox News Digital. "People are very upset."

I have a fresh batch of Kool Aid. Want some?

Posted by: Vengeance. at February 27, 2026 04:25 PM (AnlBQ)

5 Netflix is a shit company anyway. After what Rice said people should flee like they have the clap.

Posted by: Vengeance. at February 27, 2026 04:26 PM (AnlBQ)

6
"It's existential for the brand to be owned by an individual who has personal allegiance to a political figure and is not even answering to public markets," they told Fox News Digital.

Uh. Hasn't CNN been absolutely ruining their public perception and profitability by ignoring public markets? They seem to cater to what they think the public "should" want instead of what the public actually wants.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 27, 2026 04:27 PM (FMtrg)

7 Ace, any chance of a Chuy sighting?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 27, 2026 04:27 PM (ZHCyk)

8 And that sci-fi standby of structures too big to exist whose internal dimensions seem to exceed the external dimensions.

>>>Just once, I want the reverse. It'd be funny.

Posted by: pookysgirl, enjoying Tchaikovsky at February 27, 2026 04:28 PM (Wt5PA)

9 This week has been about 72 hours too long

Posted by: nckate at February 27, 2026 04:28 PM (uQzkA)

10 What kinda of an idiot watches Netflix?

Posted by: Estelle Costanza at February 27, 2026 04:28 PM (Ksqrb)

11 I don't know why they'd want it. This feels like trying to swallow a big jagged bone.

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Less about politics and more about the general health of the industry.

Netflix is the only streamer that actually makes money from streaming.

Losing a major studio and its IP to the only streamer that can make money is a major hit to the theatrical distribution model that the rest still need financially.

Also, the industry still kind of just hates Netflix. Probably why it's never won the Best Picture Oscar.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 27, 2026 04:28 PM (GBKbO)

12 Hasn't CNN been absolutely ruining their public perception and profitability by ignoring public markets? They seem to cater to what they think the public "should" want instead of what the public actually wants.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 27, 2026 04:27 PM

To be fair, it is the Media's job to tell us what to think.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 27, 2026 04:28 PM (ZHCyk)

13 In a stunning twist, the streaming giant's co-CEOs say the major studio "was always a 'nice to have' at the right price, not a 'must have' at any price."

That's some industrial-grade cope right there.

"No really, we didn't actually want this that much."

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 27, 2026 04:29 PM (a+4eV)

14 Mood is 'horrific' inside CNN as staffers brace for change amid potential Paramount takeover, insiders say
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Pics, please.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 27, 2026 04:29 PM (RIvkX)

15 People are spending billions to own $80 billion in debt plus the right to remake Lord of the Rings in ten years. Which will fail.

LotR is great cinema. So indeed there is no need to remake it. And people will not go see Black Female Aragorn.

But...you could make some of the Silmarillion stories. But it has to look like Peter Jackson's LotR and without all the non-woke crap they added to The Hobbit and the woke crap they added to the Rangz of Powah

Posted by: 18-1 at February 27, 2026 04:29 PM (sKqQm)

16 It doesn't really matter. Paramount will eventually be sold to Netflix, and will include WB.

The plot is simple enough even Hollywood couldn't screw it up...right?

They can't figure out how to make a Blade movie. They would screw up boiling water.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026 04:29 PM (PYyV9)

17 Backrooms looks like it was filmed in the SEPTA and subway concourse in Philly minus the tranq skels.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 27, 2026 04:29 PM (GTqXr)

18 I have a fresh batch of Kool Aid. Want some?

Posted by: Vengeance. at February 27, 2026 04:25 PM (AnlBQ)

It was Flavor-aid!

Posted by: pookysgirl, in pedantic mode at February 27, 2026 04:29 PM (Wt5PA)

19 CNN under new mgt. will stimulate Jap Tapper to morph into his final form, prune face ( Dick Tracy) also bears striking resemblance to a spinchter.

Posted by: kingsman at February 27, 2026 04:29 PM (ehY6c)

20 This post feels rushed.

Brian Stelter . . . or "Noted Sex Machine Brian Stelter"?

Adjectives make all the difference.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 27, 2026 04:30 PM (8AONa)

21 Hahah they are so scared to work for that 'right wing nut' bari Weiss.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 27, 2026 04:30 PM (MGB5H)

22 >>>Mood is 'horrific' inside CNN as staffers brace for change amid potential Paramount takeover, insiders say

It's the feel-good story of the year.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at February 27, 2026 04:30 PM (CwhoI)

23 One way for them to make money back is to re release LOTR and other classics into theaters regularly.

Posted by: steevy at February 27, 2026 04:30 PM (YwEeS)

24 Aw the poor little shit stains at CNN are in a horrible mood. You know what put me in a horrible mood watching my country get flushed down the toilet so they could install a half brain dead fucking vegetable as quote-unquote President.

Posted by: melodicmetal at February 27, 2026 04:31 PM (XLfSN)

25 Those CNN employees sound like high school girls.

I actually don't give a shit how they feel about the takeover, especially since their comments illuminated nothing important.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 27, 2026 04:31 PM (n9ltV)

26 The market didn't particularly like Netflix's bid. There has been a downswing in tech, but Netflix has been getting hammered for months. As soon they announced they weren't go try to best Paramount/Skydance, NFLX popped. It closed today up almost 14%.

NFLX had every reason to walk away, and little reason to want it in the first place besides to get IPs. That 10-figure bonus Paramount will pay them because the deal fell through is just icing on the cake.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a op!) at February 27, 2026 04:31 PM (48xL/)

27 Just throwing it out there, and then i have to run...

In his post-SotU press conference, Trump talked about using embargo instead of tariffs since the SC fucked him over.

Odds on this happening?

I would LOOOVE to see Trump embargo China and Mexico and Cuba, but I don't see it actually happening.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 04:32 PM (BI5O2)

28 Also, the industry still kind of just hates Netflix. Probably why it's never won the Best Picture Oscar.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 27, 2026 04:28 PM

Are you suggesting that the Oscars are not awarded completely, 100%, on the basis of artistic merit and integrity, or is this just your known cynicism being displayed?

Asking for a friend.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 27, 2026 04:33 PM (xY0R2)

29 People still watch CNN?

Posted by: I gotta ask at February 27, 2026 04:34 PM (Fcyf9)

30 Kind of looking forward to Project Hail Mary.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at February 27, 2026 04:34 PM (bNf8H)

31 Horrific does indeed describe CNN. Don't really give a fuck about their "mood." The staff should've DIAF years ago.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 27, 2026 04:35 PM (jtM2q)

32 Doesn't Warner Discovery come with $80 billion in debt from the last acquisition?
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Zaslav retired a huge amount of it. The WBD balance sheet has about $30 billion in debt. Still a lot, but nothing like it was post-merger.

That said, I suspect Paramount/Skydance just bought a turkey. It will take a few years to play out, but it won't shock me if it ends up destroying the company. WBD is a big bite for PSKY to digest, there is a lot of debt involved and while there are huge "synergies" (read: redundancies that can be eliminated) and it will give PSKY the opportunity to dominate the traditional box office and post-theatrical licensing market, the costs are gigantic.

The Ellisons aren't stupid, but this is a big play in an area where big plays have a habit of ending in disaster...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a op!) at February 27, 2026 04:36 PM (48xL/)

33 Why do I care about this?

Posted by: Average comma Joe at February 27, 2026 04:36 PM (Fcyf9)

34 Speaking of "a mix of despair, apprehension and curiosity," did I ever tell you about the first time I met my wife's first bull?

Posted by: David French at February 27, 2026 04:36 PM (Bjg/j)

35 People are spending billions to own $80 billion in debt plus the right to remake Lord of the Rings in ten years. Which will fail.

WB has an almost jaw-dropping set of properties, that they have completely failed to take advantage of for decades. They are worth the money... if you can handle them correctly.

Like, fire black snape and cast him correctly, for starters

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026 04:36 PM (PYyV9)

36 On the renowned AoSHQ scale of 9mm -> .45 ACP, CNN is a .22 Short.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 27, 2026 04:36 PM (xY0R2)

37 >>> This feels like trying to swallow a big jagged bone.

Me at work: But sir, I don't want to eat that frog
Boss: Hey, we all read the book it says to

Me: Actually, I think the author was just using meta..
Boss: It's right here on the cover

Me: Look, this is like when you made us all go around moving cheese, remember? It was ridiculous, we broke into restaurants, Billy got arrested!"

Boss: "But we bonded didn't we? Billy got all those great tattoos. We're better, stronger now, right?"

Me: "Yeah I guess you're right. Do we have any ketchup?"

Posted by: banana Dream at February 27, 2026 04:36 PM (3uBP9)

38 CNN helped fan the flames of every terrible incident this country has ever faced since I can remember. I hope these fuckers are homeless soon because they deserve it. Lies on top of lies. You should be thankful that your shitty ass "news" station is going to have serious changes. I'd prefer you all homeless but I'll settle for watching your work crumble I guess

Posted by: melodicmetal at February 27, 2026 04:37 PM (XLfSN)

39 "I don't know why they'd want it. This feels like trying to swallow a big jagged bone."

I'm guessing it's like all mergings and acquisitions to stake as close a monopoly position as possible. Think Microsoft. When you get big enough, you don't really need to improve from within; you need to become a legal firm and a bank. You simply engulf everything possible and, eventually, you pretty much own the industry.

And when you buy politicians/bureaucrats, breaking the monopoly is not a threat.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at February 27, 2026 04:37 PM (gLikB)

40 The real newz is; Brian Stelter, who is a sex machine, is still employed.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 27, 2026 04:38 PM (sAmhv)

41 I urge CNN to make a quick deal with Saddam Hussein, worked last time. Get Amanpour to show some ankle.

Posted by: kingsman at February 27, 2026 04:39 PM (ehY6c)

42 Tater and Jim Acosta are upset about this. Pissing off all the right people.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 27, 2026 04:39 PM (HYqoK)

43 I'm glad Netflix didn't get them, but most modern entertainment is just BAD. I don't have high hopes for Paramount, but at least they support actual physical screenings (for now).

BTW there is an absolute BANGER movie out right now:

"Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie." It's sort of like "what if Spinal Tap had a baby with Back to the Future?" It's a fake documentary comedy with a super complex time travel plot.

Posted by: Max Power at February 27, 2026 04:39 PM (q177U)

44 Dont make paramount into some bastion of og entertainment. They still employ Kurtzman and allow him to sodomize the beloved corpse of Star Trek.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 04:40 PM (zZu0s)

45 Kind of looking forward to Project Hail Mary.

Its supposed to be quite good. I haven't read the book. The last sci fi I read was Calculating God, really well done.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026 04:40 PM (PYyV9)

46 Those "the merger didn't go through" fees can be very lucrative.

Remember when AT&T tried to buy T-Mobile but couldn't get it through regulatory approval and the deal failed? AT&T had to cut a $3 billion check to T-Mobile (well, to Deutsche Telekom), along with a chunk of spectrum worth about another billion.

That was hugely important. T-Mobile had bet on HSPA+ as a stopgap because it couldn't afford to build out LTE at the needed scale, and which was not a good bet. It just wasn't good enough. That penalty financed a big piece of T-Mobile's LTE buildout and probably saved the company.

If the PSKY acquisition fails, WBD is going to get a staggering penalty.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a op!) at February 27, 2026 04:40 PM (48xL/)

47 Trailer for Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2K9ccMREOI

Posted by: Max Power at February 27, 2026 04:41 PM (q177U)

48 They still employ Kurtzman and allow him to sodomize the beloved corpse of Star Trek.

New people took over very recently (Skydance) and changes have already happened. I heard a rumor that Kurtzman is out, so Starfleet Academy probably won't get season 2. We shall see but I expect them to do a lot of cleaning house.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026 04:41 PM (PYyV9)

49 I just went in to look at my paramount+ subscription on amazon prime which is due to expire tomorrow. They are now charging $13.99 a month, I hit the cancel button and I got an "offer" to continue for .99 cents a month for two months and then it goes back to the $13.99 a month in April.

I am going to track this and see if I can get that special offer more than once.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 27, 2026 04:42 PM (0N4FZ)

50
How can $80 billion in debt ever be repaid? Is the plan to carry it forward forever, declare bankruptcy, or what?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 27, 2026 04:42 PM (azNOR)

51 Trailer for Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

I have heard that is hilarious. Spoiler: it has nothing to do with the grunge band Nirvana.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026 04:42 PM (PYyV9)

52 Presumably Paramount is the old Hollywood Studios industry's last chance to reinvent itself.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 04:43 PM (vfth7)

53 In a stunning twist, the streaming giant's co-CEOs say the major studio "was always a 'nice to have' at the right price, not a 'must have' at any price."

Corporate PR speak for: “We got outbid.”

Netflix wanted WB.
WB wanted to be part of Netflix.
They kept this thing going for months right up until people started complaining about a potential monopoly.

The Discovery linear cable channels, including CNN, weren’t even part of the deal with Netflix, but Paramount-Skydance us taking everything.

Netflix only wanted the studios, the entire WB back catalog, and the rights to DC Comics and especially Harry Potter with the new series coming on HBO.

They wanted to be able to charge $29.99 per month (with ads) for Netflix + HBO/Max to compete with Disney-ESPN-ABC-Hulu.

Now we’ll get Paramount+NBC+HBOMax instead.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026 04:43 PM (6ydKt)

54 PSKY moving Bari Weiss over to take control of CNN would be hilarious. I doubt anyone - even Musk, let alone Weiss - can resurrect CNN, but moving her over there will cause much shrieking and screaming. It would be amusing to watch for a bit.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a op!) at February 27, 2026 04:43 PM (48xL/)

55 30 Kind of looking forward to Project Hail Mary. Posted by: Frasier Crane

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It's the only thing on the horizon that looks remotely entertaining that isn't a cartoon (and Toy Story + Mario Bros look iffy). Maybe Spiderman, Avengers, Dune... Feels fatiguing. Project Hail Mary might be #10 on the watch list if it were any year 1970-2015 but in 2026 feels like far & away #1. Sad...

Posted by: bearski at February 27, 2026 04:43 PM (Bhsk7)

56 New people took over very recently (Skydance) and changes have already happened. I heard a rumor that Kurtzman is out, so Starfleet Academy probably won't get season 2. We shall see but I expect them to do a lot of cleaning house.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026 04:41 PM (PYyV9)
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They contracted for two seasons upfront. Whether PSKY will pay to cancel it or just release it one drop on Wednesday afternoon, I dunno.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a op!) at February 27, 2026 04:44 PM (48xL/)

57 I heard a rumor that Kurtzman is out, so Starfleet Academy probably won't get season 2. We shall see but I expect them to do a lot of cleaning house.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
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They already filmed season 2, but I guess that doesn't mean they have to release it.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 27, 2026 04:44 PM (XvL8K)

58 Launch in 6 minutes.

Rocket Lab - Electron - That's Not A Knife
LC-2 - Wallops FF, Virginia - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: February 27, 2026
New T-Zero: 4:50 p.m. EST (2150 UTC, 22:50 CET.)

https://youtu.be/wPizYVXcn_s

Alternative link if needed.

The Launch Pad

https://youtu.be/_h2RBkuHOzI

Posted by: Joyenz at February 27, 2026 04:45 PM (2F0/Y)

59 This feels like trying to swallow a big jagged bone.

Harder, daddy.

Posted by: David French at February 27, 2026 04:46 PM (YWB+v)

60 ... Corporate PR speak for: “We got outbid.” ...
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026 04:43 PM (6ydKt)
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To a point, yeah. And this isn't unusual for Netflix. Their whole thing - one of their two "Co-CEOs" says it all the time - is "we're disciplined and we don't overpay."

The implication, of course, is that PSKY *is* overpaying. And Netflix might be right about that. Time will tell because it always does.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a op!) at February 27, 2026 04:46 PM (48xL/)

61 I am going to track this and see if I can get that special offer more than once.

At least half of streamers are on that kind of deal. A big chunk of Disney's subscribers were shown to be people who got it free for a few months or got coupons with purchase giving them a free month, etc.

Streaming is a huge, huge net loss for these companies. They went all in thinking they'd be rich as Netflix without realizing that
A) Netflix lost money for years, and
B) they only did so well because they were the biggest, best game in town with everybody's stuff. Now that its all splintered off, nobody has that any more and none of them except Netflix are even making money.

Astonishing retards at places like Disney were dumping 200+ million dollar budgets into streaming shows as if they'd make that money back. But one show doesn't make money. Even if people get a month to watch Captain Cream Cheese, they cancel when they've seen the whole show, they don't stay on board. ANd it takes 3-5 years for a lot of these shows to put out another "season" of 6-10 episodes.

Its like having a loony bin run your company.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026 04:46 PM (PYyV9)

62 I don't know why they'd want it. This feels like trying to swallow a big jagged bone.
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:20 PM

It "feels" to me like a confidence/contempt play. Like, what if you saw a business that practically had a license to print money, if only it weren't being run by drooling idiots that hate their customers? And, the buy-it-now price (which you can afford) is based on its run-by-idiots income. Then, if you have any confidence in yourself at all, you almost "have to" buy it. Because, you're actually smart and you like your customers, so you'd have a license to print money; and who doesn't want that?

Posted by: SciVo at February 27, 2026 04:46 PM (Sy6m/)

63 Nick Shirley dropped a video on my favorite ghetto, Oakland!
https://youtu.be/ofc0LF9auz4?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 27, 2026 04:46 PM (RIvkX)

64 Jagged Little Pill > Big Jagged Bone

Posted by: Alanis Morissette at February 27, 2026 04:47 PM (PiwSw)

65 "Mood is 'horrific' inside CNN as staffers brace for change amid potential Paramount takeover, insiders say"
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It is time. The time for the "Downfall" parody.

Posted by: mrp at February 27, 2026 04:47 PM (rj6Yv)

66 People are spending billions to own $80 billion in debt plus the right to remake Lord of the Rings in ten years. Which will fail.

WB has an almost jaw-dropping set of properties, that they have completely failed to take advantage of for decades. They are worth the money... if you can handle them correctly.

Like, fire black snape and cast him correctly, for starters
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026 04:36 PM (PYyV9)
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Paramount can't take care of one its own premiere IPs (Star Trek). Why does anyone think they'd treat another company's IP with respect once they gain control of it?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 04:48 PM (ESVrU)

67 I haven't watched Starfleet Academy but I saw clip were a short fat cadet told the Dr that she had swallowed her com badge. That's Kamala level stupid

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 27, 2026 04:48 PM (HYqoK)

68 22 >>>Mood is 'horrific' inside CNN as staffers brace for change amid potential Paramount takeover, insiders say

It's the feel-good story of the year.
Posted by: Citizen Cake

*pops popcorn*

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 27, 2026 04:48 PM (W2Pud)

69 Burn it down. Burn it ALL down. Let 'The Time of the Great Leveling' begin … (but first, a message from our sponsors).

Posted by: Dr_No at February 27, 2026 04:49 PM (ayRl+)

70 WB has an almost jaw-dropping set of properties, that they have completely failed to take advantage of for decades. They are worth the money... if you can handle them correctly.

Like, fire black snape and cast him correctly, for starters
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026 04:36 PM (PYyV9)
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Paramount can't take care of one its own premiere IPs (Star Trek). Why does anyone think they'd treat another company's IP with respect once they gain control of it?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 04:48 PM (ESVrU)

But Paramount does NOT have a lot of properties...thus why the few they have, they just overwork for any angle...WB is the best fit for Paramount...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 27, 2026 04:49 PM (tOcjL)

71 Critical Drinker has details on the impending deal and what it means for Hollywood.

Paramount Wins - This Is HUGE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni41QPBUR8o

Posted by: Archimedes at February 27, 2026 04:49 PM (Riz8t)

72 I haven't watched Starfleet Academy but I saw clip were a short fat cadet told the Dr that she had swallowed her com badge.

Especially when its shaped like a dagger.

Paramount can't take care of one its own premiere IPs (Star Trek). Why does anyone think they'd treat another company's IP with respect once they gain control of it?

Well a new company took them over, so there's an outside chance that they clean house and fix things up. I am skeptical but we'll see.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026 04:50 PM (PYyV9)

73 "Mood is 'horrific' inside CNN as staffers brace for change amid potential Paramount takeover, insiders say"
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It is time. The time for the "Downfall" parody.

Tapper will flounce!

Posted by: Archimedes at February 27, 2026 04:51 PM (Riz8t)

74 "I mean what I'm saying. It's not just me trying to take a deep breath. I truly believe we can only react to what is, not what might be"

Unburden yourself.

Posted by: Kamala Harris at February 27, 2026 04:52 PM (0bjKf)

75 >>"Mood is 'horrific' inside CNN as staffers brace for change amid potential Paramount takeover, insiders say"

Gazing out upon my Field of Fucks, none have yet sprouted.

Suffah, CNN Staffers. Suffah.

Posted by: garrett at February 27, 2026 04:52 PM (1Udfd)

76 Tapper will flounce!
Posted by: Archimedes at February 27, 2026 04:51 PM (Riz8t)
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None of them will flounce. Who else would hire them? They're just going to drink and contemplate the inevitable and ride it as long as possible.

Many of them might get fired, but I doubt any big name will flounce.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a op!) at February 27, 2026 04:52 PM (48xL/)

77 I, for one, am looking forward to the ultimate mashup of Mission Impossible, Harry Potter, DCU, Star Trek, South Park, and Lord of the Rings.

It will be glorious.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 04:53 PM (ESVrU)

78 It's stunning, but is it brave? I thought we only used those superlatives for trannies.

Last night WSJ (leftist) commentators were gloating about how the MAG-RATS akshully lost and how wonderful Netgrommers played this. It all reminded me of the predictions I heard of Musk's bankruptcy, ritual humiliation, future cardboard box dwelling, etc when he bought Twitter-X. How did that prediction work out for the commies?

Posted by: Martin Tell at February 27, 2026 04:53 PM (jvtmc)

79 So, my fellow morons and ettes - when your company merged and/or had layoffs, did you get all these breathless articles about it? Were newsie people wringing their hands over your hardships?

Posted by: Persnickety at February 27, 2026 04:54 PM (NXsA/)

80 Someone should point out to the cnntards that assisted "suicide" is legal in many jurisdictions and urge them to seek the "help" that they need there.

Is the least someone could do!

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 27, 2026 04:54 PM (2H3yT)

81
Wait, how many "news" networks would Ellison own? CBS and CNN both?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 27, 2026 04:54 PM (5pERN)

82 Netflix coming out with new Pride and Prejudice miniseries in the fall. Surprisingly, it appears that the main cast at least, is indigenous Britons. Here's hoping they don't update "Pride" with the Modern Audience definition.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 27, 2026 04:54 PM (Dv3i1)

83 The usual suspects are horrified with the Paramount deal. They are wailing and screaming that "fascists" now "control entertainment" and "will propagandize."

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026 04:54 PM (PYyV9)

84 I like Friday afternoon Ace, when he focuses on media. By which I mean the non-"news" media -- he posts about movies and the movie business, etc.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 04:54 PM (wzUl9)

85 What Starfleet Academy needs is a dynamic new character -- Admiral Wesley Crusher!

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 27, 2026 04:55 PM (PiwSw)

86 Maybe Elison and Skydance can get Paramount back on track, but I doubt it.

I assume ST: Academy was already in the can before Skydance took over.

Kurtzman had the perfect opportunity to do a Star Trek: Legacy series after the success of Picard season three but threw all of that away with the crap they’ve been pumping out since then.

A revamped show with the TNG crew would’ve given Star Trek a chance to find its bearings before going in new directions. Instead they went with a woke college show in space with gay Klingons.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026 04:55 PM (6ydKt)

87 It's kind of a big deal.

Posted by: Don Black at February 27, 2026 04:55 PM (ZxPkt)

88 Not sure I care who wins or loses

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 04:56 PM (Ia/+0)

89 I, for one, am looking forward to the ultimate mashup of Mission Impossible, Harry Potter, DCU, Star Trek, South Park, and Lord of the Rings.

They can do a League of Extraordinary Gentleman style crossover! Kenny and Aragorn and Snape and Captain Picard facing off against an AI!

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026 04:56 PM (PYyV9)

90 So, my fellow morons and ettes - when your company merged and/or had layoffs, did you get all these breathless articles about it? Were newsie people wringing their hands over your hardships?
Posted by: Persnickety at February 27, 2026 04:54 PM (NXsA/)
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Twice that I can think of. I was working at a company that was part of two acquisitions that were *huge* mega-billions deals, with one of them involving some creative accounting.

Lots of coverage, lots of industry pundits saying why it was great or terrible, etc. There was little mainstream coverage of either of those, but a lot of coverage in the industry press and more than a little bit in the financial press.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a op!) at February 27, 2026 04:56 PM (48xL/)

91 I was wondering if Wallops was up to something because the visitor center was open late.

Posted by: Accomac at February 27, 2026 04:57 PM (T8bqm)

92 But staffers at CNN are reportedly in "a panic."

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🤡🤡🤡🤡🚌

Posted by: runner at February 27, 2026 04:58 PM (/M/4v)

93 learn to snake drains

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 27, 2026 04:58 PM (w/O5Q)

94 Kurtzman had the perfect opportunity to do a Star Trek: Legacy series after the success of Picard season three but threw all of that away with the crap they’ve been pumping out since then.

Word is that he was angry at how popular and well-received Picard season 3 was because he had zero to do with it, and they reversed some of his dumber ideas.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026 04:58 PM (PYyV9)

95 What Starfleet Academy needs is a dynamic new character -- Admiral Wesley Crusher!
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 27, 2026

***
Well, it has been thirty and more years (in our universe) since we last saw him at the Academy. Who knows up what roads he has traveled?

Has any incarnation of Trek ever discussed how long people can expect to live in the 24th Century? Vulcans are long-lived, and apparently Klingons are too, but what about humans?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 04:58 PM (wzUl9)

96 16 minutes would get me to the beach

Posted by: Accomac at February 27, 2026 05:00 PM (ou30A)

97 Kelly Robinson: "Who knows up what roads that may lead?"

Alexander Scott: "Yes, up what roads. . . ."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 05:00 PM (wzUl9)

98 This glistening bikini brunette has little hope that Star Trek can be rehabilitated before she's middle-aged:
http://tiny.cc/t7lz001

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a op!) at February 27, 2026 05:00 PM (48xL/)

99 Has any incarnation of Trek ever discussed how long people can expect to live in the 24th Century?

They did mention that Kirk was getting old for his job and riffed on them all getting older so it doesn't seem like they live much longer in the future.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026 05:00 PM (PYyV9)

100 Guy across the street is flying the Flag upside down.

Posted by: Don Black at February 27, 2026 05:01 PM (ZxPkt)

101 Drives me crazy how the internet and most people under 35 totally misunderstand, misuse and misappropriated the word "liminal," which for some reason is now trending.

The term as now used comes from the fields of Urban Planning and Architecture, where it means, basically, the transition zone between urban and rural. Areas of warehouses and railroad tracks and decaying factories and silos, mixed with old farmland and woodlands, and maybe some new tract housing in the distance. Not the city, but nt the countryside either.

(A lot of anime, including "My Neighbor Totoro," is actually about liminal spaces -- the urban world encroaching on traditional rural Japan.)

but then the internet heard abt the term, and it began to be misused constantly, and now "liminal" just means "weird" or 'illogical" or at best "half in one world, half in the other."

Posted by: zombie at February 27, 2026 05:01 PM (Ys3Ta)

102 Tonight I'm going to a trivia night at the local German-American center. Somehow I doubt they will have National Socialist trivia such as "What was the name of the Fuhrer's dog?"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 05:01 PM (wzUl9)

103 They did mention that Kirk was getting old for his job and riffed on them all getting older so it doesn't seem like they live much longer in the future.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026 05:00 PM (PYyV9)
+++
Could be a cool storyline. They crack longevity and everyone lives a long time and then innovation ceases, etc. because limited lifespan is what makes us achieve so much so fast or somesuch.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a op!) at February 27, 2026 05:01 PM (48xL/)

104 Are you not entertained?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 27, 2026 05:02 PM (wBaIH)

105 Where’s the guy with the festive little hats?

I want a festive little hat!!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 27, 2026 05:02 PM (W2Pud)

106 Tonight I'm going to a trivia night at the local German-American center. Somehow I doubt they will have National Socialist trivia such as "What was the name of the Fuhrer's dog?"

That would be a hilarious sketch though. Every question is about midcentury Germans

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026 05:02 PM (PYyV9)

107 99 Has any incarnation of Trek ever discussed how long people can expect to live in the 24th Century?
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With Universal Health care? One word...Carrousel.

Posted by: WisRich at February 27, 2026 05:03 PM (G0vdT)

108 Name Adolphs' dog. Hmmm...Steiner.

Posted by: kingsman at February 27, 2026 05:03 PM (ehY6c)

109 The term as now used comes from the fields of Urban Planning and Architecture, where it means, basically, the transition zone between urban and rural. Areas of warehouses and railroad tracks and decaying factories and silos, mixed with old farmland and woodlands, and maybe some new tract housing in the distance. Not the city, but nt the countryside either.

(A lot of anime, including "My Neighbor Totoro," is actually about liminal spaces -- the urban world encroaching on traditional rural Japan.) ...
Posted by: zombie at February 27, 2026 05:01 PM (Ys3Ta)
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Yeah. I used to hear this called something different when I lived in Colorado, which was "the RUI" (pronounced "roo-ey"): the "Rural-Urban Interface." Which is a really lame and gay term.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a op!) at February 27, 2026 05:03 PM (48xL/)

110 They did mention that Kirk was getting old for his job and riffed on them all getting older so it doesn't seem like they live much longer in the future.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
________

Critical Drinker said the Holly Hunter character is supposed to be like 400 years old.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 27, 2026 05:04 PM (XvL8K)

111 I predict the mood in airports will be less horrific.

Posted by: davidt at February 27, 2026 05:04 PM (Q+gd/)

112 Jorma Kaukonen>>> Jorma Taccone . In my opinion, although different artistic palettes. Actually I just wanted to say something nice about Jorma Kaukonen.

Posted by: tubal at February 27, 2026 05:04 PM (pDt9x)

113 Word is that he was angry at how popular and well-received Picard season 3 was because he had zero to do with it, and they reversed some of his dumber ideas.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026 04:58 PM (PYyV9)

It’s the only ST season I’ve liked in twenty years.

Brave New Worlds at least tried to get back the groove but I’ll never find out as I gave up in disgust halfway through the first season.

They could start improving things by hiring people to make ST who actually watched and liked ST.
It’s not that difficult, except in Hollywood, apparently.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026 05:04 PM (6ydKt)

114 106 Tonight I'm going to a trivia night at the local German-American center. Somehow I doubt they will have National Socialist trivia such as "What was the name of the Fuhrer's dog?"

That would be a hilarious sketch though. Every question is about midcentury Germans
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026 05:02 PM (PYyV9)

Don't mention the war.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 27, 2026 05:04 PM (PiwSw)

115 Has any incarnation of Trek ever discussed how long people can expect to live in the 24th Century?
*
They did mention that Kirk was getting old for his job and riffed on them all getting older so it doesn't seem like they live much longer in the future.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026

***
Good point. Seems to me that would cause quite a bit of tension between the long-lived races and the ephemeral humans. "You have the secret to long life! Give it to us or we'll annihilate you!" (Though that is not the philosophy of the future according to Chairman Roddenberry.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 05:04 PM (wzUl9)

116 102 Tonight I'm going to a trivia night at the local German-American center. Somehow I doubt they will have National Socialist trivia such as "What was the name of the Fuhrer's dog?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

first person who says Blondi wins two tickets to the Fuhrerbunker.

Posted by: zombie at February 27, 2026 05:05 PM (Ys3Ta)

117 Dogma is going to be re-released.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 05:05 PM (+nEug)

118 114 106 Tonight I'm going to a trivia night at the local German-American center. Somehow I doubt they will have National Socialist trivia such as "What was the name of the Fuhrer's dog?"

That would be a hilarious sketch though. Every question is about midcentury Germans
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026 05:02 PM (PYyV9)

Don't mention the war.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 27, 2026 05:04 PM (PiwSw

Blondi.

Posted by: tubal at February 27, 2026 05:05 PM (pDt9x)

119 Good point. Seems to me that would cause quite a bit of tension between the long-lived races and the ephemeral humans. "You have the secret to long life! Give it to us or we'll annihilate you!" (Though that is not the philosophy of the future according to Chairman Roddenberry.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 05:04 PM (wzUl9)
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It sure was according to Heinlein, though!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a op!) at February 27, 2026 05:05 PM (48xL/)

120 …and I would’ve let Quentin Tarantino direct a Star Trek movie when he expressed interest.

It’s not like he could screw it up any worse than they already have,

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026 05:05 PM (6ydKt)

121 . . . Actually I just wanted to say something nice about Jorma Kaukonen.
Posted by: tubal at February 27, 2026

***
Sounds like a Finnish name.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 05:05 PM (wzUl9)

122 The Backrooms is also a Steam game. A little bit different name but looks almost identical.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 27, 2026 05:05 PM (3uBP9)

123 Dammit, was thinking it was normal but cutesy sounding and zombie beat me to it.

I guess she is a bigger fan of Hitler.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 05:05 PM (zZu0s)

124 112 Jorma Kaukonen>>> Jorma Taccone . In my opinion, although different artistic palettes. Actually I just wanted to say something nice about Jorma Kaukonen.
Posted by: tubal at February 27, 2026 05:04 PM (pDt9x)

Obligatory:

https://youtu.be/SU1YASW3rhc

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 27, 2026 05:06 PM (PiwSw)

125 I think there is at least little to no chance there will ever be a House of Leaves movie.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 27, 2026 05:06 PM (3uBP9)

126 Would someone kindly inform RFK Jr. that Glyphosate is an herbicide and not a pesticide. You would think he should no this already.

Better living through chemistry.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 27, 2026 05:06 PM (abIsI)

127 Has any incarnation of Trek ever discussed how long people can expect to live in the 24th Century?

They did mention that Kirk was getting old for his job and riffed on them all getting older so it doesn't seem like they live much longer in the future.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026 05:00 PM (PYyV9)

Bones was an 137 year old admiral in Encounter at Farpoint.

Posted by: Sjg at February 27, 2026 05:06 PM (aqZN1)

128 121 . . . Actually I just wanted to say something nice about Jorma Kaukonen.
Posted by: tubal at February 27, 2026

***
Sounds like a Finnish name.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 05:05 PM (wzUl9

yep. Truly gifted guitarist.

Posted by: tubal at February 27, 2026 05:06 PM (pDt9x)

129 know

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 27, 2026 05:06 PM (abIsI)

130 Critical Drinker said the Holly Hunter character is supposed to be like 400 years old.

Yeah but she's supposed to be some alien race.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026 05:07 PM (PYyV9)

131
WB has an almost jaw-dropping set of properties, that they have completely failed to take advantage of for decades. They are worth the money... if you can handle them correctly.

WB has had flashes of inspiration where they HAVE handled their back catalog correctly. About 20+ years ago they had their 75th Anniversary and they did limited re-releases of their classic films in theaters. I saw Casablanca, Mrs Miniver, The Maltese Falcon, The Exorcist in fairly packed theaters. Missed The Wild Bunch and The Big Sleep though.

They could easily stream some of their classics as an Event Not To Be Missed, complete with a commentary introduction. Promoted correctly, it'd likely do better than the modern series productions.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 27, 2026 05:07 PM (HXiQ2)

132 Dammit, was thinking it was normal but cutesy sounding and zombie beat me to it.

I guess she is a bigger fan of Hitler.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026

***
Or maybe just of German shepherds?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 05:07 PM (wzUl9)

133 Yeah but she's supposed to be some alien race.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026 05:07 PM (PYyV9)
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A very annoying one, by the looks of it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a op!) at February 27, 2026 05:08 PM (48xL/)

134
Re the "horrific" mood at CNN, what's the body count on big tv reporters now? I'll set aside those nobodies who covered "health disparities & explore the way racism & social inequality affects health" (one of the WaPo vital reporters whose essential stories we will no longer read thanks to Evil Bezos).

Chuck Todd
Jim Acosta
Poppy Harlow
Mehdi Hasan
Joy Reid (although CNN puts her on "expert" panels)

I didn't include anyone who landed somewhere else. All those people are either disappeared or doing their own indie thing.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 27, 2026 05:08 PM (5pERN)

135 128 121 . . . Actually I just wanted to say something nice about Jorma Kaukonen.
Posted by: tubal at February 27, 2026

***
Sounds like a Finnish name.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 05:05 PM (wzUl9

yep. Truly gifted guitarist.
Posted by: tubal

Saw him acoustic on stage at My Fathers Place in Roslyn, NY with my soon to be wife.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 27, 2026 05:08 PM (abIsI)

136 "Mood is 'horrific' inside CNN as staffers brace for change amid potential Paramount takeover, insiders say"
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Bwwwwaahahahaahahahhahahahhahahahaha!!!

Posted by: LASue at February 27, 2026 05:08 PM (qu4ub)

137 Warner's back catalog is worth having.
Nothing else is IMO

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 27, 2026 05:09 PM (xcxpd)

138 They did mention that Kirk was getting old for his job and riffed on them all getting older so it doesn't seem like they live much longer in the future.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026 05:00 PM (PYyV9)

Bones was an 137 year old admiral in Encounter at Farpoint.
Posted by: Sjg at February 27, 2026 05:06 PM (aqZN1)
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How about the stiff, Capt Pike, how long did he make it.

Oh wait, are we sure Pike and Biden are different people.

Posted by: WisRich at February 27, 2026 05:09 PM (G0vdT)

139 I think this is the merger/purchase history. Based on this history Paramount will be selling/merging/restructuring their WB/Discovery ~~blunder~~ purchase in a few years.

2000 $112B AOL acquires Time Warner (+debt)
2016 $101B AT&T Inc. acquires Time Warner Inc. (+debt)
2022 Merger AT&T’s WarnerMedia and Discovery, Inc. (+debt)
2026 $???B Paramount buys WB-Discovery (+debt)

No matter what CNN morphs into the odds of Tater, the media cockroach, still being on the air are high.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 27, 2026 05:09 PM (BnDlA)

140 Has any incarnation of Trek ever discussed how long people can expect to live in the 24th Century?

They did mention that Kirk was getting old for his job and riffed on them all getting older so it doesn't seem like they live much longer in the future.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026 05:00 PM (PYyV9)
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Dr. McCoy did survive into The Next Generation era...He had a cameo on the first episode of TNG, I think.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 05:09 PM (ESVrU)

141 WB has had flashes of inspiration where they HAVE handled their back catalog correctly. About 20+ years ago they had their 75th Anniversary and they did limited re-releases of their classic films in theaters. I saw Casablanca, Mrs Miniver, The Maltese Falcon, The Exorcist in fairly packed theaters. Missed The Wild Bunch and The Big Sleep though.

They could easily stream some of their classics as an Event Not To Be Missed, complete with a commentary introduction. Promoted correctly, it'd likely do better than the modern series productions.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 27, 2026

***
They did that re-release thing earlier too. When I visited Santa Fe, NM, in May 1992, I saw Casablanca at the little neighborhood theatre near the Plaza for the film's fiftieth anniversary. It was really cool to watch it at a theatre which might have run it when it was new, and to have an appreciative audience who applauded at the right times.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 05:10 PM (wzUl9)

142 >> I just wanted to say something nice about Jorma Kaukonen.

Jorma is a great guy. I interviewed him back in the mid 90s and ran into him at a BB King show a few years later. He and his wife were really fun to hang with at that BB King show.

Posted by: garrett at February 27, 2026 05:10 PM (1Udfd)

143 WB tried to bring back their Universal Monsterverse and completely crapped the bed first time out with Tom Cruise Mummy movie.

The Werewolf movie wasn’t much better.

Another decent idea given up on before it ever really started.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026 05:11 PM (6ydKt)

144 Also, the industry still kind of just hates Netflix. Probably why it's never won the Best Picture Oscar.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 27, 2026 04:28 PM (GBKbO)

I saw an interview on FilmThreat where they made a good case for why Netflix fucked up screenwriting for most of the industry.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 27, 2026 05:11 PM (xcxpd)

145 It’s not like he could screw it up any worse than they already have

Well it would have been crap but yeah, less crap than... what we've seen for years now.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026 05:11 PM (PYyV9)

146 Saw him acoustic on stage at My Fathers Place in Roslyn, NY with my soon to be wife.
Posted by: Maj. Healey

i hesitate t ask what se was doing on stage with him. Some kind of live-action sex show?

Posted by: zombie at February 27, 2026 05:12 PM (Ys3Ta)

147 Also...I really love The Lonely Island, so I do wish Jorma luck.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 27, 2026 05:12 PM (xcxpd)

148 135 128 121 . . . Actually I just wanted to say something nice about Jorma Kaukonen.
Posted by: tubal at February 27, 2026

***
Sounds like a Finnish name.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 05:05 PM (wzUl9

yep. Truly gifted guitarist.
Posted by: tubal

Saw him acoustic on stage at My Fathers Place in Roslyn, NY with my soon to be wife.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 27, 2026 05:08 PM (abIsI)

Wow. What a great experience I am sure.

Posted by: tubal at February 27, 2026 05:12 PM (pDt9x)

149 Good point. Seems to me that would cause quite a bit of tension between the long-lived races and the ephemeral humans. "You have the secret to long life! Give it to us or we'll annihilate you!" (Though that is not the philosophy of the future according to Chairman Roddenberry.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 05:04 PM (wzUl9)
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Babylon 5 played around with this idea. An alien commander guilty of genocide developed an immortality serum. But for one person to live forever, another had to die during the manufacturing process.

The Vorlons shut that down quick. "You are not ready."

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 05:12 PM (ESVrU)

150 They did mention that Kirk was getting old for his job and riffed on them all getting older so it doesn't seem like they live much longer in the future.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026
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Dr. McCoy did survive into The Next Generation era...He had a cameo on the first episode of TNG, I think.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026

***
He did, but he was really ancient-looking. He'd have been well over 100, since TNG began about 75 years after Kirk's time. Various Klingons from the original series appeared on TNG and DS9, shown as very old men, and Spock's father was at the end of his life when he appeared.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 05:12 PM (wzUl9)

151 Scott Jennings must be laughing his ass off.

Posted by: Orson at February 27, 2026 05:12 PM (dIske)

152 If CNN is horrified at the deal, the deal is GOOD FOR AMERICA.

I don't need to know anything else.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 27, 2026 05:13 PM (xvV+O)

153 146 Saw him acoustic on stage at My Fathers Place in Roslyn, NY with my soon to be wife.
Posted by: Maj. Healey

i hesitate t ask what se was doing on stage with him. Some kind of live-action sex show?
Posted by: zombie at February 27, 2026 05:12 PM (Ys3Ta)

Acoustic live-action sex shows are a thing?

Are there...electric versions? Wait, I know the answer to that one. But those are usually one-woman shows...

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 27, 2026 05:13 PM (xcxpd)

154 NASA has closed Assateague beach

Posted by: Accomack at February 27, 2026 05:13 PM (T8bqm)

155 Dr. McCoy did survive into The Next Generation era

Scotty did too, technically but he was caught in some kind of time warp. Kirk too I guess, for the movie where they gave him a crappy unheroic off screen death

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 27, 2026 05:13 PM (PYyV9)

156 Also viewed Casablanca in the Sanger movie house on Canal Street in New Orleans. Sanger was restored and a wonderful experience to be sure. Rate Casablanca as my #1 movie.

Posted by: kingsman at February 27, 2026 05:13 PM (ehY6c)

157 WB tried to bring back their Universal Monsterverse and completely crapped the bed first time out with Tom Cruise Mummy movie.

The Werewolf movie wasn’t much better.

Another decent idea given up on before it ever really started.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026

***
WB owns Universal, or used to?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 05:13 PM (wzUl9)

158 Dr. McCoy did survive into The Next Generation era...He had a cameo on the first episode of TNG, I think.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 05:09 PM (ESVrU)

They brought back Scotty in an episode of TNG.

He hadn’t aged much as he’d been stuck in a transporter buffer for a century before Jordi brought him back.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026 05:14 PM (6ydKt)

159 Might have been a good day hanging out the front door of CNN

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 05:15 PM (Ia/+0)

160 125 I think there is at least little to no chance there will ever be a House of Leaves movie.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 27, 2026 05:06 PM (3uBP9)

Rightly so, that is a book meant to be a book

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 27, 2026 05:15 PM (xcxpd)

161 'A second CNN insider told Fox News Digital that staffers feel "a mix of despair, apprehension and curiosity."'

Sounds like the cleanup crew after the "65-plus Honkey-Tonk Orgy & Buffet" night at the Blue Oyster Bar.

Posted by: Croaker at February 27, 2026 05:15 PM (+BcZI)

162 Was MacGruber good? Nobody talks about it. It was just another SNL spinoff right?

Posted by: banana Dream at February 27, 2026 05:16 PM (3uBP9)

163 Let me translate CNN'ers just now:

Turns out being a left wing twat and spouting lies to prop up my feels isn't going to sell to people with brains. Whaaa.

I think that covers it.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 05:16 PM (I40wl)

164 160 125 I think there is at least little to no chance there will ever be a House of Leaves movie.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 27, 2026 05:06 PM (3uBP9)

Rightly so, that is a book meant to be a book
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 27, 2026 05:15 PM (xcxpd)

Not a knock at the book, but I just could not follow it.

Posted by: tubal at February 27, 2026 05:16 PM (pDt9x)

165 Also viewed Casablanca in the Sanger movie house on Canal Street in New Orleans. Sanger was restored and a wonderful experience to be sure. Rate Casablanca as my #1 movie.
Posted by: kingsman at February 27, 2026

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The Saenger was my No. 1 movie house in the days when first-run flicks played on Canal St. I saw Bullitt and True Grit there. The James Bond movies were always across the street at the Loew's State, and a mixture of movies like Jaws and Airport ran at the Joy in the next block.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 05:17 PM (wzUl9)

166 98 This glistening bikini brunette has little hope that Star Trek can be rehabilitated before she's middle-aged:
http://tiny.cc/t7lz001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a op!) at February 27, 2026 05:00 PM (48xL/)

Would oil up

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 27, 2026 05:17 PM (xcxpd)

167 Might have been a good day hanging out the front door of CNN
Posted by: Skip
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I'd be worried about Stelter crushing me in the fall.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 27, 2026 05:17 PM (XvL8K)

168 WB owns Universal, or used to?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 05:13 PM (wzUl9)

I can’t remember they’ve all changed hands so much.

It’s now Comcast-NBC-Universal, I think?

It’s entirely possible I’m wrong about WB being involved but they did try to revive the Monsterverse awhile back, which went worse than the DCU.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026 05:17 PM (6ydKt)

169 @143

>> Another decent idea given up on before it ever really started

Too bad slapstick comedy is dead as well, they could have tried a new gen Abbot and Costello Meets The…. Verse.

Maybe with Vince Vaughn and Jack Black.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 27, 2026 05:18 PM (XV/Pl)

170 164 160 125 I think there is at least little to no chance there will ever be a House of Leaves movie.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 27, 2026 05:06 PM (3uBP9)

Rightly so, that is a book meant to be a book
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 27, 2026 05:15 PM (xcxpd)

Not a knock at the book, but I just could not follow it.
Posted by: tubal at February 27, 2026 05:16 PM (pDt9x)

it is a little intentionally hard to get a handle on. People who like it, REALLY like it. I think it's creative but as a story...I've seen it done better.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 27, 2026 05:18 PM (xcxpd)

171 >>> Rightly so, that is a book meant to be a book
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 27, 2026 05:15 PM (xcxpd)

I don't know if it was meant to be at all. It was interesting, but maybe too novel of a novel. It certainly wouldn't make sense outside of a book-pages form.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 27, 2026 05:18 PM (3uBP9)

172 WGAS? Warner and Netflix will both pump out the exact same slop.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 05:18 PM (BI5O2)

173 162 Was MacGruber good? Nobody talks about it. It was just another SNL spinoff right?
Posted by: banana Dream at February 27, 2026 05:16 PM (3uBP9)

Yeah, it's a MacGuyver parody and doesn't sustain a full movie. I unironically liked the opening of the movie but then it went all stupid.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 27, 2026 05:19 PM (xcxpd)

174 Rightly so, that is a book meant to be a book
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 27, 2026 05:15 PM (xcxpd)

Not a knock at the book, but I just could not follow it.
Posted by: tubal at February 27, 2026 05:16 PM (pDt9x)
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It's debatable that it's even a book.

Maybe it's an Eldritch Abomination that just happens to look like a book.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 05:19 PM (ESVrU)

175
"Mood is 'horrific' inside CNN as staffers brace for change amid potential Paramount takeover, insiders say"
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Bwwwwaahahahaahahahhahahahhahahahaha!!!
Posted by: LASue

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If CNN and CBS both become, shall we say, non-extreme, I wonder if it would make an effective dent in the fake news supply. By "effective" I mean bumping the GOP up a few percents in favorability.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 27, 2026 05:19 PM (5pERN)

176 They brought back Scotty in an episode of TNG.

He hadn’t aged much as he’d been stuck in a transporter buffer for a century before Jordi brought him back.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026

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Right, and the dialog indicated he was about the right age. Prob. close to 50 in the five-year-mission days, 65 at the time of the big Khan event, and close to 70 when his ship crashed and he went into the transporter.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 05:19 PM (wzUl9)

177 Bari Weiss should post the "Winter is coming" meme and really freak the people at CNN out.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 27, 2026 05:19 PM (O7YUW)

178 >>> Not a knock at the book, but I just could not follow it.
Posted by: tubal at February 27, 2026 05:16 PM (pDt9x)

It is implicitly unfollowable. It is constructed in layers but then the layer structure breaks down and you just fall through unguided, lost.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 27, 2026 05:20 PM (3uBP9)

179 174 Rightly so, that is a book meant to be a book
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 27, 2026 05:15 PM (xcxpd)

Not a knock at the book, but I just could not follow it.
Posted by: tubal at February 27, 2026 05:16 PM (pDt9x)
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It's debatable that it's even a book.

Maybe it's an Eldritch Abomination that just happens to look like a book.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 05:19 PM (ESVrU)

The King in Yellow for the modern day?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 27, 2026 05:20 PM (xcxpd)

180 War Machine trailer: So basically Jack Reacher vs. the alien warbot.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 27, 2026 05:20 PM (O7YUW)

181 Yeah, why is slapstick comedy not a thing.

It would be a hoot to get DDL into a slapstick comedy as the ultimate straight man.

I mean viewed properly, There Will Be Blood could be a comedy.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 27, 2026 05:21 PM (XV/Pl)

182 Mobile had a sanger theater, all art deco and truly grand, plush. Do miss the times greatly. Saw Dr No at the Mobile Sanger, Ursula emerging from the sea in the white bikini was stimulating.

Posted by: kingsman at February 27, 2026 05:21 PM (ehY6c)

183 105 Where’s the guy with the festive little hats?

I want a festive little hat!!
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 27, 2026 05:02 PM (W2Pud)

I need one. Can't wash my hair for five days, because, eye surgery. Nobody needs to see this greasy mess. Even me.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 05:22 PM (I40wl)

184 "Jorma is a great guy."

Reminds me.

Me: "Whose the new guy?"
HR Scold: "His name is Jama."
Me:"Oh please, tell me his first name is Pa."
HR Scold: "Wut? No! Its Todd."
Me, looking back into her dead, lifeless eyes: "You could have lied to me."

Posted by: Boswell at February 27, 2026 05:22 PM (j10i6)

185 Was MacGruber good? Nobody talks about it. It was just another SNL spinoff right?
Posted by: banana Dream at February 27, 2026 05:16 PM (3uBP9)

As far as the movie. I saw it. It was offensively boring and un funny.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 05:22 PM (zZu0s)

186 178 >>> Not a knock at the book, but I just could not follow it.
Posted by: tubal at February 27, 2026 05:16 PM (pDt9x)

It is implicitly unfollowable. It is constructed in layers but then the layer structure breaks down and you just fall through unguided, lost.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 27, 2026 05:20 PM (3uBP9)

I also have had trouble with John Crowley's work - Little, Bid, the Aegypt Cycle books. Tried, and failed on them.

Posted by: tubal at February 27, 2026 05:22 PM (pDt9x)

187 I've been watching some Canadians trying to make sense of America.

It's crazy - on the one hand, they're culturally the closest to us.

On the other, I've met Vietnamese people and Serbians who understand America better than Canadians.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 05:23 PM (BI5O2)

188 Nood. Crime.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 27, 2026 05:23 PM (zZu0s)

189 I just used an audible credit for Project Hail Mart.
Audio is an audible exclusive, so might as well

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 27, 2026 05:24 PM (vfth7)

190 The last time I visited the Saenger was before the Sniffle Scare. Miss Linda wanted to see the live stage production of The Nutcracker, and I was curious to see how the theatre had been revived. It was a pleasant evening.

It's mostly live theatre now, musicals and the like. When I was a kid live theatre played at the Municipal Auditorium three blocks from my house; the Barnum & Bailey Circus, for instance.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 05:24 PM (wzUl9)

191 FYI, be aware that the anti RFK Jr mob is on the Net in full force and asking why you are letting him kill children. One asked me how many measles deaths this year in the US. They did not like that the answer is none. (Two last year). How I long for the day when we get our own dictator!

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 27, 2026 05:24 PM (gQ15S)

192 I do know one thing. Paramount is not as woke as Netflix. Netflix would have permanently ruined whatever brand WB still has.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 27, 2026 05:24 PM (g8Ew8)

193 48 They still employ Kurtzman and allow him to sodomize the beloved corpse of Star Trek.

New people took over very recently (Skydance) and changes have already happened. I heard a rumor that Kurtzman is out, so Starfleet Academy probably won't get season 2. We shall see but I expect them to do a lot of cleaning house.

- That faint sound you just heard was a thousand mid-wit Youtube grifters crying out as part of their lobotomy level grift train starts conking out.

Posted by: Croaker at February 27, 2026 05:26 PM (+BcZI)

194 Who is making these movies and who are they being made for?

They're just bizarre. I might watch them, streaming, for free, if I have a couple of hours to kill. I would never go out of my way to view any of them.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 05:29 PM (gVUi7)

195 The King in Yellow for the modern day?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 27, 2026 05:20 PM (xcxpd)
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I believe that is one of the influences, yes.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 05:32 PM (ESVrU)

196 Would someone kindly inform RFK Jr. that Glyphosate is an herbicide and not a pesticide. You would think he should no this already.

Every herbicide is a pesticide. Not every pesticide is an herbicide.
Should sign it Wesley

Posted by: MkY at February 27, 2026 05:40 PM (q6tQZ)

197 but then the internet heard abt the term, and it began to be misused constantly, and now "liminal" just means "weird" or 'illogical" or at best "half in one world, half in the other."
Posted by: zombie at February 27, 2026 05:01 PM (Ys3Ta)

I normally see it used as a "between" or "boundary" space with an eerie mix of elements of each, such as a liminal space on the boundary of Dream where a mortal with talent and training (and maybe a bit of kitsune DNA) can perhaps adventure and gain insight without automatically going mad, or a liminal space on the boundary of Death where one with the right bloodline (and maybe a psychopomp's guidance) can survive long enough to interact with Shades that have retained their sapience and not yet gone on to the true afterlife. But, I read a lot of webnovels on Royal Road, which largely contains LitRPG and Western cultivation (like wuxia) stories, as well as HFY sci-fi and various fanfics, so there's an actual need for that specific word to describe a particular trope.

Posted by: SciVo at February 27, 2026 05:50 PM (Sy6m/)

198 85 What Starfleet Academy needs is a dynamic new character -- Admiral Wesley Crusher!

Dude, I absolutely loathe Wil Wheaton and I hated the character of Wesley Crusher.

That said, the pack of misfits and r*tards starring in this show; adding Wesley as a character would actually make it better. It's that f**king bad.

Posted by: Nelly at February 27, 2026 05:59 PM (7gpcF)

199 "Noting that Larry Ellison wants a fair and fact-based news outlet, Stelter said, hilariously, 'That sounds like CNN.'"

I think that should read David Ellison, not Larry Ellison. But I hope that Larry Ellison - like his fellow multi-billionaire Elon Musk - wants CNN to be a fair and fact-based news outlet.

Posted by: LibertyDefender at February 27, 2026 06:01 PM (p0skm)

200 34 Speaking of "a mix of despair, apprehension and curiosity," did I ever tell you about the first time I met my wife's first bull?
Posted by: David French at February 27, 2026 04:36 PM (Bjg/j)
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I thought that was the only way David French could get a boner.

Posted by: LibertyDefender at February 27, 2026 06:12 PM (p0skm)

201 But he also worries about whether Ellison will allow CNN to keep the, giggle, "editorial independence that CNN is known for."

Not to mention the bonhomie, virile charm and effervescent zest for life that CNN newsreaders are known for.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 27, 2026 06:13 PM (8ty7h)

202 While the move all but guarantees brutal layoffs across the company, it landed like a meteor at Hudson Yards

Layoffs were baked into the cake at a network nobody watches anymore. The new management may be less likely to procrastinate, but it was going to happen no matter who ended up with CNN.

Posted by: Ace's liver at February 27, 2026 06:16 PM (B9Dv5)

203 Has any incarnation of Trek ever discussed how long people can expect to live in the 24th Century? Vulcans are long-lived, and apparently Klingons are too, but what about humans?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 04:58 PM (wzUl9)

Next Gen had a very old McCoy as a character so lifespan is only marginally improved at that point.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 27, 2026 06:25 PM (8avO+)

204 Well, Netflix would just fuck it all up. My greatest wish is that whoever buys them will return Discovery network programming back to ACTUAL discovery-type stuff. They’ve made everything formulaic and dramatized rather than focusing on scientific things or historical retelling. How many fucking times can you watch crab pots be hauled aboard? Why would anyone give a shot about the personalities of illegal drag racing dorks?

Wings was a great Discovery show. Cheap to make. Honest. Informative. Interesting. No drama, no bullshit.

Posted by: red speck at February 27, 2026 09:19 PM (Ve/HL)

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