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The Ocho Cafe

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Crazy Red Bull race down the mesas and ridges of a Utah desert.

Urban bike run in Valparaiso, Chile.

Another cool marble race.

Skateboarding down a mountain.

Chess boxing.

Female chess boxing. They're both kind of cute, so they're both terrible at boxing.

Drone agility race.

Drone agility race: Human controller vs. AI.

Rudy the bulldog SLAYS the agility course. I mean, I guess he slays. Honestly I have no idea if this is good for a bulldog or not. He is cute, though.

From Jackass 4.5: Down the Clown.

Wingsuiters enter a cargo plane through the cargo door.

Skydiving without a parachute. Don't worry, he has friends with him who have parachutes.





Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:02 PM




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1 First by accident?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 07:04 PM (hzuYO)

2 Read the content

Posted by: lin-duh at July 02, 2026 07:05 PM (VCgbV)

3 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at July 02, 2026 07:06 PM (Lx4gz)

4 New ways to hurt myself. No, that's OK.

Posted by: Case at July 02, 2026 07:06 PM (IY9No)

5 Kaboink

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 02, 2026 07:08 PM (E3ZpS)

6 I thought initially the slippery stairs were ice. Instead diabolical reasons not to make it to the top.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 07:09 PM (hzuYO)

7 The slippery stairs video reminded me that MXC is currently running a channel on youtube with previously unaired episodes. For all you Vic Romano and Kenny Blankenship fans.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 07:09 PM (XvL8K)

8 The Ten Commandments? In correct order?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 02, 2026 07:09 PM (E3ZpS)

9 Slippery slope. There. I said it.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 02, 2026 07:10 PM (E3ZpS)

10 Just saw Tousi TV want to move to America, but State Department functionaries are making it difficult for Tousi to enter the US.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 07:11 PM (u82oZ)

11 Cafe

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 02, 2026 07:16 PM (4tsnh)

12 {{{vmom deport deport deport}}}

You have arrived at your Cafe destination.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 07:17 PM (u82oZ)

13 When viewing FIFA to children they employ eyelid braces.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 07:23 PM (RBKzD)

14 All, update on my 96 yr old mother. The blood thinners for the clots went south...a massive Hematoma developed on her left leg, ruptured, and they couldn't stop the bleeding.

Emergency surgery required for that, and. she's in the OR now. Things aren't looking so good. We'd appreciate all the prayers you can muster. I'll to update later tonight if possible.

Thanks.

Posted by: Publius on Stupid Phone at July 02, 2026 07:23 PM (IuDAZ)

15 Bulldog is cute.

Posted by: Max Power at July 02, 2026 07:23 PM (ZD9EQ)

16 Publius

Prayers ascending!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 07:24 PM (u82oZ)

17 Sending prayers, Publius.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 07:25 PM (0aYVJ)

18 Bold strategy Cotton!

Posted by: Dodge duck dip dive and dodge at July 02, 2026 07:25 PM (TbWk/)

19 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 07:25 PM (Ia/+0)

20 Good evening, horde.

Rudy absolutely did slay that course.

Most bulldogs don't even know they can jump.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 02, 2026 07:25 PM (zYpTz)

21 I could have been first but I always let ladies go first.

Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 07:25 PM (MWfyi)

22 Just saw Tousi TV want to move to America, but State Department functionaries are making it difficult for Tousi to enter the US.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 07:11 PM (u82oZ)
====

I wanted to watch Tousi but Boy F. demanded cat videos.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 07:26 PM (RIvkX)

23 San Franpsycho

Portugal vs Croatia should put you both to sleep.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 07:28 PM (u82oZ)

24 Hey, the Three Witches think Michigan really needs "High Speed Rail"!

Must be because it worked so well in Khalifornia.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 07:28 PM (ikSmX)

25 Publius, prayers up for your mama.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 02, 2026 07:29 PM (zYpTz)

26
Her Majesty is sleeping, which is the best thing for her. Not a lot to be done except rest and wait.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 07:29 PM (O0L8i)

27 Hope T-Rex race was for good prize money

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 07:31 PM (Ia/+0)

28 I'll be, a text from the OR nurse right in there. She's under, stable and they are starting the procedure. Just got it as typed the above. Don't know how long it will take. Depends on many factors.

She's a tough lady, but 96 and this is serious business.

Posted by: Publius on Stupid Phone at July 02, 2026 07:31 PM (IuDAZ)

29 Emergency surgery required for that, and. she's in the OR now. Things aren't looking so good. We'd appreciate all the prayers you can muster. I'll to update later tonight if possible.

Thanks.
Posted by: Publius on Stupid Phone at July 02, 2026 07:23 PM (IuDAZ)
************
Prayers. My mother will be 96yrs in December and I pray she peacefully reaches heaven in her sleep. She's doing well and living independently, as her own mother did.

Praying the surgery goes well and she recovers completely.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 07:31 PM (hzuYO)

30
*sits at Café table*
*looks at dirty glass*
*sighs*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 07:31 PM (O0L8i)

The Week In Woke

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Batya Ungar-Sargon
@bungarsargon

80% of DSA members have a college degree.
60% work professional jobs.
Just 4% are blue-collar.
85% are white.

This isn't a working-class movement but an elite one, for whom "Free Palestine" and "Abolish ICE" operate as a smokescreen for class privilege--just like climate and trans activism and identity politics once did.


"DECOLONIZE THE STACKS!," say woke librarians, determined to "queer the libraries" and insisting that neutrality in the culture wars is racist.

Critical race theory scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw was the keynote speaker for the American Library Association's annual Conference and Exhibition, she writes. Sessions reflected "a mishmash of critical theory argle-bargle," including "Charting Queer Visibility," "Read Trans Books," "Queer Kidlit Joy," "Decolonizing the Stacks," and "Cultivating Radical Empathy."

The ALA has enormous influence over K-12 libraries through its school library division, which sets standards, guidance, and so-called "best practices," Sanzi writes. It "shapes what books are purchased, displayed, and promoted," and fights "efforts to place age-appropriate limits on sexually explicit or heavily ideological materials."

The ALA explicitly rejected viewpoint neutrality in 2021, she writes. A resolution claims libraries have contributed to white supremacy and fascism through a "misplaced emphasis on neutrality."


Libraries are no longer positioned as open forums for ideas where texts from different viewpoints are celebrated. Instead, they are tightly curated spaces, dedicated to advancing a particular set of revolutionary values.

...

Librarians are expected to celebrate "queer visibility" and "trans books," promoting "a specific (and not especially widely held) perspective on gender and sexuality."

Localities should mass-fire these woke librarians. They should pass ordinances forbidding woke ideology in librarian jobs. I don't even want to hear that's not viewpoint-neutral -- they explicitly reject viewpoint neutrality themselves.

Clay Travis
@ClayTravis

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that states can keep boys from competing in girls sports. That's a no brainer decision. But 23 states still allow boys to compete in girls sports. This decision doesn't change that. And all three liberals said boys should be able to compete as girls.

All three votes to allow men to play women's sports were from women, by the way. The biggest obstacle to sanity in women's sports doesn't come from men, it comes from left wing women.

Stephen L. Miller
@redsteeze

We've been saying this for years, ever since this whole idea started to become mainstream, that liberal women and feminists were going to have to speak out and stop the erasure of their accomplishments, but they are too scared of the political mafia to do so. Hostages in their own tribe. Lot of that going on over on that side these days.

Flashback, April 2025: A "trans woman" says he feels "unsafe" and is about to have a "panic attack" when told that trans women are not actually women. Then he flounces off the show.

Jonathan Turley
@JonathanTurley


Before reporting on the transgender case, NBC actually gave an effective trigger warning that it would be quoting the court in the use of terms like "biological male" and "biological female." https://tinyurl.com/fezze98u
This is how the press becomes a parody of itself.

J.K. Rowling
@jk_rowling


A man (Samantha Tempest, here abbreviated to ST) is arguing in court that he belongs in a group for menopausal women. It is pointed out to him that menopause is the cessation of ovulation and that, being a man who never started, let alone ceased, ovulating he does not belong in such a group. He disagrees. He says he's had 'menopausal symptoms' like hot flushes and brain fog. This is like me claiming to have been in the army because I once shot an air rifle and quite like khaki.

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I'm very concerned about Trans Violence:

I Meme Therefore I Am
@ImMeme0

SHOCKING: Wisconsin trans Democratic staffer Teha Delaruelle is openly calling on leftists to "Kill Your Local Republican."

"We're going to make this the moderate position for the state of Wisconsin, but I need your help."


Carnival Cruises has banned a dozen of its classiest passengers.

More than a dozen travelers were banned from sailing with Carnival Cruise Line after fighting at the port in Miami.

The altercation took place in the Customs and Border Protection debarkation area, according to the company. The June 22 fight occurred between two families and police responded, the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office (MDSO) said.

"The incident was deemed a mutual combatant incident," MDSO told USA TODAY in an email. Police documented the fight, but the parties declined to press charges.

"We are appreciative of law enforcement's swift response and handling of the matter," Carnival said in an emailed statement. "We do not tolerate such behavior, and 16 people have been placed on our Do Not Sail List."

A video posted on Instagram shows a group of people shoving and throwing punches at one another in the terminal, with at least two people knocked to the ground and luggage strewn around the space. Police and the cruise line did not identify the people involved or the ship they were sailing on.

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The prosecutor is horrified that the judge accepted this sentence on the recommendation of Maryland's Department of Juvenile Services. The double baby-rapist was let out on simple probation. "Don't rape any more babies, you scamp!"

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:40 PM




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1 Ok!

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 05:40 PM (4KUe5)

2 Practice your piano each day.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 02, 2026 05:41 PM (E3ZpS)

3 I think if you’re rapping babies you are already bent enough to be dangerous. Does it start there, or escalate? No baby rapist should walk free.
Seriously, that f&)@ed up!

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 05:42 PM (4KUe5)

4 I'm loyally taking care of Ralphy for as long as he has.

After that, adventure vacations!
Carnival Cruise Lines....here I come!

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 05:42 PM (Sco7b)

5 th!

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 05:42 PM (ikSmX)

6 We really need to do something about the enemies within our own governments.State, local, Federal.

Posted by: steevy at July 02, 2026 05:42 PM (YwEeS)

7 BREAKING: The Somali flag flying over Buffalo City Hall has been reportedly STOLEN just hours after it was raised.

I hope the hero tested the flag for flammability.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2026 05:42 PM (diia5)

8 Man, there were A LOT of people today whose bloodlines I wanted completely extinguished.

Damn...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 05:44 PM (Sco7b)

9 7 I hope he avoids capture because you know they want to make an example of him.

Posted by: steevy at July 02, 2026 05:45 PM (YwEeS)

10 Post office of the City of San Rafael, California flies the Americal flag upside down

To be fair, that's a sign of distress, and it is Kalifornia...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:45 PM (l3cgK)

11 Gateway Pundit also had a story abput them flying the Somali flag.

Assholes...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 05:45 PM (Sco7b)

12 The incident was deemed a mutual combatant incident,

==
OKAY...

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 05:45 PM (6eLrX)

13 Andy McCarthy praised Barrett for her "originalist" opinion.

I've been iffy about McCarthy for a while, but this definitely is the finisher for me.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 05:45 PM (ikSmX)

14 Reading the content and can't not feel we are doomed

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 05:46 PM (Ia/+0)

15 Which are the greatest commandments?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 02, 2026 05:46 PM (E3ZpS)

16 11 Gateway Pundit also had a story abput them flying the Somali flag.

Assholes...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 05:45 PM (Sco7b)

I didn't know that was on the Somali flag. Strange. I'd expect it on the Homo flag...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:46 PM (l3cgK)

17 Columbus flying the flag.

Sorry distracted.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 05:47 PM (Sco7b)

18 16 Which are the greatest commandments?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 02, 2026 05:46 PM (E3ZpS)

There...are...TWO...greatest Commandments

Posted by: Jean Luc Picard at July 02, 2026 05:47 PM (l3cgK)

19 I linked to a Substack essay this morning called “The Inquisition Wears a Wig.” It’s a good explanation of how trans are the best warriors for the Left, who has always used resentment to weaponize people against their political foes.
Where other people who have/think they have been oppressed can move on, the trans cannot. Once they’ve started the process (drugs, body modification), there is no going back, no return to normal or their former self.

Given that, of course they have become the left’s assassins in recent years. Their anger and “oppression “ will never be resolved.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 05:48 PM (4KUe5)

20 Hang a few somalis instead of their flag and maybe nobody will cut the rope.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 05:48 PM (2WIwB)

21 With my knowledge that in California, you can rent a PO box online, then have a service forward your mail...

Which gives you a LOCAL Address to use to register to vote... by mail, from anywhere in the world... with no check...

And after reading the Birthplace citizenship crap which means if an Iranian or Chinese gives birth on a tourist visa, then 18 years Later they have the RIGHT TO VOTE, and there are easy ways to register?

AND IT"S ALL FUCKING LEGAL?

Yeah, Post Office should be flying its flags upside down... we're in distress.

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2026 05:48 PM (mP0Kj)

22 We've been saying this for years, ever since this whole idea started to become mainstream, that liberal women and feminists were going to have to speak out and stop the erasure of their accomplishments, but they are too scared of the political mafia to do so. Hostages in their own tribe. Lot of that going on over on that side these days.
---
If woman don't want to save themselves, what obligation do we have to save them?

Here's my marker for "supporting women's sports":
When women advocate for VMI and Augusta to return to their charter.

Until then, piss off about your "safe spaces" and getting beaten up by boys in dresses.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 05:49 PM (3cUTc)

23 The suffering and humiliation are intentional.

Posted by: Max Power at July 02, 2026 05:49 PM (ZD9EQ)

24 I didn't know that was on the Somali flag. Strange. I'd expect it on the Homo flag...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:46 PM (l3cgK)

I wonder if incest has been added to the alphabet thing yet?

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 05:49 PM (Sco7b)

25 Kalifornia and the Fed are trying to pass legislation that mirrors the UK's Online Safety Act 2023. Do it for the Chillin's! I mean, so Gov't wants to match your computer to you more intimately so they can track you better, but It'll protect kids from online dangers! (NOT).

Posted by: Jean Luc Picard at July 02, 2026 05:49 PM (l3cgK)

26 Willowed:
"California was never a slave state. Ever. SO there never were black slaves here."

Not exactly. Prior to the Civil War, sometimes they were brought here from slave states temporarily and if they escaped and were found, the California Supreme Court ruled that they belonged, as property, to their slave-state owners so long as those owners intended to return to their states.

Matter of Archy (185 9 Cal. 147

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 05:50 PM (DZ9Lv)

27 24 I didn't know that was on the Somali flag. Strange. I'd expect it on the Homo flag...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:46 PM (l3cgK)

I wonder if incest has been added to the alphabet thing yet?

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 05:49 PM (Sco7b)

Would it be Ouroboros-like?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:50 PM (l3cgK)

28 Apparently, the former president (?) of Somalia lives in Buffalo.

Why?

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 05:50 PM (4KUe5)

29 Honestly birthright citizenship should have been addressed legislatively long ago . Congress continues to cede power to Executive and Judiciary because all they are in it for is the graft.

Posted by: steevy at July 02, 2026 05:51 PM (YwEeS)

30 SHOCKING: Wisconsin trans Democratic staffer Teha Delaruelle is openly calling on leftists to "Kill Your Local Republican."

"We're going to make this the moderate position for the state of Wisconsin, but I need your help."


Well asshole. I'm not a Republican, but I am a diehard conservative so come on then. Take your best shot, dipshit.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 05:52 PM (2WIwB)

31 Willowed from last thread:
What would you call such a place? Maybe "Delta City"?
Posted by: The Chairman, OCP at July 02, 2026 05:22 PM (i+Y9B)
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"Elontopia Muskopolis"
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 05:25 PM (gnNyN)

Who are you people?

'Elon's Gulch'

He is literally becoming John Galt.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 05:52 PM (zZu0s)

32 Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 05:50 PM (DZ9Lv)

Actually, both the Indians and Spanish had slavery, although it was not wide spread.

It was the White Californians who didn't have slaves... so of course, THEY MUST PAY!

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2026 05:52 PM (mP0Kj)

33 Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 05:50 PM (DZ9Lv)

Didn't make California a slave state, it made it a state that abided by Dred-Scott...
Prior to 1847, it was part of Mexico, and before that part of Spain. Go back far enough, and the Spanish had slaves in the New World, including some of my ancestors...or forced labor of folks, like undoubtedly some of my ancestors...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:53 PM (l3cgK)

34 The Carnival Cruise Line fight:

"Is it them, Yogi?"

"Yes, Booboo. It's always them."

Posted by: Ralph at July 02, 2026 05:53 PM (8WZD4)

35 29 Honestly birthright citizenship should have been addressed legislatively long ago . Congress continues to cede power to Executive and Judiciary because all they are in it for is the graft.
Posted by: steevy at July 02, 2026 05:51 PM (YwEeS)

Prior to 1965, dual citizenship was illegal. If they remained in another country, they could not get a US Passport of vote here... they had to chose.

Supremes screwed that all up.

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2026 05:54 PM (mP0Kj)

36 35 29 Honestly birthright citizenship should have been addressed legislatively long ago . Congress continues to cede power to Executive and Judiciary because all they are in it for is the graft.
Posted by: steevy at July 02, 2026 05:51 PM (YwEeS)

Prior to 1965, dual citizenship was illegal. If they remained in another country, they could not get a US Passport of vote here... they had to chose.

Supremes screwed that all up.

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2026 05:54 PM (mP0Kj)

It was NOT one of their greatest hits.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:55 PM (l3cgK)

37 Karen has a flag?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 05:56 PM (Cqx++)

38 >>Carnival Cruises has banned a dozen of its classiest passengers.


If only there were some way to predict which passengers had a higher propensity to cause disruptions and chaos.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 05:56 PM (GI97J)

39 10 Post office of the City of San Rafael, California flies the Americal flag upside down

To be fair, that's a sign of distress, and it is Kalifornia...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:45 PM (l3cgK)

HA! That is the best way to look at this, for sure.

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 05:56 PM (6wpGE)

40 >>>The double baby-rapist was let out on simple probation.

A national divorce will be just fine.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 05:57 PM (dK+Kv)

41 TWO GOATS FOR EVERY RAGHEAD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I bought a Gayatollah Donkey and we call it my Woody
(Gayatollah’s Funeral, here we cum)
You know it's not very soft, but its sphincter is an oldie but a goody
(Gayatollah’s Funeral, here we cum)
Well, the goats ain't got back or a round mouth
But it still gets me to cum when I wanna piece

Yeah, I'm goin' to the Gayatollahs funeral, 'cause the goats are two-to-one
You know we're goin' to the Gayatollahs funeral and gonna have some fun
You know we're goin' to the Gayatollahs funeral, 'cause it's two-to-one
You know we're goin' to the Gayatollahs funeral, gonna have some raghead fun

Two goats for every raghead !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Z-Man Mandami and the Gayatollahs at July 02, 2026 05:57 PM (Ymmwx)

42 Say, isn't there a great deal of deep water near Maryland? I believe there's likely a pile of unused bridge girders available as well....

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 02, 2026 05:57 PM (PgZsD)

43 Seems to be infectious.

@libsoftiktok 4m
Courthouse in Santa Clara County, California is flying the American Flag upside down

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2026 05:57 PM (diia5)

44 Maybe that Post Office upside-down US flag is photo-shop (is that still a thing?) or AI?

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 05:58 PM (6wpGE)

45 29 Honestly birthright citizenship should have been addressed legislatively long ago . Congress continues to cede power to Executive and Judiciary because all they are in it for is the graft.
Posted by: steevy at July 02, 2026 05:51 PM (YwEeS)

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You gotta spend an hour reading the Congressional Record of the debate before the vote on the 14th, it is nuts.

They could not agree on what the hell the amendment meant, and who it applied to. "Oh well, what the hell. Let's just pass it and leave it to the future to figure it out and deal with our mess."

TBF, the committee handed then a real POS wording on the thing, but upon realizing that, they just approved. We need to make statues of each and every one of them, and plant them in the lawn outside the Capitol upside down as a message to future generation what shit they were.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 06:00 PM (GI97J)

46 What would happen if I flew the......................

"HOMO FLAG" upside-down ??????

Posted by: Jack Meehoff at July 02, 2026 06:00 PM (8/9S0)

47 It "shapes what books are purchased, displayed, and promoted,
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Isn't that what some people call "censorship"!

Purchasing certain books and deciding not to purchase others?

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 06:00 PM (ikSmX)

48
"Free Palestine" and "Abolish ICE" operate as a smokescreen for class privilege--just like climate and trans activism and identity politics once did.

===============

Still do -- although it's interesting that climate seems less prominent these days. I suspect it's because people have noticed that The Sky Isn't Falling.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 06:01 PM (mmrXZ)

49 CA Sen. Scott Weiner just voted down a bill to ban registered sx offenders from office. He calls them "minor crimes"

Of course he did. This is his schtick. He pushes bills that when signed into law cause the police to avoid arresting trannies prostituting themselves. That reduce a felony to a misdemeanor or less for an adult sodomizing a minor, and has them avoid the sex registry list if the age between offender and victim is no more than 10 years apart...

He's a sick f**k.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 06:01 PM (l3cgK)

50 >>>I'm very concerned about Trans Violence:
I Meme Therefore I Am
@ImMeme0
SHOCKING: Wisconsin trans Democratic staffer Teha Delaruelle is openly calling on leftists to "Kill Your Local Republican."

I am not a lawyer (sorry, Dad!) but this sounds illegal.

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 06:01 PM (6wpGE)

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 06:01 PM (l3cgK)

52 Willowed:
"California was never a slave state. Ever. SO there never were black slaves here."

Not exactly. Prior to the Civil War, sometimes they were brought here from slave states temporarily and if they escaped and were found, the California Supreme Court ruled that they belonged, as property, to their slave-state owners so long as those owners intended to return to their states.

Matter of Archy (185 9 Cal. 147
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 05:50 PM (DZ9Lv)

That is the definition of a "Free State". Slaves could come with a master and if they left with him they were slaves again.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 06:01 PM (uhVAy)

53 again, if a woman comes here on a tourist visa, gives birth after t wo weeks then leaves for china two weeks later, how does the 14th' "and subject to the jurisdiction thereof" apply? is a kid who never spent any time here "subject to the jurisdiction" of the u.s. ?

Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 02, 2026 06:01 PM (CWTWj)

54 uh-oh
Italicans everywhere

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 06:02 PM (6wpGE)

55 Yeah, Yeah.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 06:02 PM (l3cgK)

56 They left.

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 06:02 PM (6wpGE)

57 Have seen the new MN state flag compared to the Somali flag? The invasion is complete.

Posted by: WisRich at July 02, 2026 06:02 PM (mMoRd)

58 >Carnival Cruises has banned a dozen of its classiest passengers.
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Definitely scholars taking a break from their studies at CUNY where the are getting degrees in medicine, mathematics and science.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 06:02 PM (3cUTc)

59 I know. Barrel.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 06:02 PM (l3cgK)

60 7 BREAKING: The Somali flag flying over Buffalo City Hall has been reportedly STOLEN just hours after it was raised.

I hope the hero tested the flag for flammability.
Posted by: weft cut-loop


After taking a crap on it.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 06:03 PM (WVEnF)

61 What did you do with the Italicans, jim (in Kalifornia)?

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 06:03 PM (6wpGE)

62 61 What did you do with the Italicans, jim (in Kalifornia)?

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 06:03 PM (6wpGE)

boxed them out, but not fast enough...one comment other than mine got caught.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 06:03 PM (l3cgK)

63 ... if that's really your name ...

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 06:04 PM (6wpGE)

64 >>>He says he's had [...] brain fog.

I believe him!

Posted by: No Name Today at July 02, 2026 06:04 PM (8mulE)

65 I slashed the italicans in the box. I somehow didn't earlier.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 06:05 PM (l3cgK)

66 The ALA has enormous influence over K-12 libraries through its school library division, which sets standards, guidance, and so-called "best practices," Sanzi writes. It "shapes what books are purchased, displayed, and promoted," and fights "efforts to place age-appropriate limits on sexually explicit or heavily ideological materials."

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Who still uses libraries? I haven't been inside a library since e-books became available. Parents with children just have their kids use iPads and cell phones.

Posted by: Decaf at July 02, 2026 06:05 PM (ZNpJk)

67
What would happen if I flew the......................

"HOMO FLAG" upside-down ??????
Posted by: Jack Meehoff


How could you tell?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 06:05 PM (Cqx++)

68 Regarding Carnival Cruise Lines No Sail List, I placed myself on this list about 10 years ago.

Posted by: SS at July 02, 2026 06:05 PM (52U6V)

69
CA Sen. Scott Weiner just voted down a bill to ban registered sx offenders from office

He calls them "minor crimes"





Talk about being RIGHT ON THE MONEY...

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 06:06 PM (y9nCu)

70 >>>A "trans woman" says he feels "unsafe" and is about to have a "panic attack" when told that trans women are not actually women.

>What makes me feel "unsafe" is that I have to share the highways and freeways with these tailgating kooks at 90mph.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2026 06:06 PM (fkjGs)

71 >> 37 Karen has a flag?

Their state motto is "Let Me Speak to Your Manager"


As for the Post Office, they could just be fucking incompetent. It is run by postal employees after all.

Posted by: the dandy at July 02, 2026 06:07 PM (8l8nW)

72 Anything you say or do that upsets the left's protected classes is a hate crime...even quoting statistics about crime is a hate crime if they don't like 'em...

Like how 90% of child molestation is done by males, even though 50% of children molested are girls...and gays make up much less than 5% of the population.

I'd probably be jailed in the UK for writing that.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 06:07 PM (l3cgK)

73 All three votes to allow men to play women's sports were from women, by the way. The biggest obstacle to sanity in women's sports doesn't come from men, it comes from left wing women.

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Funny how feminists are destroying women's rights. I suppose when we achieved equality there was nowhere else to go for the activists.

Posted by: Decaf at July 02, 2026 06:07 PM (ZNpJk)

74 66 K-12 libraries

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Who still uses libraries? I haven't been inside a library since e-books became available. Parents with children just have their kids use iPads and cell phones.
Posted by: Decaf at July 02, 2026 06:05 PM (ZNpJk)

K-12 libraries inside a school

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 06:07 PM (6wpGE)

75 The Left:
Trump is a pedo who is protecting pedos and must be impeached! His name appears 10 billion times in the Epstein Files!!

Also the Left:
We must pardon this child rapist or else he will be deported.

And also the Left:
We must give this child rapist probation. He's young and promises not to rape children anymore.

And even more of the Left:
We must decriminalize molestation and abuse of children, it's only a "minor" crime.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 06:07 PM (3cUTc)

76 There is are commercials on a local TV channel to tout our local library and one of these has a lesbian or as she calls herself a queer who talks about how safe she feels in our local library and how nice it is to go there. WTF. Does she get attacked at other libraries? I assure you queer one, no one give a shit who you are or who you are attracted to as long as you keep your hands to yourself.

Posted by: Cheri at July 02, 2026 06:08 PM (oiNtH)

77 Librarians are expected to celebrate "queer visibility" and "trans books," promoting "a specific (and not especially widely held) perspective on gender and sexuality."
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Because that's what people pay their taxes for!

That's why we have to support "libraries"!

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 06:08 PM (ikSmX)

78 I put fresh batteries in my electrosphygmomanometer, and the cuff just about pinched my arm off at the biceps.

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:08 PM (Jr5Lq)

79 Still do -- although it's interesting that climate seems less prominent these days. I suspect it's because people have noticed that The Sky Isn't Falling.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 06:01 PM (mmrXZ)

It's funny... I've lived in this house on and off for 67 years. I have very distinct memories of very hot summers...

Yet, I went and looked a couple days ago and the Internet was telling me this VERY MILD summer, was somehow the hottest EVAH RECORDED HERE...

Uh, it said June record was 102, when I can distinctly remember days well over 110 back in the 70s.

Today? High of 88? That's a good 15 degrees colder then normal for the 4th of July here.

Science needs to be based on data, and when your own experience tells you they have rewritten the data? Yeah... trust the science goes right out the window.

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2026 06:09 PM (mP0Kj)

80
And even more of the Left:
We must decriminalize molestation and abuse of children, it's only a "minor" crime.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 06:07 PM (3cUTc)

Miner crime! Do something!...oh, minors...nevermind.

Posted by: Scott Weiner, fagologist at July 02, 2026 06:09 PM (l3cgK)

81 So the "logical" (I know) thing for these librarians is to burn down their places of work in the name of "equity".

Come on you moldering, arm-chair lesbians, DO IT!

They need to serve penance for working for "The Man", who will always let you down.

Posted by: pawn at July 02, 2026 06:10 PM (XGbvx)

82 78 I put fresh batteries in my electrosphygmomanometer, and the cuff just about pinched my arm off at the biceps.

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:08 PM (Jr5Lq)

Are you sure you're alive? It was trying to detect your heartbeat...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 06:10 PM (l3cgK)

83
Funny how feminists are destroying women's rights.
Posted by: Decaf at July 02, 2026 06:07 PM (ZNpJk)



$10 says that they're all 300 lb porkers who hate athletic women.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 06:10 PM (y9nCu)

84 I'm curious about something:
Matter of Archy (1858 ) 9 Cal. 147

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 06:10 PM (DZ9Lv)

85 Yup, just need a space between the 8 and the )
8-)

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 06:11 PM (DZ9Lv)

86 "Are you sure you're alive?"

Non cogito, sed sum. Words to live by.

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:12 PM (Jr5Lq)

87 Funny how feminists are destroying women's rights. I suppose when we achieved equality there was nowhere else to go for the activists.
Posted by: Decaf

The National Organization for Women is the biggest set of grifters and always has been. On the face page of their website it states that a trans woman is a real woman. They were never for women's rights as much as it was a left wing money laundering operation for Democrats.

Posted by: Cheri at July 02, 2026 06:12 PM (oiNtH)

88 53 again, if a woman comes here on a tourist visa, gives birth after t wo weeks then leaves for china two weeks later, how does the 14th' "and subject to the jurisdiction thereof" apply? is a kid who never spent any time here "subject to the jurisdiction" of the u.s. ?
Posted by: gnats

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It is much worse -- when that kid has kids, they can register the birth with the US embassy in China as US citizen born overseas, and that kid will be a Citizen too.

China figured this out -- these people are building a "generational redoubt" to bug out to when (if) China goes to shit. but that also means every generation the number of "citizens" outside our jurisdiction multiples.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 06:12 PM (GI97J)

89 That is the definition of a "Free State". Slaves could come with a master and if they left with him they were slaves again.
Posted by: Oldcat

The definition of a free state is: "Fuck you. We don't play that here. You bring a slave here, under our rules that slave is free. Don't like it? Keep your evil ass out." That's a free state.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 06:13 PM (DZ9Lv)

90 More than a dozen travelers were banned from sailing with Carnival Cruise Line after fighting at the port in Miami.

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I didn't know there were blacks only cruises, there wasn't a single white passenger anywhere near.

Posted by: Decaf at July 02, 2026 06:13 PM (ZNpJk)

91 84 I'm curious about something:
Matter of Archy (1858 ) 9 Cal. 147

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 06:10 PM (DZ9Lv)

Dred Scott decision was 1857...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 06:14 PM (l3cgK)

92 This is like me claiming to have been in the army because I once shot an air rifle and quite like khaki.

***

JK Rowling is pretty funny.

Posted by: LASue at July 02, 2026 06:14 PM (lCppi)

93 How about the Matter of Jughead?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 06:14 PM (Cqx++)

94 That Carnival Cruise brawl occurred before they even boarded the ship. At least on one other video of a brawl that I saw on Carnival, the ship was underway and the brawl occurred in the buffet line when they ran out of chicken wings and waffles. At least that time there was a reason for a brawl.

Posted by: Cheri at July 02, 2026 06:15 PM (oiNtH)

95 BREAKING: The Somali flag flying over Buffalo City Hall has been reportedly STOLEN just hours after it was raised.
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Buffalo's full of the Irish. They are funny that way.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 06:15 PM (RBKzD)

96 > I didn't know there were blacks only cruises, there wasn't a single white passenger anywhere near.
Posted by: Decaf
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Racist for noticing.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 06:15 PM (jehhT)

97 The "elites" are revolting!

Posted by: Azjaeger at July 02, 2026 06:16 PM (PI3+l)

98 >>>let�s give the Islamist warlord state more land.
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Let's deport all of them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 06:16 PM (RBKzD)

99 If they fought like that before even getting on the ship, just imagine the fight that would have occurred at the cruise buffet.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 06:17 PM (XvL8K)

100 Matter of Archy (1858 ) 9 Cal. 147
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 06:10 PM (DZ9Lv)
Dred Scott decision was 1857...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Ok. And?

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 06:17 PM (DZ9Lv)

101 Funny how feminists are destroying women's rights. I suppose when we achieved equality there was nowhere else to go for the activists.
Posted by: Decaf
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Not really. Historian Carroll Quigley wrote several treatments of how institutionalization can turn things 180-degrees.

There may be a reason "everybody should chip in" but when people can come in with a skewed view of how they can turn that sentiment in the way they want it to go, as the distortion takes over and the faction succeeds , the original understanding can be cut free, leaving nothing to stop the inversion.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 06:17 PM (ikSmX)

102 I think if you’re rapping babies you are already bent enough to be dangerous. Does it start there, or escalate? No baby rapist should walk free.
Seriously, that f&)@ed up!
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 05:42 PM (4KUe5)

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Castration works better.

Posted by: Decaf at July 02, 2026 06:17 PM (ZNpJk)

103 I put fresh batteries in my electrosphygmomanometer, and the cuff just about pinched my arm off at the biceps.
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:08 PM (Jr5Lq)

Way to go, brah! Its cause youre so jacked!

Posted by: Gym Bro at July 02, 2026 06:17 PM (zZu0s)

104 After reading more of Ace's terrific Week in Woke threads than I can count, I conclude all Woke Warriors suffer from one or more of these mental disorders -

Narcissm
Intense feelings of mental and/or physical inadequacy
Overpowering need for peer affirmation
Delusions of grandeur
Overpowering need to control others
Overpowering need to cast others as inferiors
Overpowering need to shame and humiliate others
Uncontrollable anger
Overpowering desire to physically harm others

The more of these Woke Warriors there are, the more people they infect with mental derangement.

Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 06:18 PM (5rh/l)

105 Budget cruises are a shitshow.

You get what you pay for.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 06:18 PM (VsEAp)

106
"Are you sure you're alive?"

Non cogito, sed sum. Words to live by.


Of course you are my bright little star
I've miles and miles of files
Pretty files of your forefather's fruit
And now to suit our great computer
You're magnetic ink

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 06:18 PM (Cqx++)

107 Castration works better.
Posted by: Decaf at July 02, 2026 06:17 PM (ZNpJk)

Bullet to the head is easier and quicker.

Posted by: Gym Bro at July 02, 2026 06:18 PM (zZu0s)

108 86 "Are you sure you're alive?"

Non cogito, sed sum. Words to live by.
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:12 PM (Jr5Lq)

A dumb blond?

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 06:18 PM (6wpGE)

109 100 Matter of Archy (1858 ) 9 Cal. 147
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 06:10 PM (DZ9Lv)
Dred Scott decision was 1857...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Ok. And?

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 06:17 PM (DZ9Lv)

That meant that slaves were property, even if they were in a free state or territory, according to the decision.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 06:18 PM (l3cgK)

110 BREAKING: The Somali flag flying over Buffalo City Hall has been reportedly STOLEN just hours after it was raised.
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This theft will be pursued and prosecuted unlike any other theft.

Because, it was a Hate Theft.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 06:18 PM (ikSmX)

111 When I was in college those "Workers and Students Unite" signs were ridiculous. Students sat in air-conditioned rooms slinging bullshit all day while workers were actually, you know, working, often in very inhospitable climes. They have nothing in common.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 06:19 PM (DZ9Lv)

112 103 At mean arterial pressure 133, my BP is def jacked tonite. Takes a lot of caffeine to earn that score.

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:19 PM (Jr5Lq)

113 Budget cruises are a shitshow.

You get what you pay for.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 06:18 PM (VsEAp)

I never have wanted to go on a cruise. I always wanted to do one of those 'crew a sailing ship' things, but i may be too 29 at this point.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 06:19 PM (zZu0s)

114 About the rioting melanin rich folks on the cruise:

https://youtu.be/eLRsEuCocT4

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:19 PM (bl07w)

115 I want the small Christian high schools in the eastern parts of CA, OR, and WA to start fielding sports teams of "boys who identify as girls" in basketball, soccer, and volleyball.

When the Final Four of every women's state championship bracket is four boys teams, then maybe deranged Leftists will be willing to admit that development as a biological male DOES confer an athletic advantage.

P.S. I also want the boys for these teams changing in the girls spaces. At that point, even the Lefty moms that have a basic understanding of 15 y.o. boys will be calling for sports and spaces for biological females only.

Lefties only understand crime after someone in their immediate family has been mugged. IMO, females will be much better off the sooner we begin the "muggings".

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 06:20 PM (HlyYF)

116 The Somalis got stomped on previously by the Ethiopians when they tried to take the Ogaden. The Kenyans would tear the Somalis apart if they tried to go at the Northern Frontier District. Go for it Ilhan

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 06:20 PM (itsE0)

117 Just read it...the issue in Archy was whether or not the slave owner was visiting with his slaves or not.

"The privileges extended to visitors cannot be extended to those who come for both business and pleasure. A mere visitor is one who comes only for pleasure or health, and who engages in no business while here, and remains only for a reasonable time. If the party engage in any business, or employ his slave in any business except as a personal attendant upon himself or family, then the character of visitor is lost, and his slave is entitled to freedom."

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 06:20 PM (l3cgK)

118 At mean arterial pressure 133, my BP is def jacked tonite. Takes a lot of caffeine to earn that score.
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:19 PM (Jr5Lq)

Your blood is chasing the Dragon through your veins.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 06:20 PM (zZu0s)

119 I think if you’re rapping babies you are already bent enough to be dangerous. Does it start there, or escalate? No baby rapist should walk free.
Seriously, that f&)@ed up!
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 05:42 PM (4KUe5)

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Castration works better.
Posted by: Decaf at July 02, 2026 06:17 PM (ZNpJk)

I am thinking the Bone Tomahawk treatment.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 06:21 PM (0aYVJ)

120 "A dumb blond?"

It's not like everybody says. I'm smaht.

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:21 PM (Jr5Lq)

121 99 If they fought like that before even getting on the ship, just imagine the fight
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if they were impressed into the foreign legion, dropped in the middle of Iran and told to fight their way out. If they make it out they will be treated as citizens.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 06:23 PM (RBKzD)

122 rapping babies

Ah sweet. Man made horrors beyond my comprehension.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 02, 2026 06:23 PM (Pr4qS)

123 That meant that slaves were property, even if they were in a free state or territory, according to the decision.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

California's response should have been: "You don't bring that attitude here and expect to take it home." I forget how many divisions Taney had that survived crossing the Rockies and Nevada.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 06:23 PM (DZ9Lv)

124 105 Budget cruises are a shitshow.

You get what you pay for.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 06:18 PM (VsEAp)

We went on a cruise for DH's folks' anniversary. Princess, LA to Cabo and back. When we boarded, we passed a fellow who was so drunk already he probably has no memory of ever going on a cruise. More than once I had to eyeball some kids who were utterly unsupervised (not their fault, but still), and it was a pretty dull adventure. Cabo was... touristy. Locals were very pushy. Not really our thing, I guess.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:24 PM (bl07w)

125
Castration works better.
Posted by: Decaf
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Bullet to the head is easier and quicker.
Posted by: Gym Bro

I'd prefer that rapists get a free dick-ectopy, and false vaginas with a nice set of 40DD bolt on tits. Then put in a male Gen pop prison for life.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 02, 2026 06:25 PM (QVmho)

126 116 The Somalis got stomped on previously by the Ethiopians when they tried to take the Ogaden. The Kenyans would tear the Somalis apart if they tried to go at the Northern Frontier District. Go for it Ilhan
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 06:20 PM (itsE0)

I guess she's still upset her warlord daddy didn't end up king.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:26 PM (bl07w)

127 SHOCKING: Wisconsin trans Democratic staffer Teha Delaruelle is openly calling on leftists to "Kill Your Local Republican."
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How is this "shocking" unless you've been asleep for 10 or 12 years? Where are all the condemnation btw from the party that is so afraid the "extremists" might take over?

Posted by: Don Lemon at July 02, 2026 06:26 PM (vE0+H)

128 105 Budget cruises are a shitshow.

You get what you pay for.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 06:18 PM (VsEAp)


I've never been on a cruise ship. I see no benefits of being on a ship in deep water, hundreds or more miles from dry land, surrounded by God only knows what sorts of people, all with access to alcoholic beverages. I can think of innumerable "What's the Worst That Could Happen?" scenarios. Not the least of which is the ship sinking.

Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 06:27 PM (5rh/l)

129 Damn go away Don

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 06:27 PM (vE0+H)

130 Touch my grandbaby and find out how fast Gramma can pull. I'll go to jail. But my grandbaby remains innocent.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:27 PM (bl07w)

131 129 Damn go away Don
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 06:27 PM (vE0+H)

That WAS some kinda smelly sock, dude.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:28 PM (bl07w)

132 "Somalia is for Somalis and our pirates, and for our fraudsters to hide their billions in loot stolen from Amereeca -- ONLY!"

Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 06:28 PM (vbXSk)

133 I saw 40DD Bolt-ons front for 38 Special at the Ice Palace in Florida in '99...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 06:29 PM (l3cgK)

134 "I've never been on a cruise ship. I see no benefits"

Concur.

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:29 PM (Jr5Lq)

135 Somebody didn't appreciate a Somali flag being flown over an American city and stole the flag? Horrors/ sarc. Don't arrest me, Buffalo. I didn't take it. I have no idea who did, but I am glad they did.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 06:29 PM (7RYym)

136 Castration works better.
Posted by: Decaf at July 02, 2026 06:17 PM (ZNpJk)

I am thinking the Bone Tomahawk treatment.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 06:21 PM (0aYVJ)

--------

Remove prevert's shoe. Shoot in foot with BB gun. Repeat until sufficiently exsanquinated...

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 02, 2026 06:29 PM (8Lfjo)

137 At mean arterial pressure 133, my BP is def jacked tonite. Takes a lot of caffeine to earn that score.
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:19 PM (Jr5Lq)

Your blood is chasing the Dragon through your veins.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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133? Not a doctor, but isn't that dangerously high?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 06:29 PM (XvL8K)

138 CA Sen. Scott Weiner just voted down a bill to ban registered sx offenders from office

He calls them "minor crimes"


In that they are crimes committed against minors, he his correct.

In that they are small crimes, he is not

Posted by: FeatherBlade at July 02, 2026 06:30 PM (C0Nlv)

139 Funny how feminists are destroying women's rights. I suppose when we achieved equality there was nowhere else to go for the activists.
Posted by: Decaf
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The Left enjoy using their future victims to first erase those victims' protectors. Jews helping to insult and paralyze Christians, women helping to insult and paralyze men, and blacks to insult and paralyze whites. Then when the Left abandons or comes after them, those who might have stood in the way or stopped it say, "not my problem".

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 06:30 PM (vE0+H)

140 I've never been on a cruise ship. I see no benefits of being on a ship in deep water, hundreds or more miles from dry land, surrounded by God only knows what sorts of people, all with access to alcoholic beverages. I can think of innumerable "What's the Worst That Could Happen?" scenarios. Not the least of which is the ship sinking.
Posted by: Gref

Yep. Agree with all of it. Not to mention it's a floating petrie dish.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 06:31 PM (VcZHb)

141 "133? Not a doctor, but isn't that dangerously high?"

Could be better, fer sure. My fault, bad habits.

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:31 PM (Jr5Lq)

142 Remove prevert's shoe. Shoot in foot with BB gun. Repeat until sufficiently exsanquinated...
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 02, 2026 06:29 PM (8Lfjo)

Nah. Just cut off his dick with rusty shears and let the creep bleed to death. Adding salt to the wound is optional.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:31 PM (bl07w)

143 That WAS some kinda smelly sock, dude.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:28 PM (bl07w)

Sorry about that

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 06:31 PM (vE0+H)

144 I can't imagine ever getting on a Cruise Ship.

Posted by: garrett at July 02, 2026 06:31 PM (TIciZ)

145 134 "I've never been on a cruise ship. I see no benefits"

Concur.

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:29 PM (Jr5Lq)


There are many reasons why sailors since forever always cheer when hearing a lookout yell, "Land ho!"

Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 06:32 PM (5rh/l)

146 Levothyroxine every day will supplement a tired thyroid. I keeps the thyroid from burning itself up trying to put out the necessary level of TSH.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 06:32 PM (RBKzD)

147 The ALA explicitly rejected viewpoint neutrality in 2021, she writes. A resolution claims libraries have contributed to white supremacy and fascism through a "misplaced emphasis on neutrality."

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This is the same poisoned idiocy which claims that anyone who lives, demonstrates, proves, and declares themselves to actually NOT be a racist is, in fact, a racist declaration (as was declaring that "All Lives Matter" during the 2020 glitch in The Matrix in which half of the world went literally clinically insane).

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 06:32 PM (RnEyK)

148 He calls them "minor crimes"

In that they are crimes committed against minors, he his correct.

In that they are small crimes, he is not
Posted by: FeatherBlade at July 02, 2026 06:30 PM (C0Nlv)

He may have been referring to his micro-dick. It would be minor, if he kept it in his pants. Otherwise, he's just a dick.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:32 PM (bl07w)

149 145 134 "I've never been on a cruise ship. I see no benefits"
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They are a big sail ready to capsize.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 06:33 PM (RBKzD)

150 CA Sen. Scott Weiner just voted down a bill to ban registered sx offenders from office. He calls them "minor crimes"
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Ah. More people very afraid "extremists" might join the party and take over.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 06:33 PM (vE0+H)

151 News....global warming killing us all...stay safe all of you
...daredevils in court
...Reflecting Pool vandalism - too bad someone didn't shoot and run

Taylor Swift....c'mon. Olivia Rodrigo is all the rage. And a billion years younger and prettier

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 06:33 PM (Sco7b)

152 Public libraries have become sewers. They don't have to keep x-rated movies because the homeless are having open sex in the comfy chairs, and they don't have to put adult books in the adult section because they are actively recruiting kids to the perverts' "lifestyle." I think most of them should be nuked from orbit, just to be certain.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:34 PM (bl07w)

153 >>CA Sen. Scott Weiner just voted down a bill to ban registered sx offenders from office. He calls them "minor crimes"


That guy should never be allowed within 1000 Yards of a School or a Playground.

Posted by: garrett at July 02, 2026 06:35 PM (TIciZ)

154 Taylor Swift is getting married at a well known Nazi rally venue!

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 06:35 PM (ikSmX)

155 Bet they hunt who stole that Somalian flag down and charge them with some kind of H8 crime

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 06:35 PM (Ia/+0)

156 There are many reasons why sailors since forever always cheer when hearing a lookout yell, "Land ho!"
Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 06:32 PM (5rh/l)

Of course you realize, it may have been the "HO" part they were happy about....

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:36 PM (bl07w)

157 Leftwing women have no sense of self-preservation. Wild shit.

Posted by: ballistic at July 02, 2026 06:36 PM (3BwY8)

158 "I've never been on a cruise ship. I see no benefits"

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Only been on one cruise: all-you-can eat and drink.

I think I gained 15 pounds in a week ... and we had a nice but weird couple latch onto us, and were eventually stalked by the woman who was offended that we didn't want to spend EVERY F*CKING WAKING MOMENT hanging out with them.

I told The Wifey that if they asked for contact information, to lie.

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 06:36 PM (RnEyK)

159 I can think of innumerable "What's the Worst That Could Happen?" scenarios.

==

Pirate abductions.

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 06:36 PM (6eLrX)

160 True story
When Trump was frauded out by Biden, I hung my flag upside-down.
Got home and it was righted. Wife told me a nice policeman stopped to see if anything was wrong.

They fixed my flag

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 06:37 PM (Ia/+0)

161 I don't know if this is woke exactly but Pope Bob has excommunicated several priest and what not because they after they ordained new Bishops without papal authority. He also declared a schiz. The excommunicated are members of a conservative, traditional wing of the religion.

https://shorturl.at/E39cu

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 06:37 PM (ndZc7)

162 I am perhaps interested in some of the European river cruises, adult only, go to the historical sites and tour. Can't imagine doing any more of the "people gone wild" cruises. Just awful.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:37 PM (bl07w)

163 I told The Wifey that if they asked for contact information, to lie.

===

Mr. & Mrs. Illiam Hakespeare of Lincoln, Nebraska!

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 06:38 PM (6eLrX)

164 Speaking of cruises:

https://www.americancruiselines.com/

I think those are the only cruises I'd enjoy.
They tour they coasts and bigger rivers in the U.S. from Florida to the Mississippi to Alaska for several to over a dozen days. They have some cool combo river cruise & land excursions packages to the National Parks.

Looks like it would be a lot better than Carnival cruise just for the scenery.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 06:38 PM (6ydKt)

165 159 I can think of innumerable "What's the Worst That Could Happen?" scenarios.

==

Pirate abductions.

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 06:36 PM (6eLrX)

But, but, but...but the buffets!!!

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 06:38 PM (Sco7b)

166 159 I can think of innumerable "What's the Worst That Could Happen?" scenarios.

==

Pirate abductions.

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 06:36 PM (6eLrX)


Damn, you're right. Will add this, at the top of the list!

Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 06:38 PM (5rh/l)

167 CA Sen. Scott Weiner just voted down a bill to ban registered sx offenders from office. He calls them "minor crimes"

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Damn, the pedo jokes just write themselves.

/The Babylon Bee hardest hit ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 06:38 PM (RnEyK)

168 152 Public libraries have become sewers.

I think most of them should be nuked from orbit, just to be certain.
Posted by: tcn in AK

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agree

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 06:38 PM (GI97J)

169 Was there a de-weaving at the Carnal Cruise Lines brawl? I thought I saw a de-weaving.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 02, 2026 06:38 PM (kpS4V)

170 "BREAKING: The Somali flag flying over Buffalo City Hall has been reportedly STOLEN just hours after it was raised.---
This theft will be pursued and prosecuted unlike any other theft. Because, it was a Hate Theft."
Posted by: Axeman

yes, BUT I'm guessing flying the Somali flag broke some federal rules/laws? If it was a post office, yes, not sure if city halls can fly the gay flag and foreign flags above Old Glory or not.

Sad that Buffalo went so far downhill after OJ.

Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 06:38 PM (vbXSk)

171 >>>I can't imagine ever getting on a Cruise Ship.

>Tourist trap. I'd have a better and safer time walking to Tijuana.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2026 06:39 PM (fkjGs)

172 80% of DSA members have a college degree.
60% work professional jobs.
Just 4% are blue-collar.
85% are white


For Portland DSA, what is even more striking that everyone prominent in the organization works for some government agency or another.

They represent the Government Class.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 02, 2026 06:39 PM (aD4fx)

173 I think I gained 15 pounds in a week ... and we had a nice but weird couple latch onto us, and were eventually stalked by the woman who was offended that we didn't want to spend EVERY F*CKING WAKING MOMENT hanging out with them.

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 06:36 PM (RnEyK)
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I don't understand. Was it something we said?

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 06:39 PM (ikSmX)

174 161 I don't know if this is woke exactly but Pope Bob has excommunicated several priest and what not because they after they ordained new Bishops without papal authority. He also declared a schiz. The excommunicated are members of a conservative, traditional wing of the religion.

https://shorturl.at/E39cu

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 06:37 PM (ndZc7)

https://tinyurl.com/3sydjfde

Kinda breaks it all down. NOT a traditional wing, but a sedevecantist sect. The SSPX has been a bit of a thorn going on 70 years now.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:40 PM (bl07w)

175 Public libraries have become sewers

A Canticle for Liebowitz suggests that maybe the great books should be held in remote locations and protected by people interested in maintaining civilization.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 06:40 PM (gKWVE)

176 I'm cooking Eggos. Barely ever have them.

They seem .... thinner.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 06:40 PM (Sco7b)

177 BREAKING: The Somali flag flying over Buffalo City Hall has been reportedly STOLEN just hours after it was raised.
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🎼 GOoooooooooood blesssss Americaaaaaa 🎵

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 06:41 PM (vE0+H)

178 "I don't understand. Was it something we said?"

Every time a swinger couple tries to pick me up, things get so awkward.

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:41 PM (Jr5Lq)

179 Shower cap girl got a few shots in.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 06:41 PM (VcZHb)

180 I’ve been on two cruises.

Both very small boats, fairly pricey (one of my girlfriends is in the industry, so the discount was over 50%) and exclusive, so no riff raff. We had a lovely time.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 06:41 PM (lSC4e)

181 We did a Carnival Cruise back in 2004. It was mediocre at best. No riots. Passable food. My wife hated it. She doesn't do well in confined situations.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 06:42 PM (jehhT)

182 A Canticle for Liebowitz suggests that maybe the great books should be held in remote locations and protected by people interested in maintaining civilization.
Posted by: gKWVE

Hell yeah

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 02, 2026 06:42 PM (u/wrI)

183 Not all heroes wear capes.

The Associated Press
@AP
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding is slated to begin at 5 p.m. Friday at New York’s Madison Square Garden and could last until 4 a.m. the next morning. The Associated Press is outside, even in a heat wave, to deliver the latest updates on what some are calling "America's royal wedding."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 06:43 PM (ndZc7)

184 Public libraries have become sewers. They don't have to keep x-rated movies because the homeless are having open sex in the comfy chairs, and they don't have to put adult books in the adult section because they are actively recruiting kids to the perverts' "lifestyle." I think most of them should be nuked from orbit, just to be certain.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:34 PM (bl07w)

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Back in '01 I was in Grand Junciton, CO for the final three months trying to win back my first love who forever broke my heart (she was a baby mama and the dude had abandoned her, so I thought I cold play the hero and become an "instant-Daddy."

Anywho, I didn't even have a computer with me, so I went to the library to look for jobs. I COULD NOT BELIEVE all those homeless scum on the library computers WATCHING Pr0n -- with children running around all over the place.

I complained to the worthless librarians, who said there wasn't anything they could do about it. I MEAN, BLOCK THE F*CKING URLs OF THE F*CKING Pr0n SITES, ASSHOLES!!! Ugh, I was so damn angry ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 06:43 PM (RnEyK)

185 >> I'm cooking Eggos. Barely ever have them.


NGL - Cinnamon Toast made on Eggo Waffles (instead of toast) is pretty fucking good.

Posted by: garrett at July 02, 2026 06:43 PM (TIciZ)

186 Well armed would be mass murderer.

https://tinyurl.com/3uvwdh2r

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 06:43 PM (ndZc7)

187 I'm disappointed in what's become of libraries, but please don't nuke them.

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:44 PM (Jr5Lq)

188 "Pope Bob has excommunicated several priest and what not because they after they ordained new Bishops without papal authority. He also declared a schiz. The excommunicated are members of a conservative, traditional wing of the religion."

The protesters (to the Divine Pope) will need a new name ... maybe "Insurrectionists", or "Pope is a Commie, we won't kiss the Ring"? Something more catchy than those.

Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 06:44 PM (vbXSk)

189 and exclusive, so no riff raff.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 06:41 PM (lSC4e)

Must you leave me this hanging curveball?

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 06:44 PM (vE0+H)

190 138 CA Sen. Scott Weiner just voted down a bill to ban registered sx offenders from office

He calls them "minor crimes"

In that they are crimes committed against minors, he his correct.

In that they are small crimes, he is not
Posted by: FeatherBlade at July 02, 2026 06:30 PM (C0Nlv)

clearly he was talking about GOLD Miners! or the 49ers! yeah... that's the ticket...

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2026 06:44 PM (mP0Kj)

191 The Associated Press
@AP
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding is slated to begin at 5 p.m. Friday at New York’s Madison Square Garden and could last until 4 a.m. the next morning. The Associated Press is outside, even in a heat wave, to deliver the latest updates on what some are calling "America's royal wedding."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 06:43 PM (ndZc7)

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I hope they name their first-born daughter "Prince."

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 06:44 PM (RnEyK)

192 So Newsom saw that a GOP woman advanced to a run off for State Superintendent and he fast tracked a bill through Sacramento that strips her of fiscal responsibility and instead will appoint a government official to oversee operations in the role. What a schmuck.

https://tinyurl.com/ezstasm5

Republican candidate for California State Superintendent Sonja Shaw has accused Gavin Newsom of orchestrating a sweeping power grab and leaving the office she wants to run powerless.

“Newsom couldn’t win at the ballot box, so he changed the rules. He just rammed through one of the biggest power grabs in California history,” Shaw told the California Post. “This isn’t education reform. California’s children deserve leaders who answer to the voters.”

She led the June primary with 1,737,377 votes (22.6%), finishing ahead of Richard Barrera, who received 1,557,939 votes (20.3%), according to the Associated Press. The two will advance to a runoff election in November after no candidate secured a majority in the crowded field.

Posted by: beckster at July 02, 2026 06:44 PM (kX27y)

193 Congress continues to cede power to Executive and Judiciary because all they are in it for is the graft.
Posted by: steevy at July 02, 2026 05:51 PM


Well, that, and, in our case, getting invited to the *right* parties.

Posted by: GOPe at July 02, 2026 06:45 PM (0sNs1)

194 161 I don't know if this is woke exactly but Pope Bob has excommunicated several priest and what not because they after they ordained new Bishops without papal authority. He also declared a schiz. The excommunicated are members of a conservative, traditional wing of the religion.

https://shorturl.at/E39cu

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 06:37 PM (ndZc7)

This makes me very sad.

Posted by: LASue at July 02, 2026 06:45 PM (lCppi)

195 I complained to the worthless librarians, who said there wasn't anything they could do about it. I MEAN, BLOCK THE F*CKING URLs OF THE F*CKING Pr0n SITES, ASSHOLES!!! Ugh, I was so damn angry ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 06:43 PM (RnEyK)
---
But they were telling you the truth. They can't do anything about it.

This is Libland.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 06:45 PM (ikSmX)

196 “This isn't a working-class movement“

“Working class’ is a Marxist phrase used by Marxists.

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 06:46 PM (4g5V+)

197 I would be so bored on a cruise. I went to Hawaii and was bored. I need stuff to do.

Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 06:46 PM (MWfyi)

198 so no riff raff. We had a lovely time.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 06:41 PM (lSC4e)

Magenta musta been disappointed...

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2026 06:46 PM (mP0Kj)

199 Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze
We've been saying this for years, ever since this whole idea started to become mainstream, that liberal women and feminists were going to have to speak out and stop the erasure of their accomplishments, but they are too scared of the political mafia to do so.
_______________________________

That's not why they aren't speaking out. They are quiet because to challenge the "trangender" movement negates everything they have been spewing out of their face holes for the last six decades. They've been premising their efforts on the declaration that men and women are equal in all things. To challenge "transgenders" nulifies that nonsense and the whole feminist movement is shown for what they are. Hyperbolic liars.

Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 06:47 PM (dIske)

200 These democrats are evil. Demonically evil. Not just mistaken or wrongheaded but cosmically demonically evil.

Posted by: Think and act accordingly at July 02, 2026 06:47 PM (TbWk/)

201 FIFA , Swift & Kelce wedding spectacular, and, AND Khamenei's funeral all at the same time!! Goodness, how will Universe respond?!

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 06:47 PM (6eLrX)

202 I would be so bored on a cruise. I went to Hawaii and was bored. I need stuff to do.

Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 06:46 PM (MWfyi)
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You think they could have throw one virgin into the volcano!

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 06:47 PM (ikSmX)

203 >> I would be so bored on a cruise. I went to Hawaii and was bored. I need stuff to do.


This is my problem with most people's idea of a Vacation;

Cruise Ship, Beach ... I'm bored out of my fucking mind the entire time.

Posted by: garrett at July 02, 2026 06:47 PM (TIciZ)

204 exclusive, so no riff raff.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 06:41 PM


Considering how things worked out, I wish I'd done this.

Posted by: zombie Dr. Frank N. Furter at July 02, 2026 06:47 PM (0sNs1)

205 "Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding is slated to begin at 5 p.m. Friday at New York’s Madison Square Garden and could last until 4 a.m. the next morning."

and new pope stand in Mamdani has declared they are not royal enough to be immune from the 78 degree limit for AC. But we shall see if it is enforced.

Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 06:47 PM (vbXSk)

206 A Canticle for Liebowitz suggests that maybe the great books should be held in remote locations and protected by people interested in maintaining civilization.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 06:40 PM (gKWVE)

Amazing book. Needs better dissemination, but that won't happen with these awful libraries.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:48 PM (bl07w)

207 "Cruise Ship, Beach ... I'm bored out of my fucking mind the entire time."

Concur.

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:48 PM (Jr5Lq)

208 "Pope Bob has excommunicated several priest and what not because they after they ordained new Bishops without papal authority. He also declared a schiz. The excommunicated are members of a conservative, traditional wing of the religion."

The protesters (to the Divine Pope) will need a new name ... maybe "Insurrectionists", or "Pope is a Commie, we won't kiss the Ring"? Something more catchy than those.

Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 06:44 PM (vbXSk)

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Make The Anti-Popes Great Again!

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 06:48 PM (RnEyK)

209 "Newsom saw that a GOP woman advanced to a run off for State Superintendent and he fast tracked a bill through Sacramento that strips her of fiscal responsibility"

The Pubs continue to lose to these maniacs because they refuse to play dirty like this. That and a severe lack of feck.

Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 06:49 PM (MWfyi)

210 Make The Anti-Popes Great Again!
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 06:48 PM (RnEyK)
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We prefer "Alternative Popes"

Posted by: Alternative Popes at July 02, 2026 06:49 PM (ikSmX)

211 The Pubs continue to lose to these maniacs because they refuse to play dirty like this. That and a severe lack of feck.

Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 06:49 PM (MWfyi)

The R's play plenty dirty with Trump, so they know how.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 06:50 PM (vE0+H)

212 More than a dozen travelers were banned from sailing with Carnival Cruise Line after fighting at the port in Miami.

Ah. Fatiguers.

Posted by: The lack of shame is unbeweavable at July 02, 2026 06:50 PM (TbWk/)

213 If I am getting on an Ocean going vessel, I'm there to catch a fish the size of a Volkswagen.

Posted by: garrett at July 02, 2026 06:50 PM (TIciZ)

214 192 So Newsom saw that a GOP woman advanced to a run off for State Superintendent and he fast tracked a bill through Sacramento that strips her of fiscal responsibility and instead will appoint a government official to oversee operations in the role. What a schmuck.

https://tinyurl.com/ezstasm5

Republican candidate for California State Superintendent Sonja Shaw has accused Gavin Newsom of orchestrating a sweeping power grab and leaving the office she wants to run powerless.

“Newsom couldn’t win at the ballot box, so he changed the rules. He just rammed through one of the biggest power grabs in California history,” Shaw told the California Post. “This isn’t education reform. California’s children deserve leaders who answer to the voters.”

She led the June primary with 1,737,377 votes (22.6%), finishing ahead of Richard Barrera, who received 1,557,939 votes (20.3%), according to the Associated Press. The two will advance to a runoff election in November after no candidate secured a majority in the crowded field.

Posted by: beckster at July 02, 2026 06:44 PM (kX27y)


Lenin's Bolshevik Party didn't crush all other competing parties by letting them win elections.

Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 06:51 PM (5rh/l)

215 FIFA , Swift & Kelce wedding spectacular, and, AND Khamenei's funeral all at the same time!! Goodness, how will Universe respond?!

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 06:47 PM (6eLrX)

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They should have combined all three events together with the Juan McCain funeral.

OUT: Throuples.
IN: Quadruples.

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 06:51 PM (RnEyK)

216 "Cruise Ship, Beach ... I'm bored out of my fucking mind the entire time.

Posted by: garrett"

The whole time I'm thinking about the stuff I would rather be doing at home.

Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 06:51 PM (MWfyi)

217 "Cruise Ship, Beach ... I'm bored out of my fucking mind the entire time."

Our cruise ship is a LSD, and the beach is Iwo Jima.

Join us. You won't be bored.

Posted by: United States Marines at July 02, 2026 06:51 PM (0sNs1)

218 They represent the Government Class.

-
I read that Terry Gilliam was surprised that conservatives liked his movie Brazil. That movie portrays the government bureaucracy as we see it. Why wouldn't we like it.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 06:53 PM (ndZc7)

219 well LSD won't get you bored out your mind

Posted by: the grass is amazingly high at July 02, 2026 06:53 PM (gKWVE)

220 It's as if after the November 2024 election, all of the Dems took the brown acid and are still tripping. It seems to enhance their pedo gene activation.

I know I should not have, but I zoomed in on the pedo Weiner guy's navel. Pretty strange and oblong and maybe I should not think why. It could be from alien's probing or he is an alien?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 06:54 PM (hzuYO)

221 What kind of an idiot takes a Carnival Cruise nowadays?

Posted by: Estelle Costanza at July 02, 2026 06:55 PM (g7saB)

222 "Join us. You won't be bored.
Posted by: United States Marines"

It's not just a job, it's an adventure!

Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 06:55 PM (MWfyi)

223 Weird, I agree with Ilhan Onar. Somalia for Somalis and America for Americans. Kick that Somali out.

Posted by: Darth Randall at July 02, 2026 06:55 PM (PVvQD)

224 Actually, both the Indians and Spanish had slavery, although it was not wide spread.

It was the White Californians who didn't have slaves... so of course, THEY MUST PAY!
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2026 05:52 PM (mP0Kj)


Watching FIFA. Am getting really sick and tired of the local Tribes and their bullshit commercials about how they are all in nature 'n shit. Piss off and stick to your casinos. You were slavers for centuries...and raided other tribes for women. And you also funded the democrats to help them win a corrupt election just so you can get no taxes on hour crappy casinos.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 06:55 PM (2WIwB)

225 Fighting aside. Those Carnival Cruiseline passengers sure acquired some nice tans.

Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 06:56 PM (dIske)

226 212 More than a dozen travelers were banned from sailing with Carnival Cruise Line after fighting at the port in Miami.

Ah. Fatiguers.
Posted by: The lack of shame is unbeweavable at July 02, 2026 06:50 PM (TbWk/)

The sad thing is this will be worn as a badge of honor for them.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 06:57 PM (Sco7b)

227 As I said some years back when trans started and people said pedo is next, I said - no, the trans movement IS the pedo movement.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 06:57 PM (vE0+H)

228 s...and raided other tribes for women.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 06:55 PM


Is that a bad thing?

Posted by: Thorvald the Viking at July 02, 2026 06:57 PM (0sNs1)

229 Amazing book. Needs better dissemination, but that won't happen with these awful libraries.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:48 PM (bl07w)
*****
You must mean 'librarians'.

Posted by: Sleepy Joe at July 02, 2026 06:57 PM (KtOUo)

230 152 >Public libraries have become sewers.

In many cities, its easy to locate the library. Just stop, smell the air and circle in on the source of the strongest stench of old urine.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 02, 2026 06:57 PM (NzX/y)

231 well, bringing in a priest without the Grand Poobah Pope's permission was a protest and stunt, so I suggest "Proteststunt" (since Protestant is taken, and Proteststunt is completely unique).

Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 06:57 PM (vbXSk)

232 I read that Terry Gilliam was surprised that conservatives liked his movie Brazil. That movie portrays the government bureaucracy as we see it. Why wouldn't we like it.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 06:53 PM (ndZc7)
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I never imagined that Gilliam would share my politics. I just had no idea he could be so clueless about them.

Posted by: Alternative Popes at July 02, 2026 06:57 PM (ikSmX)

233 200 These democrats are evil. Demonically evil. Not just mistaken or wrongheaded but cosmically demonically evil.
Posted by: Think and act accordingly at July 02, 2026 06:47 PM (TbWk/)
There it is, folks.

Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 06:58 PM (LHPAg)

234
Kinda breaks it all down. NOT a traditional wing, but a sedevecantist sect. The SSPX has been a bit of a thorn going on 70 years now.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:40 PM (bl07w)

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The SSPX did the ol' FAFO routine. I can't pretend to understand what's going on here, but it's sad all the same. The Vatican, even under Francis, was willing to acknowledge as valid marriages and confessions in SSPX parishes but all that's been blown to hell, not for the first time.

It was stupid of the SSPX to consecrate bishops, which was sure to lead to a reaction. But it was also stupid of the Pope not to meet with them. For heaven's sake, he met with the Archbisopette of Canterbury.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 06:58 PM (O0L8i)

235 s...and raided other tribes for women.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 06:55 PM

Is that a bad thing?
Posted by: Thorvald the Viking at July 02, 2026 06:57 PM (0sNs1)


Have you seen Miss Chinook?

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 06:58 PM (2WIwB)

236 What makes me feel "unsafe" is that I have to share the highways and freeways with these tailgating kooks at 90mph.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

I like riding your ass

Posted by: Tailgating Kook at July 02, 2026 06:58 PM (q6tQZ)

237 stench of old urine.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 02, 2026 06:57 PM


Never put new urine in old urineskins.

Posted by: Ancient Wisdom at July 02, 2026 06:59 PM (0sNs1)

238 Hey, Abdul Ay-Sayed is airing his campaign commercial on a Detroit station.

Endorsed by Bernie and the UAW!!

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 07:00 PM (Sco7b)

239 223 Weird, I agree with Ilhan Onar. Somalia for Somalis and America for Americans. Kick that Somali out.

Posted by: Darth Randall at July 02, 2026 06:55 PM (PVvQD)


Ilhan Omar is the type of person who hates everyplace where she will not be proclaimed Empress. In other words, she hates everyplace in the world. She'd renounce Islam and praise Donald Trump to avoid being sent back to Somalia.

Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 07:01 PM (5rh/l)

240 223 Weird, I agree with Ilhan Onar. Somalia for Somalis and America for Americans. Kick that Somali out.
Posted by: Darth Randall at July 02, 2026 06:55 PM (PVvQD)
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I'm convinced that Somalis abroad are the new "Romani". They are gypsies who introduce and perpatrate fraud where ever they go. The US, Canada, Switzerland, Sweden...it matters now. They set down temporary roots and go to town on what they can exploit. When things get a little too hot, they move on. As an example, Lewiston, Maine used to have nearly 25,000 Somali gypsies. When Maine got a little circumspect on how welfare was being applied, the Somalis moved onto Ohio, Minnesota, Buffalo, and San Diego. Lewiston is down to under 10,000 Somali gypsies at present.

Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 07:01 PM (dIske)

241 Carnival Cruises has banned a dozen of its classiest passengers.

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What the hell am I watching, the third-worldization of America?

Was that the Tutsis and Hutus going after each other? Where were the machetes?

Domestic "Cultural Enrichers" FTW?

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 07:04 PM (RnEyK)

242 Ilhan Omar is the type of person who hates everyplace where she will not be proclaimed Empress. In other words, she hates everyplace in the world. She'd renounce Islam and praise Donald Trump to avoid being sent back to Somalia.

Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 07:01 PM (5rh/l)
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Banging her brothers is her only haven.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 07:04 PM (ikSmX)

243 135 Somebody didn't appreciate a Somali flag being flown over an American city and stole the flag? Horrors/ sarc. Don't arrest me, Buffalo. I didn't take it. I have no idea who did, but I am glad they did.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 06:29 PM (7RYym)

Years ago, I had a sophomore English teacher who used a gavel. He would gavel the class to order, and use it on other occasions. He loved his gavel. TBF he did some things well, but overall he was a pompous ass of a teacher.

One day someone stole the gavel. Whoever did it would be considered a hero to all who attended that teacher’s classes.

I see this Somali flag theft as the same. Whoever stole it is a hero, nothing less. If the Buffalo city government hates America that much, well, they can swim to Fort Erie.

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 07:04 PM (4g5V+)

244 Somewhere in the 90s roughly - we took this hard turn where Eddie Murphy couldn't say obvious shit about Blacks and Richard Pryor couldn't talk at all. And we all pretended that Seinfeld wasn't stereotypical Urban North White.

Its been said here before. This stiff-necked refusal to recognize groups for the group behavior they do.

And it wasn't invented by Millennials. It started in the 90s. HR Chics started in the 90s.

Posted by: Why at July 02, 2026 07:04 PM (Km/uO)

245
The Associated Press is outside, even in a heat wave, to deliver the latest updates on what some are calling "America's royal wedding."

No Queens!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 07:04 PM (Cqx++)

246 Hyperbolic liars.
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 06:47 PM (dIske)

But. But. That Nike commercial where the female was playing one on one with Michael Jordan! Billie Jean King!

And on. This is not just fear- this is willful denial of reality in front of their eyes. Trans in sports is killing female sports and they cannot believe it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 07:04 PM (zZu0s)

247 "You were slavers for centuries...and raided other tribes for women. And you also funded the democrats to help them win a corrupt election just so you can get no taxes on hour crappy casinos." Posted by: Diogenes

Squantos preferred living with the whites, because their culture was better. Massasoit said their problems would not come from the white man, but from other Indian tribes.

Yeah, they wanted more land (or just hunting grounds, they had no written language to really claim anything) ... they just battled with the neighboring tribes. They sold most of their lands to us, for beads, or for guns and other metal things for planting or whatever (since they didn't know about metal stuff.

They were savages mostly, and those still trying to live as "Native Americans" are much better off for our appearance and involvement in their lives. imo, and many others' opinions.

Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 07:06 PM (vbXSk)

248 Watching FIFA. Am getting really sick and tired of the local Tribes and their bullshit commercials about how they are all in nature 'n shit. Piss off and stick to your casinos. You were slavers for centuries...and raided other tribes for women. And you also funded the democrats to help them win a corrupt election just so you can get no taxes on hour crappy casinos.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 06:55 PM (2WIwB)

Watching FIFA? Having trouble sleeping?

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 07:06 PM (4g5V+)

249 The Associated Press is outside, even in a heat wave, to deliver the latest updates on what some are calling "America's royal wedding."

No Queens!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 07:04 PM (Cqx++)
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Travis could take that personally, you know.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 07:06 PM (ikSmX)

250 If LIBs NEED America to fail!

To follow, not lead; to suffer, not prosper; to despair, not dream — LIBs start with energy.

LIBs cut off America's supply of cheap, abundant energy. Of course, LIBs couldn't take it by force. So, LIBs make Americans feel guilty for using the energy that heats their homes, fuels their cars, runs their businesses, and powers their economy.

LIBs make cheap energy expensive, so that expensive energy would seem cheap.

LIBs would empower unelected bureaucrats to all-but-outlaw America's most abundant sources of energy. And after banning its use in America, LIBs make it illegal for American companies to ship it overseas.

If LIBs wanted America to fail

LIBs use our schools to teach one generation of Americans that our factories and our cars will cause a new Ice Age, and LIBs muster a straight face so LIBs could teach the next generation that they're causing Global Warming.

And when it's cold out, LIBs call it Climate Change instead. LIBs imply that America's cities and factories could run on wind power and wishes...

ctHARRIS woudn't change a THING!
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-ShadowOfTheIceKING
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-ifLIBsWantAmerica2Fail

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at July 02, 2026 07:06 PM (MxYDd)

251 244 Somewhere in the 90s roughly - we took this hard turn where Eddie Murphy couldn't say obvious shit about Blacks and Richard Pryor couldn't talk at all. And we all pretended that Seinfeld wasn't stereotypical Urban North White.

Its been said here before. This stiff-necked refusal to recognize groups for the group behavior they do.

And it wasn't invented by Millennials. It started in the 90s. HR Chics started in the 90s.
Posted by: Why at July 02, 2026 07:04 PM (Km/uO)

It all began as “political correctness”.

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 07:07 PM (4g5V+)

252 I can't believe that I'm the only one concerned Taylor Swift's wedding taking place at a known Nazi rally venue!

Silence is complicity

...

with NAZIs!

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 07:07 PM (ikSmX)

253
It's not just a job, it's an adventure!
Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 06:55 PM (MWfyi)

Get your own slogan.

Posted by: United States Navy at July 02, 2026 07:08 PM (4g5V+)

254 Just saw Tousi TV want to move to America, but State Department functionaries are making it difficult.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 07:08 PM (u82oZ)

255 Taylor Swift....c'mon. Olivia Rodrigo is all the rage. And a billion years younger and prettier
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 06:33 PM (Sco7b)

Not ugly but…there is just nothing to Taylor Swift. She is the definition of plain.

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 07:10 PM (4g5V+)

256 It all began as “political correctness”.

Yep. And they hit it out of the park. Because you see Republicans self-censure now. You see it here.

Old Republicans are as politically sensitive as any Progressive. Scared to death of getting called out.

Posted by: Why at July 02, 2026 07:10 PM (Km/uO)

257 Read something about that the last state where slavery had to be ended was not Texas.

When we bought Alaska, we had to tell the Inuits they couldn't have slaves.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 07:10 PM (ikSmX)

258 "Cruise Ship, Beach ... I'm bored out of my fucking mind the entire time."

DanMa'am sez there is no way I would like going on a cruise.

I mentioned I could hang out in the engine room if she really wanted to go on one again. She's done them with some of her friends.

Posted by: DanMan at July 02, 2026 07:10 PM (8uzBS)

259 During the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993, 18 men were KIA. 6 from 1st Group, 6 from 3/75, 5 from 160 SOAR, 2 from 10th Mountain.

The fighters who killed them did so u see the flag of Somalia.

Fuck them. That flag shouldn’t even be allowed in our country on any flagpole.

Posted by: Marcus T at July 02, 2026 07:12 PM (EWq0C)

260 >>>I like riding your ass

Posted by: Tailgating Kook

>I looking forward to the rain and hydroplaning and drunk drivers this holiday weekend.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2026 07:12 PM (fkjGs)

261 all began as “political correctness”.

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 07:07 PM (4g5V+)

Yup. Aka cultural marxism

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 07:12 PM (vE0+H)

262 LIBs would bring in hordes of Illegal Aliens and give them all the rights of American Citizens.

LIBs would make Voter ID an evil of Racism and give all the people LIBs helped bring in the rights to vote pretending it was a humanitarian gesture of inclusion.

Then LIBs would abolish the Voter ID laws that are used all around the world and even allow voting by mail with no ID.

LIBs would work with the complicity politicians and judges to transform the paper ballot system and replace it with digital voting machines that could be manipulated by my paid programmers sitting in far away locations.

LIBs would import paper ballots from China and use them in swing States so that my candidates would win with these extra ballots if they are needed.

LIBs would buy up the media and use my people to be the purveyors of my "truth" and all the radio and TV Channels will jabber the same stories LIBs have programmed them to use.

LIBs would then blackmail, bribe coerce and even threaten the Judges and the Justice Department bureaucrats and enforcers and make them comply with my plan to take over America.

LIBs would work with big corporations and bribe or cajole or threaten them so that .....

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at July 02, 2026 07:12 PM (wpa9q)

263 Voice-wise:

Taylor Momsen>>>>>>>Taylor Swift

Not even close.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 07:14 PM (0aYVJ)

264 >>>I like riding your ass

Posted by: Tailgating Kook
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Graham Platner? Is that you?

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 07:14 PM (ikSmX)

265
Part of me would have liked seeing a Bosnia vs. Croatia WC match. I mean, how long before the shooting starts?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 07:14 PM (O0L8i)

266 Read something about that the last state where slavery had to be ended was not Texas.

Maryland. And of course, after that, the Yankees still loved them some Indentured Servitude.

Look - it was awful, really awful, that we bought slaves. Truly. But get real. We didn't catch them (that was their fellow tribes that defeated and then sold them) and we didn't ship them (mostly the Dutch, but also Muslims).

Repatriation sounds great ... until we talk about repatriated back to J-Burg or such. They won't like it.

Posted by: Why at July 02, 2026 07:15 PM (Km/uO)

267
Something tells me that if Graham Platner was waiting for a burglar to break in, he'd be in the closet.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 07:16 PM (ikSmX)

268 @AP
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding is slated to begin at 5 p.m. Friday at New York’s Madison Square Garden
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Theater of the absurd.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 07:16 PM (RBKzD)

269 The only thing necessary for Evil to Prosper is for Good Men to do Absolutely Nothing.

LET's GO BRANDON.

Expose & Indict Brennan
Depose Dimon and move beyond Epstein.
Freeport CUBA, replace Kharg with American Shale OIL.
DEFEAT LIB STRATEGIC INSANITY FOREVER.

https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-TrumpLaysLowDIMON
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-signedSCHWARTZWALD
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-AgentOrangeOwnsTheLIBs

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at July 02, 2026 07:17 PM (3/0TM)

270 SSPX has nobody but themselves to blame for the schism. If I were pope I wouldn’t have directly met with them either. They made their intent clear, the pope wrote and implored them not to do it. They did it anyway.

Posted by: Marcus T at July 02, 2026 07:17 PM (++1kQ)

271
OK, if we pay you reparations, you have to leave the US. And you can't come back. Ever. For any reason.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 07:17 PM (O0L8i)

272 Why Texas? It was never a big slave state.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 07:18 PM (RBKzD)

273 Watching FIFA? Having trouble sleeping?
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 07:06 PM (4g5V+)


Actually it's been quite informative. I've come up with three new injury acts when she tells me to get off my ass and do something.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 07:18 PM (2WIwB)

274 273 Watching FIFA? Having trouble sleeping?
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When viewing it to children they employ eyelid braces.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 07:21 PM (RBKzD)

275 Why Texas? It was never a big slave state.

I see you don't understand the basic Yankee mentality. Its a superiority about an era they never lived in. Plus the rest of the country paying for them.

Posted by: Why at July 02, 2026 07:22 PM (Km/uO)

276
SSPX has nobody but themselves to blame for the schism. 

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They did the one thing that ensured Rome would pull the trigger. And by doing this, they've done a great deal of damage to the faithful who couldn't tell you what any Vatican II document said but who just want to have their confessions heard and attend a Latin Mass.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 07:25 PM (O0L8i)

277 Why Texas? It was never a big slave state.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 07:18 PM (RBKzD)
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Because that's what "Juneteenth" is about, the day the Union conquered Texas and the Emancipation Proclamation being read in Texas.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 07:26 PM (ikSmX)

278 Hey, the Three Witches of Michigan think Michigan really needs "High Speed Rail"!

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 07:27 PM (ikSmX)

279 Yep. And they hit it out of the park. Because you see Republicans self-censure now. You see it here.

Old Republicans are as politically sensitive as any Progressive. Scared to death of getting called out.
Posted by: Why at July 02, 2026 07:10 PM (Km/uO)

Oh My! Stereotyping! Why I haven't done that in a coon's age! (Faints dead away, clutching his pearls)

Posted by: Lindsey Graham, Closeted Homosexual at July 02, 2026 07:28 PM (g7saB)

Chris Rufo: In the Name of "Racial Equity," LA Stopped Charging Fares to Get Into Their Subway System.
Now It's a Filthy, Crime-Ridden, Feces-Filled Hellscape Where Lunatics Are Free to Rape Innocent Women.

Los Angeles refuses to release videos showing the attacks made by criminals on citizens in their transit system. Chris Rufo got one video leaked to him, showing a man dragging a woman off the subway car to rape her.

More from Rufo: LA Metro is a Crime-Ridden Hellscape.


Every day, thousands of Los Angelenos take a deep breath, step out of their houses, and plunge themselves into a transit experience straight out of Mad Max. The city's buses have become rolling homeless shelters, replete with drugs and feces. Its trains are home to murder and mayhem. As Daquan, a daily rider who works near the North Hollywood station told us, "You could kill somebody down there and just get away with it."

The transformation has been swift and stark. Between 2020 and 2025, crime in the system more than doubled. What drove the change? L.A. Metro's dedication to creating an equitable transit system, where all Angelenos--drug-addicted, homicidal maniacs included--can effectively ride free, without consequences.

In other words, Angelenos have been condemned to die underground, all in the name of racial justice.

Activists and their allies in city government have spent years laser-focused on driving cops from the L.A. Metro's buses and trains. Their argument: making people pay to use the trains is racist.

Helming this effort was the Labor Community Strategy Center, its offshoot the Bus Riders Union, and a wider coalition of activists. The center believed that, at root, Metro's fare-enforcement policies were designed to create a "sterile lily white rail experience," as its black indigenous and "[q]ueer" co-director, Channing Martinez, put it. Martinez hoped to pressure Metro, a "South African Apartheid pass system," to institute free fares, abolish the transit court system, and nullify the L.A. Sheriff's long-held ability to enforce fares aboard the trains.

In November 2016, the Labor Community Strategy Center filed a civil rights complaint claiming that L.A. Metro was "systematically targeting Black riders." Black riders, they alleged, made up less than 20 percent of riders but received at least half of all citations. As a remedy, the center proposed (emphasis removed) that Metro remove all police and fare-collection staff, institute "[p]olicies of reparation" for black riders, and put an "immediate end to all fare collection."

I have an alternate theory, which just happens to be consistent with FBI crime statistics broken down by race.


Less than a month later, L.A. Metro's Board of Advisors unanimously demanded that Metro create a plan that would "completely decriminalize fare evasion amongst youth transit users" and ensure that youth fare evaders not be "required to interact with law enforcement." Board members specifically singled out "[y]outh of color" who, they said, were "disproportionately cited for fare evasion." Founding Metro board member Mark Ridley-Thomas, one of the members who proposed the idea, said the motion would address the "long-standing problem of criminalizing this segment of the population."

...

Today, Metro hardly enforces fares....

...

Free fares inevitably mean one thing: crime. The system is a hellscape drenched in human feces, where riders are subject to verbal or physical threats, open needles, and screaming homeless people. One million people must contend with the system every day--including some who have been brutalized on buses, trains, and platforms.

Take, for example, Mirna Soza Arauz, a 67-year-old grandmother who was fatally stabbed in the throat by a deranged homeless man named Elliot Nowden. Soza was on her way home from an overnight shift at a local burger restaurant when Nowden attacked her from behind. She managed to exit the train at the Universal City Station with blood gushing from her neck. Nowden stole Soza's bag and ran.

It wasn't Nowden's first Metro offense. He was banned from riding Metro trains in 2019 after stabbing a college student in the chest on the Expo Line--a ban evidently not enforced. In February 2024, he was arrested for an assault at the same Red Line station where he would stab Soza two months later.

If you're not enforcing fares -- if you're just letting the homeless enter the trains at will -- how could you ever force a specific ban on a person? That requires cops at the turnstiles looking at people as they enter.


Months ago, we submitted a records request with L.A. Metro demanding surveillance footage of Soza's murder. Metro delayed the request for weeks before ultimately determining that releasing the footage was not in the "public interest." Soza's family disagrees. Her three children signed a consent letter allowing Metro to release the video of their mother's stabbing--which would allow the public to see what Metro tries to hide. L.A. Metro has still not provided the video, against the Soza family's wishes.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:40 PM




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1 first.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 02, 2026 04:41 PM (0N4FZ)

2 First!

Posted by: Iris at July 02, 2026 04:41 PM (286+n)

3 I like horror movies.

Wouldn't want to live one....

Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 02, 2026 04:42 PM (Sco7b)

4 How do we get normals to reject this crazy anti-enforcement policies of the Left?

Posted by: Iris at July 02, 2026 04:42 PM (286+n)

5
Old: Crazy Train!

New: Rape Train!

Posted by: Ozzy Osborne at July 02, 2026 04:42 PM (OkYzo)

6 "Chris Rufo: In the Name of "Racial Equity," LA Stopped Charging Fares to Get Into Their Subway System.
Now It's a Filthy, Crime-Ridden, Feces-Filled Hellscape Where Lunatics Are Free to Rape Innocent Women."


So the few remaining taxpayers are subsiding rape, public pooping and murder on the subway in LA.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 02, 2026 04:42 PM (0N4FZ)

7
Utopia, here we come!

Posted by: Frank Barone at July 02, 2026 04:43 PM (OkYzo)

8 Disparate Outcomes are usually the result of Disparate Commission of Crimes.

Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 04:43 PM (vbXSk)

9 Utopia, here we come!
Posted by: Frank Barone at July 02, 2026 04:43 PM (OkYzo)

Wakanda, more accurately...

Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 02, 2026 04:44 PM (Sco7b)

10 Hugo Chavez also stopped releasing crime statistics in Caracas.

Sensing a pattern.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 04:44 PM (cEbfu)

11 SPONGE!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 04:44 PM (U9Mm8)

12 "Chris Rufo got one video leaked to him, showing a man dragging a woman off the subway car to rape her."

Was she oppressing him? I bet she was oppressing him.

Posted by: Students of the Faculty Lounge for a Better Tomorrow at July 02, 2026 04:44 PM (w/O5Q)

13 I have a brilliant idea for the people of LA !!!!!!!!!

"Why don't you elect and IDIOT to be Mayor to fix your problems !!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at July 02, 2026 04:45 PM (G5jnN)

14 Not Wakanda, more like modern Zimbabwe.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 04:45 PM (cEbfu)

15 Boy LA really dodged bullet by Pratt" losing" the race for Mayor

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 04:45 PM (FtULh)

16 Every day, thousands of Los Angelenos take a deep breath, step out of their houses, and plunge themselves into a transit experience straight out of Mad Max.

And yet...

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 04:45 PM (ExV1e)

17 No thanks.

I'd really like to go to Yosemite someday but don't want CA to have my tax dollars. I'm a bit stubborn that way.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 04:45 PM (hzuYO)

18 or, "Disparate Impact" I guess is their ridiculous term.

Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 04:46 PM (vbXSk)

19 Speaking of LA, is the warehouse fire finally out?

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 04:46 PM (cEbfu)

20
Old: Here comes the Freedom Train

New: Here comes the Feces Train

Posted by: Merle haggard at July 02, 2026 04:46 PM (OkYzo)

21 "Why don't you elect and IDIOT to be Mayor to fix your problems !!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at July 02, 2026 04:45 PM

Is it really a problem if the voters never find out about it? Except for the victims, I mean.

Posted by: huerfano at July 02, 2026 04:46 PM (VJX5o)

22
I'd really like to go to Yosemite someday but don't want CA to have my tax dollars. I'm a bit stubborn that way.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 04:45 PM (hzuYO)

Yosemite is worth it... Besides it's a National Park

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 04:46 PM (FtULh)

23 It's all so tiresomely predictable.

Them: why are black males disproportionately cited for crime?

Anyone with a brain: Because they disproportionately commit crime.

Them: Racist!

We all know the steps of the dance.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 04:47 PM (Riz8t)

24 Out: Soul Train

In: Sh1t Train

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 04:47 PM (cEbfu)

25 Weird, I can't find any Reddit discussions SPECIFICALLY on this, but lots about:

Crime rates in California fell across every major category in 2025: DOJ The newly released statistics show California recorded its lowest homicide rate since statewide crime reporting began in 1966. Officials also reported year-over-year declines in robbery, violent crime, property crime and motor vehicle theft.

That can’t be right, I’ve been assured by multiple sources who don’t live here that our state is a crime ridden hellscape

I get mugged every time I leave my house. Crime everywhere. No one wants to live here at all. /s

I've been told by progressives that Newsom sucks and crime isn't important. I've been told by MAGA that the state is a crime ridden hellhole.

Meanwhile, pragmatic results be like...

Gotta admit: I give Newsom a lot of crap, but he deserves his flowers for something this important.

This has been a nationwide trend that started many years ago, and accelerated in 2024, under Biden.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at July 02, 2026 04:48 PM (i+Y9B)

26 So the few remaining taxpayers are subsiding rape, public pooping and murder on the subway in LA.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 02, 2026 04:42 PM (0N4FZ)


And we require that you use mass transit so that the roads are clear for our limos. We're willing to have several of you die for a better Los Angles (for us). -- the Oligarchs of LA

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 04:48 PM (ExV1e)

27 It's all so tiresomely predictable.

Them: why are black males disproportionately cited for crime?

Anyone with a brain: Because they disproportionately commit crime.

Them: Racist!

We all know the steps of the dance.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 04:47 PM

You are clearly racist for noticing this

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 04:48 PM (U9Mm8)

28 This has been a nationwide trend that started many years ago, and accelerated in 2024, under Biden.
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LOL

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 04:48 PM (FtULh)

29 I'd really like to go to Yosemite someday but don't want CA to have my tax dollars. I'm a bit stubborn that way.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 04:45 PM (hzuYO)


Just go. Yosemite is worth the hit to your fiscal sanity by giving California any money at all.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 04:49 PM (PLxDd)

30 The cities have been hunting preserves a while now.

Commies like to watch normies getting hunted down like normal people watch a pack of hyenas bringing down a zebra on National Geographic.

Only the commies masturbate to it and toast it at French Laundry

Posted by: Sifty at July 02, 2026 04:49 PM (CT3Is)

31
LA is quickly turning into Bartertown, except worse.

Posted by: Frank Barone at July 02, 2026 04:49 PM (OkYzo)

32 "Why don't you elect and IDIOT to be Mayor to fix your problems !!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at July 02, 2026 04:45 PM


In fairness, Bass did get a good start on scouring LA clean with cleansing fire.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 04:49 PM (ExV1e)

33 But they'll sign up in a second when it comes time to ballot harvest.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 04:49 PM (zZu0s)

34 Dear California taxpayer; just lie back, close your eyes, and think of the meth head with nee teeth.

Don't you feel better now?

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 04:50 PM (cEbfu)

35 In fairness, Bass did get a good start on scouring LA clean with cleansing fire.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 04:49 PM (ExV1e)


Burned the wrong part

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 04:50 PM (FtULh)

36 Of all the toxic words and ideas coming from the Left, none are more utrageos, ruinous and inslting than "equity."

It's basically "racist totalitarianism" condensed down to a single 6-letter word.

Under "equity," things are made equal at the very last moment, when it is the least fair and least logical.

"Equity" means if one student studies and and gets and "A," while a another student goofs off and deserves an "F," in the name of making things equal, you simply give the goof-off an "A" as well.

"Equity" means if one group commits no crimes and gets no punishment, while anohter groups commits a lot of crimes and merits punishment...you simply don;'t punish that seconds group, to make things "equal."

"Equity" is insane, infuriating, outrageous, unconstitutional, racist and communist. In a rational world it's wouldn't even be discussed, much less imposed.

Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 04:50 PM (Av6i5)

37 29 Now It's a Filthy, Crime-Ridden, Feces-Filled Hellscape Where Lunatics Are Free to Rape Innocent Women.

They'll rape the innocent men too.

Posted by: Frank Barone at July 02, 2026 04:50 PM (OkYzo)

38 "Why don't you elect and IDIOT to be Mayor to fix your problems !!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at July 02, 2026 04:45 PM

In fairness, Bass did get a good start on scouring LA clean with cleansing fire.



You call that cleansing fire? THIS is cleansing fire!

Posted by: Sodom and Gomorrah at July 02, 2026 04:50 PM (Riz8t)

39 Reading LA isn't going to get any better now the city has voted to make illegals voteing

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 04:50 PM (Ia/+0)

40 People advocating and voting for these policies are not just depraved, they are genuinely evil. I pray for the victims of leftism and social justice.

Posted by: Jack at July 02, 2026 04:51 PM (jE5Mf)

41 Metro delayed the request for weeks before ultimately determining that releasing the footage was not in the "public interest."

No, just against their interests, which should be serving the people (as in working for them), not serving the people (as in handing them over for murder and rape).

"To Serve Man", the motto of the LA Metro...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 04:51 PM (l3cgK)

42 Yosemite sucks. Go see Hell's Canyon and the Sawtooths.

Posted by: Sifty at July 02, 2026 04:51 PM (CT3Is)

43 Karen Bass is getting sued by her brother.

His Palisades home burnt up.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 04:52 PM (cEbfu)

44 There isn't a "not in the public interest" exception from FOIA requests. This is government at its worst, and its exactly why FOIA requests exist.

Posted by: Crusader at July 02, 2026 04:52 PM (TN0g+)

45 Its not like we didn't vote for this.

Posted by: Liberal Women in LA at July 02, 2026 04:52 PM (cg2CC)

46 Reading LA isn't going to get any better now the city has voted to make illegals voteing
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 04:50 PM (Ia/+0)


Not get better? I'll bet LA will lead the nation in social programs to uplift illegals.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 04:52 PM (ExV1e)

47 39 Reading LA isn't going to get any better now the city has voted to make illegals voteing

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 04:50 PM (Ia/+0)

Explicitly for some elections, implicitly for others.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 04:52 PM (l3cgK)

48 46 Reading LA isn't going to get any better now the city has voted to make illegals voteing
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 04:50 PM (Ia/+0)

Not get better? I'll bet LA will lead the nation in social programs to uplift illegals.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 04:52 PM (ExV1e)

And lots of Learing Programs.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 04:53 PM (l3cgK)

49 39 Reading LA isn't going to get any better now the city has voted to make illegals voteing
Posted by: Skip


Nithya Raman is their next mayor, after flamboyant cheating and election fraud. There's no coming back from that. You will never get another Spencer Pratt -- charismatic, truth-telling and hugely popular with actual flesh-and-blood voters. If they can steal THAT election, they can steal any election.

Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 04:53 PM (Av6i5)

50 I pray for the victims of leftism and social justice.
Posted by: Jack at July 02, 2026 04:51 PM (jE5Mf)


Its a tricky subject.

Posted by: Leftist Victims Who Push for Social Justice at July 02, 2026 04:53 PM (cg2CC)

51 Or Learing Pogroms

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 04:53 PM (cEbfu)

52 >>> Crime rates in California fell across every major category in 2025

It's amazing how crime stats fall in hellholes where certain crimes are no longer reportable as a crime. Or civilians give up reporting them because why bother. Of course the stats will drop. Idiots.

LA subway was dodgy as hell before they dropped the fares. It must look like the landscapes of Mad Max meets Judge Dredd now.

Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 04:53 PM (gWBY1)

53 To serve Illegal Man should be their new motto

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 04:54 PM (Ia/+0)

54 Iran's ruling clerics are preparing ‌days of mass funeral rites for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a show of public devotion to the Islamic Republic and proof that its revolutionary fervor still burns strong.

Iran's supreme leader was killed by illegal U.S. and Israeli strikes in their first attack of the war and the funeral events will begin over the weekend in Tehran, with mass processions planned next week in Qom and Mashhad and ceremonies in Iraq.

Just a reminder to all our followers....

Senator Chuck Schumer and I will be out of New York for a week to attend the above event.

Posted by: Mayor Mandami of NYC at July 02, 2026 04:54 PM (fk/Nn)

55 Subways are just things to avoid in the US these days.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 04:54 PM (zZu0s)

56 "Metro's fare-enforcement policies were designed to create a "sterile lily white rail experience,""

How AWFUL!

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 04:54 PM (Jr5Lq)

57 "Yes, yes, tell them about 'per captia' next!
-Hatemace

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 04:54 PM (xcxpd)

58 290 I would like 10 Double Cheeseburgers with extra Bacon, 7 X-Large fries, 8 Chicken Nugget meals, Five slushies, 10 Egg McMuffins, 6 bags of Pork Rinds and a..............

"Small Diet Coke"..............
Posted by: Sally Struthers

This reminds me of one of the newer Beavis and Butthead videos, where they watch a girl eat like 10 Big Macs in a YouTube mukbang video. https://tinyurl.com/yr2tfy8c

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59 51 Or Learing Pogroms

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 04:53 PM (cEbfu)

Yes, they'll have special trains that take you to the Learing Camps...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 04:54 PM (l3cgK)

60 No one is going to take your stupid subway then they can take the red car for a nickel!

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 04:55 PM (xcxpd)

61 If you're not enforcing fares -- if you're just letting the homeless enter the trains at will -- how could you ever force a specific ban on a person? That requires cops at the turnstiles looking at people as they enter.

You can't just throw all of this common sense around like that, Ace.

That's racist.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 04:56 PM (6ydKt)

62 55 Subways Large Blue Metro areas are just things to avoid in the US these days.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

My recommended edit.

Posted by: Fake AoS editor at July 02, 2026 04:56 PM (i+Y9B)

63 Apparently, in 2026, we have to relearn basic human nature.

This is insanity.
Any normal person could have predicted this.
At what point did the left lose basic common sense? I get that the leadership are doing this intentionally for power blah blah blah, but how do you get an entire par, half your city’s population, to buy into this sh$t?????

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 04:57 PM (4KUe5)

64 Chris Rufo: In the Name of "Racial Equity," LA Stopped Charging Fares to Get Into Their Subway System.
Now It's a Filthy, Crime-Ridden, Feces-Filled Hellscape Where Lunatics Are Free to Rape Innocent Women.

—Disinformation Expert Ace
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Cause and Effect, how does that work?

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 04:57 PM (ikSmX)

65 Ah yes, example #infinity of the results when "what works" is replaced with "what feels good to bleeding heart sensitivities".

Dumbasses.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 04:58 PM (wVcYX)

66 63 Apparently, in 2026, we have to relearn basic human nature.

This is insanity.
Any normal person could have predicted this.
At what point did the left lose basic common sense? I get that the leadership are doing this intentionally for power blah blah blah, but how do you get an entire par, half your city’s population, to buy into this sh$t?????

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 04:57 PM (4KUe5)

Unless they happen to be following some book which says to remake America you have to destroy it first...Some book dedicated to Lucifer, the first rebel...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 04:58 PM (l3cgK)

67 >>policies of reparation


Little known fact, but during the 1800s, slaves were used to pull the underground trains in LA. It was brutal work in the cold dark tunnels. They deserve to be compensated.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 04:58 PM (GI97J)

68 Bus Riders Union?

Like, 'we're gonna strike and not ride anymore' kind of union?

Or are they holding tight to their valence electrons, and refusing to be unionized?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2026 04:58 PM (0sNs1)

69 Millions to attend Former Ayatollah's Funeral....


Dear President Trump:

A B-2 with one Nuke ..... Any Questions ?????

Posted by: Mike Hunt at July 02, 2026 04:58 PM (3shEo)

70 Almost makes me feel sorry for the Calocusts moving here to Boise by the thousands.

Almost.

Then I see them voting for ever tax on the ballot and it goes away.

Posted by: Sifty at July 02, 2026 04:58 PM (CT3Is)

71 "Founding Metro board member Mark Ridley-Thomas, one of the members who proposed the idea"

Do a Google news search on that name and it will show what gets elected to municipal and state seats of power in the 21st century, if not prior...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 02, 2026 04:58 PM (nbLIj)

72 No one remembers that this exact thing happened a couple decades ag in San Francisco. Willie Brown as Mayor announced that Muni would stp collecting fares, because of the people caught fare-jumping were black, and thus fares were racist or something.

Within a matter of months, Muni was unusable, swarming with violent black teenagers, attacking mostly older Asian ladies.

Policy reversed, quietly, without any announcement.

Thing got better, but never rebounded t its previous normalcy.

Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 04:58 PM (Av6i5)

73 So basically the subway generates no revenue now. Good job LA. Got the riff-raff off the streets and into the tunnel of doom.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 04:58 PM (n5tGW)

74

No money to have more police when the assholes bring the world into our country and pay them to be here.

It is so screwed up. No money to anyone coming here from another country.

You can't support yourself here without our tax dollars?

Stay the fuck in your shithole country.

Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 04:58 PM (/QHx4)

75 >>> You will never get another Spencer Pratt -- charismatic, truth-telling and hugely popular with actual flesh-and-blood voters.

I hope the 2028 presidential GOP nominee hires Pratt as part of their PR strategy team, or hires the people that organically made the pro Pratt AI ads all on their own. Appeal to Gen Z and millennials.

If it's JD, ads making fun of the "fat JD" meme. And if it's Rubio, ads making fun of the meme where he had all the jobs. He's already done all the other jobs, why not make him president....

Apparently JD said he thinks the current head of the nominees for 2028 is AOC. She was asked about that on camera, and since she didn't have a fiesty girlboss statement pre prepared, she floundered really bad and sounded stupid.

She has an edge over Newsome in 2028 among the woke socialists, but both of them are going to be terrible in debates.

Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 05:00 PM (gWBY1)

76 At what point did the left lose basic common sense? I get that the leadership are doing this intentionally for power blah blah blah, but how do you get an entire par, half your city’s population, to buy into this sh$t?????
------

They've spent 40 years smearing every single Republican leader (even the fake Republican leaders) with the "Hitler" tag. So the moment anyone now asserts "Hey, pay the token to ride the subway" their ingrained response is to yell "raycist!" and assert on X and Instagram that whoever believes that should be killed. Its war, literally, but their side is the only one waging it at the moment.

Posted by: Crusader at July 02, 2026 05:00 PM (TN0g+)

77 "So basically the subway generates no revenue now."

I think that even the most well-run mass transit always runs at a loss, and survives only through govt subsidies.

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 05:00 PM (Jr5Lq)

78 "Soza's family disagrees. Her three children signed a consent letter allowing Metro to release the video of their mother's stabbing--which would allow the public to see what Metro tries to hide. L.A. Metro has still not provided the video, against the Soza family's wishes."t

Nothing will happen.

Posted by: That Guy who always stridently intones "Nothing will happen." at July 02, 2026 05:01 PM (0sNs1)

79 After Iryna, and before that the woman set on fire, and before that, the people being pushed in front of oncoming subways and public transit...I'd say it's pretty much taking your life and well-being into your own hands if you ride. Leftists/Democrats/Communists...ain't they just great! Fostering safe and wholesome environments for citizens wherever they go.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 05:02 PM (qBdHI)

80 Thing got better, but never rebounded t its previous normalcy.
Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 04:58 PM (Av6i5)
====

The 38 Geary is an insane asylum. I reported to 311 a hobo living in a Muni shelter at Divisadero, the city came and photographed the other empty shelters and closed the report.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 05:02 PM (RIvkX)

81 We went to Yosemite once. Drove very slowly in a line of cars around the main loop and drove right out. Wonderful mountains and valley. Way too many people. It was very disappointing. Had a much better time at Sequoia and King's Canyon, Mt. Lassen and the Redwoods.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 05:02 PM (0aYVJ)

82 >>Subways are just things to avoid in the US these days.

It's a shame. The T in Boston was awesome. You could ride anywhere in the city and beyond cheap and safe.

Leftists have been trying for years to force all of us to use mass transit while at the same time doing every stupid thing they could do to turn them into shit holes with the added benefit of being mugged or killed. Dumbest mofos on earth.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 05:02 PM (viF8m)

83 Communism, under the guise of stopping racism. We are so well and truly fucked.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at July 02, 2026 05:02 PM (FMZSx)

84 I miss Jay Guevara.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 05:02 PM (Cqx++)

85 It's a madhouse! A madhouse!!!

Posted by: Col. Taylor at July 02, 2026 05:02 PM (wVcYX)

86 California was never a slave state. Ever. SO there never were black slaves here.

Yes, in the mid-1800s there was some illegal enslaving going on -- but it was young Chinese girls smuggled across the Pacific in to Chinatown and sold as sex slaves to bordellos.

Som i there are to be reparations to the descendants of slaves in California, it must be paid to the Chinese-Americans not the African-Americans.

Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 05:03 PM (Av6i5)

87 Dang. I hope nobody starts keeping track of who all the remaining cannibals are in the world or the inbreeding countries.

That would be awkward.

Posted by: Sifty at July 02, 2026 05:03 PM (CT3Is)

88 Meanwhile, the children in Silicon Valley have eff “disrupted” the taxi market with Uber, etc., replacing a well-regulated system that ensured consistent, affordable fares with drivers who were identified and had skin in the game (via costly medallions).

Now the alternative to a potentially fatal subway ride, you can hire a car ride at an indeterminate rate, unknown vehicle and driver ( because drivers rent out their Uber I’d to cousins, whatever), and you still may be raped or worse.

Progress via the brainiacs in CA sucks.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 05:03 PM (4KUe5)

89 Now, I'm just a dumb white guy, but I'm pretty sure the Civil Rights Act of 1964 doesn't allow a fare program to determine who pays based on the amount of melanin in that person's skin content. If the allowing of derelicts to use the public transport for free is the only basis, then it is not a "loyalty" pricing issue, and subject to laws applied by the Federal Trade Commission.

IOW, California is most definitely breaking both criminal and civil law by allowing select individuals free transport and access while charging others for the same service. They documented that illegality by calling it reparations.

Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 05:03 PM (dIske)

90 19 Speaking of LA, is the warehouse fire finally out?
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 04:46 PM (cEbfu)

No, it's still smoldering inside with tons of food rotting. I saw a report that mentioned tons of pigs feet. Somebody also said it smells like dead bodies outside the warehouse.

Posted by: beckster at July 02, 2026 05:03 PM (kX27y)

91 "Metro's fare-enforcement policies were designed to create a "sterile lily white rail experience,""

How AWFUL!
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 04:54 PM (Jr5Lq)

The original quote does realize that he or she is saying that black people= murder and death, right?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 05:03 PM (zZu0s)

92 Iran's ruling clerics are preparing ‌days of mass funeral rites for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a show of public devotion to the Islamic Republic and proof that its revolutionary fervor still burns strong.

Iran's supreme leader was killed by illegal U.S. and Israeli strikes in their first attack of the war and the funeral events will begin over the weekend in Tehran, with mass processions planned next week in Qom and Mashhad and ceremonies in Iraq.

Just a reminder to all our followers....

Senator Chuck Schumer and I will be out of New York for a week to attend the above event.

Posted by: Mayor Mandami of NYC at July 02, 2026 04:54 PM


Odd. muslim funeral customs require that the deceased must be "cleansed" and buried with all ceremonies completed within 24 hours of the persons death.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 02, 2026 05:04 PM (0N4FZ)

93 79 You know ...

... if all this rapin' is going on in LA - it'll vote Red in no time. Right ? A Liberal just being a Conservative not yet mugged and such ?
Posted by: Spring Reverb

There aren't many liberals left. Just commies, race hustlers, and a handful of old Boomer dems that don't understand what their party is becoming.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 05:04 PM (i+Y9B)

94 @EndWokeness
"Atlanta spent $130M to build glass walls for fare evasion prevention. Result:"

The video is so sad. Flimsy glass the lady just smashed through and is on her way.

Someone pocketed a LOT of money from that city contract!! Atlanta should sue the contractor, but then the money trial will show the whole grift.

Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 05:04 PM (gWBY1)

95 "So basically the subway generates no revenue now."

I think that even the most well-run mass transit always runs at a loss, and survives only through govt subsidies.
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 05:00 PM (Jr5Lq)
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The way that lady crashed through the glass in Atlanta tells me that she probably wasn't the first one to try that on booth #2.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 05:05 PM (ikSmX)

96

If an American wants to move to another country will they receive tax dollars from the country they move to?

It is perplexing to me why we give foreigners money when they come here to live.

Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 05:05 PM (/QHx4)

97 Willowed: I believe it is a scientific fact that cigarettes have a preventative effect against Parkinson's and COVID.

Posted by: Jack Tallent at July 02, 2026
---
But Nicotine will do that without that tar.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026


***
Dunno about the big stuff, but I haven't had even a cold since '22, and I took up the pipe again in early '21.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 05:05 PM (wzUl9)

98 This will cause 17 less ballots to be cast for Bass, a humiliation on her way to a 40 point victory margin.

I am Team San Andreas Fault with massive Tidal Wave chaser to fix what's wrong with CA.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 05:05 PM (8OBL5)

99 I can't wait for MARTA in Atlanta to do that, not that it doesn't already suck.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at July 02, 2026 05:06 PM (Q/FnY)

100 Old: Crazy Train!

New: Rape Train!
Posted by: Ozzy Osborne at July 02, 2026


***
Out: Night Train

In: Death Train!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 05:06 PM (wzUl9)

101
Odd. muslim funeral customs require that the deceased must be "cleansed" and buried with all ceremonies completed within 24 hours of the persons death.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 02, 2026 05:04 PM (0N4FZ)

Maybe they had to find all the pieces first...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:06 PM (l3cgK)

102 "Atlanta spent $130M to build glass walls for fare evasion prevention. Result:"

The video is so sad. Flimsy glass the lady just smashed through and is on her way.

Someone pocketed a LOT of money from that city contract!! Atlanta should sue the contractor, but then the money trial will show the whole grift.

Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 05:04 PM (gWBY1)
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Do you think that she was the first person to try that?

I'm thinking no.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 05:06 PM (ikSmX)

103 I miss Jay Guevara.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 05:02 PM (Cqx++)



Ditto. May he Rest in Peace.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at July 02, 2026 05:06 PM (ZSdpb)

104 No one remembers that this exact thing happened a couple decades ag in San Francisco. Willie Brown as Mayor announced that Muni would stp collecting fares, because of the people caught fare-jumping were black, and thus fares were racist or something.

Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 04:58 PM (Av6i5)

This always gets me about the left.
They all claim to be political intellectuals, which should include a knowledge of recent history, and seen the results of their social experiments.

Yet here we are.
(over and over and over again)

You could get away with free fare and police-free transport in a lot of mostly homogeneous cities, but not in most American cities. We've seen too many horror stories play out on subway systems for decades in different cities.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 05:06 PM (6ydKt)

105 That is just stupid on steroids. IF, I doubt it was needed, but IF they needed to allow poor people free rides, they could set up a program to give them free tokens every month. Then they could cut off tokens to anyone they catch vandalizing the transit system, mugging someone, etc.

But really I think the twisted freaks who push the de-criminalization BS just want the masses to have much more miserable lives then they have with their cars, gated communities, etc.

I can't fathom why one would need to not just have decent things but to deprive poorer folks of basic safety and not having to pick their way through literal shit; but its the explanation that fits why these limo liberals push programs like the free fares, no metro cops, no bail laws, etc etc.

Posted by: PaleRider at July 02, 2026 05:06 PM (PV+Zw)

106 We Irish are still waiting for reparations from Guinness and whiskey for keeping us from ruling the Earth all these years.

No justice, no peace.

Posted by: Sifty at July 02, 2026 05:06 PM (CT3Is)

107 81 Thing got better, but never rebounded t its previous normalcy.
Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 04:58 PM (Av6i5)
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The 38 Geary is an insane asylum. I reported to 311 a hobo living in a Muni shelter at Divisadero, the city came and photographed the other empty shelters and closed the report.
Posted by: San Franpsycho


I once made the mistake of getting on a 19 bus.

Do not repeat my blunder.

Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 05:07 PM (Av6i5)

108 There does seem to be a contingent of people in this country for whom civilization itself is racist.

They hold up the idea of the "noble savage" as aspirational, forgetting that "savage" is the operative word in that phrase.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 05:07 PM (gnNyN)

109 98 Willowed: I believe it is a scientific fact that cigarettes have a preventative effect against Parkinson's and COVID.

Posted by: Jack Tallent at July 02, 2026
---
But Nicotine will do that without that tar.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026

***
Dunno about the big stuff, but I haven't had even a cold since '22, and I took up the pipe again in early '21.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 05:05 PM (wzUl9)

I know smokers who don't get sick anymore...I mean, they're dead, but they don't get sick!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:07 PM (l3cgK)

110 But Gavin will make a great president. He's pretty

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 05:08 PM (itsE0)

111 Speaking of LA, is the warehouse fire finally out?

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 04:46 PM (cEbfu)
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That's not who we are as a people.

Posted by: Karen Ass at July 02, 2026 05:08 PM (ikSmX)

112 When I was a kid getting mugged on an NYC subway was the big story.

Now the stories are rape, murder, slitting throats, and setting people on fire.

Who could've seen that coming?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 05:09 PM (6ydKt)

113 The main thing is that LA's voting system is rigged so that non-Democrats can never win an election to fix problems such as these. Where would the people be if they could vote their way out of hell?

Posted by: Decaf at July 02, 2026 05:09 PM (ZNpJk)

114 All of this seeming altruism is nothing but evil. Pure, vengeful evil.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at July 02, 2026 05:10 PM (ZSdpb)

115 Houston's "Little Train on Main St" uses the honor system for collecting fares on the trains.

It works as well as a reasonable person would predict.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 05:10 PM (wVcYX)

116 We Irish are still waiting for reparations from Guinness and whiskey for keeping us from ruling the Earth all these years.
Sifty

We coulda been contenders.

Posted by: MkY at July 02, 2026 05:10 PM (q6tQZ)

117 I guess the thing to always remember is that the powers want it so bad that the people beg for tyrannical leaders and policies. And these bastards have a damn long time line.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 05:10 PM (n5tGW)

118 Criminalizing crime is racist because of the criminal's race.

Posted by: Minuteman at July 02, 2026 05:11 PM (47/pr)

119 You can get away with "fare-free" anything in any place in the world, so long as you put the boots to undesirables. But we don't want to swarm the trains with guys who watched Cobra for 76 straight hours in one of those Clockwork Orange movie theaters.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 05:11 PM (BI5O2)

120 Maybe this is a good place to mention that another alternative transportation is heavily subsidized: rental scooters and e-bikes.

Those Lime scooters and bikes in cities are set up so that people on SNAP get free rental. Here in Denver they just switched to a different rental company, but SNAP recipients get a daily amount(45 minutes or so?) free scooter rental and greatly reduced e-bike rental.

Transportation: yet another thing that poor people now get free!

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 05:11 PM (4KUe5)

121 When Mamdani promised "free" bus rides in NYC, I told my brother the exact same thing would happen - the busses would be taken over by criminals and/or homeless getting out of the rain and cold.

Hochul is just "Communists lite" compared to Mamdani, but even she was shrewd enough to know what would happen to public transportation in NYC unless she disallowed Mamdani's plans.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 05:12 PM (HlyYF)

122 They want city mass transit to be hellacious, because they want to drive middle class people out of the cities, then repopulate with illegals. That will cement their power forever.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 05:12 PM (PLxDd)

123 I think the solution has to start at the top -- the people pushing this crap are all getting filthy rich.

They have figured out how to turn gov. spending on social programs into a revenue stream for them. Starting with Bill Gates and Newscum, but at every level they are pushing this stuff for personal gain. They have to be the targets of DOJ probes, Right Side Reporting, and exposure. Zero tolerance for corruption, and that also means R side scumbags who are also making bank.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 05:12 PM (GI97J)

124 I am Team San Andreas Fault with massive Tidal Wave chaser to fix what's wrong with CA.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 05:05 PM (8OBL5)

What, I'm forgotten already?

Posted by: Tunguska Event at July 02, 2026 05:12 PM (nbLIj)

125 113 When I was a kid getting mugged on an NYC subway was the big story.

Now the stories are rape, murder, slitting throats, and setting people on fire.

Who could've seen that coming?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 05:09 PM


Bernie Goetz?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 05:13 PM (HlyYF)

126 "the people beg for tyrannical leaders and policies"

Abolish the 'juvenile justice system.' Abolish parole. Build more prisons. That's the tyranny I'm looking for.

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 05:13 PM (Jr5Lq)

127 I think they're going to keep breaking everything so they can take the norms money. Run if you can.

Fox Business, Published July 1, 2026
Google co-founder Sergey Brin offloads massive stake in NYC real estate for pennies on the dollar
Sergey Brin sold his investment in multifamily apartment buildings in December, after Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 05:13 PM (NFX2v)

128 Transportation: yet another thing that poor people now get free!
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 05:11 PM (4KUe5)


Didn't someone, a couple years back, determine that a woman with three kids, on 'assistance', pulled in somewhere close to $60K per year?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 05:14 PM (ExV1e)

129 They have figured out how to turn gov. spending on social programs into a revenue stream for them.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 05:12 PM (GI97J)
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Mau-mau the flak-catchers.

Posted by: Zombie Tom Wolfe at July 02, 2026 05:14 PM (FN3IN)

130 99 This will cause 17 less ballots to be cast for Bass, a humiliation on her way to a 40 point victory margin.

I am Team San Andreas Fault with massive Tidal Wave chaser to fix what's wrong with CA.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 05:05 PM (8OBL5)

Southern San Andreas, which hasn't moved in over 150 years is the best bet...if it rips up far enough, the waves will bounce around the LA basin, increasing the duration and magnitude of the shaking...it averages about every 100 years for a big one according to archaeoseismology.
https://tinyurl.com/2v9d3hb

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:14 PM (l3cgK)

131 Without fares you public transportation system becomes a hang-out for the riffraff, junkies, gangsters, and bored people who have nothing to do all day.

Posted by: Ace's liver at July 02, 2026 05:15 PM (B9Dv5)

132 Sounds LA is a good place for Citizen Vigilante to make art become life.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 05:15 PM (2WIwB)

133 The proper response now is to open a beer. Light a smoke. Enjoy the show if its not one of your immediate family. Although I got a daughter I'll let have the experience one time. As a life lesson.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 05:11 PM (cg2CC)
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Silence is complicity!

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 05:15 PM (ikSmX)

134 The main thing is that LA's voting system is rigged so that non-Democrats can never win an election to fix problems such as these. Where would the people be if they could vote their way out of hell?

Posted by: Decaf at July 02, 2026 05:09 PM


Point of order, the problems all big blue cities are experiencing are no longer able to be "fixed" no matter who gets elected to any office. We are beyond the ability to fix anything at this point.


detroit has made a good start on fixing their city but that took about 1/2 of the actual city to be abandoned by everyone, including the city. You can buy abandoned houses in detroit for $10,000 or less (cash only as is). They are all over the place in abandoned neighborhoods without any city services like police or fire protection.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 02, 2026 05:16 PM (0N4FZ)

135 Why yes, we're stuck at the lowest levels of human behavior.

Great, isn't it?

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 05:16 PM (XuXeR)

136 129 Transportation: yet another thing that poor people now get free!
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 05:11 PM (4KUe5)

Didn't someone, a couple years back, determine that a woman with three kids, on 'assistance', pulled in somewhere close to $60K per year?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 05:14 PM (ExV1e)


Depends on the state. That was the high end. I think it was more like $45k than $60k, but it might be $60k by now.

Posted by: Ace's liver at July 02, 2026 05:16 PM (B9Dv5)

137 124 They want city mass transit to be hellacious, because they want to drive middle class people out of the cities, then repopulate with illegals. That will cement their power forever.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

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This is it right here.

Since the 60s, cities have switched their revenue from industry and businesses to the welfare class. The productive class kept these places in line, and limited corruption.

Now, they all want *more* of the parasite class because it brings in more federal and state dollars and more spending on teachers, social services, etc. (This is the reason behind the Curley Effect.)

We have to cut that pile of cash for cities and make the parasites a liability again.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 05:16 PM (GI97J)

138 My favorite Mamdani thing is him telling NYers to pull together and turn their A/C up to 78F.

OK, dude. Sure.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 05:16 PM (BI5O2)

139 Abolish the 'juvenile justice system.' Abolish parole. Build more prisons. That's the tyranny I'm looking for.
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 05:13 PM (Jr5Lq)


I believe that Japan executes prisoners who've been sentenced to death within 366 of sentencing. And they don't inform them ahead of time when the lucky day will be.

I reckon that would also have an effect.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 05:16 PM (ExV1e)

140 My only pleasant memory of the Metro Rail was that at certain stops you could get incredible street tacos. The rest of the experience was like NYC.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2026 05:17 PM (fkjGs)

141 119 Criminalizing crime is racist because of the criminal's race.

Posted by: Minuteman at July 02, 2026 05:11 PM (47/pr)

It's the disparate impact thing.

Blacks have much higher conviction and incarceration rates so that means the system is racist, hence the system needs to correct this imbalance by ignoring as much black crime as it can instead of arresting the people doing the crime because it's racist to notice a lot of them are black criminals.

It's a CRT bastard child that the Democrats adopted and weaponized so they could pander to a group of loyal voters at the expense of their own communities being crime-ridden and the burden on the state itself.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 05:18 PM (6ydKt)

142 134 Sounds LA is a good place for Citizen Vigilante to make art become life.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 05:15 PM


Eventually, some elderly Marine with pancreatic cancer, that has had his daughter gang raped, is going to do exactly that.

My fear, is that the enablers of the gang rapists, etc. will not draw the correct message from his actions.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 05:18 PM (HlyYF)

143 Someone should write an article about Defining Deviancy Down.

Posted by: Zombie Patrick Moynihan at July 02, 2026 05:18 PM (FN3IN)

144 Leftists have 1 stage thinking

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 05:19 PM (Ia/+0)

145 My favorite Mamdani thing is him telling NYers to pull together and turn their A/C up to 78F.

OK, dude. Sure.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 05:16 PM (BI5O2)


Given that my AC is set to 79, that makes me laugh.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 05:19 PM (ExV1e)

146 Via Insty:

Buffalo evidently canceled July 4th celebrations and raised a Somali flag over town hall.

Someone cut it down in the middle of the night and stole it.

*golfclap*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 05:19 PM (zZu0s)

147 143 134 Sounds LA is a good place for Citizen Vigilante to make art become life.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 05:15 PM

Eventually, some elderly Marine with pancreatic cancer, that has had his daughter gang raped, is going to do exactly that.

My fear, is that the enablers of the gang rapists, etc. will not draw the correct message from his actions.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 05:18 PM (HlyYF)

So not exactly like "Gran Torino"?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:19 PM (l3cgK)

148 I was thinking if I was Musk with a trillion, I would buy Detroit. Just kick everybody out, private property. Then build a gleaming city with rentals only and private robo-cop security. Jaywalk and you are out.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 05:19 PM (n5tGW)

149 Bernie Goetz?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 05:13 PM (HlyYF)

Yeah but they were just trying to rob him, not rape him and set him on fire after slitting his throat from behind.

Even the Bronson Deathwish movies never went as far as reality now.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 05:19 PM (6ydKt)

150 >>We have to cut that pile of cash for cities and make the parasites a liability again.

Did you happen to notice how Mamdani "balanced" his budget? Billions from the state and next year will be significantly worse.

At some point, and that point is coming soon, they will run out of other people's money.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 05:20 PM (viF8m)

151 May California and New York be exemplars to the rest of the nation; What not to do. And may it be contained within their political boundaries. It's their bed.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 05:20 PM (RBKzD)

152 140 Abolish the 'juvenile justice system.' Abolish parole. Build more prisons. That's the tyranny I'm looking for.
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 05:13 PM (Jr5Lq)

I believe that Japan executes prisoners who've been sentenced to death within 366 of sentencing. And they don't inform them ahead of time when the lucky day will be.

I reckon that would also have an effect.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 05:16 PM (ExV1e)


There's no minimum time. There have been people on death row in Japan for almost a decade. The Japanese courts don't set the execution date; it's entirely up to the prison system. They tend to do executions in groups, and once they have enough people for a batch they inform the prisoners that morning and carry out the executions within a few hours.

Posted by: Ace's liver at July 02, 2026 05:20 PM (B9Dv5)

153 Mau-mau the flak-catchers.
Posted by: Zombie Tom Wolfe

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There are no flak-catchers anymore -- they have been converted and are now mau mauing the feds for money them self. They won that little battle, and how.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 05:21 PM (GI97J)

154 NYCity gets taken over by the illegals and communists. Tourism dies, property values plummet , taxation rises and city services quit functioning at all. Maybe self destruction is the best thing that can happen.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 05:21 PM (afJtY)

155 Only the commies masturbate to it and toast it at French Laundry
Posted by: Sifty at July 02, 2026


***
"French Laundry," "French Truck" . . . is there some new notion that anything with the word "French" in front of it has to be $$$$?

(That "French Truck" coffee they sell at Whole Foods, and in their own cafe here, is bitter, vicious stuff. Their "coffee with chicory" would make a hyena gag.) (And I *like* coffee with chicory and the occasional espresso.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 05:21 PM (wzUl9)

156 Raghead Woodstock ---> The Ayatollah's Funeral

I was walking along the road when I walked by a Raghead Goat herder

And I asked him, "Tell me, where are you going?"
This he told me.. Said, "I'm going down to the Ayatollah’s funeral

Gonna join in a goat f**king Jihad
Got to get back to the Commie Paradise land
And set my gay pride soul free"

We are goat f**kers, we are golden flow happy
We are billion-year-old carbon dinosaur shit
And we've got to get ourselves
Back to the garden of Commie Mandani NYC

Posted by: Mike Hunt at July 02, 2026 05:21 PM (3shEo)

157 149 I was thinking if I was Musk with a trillion, I would buy Detroit. Just kick everybody out, private property. Then build a gleaming city with rentals only and private robo-cop security. Jaywalk and you are out.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

What would you call such a place? Maybe "Delta City"?

Posted by: The Chairman, OCP at July 02, 2026 05:22 PM (i+Y9B)

158 154 Mau-mau the flak-catchers.
Posted by: Zombie Tom Wolfe

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There are no flak-catchers anymore -- they have been converted and are now mau mauing the feds for money them self. They won that little battle, and how.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 05:21 PM (GI97J)


These days it's "sue & settle".

Posted by: Ace's liver at July 02, 2026 05:22 PM (B9Dv5)

159 139 My favorite Mamdani thing is him telling NYers to pull together and turn their A/C up to 78F.

OK, dude. Sure.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 05:16 PM (BI5O2)

Didn't it used to be recommended to set it to 76?

Now they're raising it two degrees?

In ten years it's going to be another two?
Then another two?

"Oh come on, 84 is reasonable, just buy a fan."

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 05:22 PM (6ydKt)

160 Cities cannot maintain this type of chaos for long. Someone has to come along to say "enough" or the city dies. See Giuliani.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 05:22 PM (itsE0)

161 Waaaarrrrrriiiorsss, come out to pla-ay!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2026 05:23 PM (fkjGs)

162 This answers why everything is so expensive: so that a significant portion of the population van get it free.

Factoring in open borders + NGOs bringing in infinity refugees, we can never afford it. Defacto Communism.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 05:24 PM (4KUe5)

163 139 My favorite Mamdani thing is him telling NYers to pull together and turn their A/C up to 78F.

OK, dude. Sure.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 05:16 PM (BI5O2)
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I'm quite comfortable at that level--as long as the HUMIDITY is under control.

That gets me more than anything.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 05:24 PM (gnNyN)

164 Los Angeles' public transportation is primarily managed by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro). While it is a county-level agency, Metro receives substantial state and federal funding, including California's State Transit Assistance (STA) and Senate Bill (SB) 1 revenues, alongside local voter-approved sales taxes like Measure M and R.

LAAID - little to no accountability like USAID.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 05:24 PM (NFX2v)

165 156 NYCity gets taken over by the illegals and communists. Tourism dies, property values plummet , taxation rises and city services quit functioning at all. Maybe self destruction is the best thing that can happen.
Posted by: Ben Had

As long as we wall the whole place off. To keep it from spreading.

Posted by: Snake Pliskan at July 02, 2026 05:25 PM (i+Y9B)

166 My fear, is that the enablers of the gang rapists, etc. will not draw the correct message from his actions.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot

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An odd thing is happening with the muzzies -- they seem energized by the somewhat limited backlash against their terror in the West, and they are coming out and saying more and more that their real goal is conquest, and that the West is now conquered territory. They are emboldened.

I guess this is predictable -- they never felt a challenge before and kept it on the down low. Now that they sense a challenge, they are showing force to convince the world that it is already too late. But this will just make the backlash bigger and embolden the West, no? Anyway, I hope so.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 05:25 PM (GI97J)

167 149 I was thinking if I was Musk with a trillion, I would buy Detroit. Just kick everybody out, private property. Then build a gleaming city with rentals only and private robo-cop security. Jaywalk and you are out.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

What would you call such a place? Maybe "Delta City"?
Posted by: The Chairman, OCP at July 02, 2026 05:22 PM (i+Y9B)
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"Elontopia Muskopolis"

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 05:25 PM (gnNyN)

168 Maybe in a few years, when enough “smart meters” and “smart thermostats” have been installed, Mandan and his fellow blue city leaders won’t have to advise the setting, they’ll just set it for you!

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 05:26 PM (4KUe5)

169 I'm quite comfortable at that level--as long as the HUMIDITY is under control.

That gets me more than anything.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 05:24 PM (gnNyN)

I've got two dehumidifiers.
In the summer I have to empty the larger one once a day, which is around 1.5 gallons.
The smaller one is like 1.5 liters so I half to empty it at least twice a day.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 05:27 PM (6ydKt)

170 165 156 NYCity gets taken over by the illegals and communists. Tourism dies, property values plummet , taxation rises and city services quit functioning at all. Maybe self destruction is the best thing that can happen.
Posted by: Ben Had

As long as we wall the whole place off. To keep it from spreading.
Posted by: Snake Pliskan

Shot trying to escape, shot if you make it over the wall. Tough decisions. Oh well.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 05:28 PM (VcZHb)

171 (That "French Truck" coffee they sell at Whole Foods, and in their own cafe here, is bitter, vicious stuff. Their "coffee with chicory" would make a hyena gag.) (And I *like* coffee with chicory and the occasional espresso.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 05:21 PM (wzUl9)

Coffee with chicory is best served with steamed milk, a la Cafe Du Monde. Tres bon!

Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 02, 2026 05:29 PM (nbLIj)

172 168 Maybe in a few years, when enough “smart meters” and “smart thermostats” have been installed, Mandan and his fellow blue city leaders won’t have to advise the setting, they’ll just set it for you!
Posted by: Lizzy

And once we outlaw personal automobiles and control mass transit, they won't be able to leave!!! Ughhhh 🍆💦

Posted by: Commie Technocrat Tyrant, furiously mastuerbating at the thought at July 02, 2026 05:29 PM (i+Y9B)

173
Now the stories are rape, murder, slitting throats, and setting people on fire.

And rape

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 05:29 PM (Cqx++)

174 Back in the good olde days "The Iron Shiek" would talk alot of trash then still get beat up by Sgt Slaughter

Posted by: Ernest T Bass at July 02, 2026 05:29 PM (jrgJz)

175 If the coroner in 2020 had just done the right thing and testified truthfully about a fentanyl overdose, a lot of today's idiotic policies and problems never would have happened.

Posted by: Wally at July 02, 2026 05:29 PM (0e5Te)

176 149 I was thinking if I was Musk with a trillion, I would buy Detroit. Just kick everybody out, private property. Then build a gleaming city with rentals only and private robo-cop security. Jaywalk and you are out.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

What would you call such a place? Maybe "Delta City"?
Posted by: The Chairman, OCP at July 02, 2026 05:22 PM (i+Y9B)
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"Elontopia Muskopolis"
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 05:25 PM (gnNyN)

Otisburg is right out.

Posted by: Lex Luthor at July 02, 2026 05:29 PM (wVcYX)

177 Now the stories are rape, murder, slitting throats, and setting people on fire.

And rape
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 05:29 PM (Cqx++)
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Dems like rape.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 05:30 PM (ikSmX)

178 I guess this is predictable -- they never felt a challenge before and kept it on the down low. Now that they sense a challenge, they are showing force to convince the world that it is already too late. But this will just make the backlash bigger and embolden the West, no? Anyway, I hope so.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 05:25 PM (GI97J

I believe government will do too little, too late. Then what they eventually do will be heavy handed and poorly managed. The only real effective response will be at the grass roots level. It will work if government stays out of the way. They won't.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 05:30 PM (2WIwB)

179 Morlocks... Eloi...

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2026 05:31 PM (mP0Kj)

180 168 Maybe in a few years, when enough “smart meters” and “smart thermostats” have been installed, Mandan and his fellow blue city leaders won’t have to advise the setting, they’ll just set it for you!
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 05:26 PM (4KUe5)


That has already happened in various places throughout the country. I remember reading about people in Colorado who were surprised when their thermostats automatically changed when the power company needed to shed some load.

Posted by: Ace's liver at July 02, 2026 05:31 PM (B9Dv5)

181 Maybe in a few years, when enough “smart meters” and “smart thermostats” have been installed, Mandan and his fellow blue city leaders won’t have to advise the setting, they’ll just set it for you!
Posted by: Lizzy
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Everything should be decided inside the state, after all.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 05:32 PM (ikSmX)

182 176 149 I was thinking if I was Musk with a trillion, I would buy Detroit. Just kick everybody out, private property. Then build a gleaming city with rentals only and private robo-cop security. Jaywalk and you are out.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

What would you call such a place? Maybe "Delta City"?
Posted by: The Chairman, OCP at July 02, 2026 05:22 PM (i+Y9B)
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"Elontopia Muskopolis"
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 05:25 PM (gnNyN)

Otisburg is right out.
Posted by: Lex Luthor at July 02, 2026 05:29 PM (wVcYX)

***

Sounds like Singapore.
No spitting!

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 05:32 PM (2WIwB)

183 149 I was thinking if I was Musk with a trillion, I would buy Detroit. Just kick everybody out, private property. Then build a gleaming city with rentals only and private robo-cop security. Jaywalk and you are out.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

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What, you think he would be safe in Michigan? Or from DC if the dems take over? They would steal everything.

No, the only safe space is Mars.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 05:32 PM (GI97J)

184 146 My favorite Mamdani thing is him telling NYers to pull together and turn their A/C up to 78F.

OK, dude. Sure.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 05:16 PM (BI5O2)

Given that my AC is set to 79, that makes me laugh.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 05:19 PM (ExV1e)

Folks that got Nest and other such remote controllers for their heating/AC found out that the local power company here can remotely change the temp. Lots of folks were not happy about that. Me? I like my appliances dumb as door nails.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:32 PM (l3cgK)

185 At this point, I believe that all these weird activist groups are just shells to get money from the taxpayer and to agitate for revolution and DSA candidates, BIRM.

Posted by: Random PJ at July 02, 2026 05:33 PM (+jscL)

186 What, you think he would be safe in Michigan? Or from DC if the dems take over? They would steal everything.
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Not against the Three Witches.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 05:33 PM (ikSmX)

187 If the coroner in 2020 had just done the right thing and testified truthfully about a fentanyl overdose, a lot of today's idiotic policies and problems never would have happened.

Posted by: Wally at July 02, 2026 05:29 PM


Pretty sure they threatened him and possibly his family if he did not produce the results they wanted.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 02, 2026 05:33 PM (0N4FZ)

188 I believe government will do too little, too late. Then what they eventually do will be heavy handed and poorly managed. The only real effective response will be at the grass roots level. It will work if government stays out of the way. They won't.
Posted by: Diogenes

I fear you're right. Up to those old, worn out men to make things right.
Jeebus,. what a clusterfark!

Posted by: MkY at July 02, 2026 05:33 PM (q6tQZ)

189 Not an LA but a city nevertheless -

WHYY, Facing fiscal peril, City of Chester is put into receivership
It’s only the second time in Pennsylvania that a municipality categorized by the state as financially distressed has entered into receivership. July 22, 2020

"Though Chester’s financial distress is not new, it has accelerated in the last few months. The city first entered the Municipalities Financial Recovery Act, or Act 47, process in 1995, according to the state’s Department of Community and Economic Development. But a decline in city revenues because of the coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating longstanding issues funding public pensions.

“The city’s legacy costs, which consist of debt, pension, and other post-employment benefits, continue to place enormous pressure on the city’s finances, including both the month-to-month cash flow and long-term liabilities,” the department said in April.

That month, Gov. Tom Wolf issued a “declaration of fiscal emergency” for Chester because the city was approaching “financial peril.”
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Casino revenue, Union soccer club $; owns a water system, gets neverending state, county, local assistance including $ for charter schools. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 05:33 PM (NFX2v)

190 Now the stories are rape, murder, slitting throats, and setting people on fire.

You will believe our narrative!!!

Posted by: Media at July 02, 2026 05:34 PM (2WIwB)

191
We are still running the furnace here in SW Wyoming.

Several nights in the 30's here.

Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 05:34 PM (/QHx4)

192 Saw a older man, guessing 70s walking on town street sidewalk wigh knit winter hat and a waste length coat and was zipped up.
It was 100 degrees out

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 05:34 PM (Ia/+0)

193 I think Madmani will do a wealth tax, or something similar, along with some "land(lord) reform" and it'll be a tough time for NYC if he gets any of that through.

He's DSA. He'll try anything once.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 05:34 PM (6ydKt)

194 My thermostat is set at 80 and I have a pedestal fan running. Sometime 80 is too cold when coming in from outside.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 05:34 PM (afJtY)

195 186 At this point, I believe that all these weird activist groups are just shells to get money from the taxpayer and to agitate for revolution and DSA candidates, BIRM.
Posted by: Random PJ at July 02, 2026 05:33 PM (+jscL)


The entire left side of the political spectrum in the US is funded by taxpayers. There's usually a Soros-like billionaire to prime the pump, but after that they either get grants directly or fund operations through "sue & settle" schemes.

Posted by: Ace's liver at July 02, 2026 05:34 PM (B9Dv5)

196 But this will just make the backlash bigger and embolden the West, no? Anyway, I hope so.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 05:25 PM


Agreed.

I think the Irish are close.

One more dude getting his head sawed off in public, or one more 12 y.o. girl getting gang raped may set them off to burn down any housing containing Muslim "migrants".

Of course, the triggering act needs to be captured on video to spark the conflagration. Therefore, I believe the authorities will suppress any video that captures the next heinous crime.

I just hope that there is some honest bloke some where within the chain of evidence that leaks it. Hopefully, after about two weeks after the authorities have constantly denied that any actual evidence exists.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 05:35 PM (HlyYF)

197 156 NYCity gets taken over by the illegals and communists. Tourism dies, property values plummet , taxation rises and city services quit functioning at all. Maybe self destruction is the best thing that can happen.
Posted by: Ben Had
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Problem with letting cities fester is that it spreads. Best to expel the illegals and retake the cities--and destroy the centralization in such places---create mini cities within the rubric where neighborhoods rather than City Hall run the place.

Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 05:35 PM (E4rtv)

198 We are still running the furnace here in SW Wyoming.

Several nights in the 30's here.

Posted by: four seasons

*Looks at calendar*

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 05:35 PM (VcZHb)

199 Every appliance is dumb in my house except one TV which has the smartness disabled.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 05:35 PM (n5tGW)

200 Good job on that guy who liked the subway video.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 05:36 PM (n5tGW)

201 But Gavin will make a great president. He's pretty
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 05:08 PM (itsE0)

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He is not pretty, he looks really creepy. That smile is not genuine but a mark of a super-villain.

Posted by: Decaf at July 02, 2026 05:37 PM (ZNpJk)

202 Every appliance is dumb in my house except one TV which has the smartness disabled.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 05:35 PM (n5tGW)


Mrs D insists the dishwasher is dumb at my house.
Guess who that is???

Posted by: Media at July 02, 2026 05:37 PM (2WIwB)

203 199 Every appliance is dumb in my house except one TV which has the smartness disabled.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 05:35 PM (n5tGW)

We just let you believe that...

Posted by: Smart-ass TVs at July 02, 2026 05:37 PM (l3cgK)

204 NYSE moves to the Carolinas.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 05:37 PM (RBKzD)

205 Every appliance is dumb in my house except one TV which has the smartness disabled.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 05:35 PM (n5tGW)


I've got a couple smart appliances, they're just not connected to the internet.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 05:38 PM (ExV1e)

206 except one TV which has the smartness disabled.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

Done how, asks me.

Posted by: MkY at July 02, 2026 05:38 PM (q6tQZ)

207 202 Every appliance is dumb in my house except one TV which has the smartness disabled.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 05:35 PM (n5tGW)


Mrs D insists the dishwasher is dumb at my house.
Guess who that is???

Posted by: Media at July 02, 2026 05:37 PM (2WIwB)

Add some sucralose for Artificial intelligence...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:38 PM (l3cgK)

208 Jeebus,. what a clusterfark!
Posted by: MkY

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(I have said this many times here.)

The problem is that the West has to abandon some cherished ideas, like equality and freedom. This is very difficult to do because (a) in US it is in constitution, and in other places it is in their rhetoric, and (b) once you go down that path, the Left will use it to crush the Right. This is WHY the muzzies always partner with the Left. The West has one weapon -- to remove all muzzies and muzzie teaching, books, buildings, etc., -- but the Left will prevent that.

In a way, the US is in worse shape as we have that constitution. The best scenario is a king, like what Spain had when they started the inquisition -- they had limitless power to remove muzzies. That seems unlikely to be possible in the West anymore.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 05:38 PM (GI97J)

209 Given that my AC is set to 79, that makes me laugh.

We're in a two story townhouse without dual AC zones. I have to keep the downstairs near freezing to keep the upstairs tolerable.

Posted by: Oddbob at July 02, 2026 05:38 PM (vTZFs)

210 199 Every appliance is dumb in my house except one TV which has the smartness disabled.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 05:35 PM (n5tGW)


My brother put custom software on his router so that anything trying to get out without permission is blocked. His television keeps trying to phone home, plus one of his kitchen appliances -- some kind of Instant Pot clone.

Posted by: Ace's liver at July 02, 2026 05:38 PM (B9Dv5)

211 Chicago Mercantile moves to Texas.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 05:38 PM (RBKzD)

212 Off dumb media sock

Posted by: Siogenes at July 02, 2026 05:39 PM (2WIwB)

213 99 degrees right now. Thermostat is set to 79 today (usually kept at 77 on normal summer days fans run, too) but the AC is straining to keep it 80 degrees inside. Will take it up another few degrees because we have days to go with this.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 05:40 PM (NFX2v)

214 Sheesh.
This is what I get for texting sober.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 05:40 PM (2WIwB)

215 Chicago Mercantile moves to Texas.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 05:38 PM (RBKzD)


Is that new news or old speculation?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 05:40 PM (ExV1e)

216 Siogenes

I really hate newcomers....
and fat fingers

Posted by: MkY at July 02, 2026 05:41 PM (q6tQZ)

217 Off dumb media sock

Posted by: Siogenes at July 02, 2026 05:39 PM (2WIwB)
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Crusty with "jerk sauce".

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 05:41 PM (ikSmX)

218 Nood. Week in Woke.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 05:42 PM (ExV1e)

219 Siogenes

I really hate newcomers....
and fat fingers
Posted by: MkY at July 02, 2026 05:41 PM (q6tQZ)


That's not what she said...

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 05:42 PM (2WIwB)

220 I think the Irish are close.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot

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Another point -- their strategy has *always* been to create terror, and then offer a solution -- conversion.
This is what "religion of peace" means -- if you convert, you will have peace. Until then, you will have terror.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 05:42 PM (GI97J)

221 209 Given that my AC is set to 79, that makes me laugh.

We're in a two story townhouse without dual AC zones. I have to keep the downstairs near freezing to keep the upstairs tolerable.
Posted by: Oddbob

Why not sleep downstairs for a couple nights?

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 05:42 PM (W2Pud)

222 >>This is WHY the muzzies always partner with the Left. The West has one weapon -- to remove all muzzies and muzzie teaching, books, buildings, etc., -- but the Left will prevent that.
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Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus)
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Deport them all, All the anti-Americans, all of the Muslims (every last one) - > no conversos. If they wanted to convert they would have done so.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 05:43 PM (RBKzD)

223 Only way to have two stories is to have two units.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 05:45 PM (RBKzD)

224 Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 05:33 PM (NFX2v)

Chester, and all the other cities that I suspect are on the brink is why I can not bring myself to switch to the 'safer' bonds in my retirement account like the experts say I should.

Posted by: PaleRider at July 02, 2026 05:46 PM (PV+Zw)

225 Don't go in that train tunnel, it's full of monsters.

Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 05:46 PM (LHPAg)

226 My brother put custom software on his router so that anything trying to get out without permission is blocked. His television keeps trying to phone home, plus one of his kitchen appliances -- some kind of Instant Pot clone.

Posted by: Ace's liver at July 02, 2026 05:38 PM


Have him start a business!

I think he could be a tech billionaire in a few years if he can stay ahead of their counter-offensives.

Real 'Muricans HATE being spied upon.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 05:47 PM (HlyYF)

227 Split level ACs are good for a second story that needs air in a room. Noise levels are practically non-existent (compared to a window unit). Also cheaper than duct-work and a full unit.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 05:51 PM (6ydKt)

228 What would you call such a place? Maybe "Delta City"?
Posted by: The Chairman, OCP at July 02, 2026 05:22 PM (i+Y9B)
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"Elontopia Muskopolis"
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 05:25 PM (gnNyN)

Who are you people?

'Elon's Gulch'

He is literally becoming John Galt.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 05:51 PM (zZu0s)

229 This always gets me about the left.
They all claim to be political intellectuals, which should include a knowledge of recent history, and seen the results of their social experiments.

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They are ivory tower theorists and their wishes have the status of facts. If people get different results in reality, that isn't relevant.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 05:53 PM (uhVAy)

230 radio station has been airing adds for 'mini splits' to solve hot room(s) issues. Eligble for thousands in rebates and credits. I'm like "why not just get a $200 window unit or two" every time I hear the commercial.

This house came with one of the old 300 pound window AC rated to be able to cool the whole floor. But I can keep temps comfortable with a bedroom size AC that I can lift myself downstairs and one in the upstairs office. I open the window and run the fan in my upstairs bedroom overnight. There will be a few nights that don't cool off good but just a few.

Posted by: PaleRider at July 02, 2026 05:53 PM (PV+Zw)

231 209 Given that my AC is set to 79, that makes me laugh.

We're in a two story townhouse without dual AC zones. I have to keep the downstairs near freezing to keep the upstairs tolerable.
Posted by: Oddbob

Why not sleep downstairs for a couple nights?
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 05:42 PM (W2Pud)

Mount some fans to mix upstairs and downstairs air.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 05:56 PM (uhVAy)

Lizzo Loses Weight and the Fat Fans She Cultivated as an Identity Group Drop Her Like a Bad Habit
Plus, Health Nonsense

Via John Sexton: When you sell yourself as the avatar of an identity cult, you'd better retain that identity if you want to remain its avatar.

Have you heard? Lizzo just put out a new album and, well, it seems no one bought it. The album, titled "Bitch," was meant to be a comeback for Lizzo but it looks like no one wants her back.

[CNN:] After reaching eye-watering success with hits like "Truth Hurts" and "About Damn Time," the four-time Grammy winner's latest effort has dropped with a thud, reportedly streaming under a million times on Spotify within the first 24 hours of its release, selling fewer than 3,000 copies in its first week according to Rolling Stone and failing to crack the Billboard 200 in the first two weeks.

Once ubiquitous in the culture -- as much for her full-on embrace of self-love and body positivity as for her infectious anthems -- Lizzo is now relegated to "what happened to her?" status.

What happened to her was Ozempic, which is considered Unholy by Fat Acceptance Movement Cultists.

She tried to explain her weight loss to her cultists:

I started losing weight in the fall of 2023. I was severely depressed...

I'd decided that winter to sit and record a video saying I wanted to intentionally lose weight. Why? I guess I felt like I had lost everything, and I wanted to change. After talking to a few therapists I discovered that my weight had been a protective shield, a joyful comfort zone, and even sometimes a super hero suit to protect me through life...

I was sick and tired of my identity being overshadowed by my fatness. People could not see my talent as a musician because they were too busy accusing me of making "being fat" my whole personality...

It kinda was, though.

Here she tries to spin: "fit" is "the new fat" and the body positivity movement has to evolve to accept less fat bodies as Also Positive.

They're not buying it.


I want us to allow the body positive movement to expand and grow far away from the commercial slop its become. Because movements move.

"What's complicated about Lizzo is Lizzo did make her body size part of her brand," said Tigress Osborn, executive director of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA). There's also the fact that Lizzo is a Black woman, the activist said...

I mean, whatever. But yeah, if you sell yourself as Your Identity then you are trapped in that identity. Or at least you have to sell a new identity to new fans.


I didn't like her when she was fat and I don't like her now that she's slightly less fat. Either way, she's a low-talent skank.

Speaking of Ozempic: RFKJr. was glad to announce that for the first time in fifty years, obesity rates have dropped in America, but I'm guessing that has little to do with changing nutritional guidelines to something more sane.


The United States' obesity rate has dropped for the first time in 50 years under President Donald Trump's administration, Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced this week.

"Since President Trump came into office, obesity rates in this country have dropped by 2.5 percent," Kennedy announced during an event in Charlotte. "That's the first drop in 50 years."

Kennedy said that drop will have "significant impacts on health care costs in this country," noting that obesity drives the vast majority of chronic disease.

...

"When my uncle was president, three percent of children were obese. Now it's 20 percent... 77 percent of our kids cannot qualify for military service because of chronic disease, mainly obesity. This has national security implications. It is absolutely destroying our country economically. It's the biggest cause," he said.

Kennedy also said that obesity rates shot up in the U.S. because of ultra-processed foods and misinformation about proper nutrition -- not sudden laziness on the part of the American people.

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The majority of calories consumed by Americans, he continued, come from ultra-processed foods.

"It's poisonous. It destroys your metabolic system. It makes you obese, and you know, people, diabetes, for example, is driven by ultra-processed food. When I was a kid, a typical pediatrician would see one case of type two diabetes over a 40 or 50 year career. Today 38 percent of American teens are diabetic or pre diabetic," he said, deeming it a "terrible crisis."

A study confirms that fasting actually boosts focus and brainpower, rather than reducing them, as people fear it will.

I mean sure, when you get pangs of hunger you're distracted. No denying that. But what people think is that the pangs of hunger are always present. They're not. They come for about fifteen or twenty minutes every couple of hours.

The rest of the time energy is high and the mind is clearer than normal.


As effective as fasting can be for weight loss, it's often thought that depriving the body of sustenance might have a negative impact on brainpower.

But is an impact on cognitive performance really an inevitable part of the fasting experience?

According to a huge, recently published review, it's not always the case.

Based on an analysis of 63 scientific articles representing 71 independent studies, and covering a total of 3,484 participants, the review found that there was no meaningful difference in cognitive performance between people who were fasting and people who were having regular meals.

It's a comprehensive counter to the idea that moderate, short-term restrictions on eating will deplete mental reserves in healthy people, an idea found everywhere from snack adverts ("you're not you when you're hungry") to the mantra that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

On average, the data from the studies (each represented by a blue dot) showed similar test scores between people fasting and not fasting -- a straight line along 0 would be identical scores. Positive values indicate higher performance by satiated participants, relative to fasted participants, and negative values imply higher performance of fasted participants. (Bamberg & Moreau, Psychol. Bull., 2026)

The researchers behind the analysis -- psychologist Christoph Bamberg from Paris Lodron University in Austria, and cognitive neuroscientist David Moreau from the University of Auckland in New Zealand -- don't want people who could benefit from fasting to be put off by worrying that it'll lead to foggy thinking.

"For most healthy adults, the findings offer reassurance," Moreau explained in a commentary for The Conversation.

"You can explore intermittent fasting or other fasting protocols without worrying that your mental sharpness will vanish."

There's a famous scene in Sleeper where a future scientist notes that the hero came from a time when doctors told the populace that red meat, eggs, alcohol, cigarette smoking and utter were unhealthy -- "all of which we now know to be untrue."

I don't think that cigarettes or booze will be deemed healthy, but just about everything they told you would kill you for 40 years is now admitted to be healthy.


New Research Suggests Moderate Egg Consumption Is Linked to a Longer Life, Doctor Breaks It Down

A 2025 study tracking adults over 70 found that eating eggs one to six times per week was linked to a 29% lower risk of cardiovascular death and a 17% lower risk of dying from any cause.


A 2025 study tracking adults over 70 found that eating eggs one to six times per week was linked to a 29% lower risk of cardiovascular death and a 17% lower risk of dying from any cause.

Few foods have been as unfairly villainized as the egg. For decades, dietary guidelines warned against them, citing concerns about cholesterol and heart disease. But the science has been quietly shifting, and a new 2025 study out of Melbourne's School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine may be the most compelling evidence yet that moderate egg consumption is not just safe -- it may actually support a longer life.

What the Research Found

Researchers tracked adults aged 70 and older and monitored their egg consumption over time. Those who ate eggs one to six times per week saw meaningful reductions in mortality risk compared to those who ate them rarely or not at all.

The numbers are striking. Moderate egg eaters had a 29% lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and a 17% lower risk of dying from any cause. Importantly, those benefits plateaued at higher intake levels. Eating eggs seven or more times per week did not appear to provide additional protection, suggesting that moderation is the sweet spot.

I know that some commenters warn against low-calorie sweeteners. A study finds that one sugar alcohol, sorbitol, causes fatty liver disease just like fructose does.


Researchers have uncovered evidence that a common "sugar-free" sweetener may mimic some of fructose's harmful effects in the body.

That "sugar-free" snack in your kitchen may not be as harmless as it looks.

Scientists are raising new concerns about sorbitol, a common sweetener used in products marketed as low-calorie or diabetic friendly. New research suggests the sugar alcohol can trigger processes linked to fatty liver disease, especially when gut bacteria fail to break it down properly.

The study, published in Science Signaling, found that sorbitol can ultimately behave much like fructose inside the body.

Fructose, which is heavily used in soft drinks and processed foods, has already been strongly linked to metabolic dysfunction--associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a condition formerly known as fatty liver disease. MASLD now affects an estimated 30% of adults worldwide and is increasingly being diagnosed in younger people.

....

The team found that after glucose is consumed, intestinal cells can convert some of it into sorbitol. Under healthy conditions, gut bacteria normally destroy much of that sorbitol before it causes problems. But when those microbes are missing or overwhelmed, sorbitol travels to the liver, where it is transformed into fructose-related compounds that drive fat buildup.

In effect, the body may be quietly producing its own fructose pathway even without consuming fructose directly.

Huh. I avoid sorbitol anyway because it's one of the sugar alcohols that causes GI problems. Your body might not be able to digest it, but gut bacteria can -- and they go crazy when they are fed raw carbohydrates.

I don't know why this is is new news, but low frequency subsonic sounds may cause fear and anxiety.


People exposed to infrasound may not consciously hear it, but they can show higher cortisol levels and increased irritability, which may help explain reports of "haunted" locations.

Infrasound refers to sound at very low frequencies, below 20 Hertz (Hz), a range that people usually cannot hear. It can be produced by natural events such as storms, as well as human made sources such as traffic. Some animals use infrasound for communication, while others move away from it. In a new study of whether people can sense infrasound, scientists found that although humans do not consciously detect it, their bodies still react, with exposure linked to greater irritability and higher cortisol levels.

"Infrasound is pervasive in everyday environments, appearing near ventilation systems, traffic, and industrial machinery," said Prof. Rodney Schmaltz of MacEwan University, senior author of the article in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. "Many people are exposed to it without knowing it. Our findings suggest that even a brief exposure may shift mood and raise cortisol, which highlights the importance of understanding how infrasound affects people in real-world settings.

"Consider visiting a supposedly haunted building. Your mood shifts, you feel agitated, but you can't see or hear anything unusual. In an old building, there is a good chance that infrasound is present, particularly in basements where aging pipes and ventilation systems produce low-frequency vibrations. If you were told the building was haunted, you might attribute that agitation to something supernatural. In reality, you may simply have been exposed to infrasound."

...

Participants who had been exposed to infrasound showed higher salivary cortisol levels. They also reported feeling more irritable, less interested, and more likely to perceive the music as sad. Even so, they could not reliably tell whether infrasound had been playing.

...

"Increased cortisol levels help the body respond to immediate stressors by inducing a state of vigilance," said Prof Trevor Hamilton of MacEwan University, corresponding author. "This is an evolutionarily-adapted response that helps us in many situations. However, prolonged cortisol release is not a good thing. It can lead to a variety of physiological conditions and alter mental health."

Maybe cities are causing people to be mentally ill by flooding them with subsonic noise.

Bad news: Jack Straw's sperm is retarded.

Putting a husky shepherd -- I mean he's 50 pounds overweight, not a husky mix -- on a diet and exercise regime.


This big chonky boy needs to lose 100 pounds.

Chonky cat needs to shed and shred.

How is your health? Did you get shape for the summer or are you stupid, like me, and decided to start getting back in shape in the middle of June?

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:22 PM




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1 My conspiracy theory is that the fat acceptance and body positivity movements were all astroturfed by Big Phrama to get as many middle and upper class Americans as fat as possible.
Big Phrama knew they were about to come out with breakthrough weightloss drugs and wanted as large a customer base as possible.

Posted by: 29Victor at July 02, 2026 03:25 PM (0MjtC)

2 Fat pride!

Psych!

Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 03:25 PM (Av6i5)

3 1 My conspiracy theory is that the fat acceptance and body positivity movements were all astroturfed by Big Phrama to get as many middle and upper class Americans as fat as possible.
Big Phrama knew they were about to come out with breakthrough weightloss drugs and wanted as large a customer base as possible.
Posted by: 29Victor


I think you are correct.

Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 03:26 PM (Av6i5)

4 Shape? Like an old greek homo watching gladiator movies

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 03:26 PM (Kt19C)

5 Another explanation for her album's failure is that Lizzo is and always has been unlistenably bad.

Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 03:26 PM (Av6i5)

6 I can/cannot believe there is an organization for fat acceptance. Interesting times.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 03:28 PM (n5tGW)

7 The Dollar Store actually had a Lizzo colouring book for about $3. I should have bought that.

And extra brown crayons...

Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 02, 2026 03:28 PM (Sco7b)

8 said Tigress Osborn

Fuck right off.

Posted by: far cry at July 02, 2026 03:28 PM (wBRco)

9 If I were her I'd make the same choice. Millions of dollars are not worth one's health, especially since she is rich already.

Posted by: PG at July 02, 2026 03:29 PM (5tjvu)

10 "Bad news: Jack Straw's sperm is retarded."

And ace would know!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 03:29 PM (zZu0s)

11 "Today 38 percent of American teens are diabetic or pre diabetic," he said, deeming it a "terrible crisis.""

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I really don't like statistics that are presented like this: "X percent of "people group" are "diagnosis 1" OR "diagnosis 2". How many of which? You can hide a lot of bad science with the word "or".

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 02, 2026 03:29 PM (PiwSw)

12 If I eat a big breakfast it ruins my day, every time.

I can't do anything more than a couple of eggs or a protein shake. Otherwise I'm a sluggish mess for the next 10 hours.

Posted by: ballistic at July 02, 2026 03:29 PM (3BwY8)

13 So...fat isn't sexy?

It's not healthy at any size?

That dominant cultural push was bullshit?

And if I call out the left for pushing it, they'll respond by demanding scientific papers that said it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:30 PM (hWfuL)

14 Was doing ok, then bike accident in October resulting in torn RC and dealing with parents and hospice took a toll.

Decided to get back into walking - about 4 miles of a nearby loop. Took about an hour fifteen in April, now down to 55 minutes. Dropped 25 lbs, and clothes have become quite loose...

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:30 PM (XuXeR)

15 Bad news: Jack Straw's sperm is retarded.

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Just think of Seth Rogan's.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:30 PM (hWfuL)

16 Being the connoisseur of choad that he is.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 03:30 PM (zZu0s)

17 Round is a shape.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 02, 2026 03:30 PM (PiwSw)

18 Maybe cities are causing people to be mentally ill by flooding them with subsonic noise.

I wish. No, it's transtifa flooding media (and public spaces) with very sonic noise. And visual stimulus. And violence. And SSRIs.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 03:31 PM (i+Y9B)

19 I think ozempic is a quick fix and a lot of people who do not need it (like Hollywood stars) use it. But. For a lot of people, it gets the weight off when nothing else they've tried works. Gives them hope and hopefully once they make progress, they can develope the healthy habits to keep it off.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 03:32 PM (zZu0s)

20 Several years bad, I was at some PR event, seated next to a (let's just say it) fat black lady in her mid-30s. She was listening to headphones rather than paying attention to the event. Eventually I was able to akl her what she was listening to. "Lizzo!!" she exclaimed. "I just can't stop listening to her!!"

"Lizzo?" I qureied.

"YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF LIZZO! She is world-changing! Here -- listen!" And she put the headphones on me.

I listened, and...heard a bunch of crappy nonsensical warbling with over-produced synth-y funk beats in the background. I tried not to let on that I that it was terrible.

She proceeded to spend the rest of the event gushing about how fantastic Lizzo was, "body positivity" and the rest. I nodded politely.

This was right when Lizzo first hit the charts.

I'd be willing to bet that the fat black I was sitting next to now hates Lizzo with a passion, for trying to get skinny and abandon her fat sisters.

Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 03:32 PM (Av6i5)

21 the fat black I was = the fat black lady I was

Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 03:33 PM (Av6i5)

22 So Lizzo is following Austin Powers' Fat Bastard arc.

Posted by: Beartooth at July 02, 2026 03:34 PM (IYeV+)

23 Your body might not be able to digest it, but gut bacteria can -- and they go crazy when they are fed raw carbohydrates.
I don't know why this is is new news, but low frequency subsonic sounds may cause fear and anxiety.


Especially when emitted from Jerrold Nadler's seat

Posted by: Hazmat team requested for the House at July 02, 2026 03:34 PM (gKWVE)

24 There was an egg study recently that also said the lecithin in the yolk was beneficial against Alzheimers.

I am confused about the 7 or more times a week thing. It said "doesn't provide additional protection". Additional to what. Eating them a couple times or not eating them at all??

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 03:34 PM (pBF9D)

25 22 So Lizzo is following Austin Powers' Fat Bastard arc.

Posted by: Beartooth at July 02, 2026 03:34 PM (IYeV+)

=======

He went on the Subway diet.

Holding a sweet bread in his hand, saying, "Carbs are the enemy."

I always thought that was the funniest part of Goldmember, and it was entirely unintentional, I believe.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:35 PM (hWfuL)

26 An observation on this - there is much debate over the role of women in families today, but it's clear that they make the food choices. Witness the rise of GLP 1s, and Mrs and I have both noticed a "slimming down" of what one might call the upper middle class... spouses and kidlets.
The "fat class" seems to be resistant, tho ...

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:35 PM (XuXeR)

27 hunger can be distracting, but that's not the problem with fasting and mental function. When you go without food for a day or two, your mind becomes a low priority for your body, so it does not provide resources to run it like it does stuff like your heart and lungs. As your body begins to devour fat stores, it prioritizes where this limited energy goes and you feel it in memory problems and having a difficulty with focus and clarity of thought. You miss details, you can't remember words, etc.

Its not that fasting is universally bad, its just... not eating is bad for you if you do it too long, and it shows up early in your brain.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 02, 2026 03:36 PM (UZCuZ)

28 [Lizzo]: ... they were too busy accusing me of making "being fat" my whole personality...

[Ace]: It kinda was, though.

Straight-shootin' Ace!

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 03:36 PM (6wpGE)

29 GAINZ:

I've been doing OMAD (one meal a day) a couple times a week. I was already doing IF so this isn't much of a change.

Clear results from doing it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:36 PM (xcxpd)

30 That Tigress she looks hot, I mean steamy hot.

Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 03:37 PM (LHPAg)

31 The word is out, better treat me right
Cause I'm the king of cellulite

Posted by: Weird Al at July 02, 2026 03:37 PM (wBRco)

32 141 At NYT: NYC temp is 311 deg K. Everybody's dead.
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 02:56 PM (Jr5Lq)

Gaia to City: Drop Dead.
Posted by: New York Daily News at July 02, 2026 02:59 PM (wBRco)


Is there a song for this? {searches} Holy smoke, there is!

311 - 'Til the City's On Fire [Official Video]
https://youtu.be/HY6nlIBVsDI

Posted by: SciVo at July 02, 2026 03:37 PM (Sy6m/)

33 Fu*k it!
I'm still cooking with lard.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 03:37 PM (2WIwB)

34 Hey, fat girls: you jumped at the notion of body positivity. Now your body-positive kween is dropping some pounds. Maybe you should keep following her, on her weight loss journey. It's a more kweenly aspiration than being too fat.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 03:38 PM (BI5O2)

35 Eating eggs seven or more times per week did not appear to provide additional protection, suggesting that moderation is the sweet spot
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I don't think that suggests that at all. This is either AI assisted or just poorly thought out. To me anyway. Moderation is the sweet spot would be a consequence of the benefit going down or disappearing with higher consumption but that's not what the sentence says.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (pBF9D)

36 Dare to be fat... fat's where's it at.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (jehhT)

37 Hey, fat girls: you jumped at the notion of body positivity"

Those Nike fat broad billboards...

*shudders*

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (XuXeR)

38 25 22 So Lizzo is following Austin Powers' Fat Bastard arc.

Posted by: Beartooth at July 02, 2026 03:34 PM (IYeV+)
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He went on the Subway diet.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

How'd things work out for that Jared guy anyway?

Posted by: Slow pitch down the middle at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (i+Y9B)

39 >said Tigress Osborn, executive director of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA)

Tigress? Really. You really don't see too many lard-ass tigers in the wild.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (GTqXr)

40 Lizzo's problem just goes to show you. If it ain't one damn thing it's another.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (ndZc7)

41 Afternoon, folken,

That 43-lb. cat in the video Ace posted? Geez. How can somebody let his animal get that overweight? Normally cat's aren't as prone to overeating as dogs are -- normally. But if the cat can't exercise, and you give it chow every time it cries, this is what you end up with.

(Full disclosure: My big red tabby Coon mix, Arizona, at age 8 ballooned up to 16lbs. from his normal muscular 14. The vet gave me a diet for him and a booklet on obesity in cats. I was embarrassed. Him? He just hated the diet. But I got him back to 14 lbs. and he lived another 8 years.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (wzUl9)

42 38 He went on the Subway diet.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

How'd things work out for that Jared guy anyway?

Posted by: Slow pitch down the middle at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (i+Y9B)

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On South Park, we discovered that he had aides.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (hWfuL)

43 Kai kinda got me a little choked up. I'm a guy so I don't cry, but I do get choked up. Great job to those people and of course Kai.

Posted by: spongeworthy at July 02, 2026 03:40 PM (sLLbN)

44 Dare to be fat... fat's where's it at."

Cues up Wierd Al's "Fat"

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:40 PM (XuXeR)

45 I do the Semen Diet. I see men, I eat them.

Posted by: Mayor Pete at July 02, 2026 03:40 PM (pBF9D)

46 44 Dare to be fat... fat's where's it at."

Cues up Wierd Al's "Fat"

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:40 PM (XuXeR)

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Weird Al in that fat suit is tougher than Michael Jackson in the (Martin Scorsese directed) Bad video.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:40 PM (hWfuL)

47 I don't know anything about Lizzo except that she was a very fat black woman who sang. Was her singing any good?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 03:40 PM (D+BhG)

48 Tigress Osborn, executive director of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA).
_______________________


This is good comedy.
Stereotype #1: I knew she was black before I pulled up the wide angle lense photo. Buddy from college is black, and his sister is named after an anti-inflamatory. This is no different.

Stereotype #2: Whenever you form a National organization to promote something that results from a lack of discipline and focus, we're dealing with laziness.

Stereotype #3: Whenever someone takes positive steps to improve themselves and their health, and someone else finds fault in those actions, it is because they hate themselves, but are to lazy to address them directly. The club just lost a member, and if this keeps up there will be no one left to commiserate with.

Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 03:40 PM (dIske)

49 her full-on embrace of self-love

Oh, puhleeze, condoning masturbation is no big deal.

Posted by: nerdygirl at July 02, 2026 03:40 PM (0Htd1)

50 42 38 He went on the Subway diet.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

How'd things work out for that Jared guy anyway?

Posted by: Slow pitch down the middle at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (i+Y9B)

=======

On South Park, we discovered that he had aides.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (hWfuL)

and in real life, we discovered he had underaged boys

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:41 PM (xcxpd)

51 First World Problems

Game shows about people losing weight.
Talk shows with fat people being cut out of their room.

TV programs with fat people losing weight for surgery so they can lose more weight.

Fat university educated chicks made at US for them being fat and us noticing....

Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 02, 2026 03:41 PM (Sco7b)

52 50 On South Park, we discovered that he had aides.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (hWfuL)

and in real life, we discovered he had underaged boys

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:41 PM (xcxpd)

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I believe it's in South Park: The Fractured But Whole where they included him as a creepy boss you had to fight.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:41 PM (hWfuL)

53 Next to that 43-lb. cat video was one about a black cat who lived at the shelter, watching other cats get adopted, for more than six months before at last being chosen. I didn't think there was still a prejudice against black cats among most people, but I guess there must be. Shelters used to prohibit black cat adoptions during October; now they push them all year long.

I've found the black cats to be the most easygoing and adaptable of all the coat colors, and possibly the smartest.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 03:42 PM (wzUl9)

54 "How is your health?"

Achieved a healthy weight, under 170, last Sep and have had no trouble maintaining it. I keep a food diary and count calories. Still on the menthol cigs and heavy caffeine. Not enough exercise.

'"Since President Trump came into office, obesity rates in this country have dropped by 2.5 percent," Kennedy announced during an event in Charlotte. "That's the first drop in 50 years."'

That's really good news!

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 03:42 PM (Jr5Lq)

55 I auditioned for Lord of the Rings, but they thought I might hurt Gollum if I accidentally fell on him. Plus, I'm not into short, bald white guys.

Posted by: Prescious at July 02, 2026 03:43 PM (dIske)

56 54 '"Since President Trump came into office, obesity rates in this country have dropped by 2.5 percent," Kennedy announced during an event in Charlotte. "That's the first drop in 50 years."'

That's really good news!

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 03:42 PM (Jr5Lq)

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I wonder if that's at least partially from deportations.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:43 PM (hWfuL)

57 33 Fu*k it!
I'm still cooking with lard.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 03:37 PM (2WIwB)

#DoIt

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:43 PM (xcxpd)

58 What we need is common sense portion control.

When I can't open my jaw wide enough to stuff in that massive meal deal that costs $22, or I need a to-go container every time I dine out, I'm considering dining out less often.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2026 03:43 PM (fkjGs)

59 I'd be willing to bet that the fat black I was sitting next to now hates Lizzo with a passion, for trying to get skinny and abandon her fat sisters.

Nobody likes a traitor.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (Riz8t)

60 " Hey, fat girls: you jumped at the notion of body positivity"

***
Jumped? No, they rolled over to it. Or they waddled to it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (wzUl9)

61 Was her singing any good?"

No. And letting her use Madisons crystal flute "in concert" was just...

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (XuXeR)

62 Weird Al in that fat suit is tougher than Michael Jackson in the (Martin Scorsese directed) Bad video.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Weird Al out of the fat suit, in the White and Nerdy video, is tougher than Michael Jackson.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (i+Y9B)

63 61 Was her singing any good?"

No. And letting her use Madisons crystal flute "in concert" was just...

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (XuXeR)

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That hurt me.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (hWfuL)

64 I am fat, but I do not fall into that "fat pride" group.

It is is an issue I need to confront and it will not be with any drugs.

Diet, exercise and a better understanding on how the body works at the age of 29.

I think I am ok on the diet, but I am a lazy assed mofo when it comes to exercising.

One day......

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (qoLdL)

65 Weight loss is usually noticed in the face. A lot of TV regulars, like on Fox,appear to be losing weight quickly, some that don't really need to. Probably hitting the stab or pill.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (gm9Sb)

66
>>"What's complicated about Lizzo is Lizzo did make her body size part of her brand," said Tigress Osborn, executive director of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA). There's also the fact that Lizzo is a Black woman, the activist said...

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I love it when they reveal themselves.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 03:45 PM (mmrXZ)

67 62 Weird Al in that fat suit is tougher than Michael Jackson in the (Martin Scorsese directed) Bad video.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Weird Al out of the fat suit, in the White and Nerdy video, is tougher than Michael Jackson.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (i+Y9B)

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Weird Al in the Foil video...in the Tacky video...in the Jeopardy video...

All tougher than Michael Jackson.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:45 PM (hWfuL)

68 56 Ha!

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 03:45 PM (Jr5Lq)

69 61 Was her singing any good?"

No. And letting her use Madisons crystal flute "in concert" was just...
Posted by: man

Dude...free blowjob.

Posted by: Madison's Flute at July 02, 2026 03:45 PM (i+Y9B)

70 52 50 On South Park, we discovered that he had aides.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (hWfuL)

and in real life, we discovered he had underaged boys

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:41 PM (xcxpd)

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I believe it's in South Park: The Fractured But Whole where they included him as a creepy boss you had to fight.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:41 PM (hWfuL)

*shudder*

I do own that game but I haven't played it. The Stick of Truth was pretty good as a game and as South Park fanservice.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:46 PM (xcxpd)

71 There's a famous scene in Sleeper where a future scientist notes that the hero came from a time when doctors told the populace that red meat, eggs, alcohol, cigarette smoking and utter were unhealthy -- "all of which we now know to be untrue."
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"No Boston Creme Pie??"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:46 PM (RIvkX)

72 I love it when they reveal themselves."

I really wish they'd stay covered up. And not with stretch pants.

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:46 PM (XuXeR)

73 Tech YouTuber turns AI scam call into a gibbering mess. He gives it extra instruction like pronouncing punctuation and requiring it to say "Albuquerque, New Mexico."

youtube.com/watch?v=lk3jCuITwcE

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2026 03:47 PM (diia5)

74 In case of Sonic Attack on your district,
follow these rules...
If you are making love,
it is imperative to bring all bodies to orgasm simultaneously
Do not waste time blocking your ears
Do not waste time seeking a soundproof shelter
Try to get as far away from the sonic source as possible,
but do not panic...
Use your wheels, it is what they are for
Small babies may be placed inside the special cocoons,
which should be left if possible, in a shelter
Do not attempt to use your own limbs
If no wheels are available, metal, not organic, limbs should be employed whenever practical...
Remember, in the case of Sonic Attack,
Survival does mean every man for himself
Statistically more people survive
if they think only of themselves

Posted by: Hawkwind, way ahead of their time at July 02, 2026 03:47 PM (CYSZa)

75
Why spare a cat's feelings by saying it's "chonky"? It's a lazy, food-addicted, entitled lardass.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 03:47 PM (mmrXZ)

76 70 *shudder*

I do own that game but I haven't played it. The Stick of Truth was pretty good as a game and as South Park fanservice.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:46 PM (xcxpd)

======

I like the combat system more in the sequel than in Stick of Truth.

It's grid and turn based rather than just turn based. Makes the fights more interesting and variable.

There's one where your party is in the dressing room of the strip club and you have to outrace the large black stripper that's pretty amusing.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:47 PM (hWfuL)

77 >>> I need a to-go container every time I dine out, I'm considering dining out less often.

I only order stuff that will be edible when I reheat it the next day. My forkmanship has taken a steep decline. Wish that was reflected in my Rueben-esque physique.

Posted by: spongeworthy at July 02, 2026 03:47 PM (sLLbN)

78 What we need is common sense portion control.

As I've reached 29, I find myself less and less able to eat mass quantities. Or rather, I just don't want them.

Apparently the Japanese stop eating about 80% of the way through a meal. They pause for awhile, because it takes your body that long to register satiety. After that, they're less interested in continuing to eat. This seems like a very good idea.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 03:47 PM (Riz8t)

79 Exercise for me is a struggle right now, as it is every summer. My morning workout, aka the Bataan Death March, is a mile or more of walking/trotting along an avenue behind my complex over to a nearby walking trail, making multiple circuits, and returning. Before the heat crashed down on us, I was doing about 2 mi. 3x a week, half of it trotting (or "jogging," if you insist). Now, with the heat index -- at 5:30 am! -- pushing 92, I'm down to a mile, 33-40% trotting. So I go 4x a week.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (wzUl9)

80 I don't think that cigarettes or booze will be deemed healthy
___________

I thought the research showed that moderate drinking was healthier than being a teetotaler. Has that changed?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (XvL8K)

81 17% lower risk of dying from any cause.

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Pretty sure we're all gonna die at some point.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (2UnvF)

82
I thought the husky was being sympathetic, but after dancing around the guy with a limp, it did kind of throw that theory into doubt.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (ikSmX)

83 Do they still have chain gangs?

@Breaking911 3m
Former Olympic canoeist indicted by a grand jury after being arrested last month when he reached into the Reflecting Pool -CNN

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (diia5)

84 81 17% lower risk of dying from any cause.

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

Pretty sure we're all gonna die at some point.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (2UnvF)

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Speak for yourself.

I plan to live forever.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (hWfuL)

85 I was a fast food eater pretty much my entire life. Since I retired I have more time and gave up fast food for the most part except when necessary. I don't know if it's just me but the quality has gone way down and the prices have gone way up.

A Filet O Fish is still good though.

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 03:49 PM (/WQyy)

86 83 Do they still have chain gangs?

@Breaking911 3m
Former Olympic canoeist indicted by a grand jury after being arrested last month when he reached into the Reflecting Pool -CNN

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (diia5)

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A DC grand jury?

Is the tide turning on DC grand juries just okaying everything leftists do in the district?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:49 PM (hWfuL)

87 Speak for yourself.

I plan to live forever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (hWfuL)

Theologically, yes.

Musically...I still love The Highlander soundtrack by Queen.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:49 PM (xcxpd)

88 Apparently the Japanese stop eating about 80% of the way through a meal. They pause for awhile, because it takes your body that long to register satiety. After that, they're less interested in continuing to eat. This seems like a very good idea.
Posted by: Archimedes

Less effective in the US when the starting portion size (and calorie density) is 350% higher.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (i+Y9B)

89 87 Speak for yourself.

I plan to live forever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (hWfuL)

Theologically, yes.

Musically...I still love The Highlander soundtrack by Queen.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:49 PM (xcxpd)

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Why does no one get my direct reference to Star Trek Generations?

Is it that people are blinded by their love of the film so much that they forget a key, late line from Commander William Riker?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (hWfuL)

90 Hey, fat girls: you jumped at the notion of body positivity. Now your body-positive kween is dropping some pounds. Maybe you should keep following her, on her weight loss journey. It's a more kweenly aspiration than being too fat.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 03:38 PM (BI5O2)


Haven't a goodly number of the "beautiful at any size" social media influencers died prematurely? Sorry, if you weigh 400+ pounds that's not a good thing for your health.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (ksbjf)

91 @Breaking911
Former Olympic canoeist indicted by a grand jury


Leaky kayak. Everglades.

Posted by: gators gotta eat at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (gKWVE)

92 I plan to live forever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (hWfuL)

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I don't get it

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (2UnvF)

93 So, the next time I enter a haunted house the score writer needs to lay off the bass pedals.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (ikSmX)

94 I'm a xylitol man. Sorbitol is for girls drinking Tab.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (RIvkX)

95 Breaking911 3m
Former Olympic canoeist indicted by a grand jury after being arrested last month when he reached into the Reflecting Pool -CNN
Posted by: weft cut-loop

Reached into the pool and did what?

These people are predictable.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (VcZHb)

96 I plan to live forever.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (hWfuL

Or until you get it, whichever comes first

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 03:51 PM (pBF9D)

97 Why does no one get my direct reference to Star Trek Generations?

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Because we're not nerds?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2026 03:51 PM (2UnvF)

98 Why does no one get my direct reference to Star Trek Generations?

Is it that people are blinded by their love of the film so much that they forget a key, late line from Commander William Riker?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (hWfuL)

Because....and I hate to break this to you....Star Trek Generations sucks. So no one quotes it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (xcxpd)

99 97 Why does no one get my direct reference to Star Trek Generations?

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Because we're not nerds?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2026 03:51 PM (2UnvF)

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Oh, there are enough round these parts.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (hWfuL)

100 98 Because....and I hate to break this to you....Star Trek Generations sucks. So no one quotes it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (xcxpd)

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Off to the Nexus with you!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (hWfuL)

101
To continue living, that's the plan.

We're in monitoring mode...

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (ikSmX)

102 I wouldn't recognize a Lizzo song if it bit me in the ass. Nobody likes being fat. There are many reasons why people are fat, but only one reason why they get slim. Excessive fat kills, but it also prevents one from living in the first place.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (bl07w)

103
Notice that since these GLP-1 drugs became available, the fat pride movement vanished?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (+ZE5x)

104
I'd be willing to bet that the fat black I was sitting next to now hates Lizzo with a passion, for trying to get skinny and abandon her fat sisters.

=================

Then they can all rethink their worship of Michelle Obamazempic. It was blazingly evident at the opening of the O-bscenity, where for the first time in ages she wore a tapered, A-line skirt. She's lost a good 30-40 pounds. Piper could do a column on it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (mmrXZ)

105 I can't get no satiety
I can't get no satiety
'Cause I try, and I try, and I try, and I try
I can't get no, I can't get no

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (ndZc7)

106 "gave up fast food for the most part except when necessary."

When planning tonite's dinner, I have found it necessary to get four Taco Bell regular softshells, bring them home and dump green chiles and Valentina sauce on them.

Not just sufficiency; necessity.

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (Jr5Lq)

107 And re: my 53: my big black cat Stirling was three months old when I saw him on Petfinder at his shelter. He'd had four sisters, longhairs, and he -- the only medium hair -- had been left behind. It wasn't for lack of personality or looks, either. His sisters just were probably thought to be "cuter" because they were fluffy. And I'll admit, if one of them had been there and had shown the same sweet personality, I might have taken her instead of him.

But he nailed his audition, and so here we are four years later.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (wzUl9)

108 Is it that people are blinded by their love of the film so much that they forget a key, late line from Commander William Riker?"

Nah. We're all watching Prometheus.

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (XuXeR)

109 103
Notice that since these GLP-1 drugs became available, the fat pride movement vanished?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (+ZE5x)

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Fat was supposed to become a protected class like race.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (hWfuL)

110 Star Trek Generations sucks. So no one quotes it.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards


I need my pain!

Posted by: from another bad Trek film at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (gKWVE)

111
Yay, more ice cream and pie for me.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 03:54 PM (+ZE5x)

112 110 Star Trek Generations sucks. So no one quotes it.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

I need my pain!

Posted by: from another bad Trek film at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (gKWVE)

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You tell that to Sybock to his face!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:54 PM (hWfuL)

113 When did this whole "fat acceptance" thing start anyway? Jessye Norman who was a brilliant opera ( and other genres including spirituals ) singer and not a little sylph like figure just made her mark as a singer and didn't try to win any acclaim for being somewhat large.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 03:54 PM (D+BhG)

114 Notice that since these GLP-1 drugs became available, the fat pride movement vanished?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Maybe they can outlaw them, like conversion therapy.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 03:54 PM (i+Y9B)

115 Notice that since these GLP-1 drugs became available, the fat pride movement vanished?

The fat pride movement was always an obvious way of coping.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 03:54 PM (Riz8t)

116 Piper could do a column on it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (mmrXZ)
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Were she still alive.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:55 PM (ikSmX)

117
Star Trek Generations sucks. So no one quotes it.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

__________

All Star Trek after TOS sucks.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 03:55 PM (+ZE5x)

118 So I go 4x a week.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (wzUl9)

Go to the mall. They have AC.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 03:55 PM (bl07w)

119 5 Another explanation for her album's failure is that Lizzo is and always has been unlistenably bad.
Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 03:26 PM (Av6i5)


USAID gets shut down, and no one buys Lizzo anymore. Things that make you go hmmm...

Posted by: SciVo at July 02, 2026 03:55 PM (Sy6m/)

120 Speaking of health news , just walked 3/4 m to and back from my local convenience store. It is 100° out. Sweat is dripping . AC is now cranking.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 03:56 PM (itsE0)

121 I lost a lot of weight, maybe about 35 pounds during the first trip to Vietnam. Mom was upset, tried to get me on a path to recovery with home cooking. I found out that Stroh's long necks washing down extra topping pizza were the cure. Damn near flunked my first stateside PFT.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2026 03:56 PM (gm9Sb)

122 My next weight loss plan is going to be getting on Survivor.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:56 PM (hWfuL)

123 100 98 Because....and I hate to break this to you....Star Trek Generations sucks. So no one quotes it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (xcxpd)

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Off to the Nexus with you!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (hWfuL)

I do need more video game mods...

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:56 PM (xcxpd)

124 Notice that since these GLP-1 drugs became available, the fat pride movement vanished?

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Kamala and AOC's stupid pride movement is doing fine.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 03:56 PM (ndZc7)

125 The best thing I ever did was enroll in a medical weight management program. I've been at target weight going on 7 years.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (RIvkX)

126 All Star Trek after TOS sucks."

I take it the odds are against us and the situation is grim?...

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (XuXeR)

127 Rueben-esque physique.

Now I want a reuben sammich.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (Kt19C)

128 @Breaking911 3m
Former Olympic canoeist indicted by a grand jury after being arrested last month when he reached into the Reflecting Pool -CNN
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (diia5)


Heh ... this person had to do more than "only touching water (tm)" to get indicted by a grand jury. It's no wonder that these rank-and-file Dems have no idea what's going on: they only listen to Commie propaganda.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (ksbjf)

129 I actually like a lot of Lizzo's songs. I used to listen to them to get pumped up and have confidence while getting ready for my dates, when I was still single.

People forget her first big fans were NOT the black girls. It was the plus size woke white girls that felt seen by her music at festivals, and bought her records. The black community came later.

And people also forget she sexually harassed her white backup dancers and her team at clubs. The thing with the banana. But those white girl, woke nonbinary "metoo" fans remembered.

So between the sexual harassment allegations and the ozempic weight loss, she's lost her white woke girl audience and therefore the money isn't rolling in.

It's sad, because she's actually extremely talented. For real. It would be kind of cool if somehow she got on a classical jazz groove and had a second career as a jazz flutist. She could get a bunch of Grammys that way. Team up with Norah jones or Diana Krall and play in that genre. I wish her well.

Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (gWBY1)

130 I plan to live forever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (hWfuL)

Who wants to live forever?

Posted by: Freddy Mercury at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (bl07w)

131 Was this movie any good?

Posted by: Boss Moss at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (P9nGm)

132 110 Star Trek Generations sucks. So no one quotes it.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

I need my pain!
Posted by: from another bad Trek film

Hey! For all its problems, Star Trek V was the only real space exploration story of the original series movies, and that scene you reference was actually really good. That move had the bones to be great...it just fell apart in execution for a variety of reasons.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (i+Y9B)

133 128
Heh ... this person had to do more than "only touching water (tm)" to get indicted by a grand jury. It's no wonder that these rank-and-file Dems have no idea what's going on: they only listen to Commie propaganda.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (ksbjf)

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A grand jury...in DC!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (hWfuL)

134

People make their own choices.

Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (/QHx4)

135
Jessye Norman who was a brilliant opera ( and other genres including spirituals ) singer and not a little sylph like figure just made her mark as a singer and didn't try to win any acclaim for being somewhat large.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 03:54 PM (D+BhG)

_____________

A door proved a bit narrow for Miss Norman. Someone helpfully said to try turning sideways. "Honey," she replied, "I ain't got a sideways."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (+ZE5x)

136 I don't think that cigarettes or booze will be deemed healthy

***
Well, no. Booze is an organic poison, after all, and nicotine is used to kill weeds (or used to be).

I'm vastly better off without the liquor. But a morning pipe of a mild tobacco, not inhaled, does have a mild analgesic effect on the morning aches and pains one has post-29. There's been little research on it, but it is out there.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (wzUl9)

137 From the last photo I saw Lizzo still looks very fat and I see nothing positive about her. Will never hear her "sing." I also am not taking the explosive diarrhea shot.

I am running on massive cortisol from stress for two months (minor family stuff that adds up to me having stress), and have lost weight by not eating much. I need to get into an exercise routine for muscle mass and bone density and am failing. I can handle anything but not a new deal once a week, if that makes sense. Normally I sail along with life.

My grandmother's ate an egg, grits with butter, toast, and Jimmy Dean sausage or bacon every day and lived to be 90yrs and 96yrs. Some of that is probably genetic. Some of it was eating foods without crap inserted for freshness. Also not worrying about it.

I went through a very brief Diet Coke phase (a couple of months) in 1985. Otherwise have not had any fake sweetners for anything. I have a real Coke once a week and do hope they go to real sugar (and maybe they have). That and two Advil are my drug of choice.

I did not know cannibis would make sperm retarded. Our sons always seemed fine and don't know about this and I am not telling them what we did in college.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 03:58 PM (hzuYO)

138 132 Hey! For all its problems, Star Trek V was the only real space exploration story of the original series movies, and that scene you reference was actually really good. That move had the bones to be great...it just fell apart in execution for a variety of reasons.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (i+Y9B)

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Mostly Bill Shatner's ego and need to be an action star at a thousand years old.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:58 PM (hWfuL)

139 Former Olympic canoeist indicted by a grand jury after being arrested last month when he reached into the Reflecting Pool -CNN
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (diia5)

Heh ... this person had to do more than "only touching water (tm)" to get indicted by a grand jury. It's no wonder that these rank-and-file Dems have no idea what's going on: they only listen to Commie propaganda.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (ksbjf)
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Yup. A grand jury indicted him for "reaching into a pool".

Sure.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:58 PM (ikSmX)

140 There are people out there that don't hate the media enough. Myself excluded.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:59 PM (ikSmX)

141 Come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?"

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 04:00 PM (XuXeR)

142 Read my first article on Grokipedia yesterday, on Adolf Hitler. It was almost identical to the Wikipedia article.

Anyway, that guy was the poster child for Big Pharma. At the end, he was taking something like 90 different meds A DAY.

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:00 PM (77rzZ)

143 125 The best thing I ever did was enroll in a medical weight management program. I've been at target weight going on 7 years.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (RIvkX)

I'm in one now. Mine takes into account that I drink alcohol (in moderation) and won't eat broccoli. So at least there's that.

I'm down 25 lbs since February and I have 70 more to go.

Posted by: Freddy Mercury at July 02, 2026 04:00 PM (bl07w)

144 Go to the mall. They have AC.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026


***
The mall cops will think I'm running because I've shoplifted something.

That said, I could try it. I do like getting my workout over early, before breakfast, though, and they don't open to the walkers until ten am.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:00 PM (wzUl9)

145 Plavixx Washington was a lovely girl. She and her sister Naprosyn used to come down and throw rocks at seagulls with us.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 04:00 PM (rbvCR)

146 "It's sad, because she's actually extremely talented."

I saw a music theory lecture that used examples of her melodies. AFAIK, she's never done anything to hate her for, but I'm willing to be put f'n knowledge otherwise.

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (Jr5Lq)

147 Sorry, but it's a fuckton easier to spout off about how fat is beautiful than it is to stop shoving twinkies in your facehole. Once it got easier to just take a pill, the fat is fit bullshit went out of style.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (2UnvF)

148 Oops. Off, silly dead sock.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (bl07w)

149 I laid off artificial sweeteners in the coffee and the stomach is back to feeling good. A few drops of honey takes the edge off the coffee. Also handy for oatmeal and such.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (gm9Sb)

150 The best thing I ever did was enroll in a medical weight management program. I've been at target weight going on 7 years.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
___________

Does the doctor follow you around and slap the double bacon cheeseburger out of your hand? That's the only way a medical weight management program could work for me.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (XvL8K)

151 Greatly disappointed with the lack of pictures

Posted by: These fish sticks are hard as tits at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (qvJod)

152 People who never eat these evil ultra processed foods (whatever the fuck those are) die.

America needs a famine to get rid of this stupidity when it comes to food. Only then will we stop taking things for granted.

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (4g5V+)

153 Funniest thing was the suggestion that Lizzo's commercial difficulties come from her being a black woman. You know, like there havent been any successful black women singers in the last 30 years...

Posted by: Azjaeger at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (PI3+l)

154 ey! For all its problems, Star Trek V was the only real space exploration story of the original series movies, and that scene you reference was actually really good. That move had the bones to be great...it just fell apart in execution for a variety of reasons.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (i+Y9B)
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Concur. ST-V had some scenes, notes, and themes that felt most like the series.

Some of the best scenes are also in ST-V. Just not including the campfire sing-along. (Uggh)

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (ikSmX)

155 And now, from the world of tennis . . .

https://tinyurl.com/4rxepzr2

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (ndZc7)

156 I plan to live forever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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The key to refuse to age. So far, I've been unsucessful.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (XeU6L)

157 153 Funniest thing was the suggestion that Lizzo's commercial difficulties come from her being a black woman. You know, like there havent been any successful black women singers in the last 30 years...

Posted by: Azjaeger at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (PI3+l)

====

Supergirl failed at the box office because the American movie going public just isn't ready for a female-led action movie.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (hWfuL)

158 Have you heard? Lizzo just put out a new album and, well, it seems no one bought it. The album, titled "Bitch," was meant to be a comeback for Lizzo but it looks like no one wants her back.

==

How classy.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (qBdHI)

159 Mostly Bill Shatner's ego and need to be an action star at a thousand years old.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

That didn't help, but I was thinking:

Labor Strikes: The 1988 Writers Guild of America strike severely curtailed pre-production and the shooting schedule, while a Teamsters union strike caused logistical nightmares and truck sabotage during filming.

Visual Effects Failures: Industrial Light & Magic was unavailable, forcing the production to use Bran Ferren’s company, which delivered shoddy, unfinished effects. Notably, the planned Rockman monster climax was dropped due to mechanical failures and poor test-screening reactions.

Budget Mismanagement: The $30 million budget was largely consumed by cast salaries, leaving insufficient funds for sets and effects. Scenes on Nimbus III were shot cheaply in the Mojave Desert, and compositing errors were evident in viewscreen shots.

All of which you see in the final product. Writing and special effects failures in a Sci-Fi story aren't good.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (i+Y9B)

160 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (+ZE5x)

She obviously had a sense of humor as well.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (2qV0m)

161 Go to the mall. They have AC.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026


***
A new gym has opened a block west of the walking trail. Not sure if they are 24-hr. On the other hand, the mall is free, and the gym (considering my neighborhood) is likely to be full of guys who look like they lifted a lot while in Angola.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:03 PM (wzUl9)

162 Such fun … get to pull 195kg for a double in this ungodly heat

Thankfully there’s chalk

GAINZZ

Posted by: browndog done with 18 at July 02, 2026 04:04 PM (pY+ea)

163 A door proved a bit narrow for Miss Norman. Someone helpfully said to try turning sideways. "Honey," she replied, "I ain't got a sideways."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (+ZE5x)

Monserrat Caballe has entered the blog.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 04:04 PM (bl07w)

164 TJM is Glenn Reynolds?

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:04 PM (77rzZ)

165
How classy.
Posted by: Lady in Black

===============

And original.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 04:04 PM (mmrXZ)

166 164 TJM is Glenn Reynolds?

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:04 PM (77rzZ)

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The sound of my voice isn't nearly as annoying as his.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 04:04 PM (hWfuL)

167 Who?

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 04:04 PM (dK+Kv)

168
Anyway, that guy was the poster child for Big Pharma. At the end, he was taking something like 90 different meds A DAY

If ANYONE wasnt going to have a peaceful retirement and live to a ripe old age after about 1943, it certainly wasnt him

Posted by: Azjaeger at July 02, 2026 04:05 PM (PI3+l)

169 I laid off artificial sweeteners in the coffee and the stomach is back to feeling good. A few drops of honey takes the edge off the coffee. Also handy for oatmeal and such.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2026


***
I've been using the pink envelope sweeteners for years, just a little in my morning cup. Maybe I can try some honey and a bit of milk instead.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:05 PM (wzUl9)

170 I wonder if Steven Tyler still thinks Lizzo is hot?

Posted by: connected and litigious at July 02, 2026 04:05 PM (cS1cw)

171
Population of our country is about 350,000.

How many of them are obese?

I don't care except how much of our tax dollars goes toward paying for their healthcare?

Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 04:05 PM (/QHx4)

172 You know, like there havent been any successful black women singers in the last 30 years...
Posted by: Azjaeger at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (PI3+l)

You better THINK!

--Aretha

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 04:05 PM (bl07w)

173 Spoiler alert: I'm a fat girl. I have very messed up hormones due to very real health conditions in my teens that required surgery. Losing a functioning metabolism in the 90s, when heroin chic and Kate moss and Abercrombie and fitch models were in vogue, was demoralizing.

The best part of the fat positivity movement was clothing companies realized fat girls buy clothes too. And we don't want to wear dumpy matronly clothes that look like circus tents. I can buy beautiful flattering clothes in my size now, that reflect my personality and style. Love it.

But I HATE the part of the movement saying fat is healthy. It's not. You should always try to be healthier and encourage healthy eating and getting out and moving more, but not shame someone for being big. That's my take.

Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 04:06 PM (gWBY1)

174 Supergirl failed at the box office because birthing hips.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 04:06 PM (Kt19C)

175 If ANYONE wasnt going to have a peaceful retirement and live to a ripe old age after about 1943, it certainly wasnt him
Posted by: Azjaeger at July 02, 2026 04:05 PM (PI3+l)


You would pretty much have to sneak off to rural Argentina for that to happen, true.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 04:06 PM (rbvCR)

176 I don't care except how much of our tax dollars goes toward paying for their healthcare?

Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 04:05 PM (/QHx4)

I don't understand this, except that perhaps the fat people are all on assistance? I pay for my own healthcare and insurance. Where's my tax money?

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 04:06 PM (bl07w)

177
350,000 million

Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 04:06 PM (/QHx4)

178 >>>hunger can be distracting, but that's not the problem with fasting and mental function. When you go without food for a day or two, your mind becomes a low priority for your body, so it does not provide resources to run it like it does stuff like your heart and lungs. As your body begins to devour fat stores, it prioritizes where this limited energy goes and you feel it in memory problems and having a difficulty with focus and clarity of thought. You miss details, you can't remember words, etc.


this is all completely wrong.

Posted by: ace at July 02, 2026 04:07 PM (1wjle)

179 Kind of on topic.

Massive Study Warns Marijuana Use in Teens Is Linked to Serious Mental Illness

https://tinyurl.com/4ra3sap5

Don't shoot the messenger.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 04:07 PM (dK+Kv)

180 Go to the mall. They have AC.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 03:55 PM (bl07w)
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Lowes probably has it for cheaper.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 04:07 PM (ikSmX)

181 Supergirl failed at the box office because birthing hips.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 04:06 PM (Kt19C)


There is a meme that shows how much she looks like Chaka and the wild kid from that Mad Max movie.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 04:07 PM (rbvCR)

182 Maybe I can try some honey and a bit of milk instead.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

You reside in a bountiful land.

Posted by: The Old Testament at July 02, 2026 04:07 PM (i+Y9B)

183 I saw a pic of Helen Slater as Supergirl in an earlier version. Hubba hubba.

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:07 PM (77rzZ)

184 "Go to the mall. They have AC.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 03:55 PM (bl07w)
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Lowes probably has it for cheaper. "

And Lowes is bigger!

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 04:08 PM (Jr5Lq)

185 Fasting boosts focus? Yeah focus on not killing something when I’m hangry.

Posted by: JROD at July 02, 2026 04:08 PM (1+Mqc)

186 Maybe I can try some honey and a bit of milk instead.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

You reside in a bountiful land.
Posted by: The Old Testament at July 02, 2026


***
Just glad I don't have to deal with locusts!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:08 PM (wzUl9)

187 I was at Fred Meyer last week and there were three enormous Samoans riding the motorized shopping carts, blocking aisles, and generally being a pain in everyone's ass.

My dad always called those "lard carts." Even after his stroke, he refused to use them. He moved slow, but he still moved.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 04:09 PM (bl07w)

188 350,000 million

Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 04:06 PM (/QHx4)


Third time's a charm.

Posted by: far cry at July 02, 2026 04:09 PM (wBRco)

189
1 My conspiracy theory is that the fat acceptance and body positivity movements were all astroturfed by Big Phrama to get as many middle and upper class Americans as fat as possible.

Posted by: 29Victor at July 02, 2026 03:25 PM

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And manufacturers of soft drinks and junk food lobby to keep these things EBT-eligible.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at July 02, 2026 04:09 PM (qsezt)

190 All of which you see in the final product. Writing and special effects failures in a Sci-Fi story aren't good.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (i+Y9B)
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Fans can forgive bad special effects (e.g., Red Dwarf, Doctor Who), but yeah, bad writing will ruin a movie or television show. Too many examples to count.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 04:09 PM (gnNyN)

191 128
Heh ... this person had to do more than "only touching water (tm)" to get indicted by a grand jury. It's no wonder that these rank-and-file Dems have no idea what's going on: they only listen to Commie propaganda.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (ksbjf)

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A grand jury...in DC!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (hWfuL)


Good point.

Maybe the DC residents actually resent these dipshits vandalizing the Reflecting Pool. A sane person wouldn't care who was POTUS when repairs were made.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 02, 2026 04:09 PM (ksbjf)

192 >>>How is your health?

I had to poop in a bucket, stick it with a stick, drown it in preservative, and box it up for Brown Santa.

Of course I handed it to little and told him I made him a present.

Those opportunities don't come around very often.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 04:10 PM (dK+Kv)

193 Massive Study Warns Marijuana Use in Teens Is Linked to Serious Mental Illness

==

*slams head with Vans shoe*

I'm totally wasted!

Posted by: Spicoli at July 02, 2026 04:10 PM (qBdHI)

194 174 Supergirl failed at the box office because birthing hips.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty

If Sydney Sweeney had been Supergirl, and she was sweet and awesome instead of a sloppy mess, the movie would have had a much bigger box office with much wider birthing hips.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 04:10 PM (i+Y9B)

195 Just got a CT Calcium scan and my number was high. I have had borderline high cholesterol and now I know my doctor will want to put me on statins. I am a little overweight, run a couple of miles every day, added strength training back a couple of months ago, do IF, etc. Hopefully I can talk her into letting me do some changes in diet, and some natural remedies to fix this....

Posted by: Mick at July 02, 2026 04:10 PM (HFx9z)

196 Bad news: Jack Straw's sperm is retarded.

Mine is fat and uncoordinated.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 04:10 PM (wVcYX)

197
Most mental illness today is people believing what they read on social media.

Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 04:10 PM (/QHx4)

198 Didja ever notice that when you really have to fast, like prior to a medical exam or blood work, there will be six minutes of commercials for every sammich topped with bacon known to man. Shown every ten minutes.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2026 04:11 PM (gm9Sb)

199 nothing against lizzo, but i remember seeing a picture of her a couple of years ago. she was in a one piece swimsuit lying on a beach. she looked like a walrus

Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 02, 2026 04:11 PM (CWTWj)

200 Dr. Natalie Crawford got my attention...

Posted by: Dwalk at July 02, 2026 04:11 PM (N48gl)

201 The "Body Positivity" movement ended as soon as Ozempic was discovered to have weight loss properties.

Posted by: steevy at July 02, 2026 04:11 PM (YwEeS)

202 188 350,000 million

Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 04:06 PM (/QHx4)

Third time's a charm.
Posted by: far cry at July 02, 2026 04:09 PM (wBRco)

I was told there would be no math.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 04:12 PM (bl07w)

203 >>> I was at Fred Meyer last week and there were three enormous Samoans riding the motorized shopping carts, blocking aisles, and generally being a pain in everyone's ass.

I enjoyed the World Cup vids of Europeans riding them in stores and having a blast.

Connected to World Cup, I heard Freddy the German had to delete his X account? He got invited to the White House and accepted, and I think the libs on X couldn't take it and harassed him and scared him away. Because all the conservative X accounts I saw absolutely loved him.

Supposedly the WH visit is still happening, I hope so!

Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 04:12 PM (gWBY1)

204 I was told there would be no math

Thought the old greek homos stole it

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 04:13 PM (Kt19C)

205 Didja ever notice that when you really have to fast, like prior to a medical exam or blood work, there will be six minutes of commercials for every sammich topped with bacon known to man. Shown every ten minutes.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2026 04:11 PM (gm9Sb)
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Thanks to cutting the cord and mostly using Brave as my internet browser, I'm rarely exposed to advertising these days. It's great.

Especially since I have an eight-hour fast coming up on Sunday before an ultrasound exam. No food or drink for at least eight hours. No food is no problem. No water is going to be more difficult.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 04:13 PM (gnNyN)

206 Comeback? Did Lizzo go away? I wish I didn't miss her going away.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 04:14 PM (pBF9D)

207 Star Trek Generations is a mediocre film that squandered the opportunity to have James T. Kirk go out in a blaze of glory in order to subvert expectations. Even the writers disavow it now.

Posted by: Open Channel D at July 02, 2026 04:14 PM (gYnrv)

208 A grand jury...in DC!

I heard that Trump called each one up personally and threatened to kill their dogs if they didn't indict.

Posted by: Oddbob at July 02, 2026 04:14 PM (vTZFs)

209 re 194: i thought molly alcock supergirl looked like sweeney's less attractive sister

Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 02, 2026 04:14 PM (CWTWj)

210 I used to pack 208 into my clothes. I got it down to the mid-190s by simply eating smaller portions. But it seems that was the floor for my bread-and-beer-loving lifestyle. Now I'm hovering around 200. My goal is to get it between 185 and 190 and keep it there. Not a gym rat, and summer is not good for walking more.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at July 02, 2026 04:14 PM (NYInA)

211 I have a feeling that if this ace character hooked up with Lizzo this holiday, he'd have a bottle of coco butter and a jug of Val-u-rite on ice and he'd be wildcatting her like a IRGC in the Ahvaz Oil Field.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2026 04:15 PM (fkjGs)

212 205 Small ice cubes. Put them in your mouth, swish them around, spit them out. Keeps the thirst urgency away.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2026 04:15 PM (gm9Sb)

213 What does God need with a starship?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 04:15 PM (6ydKt)

214
How is your health? Did you get shape for the summer or are you stupid, like me, and decided to start getting back in shape in the middle of June?
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace

I'm down to 198 from 229 in January when I started eating healthier. High protein 120g per day, no more than maybe 50g of carbs, as small amount of sugar as I can manage from the stuff I am eating. I feel a lot better too, today's bp was 110/75 with a pulse rate of 72.

Still hasn't made me back into the handsome devil that Smash married 43 years ago though.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 02, 2026 04:15 PM (QVmho)

215 195 Just got a CT Calcium scan and my number was high. I have had borderline high cholesterol and now I know my doctor will want to put me on statins. I am a little overweight, run a couple of miles every day, added strength training back a couple of months ago, do IF, etc. Hopefully I can talk her into letting me do some changes in diet, and some natural remedies to fix this....
Posted by: Mick at July 02, 2026 04:10 PM (HF
************
CAC scores cannot be changed. The good news it is calcified plaque vs mushy plaque. The calcified is good or better than the other as it is not going to cut loose and kill you.

Some statins are not that bad, so I hear. Diet/exercise will reduce cholesterol in blood, but what is done in your coronary arteries is done...but it's ok to have a high CAC and no other problems. I know someone who's been there/done that.

The defining test for him that all is ok was a stress/Echo. Not separate tests but done at the same time. Until then he was freaked out.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 04:16 PM (hzuYO)

216

I've been intermittent fasting 4 times per week.

I feel fuller more quickly as a result. Must be stomach shrinkage.

If only fat people would jsut stop shoveling food in their mouth for a few hours per day they might not eat as much.

As to the mental clarity, that could also be from not eating as much carbs. I can't eat pasta anymore because of how it makes my brain get foggy.



Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at July 02, 2026 04:16 PM (et1vG)

217 A grand jury...in DC!

I heard that Trump called each one up personally and threatened to kill their dogs if they didn't indict.

Posted by: Oddbob at July 02, 2026 04:14 PM (vTZFs)

Yeah, I voted for that, too.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 04:16 PM (dK+Kv)

218 211 I have a feeling that if this ace character hooked up with Lizzo this holiday, he'd have a bottle of coco butter and a jug of Val-u-rite on ice and he'd be wildcatting her like a IRGC in the Ahvaz Oil Field.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

I don't understand, but I would like to know more.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 04:16 PM (i+Y9B)

219 I have $100 that says Ozempic and GLP-1 drugs will be the next trial lawyers cash cow. Like opioids and Roundup, only fatter.

Posted by: Vengeance at July 02, 2026 04:17 PM (8YnWh)

220
A lot of us here raised our children to be conservative.

Husband and i raised our three to be conservative.

We now have one staunch conservative,one who is teetering and one who is completely wacko.

Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 04:17 PM (/QHx4)

221 Star Trek Generations is a mediocre film that squandered the opportunity to have James T. Kirk go out in a blaze of glory in order to subvert expectations. Even the writers disavow it now.
Posted by: Open Channel D at July 02, 2026 04:14 PM (gYnrv)
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That movie spawned the trope of "Dropped a Bridge on Him."

James T. Kirk went out like a chump.

No better than a redshirt.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 04:17 PM (gnNyN)

222 Since this is a health thread...

Heart disease runs in my family, so I got one of those calcium coronary ct scans. Paid $80 for it out of pocket. Super easy test. Was thrilled to find out I have little to no plaque buildup! My results were stellar, phew.

Worth getting one if you have similar concerns. At least you'll know!

Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 04:17 PM (gWBY1)

223 Had to look her up as had no idea who shecwas.
She may not have any fans left but must look a lot healthier than she was.

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 04:17 PM (Ia/+0)

224 Different weight question I missed it earlier;
"Iranian state media reported on Tuesday that two members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a designated terrorist organization, were killed in a “terrorist and cowardly act” by “anti-government and separatist agents.” Two other people were injured in the attack."
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Are these two new one's over the four that were killed earlier by the Kurds or is Breitbart a little late on the report?


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 04:17 PM (RBKzD)

225 Too many examples to count.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 04:09 PM (gnNyN)

Just start with anything Disney has made in the past fifteen years.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 04:18 PM (6ydKt)

226 Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 04:10 PM (dK+Kv)

Most people would call this too much information but I say it's not enough.

Posted by: Don Lemon at July 02, 2026 04:18 PM (pBF9D)

227 Too many examples to count.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 04:09 PM (gnNyN)

Just start with anything Disney has made in the past fifteen years.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 04:18 PM (6ydKt)
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Yeah, the Star Wars sequels were the first things that popped into my head. Decent spectacle (though most of it made no sense whatsoever), but terrible, terrible writing.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 04:20 PM (gnNyN)

228 When and why did Flounder become a Cro-Magnon?

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:21 PM (77rzZ)

229 Love handles are pre-installed and generous!

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 04:21 PM (wVcYX)

230 Mick, my mom had plaque in her arteries and was able to clear it out with diet and exercise. She recently did a CT scan and it was clear! I can find out what she did and report back if you want.

Her diet got very bland, but it did the trick.

Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 04:21 PM (gWBY1)

231 temp now only 88.

Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 02, 2026 04:21 PM (CWTWj)

232 Mick, take a look at Vitamin D, Nattokinase and Red Yeast Rice studies. There has been some recent trials on those compounds on cholesterol and arterosclerosis.

My problem with statins is that they make my blood glucose pop up to "type 2 diabetes" range and I get to choose what I want to die from.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 04:21 PM (rbvCR)

233 When and why did Flounder become a Cro-Magnon?

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:21 PM (77rzZ)

Yellow Jacket to the forehead, right above the brow.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 04:22 PM (dK+Kv)

234 /stoner sock

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 04:22 PM (qBdHI)

235 re 230: probably a lot of us would be interested

Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 02, 2026 04:22 PM (CWTWj)

236
Her biggest enemy was plastic lawn chairs.

Posted by: Frank Barone at July 02, 2026 04:23 PM (OkYzo)

237 The defining test for him that all is ok was a stress/Echo. Not separate tests but done at the same time. Until then he was freaked out.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
_________

I had an inferior wall defect on a stress echo which led to a heart cath that showed nothing. Not even streaks of plaque. I'm going to live forever just like TJM.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 04:24 PM (XvL8K)

238 I had large amounts of watermelon and oysters at a picnic only to find out they were high in L-citrulline, which acts like a natural Viagra. My dick was hard for three days.

#healthtipsonlythetip

Posted by: Vengeance at July 02, 2026 04:24 PM (8YnWh)

239 211 I have a feeling that if this ace character hooked up with Lizzo this holiday, he'd have a bottle of coco butter and a jug of Val-u-rite on ice and he'd be wildcatting her like a IRGC in the Ahvaz Oil Field.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

I heard in the new Toy Story movie, Jesse kisses Buzz, and he lifts his leg like a woman from a 50s movie, and when they get married, she's waiting at the alter as he walks down the aisle wearing a kilt.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 04:25 PM (i+Y9B)

240 Maybe I'll try this mall exercise thing. Have a light breakfast and coffee, get over there about ten, scare the hell out of the walking codgers as I skim past them. That's the ticket.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:25 PM (wzUl9)

241 re 230: probably a lot of us would be interested

Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 02, 2026 04:22 PM (CWTWj)

Look into Mediterranean Diet. It's a pretty common recommendation for heart health conscious people.

Lots of vegetables, nuts, and fish. Very little hoofed animal meats and fats.

It's a sad existence.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 04:26 PM (dK+Kv)

242 My weight is good, I've got more muscle and endurance then I've had in years but my blood test says I'm a little over 200 for cholesterol. My DR says I have to get it down...I asked copilot and it said based on my weight, age, and overall fitness don't worry about it just keep doing what I'm doing.

So...who should I listen to?

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 04:26 PM (sKqQm)

243 double bacon cheeseburger

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (XvL8K)


This is why America is the greatest country on earth. We have bacon double cheeseburgers as well as double bacon cheeseburgers. Ain't Life in America grand!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 04:26 PM (PLxDd)

244 Scott Adams liked to joke about meta analyses that found results he liked, but they aren't very good.

Posted by: Oglebay at July 02, 2026 04:27 PM (2ap+5)

245 When does Ozempic and the other similar drugs finally go off patent and you can get generic versions? Because I need all the ads to go away. I hate them all.

All the ladies who relied on being thicc as part of their brand and are now using these drugs to lose their curves, like the Williams sister, are finding the same probs as Lizzo. Losing their audience along with their pounds.

Severel ladies I know are on it. And Ozempic face is real. They are skinny now, but look like they've aged ten years! I don't know how you go on it and keep your muscle mass up, so you avoid that look. No one seems to have found a solution.

Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 04:27 PM (gWBY1)

246 Smoking is harder on arteries than lungs.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 04:28 PM (RBKzD)

247 My problem with statins is that they make my blood glucose pop up to "type 2 diabetes" range and I get to choose what I want to die from.
Posted by: Kindltot

Every man dies. Not every man really chooses how.

Posted by: Rob Soy at July 02, 2026 04:28 PM (i+Y9B)

248 Yeah, the Star Wars sequels were the first things that popped into my head. Decent spectacle (though most of it made no sense whatsoever), but terrible, terrible writing.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 04:20 PM (gnNyN)

I was most disappointed that they just basically copied the original series' structure instead of coming up with an original plot.

Killing Han Solo like they did didn't help either.
The sequels just got worse and worse after that.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 04:28 PM (6ydKt)

249 What a good wife I got!

She’s out in the heat buying me booze.

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:29 PM (77rzZ)

250 I thought the research showed that moderate drinking was healthier than being a teetotaler. Has that changed?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (XvL8K)
I hope not.

Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 04:29 PM (LHPAg)

251 Didn't know Lizzo was a real person. Thought ace made her up as a foil.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 04:29 PM (RBKzD)

252 I had large amounts of watermelon and oysters at a picnic only to find out they were high in L-citrulline, which acts like a natural Viagra. My dick was hard for three days.

#healthtipsonlythetip
Posted by: Vengeance at July 02, 2026


***
Oysters have always been the rumor, but watermelon???

* Adds more watermelon to shopping list *

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:29 PM (wzUl9)

253 double bacon cheeseburger

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (XvL8K)

This is why America is the greatest country on earth. We have bacon double cheeseburgers as well as double bacon cheeseburgers. Ain't Life in America grand!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 04:26 PM (PLxDd)

Tell me there is a double bacon double cheeseburger. Lie if you must.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 04:30 PM (wVcYX)

254 242 My weight is good, I've got more muscle and endurance then I've had in years but my blood test says I'm a little over 200 for cholesterol. My DR says I have to get it down...I asked copilot and it said based on my weight, age, and overall fitness don't worry about it just keep doing what I'm doing.

So...who should I listen to?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 04:26 PM (sKqQm)

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I'm in the same boat except I had surgical aortic valve replacement, which went fine. My doctor gave a Rx for a statin but I'm not responding the say he had hoped.

Posted by: Oglebay at July 02, 2026 04:30 PM (2ap+5)

255 240 Maybe I'll try this mall exercise thing. Have a light breakfast and coffee, get over there about ten, scare the hell out of the walking codgers as I skim past them. That's the ticket.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:25 PM (wzUl9)

A/C.
Free.
Lots of stairs probably.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 04:30 PM (6ydKt)

256 250 I thought the research showed that moderate drinking was healthier than being a teetotaler. Has that changed?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (XvL8K)
I hope not.
Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 04:29 PM (LHPAg)

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Do not research any further.

Posted by: Oglebay at July 02, 2026 04:31 PM (2ap+5)

257 This is Mayor Mandani of NYC to all residents. It may be very warm outside but in order to conserve energy I am asking all residents of NYC to keep their A/C set to 80 during the day and turn off A/C at night to conserve energy and protect everyone from Global Warming..

Anyone in violation will be issued a $5,000 fine or serve 30 days in jail.

Thank You and Praise Allah !!!!!!

Posted by: Mayor Mandami of NYC at July 02, 2026 04:31 PM (8/9S0)

258 My problem with statins is that they make my blood glucose pop up to "type 2 diabetes" range and I get to choose what I want to die from.
Posted by: Kindltot

I suspected Lipitor for contributing to memory loss and confusion, and I ultimately stopped taking it for that reason.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 04:31 PM (dK+Kv)

259 >>> I was most disappointed that they just basically copied the original series' structure instead of coming up with an original plot.

Too bad they had no successful post-movie stories to just copy and turn into winning movies. Like a series of novels about what happens to Luke and Han and Leia...

Posted by: RIP all the good Star novels, and Mara Jade at July 02, 2026 04:31 PM (gWBY1)

260 I'm seven weeks out from my knee replacement. Functionally I am at least back to where I was before the surgery. The pain has become just an annoying white noise, maybe a constant 2 of 10. I am walking two miles a day now and hope that even the pain will go away in another month.

Posted by: toby928(c) at July 02, 2026 04:31 PM (4NO2D)

261 Caffeine, nicotine, wine and one meal a day keeps me going.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 04:32 PM (afJtY)

262 249 What a good wife I got!

She’s out in the heat buying me booze.
Posted by: Bulg

It's true. She is a good woman. But she may just be the antichrist.

Posted by: Doc Holiday at July 02, 2026 04:32 PM (i+Y9B)

263 All the ladies who relied on being thicc as part of their brand and are now using these drugs to lose their curves,
It's all about the bass.

Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 04:32 PM (LHPAg)

264 The Dave’s Double from Wendy’s is ambrosial.

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:32 PM (77rzZ)

265

Anyone here have thyroid issues?

Husband is 80 and is now on thyroid meds.

He goes to the gym 6 days a week and walks there for 7 miles.

Is his thyroid issue due to old age? We can't figure it out.

Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 04:34 PM (/QHx4)

266 >>> This is Mayor Mandani of NYC to all residents. It may be very warm outside but in order to conserve energy I am asking all residents of NYC to keep their A/C set to 80 during the day and turn off A/C at night to conserve energy and protect everyone from Global Warming..Anyone in violation will be issued a $5,000 fine or serve 30 days in jail.

Spencer Pratt trolled Mamdami, said he needs to show what his own thermostat is at. His wife does not look like a lady that likes to sweat. From the heat, or from anything else to do with him.

Posted by: RIP all the good Star novels, and Mara Jade at July 02, 2026 04:34 PM (gWBY1)

267 Oh, one good thing from the surgery is that I haven't smoked in eight weeks. Hopefully I can keep that going, but I have quit many times before so it's a 50/50 thing.

I have enjoyed not spending $10 a day on the habit.

Posted by: toby928(c) at July 02, 2026 04:35 PM (4NO2D)

268 Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 04:26 PM (sKqQm)

Just over 200? That's been me since I was as in my 20's. I say if your triglycerides are in the correct range you're good.

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 04:35 PM (/WQyy)

269 219 I have $100 that says Ozempic and GLP-1 drugs will be the next trial lawyers cash cow. Like opioids and Roundup, only fatter.
Posted by: Vengeance

Yup.

Healthline, Taking a GLP-1 Like Ozempic? These Health Risks Are Higher in the Heat
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Also: When you stop taking a GLP-1 medication (like Wegovy, Ozempic, or Zepbound), your body’s hormonal and metabolic signals revert to their pre-treatment state. Because obesity and metabolic conditions require chronic management, discontinuing the drug typically results in a rapid return of appetite and significant weight regain.

And: You should not take GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) medications while pregnant. These drugs (such as Ozempic, Wegovy, or Mounjaro) are generally contraindicated during pregnancy because human safety data is limited and animal studies have shown potential risks to fetal development.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 04:35 PM (NFX2v)

270 Just remember, a bag of dicks is Keto.

Posted by: Don Lemon at July 02, 2026 04:35 PM (ikSmX)

271 A/C.
Free.
Lots of stairs probably.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026


***
Naw, malls here are all on one level. At least the one nearest me is. It was the first enclosed mall in the area; we used to go to it when it first opened, when I was a teen. It's Mogadishu on the Mississippi now, but I think of it fondly anyway.

Come to think of it, there are only two and a half enclosed malls left here. The "half" used to be a small neighborhood-like place, but it's never reopened the interior passages after hurricane damage during the Sniffle Scare. The Target and other stores, and the movie theatres, are still there, but they are only reached from the outside.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:35 PM (wzUl9)

272 I mentioned this before, but I can't help repeating it, it's such good news. I have hemochromatosis, which can damage the liver, so I have an annual ultrasound. A couple of weeks ago.

My hematologist said the rest of me might be getting older, but my liver was getting younger! Fatty deposits gone. He said, Liver cancer is now officially off the table, I can forget about it.



Posted by: Wenda at July 02, 2026 04:35 PM (3uyrB)

273 257 This is Mayor Mandani of NYC to all residents. It may be very warm outside but in order to conserve energy I am asking all residents of NYC to keep their A/C set to 80 during the day and turn off A/C at night to conserve energy and protect everyone from Global Warming..

Anyone in violation will be issued a $5,000 fine or serve 30 days in jail.

Thank You and Praise Allah !!!!!!
Posted by: Mayor Mandami of NYC at July 02, 2026 04:31 PM (8/9S0)
___________________________

Dear Mayor Mandami,
You may wish to review laws passed by your predecessor. Specifically:

Under NYC’s Cooling Requirement Law, building owners must provide and maintain air conditioning for bedrooms upon tenant request. During the “cooling season” (June 15 – Sept. 15), landlords must ensure sleeping rooms stay at or below 78°F when outdoor temperatures exceed 82°F. Full enforcement of this mandate begins June 1, 2030, with tenants able to opt-in starting March 1, 2028.

Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 04:36 PM (dIske)

274 ugh, Lizzo? are any of us fans?

Posted by: Monica at July 02, 2026 04:36 PM (0emhU)

275 I found that getting very sick is the easiest way to lose weight.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 04:36 PM (RBKzD)

276 230 Mick, my mom had plaque in her arteries and was able to clear it out with diet and exercise. She recently did a CT scan and it was clear! I can find out what she did and report back if you want.

Her diet got very bland, but it did the trick.
Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 04:21 PM (gWBY1)
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That's great, however my understanding is if the plaque is calcified you cannot change it with diet or treatments. The good? news is the calcified plaque does not break off and cause problems as it's stable. Not great, but more stable than

You CAN change blood cholesterol with diet and exercise in six weeks.

AI says this:
While complete removal of hardened plaque is generally not possible, softer plaques can shrink, stabilize, and become less dangerous. Reversing or halting this process—known as atherosclerosis—relies on aggressive cholesterol lowering and lifestyle changes to prevent further buildup.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 04:36 PM (hzuYO)

277 My A/C is set at 70 degrees because I have important work to do and because.......


"Socialism for thee, but not me" !!!!!!

SUCKERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Mayor Mandami of NYC at July 02, 2026 04:37 PM (8/9S0)

278 My hematologist said the rest of me might be getting older, but my liver was getting younger! Fatty deposits gone. He said, Liver cancer is now officially off the table, I can forget about it.
Posted by: Wenda

Congrats! Let's celebrate hard all weekend!!!!

Posted by: Booze at July 02, 2026 04:38 PM (i+Y9B)

279 I was disappointed in Return of the Jedi, in that the Big Bad, the McGuffin the heroes had to destroy, was just a bigger version of the Death Star from the first movie. NOt anything new.

Empire had given us such high hopes, and then Return was sort of a letdown.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:38 PM (wzUl9)

280 Liver cancer is now officially off the table, I can forget about it.
Posted by: Wenda at July 02, 2026 04:35 PM (3uyrB)

Great news!!!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 04:38 PM (hzuYO)

281 Wenda, wonderful news, congratulations!

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 04:38 PM (RBKzD)

282 272 Great News, Wenda!

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:38 PM (77rzZ)

283 Despite being a sturdy lad, I do not have a huge appetite. I will eat half of a meal at a restaurant, and bring the rest home. I don't eat double burgers, etc. A couple slices of pizza is enough for me. I would not be able to justify paying for an all you can eat buffet, because of this.

We eat home-cooked meals mostly, because I know how much we can eat. And also we make stuff that is good for leftover lunches.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 04:38 PM (0aYVJ)

284 272 I mentioned this before, but I can't help repeating it, it's such good news. I have hemochromatosis, which can damage the liver, so I have an annual ultrasound. A couple of weeks ago.

My hematologist said the rest of me might be getting older, but my liver was getting younger! Fatty deposits gone. He said, Liver cancer is now officially off the table, I can forget about it.

Posted by: Wenda at July 02, 2026 04:35 PM (3uyrB)

That's fantastic news! What did you do to achieve this?

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 02, 2026 04:38 PM (w6EFb)

285 I'm happy Lizzo lost weight, I still don't like her music.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at July 02, 2026 04:39 PM (Q/FnY)

286 So...who should I listen to?
Posted by: 18-1

Dr. Grok

Posted by: MkY at July 02, 2026 04:39 PM (q6tQZ)

287 253 double bacon cheeseburger

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (XvL8K)

This is why America is the greatest country on earth. We have bacon double cheeseburgers as well as double bacon cheeseburgers. Ain't Life in America grand!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 04:26 PM (PLxDd)

Tell me there is a double bacon double cheeseburger. Lie if you must.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 04:30 PM (wVcYX)

*The Baconator has entered the chat*

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 04:40 PM (xcxpd)

288 Well. This thread has inspired me. I prepped a tuna fish sammich for lunch with a generous layer of lettuce. Added chips and a pickle.
Followed with a lemon-blueberry scone and because I am virtuous, only one scoop of Tillamook rocky road ice cream. Ok. It was a big scoop, but I earned it from all the prep work. And the four cookies really didn't count.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 04:40 PM (2WIwB)

289 279 I was disappointed in Return of the Jedi, in that the Big Bad, the McGuffin the heroes had to destroy, was just a bigger version of the Death Star from the first movie. NOt anything new.

Empire had given us such high hopes, and then Return was sort of a letdown.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:38 PM (wzUl9)

Agreed.

And the they did it again in the sequels only this Death Star was... bigger.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 04:40 PM (6ydKt)

290 I would like 10 Double Cheeseburgers with extra Bacon, 7 X-Large fries, 8 Chicken Nugget meals, Five slushies, 10 Egg McMuffins, 6 bags of Pork Rinds and a..............

"Small Diet Coke"..............

Posted by: Sally Struthers for the Starving Children at July 02, 2026 04:41 PM (8/9S0)

291 289 279 I was disappointed in Return of the Jedi, in that the Big Bad, the McGuffin the heroes had to destroy, was just a bigger version of the Death Star from the first movie. NOt anything new.

Empire had given us such high hopes, and then Return was sort of a letdown.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:38 PM (wzUl9)

Agreed.

And the they did it again in the sequels only this Death Star was... bigger.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 04:40 PM (6ydKt)

George Lucas is not a good writer. Or an imaginative one.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 04:41 PM (xcxpd)

292 Tell me there is a double bacon double cheeseburger. Lie if you must.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 04:30 PM (wVcYX)

It would confirm the existance of God.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 04:42 PM (PLxDd)

293 Empire had given us such high hopes, and then Return was sort of a letdown.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:38 PM (wzUl9)

Turning Han Solo into a buffoon was stupid.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 04:42 PM (0aYVJ)

294 Despite being a sturdy lad, I do not have a huge appetite. I will eat half of a meal at a restaurant, and bring the rest home. I don't eat double burgers, etc. A couple slices of pizza is enough for me. I would not be able to justify paying for an all you can eat buffet, because of this.

We eat home-cooked meals mostly, because I know how much we can eat. And also we make stuff that is good for leftover lunches.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026


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I'm pretty much the same. A Shoney's breakfast buffet was a waste for me, because I did not want to eat enough to justify the horrifying cost.

We no longer have any Shoney's places in our area. The last one just closed, after having a letter burned out in its neon sign for a year. "_HONEYS," it read. Which should have been more tempting, but then people got there and discovered it was dispensing food instead of hookers and lap dances.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:43 PM (wzUl9)

295 And Ozempic face is real. They are skinny now, but look like they've aged ten years! I don't know how you go on it and keep your muscle mass up, so you avoid that look. No one seems to have found a solution.
Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 04:27 PM (gWBY1)


Before this they were having the trend of "buccal fat removal" from their cheeks. They really look special now.

No thanks! Aging well here without all of that stuff and anal leakage from the Ozymandius Oprah shot.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 04:43 PM (hzuYO)

296 Pug Mahon, you're what's known as an easy keeper.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 04:43 PM (RBKzD)

297 My hematologist said the rest of me might be getting older, but my liver was getting younger! Fatty deposits gone. He said, Liver cancer is now officially off the table, I can forget about it.

Posted by: Wenda at July 02, 2026 04:35 PM (3uyrB)


Obviously you don't shake your Manhattans.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 04:43 PM (PLxDd)

298 I was in the ABC (VA liquor store) the other day, and the two guys ahead of me were buying metric shit-tons of booze. I mean box after box of bottles. The final bill was over $1K.

I’m guessing those guys have one hell of a 250th party planned.

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:44 PM (77rzZ)

299 Turning Han Solo into a buffoon was stupid.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 04:42 PM (0aYVJ)
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He was a white dad. What choice did Hollywood have?

Posted by: Don Lemon at July 02, 2026 04:44 PM (ikSmX)

300 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:38 PM (wzUl9)
______________________

I'm not watching Star Wars material again until they introduce an overweight, sloppy and condescending Jedi who makes fun of all the rituals, has nicknames for all the other Jedi (none of them complimentary), and acts out of common sense.

Plus, he's a real bad ass who enhances his light sabre, drop kicks a Jawa across a cantina, stares at Yoda and says, "I don't feel much like meditating today. Got a problem with that?"

Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 04:44 PM (dIske)

301 Four seasons, I haven't had a working thyroid since I was a teen. (Part of why I got fat.) it could be that his is declining now, but it can malfunction at any age.

Avoid soy, I switched from soy sauce to temari sauce or coconut aminos. Omega three fish like salmon is good, or take an omega 3 supplement. And iodine is your friend. I adore eating seaweed, and didn't realize until I learned the iodine connection that maybe that's why I love it. My body is craving it. So I will eat seaweed as a snack. I used to add a drop of liquid iodine to my morning drink. Selenium is good, so a Brazil nut or two a day. And zinc is also good.

Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 04:45 PM (gWBY1)

302 I'm not watching Star Wars material again until they introduce an overweight, sloppy and condescending Jedi who makes fun of all the rituals, has nicknames for all the other Jedi (none of them complimentary), and acts out of common sense.

Plus, he's a real bad ass who enhances his light sabre, drop kicks a Jawa across a cantina, stares at Yoda and says, "I don't feel much like meditating today. Got a problem with that?"
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 04:44 PM (dIske)

Now THAT would win me over.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 04:46 PM (0aYVJ)

303 I’m guessing those guys have one hell of a 250th party planned.
Posted by: Bulg

I bought a bunting to put on my gate here at the Wood in da Hood.
That's pretty big, no?

Posted by: MkY at July 02, 2026 04:46 PM (q6tQZ)

304
It would confirm the existance of God.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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Confirmed.
Down the street from the office was a place known as Charlie's Heartburn City. Double meat, cheese, and bacon covered with chili, no mustard necessary.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 04:47 PM (RBKzD)

305 265. Is his thyroid issue due to old age? We can't figure it out.
Posted by: four seasons

Not real uncommon. Does need physician monitoring.

Thyroid dot org - Older Patients and Thyroid Disease

btf-thyroid org. (British thyroid ). Older Patients and Thyroid Disease

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 04:47 PM (NFX2v)

306 I'm not watching Star Wars material again until they introduce an overweight, sloppy and condescending Jedi who makes fun of all the rituals, has nicknames for all the other Jedi (none of them complimentary), and acts out of common sense.

Plus, he's a real bad ass who enhances his light sabre, drop kicks a Jawa across a cantina, stares at Yoda and says, "I don't feel much like meditating today. Got a problem with that?"
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026


***
Seth Rogen as a Jedi? Eeeeg.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:48 PM (wzUl9)

307 I’m guessing those guys have one hell of a 250th party planned.
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:44 PM (77rzZ)


I was at the store earlier today and the lady in line in front of me had her cart loaded down with beer and those fruity foo-foo drinks. Said she was headed to Leavenworth (in central WA state) for the 4th. Her last comment as she headed out the store, "I fucking hate camping."

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 04:49 PM (2WIwB)

308 Noodus NYC subway

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:49 PM (wzUl9)

309 Nicotine confirmed to benefit health, known as the panacea of panaceas for centuries!
Well explained by Dr Bryan Ardis.
It's the cigarettes that'll kill ya.

That's a great scene from Sleeper, Ace!
lol

Posted by: Heirloominati at July 02, 2026 04:49 PM (erhDr)

310 Caffeine, nicotine,
Posted by: Ben Had

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I refer to them as life-support.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 04:49 PM (XeU6L)

311 OOps, no, LA subway

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:49 PM (wzUl9)

312 Levothyroxine

Sooner or later thyroids get tired.



Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 04:50 PM (RBKzD)

313 My wife has a recipe from an old woman that ran a wee restaurant in Dresden, Mo. Chili burgers. My God!
She can't eat bread anymore, but I fix that dish at least once a month for me. Wife just eats it without bread.
Noting comes close, Imma telling you!

Posted by: MkY at July 02, 2026 04:50 PM (q6tQZ)

314 Obviously you don't shake your Manhattans.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 04:43 PM (PLxDd)
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Good idea, but that can get you arrested in Times Square.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 04:51 PM (ikSmX)

315 I believe it is a scientific fact that cigarettes have a preventative effect against Parkinson's and COVID.

Posted by: Jack Tallent at July 02, 2026 04:51 PM (hBVqM)

316 While complete removal of hardened plaque is generally not possible, softer plaques can shrink, stabilize, and become less dangerous. Reversing or halting this process—known as atherosclerosis—relies on aggressive cholesterol lowering and lifestyle changes to prevent further buildup.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 04:36 PM (hzuYO)


Yes, well. If statins worked then the cardiologists would be out of work by now since they are prescribed to everyone.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 04:53 PM (rbvCR)

317 Seth Rogen as a Jedi? Eeeeg.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:48 PM (wzUl9)
_____________

Someone who is a bit of a dick, but could pull it off is Vincent D'Onofrio.

Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 04:53 PM (dIske)

318 I believe it is a scientific fact that cigarettes have a preventative effect against Parkinson's and COVID.

Posted by: Jack Tallent at July 02, 2026 04:51 PM (hBVqM)
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But Nicotine will do that without that tar.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 04:54 PM (ikSmX)

319 Miley: for 2 years I had a pint of blood drawn every 2 weeks. I'm lean, so it was a real effort to gain enough weight in between blood draws.

But the big change was diet. I'm a Montana girl, I think beef 4/5 times a week is appropriated. Now I have it a half dozen times a year. (Sob.) No citrus, because it draws iron out of food---good for most people, bad for me.

My kids say I'm lousy at knowing when I'm sick, but I'm very good at following doctor's orders. Could be.

Posted by: Wenda at July 02, 2026 04:56 PM (3uyrB)

320 The only problem with Levothyroxine, synthroid are keeping to strict timing for medicating and eating, and what needs to be limited for how many hours.

I have no thyroid having had thyroid cancer. You do not need to strictly ban foods from your life, but you must manage when you eat them with necessary medication.

It's also surprising how many things contain biotin which can adversely TSH levels. It's a constant learning experience to keep levels in range.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 05:00 PM (NFX2v)

321 Today 38 percent of American teens are diabetic or pre diabetic," he said, deeming it a "terrible crisis."

What's the percentage of "just diabetic", Junior?


Is it the same as it was 70 years ago? Is that why you have to roll in the "not actually diabetic but could be if you squint" to make things sound worse than they are?

Posted by: FeatherBlade at July 02, 2026 05:06 PM (C0Nlv)

322 112 110 Star Trek Generations sucks. So no one quotes it.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

I need my pain!

Posted by: from another bad Trek film at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (gKWVE)

======

You tell that to Sybock to his face!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:54 PM (hWfuL)


I hated Star Trek V when i saw it in the theater and I thought Generations was a weak start; that said, I would watch those movies on a loop for an entire day than any of this Discovery or Star Fleet academy r*tard swill that Kurtzman is wanking into the universe.

Posted by: Nelly at July 02, 2026 06:01 PM (6+ehB)

323 Yes, well. If statins worked then the cardiologists would be out of work by now since they are prescribed to everyone.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 04:53 PM (rbvCR)
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Some statins do cause muscle aches and stuff, and there are others that cause no issue. I get it and am not wanting this to turn into a verbal war as I love you and a personal choice.

Statins do lower very high cholesterol. I don't think someone barely over the lab limit should be put on one as diet and exercise can lower it and it is not that big of a deal.

With someone who has cardiac problems genetically it is important to monitor. The deal is, though, that the plaque in your coronary arteries is permanent (my understanding). Statins calcify this and it is said to make it more stable vs sticky plaque in your heart (the kind that breaks off and causes MI or stroke). What I've read and been told as a former cardiac surgical RN.

I am basically protected (so far) both by genetics and diet. As were my grandmothers.

My grandfather was not so lucky, yet his son (my father) never smoked was fine...so that alone could have been why my grandfather died from a massive MI when I was a baby.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 07:03 PM (hzuYO)

DOJ Now Investigating China's Agent and Tech Billionaire Neville Roy Singham, Who Uses His Fortune to Fund Just About Every Hard-Left Antifa-Adjacent Group in America

He's married to Code Pink.

Literally. He married the founder of Code Pink.

Congress is wading into a federal grand jury investigation into alleged financial crimes committed by China-based businessman Neville Roy Singham, a U.S. citizen, and his connections to left-wing activist groups.

The Department of Justice, authorized by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, launched a federal grand jury probe into the tech tycoon to investigate alleged wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering within his financial network.

Prosecutors are examining the flow of hundreds of millions of dollars that Mr. Singham allegedly funneled from Shanghai into the U.S. through defunct shell corporations and a Goldman Sachs philanthropy fund.

The funds were allegedly distributed to a constellation of nonprofits, media operations and activist groups, such as CodePink, co-founded by Mr. Singham's wife, and the Party for Socialism and Liberation, that lawmakers and critics accuse of pushing Chinese Communist Party propaganda and sectarian division.

"Neville Singham is a traitor to our country. He has ties to the CCP," Sen. Jim Banks, Indiana Republican, told Fox News Digital. "He is an American citizen, but all of his loyalties lie with the Chinese Communist Party. And when you begin to untangle the web of his massive fortune and his philanthropic activities, the money that he sends to left-wing groups in America, and not just groups that espouse ideologies, but espouse violence."

Mr. Singham has said that he does not work for the CCP, but numerous investigations have tied his funding to organizations that support the party.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent previously traveled to New York City for a meeting with Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, who reportedly received a warning from Mr. Bessent that his bank could face scrutiny for alleged conspiracy by funneling Mr. Singham's money.

Mr. Solomon reportedly agreed to cooperate with the Justice Department's probe.

...


He is funneling millions of dollars to the Party for Socialism and Liberation, according to a report by the Bitcoin Policy Institute made public Tuesday -- the second in a series on Chinese influence against data centers.

Because China wants to dominate AI, Singham is paying far-left groups to agitate against AI. Now I don't love AI myself, but this is exactly like Vladimir Putin funding left-wing groups to protest fracking. The leftists paid to oppose these things are doing so as pawns of a malign foreign intelligence operation.

...

"For years, Roy Singham has abused the generous tax status awarded to tax exempt organizations to fund left wing chaos and violence in our country," the Missouri Republican said on social media Monday.

...

"Far-left NGOs are the means by which U.S. adversaries like communist China work to undermine our country," the Texas Republican told Fox News Digital. "Groups like CodePink, which Singham has funded, openly spew CCP propaganda. Their objective is to spark division, resentment and unrest."


Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:20 PM




Comments

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1 About time!

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 02:21 PM (4KUe5)

2 MTG is Code Pink Founder's buddy.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 02:21 PM (hzuYO)

3 I heard that the DOJ isn't doing anything about leftist funding, though.

So this is not happening.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:22 PM (hWfuL)

4 How does the Trump administration cut off the money for campaigns flowing from Singham and other far left lunatics?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 02:22 PM (D+BhG)

5 Why shouldn’t we end NGOs?

Show me a functional one, please!?!

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 02:22 PM (4KUe5)

6 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent previously traveled to New York City for a meeting with Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, who reportedly received a warning from Mr. Bessent that his bank could face scrutiny for alleged conspiracy by funneling Mr. Singham's money.

Mr. Solomon reportedly agreed to cooperate with the Justice Department's probe.

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Bessent made him an offer he could not refuse!

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (6eLrX)

7 Now I don't love AI myself, but this is exactly like Vladimir Putin funding left-wing groups to protest fracking. The leftists paid to oppose these things are doing so as pawns of a malign foreign intelligence operation.

The difference is that, sometimes, what your enemy wants is what you should let him have. The Chinese and AI are one of those times.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (0++PJ)

8
>>Because China wants to dominate AI, Singham is paying far-left groups to agitate against AI.

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Probably also whipping up NIMBYism about data centers.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (mmrXZ)

9 Does he live beneath hollowed out mountain and transit via submarine?

Because he ought to.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (2Ez/1)

10 "Now I don't love AI myself"

I like having free access to it. I wouldn't invest in it.

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (Jr5Lq)

11 Because China wants to dominate AI, Singham is paying far-left groups to agitate against AI.
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On the plus side, we can look forward to the Chinese version of Skynet accidentally nuking their own cities before it nukes ours.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (gnNyN)

12 What is Singham’s ethnicity? His surname sounds Indian, maybe?

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (77rzZ)

13 Because China wants to dominate AI, Singham is paying far-left groups to agitate against AI.
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On the plus side, we can look forward to the Chinese version of Skynet accidentally nuking their own cities before it nukes ours.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (gnNyN)

Two words - Golden Dome!

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:24 PM (6eLrX)

14 He isn't just spending his money he is spending CCP money, basically unlimited.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 02:25 PM (RIvkX)

15 He’s an American citizen?
That needs to be rectified, after he’s convicted, of course.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 02:25 PM (4KUe5)

16 And we thought evil rich cartoon villains weren’t based on real people!

Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 02:25 PM (OoFl2)

17 DOJ Now Investigating China's Agent and Tech Billionaire Neville Roy Singham, Who Uses His Fortune to Fund Just About Every Hard-Left Antifa-Adjacent Group in America
—Disinformation Expert Ace
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Funny thing, when you fund an "idea", you usually send that money to an organization.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:25 PM (ikSmX)

18 The DOJ is also busy suing Newsom's California to halt Glock Ban:

https://tinyurl.com/aj8n6p9w

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 02:25 PM (x8PQF)

19 After conviction sentence Neville to life in a prison cell with Medea Benjamin

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 02:25 PM (itsE0)

20 Didnt the media suddenly come out a against AI like 8 weeks ago?

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:26 PM (pBF9D)

21 Why can't he just go by "Neville Singham?" What's up with the three name crap?
Hell, the richest guy on the planet is fine with using just two.

Posted by: I gotta ask at July 02, 2026 02:26 PM (2Ez/1)

22 Bessent is a badazz.
One of Trump’s best picks.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 02:26 PM (4KUe5)

23 Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (77rzZ

Sri Lankhan (sp?)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 02:26 PM (D+BhG)

24 9 Does he live beneath hollowed out mountain and transit via submarine?

Because he ought to.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (2Ez/1)

Little short guy running around causing havoc, one big dude with steel teeth....

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 02:26 PM (bl07w)

25 He isn't married to Medea Benjamin, the other b*tch.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 02:27 PM (RIvkX)

26 I think Singham operates out of Singapore.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 02:27 PM (0dsIZ)

27 He’s an American citizen?
That needs to be rectified, after he’s convicted, of course.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 02:25 PM (4KUe5)
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His breathing needs to be rectified.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 02:27 PM (x8PQF)

28 Asheville. 90 deg., climbing. 50% humidity

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 02:27 PM (XeU6L)

29 23 Thanks, Fen. How are you?

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 02:27 PM (77rzZ)

30 I hope we find out he's the pallet of bricks buyer.

Not sure I'd care what the progs say about jailing the guy who bought pallets of bricks to stage near riots.

You might as well dump the whole country down the fucking toilet if you can't jail people who bought pallets of bricks to stage near guaranteed riots, whatever portion of "peaceful".

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:28 PM (ikSmX)

31 15 He’s an American citizen?
That needs to be rectified, after he’s convicted, of course.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 02:25 PM (4KUe5)

If you spend a serious amount of time outside the state of Alaska, you lose your Permanent Fund Dividend because you are no longer considered a resident, except of course for active service members and people out of state for medical care.

Same thing should apply to people who live full time in China, I would think.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 02:28 PM (bl07w)

32 22 Bessent is a badazz.
One of Trump’s best picks.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 02:26 PM (4KUe5)
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100%. He's the most visible treasury secretary we've had and he is as good a pit bull as anyone Trump has in his corner

Posted by: 496 at July 02, 2026 02:28 PM (Ouiyj)

33 @26 I know, Medea is just "shudder"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 02:28 PM (itsE0)

34 It amazes me this asshole continues to draw breath.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 02:28 PM (VcZHb)

35 Please don't tell me this is going to get tried in NYC with a jury of foreign communists.

Posted by: the dandy at July 02, 2026 02:29 PM (8l8nW)

36 That needs to be rectified

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 02:25 PM (4KUe5)

I'm good at that!

Posted by: Pete Booty at July 02, 2026 02:29 PM (pBF9D)

37 Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 02:27 PM (77rzZ

I'm ok, just too warm and missing my cat who had to put to sleep last week

How are you?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 02:29 PM (D+BhG)

38 Ol' Neville doesn't look or sound very "Chinese".

Singham, a businessman based in Shanghai, is known for his funding of activist groups that often have anti-U.S. and anti-Israel agendas
. His family ties also include his niece, Alicia Singham Goodwin, who serves as the political director for the nonprofit Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, which launched Jews for Zohran
.

Posted by: Reality Bites at July 02, 2026 02:29 PM (2LHE1)

39
What is Singham’s ethnicity? His surname sounds Indian, maybe?
Posted by: Bulg

===============

Family's from Sri Lanka. Seems like his father is another Kamala:

>>taught briefly at the University of Michigan before being recruited as one of the 'black scholars' (despite his Asian heritage)

Next, Neville will be fondly recalling the good old days of celebrating Kwanzaa and riding a yellow bus to the white school.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (mmrXZ)

40 Hang them all.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (dK+Kv)

41 this is an affront to democracy! they should be investigating trump!

Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (CWTWj)

42 Arrgh, my pet peeve arises again. Washington Times did not ask or report the question of did they stop the funding through the defunct shell corporations.

I know they have to do the investigation but there are plenty of bureaucratic ways to stop it without court.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (n5tGW)

43 Neville Roy Singham in his own words supporting the 'new world order' of Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party
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Ah, so we might even be able to get this guy for espionage.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (ikSmX)

44 He isn't just spending his money he is spending CCP money, basically unlimited.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 02:25 PM (RIvkX)


And, if he's spending CCP money, that means he's spending US tax money. Money taken from us, given to a hostile nation, and used to harm us.

Because Trump said pussy.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (ExV1e)

45 41 this is an affront to democracy! they should be investigating trump!

Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (CWTWj)

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The oligarchy is taking out the everyman!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (hWfuL)

46 Asheville. 90 deg., climbing. 50% humidity

Posted by: Mike Hammer

What part? I was in Weaverville the other day.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (VcZHb)

47 Good luck in finding crimes on him

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (Ia/+0)

48 I heard that the DOJ isn't doing anything about leftist funding, though.

So this is not happening.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:22 PM (hWfuL)

I'm glad that between this and deporting a million of the Democrats' most reliable voters, you're personally guaranteeing a red tsunami in Novemer.

Posted by: Methos at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (vSvIl)

49 28 Asheville. 90 deg., climbing. 50% humidity

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 02:27 PM (XeU6L)

Knik, AK. 10:30. 58 deg., climbing to about 69, 60% humidity.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 02:31 PM (bl07w)

50 40 Hang them all.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (dK+Kv)


Hanging is too good for them.

Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 02:31 PM (5rh/l)

51 Chef's kiss is that another asshoe revolutionary jihiadi and Chunky Yogurt's favorite nephew (rotten fig tree, no?) Hassan Piker gave him up when the feds put pressure!

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:31 PM (6eLrX)

52 37 Fen, I’m OK. Still mourning my sister.

Sorry about your cat. That’s never an easy thing to do.

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 02:31 PM (77rzZ)

53 48 I'm glad that between this and deporting a million of the Democrats' most reliable voters, you're personally guaranteeing a red tsunami in Novemer.

Posted by: Methos at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (vSvIl)

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I guarantee nothing and my prediction for November remains the same:

No change on net in the Senate (we switch NC for MI).

Dems take a very small majority in the House (5 seats or so).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:31 PM (hWfuL)

54 apparently where i am it's 91.

Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 02, 2026 02:31 PM (CWTWj)

55 Eh, public hanging would not be the worst.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 02:32 PM (4KUe5)

56
He’s an American citizen?
That needs to be rectified, after he’s convicted, of course.
Posted by: Lizzy

===============

Native born of Sri Lankan parents, so no rectification for his "birthright."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:32 PM (mmrXZ)

57 Probably also whipping up NIMBYism about data centers.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (mmrXZ)

NIMBYism about data centers is probably a good idea if you happen to pay for your electricity.

Posted by: Methos at July 02, 2026 02:32 PM (vSvIl)

58 Hanging is too good for them.

Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 02:31 PM (5rh/l)

I have other thoughts. But I am trying to keep it family friendly.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 02:33 PM (dK+Kv)

59
I do wonder if Mr. Singham had a relationship with USAID similar to the relationship George Soros had.

I am slowly getting tired of learning that not only are we funding groups to destroy the USA, but also that there is nothing we can do about, so sorry.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 02:33 PM (rbvCR)

60 Hanging is too good for them.
Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 02:31 PM (5rh/l)
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Even with anvils strapped to their ankles.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:33 PM (ikSmX)

61 Hanging is too good for them.
Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 02:31 PM (5rh/l)


https://youtu.be/tF5B1Pt01MU?t=11

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 02:33 PM (ExV1e)

62 98° here. Supposed to hit 100° . Going to the store in a bit . 3/4 m walk . Should work up a sweat

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 02:33 PM (itsE0)

63 22 Bessent is a badazz.
One of Trump’s best picks.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 02:26 PM (4KUe5)

I love how he acts when Congress asks him questions. He looks at them like they are the idiot kindergarten class, sort of gobsmacked that they can be so very stupid. And he keeps his cool, no matter what.

I wish he had lasers in his eyeballs though....

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 02:34 PM (bl07w)

64
I am slowly getting tired of learning that not only are we funding groups to destroy the USA, but also that there is nothing we can do about, so sorry.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 02:33 PM (rbvCR)
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There is nothing we can do about the subversion of the United States without killing 14 million people....apparently.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:34 PM (ikSmX)

65 Born here?
Does he have dual citizenship?
Bet he does.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 02:34 PM (4KUe5)

66 Because Trump said pussy.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (ExV1e)


DESTROY ALL WHITE PRIVILEGE

Posted by: Blue-haired Nose-ring at July 02, 2026 02:34 PM (rbvCR)

67 I accept that AI and its data centers are not going away soon, but I don't want them on valuable farmland. The western US has a ton of empty space, why aren't the data centers being put there?

Posted by: pookysgirl, next to prime farmland at July 02, 2026 02:34 PM (Wt5PA)

68 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 02:29 PM (D+BhG)

So sorry Fen.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:34 PM (pBF9D)

69
14 million lives depend on this corruption!

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:34 PM (ikSmX)

70 accept that AI and its data centers are not going away soon, but I don't want them on valuable farmland. The western US has a ton of empty space, why aren't the data centers being put there?

Posted by: pookysgirl, next to prime farmland at July 02, 2026 02:34 PM (Wt5PA)

Probably because they are surveillance centers.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:35 PM (pBF9D)

71 I don't think Arizona has valuable farmland....

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:35 PM (6eLrX)

72 I accept that AI and its data centers are not going away soon, but I don't want them on valuable farmland. The western US has a ton of empty space, why aren't the data centers being put there?

Posted by: pookysgirl, next to prime farmland at July 02, 2026 02:34 PM (Wt5PA)
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Because that's not going to kill anybody!

Posted by: Big State at July 02, 2026 02:35 PM (ikSmX)

73
"Groups like CodePink, which Singham has funded, openly spew CCP propaganda. Their objective is to spark division, resentment and unrest."

==============

Also violence.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:35 PM (mmrXZ)

74 I guarantee nothing and my prediction for November remains the same:

No change on net in the Senate (we switch NC for MI).

Dems take a very small majority in the House (5 seats or so).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:31 PM (hWfuL)

"Winning."

Posted by: Methos at July 02, 2026 02:35 PM (vSvIl)

75 21 Why can't he just go by "Neville Singham?" What's up with the three name crap?

Perhaps he is also a serial killer or Presidential assassin?

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 02, 2026 02:36 PM (QaH55)

76 74
"Winning."

Posted by: Methos at July 02, 2026 02:35 PM (vSvIl)

=======

ICE and DHS as a whole are fully funded and appropriated through 2028.

The deportation machine and the DOJ will continue on no matter who is performing pointless theater in Congress.

So, yes. Winning.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:36 PM (hWfuL)

77 The western US has a ton of empty space, why aren't the data centers being put there?

Seems like buying up some land in northern Canada would be the best bet. Easier to cool things.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 02:36 PM (ExV1e)

78 Those are not far left groups. Those are our normal everyday Democrats.

Posted by: Red at July 02, 2026 02:36 PM (zhWvq)

79 Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:34 PM (pBF9D

Thanks very much.. I occasionally think "Where is Pynchon?" And look around for him before I realize he's gone.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 02:37 PM (D+BhG)

80 Probably because they are surveillance centers.

==

Cloning facilities...

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:37 PM (6eLrX)

81 have other thoughts. But I am trying to keep it family friendly.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 02:33 PM (dK+Kv)

Family friendly hangings. Could work

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:37 PM (pBF9D)

82 There is nothing we can do about the subversion of the United States without killing 14 million people....apparently.
Posted by: Axeman

Or we can send them Somewhere else to develop their utopia.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 02:37 PM (W2Pud)

83 Carried over:

>> BPD disorder doesn’t respond to meds, but it does respond to DBT and CBT therapy. The problem is finding a therapist who dispenses it with tough love on the side. My oldest has BPD, she is on the very functional side of it vs. the ones who murder (like the girl in Maternal Instinct, or Jodi Arias), thank goodness. Through enforcement of treatment from me, she is doing amazingly well. She also had a metamorphosis at 26 where things in her brain started to work pretty close to normally. This happens in quite a few people with BPD and no one really knows why. The brain is fascinating.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 02:15 PM (Wmg4n)


Your brain goes through two phases of wild proliferation of neuronal connections, followed by winnowing. There is the exploratory phase of trying things and seeing what works and what doesn't; once you've figured out the rules of childhood (or at least settled on habits), your brain culls the unused paths and detangles itself. Then puberty hits, a whole new set of social rules presents itself, and your brain reproliferates tangles until you figure out adulthood (or at least habituate). It takes longer for some than others.

Posted by: SciVo at July 02, 2026 02:37 PM (Sy6m/)

84 I’ll just say this - there’s nothing we can do about until we can do everything about it.
And God help us - I hope we don’t get to phase 2.

Posted by: CtSpursman at July 02, 2026 02:38 PM (kDjRX)

85 Vegas shooter was code pink. Pussy hat and all. He was filmed in downtown Reno at one of their protests.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 02:38 PM (0dsIZ)

86
Seriously, what is the legal basis to stop this guy? He gives money to America-haters, but isn't he (regrettably) free to do so?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:39 PM (mmrXZ)

87 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 02:37 PM (D+BhG)

Ugh. I have a few deceased friends and I "couldn't wait to tell them" something for months and months.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:39 PM (pBF9D)

88 Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 02:31 PM (77rzZ)

I'm sorry. The mourning for your sister will, of course , take a long time, but I'm glad you reconciled with her before she died. That's important.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 02:39 PM (D+BhG)

89 86
Seriously, what is the legal basis to stop this guy? He gives money to America-haters, but isn't he (regrettably) free to do so?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:39 PM (mmrXZ)

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If he's giving money to people performing criminal acts, especially knowingly, he's part of a criminal conspiracy.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:39 PM (hWfuL)

90 Bessent is an absolute beast.

Posted by: Bosk at July 02, 2026 02:39 PM (VMFAF)

91 Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:39 PM (pBF9D

I'm sorry, ellipses.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 02:40 PM (D+BhG)

92 Neville Roy Singham in his own words supporting the 'new world order' of Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party

--------

Imagine what these people will sound like when they become "extremists".

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:40 PM (pBF9D)

93 88 Yes, Fen. I am so thankful for that.

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 02:41 PM (77rzZ)

94 Or we can send them Somewhere else to develop their utopia.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 02:37 PM (W2Pud)

(aherm) hell (cough)

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:41 PM (pBF9D)

95 I saw a clip of Bessent beating up (intellectually) on some Congressperson. What did he do exactly ? He asked her who the US President was during WWI. She could not answer of course. And he just sat there, with an amused look on his face.

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:42 PM (6eLrX)

96 the worst part is opening the door to let the cat in, and remembering that he isn't coming back in.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 02:42 PM (rbvCR)

97 I’m sad for Your loss, Fenalon.

Our critters are so very special. Peace be with you.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 02:42 PM (W2Pud)

98 Congress is wading into a federal grand jury investigation...

Oh good. They always make everything better.

Posted by: Oddbob at July 02, 2026 02:43 PM (vTZFs)

99 Bring him back to the states and hang him.

Posted by: Rotkappchen at July 02, 2026 02:43 PM (j3Fsw)

100 sid's ass is the best tasting ass
Posted by: Paul at July 02, 2026 02:42 PM (1oU4G)


*sad face*

Posted by: some hobo at July 02, 2026 02:44 PM (wBRco)

101 Posted by: Bosk at July 02, 2026 02:39 PM (VMFAF)

He's a very smart man, and from what I've seen in number of smart gay men they can have a withering ability to put down people with of bit**y sense of dry humor I I enjoy watching him in various settings and glad that he is supportive of Trump's agenda.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 02:44 PM (D+BhG)

102
If he's giving money to people performing criminal acts, especially knowingly, he's part of a criminal conspiracy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

===============

Good luck to the DOJ with that, especially since Soros pere and fils are still roaming free.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:44 PM (mmrXZ)

103 Family's from Sri Lanka. Seems like his father is another Kamala"

And he's hard leftist. The part that should be interesting is how the money flowed. A modest "consulting" firm is suddenly "tech" and gets bought out for insane money by a private equity firm. The coin given him then flows out to certain activities...

Nah. All above board. Honest.

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 02:44 PM (XuXeR)

104 What part? I was in Weaverville the other day.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
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Northside. Weaverville about 3 miles north from here.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 02:44 PM (XeU6L)

105 I like the proactive approach to troll infestation! I really do!

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:44 PM (6eLrX)

106 95 Good grief. I probably had all the Presidents memorized in order by the time I was eight.

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 02:44 PM (77rzZ)

107 103
Good luck to the DOJ with that, especially since Soros pere and fils are still roaming free.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:44 PM (mmrXZ)

======

Well, Billy Barr didn't really try when he was AG.

Blanche is not Billy Barr. He doesn't play the bagpipes, for one.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:45 PM (hWfuL)

108 Sorry for your loss, FenelonSpoke.

My condolences, Bulg.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 02:45 PM (dK+Kv)

109 And, if he's spending CCP money, that means he's spending US tax money. Money taken from us, given to a hostile nation, and used to harm us.

Because Trump said pussy.


Not a whole lot has changed. Other than our intellectual and political elites are now in Chinese Communist pockets rather than Soviet Communist pockets.

I don't think a lot of people, as they look backward with rose colored glasses, recognize just how Communist infiltrated our ruling class has always been.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 02:45 PM (0++PJ)

110 Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 02:42 PM (W2Pud)

Thanks, and I have always appreciated your sharing about your cat friend, Lucy "the fink".

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 02:45 PM (D+BhG)

111 107 95 Good grief. I probably had all the Presidents memorized in order by the time I was eight.

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 02:44 PM (77rzZ)

======

Easy enough, right? There were only like 4 of them at the time.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:45 PM (hWfuL)

112 I caught that idiot paul comment before editing.
It was a AOS worthy comment. Because I'd bet it was more true than not. And pretty snarky.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 02:45 PM (0dsIZ)

113 109 Thank you.

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 02:46 PM (77rzZ)

114 the worst part is opening the door to let the cat in, and remembering that he isn't coming back in.
Posted by: Kindltot
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It took a long time for my sub-conscience to stop expecting both my critters to meet me at the door when I come in.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 02:46 PM (XeU6L)

115 She also had a metamorphosis at 26 where things in her brain started to work pretty close to normally. This happens in quite a few people with BPD and no one really knows why. The brain is fascinating.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 02:15 PM (Wmg4n)
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It's possibly due to the maturation of her pre-frontal cortex. I'm very happy she's better!

I have/had a friend with BPD as well as massive narcissism who is never going to get better. She's alienated not just me but her entire family and uses the fact that she's an attorney to threaten to sue if you cross her.

I have not spoken to her, except at some funerals for my family and being polite, since 2007. Until then and for most of my life she was my "best friend."

I admit to being a naive forgiving fool and not listening to others about her true self...as many saw through her in college (my future husband did when he first met her). I think I had a form of Stockholm Syndrome.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 02:47 PM (hzuYO)

116
Well, Billy Barr didn't really try when he was AG.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison

===============

I was kind of thinking along those lines. How hard have we ever actually tried? It does seem like it will take tremendous effort, though.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:47 PM (mmrXZ)

117 the worst part is opening the door to let the cat in, and remembering that he isn't coming back in.
Posted by: Kindltot
----
I still miss Jasmine every day.

Today my cat Allie disappeared on me and I couldn't find her until just a few minutes ago.

Turned out she was just hiding behind the closet door in my bedroom.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 02:47 PM (gnNyN)

118 Easy enough, right? There were only like 4 of them at the time"

That's just mean.

There were eleven...

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 02:48 PM (XuXeR)

119 117 I was kind of thinking along those lines. How hard have we ever actually tried? It does seem like it will take tremendous effort, though.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:47 PM (mmrXZ)

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George W. Bush took pride in not striking back.

Trump 2.0 is the first time the right has used the power of the state to strike back at political enemies who actually break laws in decades. Decades of Republican establishment fops making it base firmware that only Republicans get targeted by the DOJ unless Democrats okay an attack on another Democrat.

A grand number of problems in our contemporary nation stem not from lack of laws, but the paucity of law enforcement of existing laws. This is why Congress is best ignored.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:49 PM (hWfuL)

120 Meanwhile on the Right: "Nothing has changed! I'm going to sit out the mid-terms because it's just been more of the same!"

Posted by: Little Larry Sellers at July 02, 2026 02:49 PM (RIyP7)

121 The AI datacenter issue is because China's developers suck and can't develop their own AI. So the CCP goes around and tries to steal every AI client application they can lay "hands" on. And their chip manufacturing and datacenter development sucks too.

So... pay someone like Roy Singham to run an op against US datacenters. If nothing else it slows down US development of AI infrastructure while China goes about stealing what it can and figuring out how to deploy it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 02:49 PM (jehhT)

122 I caught that idiot paul comment before editing.
It was a AOS worthy comment. Because I'd bet it was more true than not. And pretty snarky.


Personally, I'm not opposed to trolls posting as long as they can manage to be relevant and not overly stupid. But I appreciate that it would be hard to automate distinguishing and likely not worth it for the few times it happens. Also, not my house, not my rules.

Posted by: Oddbob at July 02, 2026 02:50 PM (vTZFs)

123 My cat, errr... the wife's cat, is sitting on his perch at the window alternately looking at me and back to out the window.
Poor guy. I want to let him out so bad but mama says no.
He loves it out there and the yard has been taken over by his nemesis and a few other ferals. He is not a happy kitty with this situation.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 02:51 PM (0dsIZ)

124 George W. Bush took pride in not striking back."

Learned from father. Wouldn't be prudent.

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 02:51 PM (XuXeR)

125 More a cat nap

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 02:51 PM (Ia/+0)

126 Vegas shooter was code pink. Pussy hat and all. He was filmed in downtown Reno at one of their protests.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 02:38 PM (0dsIZ)
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That's what a lot of people said.

Doesn't look like the same guy to me, though.

Paddock wasn't pudgy. He wasn't trim, but he wasn't pudgy. He had the look of somebody who had spent their life wirey, but let themselves go at the end.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:52 PM (ikSmX)

127 I think Trump and the Republicans can do a lot with midterms as was done with his Pres election. You could take the like "They're for "they/them" and use it for "They're the Democrats are for open borders/ for illegal aliens who murder and rape, etc, for an ed to Western Civilization" I guess they're already working on that.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 02:53 PM (D+BhG)

128 I was kind of thinking along those lines. How hard have we ever actually tried? It does seem like it will take tremendous effort, though.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:47 PM (mmrXZ)


That's the frustrating part. Not much different than when the FBI (and I doubt it was JUST the FBI) went after La Cosa Nostra. Its largely the same.

Because a lot - A LOT - of what ultimately sank the Five Families was getting their money in LEGIT businesses squeezed. Which of course impacted their ability to conduct business off the books.

The FBI, and CIA, and DOJ, and purposely forgot how to do it. Why ? Because they don't want to.

They know - we all know at this point - when the riots will start. So its as easy as, and it really is, putting a team in place to arrest the delivery guy. And they can. They can arrest and detain you or I - right now - for a time.

Why do you do that ? To get the paperwork for the delivery. Better yet - if the guy is anything more than an anonymous driver - to get him to roll. And you work it up.

Our "Angels in Blue" don't want to.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 02:53 PM (0++PJ)

129 Sounds INSURECTIONY to me. Give him the J6 treatment and take all of his assets, indict Code Pink and take all their assets. Then start criminal investigations, indict, convict, and imprison.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at July 02, 2026 02:53 PM (xvV+O)

130 Few in my neighborhood have No Data Center signs
Guessing they are Chinese, could be anyway

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 02:53 PM (Ia/+0)

131 Also, not my house, not my rules.

Posted by: Oddbob at July 02, 2026 02:50 PM (vTZFs)

I've seen some of troll comments before they get zapped. You aren't missing much.

It's usually something like

ha ha dead children good luck in midterms

or

Trump has business in China and breaks law, he's going to jail

You are really not missing much.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:54 PM (pBF9D)

132 Meanwhile on the Right: "Nothing has changed! I'm going to sit out the mid-terms because it's just been more of the same!"

Posted by: Little Larry Sellers at July 02, 2026 02:49 PM (RIyP7)
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Morons to the left of me
Cretins to the right
Here I am
Stuck in the middle...

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:54 PM (ikSmX)

133 He had the look of somebody who had spent their life wirey, but let themselves go at the end.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:52 PM (ikSmX)

I'm right here, you know.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 02:54 PM (dK+Kv)

134 133 Here I am
Stuck in the middle...

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:54 PM (ikSmX)

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I'm not stuck in here with you.

YOU'RE STUCK IN HERE WITH ME!!!!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:55 PM (hWfuL)

135 George W. Bush took pride in not striking back."
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Learned from father. Wouldn't be prudent.


IMO, he wasn't evil or malicious, just naive and misguided. He took the whole "turn the other cheek" ethic and applied it way too broadly as international policy instead of as interpersonal policy.

Posted by: Oddbob at July 02, 2026 02:55 PM (vTZFs)

136 He is not a happy kitty with this situation.
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 02:51 PM (0dsIZ)

Get him a rottweiler.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 02:55 PM (bl07w)

137 Trump has business in China and breaks law, he's going to jail

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:54 PM (pBF9D)
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AKA, "subject to the jurisdiction" -- modern morons

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:55 PM (ikSmX)

138 Been offered good money from two contractors to go to work in the Reno/Sparks area building evil data centers. They’re pissing n moaning about not enough water(been doing that shit since the seventies) yet have no problem building a fckton of houses and industrial parks. I’ll gladly participate in building them.

Posted by: JROD at July 02, 2026 02:55 PM (1+Mqc)

139


"IMO, he wasn't evil or malicious, just naive and misguided."

Oh, I think there's more on the evil and malicious side.

He's a piece of crap.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at July 02, 2026 02:56 PM (et1vG)

140 At NYT: NYC temp is 311 deg K. Everybody's dead.

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 02:56 PM (Jr5Lq)

141 At NYT: NYC temp is 311 deg K. Everybody's dead.
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 02:56 PM (Jr5Lq)


Gaia to City: Drop Dead.

Posted by: New York Daily News at July 02, 2026 02:59 PM (wBRco)

142 IMO, he wasn't evil or malicious, just naive and misguided.

"W" was the ultimate expression of all those who proudly declare their hair is not on fire.

When they knock down a few of your sky-scrapers ? And celebrate it in Dearborn ?

Time to get some matches. Not the time to declare "religion of peace".

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 02:59 PM (0++PJ)

143 You are really not missing much.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:54 PM (pBF9D)


The ones I hate are the sociopaths who work to get people to fight.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 02:59 PM (rbvCR)

144 Seriously, what is the legal basis to stop this guy? He gives money to America-haters, but isn't he (regrettably) free to do so?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:39 PM (mmrX

You aren't free to fund groups that are trying to undermine the welfare of the country on behalf of adversarial countries.

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 02:59 PM (/WQyy)

145 eorge W. Bush took pride in not striking back."
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Learned from father. Wouldn't be prudent.

IMO, he wasn't evil or malicious, just naive and misguided. He took the whole "turn the other cheek" ethic and applied it way too broadly as international policy instead of as interpersonal policy.

Posted by: Oddbob at July 02, 2026 02:55 PM (vTZFs)

He was the epitome of what was always wrong with GOPe, the go along to get along, do not upset the apple carts, kick the can down the road, rather than doing what is right "compassionate conservativism."

F that guy and their types in they eye sockets.

I have no use for MFrs who just stand buy and loot the treasury with their cronies while people actively work to destroy this country, my progeny's birthright, that I served to protect and defend. They are worse than the commies on the other side, because they stab you in the back while lying to your face.

Conserving shit is hard work. GTFO of the way if you don't have the spine.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 03:00 PM (dK+Kv)

146 "IMO, he wasn't evil or malicious, just naive and misguided."

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Just an excitable boy, they all said (Excitable boy)

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:00 PM (ikSmX)

147 Fenelon -
Sorry to hear that you had to let your cat go. The emptiness in the house after they are gone is horrible.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 03:01 PM (N39Ws)

148 Seriously, what is the legal basis to stop this guy? He gives money to America-haters, but isn't he (regrettably) free to do so?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:39 PM (mmrX)


I'm not free to monetarily coerce your neighbor to kick your ass.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 03:01 PM (0++PJ)

149 On Tuesday Pookette and I went out to a farm to pick out a kitten for future adoption. The farmer told me, "You're not going to want to hear this, but the kitten will adjust best if it has a companion." He said this as Pookette and I happened to be holding siblings who were the friendliest kittens, so I've resigned myself to probably having two cats again.

The trip was therapeutic for both of us, since we haven't held a cat since Hex was put down.

Posted by: pookysgirl needs furry friends at July 02, 2026 03:01 PM (Wt5PA)

150 A lot of the datacenter controversy seems to be complete bullshit, we've already built a fuckton of data centers for the internet but now suddenly its an issue? yeah go suck Moose Obama's dingaling

now memory prices, THATS a fucking controversy and much of it caused by the memory cartel who are creating artificial scarcity at our expense

Those guys need to get fuckbutted by 100 patriot missiles

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Now With More Quality Fapness at July 02, 2026 03:02 PM (fapp/)

151 Reid Hoffman, companion piece to Neville.....

Paul Sperry
@paulsperry_
·
1h
BREAKING: Here's the just-filed NLPC bar complaint against NY attorney Roberta Ann Kaplan. The basis for the complaint is that Kaplan failed to inform Trump’s lawyers + the court when she knew her client E. Jean Carroll provided false testimony by denying outside funding for her case while aware that Dem megadonor Reid Hoffman was bankrolling it w/ a $7 mil grant to Kaplan's firm.

Posted by: beckster at July 02, 2026 03:02 PM (kX27y)

152 Get him a rottweiler.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 02:55 PM (bl07w)

His love passed away about 3 years ago. A big ol black labradoodle. Their relationship was funny. If she was out in the yard he was under her. He kept her very clean. They played chase and gitcha kitty all over the house.
I really miss her. The house is very empty without her.
Wife's pug hasn't been the same since either. He died a lot when she did. All he does is lay around and sleep. He needs a puppy too I think. Wife wants no more pets though. She has real issues when the pass.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 03:02 PM (0dsIZ)

153
At this point, I think people are missing the case that GWB was Swamp people.

All most everybody he put around himself, seems to have been proven to be more GOP Swamp than conservative.

Given that he was, perhaps we can chalk his stoic responses as not letting the Swamp lose.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:03 PM (ikSmX)

154 Hahaha!

Looks like some ultra-based wikipedia editor has corrected Singham's wikipedia entry to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neville_Roy_Singham

Every paragraph is devastating.

"In 2019, Singham started a consulting business with partners in the publicity department of the Chinese Communist Party...

Singham, a socialist, is a benefactor of far-left causes, and an admirer of Maoism. According to The New York Times, he has provided significant funding for media outlets, organizations, and politicians around the world that promote pro-Chinese government propaganda." etc.

I love it when we use their strategies (like editing wikipedia entries) against them.

Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 03:03 PM (Av6i5)

155
I'm not free to monetarily coerce your neighbor to kick your ass.
Posted by: Spring Reverb

================

That's why I hope the DOJ can pick out the money trail from Singham to violence.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 03:03 PM (mmrXZ)

156 On Tuesday Pookette and I went out to a farm to pick out a kitten for future adoption. The farmer told me, "You're not going to want to hear this, but the kitten will adjust best if it has a companion." He said this as Pookette and I happened to be holding siblings who were the friendliest kittens, so I've resigned myself to probably having two cats again.

The trip was therapeutic for both of us, since we haven't held a cat since Hex was put down.

Posted by: pookysgirl needs furry friends at July 02, 2026 03:01 PM (Wt5PA)

Sibling kitties are the best. We have two orange brothers from the same litter. So much fun.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 03:03 PM (dK+Kv)

157 The Bush boogeyman again.

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 03:04 PM (/WQyy)

158 Pookysgirl, this is true in my experience. I "stole" a kitten from my sister, and he was a handful who like to bite and was rough and wild as a boy kitty can be. We wound up with a similar aged female, and after a couple of days of rough and tumble, the boy mellowed out because he figured out that "biting hurts back"

Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 03:04 PM (rbvCR)

159 Paul Sperry
@paulsperry_
·
1h
BREAKING: Here's the just-filed NLPC bar complaint against NY attorney Roberta Ann Kaplan. The basis for the complaint is that Kaplan failed to inform Trump’s lawyers + the court when she knew her client E. Jean Carroll provided false testimony by denying outside funding for her case while aware that Dem megadonor Reid Hoffman was bankrolling it w/ a $7 mil grant to Kaplan's firm.
Posted by: beckster at July 02, 2026 03:02 PM (kX27y)
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Let me be the first to say: "Nothing will happen".

New York would have to care about this first.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:04 PM (ikSmX)

160 156 That's why I hope the DOJ can pick out the money trail from Singham to violence.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 03:03 PM (mmrXZ)

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The antifa case in TX seems to indicate that the lowest levels of leftist organizations dedicated to agitation and chaos are filled with craven cowards who will give up their comrades for reduced sentences.

And they're all very open about what they're doing because they've long thought that they were untouchable.

Yeoman's work will have to be done to lay things out for grand jury consumption, but I suspect the evidence is volumous.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:05 PM (hWfuL)

161 The ones I hate are the sociopaths who work to get people to fight.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 02:59 PM (rbvCR)

Don't hate them. They are the ones with a specific problem in their life they cannot solve, so they come here to work it out on people not going through their shit. Of course - the people here are all going through their own shit, but with varying degrees of healthy handling.

Dragging people down into your muck is easy with the internet - but mysteriously never solves the problem that still will not leave you alone.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 03:05 PM (pBF9D)

162 Aaron Neville >>> Neville Chamberlain >>> Singham Neville

Posted by: fly gal at July 02, 2026 03:06 PM (toZgo)

163 >>>I don't think Arizona has valuable farmland....

Posted by: runner

>We can always put chinese solar panels on that land.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2026 03:06 PM (fkjGs)

164 Pookysgirl, this is true in my experience.

I've had luck with kittens in pairs, from the same litter. But never, ever, have three cats at once.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 03:06 PM (0++PJ)

165 When it all got put on the line, what side did the Bushes take?

When the cattle cars come the Bushes will be sipping champagne thankful they have been left alone, because they're the beautiful people. Not like their icky voters.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 03:07 PM (pBF9D)

166 Every agent of the CCP should be prosecuted, including 'Americans' helping them with any aspect. Not allowing 400k CCP kids should have been an easy layup for Trump, but... sheesh.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2026 03:08 PM (diia5)

167 Dragging people down into your muck is easy with the internet - but mysteriously never solves the problem that still will not leave you alone.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 03:05 PM (pBF9D)


One theater professor I had mentioned that before Diane Downs got famous, she took classes at Western Oregon State College and she had taken a couple of his courses there. He said she was a horror to have in the classes because she would get other people, especially men, to start fighting, and she really disrupted the classes that way. It was her way of interacting I suppose, and surely she thought she was doing everyone a favor by letting them vent, and learn something important. Of course she was a total sociopath who had no concern other than her own self, and was incredibly good at manipulating other people. Very smart, very high in verbal ability, total psycho.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 03:08 PM (rbvCR)

168 I have a brother and sister kittehs. Going on nine years now. Had them posted on the Pet thread when I first got them.

Time flies....at ludicrous speed

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 03:09 PM (/WQyy)

169
they're all very open about what they're doing because they've long thought that they were untouchable.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison

================

Which weaves right back into:

- our prior GOPe kindly tolerance of these people
- the shock these antifas are experiencing as their expectations of gaily committing a "direct action" and then going home to party are met with 30-year prison sentences instead.

I think we'll find out again how effective these prosecutions will be, especially in the long term, if we can keep sticking them.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 03:09 PM (mmrXZ)

170 166 Every agent of the CCP should be prosecuted, including 'Americans' helping them with any aspect. Not allowing 400k CCP kids should have been an easy layup for Trump, but... sheesh.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2026 03:08 PM (diia5)

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Student visas are overall down 36% since Trump took office.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:10 PM (hWfuL)

171 I have a brother and sister kittehs. Going on nine years now. Had them posted on the Pet thread when I first got them.

Time flies....at ludicrous speed
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 03:09 PM (/WQyy)


Post them again, it is sad to only see passed-on pets on the weekend.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 03:10 PM (rbvCR)

172 Yeoman's work will have to be done to lay things out for grand jury consumption, but I suspect the evidence is volumous.

Yep ... and no reason to let perfect be the enemy of good. Just roll it up as far as you can. If you don't bag Soros ? But lets say to destroy his network by - I dunno', pick a number - 60% ? That's a win. Take it. Every dollar is a win.

No administration before now - since Nixon - has shown the appetite to even try. I'm not the biggest Trump fan obviously. But at least he has people willing to try.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 03:10 PM (0++PJ)

173 I'm not stuck in here with you.

YOU'RE STUCK IN HERE WITH ME!!!!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:55 PM (hWfuL)
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"Now youse can't leave."

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:11 PM (RIvkX)

174 Student visas are overall down 36% since Trump took office.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:10 PM (hWfuL)

We will make it up with Birth Tourism !

--Chinese Birth Tourism Board

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 03:11 PM (6eLrX)

175 I had an AWFL steal my parking spot this morning. But at least I'm still alive.

Florida woman shoots Army vet dead during Walmart parking spot altercation

https://tinyurl.com/fdjj6fxy

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 03:11 PM (ndZc7)

176 I work for an AI manufacturer. Shit is getting weird in the industry. We have thousands of reels of memory chips and such. All on shelves in a forgotten (?) inventory area.
The scale of what I'm talking about is a sight to behold. Probaly 50,000 servers worth of parts. Pallets and pallets of boards. I'd guess at over a billion dollars worth. All going nowhere soon.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 03:12 PM (0dsIZ)

177 Very smart, very high in verbal ability, total psycho.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 03:08 PM (rbvCR)

Oh yeah some have a screw loose but I find it easy to upset most of our trouble seekers. A truly psycho troublemaker cannot be upset or bothered in any way.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 03:12 PM (pBF9D)

178 174 Student visas are overall down 36% since Trump took office.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:10 PM (hWfuL)

We will make it up with Birth Tourism !

--Chinese Birth Tourism Board

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 03:11 PM (6eLrX)

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Stephen Miller announced that they're closing as many loopholes as possible.

They will most likely make pregnant women ineligible for visas, and stop allowing Chinese nationals to visit American territories.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:12 PM (hWfuL)

179 Post them again, it is sad to only see passed-on pets on the weekend.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 03:10 PM (rbvC

Good idea.

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 03:13 PM (/WQyy)

180 Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 03:01 PM (N39Ws)

Thanks. I appreciate your empathy . I guess I should follow the advice of some people above and get two cats or kittens.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 03:13 PM (D+BhG)

181 176 I work for an AI manufacturer. Shit is getting weird in the industry. We have thousands of reels of memory chips and such. All on shelves in a forgotten (?) inventory area.
The scale of what I'm talking about is a sight to behold. Probaly 50,000 servers worth of parts. Pallets and pallets of boards. I'd guess at over a billion dollars worth. All going nowhere soon.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 03:12 PM (0dsIZ)

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Valve should have contacted you for parts for their Steam machines!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:13 PM (hWfuL)

182 I'm always intrigued by the motivation of people like Singham. Presumably, his billion arrived courtesy of capitalism, and yet his actions are diametrically opposed to that process. It makes you wonder what skeletons he has that he wishes to keep from public view, and how China came to possess that knowledge.

Or his success could be prefaced by Chinese invovlement and that made it possible. I've heard stories about the underground vault in Beijing where foreign parties are taken into a room filled with huge safety deposit boxes that have bronze placques with their names and the contents inside each is theirs if they cooperate.

Or, maybe Singham is just an idiot with no values or common sense.

Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 03:13 PM (dIske)

183 Student visas are overall down 36% since Trump took office.

An excellent start. Again - that's a Trump win. That's a win for any sovereign nation-state.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 03:14 PM (0++PJ)

184
Bessent made him an offer he could not refuse!
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (6eLrX)



Bessent and the Golden Scalp Weasel appear to be settling all family business, Corleone-style.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 03:15 PM (y9nCu)

185 184
Bessent made him an offer he could not refuse!
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (6eLrX)



Bessent and the Golden Scalp Weasel appear to be settling all family business, Corleone-style.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 03:15 PM (y9nCu)

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And they have 2.5 more years to do it, no matter what happens in the midterms.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:16 PM (hWfuL)

186 Or, maybe Singham is just an idiot with no values or common sense.
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 03:13 PM (dIske)
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Their elite are always insulated with money.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:16 PM (RIvkX)

187 Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:16 PM (RIvkX)

Did everything go okay?

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 03:16 PM (pBF9D)

188 Stephen Miller announced that they're closing as many loopholes as possible.

They will most likely make pregnant women ineligible for visas, and stop allowing Chinese nationals to visit American territories.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:12 PM (hWfuL)

I think they already have a workaround. There was a story of some Chinese owned "birth farm", "local girls" carrying Chinese babies or something.

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 03:16 PM (6eLrX)

189 Valve should have contacted you for parts for their Steam machines!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:13 PM (hWfuL)

No comment.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 03:16 PM (0dsIZ)

190 Bessent and the Golden Scalp Weasel appear to be settling all family business, Corleone-style.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 03:15 PM (y9nCu)
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Corleone? Pussies.

Posted by: Gen. Augusto Pinochet Savior of Chilean Democracy at July 02, 2026 03:17 PM (RIvkX)

191
189 Valve should have contacted you for parts for their Steam machines!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:13 PM (hWfuL)

No comment.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 03:16 PM (0dsIZ)

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I'm happy with my Steam Deck. I have a PS5 for more modern day gaming.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:17 PM (hWfuL)

192
They will most likely make pregnant women ineligible for visas,

Posted by: TheJamesMadison

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I pity the folks who have to investigate the black market in "clean urine."

Also kind of funny if it comes to pass, I wonder how many women will for realsies find out at visa application time that they're expecting.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 03:18 PM (mmrXZ)

193 Next, armbands?

German government says citizens must now get notes from doctors to take sick days off work

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 03:18 PM (ndZc7)

194 Did everything go okay?
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 03:16 PM (pBF9D)
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Thanks for asking. She is still at the ER, I hope on IV fluids and compazine. But haven't heard and just trying to stay calm.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:19 PM (RIvkX)

195 192
I pity the folks who have to investigate the black market in "clean urine."

Also kind of funny if it comes to pass, I wonder how many women will for realsies find out at visa application time that they're expecting.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 03:18 PM (mmrXZ)

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Hawaii v Trump affirmed that the president has A LOT of power over immigration. Like...total power.

Did you know that Trump 2.0 started with travel bans to more than 30 countries and no one sued? Those travel bans are still in effect? And there are heavy restrictions on 70 others?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:19 PM (hWfuL)

196 I'm considering turning in my membership to the human race.

"Sixteen Children Rescued from ‘House of Horrors’ in Ohio"

Breitbart

https://tinyurl.com/zhexh78k

Posted by: javems at July 02, 2026 03:20 PM (zFsEm)

197 Code Pink? Like Victoria's Secret "Pink" line of clothes? https://tinyurl.com/narbjzd3

Oh, Jodie Evans: https://tinyurl.com/y7w7xecu

Not so hot...

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at July 02, 2026 03:20 PM (i+Y9B)

198 197 Code Pink? Like Victoria's Secret "Pink" line of clothes? https://tinyurl.com/narbjzd3

Oh, Jodie Evans: https://tinyurl.com/y7w7xecu

Not so hot...

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at July 02, 2026 03:20 PM (i+Y9B)

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Not doing it, Ackbar. You can't trick me.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:21 PM (hWfuL)

199 I would hate to be Scott Bessent's kid he must deliver some stone-cold slices at home if you make him mad.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:21 PM (RIvkX)

200 199 I would hate to be Scott Bessent's kid he must deliver some stone-cold slices at home if you make him mad.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:21 PM (RIvkX)

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Bessent is gay. Like, super gay.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:21 PM (hWfuL)

201 Praying San Fran.....

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 03:22 PM (pBF9D)

202 I think they already have a workaround. There was a story of some Chinese owned "birth farm", "local girls" carrying Chinese babies or something.
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 03:16 PM (6eLrX)
_____________________________

In southern California along the border, the Chinese used rotating cheap motels as birthing centers. BUT, the mother and child would leave upon giving birth and return to China, where the child would eventually be groomed to operate on the CCP's behalf. Once they reached an age allowing them to travel to the US independently, they would arrive and immediately proceed with their assigned field. THIS, is how most of the corporate espionage is done by the CCP. They're innovate approach to technology and other industries is basically stagnant as a by-product of Chinese culture (Communism)...so they rely on placement, theft and application. Russia does this as well, and got nailed by law enforcement back in 2010. If China is using local girls, the child cannot return to China for grooming.

Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 03:23 PM (dIske)

203 Bessent is gay. Like, super gay.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:21 PM (hWfuL)

He and his spouse have 2 sons.

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 03:23 PM (6eLrX)

204 I'm always intrigued by the motivation of people like Singham. Presumably, his billion arrived courtesy of capitalism, and yet his actions are diametrically opposed to that process.

Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 03:13 PM (dIske)
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And yet there is no lack of examples. Robert Owen was a wealthy Welsh industrialist who invented the first wave of "socialism".

It's curious though, the first iteration of "socialism", which Marx later appropriated resembles a lot more of the politics of the liberals that I grew up with.

"Society's at fault". "If we fix society, first, we fix all our problems".

Owen thought he knew how to "fix society". And had the money to fund various communes in America in the 1820s that lived off Owen's wealth for a few years.

It seems to be this dynamic. Socialism/Marxism at its variants are about the government orchestrating people to "fix the Problem", if you're successful in life, it seems that you consider the next step as being the government and telling everybody what to do. "Elitism" is the obvious next step. Free Markets were just an effective vehicle to get you there. But with the way property distributes power, it's got to go.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:23 PM (ikSmX)

205 I'm watching Whose Line clips and the category is rejected US tourism slogans. Colin comes up with, "America: See It While It’s Still Standing!" Joke from a few decades ago is little too on the nose today.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 03:24 PM (ndZc7)

206 Not doing it, Ackbar. You can't trick me.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Hey, those pics are legit! I wouldn't deliberately post the "special" pics under a different name. I have accidentally forgotten to change my name before posting, however, so I guess nothing is guaranteed.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 03:24 PM (i+Y9B)

207 Thanks ...

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:24 PM (RIvkX)

208 203 Bessent is gay. Like, super gay.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:21 PM (hWfuL)

He and his spouse have 2 sons.

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 03:23 PM (6eLrX)

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Well, there we go on that point.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:24 PM (hWfuL)

209 If China is using local girls, the child cannot return to China for grooming.
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 03:23 PM (dIske)

what if...the local girl is just a vessel - not hers, the kid is then given to some chicom parent and sent back

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 03:25 PM (6eLrX)

210 He and his spouse have 2 sons.
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 03:23 PM (6eLrX)
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I hope the husband is more of a soft touch. I can't imagine giving Bessent wrong change for a dollar.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:26 PM (RIvkX)

211 Except for being 100 degrees out, feel should go outside

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 03:28 PM (Ia/+0)

212 Why do all these fuckers like Singham look like Bond villains?

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at July 02, 2026 03:28 PM (+xWOO)

213 Well, at least we have a competent gay guy in the cabinet for once.

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 03:28 PM (77rzZ)

214 His father was a British educated Sri Lankan from the Bandung generation. No wonder he's an unreconstructed Commie.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 03:29 PM (BI5O2)

215 Now my deck thermometer says 103, its on shade side of deck post butbroken up sun around it

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 03:30 PM (Ia/+0)

216 And as I learned later in life, Henry Ford, himself, contributed considerably to progressive causes.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:31 PM (ikSmX)

217 Not just British educated. His homo dad went to Wesleyan.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 03:32 PM (BI5O2)

218 There be a nood.

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 03:36 PM (77rzZ)

219 Nood, Lizzo

Posted by: SciVo at July 02, 2026 03:36 PM (Sy6m/)

220
And he's hard leftist. The part that should be interesting is how the money flowed. A modest "consulting" firm is suddenly "tech" and gets bought out for insane money by a private equity firm. The coin given him then flows out to certain activities...

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 02:44 PM (XuXeR)

That's a tried-and-true ChiCom SOP. Even for standard military intelligence gathering.

Back in the 90s, the ChiComs bought their first full aircraft carrier from Ukraine, but it couldn't be sold and transported as a military ship, so they had a Chinese pro basketball player buy it and ship it to Macao to be converted into a hotel and casino (which had been done with a couple of earlier Russian ships). They gave him a bunch of cash to do the buy, but since it was a carrier, the Turks wouldn't let it pass through the Bosphorus. It steamed in circles under tow in the Black Sea for something like 2 years until they worked out the issues.

So the ChiComs decided not to bother towing it to Macao, and it went up north to the Dalien shipyards for refurbishment. The b-ball player went bankrupt because the ChiComs screwed him and didn't pay him any more money to cover the towing.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 03:38 PM (y9nCu)

221 His father was a British educated Sri Lankan from the Bandung generation. No wonder he's an unreconstructed Commie.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 03:29 PM (BI5O2)



Similar to Mandami's background, rich fucking Indian parents, exploiting Uganda and then coming here to fuck us up. Instead of fixing the caste system in India. And toileting. Fuck them all.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at July 02, 2026 03:38 PM (+xWOO)

222 And as I learned later in life, Henry Ford, himself, contributed considerably to progressive causes.
Posted by: Axeman

Nazis were very progressive.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (/lPRQ)

More Antifa Terrorists Sentenced, From 22 Months to 50 Years

Most of these reached plea bargains involving testifying against their fellow terrorists.

Except the one who got 50 years.


BREAKING: North Texas Antifa Members Who Turned on Their Comrades Receive Years in Federal Prison

Ahead of sentencing, one of the convicts tried to kill herself.

I'm not sure if that's one of the many trans terrorists, once again playing the "do what I want or I'll kill myself" card.

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Seven more convicted members of a North Texas Antifa terror cell were sentenced Wednesday in federal court, less than two weeks after one of the convicts allegedly attempted to kill herself while in custody.

U.S. District Judge Mark T. Pittman and Chief U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor handed down the sentences in Fort Worth following last week's 450-year prison sentence, a historic punishment of the Antifa group's first batch of trial defendants.

With the exception of Ines Soto, all of Wednesday's defendants had accepted plea agreements before trial. They received the following sentences in federal prison:

Ines Houston Soto -- 50 years

John Philip Thomas -- 9 years

Rebecca Deyalyn Morgan -- 15 years

Nathan Josiah Baumann -- 22 months

Lynette Read Sharp -- 9 years

Joy Abigail Gibson (trans nonbinary female who goes by "Rowan") -- 15 years

Seth Edison Sikes -- six years and 10 months

Other than Nathan Baumann, all of them will also have two years of supervised release after serving their sentences. Baumann will have one year of supervised release.

Susan Elaine Kent was supposed to be sentenced, but her court date was moved to next week.

Ahead of sentencing, Ngo Comment can exclusively report that Rebecca Morgan had allegedly attempted to harm or kill herself while in custody in Wichita County, Texas. According to a source not authorized to speak on record, Morgan had consumed pills. It's unclear how she was able to obtain the pills. Wichita County officials told Ngo Comment they had no records or information to provide.

Joy Gibson is the female romantic partner of the cell's ringleader, Benjamin Hanil "Champagne" Song. They both identify as trans nonbinary. At least a quarter of the 16 convicts identify as trans. They are all being housed in the facility matching their biological sex.

In front of Judge Pittman, Baumann's attorney told the court that his client fears violent reprisal for cooperating with the prosecution. This journalist's reporting was cited. Many Antifa-aligned accounts on social media have been threatening violence against some of the defendants for months for testifying at trial.

Baumann cried and apologized in his statement to the court. It is assumed that he received the lightest prison sentence, only 22 months, because of his strong cooperation in providing extensive evidence of the conspiracy to the prosecution.

,,,

Ines Soto was convicted at trial in March of providing material support to terrorists, conspiracy to use and carry an explosive, using and carrying an explosive and rioting. He is the spouse of Elizabeth Soto, who was also sentenced to 50 years in prison last week.

The other six each pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorists, admitting in signed factual stipulations that they organized behind an Antifa ideology and participated in supporting the July 4, 2025 attack on the Prairieland ICE Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:20 PM




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Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 01:21 PM (6wpGE)

2 Rot in hell.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 01:22 PM (VcZHb)

3 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 02, 2026 01:22 PM (aqrfx)

4 If they were illegal aliens in Minnesota...

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 01:22 PM (Cqx++)

5 Yeah, but this hasn't happened to all of antifa, so it's not actually happening.

And, besides, if a Democrat becomes president they'll just pardon these people, so it's actually a loss.

No wins exist because they won't be around for all time.

Black pill!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:22 PM (hWfuL)

6 Ines Soto sounds like Minnesota.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 01:23 PM (Cqx++)

7 Breaking news: Antifa is not just an idea, per their own members’ testimony.

Excellent!

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 01:23 PM (4KUe5)

8 "Most of these reached plea bargains involving testifying against their fellow terrorists."

Follow the money, upwards please.

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 01:24 PM (Jr5Lq)

9 Ines Soto sounds like Minnesota.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Sounds like a Twins relief pitcher.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 01:24 PM (VcZHb)

10 (The Gordon Ramsey meme)

"Finally some good f-ing news"

Posted by: Cray Cray at July 02, 2026 01:24 PM (RmciC)

11 The left is wailing about this.

Though they still think every J6 protestor should have been hung for their insurrection.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:24 PM (sKqQm)

12 Great to see you, Teresa!!

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 01:24 PM (4KUe5)

13 Consequences finally shows up. Where have you been?

Posted by: Waiting for Consequences at July 02, 2026 01:25 PM (ovNAg)

14 And this is why you don't see Antifa craziness taking hold in Texas 🤠🤠🤠

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 02, 2026 01:25 PM (aqrfx)

15 ", one of the convicts tried to kill herself."

drats. if only he had succeeded, it would have made my day even better

Posted by: free at July 02, 2026 01:25 PM (9ZWGo)

16 The names they've given themselves are.... off the hook.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 01:25 PM (jehhT)

17 11 The left is wailing about this.

Though they still think every J6 protestor should have been hung for their insurrection.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:24 PM (sKqQm)

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Yeah...we're not getting another Summer of Love.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:25 PM (hWfuL)

18 Are they ever going to roll up the financiers?

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at July 02, 2026 01:26 PM (O5458)

19
The other six each pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorists, admitting in signed factual stipulations that they organized behind an Antifa ideology and participated in supporting the July 4, 2025 attack on the Prairieland ICE Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas.

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I hope they're being interrogated out to the nth degree about that org and are obligated to present themselves any time authorities want to call them in for further questioning.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 01:26 PM (mmrXZ)

20 16 The names they've given themselves are.... off the hook.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 01:25 PM (jehhT)

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"I'm going to blend in seamlessly as a woman. So, I shall name myself Cinammon Spice Betty Crocker."
-tranny

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:26 PM (hWfuL)

21 I'm sorry for the one that tried to commit suicide. Bitch should have tried harder.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 01:26 PM (afJtY)

22 Now, for the important question: do the trans nonbinary ones go to a men’s or women’s prison?

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 01:26 PM (4KUe5)

23 Okay, since I mentioned Chait last thread, here I am going to link the summary
tinyurl.com/z8zewpux
Relevant:
In 2025, the group’s convention voted to officially remove its founding language allowing for the expulsion of members who worked for communist cells
This has opened the DSA up to working with antifa. Since antifa has "gun clubs", DSA has started its own paramilitary, the Red Rabbits. Of course there is going to be crossover.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 01:26 PM (LTMRb)

24 A Dem President will pardon them...

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 01:27 PM (FtULh)

25 Ines Soto sounds like Minnesota.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Sounds like a Twins relief pitcher.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 01:24 PM (VcZHb)

Hah! So true.

Posted by: pookysgirl has seen a few Twins games at July 02, 2026 01:27 PM (Wt5PA)

26 18 Are they ever going to roll up the financiers?

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at July 02, 2026 01:26 PM (O545

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According to Bessent, yes.

https://x.com/nicksortor/status/
2060072884261867911

https://x.com/RedEagleUpdates/status/
2060292355559915533

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:27 PM (hWfuL)

27 For modern times, less than a year to arrest, conviction, and sentencing is pretty good (pretti goode).

Happy July 4th everybody!

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 01:28 PM (n5tGW)

28 24 A Dem President will pardon them...

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 01:27 PM (FtULh)

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Might as well not do anything then.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:28 PM (hWfuL)

29 27 For modern times, less than a year to arrest, conviction, and sentencing is pretty good (pretti goode).

Happy July 4th everybody!

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 01:28 PM (n5tGW)

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Violent crimes (and ensuing conspiracies around them) are a lot easier to prove than financial fraud crimes.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (hWfuL)

30
Ace's posts so far today:

Blackpill, whitepill

Maybe he'll make a nice design.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (mmrXZ)

31 17 11 The left is wailing about this.

Though they still think every J6 protestor should have been hung for their insurrection.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:24 PM (sKqQm)

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Yeah...we're not getting another Summer of Love.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:25 PM (hWfuL)

And that ended in Altamont.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (xcxpd)

32
Nothing will happe.....oh wait.

Posted by: Frank Barone at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (OkYzo)

33 I think they.. no, every prisoner should have access to one of those Canadian death machines.
Self termination should be an option in prison not prevented.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (0dsIZ)

34 I've met three different women named Ines. All three stone bitches.

Which raises an interesting question. Is there something in our DNA where a parent looks down, recognizes some genetic marker, and declares on the spot "damn, we made an Ines" ?

Or is the burden of growing up an Ines simply such a weight that any of us, carrying that around, would bend under that merciless pressure and become a bitch ?

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (Acq7J)

35 Obviously none of those assholes were paying attention when the instructions said don't do in Texas what you can get away with in MN and WA.

Posted by: M. Gaga at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (zeLd4)

36 31 Yeah...we're not getting another Summer of Love.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:25 PM (hWfuL)

And that ended in Altamont.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (xcxpd)

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The only question is...did the Hell's Angels do anything wrong?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (hWfuL)

37 You can't imprison an idea.

Posted by: Sleepy Joe at July 02, 2026 01:30 PM (KtOUo)

38
They're lucky they didn't get shot in their faces. Texans are such nice people.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 01:30 PM (y9nCu)

39 I used to think they chose stripper names because they wanted something obviously feminine.

Now thinking it’s because it amps up the absurdity/cognitive dissonance.

6’3 Balding, hairy-chested obvious man in a fuchsia drsss and heels: “I demand you call me by my name, Miss Candy Kane!!”

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 01:30 PM (4KUe5)

40 Lock 'em up!

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 01:30 PM (wVcYX)

41 I guess Nathan's nickname in the joint is going to be "Sugar"

Posted by: nooneyouknowyouknow at July 02, 2026 01:30 PM (Iwv3U)

42 I think borderline personality disorder is woefully under diagnosed.

Meanwhile, as I noted below, my brain is really struggling to process the Dems absolute willingness to sacrifice children on their alter. That statement should be hyperbole. It should be dramatic. Y’all should all be telling me to calm down. It should not be truth.

Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:31 PM (pZEOD)

43 The only downside I see to this story is that they all get to spend the next few years taken care of at taxpayer expense.

Who knows? Maybe with a few years of no social media or internet, a couple of them will regain sanity.

Posted by: Virginia SoCon at July 02, 2026 01:31 PM (KFbdf)

44
Are they ever going to roll up the financiers?

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at July 02, 2026 01:26 PM (O545

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According to Bessent, yes.

https://x.com/nicksortor/status/
2060072884261867911

Posted by: TheJamesMadison

================

>>the IRS has moved to make NGOs LIABLE for violent activity committed by their grant recipients like Antifa

I hope it's retroactive.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 01:31 PM (mmrXZ)

45 admitting in signed factual stipulations that they organized behind an Antifa ideology
--
Which is being cited, I'm sure, right now in grand jury investigations around the country.

And you know the best part?
All of the Antifa training tells the stooges that the worst they'll get for their protests is a misdemeanor charge.
And it'll probably be dismissed.

Every f'ing one of them got felonies here.
Even the ones who Dindu Nuffin and cooperated.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 01:32 PM (3cUTc)

46 Are they ever going to roll up the financiers?

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at July 02, 2026 01:26 PM (O545

According to Bessent, yes.

https://x.com/nicksortor/status/
2060072884261867911

https://x.com/RedEagleUpdates/status/
2060292355559915533

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:27 PM (hWfuL)

I think one of the great things about Trump's second term is that his Cabinet has made it *very* clear that even if you take out Trump, his agenda will keep going. The Obi Wan Principle, if you will.

Posted by: pookysgirl, still praying for Trump's protection nonetheless at July 02, 2026 01:32 PM (Wt5PA)

47 Antifa may be "just an idea", but when its adherents act on "Antifa ideas", they can end up serving long prison sentences.

Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 01:32 PM (vbXSk)

48
Dems sure have internalized that whole "A thousand deaths is a statistic" credo of their commie predecessors.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:32 PM (ikSmX)

49 Meanwhile, as I noted below, my brain is really struggling to process the Dems absolute willingness to sacrifice children on their alter.

Man hasn't changed much - best I can tell - in the totality of recorded history. This isn't new.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:33 PM (Acq7J)

50 We DO NOT need this crew starring in an updated Chained Heat, no sir-ee!

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 01:33 PM (wVcYX)

51 47 Antifa may be "just an idea", but when its adherents act on "Antifa ideas", they can end up serving long prison sentences.

Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 01:32 PM (vbXSk)

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Antifa training manuals don't treat it like an idea. They treat it like an organization with lists of members and a hierarchy of responsibilities.

But that's invalid evidence because some pundit said 8 years ago that it can't be true.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:33 PM (hWfuL)

52 Most of these reached plea bargains involving testifying against their fellow terrorists.

Except the one who got 50 years.

...Too angry to be a rat; nobility had nothing to do with it.

Posted by: Auspex at July 02, 2026 01:33 PM (Y8DZL)

53 Even if they are pardoned: the process was a punishment, and a precedent has been set.

Antifa has been proven in court to be a domestic terrorist organization. Antifa now knows they can and will be prosecuted where the left is not in charge. Also expect that this has helped further investigation into the group’s organization, headland funding.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 01:34 PM (4KUe5)

54 Antifa is "just an idea" like the ideas that people create organizations around.

If it just meant not liking fascism, heck "I'm antifa".

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:34 PM (ikSmX)

55 More...Faster...

Posted by: GMan at July 02, 2026 01:34 PM (GfWuY)

56 >>I hope they're being interrogated out to the nth degree

Too late for this crew, I think.

For future operations, second look at rendition/black sites/waterboarding?

Real waterboarding, not that 'soft' waterboarding they did at SERE School back in the day.

Posted by: one hour sober at July 02, 2026 01:34 PM (J4Dwc)

57 Bet every one of them has a ball in prison.

A ball gag.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 01:34 PM (jehhT)

58 6’3 Balding, hairy-chested obvious man in a fuchsia drsss and heels: “I demand you call me by my name, Miss Candy Kane!!”

A few companies ago I worked with a dumpy, balding middle aged guy. He decided to go trans whether because he wanted a promotion or he was a perv I don't know.

But I remember I was in a meeting in front of a giant telescreen we he started talking remotely. He was now a dumpy balding middle aged guy with his remaining hair in pigtails, with bright red rouge on his face, and in a school girl outfit.

And...I had to answer the question he asked while pretending this was completely normal.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:35 PM (sKqQm)

59 Antifa is another example of a significant number of intelligent Dems pretending not to know, and a lot of their base buying the show, or being plum ignorant.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:35 PM (ikSmX)

60 I'm glad they're plastering photos of these people all over every article about them. Not that I want to look at them, but in hopes that people on the brink of doing antifa stuff will take it as a warning: Don't be antifa! Not even once!

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 01:35 PM (6wpGE)

61 Real waterboarding, not that 'soft' waterboarding they did at SERE School back in the day.

Posted by: one hour sober at July 02, 2026 01:34 PM (J4Dwc)

Not just 'back in the day,' I'll point out.

Of course... 2002 might count as 'back in the day' now...

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 01:35 PM (xA5g+)

62 Someone didn't like the prospects of getting passed around in the Big House. Trans, my ass. Actually, it's your ass...

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 02, 2026 01:35 PM (QaH55)

63 33 I think they.. no, every prisoner should have access to one of those Canadian death machines.
Self termination should be an option in prison not prevented.
Posted by: Reforger

They could be deported there for the Kevorkian treatment, the catch being is they'd be released on arrival.

Posted by: Auspex at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (Y8DZL)

64 Most of these reached plea bargains involving testifying against their fellow terrorists.

Except the one who got 50 years.

...Too angry to be a rat; nobility had nothing to do with it.
Posted by: Auspex at July 02, 2026 01:33 PM (Y8DZL)
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Or maybe by the time the authorities got around to him, he had nothing new to offer because everyone else had already given up the goods. So he drew the short end of the stick.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (gnNyN)

65 Maybe they can share a cell with Karmello. Here’s a tip - don’t push him. He doesn’t like that.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (H8EHh)

66 53 Even if they are pardoned: the process was a punishment, and a precedent has been set.

Antifa has been proven in court to be a domestic terrorist organization. Antifa now knows they can and will be prosecuted where the left is not in charge. Also expect that this has helped further investigation into the group’s organization, headland funding.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 01:34 PM (4KUe5)

Fingers crossed.

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (6wpGE)

67 Remember Antifa is just an idea so there is no organized leftwing violence.

But any time an Aryan Nations inmate kills a Latin Kings inmate that's a sign of a coordinated right wing violence machine

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (sKqQm)

68 >>Of course... 2002 might count as 'back in the day' now...

1985 for me

Posted by: one hour sober at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (J4Dwc)

69 6’3 Balding, hairy-chested obvious man in a fuchsia drsss and heels: “I demand you call me by my name, Miss Candy Kane!!”
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02

To make this less fun, we should start to make up our own ludicrous names. We need one of those randomizers or if your name starts with the letter P, your first name is….

Or we Hordesource it. I wonder what name would be bestowed upon me.

Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (pZEOD)

70 Someone didn't like the prospects of getting passed around in the Big House. Trans, my ass. Actually, it's your ass...
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 02, 2026 01:35 PM (QaH55)


Absolutely the first thing I thought of. You don't want to be a dude fond of wearing a skirt in the Big House. No you don't.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (Acq7J)

71 65 Maybe they can share a cell with Karmello. Here’s a tip - don’t push him. He doesn’t like that.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (H8EHh)

YIKES

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (6wpGE)

72 You can't imprison an idea.
Posted by: Sleepy Joe

Especially on stolen land.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at July 02, 2026 01:37 PM (ADXd7)

73 How many of these who turned states' evidence were big, strong individuals who would never break?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:37 PM (hWfuL)

74 Yesterdays way ot:

McConnel's Schroedinger's Senator can't be replaced by the D Governor. Best we can do is a shrug.

Posted by: DaveA at July 02, 2026 01:37 PM (FhXTo)

75 REEEEE

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 02, 2026 01:37 PM (dE3DB)

76 "For modern times, less than a year to arrest, conviction, and sentencing is pretty good (pretti goode)."

Pretti's judgment came much faster than that.

Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 01:37 PM (vbXSk)

77 Y’all should all be telling me to calm down. It should not be truth.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:31 PM (pZEOD)


I don't have an answer for you, but it is a matter of only focusing on gaining and keeping power over the bodies of anyone it is necessary to use or destroy.
I can quote Alex the Chick saying that the Will to Power Prizes are not optional, and I can't tell you how this is going to turn out.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 01:37 PM (rbvCR)

78
Reading this story: Okay, trantifa it is!

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:38 PM (ikSmX)

79 69 6’3 Balding, hairy-chested obvious man in a fuchsia drsss and heels: “I demand you call me by my name, Miss Candy Kane!!”
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02

To make this less fun, we should start to make up our own ludicrous names. We need one of those randomizers or if your name starts with the letter P, your first name is….

Or we Hordesource it. I wonder what name would be bestowed upon me.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (pZEOD)

Piper!

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 01:38 PM (6wpGE)

80 McConnel's people should just claim he is receiving medical care after he is dead.

That way whichever one has actually been deciding how he votes can continue to get the bribes for it.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:38 PM (sKqQm)

81 Or we Hordesource it. I wonder what name would be bestowed upon me. >>>>

Repip.

Going backwards.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 01:38 PM (n5tGW)

82 74 Yesterdays way ot:

McConnel's Schroedinger's Senator can't be replaced by the D Governor. Best we can do is a shrug.

Posted by: DaveA at July 02, 2026 01:37 PM (FhXTo)

=========

There comes a point, I believe, when the governor can't appoint a replacement to the seat in the event of a vacancy, in relation to the election calendar.

It varies from state to state, but it could be like 90 days, which will be soon enough.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:38 PM (hWfuL)

83 I wouldn't have suspected that "just an idea" had such a strong presence inside the Texas correctional system.

Posted by: Octochicken at July 02, 2026 01:38 PM (oCS0o)

84 Antifa has been proven in court to be a domestic terrorist organization. Antifa now knows they can and will be prosecuted where the left is not in charge. Also expect that this has helped further investigation into the group’s organization, headland funding.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 01:34 PM (4KUe5)
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It appears it's having an effect. I'm not seeing as many stories regarding ICE detention center protests or violence.

Coincidental?

Posted by: WisRich at July 02, 2026 01:38 PM (G0vdT)

85 Piper? I hardly know her!

Posted by: Sorry, I had to at July 02, 2026 01:38 PM (sKqQm)

86 Antifa has never been just an idea.
They could perpetuate this narrative and NPC programming as long as they weren’t prosecuted and convicted.

This prosecution was a HUGE win. It moves the Overton window. Watch them scramble to reset the narrative, claiming it was some silly Trump lawfare vendetta or whatever.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 01:39 PM (4KUe5)

87 76 "For modern times, less than a year to arrest, conviction, and sentencing is pretty good (pretti goode)."

Pretti's judgment came much faster than that.

Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 01:37 PM (vbXSk)

=======

"Who?"
-the left who were going to ride Goode and Pretti's dead bodies to electoral victory

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:39 PM (hWfuL)

88
Yeah...we're not getting another Summer of Love.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:25 PM (hWfuL)

And that ended in Altamont.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (xcxpd)



The Summer of Love was always a lie. It was always a Soviet-funded commie revolution, complete with assaults, murder, bombings, casual personal hygiene and intimidation. With a thin veneer of drug-fueled hippie fun to attract new recruits for indoctrination.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 01:39 PM (y9nCu)

89
How many of these who turned states' evidence were big, strong individuals who would never break?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films


Not merely strong, but "stronk"!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) - Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at July 02, 2026 01:39 PM (s9VOe)

90 Quotes from Bessent on X that TJM linked:

"The IRS is now giving guidance on the Form 990, which nonprofits they have to file. We are going to DEMAND that nonprofits know their grant recipients."

"So if a grant recipient is violent, if they are suppressing people's rights, then YOU are responsible for that."

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 01:39 PM (Jr5Lq)

91 And, besides, if a Democrat becomes president they'll just pardon these people, so it's actually a loss.

Which is why the state should have charged them.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 01:40 PM (ExV1e)

92 Ahead of sentencing, one of the convicts tried to kill herself.
So what? That doesn't make the accusations false or the sentencing somehow wrong. It might demonstrate she(?) actually has some remnant of a conscience. Or it might just indicate she can't handle the concept of consequences for her actions - IOW, a Progressive.

Posted by: GWB at July 02, 2026 01:40 PM (kU0PQ)

93 Or we Hordesource it. I wonder what name would be bestowed upon me.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (pZEOD)


Kale Spice.

Posted by: far cry at July 02, 2026 01:40 PM (wBRco)

94 Does Antifa really have any reach in the federal prison system? My sense is that most of them were not charged at the federal level, so not a significant population, or were charged at the state level and the prog DA's then "failed" to convict by sandbagging the case.

Posted by: Penfold at July 02, 2026 01:40 PM (Fbt5B)

95 74 Yesterdays way ot:

McConnel's Schroedinger's Senator can't be replaced by the D Governor. Best we can do is a shrug.
Posted by: DaveA at July 02, 2026 01:37 PM (FhXTo)

I think that is up for debate. But what isn’t is that he is standing on the drop edge of yonder.

Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:40 PM (pZEOD)

96 "The IRS is now giving guidance on the Form 990, which nonprofits they have to file. We are going to DEMAND that nonprofits know their grant recipients."


Can't wait for the left to tell me this is why ambulance in Liberia don't have any gas

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:40 PM (sKqQm)

97
90 Quotes from Bessent on X that TJM linked:

"The IRS is now giving guidance on the Form 990, which nonprofits they have to file. We are going to DEMAND that nonprofits know their grant recipients."

"So if a grant recipient is violent, if they are suppressing people's rights, then YOU are responsible for that."

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 01:39 PM (Jr5Lq)

======

It's from a press conference he did just over a month ago.

All of the crackdowns on the background we wanted in Trump 1.0 are happening in Trump 2.0.

But they're not sexy stories, so if they get any attention, it's for a few hours one day and then completely forgotten the next.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:40 PM (hWfuL)

98 "I'm going to blend in seamlessly as a woman. So, I shall name myself Cinammon Spice Betty Crocker."
-tranny
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:26 PM (hWfuL)
______________________

Labradoodle was already taken.

Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 01:40 PM (dIske)

99 91 And, besides, if a Democrat becomes president they'll just pardon these people, so it's actually a loss.

Which is why the state should have charged them.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 01:40 PM (ExV1e)

=======

I believe they're still facing state charges. The state just waited until the federal process was done.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:41 PM (hWfuL)

100 Recall the last mainstream old school Democrat in high office covered for these terrorists. And encourage more of it.

But Democrats are SO WORRIED about the extremists taking over their party.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 01:41 PM (pBF9D)

101 This has opened the DSA up to working with antifa. Since antifa has "gun clubs", DSA has started its own paramilitary, the Red Rabbits. Of course there is going to be crossover.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 01:26 PM (LTMRb)

They have always been the same people. Working together since occupy Wall Street. When many of the ranks finally left the basement and went to the big cities to get addicted to heroin and live in a tent.The Fibbies have the entire facebook grouop I got added to by a turned to the right member back in 2012 or so. That place was a real education in what we face. I hunted down the leader and doxxed him. He told me he was going to find me get all stabby. I parked my truck outside his house and posted a picture on the site, saying "I'm outside". He didn't come out. This was a local group of about 20 with about 500 more members from all over the world. Fibbies took it down, he vanished and reappeared in Spain about a year later spewing the same shit.

One thing I found before I started actually posting was the heroin addiction side. Probably half of the discussions were about that. The rest about stupid marxist theology.
Bunch of retards.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 01:41 PM (0dsIZ)

102 100

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 01:41 PM (6wpGE)

103 I can quote Alex the Chick saying that the Will to Power Prizes are not optional, and I can't tell you how this is going to turn out.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 01:37 PM (rbvCR)


Stacks of history books say not well. Typically with war and famine of varying proportions.

I suspect a lot of the "I can't process" that a BUNCH of people are caught up with right now is just "I can't process how it's happening here".

Because its happened all over the world all through history. Its not new. Its not unique. Its just, finally, here.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:41 PM (Acq7J)

104 "I'm going to blend in seamlessly as a woman. So, I shall name myself Cinammon Spice Betty Crocker."

In fairness, in some communities, the name would not give you away.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 01:41 PM (ExV1e)

105 >25 Ines Soto sounds like Minnesota.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Sounds like a Twins relief pitcher.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 01:24 PM (VcZHb)

Hah! So true.

Posted by: pookysgirl has seen a few Twins games at July 02, 2026 01:27 PM (Wt5PA)

Looooooing like a retaaaard,
Feeling Minnesooooooota,
Oh yeah...

Posted by: Chris Cornell at July 02, 2026 01:41 PM (GTqXr)

106 The to that got 50 years, the ones ‘married’ to each other, ought to be put in same cell. Murder/suicide in less than a year.

Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 01:41 PM (vaId2)

107 Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:40 PM (sKqQm)

There was a time not long ago when the media would have made Yamaha Jones the face of anti-Republicanism and it would have worked on quite a few people. And did. And she's probably made up.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 01:42 PM (pBF9D)

108 Antifa training manuals don't treat it like an idea. They treat it like an organization with lists of members and a hierarchy of responsibilities.

But that's invalid evidence because some pundit said 8 years ago that it can't be true.
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Well, to be fair, he was quoting no less than the former head of the FBI, who said it was only an idea ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 01:42 PM (3cUTc)

109
The Summer of Love was always a lie.


Was jt a lie that miraculous progress occurred in Seattle at that time within the realm of agricultural science?

Garden in a day! Abundant production! And healthy foods, too!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) - Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at July 02, 2026 01:42 PM (s9VOe)

110 How many of these who turned states' evidence were big, strong individuals who would never break?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:37 PM (hWfuL)
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I think you mean "identified as strong individuals who would never break".

I'm guessing a significant number.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:43 PM (ikSmX)

111 One area I think Trump can and should work with the GOP candidates on this election cycle is to start making campaign materials saying we can have the America we used to have back again...but you have to vote for it now.

Yes, this is a variant on MAGA but I see a lot of LIVs and low propensity voters specifically opining how things used to be better...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:43 PM (sKqQm)

112 Piper!
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 01:38 PM (6wpGE

And the most creative award goes to…

But you are kind of right, that name was bestowed on me, and it stuck. 😂

Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:43 PM (pZEOD)

113 But Nadler 's gunt said there was no such thing as ANTIFA. I shan't believe it

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 01:43 PM (itsE0)

114 Here's another:

@WashTimes
·
3h
The Justice Department launched a probe into Neville Roy Singham for alleged financial crimes and ties to foreign-funded influence campaigns in the U.S.

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Singham is the American born Chinese billionaire who funds a lot of the left, presumably as a cutout for the Chinese communist party.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:43 PM (hWfuL)

115 Any of them fearing "reprisals" in prison should be told, "Well, you tried to kill the very people (police, in general) who are supposed to protect you from that. So, maybe rethink those choices."

Posted by: GWB at July 02, 2026 01:43 PM (kU0PQ)

116 Pretti's judgment came much faster than that.
Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 01:37 PM


"The sooner FO is a consequence of FA, the more efficacious the feedback loop is."

-- Stuff Duncanthrax said

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2026 01:44 PM (0sNs1)

117 African migrant? Maybe another descriptor.

https://tinyurl.com/3vxt77a3

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 01:44 PM (n5tGW)

118 An influx of Antifa into the Fed system has the risk of turning the Fed system into Antifa University.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 01:45 PM (LTMRb)

119 Left wing jurisdictions letting them go normal jurisdictions punishing them.

Posted by: steevy at July 02, 2026 01:45 PM (YwEeS)

120 "Antifa training manuals don't treat it like an idea. They treat it like an organization with lists of members and a hierarchy of responsibilities." Posted by: TheJamesMadison

yes, I should have clarified, when they act by forming groups, and call those groups "Antifa" (aligned with the "idea of Antifa"), then they can end up in prison. Especially now that "Antifa" is deemed a terrorist group.

Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 01:45 PM (vbXSk)

121 69 6’3 Balding, hairy-chested obvious man in a fuchsia drsss and heels: “I demand you call me by my name, Miss Candy Kane!!”
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02

To make this less fun, we should start to make up our own ludicrous names. We need one of those randomizers or if your name starts with the letter P, your first name is….

Or we Hordesource it. I wonder what name would be bestowed upon me.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (pZEOD)

Have some fun with this:
https://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/namegen/3938

Posted by: Octochicken at July 02, 2026 01:45 PM (oCS0o)

122 As always, they are a very photogenic bunch.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 02, 2026 01:45 PM (Pr4qS)

123 Recall the last mainstream old school Democrat in high office covered for these terrorists. And encourage more of it.

But Democrats are SO WORRIED about the extremists taking over their party.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 01:41 PM (pBF9D)
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Instead they have mainstreamers like Tim Walz who pardons a multiple-offending child rapist because of Trump.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:45 PM (ikSmX)

124 One part of the Pretti shooting is sort of funny...

The left always says carrying a gun put you at a higher risk of being harmed by "gun violence".

Well if Pretti had gone to that riot and just fist fought with the cops he'd be alive today. Maybe in prison, maybe not, but its specifically his loaded gun falling out of his pants that got him shot.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:45 PM (sKqQm)

125 As always, they are a very photogenic bunch.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 02, 2026 01:45 PM (Pr4qS)
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In nature, colorful means LOOK OUT!

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:46 PM (ikSmX)

126 123 Instead they have mainstreamers like Tim Walz who pardons a multiple-offending child rapist because of Trump.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:45 PM (ikSmX)

======

I can't wait until Governor Amy Klobuchar is pardoning murderers of children to pwn President Vance.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:46 PM (hWfuL)

127

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 01:43 PM (itsE0)

I saw Nadler's Gunt open for the Plasmatics at the Knitting Factory in '84.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at July 02, 2026 01:46 PM (GTqXr)

128 “Big strong individuals who would never break”

Anyone who has peeked at Andy NGO’s X feed knows how silly that is, heh!
These are damaged people, from the island of Misfit Toys. They are definitely dangerous, but far from any normal expression of strength and virtue.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 01:46 PM (4KUe5)

129 The Summer of Love was always a lie. It was always a Soviet-funded commie revolution, complete with assaults, murder, bombings, casual personal hygiene and intimidation. With a thin veneer of drug-fueled hippie fun to attract new recruits for indoctrination.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 01:39 PM (y9nCu)


It was funded through USAID and washed through various NGOs. It was a color revolution and it worked as long as the funds kept rolling in.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 01:46 PM (rbvCR)

130 Or we Hordesource it. I wonder what name would be bestowed upon me.

Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (pZEOD)

Zombie Pipes, obviously.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 01:47 PM (xA5g+)

131 The IRS is now giving guidance on the Form 990, which nonprofits they have to file

I recognize that there are countless questionable non-profit organizations out there. But there are some very legitimate ones too - and the 990 form is a pain in the a** for them. Ex. Knights of Columbus.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 01:47 PM (N39Ws)

132 One area I think Trump can and should work with the GOP candidates on this election cycle is to start making campaign materials saying we can have the America we used to have back again...but you have to vote for it now.
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The "summer of America's Birthday" have seemed to kinda stumble a bit.
The UFC fight was a excellent launch.

I do know that they're planning something like 300k fireworks.
When the usual is 20-30k.

I really, really wish I could go to DC this weekend.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 01:47 PM (3cUTc)

133
Because its happened all over the world all through history. Its not new. Its not unique. Its just, finally, here.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:41 PM (
And we never really planned for it, nor have we prepared for it. We have not given a minute of thought to it. It will be war, and it will not be civil.

Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 01:47 PM (vaId2)

134 The Summer of Love was always a lie. It was always a Soviet-funded commie revolution, complete with assaults, murder, bombings, casual personal hygiene and intimidation. With a thin veneer of drug-fueled hippie fun to attract new recruits for indoctrination.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 01:39 PM (y9nCu)

True, but because there is no love. Just conveniently timed overlap of mutual self-interest and bursts of dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and cortisol.

Posted by: There is definitely summer. Hot as balls out there. at July 02, 2026 01:47 PM (TbWk/)

135 >>Looooooing like a retaaaard,
Feeling Minnesooooooota,
Oh yeah...
Posted by: Chris Cornell at July 02, 2026 01:41 PM (GTqXr)
___
These Antifa pukes should have "taken another road," because "this one has ended ABRUPT!"

Posted by: Frasier Crane at July 02, 2026 01:48 PM (bNf8H)

136 The opening of Gerrold Nadler's gunt is something I hope never to see.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2026 01:48 PM (0sNs1)

137 The Summer of Love was always a lie.

I always marvel at certain groups memories of the 60s and 70s. Maybe it was the constant green haze that distorts their view.

The Weathermen bombings. The Urban rot. The rapidly collapsing economy.

Yeah man, but, like, Led Zep !!!

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:48 PM (Acq7J)

138 yes, I should have clarified, when they act by forming groups, and call those groups "Antifa" (aligned with the "idea of Antifa"), then they can end up in prison. Especially now that "Antifa" is deemed a terrorist group.

Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 01:45 PM (vbXSk)
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Plus, if you have a memory to remember press pushes, the press were treating them as if they were nothing but same organization that rose up in Germany, before it became "just an idea".

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:48 PM (ikSmX)

139 MAKE LOVE NOT WAR !

---Old Hippies

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 01:48 PM (6eLrX)

140 The Summer of Love was always a lie.
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Well, it was right smack in the middle of a bigger lie.

So, not surprising.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:49 PM (ikSmX)

141 According to a source not authorized to speak on record, Morgan had consumed pills.

***********

They weren't pills. Anonymous sources indicate that she downed a one-pound bag of M&M's. Those color dyes can kill you, but it takes years.

Posted by: muldoon at July 02, 2026 01:49 PM (I0N4X)

142 Except the one who got 50 years.

That's some forward thinking right there.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at July 02, 2026 01:49 PM (/HDaX)

143 The opening of Gerrold Nadler's gunt is something I hope never to see.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

Sounds like a job for Geraldo.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 01:49 PM (VcZHb)

144 "Turn on, tune in, drop out "

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 01:50 PM (6eLrX)

145 I'm sure there will still be arguments that antifa is an idea since they don't have a military style chain of command.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 02, 2026 01:51 PM (/k3in)

146 Or we Hordesource it. I wonder what name would be bestowed upon me.

Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (pZEOD)

Zombie Pipes, obviously.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 01:47 PM (xA5g+)
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Piper At The Gates of Pearl

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:51 PM (ikSmX)

147 A lot of the aholes from the Summer of Love and the sixties are seeing this as their last shot at revolution. Old lefties I know post stuff from Occupy Democrats and The Other 99%, as well as other leftist crap. It's as if there too dense to realize it will land on their children and grandchildren's heads.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 01:51 PM (itsE0)

148
Have some fun with this:
https://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/namegen/3938
Posted by: Octochicken at July 02, 2026 01

I am Sapphire (Kale Spice).

Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:51 PM (p4NUW)

149 So a taxpayer relief suicide? More of this please.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at July 02, 2026 01:51 PM (XdPwa)

150 ICE just announced they arrested 10k in the last 5 days.

But, as far as the left knows, all deportations ended after MN.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 01:52 PM (3cUTc)

151 Or we Hordesource it. I wonder what name would be bestowed upon me.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (pZEOD)

Piper the White.

(I'm assuming you killed a Balrog while you were dead a while back...)

Posted by: hobbitopoly at July 02, 2026 01:52 PM (k9OZB)

152 150 ICE just announced they arrested 10k in the last 5 days.

But, as far as the left knows, all deportations ended after MN.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 01:52 PM (3cUTc)

=======

As far as the right knows, all deportations ended after MN.

Because the right gets led around by leftist editorial decisions as much as the left does.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:53 PM (hWfuL)

153 The opening of Gerrold Nadler's gunt is something I hope never to see.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2026 01:48 PM (0sNs1)


Beware the Curse!

Posted by: zombie Lord Carnarvon at July 02, 2026 01:53 PM (wBRco)

154 Best part of the story: "They are all being housed in the facility matching their biological sex."

Posted by: Daniel Simpson Day at July 02, 2026 01:53 PM (qLuc/)

155 Those color dyes can kill you, but it takes years.
Posted by: muldoon at July 02, 2026 01:49 PM


Why the H8? You can't have tie-dye without dyes of color!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2026 01:53 PM (0sNs1)

156 But Nadler 's gunt said there was no such thing as ANTIFA. I shan't believe it
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 01:43 PM (itsE0)
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He must have mistaken you for his pants, because he was shitting you.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:53 PM (ikSmX)

157 Crazy people welcomed to Minneapolis, joined together with illegal criminal aliens and together performing foul crimes on children, then lightly sentenced and, finally, pardoned and spirited out of the courthouse by the backdoor to avoid ICE. This is the spirit of their age up there in the Great North.

Posted by: Boy Scout Ghosts Haunting Tim Walz' Crawlspace at July 02, 2026 01:53 PM (mrNx1)

158 Old lefties I know post stuff from Occupy Democrats and The Other 99%, as well as other leftist crap. It's as if there too dense to realize it will land on their children and grandchildren's heads.

Of this I am sure. They don't care. Just the opposite. That subset of people seem dead-set on not releasing power as well as shaping reality after they're gone.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:53 PM (Acq7J)

159 Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (pZEOD)

Prebiotic Oat Milk Sparkles

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 01:53 PM (pBF9D)

160 Given her demise Piper should get a Horde Lifetime Achievement Award in the Field of Excellence.
Simpsons reference

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 01:54 PM (itsE0)

161 Can anybody suggest a reliable source tracking the count of deportations per month?

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 01:54 PM (Jr5Lq)

162 I wonder what name would be bestowed upon me

==

Um Shoji!

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 01:54 PM (6eLrX)

163 I vote for "Piper the Kale Ghost"

Always helpful, for a given value of help... depending on your kale tolerance.

Posted by: SimoHayha at July 02, 2026 01:54 PM (/ZkOF)

164 I pinned some garlic above my front door, in hopes of keeping Democrats away.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 01:55 PM (mrNx1)

165 The Summer of Love was always a lie.

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Congressional Witness: Charles Manson, Jack Ruby Were Part Of Illegal CIA Program

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Also Betty Crocker and Cap'n Crunch.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 01:55 PM (ndZc7)

166 Just in time for America's birthday!

Gets you right in the feelz, doesn't it?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 01:55 PM (Wnv9h)

167 I pinned some garlic above my front door, in hopes of keeping Democrats away.

Just put a set of work-boots outside the door.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:55 PM (Acq7J)

168 The only question is...did the Hell's Angels do anything wrong?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (hWfuL)

According to Sonny Barger in an interview, the HA weren't contracted as security. Their motorcycles were being vandalized so they fought back.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 01:55 PM (6eMGT)

169 164 I pinned some garlic above my front door, in hopes of keeping Democrats away.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 01:55 PM (mrNx1)

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"Oh...sweet. Is this, like, a new fusion place?"
-hipsters, barging in

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:55 PM (hWfuL)

170 An influx of Antifa into the Fed system has the risk of turning the Fed system into Antifa University.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 01:45 PM (LTMRb)

Obama did that with his America Corps.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 01:56 PM (uhVAy)

171 They weren't pills. Anonymous sources indicate that she downed a one-pound bag of M&M's. Those color dyes can kill you, but it takes years.
Posted by: muldoon at July 02, 2026 01:49 PM (I0N4X)

Good old red dye #2. Sure you'd have to consume half your body weight of it daily for years, and the mere fact of consuming that much of anything would kill you long before the alleged carcinogenic effects would take hold, but hey why take a chance.

Posted by: Red M&Ms did NOT cause cancer! at July 02, 2026 01:56 PM (TbWk/)

172 Meanwhile, as I noted below, my brain is really struggling to process the Dems absolute willingness to sacrifice children on their alter. That statement should be hyperbole. It should be dramatic. Y’all should all be telling me to calm down. It should not be truth.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:31 PM (pZEOD)


On a first read, Numbers to Joshua is the story of God leading the Israelites to a land of milk and honey. On reflection, it's God swinging them like a scythe, razing a bitter crop of child-sacrificing turbopagans.

Posted by: SciVo at July 02, 2026 01:56 PM (Sy6m/)

173 This ain't Minnesota.
Don't Mess With Texas!

Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 01:56 PM (NpAcC)

174 Hell's Angels did kick the crap out of Hunter Thompson.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 01:56 PM (itsE0)

175 Piper the White.

(I'm assuming you killed a Balrog while you were dead a while back...)
Posted by: hobbitopoly at July 02, 2026 01:52 PM (k9OZB)

You know what is awful about being dead? You still have to workout. And I seem to have been assigned y’all for guardian angel duty, because you can see what I am posting.

Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:56 PM (p4NUW)

176 I'm still waiting for ICE to blast out Genesis on the loud speakers singing "Illegal Alien".


"IT'S NO FUN, BEING AN ILLEGAL ALIEN."

"Over the border, there lies the promised land
Where everything comes easy, and you just hold out your hand..."

_________________________

Come to think of it, this should be Minnesota's state song.

Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 01:57 PM (dIske)

177 Can anybody suggest a reliable source tracking the count of deportations per month?
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 01:54 PM (Jr5Lq)
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Grok suggests DeportationData.org

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 01:57 PM (mrNx1)

178 145 I'm sure there will still be arguments that antifa is an idea since they don't have a military style chain of command.
Posted by: NR Pax

It's modeled after the French Resistance, John with the long mustache is a CCP officer.

Posted by: Auspex at July 02, 2026 01:57 PM (Y8DZL)

179 Yeesy, i looked at the mug shoots. Not great.

Posted by: WisRich at July 02, 2026 01:58 PM (G0vdT)

180 Wedinitdonutingwrong.

Posted by: Sunny Barger at July 02, 2026 01:58 PM (0dsIZ)

181
Old lefties I know post stuff from Occupy Democrats and The Other 99%, as well as other leftist crap.


And they marvel brag at the profound influence they insist that they exerted on history (e.g., "We ended the Vietnam War!")

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) - Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at July 02, 2026 01:58 PM (s9VOe)

182 When Biden said antifa was "just an idea" I wished someone (an actual journalist lol) would ask him "Ok. Is it a good idea or a bad idea?"

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 01:58 PM (pBF9D)

183 177 Thanks!

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 01:58 PM (Jr5Lq)

184
By the way, it was kind of willowed but I did find the NY Times coverage of the story of that Laotian child rapist. It was sympathetic to the father of six who wanted to stay in America with his family, while Walz remains a target of criticism of the Trump administration because of his views on immigration.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 01:59 PM (mmrXZ)

185 Nothing will happen.

Posted by: The guy who always says nothing will happen at July 02, 2026 01:59 PM (4g5V+)

186 Posted by: SciVo at July

Thank you. 😊

Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:59 PM (p4NUW)

187 Old hippies are not left enough until they sign off with him/them/thems !

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 01:59 PM (6eLrX)

188 The "Summer of Love" was over a half century ago. Not sure it has much relevance today, except for a certain demographic. And even that's questionable.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 01:59 PM (jehhT)

189 174 Hell's Angels did kick the crap out of Hunter Thompson.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 01:56 PM (itsE0)

Not enough. He got rid of the rest himself.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 01:59 PM (0dsIZ)

190 Car said 100 degrees, phone says 101 hete, deck thermometer says 96 in shade

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

191 187 Old hippies are not left enough until they sign off with him/them/thems !

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 01:59 PM (6eLrX)

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Until they give up their homes to illegal Muslim immigrants on the run from ICE.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:00 PM (hWfuL)

192
"I'm going to blend in seamlessly as a woman. So, I shall name myself Cinammon Spice Betty Crocker."
-tranny
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:26 PM (hWfuL)

^^nailed the mentality (and make me actually LOL)

Posted by: Iris at July 02, 2026 02:00 PM (286+n)

193 I'm sure there will still be arguments that antifa is an idea since they don't have a military style chain of command.
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So, one requirement makes or breaks it?

Does that work with fascism?

This is the point that I would call them dumb.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:00 PM (ikSmX)

194 184
By the way, it was kind of willowed but I did find the NY Times coverage of the story of that Laotian child rapist. It was sympathetic to the father of six who wanted to stay in America with his family, while Walz remains a target of criticism of the Trump administration because of his views on immigration.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 01:59 PM (mmrXZ)

The NYT will not rest until CBP is abolished and entering the United States for foreigners will be as innocuous and meaningless as crossing into a neighboring county.

Posted by: The guy who always says nothing will happen at July 02, 2026 02:01 PM (4g5V+)

195 193 So, one requirement makes or breaks it?

Does that work with fascism?

This is the point that I would call them dumb.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:00 PM (ikSmX)

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"I will say anything to advance leftist power."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:01 PM (hWfuL)

196 Go away sock

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 02:01 PM (4g5V+)

197 Despite SCOTUS Ruling, Appeals Court Claims Trump Admin Can’t Fire 19 DEI Intel Officers

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In fairness, my motto is also F*ck the SCOTUS!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 02:01 PM (ndZc7)

198 Turning in your comrade Marxists could be a death penalty if they catch you

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

199 A Dem President will pardon them...

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 01:27 PM (FtULh)

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Might as well not do anything then.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:28 PM (hWfuL)

Pretti and Goode's posthumous pardons won't be a problem for the rest of us.

Posted by: ayatollah of the week at July 02, 2026 02:02 PM (vSvIl)

200 Oops, off, ONT joke.

Posted by: Methoe at July 02, 2026 02:02 PM (vSvIl)

201 FYI, the two colors of M&Ms that are being discontinued due to possible dye used issues are blue and brown.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2026 02:02 PM (0sNs1)

202 I think borderline personality disorder is woefully under diagnosed.

Meanwhile, as I noted below, my brain is really struggling to process the Dems absolute willingness to sacrifice children on their alter. That statement should be hyperbole. It should be dramatic. Y’all should all be telling me to calm down. It should not be truth.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:31 PM (pZEOD)

Comfortable people all through history have stopped having kids. Caesar Augustus used to rail on about it, and county folk had to move into cities on the regular to replenish the population there.

I also think a major issue is the current mania for calling everything a disorder and doling out drugs for it instead of jobs moving rocks or digging holes which at least taught you that being out of control isn't fun.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 02:02 PM (uhVAy)

203 F'n hell

Posted by: Methos at July 02, 2026 02:02 PM (vSvIl)

204 I saw Child-sacrificing Turbopagans open for Cradle of Filth at Hellfest

Posted by: It was kinda gross at July 02, 2026 02:02 PM (TbWk/)

205 So much mental illness concentrated in one place.

Their parents must be so proud.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 02, 2026 02:02 PM (2Ez/1)

206 Speaking of...we (The USA) were not invited to Ayatollah's funeral festivities !

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:03 PM (6eLrX)

207 By the way, it was kind of willowed but I did find the NY Times coverage of the story of that Laotian child rapist. It was sympathetic to the father of six who wanted to stay in America with his family

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 01:59 PM (mmrXZ)
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After all, he was only repeatedly raping a 10-year-old vixen who was just asking for it.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:03 PM (ikSmX)

208 190 Car said 100 degrees, phone says 101 hete, deck thermometer says 96 in shade
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 02:00 PM (Ia/+0)
________________________

About the same here, and my idiot Lab is out running around looking for rabbits. He has no common sense.

Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 02:03 PM (dIske)

209 They are all being housed in the facility matching their biological sex."

Heh. Who's up for a trade? Smokes? Privileges?

Now squeal like a pig...

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 02:03 PM (XuXeR)

210 An influx of Antifa into the Fed system has the risk of turning the Fed system into Antifa University.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 01:45 PM (LTMRb)


I don't think there are that many, and they are about as far from the typical inmate as one can get. And their political philosophy is far from anything in our prison system.

Much more likely is that they are ostracized because deep down inside, they are whiny little bitches.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 02:03 PM (PLxDd)

211 Despite SCOTUS Ruling, Appeals Court Claims Trump Admin Can’t Fire 19 DEI Intel Officers

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In fairness, my motto is also F*ck the SCOTUS!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 02:01 PM (ndZc7)

Have them count Penguins on the North Slope of Alaska and allow them to resign after some months.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 02:03 PM (uhVAy)

212 210 I don't think there are that many, and they are about as far from the typical inmate as one can get. And their political philosophy is far from anything in our prison system.

Much more likely is that they are ostracized because deep down inside, they are whiny little bitches.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 02:03 PM (PLxDd)

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A few will throw themselves into the rolls of prison bitches, for sure, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:04 PM (hWfuL)

213
As far as the right knows, all deportations ended after MN.

Because the right gets led around by leftist editorial decisions as much as the left does.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:53 PM (hWfuL)

Truth.

Lots of those on the Right out there that are big mad Trump betrayed them because he will mot do mass deportations and is issuing 100 million H1B visas. All BS of course but it is believed by some.

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 02:04 PM (4g5V+)

214 Anyone remember heating up coins to give organ grinder monkeys?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 02:05 PM (Kt19C)

215 213 Truth.

Lots of those on the Right out there that are big mad Trump betrayed them because he will mot do mass deportations and is issuing 100 million H1B visas. All BS of course but it is believed by some.

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 02:04 PM (4g5V+)

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"Trump should have decreed that all illegals are out of the country on day 1. That he didn't do that is a betrayal of his promises to me."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:05 PM (hWfuL)

216 ..maybe Trump should head fake them, and say unless we get an invite he is going to bomb something valuable over there !

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:05 PM (6eLrX)

217 Much more likely is that they are ostracized because deep down inside, they are whiny little bitches.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 02:03 PM (PLxDd)

They have allowed in the sort of criminal thugs that Kyle Rittenhouse but the core of Antifa are the kids of well to do and well connected liberals and leftists.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 02:05 PM (uhVAy)

218 that they are ostracized because deep down inside, they are whiny little bitches."

"Ostracized"

That's funny. Of course, they'll spend time bent over...

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 02:06 PM (XuXeR)

219
End Wokeness
@EndWokeness

Atlanta spent $130M to build glass walls for fare evasion prevention. Result:
Keep in mind this was all to save $2.50.

https://tinyurl.com/3krwwe2n

Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 02:06 PM (NpAcC)

220 Well, get on over here and suck your wife's dick.

Posted by: Just the punchline at July 02, 2026 02:06 PM (2UnvF)

221 If there were one requirement for fascism, it should center around their central tenet: EISNOSNAS: Everything IN the State; Nothing OUTSIDE the State; Nothing AGAINST the State. (Fascism is cooperation with the State)

There are a whole lot of people trantifa has been punching that lack that ethos.

They should be punching Dems and Euros.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:06 PM (ikSmX)

222 Sixty-four adult day care centers within a mile in Flushing, NY. Flushing tax dollars away.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 02:06 PM (n5tGW)

223 Anyone remember heating up coins to give organ grinder monkeys?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 02:05 PM (Kt19C)

I thought organ grinder monkeys worked in scrapple factories until USDA determined it was unsanitary.

Posted by: But honestly who could tell the difference at July 02, 2026 02:06 PM (TbWk/)

224 MN was settled by Socialists so makes sense it survived that way because I don't think people move there voluntarily which would dilute it.

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 02:07 PM (/WQyy)

225 219
End Wokeness
@EndWokeness

Atlanta spent $130M to build glass walls for fare evasion prevention. Result:
Keep in mind this was all to save $2.50.

https://tinyurl.com/3krwwe2n

Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 02:06 PM (NpAcC)

=======

Paying for cops or even just attendants at turn stiles presents too few opportunities for creating generational wealth in some connected cronies.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:07 PM (hWfuL)

226 DeportationData.org has a lot of in-process stats (arrests, detainer requests, detention stays, etc,) but if they have an unambiguously labeled chart saying 'deportations by month' (as in count of people actually transported out of USA borders,) they don't put it in an easily found prominent place. Maybe it's there and I just haven't looked hard enough.

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 02:07 PM (Jr5Lq)

227 I'm sure there will still be arguments that antifa is an idea since they don't have a military style chain of command.
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So, one requirement makes or breaks it?

Does that work with fascism?

This is the point that I would call them dumb.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:00 PM (ikSmX)

Who says Antifa does not have a chain of command? Their organization of black blocks versus distracting rank and file says exactly the opposite.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 02:08 PM (uhVAy)

228 that antifa is an idea since they don't have a military style chain of command.
Posted by: NR Pax

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

Or epaulets.

Gotta have epaulets!

Posted by: muldoon at July 02, 2026 02:08 PM (I0N4X)

229 In fairness, my motto is also F*ck the SCOTUS!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 02:01 PM (ndZc7)

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Really? Both sides of this are JUDGES.

A more complete statement would be: Fuck Judge Oligarchy.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:08 PM (ikSmX)

230 hobo ass is the best tasting ass

Posted by: Sid at July 02, 2026 02:08 PM (/ekHg)

231 201 FYI, the two colors of M&Ms that are being discontinued due to possible dye used issues are blue and brown.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

So, democrats and black people. Coincidence? I think not.

Posted by: Auspex at July 02, 2026 02:10 PM (Y8DZL)

232 WHoa! TMI!

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:10 PM (6eLrX)

233 Atlanta spent $130M to build glass walls for fare evasion prevention. Result:
Keep in mind this was all to save $2.50.
--
As the saying goes: Locks only stop honest people.

Those glass doors were never going to stop an enriching diversity scholar like her.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 02:10 PM (3cUTc)

234 I would bet first Democrat/ Socialist President will let them out

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 02:11 PM (Ia/+0)

235 FYI, the two colors of M&Ms that are being discontinued due to possible dye used issues are blue and brown.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

FYI, I first first to break this story on AOSHQ!

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:11 PM (6eLrX)

236 MN was settled by Socialists so makes sense it survived that way because I don't think people move there voluntarily which would dilute it.

Scandies. The word you're looking for is Scandies. Collectivists by nature. Why the Upper Midwest was literally the birthplace of American Socialism.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 02:11 PM (Acq7J)

237 More Antifa Terrorists Sentenced
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Yes, I can get behind that idea.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:11 PM (ikSmX)

238
As always, I looked for the tears and the stumbling backwards in the story.

- Rebecca Morgan allegedly tried to kill herself while in custody in Wichita, Texas

- Baumann cried and apologized in his statement to the court. (also expressed fear of how he'd be treated in prison because he cooperated)

- Lynette Sharp also apologized.

- Seth Sikes disavowed Song, his former cell and its Antifa ideology.

- John Thomas provided a written statement to the court expressing regret for his actions

I hope they were all terrified, sniveling, shocked.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:11 PM (mmrXZ)

239 238 I hope they were all terrified, sniveling, shocked.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:11 PM (mmrXZ)

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This is so much worse that arresting grandmas who were just outside the Capitol building on 1/6.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:12 PM (hWfuL)

240 Or epaulets.

Gotta have epaulets!
Posted by: muldoon at July 02, 2026 02:08 PM


Once we get the Moron shirt situation straightened out, can we have epaulets? Maybe different colours and/or levels of metallic braid to differentiate membership levels?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2026 02:12 PM (0sNs1)

241 This is the point that I would call them dumb.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:00 PM (ikSmX)

THAT???

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:13 PM (pBF9D)

242 I just saw a picture of Nina Totenburg - yikes. She looks like she could be the love child of John Kerry and John Kerry!

Posted by: 496 at July 02, 2026 02:13 PM (F9bBk)

243 Atlanta spent $130M to build glass walls for fare evasion prevention. Result:
Keep in mind this was all to save $2.50.
--
As the saying goes: Locks only stop honest people.

Those glass doors were never going to stop an enriching diversity scholar like her.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 02:10 PM (3cUTc)

That glass looked pretty thin too. Why did they not use something actually shatter-resistant like acrylic or plexiglass?

Posted by: Somebody's BIL is on city council at July 02, 2026 02:13 PM (TbWk/)

244 Rebecca Morgan allegedly tried to kill herself while in custody in Wichita, Texas
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Does it mean she is capable of shame and remorse, or just psychotic self-destructiveness?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 02:13 PM (RIvkX)

245 223 Anyone remember heating up coins to give organ grinder monkeys?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 02:05 PM (Kt19C)
______________________

Sadist. BTW, there was a case back in the 70's where the IRS sued a monkey for back taxes, because the guy using the winding organ said all the money was his monkey's.

LOOPHOLE!!!!

Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 02:13 PM (dIske)

246 one of the convicts tried to kill herself.
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I wish antifa more luck in their endeavors in the future

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:15 PM (pBF9D)

247 FYI, the two colors of M&Ms that are being discontinued due to possible dye used issues are blue and brown.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

FYI, I first first to break this story on AOSHQ!
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:11 PM (6eLrX)
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You are both racist.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 02:15 PM (RIvkX)

248 I also think a major issue is the current mania for calling everything a disorder and doling out drugs for it instead of jobs moving rocks or digging holes which at least taught you that being out of control isn't fun.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026

BPD disorder doesn’t respond to meds, but it does respond to DBT and CBT therapy. The problem is finding a therapist who dispenses it with tough love on the side. My oldest has BPD, she is on the very functional side of it vs. the ones who murder (like the girl in Maternal Instinct, or Jodi Arias), thank goodness. Through enforcement of treatment from me, she is doing amazingly well. She also had a metamorphosis at 26 where things in her brain started to work pretty close to normally. This happens in quite a few people with BPD and no one really knows why. The brain is fascinating.

Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 02:15 PM (Wmg4n)

249
A Dem President will pardon them...
Posted by: It's me donna

===============

In a heartbeat. Nice to know a Dem President won't be around for a while.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:16 PM (mmrXZ)

250 231 201 FYI, the two colors of M&Ms that are being discontinued due to possible dye used issues are blue and brown.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

Hunter Biden's suggestion of no yellows was actively considered.

Posted by: Auspex at July 02, 2026 02:16 PM (Y8DZL)

251 Does it mean she is capable of shame and remorse, or just psychotic self-destructiveness?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 02:13 PM (RIvkX)

Fear of prison

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:16 PM (pBF9D)

252 "possible dye used issues are blue and brown."

Prussian Blue and Brown-25.

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 02:16 PM (Jr5Lq)

253 That glass looked pretty thin too. Why did they not use something actually shatter-resistant like acrylic or plexiglass?
--
There's the other saying:
You can't make anything foolproof 'cause fools are so damned ingenious.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 02:16 PM (3cUTc)

254 That glass looked pretty thin too. Why did they not use something actually shatter-resistant like acrylic or plexiglass?

Posted by: Somebody's BIL is on city council at July 02, 2026 02:13 PM (TbWk
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Reminds me. Our lazy bitchy neighbors leave their dog out a good bit and he barks when a dog goes by. Annoying, but there's worse. They rarely come outside and bring him in when he's been barking for a long time. Assholes.

Last week he'd been barking a while so the lazy POS rapped on his window to shut him up. Dog kept barking, so he rapped again and broke the window. I should be a bigger person, but that still brings me joy

Posted by: 496 at July 02, 2026 02:17 PM (kKD6e)

255
Does it mean she is capable of shame and remorse, or just psychotic self-destructiveness?
Posted by: San Franpsycho

================

Probably because "This isn't the antifa I joined. I joined the one with the condos, and the private rooms."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:18 PM (mmrXZ)

256 Or epaulets.

Gotta have epaulets!"

I hear Hugo Boss makes some snazzy outfits.

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 02:18 PM (XuXeR)

257 Posted by: Paul at July 02, 2026 02:17 PM (Tk6Z0)

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You're an idiot.

We're decreasing overall population because of deportations.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:19 PM (hWfuL)

258 Who thought a glass barrier would work?
It’s so stupid. The way the woman just rams it, falls, asked it off and mooooooves on is something.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 02:19 PM (4KUe5)

259 Could use a nap

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

260 nood

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 02:20 PM (Jr5Lq)

261 You know what is awful about being dead? You still have to workout. And I seem to have been assigned y’all for guardian angel duty, because you can see what I am posting.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:56 PM (p4NUW)

Well, you're doing a fine job. I feel safer already!

(Even though you've assumed angelic form, is it still OK with you if the guys discuss boobs here? It'd be a shame to take away that simple pleasure from them.)

Posted by: hobbitopoly at July 02, 2026 02:21 PM (k9OZB)

262 219
End Wokeness
@EndWokeness

Atlanta spent $130M to build glass walls for fare evasion prevention. Result:
Keep in mind this was all to save $2.50.

https://tinyurl.com/3krwwe2n
Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 02:06 PM (NpAcC)

Reparations, bitchez!!

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 02:22 PM (bl07w)

263 It is a start, but until they put Tampon timmeh, Ellison and the others behind bars, it is a mere scratch.

Posted by: Lloyd Loar at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (Mx+TJ)

264 Geez what a collection of losers. Say what you want about the Weather Underground, but they did not resemble the cast of an off-broadway production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at July 02, 2026 02:28 PM (wGerL)

265 Ok, see nood first then decide

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (Ia/+0)

266 I think one of the great things about Trump's second term is that his Cabinet has made it *very* clear that even if you take out Trump, his agenda will keep going. The Obi Wan Principle, if you will.
Posted by: pookysgirl, still praying for Trump's protection nonetheless at July 02, 2026 01:32 PM (Wt5PA)

Agree! At least I hope so!

Posted by: Iris at July 02, 2026 02:35 PM (286+n)

267 FYI, the two colors of M&Ms that are being discontinued due to possible dye used issues are blue and brown.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

Damn M&M Nazis!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 02:35 PM (ndZc7)

268 "trans terrorists, once again playing the "do what I want or I'll kill myself" card."

Prolly tried to choke on a large dick.

Posted by: Speller at July 02, 2026 03:09 PM (pSotA)

269 You know what is awful about being dead? You still have to workout. And I seem to have been assigned y’all for guardian angel duty, because you can see what I am posting.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:56 PM (p4NUW)

Well, you're doing a fine job. I feel safer already!

(Even though you've assumed angelic form, is it still OK with you if the guys discuss boobs here? It'd be a shame to take away that simple pleasure from them.)
Posted by: hobbitopoly at July 02, 2026 02:21 PM (k9OZB)

God made boobs.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 03:34 PM (uhVAy)

Tim Walz Pardons an Illegal Alien for Raping a 10-Year-Old Girl to Attempt to Defeat Trump's Effort to Deport Him

Absolute demons.

Bill Melugin
@BillMelugin_

NEW: DHS is accusing MN Gov. Tim Walz of trying to shield a Laotian illegal alien pedophile from being deported after Walz pardoned him for a 2006 conviction in which he repeatedly raped a 10-year-old girl in MN. DHS says Tou Lue Vang was issued a deportation order immediately after that conviction and was set to be imminently deported, but the pardon has now removed his deportable offenses and given him a clean record, which may thwart his removal and give him an avenue to fight deportation.

WARNING GRAPHIC DETAILS BELOW:

According to Vang's conviction documents from the state of Minnesota, in 2004, he repeatedly had penetrative sex with the 10-year-old girl on multiple occasions and forced oral sex upon her in which he ejaculated into her mouth. He told police "I made a mistake, but this is a minor thing...it's a cultural thing to marry and have sex with girls as young as 12." He also said the child should be arrested and she was also at fault.

Vang ultimately took a plea deal to plead guilty to the offense of first degree criminal sexual conduct. NYT reports he served no prison time as part of the deal.

Vang was pardoned for the offense last month by the Minnesota Board of Pardons, which is made up of the MN Governor, MN Attorney General, and Chief Justice of the MN Supreme Court. All pardons must be approved by the MN Governor.

DHS is now blasting the decision:

"Governor Tim Walz's decision to pardon an illegal alien convicted child rapist so he can remain in our country is disgusting," said Acting DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. "These are the criminal illegal aliens he and his Minnesota sanctuary politicians are protecting. Tou Lue Vang lost his legal status following his conviction for repeatedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl. Following the conviction, he was placed in removal proceedings and issued a final order of removal by a judge. This pardon will take away this child rapist's qualifying convictions that made him removable from the United States."

Washington Examiner:

Vang was set to be deported to Laos, according to the DHS. However, his pardon was issued on June 10, 2026, a week before he was supposed to be deported. Now, the pardon could reportedly "thwart his removal from the United States."

"Governor Tim Walz's decision to pardon an illegal alien convicted child rapist so he can remain in our country is disgusting," said acting assistant DHS Secretary Lauren Bis. "These are the criminal illegal aliens he and his Minnesota sanctuary politicians are protecting."


Vang entered the country in 1994 and was "granted legal status" by the Clinton administration, according to DHS. Court records revealed that he "repeatedly sexually assaulted a girl between 2002 and 2004. He also offered the girl he abused "$10 to keep quiet about the sexual assaults." During interviews with law enforcement at the time, Vang shifted blame of the abuse on his culture, claiming it was permissible to "marry and have sex with girls as young as 12." The DHS also claimed Vang said the girl he abused was equally as guilty as him and "should be arrested too."

Court records show that Vang pleaded guilty to "penetration or contact with a person under 13 years old by an actor more than 36 months older" on October 31, 2005, and was sentenced in February 2006 to 12 years, "with the sentence stayed." He was also issued 30 years of supervised probation. His legal status was revoked after his conviction, and he was issued a final order of removal in 2006.

"The Minnesota Board of Pardons made a unanimous decision to grant Tou Vang this pardon after an exhaustive process which included a statement of support for the pardon from the victim, a recommendation to grant the pardon from the Clemency Review Commission, and a large number of community support letters," Ellison's office said in a statement to the New York Times.


More cultural enrichment:

An illegal alien has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for his involvement in an $89 million fraudulent payroll scheme that saw illegal alien construction workers and their employers evade taxes.

"Today, we held an illegal alien from Honduras accountable for a brazen scheme that stole more than $38 million from American taxpayers to facilitate the employment of illegal aliens," Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald said.

"This case exposes how unchecked illegal immigration fuels widespread payroll tax fraud and underground economies that harm American workers and taxpayers," McDonald said. "This sentence sends a strong message: Those who exploit our open borders, cheat the U.S. Treasury, and violate federal laws will face justice."

The mother of the Loyola student murdered by an illegal in Chicago attempted to testify about the actual cost of sanctuary policies. Democrats murder-splained to the mother that gosh they sure were sorry that her daughter was shot in the back of the head by an illegal alien criminal who should have been deported years ago, buttt she needs to understand all the Good Things that illegal alien criminals bring to this country, and she'll just have to remind herself not to be so selfish.

Democrats screamed over Republicans as they attempted to introduce the parents of murdered children:

americaisjustaculturebutyoudonthavetosharethecultureeither.png

Hello! Happy Thursday Is the New Friday! (Companies which observe the July 4 holiday are giving people tomorrow off.)

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:15 PM




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1 ret

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:14 PM (0dsIZ)

2 Off to nood.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:14 PM (0dsIZ)

3 Vang was set to be deported to Laos, according to the DHS. However, his pardon was issued on June 10, 2026, a week before he was supposed to be deported. Now, the pardon could reportedly "thwart his removal from the United States."

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I don't see how this is a barrier to deportation.

I see it as Walz accidentally making it easier.

The guy's not in prison anymore, and he has a final deportation order from 2006. ICE can just go find him and pick him up and throw him on a plane.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:15 PM (hWfuL)

4 Walz is a loathsome fuckwad.

Posted by: huerfano at July 02, 2026 12:15 PM (VJX5o)

5 Nooded.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:15 PM (0dsIZ)

6 Already nooded, Reforger. Congrats on the SPONGE!

Posted by: Nazdar at July 02, 2026 12:16 PM (NcvvS)

7 Tim Walz Pardons an Illegal Alien for Raping a 10-Year-Old Girl

That'll put hair on her chest.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 12:16 PM (Kt19C)

8 The Left: Trump and the Epstein class need to be removed by any means necessary. No pedos!

Also the left: So what if this guy raped a 10 year old. I mean...who hasn't really? And deporting him for it? That's just not cricket!

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:17 PM (sKqQm)

9 NYT reports he served no prison time as part of the deal.


I have so much typing and deleting for all involved in this.

Posted by: pookysgirl, mother to a 13-year-old girl at July 02, 2026 12:17 PM (Wt5PA)

10 Damn!! Read the content.

My thoughts on ethnic cleansing are becoming more nuanced...

Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 02, 2026 12:17 PM (Sco7b)

11 8 The Left: Trump and the Epstein class need to be removed by any means necessary. No pedos!

Also the left: So what if this guy raped a 10 year old. I mean...who hasn't really? And deporting him for it? That's just not cricket!

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:17 PM (sKqQm)

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"Sexual assault against minors is really no big deal."
-Scott Weiner, Democrat

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:17 PM (hWfuL)

12 It's really getting hard to read and process the evil that is happening under any Democrat leadership. Really getting hard.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 12:18 PM (qBdHI)

13 There's a deep place in Hell for those that commit evil like this child-raping illegal alien and the Gov of Minnesota...


"Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent."-- Adam Smith

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 12:19 PM (l3cgK)

14 If all demoncrats suddenly died the world would be a much better place.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:19 PM (0dsIZ)

15 Walz is the Burgermeister Meisterburger of MN politics.

Posted by: Truck Monkey at July 02, 2026 12:19 PM (affD0)

16 Happy Friday Eve!

Also fuck murderers and pedos, with a bullet

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (xcxpd)

17 Might want to consider deporting Walz too.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (jehhT)

18 ".it's a cultural thing to marry and have sex with girls as young as 12." He also said the child should be arrested and she was also at fault."

he is still an illegal, and guilty of being a pedo, and already had an order of removal for 20 years. He should be sent back to his country where he can "legally"? rape 12 year olds.

Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (vbXSk)

19 At some point the push back will come and it will be sudden, vicious, and glorious.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (2WIwB)

20 17 Might want to consider deporting Walz too.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (jehhT)

I hear he REALLY likes China.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:21 PM (0dsIZ)

21 10 Damn!! Read the content.

My thoughts on ethnic cleansing are becoming more nuanced...

Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 02, 2026 12:17 PM (Sco7b)

Ethical Cleansing >>> Ethnic Cleansing

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 12:21 PM (l3cgK)

22 Democrat values on display for you to see.

Posted by: Darth Randall at July 02, 2026 12:21 PM (PVvQD)

23 If all demoncrats suddenly died the world would be a much better place.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:19 PM (0dsIZ)

Slowly... then all at once...

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 12:21 PM (xA5g+)

24 I don't really understand how Walz is actually stopping DHS/ICE. The guy's free and clear of the Minnesota state justice system, but he's still subject to Federal level stuff like overstaying a visa for 20 years. And now that he won't be in prison it'll be harder for Walz to stop ICE from taking him.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 02, 2026 12:22 PM (2ocoG)

25 "it's a cultural thing"

To paraphrase a Brit in regards to Indiana suttee: It is your custom to burn your widows, it is our custom to hang murderers.

Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker at July 02, 2026 12:22 PM (gb+eN)

26 I hear he REALLY likes China.

Not as much as he likes naked 13 year old boys, supposedly.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 02, 2026 12:22 PM (2ocoG)

27 >>> 19 At some point the push back will come and it will be sudden, vicious, and glorious.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (2WIwB)

Diogenes Johnson is right.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 02, 2026 12:23 PM (R+iUD)

28
This is how we get death squads. If it were my daughter or a relative, I'd hunt the evil bastard down and then the rapist...

Welcome to Democrat Socialite-ism.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2026 12:23 PM (x0n13)

29 Boy, I was going to come in hard with a "God Bless America" comment, but this was a rough news post. Blessings to your spirit, Ace, and thank you for your fight against evil.

Posted by: Cray Cray at July 02, 2026 12:23 PM (RmciC)

30 At some point the push back will come and it will be sudden, vicious, and glorious.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (2WIwB)

***

^^^^^^
THIS!!!

I think that Heritage Americans have already had a belly full of these miscreants. I am anticipating a spectacular and messy pushback

Posted by: Truck Monkey at July 02, 2026 12:23 PM (affD0)

31 19 At some point the push back will come and it will be sudden, vicious, and glorious.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (2WIwB)

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When's that going to happen in Detroit? Heard that place got real shitty a while back.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:23 PM (hWfuL)

32 It's a crime syndicate.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 12:23 PM (VcZHb)

33 Tangentially related....from GatewayPundit..

The city of Columbus, Ohio, the state’s capital, is facing backlash after a social media post suggested plans to raise the Somali flag over City Hall.

Ohio has one of the largest Somali communities in the United States, with the Columbus Area (Central Ohio) ranking second in the U.S. after the Minneapolis–St. Paul metro area.

The Columbus Recreation and Parks Department shared on X, in a now-deleted post, “Happy Somali Independence Day!”

“As we celebrate the unification of the Trust Territory of Somaliland and the State of Somaliland into the Somali Republic in 1960, City Hall will be raising the flag of Somalia.”


I lived in Columbus for 8 years. Cute Ethiopian girl worked at Subway. I lived in the city in a nicer apartment building area.

But there was a double-murder in an adjacent complex and I thought there was one in ours. I do remember once a literal gang of Somali teens in our parking lot. We left each other alone but it was kind of pack behaviour.


Okay, I have to tear myself away from here. All of you have a good day.

And again, dig out your fat pants...

Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 02, 2026 12:23 PM (Sco7b)

34 Too many types /deletes

God bless and comfort the grieving familes

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 02, 2026 12:24 PM (znfsz)

35 The reason the left goes SO hard against people brave enough to address the violence they've intentionally caused is they know it is effective.

That's why the left always waves the bloody shirt BECAUSE IT WORKS

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:24 PM (sKqQm)

36 31 When's that going to happen in Detroit? Heard that place got real shitty a while back.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:23 PM (hWfuL)


Detroit, French pronunciation is Day-Twat.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2026 12:24 PM (x0n13)

37 ...repeatedly had penetrative sex with the 10-year-old girl on multiple occasions and forced oral sex upon her in which he ejaculated into her mouth. He told police "I made a mistake, but this is a minor thing...it's a cultural thing to marry and have sex with girls as young as 12." He also said the child should be arrested and she was also at fault.

10 is not 12 and neither are an adult.

The Aztecs had a culture of human sacrifice, cutting out the living hearts of their victims...
The Indians had a culture that allowed for the burning of widows an their departed husband's funeral pyre...

Neither of these should be allowed because they belonged to another cultures. Not all cultures are equal AND some cultures are definitely better than others.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 12:25 PM (l3cgK)

38 "He who hasn't committed sin against a 10-year-old, cast the first stone."

Posted by: Tim Waltzing into hell soon at July 02, 2026 12:25 PM (RmciC)

39 Imagine telling your average leftist in 2008 that they would value Somali Independence day more then the 4th in a few years...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:25 PM (sKqQm)

40 LOCK HIM UP!

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 12:25 PM (6eLrX)

41 The Columbus Recreation and Parks Department shared on X, in a now-deleted post, “Happy Somali Independence Day!”

“As we celebrate the unification of the Trust Territory of Somaliland and the State of Somaliland into the Somali Republic in 1960, City Hall will be raising the flag of Somalia.”

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Awesome that their country is united. Sounds like a great country. Now let's send them all back.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 02, 2026 12:25 PM (znfsz)

42 38 "He who hasn't committed sin against a 10-year-old, cast the first stone."

Posted by: Tim Waltzing into hell soon at July 02, 2026 12:25 PM (RmciC)

=======

*drops stone*
-Scott Weiner, rising CA Democrat

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:25 PM (hWfuL)

43 (censored)

Posted by: connected and litigious at July 02, 2026 12:25 PM (cS1cw)

44 Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 12:15 PM (E4rtv)

The fake GOP MAGA split was intended to do what happened in England to the Tories and to let the nominal left waltz back in to office.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 12:25 PM (pBF9D)

45 He also said the child should be arrested and she was also at fault.

This is how the Muslim world views sex with kids

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:26 PM (sKqQm)

46 9 I have so much typing and deleting for all involved in this.
Posted by: pookysgirl, mother to a 13-year-old girl at July 02, 2026 12:17 PM (Wt5PA)

Yup.

Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker at July 02, 2026 12:26 PM (gb+eN)

47 I can't even conceive the mentallity that would pardon a pedophile unless you are one. Waltz is one of the creepiest shitbags in politics and that's a pretty fucking high bar.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:26 PM (0dsIZ)

48 45 He also said the child should be arrested and she was also at fault.

This is how the Muslim world views sex with kids

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:26 PM (sKqQm)

=====

"Her skirt was too short," is a valid defense under Sharia.

I've been told that such an excuse is anti-woman.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:26 PM (hWfuL)

49 Remember there have been claims Walz has his own 10 year old "mistakes" in his closet for years

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:26 PM (sKqQm)

50 At some point the push back will come and it will be sudden, vicious, and glorious.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (2WIwB)

Diogenes Johnson is right.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 02, 2026 12:23 PM (R+iUD)

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Helena Handbasket Johnson is right about Diogenes Johnson being right.

Posted by: Darth Randall at July 02, 2026 12:27 PM (PVvQD)

51 Also, while timtard might have made it easier for ICE to do their job, that's missing the bigger problem - a *state governor* issued a pardon in an attempt to protect a non-uniformed enemy combatant.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 02, 2026 12:27 PM (R+iUD)

52 36 31 When's that going to happen in Detroit? Heard that place got real shitty a while back.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:23 PM (hWfuL)


Detroit, French pronunciation is Day-Twat.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2026 12:24 PM (x0n13)

Joke Punchline: "Let me refwase that...I'd like to see her gawwop."

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 12:27 PM (l3cgK)

53 The mother of the Loyola student murdered by an illegal in Chicago attempted to testify about the actual cost of sanctuary policies. Democrats murder-splained to the mother that gosh they sure were sorry that her daughter was shot in the back of the head by an illegal alien criminal who should have been deported years ago, buttt ....

My response to that would is, "we have enough of our own worthless shit criminals; we don't need to import more. "

Posted by: nerdygirl at July 02, 2026 12:27 PM (0Htd1)

54 Afternoon Ace. Hope you are keeping cool , it's 95° here, heading to 100°
Love that the Dems keep showing who they are. Of course the propaganda ministries aren't covering this so the insane sheep of the left won't believe it.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 12:28 PM (itsE0)

55 So, this guy can no longer be deported? How is that possible?

Posted by: Nick in Tallahassee at July 02, 2026 12:28 PM (RAxGY)

56 42 38 "He who hasn't committed sin against a 10-year-old, cast the first stone."

Posted by: Tim Waltzing into hell soon at July 02, 2026 12:25 PM (RmciC)

=======

*drops stone*
-Scott Weiner, rising CA Democrat

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:25 PM (hWfuL)

Now, if you said 10-year-old girl...Scott might still have that stone in hand.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 12:28 PM (l3cgK)

57 Remember how Trump was able to arrest Murado? I meaaaannnnn, can't he do similar operations in CONUS?

Posted by: Cray Cray at July 02, 2026 12:28 PM (RmciC)

58 At some point the push back will come and it will be sudden, vicious, and glorious.

I have my doubts.

Remember when a Kansas jury gave someone 20 years for stealing a gay flag? SF sure...but there were conservatives on that Kansas jury playing "but the law says I have to vote guilty" game

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:28 PM (sKqQm)

59 Detroit, French pronunciation is Day-Twat.

Day-Twat Rock City?

Posted by: Ian S. at July 02, 2026 12:29 PM (2ocoG)

60 55 So, this guy can no longer be deported? How is that possible?
Posted by: Nick in Tallahassee

He can still be deleted

Posted by: Citizen Vigilante at July 02, 2026 12:29 PM (lS/WZ)

61 31 When's that going to happen in Detroit? Heard that place got real shitty a while back.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:23 PM (hWfuL)

1980's. Coleman Young, rot in hell, scared away the whites.

Detroit brought the world Devil's Night with so much arson that they had had an Angel Night campaign to watch the city and prevent the arson's.

My Mom's childhood home turned into a drug den and was razed.

Canadian comedy show 'Corner Gas.'

Grumpy old Oscar: "Yeah, Brent doesn't know how the real world works. I watch the news from Detroit."

Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 02, 2026 12:29 PM (Sco7b)

62 "Her skirt was too short," is a valid defense under Sharia.

I've been told that such an excuse is anti-woman.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:26 PM (hWfuL)

Question for the lefties:

True or false: Islam is right about women and gays?

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 12:29 PM (xA5g+)

63 60 55 So, this guy can no longer be deported? How is that possible?
Posted by: Nick in Tallahassee

He can still be deleted
Posted by: Citizen Vigilante at July 02, 2026 12:29 PM (lS/WZ)

This is the way.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 12:29 PM (xcxpd)

64 They picked the stupidest GOPer they could find. Equates Anti-Ice dickheads with an innocent woman killed by a criminal. He thought he was making a good point.


Vote GOP.

Posted by: connected and litigious at July 02, 2026 12:29 PM (cS1cw)

65 I have so much typing and deleting for all involved in this.
Posted by: pookysgirl, mother to a 13-year-old girl

I'm trying very hard to avoid the Banhammer

4 Walz is a loathsome fuckwad.
Posted by: huerfano

Fuvktard, beyond retarded as in criminally responsible.

10 Damn!! Read the content.

My thoughts on ethnic cleansing are becoming more nuanced...
Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog!

I made the same rookie mistake but I'm making it up by using cut n paste to express the white hot rage building up against all MN politicians.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at July 02, 2026 12:29 PM (Q/FnY)

66 54 Afternoon Ace. Hope you are keeping cool , it's 95° here, heading to 100°
Love that the Dems keep showing who they are. Of course the propaganda ministries aren't covering this so the insane sheep of the left won't believe it.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 12:28 PM (itsE0)

The weather in Sandy Eggo is so terrible...The sun if finally peeking through the marine layer, and the high will be around 75ºF...almost but not quite perfect...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 12:29 PM (l3cgK)

67
He also offered the girl he abused "$10 to keep quiet about the sexual assaults."




Big spender, that guy.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 12:30 PM (y9nCu)

68 "Her skirt was too short,"

That just came up in an interesting movie I recently watched.

Posted by: connected and litigious at July 02, 2026 12:30 PM (cS1cw)

69 "Laotian"? As in from Laos (pronounced "Louse")?

We should say Laosy.

Posted by: Doof at July 02, 2026 12:30 PM (1YtbS)

70 deport the foook1ng lot

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 02, 2026 12:30 PM (Ch4Qk)

71 69 "Laotian"? As in from Laos (pronounced "Louse")?

We should say Laosy.

Posted by: Doof at July 02, 2026 12:30 PM (1YtbS)

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So...is he Chinese or Japanese?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:31 PM (hWfuL)

72 Pardon ? Isn't he still here illegally ? Deport his ass....

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 12:31 PM (FtULh)

73 63, I am for the deletion as well. I am just asking how it is possible that a pardon would negate the ability to deport the guy.

Posted by: Nick in Tallahassee at July 02, 2026 12:31 PM (RAxGY)

74 72 Pardon ? Isn't he still here illegally ? Deport his ass....

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 12:31 PM (FtULh)

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I suspect DHS is just making political hay of it, and the guy will be deported soon enough.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:32 PM (hWfuL)

75 Question for the lefties:

True or false: Islam is right about women and gays?


I've seen lefties answer this one...

1) Islam only supports that stuff because of colonialism, once we get rid of Christianist colonialism gay feminism will be the norm in the Muslim world

2) All the reports of anti-feminism and anti-homosexuality in the Muslim world are lies spread by the Jewish press

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:32 PM (sKqQm)

76 75
1) Islam only supports that stuff because of colonialism, once we get rid of Christianist colonialism gay feminism will be the norm in the Muslim world

2) All the reports of anti-feminism and anti-homosexuality in the Muslim world are lies spread by the Jewish press

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:32 PM (sKqQm)

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3) Iranian women who don't wear burkas are whores.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:32 PM (hWfuL)

77 The weather in Sandy Eggo is so terrible...The sun if finally peeking through the marine layer, and the high will be around 75ºF...almost but not quite perfect...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 12:29 PM (l3cgK)

The struggle is real

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 12:32 PM (xcxpd)

78 Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:32 PM (sKqQm)

We..... we don't even inhabit the same planet as these idiots...

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 12:33 PM (xA5g+)

79
And again, dig out your fat pants...
Posted by: Stateless

Obligatory Gainzzzz comment.

I am under 200 pounds this morning for the first time since 2014. I'm calling it 'underland'.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 02, 2026 12:33 PM (QVmho)

80 Afternoon Ace. Hope you are keeping cool , it's 95° here, heading to 100°

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 12:28 PM (itsE0)

The good news: A cold front is heading your way.

The bad news: It's bringing storms with hail, high winds, and possible tornadoes.

Posted by: pookysgirl is used to battening down the hatches at July 02, 2026 12:33 PM (Wt5PA)

81 Friendly remider that judges let illegals and citizens both off the hook for crimes where these criminals then go on to commit crimes again, destroying the lives of innocents and their families in the name of "compassion". Carry on.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 02, 2026 12:33 PM (ovNAg)

82 Almost Vice President Tim Walz

Posted by: We are so fd at July 02, 2026 12:34 PM (w4WrZ)

83 Obligatory Gainzzzz comment.

I am under 200 pounds this morning for the first time since 2014. I'm calling it 'underland'.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 02, 2026 12:33 PM (QVmho)

congrats man

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 12:34 PM (xcxpd)

84 3) Iranian women who don't wear burkas are whores.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:32 PM (hWfuL)

*checks wallet*

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 12:35 PM (xcxpd)

85 It's not just Walz. The majority of the Democrat party would do the same thing. All because of their sick mental illness of sticking it to Trump.

Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 12:35 PM (NpAcC)

86 The weather in Sandy Eggo is so terrible...The sun if finally peeking through the marine layer, and the high will be around 75ºF...almost but not quite perfect...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 12:29 PM (l3cgK)


Here in the mid-Atlantic it is in the mid 90s with a bazillion percent humidity. Just walking outside, one goes from zero to drenched in less than 10 seconds.

Swamp-ass level may set a new record!

Posted by: Doof at July 02, 2026 12:36 PM (1YtbS)

87 Grumpy old Oscar: "Yeah, Brent doesn't know how the real world works. I watch the news from Detroit."

From what I've heard, a combination of white hipsters and the black middle class have brought some neighborhoods back. But it's got the time bomb problem that many of those now buying houses there aren't maintaining them.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 02, 2026 12:36 PM (2ocoG)

88 I am under 200 pounds this morning for the first time since 2014. I'm calling it 'underland'.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 02, 2026 12:33 PM (QVmho)


Unterland had always been at war with Oberland.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:36 PM (0dsIZ)

89 Tou Lue Vang is how you get vigilantes dispensing justice. And if that ten year old girl had been my daughter, he wouldn’t be walking around today.

Posted by: RebeccaH at July 02, 2026 12:36 PM (VFung)

90 But Paxton* let a pedo out on a plea deal**!!!

* Paxton was not involved in the case, it the prosecutor in the local office
** it was a retrial, long after the initial crime.
And a key witness was dead.
And the girl didn't want to testify.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 12:36 PM (3cUTc)

91 HL Mencken is right!

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at July 02, 2026 12:37 PM (nJQQh)

92 89 Tou Lue Vang is how you get vigilantes dispensing justice. And if that ten year old girl had been my daughter, he wouldn’t be walking around today.

Posted by: RebeccaH at July 02, 2026 12:36 PM (VFung)

Ich weiß, wie du dich fühlst.

Posted by: Marianne Bachmeier at July 02, 2026 12:38 PM (l3cgK)

93 The weather in Sandy Eggo is so terrible...The sun if finally peeking through the marine layer, and the high will be around 75ºF...almost but not quite perfect...

I got to spend a week in San Diego on work's dime in the early 2000s and it was glorious. If Cali ever somehow gets rid of the Democrats I'd seriously consider moving.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 02, 2026 12:38 PM (2ocoG)

94 Democrats -- hanging's too good for them. Vote them out of office and make them work a real job.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 02, 2026 12:38 PM (wh5AX)

95 89 Tou Lue Vang is how you get vigilantes dispensing justice. And if that ten year old girl had been my daughter, he wouldn’t be walking around today.
Posted by: RebeccaH at

Ding ding ding!

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 12:38 PM (W2Pud)

96
12 It's really getting hard to read and process the evil that is happening under any Democrat leadership. Really getting hard.
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 12:18 PM (qBdHI)

It’s frightening how so much of the left has agreed that it’s time to drop their masks and openly embrace pure, demonic evil.

It’s hard for some on our side to accept because we’ve always been told “don’t think that your political fights are all good vs evil.”

But here we are. Yes in its simplest terms, This is Good vs Evil, on every front.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 12:38 PM (H8EHh)

97 91 HL Mencken is right!
Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at July 02, 2026 12:37 PM (nJQQh)

Once.
Ace uses it in the header. It's the only intelligent words ever to come out of his mouth.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:38 PM (0dsIZ)

98 50 At some point the push back will come and it will be sudden, vicious, and glorious.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (2WIwB)

Diogenes Johnson is right.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 02, 2026 12:23 PM (R+iUD)
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Helena Handbasket Johnson is right about Diogenes Johnson being right.
Posted by: Darth Randall

I'm fucking dying, wtf can they do if I go on a hunting trip to a target rich environment to remove some of these scum. I've always wanted to see just how accurate several of my safe queens are and reduce the over abundance of my ammo stores.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at July 02, 2026 12:39 PM (Q/FnY)

99 If the illegal had just raped an adult, the child would be granted citizenship and would make him eligible for citizenship as well.

Just like the Founders intended.

Thanks John Roberts and Amy Comey Barrett, for making that happen.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 12:39 PM (3cUTc)

100 >>white hot rage building up against all MN politicians.

While back, had a conversation with cousin & (now-late) aunt who lived in Minnesota; aunt had been a school secretary for many years; retired when the school system's admin staff voted to unionize. Aunt was seriously liberal, was probably a Walz supporter, and got a little uncomfortable when she heard Conquest's first law, paraphrased: Everyone's conservative about what they know best.
She would have seen no contradiction between the pols she supported and her personal choice.

Posted by: Nazdar at July 02, 2026 12:39 PM (NcvvS)

101 Vang: I got some underage "product." You want some?

Walz: That sounds delish! What you got?

Vang: Well, there's this ten year old girl...

Walz: EEWWWW! A girl? No thanks. Now pull up to the window for your pardon.

Posted by: Ken at July 02, 2026 12:39 PM (aVf49)

102 98 here with 95 percent humidity.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 12:40 PM (VcZHb)

103 We..... we don't even inhabit the same planet as these idiots...

And the fascinating thing is you can talk to Muslims and they are way more honest - once they get Islam/Sharia all these problems will go away.

Because non-Muslims will be killed/enslaved and women will be kept in their rightful place.

They tell this to leftists and leftists just pretend to not hear.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:40 PM (sKqQm)

104 I think I'm shocked that Walz supports a pedo into young girls.

Birds of a feather I guess. Vang the dirtbird and Walz the chickenhawk.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at July 02, 2026 12:40 PM (k1E2D)

105 Because non-Muslims will be killed/enslaved and women will be kept in their rightful place.

Muslims need to keep Ilhan Omar in her rightful place.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 02, 2026 12:41 PM (2ocoG)

106 The left: We just want to protect hardworking undocumented immigrants that have done nothing wrong from Trump and ICE

Also the left: Of course we are protecting someone that raped a 10 year old. Didn't you hear Trump was going to deport him and people might be mean to him in his home country!

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:41 PM (sKqQm)

107 Happy Friday, Jr., Ace!

Posted by: Corporal Punishment at July 02, 2026 12:41 PM (kgE5c)

108 Ya know, for a long time one of the biggest complaints atheists made and for all I know still make is "how could a just God command the genocide we see in the book of Judges? REEEE!"

And then you see stuff like this, "oh hay Y you arrest me, raping 10 year olds is common in my country, nuttin wrong wit it!" and you realize... God probably was merciful in asking Israel to do it instead of just going full Sodom and Gomorrah and nuking the place Himself.

Posted by: SimoHayha at July 02, 2026 12:41 PM (/ZkOF)

109 I got clouds, 58 and rain this afternoon.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 12:41 PM (W2Pud)

110
98 here with 95 percent humidity.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

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Perfect weather here in San Diego. Gas is $5.49/gallon. Californians can't resist screwing up paradise.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 12:42 PM (mmrXZ)

111 My weather station is telling me the "heat index" is 125F. The actual air temp is about 93F. The humidity however is 72% which is about 20% lower than yesterday.

Whatever... it's f-ing hot outside.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 12:42 PM (jehhT)

112
* Paxton was not involved in the case, it the prosecutor in the local office
** it was a retrial, long after the initial crime.
And a key witness was dead.
And the girl didn't want to testify.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 12:36 PM (3cUTc)

Thank you for that. Idiots on X love to try to make something of that - but when you look at the actual case and how it played out, they were left with only the choice of try to get a plea deal, or drop charges.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 12:42 PM (H8EHh)

113

That Indian chick is one ugly, fucking looking thing. I mean, was she in Star Wars in that Cantina scene?

Posted by: rev the buzz at July 02, 2026 12:42 PM (et1vG)

114
I am under 200 pounds this morning for the first time since 2014. I'm calling it 'underland'.


Few better gifts you can give yourself then health.

Keep it up!

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:42 PM (sKqQm)

115 They tell this to leftists and leftists just pretend to not hear.

As the meme goes, leftist arguments now all hinge on pretending to misunderstand.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 02, 2026 12:42 PM (2ocoG)

116
Sad to relate, Her Majesty has food poisoning and is very unwell. She was supposed to leave tomorrow for a judging assignment but has to cancel.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 12:43 PM (O0L8i)

117 110
98 here with 95 percent humidity.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

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Perfect weather here in San Diego. Gas is $5.49/gallon. Californians can't resist screwing up paradise.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

$3.29 /gal.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 12:44 PM (VcZHb)

118 Hadrian, sorry to hear.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 02, 2026 12:44 PM (znfsz)

119 Hot enough for ya? heh-heh-heh

Posted by: old guys everywhere at July 02, 2026 12:44 PM (J4Dwc)

120 I really, really want Trump to offer a free trip for any leftist that wants to fly to Gaza.

The caveats:

No Israeli minders/security (they are just there to commit genocide anyway right?)

You have to tell your hosts you are gay, trans, or Jewish.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:44 PM (sKqQm)

121 They tell this to leftists and leftists just pretend to not hear.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:40 PM (sKqQm)

Because leftists do what most of us do - they assume everyone they meet is like they are.

THEY lie their asses off about what they want and what they believe because to be honest would politically destroy them.

So they assume Muslims are lying, because who could possibly believe that?!

Narrator voice: Muslims believe that.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 12:44 PM (xA5g+)

122 Good vs evil. Watching the videos was heart breaking. Democrats are evil.

Posted by: Billythesquid at July 02, 2026 12:45 PM (ayoZV)

123 In the afterlife Walz will be r@ped by Vang's flaming wang.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 12:45 PM (cEbfu)

124 Saw gas here in KY yesterday for $2.99/gal. Very, very sketchy joint however.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 12:45 PM (jehhT)

125 120 I really, really want Trump to offer a free trip for any leftist that wants to fly to Gaza.

The caveats:

No Israeli minders/security (they are just there to commit genocide anyway right?)

You have to tell your hosts you are gay, trans, or Jewish.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:44 PM (sKqQm)

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Tangentially, one thing I learned recently is that Trump lowered the cost of renouncing one's citizenship.

It's $450 now.

We could set up a fund and start pushing for socialist progressives to renounce and self-deport.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:45 PM (hWfuL)

126 Sad to relate, Her Majesty has food poisoning and is very unwell. She was supposed to leave tomorrow for a judging assignment but has to cancel.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 12:43 PM (O0L8i)

Nothing worse.. Be sure to keep her hydrated

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 12:45 PM (FtULh)

127 Ten minutes of Bird:
youtube.com/watch?v=-0ohr7LLgEw

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 12:46 PM (Jr5Lq)

128 One thing that has stood out in my conversations with leftists is that if you share objective facts with them the response is no longer to find their own facts or even to argue your facts are false on some technicality. Now they'll just call you a racist/sexist/bigot/transphobe/whatever

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:46 PM (sKqQm)

129 There's something in the brain stem that activates around Walz. I dunno if it's the pedo vibes or that he's such a bad liar or what.

But 10000 years ago this guy wouldn't be invited to the campfire.

Posted by: MJ at July 02, 2026 12:47 PM (XOmY9)

130 Good Lord~!

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 12:47 PM (6eLrX)

131 You see, if the USA, is a predominately Western Civ - JudeoChristian in values, that means we can't do whatever we want. It means we are governed by external rules, not our internal desires. So we have to change the USA to a post JudeoChristian country.
We'll do that by massively importing immoral backward savages, whose moral code is based upon pre civilizational ethos of if it feels good, and I can force it, do it. Between that, and Netflix, eventually, we'll succeed in demoralizing the entire country.

Posted by: Hussein Obama at July 02, 2026 12:47 PM (anL5R)

132 Pauli can't do math nor logic.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 12:47 PM (cEbfu)

133 One thing all of us on the Right need to understand:

First of all, the Left are not, for the most part, stupid. They are evil.

Second of all, they are not evil in some philosophical "they are X and X is evil, so they are evil" sense. They are evil through and through, and always have been. They are not good people who somehow stumbled into a bad philosophy. Socialism is just their means of furthering their sick, sadistic desire for mass misery and death.

This shows in their personal lives. Look at how many of them have, shall we say, unusual sex lives. (Does anyone believe Pete Buttigieg's swatting story?)

They are not evil because they are socialist. They are socialist because they are evil.

Posted by: Ken at July 02, 2026 12:47 PM (aVf49)

134 Oh yeah I'm gonna tell you the weather here. Not falling for that one Bob!

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 12:47 PM (pBF9D)

135 I hope these dems' kids get murdered...then this will stop

Posted by: night lifted at July 02, 2026 12:47 PM (kJmLc)

136 129 Now they'll just call you a racist/sexist/bigot/transphobe/whatever

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:46 PM (sKqQm)

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There is no greater sin than to have bad thoughts about a minority.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:47 PM (hWfuL)

137 Remember anyone pushing a cop on J6 was a terrorist insurrectionist that should go to prison for life.

However people trying to assassinate ICE agents are just engaged in peaceful protest and shouldn't see any jail time

Posted by: The left at July 02, 2026 12:47 PM (sKqQm)

138
61 31 When's that going to happen in Detroit? Heard that place got real shitty a while back.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:23 PM (hWfuL)

1980's. Coleman Young, rot in hell, scared away the whites.”

Backlash only happens when people feel trapped with no place to go. But when there IS a place to go, they just leave and go there. And the consequence is that places like Detroit die and become nothing but faded memories of what they once were.

A similar thing is playing out in most of the mainline Protestant denominations. No one’s going to fight to stop them from changing into liberal mockeries of what they used to be, they’re just going to walk out the door and never go back.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 12:47 PM (H8EHh)

139 He never went to jail and it's been 20 years since he had a final deportation order? Did I read that right?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 12:48 PM (n5tGW)

140 ".it's a cultural thing to marry and have sex with girls as young as 12." He also said the child should be arrested and she was also at fault."
--
In the UK, a Paki was just let off for claiming exactly that.

But if any of the indigenous peoples dare say exaclty that on social media, they will be arrested.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 12:48 PM (3cUTc)

141 Paul has a half dozen kids chained to his mom's basement floor.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 12:48 PM (VcZHb)

142 Posted by: Paul at July 02, 2026 12:45 PM (OUpsi)

Yes, Paul. We agree that every single person who, while physically located in America, committed a sex crime against a child should be summarily executed. Without exception.

Glad we could find some common ground there.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 12:48 PM (xA5g+)

143 128 Ten minutes of Bird:
youtube.com/watch?v=-0ohr7LLgEw
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 12:46 PM (Jr5Lq)

C'mon man. I'm trying to kick my addiction to police chase videos.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:48 PM (0dsIZ)

144 Will pray for her HM, Hadrian. Sorry that's she's not feeling well. Food poisoning is just awful.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 12:48 PM (D+BhG)

145 Dammit! Off sock.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 12:49 PM (kgE5c)

146 > Now they'll just call you a racist/sexist/bigot/transphobe/whatever
--------
Standard operating procedure for them. They pretty much own the language they've bastardized over all these years.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 12:49 PM (jehhT)

147 Timmy seems to have a soft spot for kiddie diddlers. Wonder why...

I wonder. I wonder...

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at July 02, 2026 12:49 PM (wBaIH)

148 the worst thing about this story is that the VICTIM tendered a statement of support for his pardon, perhaps justifying the offender's claim that these practices are "a part of [his] culture".

of course i feel bad for the victim, perhaps doubly so given that something terrible seems to have been impressed upon her such she supports the pardon...but i don't want this "culture" here.

Posted by: pH at July 02, 2026 12:49 PM (J9hPc)

149 128 Ten minutes of Bird:
youtube.com/watch?v=-0ohr7LLgEw
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 12:46 PM (Jr5Lq)

C'mon. I'm trying to kick my addiction to police chase videos.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:49 PM (0dsIZ)

150 110
98 here with 95 percent humidity.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

==============

Perfect weather here in San Diego. Gas is $5.49/gallon. Californians can't resist screwing up paradise.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 12:42 PM (mmrXZ)

It's the dems, socialists, and communists (BIRM) that are at fault. Don't blame actual people.

Posted by: Marianne Bachmeier at July 02, 2026 12:49 PM (l3cgK)

151 138 Backlash only happens when people feel trapped with no place to go. But when there IS a place to go, they just leave and go there. And the consequence is that places like Detroit die and become nothing but faded memories of what they once were.

A similar thing is playing out in most of the mainline Protestant denominations. No one’s going to fight to stop them from changing into liberal mockeries of what they used to be, they’re just going to walk out the door and never go back.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 12:47 PM (H8EHh)

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Even if there is no place to go, accelerationism doesn't lead to revolution very much.

People exist under tyrannies for decades before some sparks gets them to lash out.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:49 PM (hWfuL)

152 Washington Nearsider

Sprue has the Hasegawa 1/32 Hellcat for $25.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 12:49 PM (cEbfu)

153 Sad to relate, Her Majesty has food poisoning and is very unwell. She was supposed to leave tomorrow for a judging assignment but has to cancel.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 12:43 PM (O0L8i)

Nothing worse.. Be sure to keep her hydrated
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Ugggh. Really gotta watch the tater salad in the summertime. Don't ask me how I know.

Posted by: Ralph N. Shitts at July 02, 2026 12:49 PM (anL5R)

154 I've found that the heat doesn't bother me now that I've quit smoking and don't spend much time outside. The two might be related.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2026 12:49 PM (2UnvF)

155 Temps here are 93 (feels 110) with Dewpoint at 74 and 57% RH. 97% chance of T-storms starting in about an hour.


Ah, July in SE Texas!

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 12:50 PM (wVcYX)

156
124 Saw gas here in KY yesterday for $2.99/gal. Very, very sketchy joint however.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 12:45 PM (jehhT)

I just got gas for $2.91 at a sketchy joint here in Texas. It was called Walmart or something like that.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 12:50 PM (H8EHh)

157 Stupid phone. Caused me to post twice.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:50 PM (0dsIZ)

158 Second of all, they are not evil in some philosophical "they are X and X is evil, so they are evil" sense. They are evil through and through, and always have been. They are not good people who somehow stumbled into a bad philosophy.

I remember seeing a confrontation between a parent and a teacher during COVIDmania. The teacher was 300lbs and wearing a mask.

The father said he didn't give his son the clot shot because he didn't want him to get heart damage. The teacher yelled back she was immuno-comprised and therefore if his son getting heart damage was the price to keep her safe from COVID she was perfectly willing to pay it.

Note: This was AFTER the FNM stopped claiming the clot stopped you from spreading COVID and was then arguing it only made YOU less sick if you got COVID.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:50 PM (sKqQm)

159 "if you share objective facts with them the response is no longer to find their own facts or even to argue your facts are false on some technicality. Now they'll just call you a [whatever]"

Thank goodness arguments here never devolve to name-calling.

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 12:50 PM (Jr5Lq)

160 I guess Tim Walz is being massively paid off or bribed , or he does this because he doesn't care about illegal aliens raping and murdering kids?.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 12:51 PM (D+BhG)

161 MJ

My analysis is Dems, Communists and GOPe are the un-evolved. Power in a small tribe, back in the Stone Age, is their desire.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 12:51 PM (u82oZ)

162 Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:46 PM (sKqQm)

I've never had a normal conversation with a leftard and this goes back to at least 2003. Agnostic and righty, no problem. Even libertarians.

But leftards just get mad and huff and puff especially when you corner them. Also they've been against you and me expressing our opinions going back much further. They don't want to hear it and they don't want other people to hear it. So I don't know that it's really different. Maybe it just seems more intense now.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 12:51 PM (pBF9D)

163 156
124 Saw gas here in KY yesterday for $2.99/gal. Very, very sketchy joint however.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 12:45 PM (jehhT)

I just got gas for $2.91 at a sketchy joint here in Texas. It was called Walmart or something like that.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 12:50 PM (H8EHh)

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I follow a guy from San Antonio. He's getting gas at about $2.79.

I got gas last in my neck of the woods, on the SC side of the border, for about $3.25 recently. Costco. Love how they do their gas contracts.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:51 PM (hWfuL)

164 of course i feel bad for the victim, perhaps doubly so given that something terrible seems to have been impressed upon her such she supports the pardon...but i don't want this "culture" here.
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Of course, if you observe your culture, we'll observe ours...

Posted by: Sir Charles Napier at July 02, 2026 12:51 PM (anL5R)

165 Sprue has the Hasegawa 1/32 Hellcat for $25.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 12:49 PM (cEbfu)

Added to the stash.

Thanks!

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 12:51 PM (xA5g+)

166

Yep.

Justine Bateman
@JustineBateman
·
13h
There is no other way to regard
@Tim_Walz
than irrefutably grotesque.
He’s a fan of people who sexually terrorize children. You just can’t get lower.

Posted by: beckster at July 02, 2026 12:51 PM (kX27y)

167 Sad to relate, Her Majesty has food poisoning and is very unwell. She was supposed to leave tomorrow for a judging assignment but has to cancel.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 12:43 PM (O0L8i)

Speedy recovery!

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 12:52 PM (wVcYX)

168 159 Thank goodness arguments here never devolve to name-calling.

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 12:50 PM (Jr5Lq)

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Then people might start calling me an illiterate asshole.

And that would be beneath us.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:52 PM (hWfuL)

169 So we aren’t doing things for the children anymore in the left?

I hope the flames hurt beyond any pain felt on earth.

Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 12:52 PM (Wmg4n)

170 The leftists will still scream that we are the pedos and pedophile protectors.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at July 02, 2026 12:52 PM (OXgiH)

171 135 I hope these dems' kids get murdered...then this will stop

Posted by: night lifted at July 02, 2026 12:47 PM (kJmLc)

Hello, they abort their kids...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 12:52 PM (l3cgK)

172 I got clouds, 58 and rain this afternoon.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 12:41 PM


94 with a heat index of 100.

New England likes to go from cold, wet spring to 90s around the 4th.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 12:52 PM (kgE5c)

173 "Her skirt was too short," is a valid defense under Sharia.
--
As, IIRC, Boll noted, if the penultimate scene in Citizen Vigilante had skinheads sitting on the couch spasming as they are shot, instead of mulims, the movie would be leading every film festival.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 12:52 PM (3cUTc)

174 Monsters.

Special ring in hell for the politicians who’ve intentionally dumped foreigners into our communities knowing they will unleash all sorts of crimes against the locals. How do you protect a child rapist? A thug who shoots a random coed in the head?

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 12:52 PM (4KUe5)

175 The UK police participated in the child rapes it stands to reason their funders would be here too.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 12:52 PM (pBF9D)

176 What the hell are we doing? This is fucking evil.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 02, 2026 12:53 PM (mPXxA)

177 Thank goodness arguments here never devolve to name-calling.

This has of course always been a think but it was seen as losing an argument traditionally. If your opponent says "these facts prove my point" and you yell back "well you are an asshole" traditionally people are going to say you lost the discussion. But now the left argues this is the proper response to facts they don't like. THIS is the difference.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:53 PM (sKqQm)

178 People exist under tyrannies for decades before some sparks gets them to lash out.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:49 PM (hWfuL)

Sadly, bad and oppressive governments have been the norm for most of human history.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 12:53 PM (H8EHh)

179 Does Timmy Walz whistle "Hall of the Mountain King" perchance?

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 12:53 PM (cEbfu)

180 173 "Her skirt was too short," is a valid defense under Sharia.
--
As, IIRC, Boll noted, if the penultimate scene in Citizen Vigilante had skinheads sitting on the couch spasming as they are shot, instead of mulims, the movie would be leading every film festival.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 12:52 PM (3cUTc)

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For all the comparisons that Citizen Vigilante and One Battle After Another get...

Paul Thomas Anderson is really good at making movies, and Uwe Boll is really bad at making movies.

Citizen Vigilante would be treated more like The Hunt than anything else.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:53 PM (hWfuL)

181 ......
.......
........

Posted by: Mulch McClorox at July 02, 2026 12:54 PM (7Q0e+)

182 115 They tell this to leftists and leftists just pretend to not hear.

As the meme goes, leftist arguments now all hinge on pretending to misunderstand.
Posted by: Ian S.

I don't understand....

Posted by: Aspiring Chief Justice Jumanji Brown-Jackson at July 02, 2026 12:54 PM (ovNAg)

183 Walz needs to be given the old heave-ho.

Air Pinochet or FL Everglade, optional.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 12:54 PM (wVcYX)

184 Paul has a half dozen kids chained to his mom's basement floor.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 12:48 PM (VcZHb)

I doubt he could overpower even one child.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 12:55 PM (pBF9D)

185 Washington Nearsider, glad I could help.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 12:55 PM (cEbfu)

186 Prayers up for Mrs Hadrian, poor girl

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 12:55 PM (pBF9D)

187 Sad to relate, Her Majesty has food poisoning and is very unwell. She was supposed to leave tomorrow for a judging assignment but has to cancel.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 12:43 PM (O0L8i)

Oh that is awful. I am sorry.

Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 12:55 PM (Wmg4n)

188 Hadrian, Sorry to hear about Her Majesty's food poisoning. Wishing her a speedy and full recovery.

Posted by: Mrs JTB at July 02, 2026 12:56 PM (yTvNw)

189 I was watching a video where a couple of leftists were discussing how to deal with the right.

They argued as a leftist in good standing you shouldn't talk to people who are right leaning, watch their videos, or look at their data.

Why? Well that information has convinced some people to become rightwing so why would you take the risk for yourself? Better to only consume approved information sources and be safe.

This is cult behavior.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:56 PM (sKqQm)

190 There is no greater sin than to have bad thoughts about a minority.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:47 PM (hWfuL)

Jesus I thought this said minor

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 12:56 PM (pBF9D)

191 How do you protect a child rapist? A thug who shoots a random coed in the head?
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 12:52 PM (4KUe5)

There has to be some sort of line. I am trying to think of the upside for this and not coming up with much, even looking at it as an amoral evil retard (Walz.)

The only thing I can think is to keep ICE from reporting that they deported the guy. They do not care about the guy- they are just trying to keep ICE from deporting him and reporting that they saved the country from him. That is so backhanded. "I pardoned Mengele so Israel could not try and execute him.' What? THAT becomes the story now you idiot.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 02, 2026 12:56 PM (mPXxA)

192 Evil has never been so celebrated. Perversion normalized. Criminal acts protected, even promoted. All of this to gain political power over others.

What better description of Satan could be imagined?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 12:56 PM (w+leU)

193 What needs to happen, and what needs to be done cannot be mentioned in an open forum.

Posted by: Frank Barone at July 02, 2026 12:56 PM (OkYzo)

194 And to think this evil dude actually had a slight chance of being Vice President.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 12:56 PM (n5tGW)

195 183 Walz needs to be given the old heave-ho.

Air Pinochet or FL Everglade, optional.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 12:54 PM (wVcYX)

Unfortunately he and the freak mayor Frey are backed by their constitutes..

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 12:56 PM (FtULh)

196 Marianne Bachmeier was right and just. imo, of course.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 12:56 PM (NFX2v)

197 194 And to think this evil dude actually had a slight chance of being Vice President.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 12:56 PM (n5tGW)

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To be fair, it was only because Josh Shapiro was a Jew.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:57 PM (hWfuL)

198 71 69 "Laotian"? As in from Laos (pronounced "Louse")?

We should say Laosy.

Posted by: Doof at July 02, 2026 12:30 PM (1YtbS)

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So...is he Chinese or Japanese?


Wow. King of the Hill reference. Very nice. Love that episode.

Posted by: Nelly at July 02, 2026 12:57 PM (6+ehB)

199 Blonde M. I think I got gas two days ago for quite a bit under $5, maybe $4.39? Gotta find the Iraqi-owned independents, they're usually within 5 cents of Costco price. The GasBuddy app is useful.

And the weather's been nearly perfect for .... most of the calendar year (which is not extremely anomalous). Rain? Can't remember any significant rain since .... ? Thanks to El Nino the ocean's had September temps (low 70s).

Posted by: rhomboid at July 02, 2026 12:57 PM (U/Byj)

200 If I had Raskin as a father, I’d probably kill myself

Posted by: Avi at July 02, 2026 12:57 PM (JXbix)

201 I'm not sure how we're supposed to even pretend we have anything to discuss with the left when they're importing and then pardoning child-rapists.

Posted by: Crusader at July 02, 2026 12:57 PM (TN0g+)

202
Ten minutes of Bird:
youtube.com/watch?v=-0ohr7LLgEw
Posted by: gp
------
C'mon. I'm trying to kick my addiction to police chase videos.
Posted by: Reforger

And his soundtrack makes me wanna watch full metal jacket too.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 02, 2026 12:57 PM (QVmho)

203 Food poisoning sucks. Speedy recovery for the Mrs.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 12:58 PM (VcZHb)

204
Again.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 02, 2026 12:58 PM (QVmho)

205 Timmy Walz wants to put the Laotian on his skin...

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 12:58 PM (cEbfu)

206
To be fair, it was only because Josh Shapiro was a Jew.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:57 PM (hWfuL)

I wonder if Shapiro realizes how lucky he is he was passed over...

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 12:58 PM (FtULh)

207 IIRC, wasn't the "her skirt was too short" case originally some woman at a dance club that had worn a short skirt and gone commando. Her rapist claimed that gave him carte blanche to have sex with her.

Now, I would love someone to take this case to an AskanImam site and see what they have to say because I'm willing to bet it would differ from our courts.

I'm not sure they'd all argue rape is ok...but I bet beating would be on the table.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:58 PM (sKqQm)

208 This is cult behavior.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:56 PM (sKqQm)

Absolutely. That’s what Scientologists force all their members to do.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 12:58 PM (H8EHh)

209 I'm not sure how we're supposed to even pretend we have anything to discuss with the left when they're importing and then pardoning child-rapists.

They are just raping the girls Americans won't. Really it is an act of love

Posted by: Jeb Bush at July 02, 2026 12:58 PM (sKqQm)

210 It’s not even to the level of “her skirt is too short “ as that implies she could change her behavior. Dress appropriately, don’t ask for it.

The young girls of the West simply are all slaves for existing: you are infidels, and therefore ours to rape, abuse, kill. Not even converting, voluntarily or by force, will change that. They would be another version of a sex slave.

Our values, our logic has no ability to argue or comprehend these barbaric brutes. They are from another era, another world.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 12:59 PM (4KUe5)

211 m not sure how we're supposed to even pretend we have anything to discuss with the left when they're importing and then pardoning child-rapists.

Posted by: Crusader at July 02, 2026 12:57 PM (TN0g+)

But Democrats are worried some "extremists" might take over their party.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 12:59 PM (pBF9D)

212
>>NYT reports he served no prison time as part of the deal.

===============

NYT reported this? What was the angle? Don't tell me it was straight news.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 12:59 PM (mmrXZ)

213 Thinking about Governor R*tard, i suddenly thought of Season 1 of Reacher on Amazon Prime..what happened to the Sherriff.

The police chief was nailed to the wall by the Kliner counterfeiting ring as a brutal, mafia-style message

Posted by: Nelly at July 02, 2026 12:59 PM (6+ehB)

214 Washington Nearsider, glad I could help.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 12:55 PM (cEbfu)

I'm currently working my way through Trumpy's 1/32 A-10. It's ... a slog.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 01:00 PM (xA5g+)

215
I wonder if Shapiro realizes how lucky he is he was passed over...
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 12:58 PM (FtULh)

And he didn’t even have to paint his lintel with sheep’s blood.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 01:00 PM (H8EHh)

216 It may be time for a limited time offer for American Socialists.

1) Free permanent change of citizenship, to the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Ukraine, or China.
1a) Permanent EBT class chooses between Liberia, China, or Spain.
2) 5 day exit visa to carry them over until their flight to their new home, to cover flight delays.
3) All debts must be paid. They may take up to $20K/person in local currency. The rest is turned over to the US Treasury.
4) They may take up to 50 kg/person of personal belongings, that their new home allows to be imported.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 01:00 PM (qx7Zg)

217 Our values, our logic has no ability to argue or comprehend these barbaric brutes. They are from another era, another world.
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Yeah. And even in that era, they were a bunch of assholes.

Posted by: There is No Political Solution at July 02, 2026 01:00 PM (anL5R)

218 Now, I would love someone to take this case to an AskanImam site and see what they have to say because I'm willing to bet it would differ from our courts.

I'm not sure they'd all argue rape is ok...but I bet beating would be on the table.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:58 PM (sKqQm)
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I dunno...I think you'd get a consensus of opinion that it's OK. If she's a Muslima dressed that way, then she's shamed her family and needs to be taught a lesson. If she's a kafir (non-believer), then she's fair game.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 01:00 PM (gnNyN)

219 117 110
98 here with 95 percent humidity.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

==============

Perfect weather here in San Diego. Gas is $5.49/gallon. Californians can't resist screwing up paradise.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

$3.29 /gal.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

81 degrees and 57% humidity, thunderstorms predicted for later, yesterday's were real frog stranglers but spotty, the lightning was nearly continuous.

Gas is $3.17 here so I filled up.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at July 02, 2026 01:01 PM (Q/FnY)

220 215
I wonder if Shapiro realizes how lucky he is he was passed over...
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 12:58 PM (FtULh)

And he didn’t even have to paint his lintel with sheep’s blood.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 01:00 PM (H8EHh)


LOL... As soon as I wrote that I knew I'd get that response

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 01:01 PM (FtULh)

221 A slog of a Hog. That much PITA?

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 01:01 PM (cEbfu)

222 Create chaos, seize control.

Posted by: davidt at July 02, 2026 01:01 PM (Q+gd/)

223 How do you protect a child rapist? A thug who shoots a random coed in the head?
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 12:52 PM (4KUe5)


Ideology. Faith in its purest sense. An unshakable belief, regardless of all evidence, in the "rightness" of their position.

This ain't good. There is no negotiating with these people. And there is a ton of them. Enough where simply ignoring them just isn't going to fly anymore.

We're down to some hard choices. Quicker made the easier and better. None of those choices will be made. Which will make what comes next that much worse.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:02 PM (Acq7J)

224 I would bet any amount of money that Tim Walz has some really illegal shit on his hard drives.

The dude screams sex pervert in technicolor.

Posted by: ballistic at July 02, 2026 01:02 PM (3BwY8)

225 Ask yourself why this freak of all people was nearly anointed to a heartbeat away.

And don't be an idiot and say Kamala picked him. She couldn't pick a peck of pickled peppers.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 01:02 PM (pBF9D)

226 They’re eating the pets!

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 01:02 PM (W2Pud)

227 Our values, our logic has no ability to argue or comprehend these barbaric brutes. They are from another era, another world.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 12:59 PM (4KUe5)
======================
They just want to share their spark of divinity with the girls.

Posted by: Nancy Pelosi at July 02, 2026 01:03 PM (w+leU)

228 just spitballing here but it seems to me that the fed should grab the laotian pedo and deport him anyway. When azzholes from Minnesota and the fed court from w/e district orders him back, you make it THE campaign issue for upcoming elections.

Any question some jagoff journalist asks, answer by saying you want rapists of 10-year old girls removed from the country. I mean any question at all. What, Margaret Brennan is going to say only a a very few 10 years olds are raped by illegal aliens in this country?

Posted by: nooneyouknowyouknow at July 02, 2026 01:03 PM (Iwv3U)

229 Hadrian, hope her Majesty recovers quickly!
Food poisoning is such an unpleasant experience.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 01:03 PM (4KUe5)

230
Blonde M. I think I got gas two days ago for quite a bit under $5, maybe $4.39?

Posted by: rhomboid

==============

w00t, I'll look. The empty thing flicked on and I had to ditch to the nearest station because I was on my way somewhere -- and I didn't have cash on me, had to pay the credit price!

Oh, you bet I have have Gas Buddy. I know the cheap places near me.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 01:03 PM (mmrXZ)

231 Our values, our logic has no ability to argue or comprehend these barbaric brutes. They are from another era, another world.

I think the model we on the right often have that this is about values isn't quite right.

The left doesn't have values. The people arguing transrights are human rights would have told you 10 years ago no one believed in so-called trans rights and only a rightwing extremist would claim anyone would.

Their leaders care about POWER.
Their regular members care about MONEY.


Posted by: Jeb Bush at July 02, 2026 01:03 PM (sKqQm)

232 LOL... As soon as I wrote that I knew I'd get that response

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 01:01 PM (FtULh)

I skipped it. Get it?

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 01:03 PM (pBF9D)

233 Gas at my station dropped another ten cents yesterday. $4.09 now.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at July 02, 2026 01:03 PM (6BVGb)

234 That's mighty merciful of the Governor.
Think he could find his way to pardoning Derek Chauvin?

Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 01:04 PM (LTMRb)

235 A slog of a Hog. That much PITA?

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 01:01 PM (cEbfu)

The nose is wrong... Wildly, unavoidably, glaringly wrong. In scale, it's more than a foot too wide. It's so much too wide that i have to fill the nose with epoxy then grind it down and re-scribe the whole thing.

But all the markings for it are predicated on the shape of the nose, so...

I'm going to try manipulating the markings in my plotter so I can cut my own masks, but the problem is that I can't see if they fit without destroying the current nose. If it doesn't work, I have no way of putting down the decals.

Or do I even care enough about it?

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 01:04 PM (xA5g+)

236 We need responsible, common sense immigration control that only the GOPe is offering. As far as you know, MY pet Haitians in Springfield haven't raped anyone.

Posted by: Gov. Mike DeWine at July 02, 2026 01:05 PM (ovNAg)

237 Sunny and 71 here, with a nice cool breeze. Been a fairly mild summer so far. Lots of rain last weekend.

Looks to be hot on the 4th, though.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at July 02, 2026 01:05 PM (PSEDc)

238 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Still working on completing stitching on stockings for future grandchildren, so I may be scarce for a while.

The break is good for my poor brain, which just can't handle the constant drumbeat of crazy.....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 02, 2026 01:06 PM (aqrfx)

239 Our values, our logic has no ability to argue or comprehend these barbaric brutes. They are from another era, another world.

Improper use of pro-noun. Anyone that's ever grown up in the slums, the projects, the seedy trailer parks EXACTLY understands all this.

There is an ugly side of humanity that never went away. Luckily for most of America - they were simply able to move away from that ugly side.

But humanity never changed. Those able to move to the 'burbs just changed their misfortune of seeing it. For a while.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:06 PM (Acq7J)

240 We need responsible, common sense immigration control that only the GOPe is offering. As far as you know, MY pet Haitians in Springfield haven't raped anyone.

F*ck you

HONK

Lets see how you feel if you saw them eat your sister

HONK

Posted by: Some Canadian Goose at July 02, 2026 01:06 PM (sKqQm)

241 To be fair, it was only because Josh Shapiro was a Jew.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Shapiro is also a spineless unprincipled toad. Hard to stand out among his fellow Democrats.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 01:06 PM (LTMRb)

242 $4.09 now.

That's real fine.

Posted by: Mike Love at July 02, 2026 01:07 PM (wBRco)

243 Was at $4.49 at peak.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at July 02, 2026 01:07 PM (6BVGb)

244 That's some level of depravity I can't understand for him to think saying "But Officer, I thought she was 12" would keep him from being arrested.

Posted by: scruboak at July 02, 2026 01:07 PM (5ltlT)

245 It’s the same with the random stabbets and beheaders. How can a normal Westerner begin to comprehend what motivated that act, how one could just set about cutting off a person’s freaking head.


It was more obvious on 9/11. Half the country wanted to understand the motives while the other half understood that war had been declared, that wasting time handwringing about root causes missed the point. The “we must get to the root ca” types are now firmly in the “ we have to care and protect them from those who don’t like them!”

Insanity.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 01:08 PM (4KUe5)

246 That's some level of depravity I can't understand for him to think saying "But Officer, I thought she was 12" would keep him from being arrested.

Old enough to count, old enough to....well you know

Posted by: Muhammed at July 02, 2026 01:08 PM (sKqQm)

247
I have to drive HM to the doctor's office this afternoon so that she can get an excuse form (!) saying she's medically unable to judge so she can turn in to the AKC (!!)

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 01:08 PM (O0L8i)

248
But the guy who shot two Minnesota State Senators and said Walz told him to do it is crazy and doesn't know what he's talking about.

Posted by: Auspex at July 02, 2026 01:09 PM (Y8DZL)

249 205 Timmy Walz wants to put the Laotian on his skin...

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 12:58 PM (cEbfu)

::: Golf Clap :::

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 01:09 PM (l3cgK)

250 Timmy Walz wants to put the Laotian on his skin...

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 12:58 PM (cEbfu)


Damn woman

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 01:09 PM (pBF9D)

251 It’s the same with the random stabbets and beheaders. How can a normal Westerner begin to comprehend what motivated that act, how one could just set about cutting off a person’s freaking head.

Islam puts Muslims on a war footing with non-Muslims. Its literally what they call non-Muslim lands - the house of war.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:09 PM (sKqQm)

252 211 m not sure how we're supposed to even pretend we have anything to discuss with the left when they're importing and then pardoning child-rapists.

Posted by: Crusader at July 02, 2026 12:57 PM (TN0g+)

But Democrats are worried some "extremists" might take over their party.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 12:59 PM (pBF9D)

The Overton window moved while some in their party stayed still...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 01:10 PM (l3cgK)

253 But the guy who shot two Minnesota State Senators and said Walz told him to do it is crazy and doesn't know what he's talking about.

And specifically the one that had just killed Walz's legislative agenda with her vote.

Obviously, Boelter was fine working for Walz even though he is pro-abortion, but murdered Walz's primary political opponent in the state because she is pro-abortion.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:11 PM (sKqQm)

254 "Destiny" / @omniliberal Bonnell is now doing interviews with Razib Khan and condemning the pro-Palestine hate rallies.
I did not see any of this coming.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 01:11 PM (LTMRb)

255 Islam puts Muslims on a war footing with non-Muslims. Its literally what they call non-Muslim lands - the house of war.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:09 PM (sKqQm)


Part of it is the long-standing American tradition, now included in our legal system, of Religious protection.

We'd never run into Islam before. And we're unable - for whatever reason - to just declare an exception to the rule.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:11 PM (Acq7J)

256 https://tinyurl.com/yw9y6w72

Home schooler for the win

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 01:11 PM (n5tGW)

257 Half the country wanted to understand the motives while the other half understood that war had been declared, that wasting time handwringing about root causes missed the point. The “we must get to the root ca” types are now firmly in the “ we have to care and protect them from those who don’t like them!”

Insanity.
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Psychological defense mechanism. If you can't control the real threat, look for something closer by that you can try to boss the fuck around. That'll provide you the illusion of control giving you the emotional feedback you are craving. Its a more obtainable goal that civilizing a barbaric inbred culture that has resisted Civilization for thousands of years.

Posted by: Yeah, its screwed up alright at July 02, 2026 01:12 PM (anL5R)

258 224 I would bet any amount of money that Tim Walz has some really illegal shit on his hard drives.

The dude screams sex pervert in technicolor.

Posted by: ballistic at July 02, 2026 01:02 PM (3BwY

and in his dungeon. You know he has one...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 01:12 PM (l3cgK)

259 The culture and mind-set of those in the region which created Islam goes back a lot further than the creation of Islam.

Posted by: davidt at July 02, 2026 01:12 PM (Q+gd/)

260 Yesterday we were dealing with a case of people saying silence is complicity.

Here is a prog helping crime for political points.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:13 PM (ikSmX)

261 The Overton window moved while some in their party stayed still...

I've also seen this discussed on the left. Remember Elon posted a meme of lefties going way far left and making the former center now rightwing?

Of course many leftists argued no it was the opposite but I remember one exchange that stuck with me. A presumably right leaning guy responded with "Hey stuff like opposition to what you are calling trans-rights was normal 10 years ago just like Elon's meme showed...its proof he was right and you are wrong"

The answer? "Why do you have people because of their gender expression!?!"

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:14 PM (sKqQm)

262 Let him be forever known as Tim "Fcuk The Children" Walz.

Spelled that way for Dyslexic Gavin Newsom to be able to read. And for language filters, but mostly Gavin.

Posted by: G. Quagmire at July 02, 2026 01:14 PM (4h45B)

263 Here is a prog helping crime for political points.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:13 PM (ikSmX)


A smart opposition party would be making the PSAs now. A full media blitz in the State. A really ruthless opposition party would make it a National issue.

Too bad such a party doesn't exist.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:14 PM (Acq7J)

264 RMBS - Did you post a couple of days ago that you were house-hunting?

Are you getting out of this damn Kommiewealth?

I moved here back in 1967. I thought, way back then, that it couldn't get any worse. I was wrong.

Posted by: Admirale's Mate at July 02, 2026 01:15 PM (/enuJ)

265 Watch out all you too-sexy-for-your-own-britches 10 year old girls in Minnesota!!

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:15 PM (ikSmX)

266 260 Yesterday we were dealing with a case of people saying silence is complicity.

Here is a prog helping crime for political points.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:13 PM (ikSmX)

If Silence is complicity, what the f**king hell is this? Members of the Child Rape Club?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 01:15 PM (l3cgK)

267 David’s, does that mean Islam has preserved a mindset and values from that region that had always been there, ensuring it continued while other regions, peoples, religions advanced and prospered?

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 01:15 PM (4KUe5)

268 "Destiny" / @omniliberal Bonnell is now doing interviews with Razib Khan and condemning the pro-Palestine hate rallies.
I did not see any of this coming.


Perhaps like his ex-wife he has also found a man to bang some sense into him?

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:15 PM (sKqQm)

269 Let him be forever known as Tim "Fcuk The Children" Walz.

Posted by: G. Quagmire at July 02, 2026 01:14 PM (4h45B)
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Also Tim "Come to Minnesota and beat the crap out of our girls in sports" Walz.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:17 PM (ikSmX)

270 All the dems cheering this atrocity are saying "What About The Epstein Files?"

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 01:17 PM (n5tGW)

271 Tim Walz's War on Girls.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:17 PM (ikSmX)

272 Where are the charges against Walz?

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 02, 2026 01:17 PM (fZiTB)

273 All the dems cheering this atrocity are saying "What About The Epstein Files?"

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 01:17 PM (n5tGW)
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Just thinking the same thing.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:18 PM (ikSmX)

274 Tim Walz's War on Girls.

Girls are icky. Never let anyone tell you otherwise

Posted by: Tim Walz's Masculine advice to the boys he has locked in his basement at July 02, 2026 01:18 PM (sKqQm)

275 270 All the dems cheering this atrocity are saying "What About The Epstein Files?"

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 01:17 PM (n5tGW)

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Ah, yes. The files full of mid-level leftists begging Epstein for attention and Epstein complaining about how Trump must be destroyed and he doesn't have any dirt on him.

Why hasn't Trump executed the mid-level progressives mentioned in the files for communicating with Epstein but having no proof of any wrong-doing?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:18 PM (hWfuL)

276 Also Jonathan Chait is swinging hard against the DSA in The Atlantic.
But I dunno. Chait is one of those "center left" assholes like Michael Kinsley was. Actually might have been first hired by him. Chait would eat an actual turd before voting for any Republican.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 01:18 PM (LTMRb)

277 Also Tim "Run a Pick 6" Walz.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 01:19 PM (wVcYX)

278 276 Also Jonathan Chait is swinging hard against the DSA in The Atlantic.
But I dunno. Chait is one of those "center left" assholes like Michael Kinsley was. Actually might have been first hired by him. Chait would eat an actual turd before voting for any Republican.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 01:18 PM (LTMRb)

========

I mostly find it interesting that the intraparty animosity seems to growing as primary season winds down, not dying off.

It'll get set aside soon enough, but there does seem to be some genuine passion in the intraparty fight as safe backbenchers are getting knocked off by outside upstarts.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:19 PM (hWfuL)

279
NYT reports he served no prison time as part of the deal.

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NYT reported this? What was the angle? Don't tell me it was straight news.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

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omg. From the story.

Photo caption: Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota has been a frequent target of the Trump White House, especially over immigration.

From the story:

The Minnesota Board of Pardons granted the reprieve on June 10 to Tou Lue Vang, 42, who came to the United States as a child and was set to be deported to Laos imminently. Mr. Vang had submitted a letter to the board expressing regret for the actions that led to his 2005 conviction, and said a pardon could help him stay in the country with his wife and six children.

Mr. Vang’s victim, who was 10 when the abuse began, also submitted a letter supporting the pardon. Mr. Vang pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal sexual conduct in a plea deal that spared him from serving time in prison.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 01:20 PM (mmrXZ)

280 Mayor Mamdani is a religious Muslim and very progressive toward women and LGBT issues; basically a Muslim Senator Talarico. Most of his staffers are empowered Muslim women. Strange how no misogyny or bigotry is present there.
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And the fascinating thing is you can talk to Muslims and they are way more honest - once they get Islam/Sharia all these problems will go away.

Because non-Muslims will be killed/enslaved and women will be kept in their rightful place.

They tell this to leftists and leftists just pretend to not hear.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:40 PM (sKqQm)

Posted by: Sid at July 02, 2026 01:20 PM (/ekHg)

281 Ah, yes. The files full of mid-level leftists begging Epstein for attention and Epstein complaining about how Trump must be destroyed and he doesn't have any dirt on him.

I saw one academic that got Epstein to come to a fund raiser of his by tell Epstein he had good looking RAs that would take special care of him got some minor discipline at his college and the response from the left was that this was unAmerican and obviously Trump was using this as an opportunity to silence his critics.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:20 PM (sKqQm)

282 "Destiny" / @omniliberal Bonnell is now doing interviews with Razib Khan and condemning the pro-Palestine hate rallies.

I did not see any of this coming.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 01:11 PM (LTMRb)
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Sounds like destiny, though.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:20 PM (ikSmX)

283 Since the pardon power has been so abused by so many of our pols, is there any popular interest in removing it from all of them? I could live with that, I think.

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 01:20 PM (Jr5Lq)

284 "Fuck, you. War!"

About as good a time as any.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 01:21 PM (dK+Kv)

285 nood antifa

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 01:21 PM (6wpGE)

286 nood

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 01:21 PM (Jr5Lq)

287
283 Since the pardon power has been so abused by so many of our pols, is there any popular interest in removing it from all of them? I could live with that, I think.

Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 01:20 PM (Jr5Lq)

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The state constitutional amendment processes tend to be easier than the federal constitutional amendment process.

So...that's what it would take. I wouldn't hold my breath, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:22 PM (hWfuL)

288 No jail time?
Victim “supporting pardon.”

This is how you get Citizen Vigilante.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 01:22 PM (4KUe5)

289 I'm not sure how we're supposed to even pretend we have anything to discuss with the left when they're importing and then pardoning child-rapists.
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And it was intentional.
Not, "oh, they just came in b/c there were so many that we couldn't check."

They knew they were letting child rapists in.
They knew they were letting child sex traffickers in.
They knew many of the children were being trafficked for sex slavery.

And they didn't care ....

But they really cared about kids in cages; that got the left worked up.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 01:22 PM (3cUTc)

290 Why hasn't Trump executed the mid-level progressives mentioned in the files for communicating with Epstein but having no proof of any wrong-doing?

Its still the greatest mistake of the Trump Era. I guess in my opinion - just because there's nothing objective other than math - buy My Gawd. This was set up on a tee for the old man. An obvious subject the public is interested in. An opening to stir shit and smear your opposition - and even what little sticks to your own party won't really take down anyone you'll miss. Regardless of a court of law, the win in the court of public opinion had the potential of achieving what Nixon hoped for before Watergate went to shit.

Yet ... the old man tried to smother it. Just wanted it to go away. Should have made it a weekly part of the news cycle. A millstone around the necks of his opposition.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:22 PM (Acq7J)

291 I am honestly struggling to process this, to process the Dems refusing to come to the hearing on trafficked children, to include a catalog where these babies could be picked out for purchase.

Good heavens, I think the Mayan children sacrificed in the caves had it better. I am not kidding when I say the processing of this is just very, very hard.

Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:22 PM (OoFl2)

292 I think you grant pardons to reformed criminals, not to ones that still blame that 10 year old vixen for her wiles.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:23 PM (ikSmX)

293 As he was first ushered into power Ayatollah Khomeini worked closely with the Iranian left.

It is only AFTER he had complete control that he had them executed and enacted Iran's current policies against women.

But up until that point the left/FNM claimed he was both a religious Muslim and very progressive. Hell Mike Wallace practically gave him a tongue bath on national TV.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:23 PM (sKqQm)

294 A vote for Time Walz is a vote for More Rape on Your Streets.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:24 PM (ikSmX)

295
272 Where are the charges against Walz?
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 02, 2026 01:17 PM (fZiTB)

Ask the Judge who threw out the subpoenas he faced because they were “too mean”.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 01:24 PM (H8EHh)

296 Motherfuckers.

Posted by: toby928(c) at July 02, 2026 01:24 PM (4NO2D)

297 We'd never run into Islam before. And we're unable - for whatever reason - to just declare an exception to the rule.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:11 PM (Acq7J)

Can't even do it for communism the world's most destructive ideology next to islam

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 01:25 PM (pBF9D)

298 But they really cared about kids in cages; that got the left worked up.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 01:22 PM (3cUTc)
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That is, the left gets worked up about only what they want to get worked up about.

And it usually involves political enemies. (Yes, we are not their "opponents")

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:26 PM (ikSmX)

299 Now, the pardon could reportedly "thwart his removal from the United States."
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Don't know about that. Walz can't just make him technically "not one of the worst". If he's deportable, ICE is probably still justified in deporting him.

If I were the director of ICE, I'd deport him today. If I get in a fight with the press, I just recount Vang's crime, and ask them if they think that's okay.

A publicization of this crime is bound to look bad for Walz political bullshit.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (ikSmX)

300 There's a deep place in Hell for those that commit evil like this child-raping illegal alien and the Gov of Minnesota...

Better a millstone be tied around his neck, and he be dropped in the depths of the sea.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 02, 2026 01:30 PM (APZWP)

301 If he's an illegal alien, so what? Deport his ass anyway. It's well within their authority to do so. The focus on felony convicts is just that, a focus. It isn't a procedural or legal hurdle for deporting those other illegal aliens.

Throw his ass out the door. Then go after Walz for obstruction. Or get the legislature (there's got to be someone who is brave enough) to put forward an impeachment resolution for abusing his authority to aid and abet a criminal.

Or, of course, just let folks know that vigilante action won't be prosecuted.

Posted by: GWB at July 02, 2026 01:33 PM (kU0PQ)

302 North Carolina man arrested outside of church while sitting in his truck with flamethrowers and a list of churches

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Probably just early fireworks show.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at July 02, 2026 01:33 PM (ndZc7)

303 Better a millstone be tied around his neck, and he be dropped in the depths of the sea.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 02, 2026 01:30 PM (APZWP)

I will provide the rope and tie the knots. Anyone got a millstone handy? Also, I think we should settle for Lake Superior. I hear lots of ships have been lost there and never recovered.

Posted by: GWB at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (kU0PQ)

304 Too bad such a party doesn't exist.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:14 PM (Acq7J)

They're waiting for the right time.

2046 should about do it.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 01:37 PM (pBF9D)

305 Yep.

Justine Bateman
@JustineBateman
·
13h
There is no other way to regard
@Tim_Walz
than irrefutably grotesque.
He’s a fan of people who sexually terrorize children. You just can’t get lower.
Posted by: beckster at July 02, 2026 12:51 PM (kX27y)

You can probably cross out 'fan of' and insert 'one of'

Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 01:47 PM (uhVAy)

306 Better a millstone be tied around his neck, and he be dropped in the depths of the sea.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 02, 2026 01:30 PM (APZWP)

I will provide the rope and tie the knots. Anyone got a millstone handy? Also, I think we should settle for Lake Superior. I hear lots of ships have been lost there and never recovered.
Posted by: GWB at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (kU0PQ)

think you can buy them on Amazon

Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 01:48 PM (uhVAy)

307 I am honestly struggling to process this, to process the Dems refusing to come to the hearing on trafficked children, to include a catalog where these babies could be picked out for purchase.

Good heavens, I think the Mayan children sacrificed in the caves had it better. I am not kidding when I say the processing of this is just very, very hard.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:22 PM (OoFl2)

I think for a lot of these sacrificed kids / youths they were treated like royalty for something like a year before the sacrifice day.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 01:50 PM (uhVAy)

308 10 Damn!! Read the content.

My thoughts on ethnic cleansing are becoming more nuanced...


Interesting. My thoughts are becoming less nuanced by the day.

Posted by: Cookie at July 02, 2026 02:13 PM (8GuZZ)

309 Wood chipper.

Then throw Walz in a couple of times as he will initially clog the machine.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 02:20 PM (hzuYO)

The Morning Rant

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The 1st Amendment to the United States Constitution is a very interesting thing. Many people misinterpret it, in particular the so-called "Establishment Clause," which prevents the establishment of a state religion, rather than the more popular assumption that it prevents all government involvement.

The third clause, "Congress shall make no law [...] abridging the freedom of speech," is perhaps even more widely confused with a blanket prohibition against penalizing speech in any context by any person or organization. And that is simply wrong.

The government cannot control my speech. That is clear. But there are many circumstances that allow government interference with speech, including threats of violence, incitement to violence, slander and libel (tough to prove though), and others. And one of those circumstances is in the military, which has a broad prohibition against political speech when service members are in uniform. That is a very good thing, because the bright line between the military and politics is one of the bulwarks against tyranny that our republic has developed over the years. The military should be...must be...apolitical. It is axiomatic in a free society, and the many examples in world history of militaries being political tools for one party, or the ruling power, rarely ended well.

US Air Force Officer Calls for Trump Impeachment, Demands JD Vance's Removal Before Arrest

Air Force Maj. Jason Watson joined a protest organized by the Removal Coalition and was taken into custody by Capitol Police for demonstrating in a restricted area.

The arrest followed a press conference where Watson, in uniform, accused the administration of multiple constitutional violations.

“Our Constitution binds us all together as Americans,” Watson said. “Like countless veterans before me, military members serving now, I’ve devoted my life in service to our Democratic Republic.”


First of all, Major Watson is a dumbass, because we do not live in a "Democratic Republic." If he doesn't understand the structure of our government, then maybe he doesn't deserve his rank. Second, this turd must know exactly what he is doing...there is no plea of ignorance in this issue. He wore his uniform while being overtly political, in public, making very serious charges against his commander in chief. The repercussions should be swift and significant, and completely unsurprising.

Long-time commenter and contributor "Diogenes" had some thoughts...

Violation of the following:
Article 88: Contempt toward officials
Article 94: Mutiny or sedition
Article 133: Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman
Article 134: General article.

94 may be a stretch, but in my opinion, not impossible. It is important because it carries the death penalty.

I wonder if any of his fellow officers knew he was going to do this, particularly his immediate commander?


A very good question, and one that I hope is answered during Major Watson's Court-Martial.

This is an example of the post-modern conceit that everyone's opinion is valuable, and should be widely disseminated without any responsibility. I am fully supportive of Major Watson's freedom to say anything he wants about our government, its conduct, and its officials, as long as he does it as a private citizen. If he were so exercised by the President, then perhaps he should have done the honorable thing and resigned his commission, and then spoken out about what he saw as unacceptable.

By acting in such a disrespectful manner, he dishonored his uniform, he dishonored the armed forces, and he dishonored the Constitution.

It is incumbent upon his superiors to take his actions seriously, both to maintain the rule of law within the armed forces, and even more important, to maintain the independence of the armed forces from political involvement!


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1 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 11:01 AM (kvW9k)

2 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at July 02, 2026 11:01 AM (NcvvS)

3 Commenting present

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 11:01 AM (sgkY8)

4 he dishonored his uniform, he dishonored the armed forces, and he dishonored old greek homos.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 11:02 AM (Kt19C)

5 I guess this pinhead thought his little performance was worth a dishonorable discharge. I wonder how many years of his pension he threw away.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 11:02 AM (Riz8t)

6 As the traitor himself said, the bill must come due. Hopefully, you won't like it.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 11:02 AM (1Ff7Z)

7 I think the fine print is Congress shall make no law, but companies who can may do so

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 11:03 AM (sgkY8)

8 Commenting present
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 11:01 AM


Hermanx!

Say, I haven't seen you around the Library yet, bro.

Posted by: Barack H. Soetoro at July 02, 2026 11:03 AM (0sNs1)

9 First of all, Major Watson is a dumbass



Understatement.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 11:03 AM (kvW9k)

10 But if it is anti-Trump, the laws don't apply ... or that was the old standard, but there is a new sheriff in town.

Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 11:04 AM (vbXSk)

11 OK

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 11:04 AM (X8xt3)

12 We live in a representative republic.

Posted by: Please make a note of it at July 02, 2026 11:04 AM (2Ez/1)

13 I guess this pinhead thought his little performance was worth a dishonorable discharge. I wonder how many years of his pension he threw away.
Posted by: Archimedes


All of them.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 11:04 AM (kvW9k)

14 And, everything the former major said is a lie. He needs to suffer the ultimate punishment for what he's done, whether spending the rest of his life breaking rocks or pushing up daisies.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 11:05 AM (1Ff7Z)

15 >>By acting in such a disrespectful manner, he dishonored his uniform, he dishonored the armed forces, and he dishonored the Constitution.

It is incumbent upon his superiors to take his actions seriously, both to maintain the rule of law within the armed forces, and even more important, to maintain the independence of the armed forces from political involvement!


This.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 11:05 AM (X8xt3)

16 How very 250th Anniversary of him....

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 11:07 AM (FtULh)

17 It is incumbent upon his superiors to take his actions seriously, both to maintain the rule of law within the armed forces, and even more important, to maintain the independence of the armed forces from political involvement!


A concept Barry completely flouted, by making political views the main determinant of suitability for promotion.

Wind ---> Whirlwind

Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 11:07 AM (Riz8t)

18 The "Speak Truth to Power" people really only want this for one side. Theirs.

To do the tired trick: imagine this was done while Obama as president. Yeah, we already know: even rodeo clowns were not allowed to mock the emperor.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 11:07 AM (X8xt3)

19 And sadly, the left will make him a martyr.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 11:07 AM (N39Ws)

20 Does the military still do the same thing you see in the movies? Pull off stripes/bars and other insignia?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 11:08 AM (1Ff7Z)

21 Let's check in with Congressperson Al Green (D-TX) and get his thoughts on this enturbulation during the protest he sponsored:

“I just left the Capitol grounds, and I was there to witness a Major in the United States Military bend the arc of a memorial toward justice. He stood for impeachment of a president on the Capitol grounds, and thereafter, he walked up the steps, where he was arrested, and he was taken away.

This is the kind of courage necessary to inspire others who understand that liberty and justice for all that we pledge allegiance to is something that we can make real. It’s more than an ideal; it is something that can be real for every person in this country if we would only have the courage to take the stand that Major Watson took.”

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2026 11:08 AM (0sNs1)

22 Nephew in USAF, niece in USN. Pretty sure both are thoroughly disgusted by this.

Posted by: Nazdar at July 02, 2026 11:08 AM (NcvvS)

23 Was this Maj looking for a way out before his time ended? This was quite the extreme way to do it.

Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 11:08 AM (OoFl2)

24 More like major disappointment.

Posted by: Darth Randall at July 02, 2026 11:08 AM (mseD3)

25 And sadly, the left will make him a martyr.

I predict that within a year, two tops, he will be completely forgotten by the left. He will wake up one day and wonder "what the hell did I get for that little stunt? They promised me I'd be a hero and the job offers would roll on in".

Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 11:09 AM (Riz8t)

26 Does the military still do the same thing you see in the movies? Pull off stripes/bars and other insignia?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 11:08 AM (1Ff7Z)
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Branded!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 02, 2026 11:09 AM (amcLV)

27 Was this Maj looking for a way out before his time ended? This was quite the extreme way to do it.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 11:08 AM (OoFl2)

Could just said he was a tranny.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 11:10 AM (1Ff7Z)

28 Well, he's USAF, so...

*ducks*

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 11:10 AM (XuXeR)

29 First of all, Major Watson is a dumbass, because we do not live in a "Democratic Republic."

He'll be well-compensated for doing this, and is doubtless banking on a pardon from a Democratic President in 2029.

Remember, the West Point graduate who announced that he was a Communist is now a Ph.D. student in history at the University of Chicago.

The Left takes care of their own.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 02, 2026 11:10 AM (aD4fx)

30 Tonypete reporting for duty Sir with a case of Cheesy Poofs.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 02, 2026 11:10 AM (NXz0i)

31 FYI, While Maj. Watson holds active-duty status, he is currently on leave from his post as a logistics readiness officer in Poland.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2026 11:10 AM (0sNs1)

32 Too .many Leftists brought into military during previous administrations.

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 11:11 AM (sgkY8)

33 The next Cindy Sheehan.

Posted by: Darth Randall at July 02, 2026 11:11 AM (mseD3)

34 Tonypete reporting for duty Sir with a case of Cheesy Poofs.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 02, 2026 11:10 AM


Couldn't you have stopped by Australia for the midrats instead of England?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2026 11:11 AM (0sNs1)

35 Could just said he was a tranny."

There seems to be some speculation/information that his "husband" and he are quite the anti trumper types.

I'm guessing a member of the "don't ask don't tell" brigades.

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 11:12 AM (XuXeR)

36 Remember, the West Point graduate who announced that he was a Communist is now a Ph.D. student in history at the University of Chicago.

So...unemployable.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 11:12 AM (Riz8t)

37 And sadly, the left will make him a martyr.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed

I accept their terms.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 02, 2026 11:12 AM (NXz0i)

38 36 Remember, the West Point graduate who announced that he was a Communist is now a Ph.D. student in history at the University of Chicago.

So...unemployable.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 11:12 AM (Riz8t)

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And yet employed by the leftist octopus.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:12 AM (hWfuL)

39 Branded!
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 02, 2026 11:09 AM (amcLV)

Hopefully, not like this!!

https://tinyurl.com/bdxm2348

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 11:13 AM (1Ff7Z)

40 The next Cindy Sheehan."

Jamba juices for everyone!

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 11:13 AM (XuXeR)

41 I am fully supportive of Major Watson's freedom to say anything he wants about our government, its conduct, and its officials, as long as he does it as a private citizen.
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Unless it's in support of communism, an act which needs to be punishable by jail or worse. The ideology is self-annihilating. By attempting to undermine and subvert a particular system you automatically lose all rights that are otherwise protected by it. There can be no other way.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:13 AM (pBF9D)

42 member, the West Point graduate who announced that he was a Communist is now a Ph.D. student in history at the University of Chicago.

So...unemployable.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 11:12 AM (Riz8t)

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And yet employed by the leftist octopus.


I'd hardly call a PhD student in a soft subject employed. More to the point, when he's done, he'll probably be in his mid to late 40s, with no job and no prospects. As I said, the gratitude of the left is ephemeral.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 11:14 AM (Riz8t)

43 So...unemployable.

LOL. The Communist terrorists from the 1970s somehow all found lucrative sinecures at universities after they stopped blowing things up.

I'm sure that this guy will get a nice academic job somewhere.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 02, 2026 11:14 AM (aD4fx)

44 94 may be a stretch, but in my opinion, not impossible. It is important because it carries the death penalty.

His words and deeds are, theoretically, a guide for those of lower rank, officer and enlisted. If his position is that the military should not serve the duly elected commander in chief and that they should, in fact, agitate for their removal, that sounds a whole lot like sedition.

Unfortunately for him, he didn't have a bunch of DNC lawyers carefully crafting a statement meant to be seditious while being, technically, permissible. I hope he hangs.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 11:15 AM (ExV1e)

45 During the Morning Report there was a discussion about the military's involvement in a potential civil war here.

This guy is one who'd participate in uniform (or not) against the current government. What would he nominally have access to and who'd follow him? Probably not everyone under his command.

Does the military as a whole "pick a side?" I doubt it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 11:15 AM (jehhT)

46 I will not fight to the death to protect any speech that is in direct service of communism. Other contemptible ideologies, perhaps. But not that. Never that. Support of "free speech" without the commie exception is like holding the blade to one's own neck.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:16 AM (pBF9D)

47 First of all, Major Watson is a dumbass, because we do not live in a "Democratic Republic." If he doesn't understand the structure of our government, then maybe he doesn't deserve his rank. Second, this turd must know exactly what he is doing...there is no plea of ignorance in this issue. He wore his uniform while being overtly political, in public, making very serious charges against his commander in chief. The repercussions should be swift and significant, and completely unsurprising."

Major Watson is a lot more calculating than most realize, as others have always pointed out. Clearly he's already decided to run for political office in some blue state, and this is his first campaign ad. And by making himself a lightning rod for Trump Haters, he is guaranteed to almost immediately start raking in millions of donations from Neville Singh and all the other wealthy agitators out there.

And it's a safe bet that while he will probably be given a dishonorable discharge, it won't be any worse than that for a speech violation only. He'll lose his pension, but compared to the millions he'll be raking in from his future political career funded by the oligarchs, that's chump change.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 11:16 AM (edUvp)

48 As I said, the gratitude of the left is ephemeral.

Tell that to William Ayres and Bernardine Dohrn, who enjoyed long academic careers, and were in the fourth row at the dedication of Obama's monstrosity.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 02, 2026 11:17 AM (aD4fx)

49 42 I'd hardly call a PhD student in a soft subject employed. More to the point, when he's done, he'll probably be in his mid to late 40s, with no job and no prospects. As I said, the gratitude of the left is ephemeral.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 11:14 AM (Riz8t)

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It's my understanding that his education is being paid for by the university, and he's probably going to end up with tenure somewhere.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:17 AM (hWfuL)

50 So...unemployable.

LOL. The Communist terrorists from the 1970s somehow all found lucrative sinecures at universities after they stopped blowing things up.

I'm sure that this guy will get a nice academic job somewhere.


Those were the top dogs, the Angela Davises, Bill Ayers', and Bernadine Dohrns. There are only so many of those positions to go around, and this guy is NOT a top dog.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 11:17 AM (Riz8t)

51 Too it can't be lunch time

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 11:18 AM (sgkY8)

52 Hope the virtue signal points were worth it, major. You'll be forgotten by this time next month.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2026 11:18 AM (2UnvF)

53 I predict that within a year, two tops, he will be completely forgotten by the left. He will wake up one day and wonder "what the hell did I get for that little stunt? They promised me I'd be a hero and the job offers would roll on in".

Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 11:09 AM (Riz8t)

or he might be the next Governor of Colorado.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 11:19 AM (edUvp)

54 Remember, the West Point graduate who announced that he was a Communist is now a Ph.D. student in history at the University of Chicago.

The Left takes care of their own.
Posted by: The ARC of History!
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And yet if you noticed the new Trump limits on borrowing for grad education (no subsidized loans now for grad education) and the declining job market for Phds in history, Rapone is likely to be shit out of luck if and when he finishes. Even worse if he becomes terminal ABD.

Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:19 AM (E4rtv)

55 JTB if you're here the doc on Churchill was Blood Sweat and Oil Paint. I watched it on Tubi I think but it's on YouTube.

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 11:20 AM (/WQyy)

56 54 And yet if you noticed the new Trump limits on borrowing for grad education (no subsidized loans now for grad education) and the declining job market for Phds in history, Rapone is likely to be shit out of luck if and when he finishes. Even worse if he becomes terminal ABD.

Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:19 AM (E4rtv)

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I think he has a better chance of becoming dean of the history department of a university in a deep red state than going unemployed.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:20 AM (hWfuL)

57 Just saw that National Review is making like that Britney Spears fan a few years back and crying "Why are you all being so MEAN to Amy Barrett!!!! Just leave her alone!!!!"

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 11:21 AM (edUvp)

58 31 FYI, While Maj. Watson holds active-duty status, he is currently on leave from his post as a logistics readiness officer in Poland.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2026 11:10 AM (0sNs1)

On leave from his post ? I wonder why... And logistics readiness officer ? Isn't that a pencil pusher ?

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 11:21 AM (FtULh)

59 57 Just saw that National Review is making like that Britney Spears fan a few years back and crying "Why are you all being so MEAN to Amy Barrett!!!! Just leave her alone!!!!"

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 11:21 AM (edUvp)

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Kav > Gorsuch > Barrett > Roberts.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:21 AM (hWfuL)

60 26 Does the military still do the same thing you see in the movies? Pull off stripes/bars and other insignia?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 11:08 AM
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Branded!
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 02, 2026 11:09 AM

*ahem*

Posted by: Chuck Connors at July 02, 2026 11:22 AM (2Ez/1)

61 Make court martials great again!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 11:22 AM (4dZtR)

62 This soon-to-be former officer shares an identifiable trait of the Left: narcissism. The belief that whatever you have to say is so important that the whole world need to experience it RIGHT NOW, in the most public way possible.

Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2026 11:22 AM (jjSWr)

63 Oh, Major....?

Posted by: Corporal Punishment at July 02, 2026 11:22 AM (kgE5c)

64 Make court martials great again!

Idaho is bringing back firing squads. Just sayin'.

https://tinyurl.com/2wpkb8tn

Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 11:23 AM (Riz8t)

65 Annnnnnnnnnd, the real moonshine has made it's appearance.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 02, 2026 11:23 AM (NXz0i)

66 Off with his head!

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 11:23 AM (W2Pud)

67 Oh, Major....?
Posted by: Corporal Punishment at July 02, 2026 11:22 AM (kgE5c)


You're planning on spanking him?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 11:23 AM (ExV1e)

68 What was the name of that turd in the military IIRC during Trump’s term who shared secrets he had access to… then after arrested decided he was a female? And the media insisted on referring to him as she…. Still in prison I should think, right?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 11:24 AM (4dZtR)

69 Very early in Trump’s second term I seem to remember an AF airman who self-immolated by the White House. Actually set himself on fire and burned to death… intentionally. Mental illness

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 11:25 AM (4dZtR)

70 Bleh, did not need this idiot's career-ending rantings this morning. Pooky's grandma called to cancel Pookette's piano lesson because she's got a stomach bug, and now I'm wondering if I got it too.

Posted by: pookysgirl, drinking small sips of water at July 02, 2026 11:25 AM (Wt5PA)

71 And logistics readiness officer ? Isn't that a pencil pusher ?

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 11:21 AM (FtULh)

As it happens I am the AoS Logistics Readiness officer so I can speak on this subject with some authority.

So.... everyone looks pretty ready for the logistics to me.

As you were.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:26 AM (pBF9D)

72 I think he has a better chance of becoming dean of the history department of a university in a deep red state than going unemployed.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I don't think colleges and universities are going to have the number of administrators and grad programs in the future.

Humanities and social science are already staggering from loss of students and reputations, cutting off the endless migrant hordes is shrinking k12 enrollments along with the baby dearth so teachers are in oversupply, and if Scotus eventually gets rid of disparate impact, then the whole credential market collapses.

Higher education is in for a massive round of budget cutting and this time it will be the administrators and administrative staff--and that is because they make up well over 50 percent of personnel costs now at almost all universities.

Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:26 AM (E4rtv)

73 68 What was the name of that turd in the military IIRC during Trump’s term who shared secrets he had access to… then after arrested decided he was a female? And the media insisted on referring to him as she…. Still in prison I should think, right?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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Bradley Manning. And the non troon was Reality Winner.

Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:27 AM (E4rtv)

74 Just gut-shoot him, and throw him in a ditch to bleed out.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2026 11:29 AM (1z8ji)

75 Those that assume this guy's eying political office are spot on. His military career's going to be a plus and any punishment will just be icing one the cake.

He's now clearly a victim of the Trump regime.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 11:29 AM (jehhT)

76 57 Just saw that National Review is making like that Britney Spears fan a few years back and crying "Why are you all being so MEAN to Amy Barrett!!!! Just leave her alone!!!!"

Posted by: Tom Servo

National Review is not even worthy of serving as toilet paper anymore. The skinsuit is worn and tattered by too much dancing and hustling for the pleasure of their corporate donors. Only someone in NYC or DC would consider them relevant anymore.

Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:30 AM (E4rtv)

77 Just a note: Officers are not discharged at the end of their service. Only enlisted people, who are required to stay in the inactive reserves for some period of time. After my retirement, until 30 years after my initial enlistment. Much less for others.

Officers are commissioned, not enlisted. In some cases, they may abandon their commission or be relieved of it. In the latter case, they do indeed lose their rights and benefits of service.

To reiterate, this guy is indeed a dumbass!

Posted by: LRob in OK at July 02, 2026 11:30 AM (Jr+re)

78 So many people are unhinged. Wow. And they hide in plain sight until "click" they say or do something off the rails.

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at July 02, 2026 11:31 AM (S8cdb)

79 So he wants Trump and Vance out ? So he's a fan of Mike Johnson ?

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 11:31 AM (FtULh)

80 75 Those that assume this guy's eying political office are spot on. His military career's going to be a plus and any punishment will just be icing one the cake.

He's now clearly a victim of the Trump regime.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

He's stupid, white males are on the outs in being selected in today's DSA party. He will rank pretty low on the Pokemon points compared with an exotic Ethopian PhD student who got fired and decided to run for office.

Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:31 AM (E4rtv)

81 Thx CBD.
My Congress critter, Pat Ryan, is a West Point grad who did two iraq tours. He's a progressive,but not allied with DSA. He looks like he's wanting to go higher, aka senator. Spouts out the standard lines about the wealthy and their fair share. Disappointing for a West Point grad

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 11:31 AM (itsE0)

82 He's stupid, white males are on the outs in being selected in today's DSA party. He will rank pretty low on the Pokemon points compared with an exotic Ethopian PhD student who got fired and decided to run for office.
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:31 AM (E4rtv)


Unless he's gay or Trans....

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 11:32 AM (FtULh)

83 So he wants Trump and Vance out ? So he's a fan of Mike Johnson ?
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 11:31 AM (FtULh)

More likely a fan of big Johnson. Up his poop chute.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2026 11:32 AM (1z8ji)

84 From what I've been able to determine, this asshat was at or near the 20 year mark and retirement ( for a major). He could have said anything he wanted after that. But speaking out at a rally and on the steps there in DC, he will very likely retire to Leavenworth. And he will deserve every year he is there.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 11:32 AM (2WIwB)

85 So he wants Trump and Vance out ? So he's a fan of Mike Johnson ?

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 11:31 AM (FtULh)

I would guess he's a big fan of the Johnson

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:33 AM (pBF9D)

86 83

Fuck off AOP, ffs

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:34 AM (pBF9D)

87 81 Thx CBD.
My Congress critter, Pat Ryan, is a West Point grad who did two iraq tours. He's a progressive,but not allied with DSA. He looks like he's wanting to go higher, aka senator. Spouts out the standard lines about the wealthy and their fair share. Disappointing for a West Point grad
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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White males in the Democrat party are becoming endangered species. The whole punching the military ticket for Democrats to try to run as sane was prior to DSA taking over the party. Bootyjuice is finding the same thing. Even gayness is not protecting him now.

Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:34 AM (E4rtv)

88 23 Was this Maj looking for a way out before his time ended? This was quite the extreme way to do it.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 11:08 AM (OoFl2)

Well dressing up as a woman isn't as shocking as it once was.


Okay, I'll let all of you get back to choosing out your fat clothes for the next several days...

All of you have a good day.

Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 02, 2026 11:35 AM (Sco7b)

89 Higher education is in for a massive round of budget cutting and this time it will be the administrators and administrative staff--and that is because they make up well over 50 percent of personnel costs now at almost all universities.
Posted by: whig
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And if the administrative costs for federal research grants is capped at 15% (rather than the going rate of 50+), that's going to hurt. Our flagship state university stands to lose $50 million a year from that alone.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 11:36 AM (XvL8K)

90 More likely a fan of big Johnson. Up his poop chute.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Possible or he married an AWFL. Course the service let in a lot of weirdos and deviants during the GWOT and Obama years. Takes time to prune them out again.

Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:36 AM (E4rtv)

91 Air Farce in particular is infested with these types. I've known far too many to have any illusions otherwise.

Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 02, 2026 11:36 AM (OUMaO)

92 And if the administrative costs for federal research grants is capped at 15% (rather than the going rate of 50+), that's going to hurt. Our flagship state university stands to lose $50 million a year from that alone.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

It is very likely that is going to happen. Simply put, there is no justification for administration getting half of every research grant and it actually makes teaching undergraduates much less of a priority for deans, etc.

Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:37 AM (E4rtv)

93 So he wants Trump and Vance out ? So he's a fan of Mike Johnson ?

Posted by: It's me donna

I would guess he's a big fan of the Johnson
Posted by: ...


Big Mike Obama's Johnson?

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 11:37 AM (kvW9k)

94 Big Mike Obama's Johnson?

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 11:37 AM (kvW9k)

Close it up we have a winner

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:38 AM (pBF9D)

95 87 White males in the Democrat party are becoming endangered species. The whole punching the military ticket for Democrats to try to run as sane was prior to DSA taking over the party. Bootyjuice is finding the same thing. Even gayness is not protecting him now.

Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:34 AM (E4rtv)

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The math don't math.

Blacks have been in a baby bust for years. Their most loyal voters are Boomers who are dying out, the younger generations voting at far less rates. And...we've seen that those loyal black voters largely don't support these radicals in primaries.

So, we're going to have dark skinned radicals railing against whitie (most Hispanics consider themselves white), screaming about Palestine all the time (important to the Dem base and no one else), while the dark skinned base isn't terribly excited about it and the white electorate continues to shift towards voting as a bloc against it.

I think they want to replicate the rise of the New Left, but this has a better chance of replicating the rise and fall of Anarchism in the late 19th century.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:38 AM (hWfuL)

96 Hey Skip, how's the truck?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 02, 2026 11:38 AM (ZLHME)

97 O/T, but in other wordly news: From Open Source Intel:
Iran left the U.S. and Israel off the invitation list for Ali Khamenei’s funeral.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 11:40 AM (N39Ws)

98 Bootyjuice is finding the same thing. Even gayness is not protecting him now.

Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:34 AM (E4rtv)

Do not write off Bootykins yet, all I'm saying. You will know when his ticket has been punched. The media makes it very very clear.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:40 AM (pBF9D)

99 And if the administrative costs for federal research grants is capped at 15% (rather than the going rate of 50+), that's going to hurt. Our flagship state university stands to lose $50 million a year from that alone.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 11:36 AM (XvL8K)

Oh no what will we do without the studies of Gender Dysphoria and its affect on Volcanic activity in major cities?

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 11:40 AM (H8EHh)

100 From what I've been able to determine, this asshat was at or near the 20 year mark and retirement ( for a major). He could have said anything he wanted after that. But speaking out at a rally and on the steps there in DC, he will very likely retire to Leavenworth. And he will deserve every year he is there.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 11:32 AM (2WIwB)

Waitwaitwait.... He was near retirement and was an O-4?! The guy who delivered Pookette was a Lt Col, which is an O-5! (He was awesome, btw.)

Posted by: pookysgirl is in disbelief at July 02, 2026 11:40 AM (Wt5PA)

101 O/T, but in other wordly news: From Open Source Intel:
Iran left the U.S. and Israel off the invitation list for Ali Khamenei’s funeral.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 11:40 AM (N39Ws)


I'm not saying that we should bomb it, I'm just not not saying that.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 11:41 AM (ExV1e)

102 97 O/T, but in other wordly news: From Open Source Intel:
Iran left the U.S. and Israel off the invitation list for Ali Khamenei’s funeral.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 11:40 AM (N39Ws)

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Well, they would have sent the invitations, but they can't afford the postage since no one is buying their oil. Seems like China only wants to buy shitty Iranian oil when it's $30 per barrel, especially after Iran has shown itself to be willing to throw ineffective attacks against anyone. Also, they stole three cargo vessels over the last few months.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:41 AM (hWfuL)

103 He'll be well-compensated for doing this, and is doubtless banking on a pardon from a Democratic President in 2029.

Remember, the West Point graduate who announced that he was a Communist is now a Ph.D. student in history at the University of Chicago.

The Left takes care of their own.
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Yeah, I'll be surprised if he doesn't run for congress or something. Supposedly John Kerry through his medals over the whitehouse fence . . . look at me I'm special!

Posted by: Pay attention to me!! at July 02, 2026 11:41 AM (anL5R)

104 97 O/T, but in other wordly news: From Open Source Intel:
Iran left the U.S. and Israel off the invitation list for Ali Khamenei’s funeral.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 11:40 AM (N39Ws)

Guess they think we will be occupied on July 4th......

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 11:41 AM (FtULh)

105 @95 TJM, agreed but the problem seems to be that the Old time Dems have no clue how to fight the DSA types. The Dems have said leftist stuff for years but focused on their own staying in power and their grift. The DSA are walking the walk on socialism and simply pushing the Dems away.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 11:41 AM (itsE0)

106 Posted by: pookysgirl is in disbelief at July 02, 2026 11:40 AM (Wt5PA)

Hope you stay well this looooong weekend. Hydrate hydrate!! Will say a prayer.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:41 AM (pBF9D)

107 O/T, but in other wordly news: From Open Source Intel:
Iran left the U.S. and Israel off the invitation list for Ali Khamenei’s funeral.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 11:40 AM (N39Ws)

How petty of them! Still, no reason not to have a flight of A-10's strafe the funeral procession.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2026 11:42 AM (1z8ji)

108 So, we're going to have dark skinned radicals railing against whitie (most Hispanics consider themselves white), screaming about Palestine all the time (important to the Dem base and no one else), while the dark skinned base isn't terribly excited about it and the white electorate continues to shift towards voting as a bloc against it.

I think they want to replicate the rise of the New Left, but this has a better chance of replicating the rise and fall of Anarchism in the late 19th century.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Control of urban rotten districts means control of the party. We can see that from Mamdani and the various weirdos winning primaries in deep blue districts. So not quite Anarchism as they will have seats in Congress and possibly a couple of Senators. More like Progressivism redux than anarchism. It will collapse if and only if the leftist college educated whites decide, especially the women, that enough is enough for their pets.

Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:42 AM (E4rtv)

109 I will use a line made infamous by the Left in this case.

'I'll support the military when they shoot their officers.'

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 11:43 AM (/WQyy)

110


Then they can join their Ayatollah

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 11:43 AM (FtULh)

111 Ah, the cup sizes explained. That bit starts at about 5:45.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9wg8z1IIvc

Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 11:43 AM (Riz8t)

112 105 @95 TJM, agreed but the problem seems to be that the Old time Dems have no clue how to fight the DSA types. The Dems have said leftist stuff for years but focused on their own staying in power and their grift. The DSA are walking the walk on socialism and simply pushing the Dems away.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 11:41 AM (itsE0)

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Elected Dems aren't mad because the messaging is out of control. They're mad because they're losing elections. There will be a counter action to this whole thing.

But, my larger point is that the appeal of the DSA's message is actually shockingly narrow. It's mostly college educated white progressives. The other cornerstones of the Democrat electorate (union members, blacks) are simply not supporting it. Yet. That could change. But that's going to fuel intraparty conflict.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:43 AM (hWfuL)

113 How petty of them! Still, no reason not to have a flight of A-10's strafe the funeral procession.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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We can call it an honor guard to send his rotten corpse to hell along with his henchmen.

Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:43 AM (E4rtv)

114 Air Force huh? How about a keelhauling at 30,000 feet?

Posted by: Stu Podaso at July 02, 2026 11:44 AM (fhiqd)

115 108 Control of urban rotten districts means control of the party. We can see that from Mamdani and the various weirdos winning primaries in deep blue districts. So not quite Anarchism as they will have seats in Congress and possibly a couple of Senators. More like Progressivism redux than anarchism. It will collapse if and only if the leftist college educated whites decide, especially the women, that enough is enough for their pets.

Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:42 AM (E4rtv)

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College educated women have been shrinking as a share of the electorate for more than a decade, by the way.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:44 AM (hWfuL)

116 The Uniparty knows how to fight if they need to. They have every dirty trick in the book and twenty more you haven't thought of. If the Uniparty looks like it's suddenly getting steamrolled by a bunch of brash young upstarts, you can be certain it's bullshit astroturfing. Uniparty can destroy a hundred people before most wipe the crust out of their eyes.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:44 AM (pBF9D)

117 Yeah, I'll be surprised if he doesn't run for congress or something. Supposedly John Kerry through his medals over the whitehouse fence . . . look at me I'm special!
Posted by: Pay attention to me!!

Kerry was 22 years ago as a candidate. I don't think any of the current DSA darling candidates have anything to do with the military--most are from the activist/social justice/foreign wing.

Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:45 AM (E4rtv)

118 no reason not to have a flight of A-10's strafe the funeral procession.

They could fly that Million Missing Man formation. Pay per view.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at July 02, 2026 11:45 AM (G2hPk)

119
I think they want to replicate the rise of the New Left, but this has a better chance of replicating the rise and fall of Anarchism in the late 19th century.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:38 AM (hWfuL)

Just look at how the Trans movement, which seemed to be advancing on every front just 3 years ago, is suddenly getting curb stomped.

It’s almost like it’s a big mistake to stake your political hopes on something that happens to be trendy online, today.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 11:46 AM (H8EHh)

120 So, we're going to have dark skinned radicals railing against whitie (most Hispanics consider themselves white), screaming about Palestine all the time (important to the Dem base and no one else), while the dark skinned base isn't terribly excited about it and the white electorate continues to shift towards voting as a bloc against it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:38 AM (hWfuL)


Except... they are expanding it to good old traditional Jew-hate, and that is absolutely going to attract the attention of a lot of black America.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 11:46 AM (PLxDd)

121 87 White males in the Democrat party are becoming endangered species. The whole punching the military ticket for Democrats to try to run as sane was prior to DSA taking over the party. Bootyjuice is finding the same thing. Even gayness is not protecting him now.

Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:34 AM (E4rtv)

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That is why they will be the most dangerous. They will have to be twice the "socialist" in order to be accepted by their Marxist comrades.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 11:46 AM (2WIwB)

122 94 looks like a big ask. Mutiny or sedition sounds like going AWOL on mission and/or refusing to do the mission. Saying "the king is a fink and should be legally ousted" doesn't rise to this.
88 is a slam duck however. Enjoy being a lance corporal in charge of shooing poley bears away from some station in north Alaska.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 11:46 AM (LTMRb)

123 Yeah, I'll be surprised if he doesn't run for congress or something. Supposedly John Kerry through his medals over the whitehouse fence . . . look at me I'm special!
Posted by: Pay attention to me!!

Kerry was 22 years ago as a candidate. I don't think any of the current DSA darling candidates have anything to do with the military--most are from the activist/social justice/foreign wing.


He didn't even throw away his own medals. What a fraud.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 11:46 AM (Riz8t)

124 Except... they are expanding it to good old traditional Jew-hate, and that is absolutely going to attract the attention of a lot of black America.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 11:46 AM (PLxDd)

Ah so, you have been studying the opponent wisely my friend

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:47 AM (pBF9D)

125 I just realized the US soccer player given the red card (missing the next game) was Balugon. Maybe the best player on the team along with that Bohemian guy.

Well done, FIFA! Also, it was a bullshit call and the ref should be investigated for taking bribes, then hanged.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 02, 2026 11:47 AM (l26NL)

126 Hope you stay well this looooong weekend. Hydrate hydrate!! Will say a prayer.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:41 AM (pBF9D)

Pooky teases me for the three water bottles I keep in the fridge, but I keep telling him that I need all of them! One is a metal 40 oz bottle that I keep near the back for when I need a *lot* of really cold water.

Posted by: pookysgirl, staying hydrated at July 02, 2026 11:47 AM (Wt5PA)

127 120 Except... they are expanding it to good old traditional Jew-hate, and that is absolutely going to attract the attention of a lot of black America.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 11:46 AM (PLxDd)

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I think it'll appeal to the radical part of the black base, those already voting for Democrats and being noisy about it.

But I don't think it fixes the fact that the loyal Democrat black electorate is heavily older.

They're not going to replenish the bulk of the electorate (Black Boomers) as they die off by appealing to Jew hate, I don't think. Those animated by that issue are already active. It's the less active ones that are the concern.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:48 AM (hWfuL)

128 Waitwaitwait.... He was near retirement and was an O-4?! The guy who delivered Pookette was a Lt Col, which is an O-5! (He was awesome, btw.)
Posted by: pookysgirl is in disbelief at July 02, 2026 11:40 AM (Wt5PA)


Actually, retiring at O-4 is fairly normal. Majors are typically grandfathered until year 20 and retired. The usual reasons for this are there are X number of LTC slots and Y number of Majors vying for promotion. Also, in times of drawdowns, selection rates plummet to below 50%.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 11:48 AM (2WIwB)

129 CBD, I think it's been awhile since Crown Heights. Blacks these days might still not be begging to attend your Shabbos meal, but they aren't voting for scum like Mamdani.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 11:48 AM (LTMRb)

130 116 The Uniparty knows how to fight if they need to. They have every dirty trick in the book and twenty more you haven't thought of. If the Uniparty looks like it's suddenly getting steamrolled by a bunch of brash young upstarts, you can be certain it's bullshit astroturfing. Uniparty can destroy a hundred people before most wipe the crust out of their eyes.
Posted by: ...
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They know how to fight MAGA republicans, not the darker hued DSA types because the Uniparty is terrified of being called racist by the media for taking them on. It is the same as Labour getting taken out by its Muzzies moving to the Green and Indy status. Their cute little 'pets' decided to grow up into pitbulls. And DSA thinly obscured violence threats work too on the Uniparty Dem wing.

And without the urban and inner suburb redoubts, the Democrat wing of the Uniparty is dead.

Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:49 AM (E4rtv)

131 They could fly that Million Missing Man formation. Pay per view.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at July 02, 2026 11:45 AM (G2hPk)

Heh. Quite serious, though. You want regime change in Iran? What better way to achieve it than strafing that funeral procession? Everyone present is going to be a dedicated supporter of the regime, or they would find someplace else to be.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2026 11:49 AM (1z8ji)

132 Uniparty can destroy a hundred people before most wipe the crust out of their eyes.
Posted by: ...
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So you're confident that the Uniparty will put the DSA down?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 11:49 AM (XvL8K)

133 On leave from his post ? I wonder why... And logistics readiness officer ? Isn't that a pencil pusher ?
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 11:21 AM


I don't know about his leave; I do know from a friend in the 1st Cav that there's a lot of discombobulation around postings to Poland.

As far as being a REMF, most likely.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2026 11:50 AM (0sNs1)

134 I would not be surprised to see Iran shoot missiles at us, Israel, and Lebanon as part of the celebratory funeral fireworks.

Of course the argument against is “why would they do that? Do you think they’re crazy?”

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 11:50 AM (H8EHh)

135 Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 02, 2026 11:47 AM (l26NL)

I don't know much about soccer but the incident looked like a pure unintentional accident stepping on the opponents ankle. And the acting job by the 'injured' player was pitiful.

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 11:50 AM (/WQyy)

136 Ah so, you have been studying the opponent wisely my friend

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:47 AM (pBF9D)


Sadly...yes.

Jew-hate is nothing new in black America, and if anything it is growing. It is a wonderful way for the Dems to keep blacks on the plantation.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 11:50 AM (PLxDd)

137 134 I would not be surprised to see Iran shoot missiles at us, Israel, and Lebanon as part of the celebratory funeral fireworks.

Of course the argument against is “why would they do that? Do you think they’re crazy?”

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 11:50 AM (H8EHh)

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The argument against it is that they do not have the capability to do it anymore after the 6 week bombing campaign and the series of peace-preserving bombings we've done since.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:51 AM (hWfuL)

138 We still have Lowry's cuckshed on the News/Chat links on the right sidebar unfortunately.
At least the Geek Girls Japanese pr0n site is gone now.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 11:51 AM (LTMRb)

139 With the DSA upstarts, it sounds like the mainstream Dems need Hillary Clinton's wetwork team, but she's not returning their calls.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at July 02, 2026 11:51 AM (fhiqd)

140 Jew-hate is nothing new in black America, and if anything it is growing. It is a wonderful way for the Dems to keep blacks on the plantation.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 11:50 AM (PLxDd)

Not so much in the South comparatively speaking.

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 11:51 AM (/WQyy)

141 Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:49 AM (E4rtv)

I remain unconvinced this is anything but the snake shedding it's skin. Trump corraled the country under the MAGA umbrella and took every swing state for his trouble. The D party is disheveled, upturned (publicly) and has no message anyone is interested in other than hate.

This is their new young energetic message. The party is being remade before your eyes but it is heavily controlled. Watch.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:53 AM (pBF9D)

142 That is why they will be the most dangerous. They will have to be twice the "socialist" in order to be accepted by their Marxist comrades.
Posted by: Diogenes

It doesn't work anymore that way--identitarian politics means the color of your skin and the junk between your legs determines your fate. The DSA types don't want to hide in the coalition, they want to lead the parade (and there is a strong Muslim Brotherhood connection too that makes all whiteys suspect as candidates.)

Being ultra liberal and being a Levi Strauss trust fund baby did not save Goldman in NY. Nor the forgettable leftist Congress critter in Colorado. There will be more such examples at the city, county, state legislature, and congressional district. The POC will take whitey liberal votes but they damn sure have no intention of standing behind them as candidates when one of their own is running.

Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:53 AM (E4rtv)

143 140 Jew-hate is nothing new in black America, and if anything it is growing. It is a wonderful way for the Dems to keep blacks on the plantation.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 11:50 AM (PLxDd)

Not so much in the South comparatively speaking.

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 11:51 AM (/WQyy)

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I actually think Black participation in federal elections has a chance of relatively nosediving in the near future.

They've been conditioned to vote for people who look "like them". There are exceptions (Cohen from Memphis), but the black electorate tends to vote for black candidates.

And with Callais and the start of states drawing out black districts, they'll have far fewer candidates who "look like them" to vote for. So...they'll vote less.

Not like a 90% drop, or anything, but 10-20% over the next few years.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:53 AM (hWfuL)

144 Looking like bailing out of work soon

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 11:54 AM (sgkY8)

145 Armchair generals talk about strategy.
Real generals talk about logistics.

Posted by: Familiar Pentagon saying at July 02, 2026 11:55 AM (2Ez/1)

146 145 Armchair generals talk about strategy.
Real generals talk about logistics.

Posted by: Familiar Pentagon saying at July 02, 2026 11:55 AM (2Ez/1)

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Real generals talk about getting their slice of appropriations and defending their fiefdoms.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:55 AM (hWfuL)

147 So you're confident that the Uniparty will put the DSA down?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 11:49 AM (XvL8K)

If they want to, they will. Otherwise it will all somehow come together like magic. There will be no big split. It may look in the end like a takeover but what the D's want is a huge lurch to the Left and huge "young" energy to campaign on. The DSA op solves both of their problems while appearing organic.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:57 AM (pBF9D)

148 This is their new young energetic message. The party is being remade before your eyes but it is heavily controlled. Watch.
Posted by: ...
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I think it is being controlled by the Muslim Brotherhood types like Huma who is married to Alex Soros, there are ties to Qatar money, and you have others like Khanna who married a Muzzie auto parts magnate from Cleveland and has the funds to do a Beto somewhere.

The same dynamic is going on in Euroland--Muslim Brotherhood types are now shoving their weak assed whitey leftists out in order to put leaders of their own in power. The Red Green alliance like the Mensheviks/Bolsheviks is always going to follow who is more ruthless, who is more determined rather than who is the most correct ideologically. Muzzies are going to win that battle and their whitey allies will just have to shut up and take it.

Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:57 AM (E4rtv)

149 The most dangerous blacks against the Jews are the street crazies. Some nut job walking past a Jewish woman with a baby in a stroller and attacks her. Every month or so you here that from Brooklyn or Queens

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 11:57 AM (itsE0)

150 Hang him like what should have been done to 'Major' Nidal Hasan.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 02, 2026 11:57 AM (NnhvP)

151 Democrats, Republicans, and Appropriators.

Posted by: The three flavors of Congressmen at July 02, 2026 11:57 AM (2Ez/1)

152 Actually, retiring at O-4 is fairly normal. Majors are typically grandfathered until year 20 and retired. The usual reasons for this are there are X number of LTC slots and Y number of Majors vying for promotion. Also, in times of drawdowns, selection rates plummet to below 50%.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 11:48 AM (2WIwB)

Thanks for the info. All the Majors I interacted with when Pooky was in the USAF were not going to be in that grade long because they were almost guaranteed to become a Lt Col soon due to staffing issues.

(Obama had RIFed quite a bit but was demanding more of those still in. Sequestration was a nightmare that was supposed to be temporary. The rash of suicides in 2016 on Pooky's base and the general burnout [esp for the airborne linguists] was preventable, IMO.)

Posted by: that was not a fun time for pookysgirl at July 02, 2026 11:58 AM (Wt5PA)

153 >>Posted by: Familiar Pentagon saying at July 02, 2026 11:55 AM (2Ez/1)

Thought it was 'the ignorant talk strategy, amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics'. Your version is punchier, though.

Posted by: Nazdar at July 02, 2026 11:58 AM (NcvvS)

154 The arrest followed a press conference where Watson, in uniform, accused the administration of multiple constitutional violations.

And what might those be ? They never seem to tell us...

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 11:58 AM (FtULh)

155 Armchair generals talk about strategy.
Real generals talk about logistics.

Posted by: Familiar Pentagon saying

Then they go home and f*ck the Prom Queen.

Posted by: John Mason at July 02, 2026 11:58 AM (fhiqd)

156 145 Armchair generals talk about strategy.
Real generals talk about logistics.
Posted by: Familiar Pentagon saying

I like the variant "amateur spaceguys talk about the rocket equation, real rocket scientists talk about thermodynamics"

Posted by: space without radiators is like sex without condoms at July 02, 2026 11:59 AM (LTMRb)

157 Actually, retiring at O-4 is fairly normal. Majors are typically grandfathered until year 20 and retired. The usual reasons for this are there are X number of LTC slots and Y number of Majors vying for promotion. Also, in times of drawdowns, selection rates plummet to below 50%.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026

That and physician promotions work a little differently. At least in the Army.

Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 12:01 PM (Wmg4n)

158 Remember the D's were crying that they didn't have young energy or a "message". Now suddenly out of nowhere they get both and for their trouble all they have to do is admit that "some" communism is actually a good thing. I think they'll suck it up and go for it... coincidentally....

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 12:01 PM (pBF9D)

159 152 PG, was Pooky a linguist?

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 12:01 PM (77rzZ)

160 If they want to, they will. Otherwise it will all somehow come together like magic. There will be no big split. It may look in the end like a takeover but what the D's want is a huge lurch to the Left and huge "young" energy to campaign on. The DSA op solves both of their problems while appearing organic.
Posted by: ...
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I don't think that's the uniparty. It's purely dems. If they do well in the midterms, then it's a DSA nominee in 28. If they don't, it's a safe moderate dem (in their eyes) like Biden.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 12:02 PM (XvL8K)

161 149 The most dangerous blacks against the Jews are the street crazies. Some nut job walking past a Jewish woman with a baby in a stroller and attacks her. Every month or so you here that from Brooklyn or Queens
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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Drugs are addling a fair percentage of those with low iqs, low time horizon expectations, and probably some existing mental illness issues already.

And these violent zombies are wandering around anywhere there are services and a supporting city government willing to tolerate them whether it is Asheville, San Francisco, NYC, Atlanta, or LA.

You get just as dead from a box cutter or shiv as being shot from a gun and anything can set off these violent nasty creatures with lengthy records of all kinds of violent assaults before finally being locked away when they kill someone. Sometimes, not even then like the Charlotte murderer.

Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 12:02 PM (E4rtv)

162 160
I don't think that's the uniparty. It's purely dems. If they do well in the midterms, then it's a DSA nominee in 28. If they don't, it's a safe moderate dem (in their eyes) like Biden.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 12:02 PM (XvL8K)

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*cackles in clear majority black support*

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:02 PM (hWfuL)

163
MUNKEY

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 12:03 PM (y9nCu)

164 The arrest followed a press conference where Watson, in uniform, accused the administration of multiple constitutional violations.

And what might those be ? They never seem to tell us...
Posted by: It's me donna
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You know what you did!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 02, 2026 12:03 PM (/lPRQ)

165 I think many of the Democratic Socialists running for office are trust fund nepo-babies who've never held a real job. Many who've successfully pushed a legacy candidate out are in their first run for office. Usually well funded. And with nebulous backgrounds devoid of any substantial employment.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 12:03 PM (jehhT)

166 @WikiBias
Jun 29
Meanwhile, on Wikipedia, the deletion of Jewish heritage and identity continues.
Jun 29, 2026 · 7:08 PM UTC

Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 12:05 PM (LTMRb)

167 Thunderbirds just buzzed downtown Dee Cee. Very cool.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at July 02, 2026 12:06 PM (6BVGb)

168 I actually think Black participation in federal elections has a chance of relatively nosediving in the near future.

They've been conditioned to vote for people who look "like them". There are exceptions (Cohen from Memphis), but the black electorate tends to vote for black candidates.

And with Callais and the start of states drawing out black districts, they'll have far fewer candidates who "look like them" to vote for. So...they'll vote less.

Not like a 90% drop, or anything, but 10-20% over the next few years.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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You are assuming that the rotten boroughs will allow such. I think every major city has probably at least 30-50 percent ballots that have no registered voter attached to them. That is why they are ripe for a DSA type to push over the existing Dems. All the support for those urban and inner suburban Democrats is illusionary based on cheating.

Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 12:06 PM (E4rtv)

169 *cackles in clear majority black support*
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I'm willing to take a side bet on that. I just don't believe that even those dumbasses will nominate her in 28.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 12:07 PM (XvL8K)

170
*cackles in clear majority black support*
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Saw a report today that Kamala is already making her moves toward the DSA approval for running in 2028.

Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 12:08 PM (E4rtv)

171 Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:57 AM (E4rtv)

We agree on the general outcome I think the mechanism is slightly different. Muzzies were also heavily entrenched behind the scenes, ahead of our timeline.

Uniparty has a ton of power here through the media. Very little happens that they don't want to happen. This is about to be the most convenient "takeover" you've ever seen.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 12:08 PM (pBF9D)

172
The argument against it is that they do not have the capability to do it anymore after the 6 week bombing campaign and the series of peace-preserving bombings we've done since.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:51 AM (hWfuL)

That’s really more of a hope than an argument, isn’t it?

I can’t help but think of how many times during the war in Gaza that the Israeli government announced that all the missiles held by Hamas had finally been destroyed. And every time that announcement was made, 10 more missiles would come arcing in the next day.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 12:09 PM (H8EHh)

173 169 *cackles in clear majority black support*
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I'm willing to take a side bet on that. I just don't believe that even those dumbasses will nominate her in 28.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 12:07 PM (XvL8K)

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I'm poised to make nearly $6,000 when she clinches it already.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:09 PM (hWfuL)

174 Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 12:02 PM (XvL8K)

It will be someone "safe" who pays a lot of service to the crazies and is prepared to go all the way for them.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 12:09 PM (pBF9D)

175 172 That’s really more of a hope than an argument, isn’t it?

I can’t help but think of how many times during the war in Gaza that the Israeli government announced that all the missiles held by Hamas had finally been destroyed. And every time that announcement was made, 10 more missiles would come arcing in the next day.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 12:09 PM (H8EHh)

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In the final day of active conflict, Iran was launching one missile a day.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:10 PM (hWfuL)

176 You are assuming that the rotten boroughs will allow such. I think every major city has probably at least 30-50 percent ballots that have no registered voter attached to them. That is why they are ripe for a DSA type to push over the existing Dems. All the support for those urban and inner suburban Democrats is illusionary based on cheating.
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 12:06 PM (E4rtv)

It's not like the dems could suddenly admit to their decades long cheat and expose it. They are getting fucked by their own plans for dominance. I've long maintained it was dsa types (facists) that were working the cheat all along.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:11 PM (0dsIZ)

177 You know... I am running too.

Posted by: Little Pete Bootyjuice at July 02, 2026 12:11 PM (affD0)

178 I was reading more on Craig Robertson and the news stories in the FNM from the time he was shot. This is the guy that made a vague threat about Biden and so the Junta sent an assault team to kill him.

The FNM stories all follow the same pattern:

The government monitored him for months because he said bad things.
He made specific threats
He had a gun

Therefore he deserved the assault squad showing up at his house and it was his own fault that he got shot because he didn't immediately surrender.

And looking at 2026 this is surreal. If Trump adopted this standard hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lefties would be also getting assault squads at their door with many of them also getting shot.

Meanwhile on lefty forums I see the argument that a a few decades in jail for trying to assassinate a federal agent is fascism.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:11 PM (sKqQm)

179 He made out better than Ashli Babbitt.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 12:11 PM (XeU6L)

180 Being ultra liberal and being a Levi Strauss trust fund baby did not save Goldman in NY. Nor the forgettable leftist Congress critter in Colorado. There will be more such examples at the city, county, state legislature, and congressional district. The POC will take whitey liberal votes but they damn sure have no intention of standing behind them as candidates when one of their own is running.
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:53 AM (E4rtv)

That dynamic was on display in the hilarious Talarico/Jasmine Crockett fight in the spring. The twink Talarico won the first round, with a lot of big money help from out of state, but Jasmine and her POC brigade will have their revenge in November.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 12:13 PM (H8EHh)

181 I'm willing to take a side bet on that. I just don't believe that even those dumbasses will nominate her in 28.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 12:07 PM (XvL8K)
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I'm poised to make nearly $6,000 when she clinches it already.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
__________

I'm in Ky and willing to put up a bottle of bourbon (within reason, no Pappy) on this. As stupid as they are, I just can't see them nominating her.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 12:14 PM (XvL8K)

182 >>Thunderbirds just buzzed downtown Dee Cee. Very cool.

They're so cute in their little Falcons.

Posted by: The Blue Angels at July 02, 2026 12:14 PM (J4Dwc)

183 And what might those be ? They never seem to tell us...
Posted by: It's me donna
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"Everyone knows it true..."

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 12:14 PM (XeU6L)

184 Nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at July 02, 2026 12:15 PM (NcvvS)

185 Nood. Pedo pardon.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:15 PM (0dsIZ)

186 Uniparty has a ton of power here through the media. Very little happens that they don't want to happen. This is about to be the most convenient "takeover" you've ever seen.
Posted by: ...

I think the modern media is effectively dead for the new voters and that in part is why the Uniparty itself is sinking on the GOP side as well as the Dem side. The NYT, WaPo, MSNOW, etc. are all floundering because the new media is online--in podcasts, short videos, and social media. A Hasan Piker is worth more to reach young people than a shriveled old bat like Leslie Stahl. The unseen world of social media is where the yutes are--not the legacy media.

On the right, you had the abortive attempts of the groypers allied with old media retread podcasters like Tucker that tried to run their own split. The whole ridiculous trying the make Fishback into a serious candidate for FL governor is an example or the Massie/MTG crap. That split, intended over foreign affairs and Epstein, was designed to cripple MAGA whether to benefit the GOPe or to try to crash the system so as to destroy the GOP as a party to replace it with something is a guess.

Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 12:15 PM (E4rtv)

187 181
I'm in Ky and willing to put up a bottle of bourbon (within reason, no Pappy) on this. As stupid as they are, I just can't see them nominating her.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 12:14 PM (XvL8K)

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She has won every single primary poll for months, and she has clear black majority support.

Who votes in the SC primary? It's majority black.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:16 PM (hWfuL)

188 Saw a report today that Kamala is already making her moves toward the DSA approval for running in 2028.
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 12:08 PM (E4rtv)

Obviously the country didn’t vote for her in ‘24 because she wasn’t socialist enough.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 12:16 PM (H8EHh)

189 You know... I am running too.
Posted by: Little Pete Bootyjuice
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There are antibiotics that might help.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 12:16 PM (XeU6L)

190 (Obama had RIFed quite a bit but was demanding more of those still in. Sequestration was a nightmare that was supposed to be temporary. The rash of suicides in 2016 on Pooky's base and the general burnout [esp for the airborne linguists] was preventable, IMO.)
Posted by: that was not a fun time for pookysgirl at July 02, 2026 11:58 AM (Wt5PA)


A truly sad time. the last funeral I attended at Arlington was for a Staff Sergeant, and son of the secretary where I worked. (A real secretary, not those hosebags in government) The kid was an infantryman in the 82nd and had just come down on orders for a fifth deployment to Afghanistan. He was never back in the states long enough to even take out a one year lease on an apartment. Became convinced he was going to die over there. Multiple calls to the help lines and nothing.
A damned tragedy.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 12:18 PM (2WIwB)

191 I'm willing to take a side bet on that. I just don't believe that even those dumbasses will nominate her in 28.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 12:07 PM (XvL8K)

They HAVE to nominate her.

If they don't, black voters just won't turn out, and black voters are the most reliable part of the left base. They vote like 90% of the time, and 90% left.

ANYBODY but Kamala and they stay home.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 12:19 PM (xA5g+)

192
Actually, retiring at O-4 is fairly normal. Majors are typically grandfathered until year 20 and retired. The usual reasons for this are there are X number of LTC slots and Y number of Majors vying for promotion. Also, in times of drawdowns, selection rates plummet to below 50%.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026




If memory serves, the jump from MAJ to LTC is the toughest in the Army officer corps. Rather like the jump from SPC to SGT during peacetime.

Just to illustrate, a Captain I used to work for in the Battalion S3 section around 1990 ended up being interviewed on a History Channel show (Future Weapons, if memory serves). 15 years after I'd left the Army, and he was only a MAJ as a member of an Army program team for some new weapons system. Didn't help that he was well known as a drunk, but he was funny as hell.

15 years, and couldn't break out of O4.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (y9nCu)

193 She has won every single primary poll for months, and she has clear black majority support.

Who votes in the SC primary? It's majority black.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
___________

We need to settle on terms of the bet. I'm all in on even them not being that stupid. A much better DSA candidate will emerge if they do well in the midterms. And if they don't, she'll be old news for the dems.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (XvL8K)

194 191 They HAVE to nominate her.

If they don't, black voters just won't turn out, and black voters are the most reliable part of the left base. They vote like 90% of the time, and 90% left.

ANYBODY but Kamala and they stay home.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 12:19 PM (xA5g+)

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She is their chosen candidate. Unless they find someone else that the black electorate likes just as much (doubtful), toppling Kamala somehow will lead to black electorate turnout closer to John Kerry in 2004 than anything else.

If you understand that Democrat national politics is all about recreating Obama's 2008 black turnout, so much just makes sense.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (hWfuL)

195 A clear reading of "Congress shall make no law [...] abridging the freedom of speech," might make you believe that to JUST PASS a law abridging the freedom of speech would be a violation of their oath of office.

Posted by: SMOD at July 02, 2026 12:22 PM (O7XEN)

196 193 We need to settle on terms of the bet. I'm all in on even them not being that stupid. A much better DSA candidate will emerge if they do well in the midterms. And if they don't, she'll be old news for the dems.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (XvL8K)

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The anti-Kamala vote is way too splintered. The establishment would have to clear the deck, and it's deeply unclear if even managing that would defeat her. She walks in with 65-70% black support. Clearing the deck will probably up that to 95% instantly. She also gets something like 10-30% support from the rest of the party, depending on the poll. And not all the "not Kamalas" will stay anti-Kamala should their current preferred candidate drop out.

People acting like a new Obama will arise fail to understand Obama's rise at all.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:22 PM (hWfuL)

197 152 PG, was Pooky a linguist?

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 12:01 PM (77rzZ)

No. They badly wanted him and he scored phenomenally well on their tests, but he was clearly born to be in his career field. He heard later (probably from the crew chiefs) about their insane schedule and was glad he didn't jump ship.

Posted by: pookysgirl, married to the crazy at July 02, 2026 12:26 PM (Wt5PA)

198 Unbelievable!

An active duty Air Force major on leave from a NATO post (Poland) stands in uniform with a sign on the U.S. Capitol steps that read "Impeach. Convict. Remove," combining forces with what appears to be another handmaidens* group & speakers such as US Rep. Al Green endorsing Talarico for Senate.

As protesting on the steps is generally restricted, police subsequently arrested him for crowding, obstructing, and incommoding after he refused to vacate the premises.

Actor Jamie Lee Curtis Facebooked she'll try to keep everyone updated on the Major's status. 👏🏻🙄

(The Removal Coalition*, an alleged grassroots political movement founded by Jessica Denson, a former phone bank supervisor for the 1st Trump presidential campaign.

2017, Ms. Denson filed an action against Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., in New York Supreme Court (101616-7). with claims of discrimination, harassment, a hostile work environment, among other claims for damages allegedly sustained while Denson was an employee of the campaign. The administration responded with an action in arbitration for breach of contract and disparagement obligations based on the information in the Complaint.)

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 12:40 PM (NFX2v)

199 A nice long stint in Leavenworth might be in order for Major Big Mouth.

Posted by: RebeccaH at July 02, 2026 12:40 PM (VFung)

200 Just a few current cringeworthy White males in the D party: Eric Swalwell, Graham Platner, Bob Brooks, James Talarico...

Seems a bit intentional.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 12:44 PM (NFX2v)

201 And revoke his good conduct medal

Posted by: Bruce at July 02, 2026 12:45 PM (21nJ/)

202
Making it appears by far worse politically than it really is, imho.

BBC, The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world 13 May 2019

In part, "Once around 3.5% of the whole population has begun to participate actively, success appears to be inevitable."

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 12:51 PM (NFX2v)

203 It's my understanding that his education is being paid for by the university, and he's probably going to end up with tenure somewhere.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:17 AM (hWfuL)

Yeah, he likely has a stipend from the Uni. I did when I was a grad student. But I also worked for a professor full time for below minimum wage as well. If he's on the same deal he's gonna be doing grunt work for the boss and writing books for no credit for a while.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (uhVAy)

204 Just a few current cringeworthy White males in the D party: Eric Swalwell, Graham Platner, Bob Brooks, James Talarico...

Seems a bit intentional.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 12:44 PM (NFX2v)

Be easier to list the not cringeworthy ones.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (uhVAy)

205 I'm willing to take a side bet on that. I just don't believe that even those dumbasses will nominate her in 28.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 12:07 PM (XvL8K)

They HAVE to nominate her.

If they don't, black voters just won't turn out, and black voters are the most reliable part of the left base. They vote like 90% of the time, and 90% left.

ANYBODY but Kamala and they stay home.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 12:19 PM (xA5g+)

The blacks didn't support Kamala, they saw her as a foreigner.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 01:32 PM (uhVAy)

206 You are assuming that the rotten boroughs will allow such. I think every major city has probably at least 30-50 percent ballots that have no registered voter attached to them. That is why they are ripe for a DSA type to push over the existing Dems. All the support for those urban and inner suburban Democrats is illusionary based on cheating.
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 12:06 PM (E4rtv)

It's not like the dems could suddenly admit to their decades long cheat and expose it. They are getting fucked by their own plans for dominance. I've long maintained it was dsa types (facists) that were working the cheat all along.
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:11 PM (0dsIZ)

If you don't think the old dems knew how to cheat, you are nuts. It's been their MO since forever.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 01:34 PM (uhVAy)

207 And if the administrative costs for federal research grants is capped at 15% (rather than the going rate of 50+), that's going to hurt. Our flagship state university stands to lose $50 million a year from that alone.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 11:36 AM (XvL8K)

Oh no what will we do without the studies of Gender Dysphoria and its affect on Volcanic activity in major cities?
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 11:40 AM (H8EHh)

Our uni took half in the 80s/90s. Others took more, as much as 90 percent.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (uhVAy)

208 SECURITY - Come with us, Airman Watson.

WATSON - I'm a Major.

SECURITY - That's cute. *deploys taser*

Posted by: SGT Mortis von Gobbleshanks at July 02, 2026 05:03 PM (r841T)

Mid-Morning Art Thread

Cranach Stag Hunt1.jpg

Stag Hunt of Elector Frederick the Wise
Lucas der Ältere Cranach

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM




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1 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 09:31 AM (x8PQF)

2 yow!

Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 09:31 AM (R11M+)

3 Like shooting fish in a barrel, it seems.

Posted by: bluebell at July 02, 2026 09:31 AM (wn4/D)

4 Talk about a target rich environment.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at July 02, 2026 09:31 AM (z/ed7)

5 Deer massacre
Frederick the Wise I don't know of

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 09:32 AM (sgkY8)

6 It's like shooting stags in a barrel.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 09:32 AM (jehhT)

7 No boobs.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 09:32 AM (Kt19C)

8 They've got them surrounded.

Posted by: huerfano at July 02, 2026 09:32 AM (VJX5o)

9 Looks medieval. No boobs. Darn

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 09:32 AM (YetvJ)

10 So many dogs and a crossbow sniper. Must be art.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at July 02, 2026 09:32 AM (z/ed7)

11 Frederick III, also known as Frederick the Wise, was Prince-elector of Saxony from 1486 to 1525, who is mostly remembered for the protection given to his subject Martin Luther, the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation.
..

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 09:32 AM (sgkY8)

12 Doesn’t seem too sporting to me. Stags in a barrel?

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 09:33 AM (8Xlir)

13 Like shooting fish in a barrel, it seems.

Posted by: bluebell at July 02, 2026 09:31 AM (wn4/D)
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"Hey! What abut us?!?!" - Monkeys

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 09:33 AM (x8PQF)

14 The stags were angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at July 02, 2026 09:33 AM (2Ez/1)

15 who killed bambi?

Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 09:33 AM (R11M+)

16 Looks medieval. No boobs. Darn
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Freddy's hat looks like it's covered in boobs.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at July 02, 2026 09:33 AM (z/ed7)

17 Waaaaay too many deer on that island.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 09:34 AM (kvW9k)

18 Has a Byzantine icon style to it.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 09:34 AM (gKWVE)

19 "...Martin Luther, the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation."

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Ah. So he was in seminary.

Posted by: Got it at July 02, 2026 09:35 AM (2Ez/1)

20 What a ridiculous scene

Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2026 09:35 AM (jjSWr)

21 venny jalapeno sausages.

Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 09:35 AM (R11M+)

22 Looks like a Grandma Moses painting.

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 09:36 AM (KC5Lt)

23 Think you'll never run out of Bambis? Think again.

Posted by: Buffalo in North America at July 02, 2026 09:36 AM (2Ez/1)

24 Waaaaay too many deer on that island.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 09:34 AM (kvW9k)


Lyme Disease!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 09:36 AM (PLxDd)

25 This was how the Dutch guys in charge used to entertain themselves?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 09:36 AM (aq6QB)

26 dear tick, stop twitching.

Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 09:37 AM (R11M+)

27 Carpaccio!

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 09:37 AM (8Xlir)

28 Very busy but I like it. Lots to look at.

Posted by: Tuna at July 02, 2026 09:37 AM (lJ0H4)

29 Oops- not Dutch, German

Please forgive the error

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 09:37 AM (aq6QB)

30 One heck of a stag party.

Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 02, 2026 09:38 AM (OUMaO)

31 You'd think there would be a few does, but it looks like an all male herd. Weird.

Posted by: huerfano at July 02, 2026 09:38 AM (VJX5o)

32 dear hunts, your catsups crappy.

Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 09:38 AM (R11M+)

33 Bet you'll never see THAT artist's name in a limerick.

Posted by: Limerick Lover at July 02, 2026 09:38 AM (2Ez/1)

34 You know who could paint really well ,but of course the art world critics try to downplay his work, was Winston Churchill. He took his painting seriously and was as good as any of his contemporaries imho. I mention this because I just watched another documentary on WC focusing on his painting life.

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 09:39 AM (KC5Lt)

35 A stag hunt!

Is that like a stag film?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 09:39 AM (wzUl9)

36 The indigenous people lead by Fredrick the Wise used all parts of the stag and nothing went to waste.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 09:40 AM (3cUTc)

37 31 maresy doze n lamzy doze n lil kidzy divey.

Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 09:40 AM (R11M+)

38 Would not hang hurt doggies on my wall.

Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 09:40 AM (pZEOD)

39 Story of a man overcome by his obsession with adult films:

The Stags My Destination

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 09:40 AM (wzUl9)

40 Meat sweats upcoming.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 09:40 AM (wVcYX)

41 34 fields painted his liver.

Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 09:41 AM (R11M+)

42 Now if only that river were filled with crocodiles or hippos (or both!)...

Then we'd have an interesting painting.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 09:41 AM (gnNyN)

43 Crossbows FTW!

Posted by: The Eternal Debate at July 02, 2026 09:41 AM (dJeAh)

44 Would you say I have a plethora of stags?

Posted by: Frederic The Wise at July 02, 2026 09:42 AM (wVcYX)

45 By the way, many of you have already done so, and I thank you, but if anyone else wants grammie winger's address to send a card or note, please let me know. The info on the sidebar is making its inevitable march downward but I will continue to send it as long as people want it.

Many thanks to all who have sent cards (and I know two people have also sent flowers, amazing). She is going to be swamped with our love. Still in the hospital as far as I know.

To make this art thread compliant: there's a whole lot of deer in that painting.

Posted by: bluebell at July 02, 2026 09:42 AM (wn4/D)

46 Bruegelian

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 09:42 AM (XvL8K)

47 Looks like one of the dogs didn't make it.

Posted by: Halfhand at July 02, 2026 09:42 AM (9MUFz)

48 Venison? AGAIN?

Posted by: The kids, six months from now at July 02, 2026 09:42 AM (2Ez/1)

49 You know who could paint really well ,but of course the art world critics try to downplay his work, was Winston Churchill. He took his painting seriously and was as good as any of his contemporaries imho. I mention this because I just watched another documentary on WC focusing on his painting life.
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 09:39 AM (KC5Lt)

How great would it be to find an original sketch or painting study by him somewhere?

Posted by: LASue at July 02, 2026 09:43 AM (lCppi)

50 This is from 1529, and Cranach was a court painter. So this is something like a photo snapped while Frederick was on vacation?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 09:43 AM (wzUl9)

51 The perspectives are odd . As the water turns it begins to look like a wall. Very Escher.
Would hang, I think.
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 09:43 AM (itsE0)

52 All I can see are deer ticks.

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 09:43 AM (KC5Lt)

53 "Wouldn't it have been easier for you ladies to have just walked around?"

Posted by: The Boat Captain at July 02, 2026 09:44 AM (dJeAh)

54 There’s just way too much going on in this painting. Almost makes me tired looking at it. No one particular section of it grabs my attention. No locus

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 09:44 AM (D2O3S)

55 >>Elector Frederick the Wise

Also known as "Fredrick the Wise."

Posted by: one hour sober at July 02, 2026 09:44 AM (J4Dwc)

56 He's definitely a talented artist but the changes in perspective bother me.

Posted by: LASue at July 02, 2026 09:45 AM (lCppi)

57 Those are giants in the boat or these are miniature deer.

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 09:45 AM (KC5Lt)

58 "How great would it be to find an original sketch or painting study by him somewhere?"
++++

Unfortunately, refrigerators, much less, refrigerator magnets were exceedingly rare in 1930s Britain.

Posted by: Solemn narrator voice at July 02, 2026 09:45 AM (2Ez/1)

59 The perspectives are odd . As the water turns it begins to look like a wall. Very Escher.
Would hang, I think.
Thx CBD
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026


***
Over to the right, where the stream rounds the circular bit of land? Yes, the water appears to be climbing, but it's not painted as a waterfall.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 09:45 AM (wzUl9)

60 Doe !!

Posted by: Homer Simpson at July 02, 2026 09:46 AM (KC5Lt)

61 Over to the right, where the stream rounds the circular bit of land? Yes, the water appears to be climbing, but it's not painted as a waterfall.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 09:45 AM (wzUl9)
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If this was painted in 1529, then Isaac Newton hadn't invented gravity yet.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 09:46 AM (gnNyN)

62 "How great would it be to find an original sketch or painting study by him somewhere?"
++++

Unfortunately, refrigerators, much less, refrigerator magnets were exceedingly rare in 1930s Britain.
Posted by: Solemn narrator voice at July 02, 2026


***
They had literal iceboxes, though, didn't they? And ice deliveries?

Winston was indeed a multifaceted fellow.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 09:46 AM (wzUl9)

63 Imagine you're a stag. You're prancing along, you get thirsty, you spot a little brook, you put your little stag lips down to the cool clear water... WHOOSH! A fuckin arrow rips off part of your head! Your brains are laying on the ground in little bloody pieces! Now I ask ya. Would you give a fuck what kind of pants the son of a bitch who shot you was wearing?

Posted by: Miss Mona Lisa Vito at July 02, 2026 09:46 AM (wVcYX)

64 Stag Hunt of Elector Frederick the Wise

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

When Does The Stripper Arrive? - a limerick

The stag party of wise elector Fred
Was a 'do' for the ages they said
He kew right from the start
That she stole away his hart
"Let's hunt! For tomorrow we wed!"

Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at July 02, 2026 09:47 AM (I0N4X)

65 There's a lot of deer on that island. It might capsize.

Posted by: Hank Johnson at July 02, 2026 09:47 AM (2Ez/1)

66 54 There’s just way too much going on in this painting. Almost makes me tired looking at it. No one particular section of it grabs my attention. No locus
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Bofus?

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 09:47 AM (qJGuG)

67 Ah, muldoon. You've done it again.

Posted by: bluebell at July 02, 2026 09:48 AM (wn4/D)

68 The three guys at the lower edge of the painting are ready with their crossbows. The fellow at far lower right might have one too.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 09:48 AM (wzUl9)

69 57 it's the keys.

Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 09:48 AM (R11M+)

70 How great would it be to find an original sketch or painting study by him somewhere?
Posted by: LASue at July 02, 2026 09:43 AM (lCppi)


Churchill wrote a short book, Painting As A Pastime, where he discusses his passion for art.

https://tinyurl.com/yr38krjj

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 02, 2026 09:49 AM (PiwSw)

71 They're gonna need a bigger boat.

Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 09:49 AM (NpAcC)

72 Those are giants in the boat or these are miniature deer.
Posted by: polynikes

Ladies with big hats.

Posted by: Tuna at July 02, 2026 09:49 AM (lJ0H4)

73 This is an interesting painting partly for the style and period and partly for how complete the scene is. Every aspect of the hunt and the participants is included and recognizable. I found myself studying it to notice more and more detail. It's rather remarkable.

It's easy to imagine this as a huge tapestry.

Posted by: JTB at July 02, 2026 09:49 AM (yTvNw)

74 62 (w.c. fields voice) "i'm gonna get a frigidaaiire!"

Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 09:50 AM (R11M+)

75 Is that an 18' canoe in a 20' creek?

Posted by: Weasel at July 02, 2026 09:51 AM (G3lOb)

76 "Wouldn't it have been easier for you ladies to have just walked around?"
Posted by: The Boat Captain at July 02, 2026


***
All it would take is for one stag to slam into the boat, and SPLOOSH! Lots of wet velvet, linen, and lace. Not to mention wet wigs.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 09:51 AM (wzUl9)

77
Stag Hunt of Elector Frederick the Wise


Is he the guy that invented the potato chip?

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:51 AM (sKqQm)

78 Is it really a hunt if its held at a petting zoo on an island ?

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 09:51 AM (bKVsz)

79 Brings Grandma Moses to mind.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 09:51 AM (RIvkX)

80 It seems Lucas wanted to show off his painting skills. There's a castle, mountains, trees, cathedral, island, water, animals, people, a boat, etc. It's like an audition for art school. "Let me in, I can paint anything you want!"

Posted by: bluebell at July 02, 2026 09:51 AM (wn4/D)

81 11 Frederick III, also known as Frederick the Wise, was Prince-elector of Saxony from 1486 to 1525
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 09:32 AM

>>>I know y'all want to know -

https://tinyurl.com/47t652d6

A Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire (Latin: Sacri Romani Imperii Princeps Elector; German: Kurfürst [ˈkuːɐ̯ˌfʏʁst] pl. Kurfürsten [ˈkuːɐ̯ˌfʏʁstn̩], from the Middle High German kure "choice" and the German Fürst "prince") was a member of the Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire, which elected the Holy Roman Emperor, initially according to formally unregulated customs, and since 1356 in accordance with provisions of the Golden Bull. The office was abolished in 1806, upon the Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire.

From the 13th century onwards, a small group of prince-electors gained the privilege of electing the King of the Romans. The king would then later be crowned Emperor by the pope. Charles V (elected in 1519) was the last emperor to be crowned (1530); his successors assumed the title "Elected Emperor of the Romans" (German: erwählter Römischer Kaiser; Latin: electus Romanorum imperator) upon their coronation as kings.

Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 09:51 AM (5rh/l)

82 Thanks for the limerick, muldoon. It was doe-lightful!

Posted by: Limerick Lover at July 02, 2026 09:52 AM (2Ez/1)

83 The Met-
The Stag Hunt painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder is historically significant as it depicts a hunting scene involving the Elector Friedrich the Wise of Saxony, reflecting the cultural and social practices of the time, particularly the importance of hunting among the nobility. Additionally, it serves as a visual memento of an actual hunt that took place in 1497, showcasing Cranach's role as a court painter and his connection to prominent historical figures

Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 09:52 AM (NpAcC)

84 you put your little stag lips down to the cool clear water... WHOOSH! A fuckin arrow rips off part of your head! Your brains are laying on the ground in little bloody pieces!
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Good lord, were these those explosive arrows fired by Rambo?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 09:52 AM (3cUTc)

85 Stag Hunt of Elector Frederick the Wise

Is he the guy that invented the potato chip?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:51 AM (sKqQm)

I thought that was the Earl of Utz.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 09:52 AM (wVcYX)

86 Obviously this painting needs a few changes.

Can we get a female model to repaint Frederick? Also, she should be black

Posted by: Netflix at July 02, 2026 09:52 AM (sKqQm)

87 BTW…. What is a stag, exactly? I thought it was a wild party… that kinda looks like a party going on in the picture; lots of mingling

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 09:53 AM (D2O3S)

88 Psycho, how is Mrs. Psycho? I saw in the last thread you were taking her to the ER.

Sub-100 requirement: plenty of deer in that picture.

Posted by: bluebell at July 02, 2026 09:53 AM (wn4/D)

89 Stag Hunt of Elector Frederick the Wise

Is he the guy that invented the potato chip?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:51 AM (sKqQm)

I thought that was the Earl of Utz.


Ahem

Posted by: Baron Von Lays at July 02, 2026 09:53 AM (sKqQm)

90 We must all stand together and reject this art.

Posted by: Weasel at July 02, 2026 09:53 AM (G3lOb)

91 Cranach painted the best known portrait of Martin Luther. If it's accurate, Luther doesn't look like a fun guy.

Posted by: JTB at July 02, 2026 09:54 AM (yTvNw)

92 We must all stand together and reject this art.
Posted by: Weasel at July 02, 2026 09:53 AM (G3lOb)
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I stand with Weasel.

Posted by: bluebell at July 02, 2026 09:54 AM (wn4/D)

93 I'll paint any scene for 99.95 !!!

Posted by: The Midieval Earl Scheib at July 02, 2026 09:54 AM (bKVsz)

94 I thought that was the Earl of Utz.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 09:52 AM
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Stay in your lane, pal.

Posted by: The Prince of Pringle at July 02, 2026 09:54 AM (2Ez/1)

95 Posted by: bluebell at July 02, 2026 09:54 AM (wn4/D)
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Thank you bluebell.

Posted by: Weasel at July 02, 2026 09:55 AM (G3lOb)

96 How great would it be to find an original sketch or painting study by him somewhere?
Posted by: LASue at July 02, 2026 09:43 AM (lCppi)

Besides being worth a small fortune, it's a piece of history beyond just painting. ( reason they sell for so high)

Posted by: Homer Simpson at July 02, 2026 09:55 AM (KC5Lt)

97 Inspiration for the hunt scene is Planet of the Apes.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 09:55 AM (wVcYX)

98 I thought that was the Earl of Utz.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 09:52 AM (wVcYX)

I thought it was the Duke of Earl, who made it with a red haired girl in the Chevrolet

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 09:55 AM (D2O3S)

99 94 I thought that was the Earl of Utz.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 09:52 AM
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Stay in your lane, pal.
Posted by: The Prince of Pringle at July 02, 2026 09:54 AM (2Ez/1)


Well I never.

Posted by: The Margrave of Charles Chips at July 02, 2026 09:56 AM (PiwSw)

100 100

Posted by: doug at July 02, 2026 09:57 AM (Hy+R4)

101 Posers - the lot of you.

Posted by: The Viscount of Lay at July 02, 2026 09:57 AM (bKVsz)

102 I'll paint any scene for 99.95 !!!

Really? Bang Bang Bang

Because I'll do it for $5000 plus gratuity

I'll do oil painting
I'll do acrylic painting
I'll even do finger painting

But you best have that $5000 plus gratuity

bang

Posted by: DeAndre Holmes at July 02, 2026 09:57 AM (sKqQm)

103 Stags have a penis, does have a vagina.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 09:57 AM (gKWVE)

104 I thought it was the Duke of Earl, who made it with a red haired girl in the Chevrolet.
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 09:55 AM
++++
It was a flatbed Ford in Winslow, Arizona.

Posted by: Don Henley at July 02, 2026 09:58 AM (2Ez/1)

105 Hieronymus Bosch before he discovered LSD.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 09:58 AM (snZF9)

106 Cranach painted the best known portrait of Martin Luther. If it's accurate, Luther doesn't look like a fun guy.
Posted by: JTB at July 02, 2026 09:54 AM (yTvN

Reminded me that Parliament commissioned a painting of Churchill for his 80th birthday. It was done by an English abstract / portrait painter Graham Sutherland. Churchill hated it with a passion. Never hung it and his family burned it a year after it was painted.

Posted by: Homer Simpson at July 02, 2026 09:58 AM (KC5Lt)

107 Posted by: bluebell at July 02, 2026 09:42 AM

Bluebell, could you send me grammie's info?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 09:59 AM (kgE5c)

108 Stags have a penis, does have a vagina.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 09:57 AM (gKWVE)


Stop with your cis-gender hatred !!!

Posted by: Stag in a Mini Skirt at July 02, 2026 09:59 AM (bKVsz)

109 particularly the importance of hunting among the nobility.
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Here's something I learned recently, medieval livestock was much smaller than what we have today.
So, butchering the cow, which you relied upon for milk and to plow, wasn't just a huge loss, you got quite a bit less meat than a modern cow.
Like selling the family's only car for a week's worth of groceries.
And all the other livestock was smaller.
Which is why so much of their diet was (involuntarily) vegan.

And why the killing of the king's deer by serfs was so grave a crime:
Meat was hard to come by for everyone.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 09:59 AM (3cUTc)

110 Churchill wrote a short book, Painting As A Pastime, where he discusses his passion for art.

https://tinyurl.com/yr38krjj
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 02, 2026 09:49 AM (PiwSw)

thanks. I just looked it up= definitely going on my 'buy' list.

Posted by: LASue at July 02, 2026 09:59 AM (lCppi)

111 My cousin, the Earl of Utz, did too create the potato chip. We sorta go together.

Posted by: Earl of Sandwich at July 02, 2026 09:59 AM (wVcYX)

112 Will do, RMBS!

Posted by: bluebell at July 02, 2026 09:59 AM (wn4/D)

113 Stags have a penis, does have a vagina.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026


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Who does?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 09:59 AM (wzUl9)

114 Star Parker: Smooth Operator Mamdani Seduces Confused Voters With Sugar-Coated Lies

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"Smooth"? Now, slimey I could see.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 10:00 AM (ndZc7)

115 Them's some racks!

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 10:00 AM (Fi81e)

116 Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 09:59 AM (3cUTc)

Thus the Legend of Robin Hood.

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 10:00 AM (KC5Lt)

117 Bravo Muldoon

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 10:01 AM (sgkY8)

118 107 Posted by: bluebell at July 02, 2026 09:42 AM

Bluebell, could you send me grammie's info?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 09:59 AM
_______

Likewise.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 02, 2026 10:01 AM (2Ez/1)

119 I was reading more on Craig Robertson and the news stories in the FNM from the time he was shot. This is the guy that made a vague threat about Biden and so the Junta sent an assault team to kill him.

The FNM stories all follow the same pattern:

The government monitored him for months because he said bad things.
He made specific threats
He had a gun

Therefore he deserved the assault squad showing up at his house and it was his own fault that he got shot because he didn't immediately surrender.

And looking at 2026 this is surreal. If Trump adopted this standard hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lefties would be also getting assault squads at their door with many of them also getting shot.

Meanwhile on lefty forums I see the argument that a a few decades in jail for trying to assassinate a federal agent is fascism.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 10:01 AM (sKqQm)

120 I thought it was the Duke of Earl, who made it with a red haired girl in the Chevrolet.
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026
++++
It was a flatbed Ford in Winslow, Arizona.
Posted by: Don Henley at July 02, 2026


***
Easy to toast chips when you're crossing the desert.

Posted by: Horse With No Name at July 02, 2026 10:01 AM (wzUl9)

121 Another layers and layers of fact checking story.

ESPN Pulls Story Claiming NFL’s Mike Pennel Was Under Investigation for Murder in Dominican Republic

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 10:02 AM (ndZc7)

122 Bet you'll never see THAT artist's name in a limerick.
Posted by: Limerick Lover

Lucas der Ältere Cranach

***********

Odor? Why, I hardly Even Knew 'Er - a limerick

HerrLucas Cranach the Elder
Spied a young maid, he beheld her
He thought she'd be his wife
for the rest of his life
Until he took a sniff and he smelled her!

Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at July 02, 2026 10:02 AM (I0N4X)

123 Would you say I have a plethora of stags?
Posted by: Frederic The Wise at July 02, 2026 09:42 AM


Ja, Frederick, du hast ein Plethora!

Posted by: Frederick's Person of Hench at July 02, 2026 10:02 AM (kgE5c)

124 Your job is to wear the stag costume to draw the others out. If all goes well, you'll be the last one standing...

Posted by: t-bird at July 02, 2026 10:02 AM (XFXIk)

125 Star Parker: Smooth Operator Mamdani Seduces Confused Voters With Sugar-Coated Lies


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Not what I had in mind!

Posted by: Sade at July 02, 2026 10:03 AM (wzUl9)

126 Will do, RMBS!
Posted by: bluebell at July 02, 2026 09:59 AM


Thanks!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 10:03 AM (kgE5c)

127 Morning.

This painting kind of annoys me. Size and scale are all fucked I'm. Was the Elector of whatsitcalled like two feet tall?

I dunno, I find it weirdly offputting.

Would not hang.

Posted by: Robert wants to see Rush, dammit! at July 02, 2026 10:03 AM (a+7LQ)

128 t was a flatbed Ford in Winslow, Arizona.
Posted by: Don Henley at July 02, 2026

***
Easy to toast chips when you're crossing the desert.
Posted by: Horse With No Name at July 02, 2026 10:01 AM
*****
Sitting right here, pal.

Posted by: Ventura Highway at July 02, 2026 10:04 AM (2Ez/1)

129 Likewise.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 02, 2026 10:01 AM (2Ez/1)
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Just sent it! And to RMBS as well.

Posted by: bluebell at July 02, 2026 10:04 AM (wn4/D)

130 The two guys at the bottom of the painting look like they are to get friendly with each other.

Posted by: dantesed at July 02, 2026 10:04 AM (Oy/m2)

131 Best common brand of chips?

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 10:04 AM (sKqQm)

132 Frederick III (17 January 1463 – 5 May 1525), also known as Frederick the Wise was Prince-elector of Saxony from 1486 to 1525, who is mostly remembered for the protection given to his subject Martin Luther, the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation. He was the son of Ernest, Elector of Saxony, and Elisabeth, daughter of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 10:05 AM (sKqQm)

133 Another layers and layers of fact checking story.

ESPN Pulls Story Claiming NFL’s Mike Pennel Was Under Investigation for Murder in Dominican Republic
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 10:02 AM (ndZc7)

When writers are too lazy to even skim whatever bullshit the AI pumps out.

Posted by: Robert wants to see Rush, dammit! at July 02, 2026 10:05 AM (a+7LQ)

134 Odor? Why, I hardly Even Knew 'Er - a limerick

HerrLucas Cranach the Elder
Spied a young maid, he beheld her
He thought she'd be his wife
for the rest of his life
Until he took a sniff and he smelled her!
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at July 02, 2026 10:02 AM (I0N4X)
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I knew if you were around you wouldn't be able to resist the bat signal, lol! Well done.

Posted by: bluebell at July 02, 2026 10:06 AM (wn4/D)

135 Bravo muldoon!
Bravo!

Posted by: Limerick Lover at July 02, 2026 10:06 AM (2Ez/1)

136 It's like a digital Pearl Harbor.

Sony Playstation Deletes 551 Movies Customers Already Paid For

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 10:06 AM (ndZc7)

137 ICE has issued a memo requiring 2,000 detentions a day.
They are hitting that target.

The goal by Miller is 3k a day.

So, they're on track for 750k a year.
Aiming for 1+ million a year.

And, if you say 2 illegals voluntarily leave for every one detained ... there are some real numbers of illegals leaving.
And no more are being let in.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 10:06 AM (3cUTc)

138 131 Best common brand of chips?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 10:04 AM (sKqQm)

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Until the bubble pops, Nvidia.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 02, 2026 10:06 AM (PiwSw)

139 That talent is scary, muldoon.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 10:06 AM (kgE5c)

140 I read a history of the Holy Roman Empire a few years ago. Interesting stuff. It was actually a more effective institution than people give it credit for.

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 10:07 AM (77rzZ)

141 It's like a digital Pearl Harbor.

Sony Playstation Deletes 551 Movies Customers Already Paid For
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 10:06 AM (ndZc7)

This is why I will never part with my collection. I have four editions of Ghostbusters and you will only pry them from my cold, dead hands.

Posted by: Robert wants to see Rush, dammit! at July 02, 2026 10:07 AM (a+7LQ)

142 129 Likewise.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 02, 2026 10:01 AM (2Ez/1)
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Just sent it! And to RMBS as well.
Posted by: bluebell at July 02, 2026 10:04 AM
#######
Thank you!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 02, 2026 10:08 AM (2Ez/1)

143 Cape Cod chips are the best.

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 10:08 AM (77rzZ)

144 I thought that was the Earl of Utz.
Posted by: Count de Monet


You're thinking of his descendant, Beauvois Diesen-Utz.

Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 02, 2026 10:09 AM (OUMaO)

145 Quite a busy painting. I like the green shrubbery though. I don't know if this is by Cranach the Elder or the younger Cranach . I think the elder has a nice painting of Christ and the Samaritan Woman by the well, and I generally prefer the way the younger one paints people, including one lovely one of a woman with red hair and an apple tree (? )by her head. Can't look it up now, though because I'm on my way out.

Thanks, CBD.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 10:09 AM (D+BhG)

146 And, if you say 2 illegals voluntarily leave for every one detained ... there are some real numbers of illegals leaving.
And no more are being let in.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 10:06 AM
++++

For those of you keeping score at home, I'm still not tired of all the winning.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 02, 2026 10:11 AM (2Ez/1)

147 NEW: DHS is accusing MN Gov. Tim Walz of trying to shield a Laotian illegal alien pedophile from being deported after Walz pardoned him for a 2006 conviction in which he repeatedly raped a 10-year-old girl in MN.

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Well, he'll probably invent a perpetual motion machine or something.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 10:11 AM (ndZc7)

148 144 I thought that was the Earl of Utz.
Posted by: Count de Monet

You're thinking of his descendant, Beauvois Diesen-Utz.
Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 02, 2026 10:09 AM (OUMaO)


LOL.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 02, 2026 10:11 AM (PiwSw)

149 You're thinking of his descendant, Beauvois Diesen-Utz.
Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 02, 2026 10:09 AM


*golf clap*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 10:11 AM (kgE5c)

150 Cape Cod chips are the best.
Posted by: Bulg
_________

Anything sour cream and onion.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 10:12 AM (XvL8K)

151 Miss Vickie's Spicy Dill Pickle chips are good.

Posted by: Tuna at July 02, 2026 10:12 AM (lJ0H4)

152 Ack, typo!

"He kew right from the start"

should be:

"He gnu right from the start!"

Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at July 02, 2026 10:12 AM (I0N4X)

153 110 ... " Churchill wrote a short book, Painting As A Pastime, where he discusses his passion for art."

Shadout Mapes,
I love that book. Churchill's account of his first attempt at painting is hilarious and his explanation of the value of a hobby should be required reading. Add to that the man was an excellent artist.

There is a Kindle version for three dollars. I enjoyed it so much I got a hardcover edition.

Posted by: JTB at July 02, 2026 10:13 AM (yTvNw)

154 Posted by: bluebell at July 02, 2026 10:04 AM (wn4/D)

Likewise - just sent you a request.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 10:13 AM (wVcYX)

155 JUST IN: Public pool in Germany evacuated after dozens of French men allegedly jumped the fence, entered without paying, & clashed with staff.

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How French are they?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 10:13 AM (ndZc7)

156 "DHS is accusing MN Gov. Tim Walz of trying to shield a Laotian illegal alien pedophile from being deported after Walz pardoned him for a 2006 conviction in which he repeatedly raped a 10-year-old girl in MN."
_______

Nothing will happen.

Posted by: The person who always says that at July 02, 2026 10:14 AM (2Ez/1)

157 139 he has an i ching calculator.

Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 10:14 AM (R11M+)

158 Can we deer stand together and eat this art?

Posted by: Pete Bogs Agentic alter ego at July 02, 2026 10:14 AM (Wejm4)

159 Cape Cod chips are the best.
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026


***
As a teen I loved Ann Parker chips, A & P's house brand. They came in a big tin like those Christmas gift snacks do now, except in pure white with the A & P logo on them.

A bowl of AP potato chips and a frosty Barq's root beer: hard to beat when you're thirteen.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:14 AM (wzUl9)

160 JUST IN: Public pool in Germany evacuated after dozens of French men allegedly jumped the fence, entered without paying, & clashed with staff.

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How French are they?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
__________

Visions of Caddyshack pool scene.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 10:15 AM (XvL8K)

161 history of the Holy Roman Empire a few years ago. Interesting stuff. It was actually old greek homos.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 10:15 AM (Kt19C)

162 NEW: DHS is accusing MN Gov. Tim Walz of trying to shield a Laotian illegal alien pedophile from being deported after Walz pardoned him for a 2006 conviction in which he repeatedly raped a 10-year-old girl in MN.

The left: Trump and the Epstein class are pedos and need to be removed now!

Also the left: So what if this guy had sex with a 10 year old. I mean some people did some things you can't just send him to jail or out of the country

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 10:16 AM (sKqQm)

163 JUST IN: Public pool in Germany evacuated after dozens of French men allegedly jumped the fence, entered without paying, & clashed with staff.

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How French are they?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury!

Attack mimes.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 10:16 AM (Aa6+n)

164 Stag Hunt of Elector Frederick the Wise
Lucas der Ältere Cranach

The Stag Hunt of Elector Frederick the Wise is a celebrated 1529 painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder. The expansive bird's-eye view depicts a lavish courtly hunting excursion featuring the Elector, Emperor Maximilian I, and Elector Johann the Steadfast in a detailed woodland and river landscape.

The iconic painting—housed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna—was likely commissioned by Johann the Steadfast as a visual memorial. It commemorates a historic 1497 gathering and hunt where the Saxon princes were guests at Emperor Maximilian's court in Innsbruck. The artwork masterfully juxtaposes the festive, aristocratic atmosphere of a successful outing with the natural pathos and brutality of the hunt.
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32 years later, when Johann the Steadfast was well on the road to not so.

However, Johann/John was also notable for organizing the Lutheran Church in Saxony at both governmental and administrative levels.
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Very interesting but I'd pass hanging as it's a bit too much, like Richard Scary kids' puzzles.

Thanks.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 10:16 AM (NFX2v)

165 A bowl of AP potato chips and a frosty Barq's root beer: hard to beat when you're thirteen.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere


Shoot, that sounds inviting at 29...

Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 02, 2026 10:16 AM (OUMaO)

166 *Miss Vickie's Spicy Dill Pickle*

Is that what you kids are calling it now?

Posted by: Grandpa Simpson at July 02, 2026 10:16 AM (2Ez/1)

167 HEB makes their own potato chips. They're not bad but nothing special.

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 10:17 AM (KC5Lt)

168 ICE has issued a memo requiring 2,000 detentions a day.
They are hitting that target.

The goal by Miller is 3k a day.

So, they're on track for 750k a year.
Aiming for 1+ million a year.

And, if you say 2 illegals voluntarily leave for every one detained ... there are some real numbers of illegals leaving.
And no more are being let in.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 10:06 AM (3cUTc)

Woo hoo! Top cities with illegal aliens: Portland (mainly Ukrainians), New Orleans (Philippines), Atlanta (Ukraine); Detroit (India); Baltimore (phillipines), LA (Nicaragua, Mexico), SF (china), Arizona (Mexico), NY (Haiti), El Paso (all), San Diego (Mexico), Laredo (Mexico), Miami (Haiti). That's only 150 / day from each of these cities. This doesn't even include all the illegal Canadians hanging out in the northern cities, or anyone in Minneapolis, Seattle or most of the east coast.

Posted by: LASue at July 02, 2026 10:17 AM (lCppi)

169 Also from Germany:

they are going to outlaw calling in sick

Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2026 10:17 AM (jjSWr)

170 A bowl of AP potato chips and a frosty Barq's root beer: hard to beat when you're thirteen.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
*
Shoot, that sounds inviting at 29...
Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 02, 2026


***
At thirteen you don't care about calories. (Or at least I didn't. I'd gain weight during the summer and lose it again when I went back to school.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:18 AM (wzUl9)

171 JUST IN: Public pool in Germany evacuated after dozens of French men allegedly jumped the fence, entered without paying, & clashed with staff.

-
How French are they?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 10:13 AM


Went on the attack? "French" men. From the very, very south of France.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 10:18 AM (kgE5c)

172 This looks like an illustration of Mark twain’s criticism of james fenimore cooper

Posted by: Oglebay at July 02, 2026 10:18 AM (EqyD7)

173 Russia’s Top Banker Begs Putin to End Ukraine War: “Economy Simply Cannot Survive”

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I foresee him falling out of a window.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 10:19 AM (ndZc7)

174 Where's Waldo?

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 10:19 AM (wVcYX)

175 As a kid I ate potato chips in a certain order.

Put chips in mouth
Take drink of soda
Chew the chips with the soda and swallow

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 10:19 AM (KC5Lt)

176 Trap em on a island and set the dogs at em. Nice sportsmanship.

Posted by: From about That Time at July 02, 2026 10:19 AM (sl73Y)

177 I'm so old I remember when you could actually have a dedicated vehicle deliver a huge metal can of potato chips to your house.

Posted by: Geezer at July 02, 2026 10:19 AM (2Ez/1)

178 @OilHeadlineNews
THE EIA EXPECTS GLOBAL OIL SUPPLY TO OUTPACE DEMAND THROUGH 2027, FORECASTING HIGHER INVENTORIES AND LOWER PRICES, WITH BRENT AVERAGING ABOUT $57.69/BBL IN 2026 AND AROUND $53/BBL IN 2027.

======

Trump is going to lose the midterms because of oil, guys. Things won't change from April.

Months is forever in politics except when it comes to oil and gas prices in Spring.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 10:20 AM (hWfuL)

179 I'm so old I remember when you could actually have a dedicated vehicle deliver a huge metal can of potato chips to your house.
Posted by: Geezer at July 02, 2026 10:19 AM (2Ez/1)

Golly!

Posted by: Yutes Today at July 02, 2026 10:20 AM (wVcYX)

180 The Great Potato Chip Heist of 1967: That summer my mother decided we kids were eating too much junk food. Rather than just not buy it, as she loved a nosh or two herself, she put a padlock on the kitchen cabinet with the goodies.

I, fresh off the first season of Mission: Impossible, took this as a challenge. At first I removed the drawer above and could reach down in. She nailed a board to the end of the drawer to prevent this.

Further inspection revealed that the cabinet doors had enough play that I could unscrew the hasp itself and open the cabinet at will, then reinstall the screws before we went to bed.

Mom could not figure out why the locked-up snacks were disappearing. At last she threw up her hands. "Go ahead; you'll lose the weight when you go back to school!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:22 AM (wzUl9)

181 Empty Charles Chips cans were the Amazon boxes of their day.

Posted by: Way back when at July 02, 2026 10:23 AM (2Ez/1)

182 At thirteen you don't care about calories. (Or at least I didn't. I'd gain weight during the summer and lose it again when I went back to school.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:18 AM (wzUl9)

So many nice things about being 13 that I didn’t appreciate when I was that age. Isn’t that always the way…if I could be 13 again I would be a shameless flirt with the girls instead of the extremely shy lad I was

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 10:23 AM (D2O3S)

183 170 "extra sugar, extra salt, extra oil and the msg!"

Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 10:23 AM (R11M+)

184 Empty Charles Chips cans were the Amazon boxes of their day.
Posted by: Way back when at July 02, 2026


***
I think Pretzel Perfects (white chocolate-covered pretzels) came in a tin too.

(*Of course* we called them Pretzel Perverts! What else could you expect?)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:24 AM (wzUl9)

185 Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 10:23 AM (D2O3S

A perpetual erection was frustrating though.

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 10:24 AM (KC5Lt)

186 The perspectives are odd . As the water turns it begins to

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 09:43 AM (itsE0)
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Understanding of perspective came later. This is still medievalist.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 10:25 AM (Fi81e)

187 Mom could not figure out why the locked-up snacks were disappearing. At last she threw up her hands. "Go ahead; you'll lose the weight when you go back to school!"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:22 AM (wzUl9)

She was secretly teaching you valuable life skills in cabinetry hardware and persistence.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 10:25 AM (wVcYX)

188 175 but did you make wishes on the foldy ones?

Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 10:25 AM (R11M+)

189 Isn't it interesting that the painter clearly seems to be able to depict colour and lighting very effectively and is trying to show distance but is still squarely in that stunted medieval perspective?

Posted by: stv at July 02, 2026 10:25 AM (ODbzh)

190 A perpetual erection was frustrating though.

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 10:24 AM (KC5Lt)
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See your doctor.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 10:25 AM (Fi81e)

191 if I could be 13 again I would be a shameless flirt with the girls instead of the extremely shy lad I was

Learning how to talk to a woman you might be interested in is a skill. Something very few 13 year olds have.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 10:25 AM (sKqQm)

192 I'm so old I remember when you could actually have a dedicated vehicle deliver a huge metal can of potato chips to your house.
Posted by: Geezer

Charles Chips

Posted by: Tuna at July 02, 2026 10:25 AM (lJ0H4)

193 Some of you might remember Charles Chips

sold out of the Charles Chips truck driving down your street

Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2026 10:26 AM (jjSWr)

194 Looks a lot like that "Lazy River" pool from a recent ONT. Kind of cartoonish.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2026 10:26 AM (1z8ji)

195 Trump is going to lose the midterms because of oil, guys. Things won't change from April."

There's only one thing to say, then...

Prometheus.

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 10:26 AM (XuXeR)

196 Chips

from a truck

uphill both ways

Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2026 10:26 AM (jjSWr)

197 Some of you might remember Charles Chips

sold out of the Charles Chips truck driving down your street
Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2026 10:26 AM (jjSWr)

We were way cooler.

Posted by: Good Humor Ice Cream Man at July 02, 2026 10:27 AM (wVcYX)

198 . . . Mom could not figure out why the locked-up snacks were disappearing. At last she threw up her hands. "Go ahead; you'll lose the weight when you go back to school!"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026
*
She was secretly teaching you valuable life skills in cabinetry hardware and persistence.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026


***
That was the end result for sure. All of this went on without any discussion of the topic. The padlock simply appeared one day. Then, after she realized I could reach inside by removing the drawer, the board nailed to the end of it occurred without announcement or fanfare.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:27 AM (wzUl9)

199 I'm so old I remember when you could actually have a dedicated vehicle deliver a huge metal can of potato chips to your house.
Posted by: Geezer

Charles Chips
Posted by: Tuna
__________

I've got a Grippos can from that time, but I think every decent sized city had its own potato chip maker back in the day.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 10:28 AM (XvL8K)

200 We were way cooler.
Posted by: Good Humor Ice Cream Man at July 02, 2026


***
Whatever happened to your ice milk?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:28 AM (wzUl9)

201 Some of you might remember Charles Chips"

Ah...no. oh well.

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 10:29 AM (XuXeR)

202 I ate pretzels more than potato chips as a kid. I don't eat potato chips at all as an adult.

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 10:29 AM (KC5Lt)

203 Besides A & P, we had a company called Dickey's Potato Chips. They didn't come in a can, but in a plastic bag in every grocery and vending machine in town.

Their plant was just outside the French Quarter, not far from the river. When we visited a park over there, we could smell the delicious aroma.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:29 AM (wzUl9)

204 1. Take one medium sized buffalo.
2. Cut into really thin slices
3. Heat canola oil to 450°
4. Fry slices a few at a time until golden brown
5. Remove from oil and lay on paper towels
6. Salt to taste

Voila! Buffalo chips!

Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at July 02, 2026 10:30 AM (I0N4X)

205 Trump is going to lose the midterms because of oil, guys. Things won't change from April.

Months is forever in politics except when it comes to oil and gas prices in Spring.
---
I'm still not over Trump being forced to resign in disgrace because the price of eggs went over $8 a dozen and never, ever came back down.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 10:30 AM (3cUTc)

206 Chips from a truck?

We had them in the vending machines at school. Lunch in high school was a bag of chips, a (full size!) Snickers and a Pepsi.

Has she known, Mom would've had a conniption.

Posted by: GenX at July 02, 2026 10:30 AM (JCLJi)

207 Whatever happened to your ice milk?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:28 AM (wzUl9)

Had to strategically rationalize the product line to boost gross margins.

Posted by: Good Humor Ice Cream Man at July 02, 2026 10:30 AM (wVcYX)

208 Some of you might remember Charles Chips

sold out of the Charles Chips truck driving down your street
Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2026 10:26 AM (jjSWr)
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With Charles in Charge.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 10:30 AM (Fi81e)

209 German Renaissance art to potato chips. Amazing transition. It can only happen on AoSHQ.

Posted by: Tuna at July 02, 2026 10:30 AM (lJ0H4)

210 After 200, so willowed from the Morning Report thread-

261 Trans people are mentally ill people. It's easy to persuade them to butcher themselves, and when most of the blood dries they are still mentally ill. This group of people hate themselves, and everybody else. They are the kamikazes of the democommies.
Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 10:28 AM (LHPAg)

Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 10:31 AM (LHPAg)

211 Whatever happened to your ice milk?"

Whatever happened to Fay Wray? That delicate satin draped frane...

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 10:32 AM (XuXeR)

212 I recently had the Pringle's Carolina BBQ chips.

For Pringles, they aren't that bad, and actually get some of the flavor.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 10:33 AM (Fi81e)

213 Speaking it's a is, anyone else get yelled at for scooping out the chocolate and vanilla in the Neapolitan ice cream and leaving the strawberry?

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 10:33 AM (KC5Lt)

214 207 Whatever happened to your ice milk?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:28 AM (wzUl9)

Had to strategically rationalize the product line to boost gross margins.
Posted by: Good Humor Ice Cream Man at July 02, 2026 10:30 AM (wVcYX)
Wasn't gross just on the margins, it was gross through and through.

Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 10:33 AM (LHPAg)

215 I'm so old I remember when you could actually have a dedicated vehicle deliver a huge metal can of potato chips to your house.
Posted by: Geezer at July 02, 2026


***
"Gee, Pops, how'd they get the dinosaur to move so fast?" (Nyuuck, nyuck, nyuck)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:34 AM (wzUl9)

216 213 Speaking it's a is, anyone else get yelled at for scooping out the chocolate and vanilla in the Neapolitan ice cream and leaving the strawberry?
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 10:33 AM (KC5Lt)

Mrs. OCiS scoops vanilla and strawberry, leaves the chocolate. She is not a fan of chocolate at all.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 10:34 AM (N39Ws)

217 In my neighborhood, uphill both ways, there was a guy who would come around and sharpen stuff for you. Kitchen knives, lawnmower blades, yard tools, whatever.

Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2026 10:34 AM (jjSWr)

218 Boil water warning for LA Koreatown. Re elect mayor bass!!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 10:34 AM (Kt19C)

219 Presuming the sort of peace in Hormouz holds the oil price spike will be long over and not have any impact on the election.

Why its almost like this Trump guy understands the political game.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 10:35 AM (sKqQm)

220 Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 10:34 AM (N39Ws)

We would get along well.

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 10:35 AM (KC5Lt)

221 181 was that the same as "charles roast?"

Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 10:35 AM (R11M+)

222 Trans people are mentally ill people. It's easy to persuade them to butcher themselves, and when most of the blood dries they are still mentally ill. This group of people hate themselves, and everybody else. They are the kamikazes of the democommies.
Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 10:28 AM (LHPAg)
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They're starting to behave like standard delusionals.

Not all delusionals will attack you if you deny their reality, but some will. Some will also try to destroy themselves when they realize the world doesn't match up to their delusion.

Both trends are present in trannies.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 10:36 AM (Fi81e)

223 She is not a fan of chocolate at all."

A fine woman, then. Tho I did like the chocolate pecan pie the other day...

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 10:36 AM (XuXeR)

224 Strawberry ice cream is harder to get right then chocolate or vanilla.

Many brands just make it sweet with no real strawberry flavor.

But GOOD strawberry ice cream? Now that's the good stuff.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 10:36 AM (sKqQm)

225 *peeks in*

*wonders what dafuq is going on with this "art" thread*

Posted by: Doof at July 02, 2026 10:36 AM (1YtbS)

226 Saratoga Potato Chips (Saratoga Springs, NY), created in 1853, are considered the first potato chips ever made.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 10:37 AM (N39Ws)

227 Speaking it's a is, anyone else get yelled at for scooping out the chocolate and vanilla in the Neapolitan ice cream and leaving the strawberry?
Posted by: polynikes
___________

No, but I did just yell at the wife for picking all of the M&Ms out of jar of trail mix.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 10:37 AM (XvL8K)

228 wonders what dafuq is going on with this "art" thread"

Well, there are limits to what one can do with Prussian venison.

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 10:37 AM (XuXeR)

229 Lunch in high school was a bag of chips, a (full size!) Snickers and a Pepsi.

**********

I'll see you and raise you a Hostess cherry pie and a 16 oz. carton of chocolate milk.

*chef's kiss*

Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at July 02, 2026 10:38 AM (I0N4X)

230 Polynikes and man -
Others out there that don't like chocolate. And all these years I thought Mrs OCiS was a unicorn.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 10:38 AM (N39Ws)

231 Spumoni.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 10:38 AM (afJtY)

232 Remember when just signing the MOU meant that Iran would get an immediate wire transfer of $300 billion?

"@Osint613
Responding to reports that $3 billion in Iranian funds would be unfrozen, a U.S. official tells the Jerusalem Post:

"No frozen funds have been released and no frozen funds will be released unless Iran meets the requirements outlined in the MOU. As the MOU outlines, the United States must approve how the funds are used. If Iranian assets are released, they will be used to purchase American agricultural products from American farmers to feed the Iranian people.""

Oh, and they can't sell their oil despite the waivers, so they're not even making money on that.

"@business
A hoard of Iranian oil is building up at sea, as the Islamic Republic struggles to find buyers before the expiry of a 60-day window granted by Washington"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 10:38 AM (hWfuL)

233 ‘Stag hunt?”

[perks up]

James Talacreepo

Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 02, 2026 10:38 AM (5eUqU)

234 M. C. Escher walked to school uphill, both ways.

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 10:38 AM (Fi81e)

235 If you're ever driving on I-81 in Virginia, visit Route 11 Chips in Mount Jackson (exit 269), see their factory, and gorge yourself on a variety of free samples.
WARNING: there's a Buc-ee's near Harrisonburg now.

Posted by: Snack Food PSA at July 02, 2026 10:38 AM (2Ez/1)

236 Damn. Now my diabetic self wants ice cream.

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ)

237 Whatever happened to your ice milk?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026
*
Had to strategically rationalize the product line to boost gross margins.
Posted by: Good Humor Ice Cream Man at July 02, 2026


***
Translation: Couldn't get the cows to stand in the refrigerated section long enough!

At ten I preferred ice cream, of course, but even an ice milk cone on a hot day from the little ice cream truck was a treat.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:39 AM (wzUl9)

238 235 If you're ever driving on I-81 in Virginia, visit Route 11 Chips in Mount Jackson (exit 269), see their factory, and gorge yourself on a variety of free samples.
WARNING: there's a Buc-ee's near Harrisonburg now.
Posted by: Snack Food PSA at July 02, 2026 10:38 AM (2Ez/1)

That's my route to from NH to FL. Will definitely keep that in mind for our next road trip.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 10:39 AM (N39Ws)

239 So Frederick the Wise was a member of the Elector set?

Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at July 02, 2026 10:40 AM (I0N4X)

240 Spumoni"

Gesundheit.

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 10:40 AM (XuXeR)

241 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. I got nothing.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 10:40 AM (2WIwB)

242 No, but I did just yell at the wife for picking all of the M&Ms out of jar of trail mix.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026


***
How about picking all the raisins out of the Raisin Bran and then *throwing them away*? Raisins look to me like little dead wingless flies.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:41 AM (wzUl9)

243 It was a proud moment for Frederick venison graduated from knickers to long pants.

Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at July 02, 2026 10:41 AM (I0N4X)

244 In my neighborhood, uphill both ways, there was a guy who would come around and sharpen stuff for you. Kitchen knives, lawnmower blades, yard tools, whatever.
Posted by: Don Black


We had an old guy do that in St. Louis growing up. Had a push cart with a sharpening wheel. Must have been '68 or '69.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 10:41 AM (kvW9k)

245 So Frederick the Wise was a member of the Elector set?"

A real Gilbert.

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 10:42 AM (XuXeR)

246 If you have election for more then four hours call your doctor!

Posted by: The warning on viagra in Japan at July 02, 2026 10:44 AM (sKqQm)

247 If you have election for more then four hours call your doctor!

Posted by: The warning on viagra in Japan at July 02, 2026 10:44 AM (sKqQm)
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Hello, doc,...

Posted by: California at July 02, 2026 10:45 AM (Fi81e)

248 190 "(do some pushups, it'll go away)"

Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 10:45 AM (R11M+)

249 Some of you might remember Charles Chips

sold out of the Charles Chips truck driving down your street
Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2026 10:26 AM (jjSWr)

I forgot about them. Shit yeah, they were good.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 10:46 AM (snZF9)

250 191 i think my technique involved kicking their shins and running.

Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 10:46 AM (R11M+)

251 Just heard that more people die in Europe from a lack of A/C than Americans die by gun deaths.

A real savings there, huh, Europe?

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 10:48 AM (Fi81e)

252 Damn! There's a big fat gopher sunning itself by its burrow in my yard. And the .22 is in the garage...

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2026 10:49 AM (1z8ji)

253 Electors were just royalty in charge of a country/state. There wasn't that many.
Not long a podcast on the Empire, can't remember which podcast it was on

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 10:49 AM (sgkY8)

254 In my neighborhood, uphill both ways, there was a guy who would come around and sharpen stuff for you. Kitchen knives, lawnmower blades, yard tools, whatever.
Posted by: Don Black


We had an old guy do that in St. Louis growing up. Had a push cart with a sharpening wheel. Must have been '68 or '69.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 10:41 AM (kvW9k)

That sounds about right. I was really young and remember the guy from my grandmother's neighbor hood in NJ. Back then a lot of the knives were the good carbon steel and a lot of the women in the neighborhood would all be hanging around the dude's cart getting knives sharpened and uh..gossiping. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 10:50 AM (snZF9)

255 252 Damn! There's a big fat gopher sunning itself by its burrow in my yard. And the .22 is in the garage...
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2026 10:49 AM
****

On my way.

Posted by: Bill Murray at July 02, 2026 10:51 AM (2Ez/1)

256 Just heard that more people die in Europe from a lack of A/C than Americans die by gun deaths.

A real savings there, huh, Europe?

Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 10:48 AM (Fi81e)

A brit did the math. 15,000 gun deaths verses 60,000 heat deaths.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 10:52 AM (snZF9)

257 252 Damn! There's a big fat gopher sunning itself by its burrow in my yard. And the .22 is in the garage...
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2026 10:49 AM (1z8ji)

Send it.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 10:52 AM (N39Ws)

258 Trump is going to lose the midterms because of oil, guys. Things won't change from April.

I'm waiting for the yoots to notice that rents are dropping and not because of muh socialism.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 10:53 AM (ExV1e)

259 Found it
Prime & Load A guide to the Holy Roman Empire
6 May 2026

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 10:53 AM (sgkY8)

260 34 ... m "I mention this because I just watched another documentary on WC focusing on his painting life."

polynikes,
Which documentary and is it on YT? Thanks.

Posted by: JTB at July 02, 2026 10:53 AM (yTvNw)

261 168. Woo hoo! Top cities with illegal aliens:

Posted by: LASue

You gotta be kidding me. NE and SW Philadelphia are swamped, and it's bleeding quickly to the ring counties.

Southwest Philly is basically African culture; the NE is Ukrainian and a mix of many others. (It's especially obviously in the NE Philly public schools bursting at the seams like no other area, while others are practically empty or rapidly losing school age population.)

My county has been the preferred living site by Liberian warlords. No kidding.

AI Overview: These warlords weaponized the system by hiding among the tens of thousands of innocent Liberian refugees who legitimately fled the civil wars and legally settled in Southwest Philadelphia and Delaware County.

It explains exactly why local trust in the immigration system fractured. While the vast majority of the community arrived through legitimate federal refugee programs, the reality that top-tier war criminals managed to slip through the cracks, obtain legal status under false pretenses, and blend into the Philly suburbs for decades is a stark reminder of the system's vulnerabilities.

That and Philadelphia International Airport.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 10:54 AM (NFX2v)

262 Oh. That's why my little brother bears such a strong resemblance to the old neighborhood "knife sharpener."

Posted by: Now it's making sense at July 02, 2026 10:54 AM (2Ez/1)

263 229 three ice cream sandwiches and three half pints of milk (subsidized, the milk was a few cents) all through junior high. unless you bought a hot meal ticket from the dark market. chicken ala king!

Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 10:54 AM (R11M+)

264 The HRE electors were the ones that got to vote for who the next emperor would be

It wasn't directly tied to their power as an independent state within the HRE though which is interesting.

Bohemia, Saxony, Brandenburg, Palatinate, Mainz, Trier, Cologne.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 10:55 AM (sKqQm)

265 if I could be 13 again I would be a shameless flirt with the girls instead of the extremely shy lad I was
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 10:23 AM (D2O3S)


So, your aim is to be expelled on the first day of school and put on a list?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 10:55 AM (ExV1e)

266 And after you finished the chips, you saved the big can, because you might need a big can someday

Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2026 10:55 AM (jjSWr)

267 Oh. That's why my little brother bears such a strong resemblance to the old neighborhood "knife sharpener."
Posted by: Now it's making sense


Yeah.
Posted by: The Mailman

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 10:55 AM (kvW9k)

268 On Spotify or Apple Podcasts maybe other places

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 10:55 AM (sgkY8)

269 Doesn't look like hunting. Looks like it's set up for people to kill something just for the sake of killing.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 02, 2026 10:56 AM (g8Ew8)

270 And after you finished the chips, you saved the big can, because you might need a big can someday
Posted by: Don Black


I miss the big Folgers cans.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 10:56 AM (kvW9k)

271 the local chips here have always been jay's. they are perfect.

Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 10:57 AM (R11M+)

272 Our local frozen custard place’s flavor of the week is “Red, White and Blue”.

May need to get some just because of that and I don’t even know what red white or blue tastes like.

Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 10:57 AM (Wmg4n)

273 Spumoni.
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 10:38 AM (afJtY)


Nice, if you can find it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 10:57 AM (ExV1e)

274 240 kumzoutloose.

Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 10:57 AM (R11M+)

275 242 way more fun than buying bran flakes.

Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 10:58 AM (R11M+)

276 Big cans are good.

Posted by: Jayne Mansfield at July 02, 2026 10:59 AM (2Ez/1)

277 The HRE electors were the ones that got to vote for who the next emperor would be

It wasn't directly tied to their power as an independent state within the HRE though which is interesting.

Bohemia, Saxony, Brandenburg, Palatinate, Mainz, Trier, Cologne.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 10:55 AM (sKqQm)
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Bavaria was made into an electorate during the 30 Years' War, to get another Catholic elector.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 02, 2026 10:59 AM (amcLV)

278 Charles Chips has a website

you can purchase online

Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2026 10:59 AM (jjSWr)

279 https://tinyurl.com/5d4vzazr
Link to Spotify Prime & Load Podcast on HRE

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 11:00 AM (sgkY8)

280 I miss the big Folgers cans.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 10:56 AM (kvW9k)

You can still get them. But they're plastic and not air tight, and they cost $142.50.

Posted by: GenX at July 02, 2026 11:00 AM (JCLJi)

281 "because you might need a big can someday"

Yo!

Posted by: Sir Mix-A-Lot at July 02, 2026 11:00 AM (Q3Z2/)

282 214 207 Whatever happened to your ice milk?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:28 AM (wzUl9)

Had to strategically rationalize the product line to boost gross margins.
Posted by: Good Humor Ice Cream Man at July 02, 2026 10:30 AM (wVcYX)
Wasn't gross just on the margins, it was gross through and through.

Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 10:33 AM (LHPAg)


Ice milk is from Stan. I remember when McD's changed their soft serve to ice milk (they say it was just low-fat, but the texture changed, so I call BS.) Their caramel sundae was my go to cheap treat from its introduction, but the first spoonful after the change was my last one.

Dangit. Now I want one....

Posted by: goozer at July 02, 2026 11:00 AM (eTh1u)

283 24 north part of this town (affluent) still has the pedal trike with the grinding wheel. he gets a dollar an inch, just like paolo.
i'm at the southern border.

Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 11:00 AM (R11M+)

284 Nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at July 02, 2026 11:01 AM (NcvvS)

285 Rant up

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 11:01 AM (kvW9k)

286 267 Oh. That's why my little brother bears such a strong resemblance to the old neighborhood "knife sharpener."
Posted by: Now it's making sense

Yeah.
Posted by: The Mailman

I agree.
Posted by: The Milkman

Posted by: Admirale's Mate at July 02, 2026 11:01 AM (/enuJ)

287 246 i tried those once, got stuck in my throat.
had a stiff neck for a week.

Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 11:02 AM (R11M+)

288 And after you finished the chips, you saved the big can, because you might need a big can someday
Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2026 10:55 AM (jjSWr)

Nah, just marry one with big cans.

Posted by: Good Humor Ice Cream Man at July 02, 2026 11:02 AM (wVcYX)

The Morning Report — 7/ 2 /26

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Good morning kids. Even in the wake of the end of the Vietnam War, Watergate and the turbulence of the countercultural revolution, the American Bicentennial, at least as I can recall it now 50 years on through the lens of a 16-year-old kid from Brooklyn, everyone was united in their pride to be an American. The commies, hippies and crackpots for sure did not disappear. but were for the most part marginalized and ignored. As my dear mother of blessed memory always warned me, evil never rests. here we are on the eve of our semisesquentennial, and all I can do is just shake my head and wonder what the hell happened?!

Here's a chicken and egg example to illustrate the pickle we're in...

Julie had told police that Allison was allegedly making threats, including “suicide by cop,” and claimed Allison had stolen her car. She also “alleged that Howlett would frequently put on body armor, grab a rifle, and tell her partner to take her to a homeless shelter, alluding to the idea of shooting homeless people.”

And now the other part of my parable...

A Wisconsin transgender activist has released a run of videos telling people to “kill your local Republican” and vowing a “trans jihad” against MAGA.

Conservative commentator Dustin Grage posted the footage to X on July 1. In one clip, Teha Delaruelle speaks against a background displaying the words “Kill Your Local Republican,” then points to the message. “We’re going to make this the moderate position for the state of Wisconsin,” Delaruelle says, giving followers a one-month window to act.


Is it hormones gone crazy or do they just want us dead? Yeah, they want us dead.

Who are the so-called Democratic Socialists of America and their fellow travelers? While it is difficult to generalize, many current and would-be socialist officeholders share several common traits. . . In sum, Democratic socialism is a top-down movement run by insulated elites who have little understanding of—or genuine interest in—the lives of millions of ordinary Americans living outside the walls of their parochial cloisters.


The Communists are finally making their move. I’ve been waiting and preparing for this for a long time. It’s easy to be a Communist -- All you have to do is say, “I’ll give you everything,” but that means you’re taking it away from others that have earned it. Over thousands of years, that Ideology has not worked once. The game is on. Enjoy watching! President DONALD J. TRUMP I disagree with the president in one respect. This isn’t a spectator sport. We all have skin in the game. Our mission is to rally voters and contain and defeat yet another run at turning America into a socialist “paradise.”


And we're going to have to do something and fast lest our skin be turned into lampshades, like what was done 80 years ago by Democrat role models from the National SOCIALISTS of Germany. That or be gunned down by some transexual Frankenstein monster with an AR-15

It really is us or them, so happy 250th America!


Have a good day,



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1 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 07:37 AM (jehhT)

2 Happy Thursday

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 02, 2026 07:38 AM (/+uur)

3 Meow

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at July 02, 2026 07:38 AM (w3u3d)

4 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 07:38 AM (ExV1e)

5 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 07:39 AM (u82oZ)

6 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 07:39 AM (x8PQF)

7 yay it's morning

Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 02, 2026 07:39 AM (CWTWj)

8 Happy Fourth of July Eve Eve, J.J.!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 02, 2026 07:39 AM (kpS4V)

9 Good morning again dear horde and happy birthday JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 07:40 AM (RIvkX)

10 Thank you J.J. Much appreciated.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 07:41 AM (u82oZ)

11 Transgender Democrat Activist Urges Followers To ‘Kill Your Local Republican’

Media: Republicans cause violence by refusing to cease existing.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 07:41 AM (ExV1e)

12 Willowed:

Dharma and Greg
=====

Bridget Loves Bernie was much better.


**Abie's Irish Rose has entered the chat**

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2026 07:41 AM (qRla/)

13 Good morning JJ and horde
TGIGAF

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 07:42 AM (sgkY8)

14 "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."

if mrs wong comes to the u.s., gives birth a week later, and ten days after that goes back to china, is the child "subject to the jurisdiction" of the u.s.? seems like a point not raised

Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 02, 2026 07:44 AM (CWTWj)

15 Last night, I was called by a polling firm on my local, formally closely held number to my iPhone.

I answered the questions. It was a push poll of State Dem candidates. My frank answers on Dems led to the call being terminated after 5 minutes.
Then I blocked him and reported abuse.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 07:44 AM (u82oZ)

16 { A Wisconsin transgender activist has released a run of videos telling people to "kill your local Republican" and vowing a "trans jihad" against MAGA. }

Name of the individual: "Teha Delaruelle"

Status: Easily chargeable as "Accessory to the crime" for any murder of a Republican that happens in that area.

Life is hard. It's a lot harder when you're stupid.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 02, 2026 07:44 AM (O7YUW)

17 On the ash heap of third parties:
1. Lyndon LaRouche
2. Ross Perot
3. Tucker Carlson

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 07:45 AM (RIvkX)

18 Thank you JJ. Prayers for you and your wife

I’m not the old person to say this: 250 just does not have the same exciting vibe that 200 had in 76. The spirit of 76 was everywhere that year

Maybe it’s just because I was young then and everything was new and exciting. Now I’m 29 and everything is routine

Get off my lawn!!!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 07:45 AM (D2O3S)

19 ‘I’m Going to Help Build a Third Party’: Tucker Carlson Drops Political Bombshell

Tucker Carlson couldn't drop a bombshell if he had free overnight delivery from Acme.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 07:45 AM (ExV1e)

20 "Gov. Tim Walz pardons illegal migrant convicted of sexually assaulting 10-year-old girl"

What a guy. He would make a great VP.

Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 07:46 AM (MWfyi)

21 No Path, No Votes: Inside the GOP Revolt Threatening Trump’s SAVE America Act

I wish Trump would take a page out of J. Edgar Hoover's playbook and have Kash Patel draw up a dossier on every nickelfucking GOP parasite blocking the SAVE Act. I can guarantee you that every single one of them is guilty of bribery, collusion, sex offenses or anything else that would earn them a stay in the slammer.

Show the bastards what you have on them and promise you'll reveal it all on prime time if they don't do what you want.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2026 07:47 AM (qRla/)

22 "What the hell happened" is that we allowed them to infiltrate our educational system. It began in the 30s, and is covered in well in Bella Dodd's "School of Darkness." She was an early Communist in the New York system.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 02, 2026 07:47 AM (fZiTB)

23 No Path, No Votes: Inside the GOP Revolt Threatening Trump’s SAVE America Act

If it won't pass during this Congress then no harm is done by holding the vote so we can see who has the balls to vote against it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 07:48 AM (ExV1e)

24 "The Communists are finally making their move."

The people commanding the takeover are not ideologues.

The professed ideologies are disguises to dupe the followers.

The goal is tyranny.

Posted by: davidt at July 02, 2026 07:49 AM (Q+gd/)

25 Remember: we live in a federated system (I won't be so generous as to call it a republic) where these bloodthirsty Jacobins and their mutant foot soldiers control all the levers of power. If we remain under their thumbs, we'll all be exterminated before there's a tricentennial.

Unless there isn't one.

National divorce, now, before it becomes a total bloodbath, please. We'll get one no matter what, but that gives us the best fighting chance.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 07:49 AM (BI5O2)

26 I wish Trump would take a page out of J. Edgar Hoover's playbook and have Kash Patel draw up a dossier...
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2026 07:47 AM (qRla/)

For better or for worse, not Trump's style. He's more Boy Scout than a Hoover. I hope I'm wrong.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 02, 2026 07:50 AM (fZiTB)

27 The congressman with no record, Byron Donalds

--

JJ, linkage circles back here.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 07:50 AM (qBdHI)

28 Ross Perot drove me nuts in 92… he rubbed me the wrong way and I was sure he cost Bush Sr that election. But in retrospect, Perot was a kind of early whisper of the Trump to come 24 years later. In fact IIRC, Trump was briefly in Perot’s reform party

Looking back on it now, if Perot had not acted so erratically (jumping in and out of the race; making outlandish charges about his daughter’s wedding) he might well have ended up winning that election! One of our moron authors ought to write an alternate history novel with that scenario. Interesting to wonder how different history would’ve been…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 07:50 AM (D2O3S)

29 30th!

Posted by: Bram Stoker's Chocula at July 02, 2026 07:51 AM (562sf)

30 Ordinary American

I was in the local office of my Congressman yesterday. Had a conversation with the receptionist while waiting.

She was pre-law, political science major with a minor in philosophy. She was all shiny persona. But clearly uneducated. She had never heard of Thomas Sowell.
I recommended Visions of the Anointed to her.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 07:51 AM (u82oZ)

31 > no country can survive what the Supreme Court has just prescribed for the United States of America.

Lets make this clear: The millions of people who fought and died to keep and preserve this nation should not have their actions be negated by five stupid women.

We went to war and committed a nation to stopping Nazism. We spent decades and trillions of dollars to stop Communism.

The five women need to be ignored. The nation just doesn't commit suicide just because of five deranged voices.

Adam should say No to Eve.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 02, 2026 07:52 AM (nAS9C)

32 Looney tranny attempts to mass murder people is kind of a dog bites man story at this point.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 07:52 AM (dK+Kv)

33 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at July 02, 2026 07:53 AM (53oGX)

34 "Is it hormones gone crazy or do they just want us dead?"

A two-layer cake of perversion and murder-lust, with a nice tart filling of demon-possession to add the final touch.

Posted by: Codfanglers at July 02, 2026 07:53 AM (f93Fd)

35 There were at least 2 trannies in the Dallas Antifa group that are getting years long sentences.
2 were calling each other their wife.

But the DOJ ain't f'ing around, even the ones who cooperated are getting several years.

They are not the only tranny Antifa terror cell, they are just the 1st convicted

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 07:54 AM (3cUTc)

36 National divorce, now, before it becomes a total bloodbath, please. We'll get one no matter what, but that gives us the best fighting chance.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 07:49 AM (BI5O2)
=====

You won't get the one without the other.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 07:54 AM (RIvkX)

37 The one thing every national political movement needs more than anything is money. Without funding Mamdani and the DSA would never be anything more than a few angry wannabe communists shouting into the wind.

There is a tremendous amount of overlap in the funding for radical leftist groups like Code Pink, ANSWER and other communist, anti-war organizations and the DSA. And many if not all of those links lead back to China and Neville Singham among others.

China is the leading communist country in the world has been singularly focused on crushing the US for decades. Stop the money flow and end the communist threat.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 07:55 AM (viF8m)

38 27 The congressman with no record, Byron Donalds

--
JJ, linkage circles back here.
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 07:50 AM (qBdHI)


should be Fixed, thanks!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2026 07:55 AM (x0n13)

39 At this point nothing done by trannies surprises me. They’re deeply disturbed, mentally ill and deranged people. The people who pushed and encouraged this lunacy really have a lot to answer for… that includes of course the moms who intentionally transed their kids. Insanity

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 07:56 AM (D2O3S)

40 “National SOCIALISTS of Germany”

Who were totally fine with private property.

(The German Democratic Republic was not a democracy nor a republic.)

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 07:57 AM (4g5V+)

41 > [Trump] is more Boy Scout than a Hoover.

We need a war time consigliere.

Five women, three of whom just flat out hate this country and are doing their damnedest to destroy it, and the other two who would rather abide by Toddler Ethics† than the Constitution shouldn't authorize the end of freedom as we know it.


† Don't hit, Don't say mean things, Share.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 02, 2026 07:57 AM (xE0sV)

42 good morning JJ, Horde

Yes, the rabid woke and the reds want you dead. And a whole lot of liberals will clap if they succeed.

Posted by: callsign claymore at July 02, 2026 07:58 AM (/6r4m)

43 "We need a war time consigliere."

I had thought that would have been Stephen Miller. Apparently not.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 02, 2026 08:00 AM (fZiTB)

44 Good morning good people. Made it to the beach after a 12 hour drive.

I spilled half of my first cup of coffee on my shirt. Switched to Woodford Reserve as the blues and spanish grouper are biting and that protesting asshole USAF MAJ was arrested.

'Murica!!

Posted by: Tonypete at July 02, 2026 08:02 AM (NXz0i)

45 The popular reaction and commentariat blowback against Barrett has been strong. I wonder if she escapes her little Georgetown bubble to understand how despised she has become. Probably doesn't care.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 02, 2026 08:03 AM (fZiTB)

46 Trannies will be hunted like rabid dogs if they push far enough.

Posted by: mr tmz at July 02, 2026 08:04 AM (rJ48h)

47 Gadzooks, the Byron Donalds link paints a less than stellar look at the guy. Granted, I'm not in FL and have only seen him from afar in clips and such, but I liked him and thought of him as a conservative warrior that could do great things in his political career. Maybe so, but I didn't realize his record was so...thin, shall we say.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 08:05 AM (qBdHI)

48 JackStraw

We need to send CIA money to the top dogs in the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Guard Bureau. Make the purges of top officials even more frantic.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 08:05 AM (u82oZ)

49 "We need a war time consigliere."

I had thought that would have been Stephen Miller. Apparently not.
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 02, 2026 08:00 AM (fZiTB)

I love Trump; he’s awesome. But the reality is — He’s a deal maker. The art of the deal. It’s his persona and his self image. Add to that he’s of an age and generation that has an ingrained subconscious belief in institutions. He never was nor will he ever be a revolutionary. You could see this in how he reacted to a stolen election, his legal persecutions and now the judicial usurpations. He’s always gonna work within the system and attempt reforms. He’s not gonna burn it down

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 08:06 AM (YetvJ)

50 >>"We need a war time consigliere."

>DOJ launches grand jury probe into Marxist mogul Neville Roy Singham's funding of leftist groups

https://tinyurl.com/yc9pk3ne

Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 08:06 AM (viF8m)

51 “National SOCIALISTS of Germany”

Who were totally fine with private property.
=====

This is a vast over-simplification. They were not totally fine.

"Gemeinnutz geht vor Eigennutz"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 08:06 AM (RIvkX)

52 There will be no national divorce. It's unworkable.

There could be a nasty civil war however. The winner of that takes all. The left's itching for it because they think they'll win. They're certainly aggressive enough.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 08:07 AM (jehhT)

53 The popular reaction and commentariat blowback against Barrett has been strong. I wonder if she escapes her little Georgetown bubble to understand how despised she has become. Probably doesn't care.

--

OA, I'm 100% convinced they do not care, even if they were to leave their bubbles. It's not like she'll ever reexamine her opinion and she'll issue a correction. They don't care what the implications of this terrible ruling are. It won't ever affect them.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 08:07 AM (qBdHI)

54 "Settlement involving 3 firms forces egg producers to donate millions of eggs to food banks pay $3.3 million in civil penalties."

So people who don't work get free eggs from people who paid too much for them. I think there is a term for this.

Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 08:07 AM (MWfyi)

55 Switched to Woodford Reserve as the blues and spanish grouper are biting"

Now that sounds like a day to enjoy!

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 08:09 AM (XuXeR)

56 Tennessee now joins a growing number of states that have passed similar laws making entry by illegal aliens a state crime.

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If it sticks, this is a magnificent approach. Wonder if SC is one of those growing number of states. We sure seem to be very slow followers to other red states that are trailblazing a solution to problems that DC will not fix.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 08:09 AM (qBdHI)

57 Martini Farmer

Which side would the US Military fall on in a civil war? That is a key datum.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 08:09 AM (u82oZ)

58 52 There will be no national divorce. It's unworkable.

There could be a nasty civil war however. The winner of that takes all. The left's itching for it because they think they'll win. They're certainly aggressive enough.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 08:07 AM (jehhT)


Doors song "5 To 1" comes to mind: "THey've got the guns but we've got the numbers." Or do they. Or do we have both guns and numbers?!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2026 08:09 AM (x0n13)

59 @31/Community Notes: "Adam should say No to Eve."

If only he had.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 02, 2026 08:09 AM (O7YUW)

60 54 "Settlement involving 3 firms forces egg producers to donate millions of eggs to food banks pay $3.3 million in civil penalties."

So people who don't work get free eggs from people who paid too much for them. I think there is a term for this.
Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 08:07 AM (MWfyi)

At least it's not going directly into D politicos and their shadow government pockets...the eggs have to actually show up...that's an improvement for us...

Posted by: Nova Local at July 02, 2026 08:10 AM (tOcjL)

61 Utopia is boring. Man needs a little sin to keep his interest up.

Think of how boring Shakespeare would be.

Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 08:11 AM (MWfyi)

62 >>We need to send CIA money to the top dogs in the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Guard Bureau. Make the purges of top officials even more frantic.

The hard part about knowing what's going on in a clandestine war is its clandestine. It's kind of silly after all these years to think Trump is clueless to what is happening and doesn't realize China is our number 1 enemy. He's been hitting them hard since taking office this term by taking out two of their top proxies, Venezuela and Iran. Strangling Cuba as well. And now his DOJ is going after his puppet that pours hundreds of millions into anti-war/pro-communist groups in the US.

In the last 3 year there have been 7 elections in Latin America which had been trending marxist for years. All 7 were won by rightwing candidates. The game is afoot.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 08:11 AM (viF8m)

63 So people who don't work get free eggs from people who paid too much for them. I think there is a term for this.
Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 08:07 AM (MWfyi)


They should get free sperm . . .

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2026 08:12 AM (x0n13)

64 @31/Community Notes: "Adam should say No to Eve."

If only he had.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant

Why do photos of Adam and Eve show them with belly buttons?

Also, Cain killed a full 25% of the earth's population. A record never to be equaled btw.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 02, 2026 08:12 AM (NXz0i)

65 There ought to be a law
There should have been a law
The people need to pressure Congress enough to make a law.

The states that making entry illegal are doing what needs to be done.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 08:13 AM (afJtY)

66 ... and all I can do is just shake my head and wonder what the hell happened?!

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You and me both, J.J.

* cue the ending of the great Steve McQueen character in "The Sand Pebbles (1966) *

/Not to mention a very hot 20-year old Candice Bergen ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 08:14 AM (KBK+H)

67 And I'm home again. I realized there was no point in being at work so now I'm done for the week.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 02, 2026 08:15 AM (/k3in)

68 Crude oil is about $67/barrel this morning. We are back to pre-war levels just as predicted.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 08:15 AM (viF8m)

69 Also, Cain killed a full 25% of the earth's population. A record never to be equaled btw.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 02, 2026 08:12 AM (NXz0i)

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"We tried our best!" -- Mao, Stalin, Hitler, and Pol Pot (Future Mt. Rushmore visages)

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 08:16 AM (KBK+H)

70 >59 If only Adam said "No" to Eve

The Garden was the first step in understanding Theodicy. The last step to understanding is "It is finished".

So two totally different routes in today's episode:

• "[God] makes nations great, and he destroy them; he enlarges nations, and leads them away -Job 12:23

• Recognizing that the Old Order (what we have today) is hopelessly broken, and ignore SCOTUS and set about establishing a New Order ala 7/4/1776

Posted by: Community Notes at July 02, 2026 08:17 AM (xE0sV)

71 Howlett would frequently put on body armor, grab a rifle, and tell her partner to take her to a homeless shelter, alluding to the idea of shooting homeless people.”

Remember when gender dysphoria was a problem that needed to be treated? Pepperidge Farms remembers.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 02, 2026 08:17 AM (/k3in)

72 OA, I'm 100% convinced they do not care, even if they were to leave their bubbles. It's not like she'll ever reexamine her opinion and she'll issue a correction. They don't care what the implications of this terrible ruling are. It won't ever affect them.
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 08:07 AM (qBdHI)

ACB will never have to leave her bubble, nor will any of the SCOTUS knuckleheads. You’re absolutely correct, none of their stupid rulings will ever boomerang back at them…. It’s annoying (to say the least)

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 08:17 AM (YetvJ)

73 Prometheus

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 08:17 AM (RIvkX)

74 Wonder if SC is one of those growing number of states. We sure seem to be very slow followers to other red states that are trailblazing a solution to problems that DC will not fix.
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 08:09 AM (qBdHI)

Presumably our next governor is Alan Wilson. Not sure if he's a trailblazer or not.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 02, 2026 08:17 AM (fZiTB)

75 Crude oil is about $67/barrel this morning. We are back to pre-war levels just as predicted."

XOM hardest hit, BTW. I laughed.

2.99 for gas, 3.99 for diesel yesterday. And still no empty shelves as I was promised nearly two years ago!

*Cues up Country Roads in celebration*

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 08:17 AM (XuXeR)

76 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at July 02, 2026 08:18 AM (2Ez/1)

77 PDT is hitting China but the Iran situation was a kick in the nuts to the Euros too. Their total vulnerability was exposed.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 08:18 AM (afJtY)

78 Is it hormones gone crazy or do they just want us dead?

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I'm surprised there's not a "Trans Gone Wild" franchise ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 08:18 AM (KBK+H)

79

Johnny LaRue >>>>> Teha Delaruelle

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2026 08:20 AM (x0n13)

80 As America’s 250th Anniversary Approaches, Columbus, Ohio Celebrates… Somalia

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"ALL DEATH CULT CULTURES ARE EQUAL, BIGOT H8RS!"

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 08:20 AM (KBK+H)

81 PDT is hitting China but the Iran situation was a kick in the nuts to the Euros too. Their total vulnerability was exposed."

Indeed. I notice a distinct lack of "world leaders" chattering on - it's more of a "WTF do we do now" attitude.
I admit kinda fun to watch.

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 08:21 AM (XuXeR)

82 > Martini Farmer

Which side would the US Military fall on in a civil war? That is a key datum.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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I don't think the US Military will take one side or the other. Individual members might. How high up it goes would probably dictate what sort of weapons would be available. And that would be localized, I'd imagine.

I don't think any sort of regular order would survive long in a full blown civil war here.

YMMV

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 08:22 AM (jehhT)

83 I’ve been wondering who’s been behind the big push against building data centers, because it’s clearly been a high level, well financed, and nationwide campaign. I could not figure out who would profit by doing that.

So of course - it’s China through their avatar, Neville Singh. We’re the only real competition they face in the world; Europe has no energy to run data centers, so they’re out of the picture.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 08:22 AM (H8EHh)

84 69> Can killed off a full 25% of the earth's population.

Josephus reports that Adam and Eve spawned 64 children, he added "It would be too tedious here to name them".

Pretty sure that A&E at the time of the murder also had some daughters along their (at least) two sons, because Cain wandered off with his wife to form his own city.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 02, 2026 08:23 AM (xE0sV)

85 man

The EU upper roger-rogers keeping the air conditioning on while the peons suffer will have consequences. Loyalty up needs loyalty down.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 08:23 AM (u82oZ)

86 From VDH article
White women who date minorities- Ugly Colonizer Women
Too funny

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 08:23 AM (sgkY8)

87 Throws down another prophet token. I doubt a civil war but I do foresee guerrilla kinect actions.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 08:24 AM (afJtY)

88 It really is us or them - spot on!

Happy 250th to JJ, the Horde, and all of America that loves it!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 02, 2026 08:25 AM (VyBeY)

89 >>PDT is hitting China but the Iran situation was a kick in the nuts to the Euros too. Their total vulnerability was exposed.

There are two real sphere's of power in the world, the US and China. Under decades of weak leadership the west has been drifting away from the US and toward China which has been actively courting them. Don't need to look any further than Canada.

Trump is attempting to realign the world and make the US the power center for free countries again. Look at South America. Look at the foreign investment flowing into the US. China is unsurprisingly hitting back. USAID was a huge step in kneecapping the flow of money into anti-US organizations but foreign money is still a major problem because of the spider web of NGOs, foundations and non-profits. That battle is heating up.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 08:26 AM (viF8m)

90 Tom Servo

I'd laugh and laugh if the Chinese AIs, tasked with improving the Chinese economy, all recommended capitalism and the extinction of the Communist Party.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 08:26 AM (u82oZ)

91 Killing conservatives ALREADY IS the moderate position of the Democrat Party.

Were they not all cheering when Charlie Kirk was killed?
Do they not daily express disappointment that someone hasn't killed Trump?

And the GOPe wants to make a deal with them, find common ground, preserve the voting filibuster because these are just reasonable people who want what's best for America like all of us.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 08:28 AM (3cUTc)

92 I’m Going to Help Build a Third Party’: Tucker Carlson Drops Political Bombshell

Tucker Carlson couldn't drop a bombshell if he had free overnight delivery from Acme.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 07:45 AM (ExV1e)
*********
Tucker Carlson has the biggest ego of anyone on the planet.
He just wants to form a third-party because he knows it will fail. It will only elect the radical Democrat party, which will destroy the United States as we know it. And then Tucker will laugh with that maniacal laugh. He's as evil as Soros.

Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 08:28 AM (NpAcC)

93 Also, Cain killed a full 25% of the earth's population. A record never to be equaled btw.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 02, 2026 08:12 AM (NXz0i)


Ahem....

Posted by: Yersinia Pestis at July 02, 2026 08:28 AM (PLxDd)

94 > I’ve been wondering who’s been behind the big push against building data centers, because it’s clearly been a high level, well financed, and nationwide campaign. I could not figure out who would profit by doing that.

So of course - it’s China through their avatar, Neville Singh.
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China can't duplicate our AI. Their programming sucks. Their datacenters suck.

But if we don't build out AI datacenters then China can, at least in their minds, lead that effort.

There's speculation that AI like the stuff Anthropic is coding is years ahead of anything China has... and they're stealing every AI agent on the planet they can lay "hands" on so they can reverse engineer it for themselves. But their code sucks, as does their hardware.

So they make an effort to stymie our efforts.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 08:29 AM (jehhT)

95 And then Tucker will laugh with that maniacal laugh. He's as evil as Soros.

Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 08:28 AM (NpAcC)


That's what the Jews want you to think!

Posted by: Cucker Tarlson fanboi at July 02, 2026 08:29 AM (PLxDd)

96 Trump is attempting to realign the world and make the US the power center for free countries again"

I would posit that the soccer tournament is a shining example of success on that score. It (the tourny) is a roaring success on all counts, and has flooded the world's media with an incredibly positive (not always on purpose) image of the States.
It's these sort of events/times that drive a surprising number of current political events, and "we" are the shining city upon the hill to the rest of the world.

May God keep her that way...

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 08:30 AM (XuXeR)

97 “I don't think any sort of regular order would survive long in a full blown civil war here.

YMMV
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 08:22 AM (jehhT)”

It’s pretty clear from the historical record that, at least in modern times, civil wars don’t happen unless the Army splits in half and goes to war with itself. People forget that more West Point graduates joined up with the Confederacy than stayed with the Federals.

It’s a big part of the reason that the hopes for some kind of uprising in Iran were crushed. Some had hoped that elements of the Iranian Army would rise up against their government; but in spite of Internet rumors to the contrary, they have remained completely loyal.

Anyway, this is why talk of a new civil war in the US is silly. There could possibly be unrest and “a time of troubles”, but not actual civil war.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 08:30 AM (H8EHh)

98 Martini Farmer

Which side would the US Military fall on in a civil war? That is a key datum.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 08:09 AM (u82oZ)

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I remember back in '84 there was a "Combat Arms Survey" administered at the Twenty-Nine Palms Marine Air-Ground Combat Center with a specific question about firing on U.S. citizens who refused to turn over firearms banned by the government (Question 46):

. 18.6 percent of the 300 active-duty Marines surveyed agreed with the statement;
. 7.6 percent strongly agreed; however (the good news)
. 42.3 percent strongly disagreed and 19.3 percent disagreed, totaling 61.6 percent who would oppose such an order.

The survey also gauged willingness to serve under foreign command and participate in non-traditional domestic missions, such as drug enforcement and peacekeeping, with varying levels of agreement depending on whether the command was U.S.-led or United Nations-led.

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 08:30 AM (KBK+H)

99 McConnell cannot make the Senate Floor, so that leaves Tillis, Murk, and Collins as no votes. Cronyn and Cassidy ?

So that is 49 for. Murk is a crazy cat lady, Collins gets a pass to save her seat. Trump needs to make a lobbying deal with Tillis. give him so gravy I guess

Posted by: jonah at July 02, 2026 08:31 AM (YCxFk)

100 Bail of $500,000 was set Wednesday in Henderson, Nevada, for alleged would-be mass shooter Allison Howlett, a male transitioning to female.

KSNV reported that Allison is married to Julie Howlett. Police indicated that both Allison and Julie are “transitioning to female and are taking estrogen and progesterone.”

this is fucked up as a welfare mothers checkbook

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 02, 2026 08:31 AM (/+uur)

101 >>I would posit that the soccer tournament is a shining example of success on that score. It (the tourny) is a roaring success on all counts, and has flooded the world's media with an incredibly positive (not always on purpose) image of the States.

I agree 100%.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 08:31 AM (viF8m)

102 Thank God Trump knows what's up. This is why that man was spared, I swear. I said we might not know the answer for years, but I think I know now. The commie menace is here for sure and prepared to go for the brass ring. Right now.

He is a one man wrecking crew and is under zero illusions about what this DSA "moment" really is. I detailed it here a few times last week, and I told you Trump would fight it at the time he thought appropriate. That time is now. People still have no idea what he is or has done.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 08:32 AM (pBF9D)

103 Senate races look much better, even with NY Times polls.

What is deal Ossoff? is he that popular in Georgia?

Posted by: jonah at July 02, 2026 08:32 AM (YCxFk)

104 It is such a shame. the top example was a soul on the way to the range (its not a big drive to some good outdoor spots from Henderson) and the partner just swatted them. I woulda had thousands of rounds if I was taking that small portion of my stuff to the range here…

Posted by: epador at July 02, 2026 08:32 AM (TRnzq)

105 a male transitioning to female."

"transitioning"... like a frog? Or just a dude in a dress?

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 08:32 AM (XuXeR)

106 There's speculation that AI like the stuff Anthropic is coding is years ahead of anything China has... and they're stealing every AI agent on the planet they can lay "hands" on so they can reverse engineer it for themselves. But their code sucks, as does their hardware.

So they make an effort to stymie our efforts.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 08:29 AM (jehhT)


An interesting comparison is China vs. Israel. They were both founded as modern states about the same time. In fact, Israel was pretty damned socialist for the first 30 years!

Israel, with less land, far fewer natural resources, and far more significant national security issues has managed to become a 1st World country and a technological powerhouse.

What is China's excuse?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 08:33 AM (PLxDd)

107 82 > Martini Farmer

Which side would the US Military fall on in a civil war? That is a key datum.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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I don't think the US Military will take one side or the other. Individual members might. How high up it goes would probably dictate what sort of weapons would be available. And that would be localized, I'd imagine.

I don't think any sort of regular order would survive long in a full blown civil war here.

YMMV

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 08:22 AM (jehhT)


Logistics, logistics, logistics. The side that secures or captures the ammo manufacturing plants, best controls fuel and critical spares production and transportation, and all the other stuff USAF airbases and US Army field units need to move and fight, would have an advantage. A bigger advantage the longer a shooting civil war continues.

This means, however, the disadvantaged side may destroy as much of the above infrastructure as possible. Especially if that side has no realistic hope of capturing infrastructure controlled by the enemy. In my opinion. How good are the air defenses of critical CONUS military and civilian bases and cities? Against cruise missiles and drones?

Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 08:33 AM (5rh/l)

108 “ A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. ”

Matthew 12:35

Posted by: Marcus T at July 02, 2026 08:34 AM (VnVVA)

109 Gref

Our air power is parked on hard stands within easy missile or drone range to off-base enemies.

There has been no move for protective revetments, even when the Ukraine drone attack showed a need for that.

I be concerned.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 08:36 AM (u82oZ)

110 Today Is World UFO Day. 🛸

Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 08:36 AM (NpAcC)

111 I’m sticking with: Tucker Carlson lost his mind when he was fired by Fox. It happened when he was of an age to have a mid-life crisis. He’s having a full-blown one. He’d have been better off buying a convertible and having an affair like any normal middle-aged guy. Instead he’s melting down in full public view…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 08:37 AM (D2O3S)

112 For you Texicans out there, Talarico is DSA aligned.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 08:37 AM (viF8m)

113 Before there was suicidal empathy, the Republicans had perfected suicidal congeniality.

A pathological obsession with being liked by Democrats--especially if those Democrats hate them.

Witness, John Cornyn would rather sponsor and pass a bill with Sheila Jackson Lee, than sponsor and pass a bill Trump supports.

None of the few hundred thousand that vote for Lee, or Lee herself, will ever like John.
Nevertheless, he bows and scrapes before them while ignoring his own voters.
And the 75+ million that voted for Trump.

Suicidal congeniality.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 08:37 AM (3cUTc)

114 103 Senate races look much better, even with NY Times polls.

What is deal Ossoff? is he that popular in Georgia?
Posted by: jonah at July 02, 2026 08:32 AM (YCxFk)


Lot of ads for him begging for money on YouTUbe up here in my neck of the Wisconsin woods.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2026 08:38 AM (x0n13)

115 Suicidal congeniality.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

Excellent summation and a new term to use. Thanks.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 08:38 AM (u82oZ)

116 > talk of a new civil war in the US is silly.

At least in the form of grey and blue uniforms.

It will be more like guerrilla warfare. Luigi showed us the way. Juries are more frequently becoming tribal, women judges applying subjective Toddler Ethics rather than black letter law, the appetite for social "justice" having growing hotspots around the nation.

"Citizen Vigilante" as a vector, has quite an approval following. A return to Tar & Feathers, becoming ungovernable, those entrusted with enforcing law becoming apathetic and disengaged.

Think more about the score-settling after Katrina in New Orleans when it became totally lawless for a time. Lots of dead people who weren't killed by the storm.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 02, 2026 08:38 AM (a3CJ+)

117 JackStraw, more like full blown . He's just hiding it .

Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 08:39 AM (afJtY)

118 Tuck trying to siphon off Conservatives so the Marxists win

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 08:39 AM (sgkY8)

119 110 Today Is World UFO Day. 🛸
Posted by: redridinghood
+++
The truth is out there.

Posted by: Fox Mulder at July 02, 2026 08:40 AM (2Ez/1)

120 Good morning Horde, thx JJ.
Watters gives an interesting take on the Dem civil war. I still think this summer will be awful in big cities and they aren't looking good right now. Imagine if a George Floyd situation arose. The Dem Socialists would go full scale revolution. The old time Dems would be stuck . Would they follow the revolution or will they be moderate. If they're moderate the civil war explodes. Good times

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 08:40 AM (itsE0)

121 110 Today Is World UFO Day. 🛸
Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 08:36 AM (NpAcC)


Not the Betty and Barney Hill to die on!

"Interracial intergalactic David Duke and DSA!"

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2026 08:41 AM (x0n13)

122 Community Notes

Yup. Often times when the established order is changed, there is a spate of score-settling killings. Examples are France just after Liberation, Yugoslavia, and Cambodia.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 08:41 AM (u82oZ)

123 Carlson is being paid. Always was. It's no mental break.

Mental breaks would include the person seeming somehow different than they were. But he's not different. He's just saying different things.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 08:42 AM (pBF9D)

124 >>JackStraw, more like full blown . He's just hiding it .

And it goes beyond just money. Any DSA candidate immediately gets the support of all far left groups like Code Pink that all get funding from the same sources. It's like a stealth political party. Enemy of my enemy and all that.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 08:42 AM (viF8m)

125 An extreme Democrat wants to kill you. A moderate democrat wants the extreme Democrat to kill you.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 08:43 AM (pBF9D)

126 ...

I would think that most commenters here would reject mouthing vile things against their principles even if offered money. I could be wrong, but I doubt it.

Tucker has deep problems.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 08:44 AM (u82oZ)

127
89 >>PDT is hitting China but the Iran situation was a kick in the nuts to the Euros too. Their total vulnerability was exposed.”

From Wretchard yesterday:

“ Shutting down the nuclear plants, banning drilling, outlawing coal, and closing refineries turned out to make economies vulnerable to blackmail from Iran and Russia. Now they realize it.

Who would have thought? Only the dirty minded, right wing conservatives saw it coming as befitted their low nature. The high minded saviours of the planet were too noble to suspect..”

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 08:44 AM (H8EHh)

128 Ossoff and Talarico get about 90% of their money from other states.

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 02, 2026 08:44 AM (/+uur)

129 The popular reaction and commentariat blowback against Barrett has been strong. I wonder if she escapes her little Georgetown bubble to understand how despised she has become. Probably doesn't care.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 02, 2026 08:03 AM (fZiTB)

I'm sure she knows. I'm sure she cares. But it's simple math.

Rule against the right: The commentariat will say mean things.
Rule against the left: They'll kill you.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 08:44 AM (xA5g+)

130 I saw Toddler Ethics open for Kid Rock at the Cubby Bear in '92.

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 08:44 AM (KBK+H)

131 and all I can do is just shake my head and wonder what the hell happened?!

You got older and more jaded and cynical? Just guessing.🤔

Later on, young feller, you'll come out on the other side and realize it is what it is, so be at peace if not happy.

As I said on the cafe thread last night, I think there is less enthusiasm for the "Semiquintennial" than the "Bicentennial" because "Semiquintennial" doesn't sound as cool.

Follow me for more gibberish.

so happy 250th America!
Have a good day,


Good day to you, too, Morning Reporter, and all the Morons at sea.

Posted by: mindful webworker is ready for the day, mostly... at July 02, 2026 08:45 AM (qmcq7)

132 113> A pathological obsession with being liked by Democrats

And the Democrats has a pathological obsession to be liked by foreigners - one of the main drivers that led to the Nation ending Hart-Celler Act

Posted by: Community Notes at July 02, 2026 08:45 AM (a3CJ+)

133 Ross Perot drove me nuts in 92… he rubbed me the wrong way and I was sure he cost Bush Sr that election. But in retrospect, Perot was a kind of early whisper of the Trump to come 24 years later. In fact IIRC, Trump was briefly in Perot’s reform party

Looking back on it now, if Perot had not acted so erratically (jumping in and out of the race; making outlandish charges about his daughter’s wedding) he might well have ended up winning that election! One of our moron authors ought to write an alternate history novel with that scenario. Interesting to wonder how different history would’ve been…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt



Ross Perot was a democrat who only ran in order to prevent Bush from winning. Perot had invested in land that his buddy democrat Jim Wright had gotten listed as a tax free zone, and NAFTA killed it. He was rewarded after the election by getting a social security remittance contract for his business by Clinton.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at July 02, 2026 08:45 AM (T70K3)

134 Rule against the right: The commentariat will say mean things.
Rule against the left: They'll kill you.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 08:44 AM (xA5g+)

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And worse, NO MOAR D.C. Cocktail Party Invites!

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 08:45 AM (KBK+H)

135 I would think that most commenters here would reject mouthing vile things against their principles even if offered money. I could be wrong, but I doubt it.

Tucker has deep problems.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 08:44 AM (u82oZ)

An alternate explanation is that he simply has no principles whatsoever, and never has.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 08:46 AM (H8EHh)

136 Good morning!

Not just Ohio, but Buffalo, NY canceled their July 4th celebration then hoisted the flag of Somalia. Also raised in Binghampton, NY and Boston, MA. Some alert go out to get this done?

Somalia.

What the actual f$%#?!?!

https://tinyurl.com/as5u66b6

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 08:46 AM (X8xt3)

137 Remember:
According to Roberts and Barrett, an illegal, illiterate Haitian, speaking no English, never paying and never will pay taxes, who snuck back in after being deported, if she gives birth with one toe on U.S. soil, that child has just as much right to decide the future of this country as you, who trace your family back to 1776.

That is what the writers of the 14th, many whose grandparents fought in the Revolutionary War, intended.

It's time for the DOJ to open an investigation into the illegal adoptions of Roberts and Barrett.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 08:47 AM (3cUTc)

138 > "Semiquintennial" is a mouthful

Try SesterCentennial, its easier to say when drunk.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 02, 2026 08:47 AM (pUU4E)

139 IMHO we ain’t having no civil war in this country (my grammar is atrocious; misuse of a double negative amongst other errors… but you catch my meaning I’m sure). It won’t happen in my lifetime, half the military on one side, half on the other… big ground and land battles between them. Just won’t happen and I’m grateful for that as it would be unimaginably awful.

Low level violence is already happening and will continue… but that’s not a civil war even if it ratchets up. Things were worse in the Vietnam era and nobody calls that a civil war. It’s overwrought language

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 08:47 AM (D2O3S)

140 Ross Perot had a good reason to run. The UniParty was going to give you NAFTA no matter which of the two major parties you voted for. He offered the only alternative.

Tuq'r Qatarlson's just retarded.

Posted by: Delurker at July 02, 2026 08:47 AM (2Drhq)

141 113> A pathological obsession with being liked by Democrats

... and the NY Times.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 02, 2026 08:48 AM (fZiTB)

142 Crude oil is about $67/barrel this morning. We are back to pre-war levels just as predicted.
Posted by: JackStraw

Just needs to hold until Nov so the consumer psyche forgets the blip in the spring

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 02, 2026 08:48 AM (FxH7T)

143 One of our moron authors ought to write an alternate history novel with that scenario. Interesting to wonder how different history would’ve been…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt

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"After invading Kuwait, Perot nuked Iraq. Then he nuked Iran and Lebanon. There has been green glass and peace in The Middle East ever since ... The End."

/A man can dream ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 08:48 AM (KBK+H)

144 Julie had told police that Allison was allegedly making threats, including “suicide by cop,” and claimed Allison had stolen her car. She also “alleged that Howlett would frequently put on body armor, grab a rifle, and tell her partner to take her to a homeless shelter, alluding to the idea of shooting homeless people.”

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An episode of Leave It To Beaver?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 08:49 AM (ndZc7)

145 Perot said he had all kinds of plans in 92 for when he got elected. He was on Today one morning and Couric asked him a specific question. He said that he had a plan that could the everyone but it was too long and he'd have to come back. Couric let it drop . I would have said "ok come back Friday and we'll go over it. Bye"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 08:49 AM (itsE0)

146 The Restore America Agenda:

- end the fake filibuster
- pass the SAVE Act
- bar citizenship to children of illegals
- defund the courts

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 08:49 AM (3cUTc)

147 I would think that most commenters here would reject mouthing vile things against their principles even if offered money. I could be wrong, but I doubt it.

Tucker has deep problems.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 08:44 AM (u82oZ)

Our side simply does not understand the other side. We look at everything through our own lens (as one would expect).

We think, for example, that leftists worry about appearing or feeling consistent. They don't give an unholy fuck about consistency. We do.

Doesn't mean Tucker is a leftist. He is worse than a leftist. He will sell you out any day for any reason.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 08:49 AM (pBF9D)

148 35 There were at least 2 trannies in the Dallas Antifa group that are getting years long sentences.

I really hope they don't get to go to the women's prison. Gen Pop mens is what I hope for.

Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker at July 02, 2026 08:49 AM (gb+eN)

149 The Supreme Court in Slaughter held that the congressionally created for-cause “protection from removal is contrary to the separation of powers enshrined in the Constitution.” Specifically, the majority held that the “text, history, and structure” of the Constitution establish that by vesting “the Executive power” in “a President” of the United States, the Constitution grants the president the power to “remove his subordinates at will.”
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But Lisa Cook is special, because she works for the Federal Reserve. Yet more evidence the Fed is inconsistent with Constitutional separation of powers and must be privatized in some manner. Either that, or it must be subjugated to tge Executive branch, one or the other.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 08:50 AM (WtHHI)

150 ... & Tom Servo

Good alternative explanations. Thanks. Will embrace the meaning of "and".

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 08:51 AM (u82oZ)

151 Well, I'm off to contend with the 100% humidity and the heat. Ugh. G'luck to anyone else having to be outside today.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 02, 2026 08:52 AM (O7YUW)

152 Good morning!

Not just Ohio, but Buffalo, NY canceled their July 4th celebration then hoisted the flag of Somalia. Also raised in Binghampton, NY and Boston, MA. Some alert go out to get this done?

Somalia.

What the actual f$%#?!?!

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It's almost as if we've been invaded by third-world foreigners with the help and encouragement of the Anti-American Democrat-Communist Party ... or something.

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 08:52 AM (KBK+H)

153 Professor Epstein from NYU Law wrote a good oped on the WSJ on how “Roberts Gets the 14th Wrong”. He also filed a very good amicus that’s worth the read.

Roberts and that idiot ACB got this completely wrong and in my opinion it’s ripe to be struck down by a future court.

Posted by: Vengeance at July 02, 2026 08:53 AM (04KGT)

154 >>Transgender Democrat Activist Urges Followers To ‘Kill Your Local Republican’

I've posted this before, it was prescient: https://tinyurl.com/3ewr54be

As we have seen so far, the left depends for its central strategy on politicizing resentment, and we’ve looked at several groups that the left has successfully managed to weaponize. We’ve also seen how the resentment of different groups differs in terms of its political value depending on how strong the resentment is and how well it can be maintained and controlled. What distinguishes transgenderism from other sources of resentment is that it is transformative. There is a well-developed process – running from self-identification to full-on surgical modification – through which one is initiated into transgenderism, a lifestyle that one cannot leave once the process has been completed (the dick cannot be un-chopped, so to speak). It should be clear at this point that transgenderism possesses this political benefit in addition to all the political benefits already mentioned for previous groups. . .
Transgenderism is used by the left as a method of turning pathology and alienation into politically viable resentment.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 08:53 AM (X8xt3)

155 Today Is World UFO Day. 🛸
Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 08:36 AM (NpAcC)
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Females in space ships giving birth to new Americans are A-OK, says John Roberts

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 08:54 AM (WtHHI)

156 What is deal Ossoff? is he that popular in Georgia?
Posted by: jonah at July 02, 2026 08:32 AM (YCxFk)

Kemp is the head of the corruption scheme in Georgia. He made the deal to put Ossoff in office.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 08:55 AM (H8EHh)

157 >>IMHO we ain’t having no civil war in this country

Maybe not in the traditional sense of war but a strong case can be made that we are already in a civil war. Polling shows that Republicans overwhelmingly love this country while at the same time Democrats hate it. And the divide is not small.

Democrats hate this country so much that they have thrown in with people who want to, as Barry said, fundamentally change the US and make us a communist country. That's not hyperbole, they are openly saying it. I don't think there could be a more stark division and it's only heating up as people realize the stakes.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 08:55 AM (viF8m)

158 Off to the ER...

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 08:57 AM (RIvkX)

159 Democratic socialism is a top-down movement run by insulated elites who have little understanding of—or genuine interest in—the lives of millions of ordinary Americans

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In her book The Proud Tower, Barbara Tuchman makes this point about the anarchist terrorists in the 25 years leading up to WWI. She described it as the word and the deed. The elites in their ivory towers justify terrorism; i.e., the word, while useful idiots carry out the bloody work; i.e., the deed.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 08:57 AM (ndZc7)

160 >>Today Is World UFO Day

The truth is out there!

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 08:58 AM (X8xt3)

161 Off to the ER..."

That's not good. Hope everything works out

Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 08:58 AM (XuXeR)

162 >>IMHO we ain’t having no civil war in this country

Maybe not in the traditional sense of war but a strong case can be made that we are already in a civil war. Polling shows that Republicans overwhelmingly love this country while at the same time Democrats hate it. And the divide is not small.

Democrats hate this country so much that they have thrown in with people who want to, as Barry said, fundamentally change the US and make us a communist country. That's not hyperbole, they are openly saying it. I don't think there could be a more stark division and it's only heating up as people realize the stakes.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 08:55 AM (viF8m)

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As El Rushbo (and I think Dennis Prager) used to say: we've been in "a cold civil war" for decades now.

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 08:58 AM (KBK+H)

163 I thought the court would ho Kavanaugh's way, and say The Trump EO violated legislation, and kick the question to Congress, where it would of course, die.

Instead we got the torturous reinterpretation of history and the Constitution from that idiot, John Roberts and the women's faction.

5-4, with five different opinions. I'd say this thing is far from settled law.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 08:58 AM (Fp2Vj)

164 The SC is sending the Cook case back to determine the outcome of the criminal cases . I think the SC is avoiding making a ruling on the Fed "independent" status by hoping Cook either resigns or is fired for cause and the case becomes moot

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 08:59 AM (itsE0)

165 Honey, the retard is awake.

Posted by: one hour sober at July 02, 2026 08:59 AM (J4Dwc)

166 Off to the ER...
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 08:57 AM (RIvkX)
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Moar prayers for Mrs.SFP

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 09:00 AM (Fp2Vj)

167 Honey, the retard is awake.
Posted by: one hour sober



Geez. I'm right here.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 09:00 AM (kvW9k)

168 Whether there's a simmering civil war going on now is a matter of perspective. IMO

There's been several attempts to assassinate the president. A number of his supporters have been attacked or threatened. Some killed. There have been numerous plots to disrupt official events and potentially engage in mass murder.

And, as others have noted, the political divide is getting pretty belligerent.

It's certainly not isolated.

And our government is split on it. The judiciary isn't.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 09:01 AM (jehhT)

169 A Wisconsin transgender activist has released a run of videos telling people to “kill your local Republican” and vowing a “trans jihad” against MAGA.

Any casual review of current politics will tell you that modern jihad - targeted violence against a group to make the survivors allow Islamic goals - has been incredibly successful.

Why wouldn't any political group embrace their own version of jihad since it works so well?

And this isn't theoretical, trannies are murdering normies and Christians on a regular basis already

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:02 AM (sKqQm)

170 Democrats hate this country so much that they have thrown in with people who want to, as Barry said, fundamentally change the US and make us a communist country. That's not hyperbole, they are openly saying it. I don't think there could be a more stark division and it's only heating up as people realize the stakes.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 08:55 AM (viF8m)


Don't forget situational patriotism, as well. They hate the country a little less when their people are in power.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2026 09:02 AM (qRla/)

171 142> Just hold gas prices until November

Don't forget the usual winter blend kicks in which allows the mixing in of higher RVP butane (which is cheaper).

Posted by: Community Notes at July 02, 2026 09:03 AM (+4Cf6)

172 ...shooting homeless ....

Is that the freak's idea of a false flag?

Kill a bunch of the wretched poors and people will think it was a MAGA gone amok?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 02, 2026 09:03 AM (/lPRQ)

173 >>I would posit that the soccer tournament is a shining example of success on that score. It (the tourny) is a roaring success on all counts, and has flooded the world's media with an incredibly positive (not always on purpose) image of the States.
It's these sort of events/times that drive a surprising number of current political events, and "we" are the shining city upon the hill to the rest of the world.


It is showcasing America as a people.
The visitors are reporting experiences with lovely Americans all over the country - Americans, not [race/ethnicity/religion/gender/sexual orientation]. There is no, "gee, the gays are so much nicer here" or "the hospitality of the [hyphenated citizens] in this city was overwhelming!" They are simply enjoying all of us, no categories or divisions. It's wonderful!

Our political class could take notice of this: visitors are enjoying our people, not "an idea."

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 09:04 AM (X8xt3)

174 I’m Going to Help Build a Third Party’: Tucker Carlson Drops Political Bombshell

Tucker Carlson couldn't drop a bombshell if he had free overnight delivery from Acme.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 07:45 AM (ExV1e)
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Tucker Carlson has the biggest ego of anyone on the planet.
He just wants to form a third-party because he knows it will fail. It will only elect the radical Democrat party, which will destroy the United States as we know it.
Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 08:28 AM (NpAcC)

It will roll out much like John Belushi in Animal House:

"Who's with me? Let's go! AAaaaaaa..."
(No one follows)

Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 02, 2026 09:04 AM (nbLIj)

175 There's been several attempts to assassinate the president. A number of his supporters have been attacked or threatened. Some killed. There have been numerous plots to disrupt official events and potentially engage in mass murder.

As a point to consider, an old man in Utah posted vague comments threatening Biden during the Junta.

A strike team was sent there and they killed him in his home.

Why aren't we using the same standard with the people not only calling for Trump's assassination, but the vast network assisting his would be assassins?

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:04 AM (sKqQm)

176 Darializa Avila Chevalier’s Hostility to Interracial Romances and ‘Ugly Colonizer Women’ Earns Praise From Ex-KKK Grand Wizard David Duke

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Kill them all and let the KKK sort them out.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 09:04 AM (ndZc7)

177 SAN Franpsycho good luck and God bless to you and the Mrs

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 09:04 AM (itsE0)

178 5-4, with five different opinions. I'd say this thing is far from settled law.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 08:58 AM (Fp2Vj)

That’s the good news. The bad news is that nothing can happen unti one of the 5 leaves the Court and is replaced by someone more sound. Assuming that none of the 4 are replaced by someone worse.

Kurt Schlichter wrote a piece saying “it’s fine, it will be overturned in 20 or 30 years, easy.” But in 20 to 30 years, today’s birthright babies will be having babies of their own. Kurt, we don’t have 20 - 30 years to fix this.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 09:05 AM (H8EHh)

179 My idiot SiL is visiting here with my daughter and their kids. His voting Demofascist deives me slightly nuts, but I blame it on him spending too much time in academia getting degreed, and not enough time working for a living. So there is some (maybe small) hope, now that he has a job and a family to provide for.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 09:05 AM (Fp2Vj)

180 ...shooting homeless ....

Is that the freak's idea of a false flag?

Kill a bunch of the wretched poors and people will think it was a MAGA gone amok?


I would assume the tranny in question liked the idea of killing people. Presumably as he was miserable and wanted to inflict similar misery on others.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:05 AM (sKqQm)

181 I would argue the Federal Reserve Act as structured is unconstitutional. There is nothing unconstitutional about creating a banking system per se. However the control over that system is the problem. Section 10 in particular which creates the board is problematic. It allows the executive to appoint board members but contrary to the executives power the court just ruled it doesn’t allow him to remove them. So which branch does the branch belong to- because I don’t see them on my copy of the constitution. BTW Congress cannot delegate its power and by extension the killshot at Humphreys Executor is clearly instructive in winding back these seemingly independent agencies throughout our government.

Posted by: Vengeance at July 02, 2026 09:07 AM (04KGT)

182 Darializa Avila Chevalier gave a truly bizarre interview recently, where she said she ran for Congress because finding work is too difficult.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 09:07 AM (Fp2Vj)

183 >Here's a chicken and egg example to illustrate the pickle we're in...

Simply Put:tldr
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBsChickenRun
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-ifLIBsWantAmerica2Fail
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBsHalftimeAmerica250

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at July 02, 2026 09:07 AM (GKrJ1)

184 >>I’m Going to Help Build a Third Party’: Tucker Carlson Drops Political Bombshell


This is all so tiresome.
These conservatives and minor GOP politicians who've lost the love of the general public sound like the spoiled brat kids who want to break the board game/take the ball home if you don;t play by their rules (to let them win).

Boo hoo.
Sorry your feelings were hurt.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 09:09 AM (X8xt3)

185 Darializa Avila Chevalier’s Hostility to Interracial Romances and ‘Ugly Colonizer Women’ Earns Praise From Ex-KKK Grand Wizard David Duke

David Duke became public enemy #1 when he ran for governor of LA.

And endlessly the FNM kept repeating he was the face of Republicans.

A few years later he came out against the WoT and wrote articles on it for the Arab News, damning Shrub and da JOOOOs. The FNM interestingly did not talk about his new role at all but on lefty forums you could occasionally find someone arguing "Yeah Duke isn't a good guy but I wish more Republicans were reasonable like him"

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:09 AM (sKqQm)

186 It just occurred to me how funny it would be if Tucker starts his 3rd party, but quickly finds there’s no real support from the woke right. So he pivots to the socialists, who do have significant support now, and they nominate AOC with Thomas Massie as her VP for a third party run.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 09:09 AM (H8EHh)

187 Mornin’, All.

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 09:10 AM (77rzZ)

188 45 The popular reaction and commentariat blowback against Barrett has been strong. I wonder if she escapes her little Georgetown bubble to understand how despised she has become. Probably doesn't care.
Posted by: Ordinary American

Perhaps she should have taken better notes in class.

Posted by: Heirloominati at July 02, 2026 09:10 AM (ABXZT)

189 Why aren't we using the same standard with the people not only calling for Trump's assassination, but the vast network assisting his would be assassins?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:04 AM (sKqQm)
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Ok, I'll tone it down!

Posted by: Kathy Griffen at July 02, 2026 09:10 AM (Fp2Vj)

190 What's the No Labels party up to these days?

Anybody?

Bueller??

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 09:11 AM (X8xt3)

191 Darializa Avila Chevalier is flaunting her polysyllabic privilege.

Posted by: Guy with a monosyllablic first and last name at July 02, 2026 09:11 AM (2Ez/1)

192 The interracial marriage thing is interesting because if you listen to the FNM about it the issue is all racist rightwing Republicans but the group most opposed to the idea are black women.

Of course there is further irony in that most black woman in America have white ancestors...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:11 AM (sKqQm)

193 Cook won’t resign. Her lawyers will argue the charges and when they lose (because there is materiality and actual factual substance), they will move to arguing selective prosecution or some other nonsense.

Posted by: Vengeance at July 02, 2026 09:12 AM (04KGT)

194 I don't find talk of a civil war II funny at all
Keep seeing Marxists crying for killing their opponents, sooner or later they don't get their way bombings will start.

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 09:12 AM (sgkY8)

195 @190 Lizzy always got a laugh out of the No Labels people because No Labels is, in fact, a label

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 09:12 AM (itsE0)

196 As El Rushbo (and I think Dennis Prager) used to say: we've been in "a cold civil war" for decades now.
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 08:58 AM (KBK+H)

Cold civil war is more accurate; I’d agree with that. But omitting the word cold gives the wrong impression of tank and F15 battles between different factions of the US military; that ain’t happening

As for political disagreements becoming kinetic (ie violent) to some extent. That is not civil war either… it’s isolated political violence which we’ve always had in this country. No one could accurately say we’ve had an ongoing civil war for 250 years; that’s ridiculous. I mean Burr killed Hamilton and the whiskey rebellion and the list goes on. But only one civil war 1861-65

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 09:12 AM (YetvJ)

197 Actually, a Lot of DSA Members Are Communists

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Well, I'll be go to hell!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 09:12 AM (ndZc7)

198 What is deal Ossoff? is he that popular in Georgia?
Posted by: jonah at July 02, 2026 08:32 AM (YCxFk)


Polls are what we like to refer to as lies.

After all, Talarico is totes popular in Texas... say the polls.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 09:13 AM (ExV1e)

199
190 What's the No Labels party up to these days?

Anybody?

Bueller??
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 09:11 AM (X8xt3)

They’re at the bar with John Cornyn, crying in their beer.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 09:13 AM (H8EHh)

200 190 What's the No Labels party up to these days?

Anybody?

Bueller??
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 09:11 AM
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We're trying to figure out what's in all these cans of food.

Posted by: Cling peaches again, dammit! at July 02, 2026 09:13 AM (2Ez/1)

201 The popular reaction and commentariat blowback against Barrett has been strong. I wonder if she escapes her little Georgetown bubble to understand how despised she has become. Probably doesn't care.

Has there ever been a case of a full on GOPe traitor legislator/judge sitting down for an interview with a based interviewer? Having Barrett interviewed by say Nick Freitas or VDH would be fascinating.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:13 AM (sKqQm)

202 Who cares what Carlson does. He's just a propagandizer for al-Qaeda, their "Squealer" character from Orwell's Animal Farm.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 09:13 AM (Fp2Vj)

203 they will move to arguing selective prosecution or some other nonsense.

The left: No one is above the law

Leftist officeholders: Except me

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:14 AM (sKqQm)

204 Anyone remember the Babylon Bee video where the Nazi and the DSA person basically agreed on everything?

Reality's collided with parody.

Posted by: MJ at July 02, 2026 09:14 AM (XOmY9)

205 I mean Burr killed Hamilton and the whiskey rebellion and the list goes on. But only one civil war 1861-65

ironic, because that wasn't a civil war either - the South wanted to secede, not take over the USA.

from the Northern POV I suppose it was. The North DID take over the entire country.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 02, 2026 09:14 AM (j+aD2)

206 Tucker Carlson is the Weekly World News of podcasts.

Posted by: And he's Bat Boy at July 02, 2026 09:15 AM (2Ez/1)

207 but the group most opposed to the idea are black women.“

They all know they no black man will settle for a loud mouthed black woman when he can get a quiet white girl instead.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 09:16 AM (H8EHh)

208

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
@NYCMayor
New York: it's hot out there, and the power grid is working overtime to keep us cool.

Set your AC to 78 degrees, turn off lights/electronics you're not using, and unplug what you can.

Our City is doing its part too: maintaining the 78 degrees rule in our buildings, dimming/turning off our lights during peak electricity demand, asking private partners to do the same, and powering down non-essential equipment.

A stable grid means the AC stays on, and lives are saved. Let's ease demand — and get through the heat — together

Let's see if Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and all their guests follow Mamdani's request.

Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 09:16 AM (NpAcC)

209 Birthright citizenship?
The 19th Amendment keeps on giving.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 02, 2026 09:16 AM (/lPRQ)

210 Anyone remember the Babylon Bee video where the Nazi and the DSA person basically agreed on everything?

Reality's collided with parody.


Also, I remember an animated video where a couple of Antifa members building a time machine and bring a group of soldiers from the Normandy invasion to "fight Trump's fascism".

The soldiers get antifa to discuss their views and Trump's views and decide antifa are the fascists before getting quickly sent back by the antifa members

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:16 AM (sKqQm)

211 Birthright citizenship?
The 19th Amendment keeps on giving.


and it will do so until death of the republic

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 02, 2026 09:17 AM (j+aD2)

212 Asians are also very, very against interracial marriage.

Oh wait, I just realized the entire planet is against interracial marriage. Except us.

Posted by: MJ at July 02, 2026 09:17 AM (XOmY9)

213 206 Bat Boy >>>>>>> Tucker Qatarlson

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 09:18 AM (77rzZ)

214 "...the entire planet is against interracial marriage. Except us.
Posted by: MJ at July 02, 2026 09:17 AM"


Is this about us?

Posted by: All the TV commercials at July 02, 2026 09:18 AM (2Ez/1)

215 Darializa Avila Chevalier gave a truly bizarre interview recently, where she said she ran for Congress because finding work is too difficult.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

Plus work is yucky. Everybody knows that.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 09:18 AM (ndZc7)

216 New York: it's hot out there, and the power grid is working overtime to keep us cool.

I suspect if you want back to say 1966 and told people in 60s years that we would have trouble with the electricity grid on a regular basis in 2026 they'd ask just how much damage did WWIII with the Soviets do because obviously Americans couldn't be that incompetent with all that future technology and nuclear power they would have by then...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:19 AM (sKqQm)

217 I think a lot of people were surprised at the feebleness and selectivity of Barrett’s arguments. It shows bias, and it’s not a good sign for the future. I am concerned about the rifle ban cases in the next term. I fear Barrett will come up with something out of thin air to deny that right or limit it in an especially egregious way.

Posted by: Vengeance at July 02, 2026 09:19 AM (04KGT)

218 What is deal Ossoff? is he that popular in Georgia?
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GA resident.

He's very well liked. And he's a bit of a sleeper, too. He's a really good retail politician that tends to stay just under the national radar. Lots of people call him the white Obama because Ossoff adopted his speech pattern and he basically says nothing of consequence but sounds pretty good saying it.

Lots of talk about him being a sleeper candidate for 28.

Posted by: MJ at July 02, 2026 09:19 AM (XOmY9)

219 The biggest problem with work? You have to show up.

Posted by: Welfare queens everywhere at July 02, 2026 09:20 AM (2Ez/1)

220 I’m Going to Help Build a Third Party’: Tucker Carlson Drops Political Bombshell turd


Fixed for accuracy.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 09:20 AM (kvW9k)

221 Asians are also very, very against interracial marriage.

In my own personal experience Asian women aren't too opposed to it.

Asian men though? I hear they aren't happy seeing white guys with Asian women...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:20 AM (sKqQm)

222 Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 09:09 AM (X8xt3)

The op was to split MAGA to usher in the communists and their 40% of voters practically unopposed who would then be in for good.

They're still enacting the plan, but Trump saw the game long ago and defused it before it could go anywhere.

15 month ago they tried to use "Epstein" as the catalyst and when you look forward a year and see how Tucker and Candace have jumped straight to Israel, you can see where "they" thought they had the best chance of a true MAGA split. Where their intended fault line was. The Jews. Good gambit. But Trump killed it in the crib.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 09:20 AM (pBF9D)

223 Democrats hate this country so much that they have thrown in with people who want to, as Barry said, fundamentally change the US and make us a communist country. That's not hyperbole, they are openly saying it. I don't think there could be a more stark division and it's only heating up as people realize the stakes.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 08:55 AM (viF8m)
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"They don't really mean it", I hear all the time. "It's OK to vote Madmani into office because he might do some food and we are strong enough to resist his communism!"

To which I say, don't overthink things, and don't play with fire. He says he is your enemy, and hates America. Take him at his word.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 09:21 AM (aq6QB)

224 Apropos to nothing, my GiveSendGo has funded to - (checks page) - 69%.

Nice! Most Hordeworthy...

Thanks again to all who have contributed!

Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 02, 2026 09:22 AM (OUMaO)

225 223 "It's OK to vote Madmani into office because he might do some food and we are strong enough to resist his communism!"
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Sorry, mistyped "good" as "food"

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 09:22 AM (aq6QB)

226 Recognizing that the Old Order (what we have today) is hopelessly broken, and ignore SCOTUS and set about establishing a New Order ala 7/4/1776


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Yes! Double the speed of internet shitposting! Like the founding fathers did!

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 09:22 AM (6eLrX)

227 >>Lots of talk about him being a sleeper candidate for 28.

Going to be difficult unless he becomes un-Jewish before then.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 09:23 AM (viF8m)

228 The Epstein gambit from the left was an odd one.

They went immediately from arguing their were no Epstein files/clients in 2024 to arguing that obviously Trump was one in 2025. I've shared twitter posts from for example Stephen King doing this exact flip.

And then...Trump just released the files. Which pointed at leftwing celebs, leftwing academics, and leftwing pols.

The FNM then quickly moved on though you still occasionally find lefties arguing their are sekret Epstein files yet to be released.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:23 AM (sKqQm)

229 Madmani goan do some food? Where my EBT card at?

Posted by: La'Shondra at July 02, 2026 09:23 AM (2Ez/1)

230 The GOPe tells me that none of the stuff lefties, or Islamists, say are things they really mean.

But the stuff rightwing candidates say? Its all dog whistles for The Handmaid's Tale or 1984 or crap like that

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:24 AM (sKqQm)

231 Let's see if Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and all their guests follow Mamdani's request.
Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 09:16 AM (NpAcC)
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Are they finally getting hitched this weekend? Any bets on marriage length?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 09:25 AM (aq6QB)

232 Did SCROTUS even attempt to pretend they were going with the 'original intent' of the 14th, or just go with making shit up.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 02, 2026 09:25 AM (/lPRQ)

233 @228 the leftist women I know and a few leftist men are absolutely still stuck on Epstein. Bring up any national issue and they begin babbling about "Epstein, pedo, convicted felon". The elite may have moved on by the others are still rolling in it

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 09:25 AM (itsE0)

234 >>@NYCMayor
New York: it's hot out there, and the power grid is working overtime to keep us cool.

Set your AC to 78 degrees, turn off lights/electronics you're not using, and unplug what you can.

Our City is doing its part too: maintaining the 78 degrees rule in our buildings, dimming/turning off our lights during peak electricity demand, asking private partners to do the same, and powering down non-essential equipment.
- - -

It is stupid for a Mayor to lecture people on how to behave when it's a typical hot summer day.
You are our my parent. We are not children.

This creeping trend of politicians and media thinking they need to tell us to do things like "stay hydrated" is insufferable.

Do your d@mn job, which is a lot bigger and more complicated then: Tell people how to set thermostats - check!

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 09:26 AM (X8xt3)

235 I think the judiciary throwing in with the leftists is probably the most pressing issue we've got.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 09:26 AM (jehhT)

236 Ran out of work?
Guess degrees in Cultural Marxism are not going well

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 09:26 AM (sgkY8)

237 "Somewhere along the way, American politics became the only profession where you can skip work 161 times, accomplish next to nothing, and still get marketed like a Marvel superhero.
The congressman with no record, Byron Donalds"

Knives are out for Donalds, a man who Trump supports. The question is, who is she proposing instead, James Fishback ?

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 09:27 AM (6eLrX)

238 Money well spent.

Trump Announces $1 Trillion Project To Clone Clarence Thomas

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From the Bee.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 09:28 AM (ndZc7)

239 Epstein files is at the same level of credibility as sharks armed with lasers and Jewish weather machines…. Yeah he wasn’t a nice guy, a sleaze but he didn’t control the entire apparatus of government… good grief

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 09:28 AM (YetvJ)

240 >> "Somewhere along the way, American politics became the only profession where you can skip work 161 times, accomplish next to nothing, and still get marketed like a Marvel superhero.



Sec. of Transportation Pete?
Biden?

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 09:28 AM (X8xt3)

241 Americans and their way of life are the real attraction. What visitors are discovering, and enthusiastically sharing with the world, is that America’s greatest export isn’t just our innovation, sports, or entertainment. It is the everyday reality of American life itself: abundance, convenience, civility, and opportunity that many take for granted here but stand out as remarkable abroad. International fans have gone viral posting about self-serve ice machines and unlimited free refills in restaurants, the novelty of free bread or chips and salsa before the meal arrives, sprawling supermarkets stocked with endless product choices, and consistently polite, helpful customer service that feels refreshingly genuine.
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I'm loving all the social media tributes to America and Americans.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 09:29 AM (aq6QB)

242 Roberts WAS NEVER an originalist! NEVER EVER. Came to the bench with thin record and ...now we have what we have.

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 09:29 AM (6eLrX)

243 233 @228 the leftist women I know and a few leftist men are absolutely still stuck on Epstein. Bring up any national issue and they begin babbling about "Epstein, pedo, convicted felon". The elite may have moved on by the others are still rolling in it
Posted by: Smell the Glove

It's that meme of NPCs getting their latest updates - always one who doesn't get it.

Just looking at some oddball forum and topic was poor internet/bandwidth... had to get Starlinks... something about Musk (I guess saying his name was enough if you know)... but it's the only way to get the net...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 02, 2026 09:29 AM (/lPRQ)

244 For those not in the know:

James Lindsay, anti-Communist
@ConceptualJames
11h

Woke 2.0 is coming. It's starting already.

Rather than foregrounding identity politics, it will push:

1) Affordability (Marxist materialism);
2) Anti-corruption (ironic but an excuse to go after Trump);
3) Anti-Israel (pro-Palestine).

It will be warm to political violence.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 09:29 AM (x8PQF)

245 Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:23 AM (sKqQm)

They tried to leverage Republican distrust of government AND their simultaneous patriotism against Trump by (it looks like) pairing it with Israel - and Epstein was going to be the way in to it all.

Trump immediately called people crazies on Day 1 and dictated the size and shape of the intended split before it even got off the ground. Basically he kept one side fringe instead of letting them make it mainstream and giving people a "choice" between two things that seemed to make equal sense.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 09:30 AM (pBF9D)

246 I’m now registered to vote in FL. Donalds has my vote. If he’s good enough for The Donald that’s enough for me

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 09:30 AM (YetvJ)

247 Every cloud has a silver lining.

Rape Gang Busted In The UK For Illegal Air Conditioner Use

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From the Bee.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 09:30 AM (ndZc7)

248 Wokies are already warm to political violence.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 09:30 AM (pBF9D)

249 Too late

Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2026 09:31 AM (jjSWr)

250 >>Wokies are already warm to political violence.

Largely because it hasn't come their way. Yet.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 09:32 AM (viF8m)

251 Noodus gratia artis

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 09:32 AM (77rzZ)

252 Two Tier Kier announced the UK Defense Budget before resigning, replacing their current five frigates with what looks like some PT boats. No word on plans for buying new submarines yet, but the "Royal Navy" is going to soon be extremely small.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 09:32 AM (aq6QB)

253 @247 The Bee is awesome!

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 09:32 AM (6eLrX)

254 Epstein files is at the same level of credibility as sharks armed with lasers and Jewish weather machines…. Yeah he wasn’t a nice guy, a sleaze but he didn’t control the entire apparatus of government… good grief
Posted by: LinusVanPelt


Best I can figure out is he was an old school money launderer for the world's spooks and other shady business*.... and he always had some nubile young women to share like some sort of bar snacks, Chex mix, or yacht babes.

* back before crypto and the net.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 02, 2026 09:33 AM (/lPRQ)

255 I am an American living in Russia.

The only thing people here are angry about is that Putin hasn't turned Kiev into the backside of the moon yet.

Putin is the moderate in Russian politics.

Posted by: Kristophr at July 02, 2026 09:33 AM (tB2Hh)

256 Putin is the moderate in Russian politics.

Posted by: Kristophr at July 02, 2026 09:33 AM (tB2Hh)


The Russians are a strange people...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 09:34 AM (PLxDd)

257 Willowed but wth repost from ONT

@grok If a pregnant Mexican takes a flight to Canada and gives birth to her child while over the US, is that child a US citizen?

https://bit.ly/grok-on-anchor-babies

Spoiler, answer in brief:
Yes.

Posted by: mindful webworker with fresh Old Glory flying at July 02, 2026 09:35 AM (qmcq7)

258 >>I'm loving all the social media tributes to America and Americans.

Yes!
It's nice to feel appreciated by these visitors, but it also is a good demonstration of what has been so distressing about the turbo immigration: this is what people are losing when you dump thousands of third world foreigners into small town America.

Again, this is not a race/ethnicity/whatever category thing, this is an American culture thing - we have it (many variances, same spirit), it IS good, and we desperately don't want to lose it.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 09:35 AM (X8xt3)

259 The Russians are a strange people...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 09:34 AM (PLxDd)

Yea, they care about their country, and care that a bunch of Azov Battalion neo-nazis killed 20,000 ethnic Russians, with artillery fire into Donbas, from 2014 to 2022.

Imagine, being patriotic, and not tolerating your people being killed. Very strange.

Posted by: Kristophr at July 02, 2026 09:44 AM (QT56A)

260 Is it hormones gone crazy or do they just want us dead? Yeah, they want us dead.

The power of AND...Probably have untreated STDs that are rotting their brains too...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 09:47 AM (l3cgK)

261 Trans people are mentally ill people. It's easy to persuade them to butcher themselves, and when most of the blood dries they are still mentally ill. This group of people hate themselves, and everybody else. They are the kamikazes of the democommies.

Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 10:28 AM (LHPAg)

262 Today Is World UFO Day. 🛸
Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 08:36 AM (NpAcC)


I want to believe.

https://www.blipshift.com/products/close-encounter-2

Posted by: Moldy Skull at July 02, 2026 10:29 AM (wBRco)

263 'Morning, all, thanks J.J.

Chris Rabb is a silver spoon baby; highly educated, well known parents AND grandparents.

He's another frigging CREATION:
April 2016: I am pleased to announce that I have just received the endorsement of Americans for Democratic Action, Southeastern Chapter for my candidacy for State Representative in the 200th District. Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) is one of the oldest liberal political organizations in the country. It was founded in 1947 by Eleanor Roosevelt, John Kenneth Galbraith, former Senator and Vice President Hubert Humphrey, and the late Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. I am deeply humbled by their support!

Finally, after at least a decade, Rabb wins: An endorsement, Daily News, in part: "From the Iran war to healthcare, from climate to affordability, and from housing to immigration, Rabb has consistently offered the boldest and most ambitious leadership." AND "While his rivals tout big endorsements, Rabb has always relied on persuading voters." AND "The moment calls for a pugnacious presence."

👉Ground up control in wards, counties, states.

"The government you elect is the government you deserve." Thomas Jefferson

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 11:12 AM (NFX2v)

264 satan happened.

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at July 02, 2026 11:40 AM (EKyYI)

265 Oh, look what's happening! We're so shocked!

Why? Where did you think the D party was heading for many years?

(Just one little example) People's World, 'Hillary Clinton pledges to push Employee Free Choice,' July 31, 2015

Hillary was simply the easier path - vs Bernie - to progressive victory before Trump. And now she, Pelosi, Michelle Obama and Warren are the public "voices of reason" and party direction.
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Doubling back, "In the early 1990s, Rabb worked as an aide to U.S. Senator Carol Moseley Braun.[1] He then worked for the Clinton administration in the 1995 White House Conference on Small Business.[1]" Wikipedia
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Seldom brains, often tenacity, makes a lot of winners nowadays.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 11:46 AM (NFX2v)

266 Pope Leo XIV Receives 2026 National Constitution Center Liberty Medal at the Vatican

You Tube, Jun 19, 2026
His Holiness Pope Leo XIV receives the National Constitution Center’s 2026 Liberty Medal at a private presentation ceremony at the Vatican on April 30, 2026.

National Constitution Center Interim President and CEO Vince Stango presents the medal to Pope Leo for his lifelong work promoting religious liberty and freedom of conscience and expression around the world—ideals enshrined by America's founders in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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NYT, July 2, 2026 -
👉Vatican Excommunicates Breakaway Group, in First Major Crisis for Pope Leo
The move against the Society of St. Pius X followed its decision to defy Pope Leo XIV by consecrating new bishops against his wishes.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 01:09 PM (NFX2v)

Daily Tech News 2 July 2026

Top Story



Tech News

Musical Interlude





Disclaimer: Go fih!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM




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1 w00t

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 04:32 AM (6wpGE)

2 G'Day everyone
If not Friday at least last work day of the week

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 04:33 AM (Ia/+0)

3 >>>it's a pretty spartan platter.
>>>The Platters

haha

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 04:33 AM (6wpGE)

4 Mornin'

I'm guessing Sony is rolling in $$$$ so they can get away with boning their customers?

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 02, 2026 04:38 AM (sAmhv)

5 Yesterday truck died, well wouldn't move at least. Luckily at dealership. Guy suspects a emergency brake problem.
Have a rental car again

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 04:39 AM (Ia/+0)

6 Morning horde...lets be careful out there.

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at July 02, 2026 04:40 AM (S8cdb)

7 Nice video of The Platters. Thanks, Pixy.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 04:42 AM (Bw1/o)

8 85 degrees already

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 04:42 AM (Ia/+0)

9 I was going to take a walk but I got some more puttering to do before I go to bed. Go back to work tonight at 6pm and work right through the 4th. Hoping for a slow week as I'm basically working alone. A couple of new guys but they lack access to be truly useful. Oh well. It's the Fourth of July, all the important fussy bureaucrats are off. Should be quiet.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 02, 2026 04:43 AM (sAmhv)

10 Sorry about your truck problems, Skip.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 04:44 AM (Bw1/o)

11 Gonna be a toasty day, Skip.

Good luck on the truck.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at July 02, 2026 04:45 AM (/HDaX)

12 >>>Disclaimer: Go fih!

Ha! Sounds like one of the kids, maybe.

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 04:45 AM (6wpGE)

13 Its steamy already
See you when I get there

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 04:49 AM (Ia/+0)

14
I shouldn't be up. Love the Platters.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 04:53 AM (mmrXZ)

15 On this date in history-250 years ago

Caesar Rodney rides 70 miles through a rainstorm to break the deadlock on Independence at the Continental Congress. As far as people from Delaware go, I so much prefer Rodney to Biden.

"Good News Network" site:

https://tinyurl.com/yead62vr

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 04:53 AM (Bw1/o)

16 Morning all. Booked my ticket for "Young Washington". Looking forward to seeing it.

Posted by: Tuna at July 02, 2026 04:56 AM (lJ0H4)

17 How old is the truck, Skip?

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 02, 2026 04:57 AM (sAmhv)

18 Posted by: Tuna at July 02, 2026 04:56 AM (lJ0H4

Good for you! Our family should do that as well.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 04:59 AM (Bw1/o)

19 Fable 5 is back? Groan.

It's a lot better than Opus, and right now I have a job to break AI models. Fable's MUCH harder to trick.

Posted by: SimoHayha at July 02, 2026 05:00 AM (/ZkOF)

20 Good for you! Our family should do that as well.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Most of the showings are pretty well sold out. Snagged a seat for late Friday afternoon. Hope it's a big hit money wise.

Posted by: Tuna at July 02, 2026 05:03 AM (lJ0H4)

21 I liked this Christian devotional from "Our Daily Bread" reflecting on teamwork, the architect Washington Roebling ( who designed among other things- The Brooklyn Bridge ) and his supportive wife. Scripture is Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

https://tinyurl.com/2tv52ead

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 05:05 AM (Bw1/o)

22 Posted by: Tuna at July 02, 2026 05:03 AM (lJ0H4

I agree with you. I hope it is a hit as well, and good for you for your planning in advance.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 05:07 AM (Bw1/o)

23 Belated BOING!

17th of Tammuz, fast day today. Woke up with a headache on the day I least need it. Crawling through my work.

Just after noon. Lunch time. I'll have a nothingburger today.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 05:07 AM (x8PQF)

24
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at July 02, 2026 05:08 AM (AMvSw)

25 Strainians amongst the Ranians:

https://tinyurl.com/2tnxpjsb

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 05:09 AM (x8PQF)

26 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at July 02, 2026 05:12 AM (Hbeqj)

27 Booked my ticket for "Young Washington". Looking forward to seeing it.

Posted by: Tuna at July 02, 2026 04:56 AM (lJ0H4)
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I have to wait to see it till Young Washington crosses the Atlantic AND the Mediterranean.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 05:12 AM (x8PQF)

28 I keep looking around for our feline companion, Pynchon, but he crossed over the rainbow bridge. Yesterday while driving I saw a sign "Free Kittens" . I haven't seen one of those signs in many years . It brought me back to my youth.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 05:13 AM (Bw1/o)

29 Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 05:12 AM (x8PQF

LOL.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 05:13 AM (Bw1/o)

30 Yay! The power is out. They've been working on a faulty transformer on the property. This is the second time the power went out this morning. The AC has been out all night. Did I mention it will be over 100 today?

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 02, 2026 05:21 AM (fFrGG)

31 Technically speaking, what relationship does the parking brake have with “truck died” ? I probably don’t want to know.

Posted by: Common Tater at July 02, 2026 05:22 AM (+/0+/)

32 Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 02, 2026 05:21 AM (fFrGG

Sorry to hear that, Puddleglum.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 05:23 AM (Bw1/o)

33 I have to wait to see it till Young Washington crosses the Atlantic AND the Mediterranean.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 05:12 AM (x8PQF)

If it wasn't for Washington, there wouldn't be a modern world.

He basically caused the French and Indian war by his attack on a French scouting party, that resulted in the death of the French commander. He didn't know French and signed the surrender document that placed all the blame for the action on him, forcing Britain to fight to expel the French from the Ohio valley.

Of course, the F & I war led to the Brit government wanting to tax the colonists for the costs - which ultimately led to Lexington and Concord.

The world changed because of Washington.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 05:27 AM (1Ff7Z)

34 Greetings and good morning one and all. I'm back to work but probably for only half a day since everyone else seems to have checked out.

The trip to CA was tough; it's one thing to hear about my dad's decline and another to see it in person.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 02, 2026 05:29 AM (RjOoY)

35 We didn't get air conditioning at home until 1973. About fifteen days a year were 90 degrees or higher in the 1960s. Remember the sound of the oscillating fan as we tried to sleep in our ten by bedroom

Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 02, 2026 05:29 AM (ScfWn)

36 Thor's Day! A good evening to you if you're toiling late, and top o' the morning if you're up early.

Almost as much sleep as planned. I got to bed a little late after Kelly's Heroes, which I hadn't seen in years, ran on Movies! last evening. Dreamed something about Vincent Price asking me for the best Mexican restaurant in Da Swamp, and me directing him to an intersection that, as far as I know, has no restaurants on it at all. Won't he be thrilled when he gets there, huh?

Whassup withchoo?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 05:30 AM (wzUl9)

37 30 Yay! The power is out. They've been working on a faulty transformer on the property. This is the second time the power went out this morning. The AC has been out all night. Did I mention it will be over 100 today?
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 02, 2026 05:21 AM (fFrGG)

Get thee to an air-conditioned cafe?

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 05:31 AM (6wpGE)

38 "Fortunately, Sanjay mentions to Cramer that even during this grim period, Micron invested $10 billion as it possessed the vision, leading to where it is today. "

Things were so bad that Micron only had $10B to invest in... well, we're not exactly sure what, but boy howdy, that money was invested.

And now Micron, SK Hynix, and Samsung are absolutely putting the boots to the memory market good and hard. Just like a cartel. Again.

"It's my nature," said the scorpion.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 02, 2026 05:31 AM (O7YUW)

39 37 The AC has been out all night.

Aw, man.

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 05:31 AM (6wpGE)

40 Posted by: NR Pax at July 02, 2026 05:29 AM (RjOoY

I'm sorry. It's sounds hard when you're at such a distance and your father is declining.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 05:32 AM (D+BhG)

41 Whassup withchoo?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 05:30 AM (wzUl9)

Did you figure out the reference in the Dan Monroe vid?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 05:32 AM (1Ff7Z)

42 31 Technically speaking, what relationship does the parking brake have with “truck died” ? I probably don’t want to know.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 02, 2026 05:22

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Emergency brake problem might make a truck hard to move. I hope it's something simple and cheap.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 02, 2026 05:34 AM (6gq1D)

43 33 The world changed because of Washington.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 05:27 AM (1Ff7Z)

There's a video comic about that:

https://tinyurl.com/zwbbknzy

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 05:35 AM (6wpGE)

44 Technically speaking, what relationship does the parking brake have with “truck died” ? I probably don’t want to know.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 02, 2026


***
If the truck won't move -- possibly because whatever holds the rear wheels when the parking brake is on won't disengage -- then for the moment, Skip's truck is dead.

Which reminds me, I need to see about having the rear brakes replaced -- at least the pads, maybe the rotors -- this month. I've had the Buick seven of its ten years and have never had the rears done. The electric parking brake still works fine, but I'm hearing a little noise from the rear brakes when they are applied while I back up at low speed.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 05:36 AM (wzUl9)

45 He basically caused the French and Indian war by his attack on a French scouting party, that resulted in the death of the French commander.


The French Commanders last name was Jumonville. If you ever drive US Rt 40, you'll see a lot of monuments from that time period. Braddock's gravesite, Ft Necessity, Jumonville Glen, etc. Worth the visit and it's a lovely area. Western Pennsyltuckians call it the Laurel Highlands. Western edge of the Appalachians. There is a Christian camp up there that has a huge cross that over looks the Uniontown area. Pretty much see the whole county there (Washington). It's a great view.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 02, 2026 05:36 AM (sAmhv)

46 Morning, 'rons and 'ronettes. It's in the low 70s here at Stately Poppins Manor, but predicted to be near 100 today. It is not going to be a pleasant day at all, as I only have A/C in the bedroom and I can't spend all day there.

I managed to get a pretty decent amount of editing done yesterday and hope to get a lot more today.

TCM will be showing 1776 at 11.45 Saturday morning, for those of you at home. I expect to be at the Glorious Fourth festival the next town over.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2026 05:37 AM (qRla/)

47 Whassup withchoo?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026
*
Did you figure out the reference in the Dan Monroe vid?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026


***
You told me it was due to my real first name. My guess was because he referred to the Wolf Man as played by Lon Chaney Jr., and that's kinda my screen name here.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 05:38 AM (wzUl9)

48 A few years back, our AC decided to die at 10 PM. Got on the phone with the company and asked for a tech. Two hours later, I'm back on the phone asking where he is.

"Oh, you don't have emergency service on your contract. You'll have to call when we open."

I skip work and make sure I'm the first person to call. After I explain the situation, I tell the dispatcher what happened.

"Wait...I'm looking at your account and you do have that in your service contract. What number did you call?"

After I give her the number, she lets out a sigh. "Yeah; we've had problems with those people."

Posted by: NR Pax at July 02, 2026 05:42 AM (RjOoY)

49 You told me it was due to my real first name. My guess was because he referred to the Wolf Man as played by Lon Chaney Jr., and that's kinda my screen name here.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 05:38 AM (wzUl9)

It was because of your matching names, and the guy bought a lot of Aurora models. Which is something you used to do.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 05:42 AM (1Ff7Z)

50 The electric parking brake still works fine, but I'm hearing a little noise from the rear brakes when they are applied while I back up at low speed.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026
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I did the rear brakes on my minivan a few months ago. I sometimes hear a squeak when I back up. I thought it was due to dust...

Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 02, 2026 05:43 AM (ScfWn)

51 WAMO (Washington Monument) webcam

https://tinyurl.com/pkw89dhd

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 05:44 AM (6wpGE)

52 The "Essence Festival" is happening in town this weekend. Leave it to Barack's most reliable voters to hold a festival of any kind in this hellbucket at the very hottest part of the year. Or just as the hottest part begins, anyway.

Note to self: Avoid all IHOPs and Waffle Houses, esp. in early morning or late night, from now until 7/7. (That's no hardship, though. I avoid IHOP anyway because of price$$$, and Waffle House in town here because I'm allergic to small objects winding up in my body, like bullets.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 05:44 AM (wzUl9)

53 TCM will be showing 1776 at 11.45 Saturday morning, for those of you at home. I expect to be at the Glorious Fourth festival the next town over.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2026 05:37 AM (qRla/)

It's available on YT. I usually watch it. It says, "free with commercials." My adblocker laughs at that, but I have to watch it on Edge. Imagine how long it runs with ads every five minutes.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 05:45 AM (1Ff7Z)

54 It was because of your matching names, and the guy bought a lot of Aurora models. Which is something you used to do.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026


***
Aurora, Revell, AMT, Monogram, Hawk, Tamiya, Pyro . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 05:46 AM (wzUl9)

55 Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 02, 2026 05:36 AM (sAmhv)

That's one of the few less than ideal things about living in the west: no Revolutionary sites to visit.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 05:46 AM (1Ff7Z)

56 The circular pool at the WWII monument on the National Mall is shimmering and beautiful.

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 05:47 AM (6wpGE)

57 @48/NR Pax: { After I give her the number, she lets out a sigh. "Yeah; we've had problems with those people." }

Hopefully the contract was written with terms that allowed your company to demand concessions because of the failure to meet the service-level-agreement in place.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 02, 2026 05:49 AM (O7YUW)

58 Stirling the big black cat is pacing around wondering why I'm not feeding him. His appetite alarm and his scheduled breakfast time, 6 am, are kinda far apart.

When I finish this second cup of coffee, I'll change, stretch, and hit the road for a mile or so. Ought to get back just about the right time to feed Stirling and Dagny.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 05:50 AM (wzUl9)

59 Disclaimer: Go fih!

Rejoinder: Put your dentures back in so we can understand you!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 02, 2026 05:51 AM (O7YUW)

60 Hopefully the contract was written with terms that allowed your company to demand concessions because of the failure to meet the service-level-agreement in place.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant


I've a feeling that things went Very Poorly for that company. As for us, we were the first stop for the tech that morning.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 02, 2026 05:54 AM (RjOoY)

61 2013, 180000 on it

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 05:55 AM (sgkY8)

62 FenSpouse loves that film "Last" of the Mohicans" We used to have a DVD of that film which he would drag out every so often ( I'm not sure what happened to it ) He likes actor Daniel Day Lewis striding up the mountains. I think he also particularly likes Madeline Stowe😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 05:55 AM (2qV0m)

63 Waves across the river to Fen

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 05:55 AM (sgkY8)

64 Thanks very much for the historical notes, Orange Ent and Puddleglum.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 05:57 AM (2qV0m)

65 FenSpouse loves that film "Last" of the Mohicans" We used to have a DVD of that film which he would drag out every so often ( I'm not sure what happened to it ) He likes actor Daniel Day Lewis striding up the mountains. I think he also particularly likes Madeline Stowe😉
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Yes that is a great movie. Wonderful score also.

Posted by: Tuna at July 02, 2026 05:58 AM (lJ0H4)

66 Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 05:55 AM (sgkY8

Good morning to you, Skip. Waving back!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 05:58 AM (2qV0m)

67 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 02, 2026 05:58 AM (VyBeY)

68 @58/Wolfus: At least he's not yowling loudly, singing you the song of his people and the starvation and deprivation they're forced to endure every morning?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 02, 2026 06:04 AM (O7YUW)

69 In Morrisville

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 06:04 AM (sgkY8)

70 It's pseudo-Friday, it's pseudo-Friday! Happy, happy pseudo-Friday!

*twirl*

Posted by: Rosasharn at July 02, 2026 06:14 AM (PzBTm)

71 70 It's pseudo-Friday, it's pseudo-Friday! Happy, happy pseudo-Friday!

*twirl*
Posted by: Rosasharn at July 02, 2026 06:14 AM (PzBTm)

Ha!

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 06:15 AM (6wpGE)

72 "Yes that is a great movie. Wonderful score also."

Yes.we were just commenting on that. It''s great how much great score adds to the film!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 06:22 AM (v+lpe)

73 Wonderful video platter today!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:24 AM (WAZlG)

74 DeDRM is self defense.

Posted by: Ray at July 02, 2026 06:25 AM (zhWvq)

75 FenSpouse loves that film "Last" of the Mohicans" We used to have a DVD of that film which he would drag out every so often ( I'm not sure what happened to it ) He likes actor Daniel Day Lewis striding up the mountains. I think he also particularly likes Madeline Stowe😉
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Yes that is a great movie. Wonderful score also.
Posted by: Tuna at July 02, 2026 05:58 AM (lJ0H4)
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Excellent movie.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:25 AM (WAZlG)

76 US customers already have access and apparently I'm in the US because so do I.

I'll see if it actually makes a difference.


Early indications in my testing are that it, in fact, is another entire step function for finding bugs in programs and writing code, much like how the late 2025 model releases were.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 02, 2026 06:26 AM (/1hFh)

77 LotM is one of my favorite war movies

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 06:27 AM (sgkY8)

78 Supposed to top out today over 100. Figure I'll get my gym time in early, but stay healthy and cool horde. Let the commies suffer the deprivations they so desire, starting today with no AC!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:28 AM (WAZlG)

79
*bounds in brightly*

Good morning, Hordians!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 06:28 AM (O0L8i)

80 Morning, 'rons and 'ronettes. It's in the low 70s here at Stately Poppins Manor, but predicted to be near 100 today. It is not going to be a pleasant day at all, as I only have A/C in the bedroom and I can't spend all day there.
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A good day to work in the library, maybe?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:30 AM (WAZlG)

81 The lefties want to blame capitalism for summer heat, but I credit it with AC snd electricity instead!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:32 AM (WAZlG)

82 A good day to work in the library, maybe?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:30 AM (WAZlG)


I'm on page 95 of 117. I might as well finish here and then take a cold shower.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2026 06:35 AM (qRla/)

83 It's pseudo-Friday, it's pseudo-Friday! Happy, happy pseudo-Friday!

*twirl*
Posted by: Rosasharn at July 02, 2026 06:14 AM (PzBTm)
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We'll allow it!

Posted by: Judges at July 02, 2026 06:37 AM (gnNyN)

84
Stephen L. Miller retweeted
Michael Watson
@MichaelWatsonDC
11h
The proper response to this report is to double the number of fireworks

Juliet Eilperin
@eilperin
11h
Yet another SCOOP from @jakespring Internal National Park Service modeling predicts the Trump administration's massive July 4th fireworks display will cause dangerous pollution around the Mall and “very unhealthy” conditions across central D.C.

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 06:37 AM (6wpGE)

85 Good morning morons

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 06:38 AM (RIvkX)

86
Stephen L. Miller retweeted
BruinEric
@BruinEric
11h
Replying to @eilperin @jakespring
Disneyland has been killing Anaheim residents nightly at 9:30 then, I guess

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 06:40 AM (6wpGE)

87 I'm on page 95 of 117. I might as well finish here and then take a cold shower.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2026 06:35 AM (qRla/)
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cold showers and evaporation, a traditional response to summer heat!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:42 AM (9C7ml)

88 Welp, it looks like I'm the only one on my team that showed up. I'll head home soon.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 02, 2026 06:43 AM (RjOoY)

89 If you are so inclined, please add Mrs. F. to morning prayers. She had a minor medical procedure Tuesday and is still not recovered. Trip to the ER yesterday may have to be repeated again today. Thank you.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 06:45 AM (RIvkX)

90 81: I blame summer heat on summer. That's ok, winter is coming and the days are getting shorter!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 02, 2026 06:45 AM (sAmhv)

91 Stephen and Katie Miller are a great couple. Thank heaven for them standing tall with Trump. Congratulations to them on the recent birth of their fourth baby!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:46 AM (9C7ml)

92 I'm on page 95 of 117. I might as well finish here and then take a cold shower.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2026 06:35 AM (qRla/)

Is that just a section of the WiP?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 06:46 AM (1Ff7Z)

93 Prayers up for Mrs F and the entire Psycho clan!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:47 AM (9C7ml)

94 Prayers up for wife San Fran

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 06:47 AM (D2O3S)

95 I still can’t get used to Florida heat and humidity… and until recently I lived in north Texas so it’s not like I’m unfamiliar with heat. But this tropical mugginess is unbelievable… every morning when I walk out of our house (which is air conditioned to the nines, thank God, and yes we’re spewing enough carbon to make AOC very nervous), my glasses fog up almost immediately. This is a new phenomenon for me and it indicates (of course!) extreme amounts of moisture in the air. Makes my jogging life miserable. Okay I’ll turn off the whining now…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 06:52 AM (D2O3S)

96 Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 06:45 AM (RIvkX)

Will pray for Mrs. SFP.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 06:53 AM (mzo1Q)

97 Apparently, Mitch McConnell had a serious heart attack, or so claims MSDNC (or whatever they call that platform now). I bet he's on life support.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:53 AM (9C7ml)

98 Apparently, Mitch McConnell had a serious heart attack, or so claims MSDNC (or whatever they call that platform now). I bet he's on life support.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:53 AM (9C7ml)

Cue that guy from Airplane! pulling the plug out of the wall...

Posted by: Boswell at July 02, 2026 06:55 AM (NTVPI)

99 Apparently, Mitch McConnell had a serious heart attack, or so claims MSDNC (or whatever they call that platform now). I bet he's on life support.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:53 AM (9C7ml)

He needs to stay alive until November.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 06:55 AM (1Ff7Z)

100 Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 06:52 AM (D2O3S
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When we lived I learned to prefer Miami weather to anything north, with its almost constant coastal breeze and afternoon showers, but particularly anything on the west coast. Even a little inland from Tampa is the absolute worst.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:56 AM (9C7ml)

101 Extra-special (real!) thanks for that, Rosasharn!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 02, 2026 06:57 AM (VyBeY)

102 Linus, believe me, I hear you about Florida conditions. The major one of several reasons I don't want to live there.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 06:59 AM (wzUl9)

103 64 degrees, light rain, thunder&lightning; looks like we got about an inch and a half overnight. we needed it!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 02, 2026 07:00 AM (VyBeY)

104 Morning peeps. Another hot and humid one here in Bourbon Country.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 07:01 AM (jehhT)

105 Judge Emmet Sullivan, also known as "President Emmet Sullivan" issued an injunction yesterday preventing the Post Office from enforcing the Presidential order not to deliver mail in ballots, or whatever the Trump order said.

All the lefties like to complain about Trump EO's but it is fascinating watching these minor league judges asserting Presidential power superior to yhe President, and no one complains on the left.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 07:03 AM (PuFvH)

106 Foggy, high 66. What a surprise.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 07:03 AM (RIvkX)

107 Stephen L. Miller retweeted
Michael Watson
@MichaelWatsonDC
11h
The proper response to this report is to double the number of fireworks
Juliet Eilperin
@eilperin
11h
Yet another SCOOP from @jakespring Internal National Park Service modeling predicts the Trump administration's massive July 4th fireworks display will cause dangerous pollution around the Mall and “very unhealthy” conditions across central D.C.

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 06:37 AM (6wpGE)
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Yes, Virginia, there is no July 4th:

https://tinyurl.com/nhc88wnx

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 07:03 AM (x8PQF)

108 All the lefties like to complain about Trump EO's but it is fascinating watching these minor league judges asserting Presidential power superior to yhe President, and no one complains on the left.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 07:03 AM (PuFvH)
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When a Democrat issues patently illegal orders, like student loan forgiveness, the judiciary is silent.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 07:06 AM (RIvkX)

109 Todays WSJ says it used to complain about "forever wars", but is shifting its complaint now, being against forever peace talks. Seriously, they are officially against peace talks that take too long.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 07:09 AM (jKGsh)

110 Seriously, they are officially against peace talks that take too long.

"dammit, Trump, surrender to the iranians already!"

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 02, 2026 07:12 AM (VyBeY)

111 Prayers for Mrs San Franpsycho

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 02, 2026 07:12 AM (ZBho7)

112 /sarc tag, just to avoid misunderstandings ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 02, 2026 07:12 AM (VyBeY)

113 Musk officially denied a WSJ claim Starlink would produce an AI Starlink phone handset. I'm not sure why AI would be needed on a phone handset, but, no matter, it isn't in production.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 07:14 AM (nECtM)

114 > When a Democrat issues patently illegal orders, like student loan forgiveness, the judiciary is silent.
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The judiciary is on their side. Justice hasn't been blind in decades. It's the branch that enforces the shit the left decides to implement.

IMO, it's a bigger issue than these Democratic Socialists.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 07:15 AM (jehhT)

115 Judge Emmet Sullivan, also known as "President Emmet Sullivan" issued an injunction yesterday preventing the Post Office from enforcing the Presidential order not to deliver mail in ballots, or whatever the Trump order said.

--

The EO is about non-delivery of mail-in ballots to blue states who refuse to adhere to rules pertaining clean, legitimate voter rolls, I believe.

It's quite obvious these lowly judges are this 2nd Trump's term key to stopping him. Too bad we don't have a Congress.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 07:16 AM (qBdHI)

116 Actor Ashton Kutcher has spent his time investing in start up ventures recently, and is an early investor in OpenAI and Anthropic. Now he is launching a new fund of his own, with a partner.

No idea if he's not an actor anymore.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 07:17 AM (9HpRV)

117 Back during the 1982 World's fair in Knoxville, a city with no shortage of humidity, the nightly fireworks would cause a sudden, brief but very heavy downpour. This, we were told, was why our air quality was improved at that time.

Posted by: Button Pushing Monkey at July 02, 2026 07:18 AM (6BjcW)

118 @Biden's Dog: " Yes, Virginia, there is no July 4th:

https://tinyurl.com/nhc88wnx
"

Betting their '311' snitch-line gets a lot of fake calls with the addresses of mayor + councilors being provided as places that fireworks are being set off.

Also:
https://www.alexandriava.gov/Council

(Note the distinct missing sex + ethnicity in their 'diversity' spread there. "Found your problem!")

See also their immigration page. While they claim not to be a 'Sanctuary City' (as they say that term has not been well defined, legally) you can tell they're not in favour of Immigration enforcement.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 02, 2026 07:18 AM (O7YUW)

119 Yes, Virginia, there is no July 4th:

https://tinyurl.com/nhc88wnx
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,



I'll be working that night but fireworks will indeed go off all around my little part of NoVA. They'll mostly be shot off by people from Central America. This will be ignored.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 02, 2026 07:21 AM (sAmhv)

120 Musk officially denied a WSJ claim Starlink would produce an AI Starlink phone handset. I'm not sure why AI would be needed on a phone handset, but, no matter, it isn't in production.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 07:14 AM (nECtM)
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I'm confused. Here's Musk in his own words. F bomb warning:

https://tinyurl.com/54hjazsp

So not conventional phone but still calling it a phone - until there's a better word for it.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 07:22 AM (x8PQF)

121 mornin yall. Arguing about a Walmart parking spot with a native is not worth getting shot over. Discrimination can save your life.

Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 07:22 AM (MWfyi)

122 I have found that wifi calling does not work with Starlink and that's disappointing. Maybe it's my carrier. Anybody else tried this?.

Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 07:24 AM (MWfyi)

123 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 07:24 AM (u82oZ)

124 Got my watering, weeding, and shopping done before 0700 and now I'm cowering from the sun with the blinds drawn and the A/C on. God bless you, Mr. Carrier!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 02, 2026 07:24 AM (kpS4V)

125 Is that just a section of the WiP?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 06:46 AM (1Ff7Z)


Yes. Two chapters and an epilogue to go.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2026 07:24 AM (qRla/)

126 Actor Ashton Kutcher has spent his time investing in start up ventures recently, and is an early investor in OpenAI and Anthropic. Now he is launching a new fund of his own, with a partner.

No idea if he's not an actor anymore.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 07:17 AM (9HpRV)

He singlehandedly ruined Two and a Half Men. Well not entirely true, I guess Charlie Sheen is to blame for getting fired… but my word was that show bad with Kutcher; I could never get through even one episode with him

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 07:27 AM (D2O3S)

127 They are still running out of electricity in NYC. Do your part and set your thermostats to 88 degrees

Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 07:28 AM (MWfyi)

128 Yes. Two chapters and an epilogue to go.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2026 07:24 AM (qRla/)

I'm trying to finish up the current WiP, then get started again on one of the other unfinished novels....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 07:29 AM (1Ff7Z)

129 When a Democrat issues patently illegal orders, like student loan forgiveness, the judiciary is silent.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 07:06 AM (RIvkX)


Didn't some judge, in fact, shoot down student loan forgiveness? I seem to recall Biden announcing it multiple times as it got shot down over and over again. Of course, the idiot chirruns clapped, and cheered, and didn't make their payments during that time and now complain about how high their balances are.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 07:30 AM (ExV1e)

130 BD, they thought about producing a phone, but perhaps decided not to, at least for now. Or maybe I misunderstood his "totally false" statement about the claim.

https://tinyurl.com/3rwe23ev

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 07:31 AM (SxOcO)

131 Is that just a section of the WiP?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026
*
Yes. Two chapters and an epilogue to go.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2026


***
My experience, MP4 and OE -- and I hope yours is the same -- is that the climactic chapters of a novel pull you along like a fast-moving river. You can't wait to get back to the keyboard. Before you know it you're typing "The End" and sitting there saying aloud, "It's done. I can't believe it. It's DONE!"

Especially this is true with a mystery novel, when you are about to pull back the curtain and reveal a killer's identity!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 07:31 AM (wzUl9)

132 I have a buddy who asked me to read a draft novel for him.

Turns out he didn't want feedback, he wanted me to write an early review on Amazon.

Since then, he has re-issued the book three times, each time, emailing me about changes in the plot, characters, names, chapters, etc.

So I am no longer reading it.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 07:33 AM (RIvkX)

133 Especially this is true with a mystery novel, when you are about to pull back the curtain and reveal a killer's identity!
----

It was Jessica Fletcher all along!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 02, 2026 07:33 AM (kpS4V)

134 Especially this is true with a mystery novel, when you are about to pull back the curtain and reveal a killer's identity!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 07:31 AM (wzUl9)

I actually spend time thinking it out before I write. I have dialog in my head before I start typing. This one that's open on the computer now has been start and stop. Wrote a couple hundred words yesterday, then deleted them. Didn't like what I wrote, so have been sitting here thinking and writing while reading the TR.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 07:33 AM (1Ff7Z)

135
He singlehandedly ruined Two and a Half Men. Well not entirely true, I guess Charlie Sheen is to blame for getting fired… but my word was that show bad with Kutcher; I could never get through even one episode with him
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026


***
Kutcher was a pretty good "physical" comedy actor, like Michael Richards, when he started on That '70s Show. Two and a Half Men didn't seem to give him the same latitude. I'll admit that I didn't watch much of the show after Charlie left.

There was a neat gag in the first AK episode, where various people are touring the beach house thinking they might buy it. One couple, though never named, was clearly Dharma and Greg, played by the original actors from Chuck Lorre's earlier series.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 07:35 AM (wzUl9)

136 J. und J.

Well, wife's up. Guess I'll put in thirty on the elliptical.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 07:38 AM (1Ff7Z)

137 Nood

Posted by: Button Pushing Monkey at July 02, 2026 07:38 AM (6BjcW)

138 nood

JJ's up

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 07:38 AM (jehhT)

139
OT: Relatives of our neighbors lost their dog to heat stroke / exhaustion yesterday while on a boating trip to town. By the time they returned to their slip here, the poor creature was near death. The subsequent trip to a veterinarian ultimately was all for naught.

I won't judge what ought to have been done differently as I wasn't present the whole time. It was a very traumatic experience all around.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) - Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at July 02, 2026 07:38 AM (s9VOe)

140 Nood JJS

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 07:38 AM (wzUl9)

141 Dharma and Greg
=====

Bridget Loves Bernie was much better.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 07:38 AM (RIvkX)

142 JJ is up

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 07:39 AM (D2O3S)

143 Things were so bad that Micron only had $10B to invest in... well, we're not exactly sure what, but boy howdy, that money was invested.
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I think JR Simplot's vision was "these potato chips made me a mint. Why not silicon ones?"

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 07:41 AM (BI5O2)

144 97 Apparently, Mitch McConnell had a serious heart attack, or so claims MSDNC (or whatever they call that platform now). I bet he's on life support.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:53 AM (9C7ml)

They should ask Nina Totenberg or whatever. She has her finger on the pulse and everything.

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 08:29 AM (6wpGE)

145 127 They are still running out of electricity in NYC. Do your part and set your thermostats to 88 degrees
Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 07:28 AM (MWfyi)

☀️☀️☀️

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 08:36 AM (6wpGE)

146 The chilluns are all losing their shit over the Sony thing, but it's purely a practical matter at this point: a single side of a single layer Blu-Ray can only hold a little less than 25GB. The typical AAA game runs well over 80GB at this point, which means spanning three discs and would take over an hour to install from the discs to the drive. That's a non-starter; back in the Xbox360/PS3 era there were a couple of games that slopped over into 2 or 3 DVDs and consumers *hated* it.

Going to dual-layer discs (50 GB) is also a non-starter because the QA costs on pressing the discs go up by a couple orders of magnitude.

That it *also* allows Sony/Microsoft to eliminate the secondary market is a nice bonus. For them, I mean.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at July 02, 2026 10:25 AM (LgYtf)

Wednesday Night ONT - July 1, 2026 [Magna Carta]

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Greetings Horde!

Hi! I am the Magna Carta. You might remember me from such classics as "The Devil Went down to Runnymede" and "King John is a Big Fat Poopyhead." Thanks for letting me guest post for tonight's ONT!

While the July 4th holiday (rightly) focuses on the Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights, the American story traces some of its roots back to me. You're welcome!

Let's learn more...

[Top photo: Magna Carta memorial, Runnymede, England, National Trust Images/James Dobson]

Where to start? The beginning of course...

Did you know that I was not originally called the Magna Carta? At the time (1215), I was known as the "Charter of Liberties" (or the "Charter of Runnymede" named after the location of agreement). I was not developed as a major overhaul to the English government or society. I was simply a written confirmation of rights and customs to correct abuses.

England was essentially a feudal system. Nobles and barons were granted estates (aka "huge tracts of land") by the Crown in exchange for loyalty, income and military personnel when required. Lords, knights and vassals gave loyalty in exchange for smaller protection and land. Ultimately, the King sat at the top of the pyramid to manage the country.

England was not a peaceful utopia before the Charter was signed but it operated through a system of laws, traditions and cultural expectations.

By custom, the King was expected to honor the norms but what happens if the King abuses his power and authority? What happens if the King bends or breaks the expected rules of behavior? In many cases, nothing. The King's power was absolute. There was no recourse short of violence and rebellion.

King John of England tested those limits. He was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216 and spent most of that time fighting over Normandy with France. He spent a lot, raised taxes and fees, unilaterally changed prior agreements, confiscated land from barons that could no longer pay, and imprisoned political enemies. He was also deeply suspicious of any barons that had any money or power (i.e., most of them). He was a poopyhead.

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At some point, the barons had enough and threatened revolt. Tensions grew over several years until June 1215 when I was born. King John and the barons met at Runnymede, a neutral site between Windsor Castle and Staines-upon-Thames. (Staines? What an unfortunate name.) Five days of mediation resulted in 63 clauses written in Latin that addressed the barons' grievances.

Among other things, I set limits on feudal payments, fair inheritance rules, merchant rights and even contained a redress mechanism for working out future disagreements. Perhaps most noteworthy are my Clauses 39 and 40 where I declared that no free man shall be seized, imprisoned, or stripped of rights "except by the lawful judgment of his equals or by the law of the land," and that justice would not be sold, denied, or delayed to anyone. Pretty good, huh?

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[Salisbury Cathedral: 1215 Magna Carta issue]

I attempted to resolve a power struggle in a feudal country. (Good luck, right!?) I did not overhaul rights and privileges for the entire country or everyone in the population - just the relationship between the barons and the crown. I did not contain new political philosophy and my clauses were not unprecedented. I was a pragmatic compromise. I was an attempt at a peace treaty. The barons renewed oaths of loyalty and copies of the charter were formally issued.

As you might imagine, nobody was happy with me and I failed. Bummer. Neither side trusted the other. The King asked the Pope to reject the deal (which he did). Less than three months after I was born, the First Barons' War erupted. King John died in October 1216, leaving nine year old Henry III as his heir and the war continued.

While I failed, my language was carried into other treaties and attempts at resolving tension between the crown and the barons. The First Barons' War came to an end with the Treaty of Lambeth in September 1217. Subsequently, the Charter of the Forest was issued in November 1217. It was considered an evolutionary complement to the 1215 Charter of Liberties. Having trouble keeping track of the charters? You're not the only one. This is where the Magna Carta name was born and applied to the June 1215 Charter of Liberties to avoid confusing them.

In 1225, King Henry III re-issued and re-affirmed the charter primarily to placate barons who were asked to finance more military action in France. The 1225 affirmation was arguably more voluntary and definitive than the 1215 agreement which gave it strength. Magna Carta principles had staying power but became a bargaining chip for the next several decades. It gave the barons leverage (even if it was cited or ignored when convenient). King Edward I reissued the 1225 charters in 1297 in return for - you guessed it - a new tax.

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[National Archives: 1297 Magna Carta issue]

Over the centuries, the narrow, technical clauses of the Magna Carta were largely superseded as obsolete, but the spirit and key legal principles lived on and shaped English (and common law) traditions far beyond the original text.

So which document is the real "Magna Carta"? All of them - but only the 1215 is the original. Subsequent re-issues carried the same name, so knowing the date is important.

How many original "Magna Cartas" exist today? Depends which version you're asking about. Copies were made, but official royal parchment issuance was limited. Consensus is that four each of the 1215, 1225 and 1297 versions remain. (The one on display at the US National Archives is a 1297 vintage.) No wonder people think I have multiple personalities.

I was not perfect but when the American founding fathers declared their independence from England in 1776, they were familiar with my principles. They incorporated my spirit in the drafting of America's birth certificate.

Power has limits. No ruler stands above the law. Legitimate government rests on consent and limits power. Due process. The right to a jury trial. Protection against unreasonable searches. Government exists to secure rights rather than grant them.

Nice to know that what I said in 1215 at Runnymede had enough wisdom and staying power to change history for the better. Now you know.

Happy Birthday, America!

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."

Ronaldus Magnus, March 30, 1961

Posted by: Open Blogger at 10:00 PM




Comments

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1 Yay, ONT!

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 01, 2026 10:00 PM (+9wcF)

2 If you drop a feather and a bowling ball on your foot, you will experience the reality of relativity.

Posted by: mindful webworker explains the universe at July 01, 2026 10:00 PM (FL3q9)

3 Hi. We are trying to win a soccer game. Be right with you.

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 10:00 PM (Wmg4n)

4 Hello foreigners; Thinking you’re going take US to commie land?
Ponder that thought.


www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqiOBbRzEgI

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 10:01 PM (c35xG)

5 Cool top pic. Reminds me of the Wayshrines in Oblivion.

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

6 5 minutes! Tweeeet!

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 10:01 PM (Wmg4n)

7 >[Top photo: Magna Carta memorial, Runnymede, England, National Trust Images/James Dobson]
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kinda underwhelming

Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 10:02 PM (8qVJT)

8 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 01, 2026 10:03 PM (sAmhv)

9 No Kings

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 01, 2026 10:03 PM (Cqx++)

10 Relativity: time varies, depending on where you're standing

I could be wrong

Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 10:04 PM (8qVJT)

11 I think the English have forgotten all about you, MC.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 10:04 PM (1Ff7Z)

12 Already this far in!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 01, 2026 10:05 PM (PY8/y)

13 Evening all,

We have a launch in about 40 minutes.

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-46
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: July 1, 2026 (PDT)
Launch Time: 7:58 p.m. PDT (July 2, 0258 UTC, 04:58 CEST)

https://youtu.be/O1eT8GNVhU8

Posted by: Joyenz at July 01, 2026 10:05 PM (2F0/Y)

14 Sorry I'm late, I ordered an ananometer, but now I'm wondering if I wasted my money, because I don't actuallyknow anybody named Ann.

Posted by: tankdemon at July 01, 2026 10:05 PM (svL1X)

15 Magna Carta memorial, Runnymede, England"

By Americans.

No, really.

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 10:06 PM (XuXeR)

16 9 No Kings

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 01, 2026 10:03 PM (Cqx++)

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Where were the No Kings idiots when King Charles came to visit the White House???

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at July 01, 2026 10:06 PM (THY4u)

17 USA wins!!

On to Seattle and Belgium on Monday.

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 10:06 PM (o0gs9)

18 TL/DR

I'm sure it was ejjimicational. Where's the funny memes?

😀

Posted by: mindful webworker complains about the universe at July 01, 2026 10:06 PM (FL3q9)

19 Somebody's calendar is a bit off. I hope it isn't mine.

Posted by: tankdemon at July 01, 2026 10:07 PM (svL1X)

20 Thank you for stepping up tonight, "Magna Carta"!

This is a righteous ONT.

Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 10:07 PM (rdVOm)

21 It is relative to the importance of relativity that all relevance is relative.

Direct quote from the book of Kumala.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:07 PM (afJtY)

22 Sorry I'm late, I ordered an ananometer, but now I'm wondering if I wasted my money, because I don't actuallyknow anybody named Ann."

Everyone knows it's windy...

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 10:07 PM (XuXeR)

23 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 01, 2026 10:08 PM (NXz0i)

24 Wooot! We won with 10 men!
⚽️🇺🇸🦅

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 10:08 PM (Wmg4n)

25 Well good. Hate to have them lose right before the 4th.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 10:08 PM (n5tGW)

26 The founding of our nation would be less significant if we had boringly named the US Constitution 'The Big Document" ("Magna Carta") as did the English.

Posted by: zombie at July 01, 2026 10:08 PM (Av6i5)

27 >[Top photo: Magna Carta memorial, Runnymede, England, National Trust Images/James Dobson]
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kinda underwhelming
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 10:02 PM (8qVJT)

Perhaps that's why Walter Hubbard build Castle Craig - as an example of one of the guard towers that used to protect this memorial.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 01, 2026 10:08 PM (qx7Zg)

28 Thanks, Magna Carta. What would we do without you?

Posted by: huerfano at July 01, 2026 10:09 PM (VJX5o)

29 No Kings
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 01, 2026 10:03 PM (Cqx++)

No commies, either

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 01, 2026 10:09 PM (qx7Zg)

30 Wooot! We won with 10 men!"

So?

/basketball teams....

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 10:10 PM (XuXeR)

31 Thanks for the educational Wednesday Night ONT, Magna Carta! Bravo, sir!

We need more accurate history lessons to counteract the crap and legend taught when we were in school.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 01, 2026 10:10 PM (D/6p1)

32 Wooot! We won with 10 men!
⚽️🇺🇸🦅
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 10:08 PM (Wmg4n)

such a win

Posted by: SturmToddler at July 01, 2026 10:10 PM (nsSpm)

33 Where were the No Kings idiots when King Charles came to visit the White House???
Posted by: Lemmiwinks

You're wanting the left to be consistent with their protests and howling?

Never happen.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 01, 2026 10:11 PM (NXz0i)

34 "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. ..." _Ronald Reagan

Fight!, Fight!, Fight!
_Donald J. Trump

Follow the leaders.


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 10:11 PM (c35xG)

35 Interesting and educational ONT, Magna Carta. Thank you for the information. Last time I saw the Magna Carta referenced was in "The King's Demons" when the Doctor corrected Tegan and said King John was in favor of said document.

Hopefully every member of the Horde is doing well.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 01, 2026 10:13 PM (CHHv1)

36
Excellent opening for ONT.
One of the best.
God Bless America.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 10:14 PM (c35xG)

37 Launch Time: 7:58 p.m. PDT (July 2, 0258 UTC, 04:58 CEST)

https://youtu.be/O1eT8GNVhU8

Posted by: Joyenz at July 01, 2026 10:05 PM
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Joyenz, thanks for getting them on a more civilized schedule.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 10:15 PM (c35xG)

38 Wait. Are the players actually gathered together PRAYING on the field?

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 10:15 PM (yEz+x)

39 G-d blessed America. It is up to us to preserve that blessing.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:15 PM (afJtY)

40 2 If you drop a feather and a bowling ball on your foot, you will experience the reality of relativity.
Posted by: mindful webworker explains the universe at July 01, 2026 10:00 PM (FL3q9)

Which weighs more— a 12lb bowling ball or 12 pounds of feathers?

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at July 01, 2026 10:15 PM (841vw)

41
No commies, either

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 01, 2026 10:09 PM (qx7Zg)

___________

Whoa, a No Commies march. Lots of flags, pretty girls in boots and cowboy hats, offensive t-shirts, high-school marching bands.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 10:17 PM (O0L8i)

42 Oh shit. USA is playing Belgium in Seattle Monday?

Fuck me.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 10:18 PM (yEz+x)

43 10 Relativity: time varies, depending on where you're standing

I could be wrong
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 10:04 PM (8qVJT)

My theory is that adding the rate we move through space plus the rate we move through time is equal to the speed of light, which is why the faster we move, the more time slows down. (Watch Intersteller for an example of thst in action.)

Posted by: tankdemon at July 01, 2026 10:18 PM (svL1X)

44 MiladyJo, hearing My Country, 'Tis of Thee sung:

Just because you have someone who can hit those high notes doesn't mean you have to use them!
😃🎶

Posted by: mindful webworker in the multiverse of madness at July 01, 2026 10:19 PM (FL3q9)

45 BBQ chicken came out great! Yum...

Shared it with Cat. He's my lil buddy. I think he liked the sauce, too. Heh. Sweet Baby Ray's!

Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 10:19 PM (rdVOm)

46 I saw a copy of the Magna Carta in the US National Archives in DC.

Posted by: Joemarine at July 01, 2026 10:20 PM (y171U)

47 Power has limits. No ruler stands above the law. Legitimate government rests on consent and limits power. Due process. The right to a jury trial. Protection against unreasonable searches. Government exists to secure rights rather than grant them.
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I remember when that was true in this country. Sadly an immoral people are not fit for our system of government.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 10:20 PM (RIvkX)

48 May God Protect and Preserve America.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 01, 2026 10:20 PM (u82oZ)

49 Thank you for stepping up tonight, "Magna Carta"!

This is a righteous ONT.
Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 10:07 PM (rdVOm)
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Seconded.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 10:21 PM (RIvkX)

50 And gravity is because space can stretch

Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 10:22 PM (8qVJT)

51 Oh shit. USA is playing Belgium in Seattle Monday?

Fuck me.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 10:18 PM (yEz+x)


Seattle is going to go crazy!!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 10:22 PM (2WIwB)

52 Which weighs more— a 12lb bowling ball or 12 pounds of feathers?
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis


It's not the mass, it's the density.

And the PSI. As my cat instructs every time she jumps on my belly.

Posted by: mindful webworker ponders the poliverse at July 01, 2026 10:22 PM (FL3q9)

53 Winning: Trump rules the entire planet as Supreme Court rules everyone is an American citizen.

The 🐝

Posted by: Archer at July 01, 2026 10:24 PM (wvc0i)

54 Magna Carta,
Well doneth! Me thinks a right and proper ONT.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 10:24 PM (2WIwB)

55 Density of masses. A common problem of leftists.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:24 PM (afJtY)

56 G-d blessed America. It is up to us to preserve that blessing.
-
I wish we were serious about that.

For far too long we've cared only about acquiring stuff and getting along.

Posted by: Methos at July 01, 2026 10:24 PM (vSvIl)

57 Fucking King John

Fucking Todd

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 01, 2026 10:25 PM (0N2Wv)

58 Great Magna Carta ONT!

Question (because sometimes I can't discern sarcasm through text):

Me (to Canadian boss): Happy Dominion Day!

Boss: Canada Day

Merely re-branding? Being obstinate?

Posted by: Steck at July 01, 2026 10:25 PM (LlRQB)

59 STECK !!!!

Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:26 PM (afJtY)

60 Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 10:26 PM (zZu0s)

61 ((( Ben Had )))

Posted by: Steck at July 01, 2026 10:27 PM (LlRQB)

62 The problem is commies would take over the No Commies movement within 10 years. Colonize and kill. Kind of their thing.

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 10:29 PM (vE0+H)

63 STECK!

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 10:29 PM (yEz+x)

64 FUN FACT: King John is remembered as the broad-minded signer of the Magna Carta. The truth is that he was a shitstain of a weasel who only signed it because he had lost all support of the Nobles through his avarice and misrule.

He renounced his agreement as soon as he felt it was politically feasible to do so.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 01, 2026 10:29 PM (0N2Wv)

65 Just where is this country of Tizzovmi?

—that little kid who thinks God's name is Art.

Posted by: mindful webworker synchronizes with the atomic cloud at July 01, 2026 10:30 PM (FL3q9)

66 He renounced his agreement as soon as he felt it was politically feasible to do so.
Posted by: Cicero

So... a modern politician. Before his time!

Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 10:30 PM (rdVOm)

67 ((( Nurse )))

Posted by: Steck at July 01, 2026 10:30 PM (LlRQB)

68 Just where is this country of Tizzovmi?

—that little kid who thinks God's name is Art.
Posted by: mindful webworker synchronizes with the atomic cloud at July 01, 2026 10:30 PM (FL3q9)

I thought it was Howard...

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not much of a globetrotter at July 01, 2026 10:31 PM (0aYVJ)

69 Me (to Canadian boss): Happy Dominion Day!

Boss: Canada Day

Merely re-branding? Being obstinate?
Posted by: Steck at July 01, 2026 10:25 PM (LlRQB)

The original and proper name for the holiday is Dominion Day. It was altered to "Canada Day" by a Liberal government. Since all Liberal governments are, as a matter of fact, illegitimate, "Canada Day" is a false holiday.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 01, 2026 10:31 PM (1z8ji)

70 Relativity:

90 seconds experiencing Paradise By The Dashboard Lights with an eager and willing girl goes WAY faster than

90 seconds filing out your 1040.

Word!

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 01, 2026 10:32 PM (wVcYX)

71 >—that little kid who thinks God's name is Art.

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the kid's right
Art Howard

our father, who's Art in Heaven
Howard be thy name

Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 10:32 PM (8qVJT)

72 Before we were married I was in graduate school Mrs. F. and I drove to Toronto to see relatives for Canada Day. It was supposed to be an overnight visit, but turned into a 4-day rager.

Crossing back into the U.S. we were interrogated for 2 hours.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 10:32 PM (RIvkX)

73 Which weighs more— a 12lb bowling ball or 12 pounds of feathers?
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis

I know this if it's a pound of gold vs one pound of bowling ball. But, it is important to consider the Avoirdupois vs. troy systems of measurement.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 01, 2026 10:34 PM (NXz0i)

74 Crossing back into the U.S. we were interrogated for 2 hours.
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WHAT, is your favorite color?

Posted by: Tim the Enchanter at July 01, 2026 10:35 PM (0N2Wv)

75 62 The problem is commies would take over the No Commies movement within 10 years. Colonize and kill. Kind of their thing.

Posted by: ...
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It ain't over yet.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 10:35 PM (c35xG)

76 Spielberg 's " Robin hood" was a well done portrayal of King John.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:35 PM (afJtY)

77 Fucking Todd
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 01, 2026 10:25 PM (0N2Wv)

da fuck did i do???

Posted by: SturmToddler at July 01, 2026 10:37 PM (nsSpm)

78 Don Black at
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somebody step on your toe today?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 10:37 PM (c35xG)

79 FUN FACT: King John is remembered as the broad-minded signer of the Magna Carta. The truth is that he was a shitstain of a weasel who only signed it because he had lost all support of the Nobles through his avarice and misrule.

He renounced his agreement as soon as he felt it was politically feasible to do so.
-
What a dick

Posted by: ayatollah of the week at July 01, 2026 10:38 PM (vSvIl)

80 A wreck sighting! What a pleasant surprise.😍

Posted by: lin-duh at July 01, 2026 10:38 PM (VCgbV)

81 RE: U.S. v. Bosnia

When my kids were about 10, I took them to see a "friendly match" (we call them exhibition games) in which Argentina played Bosnia.

There is a sizable Bosnian population in south St. Louis. I bet no-one here knew that?

By chance, we were seated among the Bosnian fans. The Bosnians impressed me as being azaleas: "If you not root for either team, why you come anyway?"

Kind of unreasoning hostility, right? I still remember this experience whenever I hear or read the word "Bosnia."

Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 10:38 PM (RCjYY)

82 lin-duh !!!

Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:39 PM (afJtY)

83 Seattle is going to go crazy!!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 10:22 PM (2WIwB)

Not a long trip

Posted by: MAC V SOG at July 01, 2026 10:40 PM (P4Pk9)

84 Steck not wreck...darn autocorrect!

Hey Ben had!

Posted by: lin-duh at July 01, 2026 10:40 PM (VCgbV)

85 Foreign Customs vs. U.S. Customs:

Entering Japan-- Xray shows *interesting* item(s)--

"So sorry, I must inspect your bag. Please stand here." Agent takes bag to nearby table, carefully removes contents.. "Ah, camera! Please excuse..." Agent carefully, deliberately repacks contents. "Welcome!"
- - -

Entering U.S.-- Xray shows *interesting* item(s)--

"Stand over there and stay there until I clear you." Agent pulls contents out of bag, finds nothing dangerous, leaves contents all over table. Another agent stands ready, making sure I don't move. "Okay. You can put your stuff back now."

Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 10:40 PM (rdVOm)

86
WHich weighs more, a pound of lead, or a pound of helium?

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 01, 2026 10:41 PM (w6EFb)

87
15 Magna Carta memorial, Runnymede, England"

By Americans.

No, really.
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 10:06 PM (XuXeR)

Glad you mentioned that. The English never made as big a thing out of it as we do.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 01, 2026 10:42 PM (BSqvY)

88 ((( lin-duh )))

See all you fine ladies in October !

Posted by: Steck at July 01, 2026 10:42 PM (LlRQB)

89 86
WHich weighs more, a pound of lead, or a pound of helium?

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb)
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Which will float highest?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 10:42 PM (c35xG)

90 Which is better a pound of brisket or a pound of pulled pork?

Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:43 PM (afJtY)

91 I'm enjoying the commies throwing shade at capitalism. I've yet to see any commie successfully argue that anything else works better, or even as well.

Which means all commies lie almost all the time. I'm enjoying watching their coming out party. It's scaring all the right people. Turn those few remaining purple districts red. They must have forgotten the political color scheme in the US.

Posted by: Black JEM at July 01, 2026 10:43 PM (UQRAm)

92 Which is better a pound of brisket or a pound of pulled pork?
Posted by: Ben Had

I'm gonna embrace the healing power of "and"!!!

Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 10:43 PM (rdVOm)

93 Which is better a pound of brisket or a pound of pulled pork?
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:43 PM (afJtY)
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Both.

Posted by: Black JEM at July 01, 2026 10:43 PM (UQRAm)

94 Glad you mentioned that. The English never made as big a thing out of it as we do.

Posted by: Tom Servo
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Could be why they're in trouble now.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 10:43 PM (c35xG)

95 >Don Black at
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somebody step on your toe today?

Posted by: Braenyard
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?

Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 10:44 PM (8qVJT)

96 Each and every day here, I become more intelligent after what I read.
But today, I feel like a total fucking university professor. (And not a Commie one!)

Thank you Magna Carta!

MC is in the houooose!

Posted by: Gunslinger at July 01, 2026 10:44 PM (Mxkwh)

97 Glad you mentioned that. The English never made as big a thing out of it as we do.
Posted by: Tom Servo
***************
Perhaps they should make a thing out of it, they are losing their heritage with each passing day....

Posted by: The Grateful at July 01, 2026 10:45 PM (IQ6Gq)

98 Which is better a pound of brisket or a pound of pulled pork?
Posted by: Ben Had

Yes!! Speaking of that, I bought gas at Buc-ee's today for $2.92 a gallon.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 01, 2026 10:45 PM (NXz0i)

99 Tonypete, hugs to you and R.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:45 PM (afJtY)

100 Your Mede isn't so Runny if you fry it well enough.

Posted by: Tim the Enchanter at July 01, 2026 10:45 PM (0N2Wv)

101 Well, I am falling asleep right here in this chair. Going to crawl into bed and make it official. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 01, 2026 10:46 PM (1z8ji)

102 If I owned a bank, I would offer a credit card to a select few customers called the "Magna Carda."

It would have a holographic image embossed on the front of an upside down American Bald Eagle which is a literal way of flipping the bird to whomever you owe money.

Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 10:46 PM (dIske)

103 >>>Turn those few remaining purple districts red. They must have forgotten the political color scheme in the US.

Posted by: Black JEM
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It's not much of a worry; Oh, radical Colorado elected an extreme radical. Well, yeah, that's what they've been working for.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 10:47 PM (c35xG)

104 I went out for cigarettes, picked up my mail, and ate a cheeseburger

Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 10:47 PM (a/T52)

105 Which is better a pound of brisket or a pound of pulled pork?
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:43 PM (afJtY)
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Imma have to reflect on this awhile.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 10:48 PM (RIvkX)

106 >>Each and every day here, I become more intelligent after what I read.

I'm still a dumb hick, but not as dumb as when I began reading here! History wasn't my favorite subject, but it's mostly because skool made it so boring. Dates and events.. but no *meaning* and no real discussion.. it was so dry and dull due to the presentation. "Social studies"--- BLEH!!!

Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 10:48 PM (rdVOm)

107 104 I went out for cigarettes, picked up my mail, and ate a cheeseburger

--------

I saw a werewolf having a pina colada at Trader Vic's.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 01, 2026 10:50 PM (0N2Wv)

108 Sorry I'm late, I ordered an ananometer, but now I'm wondering if I wasted my money, because I don't actuallyknow anybody named Ann.
Posted by: tankdemon


If you take it to Japan, you can use it to measure holes.

Posted by: mikeski at July 01, 2026 10:50 PM (VHUov)

109 So we lose to the Belgish? That's how it always seems to go when we have our brief flirtation with soccer.

Posted by: Otto Penn at July 01, 2026 10:50 PM (sJHOI)

110 64

I don't think anyone remembers King John as being anything other than a bad king. I never read, or heard, anybody say of him, "He was the kind king who signed the Magna Carta." His contemporaries called him "John Softsword."

Whenever someone lists the worst kings of England after the Conquest, King John usually qualifies for the top 3, and always for the top 5.

For the title of "worst king," John usually ranks behind only Edward II and Richard III, from what I've read. The others who are considered about as bad were merely weak.

Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 10:51 PM (RCjYY)

111 JQ, one class of social studies in junior college cured me of the college experience. My only thought was " you lying bitch"

Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:52 PM (afJtY)

112 Richard III got a bum rap. Tudor propagandists seized the narrative.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 01, 2026 10:52 PM (0N2Wv)

113 For the title of "worst king," John usually ranks behind only Edward II and Richard III, from what I've read. The others who are considered about as bad were merely weak.
Posted by: mnw

What about Ethelred the Unready?

And as morally bad, surely we can agree Henry VIII was evil

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 01, 2026 10:53 PM (u/wrI)

114 Oh thank you so much Ben Had. We miss you terribly!! xoxo

Posted by: Tonypete at July 01, 2026 10:54 PM (NXz0i)

115 "Social studies"--- BLEH!!!

Posted by: JQ
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Senior social studies teacher said, you are getting ready to go into the world, take notes of everything I say, it will be you outline to success. He was right. He outlined credit, how credit worked, technically how to get it and manipulate it and discipline your activity to maximize benefit. He hit other things just as critical.
It was a blueprint on how the world works, how to use it to your advantage and what you have to do to get it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 10:54 PM (c35xG)

116 Jeepers.

If the US beats a eurofag team in eurofag kickball the city will go berserk.

When we beat Australia last week, it was the most American flags, not on fire, I’ve ever seen downtown.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 10:55 PM (yEz+x)

117
I like the way the NeoComs give the appearance that their proposals are something totally new, as though nobody thought of them before!!! Like it hasn't had a long and horrible history. Militant atheists are the same.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 10:55 PM (O0L8i)

118
Fun fact, helium was discovered on the sun (hence the name) before it was discovered to exist on earth.

In 1868, some astronomers looking at various spectral lines during an eclipse noticed a line that didn't correspond to any known element on earth.

It wasn't until 1895 that helium was isolated on earth, and determined to be the same element as on the Sun.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 01, 2026 10:55 PM (w6EFb)

119 King John, the runt of Elanore's litter.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:55 PM (afJtY)

120 Had corn on the cob at dinner.

Does anyone eat corn on the cob typewriter style as opposed to the proper method of spiraling?

Probably shouldn't ask; could spark a war on the level of Ginger v crossbows.

Posted by: mindful webworker comparing realities at July 01, 2026 10:55 PM (FL3q9)

121 Three minutes to launch. These just don't get old.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at July 01, 2026 10:56 PM (w/O5Q)

122 Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 10:51 PM (RCjYY)

__________________

Well, on a positive note, if King John wasn't such a brutal piece of human excrement, the Magna Carta never would have been forced upon him by the noble families. As I recall, he pretty much failed at everything he attemped...and left the crown in dire straights financially. In his free time he was executing relatives and alienating the Church if some of the writings are to be believed.

Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 10:56 PM (dIske)

123 Which is more dangerous, a stone of lies or an ounce of truth?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 01, 2026 10:57 PM (qx7Zg)

124
Which is better a pound of brisket or a pound of pulled pork?
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:43 PM (afJtY)

Pulled pork is okay, but hands down the brisket wins. Smoked is amazing, but I can also recommend CBD's recipe for brisket that is melt in your mouth good!

Posted by: moki at July 01, 2026 10:57 PM (wLjpr)

125 Where's the Oxford Compact? Hmm?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 01, 2026 10:58 PM (diia5)

126 Mww
Typewriter for me. Lots of butter and tajin.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 10:58 PM (C3pSe)

127 Moki !!! The very best to you , amazing Lady.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:59 PM (afJtY)

128 Does anyone eat corn on the cob typewriter style as opposed to the proper method of spiraling?

Probably shouldn't ask; could spark a war on the level of Ginger v crossbows.
Posted by: mindful webworker comparing realities at July 01, 2026 10:55 PM (FL3q9)
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Well I don't like corn up my nose, so...

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 10:59 PM (RIvkX)

129 Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 10:54 PM

You had an exceptional teacher!

Our skool district was 90% union-drones, only there to teach what they *had to* and otherwise did not GAF. The best "education" I ever got, occurred outside the walls of public indoctrination.

I did have some excellent teachers. A few. But the majority were just putting in their time.

Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 10:59 PM (rdVOm)

130 @74 - it's the Bridge Keeper, not Tim! Yes, I am that guy.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 01, 2026 10:59 PM (CHHv1)

131 What do you call a teacher who never farts in public?

A private tutor

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 01, 2026 11:00 PM (qx7Zg)

132 Hark, dost thou know that I, the Magna Carta, was not erstwhile known by that name? In sooth, in the year of our Lord twelve hundred and fifteen, I was dubbed the "Charter of Liberties" or, by some, the "Charter of Runnymede", in token of the place where our noble agreement was sealed. Nay, I was not a grand overhaul of the English government nor a transformation of their societal order. Forsooth, I was naught but a written testament to the rights and customs of the realm, penned to correct the manifold abuses that didst plague our fair land.

Verily, England was not a land of unbroken peace and tranquility ere the Charter was signed. Nay, 'twas a realm governed by a complex web of laws, traditions, and unwritten expectations, wherein the mighty and the lowly didst navigate the treacherous shoals of power and privilege.

Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 11:00 PM (frGWQ)

133 121 Three minutes to launch. These just don't get old.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls
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Thanks, I almost missed it. Stupid FireFox.

I run FF and Brave at the same time and inadvertently put it on FF.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 11:00 PM (c35xG)

134 In high school I had an economics class. The textbook was filled with Keynes and Galbraith, et al. Teacher went off script bigly, and taught a lot of Milton Friedman. He was one of the best teachers I ever had. Korean war vet, and a LTC in the Wyoming National Guard. Catholic, 13 kids. Was a house painter in the summer months.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not much of a globetrotter at July 01, 2026 11:00 PM (0aYVJ)

135 Treacherous shoals of power and privilege !

Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 11:01 PM (frGWQ)

136 Which is better a pound of brisket or a pound of pulled pork?
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:43 PM (afJtY)
_______________

That's like asking to choose between a blonde supermodel and a brunette supermodel. Both are exquisite.

Redheaded supermodel = Kale

Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 11:02 PM (dIske)

137 Yes, I acknowledge that "math" is frowned upon here. (LOL, not really, I'm sure...) But!

Of all the courses of study, one must admit that "math" doesn't change, is not subject to the whims of social bullshyte. It just... IS.

I respect it.

Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 11:03 PM (rdVOm)

138 127 Moki !!! The very best to you , amazing Lady.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:59 PM (afJtY)

Hugs and love to you!!!!! You doing okay???

Posted by: moki at July 01, 2026 11:03 PM (wLjpr)

139 Moki, better than ok, life is good.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:04 PM (afJtY)

140 120 Had corn on the cob at dinner.

Does anyone eat corn on the cob typewriter style as opposed to the proper method of spiraling?

Probably shouldn't ask; could spark a war on the level of Ginger v crossbows.
Posted by: mindful webworker comparing realities at July

Here I am to take ALL the arrows! I cut the corn off the cob first.

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 11:05 PM (Wmg4n)

141 Does anyone eat corn on the cob typewriter style as opposed to the proper method of spiraling?

Posted by: mindful webworker comparing realities at July 01, 2026 10:55 PM (FL3q9)

the only way to eat it

Posted by: SturmToddler at July 01, 2026 11:05 PM (nsSpm)

142 Small project underway... bbiab

Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 11:05 PM (rdVOm)

143 Does anyone eat corn on the cob typewriter style as opposed to the proper method of spiraling?

Posted by: mindful webworker comparing realities

You're an animal - you know that don't you?

Posted by: Tonypete at July 01, 2026 11:06 PM (NXz0i)

144 112

Afraid I must disagree profoundly. No British king except Richard III ever arranged the premeditated murder of 2 kids. I'm not receptive to any argument that "some other dude did it." Richard controlled the Tower (the means and opportunity for the murders), and the children represented a prodigious dormant threat only to Richard (hence the motive). The Little Princes were the least of Henry Tudor's worries at the time.

To whoever posted that I left out Aethelred the Unready: I DID say "after the Conquest."

Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 11:07 PM (RCjYY)

145
Doing journal citations, I had a thought to contact authors to try to cadge reprints from them, the way it used to be done.

I picked an author; we'll call him Vernon. He's at the Imperial College, London. I met him many years ago, a nice English fellow a couple of years younger than me.

Googled his name to get an e-mail address and found he's now Sir Vernon. And here I am just living out my days.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 11:07 PM (O0L8i)

146 I did have some excellent teachers. A few. But the majority were just putting in their time.

Posted by: JQ
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Luckily, I preceded you a bit on that. Most of the teachers were dedicated, at that time, good people but human. You're right, this guy was exceptional. He was second year college level but as exceptional teachers are he made the complex simple...like our president.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 11:07 PM (c35xG)

147 ananometer - is that what is used to measure how well one's nic is masking one's identity?

Correspondingly, to obtain the best nic, one uses an anonymizer.

Posted by: mindful webworker commenting anonanonomously at July 01, 2026 11:08 PM (FL3q9)

148 I have a photo of my young son (I think he was about 3) holding an entire ear of Wisconsin sweet corn, and mowing it down. His arms are nearly spread wide to hold said ear. He is in heaven.

Nothing like sweet corn bought by the side of the road on the way home to cook over the charcoal. If there is one thing I miss from the Midwest, that would be it.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:08 PM (bl07w)

149 Corn on the cob: right to left, reverse typewriter style. I'm a southpaw.

it's also how I leaf through magazines when in a waiting room. Back to front.

Man. I am jonesing for some Olathe sweet corn from Colorado right now.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not much of a globetrotter at July 01, 2026 11:08 PM (0aYVJ)

150 Here I am to take ALL the arrows! I cut the corn off the cob first.
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 11:05 PM (Wmg4n)

ever fry it in a skillet?

Posted by: SturmToddler at July 01, 2026 11:08 PM (nsSpm)

151 Well, Elon is doing government work so we aren't allowed to see the full meal deal.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 11:09 PM (c35xG)

152 Apparently, if you use "Math is Racist" as a keyword phrase in Google, you will get 20 pages of articles, reports, forums, and studies making that declaration.

Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 11:09 PM (dIske)

153
131 What do you call a teacher who never farts in public?

A private tutor
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 01, 2026 11:00 PM (qx7Zg)

What do you get when an aristocrat farts?


A noble gas.

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 11:09 PM (Wmg4n)

154 Piper, I remove it off the cob in fork fulls.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:10 PM (afJtY)

155 I did have some excellent teachers. A few. But the majority were just putting in their time.

Posted by: JQ

My Latin instructor, Miss Cope, was old enough to have conversed with Caesar in his native tongue. Excellent instructor though.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 01, 2026 11:10 PM (NXz0i)

156 To whoever posted that I left out Aethelred the Unready: I DID say "after the Conquest."
Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 11:07 PM (RCjYY)

I am directly related to Alfred the Great and Malcolm Canmore, through the Tower family tree. Not sure that matters, even a little, since I don't have enough blood cells to have retained any of theirs, but it does make me read that history and, while some of it is speculative, we know surprisingly a lot about them both.

Also, St. Margaret of Scotland, Malcolm's wife. Apparently sainthood is not hereditary. Oh well.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:11 PM (bl07w)

157 150 Here I am to take ALL the arrows! I cut the corn off the cob first.
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 11:05 PM (Wmg4n)

ever fry it in a skillet?
Posted by: SturmToddler at July 01, 2026 11:08

Yes, I don’t eat a lot of corn, though. So it’s mostly grilled, but I do have a really good roasted corn salad recipe I should post on the next food thread.

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 11:11 PM (Wmg4n)

158 Mexican street corn done by Pete Bog. You will never go back to the cob.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:12 PM (afJtY)

159 158 Mexican street corn done by Pete Bog. You will never go back to the cob.
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:12 PM (afJtY)

C'mon, Ben, anything at all done by Pete Bog. Anything at all. Yum.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:13 PM (bl07w)

160 Googled his name to get an e-mail address and found he's now Sir Vernon. And here I am just living out my days.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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You may find yourself
Living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself
In another part of the world
And you may find yourself
Behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house
With a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself
"Well... how did I get here?"

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 11:13 PM (c35xG)

161 I’m one of those decades long lurkers who stays in the shadows and post as often as a nation destroying SCOTUS decision comes around. I’m also one of those lurkers like many here who had a father and 3 uncles who fought in WWII. One of the uncles jumped on DDay with the 506th PIR 101st. The headstone of my ggggg grandfather in IL says “PVT CONTINENTAL LINE
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
1762-1831
This has been a hard week for patriots watching everything erode away. So when I read the 1961 quote from RR, the tears finally broke. And that’s why I lurk, because I know I’m not alone. And for a few minutes, I’m transported back to a time when we had a real country. And for that Ace and the house of denizens, I’m eternally grateful.

Posted by: TxAnn at July 01, 2026 11:14 PM (SjAWL)

162 tcn, MoMe teaser. That corn will be on the menu in Oct.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:14 PM (afJtY)

163 Apropos of nothing: Walton Goggins has the dumbest haircut ever. Like he took a straight razor to the ends, and slathered it in bear grease.

I like him, but he needs a better barber.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not much of a globetrotter at July 01, 2026 11:14 PM (0aYVJ)

164 Mww
Typewriter for me. Lots of butter and tajin.
Posted by: nurse ratched


Really? When you eat corn-on-the-cob typewriter style, do you say *ding* at the end of every row before sliding it to the right?

*web-searches on tajin*

Tajin sounds good.

I used salt, fresh-ground black pepper, cumin, and curry.

Posted by: mindful webworker contemplating condiments at July 01, 2026 11:14 PM (FL3q9)

165 162 tcn, MoMe teaser. That corn will be on the menu in Oct.
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:14 PM (afJtY)

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:15 PM (bl07w)

166 ever fry it in a skillet?

Posted by: SturmToddler
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abomination

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 11:16 PM (c35xG)

167 And for that Ace and the house of denizens, I’m eternally grateful.
Posted by: TxAnn at July 01, 2026 11:14 PM (SjAWL)

All is NEVER lost, dear.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:16 PM (bl07w)

168 Henry VIII wasn't just evil, he and Edward VI debased the currency and left a large pile of poo for Mary to clean up. The Tudors were lucky the Continent didn't care about their nasty little pirate island at the time.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 11:16 PM (gKWVE)

169 156

English history is plenty challenging enough for me.

I don't do Anglo Saxons. I'm sure they were very interesting, though. King Harold had some lousy luck at Hastings-- that's all I know.

Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 11:17 PM (RCjYY)

170 Fun fact about the original script for MPatHG--

When the ship appears near the end, it is manned by the Bridge Keeper. He says, "Stop! Who would cross the Sea of Fate, must answer me these questions twenty-eight!"

Arthur and Bedevere look at each other briefly, and toss the Bridge Keeper overboard.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 01, 2026 11:17 PM (CHHv1)

171 When you want to drive a Wespe, but easily see where you're going.

https://youtu.be/S0JNFlh6870

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 01, 2026 11:18 PM (qx7Zg)

172 Watched the USA game. Our red card was for a completely accidental stomp on an ankle. I will note that World Cup refs will eject a player for a clearly accidental move... but if you're Caitlin Clark you can get throat punched and it's ok with the WNBA refs. Not tossed from the game and one suspension. And the USA player they ejected was black and no one cared. Glad we move on!

Posted by: LizLem at July 01, 2026 11:18 PM (gWBY1)

173 Be vigilant but the dsa parasites are going to consume the host and die.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:19 PM (afJtY)

174 We have another launch coming up in about 40 minutes.

ULA - Atlas V 551 - Amazon Leo (LA-0
SLC-41 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: July 2, 2026
Launch Time: 12:24 a.m. EDT (0424 UTC, 06:24 CEST)

https://youtu.be/GE5SStD7iwM

Posted by: Joyenz at July 01, 2026 11:19 PM (2F0/Y)

175 Posted by: TxAnn at July 01, 2026 11:14 PM (SjAWL)

Blessings to you. I am humbled by those who experienced combat.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, US Army, 1987 - 1991 at July 01, 2026 11:19 PM (0aYVJ)

176 And for that Ace and the house of denizens, I’m eternally grateful.
Posted by: TxAnn at July 01, 2026 11:14 PM (SjAWL)

All is NEVER lost, dear.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:16 PM (bl07w)

At least until SMOD hits. No more planet.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 01, 2026 11:19 PM (qx7Zg)

177 I don't do Anglo Saxons. I'm sure they were very interesting, though. King Harold had some lousy luck at Hastings-- that's all I know.
Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 11:17 PM (RCjYY)

The remarkable thing about "English" history before 1066 is the various players, and where they were from, and how influential they may have been. It really was a tiny world at the time. It took Alfred's grandson to actually unite most of England, and even he had issues with that. There were surprisingly few people involved. Being "king" only held so much sway, and could be lost in a heartbeat.

So much of that history is pure chance.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:20 PM (bl07w)

178 Water dissolving, water removing!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 11:20 PM (RIvkX)

179 Of all the courses of study, one must admit that "math" doesn't change, is not subject to the whims of social bullshyte. It just... IS.
I respect it.
Posted by: JQ


You'd think so.

I was in 9th grade when they fired up "New Math." I told the teacher, I've got a good grounding in Olde Math, so I get what they're trying to do here, but I don't think it's good, nor will it be good for young'n's without Olde Math training. The educational establishment went with it anyway.

Posted by: mindful webworker counting my blessings at July 01, 2026 11:20 PM (FL3q9)

180 Also, my Gen Z kid has a bunch of anchor baby friends, so he's thrilled the SCOTUS ruling means they don't have to jump through hoops to sort out their citizenship. I told him as long as they get effed in the butt on taxes like the rest of us legit Americans do, I'll stop being annoyed at the ruling. Let us all suffer equally under the yoke of our outrageous taxes. If you're a birth tourist American, you should have to pay taxes. Also taxes on remittances.

He got a little annoyed at me, heh.

Posted by: LizLem at July 01, 2026 11:20 PM (gWBY1)

181
Why can't you hear a pterodactyl go to the bathroom?

Because the 'p' is silent.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 01, 2026 11:20 PM (w6EFb)

182 At least until SMOD hits. No more planet.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 01, 2026 11:19 PM (qx7Zg)

At that point, who cares?

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:21 PM (bl07w)

183 Why can't you hear a pterodactyl go to the bathroom?

Because the 'p' is silent.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 01, 2026 11:20 PM (w6EFb)

What does it sound like when it pshits?

Posted by: Pug Mahon, US Army, 1987 - 1991 at July 01, 2026 11:21 PM (0aYVJ)

184 So, by the numbers, what exactly are the D Socialists of A ? Are they the poor ? the downtrodden? the the sans-culottes ? NOOO!
Only 4% are blue collar. Over 80% of them have a college degree! I say, old chap, the bourgeois is revolting!

Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 11:21 PM (frGWQ)

185 At least until SMOD hits. No more planet.

SMOD used to post here, guess he's too far out for a good WiFi link these days.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 01, 2026 11:22 PM (+9wcF)

186 Posted by: TxAnn at July 01, 2026 11:14 PM (SjAWL)

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You should maybe comment moar.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 11:23 PM (RIvkX)

187 I say, old chap, the bourgeois is revolting!
Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 11:21 PM (frGWQ)

I know they revolted me.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:23 PM (bl07w)

188 I cut the corn off the cob first.
Posted by: Piper


MiladyJo inquires, so, do you cook it before you cut it off the cob, or after, and, if after, how do you cook it?

Posted by: mindful webworker vegetating at July 01, 2026 11:24 PM (FL3q9)

189 Henry VIII certainly murdered Anne Boleyn, and the 5-6 poor bastards who died with her.

Unlike Anne, Katherine Howard was probably good for the adultery of which she was accused, which by definition was a form of treason.

Say what you like about Henry VIII, he never murdered children, AFAIK.

Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 11:24 PM (RCjYY)

190 This is one of those perfect evenings, when the sky is perfectly clear, the wind is mostly calm, it's just about 65 degrees out there, the birds are singing but not overexcited, and both DH and I have had a couple but not too many. There is a very good reason we don't leave AK in the summer, and this evening is it.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:25 PM (bl07w)

191
Where's the Oxford Compact? Hmm?
Posted by: weft cut-loop


Is that where Lady Oxford keeps her face powder?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 01, 2026 11:25 PM (Cqx++)

192 tcn, and the salmon. I consider myself among the luckiest to have tasted your smoked salmon.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:27 PM (afJtY)

193 I suddenly saw that directly to the north, over Onkoul's Tunguska Road, the sky split in two and fire appeared high and wide over the forest . The split in the sky grew larger, and the entire northern side was covered with fire. At that moment I became so hot that I couldn't bear it as if my shirt was on fire; from the northern side, where the fire was, came strong heat. I wanted to tear off my shirt and throw it down, but then the sky shut closed, and a strong thump sounded, and I was thrown a few metres.

I lost my senses for a moment, but then my wife ran out and led me to the house. After that such noise came, as if rocks were falling or cannons were firing, the Earth shook, and when I was on the ground, I pressed my head down, fearing rocks would smash it. When the sky opened up, hot wind raced between the houses, like from cannons, which left traces in the ground like pathways, and it damaged some crops. Later we saw that many windows were shattered, and in the barn, a part of the iron lock snapped.

Posted by: Tunguska Event eyewitness at July 01, 2026 11:28 PM (w6EFb)

194 Say what you like about Henry VIII, he never murdered children, AFAIK

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He had the most disgusting, bloody, murderous reign imaginable. That in addition to beheading wives because of his own sexual impotency. Claims about Richard III murdering the "Princes in the Tower" are all they are - claims by the Tudors. History written by Tudors, who removed legitimate heir will not be kind to its predecessor.

Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 11:29 PM (frGWQ)

195 189 Henry VIII certainly murdered Anne Boleyn, and the 5-6 poor bastards who died with her.

Unlike Anne, Katherine Howard was probably good for the adultery of which she was accused, which by definition was a form of treason.

Say what you like about Henry VIII, he never murdered children, AFAIK.
Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 11:24 PM (RCjYY)

Henry VIII was a randy pig, and not very attractive. He cut a fine figure when he was young, but by the time he was messing with Ann, he was already beginning to rot from the inside. It is likely that Ann slept with shim to produce both Elizabeth but not the horribly misformed miscarriage she produced after, so she probably got that elsewhere. It is very likely that Henry was mostly impotent by then. He was certainly disillusioned by her act of purity before marriage.

He probably was the father of his only male heir. After that, he probably couldn't get it up to save his life, let alone his marriages.

Dude put himself above the Church, and nearly up to God. His legacy is the degeneration that is England today.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:29 PM (bl07w)

196 Amusing mystery click. Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: scampydog at July 01, 2026 11:30 PM (41CYW)

197 188 I cut the corn off the cob first.
Posted by: Piper

MiladyJo inquires, so, do you cook it before you cut it off the cob, or after, and, if after, how do you cook it?
Posted by: mindful webworker vegetating at July 01,

After, and normally J grills it. It is also a part of crawfish boils. Where I will eat the corn, but not the crawfish. lol.

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 11:30 PM (Wmg4n)

198 192 tcn, and the salmon. I consider myself among the luckiest to have tasted your smoked salmon.
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:27 PM (afJtY)

We go to Kasilof next week. Weir counts are good. We will endeavor.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:31 PM (bl07w)

199 Evenin’, All.

Posted by: Bulg at July 01, 2026 11:32 PM (77rzZ)

200 ever fry it in a skillet?

Posted by: SturmToddler
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abomination

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 11:16 PM (c35xG)

begun, the corn wars have

Posted by: SturmToddler at July 01, 2026 11:32 PM (nsSpm)

201 The other bit about Henry is that he was destined for the Church until Arthur died. Can you imagine him as a prelate? Holy crap. That would have sundered the Church nearly as bad as what he ultimately did to it.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:32 PM (bl07w)

202 TxAnn, never give up, never surrender! And hopefully you have a wonderful 4th planned. We still have lots to celebrate, and are blessed despite the losses.

I'm hoping with all the right wing leaders getting voted in south of us, they stabilize their countries so their citizens just stay put.

The anchor babies I see in my daily life, my friends and my kids' friends... it might be anecdotal, but the ones from south of our border I personally know adore this country and are grateful to be here. It really depends on the kid and the family. A lot of times their love of American culture conflicts with their parents' traditional ways, like most kids of immigrants. They aren't voting in lockstep with the dems like their parents did, so the dems are getting a little sick of them.

Posted by: LizLem at July 01, 2026 11:33 PM (gWBY1)

203 tcn, didn't Henry and Jane Seymour had Edward .

Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:34 PM (afJtY)

204 . No British king except Richard III ever arranged the premeditated murder of 2 kids. [/i

Posted by: Adriane the Not Paranoid Enough Critic . . . at July 01, 2026 11:35 PM (WGVYq)

205 Not even past midnight?

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 11:36 PM (Ia/+0)

206 203 tcn, didn't Henry and Jane Seymour had Edward .
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:34 PM (afJtY)

Yes, and it killed Jane. I suspect he did father that one. She was a bit of a mouse, not likely a political player like Ann was.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:36 PM (bl07w)

207 I cut the corn off the cob first.
Posted by: Piper

MiladyJo inquires, so, do you cook it before you cut it off the cob, or after, and, if after, how do you cook it?
Posted by: mindful webworker vegetating at July 01, 2026 11:24 PM (FL3q9)

3 or 4 minutes in boiling salted water, then cut off the cob.

use a good skillet, lots butter, paula dean levels is good, salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder and cook to crispy

Posted by: SturmToddler at July 01, 2026 11:36 PM (nsSpm)

Posted by: Adriane the Not Paranoid Enough Critic . . . at July 01, 2026 11:36 PM (WGVYq)

209 Speaking of bad kings, I was raised in the Episcopal Church (pre-woke old style). Not quite the same as other Protestant denominations, more like a popeless catholicism. I was pretty young when I figured out that it derived from the Anglican Church, and thus was founded by a king who wanted a divorce instead of beheading another gal.

I appreciated the faith I was taught, but my church's origin was never something to brag about!

Posted by: mindful webworker steeple chasing at July 01, 2026 11:37 PM (FL3q9)

210 Henry 8th had several Plantegenant children executed and little old ladies like Anne Poole.

Posted by: Adriane the Not Paranoid Enough Critic . . . at July 01, 2026 11:39 PM (WGVYq)

211 My favorite of Henry VIII’s wives is Anne of Cleves. He divorced her almost immediately, but he let her stay in England, where he treated her well, and where she gambled and drank. Fun lady.

Posted by: Bulg at July 01, 2026 11:40 PM (77rzZ)

212 Interesting point about Chuck being the head of a multi religious nation. In my opinion the CoE abdicated it's role a decade ago.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:40 PM (afJtY)

213 The most famous child was Edward, Duke of something. 12 I think.

Posted by: Adriane the Not Paranoid Enough Critic . . . at July 01, 2026 11:40 PM (WGVYq)

214 Good evening! Today, Debbie Harry turned 81 and Fred Schneider turned 75. So, here's his band's 1998 musical tribute to her, and her 2011 music video with a cameo by their Kate Pierson. It's not the best work of either, but I couldn't resist the tie-ins!

The B-52's - Debbie (Official Music Video)
https://youtu.be/rSEMjZ6YqGI

Blondie - "Mother" - Official Video
https://youtu.be/-3mBObJM0ss

I will have more on Sufjan Stevens later, but first I'm taking a walk while it's still light out.

Posted by: SciVo at July 01, 2026 11:42 PM (Sy6m/)

215 210 Henry 8th had several Plantegenant children executed and little old ladies like Anne Poole.
Posted by: Adriane the Not Paranoid Enough Critic . . . at July 01, 2026 11:39 PM (WGVYq)

Here's the disturbing part of all that. Most of the executions he "ordered" were not actually at his behest. When the "ruler" is completely crazy, sycophants will do anything to stay in his good graces, and murder is just one of the many evils committed in that ploy. All Henry had to do was complain about some inconvenience or another, and his minions would remove said inconvenience. If you read the sentence of Ann Boleyn, it is clear that it is a tautology, not a real sentence. They made it look like she had committed treason, but the argument is very thin and weak. But, it is what Henry wanted to hear, so it carried the day.

Evil.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:43 PM (bl07w)

216 194

Henry VIII:

As stated, Anne was murdered, along with 5 others who were accused of having had sex with her-- including Anne's own brother. The whole case was a crock.

However, Katherine Howard did likely commit treason, i.e., adultery.

Richard III as "victim of Tudor propaganda": the Italian ambassador wrote CONTEMPORANEOUSLY that Richard was universally believed to have had probably had the Little Princes murdered, i.e., that was BEFORE the Tudors.

Historians have long maintained that Richard had unusual difficulty amassing an army at Bosworth-- in large part because of disgust with the disappearance of the Little Princes.

None of that was Tudor propaganda. Richard had 100% control of the Tower. The Princes had a FAR better claim to the throne than Richard. Otoh, EVERYBODY had a better claim to the throne than Henry Tudor.

Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 11:44 PM (RCjYY)

217 When Europeons try to install air conditioning

https://bit.ly/ac-works-great

Posted by: mindful webworker - cool, calm, and connected at July 01, 2026 11:46 PM (FL3q9)

218 My fave new Brit couple went tubing on the river at Lava Hot Springs, ID! That's a great little town. Cold river to tube down, beautiful hot springs to soak in, and amazing scones at the Chuckwagon.

https://x.com/hmcrem/status/
2072372759749857714?s=46

We escaped there during Covid and no one masked up. We joked it was the "town covid forgot." It was a great trip.

Posted by: LizLem at July 01, 2026 11:46 PM (gWBY1)

219 I learned everything I needed to know about Henry when he killed More.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:46 PM (afJtY)

220 None of that was Tudor propaganda. Richard had 100% control of the Tower. The Princes had a FAR better claim to the throne than Richard. Otoh, EVERYBODY had a better claim to the throne than Henry Tudor.
Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 11:44 PM (RCjYY)

Richard had them killed. He probably didn't even see them, but they died under his watch.

Owen Tudor was a Welshman. He had nearly no claim to the throne at all.

English history is full of random chance. That's what makes it so interesting to study.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:47 PM (bl07w)

221 I don’t care, The Tudors were far better rulers than those damn Stuarts.

Posted by: Bulg at July 01, 2026 11:48 PM (77rzZ)

222 219 I learned everything I needed to know about Henry when he killed More.
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:46 PM (afJtY)

Definitive. When you put yourself above God....

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:49 PM (bl07w)

223 Haas President Trump ordered our bases in France to take their huge space heaters outside, to help the French with their climate change?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 01, 2026 11:49 PM (qx7Zg)

224 210

I don"t think the de la Poles Henry put to death were children. If any of them were children, I missed it-- which is possible.

I'm not making a case that Henry VIII was a good and decent man. He wasn't. He was, however, not a weak king. Historians I've read say that popular opinion in Henry's time probably favored a national church, over the Pope in Rome. No-one took a public opinion poll, though.

Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 11:50 PM (RCjYY)

225 William of Orange for the win!

Posted by: Bulg at July 01, 2026 11:51 PM (77rzZ)

226 Ben Had

Read much about Moore's record as Lord Chancellor?

Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 11:51 PM (RCjYY)

227 I cook corn on the cob on the grill, but don't like it charred or dried out.

Peel back but don't remove the leaves. Remove silk while rinsing under running water. (Butter, s & p if desired but not necessary before cooking.) Replace the leaves, trim stalk and maybe the tip if it's sparse, roll up in foil. Place on top rack for about 1/2 hour, more or less, while grilling other delicious foods.

I think the leaves add flavor.

Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 11:52 PM (rdVOm)

228 Salisbury Cathedral. A very interesting place to visit, with a very interesting history. Attended an evening service there.

Recommended read: 'Sarum: The Novel of England'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 01, 2026 11:53 PM (XeU6L)

229 "leaves" = "shucks"

And, no, don't eat that part. I guess you *could* though...

Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 11:54 PM (rdVOm)

230 Posted by: Pug Mahon, US Army, 1987 - 1991 at July 01, 2026 11:19 PM (0aYVJ)

My DDay uncle got the worst of it. His feet almost froze at the Battle of the Bulge, he got a Purple Heart in Holland for some nasty shrapnel. He died in 1982 and never talked about it. The Greatest Generation was a pretty humble group.

Posted by: TxAnn at July 01, 2026 11:55 PM (SjAWL)

231 Thomas More was a damn hypocrite. Wolseley was a far better statesman.

Posted by: Bulg at July 01, 2026 11:55 PM (77rzZ)

232 An aside:

During the reign of a great many English monarchs, there were people alive who had a better, more legitimate claim to the crown than the actual King or Queen did.

One would not have wanted to sell life insurance to these folks.

Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 11:56 PM (RCjYY)

233 Historians I've read say that popular opinion in Henry's time probably favored a national church, over the Pope in Rome. No-one took a public opinion poll, though.

Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 11:50 PM (RCjYY)

Doubtful, considering the number of martyrs to the Catholic Church who were murdered during his and his children's tenures. I don't think anyone was ready for any "church" that wasn't the Holy Roman Catholic Church they all lived under at the time. The choice Henry made was political and sexual, nothing more. It certainly wasn't religious in any true sense.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:57 PM (bl07w)

234 mnw, yes I have. More was no less an abuser of power than any other figure of the time to his failing.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:57 PM (afJtY)

235
Dude put himself above the Church, and nearly up to God. His legacy is the degeneration that is England today.

But you have to admit that he inspired the timeless classic "I'm Enery the Eighth, I am, I am"

Posted by: Azjaeger at July 01, 2026 11:57 PM (3/XaG)

236 An Italian monk, serving in the suite of the French ambassador, loyal to the French King who supported Henry Tudor is hardly a reliable source. What is notable is that majority of Henry Tudor's army at Bosworth were French and other mercenaries, paid for by the French, whereas the army fighting with Richard III were , you know, locals.

Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 11:57 PM (frGWQ)

237 As Lord Chancellor, Thomas Moore spilled a lot of blood. He was quite proud of that-- scourge of heretics.

Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 11:58 PM (RCjYY)

238 231 Thomas More was a damn hypocrite. Wolseley was a far better statesman.
Posted by: Bulg at July 01, 2026 11:55 PM (77rzZ)

How was More a hypocrite? I'm curious. He was certainly rigid in his beliefs, but I'm not sure what he did that negated them.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:59 PM (bl07w)

239 231 Thomas More was a damn hypocrite. Wolseley was a far better statesman

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But was Wolsey a Man for All Seasons? I think not.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 01, 2026 11:59 PM (u/oMr)

240 But you have to admit that he inspired the timeless classic "I'm Enery the Eighth, I am, I am"
Posted by: Azjaeger at July 01, 2026 11:57 PM (3/XaG)

And when you hear it, you have to dance around the room. Can't be helped.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 12:00 AM (bl07w)

241 Yay, me! I rewound several string trimmer spools. Ready for action now.

Pre-wound are spendy, and I'd bought a couple of 3-packs when previously in a hurry. Knew that cost was unsustainable, so also purchased a big roll of replacement line. Home-made bit for the spools on the screwgun and a dowel for the big roll... sweet deal!

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:01 AM (rdVOm)

242 Before we were married I was in graduate school Mrs. F. and I drove to Toronto to see relatives for Canada Day. It was supposed to be an overnight visit, but turned into a 4-day rager.

Crossing back into the U.S. we were interrogated for 2 hours.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 10:32 PM (RIvkX)


Try being in Victoria BC. You can literally walk across the harbor from boat to boat and arrive on the other side very far from sober.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 12:02 AM (2WIwB)

243 The Greatest Generation was a pretty humble group.
Posted by: TxAnn at July 01, 2026 11:55 PM (SjAWL)

Yup. Agree. The Old Breed.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, US Army, 1987 - 1991 at July 02, 2026 12:02 AM (0aYVJ)

244 Man. I am jonesing for some Olathe sweet corn from Colorado right now.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not much of a globetrotter at July 01, 2026 11:08 PM (0aYVJ)

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Funny you mention it - they are a customer of mine... I was just at their facility yesterday.

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 02, 2026 12:02 AM (PgZsD)

245 And then they had Cranmer.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 12:04 AM (afJtY)

246 How was More a hypocrite? I'm curious. He was certainly rigid in his beliefs, but I'm not sure what he did that negated them.

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It's ironic that More is treated as an avatar of freedom of conscience today. Sure, he stood firm for his own convictions against the onslaught of Henry's lust-driven theology. But as Chancellor, he watched innocent Protestants get burned at the stake at Smithfield for their heretical beliefs and did nothing to intervene.

It's too bad. More was a tremendously talented lawyer and therefore is someone I would like to admire.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 12:05 AM (u/oMr)

247 Random thought...

Will Doof turn over Sunday's ONT to the Declaration of Independence, with the fashion section from 1776?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 12:06 AM (qx7Zg)

248 You should maybe comment moar.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 11:23 PM (RIvkX

That might be a capital idea. Thank you. And I did go to college about 2 hours east of the world renowned TXMOME. So there’s that.

Posted by: TxAnn at July 02, 2026 12:06 AM (SjAWL)

249 Gotta say, I was not expecting learned discussions of the trials, perfidity, and evils of various medieval British royalty on the O. N. T.

And hardly anyone has mentioned the fact that King John was outfoxed (heh) by a fox.... and a football playing Hen.

Or so the Disney historical documentaries would suggest, from the tales of Allen O'Dale.

Posted by: SimoHayha at July 02, 2026 12:06 AM (/ZkOF)

250 236

I can't argue the matter any further. Who controlled the Tower? And who else had the capability of having the Princes buried in the walls after their murder? No-one else had the opportunity but Richard. No-one else had a motive but Richard, either. As stated, there were like 125 people who had a better claim than Henry Tudor!

Thomas Moore took pride in describing himself as "scourge of heretics." He had dozens of dissenters burned.

Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 12:07 AM (RCjYY)

251 I read a book in college that was a dual biography of Wolseley and More, with the latter coming of the worse.

I should probably stop commenting on this topic at this point, since my militant Protestantism has gotten me banned before.

So, I present a subject that we can all agree on — BOOBS!

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 12:07 AM (77rzZ)

252 TxAnn, come home and join us. A finer group of people you will never find.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 12:08 AM (afJtY)

253 So, I present a subject that we can all agree on — BOOBS!

'Bout damn time somebody said it.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 02, 2026 12:09 AM (+9wcF)

254 Boobs, eh? Do the young-uns still chant about how "we must, we must, we must increase our bust! The bigger the better the tighter the sweater the boys depend on us?"

Or is that just something young teenage me made up in a fevered dream?

Posted by: SimoHayha at July 02, 2026 12:09 AM (/ZkOF)

255 Will Doof turn over Sunday's ONT to the Declaration of Independence, with the fashion section from 1776?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 12:06 AM (qx7Zg)


Woohoo!!!
Corsets and petticoats!
Woot! Woot!

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 12:09 AM (2WIwB)

256 But as Chancellor, he watched innocent Protestants get burned at the stake at Smithfield for their heretical beliefs and did nothing to intervene.

It's too bad. More was a tremendously talented lawyer and therefore is someone I would like to admire.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 12:05 AM (u/oMr)

Well, that was his job. Protestants may be perfectly acceptable now, but at the time, they were heretics (actually, they still are...), so burning them made perfect sense.

You can judge people by today's standards, but it makes no sense in time.

By those standards, George Washington was horridly evil man because he had slaves. But at the time, it was perfectly normal. We don't like it, but that hardly matters, historically.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 12:10 AM (bl07w)

257 I keep misspelling More.

Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 12:10 AM (RCjYY)

258 Bustles and bonnets

Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 12:10 AM (afJtY)

259 15-odd minutes to the Amazon Leo delivery to space.

https://www.youtube.com/live/GE5SStD7iwM

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 12:11 AM (qx7Zg)

260 But was Wolsey a Man for All Seasons? I think not.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 01, 2026 11:59 PM (u/oMr)

Bee Gees even wrote a song about it...

https://youtu.be/HK6d4sMUdrQ

Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 02, 2026 12:11 AM (nbLIj)

261 Them of you who have visited The Tower probably saw Henry's armor, which sported an impressive codpiece.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 12:12 AM (XeU6L)

262 261 Them of you who have visited The Tower probably saw Henry's armor, which sported an impressive codpiece.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 12:12 AM (XeU6L)

When you are king, you can claim whatever size wedding tackle you choose, I suppose.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 12:13 AM (bl07w)

263 Smoked salmon is pretty special stuff.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 12:14 AM (yEz+x)

264 My fave new Brit couple went tubing on the river at Lava Hot Springs, ID! That's a great little town. Cold river to tube down, beautiful hot springs to soak in, and amazing scones at the Chuckwagon.

https://x.com/hmcrem/status/
2072372759749857714?s=46

We escaped there during Covid and no one masked up. We joked it was the "town covid forgot." It was a great trip.

Posted by: LizLem at July 01, 2026 11:46 PM (gWBY1)


Those 2 are a riot. I saw a lot of their vids. They're the most non American citizen Americans I ever saw. Trump really needs an exchange program, or something that fast tracks Americans stuck in brit bodies.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 12:14 AM (snZF9)

265 Anybody know that until fairly modern times, a Cardinal was assigned to feel a new Pope's junk-- and publicly declare that the Pontiff was in fact a male?

Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 12:14 AM (RCjYY)

266 When you are king, you can claim whatever size wedding tackle you choose, I suppose.
Posted by: tcn
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It looked preposterous.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 12:14 AM (XeU6L)

267 I keep misspelling More.
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 12:10 AM (RCjYY)

You should try misspelling Les...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 02, 2026 12:15 AM (nbLIj)

268 Them of you who have visited The Tower probably saw Henry's armor, which sported an impressive codpiece.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 12:12 AM (XeU6L)

I think I saw a set of his armor at the MET. He was a frigging runt.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 12:15 AM (snZF9)

269 Smoked salmon is pretty special stuff.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 12:14 AM (yEz+x)


Yummmm!!!!
With triskits and a chilled pinot gris.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 12:15 AM (2WIwB)

270 Those Panzer drivers had their work cut out for them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 12:17 AM (c35xG)

271 265 Anybody know that until fairly modern times, a Cardinal was assigned to feel a new Pope's junk-- and publicly declare that the Pontiff was in fact a male?
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 12:14 AM (RCjYY)

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The Pope Joan episode really traumatized the conclave, I guess.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 12:18 AM (u/oMr)

272 271

Right.

Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 12:18 AM (RCjYY)

273 261 One of my female high-school teachers, who chaperoned a school trip to London, endlessly mocked Henry’s oversized (in her opinion) codpiece.

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 12:18 AM (77rzZ)

274 266 When you are king, you can claim whatever size wedding tackle you choose, I suppose.
Posted by: tcn
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It looked preposterous.

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To be fair, they didn't have messenger bags back then, and he needed somewhere to keep his lunch.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 12:19 AM (u/oMr)

275 I'm going to take a bold stance: I don't like humidity.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 02, 2026 12:19 AM (mPXxA)

276 Amazing as it is our 250 years is a pittance in time.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 12:20 AM (afJtY)

277 Amazing as it is our 250 years is a pittance in time.
Posted by: Ben Had

And WE MADE IT! In spite of O'dumbass & co.

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:22 AM (rdVOm)

278
Update on my mother. They did the procedure around noon to put in the vein filter to keep any more clots from getting up to the heart and lungs. She did well.

This morning, due to all the blood thinners they had her on, another big hematoma popped up on her left leg. It was incredibly painful -- she said "Gollie bum!". That's about the strongest cussin' she ever does.

It burst in post-op after the procedure, freaking everybody out, but no big deal. And that relieved the pressure.

She was sleeping when we left her this evening.

Posted by: Tunguska Event eyewitness at July 02, 2026 12:23 AM (w6EFb)

279
Impact sock off!

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 12:23 AM (w6EFb)

280 And WE MADE IT! In spite of O'dumbass & co.
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:22 AM (rdVOm)

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It's depressing to think that one monument of the 250th anniversary that is likely to endure in one form or another is the Obama Pestilential Center in Chicago.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 12:24 AM (u/oMr)

281 publius, continued prayers to you all.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 12:24 AM (afJtY)

282 Amazing as it is our 250 years is a pittance in time.
Posted by: Ben Had

And WE MADE IT! In spite of O'dumbass & co.
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:22 AM (rdVOm)

We're still the only country to put men on another planetary body, and bring all of them home alive.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 12:25 AM (qx7Zg)

283 So, regarding boobs, y’all should google Madeline Smith (I can’t do crap from my phone).

Hubba hubba:

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 12:26 AM (77rzZ)

284 276 Amazing as it is our 250 years is a pittance in time.
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 12:20 AM (afJtY)

Rome was around for 700 years before Caesar crossed the Rubicon. And the west would last 480 more years. If you count Byzantium, add on another 1000.

But when you look at it, we've done some pretty neat stuff in 250.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 02, 2026 12:26 AM (mPXxA)

285 Wow, Publius---
Bless you, your mom, and Miley. Will keep praying for you all.

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:27 AM (rdVOm)

286
If interested, read some of the eyewitness accounts there. They're quite fascinating. Heat pulse followed by shock wave, just like a big nuke.

Had that thing come in a few minutes to and hour earlier, it would've hit Canada/Alaska and perhaps the northern US. Hour later and it would've hit Moscow and maybe Europe.

That thing would've flattened a city. NYC would be toast, for instance. Millions killed instantly.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 12:27 AM (w6EFb)

287 I did a quick inquiry, "Did Henry VIII murder any children?"

Chat says "no."

Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 12:27 AM (RCjYY)

288 I'm going to take a bold stance: I don't like humidity.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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So you're not an amphibian?

Posted by: scampydog at July 02, 2026 12:28 AM (41CYW)

289 She was sleeping when we left her this evening.

Posted by: Tunguska Event eyewitness at July 02, 2026 12:23 AM (w6EFb)

Hope she gets to feeling better, man.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 02, 2026 12:28 AM (mPXxA)

290 It's depressing to think that one monument of the 250th anniversary that is likely to endure in one form or another is the Obama Pestilential Center in Chicago.
Posted by: Cicero

I don't know... I hear the *snobelisk* may have several liens placed against it. Heh. Hope it gets shut down & scrapped.

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:28 AM (rdVOm)

291
I'll tell you this, she is one tough woman. No question about that.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 12:28 AM (w6EFb)

292 We're still the only country to put men on another planetary body, and bring all of them home alive.

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We're also the only nation on Earth that commissioned 19 new fleet carriers in three years in the Pacific while simultaneously fighting an all-out war in Europe. No other country has ever come close to achieving output like that.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 12:29 AM (u/oMr)

293 The USA went from muskets to laser weapons, carrier pigeons to the internet and a myriad of other achievements in 250 years. 2,500 hundred of civilization never dreamed of such advances.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 12:30 AM (afJtY)

294 publius

That's really tough. Thoughts and prayers.

Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 12:31 AM (RCjYY)

295 The USA went from muskets to laser weapons, carrier pigeons to the internet and a myriad of other achievements in 250 years. 2,500 hundred of civilization never dreamed of such advances.
Posted by: Ben Had

Our wheelz gots SPINNERZ!

'Merica! Fk Yeah!

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:31 AM (rdVOm)

296 MiladyJo and I went down to the gate to put the trash can out by the road. Took Daisy the magnificent Malinois with us.

When we got back to the house, on the wall near the front door, there was a big fat ugly horse fly. We hates them.

I was trying to figure out how to goosh it, thinking I might try a high kick, or something other than my hand. Suddenly, Daisy sees it, leaps up, and and devours it.

What a good dog. I think she deserves a treat.

Posted by: mindful webworker regulates the local gene pool at July 02, 2026 12:32 AM (FL3q9)

297
That thing came in at 20 km/s or better. From some of those eyewitness accounts who say the "streak" it was blue, showing just hot hot it was. Peak temperature, well, we're talking 30,000F.

Surface temp right at the epicenter likely hit 3000F.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 12:33 AM (w6EFb)

298 287 I did a quick inquiry, "Did Henry VIII murder any children?"

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He did have the elderly Margaret de la Pole chased around Tower Hill by an executioner swinging a hatchet in a horrific bloody scene for no other reason than that her son Michael de la Pole was currently beyond his reach.

That's pretty monstrous.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 12:33 AM (u/oMr)

299 Armor with a prominent codpiece.....

So you're going into battle, surrounded by numerous physically-fit, hot, sweaty men, and your armor needs erection space?

Not sending the message you think you're sending.

Posted by: mikeski at July 02, 2026 12:34 AM (VHUov)

300 What a good dog. I think she deserves a treat.
Posted by: mindful webworker

Good girl! Got to love a doggeh what eats de nasty flying thingz... Our girl ate wasps. Yay!

*sends treats*

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:34 AM (rdVOm)

301 Yeah, Henry was a dick.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 02, 2026 12:35 AM (mPXxA)

302 Reginald, not Michael.

I blame alcohol.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 12:35 AM (u/oMr)

303 Henry to Elizabeth I to Elizabeth II to Chuck. Devolution.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 12:37 AM (afJtY)

304 Just an outstanding ONT, the content and the comments too, I learn so much history here. I mostly learned about American history in school, back when it was based on actual facts. Nowadays they aren't even learing much at all.

The youth of America are now being taught that the Greatest Generation were the oppressors of the world and not their savior.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 02, 2026 12:37 AM (ibDUx)

305 Ben Had

His marriage with Anne of Cleves was probably never consummated.

Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 12:39 AM (RCjYY)

306
Another interesting thing I didn't know. For several nights after the impact, there was a very bright night sky glow over Europe and Asia. Icy material, as from a comet fragment sort of suspended high above would do this.

The pressure wave from that blast went around the globe at least twice, famously detected by sensitive barographs in Washington, DC.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 12:40 AM (w6EFb)

307 mnw, I believe you are correct and that is why he called her "sister"

Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 12:40 AM (afJtY)

308 I present a subject that we can all agree on — BOOBS!
Posted by: Bulg


Saved this meme for you, Bulg

Women with or without make-up. Compare
https://bit.ly/with-or-without-compare

Posted by: mindful webworker reviews the universe at July 02, 2026 12:41 AM (FL3q9)

309 The USA went from muskets to laser weapons, carrier pigeons to the internet and a myriad of other achievements in 250 years. 2,500 hundred of civilization never dreamed of such advances.
Posted by: Ben Had

Our wheelz gots SPINNERZ!

'Merica! Fk Yeah!
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:31 AM (rdVOm)


*looks at stirrups*
Well, crap.

Posted by: Early Chinese Dude at July 02, 2026 12:42 AM (2WIwB)

310 Correction to 305

Me bad AGAIN.

Henry's marriage to Catherine Parr was likely never consummated. It's easy to confuse Anne of Cleves & Catherine Parr, at least for me.

Katherine Howard probably committed adultery (treason) because she was desperate for a child & Henry couldn't cut the mustard.

Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 12:43 AM (RCjYY)

311 Sorry I'm late, I ordered an ananometer, but now I'm wondering if I wasted my money, because I don't actuallyknow anybody named Ann.
Posted by: tankdemon at July 01, 2026 10:05 PM (svL1X)


Would it be for hot balling? I understand a hot ball anemometer is just the thing.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 12:44 AM (rbvCR)

312 Katherine Howard probably committed adultery (treason) because she was desperate for a child & Henry couldn't cut the mustard.

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Some say that Henry really knew how to cut the Royal cheese, which was possibly part of the problem.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 12:45 AM (u/oMr)

313 Good evening all!

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 12:46 AM (2WIwB)

314 Hi, Debby!

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:47 AM (rdVOm)

315 Three Catherines, two Annes and a Jane

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 12:48 AM (u/oMr)

316 Hi, Diogenes!

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:48 AM (rdVOm)

317 280 And WE MADE IT! In spite of O'dumbass & co.
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:22 AM (rdVOm)

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It's depressing to think that one monument of the 250th anniversary that is likely to endure in one form or another is the Obama Pestilential Center in Chicago.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 12:24 AM (u/oMr)


There are pretty good odds that the Imperial Fortress contractors were grifters building Tofu Dreg style, and in 50 years all that will be left is a plaque in a park with a photo showing what it looked like from that vantage point before they had to demolish it for safety.

Posted by: SciVo at July 02, 2026 12:48 AM (Sy6m/)

318 Cicero and a Madge !

Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 12:49 AM (afJtY)

319 He also had an illegitimate son, whom Henry elevated to Duke.

Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 12:50 AM (RCjYY)

320 Two of my ggrandmothers were called "Kate". One, for sure, was actually "Catherine" but don't know about the other.

One was midwife for the other-- mother of my grandpa helped deliver my grandma!

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:52 AM (rdVOm)

321 mnw, "The Tudors" took a lot of liberty with history but the basics were not bastardized.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 12:52 AM (afJtY)

322 a photo showing what it looked like from that vantage point before they had to demolish it for safety.

Posted by: SciVo
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That concrete garbage bin at the reflection pool is a good representation.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 12:53 AM (c35xG)

323 Daffy Duck describes most of Congress, in 24 seconds.

https://youtu.be/THcs7T8wZAI

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 12:53 AM (qx7Zg)

324 No love for my word "snobelisk"?

...and I thought I was creative...

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:53 AM (rdVOm)

325 There are pretty good odds that the Imperial Fortress contractors were grifters building Tofu Dreg style, and in 50 years all that will be left is a plaque in a park with a photo showing what it looked like from that vantage point before they had to demolish it for safety.
Posted by: SciVo at July 02, 2026 12:48 AM (Sy6m/)

At least we'll have a suitable target when we make the first X-Wing.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 12:55 AM (qx7Zg)

326 kinda underwhelming

Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 10:02 PM (8qVJT)
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It looks perfectly bucolic!

Posted by: 496 at July 02, 2026 12:57 AM (aK3Fj)

327 JQ, you are awarded 50 creative points .

Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 12:57 AM (afJtY)

328 No love for my word "snobelisk"?

...and I thought I was creative...
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:53 AM (rdVOm)

Put a snow machine in the top floor, open every door, and turn it on? Me likey!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 12:57 AM (qx7Zg)

329 One was midwife for the other-- mother of my grandpa helped deliver my grandma!

Posted by: JQ
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Cool, family history.

Mom's baby sister was the first on either side of the family to be born in a hospital.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 12:57 AM (c35xG)

330 Ben Had

I don't think I ever saw that. I did see "The 6 Wives of Henry VIII," which I liked a lot, & I think it was pretty historically accurate, as well.

Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 12:57 AM (RCjYY)

331 JQ, Hadrian will be issuing youba patent on that shortly.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 12:58 AM (afJtY)

332 It's ironic that More is treated as an avatar of freedom of conscience today. Sure, he stood firm for his own convictions against the onslaught of Henry's lust-driven theology. But as Chancellor, he watched innocent Protestants get burned at the stake at Smithfield for their heretical beliefs and did nothing to intervene.”

Because of his position as Chancellor, he was required to do it. The reasoning sounds bizarre to our ears today, but they didn’t question. The Protestant reformation was breaking across Northern Europe, and those in power believed they intended to overthrow all society. (Some said exactly that). Authority saw them as we would see violent anarchists today, and vowed to stamp them
Out brutally.

It was still a time when to oppose the Church was to oppose the State. This, and all the killing that happened across Europe until the 30 years war ended, was why our forbears came round to the idea that a complete separation of church and state would keep a whole lot of blood from being spilled.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 12:58 AM (BSqvY)

333 Hey JQ, good to see you, Cheers.


publius, prayers for you and Miley and your Mama. I bet that if you didn't have so much on your mind tonight you might have posted your recipe for cut corn, my family and friends liked it a lot.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 02, 2026 12:59 AM (ibDUx)

334 If you'll excuse the infuse of politicks briefly noted:

@grok If a pregnant Mexican takes a flight to Canada and gives birth to her child while over the US, is that child a US citizen?

https://bit.ly/grok-on-anchor-babies

Spoiler, answer in brief:
Yes.

Posted by: mindful webworker starting to wind down at July 02, 2026 01:00 AM (FL3q9)

335 Yay! 50-- FIFTY!-- creative points!

*buys drink for Ben Had*

Thanks!

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:00 AM (rdVOm)

336 >> love for my word "snobelisk"?

That's a good one. Went right past me.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 01:00 AM (w6EFb)

337 More burned a lot more protetrant heretics than was absolutely necessary!

Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 01:01 AM (RCjYY)

338 And JQ, I love the snobelisk, I'm stealing it from you!

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 02, 2026 01:02 AM (ibDUx)

339 From the " out of the blue " dept. I learned from watching the Thin Man movies that Manhattans must be shaken to the tempo of a fox trot.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 01:03 AM (afJtY)

340 From the Babylon Bee today;

U.S. — People around the world celebrated the establishment of a new supreme leader, as President Donald Trump was confirmed to now rule the entire world after the United States Supreme Court declared everyone on Earth to be American.

Following the court's declaration that all people are Americans, the White House reportedly launched plans for a grand ceremony to observe Trump's coronation as ruler of all mankind, followed by a global tour to present himself to his billions of subjects. Trump offered effusive praise for the ruling.

"I am happy to now be Supreme Ruler of Mankind," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. "This is the job I should have had since day one, to be honest, but we couldn't do it legally until the Supreme Court declared everyone an American.”

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 01:04 AM (BSqvY)

341 >> posted your recipe for cut corn, my family and friends liked it a lot.

It's pretty simple. Fresh corn. With a sharp knife, cut off the just the tops of the kernels, then take the back of the knife and scrape out all the "goody". This will be some work, but well worth it. A dozen ears will make a good mess. Two dozen will make a really good mess.

Depending on starch and sugar content, you'll need to add varying amounts of water. Bring it to a good simmer, adding the water as needed. You'll have to continuously stir, otherwise it can stick, especially if it's starchier (hybrid sweet corn is bred to be more on the sugary side, but some varieties are still starchy).

Now, salt, pepper, and bacon grease to taste. That's all there is to it.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 01:05 AM (w6EFb)

342 ...and I thought I was creative...
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:53 AM (rdVOm)


P'raps . . .

"snob-o-lisk" or "Snob O'Lisk"

Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 01:07 AM (rbvCR)

343 I hereby declare that "snobelisk" is free to use by any horde member, but ONLY in reference to obummer's *residential self-centered grandiosity building.

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:08 AM (rdVOm)

344
You can cut if off right in the pan or pot you're going to cook it in, of course. I like a wider pan, more width to height, but for huge batches I've used a big pot. The stirring there can get to be a lot.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 01:08 AM (w6EFb)

345 Still, seeing it makes me want to beat on things with a tapir's femur and make snarling noises.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 01:08 AM (rbvCR)

346 Got to go. Been a long day. Shorter than yesterday, of course, but still long. And in my saving time zone, it's tomorrow already.

Nice moon out tonight.

Barenaked Ladies is click-bait: they're all guys, dressed.
https://youtu.be/Zs3xXlXSOKk

G'nite, y'all.💤

Posted by: mindful webworker is outta here at July 02, 2026 01:08 AM (FL3q9)

347 I don't know... I hear the *snobelisk* may have several liens placed against it. Heh. Hope it gets shut down & scrapped.

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:28 AM (rdVOm)

Should be knobelisk, fit for a dickhead.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 01:09 AM (snZF9)

348 Kindltot-- you may spell it however you wish. Just like the write-in ballot BS for the Alaskan SnowBlower...

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:09 AM (rdVOm)

349 Should be knobelisk, fit for a dickhead.
Posted by: Berserker

Hey! That's awesome too!!!

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:10 AM (rdVOm)

350 Knobelisk, snobelisk... O'bastard sucks cock by choice.

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:12 AM (rdVOm)

351
Oh, time: simmer about 10 - 15 minutes. After about 10 minutes, add in the salt, pepper and bacon grease, then let it continue (all the while stirring) until you think it's about right.

The stirring is critical while it's first warming up to simmer. It can stick before you know it and make a mess. After it gets started cooking a bit, it's not as critical, but you still want to keep an eye.

There's something about the consistency of it when raw that can trap heat at the bottom. Things just don't convect as well.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 01:14 AM (w6EFb)

352 Any more information about Jesus coming to the IRGC in their dreams?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 01:15 AM (c35xG)

353 I don't know what to make of that abortion obama calls his library. It looks like it should be at an airport with a primitive radar dish on top, but it really looks like the office building of a sewage treatment plant I saw one time. Maybe one of the buildings at Chernobyl. He was a no class tacky motherfucker anyway, so its fitting.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 01:16 AM (snZF9)

354 I worked six summers in a cannery processing beans and sweet corn. I still don't like sweet corn and I will never eat creamed corn voluntarily.
I have found that home canned beans are pretty good, though.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 01:16 AM (rbvCR)

355 Late BF cut corn-on-the-cob off of the cob for me, when I had braces on my teefs. (yeah, re-applied braces in my 30s because didn't get the wisdom teeth removed in time to prevent re-crookeding) He was a really cool man.

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:16 AM (rdVOm)

356 He was a no class tacky motherfucker anyway, so its fitting.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 01:16 AM (snZF9)

Well, consider whom he "married."

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 01:16 AM (bl07w)

357 Did it again Bers, LOL, soaking wet here with nary a paper towel in reach.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 02, 2026 01:16 AM (ibDUx)

358 Did it again Bers, LOL, soaking wet here with nary a paper towel in reach.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 02, 2026 01:16 AM (ibDUx)

Le ooops. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 01:18 AM (snZF9)

359 He was a no class tacky motherfucker anyway, so its fitting.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 01:16 AM (snZF9)

Well, consider whom he "married."

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 01:16 AM (bl07w)

Every day is like a safari.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 01:19 AM (snZF9)

360 Bers-- obummer *doesn't* call it a "library"-- it's a "pResidential center"...

I could make further commentary about that, but will refrain.

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:20 AM (rdVOm)

361 Time for a shot I think. I'm off all week, so screw it.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 01:20 AM (snZF9)

362 A couple of these could be TRex and The Grateful

https://youtube.com/shorts/5F9AoAdv2OQ

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 01:20 AM (qx7Zg)

363 If she gets hard up for cash Michelle Obama can always star in a Netflix series about Bigfoot.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 02, 2026 01:21 AM (ibDUx)

364 *Woodford for Bers*

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:22 AM (rdVOm)

365 Bers-- obummer *doesn't* call it a "library"-- it's a "pResidential center"...

I could make further commentary about that, but will refrain.

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:20 AM (rdVOm)

No, lets have it. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 01:22 AM (snZF9)

366 *Chivas for Debby*

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:22 AM (rdVOm)

367 "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction... It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same...one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children...what it was once like in the United States where men were free."
Ronaldus Magnus, March 30, 1961
Posted by: Open Blogger at 10:00

Let us not forget the wise words of Dutch. I'm lucky to live in RR's hometown. Grandpa went to HS with him.

Lucky to be an American. Where would the anti-Americans want to live?

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at July 02, 2026 01:22 AM (55Qr6)

368 *Belvedere for me*

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:22 AM (rdVOm)

369 No, lets have it. lol
Posted by: Berserker

No.

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:23 AM (rdVOm)

370
There's is no comparison between store-bought creamed corn, canned or frozen and real, fresh cut-off corn.

The canned stuff is vile, and the frozen stuff is better, but not much. I don't know what the hell is the difference, but there is no comparison.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 01:23 AM (w6EFb)

371 *buys round for the house*

'MERICA!

FK YEAH!

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:25 AM (rdVOm)

372 *buys round for the house*

'MERICA!

FK YEAH!

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:25 AM (rdVOm)

Hell yeah!

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 01:25 AM (snZF9)

373 349 Should be knobelisk, fit for a dickhead.
Posted by: Berserker
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DSA concrete melts in the rain.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 01:26 AM (c35xG)

374 Weather is supposed to be shit on the 4th. I really don't have anywhere to go that day, so I thought about going to this place called washington rock. Its very cool. I was there a few times. Washington used it as a lookout to keep track of the british troops because it has a good view. Its maybe 45 minutes from here. It would have been a nice ride on the bike.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Rock_State_Park

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 01:30 AM (snZF9)

375 Cheers Horde, I almost typed Cheers Horse, which would have been really appropriate on the art thread. Sounds like we have a thunderstorm nearby, it is very hot and humid here. I'm just going to blame it on the French.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 02, 2026 01:30 AM (ibDUx)

376 353: It kind of looks like one of those Cold War BMEWS radar.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 02, 2026 01:30 AM (sAmhv)

377 >>>I don't know what the hell is the difference, but there is no comparison.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb
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One hour. You have one hour from stalk to pot for the best.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 01:31 AM (c35xG)

378 Polished off the chocolate covered peanuts earlier so, look out walnuts.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 01:34 AM (c35xG)

379 Forecast says 92F and sunny here, for Independence Day. Cooler than usual.

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:34 AM (rdVOm)

380 My wife worked the state fair for a couple of years and one year she saved a case of corn on the cob that one of the concession restaurants was going to throw away at the end of the week. It was tough as could be, and I wound up boiling it and cutting it off the cob to freeze it.

My wife likes sweet corn. I still wish she had gotten a case of potatoes instead.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 01:35 AM (rbvCR)

381 >>>I don't know what the hell is the difference, but there is no comparison.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb
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One hour. You have one hour from stalk to pot for the best.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 01:31 AM (c35xG)

Unlike Chinese All-you-can-eat buffet. You heah fouhs - you go home now!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 01:36 AM (qx7Zg)

382 "so burning them made perfect sense."

Nonsense. Burning people to death in the name of religion only makes sense if you are evil, no matter what you profess to be.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 01:37 AM (DZ9Lv)

383 We will be about that here JQ through the weekend.

Sweet dreams Horde, I am off to sleep. I never did figure out if Ben Had was staying up really late or got up really early tonight.

Seriously, I am going to mop the floor until the only space available is my bed.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 02, 2026 01:39 AM (ibDUx)

384 "so burning them made perfect sense."

Nonsense. Burning people to death in the name of religion only makes sense if you are evil, no matter what you profess to be.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 01:37 AM (DZ9Lv)

Forget religion, how about for revenge? lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 01:39 AM (snZF9)

385 'Night, Debby! Mop yourself *out of* the corner, LOL.

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:39 AM (rdVOm)

386
It's been miserable here. Dew point hit 80F again. Forecast highs of 98 next two days, then 97 through the rest of the week.

Heat index hit 113F here.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 01:40 AM (w6EFb)

387 It kind of looks like one of those Cold War BMEWS radar.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 02, 2026 01:30 AM (sAmhv)

Kind of what I was thinking of.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 01:40 AM (snZF9)

388 There's is no comparison between store-bought creamed corn, canned or frozen and real, fresh cut-off corn.
The canned stuff is vile, and the frozen stuff is better, but not much. I don't know what the hell is the difference, but there is no comparison.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

You got that right publius. And nothing like sweet corn picked, shucked and boiled within a few hrs for a darn good meal.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at July 02, 2026 01:41 AM (55Qr6)

389 For all my summertime complaints, I'm happy that it does cool off at night here.

Haven't hooked up the a/c yet but will do it soon. Just for daytime relief. At night, can open windows. Fan if needed..

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:44 AM (rdVOm)

390
It's 76F right now, dew point 74F, which is 95% RH.

Low last night was 72F. I do always generally get a little cooler than the forecast low, which is just 75F for tonight.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 01:46 AM (w6EFb)

391 Its maybe 45 minutes from here. It would have been a nice ride on the bike.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Rock_State_Park

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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Being a surveyor he knew many things the Brits didn't.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 01:46 AM (c35xG)

392 Junior coming home for the weekend. Always nice to have the kids in town.

Posted by: scampydog at July 02, 2026 01:54 AM (41CYW)

393 Indie singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Stevens turned 51 today (still Wednesday here). I'm not some huge fan, just sampling his music because it's his birthday and I've heard his name before, but I'm not sure where from.

Probably his biggest commercial hit (such as it was) is this track, off his gold-selling fifth studio album Illinois (2005):

Sufjan Stevens - Chicago (Audio)
https://youtu.be/edpLqHYp4XY

AI says this next one is his most popular. You'd think it would be topical, but it's actually a melancholic meditation, as the original version is from his eighth album Carrie & Lowell (2015), wrestling with his mom's 2012 death. He's constantly re-worked it over the years, doing different versions in different live performances; this one is a special July 2022 release, for his birthday (the weirdo):

Sufjan Stevens - Fourth of July (April Base Version) [Official Music Video]
https://youtu.be/SIGZimaAV4M

Oh good, I managed to find a classic love song, off his latest album Javelin (2023). I was starting to wonder if he could even 'do' normal. It's nice:

Sufjan Stevens - A Running Start (Official Lyric Video)
https://youtu.be/GoFJbrNkyBw

Posted by: SciVo at July 02, 2026 01:59 AM (Sy6m/)

394 Evening everyone.

I read a story a few years ago about some steel contractor putting twice as much steel as was needed in that obamanation Big-O calls a prezidentin center. I theorize that within 10 years it will start cracking and soon after pieces will fall off.
Rubble within 100 years.

Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 02:01 AM (0dsIZ)

395 Illegal alien on the run after allegedly ramming ICE vehicle in Pennsylvania, prompting agent to fire weapon _Fox
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These guys need some target practice.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 02:01 AM (c35xG)

396 1976 rocked!

https://youtu.be/bawlZLHMEas

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 02:09 AM (rdVOm)

397 White Lion II (NDDN) Wittoslav Lionovski
@WhiteLionII1

"I am truly perplexed that so many of my friends are against another mosque being built. I think it should be the goal of everyone living in a town to be tolerant regardless of their religious beliefs. Thus the mosque should be allowed, in an effort to promote tolerance."

"That is why I also propose that two nightclubs be opened next door to the mosque, thereby promoting tolerance from within the mosque. We could call one of the clubs, which would be gay, "The Turban Cowboy," and the other, a topless bar, would be called "You Mecca Me Hot."

Next door should be a butcher shop that specializes in pork, and adjacent to that an open-pit barbecue pork restaurant, called "Iraq of Ribs." Across the street there could be a lingerie store called "Victoria Keeps Nothing Secret" with sexy mannequins in the window modeling the goods, and on the other side a liquor store called "Morehammered."

"All of this would encourage Muslims to demonstrate the tolerance they demand of us."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 02:10 AM (c35xG)

398 "All of this would encourage Muslims to demonstrate the tolerance they demand of us."
Posted by: Braenyard
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No sh1t!!!

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 02:17 AM (rdVOm)

399 Anybody know that until fairly modern times, a Cardinal was assigned to feel a new Pope's junk-- and publicly declare that the Pontiff was in fact a male?
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 12:14 AM (RCjYY)


I thought the test was to prove he was not a castrato, which some men in the West were up until the 1800s, mainly to keep very high singing voices. Thus a special stool with a hole in the center and a prescribed chant “testiculi habete!”

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 02, 2026 02:28 AM (PY8/y)

400 FAA Moves To Lift 50-Year Ban On Overland Supersonic Flights

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 02:31 AM (c35xG)

401 >>I thought the test was to prove he was not a castrato, which some men in the West were up until the 1800s, mainly to keep very high singing voices.

This is about us, isn't it?

--Vienna Boys' Choir

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 02:32 AM (rdVOm)

402 ... and on the other side a liquor store called "Morehammered."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 02:10 AM (c35xG)
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ahahahahaahahahahaha!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 02:33 AM (x8PQF)

403 Executive Order Execution: Three Reactors Achieved Criticality Before July 4th.

Criticality means, good to go.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 02:34 AM (c35xG)

404 Not found

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 02:48 AM (rdVOm)

405 Good night, horde. I'm nodding...

Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 02:49 AM (rdVOm)

406 Good night, JQ!

Posted by: SciVo at July 02, 2026 02:50 AM (Sy6m/)

407 "... telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."
Ronaldus Magnus, March 30, 1961

Good one, Gipper!

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 03:01 AM (6wpGE)

408 So you're not an amphibian?
Posted by: scampydog at July 02, 2026 12:28 AM (41CYW)


I can shoot with my left hand, I can shoot with my right hand.

I’m amphibious!!

Posted by: Charles Shackleford, NCState at July 02, 2026 03:05 AM (nFhuY)

409 Roosevelt:

"They [who] seek to establish systems of government based on the regimentation of all human beings by a handful of individual rulers...call this a new order. It is not new and it is not order."

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 03:06 AM (6wpGE)

410 The Magna Carta is stuck in kindergarten?

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 03:17 AM (4g5V+)

411 370
There's is no comparison between store-bought creamed corn, canned or frozen and real, fresh cut-off corn.

The canned stuff is vile, and the frozen stuff is better, but not much. I don't know what the hell is the difference, but there is no comparison.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 01:23 AM (w6EFb)

Creamed corn is just evil. Disgusting.

Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 03:19 AM (4g5V+)

412 Everyone say hi to Allison:

https://tinyurl.com/zp83rdum

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 03:32 AM (x8PQF)

413 They don't like you to get sleep around here

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 03:34 AM (Ia/+0)

414 It's 81 here in Babylon DC, at 0338 in the AM. Meh.

That 'Young Washington' flick looks ok. Might have to check that out.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 02, 2026 03:48 AM (sAmhv)

415 412 Everyone say hi to Allison:

https://tinyurl.com/zp83rdum
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 03:32 AM (x8PQF)

She seems nice.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 03:53 AM (bl07w)

416 414 It's 81 here in Babylon DC, at 0338 in the AM. Meh.

That 'Young Washington' flick looks ok. Might have to check that out.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 02, 2026 03:48 AM (sAmhv)

It is 52 degrees and sunny here at 11:55 pm, after a high of 69 today. Tomorrow will be about 67 and sunny as well. We don't have AC, don't really need it. Summer here is lovely.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 03:56 AM (bl07w)

417 404 Not found
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 02:48 AM (rdVOm)

haha well done

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 03:59 AM (6wpGE)

418 Creamed corn. Boy. Satan's gravy. It's not as grave a sin as gay sex, but it's close. Like a mouthful of bestiality. Say no to the Devil's corn.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 02, 2026 04:06 AM (laHVL)

419
Everyone say hi to Allison:

https://tinyurl.com/zp83rdum
Posted by: Biden's Dog

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Good lord, Allison is 36 years old. He needs to act like a grownup and see a shrink instead of taking out his resentment on a bunch of innocent strangers.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 04:08 AM (mmrXZ)

420
They don't like you to get sleep around here
Posted by: Skip

===============

What are they doing?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 04:08 AM (mmrXZ)

421 Waking me up

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 04:17 AM (Ia/+0)

422 The trick to cooking corn on the cob is : No salt. Yes sugar and lemon juice.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 02, 2026 04:19 AM (qFwJc)

423 Not sure instant oatmeal and hot coffee were called for today

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 04:24 AM (Ia/+0)

424 earthcam isn't working for me

https://tinyurl.com/pkw89dhd

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 04:28 AM (6wpGE)

425 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 04:32 AM (6wpGE)

426 I'm just here to greet the sun

Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 02, 2026 05:01 AM (qrjRO)

427 Appreciate tge history lesson!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:18 AM (WAZlG)

428 that there is a great essay, good job!

Posted by: DanMan at July 02, 2026 09:02 AM (8uzBS)

429 "raise up your glass..."

Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 12:51 PM (R11M+)

Semiquintennial Cafe

castkecraugneruduenCT.jpg


Fascinating History
@Fascinate_Hist

Meriden, CT has some fascinating history. (Shout out to @melindacapecod
for sharing her hometown with us!) 🏰

By the late 19th century, Meriden produced roughly 70% of the silverware in the US. But its biggest mystery sits high on the cliffs of East Peak: Castle Craig.

Built in 1900 by kerosene tycoon Walter Hubbard, this 32-foot stone tower completely baffles historians. No one knows what inspired it.

Is it a clone of a Norman watchtower on the Rhine? A 12th-century Turkish tower on the Danube? Or a replica of a medieval ruin in Craigellachie, Scotland?

Hubbard took the secret to his grave. Which theory do you believe?

Dog wants to be involved in his owner's pregnancy.

Rescuing a sweet boy used for dog-fighting.

Guys on an oil rig find a dog trying to stay alive in the ocean 135 miles from shore.

Rescuing a husky neglected by his owner and left outside in the yard without attention or even food. (Helpful neighbors fed him through the fence.)

Raising an orphaned polar bear cub until she's the size of a monster.

Parrot flies in the draft of a ship.

Turning nothing into something.

Hand-raising a little baby bear.

Running Galileo's experiment to prove that a ball of feathers falls just as quickly as a bowling ball -- in a vacuum, that is. Et voila, it's true.



Some drone footage of touristy spots:

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:46 PM




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1 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 07:47 PM (Ia/+0)

2 warmth of collectivism


@NYCMayor
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New York: it's hot out there, and the power grid is working overtime to keep us cool.

Set your AC to 78 degrees, turn off lights/electronics you're not using, and unplug what you can.

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 01, 2026 07:47 PM (/+uur)

3 Well he was right about the warm!

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 07:49 PM (OoFl2)

4 That's so beautiful.
It should be a Presidential Center.

Happy Dominion Day to AOP and any one else that may care.
Stay cool.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 01, 2026 07:51 PM (Sco7b)

5 Thank you, Ace.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 01, 2026 07:52 PM (NnhvP)

6 I was watching a vid about how cats act in movies.
If "the cat" is doing many different stunts, it's probably several stunt cats. This is one reason movie cats tend to be one color, or something simply-patterned like a tabby.
Also interesting is the way they get cats to react, like to hiss on cue. The secret: bring in another unfamiliar cat.
youtu.be/AycqebrmBkM
Oh and Captain Marvel is noted as a showcase for how cats can be CGI'ed into the shot. Maybe it shouldn't be because that movie was bad.

Posted by: Qapla'! at July 01, 2026 07:52 PM (gKWVE)

7 /soq

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 07:52 PM (gKWVE)

8 Castle Craig looks like a rook and Hubbard probably intended this architectural masterpiece as an homage to Bobby Fischer and his unforgettable rook sacrifice in his victory over Robert Byrne.

Posted by: Oglebay at July 01, 2026 07:53 PM (2ap+5)

9 "Set your AC to 78 degrees, turn off lights/electronics you're not using, and unplug what you can.
Posted by: r hennigantx"

78 degrees here would start a riot. Sure, there would only one person rioting, but she would be enough.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 07:53 PM (MWfyi)

10 Stateless, happy Dominion Day to you!

Posted by: Emmie at July 01, 2026 07:55 PM (lP31d)

11 Now at my MIL's house, 84 is about right.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 07:55 PM (MWfyi)

12 Wish I had a stone tower just like that

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 07:56 PM (Ia/+0)

13 >>>Which theory do you believe?

That a guy with lots of money said to himself, "you know, what that crag over there needs is a watchtower"

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 07:57 PM (rbvCR)

14 It doesn't have to be a great story, sometimes it just turns out that way.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 07:57 PM (rbvCR)

15 Pic calls to mind the Gastonbury Tor. Made an interesting visit there one blustery winter night.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 01, 2026 07:58 PM (XeU6L)

16 there's a partly-completed castle like that on the Fox river in Elgin, IL; I know nothing more

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 01, 2026 07:58 PM (VyBeY)

17
Ask not for whom the watchtower watches.
It watches for thee.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 08:00 PM (0sNs1)

18 Bam the bait dog - someone is dicing onions in here

Posted by: Oglebay at July 01, 2026 08:00 PM (2ap+5)

19 I and I wouldn't want a Polar Bear as a pet

Been up since 0230hrs
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 08:01 PM (Ia/+0)

20 Per the bearded Jordanian sandmaggot who got a year in county for murdering an American in LA - if you're from Denver, this is par for the course.

Antifa gunman Matthew Dolloff's charges were dropped by Denver's DA after a year in county. Not enough evidence. Even though he was being employed as an "Antifa sherpa" by Denver 7 News when he murdered a Trump supporter, and their own cameras were live and captured the murder, along with dozens of bystanders' cameras.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 08:02 PM (BI5O2)

21 every life pulled out the rubble is a victory, and so many people are dead and dying. It breaks my heart.

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

22 @NYCMayor
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New York: it's hot out there, and the power grid is working overtime to keep us cool.

Set your AC to 78 degrees, turn off lights/electronics you're not using, and unplug what you can.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 01, 2026 07:47 PM (/+uur)
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Dear peona;

Do less with less. Enjoy the gruel!

Love, Your Comrades

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 08:07 PM (RIvkX)

23 Needs a Hendrix solo.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:07 PM (MWfyi)

24 The video of Mont St. Michel is breathtaking, but of course, the real thing is that much better. It was built between the 11th and 16th centuries with medieval technology. Now compare it to the Obamination built with 21st century methods.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 08:09 PM (Riz8t)

25 Never eat polar bear liver.

You'll get Vitamin-A poisoning.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 08:09 PM (0sNs1)

26 Their algorithm must be off because today I’ve gotten no less than 100 requests for GOP money.

Normal is about 29 per day.

Posted by: Blutarski, gradually then suddenly at July 01, 2026 08:09 PM (l26NL)

27 There are near riots in Venezuela now. Bolivarian army groups are looting and the locals are seriously pissed about it.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 08:09 PM (rbvCR)

28 and the power grid is working overtime"

Bullshiite.

All along the watchtower

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 08:10 PM (XuXeR)

29 Yeah I bet Mamdani's A/C is set to 82, in solidarity with the masses.

Maybe he can do a presser from Gracie Mansion, dripping sweat in a wife beater and lamenting our national malaise.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 08:11 PM (BI5O2)

30 We are on the pitch, in case you weren’t watching. Go Outlaws!

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 08:11 PM (Wmg4n)

31 Kindltot, I imagine the locals might also have a case against Chavez building all those free apartments for them. On the cheap.
Like we build traps for mice.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 08:11 PM (gKWVE)

32 Maybe he can do a presser from Gracie Mansion, dripping sweat in a wife beater and lamenting our national malaise"

Unleash the killer rabbit!

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 08:11 PM (XuXeR)

33 Needs a Hendrix solo

No reason to get excited.

Posted by: Cheerful Reprobate at July 01, 2026 08:12 PM (JH34D)

34 Twelve minutes of Silvestrov. Bonus photo of VDH firing a tripod-mounted smoke cannon:
youtube.com/watch?v=Oy4sMKako1o

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 08:12 PM (Jr5Lq)

35 A bullet fired horizontally will hit the ground at the same time as an object dropped from the same height. I had to google that to make sure it hadn't been proved wrong.

Posted by: Oglebay at July 01, 2026 08:13 PM (2ap+5)

36 That polar bear will eat his head some day.

Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 08:14 PM (8qVJT)

37
Re: The Jordanian who walked over to an old Jewish guy and clubbed him to death with a megaphone -- something stinks. The judge who bypassed the DAs office to arrange it, and who held an unannounced court session to evade scrutiny -- seriously appears to have been up to something.

A number of stories have a picture of the Jordanian that appears to be his mug shot. He looks immensely pleased with himself.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at July 01, 2026 08:15 PM (VWtfl)

38 Maybe he can do a presser from Gracie Mansion, dripping sweat in a wife beater and lamenting our national malaise.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 08:11 PM (BI5O2)
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Worked great for me, except maybe a nice Baptist cardigan instead.

Posted by: Nuclear Expert Jimmy Carter at July 01, 2026 08:16 PM (RIvkX)

39 Oglebay, it's high school (or even junior HS) physics... but there are other factors, such as air resistance and drag. This is what a "rifle" is, the barrel is rifled so the bullet spins to minimize drag.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 08:16 PM (gKWVE)

40 Per the PanAm Post;

So far, 6,461 people have been rescued. There are 3,660 foreign rescue workers, 148 dogs, and 49 support vehicles in the disaster area. According to the latest official report, 855 buildings were damaged, 189 of which collapsed completely.

at least 2,000 are reported dead and 10,571 injured, according to the most recent official tally, which has not been updated with the number of missing persons.

Thousands of civilians have formed aid networks, which include creating websites listing the names of survivors and the deceased, and have set up collection centers to receive donations and transport them to those in need, especially in La Guaira state

A total of 80,870 families have received assistance. In addition, 15,467 people have registered as volunteers for rescue efforts.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 08:17 PM (rbvCR)

41 Hubbard took the secret to his grave. Which

It’s a hand, reaching from the grave. It was supposed to have one finger longer than the others, facing the town, but the builders refused.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 01, 2026 08:17 PM (4JQ5U)

42 A number of stories have a picture of the Jordanian that appears to be his mug shot. He looks immensely pleased with himself.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at July 01, 2026 08:15 PM (VWtfl)
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He's a local hero.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 08:18 PM (RIvkX)

43 A bullet fired horizontally will hit the ground at the same time as an object dropped from the same height. I had to google that to make sure it hadn't been proved wrong.

That's classical physics. Now - anyone that's ever done the first thing in ballistics will call bullshit ... because that's Applied Physics.

But in the classical sense. Yes. You are right. Because a bullet would have 100% of its force applied on the pure horizontal plane. With no vertical force.

Here's a good one. For the maximum distance WITH gravity ... that optimal angle in 45 degrees. And every artillery-man will tell you that's bullshit. But in the theoretical world ? 45 degrees.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 08:18 PM (7jBgj)

44 He probably just wanted to have the entire valley spread before him from a high point.

Because he could.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 08:19 PM (zZu0s)

45 gKWVE, the bullet is spun by the riflings so that it will be stable in flight

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 08:20 PM (rbvCR)

46
*sits at Café table*
*waits for service*
*sets fire to napkin*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 08:21 PM (O0L8i)

47 *breaks out fire extinguisher*

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:22 PM (MWfyi)

48
David Scott famously did the feather drop vs a hammer on the Moon during Apollo 15:

https://t.ly/MJ8R4

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 01, 2026 08:22 PM (w6EFb)

49 gKWVE, the bullet is spun by the riflings so that it will be stable in flight

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 08:20 PM (rbvCR)

I think the idea is that it is impossible to fire completely horizontal.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 08:23 PM (zZu0s)

50 And here we go ... I guess we can't grok the difference between Perfect Physical Models and Real Applied Models.

Or we just can't miss a chance to scold. One or the other.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 08:24 PM (7jBgj)

51 David Scott famously did the feather drop vs a hammer on the Moon during Apollo 15:

It’s an event that belongs on a postage stamp.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 01, 2026 08:25 PM (4JQ5U)

52 I'm watching metric football.

Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 08:25 PM (8qVJT)

53 Or we just can't miss a chance to scold. One or the other.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 08:24 PM (7jBgj)
=====

Physics is math.

No math on the blog.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 08:25 PM (RIvkX)

54 *sits at Café table*
*waits for service*
*sets fire to napkin*
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Sir, this is a non-smoking establishment!
*throws Hadrian out*

Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 08:25 PM (rdVOm)

55
Or we just can't miss a chance to scold. One or the other.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 08:24 PM (7jBgj)

_________

This should be tested, extensively, at the TXMoMe.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 08:25 PM (O0L8i)

56 If you fire the bullet over a significant updraft, there will be a lift component to the forces on it. Minor of course.

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 08:25 PM (Jr5Lq)

57 Or we just can't miss a chance to scold. One or the other.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 08:24 PM (7jBgj)

Maybe we just like to argue.

Nah, im sure that's it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 08:25 PM (zZu0s)

58 "Furry Jesus And His Lover, Judas Iscariot" is being touted on Kickstarter.
so when are we getting an animated feature about the zutts.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 08:25 PM (gKWVE)

59
Re the 45 degree angle. With the variation of air resistance with height, you get more range with a higher angle because you get it up out of the thicker air. It travels farther horizontally even with lower initial horizontal velocity because the extra height greatly reduces drag.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 01, 2026 08:26 PM (w6EFb)

60 For those feeling sorry for Scott Wiener because DSA were mean to him.

End Wokeness
@EndWokeness
CA Sen. Scott Weiner just voted down a bill to ban registered sx offenders from office
He calls them "minor crimes"

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 01, 2026 08:27 PM (ndZc7)

61 "Furry Jesus And His Lover, Judas Iscariot" is being touted on Kickstarter.
so when are we getting an animated feature about the zutts.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 08:25 PM (gKWVE)

Yeah, now do Mohammed, you brave souls.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 08:27 PM (zZu0s)

62 so when are we getting an animated feature about the zutts.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 08:25 PM (gKWVE)

Sounds like a good task for AI.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 08:27 PM (BI5O2)

63 59 We'll need a Vannevar Differential Analyzer to settle the debate.

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 08:28 PM (Jr5Lq)

64 Built in 1900 by kerosene tycoon Walter Hubbard, this 32-foot stone tower completely baffles historians. No one knows what inspired it.

I love that historians are baffled by the idea that maybe this dude with money to burn just wanted a stone watchtower and therefore built himself a stone watchtower.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at July 01, 2026 08:28 PM (C0Nlv)

65 A bullet fired horizontally will hit the ground at the same time as an object dropped from the same height. I had to google that to make sure it hadn't been proved wrong.
Posted by: Oglebay at July 01, 2026 08:13 PM


You could have just asked me.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at July 01, 2026 08:28 PM (0sNs1)

66 >>He probably just wanted to have the entire valley spread before him from a high point.

>>Because he could.

I don't think it's much more complicated than that only he didn't build it for himself, he donated it to the town of Meriden. I visited the place when I was in college who was from the area. Beautiful views from the hill the castle is built on.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 01, 2026 08:28 PM (viF8m)

67 52 I'm watching metric football.
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 08:25 PM

0-0

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 08:28 PM (OoFl2)

68 Very surprised that Scott Weiner did not have at least one flak-catcher with him, especially since he had already been ambushed the night before.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 08:29 PM (RIvkX)

69 Re the 45 degree angle. With the variation of air resistance with height, you get more range with a higher angle because you get it up out of the thicker air.

Of fucking course. Again ... do you get it ? Theory vs. Reality ?

In Theory ? 45 degrees is optimal. Because you split the difference between fighting gravity ... and horizontal projection. So you pay half the tax on the way up. Then get it all back on the way down.

My God. Really. Did I not say Theory vs. Reality in earlier posts ? Theory vs. Applied ?

I swear. Some of you would argue against the idea of a planet revolving around the big orange ball in the sky.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 08:29 PM (7jBgj)

70 I love that historians are baffled by the idea that maybe this dude with money to burn just wanted a stone watchtower and therefore built himself a stone watchtower.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at July 01, 2026 08:28 PM (C0Nlv)

Another thing: they cannot conceive of wanting to build something enduring. It is like they just cannot get it into their pea brains even with Obamas brutality monument to himself cluttering up the Chicago skyline.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 08:30 PM (zZu0s)

71 64 Built in 1900 by kerosene tycoon Walter Hubbard, this 32-foot stone tower completely baffles historians. No one knows what inspired it.

I love that historians are baffled by the idea that maybe this dude with money to burn just wanted a stone watchtower and therefore built himself a stone watchtower.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at July 01, 2026 08:28 PM (C0Nlv)

My grandfather built the Gopher House in Laramie. Shaped like a ship, made of stone and concrete, never got to finish the roof, although my dad said maybe he did but it might have been burnt down. So, nobody ever lived there except the gophers, hence the name.

That part of the old farm belongs to a horse stable now, and they call it Stone Church horse stables or something like that. It was never a church.

I suspect when my generation dies out, nobody will have any idea why he built it, either. Not that we were all that sure while he was alive.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 08:30 PM (bl07w)

72 >>>>A bullet fired horizontally will hit the ground at the same time as an object dropped from the same height. I had to google that to make sure it hadn't been proved wrong.

>>That's classical physics. Now - anyone that's ever done the first thing in ballistics will call bullshit ... because that's Applied Physics.


When I took physics, this was demonstrated by Monkey and Hunter problem. A hunter with rifle is same height on a cliff as a monkey hanging from a tree limb. If the hunter aims at the monkey and the monkey lets go lets go of the limb simultaneously with the hunter firing, will the bullet hit the monkey?

I have no idea what woke physics textbook authors call this problem nowadays.

Posted by: Gref at July 01, 2026 08:31 PM (5rh/l)

73 *sits at Café table*
*waits for service*
*sets fire to napkin*
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 08:21 PM


Napkin flambé? Next week's Food Thread writes itself!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 08:31 PM (0sNs1)

74 I swear. Some of you would argue against the idea of a planet revolving around the big orange ball in the sky.

You sound irate. Perhaps you should just use that wheel in the middle of your mouse and scroll on by. Or jump in front of a bus. Either/or.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 08:31 PM (Riz8t)

75 visited it with a frend

Posted by: JackStraw at July 01, 2026 08:31 PM (viF8m)

76 I swear. Some of you would argue against the idea of a planet revolving around the big orange ball in the sky.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 08:29 PM (7jBgj)

"I came for an argument!"

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 08:32 PM (bl07w)

77 "I came for an argument!"
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 08:32 PM (bl07w)

No you didnt.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 08:32 PM (zZu0s)

78 Huh?

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 08:32 PM (yEz+x)

79 When I took physics, this was demonstrated by Monkey and Hunter problem. A hunter with rifle is same height on a cliff as a monkey hanging from a tree limb. If the hunter aims at the monkey and the monkey lets go lets go of the limb simultaneously with the hunter firing, will the bullet hit the monkey?

I have no idea what woke physics textbook authors call this problem nowadays.


Depends. Is it a spherical monkey in a vacuum?

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 08:33 PM (Riz8t)

80
"In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of usual garden buildings."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 08:33 PM (O0L8i)

81 When I took physics, this was demonstrated by Monkey and Hunter problem. A hunter with rifle is same height on a cliff as a monkey hanging from a tree limb. If the hunter aims at the monkey and the monkey lets go lets go of the limb simultaneously with the hunter firing, will the bullet hit the monkey?

I have no idea what woke physics textbook authors call this problem nowadays.
Posted by: Gref at July 01, 2026 08:31 PM


I saw this. Sometimes the old ways are the best ways.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 08:33 PM (0sNs1)

82 If the hunter aims at the monkey and the monkey lets go lets go of the limb simultaneously with the hunter firing, will the bullet hit the monkey?

Does the question assume a spherical monkey?

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 01, 2026 08:33 PM (4JQ5U)

83 *sits at Café table*
*waits for service*
*sets fire to napkin*
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Sir, this is a non-smoking establishment!
*throws Hadrian out*
Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 08:25 PM (rdVOm)

hahah!

Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 08:33 PM (frGWQ)

84 >> Again ... do you get it ? Theory vs. Reality ?


My strong advice: take a chill pill dude. I understand things quite well, than you. I'm not trying to argue with you at all, just pointing out the physics. Wasn't even responding to you, just posting about the general physics.

Oh, reality follows physics perfectly, everywhere and always. The difference between what you call "reality" and theory is sometimes in the latter we assume cows are spherical so as to make the problem tractable and simpler to see the basic picture. All the actual factors involved would make things intractable at first blush.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 01, 2026 08:33 PM (w6EFb)

85 It's more of a yellow ball.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:34 PM (MWfyi)

86 What part of the monkey is he aiming at?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 08:34 PM (zZu0s)

87 https://maps.app.goo.gl/HwU4CJ2jaCB3mrBz9

The Gopher House.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 08:34 PM (bl07w)

88 >"I came for an argument!"

Posted by: tcn in AK
----

No you didn't- you came for an argument.

Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 08:34 PM (8qVJT)

89 Huh?
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 08:32 PM


Noone have insulted sea otters or 9mm.

Please to return your calmness to its upright and locked position.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 08:35 PM (0sNs1)

90 Oh, and the monkey problem compels me to say for Weasel: 'Focus on the Fundamentals.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 08:35 PM (zZu0s)

91
When I took physics, this was demonstrated by Monkey and Hunter problem.

__________

Dats raciss

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 08:35 PM (O0L8i)

92 86 What part of the monkey is he aiming at?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 08:34 PM (zZu0s)

Probably his brass balls, if I know this crowd.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 08:35 PM (bl07w)

93 When I took physics, this was demonstrated by Monkey and Hunter problem. A hunter with rifle is same height on a cliff as a monkey hanging from a tree limb. If the hunter aims at the monkey and the monkey lets go lets go of the limb simultaneously with the hunter firing, will the bullet hit the monkey?

That is a GREAT way to show the difference between the theoretical model and the real world. Simply first rate. Never seen that one until now. Really, really good. A very easy way to explain - to boys and girls that know a thing or two - the difference between the simplified models and the real world.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 08:35 PM (7jBgj)

94 This clown was free basing too much kerosene

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at July 01, 2026 08:36 PM (VvdWF)

95 How big is the monkey? King Kong sized?

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:37 PM (MWfyi)

96 This should be tested, extensively, at the TXMoMe.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

I'll watch you do the test!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 01, 2026 08:37 PM (NnhvP)

97 "Running Galileo's experiment to prove that a ball of feathers falls just as quickly as a bowling ball -- in a vacuum, that is. Et voila, it's true."

NO IT IS NOT TRUE! That video is faked!

Everyone knows there is no gravity in a vacuum! Satellites are weightless in orbit! Because they are in the vacuum of outer space!

Posted by: AOC at July 01, 2026 08:37 PM (5rh/l)

98 I know of at least 5 eccentrics with money and some with just time built castles. If you watch any HG TV type programs they are featured ever once in awhile.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 08:37 PM (KC5Lt)

99 95 How big is the monkey? King Kong sized?

Is he a feces-throwing sort of monkey? If so, how far can he throw it?

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 08:37 PM (Riz8t)

100 And how far away is it? 5 feet?

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:37 PM (MWfyi)

101 All the actual factors involved would make things intractable at first blush.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 01, 2026 08:33 PM


The osculating desire-inducing of the oscillatory motions of a young lady's mammiform protuberances can be described quite well by a third-order partial differential equation, you know.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at July 01, 2026 08:38 PM (0sNs1)

102 Why would a hunter shoot at a monkey ?

Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 08:38 PM (frGWQ)

103 If the hunter aims at the monkey and the monkey lets go lets go of the limb simultaneously with the hunter firing, will the bullet hit the monkey?

I have no idea what woke physics textbook authors call this problem nowadays.

-
Atrocity! They'd call it an atrocity!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 01, 2026 08:38 PM (ndZc7)

104 80
"In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of usual garden buildings."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 08:33 PM (O0L8i)

Decorated box vs. a duck. Classic delineation in architectural theory. Iconography matters.

Tell a class to draw a picture of a house in 10 seconds. Most will draw a box with a triangle on top, maybe a chimney, always a front door, maybe some windows. 1 in 100 will draw an apartment building facade. But they will all draw something we recognize as "house."

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 08:38 PM (bl07w)

105 Shot the monkey

Posted by: Gabriel Peters at July 01, 2026 08:39 PM (Cqx++)

106 Why would a hunter shoot at a monkey ?

Easier than choking it?

(Hoping I’m not beaten to this monkey joke, too.)

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 01, 2026 08:39 PM (4JQ5U)

107 Why is someone hunting a monkey? Are they good vittles?

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 08:39 PM (KC5Lt)

108 "Why would a hunter shoot at a monkey ?
Posted by: runner"

Dinner. Seems kinda cannibalistic don't it? Maybe not if you're hungry enough.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:39 PM (MWfyi)

109 No one has scored yet!

*pretending she can’t here all the bickering while trying not to laugh at the snickering*

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 08:39 PM (Wmg4n)

110 Probably his brass balls, if I know this crowd.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 08:35 PM


Of course. The auditory 'clang' lets everyone know it connected.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at July 01, 2026 08:40 PM (0sNs1)

111 you know.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at July 01, 2026 08:38 PM (0sNs1)

Shut up, Wesley.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 08:40 PM (bl07w)

112 Monkey. Its whats for dinner.

Posted by: Sam Elliot at July 01, 2026 08:40 PM (7jBgj)

113 "Why would a hunter shoot at a monkey ?
Posted by: runner"

Dinner. Seems kinda cannibalistic don't it? Maybe not if you're hungry enough.


Also a good way to get AIDS.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 08:40 PM (Riz8t)

114 102 Why would a hunter shoot at a monkey ?
Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 08:38 PM (frGWQ)

Probably because we prefer our footballs unfucked.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 08:40 PM (bl07w)

115 >>I know of at least 5 eccentrics with money and some with just time built castles. If you watch any HG TV type programs they are featured ever once in awhile.

Hudson River Valley has a bunch of them.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 01, 2026 08:41 PM (viF8m)

116 I would say if the monkey was King Kong only five feet away he would probably hit it and that would be the last thing that hunter ever did.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:41 PM (MWfyi)

117 >Why would a hunter shoot at a monkey ?
----

The question is: why not shoot a monkey

Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 08:41 PM (8qVJT)

118 I'm watching metric football.
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 08:25 PM (8qVJT)


I think I prefer that term!

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 08:42 PM (rbvCR)

119 Monkeys are assholes. If one shows up here, I'll ventilate him.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 08:42 PM (BI5O2)

120 The field looks beautiful. The NFL is jealous.

Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 08:43 PM (8qVJT)

121 "Also a good way to get AIDS.
Posted by: Archimedes"

You are not supposed to have your way with it first.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:43 PM (MWfyi)

122
know of at least 5 eccentrics

Egg shaped guys?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 01, 2026 08:43 PM (Cqx++)

123 I'm thinking it was that smart ass orangutan that gave the hunter the finger .

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 08:43 PM (KC5Lt)

124 Re the 45 degree angle. With the variation of air resistance with height, you get more range with a higher angle because you get it up out of the thicker air. It travels farther horizontally even with lower initial horizontal velocity because the extra height greatly reduces drag.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 01, 2026 08:26 PM (w6EFb)


There is also the rotation of the Earth, though that does not cause a large problem until you get into really big distances. The German "Paris Gun" had different firing tables for firing East versus West, for example.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 08:43 PM (rbvCR)

125 Well hockey is gone and football is 2 months away
and I won't watch tennis

Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 08:44 PM (8qVJT)

126 That's classical physics. Now - anyone that's ever done the first thing in ballistics will call bullshit ... because that's Applied Physics.

But in the classical sense. Yes. You are right. Because a bullet would have 100% of its force applied on the pure horizontal plane. With no vertical force.


Mythbusters did an episode on this. Their experimental results were darn close to the theoretical one.

Posted by: Oddbob at July 01, 2026 08:44 PM (vTZFs)

127 Right turn, Clyde

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 01, 2026 08:44 PM (Cqx++)

128 You are not supposed to have your way with it first.
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:43 PM


How about after, before it's sold three villages over?

Asking for a friend.

Posted by: Abdully al-McAbdulface at July 01, 2026 08:45 PM (0sNs1)

129 Gooooooaaaaaallllll!!!

USA 🇺🇸

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 08:45 PM (Wmg4n)

130 "The German "Paris Gun" had different firing tables for firing East versus West, for example"

Those silly Germans, with their theoretical tables.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:45 PM (MWfyi)

131
Monkey shot first!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 08:45 PM (O0L8i)

132 GOAL!!!! USA

Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 08:46 PM (8qVJT)

133 "Also a good way to get AIDS.
Posted by: Archimedes"

You are not supposed to have your way with it first.
Posted by: fd Atrocity!

So with monkeys, the order is reversed. Whoopie then dinner.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 01, 2026 08:46 PM (ndZc7)

134 Why would a hunter shoot at a monkey ?

Easier than choking it?

(Hoping I’m not beaten to this monkey joke, too.)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 01, 2026 08:39 PM


I thought it waa choke the chicken, but spank the monkey?
Jeez...don't tell me I've been doing it wrong all these years.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 08:46 PM (2WIwB)

135 Pertaining to a lot of shit ... regarding physics.

The Newtonian shit works quite well ... as a start. And then we have to do corrections for shit. Because our physical world is complicated.

You have to compensate for the fact that gravity pulls on both the feather and the lead ball ... but wind resistance. The annoying fact that 14.7 PSI acts on all of us explains some things. Explains a lot in basic fluids.

And then we figure out that hydraulics isn't perfect. Because there is no such thing as a perfectly incompressible fluid. Or a perfectly viscous one. Or a perfect conductor or insulator or blah blah blah.

Yet. To teach it. To understand it all - at least for me - we have to start with these perfectly imperfect models.

Posted by: Sam Elliot at July 01, 2026 08:46 PM (7jBgj)

136 He calls them "minor crimes"
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 01, 2026 08:27 PM (ndZc7)


progs have no sense of humor because humor involves subverting established norms to get at the truth behind them, but that would be a wicked satire.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 08:46 PM (rbvCR)

137 You spank the monkey for choking the chicken.

Posted by: See how that works? at July 01, 2026 08:47 PM (MWfyi)

138 Monuments by eccentrics: "The Watts Towers are a collection of 17 interconnected sculptural spires in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. They were hand-built by Italian immigrant Sabato "Simon" Rodia between 1921 and 1954"

He built them as a 'gift' to the community. Gee, thanks, Simon!

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 08:47 PM (Jr5Lq)

139 I thought it waa choke the chicken, but spank the monkey?
Jeez...don't tell me I've been doing it wrong all these years.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 08:46 PM


I learned this diagnosis from Mom:

Are your palms still smooth?
Can you still see?

If the answer to both questions is "yes", then you're fine, although Counselor Troi may wish to counsel you.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at July 01, 2026 08:48 PM (0sNs1)

140 In that top pic, I think I explored that castle in Skyrim this morning...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 08:48 PM (gnNyN)

141 100 And how far away is it? 5 feet?

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:37 PM (MWfyi)


The distance between hunter and monkey does not make a difference. I believe the textbook specified separation distances of 50 and 100 yards asking students to solve both, learning the lesson of gravity acting the same on both the bullet (fired horizontally) and monkey (falling vertically).

Posted by: AOC at July 01, 2026 08:48 PM (5rh/l)

142 Were there any fires at the Watts Towers during the riots?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 01, 2026 08:48 PM (Cqx++)

143 Monuments by eccentrics: "The Watts Towers are a collection of 17 interconnected sculptural spires in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. They were hand-built by Italian immigrant Sabato "Simon" Rodia between 1921 and 1954"


Dang, those are ugly.

Posted by: The Obama Presidential Center at July 01, 2026 08:48 PM (Riz8t)

144 Also a good way to get AIDS.

One of DCs superheroes (the inaptly named Beast Boy) got his powers because he was (a) bitten by a green monkey, (b) got sick from it and was going to die, and (c) his parents created a serum to heal him, based on green monkeys being carriers of the disease but not affected by it.

When it came out that the AIDS virus was the result of a virus jumping from green monkeys, who are not affected by it, to humans (by an apparently circuitous path)… well, DC has never admitted the obvious.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 01, 2026 08:49 PM (4JQ5U)

145 Sorry ,that was a pee wee soccer goal. It pinballed off the sweeper and the striker had a gimme shot.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 01, 2026 08:50 PM (xZen5)

146 "Yet. To teach it. To understand it all - at least for me - we have to start with these perfectly imperfect models.
Posted by: Sam Elliot"

Describing reality is not reality but it's about as close as we can get.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:50 PM (MWfyi)

147
For a while, Diana was put on a hydrotherapy program, where she walked a treadmill in a tank of water. I thought it would be straightforward to determine how much more she had to work. It was not straightforward.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 08:50 PM (O0L8i)

148 When I took physics, this was demonstrated by Monkey and Hunter problem. A hunter with rifle is same height on a cliff as a monkey hanging from a tree limb. If the hunter aims at the monkey and the monkey lets go lets go of the limb simultaneously with the hunter firing, will the bullet hit the monkey?

I have no idea what woke physics textbook authors call this problem nowadays.

Depends. Is it a spherical monkey in a vacuum?
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 08:33 PM (Riz8t)

It seems that it should matter how far away the hunter is.

Posted by: LASue at July 01, 2026 08:50 PM (lCppi)

149 The annoying fact that 14.7 PSI acts on all of us explains some things. Explains a lot in basic fluids.
Posted by: Sam Elliot at July 01, 2026 08:46 PM


Spherical cows, STP, what's a few simplifying assumptions amongst friends?

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at July 01, 2026 08:50 PM (0sNs1)

150 aarrrrggggghhhhh

off AOC sock

Posted by: Gref at July 01, 2026 08:50 PM (5rh/l)

151 I always thought abusing children would be something we could all get behind as disgusting. Except Walz who pardoned a man convicted of molesting a 12 year old for a few years. When caught, he said the girl was just as responsible as he was for being outside. He tried to pay her $10 to keep quiet.

Walz pardon him so he wouldn’t be deported.

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 08:51 PM (Wmg4n)

152 Is it an unladen monkey?

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 08:51 PM (KC5Lt)

153 145 Sorry ,that was a pee wee soccer goal. It pinballed off the sweeper and the striker had a gimme shot.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 01, 2026 08:50 PM (xZen5)

Which just means that Bosnia sucks.
The US doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to be better than the others

Posted by: gKWVE thinks a lot of immigrants don't get this at July 01, 2026 08:51 PM (gKWVE)

154 The distance between hunter and monkey does not make a difference.

Something has been hit on here.

Mainly - I see that many here have a "so I've been taught" understanding of Physics. But not a Classical Newtonian version.

Which is ironic. Because they would have never been taught that without an understanding of basic, imperfect Newtonian Physics.

Posted by: Sam Elliot at July 01, 2026 08:51 PM (7jBgj)

155 Feynman might suggest 'hey, shoot the monkey before he decides to drop. Simplify the problem a bit.'

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 08:52 PM (Jr5Lq)

156 Egg shaped guys?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 01, 2026 08:43 PM (Cqx++)


No, but their works were called "oeufs"

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 08:52 PM (rbvCR)

157 145 Sorry ,that was a pee wee soccer goal. It pinballed off the sweeper and the striker had a gimme shot.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 01, 2026 08:50 PM (xZen5)

Which just means that Bosnia sucks.
The US doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to be better than the others
Posted by: gKWVE thinks a lot of immigrants don't get this at July 01, 2026 08:51 PM (gKWVE)

Ole!

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 01, 2026 08:52 PM (wVcYX)

158 100 And how far away is it? 5 feet?

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:37 PM (MWfyi)


The distance between hunter and monkey does not make a difference. I believe the textbook specified separation distances of 50 and 100 yards asking students to solve both, learning the lesson of gravity acting the same on both the bullet (fired horizontally) and monkey (falling vertically).
Posted by: AOC at July 01, 2026 08:48 PM (5rh/l)

I don't understand physics but this seems weird!! But Im sure you're right. I always learn new things here.

Posted by: LASue at July 01, 2026 08:52 PM (lCppi)

159 "The distance between hunter and monkey does not make a difference"

Well, it does. If the monkey is close enough he's gonna get hit no matter what. We could narrow it down to it's bellybutton though.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:53 PM (MWfyi)

160 You can prove things on paper, but sometimes you have to allow for unforeseen factors.

Hot or boiling water will freeze faster than cold water - it will make ice cubes faster in your freezer than cold water. Of course this doesn’t make any sense, till you try it.

Sort of. The cubes will be comprised of about half the former volume of water , much having evaporated away. If the comparison were made in sealed containers, then this wouldn’t hold true.

Posted by: Common Tater at July 01, 2026 08:54 PM (SICIT)

161 We just put up our YUGE flag. Getting ready for the big birthday!

Posted by: LASue at July 01, 2026 08:54 PM (lCppi)

162 Cadillac Ranch is a good American eccentric monument.

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 08:54 PM (Jr5Lq)

163 Dang, those are ugly.
Posted by: The Obama Presidential Center at July 01, 2026 08:48 PM (Riz8t)

As mom said, there ain't no accounting for taste.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 08:55 PM (bl07w)

164 "The German "Paris Gun" had different firing tables for firing East versus West, for example"

Those silly Germans, with their theoretical tables.
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:45 PM (MWfyi)


American artillery firing tables include earth rotation into the calculations.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 08:55 PM (2WIwB)

165 how long is halftime in big boy soccer?

Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 08:55 PM (8qVJT)

166 145 Sorry ,that was a pee wee soccer goal. It pinballed off the sweeper and the striker had a gimme shot.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 01, 2026 08

*clears throat*. GOOOOAAAAAALLLLL! USA! USA!

That is all that matters. 😂

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 08:56 PM (Wmg4n)

167 Were the hunter's eyes closed? What??? This is a very relevant question !

Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 08:57 PM (frGWQ)

168 DH is watching footy. I am most certainly not.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 08:57 PM (bl07w)

169
tycoon Walter Hubbard had just started building the world's largest chess set

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 01, 2026 08:57 PM (XJ22o)

170 It seems that it should matter how far away the hunter is.
Posted by: LASue at July 01, 2026 08:50 PM (lCppi)


OK ... serious ? I'm not going to mock or pick at you in any way.

Classical physics says everything works on forces. So for a bullet ? From a perfectly level gun - it travels 100% of the force applied in the "flat" direction. We'd call that the "X" plane. And that bullet - from the time its fired out of the barrel - which is somewhat of a construct just so people can identify with the problem - falls at the rate of gravity.

And that monkey ... if it lets go at the same time and the rifle is aimed at the tippy top of its fingers ... drops at the same speed.

The rate of the bullet coming out flat doesn't matter. In theory. Thats the point.

Posted by: Sam Elliot at July 01, 2026 08:57 PM (7jBgj)

171 I have a QSL card from station W8T, the World's Largest Teapot, in Chester, WV.

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 08:57 PM (Jr5Lq)

172 So, goal on take 2. Bosnia starting to play dirty...hopefully, the ref gets more control of the game in the 2nd half.

1-0 USA at the half is not bad, though. Should have been more, but better than the being tied or losing...

And the US goalie did make 2 good saves early...

Posted by: Nova Local at July 01, 2026 08:57 PM (tOcjL)

173 "The rate of the bullet coming out flat doesn't matter. In theory. Thats the point.
Posted by: Sam Elliot"

What if it's a flying monkey?

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:59 PM (MWfyi)

174 PS - How can you not cheer for the US team when they picked Take Me Home, Country Roads as their team victory song?

Posted by: Nova Local at July 01, 2026 08:59 PM (tOcjL)

175 158 100 And how far away is it? 5 feet?

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:37 PM (MWfyi)


The distance between hunter and monkey does not make a difference. I believe the textbook specified separation distances of 50 and 100 yards asking students to solve both, learning the lesson of gravity acting the same on both the bullet (fired horizontally) and monkey (falling vertically).
Posted by: AOC at July 01, 2026 08:48 PM (5rh/l)

I don't understand physics but this seems weird!! But Im sure you're right. I always learn new things here.

Posted by: LASue at July 01, 2026 08:52 PM (lCppi)


I am following the rules and not showing the maths of the solution. You can search utube for real-world tests proving the solution, using air-propelled balls and monkey dolls.

Posted by: Gref at July 01, 2026 09:00 PM (5rh/l)

176 World's Largest Teapot: the photo does not do it justice. You have to see it in person to appreciate how big it is. Much like Devil's Tower.

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 09:01 PM (Jr5Lq)

177 Kinda changes everything, huh?

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 09:01 PM (MWfyi)

178 What if it's a flying monkey?
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:59 PM (MWfyi)


And a flying bullet. Which they all do. Thank you rifling.

As anyone that ever battlefield zeroed an M-16 should know. OK - most don't know. They just corrected the two inches and called it a day.

But that's the point of Applied Physics. Yet we don't get there without Theoretical Physics.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 09:01 PM (7jBgj)

179 World's Largest Teapot: the photo does not do it justice. You have to see it in person to appreciate how big it is. Much like Devil's Tower.
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 09:01 PM (Jr5Lq)

And The Paolo.

Posted by: The Paolo at July 01, 2026 09:02 PM (wVcYX)

180 I think flying monkeys would be more fun to shoot at.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 09:03 PM (MWfyi)

181 “Wind chill doesn’t affect inanimate objects”

This is also bullshit. It’s true, nothing will get any colder than ambient temperature (but then, neither will your ears).

I can attest even an unheated shed will be preferable for your car in arctic subzero weather, out of the wind, if you want it to start easier the next morning. Latent heat will be retained to … a degree.

Eventually it will reach ambient temperature, but wind most definitely affects how quickly it will achieve ambient temperatures. Just like the human body.

When it’s really cold and windy, an automobile engine will never warm up. That’s when folks start putting a piece of cardboard in front of the radiator.

Posted by: Common Tater at July 01, 2026 09:04 PM (wHaGM)

182 The rate of the bullet coming out flat doesn't matter. In theory. Thats the point.
Posted by: Sam Elliot at July 01, 2026 08:57 PM (7jBgj)

Thank you for the explanation!

Posted by: LASue at July 01, 2026 09:04 PM (lCppi)

183 Just climb a FireTower and drop a Bowling Ball ... a Lead Ball ... and something suitably dense like maybe a Ceramic Ball that you clay-fired.

They will all hit at the same time. That's gravity. At the Newtonian level.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 09:06 PM (7jBgj)

184 165 how long is halftime in big boy soccer?
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 08:55 PM (8qVJT)

15 minutes.

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 09:06 PM (Wmg4n)

185 I don't understand physics but this seems weird!! But Im sure you're right. I always learn new things here.
Posted by: LASue at July 01, 2026 08:52 PM


Imagine a rifle barrel parallel to, and 6 feet above the ground. It launches a bullet at 5,280 feet per second. That means one second later, it's one mile away, assuming no gravity (and no air resistance).

But there is gravity, and it starts attracting the bullet toward the ground as soon as it exits the barrel. Assuming Earth gravity, it will take a little less than 1/2 second for it to fall 6 feet. That means the bullet will hit the ground 2,640 feet away (shorter, actually due to atmospheric drag, but let's not worry about that.)

So, if the monkey were 6 feet above the ground (same as the bullet), and 2,640 feet away (again would be less due to the atmospheric drag we're ignoring), and dropped at the exact instance the bullet left the barrel, they would both be dropping vertically at the same accelleration from gravity (32 ft/second per second) and hit the ground at the same time. The difference is the horizontal velocity acquired by the bullet when fired.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 09:06 PM (0sNs1)

186 Whoops. Either Spring Reverb is socking Sam Elliot, or Sam Elliot is socking Spring Reverb.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 09:07 PM (0sNs1)

187 Thanks Piper

Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 09:08 PM (8qVJT)

188 Thank you for the explanation!
Posted by: LASue at July 01, 2026 09:04 PM (lCppi)


Again - your real world observations of why things don't work like that are not wrong.

In the real world ... we're eating Monkey for dinner. Which, honestly, sounds awful.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 09:08 PM (7jBgj)

189 Mythbusted

A penny dropped from the Empire State Building would not kill a person on the ground it hit in the head.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 09:09 PM (KC5Lt)

190 A penny dropped from the Empire State Building would not kill a person on the ground it hit in the head.
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 09:09 PM


Carrots in chili, on the other hand, have caused documented fatalities.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 09:10 PM (0sNs1)

191 I'm not going climb a firetower with a bowling ball. I'll just take your theoretical word for it.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 09:11 PM (MWfyi)

192 Sheesh!
I'm srill.struggling with that friggin' train that left Chicago going west at 50mph, the the other one leaving Portland going east at 45 mph.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 09:11 PM (2WIwB)

193 Sheesh!
I'm srill.struggling with that friggin' train that left Chicago going west at 50mph, the the other one leaving Portland going east at 45 mph.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 09:11 PM (2WIwB)
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Portland OR or Portland ME?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 01, 2026 09:12 PM (amcLV)

194 A penguin dropped from the Empire State Building would kill a person on the ground it hit in the head.

Posted by: Penguin Facts at July 01, 2026 09:13 PM (MWfyi)

195 Portland ME train going east would probably need hydroplaning.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 09:13 PM (gKWVE)

196 ome drone footage of touristy spots:

Posted by: t-bird at July 01, 2026 09:13 PM (5FKHw)

197 Portland ME train going east would probably need hydroplaning.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 09:13 PM (gKWVE)
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It could use the Joe Biden Transatlantic RR.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 01, 2026 09:14 PM (amcLV)

198 A penny dropped from the Empire State Building would not kill a person on the ground it hit in the head.
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 09:09 PM

Carrots in chili, on the other hand, have caused documented fatalities.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 09:10 PM (0sNs1)

You know the old saying, "Human see, human do."

Posted by: Julius at July 01, 2026 09:15 PM (wVcYX)

199
Mutilated monkey meat! It's what's for dinner!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) - Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at July 01, 2026 09:15 PM (s9VOe)

200 Running Galileo's experiment to prove that a ball of feathers falls just as quickly as a bowling ball
--------

I definitely spend too much time in politics because I thought this said "Ruben Gallego's experiment" and by the time I got to bowling ball I wondered what the F I was reading.

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 09:15 PM (vE0+H)

201 American artillery firing tables include earth rotation into the calculations.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 08:55 PM (2WIwB)


At least in WW II ? Nope.

Because WW II American Artillery didn't use tables. They used "tapes". Pre-solved, literal folders with pre-measured pieces that fire directions would look up ... from a system of filing cabinets ... scaled to their maps.

Part of how WW II American arty could get Time on Target so quick.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 09:16 PM (7jBgj)

202 I definitely spend too much time in politics because I thought this said "Ruben Gallego's experiment" and by the time I got to bowling ball I wondered what the F I was reading.
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 09:15 PM (vE0+H)
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I don't think you'd want to touch Ruben Gallego's bowling ball.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 01, 2026 09:16 PM (amcLV)

203 Portland OR or Portland ME?"

Texas. Duh.

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 09:18 PM (XuXeR)

204 Because WW II American Artillery didn't use tables. They used "tapes". Pre-solved, literal folders with pre-measured pieces that fire directions would look up ... from a system of filing cabinets ... scaled to their maps.

Part of how WW II American arty could get Time on Target so quick.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 09:16 PM (7jBgj)


I did not know that. I was at Ft Sill in the 70's and they didnt teach any history like that. I wish they had. That's interesting.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 09:19 PM (2WIwB)

205 24 The video of Mont St. Michel is breathtaking, but of course, the real thing is that much better. It was built between the 11th and 16th centuries with medieval technology. Now compare it to the Obamination built with 21st century methods.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 08:09 PM (Riz8t)

Visited there many moons ago. I kept to the lower levels. Wife and son explored

Posted by: javems at July 01, 2026 09:20 PM (zFsEm)

206 180 I think flying monkeys would be more fun to shoot at.
Posted by: fd


Those things scared the crap out of me when I was a little girl. Like hide behind the couch scared.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 09:20 PM (yEz+x)

207 gp: "I have a question about Galileo's experiment. He dropped a heavy weight, and a light weight, and observed them hitting the ground simultaneously. The weights are of course a very very tiny fraction of the mass of the earth. What would happen if one weight was half the mass of the earth, and the other weight had one millionth the earth's mass. Would they still hit the earth at the same time?"

AI sez: "No, they would not hit the Earth at the same time. The heavier object would cause a faster collision."

The reason Galileo's experiment works is that the masses he dropped are insignificant in magnitude to the earth's mass. But it doesn't work when the masses are comparable in magnitude.

I always suspected this, and thank you AI for confirming it.

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 09:21 PM (Jr5Lq)

208
Part of how WW II American arty could get Time on Target so quick.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 09:16 PM (7jBgj)

_____________

The Wehraboos will now tell you German artillery was superior.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 09:23 PM (O0L8i)

209 204 Because WW II American Artillery didn't use tables. They used "tapes". Pre-solved, literal folders with pre-measured pieces that fire directions would look up ... from a system of filing cabinets ... scaled to their maps.

Part of how WW II American arty could get Time on Target so quick.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 09:16 PM (7jBgj)


I did not know that. I was at Ft Sill in the 70's and they didnt teach any history like that. I wish they had. That's interesting.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 09:19 PM (2WIwB)

I took FDC school at Ft. Sill in 1965. We used tables then.

Posted by: javems at July 01, 2026 09:23 PM (zFsEm)

210 >> Yet. To teach it. To understand it all - at least for me - we have to start with these perfectly imperfect models.

Exactly. You don't start teaching gravity with General Relativity.

And even simpler than that, you don't teach kids arithmetic by starting out with set theory and the foundations number theory (what do we mean by "addition". How do we define that from first principles.

Nope, you have to know the basics before you can get advanced, and when advanced enough, get back to the very logical foundations of what you started with.

As Mae West taught some boys, one and one is two, two and two is four, and five'll get you ten if you play your cards right. That's addition, boys.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 01, 2026 09:23 PM (w6EFb)

211 Did the fire at Hadrian's table ever get put out?

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 09:24 PM (2WIwB)

212 Fifteen may get you twenty, that's all right,

'Cause they'll be rockin' and a rollin' on a Livingston Saturday night

Posted by: Zombie Jimmy Buffett at July 01, 2026 09:25 PM (wVcYX)

213
Did the fire at Hadrian's table ever get put out?

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 09:24 PM (2WIwB)

___________

Nobody's been by to take my order.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 09:26 PM (O0L8i)

214 My sister and a friend are over in Europe right now. Czech Republic, Germany, and one other nation I can't remember. She's in Czech Rep right now. Apparently Prague never had the crap bombed out of them during WWII, which is why a lot of the cool medieval stuff is still standing. Some beautiful pics she sending back. Also, she was wearing a jacket. Some of Europe isn't suffering under a heat wave.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 01, 2026 09:27 PM (sAmhv)

215 Nobody's been by to take my order.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 09:26 PM (O0L8i)


I suggest cherries jubilee or bananas foster, when ever the waiter shows up.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 09:30 PM (2WIwB)

216 ""Built in 1900 by kerosene tycoon Walter Hubbard, this 32-foot stone tower completely baffles historians. No one knows what inspired it.

Is it a clone of a Norman watchtower on the Rhine? A 12th-century Turkish tower on the Danube? Or a replica of a medieval ruin in Craigellachie, Scotland?""


Its Berserker's future guitar room. Thats WTF it is. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 09:30 PM (snZF9)

217 Taking a physic. Learning how long it takes to reach the john from any point.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 09:31 PM (afJtY)

218 What color is the monkey?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 09:31 PM (n5tGW)

219 I did not know that. I was at Ft Sill in the 70's and they didnt teach any history like that. I wish they had. That's interesting.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 09:19 PM (2WIwB)


As was my Dad. 1972. He constantly talked about sand-paddles and charting those fires and how you could get flunked for a dull pencil. I'm sure part of his stories were bullshit.

He also said they were not required to do the typical GI Barracks bullshit ... because the school was so hard. I don't know if I believe him. You tell me.

But yes ... WW II ? All pre-calculated. Yet, according to what I've read, we still tried to compensate for each gun relative in the battery.

The Brits just worked it all off a middle point of the guns and called it good enough. Makes a lot of sense to me.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 09:32 PM (7jBgj)

220 A bullsh*tcall by the refs. Red card on the Americans.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 09:33 PM (2WIwB)

221 * serves Hadrian a chicken queso flameado*

Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 09:33 PM (afJtY)

222 2nd game in a row ref fucked us.

Total absolute 100% bullshit call.

Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 09:33 PM (o0gs9)

223 Czechia not Czech Republic.

Posted by: Pedant at July 01, 2026 09:35 PM (o0gs9)

224 Well, with that red card, I turn the match off. That's why soccer will never be a top sport here. And it's why with the targeting calls, college football is getting unwatchable.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 01, 2026 09:35 PM (qwx/I)

225 Nobody's been by to take my order.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

I *would've* taken your order, if you hadn't tried to burn the place down!

*sets down glass of ice water*

*hands H7 a menu*

Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 09:36 PM (rdVOm)

226 Dresden and some other Euro cities got rebuilt upon their original specifications.
One bit of ancient history is that when the Persians did one of their periodic sackings of Antioch, they spared their architects that one time. So the exiles built a replica of Antioch, on the Tigris. "Weh Antiok Khosrow", which means "Khusro's Better Antioch With Blackjack And Hookers". Roughly.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 09:36 PM (gKWVE)

227 That red card was NOT cool.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 09:37 PM (gKWVE)

228 Taking a physic. Learning how long it takes to reach the john from any point.
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 09:31 PM (afJtY)


Fun Fact ... in theory. From any point you stand - release a turd. Immediately run from that point with infinite speed. Drop a bowling ball simultaneously.

That turd and bowling ball will hit the ground at the exact same time. In theory. But you won't care. You're infinitely away.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 09:37 PM (7jBgj)

229 If we hang on and win with 10, that red card means Balogun is out next next game.

Double dose of bullshit by the ref .

Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 09:40 PM (o0gs9)

230 so a red card and you're ejected?

Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 09:42 PM (8qVJT)

231 And we need Balogun. This is a terrible game, but that was a terrible call.

Let’s get the ref! Booooooo!

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 09:43 PM (Wmg4n)

232 so a red card and you're ejected?
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 09:42 PM (8qVJT)

no replacement / substitution?

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 01, 2026 09:43 PM (wVcYX)

233 Suffer? They are playing soccer.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 01, 2026 09:43 PM (viF8m)

234 Wait you get kicked out of the next game for a red card? Man that seems harsh. Did he at least punch the guy?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 09:43 PM (n5tGW)

235 Yikes, comments are kinda mathy tonight.

Dropped in to thank you for the extra good (girthy?) animal vids.

Posted by: Clio Weeps at July 01, 2026 09:44 PM (kSAM8)

236 Ref in the turkey game was atrocious as well.
The word is out by fifa. Team USA must not advance.

Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 09:44 PM (o0gs9)

237 And of course another offiside 2nd goal for US called back.


Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 09:45 PM (o0gs9)

238 Running Galileo's experiment to prove that a ball of feathers falls just as quickly as a bowling ball -- in a vacuum, that is. Et voila, it's true.

Actually -- no. It isn't true. It only appears true because of our limited ability to measure time accurately.

Why is it not true? Because while the Earth is indeed pulling the bowling ball and the feathers toward it equally, simultaneously (if the experiments are done sequentially) the bowling ball and the feathers are also pulling the Earth UPWARD with their mass. And since the bowling ball has more mass than do the feathers, it pulls the Earth upward slightly more than do the feathers, and hence the bowling ball will meet the Earth sooner, because the earth will have moved upward to meet it more than it did to meet the feathers.

With proper measurement, we could detect that the bowling ball "fell" (i.e. met the Earth) for 0.00000000000000000000000000001 seconds less than did the feathers. But we can't measure time that finely, so the two experiments have the illusion of taking the same amount of time.

Posted by: zombie at July 01, 2026 09:48 PM (Av6i5)

239 Gooooooooaaaaaaaaallllllllllll

Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 09:48 PM (o0gs9)

240 GOOAAAALL!

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 01, 2026 09:48 PM (wVcYX)

241 how tf did he get that by the goalie

Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 09:49 PM (8qVJT)

242 So it's a Men's Metric Kickball thread?

Posted by: Just got here at July 01, 2026 09:49 PM (2Ez/1)

243 239- Gooooooooaaaaaaaaallllllllllll
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 09:48 PM.

I know nothing about the rules of soccer. How long does the US have to play with only 10 players? Until the end of the game?

Posted by: Moonbeam at July 01, 2026 09:50 PM (Lzhdy)

244 USA said refs be darned!

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 09:51 PM (Wmg4n)

245 >>I know nothing about the rules of soccer. How long does the US have to play with only 10 players? Until the end of the game?

Yea, and the player is out for the next game if they win.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 01, 2026 09:51 PM (viF8m)

246 243

Yes, they’re down to 10 the whole game, even extra time if it goes there.

Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 09:52 PM (o0gs9)

247 Posted by: zombie at July 01, 2026 09:48 PM (Av6i5)

Nobody laugh. Seriously. What was just explained was Relativity. Which is why we don't build a damn structure off anything Einstein ever wrote. Einstein would have been an absolutely awful Structural Engineer.

But zombie is not wrong with that quote. That is Relativity.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 09:52 PM (7jBgj)

248 I am watching sport

Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 09:52 PM (8qVJT)

249 They should run a pick six.

Posted by: Fuuuutbooool expert at July 01, 2026 09:52 PM (2Ez/1)

250 244 USA said refs be darned!
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 09:51 PM

Without knowing much, I can tell they're awful!

Posted by: Moonbeam at July 01, 2026 09:53 PM (Lzhdy)

251 Mybe Hubbard paid for a Crusader Tower, and got rooked.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 01, 2026 09:54 PM (1z8ji)

252 Soccer Cliche: 2-0 lead is the most dangerous score

Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 09:54 PM (o0gs9)

253 I think the wicket is sticky.

Posted by: Raji from Tech Support at July 01, 2026 09:55 PM (2Ez/1)

254 Don't shoot my monkey. Just touch it.

Posted by: Deiter at July 01, 2026 09:55 PM (Q+gd/)

255 246 243

Yes, they’re down to 10 the whole game, even extra time if it goes there.
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 09:52 PM (o0gs9)

So someone got a red card? I missed that. Will have to check it out after the game is over.

Posted by: Moonbeam at July 01, 2026 09:55 PM (Lzhdy)

256 *buys H7 a drink*

No hard feelings....

Please allow me to escort you to the outdoor seating area-- smoking allowed-- but please do not burn the napkins! There's a lovely sunset to behold.

*brings complimentary appetizer assortment*

Enjoy your evening, sir!

Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 09:55 PM (rdVOm)

257 Yea redcard. Total bullshit though. Even the Bosnian team was like whaaaaa?

Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 09:57 PM (o0gs9)

258 Happy Dominion Day to AOP and any one else that may care.
Stay cool.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 01, 2026 07:51 PM (Sco7b)

Thanks. If this benighted country still celebrated Dominion Day, we would not be in he mess we are.

And cool? I got soggy. Frickin' T-storm soaked me to the skin in 20 seconds.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 01, 2026 09:57 PM (1z8ji)

259 Damn. Those potato skins look good.

Posted by: The guy at the next table at July 01, 2026 09:57 PM (2Ez/1)

260 oh it's mystery time! ten minutes seems like a lot

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 09:58 PM (n5tGW)

261 Capitalists have become their own worst enemy. People over 29 grew up when as long as you went to work every day at any job higher than fast food you might not end up with a mansion and a Cadillac but you would have a home and a decent car and your wife didnt HAVE to work so you could have a roof and eat. The sheer greed and stomping on workers ruined that. Kids havent experienced that. Unless kids have a self interest in history they dont know that socialism/communism turns out even worse so they are open to the liars promises.

Posted by: Azjaeger at July 01, 2026 09:58 PM (3/XaG)

262 Somebody accidentally kick the refs in the balls, hard!
And the refs can sit out a few games.

Posted by: Case at July 01, 2026 09:59 PM (IY9No)

263 I think there is less enthusiasm for the Semiquintennial than the Bicentennial because it doesn't sound as cool.

Follow me for more gibberish.

Posted by: mindful webworker explains the universe at July 01, 2026 09:59 PM (FL3q9)

264 The NOOD ONT is your passport to the twilight zone

https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=420386

Posted by: mindful webworker explains the universe at July 01, 2026 10:01 PM (FL3q9)

265 World Cup Soccer be nothing like jr. high school soccer. World Cup be like pussies.

We'd kick the shit out of the other team, because cleats.

Or have our ass handed to us, likewise.

Mostly likewise.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 10:01 PM (jehhT)

266 3 mins to go
2-0 lead
We’re gonna win.
Phew close one

Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 10:03 PM (o0gs9)

267 238 Yup. it's easy to deduce from the (Newtonian) formula for gravitational force F=(xy)/d^2, where x is mass one, and y is mass two, and d is the distance between them. Let x be the earth's mass, let y1 and y2 be the two experimental masses to drop on the earth, with y1 > y2. Then x*y1 > x*y2, and therefore F1=(x*y1)/d^2 > F2=(x*y2)/d^2. Since F=ma, a=F/m, and F1 > F2, y1 will have more acceleration than y2, and will ultimately hit first.

I have no idea why 'Galileo's Experiment' is even taught. It's misleading.

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 10:04 PM (Jr5Lq)

268 There are near riots in Venezuela now. Bolivarian army groups are looting and the locals are seriously pissed about it.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 08:09 PM (rbvCR)

Then maybe the people should start killing them. Ambush a patrol, smash their skulls in with iron bars, take their weapons. next patrol, shoot them.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 01, 2026 10:05 PM (1z8ji)

269 I once threw a bowling ball from the top and over the cliff. Bowling balls bounce. Meriden - what a great place to grow up.

Posted by: Diana Pool at July 02, 2026 06:41 AM (M3QE/)

Quick Hits

The DOJ is now investigating Eric Swalwell's best pal and fellow sex tourist Rueben Gallego for misappropriating donor funds for personal use.

DOJ investigating Dem Sen. Ruben Gallego after records revealed he blew campaign cash on Super Bowl tickets, Disney trips


The Justice Department has launched an investigation into Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) related to luxury outings and family trips paid for with campaign donations, The Post confirmed.

The DOJ probe into possible campaign finance violations by the potential 2028 Democratic presidential, first reported by Axios, stems from a whistleblower complaint out of Southern California.

News of the investigation surfaced just hours after the Senate Ethics Committee rejected a complaint filed against the Arizona Democrat accusing him of campaign finance violations and sexual misconduct.

...

Last week, Politico reported that Gallego tapped into a joint campaign account with his ex-buddy, disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), to attend Super Bowl LVII in Arizona with his wife in 2023.

The "Swallego Victory Fund," which both Gallego and Swalwell set up in October 2022, held a fundraiser at the big game and spent over $37,000 between tickets and meals.

Federal Election Commission records also show Gallego has spent $18,000 from his political action committee and campaign coffers on child care since 2019, including a $400 payment to his mother-in-law for babysitting.

Gallego also took his family on trips to Disney World and Disneyland, where he participated in PAC retreats. Records show the Disneyland excursion cost close to $1,500 for accommodations, not including flights.

Mark Halperin suggested that when Gallego wanted to take the family to Disney World, he would direct a campaign staffer to organize a bullshit ten minute "rally" in Orlando. Then he'd say "the law allows me to bring my family on political trips."

Gallego just happened to arrange a lot of "political meetings" at major tourist locations.

The investigation focuses on Gallego's usage of campaign funds since 2019 for family trips, according to a source familiar with the probe. Federal Election Commission records show that Gallego has billed his campaign accounts for trips to Puerto Rico, Nantucket, Miami and other places.

Federal records also show that in 2023, a political action committee set up by Gallego and former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California spent over $37,000 on tickets and meals for the Super Bowl. According to records, the committee has since been terminated.

Swalwell resigned from Congress in April and ended his bid for California governor after several women accused him of sexual misconduct. Swalwell has denied the allegations.

Halperin also suggested -- possibly in jest, but I think maybe "kidding on the square," that is, saying it in jest but kind of meaning it -- that the "southern California whistleblower" might be none other than Eric Swalwell himself, who would know about how the pair misused their PAC money as they formed the PAC together. The motive, Halperin said, would be vengeance, for Eric Swalwell's old Adultery Trip partner turning on him when Swalwell had his fall.

Democrats desperately need a leader with gravitas who can warn them against the perils of communism -- but all they've got is the Race Hustling Communist Obama, writes Miranda Devine.

But he's too busy setting himself up for Generational Wealth at the Ozymandias Presidential Center.

Miranda Devine: Dems are in desperate need of a new leader as Communists overrun their party -- but all they got is Obama

Just as his party is overrun by Communist revolutionaries, former President Barack Obama has decided to take center stage in a frenetic public relations campaign, ostensibly to promote his so-called library.

He's here, there and everywhere, silkily opining about everything under the sun, except the only thing that matters: the disintegration of his party. Like Nero playing the fiddle while Rome burned, Obama is curiously detached from the disaster he helped create.

Democrats desperately need a leader to rally around, but all they have is Obama.

He is the only former Democratic president who is still sharp, charismatic and dynamic enough to take up the mantle.

Former President Bill Clinton, while reasonably well-liked and not crazy, despite his wife, has significant health problems and is in no shape to do more than make the occasional token appearance and help raise money.

Clearly, Joe Biden, the only other living former Democratic president, can barely function in public, as was evident in his Saturday night performance at a fundraiser for the Maryland Democratic Party.

Quite why he -- or Dr. Jill -- would want to mark the second anniversary of his disastrous final debate humiliation against Donald Trump by fumbling through his first keynote address in a casino at a boxing-themed "Fight Back & Win" gala is a mystery.


Maybe it's because he can't rest unless he is exorcising the Trump monster still living in his head.

"He even hired his old pool guy to fix the Reflecting Pool. Whoa, what a loser," Biden said of his predecessor-turned-successor.

The audience clapped like seals because all the establishment wing of the party has, by way of policies or aspiration, is Trump derangement.

So all eyes turn to Obama, a lithe and relatively youthful 64, whose God-given gifts still shine brightly, as the savior who will lead them out of the wilderness of "Democratic socialism," open borders and rigged elections, and back to the promised land of common-sense policies and voter enthusiasm.

But he has nothing.

He is out and about promoting his $850 million Obama Presidential Center that squats menacingly on the shores of Lake Michigan on 19 acres of public parkland gifted to Obama by the City of Chicago when his former chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, was mayor. But what he's really promoting is himself.

The granite-clad building's grim, brutalist design is an unwitting symbol of his benighted presidency, despoiling its beautiful surroundings and offering nothing uplifting or ennobling to the chumps who pay $30 to go inside.

Dubbed "The Obamination," it's been likened to a Klingon prison, a megalith, a toilet and a trash can.

Kristen Waggoner
@KristenWaggoner


Today you will read many sympathetic media stories about B.P.J., the male athlete who challenged WV's law and lost at SCOTUS.

I'm guessing none will mention that B.P.J. defeated 470+ girls 1,400+ times (including a state title) and sexually harassed our client Adaleia (pictured) in the girls' locker room. Sadly, Adaleia stopped playing the school sports she loved due to B.P.J.'s ongoing presence in girls' sports and spaces.

But we'll probably be lucky if those girls get even a passing mention--let alone a front-page photo.

This has been the pattern on this issue from far too many institutions of power. Boys' feelings are the focus. Girls' safety, fairness, and opportunity take a back seat.


I'm so thankful today that the Supreme Court reversed that pattern, acknowledged the reality of biological sex, and remembered the girls.


I got an email about that:

GAYYYY!

Sent by: Senor Chang

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The attention-seekers have been taken into custody.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:30 PM




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1 The left's leadership thought they were hiring street muscle and rent-a-mobs. The people the left hired thought they were being groomed to take over the party and break the system.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 06:32 PM (rbvCR)

2 They seriously called it the "Swallego Victory Fund"? That sounds more like a massage parlor than a PAC.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 01, 2026 06:34 PM (OyOhQ)

3 Loay Alnaji has been sentenced to 1 year in a county jail for killing the 69-year-old Jewish-American Paul Kessler

Kill a Jew, get a 1 year sentence. Will he even have to do the full year, or will he be out in 4 to 6 months?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 01, 2026 06:34 PM (l3cgK)

4 I don't know why they did not leave the dimwits on the top of the building and let the fall.

Granted I would not want to die from a leftist falling on me, so there's that.

I would like to watch them get down, if they could, vs
"coaxing" like they are sweet kitty cats.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 01, 2026 06:34 PM (hzuYO)

5 They might have chosen "Live, Laugh, Love" since it is as meaningful as what they did do, and could be printed in larger letters also.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 06:35 PM (rbvCR)

6 Please let the 250th remind people this country is worth saving from…whatever all that is.

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 06:35 PM (Wmg4n)

7 5 They might have chosen "Live, Laugh, Love" since it is as meaningful as what they did do, and could be printed in larger letters also.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 06:35 PM (rbvCR)

"Gays for Antenna Spikes"...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 01, 2026 06:36 PM (l3cgK)

8 Do we really know if the idiots on top of Empire State are leftists? Their banner sounded more like dipshit New Age mysticism, or Deep Thoughts While Stoned.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 01, 2026 06:36 PM (OyOhQ)

9 I don't know why they did not leave the dimwits on the top of the building and let the fall.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat


But think of the co-op fees~! And Joey's pizza was gonna have a discount temaaaraaa~!

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 01, 2026 06:37 PM (diia5)

10 The DOJ is now investigating Eric Swalwell's best pal and fellow sex tourist Rueben Gallego for misappropriating donor funds for personal use.

I'm willing to bet that there are roughly 535 people in Congress who could trip that wire.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 01, 2026 06:37 PM (ExV1e)

11 8 Do we really know if the idiots on top of Empire State are leftists? Their banner sounded more like dipshit New Age mysticism, or Deep Thoughts While Stoned.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 01, 2026 06:36 PM (OyOhQ)

"100 Billion People Can't Be Wrong!" --pro Weed sign seen at protest

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 01, 2026 06:37 PM (l3cgK)

12 Mark Halperin suggested that when Gallego wanted to take the family to Disney World, he would direct a campaign staffer to organize a bullshit ten minute "rally" in Orlando. Then he'd say "the law allows me to bring my family on political trips."

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That bastard Massey was doing the same type of thing.

Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 06:37 PM (frGWQ)

13 10 The DOJ is now investigating Eric Swalwell's best pal and fellow sex tourist Rueben Gallego for misappropriating donor funds for personal use.

I'm willing to bet that there are roughly 535 people in Congress who could trip that wire.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 01, 2026 06:37 PM (ExV1e)

More if you count the folks in their employ...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 01, 2026 06:38 PM (l3cgK)

14 Loay Alnaji has been sentenced to 1 year in a county jail for killing the 69-year-old Jewish-American Paul Kessler

But that Trump !!! Oh Vey.

Posted by: Jewish Voters at July 01, 2026 06:38 PM (7jBgj)

15 JB Pritzker says embracing Socialism is how Democrats are going to win election

===

Billionaires found a perfect political niche - SOCIALISMUS.

Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 06:39 PM (frGWQ)

16 Of course she did:

Controversial kids YouTuber Ms. Rachel donated $3,500 to a crew of Zohran Mamdani-backed liberal candidates who ousted establishment Democrats in party primaries leaders admitted were fueled by anti-Israel furor.

Ms. Rachel — whose real name is Rachel Griffin Accurso — made to donations to House candidates Darializa Avila Chevalier and Brad Lander ahead of the June 23 primaries.

Her husband, Broadway and “Songs for Littles” music director Aron Accurso, also donated $1,500 to Chevalier.

Posted by: beckster at July 01, 2026 06:40 PM (kX27y)

17 Alexandro Lozano has been banned by the state of Washington.

The glitzy immigration lawyer with the pink Challenger 300 private jet is at the center of lawsuits by victims who allege she mislead them and is under investigation by the DoJ.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 06:41 PM (2GVsD)

18 1 year? What the ever loving futtechoni...

Posted by: Adriane the Not Paranoid Enough Critic . . . at July 01, 2026 06:43 PM (0jAIg)

19 Please let the 250th remind people this country is worth saving from…whatever all that is.
-
How?

We don't care about freedom or independence if it means having to give up cheap shit.

If anyone today had any common values with the farmers who took up arms against the superpower of their day, maybe it would matter more, but among most people partying this weekend, the party is the only point.

Posted by: Methos at July 01, 2026 06:43 PM (vSvIl)

20 And now, a touching photo :

https://tinyurl.com/4mmxymdv

"The 1913 Gettysburg reunion was a Gettysburg Battlefield encampment of American Civil War veterans for the Battle of Gettysburg's 50th anniversary. The June 29 – July 4 gathering of 53,407 veterans (about 8,750 Confederate) was the largest Civil War veteran reunion. All honorably-discharged veterans in the Grand Army of the Republic and the United Confederate Veterans were invited, and veterans from 46 of the 48 states attended(all except Nevada and Wyoming).

Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 06:43 PM (frGWQ)

21 Call me crazy, but I'm starting to think that politicians might not be on the up and up.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 01, 2026 06:43 PM (2UnvF)

22 Please let the 250th remind people this country is worth saving from…whatever all that is.

The call is coming from inside the house. Let that sink in.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:44 PM (7jBgj)

23 The DOJ is now investigating Eric Swalwell's best pal and fellow sex tourist Rueben Gallego for misappropriating donor funds for personal use.

I'm willing to bet that there are roughly 535 people in Congress who could trip that wire.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 01, 2026 06:37 PM (ExV1e)

More if you count the folks in their employ...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 01, 2026 06:38 PM (l3cgK)


And then, of course, there are the various NGOs of which their wives and children are VPs and whatnot making handsome salaries paid for by taxpayer dollars... but that's all legal somehow.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 01, 2026 06:44 PM (ExV1e)

24 Billionaires found a perfect political niche - SOCIALISMUS.
Posted by: runner

We do like a party!

Posted by: Panama at July 01, 2026 06:44 PM (DsA2n)

25 Ms. Rachel got busted for being pro-Palestinian before in one of her shows.

She needs to live in Gaza in solidarity with the ones she champions.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 06:45 PM (2GVsD)

26 1 year in county for a hate murder? That judge needs to be next.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 01, 2026 06:46 PM (Y9s2Z)

27 JB Pritzker says embracing Socialism is how Democrats are going to win election

===

Billionaires found a perfect political niche - SOCIALISMUS.
Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 06:39 PM (frGWQ)


And they may not be wrong. Look - the bulk of the public doesn't want Freedom. They just don't. Because Freedom is hard.

The bulk - and I can start calling out names here if you like - want Order. They'll take less Freedom just have some more rules. As long as they like the rules.

A Benevolent Monarch, in other words. And there is where Pritzker is onto something. Although his way of doing things won't work. Never does ... not even in the short run.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:47 PM (7jBgj)

28 Dubbed "The Obamination," it's been likened to a Klingon prison, a megalith, a toilet and a trash can.
----
It's all of those things and more....

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 06:47 PM (gnNyN)

29 Hello can you say "Marx"?
Marx, Marx, Let's sing it!
Good job!

Sing along and clap,

No more deluded by reaction
On tyrants only we’ll make war
The soldiers too will take strike action
They’ll break ranks and fight no more
And if those cannibals keep trying
To sacrifice us to their pride
They soon shall hear the bullets flying
We’ll shoot the generals on our own side.


Very good! Running dog capitalists deserve their fate.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 06:47 PM (rbvCR)

30 Dubbed "The Obamination," it's been likened to a Klingon prison, a megalith, a toilet and a trash can.
----
It's all of those things and more....
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 06:47 PM (gnNyN)

It's a floor wax and a dessert topping!

Posted by: hobbitopoly at July 01, 2026 06:48 PM (k9OZB)

31 The guy proposed to his lady accomplice at the bottom of the flag before they were arrested.

That is kind of badass. Contradictory but his chick is no pussy.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 06:48 PM (KC5Lt)

32 Dubbed "The Obamination," it's been likened to a Klingon prison, a megalith, a toilet and a trash can.
----
It's all of those things and more....


President Skroob, "why didn't I think of that!"

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 06:49 PM (2GVsD)

33 A lot of Billionaire assholes pushing socialism now. The idiots that listen to them don't understand cognitive dissonance I guess.

Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 06:49 PM (Gqar8)

34 Rumors on X the climbers are doing some Netflix show.

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 06:49 PM (OoFl2)

35 Pritzer is not a billionaire billionaire.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 06:49 PM (KC5Lt)

36 Pritzker is a seriously arrogant nepo scumbag. He's trying to throw in with the DSA despite the facts that a) he and his family are billionaires and b) he's Jewish. He doesn't seem to realize if those crazies take over they'll treat him like Ned Beatty in Deliverance before they kill him and his family.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 06:50 PM (itsE0)

37 33 A lot of Billionaire assholes pushing socialism now. The idiots that listen to them don't understand cognitive dissonance I guess.
Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 06:49 PM

Yes. It’s called “I am friend. Don’t eat me! (Or run against me)!”

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 06:50 PM (OoFl2)

38 AZ gov will appoint the replacement who will serve until 2028.

They need to drag this investigation out until late January 2027 and defeat Hobbs this November.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 06:51 PM (3cUTc)

39 this is a link to a Yahoo news site that has pics from this flag waving couple's other high risk adventures. I predict they'll be dead before they are 40, because yikes ... just look at the pics a little down in the link.

https://tinyurl.com/y8ht8rfy

Posted by: illiniwek at July 01, 2026 06:51 PM (vbXSk)

40 A lot of Billionaire assholes pushing socialism now. The idiots that listen to them don't understand cognitive dissonance I guess.
Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 06:49 PM (Gqar


Yeah. But this isn't new.

Go back - in American History - and show me the period where Rich Americans really believed in Capitalism for the Working Class. Where they didn't want to leverage their money to get advantage. Where they really believed that competition - down to the individual worker level - would generate a rising tide that raised all boats ?

Not gonna' wait. Because that era never happened. That's the big stupid of Conservative Capitalism. Of the GOP. Its bullshit. Doesn't even pass the smell test.

Oh Wow ... we've got a Ruling Class of Rich Billionaires. How the Hell did THAT happen ?

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:53 PM (7jBgj)

41 So whenever I see a tweet of a pretty young girl in the news, my reaction is --

1. uh oh, better check if it is really a girl so I can look (I hate seeing those freaks)

2. OK, a real girl. Oh shit, was she murdered or raped? And was it tiresome, or motive unknown?

3. Oh good, she is alive. So who did her harm? probably some male in sports.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 01, 2026 06:54 PM (Y9s2Z)

42 Dubbed "The Obamination," it's been likened to a Klingon prison, a megalith, a toilet and a trash can.

The Obama Pestilential Library

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 01, 2026 06:54 PM (guGkK)

43 Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:53 PM (7jBgj)

Rockefeller, JP Morgan, Carnegie

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 06:55 PM (KC5Lt)

44 Good luck catching that worm Swallowswell

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 06:55 PM (Ia/+0)

45 34 Rumors on X the climbers are doing some Netflix show.
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 06:49 PM (OoFl2)


Already saw it (well, the previews of it). Fall, 2022.

Posted by: it doesn't end well at July 01, 2026 06:55 PM (gKWVE)

46 I forgot. Add in Hershey.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 06:56 PM (KC5Lt)

47 ""Dubbed "The Obamination," it's been likened to a Klingon prison, a megalith, a toilet and a trash can.""


At least Rura Penthe was a winter wonderland.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:57 PM (snZF9)

48 43 Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:53 PM (7jBgj)

Rockefeller, JP Morgan, Carnegie
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 06:55 PM (KC5Lt)

But but they all said anyone can make it if they work and try hard enough. Right?

Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 06:57 PM (Gqar8)

49 When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace.

Sounds like good replacement slogan for "Arbeit Macht Frei" to hang over the entrance to their camps.

Posted by: Halfhand at July 01, 2026 06:57 PM (9MUFz)

50 49 When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace.

Sounds like good replacement slogan for "Arbeit Macht Frei" to hang over the entrance to their camps.
Posted by: Halfhand at July 01, 2026 06:57 PM (9MUFz)

What we need is a nice Ministry of Love.

Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 06:58 PM (Gqar8)

51 "Dubbed "The Obamination," it's been likened to a Klingon prison, a megalith, a toilet and a trash can.""


At least Rura Penthe was a winter wonderland.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:57 PM (snZF9)
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Well, it did have a shapeshifting space babe...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 06:59 PM (gnNyN)

52 At least Rura Penthe was a winter wonderland.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Every thread becomes a Trek thread

Posted by: Qapla'! at July 01, 2026 06:59 PM (gKWVE)

53 Rockefeller, JP Morgan, Carnegie
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 06:55 PM (KC5Lt)


Yep.

Carnegie. The guy that took a vacation to the UK while The Pinkertons shot a bunch of striking workers at his steel works.

JP Morgan. And Rockerfeller ... the guy that set up shadow companies that ultimately led to the first anti-trust regulations.

There is a thing here ... that all Capitalism is good. No. It ain't. No matter what version your high-school teacher taught.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:59 PM (7jBgj)

54 That's the power of love! Wait, wut?

Posted by: Huey Lewis at July 01, 2026 07:00 PM (ceJ0R)

55 ed "The Obamination," it's been likened to a Klingon prison, a megalith, a toilet and a trash can.
----
It's all of those things and more....


I can't believe he didn't mention "flak tower".

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:02 PM (Riz8t)

56 ed "The Obamination," it's been likened to a Klingon prison, a megalith, a toilet and a trash can.
----
It's all of those things and more....

I can't believe he didn't mention "flak tower".


To say nothing of a Moai.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:03 PM (Riz8t)

57 Yes. It’s called “I am friend. Don’t eat me! (Or run against me)!”
Posted by: Piper

---------------
I think there is more to it.

Many want the rules changed now, while they are on top, to prevent others from reaching their level. They really think they are special and would never be eaten, but their main risk is someone out competing them. Also, the new rules hand them more wealthy and power.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 01, 2026 07:03 PM (Y9s2Z)

58 But but they all said anyone can make it if they work and try hard enough. Right?
Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 06:57 PM (Gqar


That's the kind of lie you tell little children. Its also the kind of lie you can judge adults by.

Because if any grown man or woman says that and means it ? They're a high-functioning Idiot.

We tell children useful lies to keep them out of harms way. Until they're old enough to know better.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 07:04 PM (7jBgj)

59 Lo* ay Al* naji is not in the Ventura County jail or the California prison system.

Lots of jihad on you tube.

Posted by: torabora at July 01, 2026 07:04 PM (KtOUo)

60 The bulk - and I can start calling out names here if you like - want Order. They'll take less Freedom just have some more rules. As long as they like the rules.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:47 PM (7jBgj)


Go ahead. Name names.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:04 PM (Riz8t)

61 I can't believe he didn't mention "flak tower".
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:02 PM (Riz8t)


Jawa sand crawler, ready to creep around Chicago scavenging from dumps...

Posted by: SciVo at July 01, 2026 07:05 PM (Sy6m/)

62 Troop Casualties in Ukraine War Top 2 Million, Study Finds
Russia has borne the heavier toll, with 1.4 million troops killed or wounded since it invaded in February 2022.

Every Russia plan to increase GDP is to kill the population.

Posted by: r hennigantx at July 01, 2026 07:05 PM (/+uur)

63 Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:59 PM (7jBgj

You debate like a lefty. No context, inaccurate 'facts'. Suppress the positive. Hate the rich.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 07:05 PM (KC5Lt)

64
Dubbed "The Obamination," it's been likened to a Klingon prison, a megalith, a toilet and a trash can.

--------

One thing it's not, is a library.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at July 01, 2026 07:07 PM (VWtfl)

65 The bulk - and I can start calling out names here if you like - want Order. They'll take less Freedom just have some more rules. As long as they like the rules.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:47 PM (7jBgj)

Go ahead. Name names.


Well? We're waiting!

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:07 PM (Riz8t)

66 Policy giant, Bernie Sanders, is also opposed to caramelized onions.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 01, 2026 07:08 PM (fkjGs)

67 "The Obamination," it's been likened to a Klingon prison, a megalith, a toilet and a trash can

Lol. Help me.

I'd LOVE to work there for a few months...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 01, 2026 07:09 PM (Sco7b)

68 "But but they all said anyone can make it if they work and try hard enough. Right?" Posted by: tubal

"That's the kind of lie you tell little children. Its also the kind of lie you can judge adults by.

Because if any grown man or woman says that and means it? They're a high-functioning Idiot."

A lot of people did "make it" by hard work and trying hard enough. But sure, a lot of scoundrels made even more money by joining a cartel, or becoming a corrupt lying politician, or opening a Learing Center.

But "work hard and studying diligently" is still a great way to succeed. (though being wise as serpents, and harmless as doves is still good advice)

Posted by: illiniwek at July 01, 2026 07:11 PM (vbXSk)

69 What's love got to do with it?

Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 01, 2026 07:12 PM (nDXEV)

70 I don't think Obama has much appeal in the white urban radical base anymore.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at July 01, 2026 07:12 PM (wGerL)

71 Wait, do we have Massey posting on this thread?

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 07:12 PM (2GVsD)

72 Troop Casualties in Ukraine War Top 2 Million, Study Finds
Russia has borne the heavier toll, with 1.4 million troops killed or wounded since it invaded in February 2022.
Every Russia plan to increase GDP is to kill the population.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 01, 2026 07:05 PM (/+uur)
**************************

Russian tanks in Lisbon in two weeks!!!!?!!!!

Posted by: Overt60 at July 01, 2026 07:12 PM (12BOY)

73 Kill a Jew, get a 1 year sentence. Will he even have to do the full year, or will he be out in 4 to 6 months?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 01, 2026 06:34 PM (l3cgK)

He's suffered enough already! I hereby order his release!

Posted by: Some judge, somewhere at July 01, 2026 07:13 PM (1Ff7Z)

74 Gaylord's Tower of Ego lacks the aesthetics of a Berlin flak tower.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 07:14 PM (2GVsD)

75 Russia has borne the heavier toll, with 1.4 million troops killed or wounded since it invaded in February 2022.

Every Russia plan to increase GDP is to kill the population.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 01, 2026 07:05 PM (/+uur)

The US had approximately 210k killed and wounded in Vietnam . 58k is the fatally count.

The count they are giving for Russia seems out of whack.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 07:14 PM (KC5Lt)

76 "Common Sense Policies"™ is Democratic branding for Bat Scat Insane Dogma

Posted by: Community Notes at July 01, 2026 07:15 PM (+4Cf6)

77 74 Gaylord's Tower of Ego lacks the aesthetics of a Berlin flak tower.

Posted by: Anna Puma


Fair.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:16 PM (Riz8t)

78 When Socialist Democrats talk "common sense," common sense is scant to be found.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 07:16 PM (2GVsD)

79 65 The bulk - and I can start calling out names here if you like - want Order. They'll take less Freedom just have some more rules. As long as they like the rules.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:47 PM (7jBgj)

Go ahead. Name names.

Well? We're waiting!


Yeah, that's what I thought.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:17 PM (Riz8t)

80 "This has been the pattern on this issue from far too many institutions of power. Boys' feelings are the focus."

What? She must mean "Trans-women's feelings..."

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 01, 2026 07:18 PM (fZiTB)

81 Life is awfully cheap now, here in the good ole U.S.A.

A year in the county lockup, eh?

Posted by: Common Tater at July 01, 2026 07:19 PM (l4gBO)

82 Oh cool, if I ever visit Vienna I can tour the flak towers.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 07:20 PM (2GVsD)

83 As the cool kids say, Miranda Devine's writing is the shiz.

Posted by: Mario at July 01, 2026 07:21 PM (hyQrc)

84 I would find enough interesting in Austria to see

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 07:21 PM (Ia/+0)

85 I looked up the architects of Barry's House O' Stalin, and to my surprise, they weren't a bunch of DEI hires, but rather mostly white with one Asian woman. They must have given Barry his choice, because I really can't believe any qualified architect would deliberately design such an eyesore.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:21 PM (Riz8t)

86 Forget kidding on the square, I like kid-ding on the no-no square

Posted by: Joe Biden at July 01, 2026 07:22 PM (vE0+H)

87 Spring Reverb sounding off like a useless Union Cuck.

Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 07:22 PM (v9lAB)

88 Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:21 PM (Riz8t)

From what I read Obama had a lot of input.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 07:23 PM (KC5Lt)

89 Yeah, that's what I thought.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:17 PM (Riz8t)


OK Slick. You're one. You really, really seem to want to believe that "you can do anything as long as you try hard enough".

Yet neither you or I will be a Porn Star. Just don't have the equipment. Or an NBA player ... because it's obvious both you and I are white. Not Golfers - or neither of us would be here. I can go on and on and on.

Now I'll go on. Old posters like Bandersnatch. A typical "Super Republican". Really believed in the GOP. Really dumb. Also loved himself some political families. Patriarchs.

I can do more. If you'd like.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 07:23 PM (7jBgj)

90 "Russia has borne the heavier toll, with 1.4 million troops killed or wounded since it invaded in February 2022.---

The US had approximately 210k killed and wounded in Vietnam . 58k is the fatally count. The count they are giving for Russia seems out of whack." Posted by: polynikes

idk about exact numbers, but it does seem the Ukrainian drones kill a lot on the front lines, and Russia seems to have other issues with their troops killing each other, or commanders demanding payment to not be sent to the front, and "90%" of troops dying before the even reach the front. Newer (random internet?) posts suggest the Russian military is falling apart.

Ukraine seems to be winning the drone wars, and they somehow have millions of them. Ukraine is now able to offer military advice on drone warfare.

Posted by: illiniwek at July 01, 2026 07:23 PM (vbXSk)

91 I would find enough interesting in Austria to see

They put an aquarium with over 10,000 fishes in one.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 07:23 PM (2GVsD)

92 Democrats desperately need a leader to rally around, but all they have is Obama.

Ahem. Do you need any more proof that I'm not being set up for success?????

Posted by: Kamala! 2028! 2032! at July 01, 2026 07:24 PM (0sNs1)

93 "Why can't I reap the benefits of others industry and decisions...WAAAAAAAH!!!!"

Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 07:25 PM (v9lAB)

94 75 Russia has borne the heavier toll, with 1.4 million troops killed or wounded since it invaded in February 2022.
Every Russia plan to increase GDP is to kill the population.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 01, 2026 07:05 PM (/+uur)

The US had approximately 210k killed and wounded in Vietnam . 58k is the fatally count.

The count they are giving for Russia seems out of whack.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 07:14 PM (KC5Lt)

Maybe Lancet numbers

Posted by: javems at July 01, 2026 07:26 PM (zFsEm)

95 Who is investigating The DOJ?

Dig up Bob Mueller and investigate his rotten ass too for shits and grins.

Posted by: Zombie Ken Starr at July 01, 2026 07:26 PM (g7saB)

96 Bankers are actually socialists when they are losing money, so I don't think it's legit to criticize capitalism (or "free markets" which I think is a better term) by pointing fingers at big banks.

Posted by: Oglebay at July 01, 2026 07:26 PM (2ap+5)

97 I looked up the architects of Barry's House O' Stalin, and to my surprise, they weren't a bunch of DEI hires, but rather mostly white with one Asian woman. They must have given Barry his choice, because I really can't believe any qualified architect would deliberately design such an eyesore.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:21 PM (Riz8t)

Look and see if there were any sewage treatment plants in their design past, because they seemed to nail it pretty good.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 07:26 PM (snZF9)

98 Spring Reverb sounding off like a useless Union Cuck.
Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 07:22 PM (v9lAB)


Yet I've never been a Union Member in my life. I'm a free-lance consulter in Industrial Automation.

Yet you sound like one of the Typical Free Trade cucks. I'm sure, back in the day and even now, you railed about Top Marginal Rates.

How's that working out now ? While Global Economics isn't exactly Free Capitalism ?

Add Garrett to the list of posters that just want Order. Although I'm a bit surprised. I thought he just wanted a cheap source of Vespas and Messenger Bags.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 07:26 PM (7jBgj)

99 So I gather the two Empire State Building daredevils did not fall to their deaths?

Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 07:27 PM (8qVJT)

100 >>Yet you sound like one of the Typical Free Trade cucks. I'm sure, back in the day and even now, you railed about Top Marginal Rates.


Cry more, Cunt.

Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 07:28 PM (v9lAB)

101
The lack of leadership in the Democrat party is exactly why the communists have taken over. The same can be said of MAGA pro America taking over the GOP. The void of leadership will eventually get filled.

Posted by: Frank Barone at July 01, 2026 07:28 PM (OkYzo)

102 Posted by: illiniwek at July 01, 2026 07:23 PM (vbXSk)

The numbers that were posted also indicate Ukraine has had 600k killed and wounded.

That's also very high for a country with just 30 million.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 07:28 PM (KC5Lt)

103 My time in Austria was spent in a tour bud heading for Portoroz, Yugoslavia. At night, and with a lot of really long tunnels. So I kind of do not count Austria as a country what I've been to.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not much of a globetrotter at July 01, 2026 07:29 PM (0aYVJ)

104 Cry more, Cunt.
Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 07:28 PM (v9lAB)


And who can logically debate a Tour de Force such as that
? You carry the day, sir.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 07:29 PM (7jBgj)

105 Now I'll go on. Old posters like Bandersnatch. A typical "Super Republican". Really believed in the GOP. Really dumb. Also loved himself some political families. Patriarchs.

I can do more. If you'd like.
Posted by: Spring Reverb

Keep Bander out of your whore mouth. Did you ever meet him? No. You didn’t.

Gfy

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 07:29 PM (yEz+x)

106 Now I'll go on. Old posters like Bandersnatch. A typical "Super Republican". Really believed in the GOP. Really dumb. Also loved himself some political families. Patriarchs.

Smearing beloved deceased members of the Horde is certainly a bold move, Cotton.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 01, 2026 07:29 PM (wItF4)

107 Spring Reverb seems nice.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 07:30 PM (0sNs1)

108 or bus. You decide.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not much of a globetrotter at July 01, 2026 07:30 PM (0aYVJ)

109 Yeah, that's what I thought.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:17 PM (Riz8t)

OK Slick. You're one. You really, really seem to want to believe that "you can do anything as long as you try hard enough"...

I can do more. If you'd like.


You haven't done one yet. All you've done is blather like a demented child. At no point did you come anywhere close to supporting your assertion.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:31 PM (Riz8t)

110 They must have given Barry his choice, because I really can't believe any qualified architect would deliberately design such an eyesore.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:21 PM (Riz8t)

It makes me laugh to think of this as Barry's monument of love to Michelle.

Some women's beauty inspire the Taj Majal.
Other's beautiful works of art.
Mooch...this...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 01, 2026 07:31 PM (Sco7b)

111 It makes me laugh to think of this as Barry's monument of love to Michelle.

Some women's beauty inspire the Taj Majal.
Other's beautiful works of art.
Mooch...this...


It's obviously a tribute to Big Mike's dong.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 01, 2026 07:32 PM (wItF4)

112 Obama is curiously detached from the disaster he helped create.


Unless the plan all along is to make him the first General Secretary of the Union of Soviet States of Amerika.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 07:33 PM (2WIwB)

113
some lives are cheap, yours or mine f'rinstance, others, not so much.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 01, 2026 07:33 PM (VyBeY)

114 Archimedes and garret, #71

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 07:34 PM (2GVsD)

115 Keep Bander out of your whore mouth. Did you ever meet him? No. You didn’t.

Never cared to. He schooled me a couple times about the political value of Bushes and Kennedys and such. Patricians. All I needed to know.

Just because you meet somebody doesn't make them less of a dick. Just because they die doesn't either. We all die.

But one point to you ... I was something of a Man-Whore back in my day.

And no Dunc ... I'm not nice. Also not too young to be this cynical anymore. But here's the thing. We're past time to be nice. That's apparent everytime anybody walks out the front door. If they're paying attention.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 07:35 PM (7jBgj)

116 "Unless the plan all along is to make him the first General Secretary of the Union of Soviet States of Amerika.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 07:33 PM (2WIwB) "

and that building was going to be Politburo HQ.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 01, 2026 07:35 PM (VyBeY)

117 Obama is curiously detached from the disaster he helped create.


Unless the plan all along is to make him the first General Secretary of the Union of Soviet States of Amerika.


Obama isn't the mastermind, but he's also not bottom of the totem pole like people claim he is. He's more of an incompetent middle manager that's inexplicably popular with the higher ups.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 01, 2026 07:35 PM (wItF4)

118 So apparently, Taylor Swift and Kelce are having a 100 person rehearsal dinner at Madison Square Garden tomorrow and a thousand person wedding there on Friday. She is some kind of weird.

Posted by: Jen the original at July 01, 2026 07:35 PM (W4X2O)

119 You could at least be nice to us.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 07:36 PM (MWfyi)

120
I'm curious to see what happens to all the substandard concrete work on the Obama presidential whatever-it-is, this coming winter after a few freeze/thaw cycles.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at July 01, 2026 07:36 PM (biznJ)

121 o apparently, Taylor Swift and Kelce are having a 100 person rehearsal dinner at Madison Square Garden tomorrow and a thousand person wedding there on Friday. She is some kind of weird.
Posted by: Jen the original at July 01, 2026 07:35 PM (W4X2O)

Does Tay Tay have any err holes that are still err virgin?

Asking for my friend.

Posted by: Travis's Friend at July 01, 2026 07:37 PM (g7saB)

122 Archimedes and garret, #71
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 07:34 PM


It's either Massie or Candace Owens. And I refuse to believe Owens knows how to post here.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 01, 2026 07:37 PM (wItF4)

123 And no Dunc ... I'm not nice. Also not too young to be this cynical anymore. But here's the thing. We're past time to be nice.

Gosh, you're butch.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:37 PM (Riz8t)

124 I hope I live long enough to see it torn down.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 07:37 PM (MWfyi)

125 So apparently, Taylor Swift and Kelce are having a 100 person rehearsal dinner at Madison Square Garden tomorrow and a thousand person wedding there on Friday. She is some kind of weird.
Posted by: Jen the original at July 01, 2026 07:35 PM


There are rumours she's going to become Mrs. Taylor Kelce.

Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at July 01, 2026 07:38 PM (0sNs1)

126 I guess begging at the raised left hand turn pocket wasn’t enough for these two pinnacle pillocks.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 01, 2026 07:39 PM (YlWIZ)

127 Loay Alnaji has been sentenced to 1 year in a county jail for killing the 69-year-old Jewish-American Paul Kessler



A year??? A friggin' year??? That's all???
WTF???

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 07:39 PM (2WIwB)

128 Taylor Swift and Kelce are having a 100 person rehearsal dinner at Madison Square Garden tomorrow and a thousand person wedding there on Friday. She is some kind of weird.
Posted by: Jen the original at July 01, 2026 07:35 PM (W4X2O)

As is Travis, the future Mr. Swift. I've been tired of this ridiculous storybook romance for a long time now.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not much of a globetrotter at July 01, 2026 07:40 PM (0aYVJ)

129 > I hope I live long enough to see it torn down.

Or converted it into a holding pen for deporting illegal aliens

Posted by: Community Notes at July 01, 2026 07:40 PM (BvPIe)

130 You could at least be nice to us.
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 07:36 PM (MWfyi)


And I am. Go back and look. I'm nice until its time not to nice. Never directed at anyone specific.

What I do - and its not intentional but it is habitual - is show hypocrisy. Specifically - the idea that GOP=Good while DNC=Bad.

I get it though. I do understand why - for some brains - its a Black and White thing. But here's the deal.

To understand why the Left does what they do ? Watch here. Its the same thing. All we're arguing is order of magnitude.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 07:40 PM (7jBgj)

131 Loay Alnaji has been sentenced to 1 year in a county jail for killing the 69-year-old Jewish-American Paul Kessler



A year??? A friggin' year??? That's all???
WTF???

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 07:39 PM (2WIwB)

When shit finally hits the fan, judges need to be the first against the wall. Most are nothing but activists.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 07:41 PM (snZF9)

132 Howdy, horde!

Nice day here-- 80*, partly cloudy & with a light breeze. Got BBQ dry-rubbed chicken thighs on the grill... beverage in hand... Cat snoozing in the shade.

Life is good!

Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 07:41 PM (rdVOm)

133 I've said it before and I'll say it again.

Spring Reverb--whatever nic you choose to use today--is a cynical condescending asshole.

You have never, ever said anything positive about anything.

You get your jollies by trying to bring the rest of us down.

It won't work, slick.

Most of us are well-adjusted, functioning adults.

Not raging loons upset because our world isn't as miserable as yours.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 07:41 PM (gnNyN)

134 He'll be tired of her shit within five years. They might bang out a couple of brats which have a very good chance of thinking they are transgender wombats or something equally as chic.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 07:41 PM (MWfyi)

135 I hope I live long enough to see it torn down.
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 07:37 PM (MWfyi)


I'll settle for it being closed due to lack of money from extended lawsuits for unpaid contractors.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 07:41 PM (2WIwB)

136 >A year??? A friggin' year??? That's all???
WTF???

Posted by: Diogenes
----

yeah it got pled down to a manslaughter charge

Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 07:42 PM (8qVJT)

137 Mooch...this..

So, a Klingon vibrator?

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 07:42 PM (2GVsD)

138 I hope you and your wife are ok.

I miss WDS. She was a gem. SMH is back. You should say hello.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 07:42 PM (yEz+x)

139
So basically, everyone except you are un-American, capitalist lemmings.

*makes Shake-Weight gesture*

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 01, 2026 07:42 PM (KlGB0)

140 He'll be tired of her shit within five years. They might bang out a couple of brats which have a very good chance of thinking they are transgender wombats or something equally as chic.
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 07:41 PM (MWfyi)

Problem is that her womb is nearing the "Use By" date.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not much of a globetrotter at July 01, 2026 07:43 PM (0aYVJ)

141 Everyone who thinks the GOP is good, hold up your hand.

*counts*

Hmm.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 07:43 PM (MWfyi)

142 Posted by: illiniwek at July 01, 2026 07:23 PM (vbXSk)

The numbers that were posted also indicate Ukraine has had 600k killed and wounded.

That's also very high for a country with just 30 million.
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 07:28 PM (KC5Lt)

it is extremely dubious that Russia has 2x losses over Ukraine. They advance at their own pace, envelop and surround positions, and have a huge advantage in artillery and air power and missiles. And it is extremely important for Ukraine and its backers to seem like they are winning.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 07:43 PM (uhVAy)

143 Spring Reverb--whatever nic you choose to use today--is a cynical condescending asshole.

You have never, ever said anything positive about anything.


Well here you go. The Springfield M1A is the finest re-issue, SHTF rifle I've ever owned. Perfect in just about every way.

Same for the American made Telecaster with the double coil behind the neck. A fine guitar.

And my front porch. Because the steps are steep. Discourages dumb-asses from knocking on my door to sell me the Gospel or something else I don't want.

There's three nice things right there.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 07:45 PM (7jBgj)

144 it is extremely dubious that Russia has 2x losses over Ukraine. They advance at their own pace, envelop and surround positions, and have a huge advantage in artillery and air power and missiles. And it is extremely important for Ukraine and its backers to seem like they are winning.

I assume all news about that war is a psyop, given its origins as a CIA/USAID color revolution.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 01, 2026 07:46 PM (wItF4)

145 136> yeah it got pled down to a manslaughter charge

He should have held out for being charged with just felonious mopery.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 01, 2026 07:46 PM (BvPIe)

146 The US Men's National Team is so good they have to play two countries tonight!

I'll see myself out.

Posted by: Oglebay at July 01, 2026 07:46 PM (2ap+5)

147 Mopery?

What about Dopery?

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 07:46 PM (2GVsD)

148 Some relish in getting goats for no other sake than goat getting. If they can’t even see your goat, it makes it not very fun to hang around.

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 07:46 PM (OoFl2)

149 >>>So apparently, Taylor Swift and Kelce are having a 100 person rehearsal dinner at Madison Square Garden tomorrow and a thousand person wedding there on Friday.


They say we got rid of royalty 250 years ago. But I'm afraid we still have the same general species. Feckless, useless and nauseating to behold.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at July 01, 2026 07:47 PM (CwhoI)

150 The count they are giving for Russia seems out of whack.
Posted by: polynikes

Russians are not known for treating wounded very well and a lot of the casualties are simply cannon fodder from prisons, the non Russian hinterlands, and from rural areas where the choice is a slow death or a quick one with a bit of cash to loved ones. So if you total wounded plus dead, I can see those casualties figures--this is an actual peer to peer war, not a war against terrorists or a one off campaign by the North Vietnamese regular forces.

E.g. Iran-Iraq war toll, The war is often said to have caused half a million or more deaths. The Battle Deaths Dataset, developed by a team of political scientists, estimates fatalities at more than 600,000. The Correlates of War Project, another major scholarly dataset, estimates 500,000 Iraqi dead and 750,000 Iranian dead."

Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 07:47 PM (E4rtv)

151 LE CAFE IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS NOOD

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 07:48 PM (Ia/+0)

152 Most of us are well-adjusted, functioning adults.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 07:41 PM


Not including those Commentators who choose not to wear pants whilst participating in the Book Thread, correct?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 07:48 PM (0sNs1)

153 @WestMetroFire
If you were wondering why westbound C-470 was closed last night... here's what happened.
Around 9:20 p.m., a semi hauling potatoes caught fire between Highway 285 and Morrison Rd. Several passing drivers spotted the flames and smoke and stopped to gorge on baked potatoes.

I might have made that last bit up.

Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 07:49 PM (8qVJT)

154 Not including those Commentators who choose not to wear pants whilst participating in the Book Thread, correct?

Pants are overrated.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 01, 2026 07:49 PM (AIhUY)

155 They say we got rid of royalty 250 years ago. But I'm afraid we still have the same general species. Feckless, useless and nauseating to behold.
Posted by: Citizen Cake at July 01, 2026 07:47 PM (CwhoI)


You are just bitter. And a Debbie Downer. A troll. Trying to harsh everyone else's mellow.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 07:50 PM (7jBgj)

156 A year is an injustice but I think the reasoning was the same they've done in similar cases where the death is caused after the person falls and strikes their head.

I remember a hockey dad who actually killed another hockey dad by beating him unconscious in a fist fight he had started . Only got 6-10 years for voluntary manslaughter.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 07:50 PM (KC5Lt)

157 He'll be tired of her shit within five years. They might bang out a couple of brats which have a very good chance of thinking they are transgender wombats or something equally as chic.

He most likely likes to get pegged and Tay Tay is the one to do it.

Posted by: Ouch at July 01, 2026 07:51 PM (g7saB)

158 Ding ding! Cafe is open!

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 07:51 PM (OoFl2)

159 144 it is extremely dubious that Russia has 2x losses over Ukraine. They advance at their own pace, envelop and surround positions, and have a huge advantage in artillery and air power and missiles. And it is extremely important for Ukraine and its backers to seem like they are winning.

That 2:1 casualty ratio is on par with offensive operations on peer to peer battles in past wars and the rule of thumb for offensive operations is a 3:1 superiority over the enemy in order to suffer disproportionate casualties and still win.

So yes, it is possible.

Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 07:51 PM (E4rtv)

160 Well here you go. The Springfield M1A is the finest re-issue, SHTF rifle I've ever owned. Perfect in just about every way.


Yup!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 07:54 PM (2WIwB)

161 Only 25k Soviet soldiers killed in the 10 year Afghan war.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 07:55 PM (KC5Lt)

162 64
Dubbed "The Obamination," it's been likened to a Klingon prison, a megalith, a toilet and a trash can.

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One thing it's not, is a library.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at July 01, 2026 07:07 PM (VWtfl)


That's the thing about goose stepping morons; they'd rather burn books than read them.

That's a call back to Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. I'm going to assume no one got it because most of you think movies are g*y and the other half of you don't watch the ones I like.

Posted by: Nelly at July 01, 2026 07:55 PM (6+ehB)

163 I am getting tired of having to look at the nic first, before reading the stupid self-important jackassery, regretting it and then reading that yes, our current prick is saying things online that he would not dare say face to face at an Elks' lodge bar.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 07:56 PM (rbvCR)

164 I assume all news about that war is a psyop, given its origins as a CIA/USAID color revolution.
Posted by: Ian S.

War has lasted longer now than WWI and is approaching WWII in length. We have a reasonable picture of what is going on and the Russians are doggedly using attrition to grind down the Ukrainian army just like Grant did to Lee.

The aim and a lot of the casualties are in order to take the Ukrainian held remnants of the Donbas fortified cities and that means a lot of casualties for attackers. Once those are cleared, then the terrain becomes more favorable for Russians if they want to go further than the Donbas oblast.

Even Patton, in trying to take Metz which had a ring of fortifications, got a bloody nose and had to starve out the defenders.

This is a stupid war provoked by stupid leaders and is a pointless slaughter. Same as WWI. Ukraine is not likely to get the Crimea or even Luhansk or Donbas back and Putin has went way to far to ensure hatred from the Ukrainians and a lot of Europeans. The only people benefitting from this are the Chinese long term and Putin's ass is hanging in the breeze in the East.

Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 08:00 PM (E4rtv)

165 161 Only 25k Soviet soldiers killed in the 10 year Afghan war.
Posted by: polynikes
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That was not a peer to peer war. More comparable to Vietnam except the Soviets killed a helluva lot more Afghanis than we ever did Vietnamese. 1-3 million Afghani civilians and nearly 200k mujahideen. Compare that death toll with the US occupation twice as long and we were driven out--we left voluntarily under Biden.

Not the same type of war with Ukraine and to be sure, drones have changed the face of warfare there.

Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 08:03 PM (E4rtv)

166 Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 07:56 PM (rbvCR)

And now you - truly - understand the Modern Left. You're acting EXACTLY the same.

Is my speech violence ?

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 08:04 PM (7jBgj)

167 Some relish in getting goats for no other sake than goat getting. If they can’t even see your goat, it makes it not very fun to hang around.
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 07:46 PM (OoFl2)


Are you saying that Spring Reverb has a sexual attraction to goats? I believe it.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 08:06 PM (rbvCR)

168 128 Taylor Swift and Kelce are having a 100 person rehearsal dinner at Madison Square Garden tomorrow and a thousand person wedding there on Friday. She is some kind of weird.
Posted by: Jen the original at July 01, 2026 07:35 PM (W4X2O)

As is Travis, the future Mr. Swift. I've been tired of this ridiculous storybook romance for a long time now.
Posted by: Pug Mahon

Eh, treat it about the same as Harry and Meghan, JLo and whathisname, or Luke and Laura or whatever stupid power match du jour excites People magazine.

I don't really care if they both get married in bondage gear with Kelce wearing a gimp mask and Tay Tay leading him around on a chain. Some people care deeply, and so it goes.

Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 08:07 PM (E4rtv)

169 Is my speech violence ?
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 08:04 PM (7jBgj)

No . Just retarded.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 08:07 PM (KC5Lt)

170 Is my speech violence ?
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 08:04 PM (7jBgj)

No . Just retarded.
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 08:07 PM (KC5Lt)


Then the answer should be easy. Just scroll on past. That's the wheel in the middle of the two buttons on your mouse. Use that wheel.

But you can't. You don't want anyone else to see what I say. If what I say is so stupid ? You should WANT it to be seen by everyone.

But you don't. And that's really the point.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 08:11 PM (7jBgj)

171 Are you saying that Spring Reverb has a sexual attraction to goats? I believe it.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 08:06 PM


Why do you say that like it's a bad thing, effendi?

Posted by: Abdully al-McAbdulface at July 01, 2026 08:11 PM (0sNs1)

172 it is extremely dubious that Russia has 2x losses over Ukraine. They advance at their own pace, envelop and surround positions, and have a huge advantage in artillery and air power and missiles.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 07:43 PM (uhVAy)
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Yes, that's why Russian shock and awe defeated Kiev in SHORTLY OVER AN HOUR, and Ukraine entirely collapsed years ago, before the military-political leadership in Kiev even had time to declare war!!!??!!!!

Posted by: RealPepeEscobar at July 01, 2026 08:13 PM (gfsqp)

173 Russia has allegedly lost 500k in Ukraine war. The US lost 420k in WW2.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 08:14 PM (KC5Lt)

We Need Proof of Life of Mitch McConnell

This isn't Russia -- we are entitled to know which of our "representatives" are living and capable of working.

But of course this nation increasingly resembles Russia.

Two weeks after deliberately vague reports about McConnell being "rushed" to the hospital, it is only due to a leak of EMS radio traffic that we now find out he was discovered "unconscious" and in need of "advanced life support."

So where is he now? Is he conscious?

Our Soviet officials won't tell us.

It has been over two weeks since Senator Mitch McConnell was hospitalized. EMS radio traffic now reveals that the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican was found "unconscious" at his Washington, D.C., home before being hospitalized on June 14.

Punchbowl News reported, "Just before 9 a.m. on June 14, the dispatcher directed an ALS (Advanced Life Support) ambulance to the address of the former Senate GOP leader's home. Audio of the EMS dispatch was circulating online earlier this week and was posted by journalist Desiree Townsend."

Later on the same day, McConnell spokesperson David Popp said the senator was hospitalized and "receiving excellent care." On June 22, Popp said that McConnell was "working closely with staff on Senate business and Kentucky matters as he continues his recovery."

No update has been provided on whether the senator remains hospitalized. According to several GOP senators, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune, they have spoken with McConnell. Thune is "dialed in" on Senate happenings.

Uh-huh.

Note that this follows several prominent congressmen who were later shown to be non compos mentis or too sickly to actually attend Congress. And I don't just mean Joe Biden. Diane Feinstein was mentally incapable of doing her job for years, with her staff unconstitutionally assuming senatorial power to decide how to vote on the nation's bills.

Biden's cartoonishly unhealthy Secretary of Defense just completely skipped class for months, undergoing secret hospital procedures that Racist Americans just weren't allowed to know about.

The revelation that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had prostate cancer surgery and was later hospitalized in intensive care due to complications from that operation without President Joe Biden, Cabinet members or even his deputy knowing has put an intense spotlight on what staff knew when and why they did not inform government or military leaders or the public.

Austin has since returned to work, but was hospitalized again Feb. 11 "for symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue." While his doctors have said his prognosis is excellent, Austin's mobility has been noticeably affected, sometimes using a cane or motorized cart to get around the Pentagon.

Austin finally addressed questions surrounding his hospitalization in a press conference earlier this month where he said he never told anyone on his staff to keep his hospitalization a secret. That has left unanswered questions as to why some members of his staff chose not to inform Biden or the public about it.

Department of Transportation head Pete Butigieg secretly took two months of maternity leave to bond with his adopted gaybies, instructing his staff to pretend he was in the office the whole time.

Since Buttigieg and his husband Chasten adopted newborn twins in 2021, the Democrat and his family have been repeatedly criticized and mocked by Republicans, including former Vice President Mike Pence. Most recently, Pence made what the White House described as a "homophobic joke" about Buttigieg taking parental leave.

"When Pete's two children were born, he took two months' maternity leave whereupon thousands of travelers were stranded in airports, the air traffic system shut down, and airplanes nearly collided on our runways," Pence reportedly said at the annual Gridiron Dinner for journalists and politicians in Washington, D.C., on March 11. "Pete is the only person in human history to have a child and everyone else gets postpartum depression."


Federica Wilson, a Democrat DEI goofball, was absent from Congress for a month without telling anyone why. Only in May did she announce an official absence, saying she needed eye surgery. Okay -- what about the month before that?

Tom Kean Jr., a Nepo baby, was absent from Congress for four months without leave. He now says he was diagnosed with depression.

During his absence from Congress, Kean missed more than 100 votes. He was seen near his House office on Tuesday and finally spoke publicly about his prolonged absence, saying that after medical testing, he was diagnosed with depression.

"I did not believe this would result in a long-term stay," he said.

"Depression is so much more than that. It is physical, it is emotional, and until you experience it yourself, it is difficult to fully understand it," Kean said. "I am a private person by nature. Talking about myself has never come naturally. If sharing my story encourages even one person to seek help, then this moment will have been worthwhile."

Kean continued collecting his congressional salary during his absence. He was scheduled to hold a conference call with Republican officials later on Tuesday.

The mystery over Kean's absence carries potential political implications, given the competitive district he represents and the Republican Party's narrow control of the House.

Obviously no one wishes further ill upon the ailing -- but these are our employees. They are not allowed to skip out of work for weeks or months at a time while having their taxpayer-paid staffs lie to taxpayers about their absences.


Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:35 PM




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1 St?

Posted by: Clay at July 01, 2026 05:35 PM (/DzYy)

2
Yes, Clay. 1st.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:36 PM (XJ22o)

3 I wouldn't want anyone to be on a congressman's staff

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 05:37 PM (XuXeR)

4 The guy's been brain dead for decades.... come on man.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 05:37 PM (jehhT)

5 Huh.
Hadn’t seen this.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 05:37 PM (4KUe5)

6 We need a Congresscritter AWOL bill

Posted by: MkY at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (q6tQZ)

7 Nood Mitch
Posted by: Clay

Mitch the Bitch died over a year ago.

Weekend at Bernie's....
They had to give up wheeling him around after the meat started falling off the bone.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (/lPRQ)

8 The guy is just a footnote. This time next year no one will even remember him.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (3Ope8)

9 >>>Obviously no one wishes further ill upon the ailing . . . .

Let's not be hasty.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (dK+Kv)

10 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (Lx4gz)

11 Can we get an actual useful replacement for this corpsicle?

Posted by: steevy at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (YwEeS)

12 Do Congresscitters get PTO? If so, how much?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (gnNyN)

13 Do Congresscitters get PTO? If so, how much?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (gnNyN)

Their whole existence is PTO.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:39 PM (dK+Kv)

14 What's the situation in KY about naming a replacement--- is there a D governor in place right now?

Posted by: LASue at July 01, 2026 05:39 PM (lCppi)

15
They're all grifters. I bet they trade tips on using unreported medical leave in the cloakroom.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:40 PM (XJ22o)

16 Department of Transportation head Pete Butigieg secretly took two months of maternity leave to bond with his adopted gaybies, instructing his staff to pretend he was in the office the whole time.
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Some poor bastard had to sneak about putting a bit of ass juice on furniture...
The same guy as before had to walk around cleaning up.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 01, 2026 05:40 PM (/lPRQ)

17 I seem to recall that while Pete was out on maternity leave there was a supply chain clusterfark happening with container ships waiting weeks, months to unload in a CA port .

Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 05:40 PM (4KUe5)

18 If it keeps the D Kentucky Gov from appointing another Senator, I say Mitch is alive!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:40 PM (1Ff7Z)

19 The only good thing McConnell ever did was to keep Moloch Garland off SCOTUS.

Posted by: Shoefly the Boxing Mule at July 01, 2026 05:40 PM (ufJfM)

20 The only way to prove if Mitch is still alive is to bring a recent tool sample in and let's have a look see.

Posted by: Dr. Fauci at July 01, 2026 05:40 PM (g7saB)

21 >>>14 What's the situation in KY about naming a replacement--- is there a D governor in place right now?

yes, and he'll name a Democrat. There will be a lawsuit (Republicans require him to nominate someone from the same party) but he will argue that a statute cannot overrule a constitutional provision and he'll be found to be right.

McConnell's ego caused all of this. And his senior aides' thirst for continued graft.

Posted by: ace at July 01, 2026 05:41 PM (1wjle)

22 If it keeps the D Kentucky Gov from appointing another Senator, I say Mitch is alive!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:40 PM (1Ff7Z)

Schrodinger's fat cat.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:41 PM (dK+Kv)

23 "David Popp said the senator was hospitalized and receiving excellent care, but he is still dead.' "

Posted by: illiniwek at July 01, 2026 05:41 PM (vbXSk)

24 I have no reason to believe that Mitch is cognizant.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 05:41 PM (MWfyi)

25
I seem to recall that while Pete was out on maternity leave there was a supply chain clusterfark happening with container ships waiting weeks, months to unload in a CA port .
Posted by: Lizzy

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Not that Buttigieg's presence would have made much difference.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:41 PM (XJ22o)

26 We have a choice between incompetent fools that are too young and decrepit rotting grandpas who are too old :/

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 01, 2026 05:42 PM (UZCuZ)

27 Sooner or later we're going to find that the powers behind Congress aren't Soros and Epstein... they're Sodosma and Mmatmuor.

Posted by: the republic of the necromancers at July 01, 2026 05:42 PM (gKWVE)

28 I say we freeze him
Parker in Alien

Posted by: steevy at July 01, 2026 05:42 PM (YwEeS)

29 Shroedinger's Senator

Posted by: Heisenburg at July 01, 2026 05:42 PM (q2NNn)

30
"These are our employees"

Good one, Ace, a much needed laugh this afternoon.

Posted by: Auspex at July 01, 2026 05:42 PM (Y8DZL)

31 Yes this makes me Hulk angry. Do we have to pass another law?

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:42 PM (KC5Lt)

32 Later on the same day, McConnell spokesperson David Popp said the senator was hospitalized and "receiving excellent care." On June 22, Popp said that McConnell was "working closely with staff on Senate business and Kentucky matters as he continues his recovery."
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They are making funeral arrangements.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 05:43 PM (YIpLe)

33 bring a recent tool sample in"

Craftsman ok? Snap on?

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 05:43 PM (XuXeR)

34 Is a live McConnell more valuable than a dead one? Can he still be sold as a live parrot?

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 01, 2026 05:44 PM (QaH55)

35 When the radio starts playing only slow bluegrass music then we'll know.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 01, 2026 05:44 PM (Cqx++)

36 We have a choice between incompetent fools that are too young and decrepit rotting grandpas who are too old :/
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 01, 2026 05:42 PM (UZCuZ)

You forgot the incompetent foolish rotting grandpas.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:44 PM (uhVAy)

37 Brittney Clark, 31, of Orlando, FL, has been identified as the victim of the deadly alligator attack on Sunday in Florida's Little Big Econ State Forest.

She, her boyfriend and a few other friends had been hiking in the forest before stopping for a swim in the river.

The gator ripped both of her arms from her body and she died in the ambulance enroute to the hospital.

This is, of course, a horrible story, but the boyfriend was quoted as saying, "never in a million years would we have seen this nightmare come about."

Um, dude, it's a river...in Florida...a gator's natural habitat. Never in a million years? Really?

Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 05:44 PM (J4Dwc)

38 Obviously no one wishes further ill upon the ailing -- but these are our employees. They are not allowed to skip out of work for weeks or months at a time while having their taxpayer-paid staffs lie to taxpayers about their absences.
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"Shut up," they explained.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 05:44 PM (YIpLe)

39 I repeat but I'm a huge advocate for mandatory retirement age for all Federal elected and appointed positions. This includes the SC justices also.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:45 PM (KC5Lt)

40 I hate these fkrs that hang on to the bitter end to torment us with their power.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 05:45 PM (MWfyi)

41 Mitch made a statement:
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Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:45 PM (Fi81e)

42 Before ANY Congressional Session I want to see the entire Class of Congressmen and Senators run 5 Laps around the Capitol Building and do 3 x 10 sets of Pushups, Pullups and Situps.

Physical Fitness should be a requirement of ALL who serve.

Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 05:45 PM (v9lAB)

43 Yes, Buttigieg probably would not have fixed the CA container ships waiting weeks backup, just as he was impotent in dealing with the East Palestine, OH train crash/toxic spill.

However, it needs to be noted since he is selling his experience and accomplishments as Sect of Transportation for future political opportunity.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 05:45 PM (4KUe5)

44 Um, dude, it's a river...in Florida...a gator's natural habitat. Never in a million years? Really?

Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 05:44 PM (J4Dwc)

It IS Florida.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:45 PM (dK+Kv)

45 He's pining for the fjords.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 01, 2026 05:46 PM (SRRAx)

46 Do Congresscitters get PTO? If so, how much?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (gnNyN)

I don't think it works that way. As far as I know, each of them can take as little or as much time off as they want, as long as their leadership knows what they're up to if they're needed for votes. Some of them are workaholics and would work every day if they could and some take a lot of time off during recesses. And they make a fixed amount each year, so they don't get paid OT. Each congresscritter's office sets its own PTO policies for staff.

Posted by: Vendette at July 01, 2026 05:46 PM (PrsTH)

47 Brittney Clark, 31, of Orlando, FL, has been identified as the victim of the deadly alligator attack on Sunday in Florida's Little Big Econ State Forest.

She, her boyfriend and a few other friends had been hiking in the forest before stopping for a swim in the river.

The gator ripped both of her arms from her body and she died in the ambulance enroute to the hospital.

This is, of course, a horrible story, but the boyfriend was quoted as saying, "never in a million years would we have seen this nightmare come about."

Um, dude, it's a river...in Florida...a gator's natural habitat. Never in a million years? Really?
Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 05:44 PM (J4Dwc)

I suspect a few missing parts to the official story as well.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:46 PM (uhVAy)

48 >>Obviously no one wishes further ill upon the ailing


Is it ill to wish them dipped in simmering Tar, Coated in Goose Down and Ridden out of Town on a freshly cut Rail?

Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 05:46 PM (v9lAB)

49 That is one horrible way to go. I would reserve it for some special cases.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 05:46 PM (MWfyi)

50 If I'm Beshear I am nominating a "Republican" to keep the caucus sweet who happens to be a closeted Democrat. Then the Republican does what Angus King or Jim Jeffords did and becomes an independent-who-caucuses-D.
Beshear can then say, aww shucks, I can't control what they do.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 05:46 PM (gKWVE)

51 If the government is expending even one dollar on you, you should have to provide a retinal scan and thumbprint verification everyday where you're supposed to be. Miss 3 days, the dollars stop.

Enrolled in school...everyday
Nursing home....everyday
Government employee....everyday.
Congress critter....put down the bottle, drugs and hookers for your daily scan.

Or enjoy the private sector.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 01, 2026 05:46 PM (Sco7b)

52 Where in the World is Carmen San Dimitchmcconnellego?

Posted by: Bert G at July 01, 2026 05:47 PM (VARTN)

53 >>>The gator ripped both of her arms from her body and she died in the ambulance enroute to the hospital.

*sobs*

Posted by: Michelle Fields at July 01, 2026 05:47 PM (dK+Kv)

54 " On June 22, Popp said that McConnell was "working closely with staff on Senate business and Kentucky matters as he continues his recovery."

The bullshit coming from these people.

How do we fight this? Do we need to demand a law that any congresscritter who is hospitalized for more than a couple of days, is required to show proof of life? How long do we allow them to be absent before they must be replaced? Which of them would even agree to bring such a bill to the floor?? We are complete subjects to their whims.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 01, 2026 05:47 PM (zYpTz)

55 The fjords don't enter into it! Kentucky has no fjords!

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 05:47 PM (gKWVE)

56 It says something that there aren't any leaks coming out of McConnell's camp. As in, I know someone who works for the guy, or my sister's boyfriend's mom works for the guy...

Posted by: Vendette at July 01, 2026 05:47 PM (PrsTH)

57 Ditch Mitch!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 01, 2026 05:47 PM (u/wrI)

58 >>The gator ripped both of her arms from her body and she died in the ambulance enroute to the hospital.


Typical 'Pick Me' behavior, if you want my opinion.

Posted by: Michele Fields at July 01, 2026 05:47 PM (v9lAB)

59 Evenin’, All.

Posted by: Bulg at July 01, 2026 05:48 PM (77rzZ)

60 "The bullshit coming from these people.

How do we fight this?"

Failing drastic measures, I don't think you can.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 05:48 PM (MWfyi)

61 On June 22, Popp said that McConnell was "working closely with staff on Senate business and Kentucky matters as he continues his recovery."
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Well, my dad (RIP) is still trying to ‘recover’ from his death, so there’s that.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 01, 2026 05:49 PM (5ka4a)

62 The fjords don't enter into it! Kentucky has no fjords!
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 05:47 PM (gKWVE)

Nu uh! There's a Fjord, a GM, and a Toyota plant in Ky!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:49 PM (1Ff7Z)

63 >> That is one horrible way to go. I would reserve it for some special cases.


You would exsanguinate almost instantly...right after you went into shock.

Also. Circle of life and all that.

Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 05:49 PM (v9lAB)

64 >> Later on the same day, McConnell spokesperson David Popp said the senator was hospitalized and "receiving excellent care." On June 22, Popp said that McConnell was "working closely with staff on Senate business and Kentucky matters as he continues his recovery."

Why do I feel like these are euphemisms for Turtlehead remaining unblinking?

"Blink if you feel you are receiving substandard care."

"Blink if you disagree with our donors' position on this bill."

Posted by: SciVo at July 01, 2026 05:49 PM (Sy6m/)

65 Like he is going to recover. To what? His former self?

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 05:49 PM (MWfyi)

66 Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 05:44 PM (J4Dwc)

Yes when I went waterskiing in the South Louisiana rivers /bayous I made sure never to do anything beyond my skills that would dump me in the danger zones Water Moccasins were the other danger.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:49 PM (KC5Lt)

67 Nature is asshoe.

Nature will kill you.

Act accordingly.

Soft retards.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 05:49 PM (zZu0s)

68 Btw....Pete's poor kids.
Ughhhh.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 01, 2026 05:50 PM (Sco7b)

69 Does a gurgle count a proof of life? How about a shart in the cloak room?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 01, 2026 05:50 PM (fkjGs)

70 If we can't get proof of life, how about how bad he smells?

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 01, 2026 05:50 PM (DZ9Lv)

71 Our Soviet officials won't tell us.
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We have a Lie-first government.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:50 PM (Fi81e)

72 55 The fjords don't enter into it! Kentucky has no fjords!
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 05:47 PM (gKWVE)


Sez you

Posted by: The Parrot at July 01, 2026 05:50 PM (SRRAx)

73
Later on the same day, McConnell spokesperson David Popp said the senator was hospitalized and "receiving excellent care." On June 22, Popp said that McConnell was "working closely with staff on Senate business and Kentucky matters as he continues his recovery."

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The senator is at the mortuary and receiving excellent care. His staff is working closely with the mortuary employees.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at July 01, 2026 05:51 PM (bUYLg)

74 There’s a reason gators almost went extinct,

We humans need to kill off as much of the stuff that kills us as we can.

Eff nature.

Posted by: Bulg at July 01, 2026 05:51 PM (77rzZ)

75
They are preparing the roll around unit that captain Pike was in from the original star trek for Mitch McConnell.

2 bleeps yes.
1 bleep no.

Posted by: The Crusades at July 01, 2026 05:51 PM (OkYzo)

76 Btw....Pete's poor kids.
Ughhhh.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 01, 2026 05:50 PM (Sco7b)

I'd have them checked for monkeypox.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:51 PM (1Ff7Z)

77 I wouldn't want anyone to be on a congressman's staff

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 05:37 PM (XuXeR)
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Didn't turn out too well for Joe Scarborough's aide.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:51 PM (Fi81e)

78 KY replacement for McConnell.... by Grok
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Kentucky fills U.S. Senate vacancies exclusively by special election, with no temporary gubernatorial appointment.

congress.gov

This is the current process under state law (updated in 2024 via House Bill 622, which took effect and removed any appointment authority). Kentucky is one of five states (along with North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin) that do not allow the governor to appoint an interim senator.

pewresearch.org

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 05:51 PM (jehhT)

79 We Need Proof of Life of Mitch McConnell


He's dead Jim.

Posted by: Doctor Bones McCoy at July 01, 2026 05:52 PM (0N4FZ)

80 Andropov ,Chernenko, McConnell. What's the diff?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 05:52 PM (itsE0)

81 >> That is one horrible way to go. I would reserve it for some special cases.


You would exsanguinate almost instantly...right after you went into shock.

Also. Circle of life and all that.
Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 05:49 PM (v9lAB)

This was no boating accident.

Posted by: Matt Hooper at July 01, 2026 05:52 PM (q2NNn)

82 Crazy Ivan!

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 01, 2026 05:52 PM (0N4FZ)

83 The Turtle is estivating...

Posted by: Alexandra Daddario at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM (l3cgK)

84 off sexy sock

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM (l3cgK)

85 >>Is he conscious?

To be fair, I can understand them struggling with this question based on his past level of consciousness.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM (Y9s2Z)

86 I'd have them checked for monkeypox.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:51 PM (1Ff7Z)


Last I heard the kids were being held by CPS

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM (rbvCR)

87 We Need Proof of Life of Mitch McConnell
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Does anybody remember the first point where that was the case?

I don't.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM (Fi81e)

88 How long do they need to keep McConnell's corpse alive to prevent the D governor from naming a replacement?

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM (SRRAx)

89 I mean, at this point does it really matter if Mitch himself is there pressing the vote buttons?

The votes are already decided. The positions are already decided. The false dialectic of choices are already mapped out.

It's not as if he would add anything to the equation.

For example, immigration.

Here are your choices:

Unchecked immigration to cast Democrat votes

Or

Controlled immigration enough to put downward pressure on employee wages for Chamber of Commerce Republican businesses.

It would only matter if you had a particular Senator saying "these are both bad options."

Since McConnell is not of that ilk, they may as well use auto pen for his vote.


Posted by: Reality Bites at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM (nYWR7)

90 >>Is he conscious?

To be fair, I can understand them struggling with this question based on his past level of consciousness.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM (Y9s2Z)

Meh. Get on the cart.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM (dK+Kv)

91 Or proof of death

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM (Ia/+0)

92 but he will argue that a statute cannot overrule a constitutional provision and he'll be found to be right.

Posted by: ace at July 01, 2026
_________

Probably, but it's not a slam dunk. The Ky constitutional provision refers to the gov filling vacancies "in all offices for the State at large." Those offices are not defined in the constitution, but sections 69 - 96 are titled "Officers for the State at Large" and there is no mention of those elected to federal offices.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 05:54 PM (XvL8K)

93 How do we fight this? Do we need to demand a law...
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If the solution involves Republicans doing anything, it's not really a solution.

Posted by: Methos at July 01, 2026 05:54 PM (vSvIl)

94 75 They are preparing the roll around unit that captain Pike was in from the original star trek for Mitch McConnell.

2 bleeps yes.
1 bleep no.

3 bleeps present?

Posted by: anachronda at July 01, 2026 05:54 PM (sGtp+)

95 I suspect a few missing parts to the official story as well.
Posted by: Oldcat

The question is whether the story has legs.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 01, 2026 05:54 PM (DZ9Lv)

96 It's not as if he would add anything to the equation.

Posted by: Reality Bites at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM (nYWR7)
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He's going to grift a little less, is all.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:54 PM (Fi81e)

97 Kentucky fills U.S. Senate vacancies exclusively by special election, with no temporary gubernatorial appointment.

congress.gov

This is the current process under state law (updated in 2024 via House Bill 622, which took effect and removed any appointment authority). Kentucky is one of five states (along with North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin) that do not allow the governor to appoint an interim senator.

pewresearch.org

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 05:51 PM (jehhT)

Problem is, Beshear thinks the state constitution allows him to appoint whoever he wants.

Posted by: Vendette at July 01, 2026 05:54 PM (PrsTH)

98 This is, of course, a horrible story, but the boyfriend was quoted as saying, "never in a million years would we have seen this nightmare come about."

Um, dude, it's a river...in Florida...a gator's natural habitat. Never in a million years? Really?
Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 05:44 PM (J4Dwc)

I suspect a few missing parts to the official story as well.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:46 PM (uhVAy)

Something tells me booze and/or drugs may be involved.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 01, 2026 05:54 PM (g8Ew8)

99 Andropov ,Chernenko, McConnell. What's the diff?
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 05:52 PM (itsE0)

Well Andropov was shot by a woman in his apartment building.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:54 PM (uhVAy)

100 I suspect a few missing parts to the official story as well.
Posted by: Oldcat

The question is whether the story has legs.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 01, 2026 05:54 PM (DZ9Lv)

They're stumped.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:55 PM (dK+Kv)

101 McConnell spokesperson David Popp

I thought you had to be able to cast third level spells to do that.

Posted by: Players Handbook p. 48 at July 01, 2026 05:55 PM (gKWVE)

102
Disney is lending Congress the animatronic technology to make McConnell and other braindead members seem lifelike so they can continue on into perpetuity.

Posted by: Frank Barone at July 01, 2026 05:55 PM (OkYzo)

103 Something tells me booze and/or drugs may be involved.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 01, 2026 05:54 PM (g8Ew

or trying to pet / tease the gator.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:55 PM (uhVAy)

104 >>The question is whether the story has legs.


'I need a hole, I don't need no hips'

Posted by: GWAR Lyrics at July 01, 2026 05:55 PM (v9lAB)

105 If it turns out he's dead, do we get an empty flaming turtle shell?

Posted by: Bert G at July 01, 2026 05:55 PM (VARTN)

106 86 I'd have them checked for monkeypox.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:51 PM (1Ff7Z)

Last I heard the kids were being held by CPS
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM (rbvCR)


Buttigeig's kids? Got a link?

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 01, 2026 05:55 PM (SRRAx)

107 Mitch Andropov.

Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 05:56 PM (Gqar8)

108 Federica Wilson, a Democrat DEI goofball, was absent from Congress for a month without telling anyone why. Only in May did she announce an official absence, saying she needed eye surgery. Okay -- what about the month before that?

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While the Congressional Cowgirl was lying there sedated, they should have also done brain surgery which she clearly needs more than eye surgery. I mean, just move over a few inches.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at July 01, 2026 05:56 PM (ZSKTF)

109 So did they get the arms back? did they kill the gator?

It seems he earned them, but I think we humans have a rule that no animal is allowed to prosper off our blood, no?

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 01, 2026 05:56 PM (Y9s2Z)

110 Andropov ,Chernenko, McConnell. What's the diff?
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 05:52 PM (itsE0)

Well Andropov was shot by a woman in his apartment building.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:54 PM (uhVAy)

It happens far too frequently.

Posted by: Spider Sabich at July 01, 2026 05:56 PM (q2NNn)

111 Did the Gator only have one eye?

Posted by: Chubs at July 01, 2026 05:56 PM (v9lAB)

112
When Mitch does go Muerte, China is going to lose one heck of a good Senator.

Posted by: Frank Barone at July 01, 2026 05:57 PM (OkYzo)

113 apparently only 24 hours, according to MSN

Pete Buttigieg separated from his small children after swatting call sends CPS to home
Traverse City, Michigan - Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently detailed how his two small children were briefly taken from him and his partner during a swatting incident.


Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:57 PM (rbvCR)

114 Buttigeig's kids? Got a link?
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 01, 2026 05:55 PM (SRRAx)

Eh, internet says they're back with them.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:57 PM (1Ff7Z)

115 How long do they need to keep McConnell's corpse alive to prevent the D governor from naming a replacement?

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM


At this point it literally doesn't make a difference. Even if beshear appoints a dem to the vacant seat the senate will refuse to seat him because of the state law saying that he has to appoint a republican from a list they submit to him.


beshear has already stated that the new law on replacement senators that republicans passed with a veto proof majority is unconstitutional and he has refused to say he will abide by the new law.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 01, 2026 05:57 PM (0N4FZ)

116 McConnell spokesperson David Popp

I thought you had to be able to cast third level spells to do that.
Posted by: Players Handbook p. 48 at July 01, 2026 05:55 PM (gKWVE)
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Nice old school 1st Ed. AD&D reference!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 05:57 PM (gnNyN)

117 >>The question is whether the story has legs.


'I need a hole, I don't need no hips'
Posted by: GWAR Lyrics at July 01, 2026 05:55 PM (v9lAB)
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GWAR for the Pocket Pussy.

Posted by: K-Tell at July 01, 2026 05:58 PM (Fi81e)

118 The most amusing and telling thing about all these pocket pool lifeguards disappearing for months is that … nobody even noticed. They didn’t do their jobs for months and the world didn’t even notice. It really goes to show how useless and worthless these buttfucks really are. Why do they even have jobs at all?

Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 01, 2026 05:58 PM (5ka4a)

119 65 Like he is going to recover. To what? His former self?
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 05:49 PM (MWfyi)

*snort

Exactly.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 01, 2026 05:58 PM (zYpTz)

120 Last I heard the kids were being held by CPS
Posted by: Kindltot

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Think about this -- CPS is almost definitely staffed by very woke, leftist, and probably women. They would have buried this if there was nothing more than a malicious phone call.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 01, 2026 05:58 PM (Y9s2Z)

121 Pete Buttigieg separated from his small children after swatting call sends CPS to home
Traverse City, Michigan - Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently detailed how his two small children were briefly taken from him and his partner during a swatting incident.


Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:57 PM (rbvCR)


Wonder who called that in....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 01, 2026 05:59 PM (SRRAx)

122 We may want to keep this charade up for the rest of Mitch’s term.

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 05:59 PM (OoFl2)

123 Weekend at Bernie's....
They had to give up wheeling him around after the meat started falling off the bone.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (/lPRQ)

My mind went right there as well. Sign of a dark sense of humor.

"Wait, stop. His nose fell off again."

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at July 01, 2026 05:59 PM (0aYVJ)

124 How long do they need to keep McConnell's corpse alive to prevent the D governor from naming a replacement?

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM

I can reanimate him.

Posted by: Dr. Herbert West at July 01, 2026 05:59 PM (q2NNn)

125 We may want to keep this charade up for the rest of Mitch’s term.
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 05:59 PM (OoFl2)

S'ok by me. They aren't going to vote on Save act, so they can just go home.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 06:00 PM (1Ff7Z)

126 "I can reanimate him.
Posted by: Dr. Herbert West "

Re?

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 06:00 PM (MWfyi)

127 apparently only 24 hours, according to MSN

Pete Buttigieg separated from his small children after swatting call sends CPS to home
Traverse City, Michigan - Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently detailed how his two small children were briefly taken from him and his partner during a swatting incident.


Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:57 PM


A bunch of people including some that lean left have tossed the B$ flag on that story. The state police will only say they received an anonymous report and they can't/won't say anything else.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 01, 2026 06:00 PM (0N4FZ)

128 Well Andropov was shot by a woman in his apartment building.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:54 PM (uhVAy)

It happens far too frequently.
Posted by: Spider Sabich

Tell me about it!

Posted by: Steve McNair at July 01, 2026 06:01 PM (DZ9Lv)

129 "Dave"

POTUS suffers a stroke and the hire a doppleganger.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 01, 2026 06:01 PM (qFwJc)

130 Pete Buttigieg separated from his small children after swatting call sends CPS to home
Traverse City, Michigan - Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently detailed how his two small children were briefly taken from him and his partner during a swatting incident.


Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:57 PM (rbvCR)

I think it was a false flag if it was just one call. CPS doesn't respond like that .

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 06:01 PM (KC5Lt)

131 Pete Buttigieg separated from his small children after swatting call sends CPS to home

Traverse City, Michigan - Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently detailed how his two small children were briefly taken from him and his partner during a swatting incident.


Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:57 PM (rbvCR)

I call shenanigans. If it was merely a swatting call, why take the kids?

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 06:01 PM (dK+Kv)

132 " he was discovered "unconscious" and in need of "advanced life support."

his mental lapses seem to indicate (?) maybe he already had a stroke or two. So if he was discovered unconscious", and it was from another stroke ... not good news, since the more time without treatment after a stroke, the worse the outcome.

But I am not a doctor, so hope Mitch can keep being a "resting in state" senator till the next election can replace him (since their Dem gov would try to install a Dem stooge).

Posted by: illiniwek at July 01, 2026 06:01 PM (vbXSk)

133 People should be in Leavenworth for the Austin thing. The president and Seceded are two key members of our national command authority. One disappeared and the other had advanced dementia. WTF!!!??

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 06:02 PM (2WIwB)

134 during a swatting incident.

Posted by: Kindltot

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So is that how it works now, every phone call that results in a representative of the state showing up at your door is a "swatting?"

Swatting stands for SWAT -- does a CPS investigator showing up with a clipboard and cell phone constitute a SWAT?

Or, did the phone call say they were in immediate danger and they really did use SWAT-- possible, I guess but it should would be nice if words had meaning and news reporters .. ah whatever.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 01, 2026 06:02 PM (Y9s2Z)

135 No telling what those fking weirdos are doing to those kids.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 06:02 PM (MWfyi)

136 They are not allowed to skip out of work for weeks or months at a time while having their taxpayer-paid staffs lie to taxpayers about their absences.

Unless your name is Petey and your Sec of Transportation , a man, and trying to breastfeed “your” newborn

Or

Sec of Defense and just tell anyone your in the hospital, including the President, for over a month

Posted by: Gonzotx at July 01, 2026 06:02 PM (nGraA)

137 Know how you can tell if water in Florida has gators in it? Go down and put your hand in the water. Is it wet? Then they be gators in it.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 01, 2026 06:03 PM (QaH55)

138 >>>Water Moccasins were the other danger.

I live on a pond on the coast of FL. I see water moccasins practically daily.

The problem isn't the adults, it's the juveniles. Adults will often slither away when they see you coming. And if they do strike out, the first one is usually venom-free. That's their warning. If you continue to FO and get hit a second time, yeah, you're going to get the juice.

The youngster snakes haven't learned about venom control. They will juice you the first time.

Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 06:03 PM (J4Dwc)

139 > "working closely with staff on Senate business..."

via Ouija board

Posted by: Community Notes at July 01, 2026 06:03 PM (9s47C)

140 The Left like to make up or create fake hate crimes. They live to be a victim and if it doesn't happen naturally they will make it up.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 06:03 PM (KC5Lt)

141
Diane Feinstein was an active and vibrant senator, passing legislation and consulting with her peers right up to her untimely death.

Posted by: Auspex at July 01, 2026 06:03 PM (Y8DZL)

142 Kean was not just out with depression...there had to be a suicidal attempt or a deeper mental issue than just depression to disappear for 4 months...

As for McConnell, no doubt in my mind that's he effectively dead and on life support...why is the only question...

Posted by: Nova Local at July 01, 2026 06:04 PM (tOcjL)

143 beshear has already stated that the new law on replacement senators that republicans passed with a veto proof majority is unconstitutional and he has refused to say he will abide by the new law.
Posted by: Mister Scott


Sounds like picnic time.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 01, 2026 06:04 PM (diia5)

144 But I am not a doctor, so hope Mitch can keep being a "resting in state" senator till the next election...
Posted by: illiniwek
----------------

Have they tried flipping him over back onto his belly?

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 01, 2026 06:04 PM (Y9s2Z)

145 Staff, clearly, want the paychecks to keep coming in.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 01, 2026 06:04 PM (qFwJc)

146 A bunch of people including some that lean left have tossed the B$ flag on that story. The state police will only say they received an anonymous report and they can't/won't say anything else.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 01, 2026 06:00 PM (0N4FZ)


Yeah - given who we are talking about, if a swatting was the case, the people who did it would have been found immediately and the book would have been thrown at them.

It also would have been great publicity for a "Gay politician attacked for being gay". Would have brought out the usual suspects to pontificating and throw a rally/parade/riot, etc., complete with pre-printed signs and a nice-sized group of protestors.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 01, 2026 06:05 PM (SRRAx)

147 Kentucky fills U.S. Senate vacancies exclusively by special election, with no temporary gubernatorial appointment.

congress.gov

This is the current process under state law (updated in 2024 via House Bill 622, which took effect and removed any appointment authority). Kentucky is one of five states (along with North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin) that do not allow the governor to appoint an interim senator.

pewresearch.org

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 05:51 PM (jehhT)

Problem is, Beshear thinks the state constitution allows him to appoint whoever he wants.
Posted by: Vendette at July 01, 2026 05:54 PM (PrsTH)
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His shit's been pushed in. That ain't happening.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 06:05 PM (jehhT)

148 If she’s not in the senate he can’t conspire to fuck us over. So whatevs.

Posted by: Demographics Matter at July 01, 2026 06:05 PM (HE7b3)

149 Popp said that McConnell was "working closely with staff on Senate business and Kentucky matters as he continues his recovery."

==

HAHAHAH!!

Tales from the Crypt !

Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 06:05 PM (frGWQ)

150 Nothing beats posting on the wrong thread.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 06:06 PM (c35xG)

151 Nothing will happen.

Posted by: That Guy who always says "Nothing will happen." at July 01, 2026 06:06 PM (0sNs1)

152 Maybe McConnell is dead.

Anyway...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 01, 2026 06:07 PM (26X+Q)

153 I call shenanigans. If it was merely a swatting call, why take the kids?
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder

------------------
I think it more likely that there was something sus going on and CPS got a phone call to return the kids and shut up, than the alternative that it was just one anonymous phone call and they took the kids from an iconic Democrat.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 01, 2026 06:07 PM (Y9s2Z)

154 Maybe McConnell is dead.

Anyway...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 01, 2026 06:07 PM (26X+Q)

His wife deserves the seat!!!

Posted by: GOPe at July 01, 2026 06:08 PM (1Ff7Z)

155 "beshear has already stated that the new law on replacement senators that republicans passed with a veto proof majority is unconstitutional and he has refused to say he will abide by the new law."

but it is law unless he gets some higher power judge to declare it is not constitutional, and then it goes to SCOTUS?

Posted by: illiniwek at July 01, 2026 06:08 PM (vbXSk)

156 Central planning will have this all figured out because, you know, they're looking out for blue collar, middle-class working man.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 01, 2026 06:08 PM (fkjGs)

157 Turtles often live 100+ years.

Posted by: Facts at July 01, 2026 06:08 PM (o0gs9)

158 The Buttgiggle thing is weird. CPS and police don't separate kids from parents based upon an anonymous phone call. There must have been something more. But doubt we'll ever know

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 06:08 PM (itsE0)

159 I’d settle for proof of death.

Posted by: Hadley Lamarr at July 01, 2026 06:08 PM (UWRAE)

160 Maybe McConnell is dead.

Anyway...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 01, 2026 06:07 PM


Either way, he's a shell of his former self.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 06:09 PM (0sNs1)

161 Beshear is guaranteed to appoint a dem and invite a court fight because he has presidential aspirations and wants the press.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 06:09 PM (XvL8K)

162 Kentucky is one of five states (along with North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin) that do not allow the governor to appoint an interim senator.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 05:51 PM (jehhT)


I like that law.

And NJ should dump Kean. Give the nomination to the guy who came in second in the primary. He couldn't be any worse.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 01, 2026 06:09 PM (26X+Q)

163 154 Maybe McConnell is dead.

Anyway...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 01, 2026 06:07 PM (26X+Q)

His wife deserves the seat!!!

Posted by: GOPe
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I think you mean boot.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 06:09 PM (c35xG)

164 If McConnell has been on a vent (ALS) for 2 weeks he probably has or they are discussing a trach.

The lies start when the pols say he is aware of business as usual. Because he is in a "medically induced coma" if on a vent. To prevent him taking out his tube.

They are lying about his condition. Which may or may not have been from a MI, no doubt complicated by advanced age and polio.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 01, 2026 06:10 PM (hzuYO)

165 137 Know how you can tell if water in Florida has gators in it? Go down and put your hand in the water. Is it wet? Then they be gators in it.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 01, 2026 06:03 PM (QaH55)

And Florida doesn't have frozen bodies of water either...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 01, 2026 06:10 PM (l3cgK)

166 I guess if he's busy "working closely with staff on Senate business and Kentucky matters as he continues his recovery", somebody can call him ??

Mojtaba Khamenei wants a chat!

Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 06:10 PM (frGWQ)

167 I rode a train once. I was damn qualified to be secretary of whatchamcallit, transporting.

Stop H8ing.

Posted by: Pete BootyJudge at July 01, 2026 06:10 PM (o0gs9)

168 162 Kentucky is one of five states (along with North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin) that do not allow the governor to appoint an interim senator.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 05:51 PM (jehhT)

I like that law.

And NJ should dump Kean. Give the nomination to the guy who came in second in the primary. He couldn't be any worse.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 01, 2026 06:09 PM (26X+Q)

Kean's name is a NJ institution...does any other R win that seat?

Posted by: Nova Local at July 01, 2026 06:10 PM (tOcjL)

169 but it is law unless he gets some higher power judge to declare it is not constitutional, and then it goes to SCOTUS?
Posted by: illiniwek
____________

I don't think SCOTUS would touch it as it turns entirely on state law.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 06:10 PM (XvL8K)

170 So is that how it works now, every phone call that results in a representative of the state showing up at your door is a "swatting?"


Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus)


They are using that term because people believe when they read it, it a false/crank call.

But I dont think it was.

Depending upon the "alleged " event, one call is all it takes.

Plus, you dont see him out the vigorously denying this.

Hmmm

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 01, 2026 06:11 PM (ItWcy)

171 97> KY Governor thinks legislature is no factor in naming Senators

Which is interesting, because before the 17th Amendment wrecking everything, Article 1 § 3 of the original Constitution said that Senators were "chosen by the Legislature" of each state.

Given SCOTUS rulings and their weird retro-British bench legislating, would Andy still have his alleged power?

Posted by: Community Notes at July 01, 2026 06:11 PM (/TiS1)

172 Okaaay....

@libsoftiktok
WANNABE TRANS TERRORIST ARRESTED IN LAS VEGAS

Allison Howlett, a man pretending to be a woman, was arrested by police after he allegedly planned to carry out a mass shooting.

Police found a huge stockpile of weapons at his home.

He’s being held on a $500k bond.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 01, 2026 06:11 PM (diia5)

173 McConnell has been dead for years. When his heart stops it will just be a formality.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:11 PM (snZF9)

174 161 Beshear is guaranteed to appoint a dem and invite a court fight because he has presidential aspirations and wants the press.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 06:09 PM (XvL8K)


How many people would vote for someone who defies written law?

Oh, Democrat - never mind....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 01, 2026 06:12 PM (SRRAx)

175 Didn't a woman become a Michelle Fields clone in Florida because of an alligator recently?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 06:12 PM (0sNs1)

176
Either way, he's a shell of his former self.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 06:09 PM (0sNs1)

I see what you did there and approve!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 01, 2026 06:12 PM (hzuYO)

177 But doubt we'll ever know

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 06:08 PM (itsE0)

Until he tries to sit at the adult's table.

My guess is that one or the other FA, literally, and the FO is some bitch ass twink DV, which required CPS intervention.

Then the swatting story was cooked up to paper over the entire sordid ordeal.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 06:13 PM (dK+Kv)

178 If Mitch had an ewok shelf life, he'd already be dead.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 01, 2026 06:13 PM (fkjGs)

179 I rode a train once. I was damn qualified to be secretary of whatchamcallit, transporting.

Stop H8ing.
Posted by: Pete BootyJudge at July 01, 2026 06:10 PM (o0gs9)

I thought he was pulling a train?

Posted by: GOPe at July 01, 2026 06:13 PM (1Ff7Z)

180 Plus, you dont see him out the vigorously denying this.

Hmmm
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 01, 2026 06:11 PM


"I did not have sex with that woman."
-- Billy J. Clinton

Bubba showing us how it's done.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 06:13 PM (0sNs1)

181 Berserker I like that thought

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 06:14 PM (Ia/+0)

182 There should be a time lapse video of Feinstein, Pelosi, McConnell and the others starting at the apex of their careers til their end.
Title it, This is The Way It Goes, and you too.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 06:14 PM (c35xG)

183 >>>Maybe McConnell is dead.

Well, we're waiting!

Posted by: Judge Smails at July 01, 2026 06:14 PM (dK+Kv)

184 Why aren't you flipping the tortoise over, Leon?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 01, 2026 06:14 PM (xcxpd)

185 And NJ should dump Kean. Give the nomination to the guy who came in second in the primary. He couldn't be any worse.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 01, 2026 06:09 PM (26X+Q)

Kean's name is a NJ institution...does any other R win that seat?

Posted by: Nova Local at July 01, 2026 06:10 PM (tOcjL)

I didn't think Kean, or anything Kean meant anything here anymore. Wasn't he governor when people were still riding around in chariots?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:15 PM (snZF9)

186 Just put Mike Lee in charge of Mitch's vote button "until he recovers." How soon until Thune declares Mitch dead and asks Beshaer to appoint a Dem to drop the facade?

Posted by: SimoHayha at July 01, 2026 06:15 PM (/ZkOF)

187 I always found the gospels St ? an enigma.

Posted by: banana Dream at July 01, 2026 06:16 PM (3uBP9)

188 Wasn't he governor when people were still riding around in chariots?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:15 PM


"C'mon, that wasn't *that* long ago."
-- zombie Vic, probably

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 06:16 PM (0sNs1)

189 HAHAHAH!!

Tales from the Crypt !
Posted by: runner

That was good! If McConnell was dead, how could you tell versus when he was alive?

Posted by: Cheri at July 01, 2026 06:16 PM (oiNtH)

190 185 And NJ should dump Kean. Give the nomination to the guy who came in second in the primary. He couldn't be any worse.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 01, 2026 06:09 PM (26X+Q)

Kean's name is a NJ institution...does any other R win that seat?

Posted by: Nova Local at July 01, 2026 06:10 PM (tOcjL)

I didn't think Kean, or anything Kean meant anything here anymore. Wasn't he governor when people were still riding around in chariots?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:15 PM (snZF9)

His seat is apparently competitive right now...so if he's dumped, it's probably an easy D win...it is NJ...

Posted by: Nova Local at July 01, 2026 06:17 PM (tOcjL)

191 Sundowner isn't far behind

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 06:17 PM (Ia/+0)

192 188 Wasn't he governor when people were still riding around in chariots?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:15 PM

"C'mon, that wasn't *that* long ago."
-- zombie Vic, probably
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 06:16 PM (0sNs1)

Rest in Power, Vic

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 01, 2026 06:18 PM (xcxpd)

193 I agree with those demanding to know if Mitch McConnel is clueless and capable of doing the job !!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Joe Bribum at July 01, 2026 06:18 PM (G5jnN)

194 Later on the same day, McConnell spokesperson David Popp said the senator was hospitalized and "receiving excellent care." On June 22, Popp said that McConnell was "working closely with staff on Senate business and Kentucky matters as he continues his recovery."

--

"He's propped up on a hand truck and we have his eyes held open with toothpicks."

All joking aside, I don't wish ill will on the guy, but he's been going noticeably downhill for a long while now. These people just stun me with their refusal to retire when they know they should.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 01, 2026 06:18 PM (qBdHI)

195 Damnnn...I just looked up governor Kean. He's still around and kicking at 91 years old. Yeah, one thing about jersey. We're pretty good an creating the undead when it comes to politicians.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:18 PM (snZF9)

196 Sundowner isn't far behind
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 06:17 PM (Ia/+0)

He needs to be indicted before that.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 06:18 PM (1Ff7Z)

197 How long do they need to keep McConnell's corpse alive to prevent the D governor from naming a replacement?

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn.

I just bought this book inspired in part by Philip K. Dick which has a similar theme.

https://tinyurl.com/3kaet78w

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at July 01, 2026 06:19 PM (ZSKTF)

198 The Buttgiggle thing is weird. CPS and police don't separate kids from parents based upon an anonymous phone call. There must have been something more. But doubt we'll ever know

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 06:08 PM


Something happened that warranted some sort of action by the DPS, the state police confirmed that much.


But one thing I can guarantee with absolute certainty is that child protective services would never remove kids from buttegigs house without some solid concrete evidence. Even then they would hesitate because the Michigan governor is one short phone call away from mister mayor a fellow prominent democrat that would not hesitate to make that phone call.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 01, 2026 06:19 PM (0N4FZ)

199 That was good! If McConnell was dead, how could you tell versus when he was alive?

Posted by: Cheri at July 01, 2026 06:16 PM (oiNtH)

He'll shit his pants less?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:19 PM (snZF9)

200 Sundowner isn't far behind
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 06:17 PM (Ia/+0)

Not so sure.

Btw, is Jimmuh Carter dead? Don't remember his funeral.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 01, 2026 06:19 PM (g8Ew8)

201 This Senegal Belgium game is wild.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 06:20 PM (yEz+x)

202 I just saw the downstairs thread on that wimpy Wil Wheaton guy. Truth be told, I didn't even know who he was by name...big celebrity is he! But I remember that movie he was in as a kid. But I did a facepalm seeing his black nail polish. Well, of course....

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 01, 2026 06:21 PM (qBdHI)

203 Btw, is Jimmuh Carter dead? Don't remember his funeral.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 01, 2026 06:19 PM


No more funerals until's mine's over.

Posted by: zombie John McCain at July 01, 2026 06:21 PM (0sNs1)

204 I watched the video clip of the latest Angel Mom Jessica Gorman testifying before a Congressional Committee about the murder of her daughter by an illegal alien in Chicago and it was gross as usual. Bottom line - these politicians don't care, and are grossly overpaid bad actors. With only a few exceptions, they all need to disappear.

Posted by: Cheri at July 01, 2026 06:21 PM (oiNtH)

205 >>175 Didn't a woman become a Michelle Fields clone in Florida because of an alligator recently?

Yes, as recently as comment #37

Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 06:22 PM (J4Dwc)

206 Things I used to talk about ... back in the day ... that were banned or deleted. Lets talk about them again.

Anyone that wants to look into Mitch McConnell's background has a pretty easy lift. Not a mystery. He doesn't come from a rich family ... one branch owned a funeral home.

He graduated Louisville Law. Not exactly the fast track to all the NorthEast Money. But then ... Mitch aligned with the MLK movement.

He became their token white boy. The political token for both parties, frankly. The cat never worked a day at anything. Ever. Pure truth.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:22 PM (7jBgj)

207 HOLY CRAP!!! Have you guys heard the details on the Fireworks Display happening down in DC on the 4th?

To give you an idea...the average small town display is, maybe, 1000 shells.

Big cities, they might throw up about 3,000 to 8,000 shells.

DC on the 4th. 850,000 shells including some 16 inchers that go up about 2.5 miles and display over the size of 4 football fields.

Biggest display ever on the planet.

Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 06:22 PM (dIske)

208 Saw a ckickbait headline that Rob Lowe says there is a sequel to St. Elmo's Fire in the works.

My guess; the cast makes plans to reunite in The Villages, or Sun City, Arizona.

It was a stupid movie. I hated it.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at July 01, 2026 06:23 PM (0aYVJ)

209 I have little doubt the Turtle is gone. His 'statements' are made, but where is the last visual? Nobody covers congress for a reason these days.

Then again... I am prolly giving too much credit to the dumbest criminals in our history.

Posted by: Danimal28 at July 01, 2026 06:23 PM (mNOhh)

210 Sundowner isn't far behind
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 06:17 PM (Ia/+0)

Not until the arguing stops
Heaven- You definitely get him
Hell- No way, you get him
Heaven- Yes way. you get him.
Hell- Kiss my ass, you're taking him
Heaven- we're getting nowhere, let him saunter around as an undead.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:23 PM (snZF9)

211 Biggest display ever on the planet.
Posted by: Orson

Careful. This may offend Larry David.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at July 01, 2026 06:24 PM (ZSKTF)

212 Damnnn...I just looked up governor Kean. He's still around and kicking at 91 years old. Yeah, one thing about jersey. We're pretty good an creating the undead when it comes to politicians.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:18 PM (snZF9)
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Lichdom does have its perks...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 06:25 PM (gnNyN)

213
201 This Senegal Belgium game is wild.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 06:20 PM (yEz+x)

It is! And the USA v. Bosnia tonight.

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 06:25 PM (OoFl2)

214 Obviously no one wishes further ill upon the ailing...

I struggle with being a good Christian and this is one of the issues I struggle with most.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 01, 2026 06:25 PM (ExV1e)

215 Careful. This may offend Larry David.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at July 01, 2026 06:24 PM (ZSKTF)
_____________________

This is NOT "the summer of George."

Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 06:25 PM (dIske)

216 DC on the 4th. 850,000 shells including some 16 inchers that go up about 2.5 miles and display over the size of 4 football fields.

Biggest display ever on the planet.

Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 06:22 PM (dIske)

Hopefully they got GPS targeting so they can land them on Gracie mansion.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:26 PM (snZF9)

217 On 4th episode of The Village, a French series taking place starting atvfall of France in autumn of 1940
On Tubi, maybe other places.

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 06:26 PM (Ia/+0)

218 DC on the 4th. 850,000 shells including some 16 inchers that go up about 2.5 miles and display over the size of 4 football fields.

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There'll be some arrogant female flying a helicopter that will collide with them.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 01, 2026 06:27 PM (g8Ew8)

219 DC on the 4th. 850,000 shells including some 16 inchers that go up about 2.5 miles and display over the size of 4 football fields.

Biggest display ever on the planet.
Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 06:22 PM (dIske)

One shell per second would take almost four hours. You go home now.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 06:27 PM (1Ff7Z)

220 Lichdom does have its perks...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 06:25 PM (gnNyN)

True, biden became president.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:27 PM (snZF9)

221 Bonk bonk on the head

Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 01, 2026 06:27 PM (nDXEV)

222 HOLY CRAP!!! Have you guys heard the details on the Fireworks Display happening down in DC on the 4th?

To give you an idea...the average small town display is, maybe, 1000 shells.

Big cities, they might throw up about 3,000 to 8,000 shells.

DC on the 4th. 850,000 shells including some 16 inchers that go up about 2.5 miles and display over the size of 4 football fields.

Biggest display ever on the planet.
Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 06:22 PM (dIske)
----
What's even more incredible is the amount of precise coordination and timing that will go into it.

I bet it's all computer-controlled.

Push a button, start the show, and brace yourself....

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 06:27 PM (gnNyN)

223 It is! And the USA v. Bosnia tonight.
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 06:25 PM (OoFl2)

Heard a funny bit about this on the Bob and Tom show.
Chick says The US team is playing Bosnia and Herzegovina today.

Kristy chimes in, "that's not fair, they have to play two teams at once?!"

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at July 01, 2026 06:27 PM (0aYVJ)

224 Reminds me of one of my favorite quotes from Top Secret:

General Streck: "What is the condition of Sergeant Kruger? ...Very well, let me know if there is any change in his condition."(Streck hangs up the phone and turns to his officers)
General Streck: "He's dead."

Posted by: Nelly at July 01, 2026 06:28 PM (6+ehB)

225 And now let us ask more questions ...

... how did Mitch McConnell - not a rich man, and not really a handsome man (polio) attract Elaine Chao ? Who was attractive by any measure ... and also rich ? Her family moved here and got involved in overseas shipping.

Mitch McConnell is one crooked fuck. He'd compromised. Pure and simple.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:29 PM (7jBgj)

226 >>Kristy chimes in, "that's not fair, they have to play two teams at once?!"

That time Bosnia and Herzegovina played Trinidad and Tobago was wild, man.

Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 06:30 PM (J4Dwc)

227 If airline pilots have to retire at age 65yrs I don't see why this does not appy to these geezers in Congress.

I KNOW they would never vote for this is the reason. I am not stupid!

Their pipeline to $$$ would dry up like their dessicated corpses.

Term limits? Don't make me laugh. Actually do, because I am not in a great mood. Tomorrow I will try harder to break the spell of the last 2 months.

Thune has lied (which is not new) that he's been in contact with Mitch. Unless he's gone and touched his hand I don't think so! A phone call would reveal the vent breathing for him in his coma.

It is elder abuse for his wife to have allowed him to be carried around Congress like a big dummy. She's no better than Dr. Jill.

Surprised they have not rigged up a golden litter for rent there, which would require 4 people vs the two walking him. Then litter in waiting for the next senile elected jackass to need it.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 01, 2026 06:30 PM (hzuYO)

228 how did Mitch McConnell - not a rich man, and not really a handsome man (polio) attract Elaine Chao ? Who was attractive by any measure ... and also rich ? Her family moved here and got involved in overseas shipping.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:29 PM (7jBgj)

Asian women don't care much about looks as what kind of person you are.

(looks at wife)

Can confirm

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 06:30 PM (1Ff7Z)

229 Money well spent.

Trump Announces $1 Trillion Project To Clone Clarence Thomas

-
From the Bee.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at July 01, 2026 06:31 PM (ZSKTF)

230 Belgium and Senegal running themselves to exhaustion is good for us. We play the winner on Monday. Assuming we beat Bosnia. Which we will.

Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 06:31 PM (o0gs9)

231 Sundown, you better take care
When you're glitchin' at the podium with a 1000 mile stare

Sometimes I think it's a sin
When we're confirming SCOTUS judges but we're losing again

Posted by: Reality Bites at July 01, 2026 06:32 PM (nYWR7)

232 Lichdom does have its perks...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 06:25 PM (gnNyN)

True, biden became president.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:27 PM (snZF9)
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Nancy Pelosi is a customer.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 06:34 PM (zaqin)

233 And now let us ask more questions ...

... how did Mitch McConnell - not a rich man, and not really a handsome man (polio) attract Elaine Chao ? Who was attractive by any measure ... and also rich ? Her family moved here and got involved in overseas shipping.

Mitch McConnell is one crooked fuck. He'd compromised. Pure and simple.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:29 PM (7jBgj)

rooky here wround eye. We give you allll da tea in china and 10 billion yuan.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:34 PM (snZF9)

234 What's even more incredible is the amount of precise coordination and timing that will go into it.

I bet it's all computer-controlled.

Push a button, start the show, and brace yourself....
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 06:27 PM (gnNyN)
_____________________________

That's the best part...it is synched up to patriotic and iconic music.

Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 06:34 PM (dIske)

235 Holy shit this game.

Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 06:35 PM (o0gs9)

236 You all may know that I am against term limits.

I would be in favor of a simple physical test. Like, make them run up the capitol steps every term and if they can't they have to retire.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 01, 2026 06:37 PM (Y9s2Z)

237 Mitch McConnell, US Senator from Kentucky? No, my name is Kevin Finnerty from Kingman, Arizona. I sell heating systems.

Posted by: The McConnells at July 01, 2026 06:38 PM (q2NNn)

238 Holy shit this game.
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 06:35 PM (o0gs9)

Soccer is just basketball suicides without the ball.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 06:38 PM (KC5Lt)

239 How secure is the vote in the senate? Can a staffer press the button to vote “for” the senator? How closely is it guarded?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 01, 2026 06:39 PM (ZVgZ4)

240 Nancy Pelosi is a customer.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 06:34 PM (zaqin)

She might actually be more Draugr class.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:39 PM (snZF9)

241 Never got into soccer, certainly never watched probably 5 minutes of one

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 06:40 PM (Ia/+0)

242 It is elder abuse for his wife to have allowed him to be carried around Congress like a big dummy. She's no better than Dr. Jill.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

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

OK, so there are some good points about making these corrupt scumbags suffer in their sunset years. Leave it to CBTG to always find the silver lining.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 01, 2026 06:40 PM (Y9s2Z)

243 The DC fireworks show has to be the worst nightmare for pet owners. Might as well board them somewhere outside the city.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 06:40 PM (KC5Lt)

244 Obviously no one wishes further ill upon the ailing -- but these are our employees.
=====================
Except for Senators. Senators are your liege lords.

Posted by: John Thune at July 01, 2026 06:41 PM (w+leU)

245 I see that no one has mentioned the nood.

Nood.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 01, 2026 06:41 PM (ExV1e)

246 You all may know that I am against term limits.

I would be in favor of a simple physical test. Like, make them run up the capitol steps every term and if they can't they have to retire.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 01, 2026 06:37 PM (Y9s2Z)


What would you do with Gov. Abbot of Texas, should he become a senator? He is in a wheelchair.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 01, 2026 06:41 PM (ZVgZ4)

247 The DC fireworks show has to be the worst nightmare for pet owners. Might as well board them somewhere outside the city.

You've obviously never stayed in DC. Or Baltimore.

It's sirens and shots all night long.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:41 PM (7jBgj)

248 What would you do with Gov. Abbot of Texas, should he become a senator? He is in a wheelchair.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 01, 2026 06:41 PM (ZVgZ4)

There's a ramp he has to get up.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 06:42 PM (KC5Lt)

249 That’s too bad. I was rooting for Senegal.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 06:43 PM (yEz+x)

250 I didn't think Kean, or anything Kean meant anything here anymore. Wasn't he governor when people were still riding around in chariots?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:15 PM (snZF9)

He was governor in 1982. I shot a video of a bridge dedication and he was a guest that June.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at July 01, 2026 06:45 PM (5xuJ/)

251 Mitch started gargling peanut butter about a decade ago. Put the rickety old war horse out to pasture where he belongs.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 01, 2026 06:50 PM (fkjGs)

252 It's just so damn easy to replace politicians with cardboard cutouts.

Posted by: MartynWW at July 01, 2026 06:55 PM (IUbKC)

253 Meanwhile Trump takes a long blink in public during one of his 19 hour days and these same establishment doucheweasils lose their collective shit about his ability to perform the job.

Posted by: Little Larry Sellers at July 01, 2026 07:32 PM (RIyP7)

254 Until I see, with my own eyes and not on video, McConnell show up and vote in lockstep with Chuck Schumer, I will not believe he still lives.

Posted by: irright at July 01, 2026 09:04 PM (AVtsT)

255 These vile slobbering drooling relics crapping and peeing their Depends and still clinging onto power. Horrible.

Posted by: JohnD at July 01, 2026 10:33 PM (DTOdQ)

256 We need to hold Congress and the Senate responsible for their actions and their ability to actually do the job they were elected to do.

Posted by: Greg Miller at July 02, 2026 02:57 AM (o8ftu)

257 This country doesn't "resemble Russia".

Russia isn't run at every level by people who despise Russia and Russians.

Posted by: ccoffer at July 02, 2026 12:10 PM (EF/Bn)

258 Mitch aka The Turtle has just retreated into his shell. How could anyone think that the government would deceive the citizens?

Posted by: Dusty Cat at July 02, 2026 01:52 PM (pZRUX)

Noted Manly Men Will Wheaton and George Takei Attack Dwayne Johnson As a "Coward" For Not Endorsing Their Far-Left Imbecilic Identity Politics

Variety
@Variety

Dwayne Johnson Slammed as a 'Coward' for Staying Quiet on Politics; 'Star Trek' Icon George Takei Fires Back: 'Silence Is Complicity'


Variety
@Variety

Dwayne Johnson is facing backlash for staying quiet on politics, with "Star Trek" icon George Takei telling him that "silence is complicity" and "Stand By Me" actor Wil Wheaton adding: "So disappointing to find out he is such a coward."

Johnson told Fox News in 2024 that he regretted endorsing Joe Biden for president in 2020 because it caused division amongst his fans, adding at the time: "My goal is to bring this country together. I believe in that. There will be no endorsement. At this level of influence, I will keep my politics to myself. It is between me and the ballot box."

The blockbuster actor expanded on his newfound aversion to political talk by telling Esquire this month: "What I have learned through experience is that I need to keep -- need, not want -- the main thing. And the main thing for me, the thing that in the morning I swing my legs out of bed and I run towards, is creating. It's art. It's storytelling. I've learned I'm going to keep my politics to myself. There are moments when, hey, there's nothing we can't talk about. If I'm wrong, I'll tell you I'm wrong. Or if I feel like I got a leg up and this is the right way to go, I'll share it with you. Politics is omnipresent and it's forever. I don't like it. I hate it at times. I hate the slinging. I hate all the bullshit that comes with it."


The NY Post with more:

Wil Wheaton has blasted Dwayne Johnson over the actor's decision to stay out of politics.

The "Stand By Me" star and President Trump critic branded Johnson a "coward" after the wrestler-turned-actor said he plans to keep his political views private.

"So disappointing to find out he is such a coward," Wheaton wrote Monday on Threads, in response to a post from George Takei highlighting Johnson's recent comments to Esquire.

Johnson, 53, explained in the interview that he no longer wants to publicly weigh in on politics because he doesn't want it to overshadow his work.

"What I have learned through experience is that I need to keep -- need, not want -- the main thing the main thing," Johnson said.

"The main thing for me, the thing that in the morning I swing my legs out of bed and I run towards, is creating. It's art. It's storytelling."

"I've learned I'm going to keep my politics to myself," he continued. "There are moments when, hey, there's nothing we can't talk about.

"If I'm wrong, I'll tell you I'm wrong. Or if I feel like I got a leg up and this is the right way to go, I'll share it with you."

Johnson, who identifies as an Independent, also said he believes people with opposing political views should talk to one another instead of publicly attacking each other, adding, "I hate the slinging. I hate all the bulls-- that comes with it."

Wheaton has long been outspoken about his political views and campaigned for Kamala Harris during the 2024 presidential election.

...

Johnson condemned the July 2024 assassination attempt on Trump in Pennsylvania, saying political violence has "no room" in America.

"Whether you love Donald, don't love Donald, it doesn't matter. They tried to assassinate him. There's no room for that," Johnson said at The Value Conference in September 2024.

"Despite it being who we were in that moment, I still believe in my core that is not who we are as a country.

"So him standing up at that moment, we wanted to see that."

That's considered an aggressive "right wing political" take by the pro-murder left.

Those two tweets via Christian Toto.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:44 PM




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1 oily

Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 01, 2026 04:45 PM (CWTWj)

2 Shut up Wesley....

Hollywood related. I streamed 'Supergirl' in the background while working last night. Barely caught my attention.

I think she was battling menopause.

Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 01, 2026 04:46 PM (Sco7b)

3 The Rock still gets work.

He's due to make a Martin Scorsese movie soon (Hawaiian mob story or something, big budget).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:46 PM (hWfuL)

4 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 01, 2026 04:46 PM (SRRAx)

5 reminds me of a kind of well known female streamer who was denounced for refusing to say 'fuck ice'

Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 01, 2026 04:46 PM (CWTWj)

6 Pretty certain I don't care what these people think.

Posted by: Weasel at July 01, 2026 04:47 PM (dBsPf)

7 I remember when The Rock endorsed Biden in 2020.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:47 PM (hWfuL)

8 Mandatory... shut up Wessley

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 01, 2026 04:47 PM (mP0Kj)

9 I think Johnson should show Wesley what's cookin'.
Right in his mouth.

Posted by: Gunslinger at July 01, 2026 04:47 PM (R2gO3)

10 Has The Rock backed off politics sine the Maui fire backlash?

Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (4KUe5)

11 STOP TRYING TO MAKE ME LIKE DWAYNE JOHNSON.

Posted by: Max Power at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (ZD9EQ)

12 Wil Wheaton slams ‘coward’ Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson over keeping his political views private

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Shut up, Wesley!

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (t/lcw)

13 The Rock is actually a pussy on this so it's funny to watch him get attacked by these leftist losers. He kissed the ring in 2020 and endorsed Biden. And that blew up in his face. So in 2024 he "decided" he didn't want to get political again.

Posted by: buzzion at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (3tZV2)

14 11 STOP TRYING TO MAKE ME LIKE DWAYNE JOHNSON.

Posted by: Max Power at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (ZD9EQ)

=======

*smoulder*
-The Rock

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (hWfuL)

15 she was battling menopause.

Birthing hips

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (Kt19C)

16 Well... I'm not gay.

Posted by: The Rock at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (Fi81e)

17 Also, The Rock had a bit of a bottoming out the past few years due to his inflated ego. He cannot act stupid at the moment. The Critical Drinker did a "Crash and Burn" segment on him about a year ago.

https://tinyurl.com/ytfmu9hu

Posted by: Thrawn at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (KKMoa)

18 Nothing says "manly man" quite like black fingernail polish and what looks like a Squidward arm tat.

Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (UJMvS)

19 Yeah, like I care what some Hollywood airhead "thinks." I am only surprised no one brought up the famous Michael Jordan sneakers quote.

Posted by: Martin Tell at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (OTAXA)

20 Imagine taking moral instruction from a Hollywood actor.

Posted by: mr tmz at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (rJ48h)

21 How hard is it to shut your damn mouth and not piss off half your audience?

Seriously?

Dolly Parton was brilliant. Someone tried to trap her with a gay marriage question and she replied they should be as unhappy as the rest of us. Funny line. Everyone walks away thinking Dolly has their politics.

Dolly keeps selling records...

Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (Sco7b)

22 "Johnson, where's the ribbon?" "Why are you not wearing the ribbon?'

Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (rj6Yv)

23 This just in: Fleas accuse elephant of not noticing them.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (1ZMia)

24 Actually, I have always been an assh*le.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (YIpLe)

25 'Star Trek' Icon George Takei
----
I'd hardly call him an "icon."

He was a supporting character at best.

His job was to fly the Enterprise and look cool doing it.

Nothing more.

Scotty was far more of an icon...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (gnNyN)

26 That picture of The Rock up there looks pretty gay. Therefore I think he'll be OK in his future endeavors with the in-crowd.

Posted by: the other Lennon at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (QaH55)

27 24 Actually, I have always been an assh*le.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (YIpLe)

=====

Gene Roddenberry saw himself in this kid.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (hWfuL)

28 'Star Trek' Icon George Takei is just mad because he couldn't get between the Rock and a hard place.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (MWfyi)

29 Well, The Rock is working while Takei and Wheaton have become activist hacks on X.

They don’t have to worry allowing jobs or fans, they’ve already bottomed out on both.

Sad!

Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:50 PM (4KUe5)

30 Rock should tweet ' okay I support Trump. You satisfied now? '

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 04:50 PM (KC5Lt)

31
Johnson is the coward? Nowadays it takes guts to just sit still and mind your own business.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 04:50 PM (XJ22o)

32 actor Wil Wheaton adding: "So disappointing to find out he is such a coward."
======

So disappointing to find out you're a douchebag.

Oh, wait, we knew that already.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 04:50 PM (YIpLe)

33 "In Soviet America, not doing or saying anything is the greatest crime of all."

Posted by: zombie at July 01, 2026 04:50 PM (Av6i5)

34 >>>Also, The Rock had a bit of a bottoming out the past few years due to his inflated ego.

There's a new Power Hierarchy in the DC Universe!

Posted by: Dwayne "Black Adam" Johnson at July 01, 2026 04:50 PM (1wjle)

35 Maybe the Johnson does want to sound stupid like Take-a-shit and Wheaton.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:50 PM (Fi81e)

36

STAND BY ME: The Film and Its Stars 40 Years Later‍
‍A Night of Reflection, Connection, and the Friendships That Shape Us
with Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell, and Wil Wheaton

www.standbymelive.com

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 01, 2026 04:50 PM (Cqx++)

37 Shut up, Wesley

Posted by: DougInWA at July 01, 2026 04:51 PM (/+Q3C)

38 Like I care what Wil Wheaton or George Takei think.

Celebrities and "influencers" honestly think that what they say matters to the vast majority of people. It doesn't.

I respect Johnson for keeping his trap shut.

We are going to be taking Rebecca to see the live action Moana for her birthday (had already planned that). Nice to know that we can enjoy it without worrying about the main actor's political leanings.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 01, 2026 04:51 PM (SRRAx)

39 I have a $200K College Degree from Harvard in Ancient Lithuanian Culture and only can find a job at Micky Ds serving burgers at $6/hour.

This is not fair that other people that work hard have nice things and I only attract Skanky Women that are in love with themselves...

Posted by: Purple Hair, Ten Nose Rings, Charles Manson Tattoo on my face transgender male at July 01, 2026 04:51 PM (G5jnN)

40 I'm surprised there are people not embarrassed that they voted for hillary and kamala.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 04:51 PM (n5tGW)

41 Scotty was far more of an icon...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (gnNyN)
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But he ne' kinna do it!

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:52 PM (Fi81e)

42 Although I had a few reasons for not bothering to watch ST:TNG past the first boring episode, Will Wheaton was always a major reason to not watch. And he still is. Every few years I think "I should give ST:TNG a chance" and then I remember Shut Up Wesley.

Posted by: ace at July 01, 2026 04:52 PM (1wjle)

43 'Star Trek' Icon George Takei Fires Back: 'Silence Is Complicity'

Oh? All righty then. Homosexuals are helping other homosexuals molest children and are keeping silent about it!

Sulu is complicit in child rape!!

Posted by: Well, I mean if he's right... at July 01, 2026 04:52 PM (1Ff7Z)

44 i am a giant gay homo

Posted by: Sid at July 01, 2026 04:52 PM (/ekHg)

45
Wil Wheaton is cooking the rock!

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:52 PM (Fi81e)

46 The Rock > Cardboard Gayatollah Paper > Rachel Madcow & Rosie O'Donnell Scissoring

/Blech, Brain Bleach Stat!

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:53 PM (t/lcw)

47 a more pathetic plea for attention I cannot recall.

Wil Wheaton, do something useful with your life aside from snide tweets. For Pete's sake.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 04:53 PM (YIpLe)

48 George Takei is bravely willing to talk politics anywhere, but especially in junior high boys' locker rooms. He'll go to every single locker room if he has to. Maybe even high schools, as long as the boys are freshmen or sophomores.

Posted by: Wally at July 01, 2026 04:53 PM (0e5Te)

49 'Star Trek' Icon George Takei Fires Back: 'Silence Is Complicity'

Oh? All righty then. Homosexuals are helping other homosexuals molest children and are keeping silent about it!

Sulu is complicit in child rape!!
Posted by: Well, I mean if he's right... at July 01, 2026 04:52 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Where's their voice on street crime?

Oh, they LIKE street crime and people stabbed and raped in the streets!

Okay.

Slogans only last until they lose on them.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:54 PM (Fi81e)

50 Can they all lose?

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 04:54 PM (dK+Kv)

51 No one can afford to be quiet about politics.
====

How about "Shut up."

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 04:54 PM (YIpLe)

52 Social media allows too many stupid, irrelevant people to pretend to relevance.

Posted by: A bane upon existence at July 01, 2026 04:54 PM (TbWk/)

53
2 Crazy downtown street crazies unite to scream at the normies.

News at 11. Lead story.

Posted by: Auspex at July 01, 2026 04:55 PM (Y8DZL)

54 Ah, Sid's bowels have been heard from.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:55 PM (Fi81e)

55 Sulu is complicit in child rape!!

Posted by: Well, I mean if he's right... at July 01, 2026 04:52 PM (1Ff7Z)

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

Rumor is he actually prefers "Green Boys" IYKWIMAITYD.

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:55 PM (t/lcw)

56 >>>'Star Trek' Icon George Takei is just mad because he couldn't get between the Rock and a hard place.
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (MWfyi)

I find your comment amusing.

Posted by: Max Power at July 01, 2026 04:55 PM (ZD9EQ)

57 The Rock has never been quiet. He's a dishwater dull shitlib Republican, and he's been outspoken about his boring, stupid political views for years.

I think he wanted to be the next Schwarzenegger, become some celebrifag shitlib GOP Governor or Senator, maybe knock up an ugly third world maid or three and pick up a high society wife along the way... but times changed without notice.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 04:55 PM (BI5O2)

58 Social media may be the best asshole-detector ever invented.

Posted by: mr tmz at July 01, 2026 04:55 PM (rJ48h)

59 STAND BY ME: The Film and Its Stars 40 Years Later‍
‍A Night of Reflection, Connection, and the Friendships That Shape Us
with Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell, and Wil Wheaton

www.standbymelive.com
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 01, 2026 04:50 PM (Cqx++)
===

*tosses a quarter in the bucket*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 04:56 PM (YIpLe)

60 Hey, how many movies has Rachel Zegler been in since being "BRAVE" in her comments in promotion of Snow White?

Movies Released? Absolutely positively ZERO.

Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 04:56 PM (dIske)

61 Sorry, I'm not going to fall for this contrived operation to pretend The Rock is not political.

It's complete kayfabe he worked out with Will and George to manufacture him "centrist" bona fides.

FFS, the roid-munching bonehead endorsed both Biden and Kamala--there is no doubt at all what his politics are.

IDK what office they are grooming him for in CA but it's clear they're trying.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 04:56 PM (3cUTc)

62 Wil Wheaton's guest appearances (as himself) on The Big Bang Theory showed that he's one of the few people who are even more annoying than Sheldon Cooper.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 04:56 PM (gnNyN)

63 Sid likes murder. I've never heard him say much about it.

Geez, Sid, don't you care about people getting knifed on subways?!

I know, I know, all you are saying, is give crime a chance...

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:56 PM (Fi81e)

64 Purple Hair, Ten Nose Rings"

That the new Marvel movie?

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 04:56 PM (XuXeR)

65 The Rock is actually a pussy on this so it's funny to watch him get attacked by these leftist losers. He kissed the ring in 2020 and endorsed Biden. And that blew up in his face. So in 2024 he "decided" he didn't want to get political again.
Posted by: buzzion at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (3tZV2)

That is actually showing intelligence that Westley does not seem to have. Even in Wheaton's podcast/Youtube world the leftists are not dominant by any means.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:56 PM (uhVAy)

66 George Takei is bravely willing to talk politics anywhere, but especially in junior high boys' locker rooms. He'll go to every single locker room if he has to. Maybe even high schools, as long as the boys are freshmen or sophomores.

Posted by: Wally at July 01, 2026 04:53 PM (0e5Te)

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

He and Hunter Biden are traveling together on the "No Yellow!" tour.

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:57 PM (t/lcw)

67 44 No one can afford to be quiet about politics. If you don't attack MAGA, you agree with them, which should make you a target. Anyone who agrees with pure evil, deserves nothing but absolute ridicule.
Posted by: Sid at July 01, 2026 04:52 PM (/ekHg)


***trips Sid, grabs by collar of shirt, drags to community bathroom stall, administers swirlies***

That's enough outta you, son.

***flushes again***

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 01, 2026 04:57 PM (SRRAx)

68 Remember:
This is the cocksucker that got up shoulder-to-shoulder with Oprah after the HI fires to harangue you to donate your money to help his neighbors.
Not his money, your money.

F him.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 04:57 PM (3cUTc)

69 He and Hunter Biden are traveling together on the "No Yellow!" tour.

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:57 PM (t/lcw)
---
He opens up for Hunter.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:57 PM (Fi81e)

70 Every few years I think "I should give ST:TNG a chance" and then I remember Shut Up Wesley.
Posted by: ace at July 01, 2026 04:52 PM (1wjle)

He wasn’t around for a few seasons when Wesley attended Starfleet Academy. Then he came back towards the end for a few episodes before they got rid of him again by sending him off in the universe with The Traveller alien.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 01, 2026 04:57 PM (6ydKt)

71 Wil Wheaton's guest appearances (as himself) on The Big Bang Theory showed that he's one of the few people who are even more annoying than Sheldon Cooper.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 04:56 PM (gnNyN)

I knew that when he was just Westley Crusher.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:58 PM (uhVAy)

72 32 actor Wil Wheaton adding: "So disappointing to find out he is such a coward."


The ongoing rash of suicides by people torn apart by Wil Wheaton's disapproval is going to be heart-breaking.

First we disappointed Obama.
Now Wil Wheaton.
Maybe we're the problem...


Okay, thanks for the fun break.

Start Trek: Enterprise in the background has been pretty fun. And Jolene Blalock and Grace Park were smoking hot.

Strange New Worlds has been fun too. Young Uhura, Spock, Kirk, Scotty...

Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 01, 2026 04:58 PM (Sco7b)

73 Why does anyone care what two washed up actors think or say? I know I could not care less about their opinions.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 01, 2026 04:58 PM (0N4FZ)

74 Maybe it’s occurred to Johnson that people have grown tired of celebrities telling them how to vote?

Because we have. I would much prefer to not know the stupid politics of entertainers. Not even offended an, just bored with them taking themselves so seriously. Batgirl actress is the latest to discover this. Shut up and entertain us already.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:58 PM (4KUe5)

75 This is all falling apart for the left. They are hanging on by a thread, and are under attack on all fronts. Platner is starting to make his decline we all saw coming. No one is shouting about how great Talarico is in Texas. The DSA wins in dark blue districts is scaring the crap out of the democrat party faithful, and Hispanics will probably as an entire group will vote majority GOP. Black males will continue their move towards the GOP. And the GOP will be more MAGA after this election cycle than before.

If this trend continues - 2026 will not be a good midterm for the left, and with their government funneled money drying up, 2028 looks like a massive problem. Especially since all the energy means more democrats will lose to their DSA opponents, making whatever swing districts remain more red.

Posted by: Black JEM at July 01, 2026 04:58 PM (GZYu7)

76 Sorry, I'm not going to fall for this contrived operation to pretend The Rock is not political.
It's complete kayfabe he worked out with Will and George to manufacture him "centrist" bona fides


This.
Johnson is being trotted out now because the DSA has unveiled the Democrats as, in fact, a Communist front. Johnson is here to hide all this behind a camera-friendly face. He's the next Obama.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 04:58 PM (gKWVE)

77 Rumor is he actually prefers "Green Boys" IYKWIMAITYD.
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:55 PM (t/lcw)

Spent his off time on Epstein's Orion Space Station.

Posted by: He don't like Marta? at July 01, 2026 04:59 PM (1Ff7Z)

78 Yeah, like I care what some Hollywood airhead "thinks." I am only surprised no one brought up the famous Michael Jordan sneakers quote.
Posted by: Martin Tell at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (OTAXA)


I'm amazed that, still, no one in Hollywood tells these people to STFU because opening their mouths can only harm their brand.

Of course, a lot of the mouthiest ones don't really work anymore so they just run around blessing us with their wisdom.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 01, 2026 04:59 PM (ExV1e)

79 I knew that when he was just Westley Crusher.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:58 PM (uhVAy)
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Shut up, Wesley.

I remember the usenet group [tt]alt.startrek.wesley.crusher.die.die.die[/tt]....

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:59 PM (Fi81e)

80 Please Rock go all Hulk Smash on Wesley. Damn a lot of streams crossed with that one

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 04:59 PM (itsE0)

81 >>>I knew that when he was just Westley Crusher.

It's Wesley not Westley.

I wouldn't correct except that Westley, from the Princess Bride, is a good character and should not be marred by association with this half-a-fag.

Posted by: ace at July 01, 2026 05:00 PM (1wjle)

82 Star Trek: Geritol Generation

Star Trek: The Soyboy Paradox

Posted by: 13times at July 01, 2026 05:00 PM (6iKlf)

83 Purple Hair, Ten Nose Rings"

That the new Marvel movie?

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 04:56 PM (XuXeR)

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"If it's not Tranny,
It must be Pakistani."

/Cucker Qatarlson and his fellow Muzzie-loving butt-bitches from Podcastistan ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 05:00 PM (t/lcw)

84 Platner is starting to make his decline we all saw coming.
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He's just going down into his rape pose.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:00 PM (Fi81e)

85 "Every few years I think "I should give ST:TNG a chance"

Nope. It only takes a few minutes of any episode to remind me why I hated it the first time around.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 05:00 PM (MWfyi)

86 I don't care if a celebrity keeps their politics to themselves or comes out in support of someone. It's up to the public to decide if they are an asshole about it and whether it will affect how they spend their money. A celebrity ain't some special person that needs to keep their mouth shut or open. It's a personal decision and let the chips fall where they may just like any citizen.

I just don't like it while they are doing their 'job' . That mostly applies to singers.

Also I know the Left disagree but speaking up about how you love America ain't political to me.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:00 PM (KC5Lt)

87 And yes, Johnson endorsed Biden before "expressing regret" for that.
He's the turd that Kerry would give birth to after his gay nuptuals with Obama.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 05:01 PM (gKWVE)

88 George Takei has known an incredible number of real men, and Dwayne Johnson just doesn't measure up to those standards.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:01 PM (rbvCR)

89 He and Hunter Biden are traveling together on the "No Yellow!" tour.
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:57 PM (t/lcw)

George likes white guys.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:01 PM (1Ff7Z)

90 Sheldon Cooper was right about Whil Wheaton.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 01, 2026 05:01 PM (w6EFb)

91 62 Wil Wheaton's guest appearances (as himself) on The Big Bang Theory showed that he's one of the few people who are even more annoying than Sheldon Cooper.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 04:56 PM (gnNyN)

I saw Sheldon’s wedding episode last month and Wheaton was supposed to officiate but was replaced at the last minute by Mark Hamil, which was actually sorta funny.

I only watch that show when I’m somewhere else and they have it on.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 01, 2026 05:01 PM (6ydKt)

92 I, actually, miss the days when Lindsey Lohan was telling me whom to vote for.

Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 05:01 PM (dIske)

93 Will Wheaton hasn't made a splash in the movie business in over forty years, and George Takei never has, having only been a bit player in a short-lived cult TV franchise more than fifty years ago.

Who cares what they think, about anything?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 05:01 PM (CtuYK)

94 Will Wheaton and George Takei are about as relevant in society today as dead grass.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 05:01 PM (jehhT)

95 Star Trek: Geritol Generation

Star Trek: The Soyboy Paradox

Posted by: 13times at July 01, 2026 05:00 PM (6iKlf)

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Star Trek: Lower Dicks

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 05:02 PM (t/lcw)

96 The only thing I know about Wil Wheaton is that Stewie Griffin overpronounces his name as a running gag on Family Guy.
Other than that, who?
Same with George Takei--he built a huge social media presence promoting his play about Japanese-American internees in CA, and he did it by being completely apolitical, to drive traffic for his show, and now that the show has come and gone, he uses his "platform" to be a complete asshole. He is well on the way, particularly at his age, to being another "who?"

Posted by: barbarausa at July 01, 2026 05:02 PM (enw9G)

97 24 Actually, I have always been an assh*le.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (YIpLe)

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Gene Roddenberry saw himself in this kid.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (hWfuL)

If the Great Bird had sent Westley off for 89 combat missions in a war zone he might have turned out like Roddenberry instead of what he has instead.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:02 PM (uhVAy)

98 i am a fascist who advocates for pogroms
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You win the award for the most honest troll.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 05:02 PM (YIpLe)

99 Wesley should go to a big Democrat donor and see if he'll pony up a big enough purse to get The Rock to throw a fight to him. They can set up the Octagon in front of the Reflecting Pool. The Romp by the Swamp.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 05:02 PM (BI5O2)

100 Trek Icon is just a bit strong. Ha, ha.

Posted by: connected and litigious at July 01, 2026 05:02 PM (cS1cw)

101 I am absolutely crushed and devastated...


that George Takei is still alive.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at July 01, 2026 05:02 PM (bDt0k)

102 Laugh at these mincey little faggots like Wil Wheaton that tat themselves up to look hard or edgy.

Posted by: JROD at July 01, 2026 05:03 PM (1+Mqc)

103 The Bee:
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Supergirl Unveils New Superpower Of Losing $100 Million In A Single Week

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:03 PM (Fi81e)

104 The nerds on The Big Bang Theory got laid more than the Quarterback.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:03 PM (KC5Lt)

105 I like OG Star Trek more than most.

Sulu is not a fucking ICON.

Hell, I love Scotty a lot more. And Chekov.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 05:03 PM (zZu0s)

106 Wil, you're 54 years old. You need to stop trying to grow a beard. Just go goatee, or clean-shaven. A better haircut would help. So would not dressing in T-shirts like Bart Simpson.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:03 PM (wzUl9)

107 Man, that is so weird how these guys my age are looking old now, while I remain the same. Funky.

Posted by: SciVo at July 01, 2026 05:03 PM (Sy6m/)

108 Oil me up and give me a sword to wield!

Posted by: Gay icon George Takei at July 01, 2026 05:04 PM (MWfyi)

109 You just wait til Dwayne deploys his eyebrow lift.

Posted by: See that Wesley? at July 01, 2026 05:04 PM (B0NCh)

110 I knew that when he was just Westley Crusher.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:58 PM (uhVAy)
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Shut up, Wesley.

I remember the usenet group [tt]alt.startrek.wesley.crusher.die.die.die[/tt]....
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:59 PM (Fi81e)

I used to read that, they could be pretty funny on Usenet back in the day

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:04 PM (uhVAy)

111 This is like 2 chihuahuas yapping at a Rottweiler, trying to get his attention.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 01, 2026 05:04 PM (edUvp)

112 George Takei admitted he went to anonymous glory holes while he was on Star Trek.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:04 PM (KC5Lt)

113 103 The Bee:
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Supergirl Unveils New Superpower Of Losing $100 Million In A Single Week
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:03 PM (Fi81e)

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Amateur.

Posted by: Kamala Harris at July 01, 2026 05:05 PM (B0NCh)

114 Gene Roddenberry saw himself in this kid.
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So that's why they did the episode where they put Wesley on the equivalent of a space ice floe?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 05:05 PM (3cUTc)

115 Ghey guy complaining about Manly Men?

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

116 Mr. Sulu didn't get enough of his agonizer. Pity.

Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 05:05 PM (rdVOm)

117 George Takei admitted he went to anonymous glory holes while he was on Star Trek.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:04 PM (KC5Lt)

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He could never let go of that Klingon glory hole.

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 05:05 PM (t/lcw)

118 Speaking of outspoken and washed up actors. Where's John Cusack been hiding? He's always been the one I expected to have a nervous breakdown due to Bernie's continued grifting operations.

Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 05:05 PM (dIske)

119 I don't know about the rest of you but I literally cannot make any political decisions until I know what Wesley Crusher and Sulu think about it.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at July 01, 2026 05:06 PM (bDt0k)

120 I cannot Stand By Wil.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:06 PM (Fi81e)

121 Ghey guy complaining about Manly Men?

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

He just wants to date him.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:06 PM (dK+Kv)

122 You must toe the party line comrade. Orange man bad.

Posted by: steevy at July 01, 2026 05:06 PM (YwEeS)

123 I have the most respect for actors , as actors, that I have no idea their politics.

Keanu Reeves is an example. Looks like the Rock wants to be like that.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 01, 2026 05:06 PM (2gRzS)

124 Wil, you're 54 years old. You need to stop trying to grow a beard. Just go goatee, or clean-shaven. A better haircut would help. So would not dressing in T-shirts like Bart Simpson.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:03 PM (wzUl9)

Sheesh, he's that old? Sounds like the time of life for him to work in soaps.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:06 PM (1Ff7Z)

125 The Rock should bring back the People's Elbow to show his socialist street cred. Wait, NVMD, bursitis.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 05:06 PM (BI5O2)

126 So very, very brave of this Takei and Wheaton regurgitating pro-Progressive talking points... in the confines of media and Hollywood no less.

So courageous. They deserve Medals of Honor for their sacrifice.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at July 01, 2026 05:07 PM (oji8u)

127 Speaking of outspoken and washed up actors. Where's John Cusack been hiding? He's always been the one I expected to have a nervous breakdown due to Bernie's continued grifting operations.

Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 05:05 PM (dIske)

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I'm pretty sure I saw him under an L.A. overpass holding a boom-box to his head and giving hand jobs, $20 same as in town.

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 05:07 PM (t/lcw)

128 The Rock has a remarkable talent for picking forgettable movies. He v is ca good actor, but wow his choices are terrible.
One good movie back in the 90s think.

Posted by: Dandalo at July 01, 2026 05:07 PM (3QsZU)

129
Johnson MUST be struggled.

Posted by: George Takei at July 01, 2026 05:08 PM (Fi81e)

130 I decided to drop the Rock when he said if he was in the NFL he would join the players in kneeling during the National Anthem. Fuck him. But again it didn't make me mad he expressed his opinion. It was the opinion I hated.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:08 PM (KC5Lt)

131 George Takei has an overinflated view of his acting abilities and is probably as despised by Star Trek fans as Will Wheaton.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at July 01, 2026 05:08 PM (Q/FnY)

132 I’ve seen a lot of episodes of ST:TOS but as far as I recall, Sulu was barely better than a red shirt.

He was background scenery for most of the show.

He had slightly more prominent roles in the films, but just barely.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 01, 2026 05:08 PM (6ydKt)

133 "Star Trek" icon George Takei..."

Icon? He was a bit character who's made a second career being a leftist asshole.

Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at July 01, 2026 05:09 PM (pE12i)

134 Yeah, the Rock can’t come close to being like Keanu, who’s been doing kind things quietly his whole career.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 05:09 PM (4KUe5)

135 So the big "backlash" against one of Hollywood's biggest stars is ... two gay weirdos who most people would be surprised are still alive. Got it.

Takei and Wheaton ragging on the Rock doesn't even rise to the level of ankle-biting. Takei and Wheaton are two worms who can't even get out of the dirt to bite the sole of Rock's foot.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 01, 2026 05:10 PM (5ka4a)

136 'Indiana Jones' and 'Harry Potter' star Michael Byrne dies at 82.

I remember him best as the main Nazi (especially in the tank) in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at July 01, 2026 05:10 PM (/HDaX)

137 Wesley's mom has got it goin on!

Posted by: Ernest T Bass at July 01, 2026 05:10 PM (jrgJz)

138
They said that Star Trek was Hornblower in Space.

But Takei must have lost the lead.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:10 PM (Fi81e)

139 Icon? I do not think that word means what you think it means.

Posted by: Inigo Montoya at July 01, 2026 05:10 PM (B0NCh)

140 "Star Trek" icon George Takei..."

Icon? He was a bit character who's made a second career being a leftist asshole.

Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at July 01, 2026 05:09 PM (pE12i)

Bea Arthur's Dick siting!

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:10 PM (dK+Kv)

141 Wil, you're 54 years old. You need to stop trying to grow a beard. Just go goatee, or clean-shaven. A better haircut would help. So would not dressing in T-shirts like Bart Simpson.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026
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Sheesh, he's that old? Sounds like the time of life for him to work in soaps.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026


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Wiki says born 1972. He was fourteen when he did Stand By Me, fifteen when he started with TNG. Apparently he's been doing tons of voice work.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:10 PM (wzUl9)

142 I thought Central Intelligence was funny enough. His Hercules movie was decent. That's it.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:10 PM (KC5Lt)

143 Wesley's mom has got it goin on!
Posted by: Ernest T Bass at July 01, 2026


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She most certainly did.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:11 PM (wzUl9)

144 4 Hello, Horde! 😊💕
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 01, 2026 04:46 PM (SRRAx)

Teresa -
Great to see you on here!! How you doing?

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 01, 2026 05:11 PM (N39Ws)

145 "Perfessor" Squirrel: 'Star Trek' Icon George Takei
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I'd hardly call him an "icon."

He was a supporting character at best.


Yeah, he was barely above Crewman #6.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at July 01, 2026 05:11 PM (oji8u)

146 The Rock has a remarkable talent for picking forgettable movies. He v is ca good actor, but wow his choices are terrible.
One good movie back in the 90s think.
Posted by: Dandalo at July 01, 2026 05:07 PM (3QsZU)

Given what happened to everyone's #1 can't miss new Superstar Henry Cavil even when not saying anything wrong I can't really blame him.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:11 PM (uhVAy)

147 Dwayne Johnson Slammed as a 'Coward' for Staying Quiet on Politics; 'Star Trek' Icon George Takei Fires Back: 'Silence Is Complicity'

So is allowing these queers to stick their dicks in you mouth and ass.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 01, 2026 05:12 PM (l3cgK)

148 Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at July 01, 2026 05:09 PM (pE12i)

Bea Arthur's Dick siting!
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:10 PM (dK+Kv)

Best nic on the net.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 01, 2026 05:12 PM (Mvti0)

149 I liked John Cena better. He sounds like a worker.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:12 PM (rbvCR)

150 [Takei as Sulu] He had slightly more prominent roles in the films, but just barely.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

Takei insisted on Sulu piloting his own ship in ST6. Which the scriptwriters worked around. The movie overall ended up good, so, hooray for that I guess.
Problem: Takei's delivery was wooden as ever, and it seemed obvious that the reason he got his ship was less because of ego (which he has) and more because he despised most of his fellow actors on the show especially Shatner. He simply didn't want to be in many scenes on the Enterprise.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 05:12 PM (gKWVE)

151 One good movie back in the 90s think.
Posted by: Dandalo at July 01, 2026 05:07 PM (3QsZU)

The last thing I liked him in was the Jumanji remake and that’s not saying much.

Tried watching the Jungle Cruise movie one time and fell asleep about 15 minutes in.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 01, 2026 05:12 PM (6ydKt)

152 This will drive little Takei crazy:

BabylonBee: "Trump Rules Entire World as Supreme Court Decides Everyone Is American"

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 05:12 PM (8zt2q)

153 I thought Central Intelligence was funny enough. His Hercules movie was decent. That's it.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:10 PM (KC5Lt)
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The Rundown is one of the most entertaining action movies I've ever seen.

When I come across it, I always end up staying until the end.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:12 PM (Fi81e)

154 Best nic on the net.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 01, 2026 05:12 PM (Mvti0)

We've had some good one's here.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:13 PM (dK+Kv)

155 The Rock was pretty hilarious in Be Cool

Posted by: barbarausa at July 01, 2026 05:13 PM (enw9G)

156 I did enjoy the Jumaji remake...mostly the red head. I also enjoyed the disaster pick...mostly Alexandra Daddario, those eyes.

Posted by: connected and litigious at July 01, 2026 05:13 PM (cS1cw)

157 I think The Rock is the douchebag who has it in his contracts that he can never lose a fight onscreen.

If I were a producer, and an agent laid that rider on me, I'd laugh. And then my sic my office dogs on him.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 05:13 PM (BI5O2)

158 @105 I liked Ensign Kevin Riley better than Sulu

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 05:13 PM (itsE0)

159 "Star Trek" icon George Takei..."

Icon? He was a bit character who's made a second career being a leftist asshole.
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at July 01, 2026 05:09 PM (pE12i)

The thing is, they - the featured players - did have careers after the show ended. They just weren't major stars. Heck, even Shatner and Nimoy had a downturn and were stuck doing guest star roles for a while. Why they would expect to be megastars? I think they got ego inflation when the conventions started. Thinking they were the stars instead of Shatner, Nimoy, and Kelly. Felt they were more important and the heart of Star Trek, even though it was definitely the Kirk, Spock, McCoy triad.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:13 PM (1Ff7Z)

160 Alexandra Daddario, those eyes.
Posted by: connected and litigious at July 01, 2026 05:13 PM (cS1cw)
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She has eyes?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 05:14 PM (8zt2q)

161 In a sense, they're correct. He is a coward.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 01, 2026 05:14 PM (fZiTB)

162 I was thinking. If someone is born in the US and gets birthright citizenship, then goes back to the home country with the parents, and returns as an adult to do whatever, can the IRS claim back taxes, or even better, demand taxes each year while the "citizen" is overseas?

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:14 PM (rbvCR)

163 I liked John Cena better. He sounds like a worker.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026


***
That's the guy who did spots for some product where his character trumpeted his attachment to his cow? I've forgotten the name of the product, and all I can recall is the actor sitting by his fireplace with a Guernsey.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:14 PM (wzUl9)

164 Sue Lou wants to date herself a piece of the Rock.

Posted by: Eromero at July 01, 2026 05:15 PM (LHPAg)

165 "She has eyes?"

Yes, they are above the righteous cans.

Posted by: connected and litigious at July 01, 2026 05:15 PM (cS1cw)

166 I’ve seen a lot of episodes of ST:TOS but as far as I recall, Sulu was barely better than a red shirt.

He was background scenery for most of the show.

He had slightly more prominent roles in the films, but just barely.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 01, 2026 05:08 PM (6ydKt)

Evil Sulu in the alternate universe Enterprise "Mr Sulu your agonizer"

The sword swinging maniac in the 'no inhibitions' show

He was freezing on a planet once when the transporter failed and they forgot about shuttlecraft.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:16 PM (uhVAy)

167 > Mr. Sulu didn't get enough of his agonizer. Pity.
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That's the thing they shove up your butt and does "stuff" right?

Sa'HutlIjDaq

Posted by: Khan - Kock Kurious Klingon at July 01, 2026 05:16 PM (jehhT)

168 The Rock and Vin Diesel had a big time conflict when they worked together . As movies go Vin Diesel >>> The Rock.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:16 PM (KC5Lt)

169 "Best nic on the net."
______________

Hey, thanks.

Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at July 01, 2026 05:16 PM (pE12i)

170 Dwayne Johnson Slammed as a 'Coward' for Staying Quiet on Politics; 'Star Trek' Icon George Takei Fires Back: 'Silence Is Complicity'


OK, Dwayne responded, all faggots must die.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 01, 2026 05:16 PM (/lPRQ)

171
Johnson MUST be struggled.
Posted by: George Takei

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I keep trying to think of ways to mock these new commies, since I think that's the best way to defeat them. I think "Thanks, but Imma pass on the struggle session" is a good retort every time they accuse you of one of their "crimes" and expect a defense. Variations also. "I'll have to decline your invitation to a struggle session due to a prior engagement with reality" or what have you.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:17 PM (XJ22o)

172 I was thinking. If someone is born in the US and gets birthright citizenship, then goes back to the home country with the parents, and returns as an adult to do whatever, can the IRS claim back taxes, or even better, demand taxes each year while the "citizen" is overseas?
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:14 PM (rbvCR)
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A US citizen overseas is obligated to pay taxes on worldwide income, and file every year, just as if they resided in America.

Failure to file and pay are crimes, and can potentially mean prison.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 05:17 PM (8zt2q)

173
Wheaton has long been outspoken about his political views and campaigned for Kamala Harris during the 2024 presidential election.


Shut up Wesley. Keep your faggoty PedoWood opinion to yourself.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 01, 2026 05:17 PM (QVmho)

174 Spock, Kirk, Bones, Scotty are icons. Chekov, when they brought him on, delivered funny lines. Uhura I suppose was underused, but we did get to look at Nichols' creamy mocha thighs.
Where's Takei's moment? Maybe when he's pretending to be a heterosexual predator in Mirror, Mirror. Otherwise he may as well be an ensign.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 05:17 PM (gKWVE)

175 I can only remember one The Rock movie I liked. Walking Tall. And that was mostly because of the comic relief sidekick and the villain, who are both better than The Rock.

BTW, the Tennessee State Patrol reopened the Pusser case recently, and determined that he likely shot his wife.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 05:17 PM (BI5O2)

176 He simply didn't want to be in many scenes on the Enterprise.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 05:12 PM (gKWVE)

Which is strange as his entire career was based there.

If it wasn’t for his more famous co-stars he’d have never been known outside of gay bars in LA.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 01, 2026 05:18 PM (6ydKt)

177 I’ve seen a lot of episodes of ST:TOS but as far as I recall, Sulu was barely better than a red shirt.

He was background scenery for most of the show.

He had slightly more prominent roles in the films, but just barely.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 01, 2026 05:08 PM (6ydKt)

Evil Sulu in the alternate universe Enterprise "Mr Sulu your agonizer"

The sword swinging maniac in the 'no inhibitions' show

He was freezing on a planet once when the transporter failed and they forgot about shuttlecraft.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:16 PM (uhVAy)

They should have killed him with the earwig in Wrath of Khan.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:18 PM (dK+Kv)

178 That's the guy who did spots for some product where his character trumpeted his attachment to his cow? I've forgotten the name of the product, and all I can recall is the actor sitting by his fireplace with a Guernsey.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:14 PM (wzUl9)


And got paid and stayed out of politics. He also learned Chinese to try to push WWE in China and got burned there about the internal Chinese politics as well.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:18 PM (rbvCR)

179 I think The Rock is the douchebag who has it in his contracts that he can never lose a fight onscreen.

If I were a producer, and an agent laid that rider on me, I'd laugh. And then my sic my office dogs on him.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 05:13 PM (BI5O2)

I'd just hire him for a movie where he gets pushed offscreen into a closet and beaten up repeatedly, then cut to a hospital getting bandaged up. Make the opponents girl scouts, puppies and kittens, fill in the blank. It would make millions.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:18 PM (uhVAy)

180 Does Wil have a book coming out, or something? He WISHES he had 10% of Johnson's box office.

Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker at July 01, 2026 05:18 PM (gb+eN)

181 I keep trying to think of ways to mock these new commies, since I think that's the best way to defeat them. I think "Thanks, but Imma pass on the struggle session" is a good retort every time they accuse you of one of their "crimes" and expect a defense. Variations also. "I'll have to decline your invitation to a struggle session due to a prior engagement with reality" or what have you.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:17 PM (XJ22o)

Wouldn't "I don't care what you think. Your opinion means nothing to me," work as well?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:18 PM (1Ff7Z)

182
I was thinking. If someone is born in the US and gets birthright citizenship, then goes back to the home country with the parents, and returns as an adult to do whatever, can the IRS claim back taxes, or even better, demand taxes each year while the "citizen" is overseas?
Posted by: Kindltot

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You do have to pay taxes when you're overseas. Hasan Piker was smart though, returned at the age of 18 to wreak havoc, probably no tax obligations.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:18 PM (XJ22o)

183 As movies go Vin Diesel >>> The Rock.

As games go Vin Diesel >>> almost everybody.

Posted by: Butcher Bay, bitchez at July 01, 2026 05:18 PM (gKWVE)

184 They should have killed him with the earwig in Wrath of Khan.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:18 PM (dK+Kv)

That was Chekov, not Sulu.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (uhVAy)

185
Birthing hips
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats

That's what Smash says about my 3500 Ram dually truck. It has birthing hips.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (QVmho)

186 Rock was good in Game Plan.

My wife and I liked that movie quite a bit.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (Fi81e)

187 Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:12 PM (Fi81e)

I've not seen The Rundown.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (KC5Lt)

188 I was thinking. If someone is born in the US and gets birthright citizenship, then goes back to the home country with the parents, and returns as an adult to do whatever, can the IRS claim back taxes, or even better, demand taxes each year while the "citizen" is overseas?

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:14 PM (rbvCR)
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If you are a citizen I believe your global earnings are taxable. There are offsets for local taxes owed to whatever country you are working in.

Posted by: Black JEM at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (GZYu7)

189 Evil Sulu in the alternate universe Enterprise "Mr Sulu your agonizer"

The sword swinging maniac in the 'no inhibitions' show

He was freezing on a planet once when the transporter failed and they forgot about shuttlecraft.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026


***
"Rice wine'll do if you're short on coffee . . ."

Those were all early stories when the show was still feeling its way, and they were attempting to showcase other characters now and then beyond Kirk/Spock/McCoy. Those three were still the leads, but GR's writers were trying to create some good character moments for the supporting players.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (wzUl9)

190 The Rock was a big liberal...then, he realized he couldn't draw like Tom Cruise...but he wants to...so he's learned, after many years and many fails, to now quiet down and just make movies...

Tom Cruise is almost surely as big a liberal...but he knows what his job is...make good movies and let them talk...

Posted by: Nova Local at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (tOcjL)

191 As movies go Vin Diesel >>> The Rock.

As games go Vin Diesel >>> almost everybody.

Posted by: Butcher Bay, bitchez at July 01, 2026 05:18 PM (gKWVE)
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Riddick is a guilty pleasure.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:20 PM (Fi81e)

192 George Takai is an aging queen.

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 05:20 PM (Wmg4n)

193
Wouldn't "I don't care what you think. Your opinion means nothing to me," work as well?
Posted by: OrangeEnt

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It would, but I like to throw in some extra mockery since that part of the socialist story is now disavowed even by the ChiComs themselves. It's extra-insulty.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:20 PM (XJ22o)

194 Meanwhile......

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
@NYCMayor
·
1h
New York: it's hot out there, and the power grid is working overtime to keep us cool.

Set your AC to 78 degrees, turn off lights/electronics you're not using, and unplug what you can.

Our City is doing its part too: maintaining the 78 degrees rule in our buildings, dimming/turning off our lights during peak electricity demand, asking private partners to do the same, and powering down non-essential equipment.

A stable grid means the AC stays on, and lives are saved. Let's ease demand — and get through the heat — together.

Posted by: beckster at July 01, 2026 05:20 PM (kX27y)

195 The Rock still gets work.

He's due to make a Martin Scorsese movie soon (Hawaiian mob story or something, big budget).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison,


Do a remake of Big John McLain... this time it is Chynese Commies!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 01, 2026 05:20 PM (/lPRQ)

196 When you've lost Wil Wheaton you've...wait, who the hell is Wil Wheaton?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 01, 2026 05:20 PM (2UnvF)

197 I'm just here for the "Shut up, Wesley" comments.

Posted by: bluebell at July 01, 2026 05:20 PM (wn4/D)

198 Cens is fine. But I will always be partial to Stone Cold Steve Austin's horrible movies. He doesn't put on any airs like Cena or The Rock. He knows his movies suck.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 05:20 PM (BI5O2)

199 Spock, Kirk, Bones, Scotty are icons. Chekov, when they brought him on, delivered funny lines. Uhura I suppose was underused, but we did get to look at Nichols' creamy mocha thighs.
Where's Takei's moment? Maybe when he's pretending to be a heterosexual predator in Mirror, Mirror. Otherwise he may as well be an ensign.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 05:17 PM (gKWVE)

His shirtless sword wielding in Naked Time is probably the best but the evil SS heading security was a good one with the scar.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:21 PM (uhVAy)

200 I like that Kid Rock has no fucks to give and loves America and doesn't mind telling you.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:21 PM (KC5Lt)

201 I'm pretty sure I'd love to a slap fight between these three queens. Epic.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 01, 2026 05:22 PM (fkjGs)

202 Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:12 PM (Fi81e)

I've not seen The Rundown.
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (KC5Lt)
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I would say you have to, but nobody has to do anything regarding entertainment.

It also stars Christopher Walken as the big bad and Seann William Scott as the kid he has to "run down". Also Rosario Dawson as the love interest.

It's a fun movie. My wife loves that one too.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:22 PM (Fi81e)

203 I can't think of any movie that I have seen with Dwayne Johnson in it.

Posted by: dantesed at July 01, 2026 05:22 PM (Oy/m2)

204 That was Chekov, not Sulu.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (uhVAy)


Flounder never forgets a face.
Names might be a problem.

Posted by: also for ST2's screenwriters at July 01, 2026 05:22 PM (gKWVE)

205 Those were all early stories when the show was still feeling its way, and they were attempting to showcase other characters now and then beyond Kirk/Spock/McCoy. Those three were still the leads, but GR's writers were trying to create some good character moments for the supporting players.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (wzUl9)

But that's all they were, supporting players. They could have made a good living still, but all the applause at the cons made their heads swell.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:22 PM (1Ff7Z)

206 "That picture of The Rock up there looks pretty gay. Therefore I think he'll be OK in his future endeavors with the in-crowd."

He does, but his mom is Samoan, so maybe that is what's up with the flowery thang.

"His mother is the adopted daughter of Peter Maivia, who was also a professional wrestler. Johnson's maternal grandmother Lia was one of the first female pro wrestling promoters, taking over Polynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling after her husband's death in 1982 and managing it until 1988. Through his maternal grandfather Maivia, Johnson is a non-blood relative of the Anoaʻi wrestling family. In 2008, he inducted his father and grandfather into the WWE Hall of Fame."

wiki

Posted by: illiniwek at July 01, 2026 05:22 PM (vbXSk)

207 Takei is only still remembered because of Trek, but he did quite a bit of TV before that. He was featured as a one-time team member in a first-year Mission: Impossible, for example, and I know I've seen him in other shows of the period which featured "Oriental" characters, as they used to be known.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:22 PM (wzUl9)

208 It would, but I like to throw in some extra mockery since that part of the socialist story is now disavowed even by the ChiComs themselves. It's extra-insulty.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:20 PM (XJ22o)

Ok, so add "you little pansy faggot."

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:23 PM (1Ff7Z)

209 "That was Chekov, not Sulu.
Posted by: Oldcat"

Chekov got tortured a lot. He was always screaming about something.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 05:24 PM (MWfyi)

210 And the guy that played Chekhov went on to play an excellent villian as Bester in B5. He can act.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 01, 2026 05:24 PM (bkuEU)

211 I keep trying to think of ways to mock these new commies, since I think that's the best way to defeat them. I think "Thanks, but Imma pass on the struggle session" is a good retort every time they accuse you of one of their "crimes" and expect a defense. Variations also. "I'll have to decline your invitation to a struggle session due to a prior engagement with reality" or what have you.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:17 PM (XJ22o)

I always prefer to attack leftists from the left, they have a lot of trouble with that. You know more about the left than they do, it isn't hard to outwit them.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:24 PM (uhVAy)

212 Jesse Ventura has the best movie of any wrestler. Is also the most retarded.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:24 PM (KC5Lt)

213 When did it become necessary for politicians to tell us what to do when it’s hot?

Are we not adults?
Do you need attaboys for controlling the the room city buildings because it’s hot in July, as it is every freaking year???

If this counts as an account, or “leadership,” then I look forward to the next blizzard (will be stocked up on popcorn).

Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 05:24 PM (4KUe5)

214 They should have killed him with the earwig in Wrath of Khan.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:18 PM (dK+Kv)

That was Chekov, not Sulu.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (uhVAy)

That was why I said should have.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:24 PM (dK+Kv)

215
George Takei admitted he went to anonymous glory holes while he was on Star Trek.
Posted by: polynikes


Aren't they all anonymous?
Similar to assless chaps.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 01, 2026 05:24 PM (Cqx++)

216 I’ve seen a lot of episodes of ST:TOS but as far as I recall, Sulu was barely better than a red shirt.

He was background scenery for most of the show.

He had slightly more prominent roles in the films, but just barely.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 01, 2026 05:08 PM


sulu wasn't cast in every episode of the original star trek TV series. He was a back up character. Granted he missed one episode "the trouble with tribbles" because he was filming the green berets with john wayne as a supporting actor but he wasn't on the TV show for about 40% of the episodes.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 01, 2026 05:24 PM (0N4FZ)

217 I was thinking. If someone is born in the US and gets birthright citizenship, then goes back to the home country with the parents, and returns as an adult to do whatever, can the IRS claim back taxes, or even better, demand taxes each year while the "citizen" is overseas?
Posted by: Kindltot


Can minors be charged for FARA violations?
Charged as adults?
Charged in absentia?

If holding duel citizenship does not make one a "foreign agent" then nothing does.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 01, 2026 05:25 PM (/lPRQ)

218 "Set your AC to 78 degrees, turn off lights/electronics you're not using, and unplug what you can."

What's the temp at the Mayor's house?

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 05:25 PM (MWfyi)

219 The presents I find in my cats' litter boxes have more bearing on my politics than the emanations from the dick holsters of Ensign Crusher and Lieutenant Sulu.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 05:25 PM (gnNyN)

220 "That was Chekov, not Sulu.
Posted by: Oldcat"

Chekov got tortured a lot. He was always screaming about something.
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 05:24 PM (MWfyi)

torture is a Russian invention, after all.

It was his running joke to make the Russian a vehement Russian nationalist.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:25 PM (uhVAy)

221 Wasn't Takei also in the John Wayne project The Green Berets? I think there was some Trek episode which had been written to feature Sulu in some way, and he couldn't do it because he was off filming TGB. They gave the scenes to Walter Koenig as Chekov instead.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:26 PM (wzUl9)

222 >>Jesse Ventura has the best movie of any wrestler. Is also the most retarded.


Dude. Mr T was in DC Cab and a Rocky Movie.

The Hulkster was in Over the Top!

Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 05:26 PM (v9lAB)

223 Tom Cruise is almost surely as big a liberal...but he knows what his job is...make good movies and let them talk...
Posted by: Nova Local at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (tOcjL)

He also understands his audience.

Pro US Rah Rah gung ho Military or Spy flicks...

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 01, 2026 05:26 PM (mP0Kj)

224 If you aren't openly for every leftist policy and show hatred of Trump you are automatically on the enemy side.

Posted by: steevy at July 01, 2026 05:26 PM (YwEeS)

225 OK I scrolled up and looked at the photo. The Rock does look really gay there. Like a tourist prowling for a dockside rent boy in a cruise ship's port of call.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 05:26 PM (BI5O2)

226 "Shut up Wesley!"

My twp quatloos.

Posted by: Pleistocene Megafauna at July 01, 2026 05:26 PM (XbNmU)

227 Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:22 PM (Fi81e)

You had me at Walken and Sean Williams ( who I think is underrated)

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:26 PM (KC5Lt)

228 They should have killed him with the earwig in Wrath of Khan.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:18 PM (dK+Kv)

That was Chekov, not Sulu.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (uhVAy)

That was why I said should have.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:24 PM (dK+Kv)

Oh, My!

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:26 PM (uhVAy)

229 ...and Andre the Giant was in Princess Bride.

The Competition is fierce.

Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM (v9lAB)

230 What happened to Christian Slater's character on Sulu's ship? Did he steal the captain's meth and MDMA?

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM (gKWVE)

231 Trump got to take his first flight in his new 747 jet, gift of the Qataris. The lefty press is reporting it breathlessly, still searching for some angle that will make Trump look bad in the eyes of the public.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM (Xa17V)

232 222 >>Jesse Ventura has the best movie of any wrestler. Is also the most retarded.


Dude. Mr T was in DC Cab and a Rocky Movie.

The Hulkster was in Over the Top!
Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 05:26 PM (v9lAB)

Sorry, best wrestler part EVAH?

Andre the Giant in Princess Bride.

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM (mP0Kj)

233 2026 will not be a good midterm for the left, and with their government funneled money drying up, 2028 looks like a massive problem.

We still ruv the reft. -- 'Citizen' voters in Beijing

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM (ExV1e)

234 I see Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) beat me to the Green Berets reference. "Tribbles" does sound like the episode he missed; I think David Gerrold mentioned that in one of his memoir volumes.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM (wzUl9)

235
Ok, so add "you little pansy faggot."
Posted by: OrangeEnt

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That's a compliment. "Snowflake" is what I'd call them.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM (XJ22o)

236 Wheaton is gayer than Takei.... by a lot.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM (xvV+O)

237 Takei played a Vietnamese Colonel fighting the commies in The Green Berets with John Wayne. When Takei's character was killed Wayne said "he was a good man" . Little did the Duke know

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM (itsE0)

238 60 Hey, how many movies has Rachel Zegler been in since being "BRAVE" in her comments in promotion of Snow White?
Movies Released? Absolutely positively ZERO.
Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 04:56 PM (dIske)


Rachel Zegler’s newest film project is the comedy-drama She Gets It From Me, which is currently in post-production with no distribution secured yet. ... Following the box office underperformance of Disney’s Snow White (2025), Zegler has also been cast as Velma in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s upcoming musical film Octet, which is currently filming, and as Emma in Last Dance. Additionally, she is scheduled to make her Broadway debut in a revival of Evita starting in February 2027.

Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker at July 01, 2026 05:28 PM (gb+eN)

239 IIRC, Roddenberry once said his early "vision" for Star Trek was something akin to the "UN in space." So a multi-cultural crew was a given.

Spock being the only "alien" per se.

Sulu was a nod to the Orientals, as they were referred to at the time.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 05:28 PM (jehhT)

240 The Hulkster was in Over the Top!
Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 05:26 PM (v9lAB)

I was also Thunder Lips - The Ultimate Male in a Rocky movie. How quickly they forget.

Posted by: Zombie Hulkster at July 01, 2026 05:29 PM (q2NNn)

241
OK I scrolled up and looked at the photo. The Rock does look really gay there. Like a tourist prowling for a dockside rent boy in a cruise ship's port of call.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

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I thought he looked kinda like a pimp.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:29 PM (XJ22o)

242 Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 05:26 PM (v9lAB)

DC Cab was great but not as good as Predator.

Also I used ' 'I ain't got time to bleed' quite frequently .

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:29 PM (KC5Lt)

243 I mean, The Rock was all in on that SNL skit about life for native Hawaiians. I'm pretty sure we don't need him going off about haole mainlanders, like Wil Wheaton. Or maybe we do..

Posted by: FarkingClownshoes at July 01, 2026 05:29 PM (41YRT)

244 I actually might watch the USA play kickball tonight.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 05:29 PM (itsE0)

245 Aren't all three homosexuals?

Posted by: Everyone In Hollywood Is A Fag at July 01, 2026 05:29 PM (g7saB)

246 Cena apologized to his CCP masters in Mandarin when he displeased them. He is a toady.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 05:29 PM (YIpLe)

247 It’s not so much the flowers around Rock’s neck that’s making him look gay as the Elton John chivk glasses that are giving off that vibe.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 01, 2026 05:29 PM (6ydKt)

248 "and returns as an adult to do whatever, can the IRS claim back taxes, or even better, demand taxes each year while the "citizen" is overseas? Posted by: Kindltot

If you are a citizen I believe your global earnings are taxable. There are offsets for local taxes owed to whatever country you are working in." Posted by: Black JEM

I'm assuming the China tourist birthers' children have dual citizenship (which itself is a bad idea). So not sure how that works, but it's probably different.

Posted by: illiniwek at July 01, 2026 05:29 PM (vbXSk)

249 Rachel Zegler’s newest film project is the comedy-drama She Gets It From Me,
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Staring: The Paolo!

Posted by: The Paolo at July 01, 2026 05:30 PM (Fi81e)

250 225 OK I scrolled up and looked at the photo. The Rock does look really gay there. Like a tourist prowling for a dockside rent boy in a cruise ship's port of call.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 05:26 PM (BI5O2)

The Rock in the movie 'Be Cool' with Travolta?

Yeah... played gay wayyyyyy too well.

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 01, 2026 05:30 PM (mP0Kj)

251 Walter Koenig has written some TV scripts too. His character wasn't in the animated series -- their budget couldn't include him to voice Chekov -- but I think he did pen one of those. They weren't kiddie fare. And trying to tell a complete and compelling story in only 22-24 minutes of story time ain't easy.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:30 PM (wzUl9)

252 If I remember right, Sulu did a Wild Wild West and had James T. West whooping his gay ass.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 01, 2026 05:30 PM (fkjGs)

253 Trump got to take his first flight in his new 747 jet, gift of the Qataris. The lefty press is reporting it breathlessly, still searching for some angle that will make Trump look bad in the eyes of the public.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM (Xa17V)

He's gonna keep it for himself after his term ends!!! It's a gift to the US! He can't do that!

Posted by: The Enemy Press at July 01, 2026 05:30 PM (1Ff7Z)

254 Trump got to take his first flight in his new 747 jet, gift of the Qataris. The lefty press is reporting it breathlessly, still searching for some angle that will make Trump look bad in the eyes of the public.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

The gold plated toilet fixtures may be a bit much...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 01, 2026 05:30 PM (/lPRQ)

255 Wheaton is gayer than Takei.... by a lot.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM (xvV+O

I don't follow his post-career, but I find it hard to believe anyone is "a lot" gayer than George Takei. At his level of play, everyone's a standout.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 05:30 PM (BI5O2)

256 It’s not so much the flowers around Rock’s neck that’s making him look gay as the Elton John chivk glasses that are giving off that vibe.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 01, 2026 05:29 PM (6ydKt)
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Lei off the guy.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:30 PM (Fi81e)

257 Koenig was great as Bester in B5. Evil and interesting

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 05:31 PM (itsE0)

258 Takei played a Vietnamese Colonel fighting the commies in The Green Berets with John Wayne. When Takei's character was killed Wayne said "he was a good man" . Little did the Duke know
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM (itsE

That was an ending that was right up there with Brian's Song and The Champ for me.

Peter-Son ! Peter-Son ! Have you seen my Peter-Son?

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:31 PM (KC5Lt)

259 Jesse Ventura has the best movie of any wrestler. Is also the most retarded.


I was best!

Posted by: George The Animal Steele at July 01, 2026 05:31 PM (g7saB)

260 Sulu was a nod to the Orientals, as they were referred to at the time.
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You mean "slope" or "gook" right.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at July 01, 2026 05:31 PM (xvV+O)

261 Maybe because I grew up in Hawai'i, but seeing the Rock with a pikake and ti leaf lei doesn't seem gay to me.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 05:31 PM (St1MS)

262 I thought he looked kinda like a pimp.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:29 PM (XJ22o

It's a fine line.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 05:32 PM (BI5O2)

263 Takei can also be found in at least one Twilight Zones, IIRC. And if not TZ then maybe Outer Limits.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:32 PM (Fi81e)

264 @258 as the boy and the Duke watched the sun set in the East

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 05:32 PM (itsE0)

265 SMH, isn't Rock also promoting the new live action Moana? That miught have something to do with the leis, etc

Posted by: barbarausa at July 01, 2026 05:33 PM (enw9G)

266 I see Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) beat me to the Green Berets reference. "Tribbles" does sound like the episode he missed; I think David Gerrold mentioned that in one of his memoir volumes.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM (wzUl9)

Yes Chekov takes Uhura to the station and buys one.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:33 PM (uhVAy)

267 Jesse Ventura has the best movie of any wrestler

I hate to kill you. You seem a decent fellow. I hate to die.

Posted by: Andre the Giant at July 01, 2026 05:33 PM (gKWVE)

268
Additionally, she is scheduled to make her Broadway debut in a revival of Evita starting in February 2027.
Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker

===============

Following her resounding success in that role in London's West End, one might add. Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:33 PM (XJ22o)

269 Trump got to take his first flight in his new 747 jet, gift of the Qataris. The lefty press is reporting it breathlessly, still searching for some angle that will make Trump look bad in the eyes of the public.
Posted by: Huck Follywood
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Hopefully the SS scoured every inch of it for Chinese/Russian/Iranian spyware before they let President Trump on board...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 05:33 PM (gnNyN)

270 "In Soviet America, not doing or saying anything is the greatest crime of all."
Posted by: zombie
_________

"Barack will never allow you to go back to your lives as usual, uninvolved, uninformed."

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 05:33 PM (XvL8K)

271 SMH, isn't Rock also promoting the new live action Moana? That miught have something to do with the leis, etc
Posted by: barbarausa
___

That would make sense.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 05:34 PM (St1MS)

272 And trying to tell a complete and compelling story in only 22-24 minutes of story time ain't easy.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:30 PM (wzUl9)

Hard in 3 to 5k words, too.

Posted by: The Goose-egg Writer at July 01, 2026 05:34 PM (1Ff7Z)

273 Takei and Wheaton.

The Canada of actors...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 01, 2026 05:34 PM (Sco7b)

274 Remember Provo's Privy!

Posted by: Sgt Provo at July 01, 2026 05:34 PM (q2NNn)

275 Takei and Wheaton.

The Canada of actors...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 01, 2026 05:34 PM (Sco7b)
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Because they're considering suicide?

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:35 PM (Fi81e)

276 Jesse Ventura has the best movie of any wrestler

I hate to kill you. You seem a decent fellow. I hate to die.
Posted by: Andre the Giant at July 01, 2026 05:33 PM (gKWVE

I don't get the over the top love for The Princess Bride. I realize I'm in the minority here.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:36 PM (KC5Lt)

277 Tom Cruise is almost surely as big a liberal...but he knows what his job is...make good movies and let them talk...
Posted by: Nova Local at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (tOcjL)

I bet his politics start and end with scientology.

Posted by: LASue at July 01, 2026 05:36 PM (lCppi)

278 Trump got to take his first flight in his new 747 jet, gift of the Qataris. The lefty press is reporting it breathlessly, still searching for some angle that will make Trump look bad in the eyes of the public.
Posted by: Huck Follywood
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Hopefully the SS scoured every inch of it for Chinese/Russian/Iranian spyware before they let President Trump on board...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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They probably had to strip it down to a bare hulk to refit.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 01, 2026 05:36 PM (/lPRQ)

279 Takei was in a Twilight Zone about bad blood of an American and Japanese brought on by a magic Japanese sword. It was censored in the USA, IIRC for decades.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at July 01, 2026 05:36 PM (xvV+O)

280 Nood Mitch

Posted by: Clay at July 01, 2026 05:36 PM (/DzYy)

281
I'm assuming the China tourist birthers' children have dual citizenship (which itself is a bad idea). So not sure how that works, but it's probably different.
Posted by: illiniwek

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Another interesting thing is that those birthright kids, if male, are required to register for the draft by the time they're 25. Failure is a federal felony. Of course we never prosecute anyone for it because we're doormats for these people, and of course there's a 5-year statute of limitations so they're in the clear by age 30.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:36 PM (XJ22o)

282 I don't get the over the top love for The Princess Bride. I realize I'm in the minority here.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:36 PM (KC5Lt)

I, too, could go without it.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:36 PM (dK+Kv)

283 Because they're considering suicide?

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:35 P

Nah, in the grand scheme of things, unimportant.

And no one should really give a crap about them unless they need body parts or resources.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 01, 2026 05:36 PM (Sco7b)

284 I don't get the over the top love for The Princess Bride. I realize I'm in the minority here.
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:36 PM (KC5Lt)

I smiled, but never laughed out loud.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:37 PM (1Ff7Z)

285 Mrs. Speck is a big Trek fan. Read all the books; encyclopedic recall on episodes; even watches the new stuff, despite the woke taint. A couple years ago, she
urged" me to go to not one, but two separate screenings of Wrath of Khan that were then followed by William Shatner in one event and by Takei in another.

Shatner was surprisingly thoughtful and self-deprecating. Takei, on the other hand, was a petulant, spiteful twerp, whose every anecdote reminded the audience of what a trend-setter and hero of gays in Hollywood he had been. Had little digs at Shatner sprinkled throughout. (When asked about his spat with Takei, Shatner was gracious and avoided being baited into saying anything negative.)

Amazing how far little talent but a possessing a deep voice can get you in the entertainment industry.

Posted by: red speck at July 01, 2026 05:37 PM (Ve/HL)

286 Maybe because I grew up in Hawai'i, but seeing the Rock with a pikake and ti leaf lei doesn't seem gay to me.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 05:31 PM (St1MS)



Shhhh. They are proving their masculinity.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (rbvCR)

287 Still 92 degrees here

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (Ia/+0)

288 273 Takei and Wheaton.

The Canada of actors...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 01, 2026 05:34 PM (Sco7b)

And ironically, Shatner is Canadian and he’s the only actor of the cast to get his own TV show with TJ Hooker.

Even more ironic, Shatner is the only cast member I’d like to have a beer with if his slightly conservative public personality is remotely close to reality.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (6ydKt)

289
Takai was in "Green Berets"; had to take time off from ST to do it.

So, back off there, pilgrim.

Posted by: Auspex at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (Y8DZL)

290 I don't get the over the top love for The Princess Bride. I realize I'm in the minority here.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:36 PM (KC5Lt)

I, too, could go without it.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:36 PM (dK+Kv)

it's no Adventures in Babysitting by any means, but I think we didn't realize that the age of films was coming to the end of the line.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:39 PM (uhVAy)

291 Maybe because I grew up in Hawai'i, but seeing the Rock with a pikake and ti leaf lei doesn't seem gay to me.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 05:31 PM (St1MS)
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I think it looks tropical-island cool. The Blade would wear one. In fact, he did. He was in Hawaii last month. He proudly rocked the leis. Even ones more feminine that what the Rock is wearing. The ladies loved it.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 01, 2026 05:45 PM (5ka4a)

292 156 I did enjoy the Jumaji remake...mostly the red head. I also enjoyed the disaster pick...mostly Alexandra Daddario, those eyes.

Posted by: connected and litigious at July 01, 2026 05:13 PM (cS1cw)

My eyes are up here!

Posted by: Alexandra Daddario at July 01, 2026 05:47 PM (l3cgK)

293 I see Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) beat me to the Green Berets reference. "Tribbles" does sound like the episode he missed; I think David Gerrold mentioned that in one of his memoir volumes.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM


I guess it was a big deal at the time. From what I have read was sulu was going to be the main character in that episode (after Kirk) but they wrote chekov into that part.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 01, 2026 05:51 PM (0N4FZ)

294 but he will argue that a statute cannot overrule a constitutional provision and he'll be found to be right.

Posted by: ace at July 01, 2026
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Probably, but it's not a slam dunk. The Ky constitutional provision refers to the gov filling vacancies "in all offices for the State at large." Those offices are not defined in the constitution, but sections 69 - 96 are titled "Officers for the State at Large" and there is no mention of those elected to federal offices.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 05:52 PM (XvL8K)

295 Wheaton had a, 'talent', job at Star Trek last century but is now a credible spokes person for George Takei?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 06:01 PM (c35xG)

296 Wheaton is gay? Knock me over with a feather.

Another reason to never watch Star Trek NG episodes. I thought it was mostly Piccard that was triggering my gaydar alert system. Counselor Troy was always a BDSM character and Worf finally submitted to her in an interspecies act of submission. Klingons like it.

Posted by: FlimFlamed at July 02, 2026 01:26 AM (Eaklp)

People Are Starting to Notice That the Alleged "Working Class Populist Socialist" Uprising on the Left Is Made Up Exclusively of College-Educted Rich Leisure-Class Nepo Babies and NGO Sucklers

The Claim: Democrats are electing "working class populists" who just happen to be socialists

The Reality: Democrats are electing rich-bitch children of privilege who are socialists because they've never done a day of work in their lives.

Batya Sargon-Unger:

Progressives want you to believe socialism is on the march because working-class people have had enough. They want you to believe they are "fighting the oligarchy!" and they are taking on the billionaires and the "Epstein class" and bringing back an agenda focused on labor. But it's all nonsense.

You know how I know?

Because it's rich people who vote for them, and working people voting for their opponents.

This was wildly apparent in the New York elections last week, in which rich, over-credentialed gentrifiers voted out candidates preferred by working-class New Yorkers, as I explained in a piece called "Stop Calling Them 'Socialists.' They're Over-Credentialed White Gentrifiers Driven by Resentment Ousting Working-Class Candidates."

But the latest evidence of progressives and socialists pretending to fight for the little guy while actually winning with the credentialed caste at the expense of the desires of working-class voters comes out of Maine.

Platner is polling ahead of Republican incumber Susan Collins by two points. But he has absolutely cratered with working-class voters.

Susan Collins has a 21 point lead against Platner with working-class voters.


Shane Goldmacher
@ShaneGoldmacher

Graham Platner is ahead of Collins by 2 points in new NYT poll.

One of the most intriguing details: She has a 21-point lead among non-college voters as Platner has made centering the working class the center of his campaign.

workingclassvsplatner.png


So how is Platner winning?

With college educated voters!

Platner is demolishing Collins with college-educated voters--by 34 points.

51% of working-class white voters say that Platner is "too far to the Left"--while 61% of working-class white voters say that Collins is "not too fair either way."

Platner is also cleaning Collins' clock with women, leading her by eight points.

So much for solidarity! College-educated women, those very HR ladies the pundits were delighted had been vanquished, looked at Graham Platner, who shoved and manhandled his ex girlfriend and locked her in a room, according to the New York Times, and thought, "Me, too."

Platner's handlers and supporters sold him as a working-class hero, an "oysterman" and veteran with rough edges who has tattoos and wasn't developed "in a vat." This, like all their socialist frippery, turned out to be cosplay: The oyster farm is fake, a vanity hobby that makes no money apart from $6,000 Platner's mom gives him to sell the oysters at her restaurant. His VA loan turned out to be fake; his dad bought him his house for $200,000. He went to a fancy prep school. His farm is on a private island owned by a friend.

This working-class cosplay was just enough to convince college-educated women that he was a real man--though not, it seems, good enough to convince working-class men, who can smell a faker a mile away. As my friend Ryan Girdursky aptly put it, "Graham is what a college educated person thinks a working-class person is supposed to act like and working-class people can see he's a fraud."

Even old lefty Thomas Edsall at the communist New York Times notices that the new "Workers Party" of the left contains almost no actual workers, writes John Sexton.

Thomas Edsall takes a break today from attacking President Trump and instead turns his attention to the extreme left-wing of his own party. Like all good Marxists, the Democratic Socialists of America present themselves as a party for the working class. But it turns out there are almost no working class people in the party.

Candidates aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America are surging to victory on the claim that they are proponents of "a government by, for and of the working class" that will wrest power from both "far-right Republicans and corporate Democrats."

Here's the problem. Most of the leadership of the D.S.A. and a majority of voters who back its candidates are in no way working class. Instead, an elite made up of well-educated professionals dominates this insurgency...

In 2021 the D.S.A. surveyed its members and found that 85 percent were non-Hispanic white (far more than the national population, which was 57.8 percent white in 2020, according to the census)...

Four percent of the members held blue-collar jobs, according to the survey, the most recent publicly available...

More than 80 percent of members who were 25 years old or older had college degrees (just more than double the percentage for the United States as a whole), and 35 percent had a master's degree, a doctorate or a professional degree (again, more than double the American average). Sixty percent identified as agnostic or atheist (with the American average, taken at its most generous, at less than half that).


The DSA isn't the party of the people, it's the party of the white, atheist college grads almost none of whom hold blue collar jobs. When asked about this, the DSA communications person said the group's policies were working class even if their members aren't. But that's not true either. For instance, the DSA is hard left on trans rights while America in general and working class people in particular are not.


...the D.S.A.'s March 31 declaration, "We Will Not Be Erased," would be met with some skepticism if not hostility by working-class voters disdainful of the D.S.A.'s commitment of support for "bodily autonomy, for moving past arbitrary restrictions and conservative norms around gender and family and for the right of all to obtain medical care."

The same is true of the DSA's stand on immigration. It's not the position held by actual working class people.

See the link for that.

The left is trying to claim that the Democrat Socialists are sick of woke politics, too, that's why they focus laser-like on breadbasket issues like health care and rent.

But that's all bullshit-- what they focus on is open borders and transing children. Just like all other lefties, only more dogmatic and authoritarian about it.

People are sick of Leisure Class Leftists telling the rest of us that we have to waste our money on their sick priorities:

Nicholas Kristof
@NickKristof

.@elonmusk says that no one can name a person who died from his aid cuts. In fact, I've met the kids who are dying, and I've talked to the families who lost children. In my columns, I've cited many, many names of people who have died because of Musk's aid cuts. A few examples:

*Yamah Freeman was a 23-year-old woman who died in childbirth because Musk cut funding for the diesel for ambulances in her part of Liberia. She couldn't get to a hospital and died as people were carrying her there. I talked to her parents and sister in their village.

We have to fucking fuel up the ambulances in Liberia?!

Coddled Affluent Professional
@feelsdesperate

I'm supportive of international public health aid when it comes to cheap interventions like dispensing HIV and TB and malaria meds. (I am a lib 🤷‍♂️ .)

However, Kristof is just making everything worse.

First, you can't hysterically crybully Americans into supporting these programs and trying to do so instead of making a calm, measured case just makes people reactive and oppositional because it's so obviously a cynical, manipulative tactic.

Second, it's not our responsibility to fill up anyone's gas tank. All of these initiatives have to be completely reconsidered and our obligations need to be clearly defined. That Kristof can't intuit that Americans would oppose filling foreign gas tanks demonstrates just how out of touch he is and that he's bound to do more harm than good in attempting to propagandize on behalf of international public health.

Third, none of these vignettes meet even the most basic evidentiary standards to support his assertions. Furthermore, this isn't how it's done - big programs need to be supported by population level data and Kristof is obviously trying to be emotionally manipulative with anecdotes rather than addressing the policy questions in the right way with the right type of data.

Fourth, it's lazy and cynical to try to lay this all on Musk. Maybe you shouldn't have billion dollar 'managed democracy' and leftist NGO dark money sinkholes wearing the skin suit of true humanitarian programs. Maybe the people who designed these programs as such deserve a little more (or a lot more) of the blame for intentionally putting them in proximity to legitimate political targets.

Every time I read a half-informed journo trying to do advocacy for foreign health aid I cringe because it's clear they don't know what they're talking about and are making lazy, motivated assertions that are bound to backfire and make things worse. If journos really cared about these issues and weren't just scrounging for cheap partisan artillery they'd be a lot more carful, thoughtful, and reserved in what they're arguing.

Update: Ro Khanna, the guy who got rich by knocking up an heiress, wants to end capitalism all of a sudden.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:40 PM




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Posted by: m at July 01, 2026 03:40 PM (6wpGE)

2 working people are just the cannon fodder

Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 01, 2026 03:41 PM (CWTWj)

3 Meet the new boss....

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 03:41 PM (ouWD3)

4 how many of these countries are broke because of incompetent marxist rulers?

Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 01, 2026 03:42 PM (CWTWj)

5 Piper, I once watched a college student use his chemistry textbooks to pad the jacks so he could raise his Miata to work on the forward suspension. Of course those were hardbacks.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 03:44 PM (rbvCR)

6 Can we please replace "college-educated" with "college-indoctrinated?"

Posted by: Frasier Crane at July 01, 2026 03:45 PM (bNf8H)

7 I thought a Liberian ambulance was a donkey with a cart.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 01, 2026 03:45 PM (TNnZH)

8 Happy Canada Day!

The lines to your favorite places will be long--have you thought about ending it all?

Posted by: Canada at July 01, 2026 03:45 PM (Fi81e)

9 We have to fucking fuel up the ambulances in Liberia?!
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I wonder if any of the hundreds of billions siphoned to Somalis and other Fake People might have been enough to pay to fuel an ambulance in Liberia. Probably not bro

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 03:45 PM (ouWD3)

10 The Reality: Democrats are electing rich-bitch children of privilege who are socialists because they've never done a day of work in their lives.
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Just like Marx and Engels.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:46 PM (Fi81e)

11 My sister graduated with a Masters in Philosophy from one of the Premier western Canada liberal colleges, and no one, bar no one is more capable of running the world than she. Too bad she mostly did work like bartending and painting houses while being an alcoholic. She now lives in an RV in a trailer park and I give her money for cat food.

she is, after all, my only surviving blood relative.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 03:46 PM (rbvCR)

12 From Quora:
Karl Marx had several jobs, primarily as a journalist, editor, and political writer. While he never held a traditional waged corporate job or an academic professorship, his professional life involved continuous, albeit often unstable, employment in the publishing and media industry

So they're just emulating their Founding Father.

Posted by: weew at July 01, 2026 03:46 PM (9TspW)

13 This gets really old. Not the thread. But the same "oh my, this is exactly opposite" shit that still runs deep in some parts of the population.

Because everyone that is street smart has known this for decades. The Democrats don't give a fuck about Democracy. Of course, the Republicans don't give a shit about a Republic either.

ANTIFA is the Fascists. Diversity is anything. Progressives ain't. Liberals are not. And on and on and on and on.

I'm all in on Nationalist Populist. And let the chips fall where they may. Or the heads. Either way.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 03:46 PM (jqWss)

14 "Yamah Freeman was a 23-year-old woman who died in childbirth because Musk cut funding for the diesel for ambulances in her part of Liberia. She couldn't get to a hospital and died as people were carrying her there. I talked to her parents and sister in their village."

1. Yea, this totally happened. Totally.

2. Idiots like Kristof think stories like this will help his cause? The vast majority of people will have the same reaction to this story as I did: why the fuck are we paying for fucking gas in fucking Liberia?

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 03:47 PM (iFTx/)

15 5 Piper, I once watched a college student use his chemistry textbooks to pad the jacks so he could raise his Miata to work on the forward suspension. Of course those were hardbacks.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 03:44 PM (rbvCR)

Sounds like a great reuse and recycle project! 😂

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 03:47 PM (Wmg4n)

16 Nicholas Kristof is a douchebag. That is all

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 03:47 PM (HddY9)

17 We have to fucking fuel up the ambulances in Liberia?!
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I wonder if any of the hundreds of billions siphoned to Somalis and other Fake People might have been enough to pay to fuel an ambulance in Liberia. Probably not bro
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 03:45 PM (ouWD3)

Nigeria, a major oil producer, is just down the coast from Liberia.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 03:48 PM (uhVAy)

18 For the ME election wasn't the FNM saying the NAZI was up by double digits a few weeks ago?

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 03:48 PM (sKqQm)

19 And, you know, FOREIGNERS.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 03:48 PM (4KUe5)

20 So I looked up Nick Kristoff's story.

The source of Nick Kristoff's story?

Nick Kristoff.

I'm just saying.

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 03:48 PM (ouWD3)

21 Fun fact: Engels wrote Marx that the lady Karl was shacking up with was too "low class" for him.

Marxist are so often nepo-babies, it's not funny.

Including minor noble Vladimir Ulyanov.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:49 PM (Fi81e)

22 Even old lefty Thomas Edsall at the communist New York Times notices that the new "Workers Party" of the left contains almost no actual workers, writes John Sexton.

Bernie Sanders was kicked out of his commune for being a lazy shiftless good for nothing...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 03:49 PM (sKqQm)

23 This is the Leninist deviation from Marxism. The need for an elite vanguard because the working class won't go all revolutiony on its own.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 03:49 PM (XvL8K)

24 Where is it written that the US is responsible for starving children in Africa? Let Bob Geldoff organize another friggin concert.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 01, 2026 03:50 PM (2UnvF)

25 "The Reality: Democrats are electing rich-bitch children of privilege who are socialists because they've never done a day of work in their lives."

If they ever get power, maybe they will not be devoured by the crocodile, they will become the crocodile. Of course they will have to team up with the Muslims and other gangsters, and get them to do the heavy lifting (of killing the normies).

But more likely, the Muzzies and gangs will kill them, in the end. Or maybe it would be like Mexico and South America, where a Castro like president manages to keep all the gangsters at bay, by giving them control of sex and drug trades?

Better to never give them the chance to find out.

Posted by: illiniwek at July 01, 2026 03:50 PM (vbXSk)

26 *Yamah Freeman was a 23-year-old woman who died in childbirth because Musk cut funding for the diesel for ambulances in her part of Liberia. She couldn't get to a hospital and died as people were carrying her there. I talked to her parents and sister in their village.

WHY DID NEVILLE SINGHAM FAIL TO TAKE UP THE SLACK!
WHY HAS LAURINE POWELL JOBS FAILED TO SAVE THAT POOR WOMAN, ALL SHE DOES IS CHARITABLE GIVING!

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 03:50 PM (rbvCR)

27 For the ME election wasn't the FNM saying the NAZI was up by double digits a few weeks ago?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 03:48 PM (sKqQm)

Be interesting to see what percentage of people in Maine they think are blue collar. Because normally having a huge lead there would mean you are winning.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 03:50 PM (uhVAy)

28 I’ve seen this firsthand where people of privilege that have family money (usually women) are hard left.

My solution if you have kids or grandkids like this, cut them off. Let the wonderful government take care of them and see how they fare

Posted by: Maroon at July 01, 2026 03:50 PM (7uIGM)

29 95° out. Just walked 3/4 to Stewart's and back. On way back big old thunderstorm hit. Still going on. Lights flickering.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 03:50 PM (HddY9)

30 Yamah Freeman was a 23-year-old woman who died in childbirth because Musk cut funding for the diesel for ambulances in her part of Liberia. She couldn't get to a hospital and died as people were carrying her there. I talked to her parents and sister in their village."

Its funny, the thousands dead from the clot shot don't matter, because, uh some people did some things, but some rando dying in Liberia? Totally Musk's fault for not letting the CIA spend money through this particular cut out

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 03:51 PM (sKqQm)

31 We have to fucking fuel up the ambulances in Liberia?!
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I wonder if any of the hundreds of billions siphoned to Somalis and other Fake People might have been enough to pay to fuel an ambulance in Liberia. Probably not bro
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 03:45 PM (ouWD3)

Nigeria, a major oil producer, is just down the coast from Liberia.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 03:48 PM (uhVAy)
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"Yea, but fuck Liberia."

-- Nigeria

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 03:51 PM (iFTx/)

32 WHY DID NEVILLE SINGHAM FAIL TO TAKE UP THE SLACK!
WHY HAS LAURINE POWELL JOBS FAILED TO SAVE THAT POOR WOMAN, ALL SHE DOES IS CHARITABLE GIVING!
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 03:50 PM (rbvCR)


Yeah, those guys!! *shifty eyes*

Posted by: Alex Soros at July 01, 2026 03:51 PM (B0NCh)

33 Don’t care where “Ro” Knana was born, nor Tlaib, as they and their families have not assimilated.
As Ilhan Omar has pledged, they represent their ancestral homelands.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 03:51 PM (4KUe5)

34 Marx, who came from a pretty good amount of money, lived off Engels considerable stipend, as Engels came from a lot more money.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:51 PM (Fi81e)

35 Bernie Sanders was kicked out of his commune for being a lazy shiftless good for nothing...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 03:49 PM (sKqQm)

I'll bet you anything Mr Rape Fantasy was really kicked out for getting too handsy.

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 03:51 PM (ouWD3)

36 I think Collins wins Maine easy, every election cycle they try and psyche people out with polls and then “magically” she prevails and it actually wasn’t all that close

Platner is a train wreck and only the political junkies for now know the story

Posted by: Maroon at July 01, 2026 03:52 PM (7uIGM)

37 Yah Mo Be There >> Yamah Freeman

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 03:52 PM (YetvJ)

38 A lot of bad/sad news lately, I’m going to have to play some classic, patriotic music to cheer me up.

Posted by: Cray Cray at July 01, 2026 03:52 PM (gIRws)

39 Bezos's ex is one of the richest people in the world yet somehow Musk is an asshole for buying twitter and fighting for free speech instead of just giving his money to people but she is not an asshole even though her only "charity" is funding antifa terrorists.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 03:52 PM (sKqQm)

40 This is the Leninist deviation from Marxism. The need for an elite vanguard because the working class won't go all revolutiony on its own.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 03:49 PM (XvL8K)
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Boom.

Posted by: Gay Who Says Boom at July 01, 2026 03:53 PM (Fi81e)

41 These are almost always the people asking for a revolution: the upper-class children who have squandered the fortune of their parents and can no longer maintain the standard of living, let alone the power and influence, that they view as their birthright.
Paris was full of them in the 19th century. New York is full of them now.

Posted by: PG at July 01, 2026 03:53 PM (5tjvu)

42
Liberia... Liberia....

You border on the Adriatic

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 03:53 PM (ouWD3)

43 But more likely, the Muzzies and gangs will kill them, in the end. Or maybe it would be like Mexico and South America, where a Castro like president manages to keep all the gangsters at bay, by giving them control of sex and drug trades?

Better to never give them the chance to find out.
Posted by: illiniwek at July 01, 2026 03:50 PM (vbXSk)

Even in places like Russia where all the conspirators were not in an intellectual bubble and had worked with "the people" ..well urban people eventually the thugs like Stalin pushed them all out or killed them.

The Nepo babies don't have a chance.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 03:53 PM (uhVAy)

44 You know what would be hilarious? Use AI to replace the actor that played Christian Gray in 50 Shades of Gray with Bernie Sanders

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 03:54 PM (sKqQm)

45 >>>We have to fucking fuel up the ambulances in Liberia?!

Of course we do. The UN is busy trying to create a world government, the WHO is busy trying to create a world governance, and the African development NGOs are trying to get in on the action because they want to run the world government.

We also have to fund the UN, the WHO and the African development NGOs because they have no money left after they have spent what they had to create a world government.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 03:55 PM (rbvCR)

46
How can anyone like Susan Collins?

There's a video of Chuck Schumer marching in a sparsely attended gay pride parade with a bullhorn telling people he was the first to march in one.

He gets booed.

Posted by: Auspex at July 01, 2026 03:55 PM (Y8DZL)

47 Have they gotten around to explaining why:
A. We must provide them healthcare, food aid, etc in their native countries
B. We must also bring in infinity of their citizens into our country, and also provide their healthcare, food, housing, etc

Did we adopt, like, entire countries - entire continents - worth of people, unofficially but officially?

Where exactly does the American public’s responsibility for the world population begin and end?

Seriously, I’d like this explained.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 03:55 PM (4KUe5)

48 It's more than likely the (hypothetical) ambulance ran out of fuel because someone siphoned it off.

That's Musk's fault, too.

Posted by: Ib1netmon at July 01, 2026 03:55 PM (BGIIP)

49 Can we legislate an “oath to the constitution” requirement, where if you don’t sign, you’re denaturalized and deported, and if you do sign, you cannot abide by an ideology that would subvert the constitution? Doing so would also result in denaturalization and deportation.

Posted by: Cray Cray at July 01, 2026 03:55 PM (gIRws)

50 But more likely, the Muzzies and gangs will kill them, in the end. Or maybe it would be like Mexico and South America, where a Castro like president manages to keep all the gangsters at bay, by giving them control of sex and drug trades?

Posted by: illiniwek at July 01, 2026 03:50 PM (vbXSk)
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"The Weatherman" didn't care what happened to Americans once they were rightfully taken over by foreigners.

Destroying America was Bill Ayers game. What happens after was not his problem.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:56 PM (Fi81e)

51 Yamah Freeman was a 23-year-old woman who died in childbirth because Musk cut funding for the diesel for ambulances in her part of Liberia. She couldn't get to a hospital and died as people were carrying her there. I talked to her parents and sister in their village."

Its funny, the thousands dead from the clot shot don't matter, because, uh some people did some things, but some rando dying in Liberia? Totally Musk's fault for not letting the CIA spend money through this particular cut out
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 03:51 PM (sKqQm)

Nor the supposed billions dead from AIDS in Africa that were all the rage when the supply of drug using homosexuals ran out.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 03:56 PM (uhVAy)

52 So how is Platner winning?

With college educated voters!

Platner is demolishing Collins with college-educated voters--by 34 points.

51% of working-class white voters say that Platner is "too far to the Left"--while 61% of working-class white voters say that Collins is "not too fair either way."

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Oh, look.

Response bias in polling.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 03:57 PM (hWfuL)

53 Nicholas Jerkoff wants to fuel up an am-ba-lan.

Posted by: Cray Cray at July 01, 2026 03:57 PM (gIRws)

54 53 Nicholas Jerkoff wants to fuel up an am-ba-lan.

Posted by: Cray Cray at July 01, 2026 03:57 PM (gIRws)

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He didn't pay for that diesel tank of gas.

He's guilty of murder.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 03:57 PM (hWfuL)

55 Regarding the kids in Liberia.....not my problem.

Posted by: Jaimo at July 01, 2026 03:57 PM (2noDb)

56 The Reality: Democrats are electing rich-bitch children of privilege who are socialists because they've never done a day of work in their lives.

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Wasn't this The American Dream as envisioned by The Founders?

/The Founders of Communism ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 03:57 PM (t/lcw)

57 This is the Leninist deviation from Marxism. The need for an elite vanguard because the working class won't go all revolutiony on its own.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 03:49 PM (XvL8K)
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That takes academiacs.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:58 PM (Fi81e)

58 This sort of blackmail is almost its own parody: give us your money or the puppy gets it.

Posted by: PG at July 01, 2026 03:58 PM (5tjvu)

59 Yeah no, sorry, African countries can fuel their own fucking ambulances. Is it Imperialist and patriarchal to treat them like children?

Posted by: steevy at July 01, 2026 03:58 PM (YwEeS)

60 I would say the tide is turning against Platner. FOX poll today has Collins +2.

Platner has negative momentum it seems, and I doubt he has a lot of room to grow.

Ossoff (D-GA) is an awfully close Senate race for an incumbent.

Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 03:58 PM (RCjYY)

61 Remember the anarchist movement?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 03:58 PM (hWfuL)

62 Its funny, the thousands dead from the clot shot don't matter, because, uh some people did some things, but some rando dying in Liberia? Totally Musk's fault for not letting the CIA spend money through this particular cut out
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 03:51 PM (sKqQm)


Apparently not all the clot shot batches are equally bad, according to recent analysis of VAERS. And the distribution of the bad batches seems oddly targeted, if one were to have a conspiratorial mindset.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 03:58 PM (rbvCR)

63 Have they gotten around to explaining why:
A. We must provide them healthcare, food aid, etc in their native countries
B. We must also bring in infinity of their citizens into our country, and also provide their healthcare, food, housing, etc

Did we adopt, like, entire countries - entire continents - worth of people, unofficially but officially?

Where exactly does the American public’s responsibility for the world population begin and end?

Seriously, I’d like this explained.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 03:55 PM (4KUe5)

It doesn't matter because precisely zero USAID money was going for hospitals, gas supply relief, food or anything like that. It was used for destabilizing governments and promoting leftist movements world wide, but mostly for being siphoned back to the US as welfare for the elite.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 03:58 PM (uhVAy)

64 There was some other leftist asshole complaining the US was killing Africans through AIDS because it only costs $8k a year to keep them alive.

I look him up he was worth $200M and was sending $0 to these supposed charities...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 03:58 PM (sKqQm)

65 60 I would say the tide is turning against Platner. FOX poll today has Collins +2.

Platner has negative momentum it seems, and I doubt he has a lot of room to grow.

Ossoff (D-GA) is an awfully close Senate race for an incumbent.

Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 03:58 PM (RCjYY)

========

What if the polls in summer are just inaccurate?

"The summer polls are 100% accurate because the final polls last cycle were 60% accurate."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 03:59 PM (hWfuL)

66 Liberia... Liberia....

You border on the Adriatic
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 03:53 PM (ouWD3)

This rings a bell. Some character on King of Queens composed a nonsensical and useless memory mnemonic? It’s not quite coming to me

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 03:59 PM (YetvJ)

67 Funny post at Twitchy where Bernie and Mamdani argue billionaires shouldn't exist. The Caitlin interviewing Pritzker who basically says "yeah I'm not like Elon, Trump or those other ones"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 03:59 PM (HddY9)

68 This was wildly apparent in the New York elections last week, in which rich, over-credentialed gentrifiers voted out candidates preferred by working-class New Yorkers ...

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Who can argue with 17% turnout of Registered Voters, comrades?

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 03:59 PM (t/lcw)

69 I'm old enough to remember when the radical left did this before to the Democrats in the time from the 1968 convention to the 1972 convention.

From the December 1972 article about that whole process in Commentary, “The New Politics & the Democrats” by Penn Kemble and Josh Muravchik.

"The fact is, however, that the purpose of the McGovern quotas was not to make the convention more representative of the Democratic electorate as a whole, but to favor the affluent liberals within the party and to diminish the influence of its lower-middle and working-class constituents.

Those who take up the vocation of politics, as Max Weber insisted, first must have an extraordinary amount of free time. Such time is readily available to the suburban housewives and the subsidized students who have provided so many second-level leaders and foot soldiers to the New-Politics movement—and who, in practice, are the “women” and the “young” singled out by the McGovern quotas."

Posted by: geoffb at July 01, 2026 03:59 PM (OtD+j)

70 We have to fund _______ ? Fill in the blank for any foreign aid.

My answer is nope. And by the way if a country can't afford to fund $100 of diesel, they have their own priorities wrong.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 03:59 PM (n5tGW)

71 Nick's story checks out. I ran it by my Egyptian cab driver and he confirmed it.

Posted by: Tom Friedman, another Important Thought Leader at July 01, 2026 04:00 PM (B0NCh)

72 And just who are these alleged people you are allegedly talking about, allegedly just noticing the same shit sandwich we've seen on the menu for years?

Posted by: He who questions all of it at July 01, 2026 04:00 PM (pcjfs)

73 @68 it was from Cheers. Coach with a pneumonic about Albania

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 04:00 PM (HddY9)

74 Platner has negative momentum it seems, and I doubt he has a lot of room to grow.

Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 03:58 PM (RCjYY)
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It's his tin-eared "Vote for Me Or I'll Treat You Like A Burglar and Rape You" slogan.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:00 PM (Fi81e)

75
Fun fact: Engels wrote Marx that the lady Karl was shacking up with was too "low class" for him.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:49 PM (Fi81e)



Another fun fact, if smelly. Marx had a notoriously casual attitude toward personal hygiene. That's a fancy way of saying that he almost never washed or bathed. Che Guevara had the same reputation, as it happens.

Anyway, Marx also had horrible skin rashes that kept him in misery, and likely was a factor in making him such a resentful asshole. Totally unrelated to his bathing habits. Totally.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 01, 2026 04:00 PM (y9nCu)

76 Apparently not all the clot shot batches are equally bad, according to recent analysis of VAERS. And the distribution of the bad batches seems oddly targeted, if one were to have a conspiratorial mindset.

I have a suspicion that is actually the way the shot was administered. It has a very specific set of instructions to warm it up.

Well...let it warm up too long and the ingredients won't do ANYTHING

So if you got your clot shot from a temp in a sports arena or crap like that you were better off then getting it by a doctor in an office...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 04:00 PM (sKqQm)

77 Platner is also cleaning Collins' clock with women, leading her by eight points.

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Is there no destruction that the 19th Amendment cannot do?

/rhetorical, and * runs away from The Wifey and other 'ettes *

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:01 PM (t/lcw)

78 "The fact is, however, that the purpose of the McGovern quotas was not to make the convention more representative of the Democratic electorate as a whole, but to favor the affluent liberals within the party and to diminish the influence of its lower-middle and working-class constituents.

Those who take up the vocation of politics, as Max Weber insisted, first must have an extraordinary amount of free time. Such time is readily available to the suburban housewives and the subsidized students who have provided so many second-level leaders and foot soldiers to the New-Politics movement—and who, in practice, are the “women” and the “young” singled out by the McGovern quotas."
Posted by: geoffb at July 01, 2026 03:59 PM (OtD+j)

This was also the job of the Superdelegates at the convention, to blot out any insurrections by the rank and file.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:01 PM (uhVAy)

79 Another point in all this when your LIV friends ask "why is everything so expensive" point them to stories like this.

Instead of spending money fixing the roads, or you know just not taking the money from you, the government sends it to some org to nominally pay for fuel for ambulances in Africa...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 04:02 PM (sKqQm)

80 "The Reality: Democrats are electing rich-bitch children of privilege who are socialists because they've never done a day of work in their lives."

Same as it ever was. Communism was invented and pimped by layabout deadbeat nepo losers. It was only later used by barbarically violent fascist lunatics to con the rubes into putting shackles around their legs and guns to their heads.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 04:02 PM (iFTx/)

81 Nick's story checks out. I ran it by my Egyptian cab driver and he confirmed it.
Posted by: Tom Friedman, another Important Thought Leader at July 01, 2026 04:00 PM (B0NCh)


My four year old daughter asked me about it this morning while I was making cocoa for her breakfast. We cried.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 04:02 PM (rbvCR)

82 79 Another point in all this when your LIV friends ask "why is everything so expensive" point them to stories like this.

Instead of spending money fixing the roads, or you know just not taking the money from you, the government sends it to some org to nominally pay for fuel for ambulances in Africa...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 04:02 PM (sKqQm)

=======

"How many apartments do we have to give to people who came here illegally before you begin to understand supply and demand?"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:03 PM (hWfuL)

83 77 Probably a lot of wet granny panties thinking of getting ..uhmm...taken the Obergrupoenfuher...

Posted by: steevy at July 01, 2026 04:03 PM (YwEeS)

84 My truck died again, luckily at dealer and across street from.rental car. Might be emergency brake

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 04:03 PM (Ia/+0)

85 What if the polls in summer are just inaccurate?

"The summer polls are 100% accurate because the final polls last cycle were 60% accurate."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 03:59 PM (hWfuL)

That's assuming they were intended to be accurate in the first place.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:03 PM (uhVAy)

86 Lenin, Mao, Zhou Enlai etc., were all what we would consider well-to-do middle class.

The list of well-off commie "revolutionaries" grasping at total power is long.

Posted by: 13times at July 01, 2026 04:03 PM (6iKlf)

87 Understood, Oldcat; however, the demand has always been that We The People have to fund all of this stuff, either directly through our own government programs, or indirectly via the UN, NGOs, etc.

I’m am questioning the premise of the debate presented by Kristoff. I don’t want to argue about how it is spent, it’s ridiculous it’s expected at all.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:03 PM (4KUe5)

88 Kinda wish Christians would vote as a single bloc like Muslims do, we would totally control American politics

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 01, 2026 04:03 PM (UZCuZ)

89 85 What if the polls in summer are just inaccurate?

"The summer polls are 100% accurate because the final polls last cycle were 60% accurate."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 03:59 PM (hWfuL)

That's assuming they were intended to be accurate in the first place.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:03 PM (uhVAy)

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I will say that every single argument to believe polls now amounts to my quote above.

"The polls now are accurate because the last polls of the last cycle were kind of accurate."

It's the kind of thinking that should be beneath people.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:04 PM (hWfuL)

90 lolgf, emt.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 04:04 PM (dK+Kv)

91 Kinda wish Christians would vote as a single bloc like Muslims do, we would totally control American politics
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 01, 2026 04:03 PM (UZCuZ)

If the Emperor Constantine couldn't get them to do it, nobody else is likely to.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:05 PM (uhVAy)

92 Working class white Dems have more or less abandoned Dems. Non whites vote D no matter what. Anyone expecting some massive defection by “working class” Dems is going to be disappointed.

It doesn’t matter who the messenger is. The left wants Jews to die and unlimited non-white immigration from the 3rd World. These DSAers are giving them what they want. If they’re aristocrats or grew up in the ghetto is irrelevant.

Posted by: Demographics Matter at July 01, 2026 04:05 PM (HE7b3)

93 Educated? Degreed, maybe. They sure as hell aren't educated. They don't know anything but talking points and lack the ability to think.

Posted by: They're retarded but supremely assured of their righteousness at July 01, 2026 04:05 PM (TbWk/)

94 Kinda wish Christians would vote as a single bloc like Muslims do, we would totally control American politics

Yep.

If every true believing Christian voted against the godless monsters on the left they would only win elections where they can print as many ballots as they want...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 04:05 PM (sKqQm)

95 88 But they agree in general even if they have internal disagreements. Christians are all over the place, lots and lots of David French "christians".

Posted by: steevy at July 01, 2026 04:05 PM (YwEeS)

96 Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 03:59 PM (YetvJ)

Coach, Cheers

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 04:05 PM (ouWD3)

97 Nick's story checks out. I ran it by my Egyptian cab driver and he confirmed it.
Posted by: Tom Friedman, another Important Thought Leader at July 01, 2026 04:00 PM (B0NCh)

My four year old daughter asked me about it this morning while I was making cocoa for her breakfast. We cried.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 04:02 PM (rbvCR)

100% bona fide!

Posted by: Jayson Blair, former NYT at July 01, 2026 04:05 PM (q2NNn)

98 Radicals get a lot of education. But it never leads to an understanding of money.

One of the vast list of things they don't get is how money is "fungible".

Thus by withdrawing support, you are not "killing" people. If no other country steps up to fill the gap, you are just joining the crowd of all countries not funding that.

And if no other country steps up to fill the gap, then why was it on you, anyway?

If USAID was able to prove the people saved by "International Development", they would--or maybe should--have provided documentation to DOGE.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:05 PM (Fi81e)

99 Just like Marx and Engels.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:46 PM (Fi81e)

Actually Engels was forced to work in his parent's textile factory. The were tired of him sponging off them.

Posted by: Back to Lurking at July 01, 2026 04:06 PM (nPp6w)

100 NGO Sucklers

Which appendage is being suckled?

Asking for a friend.

Posted by: Barack H. Soetoro at July 01, 2026 04:06 PM (0sNs1)

101 One of the vast list of things they don't get is how money is "fungible".


I disagree. Lefties are very knowledgeable about their personal finances and get how money works

This is one of the many cases where they pretend to not know something.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 04:07 PM (sKqQm)

102 Fun fact: Engels wrote Marx that the lady Karl was shacking up with was too "low class" for him.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:49 PM (Fi81e)



Another fun fact, if smelly. Marx had a notoriously casual attitude toward personal hygiene. That's a fancy way of saying that he almost never washed or bathed. Che Guevara had the same reputation, as it happens.

Anyway, Marx also had horrible skin rashes that kept him in misery, and likely was a factor in making him such a resentful asshole. Totally unrelated to his bathing habits. Totally.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 01, 2026 04:00 PM (y9nCu)

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Marx was -- fittingly -- a classic parasite who refused to work for wages and relied heavily on financial support from his friend Engels, whose income was derived from the textile industry and factory profits.

He also mooched off his parents until they cut him off, lived in poverty despite being educated and capable of work, and neglected his family, leading to the premature deaths of four of his children and financial destitution for his wife.

Marxism writ large, Q.E.D.

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:07 PM (t/lcw)

103 92 Working class white Dems have more or less abandoned Dems. Non whites vote D no matter what. Anyone expecting some massive defection by “working class” Dems is going to be disappointed.

It doesn’t matter who the messenger is. The left wants Jews to die and unlimited non-white immigration from the 3rd World. These DSAers are giving them what they want. If they’re aristocrats or grew up in the ghetto is irrelevant.

Posted by: Demographics Matter at July 01, 2026 04:05 PM (HE7b3)

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No one expects blacks to go 50/50, but black turnout will probably be down in 2026 (Crockett losing in the TX primary and the fact that these NY Dem upstarts got minimal black support indicate that).

A large bloc of Hispanics consider themselves white, and there's no indication beyond very suspect polling data (which has not manifested in any election over the last couple of years) that the Hispanic vote, which has been trending Republican for the last few cycles, is going to reverse.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:07 PM (hWfuL)

104 Working class white Dems have more or less abandoned Dems. Non whites vote D no matter what. Anyone expecting some massive defection by “working class” Dems is going to be disappointed.

It doesn’t matter who the messenger is. The left wants Jews to die and unlimited non-white immigration from the 3rd World. These DSAers are giving them what they want. If they’re aristocrats or grew up in the ghetto is irrelevant.
Posted by: Demographics Matter at July 01, 2026 04:05 PM (HE7b3)

Trump has made big inroads on black men and hispanics. The Dems have needed those votes in the past.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:07 PM (uhVAy)

105 Evergreen.


30 Methods and Characteristics of Communism

by Roman Skaskiw

https://tinyurl.com/4wfev4e2

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 04:08 PM (dK+Kv)

106 250 years ago the founders got pissed off and decided to bulldoze the invaders and scumbags into the sea. Why did they do it? Because in the end its the only thing that works.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 04:08 PM (snZF9)

107 Anyway, Marx also had horrible skin rashes that kept him in misery, and likely was a factor in making him such a resentful asshole. Totally unrelated to his bathing habits. Totally.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
___________

Paul Johnson has a great chapter on him in Intellectuals where he gets into his disgusting personal hygiene. He also banged his housekeeper.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 04:08 PM (XvL8K)

108 Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 03:59 PM (YetvJ)

Coach, Cheers
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 04:05 PM (ouWD3)

Now I remember, thanks! Coach was hilarious

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 04:08 PM (D2O3S)

109 As a more serious Christian then you let me tell you God clearly ordained that people should be taxed so that their betters could live well. Its in, uh, the Book of John, or Paul? Or...Ringo?

Anyway he also said we should wash tranny feet. Slowly and ideally while they are wearing a skirt

Posted by: David French at July 01, 2026 04:09 PM (sKqQm)

110 Pookette is currently practicing "If I Only Had A Brain" on the piano. How fitting.

Posted by: pookysgirl at July 01, 2026 04:09 PM (Wt5PA)

111 It's the kind of thinking that should be beneath people.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:04 PM


Listen to me. I'll tell you what to think. Problem solved!

Posted by: Mika B. at July 01, 2026 04:09 PM (0sNs1)

112 250 years ago the founders got pissed off and decided to bulldoze the invaders and scumbags into the sea. Why did they do it? Because in the end its the only thing that works.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 04:08 PM (snZF9)

Everything old is new again.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 04:09 PM (dK+Kv)

113 The same way the left still tries to convince people that every corporation is run by a soulless conservative, when the actual truth is that the vast, VAST majority of them at this point are run by left wingers.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at July 01, 2026 04:09 PM (setIA)

114 How did Norma citizens finally see the Cultural Marxists Seminaries have ramped up to government?
Maybe sucked into Propaganda kept them blind

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 04:10 PM (Ia/+0)

115 If USAID was able to prove the people saved by "International Development", they would--or maybe should--have provided documentation to DOGE.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:05 PM (Fi81e)

Elon specifically asked for the agencies being cut off for any such people, so they could be kept supported. Very few if any were found. And of course some USAID-like programs were reserved from any cuts at all and were moved to other areas.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:10 PM (uhVAy)

116 Paul Johnson has a great chapter on him in Intellectuals where he gets into his disgusting personal hygiene. He also banged his housekeeper.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 04:08 PM (XvL8K)
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Is that the gal that Engels commented on?

German? Check.
Banged the staff? Check.

Arnie was more like Marx than he knew.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:10 PM (Fi81e)

117 Ha just noticed the CA high speed busses people were talking about. I thought it was a gag I missed. Man they love their boondoggles in CA.

But I was trying to imagine if it came into being, could you imagine going 100 mph or more in a bus driven by and unlicensed sikh while a bunch of muslim youts or cartel gang bangers are causing their troubles, plus the homeless dude taking a dump up front.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 04:10 PM (n5tGW)

118 A large bloc of Hispanics consider themselves white, and there's no indication beyond very suspect polling data (which has not manifested in any election over the last couple of years) that the Hispanic vote, which has been trending Republican for the last few cycles, is going to reverse.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:07 PM


Yeah, well, you know that's just like, uh, your opinion man.

Posted by: Texas (D)emocrats at July 01, 2026 04:11 PM (0sNs1)

119 Here's you a "political truth" that has more data than "party out of power loses the midterms:"

The party that wins the working class, wins elections.

Democrats didn't dominate American politics for over 100 years because they people were really motivated to "end racism."

From FDR to Trump, their dominance has been built on a large, working class base.

Why do the Democrats still think they are the party of the working class?
Because the rich, nepo-babies that are running for office pretend they are working class.

As the revealing question goes:
How many people do you know who own a pick-up for work?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 04:11 PM (3cUTc)

120 Platner has negative momentum it seems, and I doubt he has a lot of room to grow.

Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 03:58 PM (RCjYY)
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It's his tin-eared "Vote for Me Or I'll Treat You Like A Burglar and Rape You" slogan.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:00 PM (Fi81e)
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Hoping the Republicans are holding all the dirt on him till after the middle of July when the Dem party can no longer replace him.

Posted by: redridinghood at July 01, 2026 04:11 PM (NpAcC)

121 The same way the left still tries to convince people that every corporation is run by a soulless conservative, when the actual truth is that the vast, VAST majority of them at this point are run by left wingers.

At my globo mega corp companies meetings are always funny.

There is always a question from some NPC about the latest leftwing narrative item. And they answer that tersely and with something that equates to "we care deeply but aren't spending a dime on that" right before they get into profits, cutting costs, and how much we should all care about the company's values...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 04:11 PM (sKqQm)

122 The same way the left still tries to convince people that every corporation is run by a soulless conservative, when the actual truth is that the vast, VAST majority of them at this point are run by left wingers.
Posted by: DudeAbiding at July 01, 2026 04:09 PM (setIA)

hence so many driving their own companies to ruin. You can't run a company by attacking your customers and not caring about expenses vs results. Not for long.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:11 PM (uhVAy)

123 118 A large bloc of Hispanics consider themselves white, and there's no indication beyond very suspect polling data (which has not manifested in any election over the last couple of years) that the Hispanic vote, which has been trending Republican for the last few cycles, is going to reverse.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:07 PM

Yeah, well, you know that's just like, uh, your opinion man.

Posted by: Texas (D)emocrats at July 01, 2026 04:11 PM (0sNs1)

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Texas Hispanics love the Book of Thomas.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:12 PM (hWfuL)

124 Update: Ro Khanna, the guy who got rich by knocking up an heiress, wants to end capitalism all of a sudden.

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"As of 2026, Ro Khanna's estimated net worth varies significantly by source, ranging from $27 million to as high as $232.7 million."

Because, of course, it is (fuzzy math FTW?) ...

We've got a bunch of Califzuela Carpetbaggers in our small Northern AZ city who've purchased City Council seats and are all-in on No-Growth NIMBY policies ... now that they've got theirs, like good ol' Commie Khanna.

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:12 PM (t/lcw)

125 120 Hoping the Republicans are holding all the dirt on him till after the middle of July when the Dem party can no longer replace him.

Posted by: redridinghood at July 01, 2026 04:11 PM (NpAcC)

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There are indications that the DNC has already written him off as a loss.

The Maine Democrat Party had a graphic about taking back the Senate. It did not include Platner.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:12 PM (hWfuL)

126 childbirth because Musk cut funding for the diesel for ambulances in her part of Liberia. She couldn't get to a hospital and died as people were carrying her there. "

"Carrying"?

What, they don't have the wheel there?

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 04:13 PM (XuXeR)

127 Hoping the Republicans are holding all the dirt on him till after the middle of July when the Dem party can no longer replace him.

It is funny, we know he worked for Blackwater, claims he committed war crimes, has a NAZI tattoo, like to masturbate in port a potties, cheated on his newlywed wife, and sexually harassed his staffers BUT we are waiting for the real dirt to drop.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 04:13 PM (sKqQm)

128 *Yamah Freeman was a 23-year-old woman who died in childbirth because Musk cut funding for the diesel for ambulances in her part of Liberia. She couldn't get to a hospital and died as people were carrying her there. I talked to her parents and sister in their village.
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What guarantee do we have that she would have survived if she had made it to the hospital?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 04:13 PM (gnNyN)

129
Why isn't Wakanda providing Vibranium fueled ambulances that run forever and don't pollute to Liberia?

It's like they hate Africans or something.

Posted by: Auspex at July 01, 2026 04:13 PM (Y8DZL)

130 This is what we have and it will grow until we deport the foreigners.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 04:13 PM (JS6jE)

131 These white, college educated, mimes and urban gay professionals are in love with Marxism and have merged with the Islamists to gain power. Of course, as any rational person knows, the Marxists will start executing each other first, and then the Islamists will execute those who remain, before moving on to gay people, Christians, Jews, and, finally, either Shiites or Sunnis, depending on which branch gains power.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 04:13 PM (FxwEV)

132 Yes, Christians are all over the map politically.

Interesting conversation between Vance and podcaster Allie Beth Stuckey about why evangelicals are more culturally conservative than Catholics. Vance thinks it’s because lapsed Catholics still themselves Catholic (in past, if not current). You don’t typically hear people identifying themselves lapsed Methodist/Lutheran/Evangelical. He speculated that a lot of the lefty supporters of things like abortion may be Catholic culturally, but lapsed?
Don’t know if I buy it, but it’s a valid argument…

Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:13 PM (4KUe5)

133 My piano teacher thought I was too negligent of my left hand by only playing chords, so she had me practice boogie woogie pieces too.
I haven't thought of that for years.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 04:14 PM (rbvCR)

134 the guy who got rich by knocking up an heiress

I can just imagine how that went.
"Oh YEAH! won't THIS annoy DAAAAAD" as her legs locked around him

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 04:14 PM (gKWVE)

135 Christians are too tied to the idea of a free conscience and liberty of belief as long as you cling to Christ, makes it hard to get us to agree on stuff like politics.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 01, 2026 04:14 PM (UZCuZ)

136 Too many Americans are happy to vote for people who lie to them.

Posted by: torabora at July 01, 2026 04:15 PM (KtOUo)

137
Texas Hispanics love the Book of Thomas.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:12 PM (hWfuL)

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AKA "The Book of More."

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:15 PM (t/lcw)

138 Why isn't Wakanda providing Vibranium fueled ambulances that run forever and don't pollute to Liberia?

I was watching some man on the street interviews where one question asked was "Name a country in africa" and quite a few people said Wakanda.

My favorite was some woman that said South Africa, got a high five from the interview and then admitted she was torn between answering South or East Africa...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 04:15 PM (sKqQm)

139 childbirth because Musk cut funding for the diesel for ambulances in her part of Liberia. She couldn't get to a hospital and died as people were carrying her there. "

"Carrying"?

What, they don't have the wheel there?

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 04:13 PM (XuXeR)

They haven't stolen it back from the white people who stole it from Wakanda.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 04:15 PM (dK+Kv)

140 Long ago read and see Mexicans like here have light and dark skin. And its same as was here decades ago to not sure racism but maybe like India class warfare.

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 04:15 PM (Ia/+0)

141
Be careful out there, I had this 2 years ago from contaminated food and it was awful. Lasted 4 weeks.
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Chef Andrew Gruel
@ChefGruel
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I’ll bet it’s from contaminated fruit. The parasite referenced is bad. When I was a kid my mother got this from contaminated fruit served at a 5 star restaurant in NYC. Large event. Everyone was sickened except my father who says he only eats meat and hates fruit and veggies 😂. My mother suffered for months and ended up allergic to many foods after that. Now she only eats meat.

New York Post
@nypost
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Jun 30
Mystery of explosive diarrhea parasite outbreak in the US - as experts try to figure out what's causing it https://trib.al/XBoRqDX

Posted by: beckster at July 01, 2026 04:15 PM (kX27y)

142 It is funny, we know he worked for Blackwater, claims he committed war crimes, has a NAZI tattoo, like to masturbate in port a potties, cheated on his newlywed wife, and sexually harassed his staffers BUT we are waiting for the real dirt to drop.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 04:13 PM (sKqQm)
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And, despite all that, two thirds of white college educated people (mostly women), support the bastard. Retards.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 04:15 PM (FxwEV)

143 "Over-Credentialed White Gentrifiers Driven by Resentment Ousting Working-Class Candidates."

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Ain't that the truth.

Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 04:15 PM (frGWQ)

144 There seems to be a sudden surge in old democrats embracing socialism and communism today. They are as weak as we thought- no one, except Fetterman, who is a lot of hat and very little cattle, has the cojones to stand up and say this is crazy. The self preservation is off the charts. May as well cut to the chase and ask to be eaten last.

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 04:16 PM (OoFl2)

145 This is one of the many cases where they pretend to not know something.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 04:07 PM (sKqQm)

I will never forget Obama lecturing Mitt Romney in 2012 that when the government pays for something it's really the taxpayers footing the bill.

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 04:16 PM (ouWD3)

146 I'll only put the head in.

Posted by: The Sperminator at July 01, 2026 04:16 PM (KtOUo)

147 Dear Concerned Misinformationist,

You claim I never held a job. Well, I will have you know that one time, not too long ago, I took the garbage out to the receptical bin. AND, not everything in the trash bag was my own garbage. Others had contributed, and I STILL took it out. That's what Socialism is all about. We work together with a common goal in mind. Socialism is about creating, collecting and distributing garbage...no wait. That's not right. Ummmm.... Okay, bye.
Sincerely,
Katie Wilson, Mayor of Seattle

Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 04:16 PM (dIske)

148 Griftifiers

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 01, 2026 04:16 PM (DZ9Lv)

149 When I was old enough ( according to Texas law) to get a job, I went out and got a job. Sure it didn't pay much as it was part-time but at least I had some money in my pocket. Still in high school and working. I did not ask Mom and Dad for money. And they were proud of me for getting the job and keeping my grades up. They both done the same thing I did when they were my age. And they knew it was good for me to learn about the real world. I think rich kids miss out on the early lessons life can teach them. All they know is their parents will give them what they want. They grow up spoiled.

Posted by: Case at July 01, 2026 04:16 PM (IY9No)

150 132 Yes, Christians are all over the map politically.

Interesting conversation between Vance and podcaster Allie Beth Stuckey about why evangelicals are more culturally conservative than Catholics. Vance thinks it’s because lapsed Catholics still themselves Catholic (in past, if not current). You don’t typically hear people identifying themselves lapsed Methodist/Lutheran/Evangelical. He speculated that a lot of the lefty supporters of things like abortion may be Catholic culturally, but lapsed?
Don’t know if I buy it, but it’s a valid argument…

Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:13 PM (4KUe5)

Catholics political differences vs evangelicals tracks with ethnicity/recency of immigration. I don't think there's a large contingent of lapsed self-identified white Catholics.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at July 01, 2026 04:16 PM (okun6)

151 The Republicans need to nominate Ruy Texueria for a "Life Time Achievement Award" at the Midterm Convention.

Other than Trump, no one has done more to help the Republican Party grow.
His "Emerging Democrat Majority" convinced Obama et al. that they no longer needed the working class to win elections.
Of course, the premise of his book was KEEP the working class and grow the college-educated, minorities and LGBQT+.

But all they heard was "more people like us and we win forever and ever!!!"

Dems: We don't need the working class.
GOPe: Who put that turd on the buffet table at our County Club?!
Trump: Yonk!

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 04:16 PM (3cUTc)

152 Yamah Freeman was a 23-year-old woman who died in childbirth because Musk cut funding for the diesel for ambulances in her part of Liberia. She couldn't get to a hospital and died as people were carrying her there. I talked to her parents and sister in their village.
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You're a liar, Kristof.

Also fvck Yamah and her parents. Where is her husband to take her?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 04:17 PM (YIpLe)

153 Christians are too tied to the idea of a free conscience and liberty of belief as long as you cling to Christ, makes it hard to get us to agree on stuff like politics.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 01, 2026 04:14 PM (UZCuZ)

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It's really astonishing that, from what I've heard, less than 50% of Christians voted in 2024.

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:17 PM (t/lcw)

154 A large bloc of Hispanics consider themselves white, "

Super White. Especially Colombians. And they'll tell you that.

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 04:17 PM (XuXeR)

155 How Nicholas Kristof has a job is a huge mystery to me. Not kidding.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 04:17 PM (FxwEV)

156 154 A large bloc of Hispanics consider themselves white, "

Super White. Especially Colombians. And they'll tell you that.

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 04:17 PM (XuXeR)

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I wonder how they react to anti-white rhetoric from prominent Democrats.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:17 PM (hWfuL)

157 Death to Yellowjackets!

I was down at the field doing some catcher drills and dropped a ball off in the dugout only to get stung in the freaking forehead.

Who does that?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 04:17 PM (dK+Kv)

158 Long ago read and see Mexicans like here have light and dark skin. And its same as was here decades ago to not sure racism but maybe like India class warfare.
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 04:15 PM (Ia/+0)

The ones with Indian blood are especially low on the Mexican class totem pole.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:18 PM (uhVAy)

159 And, despite all that, two thirds of white college educated people (mostly women), support the bastard. Retards.

You know what would be sexier then 50 Shades of Gray? If Christian was like a serious NAZI but my, sorry, the female character's magic vajajay made him a good person!

Oh...I'll be in my bunk...right after I find my Handmaid costume!

Posted by: Female Platner voters in Maine at July 01, 2026 04:18 PM (sKqQm)

160 159 You know what would be sexier then 50 Shades of Gray? If Christian was like a serious NAZI but my, sorry, the female character's magic vajajay made him a good person!

Oh...I'll be in my bunk...right after I find my Handmaid costume!

Posted by: Female Platner voters in Maine at July 01, 2026 04:18 PM (sKqQm)

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10% will die of old age by election day.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:18 PM (hWfuL)

161 A large bloc of Hispanics consider themselves white, "

Super White. Especially Colombians. And they'll tell you that.
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 04:17 PM (XuXeR)
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because a large bloc of Hispanics are racially white.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 04:18 PM (FxwEV)

162 Democrats didn't dominate American politics for over 100 years because they people were really motivated to "end racism."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 04:11 PM (3cUTc)
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It was the Kennedy's who foresaw the future of the Democratic Party as reversing the racism they had long practiced.

I think part of it was he wanted to steal a Republican issue away from them.

The Heritage Foundation (partial spit) has a number of letters from Prominent people in Congress and elsewhere that show that the Democrats were about championing the White Working Class. That unions and the minimum wage was all about price controls suppressing black labor.

What "switched" in the 60s was when the Democrats felt they couldn't get by on just White Supremacy, they adopted a pandering stance that "Did more than the Republicans"

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:19 PM (Fi81e)

163 How Nicholas Kristof has a job is a huge mystery to me. Not kidding.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 04:17 PM (FxwEV)

Does he have a job? I mean, I could invent a web site and pretend I write stuff there too.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:19 PM (uhVAy)

164 161 because a large bloc of Hispanics are racially white.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 04:18 PM (FxwEV)

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People descended from those who came from Hispaniola are white?

Who knew?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:19 PM (hWfuL)

165 Catholics political differences vs evangelicals tracks with ethnicity and recency of immigration — how so?

I am not Catholic, so I have never understood why so many are radical leftists (the Jesuits?)?

Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:19 PM (4KUe5)

166 It is funny, we know he worked for Blackwater, claims he committed war crimes, has a NAZI tattoo, like to masturbate in port a potties, cheated on his newlywed wife, and sexually harassed his staffers BUT we are waiting for the real dirt to drop.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 04:13 PM


pssst ... he voted for Trump in 2016, 2020, AND 2024.

Posted by: TheRealDirt at July 01, 2026 04:19 PM (0sNs1)

167 Reminder:
Collins was down by 8 in every poll in a very bad Trump and R in general year of 2020.

Also:
Talarico will lose by 10, maybe even 20.

But that doesn't stop the local press from blaring, "Paxton seen out with his mistress!!"
You mean, his girlfriend? Or are divorce men banned from dating forever?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 04:19 PM (3cUTc)

168 165 Catholics political differences vs evangelicals tracks with ethnicity and recency of immigration — how so?

I am not Catholic, so I have never understood why so many are radical leftists (the Jesuits?)?

Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:19 PM (4KUe5)

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Boston. Maryland.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:20 PM (hWfuL)

169
Paul Johnson has a great chapter on him in Intellectuals where he gets into his disgusting personal hygiene. He also banged his housekeeper.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 04:08 PM (XvL8K)



Yup. Johnson's book is where I learned about the details. I'd heard vaguely about his personal habits, but it was mentioned only briefly by others.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 01, 2026 04:20 PM (y9nCu)

170 I think rich kids miss out on the early lessons life can teach them. All they know is their parents will give them what they want. They grow up spoiled.

Posted by: Case at July 01, 2026 04:16 PM (IY9No)

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The judges would have also accepted "entitled."

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:20 PM (t/lcw)

171 Christians are too tied to the idea of a free conscience and liberty of belief as long as you cling to Christ, makes it hard to get us to agree on stuff like politics.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 01, 2026 04:14 PM (UZCuZ)
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Cuz we kinda solved the problem of enforcing somebody's idea of Christianity.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:20 PM (Fi81e)

172 161 A large bloc of Hispanics consider themselves white, "

Super White. Especially Colombians. And they'll tell you that.
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 04:17 PM (XuXeR)
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because a large bloc of Hispanics are racially white.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 04:18 PM (FxwEV)

The ruling class in Hispanic countries are largely though not entirely white. So there's a lot of tendency for people to identify as white. Like high cheekbones Warren but in reverse.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at July 01, 2026 04:20 PM (okun6)

173 What "switched" in the 60s was when the Democrats felt they couldn't get by on just White Supremacy, they adopted a pandering stance that "Did more than the Republicans"
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:19 PM (Fi81e)

That and they had to compensate for when the Southern Dems ditched them in the 80s because the liberal wings were too leftist for them to tolerate.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:20 PM (uhVAy)

174
Jeez, just saw Nina Totenburg on a video explaining her Alito screw up.

Her plastic surgeon belongs in jail.

Posted by: Auspex at July 01, 2026 04:20 PM (Y8DZL)

175 Musk cut funding for the diesel for ambulances in her part of Liberia

First, I'm going to posit that a super majority of people can't even find Liberia on a map.

Next, why is it the USA's responsibility to fund fuel for ambulances in Liberia?

Her death is a tragedy, no denying that. But how about looking at the sovereign country of Liberia and how it fails to take care of its own.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 01, 2026 04:21 PM (N39Ws)

176 167 Reminder:
Collins was down by 8 in every poll in a very bad Trump and R in general year of 2020.

Also:
Talarico will lose by 10, maybe even 20.

But that doesn't stop the local press from blaring, "Paxton seen out with his mistress!!"
You mean, his girlfriend? Or are divorce men banned from dating forever?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 04:19 PM (3cUTc)

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Democrats are better at hoping than Republicans are.

I really think Cooper in NC and Ossoff in GA have real chances of being surprise upsets going the GOP's way.

But everyone else seems to just assume that the two Democrats will win so easily that it's not worth even thinking about the races at all.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:21 PM (hWfuL)

177 Posted by: Case at July 01, 2026 04:16 PM (IY9No)
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Right back at ya. Held all kinds of odd jobs and landscaping jobs as a kid. Put myself through college working for Conrail doing railroad demolition over the summer (working with prison work release guys which was hilarious)....and learned that manual labor, while lucrative wasn't a career I wanted. I would have felt guilty leeching off my parents or collecting entitlements. No accomplishment in that behavior.

Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 04:21 PM (dIske)

178 The ruling class in Hispanic countries are largely though not entirely white. So there's a lot of tendency for people to identify as white. Like high cheekbones Warren but in reverse.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at July 01, 2026 04:20 PM (okun6)

Similar rules in Brazil for merging in blacks with whites.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:21 PM (uhVAy)

179 Because everyone that is street smart has known this for decades. The Democrats don't give a fuck about Democracy. Of course, the Republicans don't give a shit about a Republic either.

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Perchance do you have a newsletter for subscription purposes, Spring Reverb? If only the above 2 sentences could be put on a bumper sticker...

"The Democrat and Republican Politicians Both Suck." Pithy!

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 01, 2026 04:21 PM (qBdHI)

180 The ruling class in Hispanic countries are largely though not entirely white. So there's a lot of tendency for people to identify as white. Like high cheekbones Warren but in reverse.

The Spanish royal family comes from a French line.

And of course it was the remnants of the Visigoths that finally freed Spain from the Muslims

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 04:22 PM (sKqQm)

181 Wasn't Barry Obama supposed to be the next ruler of Liberia? He could build a really cool monolith there, and then he and Big Mike could talk all of the shit they want about how horrible America is.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 01, 2026 04:22 PM (fkjGs)

182 Someone on X asked Kristoff something like, "were any of those people also raped by dogs?"

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 04:22 PM (3cUTc)

183 I think rich kids miss out on the early lessons life can teach them. All they know is their parents will give them what they want. They grow up spoiled.

Posted by: Case at July 01, 2026 04:16 PM (IY9No)
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Andd become "harbor masters" and "oyster farmers" in tony seasonal vacation destinations.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 04:22 PM (1ZMia)

184 Musk cut funding for the diesel for ambulances in her part of Liberia

First, I'm going to posit that a super majority of people can't even find Liberia on a map.

Next, why is it the USA's responsibility to fund fuel for ambulances in Liberia?

Her death is a tragedy, no denying that. But how about looking at the sovereign country of Liberia and how it fails to take care of its own.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 01, 2026 04:21 PM (N39Ws)

I'm not going to take Kristoff's word on anything in Liberia or much else.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:23 PM (uhVAy)

185 I wonder how they react to anti-white rhetoric from prominent Democrats"

Pretty much the same as their reaction to lumping "Hispanics" and "blacks" together...

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 04:23 PM (XuXeR)

186 "Hispanic" is an ethnicity. According to the fedgov one is either.
-Hispanic, or
-Not Hispanic

This is an addition to any racial identity.

If you are named Fujimori and you are from Peru, you are a Hispanic Asian

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 04:24 PM (YIpLe)

187 But everyone else seems to just assume that the two Democrats will win so easily that it's not worth even thinking about the races at all.

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It does get hard to not feel beaten down all the time. But I've felt that way since The Dog Eater's presidency put America on the path to ruination and "fundamental change."

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 01, 2026 04:24 PM (qBdHI)

188 >> 174

Sean Davis
@seanmdav
Turns out Nina Totenberg has a lot harder time getting SCOTUS scoops when pillow talk with Potsy isn’t an option.

Sean knows how to piss off the NPR cadres - the comments are whaaaa!

Posted by: 13times at July 01, 2026 04:24 PM (6iKlf)

189 But more likely, the Muzzies and gangs will kill them, in the end.
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More likely?

How about "will"

Just like the did the commines who help them take power in Iran.

Which, while it meant the mullahs took over, was deserved.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 04:24 PM (3cUTc)

190 Next, why is it the USA's responsibility to fund fuel for ambulances in Liberia?

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 01, 2026 04:21 PM (N39Ws)

It is not. It should not be. And by creating a welfare state, we are are dooming it (the royal it) to such misery and death and perpetuity. Just look at Chicago.


>>>Her death is a tragedy, no denying that.

I am not convinced.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 04:24 PM (dK+Kv)

191 185 I wonder how they react to anti-white rhetoric from prominent Democrats"

Pretty much the same as their reaction to lumping "Hispanics" and "blacks" together...

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 04:23 PM (XuXeR)

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To be fair, black Democrats don't do that.

They make it very clear that Hispanics are not nearly as oppressed as Blacks in America and that Hispanics need to cede all political authority and power to Blacks to fix the lack of political power that Blacks have because of racism and slavery, which was caused by everyone who's not black.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:24 PM (hWfuL)

192 Death to Yellowjackets!

I was down at the field doing some catcher drills and dropped a ball off in the dugout only to get stung in the freaking forehead.

Who does that?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 04:17 PM (dK+Kv)

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Yikes!

You're gonna need one of those hockey goaltender masks that the MLB catchers wear ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:24 PM (t/lcw)

193 165 Catholics political differences vs evangelicals tracks with ethnicity and recency of immigration — how so?

I am not Catholic, so I have never understood why so many are radical leftists (the Jesuits?)?

Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:19 PM (4KUe5)

You can breakdown why a group votes a certain way by various factors, like age, income, education, etc.

Otherwise identical evangelicals and Catholics vote the same. At larger scales protestants and Catholics of similar cultures(such as Austria and Germany) are nigh identical across a variety of metrics.

Frankly most people don't know or think about the finer theological distinctions, so it doesn't generally impact how they vote. Church attendance is by comparison a very strong predictor.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at July 01, 2026 04:25 PM (okun6)

194 Non whites vote D no matter what.
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No, we do not.

Some of us have some sense.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 04:25 PM (St1MS)

195 You're gonna need one of those hockey goaltender masks that the MLB catchers wear ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:24 PM (t/lcw)

I might have one around here.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 04:25 PM (dK+Kv)

196 I think rich kids miss out on the early lessons life can teach them. All they know is their parents will give them what they want. They grow up spoiled.

Posted by: Case at July 01, 2026 04:16 PM (IY9No)

There's an old saying 'Shirtsleeves to Shirtsleeves in Three Generations' -- grandfather builds, father lives and maintains, kids blow it all.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:25 PM (uhVAy)

197 Well, I don't like the sound of these here "boncentration bamps".

Posted by: Sathar at July 01, 2026 04:26 PM (G+QR7)

198 192 Death to Yellowjackets!

I was down at the field doing some catcher drills and dropped a ball off in the dugout only to get stung in the freaking forehead.

Who does that?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 04:17 PM (dK+Kv)

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Yikes!

You're gonna need one of those hockey goaltender masks that the MLB catchers wear ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:24 PM (t/lcw)
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Yeah, a shame we aren't hovering around Halloween. You'd have a solid John Fetterman costume.

Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 04:26 PM (dIske)

199 TJM

I agree in part & disagree in part.

Ossoff (D) in GA could well lose.

NC is GONE. DEM pickup.

Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 04:26 PM (RCjYY)

200 As others have noted, this surge of socialism is the tantrum of the rich and pampered suffering from downward mobility.

An anger at seeing those with lesser credentials make more money than them.

That can only mean the system isn't fair.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 04:26 PM (3cUTc)

201 Anyone who believes that Nazi Graham Platner is "polling" ahead of Susan Collins should have they head examined.

Posted by: deadrody at July 01, 2026 04:27 PM (vgB0v)

202 >>> Yamah Freeman was a 23-year-old woman who died in childbirth because Musk cut funding for the diesel for ambulances in her part of Liberia. She couldn't get to a hospital and died as people were carrying her there. I talked to her parents and sister in their village.

Clear cut case of suicide -
A rational person would have camped out within walking distance of the hospital when they knew they were pregnant.
Even sharper would have to wait in the halls.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 01, 2026 04:27 PM (/lPRQ)

203 Death to Yellowjackets!

I was down at the field doing some catcher drills and dropped a ball off in the dugout only to get stung in the freaking forehead.

Find the nest. Probably in the ground somewhere. Add a little "boy scout juice" and a match. Listen for the snap crackle and pop noises as those little bastards burn.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 01, 2026 04:27 PM (N39Ws)

204 I'm 100% convinced that USAID and other multi-billion dollar scams made NGOs, hedge fund managers and other cantillionaires from largely grifting the tens of trillions of dollars in tax payer gifts to everything from QE-ternity, foreign aid, to "research" to every damned Learing Center that the Left could emotionally extort the taxpayers to underwrite.

Then they took their huge compensation packages and invested heavily in the market — after all, they are playing with the casino's money. They were in at the head of the line for receiving government handouts and thus were able to invest before the consequences of inflationary spending hit those further down the line. Basic Cantillion Effect

This largess has driven insane P/E ratios, record new DJI and S&P records and massive inflation.

Their trustafarian spawn are spending our money to destroy our way of life.

Posted by: Community Notes at July 01, 2026 04:27 PM (+4Cf6)

205 Sean Davis
@seanmdav

Turns out Nina Totenberg has a lot harder time getting SCOTUS scoops when pillow talk with Potsy isn’t an option.

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Wait, Totenberg jumped from Notorious RGBs bed into Benedict Roberts'?

/Have they adoped any White Irish children lately?

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:28 PM (t/lcw)

206 What do we want? Out of our Mom's Basement?

When do we want it? Now!

What do we want? A Free House Bong!

When do we want it? Now!

What do we want? No more calling me a "Barista"!

When do we want it? Now!

Posted by: DSA Chants By The Overly Educated White Layabouts at July 01, 2026 04:28 PM (og9zY)

207 Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious People. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

Posted by: John Adams at July 01, 2026 04:28 PM (q2NNn)

208 They make it very clear that Hispanics are not nearly as oppressed as Blacks in America and that Hispanics need to cede all political authority and power to Blacks to fix the lack of political power that Blacks have because of racism and slavery, which was caused by everyone who's not black.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:24 PM (hWfuL)
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When I went to MSU, there was a letter posted in the school paper out to explain why all the money set aside for Rainbow events should almost exclusively be spent hosting parties black people wanted to go to. Because diversity was served best by ghetto parties, y'all!

Not frickin' Asians thinking they need the money for Asian-themed events!

Racist much?

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:28 PM (Fi81e)

209 Death to Yellowjackets!

I was down at the field doing some catcher drills and dropped a ball off in the dugout only to get stung in the freaking forehead.

Find the nest. Probably in the ground somewhere. Add a little "boy scout juice" and a match. Listen for the snap crackle and pop noises as those little bastards burn.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 01, 2026 04:27 PM (N39Ws)

Oh they're dying. I already threw Wasp and Hornet Spray in the truck.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 04:29 PM (dK+Kv)

210 199 TJM

I agree in part & disagree in part.

Ossoff (D) in GA could well lose.

NC is GONE. DEM pickup.

Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 04:26 PM (RCjYY)

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The last time Cooper won statewide was 6 years ago. There were 400,000 more Democrats registered than Republicans, and he won by 250,000. That was also for a governorship where partisanship is often less of an overriding issue (think Hogan being a popular governor of MD and then losing by double digits in the Senate election).

Since, Democrats have completely (completely) lost the registration advantage. There are now 10,000 more active Republicans than Democrats.

And Cooper is of the wrong party...could be a Hogan.

Still, midterm turnout differential should prefer Democrats over Republicans, but that math doesn't quite math for him. We'll see, but there's no way he wins by more the 2-3.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:29 PM (hWfuL)

211 Re: the unfortunate death of the expectant mother in Liberia. One incident is not enough information to determine if Elon is a murderer. How many pregnant women in Liberia died IN hospitals? How many pregnant women never even heard of a hospital, we've been giving birth at home for thousands of years! How many pregnant women die in hospitals IN THE US?? Giving birth is dangerous, even here. (And yes, I feel no obligation to fund anything in Liberia. Even diesel for ambulances.)

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at July 01, 2026 04:29 PM (PHjsi)

212 94 Kinda wish Christians would vote as a single bloc like Muslims do, we would totally control American politics

Yep.

If every true believing Christian voted against the godless monsters on the left they would only win elections where they can print as many ballots as they want...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 04:05 PM (sKqQm)

This gets into No True Scotsman real quick, same as with Jews. No real Christian/Jew would ever vote for Chuck Schumer, etc. etc. It's a definitional quagmire that's difficult to resolve, especially since both religious groups have all manners of internecine fights on this very topic.

Posted by: Don't have a good answer. Sorry. at July 01, 2026 04:29 PM (TbWk/)

213 Yup. Johnson's book is where I learned about the details. I'd heard vaguely about his personal habits, but it was mentioned only briefly by others.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
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He says that at one point Marx pawned virtually everything, including the family's clothes, and "Marx alone was in a position to leave the house, retaining one pair of trousers."

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 04:29 PM (XvL8K)

214 I am not Catholic, so I have never understood why so many are radical leftists (the Jesuits?)?

Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:19 PM (4KUe5)

Catholics have a larger and deeper 'command structure' then most other divisions and thus are more prone to issues with out of touch insiders. Jesuit types are often shipped off for missionary work where they don't bother the staff.

But the issues aren't unique to Catholics - the Anglicans in England are virtually extinct aside from imports from abroad due to the same infiltration of leftist values that the administration did not reject.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:30 PM (uhVAy)

215 208 When I went to MSU, there was a letter posted in the school paper out to explain why all the money set aside for Rainbow events should almost exclusively be spent hosting parties black people wanted to go to. Because diversity was served best by ghetto parties, y'all!

Not frickin' Asians thinking they need the money for Asian-themed events!

Racist much?

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:28 PM (Fi81e)

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The black Democrat electorate knows it has supreme power within the Democrat party and its save havens like universities.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:30 PM (hWfuL)

216 Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious People. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

Posted by: John Adams at July 01, 2026 04:28 PM (q2NNn
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And yet, we're there.

I was mulling Schlichter's editorial over the evening, and driving into work, I summed it as so: Who cares if the Supreme Court has become the superlegislature that invalidates its reason to be! We can get more seats on that legislature to vote for things WE want!

Through the least-representative, most powerful legislative house in the US.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:31 PM (Fi81e)

217 Anyone who believes that Nazi Graham Platner is "polling" ahead of Susan Collins should have they head examined.

Posted by: deadrody at July 01, 2026 04:27 PM (vgB0v)

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Yup. Historically, Collins is always trailing 8-10% in "the polls" and ends up winning by 8-10%.

/Unexpectedly!

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:31 PM (t/lcw)

218 He says that at one point Marx pawned virtually everything, including the family's clothes, and "Marx alone was in a position to leave the house, retaining one pair of trousers."
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 04:29 PM (XvL8K)


*considers*

OK, he can come to the Book Thread.

Posted by: Unofficial AoSHQ Pants Monitor at July 01, 2026 04:31 PM (B0NCh)

219 194 Non whites vote D no matter what.
___

No, we do not.

Some of us have some sense.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 04

I am doing my best to be amused by the broad brushes instead of looking at them sideways. It’s working only some of the time. Hi friend!

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 04:31 PM (OoFl2)

220 196

Trusts and Estates lawyers:

The first generation creates the forune. The second enjoys it. The third wastes it.

Also, first generation is proud of their wealth. Third generation is embarrassed by it.

Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 04:32 PM (RCjYY)

221 Why isn't Wakanda providing Vibranium fueled ambulances that run forever and don't pollute to Liberia?

This is kind of meta and geeky but... there's a reason some topics should be avoided in comic book stuff. You do not ask some questions or deal with some ideas because they ruin the genre. Its an essentially silly and childish genre, which is perfectly fine, so is football.

Its okay to have a story about how there's a black wonder-country that does everything right, you use it for the superhero's origin. But when you take that story to the real world and say black people are mistreated everywhere and its wrong to have any African artifacts and Wakanda will now start to fix everything, you RUIN IT because now it brings up questions exactly like the above.

Wakanda let Arabs and black tribes enslave black people for 1000 years and did nothing? They sat back and ignored all the horrific wars and massacres? They let everyone live in dirt huts and die from diseases they could have prevented? They left the rest of Africa to be a crap hole? They did nothing to stop the cruel mistreatment of their people by colonists?

This ruins the immersion and heroic genre.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 01, 2026 04:32 PM (UZCuZ)

222 “No more calling me a barista “


Fun fact: the young Socialist who just beat Rep. DeGette in the Co primary is a trained lawyer, but has been working as a barista while running for office. She’s here because she was fired from her big NYC law firm for by a very vocal supporter of Palestinians and the 10/7 attacks.

A real woman of the people, you guys!
She belongs back in NYC.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:33 PM (4KUe5)

223 Socialism and Communism is great if you read it in Leftist books but......

Once they live it, they will know they have been lied to, and it will be too late...

Enjoy living in Mommy and Daddys Basement for the rest of your life... Do not complain your friends who has a real college degree or the electrician/mechanic/HVAC Tech that has a nice home, no debt, nice family, nice car and NO DEBT !!

Posted by: Jackson K. at July 01, 2026 04:33 PM (G5jnN)

224 Yamah Freeman was a 23-year-old woman who died in childbirth because Musk cut funding for the diesel for ambulances in her part of Liberia. She couldn't get to a hospital and died as people were carrying her there. I talked to her parents and sister in their village.

Why didn't her parents and sister arrange for transport. More BS from BSers. Good riddance.

What's for dinner?

Posted by: Not My Circus, Not My Clowns at July 01, 2026 04:33 PM (og9zY)

225 Biography of Marx is a read, he was a scammer , bastard and did nothing for his family. Couldn't even take care of himself.

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 04:33 PM (Ia/+0)

226 If your professor knew how the economy--any economy--worked, you couldn't afford to hire him to teach you.

But not one socialist will ever understand why.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 04:33 PM (3cUTc)

227 They make it very clear that Hispanics are not nearly as oppressed as Blacks in America and that Hispanics need to cede all political authority and power to Blacks to fix the lack of political power that Blacks have because of racism and slavery, which was caused by everyone who's not black.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:24 PM (hWfuL)

But blacks are not as oppressed as trans people, or illegal immigrant criminals! and worst of all, the most oppressed are leftist kids of powerful Democrats!!

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:33 PM (uhVAy)

228 Christians are too tied to the idea of a free conscience and liberty of belief as long as you cling to Christ, makes it hard to get us to agree on stuff like politics.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 01, 2026 04:14 PM (UZCuZ)


My belief is simple. He's up there, we're down here dealing with satan's minions. If he wants to help, fine. If not, get out of the frigging way and we'll deal with it as we see fit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 04:33 PM (snZF9)

229 This gets into No True Scotsman real quick, same as with Jews. No real Christian/Jew would ever vote for Chuck Schumer, etc. etc. It's a definitional quagmire that's difficult to resolve, especially since both religious groups have all manners of internecine fights on this very topic.
Posted by: Don't have a good answer. Sorry. at July 01, 2026 04:29 PM (TbWk/)
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I believe that God's going to screw you up really quick and put somebody voicing different opinions on the opposite side. Because you'd be looking for guidance from human doctrine and organizational principles.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:33 PM (Fi81e)

230 I am doing my best to be amused by the broad brushes instead of looking at them sideways. It’s working only some of the time. Hi friend!
Posted by: Piper
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Hey girl!

Just wanted to remind some folks that not all us darkies reside on the plantation.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 04:33 PM (St1MS)

231 227 But blacks are not as oppressed as trans people, or illegal immigrant criminals! and worst of all, the most oppressed are leftist kids of powerful Democrats!!

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:33 PM (uhVAy)

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"Fuck you!"
-Dave Chappelle, to clapter

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:34 PM (hWfuL)

232 >>> I'm 100% convinced that USAID and other multi-billion dollar scams made NGOs, hedge fund managers and other cantillionaires from largely grifting the tens of trillions of dollars in tax payer gifts ...

Those taxpayers haven't been born yet.
Could say that they grifted with the pols using counterfeit dollars they churned out be the trillion$...

But they didn't even waste the expense of printing the dollars and just moved a decimal place in some fed reserve accounting software.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 01, 2026 04:34 PM (/lPRQ)

233 In many parts of Africa, slavery is still legal.
I can't imagine the replacement cost on a Liberian baby is higher than the costs of providing Liberian Ambulances with Diesel Fuel

Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 04:34 PM (v9lAB)

234 Re: the unfortunate death of the expectant mother in Liberia. One incident is not enough information to determine if Elon is a murderer. How many pregnant women in Liberia died IN hospitals? How many pregnant women never even heard of a hospital, we've been giving birth at home for thousands of years! How many pregnant women die in hospitals IN THE US?? Giving birth is dangerous, even here. (And yes, I feel no obligation to fund anything in Liberia. Even diesel for ambulances.)

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at July 01, 2026 04:29 PM (PHjsi)

One is a tragedy, one thousand is a statistic.

Narrator: It is more than one.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 04:34 PM (dK+Kv)

235 I've come to the conclusion that in today's world, most people want to be ruled. They don't don't want the responsibilities of freedom. And they'll glom on to anyone that will dictate every aspect of their lives. The comfort zone must be maintained/

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 01, 2026 04:34 PM (g8Ew8)

236 "Turns out Nina Totenberg has a lot harder time getting SCOTUS scoops when pillow talk with Potsy isn’t an option."

She certainly ain't bedding the Fonz.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 01, 2026 04:35 PM (DZ9Lv)

237 Biography of Marx is a read, he was a scammer , bastard and did nothing for his family. Couldn't even take care of himself.

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 04:33 PM (Ia/+0)
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He couldn't even change his own diaper.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:35 PM (Fi81e)

238 Ugh, the Anglicans are such radicals!
Prince Charles didn’t even bother putting out an Easter statement this year, but did recognize EID, iirc.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:35 PM (4KUe5)

239
The black Democrat electorate knows it has supreme power within the Democrat party and its save havens like universities.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

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They seem less supreme in these days of intersectionality ( = "share the victimhood") and these new grievance groups.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 04:35 PM (XJ22o)

240 How many pregnant women are killed by illegal aliens?

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 04:35 PM (MWfyi)

241 One of the best amusing things is seeing the supporters of these marxists attack "normal" dem politicians.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 04:36 PM (n5tGW)

242 I have twice heard how DOGE cuts eliminated important services and the staff who performed them. The people telling me how they were impacted have NO CLUE that the institutions involved cut the services that were their reason for existing in the first place and kept their bloated administrative do-nothing paycheck collectors.

Posted by: Emmie at July 01, 2026 04:36 PM (lP31d)

243 Some of us have some sense.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 04

I am doing my best to be amused by the broad brushes instead of looking at them sideways. It’s working only some of the time. Hi friend!
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 04:31 PM (OoFl2)
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*waves*
-All da jooz who vote Democrat except Franpsycho

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 04:36 PM (YIpLe)

244 One big problem for third world countries ... they are full of third world people.

Another problem, when "guilt ridden" Westerners decide to help, they get overrun/commandeered by NGO type criminals that steal most of the money to support their elite lifestyle (and drugs).

My nephew used to go to Africa every year (usually with wife and kids), as a doctor and a Christian. Last I saw him he said their "Christians" would go to witch doctors when the American doctors are not available. And with the Muslims invading, I'm not sure how safe they are. I guess those types do some good, along with those building wells (and teaching the Africans not to pollute their own water supply) ...

Posted by: illiniwek at July 01, 2026 04:36 PM (vbXSk)

245 If your professor knew how the economy--any economy--worked, you couldn't afford to hire him to teach you.

But not one socialist will ever understand why.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 04:33 PM (3cUTc)

In Von Mises book on Socialism he adds in a footnote a serious Socialist thinker who claimed that road repairs would be done by dragooning teenagers and kids to work at night for no pay. As someone who had to watch Mom organize us kids to go anywhere even for fun I could tell that idiot had absolutely no sense.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:36 PM (uhVAy)

246 Some African Americans who pose a threat to pregnant women are more equal than others, I guess.

Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 04:37 PM (dK+Kv)

247 It's 97, with a dew point of 75. Fuck this. Even dogs don't want to go for walks. Gross.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 04:37 PM (BI5O2)

248 Modern Commie-crat Bernie Snadersmotto:

"Socialism for thee, but not me !!!!!!

Hunter Biden: "Money for nothing and chicks for free".....

Posted by: Jackson K. at July 01, 2026 04:38 PM (G5jnN)

249 I've come to the conclusion that in today's world, most people want to be ruled. They don't don't want the responsibilities of freedom. And they'll glom on to anyone that will dictate every aspect of their lives. The comfort zone must be maintained/

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 01, 2026 04:34 PM (g8Ew
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When you think about it, that played some role in Roberts and Barrett's concurrence.

Oh, if The Court has been ignoring a piece of text THAT long, it might be toooo much upheaval to start restoring what we can understand of it through textualism.

But the gall is that the left who actually spurn textualism and originalism are going to start telling us "That's in the Constitution!"

No, it's not.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:38 PM (Fi81e)

250 239 They seem less supreme in these days of intersectionality ( = "share the victimhood") and these new grievance groups.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 04:35 PM (XJ22o)

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Their peak of power was probably getting Joe Biden nominated in 2020.

If you replicate 2020 in 2028, complete with a new form of Bernie Sanders with the same prebaked in support, I don't think they can do it.

But, the rest of the Democrat electorate is simply too fractured to consolidate at the national level right now.

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:38 PM (hWfuL)

251 Wakanda let Arabs and black tribes enslave black people for 1000 years and did nothing? They sat back and ignored all the horrific wars and massacres? They let everyone live in dirt huts and die from diseases they could have prevented? They left the rest of Africa to be a crap hole? They did nothing to stop the cruel mistreatment of their people by colonists?

This ruins the immersion and heroic genre.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 01, 2026 04:32 PM (UZCuZ)
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One of the hallmarks of good worldbuilding is instilling the "willing suspension of disbelief" in your audience.

Wakanda fails in that regard because even a casual inquiry into that nation shows it doesn't hold up under scrutiny.

Asgard--also in the MCU and based on Nordic folklore--fails for similar reasons. Why didn't the Asgardians help Europe during the Dark Ages? The Scandinavians had encounters with them in their history.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 04:38 PM (gnNyN)

252 How many pregnant women are killed by illegal aliens?

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 04:35 PM (MWfyi)

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All of them, duh!

/You can't sex-traffic millions of women & children who are pregnant ... (courtesy of The AutoPen Empire, 2021-2024).

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:38 PM (t/lcw)

253 Someone who made a poor living scamming and begging from friends is the father of Communism

Any wonder the likes of Antifa are his followers?

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 04:38 PM (Ia/+0)

254 Ugh, the Anglicans are such radicals!
Prince Charles didn’t even bother putting out an Easter statement this year, but did recognize EID, iirc.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:35 PM (4KUe5)

I think overseas Anglicans from Africa are still doing OK, and many split to Catholicism in the early 2000s, but European Anglicanism seems to be pretty much dead as a religion.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:39 PM (uhVAy)

255 It's 97, with a dew point of 75. Fuck this. Even dogs don't want to go for walks. Gross.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

I'm wearing a light hoodie and my A/C (which I don't have) isn't on.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 01, 2026 04:39 PM (DZ9Lv)

256 It’s kind of funny to watch South American and Mexican fans in the stands at the World Cup. It’s mostly white people. Not exclusively but a significant majority.

Why? Because it’s expensive as fuck to attend these games and in S. And Central America the people with money are generally light skinned.

Something the American left pretends doesn’t exist. To them all “Hispanics” look like their gardeners and nannies. Those are peasant classes.

Posted by: Demographics Matter at July 01, 2026 04:39 PM (HE7b3)

257 In Von Mises book on Socialism he adds in a footnote a serious Socialist thinker who claimed that road repairs would be done by dragooning teenagers and kids to work at night for no pay.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:36 PM (uhVAy)
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Thus, under Marx, the government can steal ALL your labor. Because, well, we all get Government Goodness out of it--equally!

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:39 PM (Fi81e)

258 In many parts of Africa, slavery is still legal.
I can't imagine the replacement cost on a Liberian baby is higher than the costs of providing Liberian Ambulances with Diesel Fuel

Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 04:34 PM (v9lAB)
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Always appreciate your sober analysis.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 04:39 PM (YIpLe)

259 258 In many parts of Africa, slavery is still legal.
I can't imagine the replacement cost on a Liberian baby is higher than the costs of providing Liberian Ambulances with Diesel Fuel

Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 04:34 PM (v9lAB)
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Always appreciate your sober analysis.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 04:39 PM (YIpLe)

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I prefer garrett's drunk analysis.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:40 PM (hWfuL)

260 It's 97, with a dew point of 75. Fuck this. Even dogs don't want to go for walks. Gross.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

My AC is on the Hoth setting. I'll be riding my tauntaun around the house.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 04:40 PM (snZF9)

261 Section 8 Housing in Gangbanger land, Medicaid wait list for 6 months, No car, public transportation, SNAP, Welfare Checks ........

AOC Utopia !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at July 01, 2026 04:40 PM (G5jnN)

262 King Chuckles, defender of the faith! ummm... defender of multi-faiths!... Especially islam... defender of islam! That's the ticket.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 04:41 PM (n5tGW)

263 "I see we've budgeted zero dollars for fuel. That seems kinda low for an ambulance service."
"Elon cut our money."
"Well, maybe we should cut some administrative costs and move that money to..."
"ELON CUT THE FUEL MONEY! Don't you understand how NGOs work?"
"Not like a business, apparently."
"Now you're getting it."

Posted by: Wally at July 01, 2026 04:41 PM (0e5Te)

264 The Justice Democrats group was initially called “Remake 538.” Their goal has always been to replace every Congressman with one of their young radicals. They’re simply starting with picking off the lame, calcified Democrats first.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:41 PM (4KUe5)

265 The phrase you're all looking for is ":Vanguard of the Proletariat."

The core tenet of Leninism is:

Marxism presumes that :"the working class" will rise up to overthrow the capitalist system. But the problem is: They don't. The working class (a.k.a. "the proletariat) is too stupid, lazy and complacent to do it on their own.

So what we need ,to get this revolution jump-started, is an elite cadre of super-smart activists to lead the charge - -and only then will the working class wake up and follow the banner.

We call this elite squad, "The Vanguard of the Proletariat."

An that's exactly what happened in Russia in 1917, Cuba 1959, etc. etc. -- it really was a small group of extremists who kicked things off, and then the masses jumped on board.

So, fast forward to 2026: The Democratic Socialist of American consider themselves "The Vanguard of the Proletariat." But there's an even bigger problem now: Every single young left-winger is part of the "Vanguard." There is no "working class" behind them. Theri entire movement is nothing but the elite squad at the front.

They're all special. They're all the cool kids. But they have no mass support.

Posted by: zombie at July 01, 2026 04:41 PM (Av6i5)

266 You youngsters have no idea, but the descendants of slaves from America ran Liberia like a fiefdom for over 100 years until they were tied to posts on the beach and executed en masse in 1980.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 04:41 PM (YIpLe)

267 *waves*
-All da jooz who vote Democrat except Franpsycho
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Hehe!

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 04:41 PM (St1MS)

268 Asgard--also in the MCU and based on Nordic folklore--fails for similar reasons. Why didn't the Asgardians help Europe during the Dark Ages? The Scandinavians had encounters with them in their history.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 04:38 PM (gnNyN)

Well Asgard in Norse was the abode of Gods, and humans were only of interest for creating foot soldiers for fighting the 'end of the world' battle against monsters and such. Charity on earth was not a selling point.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:42 PM (uhVAy)

269 How many pregnant women are killed by illegal aliens gestating people are permanently enriched by unhoused and undocumented people of Aztec?
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 04:35 PM (MWfyi)

FIFY, bigot.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 04:42 PM (BI5O2)

270 Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 04:38 PM (gnNyN)

The Prime Directive

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 04:42 PM (KC5Lt)

271 243 Some of us have some sense.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 04

I am doing my best to be amused by the broad brushes instead of looking at them sideways. It’s working only some of the time. Hi friend!
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 04:31 PM (OoFl2)
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*waves*
-All da jooz who vote Democrat except Franpsycho
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 04:36

We have more than our fair share of exceptions making the rule. 😂

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 04:42 PM (OoFl2)

272 252 How many pregnant women are killed by illegal aliens?
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 04:35 PM (MWfyi)

You H*TERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How many Transgender Pregnant Men are killed by Illegal Aliens should be the question !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at July 01, 2026 04:42 PM (G5jnN)

273 A working class hero is something to be.

Posted by: the other Lennon at July 01, 2026 04:42 PM (QaH55)

274 I wouldn't put it past King Chuck to have a prayer rug

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 04:42 PM (Ia/+0)

275 In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:38 PM (hWfuL)

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BREAKING: Dan "One-Eyed McCain" Crenshaw Announces His Candidacy For the Democrat-Communist POTUS Nomination After Getting New Totenkopf "Nazi SS Death Head" Tattoo. Developing ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:42 PM (t/lcw)

276 Yes, the African Anglicans are conservative, and it’s there where the Episcopal church is seeing its growth.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:43 PM (4KUe5)

277
>>Musk cut funding for the diesel for ambulances in her part of Liberia.

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Did he cut off the supplies? Did he confiscate the ambulances? Did he bomb the fueling stations? No? So everything was there except the free money, which somehow couldn't be found anywhere in the entire Liberian national budget or GDP. Great country, Liberians. Maybe you need to do better. Dead young mother should be a wakeup call to work harder, not beg harder.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 04:43 PM (XJ22o)

278 Ask one of these Socialism Lovering College Grads to name a successful................

"SOCIALIST COUNTRY or SOCIETY" ?????

Posted by: Jackson K. at July 01, 2026 04:43 PM (G5jnN)

279 Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 04:41 PM (YIp

I like that they continued with American names.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 04:43 PM (KC5Lt)

280 23 This is the Leninist deviation from Marxism. The need for an elite vanguard because the working class won't go all revolutiony on its own.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba


Bingo. You beat me to it by 200 comments.

Posted by: zombie at July 01, 2026 04:44 PM (Av6i5)

281 Re: the unfortunate death of the expectant mother in Liberia. One incident is not enough information to determine if Elon is a murderer. How many pregnant women in Liberia died IN hospitals? How many pregnant women never even heard of a hospital, we've been giving birth at home for thousands of years! How many pregnant women die in hospitals IN THE US?? Giving birth is dangerous, even here. (And yes, I feel no obligation to fund anything in Liberia. Even diesel for ambulances.)
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at July 01, 2026 04:29 PM (PHjsi)
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Liberia has diesel fuel. Why did they not make certain ambulances had some of that fuel?

In other words, neither America or Doge, and certainly not Musk, had anything to do with Liberian decisions on fuel use. To even imply America should decide fuel use in Liberia is racist and colonialist, because it is based on an inference Liberians can't decide simple fuel allocation for themselves, and instead need their traditional American masters to do it for them.

Kristoff is a racist, a colonialist, and he should be drummed out of Herald Square for his crimes.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 04:44 PM (1ZMia)

282 An that's exactly what happened in Russia in 1917, Cuba 1959, etc. etc. -- it really was a small group of extremists who kicked things off, and then the masses jumpedwere pressed on board.


Posted by: zombie at July 01, 2026 04:41 PM (Av6i5)
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FIFY

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:44 PM (Fi81e)

283 Ugh, the Anglicans are such radicals!
Prince Charles didn’t even bother putting out an Easter statement this year, but did recognize EID, iirc.
Posted by: Lizzy

Word has it, he's a goatraper convert.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 01, 2026 04:44 PM (wOO3z)

284
So, fast forward to 2026: The Democratic Socialist of American consider themselves "The Vanguard of the Proletariat." But there's an even bigger problem now: Every single young left-winger is part of the "Vanguard." There is no "working class" behind them. Theri entire movement is nothing but the elite squad at the front.

They're all special. They're all the cool kids. But they have no mass support.

Posted by: zombie at July 01, 2026 04:41 PM (Av6i5)

One of Lenin's key insights in his successful takeover is that the masses can be bribed. And bribing the solders is also really important.

He printed lots of money and created massive inflation to do this, but it did allow him to take power.

In some sense the Democrats offering to hand out money to everyone are pursuing a more effective political strategy.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at July 01, 2026 04:44 PM (okun6)

285 The Democratic Socialist of American consider themselves "The Vanguard of the Proletariat."

In The Principles of Communism, they (Marx and Engles) describe democratic socialists as either "proletarians who are not yet sufficiently clear about the conditions of the liberation of their class" or "representatives of the petty bourgeoisie.

Posted by: per wiki at July 01, 2026 04:44 PM (MWfyi)

286 I wouldn't put it past King Chuck to have a prayer rug

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 04:42 PM (Ia/+0)

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Do the Muzzies have an issue with Bloody Tampons praying to Allah?

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:45 PM (t/lcw)

287 They're all special. They're all the cool kids. But they have no mass support.
Posted by: zombie at July 01, 2026 04:41 PM (Av6i5)
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The other major problem they have is 100 years of solid history of failure time and time and time again with tens of millions of corpses in their wake.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 04:45 PM (gnNyN)

288 282 An that's exactly what happened in Russia in 1917, Cuba 1959, etc. etc. -- it really was a small group of extremists who kicked things off, and then the masses jumpedwere pressed on board.


Posted by: zombie at July 01, 2026 04:41 PM (Av6i5)
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FIFY

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:44 PM (Fi81e)

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Populations living in abject poverty allowed for easier mob creation mechanics.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:45 PM (hWfuL)

289 No nation in Africa had a better head start than Liberia.

Freed slaves, many well-educated, given nearly $3 million from the US in today's dollars for the 12k to 16k to start out.

And they devolved into just another slave-owning, African kleptocracy within a generation.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 04:45 PM (3cUTc)

290 NOOD Wheaton

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:46 PM (t/lcw)

291 Look Wakanda has a "plot hole" only if the whole point is Unequivocally Virtuous Wakanda.

It's not a plot hole if the Wakandans go "Yeah, we saw those people dying in their mudhuts--what makes that our burden?" And then some serious drama can ensue.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:46 PM (Fi81e)

292 Nood - Hollyweird twinks Wil and George call The Rock a "coward" for not being openly left-wing.

Posted by: Thrawn at July 01, 2026 04:46 PM (KKMoa)

293 I'm wearing a light hoodie and my A/C (which I don't have) isn't on.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 01, 2026 04:39 PM (DZ9Lv)
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Sunny 66 degrees in Civic Center right now.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 04:46 PM (YIpLe)

294 Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at July 01, 2026 04:44 PM (okun6)

Bread and circuses have been around for a while.

Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 04:46 PM (KC5Lt)

295 I wouldn't put it past King Chuck to have a prayer rug
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 04:42 PM (Ia/+0)

I doubt he believes in anything seriously. He has been chopping off the more raggedy bits of the Royals to preserve the core, which is more sensible than the UK government has done.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:46 PM (uhVAy)

296 Years ago, I ran a private cogen plant that put out more power than Liberia's entire grid. Lots of progress being made there.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 01, 2026 04:47 PM (fkjGs)

297 The other problem is they haven't and can't disarm us.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 04:47 PM (n5tGW)

298 I have a $200K College Degree from Harvard in Ancient Lithuanian Culture and only can find a job at Micky Ds serving burgers at $6/hour.

This is not fair that other people that work hard have nice things !!!!

Posted by: Purple Hair, Ten Nose Rings, Charles Manson Tattoo on my face transgender male at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (G5jnN)

299 The myrtles and hydrangeas are drooping down like weary old people.

Muggy as it gets. You could chew on the air.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (BI5O2)

300
They're all special. They're all the cool kids. But they have no mass support.
Posted by: zombie

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And yet they're winning elections, which is what counts.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (XJ22o)

301 I have a $200K College Degree from Harvard in Ancient Lithuanian Culture and only can find a job at Micky Ds serving burgers at $6/hour.

This is not fair that other people that work hard have nice things !!!!
Posted by: Purple Hair, Ten Nose Rings, Charles Manson Tattoo on my face transgender male at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (G5jnN

I might hire someone who is an expert on ancient Lithuanian culture. Not one who is from XXX Studies.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (uhVAy)

302 "But that's all bullshit-- what they focus on is open borders and transing children."

Don't forget the anti-semite (actually Jew hatred), pro-Hamas component which is the real glue of the organization.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (oji8u)

303
And yet they're winning elections, which is what counts.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (XJ22o)

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They win in little political monocultures where few people vote in primaries.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 04:50 PM (O0L8i)

304 And yet they're winning elections, which is what counts.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (XJ22o)

Someone is winning them, not sure its the front men in the cotton fields of the plantation. This one was a woman - old guard feminist going down?

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:51 PM (uhVAy)

305 A little background on Bernie Sanders from American Thinker in 2016.

https://tinyurl.com/yk7nk3tx

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at July 01, 2026 04:53 PM (5xuJ/)

306 "But that's all bullshit-- what they focus on is open borders and transing children."

Don't forget the anti-semite (actually Jew hatred), pro-Hamas component which is the real glue of the organization.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (oji8u)

That wing might be in decline with the end of UN rule in those areas and Iran under the interdict of the nations in the gulf. Sure we have local Jew hatred here but the finances are elsewhere.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:53 PM (uhVAy)

307 "Update: Ro Khanna, the guy who got rich by knocking up an heiress, wants to end capitalism all of a sudden."

I think we should give this a go. First, we confiscate the wealth and assets of Khanna's family, George Soros and son, Neville Roy Singham, Bill Gates, Ted Turner, Michael Moore, Barbra Streisand, and a few thousand other progressive Lefties (Commies). If that doesn't work, we may reconsider the idea.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at July 01, 2026 04:59 PM (oji8u)

308 They're all special. They're all the cool kids. But they have no mass support.
Posted by: zombie at July 01, 2026 04:41 PM (Av6i5)
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The other major problem they have is 100 years of solid history of failure time and time and time again with tens of millions of corpses in their wake.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 04:45 PM (gnNyN)

Many don't know that. History has been horribly convoluted or left out entirely in most of these snowflakes education/indoctrination.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 01, 2026 05:05 PM (g8Ew8)

309 I place in evidence an example of these hip progressives never having a job our youngest congress critter,

the "honorable" Maxwell Frost,

who showed up in DC with a bad credit rating and unable to get an apartment because he never worked a real job in this life.

He did work as an Uber driver on occasion, borrowing his Dad's car when he needed money for weed.

He keeps talking when he's not insulting people that "don't look like him" about the working poor but he has no first had experience as such. He was on his parent's insurance before his freebee congressional benefits kicked in.

He's literally riding on the backs of these people he claims to represent, continuing his free ride in life.

Posted by: pawn at July 01, 2026 05:21 PM (XGbvx)

310 The poor have never started a 'revolution'.

Posted by: Danimal28 at July 01, 2026 06:24 PM (mNOhh)

MSNOW Cancels Weekend Live Programming; Will Run Cheap Leftwing Podcasts From Earlier In the Week Instead

Canceling 2/7ths of the weekly original programming is always a sign of strength and profitability.

MS NOW is canceling the evening news program The Weekend: Primetime, as it focuses on re-airing its video podcasts as well as its Crooked on MS NOW offerings.

Beginning Sunday, June 28, at 6 p.m. ET, MS NOW's weekend-night offerings will be a taped affair as it will air episodes from Crooked Media's video podcasts, including Pod Save America, Pod Save the World, Strict Scrutiny, Lovett or Leave It, Runaway Country with Alex Wagner, Hysteria, Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams, Offline with Jon Favreau, and What A Day.

It will also air episodes from its own video podcasting unit, including The Best People with Nicolle Wallace and Why Is This Happening with Chris Hayes.

In a memo to employees obtained by TVNewser, MS NOW president Rebecca Kutler said the network's Crooked on MS NOW block has brought new viewers. Kutler added that there will be jobs impacted by this transition, but the network will continue to be staffed during those hours and overnight in the event of breaking news, and has nearly 40 open roles across the network.

...

Meanwhile, the network announced that Alex Witt will be departing sometime in the summer. Witt has been with MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) since 1999 and has anchored more hours than any other anchor at the network.

Firing the network's longest-serving anchor is likewise a show of corporate strength.


MS NOW is overhauling its weekend lineup by leaning harder into podcasts, taped programming and outside partnerships -- a shakeup that will also mark the end of longtime anchor Alex Witt's nearly three-decade run at the network.

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Among the biggest moves is the departure of Witt, one of the network's longest-serving anchors, who plans to leave later this year after nearly three decades with the company. News of Witt's departure was reported by Variety.

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"After nearly three decades, Alex Witt has shared with us her plans to conclude her tenure with the company later this year, following an extraordinary career," Kutler wrote in a memo to staff.

Kutler praised Witt as "a beloved longtime member of our MS NOW family" who "anchored more hours on MS NOW than any other anchor in our network's history."

...

Kutler also said the network plans to announce additional outside content partnerships in the coming weeks and months, building on its existing relationship with Crooked Media.

The move to just airing old podcasts also shows that people, including retards on the far left, just don't care for the overproduced, underconsidered Corporate Fake News Product any longer.

Via WDW_Pro.

Bonus: Yesterday I linked a NY Post story about Jill Biden's books being bought up by Biden-affiliated PACs to contrive a spot on the NYT bestseller list (which is hardly necessary, as they just make up whatever results they like).

I missed this: Gavin Newsom used his PAC's money to buy up $1.5 million of copies of "his" "book," which he gave to donors as a thank you. (Gee whiz Gavin, this will take a place of honor in my garbage can.)

That $1.5 million in copies, bought by Newsom himself, made up 2/3rds of all "sales" of "his" "book."

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:19 PM




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1 VERY FIRSTY!

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:19 PM (iFTx/)

2 SPONGE!!!

Posted by: Ted at July 01, 2026 02:20 PM (bFu5X)

3 Damn it! Off, sock!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 01, 2026 02:20 PM (bFu5X)

4 This is Trump's fault because he lets the people of the USA run the A/C 24/7 when it is hot thus changing the weather patterns in Europe.

Trump should be impeached because the heat is driving the Euro's crazy and turning on each other as this example in France.

Owl Gore was correct and that Global Warming is real and now Europe is paying the price because Trump did not listen to Owl Gore !!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at July 01, 2026 02:21 PM (G5jnN)

5 Howdy Ace!

Posted by: Moonbeam at July 01, 2026 02:22 PM (Lzhdy)

6 I'm not even sure what "MS NOW" is -- besides being yet another commie-rot "news" source -- but I thought it was already shitcanned

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:22 PM (iFTx/)

7 In before That Guy who says "Nothing will happen".

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 02:22 PM (WyEeP)

8 "After nearly three decades, Alex Witt ..."

Who dat?

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 02:22 PM (Jr5Lq)

9
I wonder if the replay stars will get paid for it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:22 PM (XJ22o)

10 >>>Gavin Newsom used his PAC's money to buy up $1.5 million of copies of "his" "book," which he gave to donors as a thank you.

Let it be known to one and all: Newsom believes in giving back.

Posted by: No Name Today at July 01, 2026 02:22 PM (8mulE)

11 I'll skip watching them even harder now!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 01, 2026 02:23 PM (NnhvP)

12 >>>5 Howdy Ace!

howdy. I have not been in the comments much because it is so hot I can barely hold it together.

the ac in my place just isn't working very well and the landlord isn't rushing to fix it.

Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at July 01, 2026 02:23 PM (1wjle)

13 Gavin Newsom just used his own PAC to buy $1.5 million worth of his own book. Even more comically, that accounts for 2/3 of the entire print sales.

— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) April 16, 2026
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AKA High speed rail.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 02:24 PM (Fi81e)

14 1. Write book
2. Purchase book with political donations you control.
3. Profit!

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 02:24 PM (n5tGW)

15 Maybe this is what Democrats meant when they said they need to embrace podcasts. Taking it kind of literally though

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 02:24 PM (ouWD3)

16 >>>Who dat?

I dunno. I thought of Alex Wagner but obviously that's a different person.

Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at July 01, 2026 02:24 PM (1wjle)

17 6 I'm not even sure what "MS NOW" is -- besides being yet another commie-rot "news" source -- but I thought it was already shitcanned
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:22 PM (iFTx/)

MSNOW is the super-faggy rebranding of the already faggy MSNBC.

Posted by: Still talk like fags and their shit's all retarded at July 01, 2026 02:24 PM (TbWk/)

18 Gavin Newsome also just told the largest lie of his political career (I know, but go with it).

He stated that California's economy has grown at 40%, blowing by every other state. "We have no peers," he said.

The problem, though, is that statement is only true under one very twisted condition:

Score California's economy on Nominal Dollars.
Score literally everyone else's on Real Dollars.

Using Real Dollars for California's economy gives them 17% growth.

When you use the Nominal Dollars to measure Texas, they come in at 52% growth. Florida comes in at 66%.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 01, 2026 02:24 PM (xA5g+)

19 I'll go out on a limb, and say the news of these atrocities does NOT come from prosecutors or the regular media... some "good" cops, hospital workers, social workers, etc., are letting them be known

Posted by: MkY at July 01, 2026 02:24 PM (q6tQZ)

20 There is a surplus of leftwing media organs so until the government is paying for them there will be significant consolidation and layoffs in the market.

Now if they hired some rightwing voices and instead went for balance they'd open up a whole new slate of potential consumers in a market not so saturated...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 02:24 PM (sKqQm)

21 >>> 1. Write book
2. Purchase book with political donations you control.
3. Profit!

you missed:

1a., get paid for book by corporate media companies who have business before you

Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at July 01, 2026 02:25 PM (1wjle)

22 Hair gel isn't cheap, my friends.

Posted by: Gavin Newsom at July 01, 2026 02:25 PM (WyEeP)

23 MSNOW Cancels Weekend Live Programming; Will Run Cheap Gladiator Movies

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 01, 2026 02:25 PM (Kt19C)

24 The Trump Curse: It's Real ... And It's Spectacular!

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:25 PM (t/lcw)

25 howdy. I have not been in the comments much because it is so hot I can barely hold it together

Ace
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I mean maybe the comments can get a little sexy sometimes, but that's probably a stretch.

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 02:26 PM (ouWD3)

26 Image search reveals Alex Witt is a ... handsome ... woman.

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 02:26 PM (Jr5Lq)

27 1. Write book
2. Purchase book with political donations you control.
3. Profit!

you missed:

1a., get paid for book by corporate media companies who have business before you
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at July 01, 2026 02:25 PM (1wjle)


They don't even hide the fraud anymore.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 02:27 PM (2WIwB)

28 Hair gel isn't cheap, my friends.

Posted by: Gavin Newsom at July 01, 2026 02:25 PM (WyEeP)



Pffffffffffft. Just borrow some from a friend.

Posted by: Mary, who's got something about her at July 01, 2026 02:27 PM (xA5g+)

29 12 >>>5 Howdy Ace!

howdy. I have not been in the comments much because it is so hot I can barely hold it together.

the ac in my place just isn't working very well and the landlord isn't rushing to fix it.
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at July 01, 2026 02:23 PM (1wjle)

Oh I feel for you! It's so hot here in NC! At least my AC is working. It's usually fine in the summer and only ever seems to conk out on the coldest day of the year for some reason!

Posted by: Moonbeam at July 01, 2026 02:28 PM (Lzhdy)

30 The fraud is out in the open, look at the billions stolen with his high speed rail project but...no one will use the already existing laws because it is too dangerous

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 02:28 PM (sKqQm)

31 I have not been in the comments much because it is so hot I can barely hold it together.

A murder of crows will do that to a man...

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 01, 2026 02:28 PM (xA5g+)

32 the corporate media pays Democrat politicians a big advance based on sales that won't ever actually happen OR will happen but only because the politician uses donor-funds to buy the book up -- thus effectively laundering donor money, which is reserved for campaign expenses, into the Democrat's personal bank account, using the corporate media company as a front company.

Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at July 01, 2026 02:28 PM (1wjle)

33 That $1.5 million in copies, bought by Newsom himself, made up 2/3rds of all "sales" of "his" "book."

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

Sing it with me ...

"I've got the ... Nepot Baby Blues."

www.artsy.net/artwork/
love-lundell-nepo-baby-blues

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:29 PM (t/lcw)

34 Murder of crows > murder by crows > The Counting Crows

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 02:29 PM (sKqQm)

35 Howdy Ace!

howdy. I have not been in the comments much because it is so hot I can barely hold it together.

the ac in my place just isn't working very well and the landlord isn't rushing to fix it.
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at July 01, 2026 02:23 PM (1wjle)
________

Threaten to withhold rent and see how fast his attitude changes ....

A few weeks ago the condensate pump in my AC took a shit. The air handler and pump are in my ceiling, and it was leaking water everywhere. Luckily I noticed it quickly. I bought a new pump and installed it. I couldn't imagine not having working AC in this heat.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:29 PM (iFTx/)

36
The NY Times is doing honest coverage of Newsom's grift? Something's going on.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:29 PM (XJ22o)

37 Alex Witt has a long history of existence at MSNOW.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 02:29 PM (HddY9)

38 It's almost a show of decency for these nutsacks to take the weekend off, seeing how it's a weekend for celebration and patriotism etc etc.

I'd rather they scuttle and hide than show their asshole faces and belch out their stunning historical illiteracy.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 01, 2026 02:29 PM (Ot/FD)

39 Ah yes, I forgot some lucky political bastards get advances and rights fees just to write the damn thing. Even better, now AI can write it for them.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 02:30 PM (n5tGW)

40 The NY Times is doing honest coverage of Newsom's grift? Something's going on.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:29 PM (XJ22o)
_________

I think he's been targeted for destruction by his own party

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:30 PM (iFTx/)

41 37 Ha!

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 02:30 PM (Jr5Lq)

42 I have not been in the comments much because it is so hot I can barely hold it together.

A murder of crows will do that to a man...

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 01, 2026 02:28 PM (xA5g+)

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

"Wouldn't it be "ironic" if Ace was killed by a Murder of Crows?"

/obligatory Alanis Morrissette

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:31 PM (t/lcw)

43 You can bet the one network watching MSNOW closely is Fox. Have always said the only way to cut into their dominance (and profit margin) is to move your own network back to the center.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 02:31 PM (2WIwB)

44 Anyone seen the butch dyke than looks like Butthead lately?

Posted by: Joe Mama at July 01, 2026 02:31 PM (TezPK)

45 I watched a YT video of DJT boarding the "gift" 747 for a scheduled flight to North Dakota. Man, I LOVE that 250th skin.

Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 02:32 PM (rj6Yv)

46 Katrina Witt > Alex Witt

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 02:32 PM (2WIwB)

47 @23.
Will run Cheap Gladiator Movies

Beats what they are running now.

Posted by: Case at July 01, 2026 02:32 PM (IY9No)

48 MSNOW is doing this right after Pride Month...RIGHT AFTER PRIDE MONTH?!?!?!

Posted by: Thrawn at July 01, 2026 02:32 PM (KKMoa)

49 The fuck does Newsom even have to say in a book?

"Hey, what's it like being a goofity ass mannequin brought to life by Gepetto's perverted little retard half-brother? Do you still ever wonder what it would be like to be a real boy?"

What a shitstain.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 01, 2026 02:32 PM (Ot/FD)

50 the ac in my place just isn't working very well and the landlord isn't rushing to fix it. >>>>

It's the French way. A/C should be fixed by October.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 02:33 PM (n5tGW)

51 The NY Times is doing honest coverage of Newsom's grift? Something's going on.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:29 PM (XJ22o)
_________

I think he's been targeted for destruction by his own party
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:30 PM (iFTx/)

-----------

"Enough already with the gay white male douches ... or is it deuces?"

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:33 PM (t/lcw)

52 47 @23.
Will run Cheap Gladiator Movies

Beats what they are running now.
Posted by: Case at July 01, 2026 02:32 PM (IY9No

Even Gladiator 2?

Posted by: Thrawn at July 01, 2026 02:33 PM (KKMoa)

53 "Beginning Sunday, June 28, at 6 p.m. ET, MS NOW's weekend-night offerings will be a taped affair as it will air episodes from Crooked Media's video podcasts, including Pod Save America, Pod Save the World, Strict Scrutiny, Lovett or Leave It, Runaway Country with Alex Wagner, Hysteria, Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams, Offline with Jon Favreau, and What A Day."

Who? I literally never heard of any of those guys, other than Favreau who I think was some Obama shitmeister twit.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:34 PM (iFTx/)

54 40- I think he's been targeted for destruction by his own party
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:30 PM

The Times is going full Commie so he's probably too conservative for their newsroom.

Posted by: Moonbeam at July 01, 2026 02:34 PM (Lzhdy)

55 Rebranding on the way: MSTHEN

Posted by: Joe Mama at July 01, 2026 02:34 PM (TezPK)

56 Will run Cheap Gladiator Movies


There was apparently a pretty big budget series based on Spartacus recently. From the clips I saw there were too many guys in loinclothes but the women in the background were generally half topless for some reason.

They made a sequel focusing on a DEI gladiator-ette which I hear people hated

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 02:34 PM (sKqQm)

57 45 I watched a YT video of DJT boarding the "gift" 747 for a scheduled flight to North Dakota. Man, I LOVE that 250th skin.
Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 02:32 PM (rj6Yv)


Have always wondered, does AF1 have a fighter escort accompanying it? In these times and all -

Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 02:34 PM (Gqar8)

58
I think he's been targeted for destruction by his own party
Posted by: Elric The Blade

================

Clearing the path for Kamala? I wonder what's up.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:34 PM (XJ22o)

59 rought to life by Gepetto's perverted little retard half-brother

Gepeddophile

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 01, 2026 02:34 PM (Kt19C)

60 That $1.5 million in copies, bought by Newsom himself, made up 2/3rds of all "sales" of "his" "book."

--- Ace

Note this does NOT mean that the other 1/3 were genuine sales. They could be just as phony.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 02:34 PM (uhVAy)

61 Apparently there was a "gladiatress" movie in 2004.
It was not good.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 02:35 PM (gKWVE)

62 Looking at the newsfeed that comes up in my browser it adds up to 90% pap and 10% marginal value; most of it poorly written and avoiding the basic who, what, why, when, and where. FOX X is somewhat better presenting national events such as train wrecks, landslides, and sometimes a clip by Waters.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 02:35 PM (JS6jE)

63 MSNOW could run cat videos all weekend and get better ratings. Probably more intelligent commentary as well

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 02:35 PM (HddY9)

64 They made a sequel focusing on a DEI gladiator-ette which I hear people hated
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 02:34 PM (sKqQm)

Think that was "House of Asher", which took place while Asher had control of that school or something like that.

Posted by: Thrawn at July 01, 2026 02:36 PM (KKMoa)

65 the ac in my place just isn't working very well and the landlord isn't rushing to fix it. >>>>

It's the French way. A/C should be fixed by October.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 02:33 PM (n5tGW)


*sniffs in a haughty manner*
Keep the top floors cool s'il vous plait.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 02:36 PM (2WIwB)

66 I think he's been targeted for destruction by his own party
Posted by: Elric The Blade

================

Clearing the path for Kamala? I wonder what's up.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:34 PM (XJ22o)
__________

Maybe, but I think just generally they want him gone. He's a joke, a punchline, and way too pasty and white and straight (allegedly) for today's Democrap party.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:36 PM (iFTx/)

67
Soon, MSNOW will become MSNEVER

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) - Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at July 01, 2026 02:36 PM (s9VOe)

68 63 MSNOW could run cat videos all weekend and get better ratings. Probably more intelligent commentary as well
Posted by: Smell the Glove

Rachel Maddow being thrown to hungry lions in the arena would count as a cat video.

Posted by: in Imperial Rome, pussy eat YOU at July 01, 2026 02:36 PM (gKWVE)

69 The NY Times is doing honest coverage of Newsom's grift? Something's going on.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:29 PM (XJ22o)
_________

I think he's been targeted for destruction by his own party
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:30 PM (iFTx/)


How many children's ambulance rides in Africa could have been bought with the money wasted on his book? Why does Gavin Newsom hate African children?

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 02:36 PM (Riz8t)

70 43 You can bet the one network watching MSNOW closely is Fox. Have always said the only way to cut into their dominance (and profit margin) is to move your own network back to the center.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 02:31 PM

With that podcast lineup, FOX can rest easy!

Posted by: Moonbeam at July 01, 2026 02:36 PM (Lzhdy)

71 MSNOW could run cat videos all weekend and get better ratings. Probably more intelligent commentary as well

I saw a video with a guy delivering a package. As he walks up to the front door a cat walks by and the guy says "hello"...the cat looks at him and meows back what sounds exactly like "hello"

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 02:37 PM (sKqQm)

72 the ac in my place just isn't working very well and the landlord isn't rushing to fix it.

Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at July 01, 2026 02:23 PM (1wjle)


I would like to direct your attention to the banner at the top of this page. The quotation applies perfectly to no AC in July!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 01, 2026 02:37 PM (PLxDd)

73 >>>Apparently there was a "gladiatress" movie in 2004.
It was not good.

I think it's on YouTube or Amazon. I keep seeing the teaser image, which is of a girl in leather armor and a leather skirt itching her butt.

Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at July 01, 2026 02:37 PM (1wjle)

74 72 the ac in my place just isn't working very well and the landlord isn't rushing to fix it.

Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at July 01, 2026 02:23 PM (1wjle)

I would like to direct your attention to the banner at the top of this page. The quotation applies perfectly to no AC in July!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 01, 2026 02:37 PM (PLxDd)

Empires have fallen with less provocation!

Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 02:38 PM (Gqar8)

75 Has anyone else noticed a lack of enthusiasm for America 250?

I remember the Bicentennial was a HUGE thing. Like all year long. Or perhaps I just remember it that was as I was in 4th grade.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 02:38 PM (X1Jq6)

76 Rebranding on the way: MSTHEN
Posted by: Joe Mama at July 01, 2026 02:34 PM (TezPK)

I was.tninking MSWAS

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 02:38 PM (2WIwB)

77 Obligatory Tom Hanks sticking the knife into MSNoBwC


https://tinyurl.com/598ajjac

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at July 01, 2026 02:38 PM (w/O5Q)

78 "Legal Insurrection " has an article on Kamala reaching out to Mamdani and calling anti Israeli activists,

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 01, 2026 02:39 PM (Bw1/o)

79 Fun - Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders escorting Trump in ND:

https://tinyurl.com/38x9wknd

Posted by: beckster at July 01, 2026 02:39 PM (kX27y)

80
Who? I literally never heard of any of those guys, other than Favreau who I think was some Obama shitmeister twit.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

=============

I watch them for laughs (or screams). Some of them are leftovers from Obama's admin, and the Strict Scrutiny trio is three rather attractive and utterly insane female legal experts who teach (of course) at various premium law schools. Every time they talk about Jumanji Jackson, they grin slyly and say she be bringin' the "Black girl magic."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:39 PM (XJ22o)

81 Many Jesus movies are Gladiator movies.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 01, 2026 02:39 PM (Kt19C)

82 I was.tninking MSWAS
Posted by: Diogenes

Or MS T-3000.

Posted by: Joe Mama at July 01, 2026 02:39 PM (TezPK)

83 I think the "Gladiatress" movie was a parody. Haven't seen it though

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 02:39 PM (HddY9)

84 The fuck does Newsom even have to say in a book?

"Hey, what's it like being a goofity ass mannequin brought to life by Gepetto's perverted little retard half-brother? Do you still ever wonder what it would be like to be a real boy?"

What a shitstain.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 01, 2026 02:32 PM (Ot/FD)

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

We get an hour a day locally here of conservative talk radio host Greg Kelly out of NYC. He has read Newscum's book, and I believe is writing a book (or perhaps long essay) critiquing it -- in which Neewscum states that he was obsessed with the suave, slick detective character played by Pierce Brosnan in Remington Steele, and "modeled" himself after that.

Jeebus, talk about fiction following "art" ...

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:39 PM (t/lcw)

85 75 Has anyone else noticed a lack of enthusiasm for America 250?

I remember the Bicentennial was a HUGE thing. Like all year long. Or perhaps I just remember it that was as I was in 4th grade.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 02:38 PM (X1Jq6)

It is a sign that we need a new revolution. Kidding, but only halfway.

Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 02:39 PM (Gqar8)

86 Has anyone else noticed a lack of enthusiasm for America 250?

I remember the Bicentennial was a HUGE thing. Like all year long. Or perhaps I just remember it that was as I was in 4th grade.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 02:38 PM (X1Jq6)


The traitorous media is all in on FIFA.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 02:40 PM (2WIwB)

87 Maybe, but I think just generally they want him gone. He's a joke, a punchline, and way too pasty and white and straight (allegedly) for today's Democrap party.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:36 PM (iFTx/)

I love it. Every time they float some shitball nonentity to be their new standard bearer, they get ratioed into oblivion. No one likes what they're selling. Not even their own people. And likeability aside, they always wind up being perverts anyway, or Actual Nazis, or just strident Bolsheviks who would burn the entire DNC to the ground the first chance they get.

Their bullpen is empty. They got nothing. The DSA are just walking in and eating their lunch. It's glorious.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 01, 2026 02:40 PM (Ot/FD)

88 Back in the War of Unlawful Rebellion in 1775, I was once killed by a Session of Hessians after I insulted their hats.

I got better.

Posted by: Mulch McClorox at July 01, 2026 02:40 PM (7Q0e+)

89 So they're becoming MS-THEN?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 01, 2026 02:40 PM (ndZc7)

90 Apparently there was a "gladiatress" movie in 2004.
It was not good.

I think it's on YouTube or Amazon. I keep seeing the teaser image, which is of a girl in leather armor and a leather skirt itching her butt.
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at July 01, 2026 02:37 PM (1wjle)
_______

The movie is called ... Gladiatress. Supposed to be a parody of Gladiator. The Blade's interest level is ... [checks Give-a-Shit Meter] ... low.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:41 PM (iFTx/)

91 >>look at the billions stolen with his high speed rail project

That worked out so well for California pols that they are now talking about a high speed bus system running between LA and San Francisco.

You probably think I'm kidding.

Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 02:41 PM (J4Dwc)

92 Also remember that normal authors get refundable advances - they have to pay them back if book sales are poor.

Politicians get nonrefundable advances - i.e., bribes.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 01, 2026 02:41 PM (aD4fx)

93 I would think that if the left wasn't completely insane , USA 250 would be huge .

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 02:42 PM (HddY9)

94
He's a joke, a punchline, and way too pasty and white and straight (allegedly) for today's Democrap party.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

===============

Fun. He can make money off wineries and fade like John Edwards, who went back to working for his keep.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:42 PM (XJ22o)

95 More like Remington Steal.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 01, 2026 02:42 PM (TNnZH)

96 Has anyone else noticed a lack of enthusiasm for America 250?

I remember the Bicentennial was a HUGE thing. Like all year long. Or perhaps I just remember it that was as I was in 4th grade.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 02:38 PM (X1Jq6)

Well this time around only half the country is celebrating it, the other half is fart tubing. The bicentennial was definitely a biggie.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 02:42 PM (snZF9)

97 "high speed bus system" lolrofl rofl

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 02:42 PM (Jr5Lq)

98 Every time they talk about Jumanji Jackson, they grin slyly and say she be bringin' the "Black girl magic."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:39 PM (XJ22o)

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

The judges would have also accepted "Juju Voodoo."

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:43 PM (t/lcw)

99 on topic of ?parody, there's another Evil Dead coming out. "Burn".
youtu.be/Pzbl9Lly3NI
Seems to be on the standard of classic Raimi. Demon possession, gore spurting everywhere, all the good things in film that we didn't get in Supergirl and Disclosure Day

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 02:43 PM (gKWVE)

100 REG GUTFELD JUST SAID IT PERFECTLY ON ILHAN OMAR

"Can she be ARRESTED?! How hard is this? Mafia bosses went away for less. She's the perfect example of a trickster who exploited the system paralyzed by identity politics!"

"Who's protecting her? WHY are they protecting her?"

"She married her sibling. She's an alleged fraudster. She's implicated in a ton of cases."

"When she's being implicated in all this, she's calm, cool, and collected. She thinks she's going to get off!" @Gutfeldfox 💯


We're tired of waiting!


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 02:43 PM (JS6jE)

101 75 Has anyone else noticed a lack of enthusiasm for America 250?

I remember the Bicentennial was a HUGE thing. Like all year long. Or perhaps I just remember it that was as I was in 4th grade.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 02:38 PM

I think it will pick up on Friday. The heat and the media certainly aren't helping. The only story the media thinks is important is the reflecting pool. But that one finally seems to have run its course.

Posted by: Moonbeam at July 01, 2026 02:43 PM (Lzhdy)

102 I see that in my interest research on female gladiators most authors take pains to mention female gladiators fought topless.

I suspect I see now why the Romans introduced this idea...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 02:43 PM (sKqQm)

103 That worked out so well for California pols that they are now talking about a high speed bus system running between LA and San Francisco.

You probably think I'm kidding.
Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 02:41 PM (J4Dwc)

If it goes below 55 mph, it explodes!

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 01, 2026 02:44 PM (Ot/FD)

104 Has anyone else noticed a lack of enthusiasm for America 250?

I remember the Bicentennial was a HUGE thing. Like all year long. Or perhaps I just remember it that was as I was in 4th grade.
Posted by: nurse ratched
___

I've noticed.

Pretty much chalked it up to the country being massively different, demographically and politically, now compared to fifty years ago.

And not for the better.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 02:44 PM (St1MS)

105 Has anyone else noticed a lack of enthusiasm for America 250?

I remember the Bicentennial was a HUGE thing. Like all year long. Or perhaps I just remember it that was as I was in 4th grade.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 02:38 PM (X1Jq6)

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

I remember Hollywood actors doing frequent commercials celebrating it.

Yeah, those days are gone ...

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:44 PM (t/lcw)

106 You know who else needs to be canceled?

https://tinyurl.com/3b2zn3bp

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 01, 2026 02:44 PM (x8PQF)

107 Fun - Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders escorting Trump in ND:

https://tinyurl.com/38x9wknd
Posted by: beckster

Don't comment on positive vibs, fabulous weather and happy people. North Dakota sucks, it's not even a state, so why mention it other than to give it to canada.

I am so happy PDT is being welcomed here with love.

Posted by: old chick at July 01, 2026 02:45 PM (F3Dlr)

108 Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams
_______________________________

So, is this a cooking show where they make bulk desserts? Or, maybe it is a podcast that does testing on lifting heavy equipment like forklifts? Oh, I know, it's like a fashion discussion on mumu's that double as tents and giant flags.

Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 02:45 PM (dIske)

109
Also remember that normal authors get refundable advances - they have to pay them back if book sales are poor.

Politicians get nonrefundable advances - i.e., bribes.
Posted by: The ARC of History!

===============

I've never heard of anyone having to pay back an advance. The advance is the publisher's gamble for legit authors, money laundering for politicians.

Advances for legit authors have shrunk to the point of being nominal.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:45 PM (XJ22o)

110 "high speed bus system"

Get on the bus.
Bus drives aboard C5-A.
Plane flies to destination.
Bus drives off aircraft.
Debarkation!

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 02:45 PM (Jr5Lq)

111 Has anyone else noticed a lack of enthusiasm for America 250?

This gets mentioned quite a bit lately. I'm not enthusiastic either. Because I'm just not all that jazzed of being politically bound to somewhere between 1/4 to maybe 2/5 of those nominally my countrymen. With more pouring in every day.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 02:46 PM (2JE3U)

112 The Republicans are going to hold a 2026 mid-term elections convention in September. Dallas, TX 9/9 and 9/10.

Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 02:46 PM (rj6Yv)

113 That worked out so well for California pols that they are now talking about a high speed bus system running between LA and San Francisco.

You probably think I'm kidding.
Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 02:41 PM (J4Dwc)

If it goes below 55 mph, it explodes!
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 01, 2026 02:44 PM (Ot/FD)

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

Speed 4: Cocaine Cruise Control starring Hunter Biden.

"You Bet Your LIfe!"

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:46 PM (t/lcw)

114 "When she's being implicated in all this, she's calm, cool, and collected. She thinks she's going to get off!" @Gutfeldfox 💯

We're tired of waiting!

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 02:43 PM (JS6jE)
-

Where's Mr. Things That Will Never Happen when we need him?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 01, 2026 02:46 PM (x8PQF)

115 @106 I really don't want to see the LEGO gay s+m parade float bricks

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 02:47 PM (HddY9)

116 When you've lost Wil Wheaton . . .

Variety
@Variety
Dwayne Johnson is facing backlash for staying quiet on politics, with "Star Trek" icon George Takei telling him that "silence is complicity" and "Stand By Me" actor Wil Wheaton adding: “So disappointing to find out he is such a coward.”

-
Or is that Wil Wheatoon?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 01, 2026 02:47 PM (ndZc7)

117 Clearing the path for Kamala? I wonder what's up.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:34 PM (XJ22o)

Newsom's being cleared but I wouldn't be certain it's for Kamala.

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 02:47 PM (ouWD3)

118 On the bus, to the plane
To the UFO and to outer space baby
On the bus, to the plane, baby yeah
Take me away!

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 02:47 PM (Jr5Lq)

119 The Republicans are going to hold a 2026 mid-term elections convention in September. Dallas, TX 9/9 and 9/10.

Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 02:46 PM (rj6Yv)

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Trump's idea (or whomever gave it to him) to hold Midterm Republican Conventions was genius.

Thinking "Outside The Box" FTW!

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:47 PM (t/lcw)

120
That worked out so well for California pols that they are now talking about a high speed bus system running between LA and San Francisco.

You probably think I'm kidding.
Posted by: one hour sober

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omg. Like, there are no bus companies right now that will do that in a high-quality, low-cost version?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:48 PM (XJ22o)

121 North Dakota as pretty much zero unemployment doesn't it? because the Feds are allowing them to drill good and hard (baby)

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 02:48 PM (gKWVE)

122 The democrat party is best understood as a graft and grift using combination that works to enact and inflict the desires of plutarchs.

Hairgel laundered money out of his pac into his right pocket.....they abuse the law at will.

Posted by: sven at July 01, 2026 02:48 PM (Int1s)

123 Re: last story

Fucking hell.

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

124 The democrat party is best understood as a graft and grift using combination that works to enact and inflict the desires of plutarchs.

Hairgel laundered money out of his pac into his right pocket.....they abuse the law at will.
Posted by: sven

It's a crime syndicate.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 01, 2026 02:49 PM (TNnZH)

125 North Dakota as pretty much zero unemployment doesn't it? because the Feds are allowing them to drill good and hard (baby)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 02:48 PM (gKWVE)

Thats what she said.

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

126 I wonder how much taxpayer money was laundered through NGOs to buy these books no one actually reads?

Nothing beats the brazen scheme of Newsome's wife though, having the charities use their money to buy her "educational" material

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 02:50 PM (3cUTc)

127 Has anyone else noticed a lack of enthusiasm for America 250?

This gets mentioned quite a bit lately. I'm not enthusiastic either. Because I'm just not all that jazzed of being politically bound to somewhere between 1/4 to maybe 2/5 of those nominally my countrymen. With more pouring in every day.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 02:46 PM (2JE3U)
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In 1976, the Dems liked their presidential chances. Later that year, they nominated Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale as their ticket. So the MSM pumped up the volume for the 200th.

Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 02:50 PM (rj6Yv)

128 When you've lost Wil Wheaton . . .

Variety
@Variety
Dwayne Johnson is facing backlash for staying quiet on politics, with "Star Trek" icon George Takei telling him that "silence is complicity" and "Stand By Me" actor Wil Wheaton adding: “So disappointing to find out he is such a coward.”

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"Republicans buy sneakers, too."

-- Michael Jordan, not a dumbass

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:50 PM (t/lcw)

129 Dwayne Johnson is facing backlash for staying quiet on politics, with "Star Trek" icon George Takei telling him that "silence is complicity" and "Stand By Me" actor Wil Wheaton adding: “So disappointing to find out he is such a coward.”

So much of today's friction is simply explained by people refusing to shit-can the old rules when every day shows that those old rules are no longer applicable.

Such as "staying out of politics". An old wise guy once said "just because you ain't interested in politics, don't mean politics ain't interested in you".

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 02:51 PM (2JE3U)

130 124 Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 01, 2026 02:49 PM (TNnZH)

The lesson they took from breaking the mafia in the 90s was to become the mafia.

Not kidding.

Posted by: sven at July 01, 2026 02:51 PM (Int1s)

131 Wil Wheaton pretty mouthy for a soiboi.

Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 02:51 PM (Gqar8)

132 Dwayne Johnson has got to be worth more than Wheaton and Takei put together times fifty.

Why in hell would he ever take Being A Dickhead advice from two broke-ass has-been dickheads?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 01, 2026 02:51 PM (Ot/FD)

133 "Stand By Me" actor Wil Wheaton

Stand By Me came out in 1986.

Posted by: gKWVE isn't calling Wheaton a twink past his sellby date at July 01, 2026 02:51 PM (gKWVE)

134 Dwayne Johnson is facing backlash for staying quiet on politics, with "Star Trek" icon George Takei telling him that "silence is complicity" and "Stand By Me" actor Wil Wheaton adding: “So disappointing to find out he is such a coward.”

Dwayne remember it doesn't end with you mouthing the narrative. It ends with you mouthing the parts of another guy...just ask Sulu or Will...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 02:51 PM (sKqQm)

135 111 Has anyone else noticed a lack of enthusiasm for America 250?

This gets mentioned quite a bit lately. I'm not enthusiastic either. Because I'm just not all that jazzed of being politically bound to somewhere between 1/4 to maybe 2/5 of those nominally my countrymen. With more pouring in every day.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 02:46 PM (2JE3U)
______________________________

Town near me is going full tilt. Just about every house has flags up...some have decorated with banners, lights and signs. The borough of the town has flags up on every light pole...local high school and organizations are having a parade which ends at the local park (which will have music, stands, roving performers et al.). Then, fireworks in the evening on the 4th (which they never do, because the founding day for the town takes place in August, and they have fireworks then).

Oh, and cars and trucks around here have been driving around with American Flags affixed for the last few weeks. So, I think rural America is kind of into it...Can't speak for the blue cesspools of the urban neighborhoods.

Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 02:52 PM (dIske)

136 I think we should implement a 100% tax on books by public officials published while in office or within 10 years of service. Same with speaking fees. Time to put a stop to these bribes and payoffs. No one should be able to trade on public service in this way.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 01, 2026 02:52 PM (oIVsY)

137 I have actually noticed a lot of enthusiasm so

we have Big Boy going thru PA this week

the City is hopping even with Cherelle kind of fucking up it's pretty exciting

old people are bitching about it being hot in the summer but otherwise good stuff!

after today no more working for me other than cooking for a big pool party and also cooking stuff to take up to Lititz for the 4th. that's ALWAYS a big deal and should be bigger this year!

hope you all enjoy and try to not be sad

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 01, 2026 02:52 PM (j+aD2)

138 - How slow do I type on this phone?
128 comments in before I can let tubal know willowed reply at, or close to bottom of last thread.

Posted by: TeeJ at July 01, 2026 02:52 PM (dAv7M)

139 "Silence is Violence!"

"So if i kick your ass, you'll shut up?"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 01, 2026 02:53 PM (Ot/FD)

140 "Stand By Me came out in 1986."

Barf-o-rama!
Good movie.

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 02:53 PM (Jr5Lq)

141 I have a photo here of my grandfather who was not short standing by one of Big Boy's (locomotive) wheels. it is a lot taller than he is!

lol I like trains

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 01, 2026 02:53 PM (j+aD2)

142 California's "bullet buses:"

https://tinyurl.com/4e5kad7z

Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 02:53 PM (J4Dwc)

143 North Dakota as pretty much zero unemployment doesn't it? because the Feds are allowing them to drill good and hard (baby)
Posted by: gKWVE

yes but, alberta should become a state!
North Dakota, sucks to be you.

Posted by: old chick at July 01, 2026 02:53 PM (F3Dlr)

144 "Silence is Violence!"

We order you to denounce the Designated Enemy, or we will consider you his ally. Choose.

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 02:54 PM (Jr5Lq)

145 also the booth in DC for PA is looking swanky now

Josh didn't ask anyone, maybe Comcast lol

people have really stepped up and it makes me so happy to see!

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 01, 2026 02:54 PM (j+aD2)

146 138 - How slow do I type on this phone?
128 comments in before I can let tubal know willowed reply at, or close to bottom of last thread.
Posted by: TeeJ at July 01, 2026 02:52 PM (dAv7M)

Heh. Hope I am not cast into Outer Darkness!

Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 02:54 PM (Gqar8)

147 Never heard of this Alex Witt nobody. Not interested enough to care either.

Bye, Alex.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 02:54 PM (jehhT)

148 I get a lot of silence is violence from the fam

is why we moving

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 01, 2026 02:54 PM (j+aD2)

149 The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of contesting EVERY congressional district this year, even if it means running write-in campaigns.

If the country's future is at stake, not running a candidate doesn't help the message. And who knows, perhaps some districts might be winnable if some money is spent pushing our candidates against commies in the general.

Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 02:55 PM (rj6Yv)

150 "high speed bus system"

They'll build a fleet of Dymaxions, over schedule and over budget, and the things will break down right away.

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 02:55 PM (Jr5Lq)

151 Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 01, 2026 02:49 PM (TNnZH)

The lesson they took from breaking the mafia in the 90s was to become the mafia.

Not kidding.

Posted by: sven at July 01, 2026 02:51 PM (Int1s)

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Not to mention that Bubba and Killary were already members of The Dixie Mafia down in Arkansas.

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:55 PM (t/lcw)

152 "The move to just airing old podcasts also shows that people, including retards on the far left, just don't care for the overproduced, underconsidered Corporate Fake News Product any longer."

That and MSNBCNOW simply isn't Communist enough yet for its particular audience.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at July 01, 2026 02:55 PM (oji8u)

153
It might be that part of the reason for the lesser enthusiasm for the US 250th is that 250 years is simply a less-compelling milestone than 200.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at July 01, 2026 02:56 PM (VWtfl)

154 "Republicans buy sneakers, too."

-- Michael Jordan, not a dumbass
Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:50 PM (t/lcw)


And if he were a contemporary player that said that ? ESPN and CNN and The View and the general NYC / LA media bloc would run an entire news cycle to smear him.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 02:56 PM (2JE3U)

155
California's "bullet buses:"

https://tinyurl.com/4e5kad7z
Posted by: one hour sober

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>>unless hills are flattened, sharp curves are smoothed and “specialized vehicles” that travel at hyper velocities while also avoiding crashes can be produced, speeds will be lower than promised.

Trillions of taxpayer dollars right there.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:56 PM (XJ22o)

156 Stand by Me : River Phoenix is dead, Wil Wheaton is a nitwit soiboi, Corey Feldman is a wack job.
However Jerry O'Connell is married to Rebecca Romijn

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 02:57 PM (HddY9)

157 Variety
@Variety
Dwayne Johnson is facing backlash for staying quiet on politics, with "Star Trek" icon George Takei telling him that "silence is complicity" and "Stand By Me" actor Wil Wheaton adding: “So disappointing to find out he is such a coward.”
___________

So the big "backlash" against one of Hollywood's biggest stars is ... two gay weirdos who most people would be surprised are still alive. Got it. Takei and Wheaton ragging on the Rock doesn't even rise to the level of ankle-biting. Takei and Wheaton are two worms who can't even get out of the dirt to bite the sole of Rock's foot.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:57 PM (iFTx/)

158 Not to mention that Bubba and Killary were already members of The Dixie Mafia down in Arkansas.

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:55 PM (t/lcw)
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Scuttlebutt is that they became IC-protected when they allowed the DEA to move much drugs through Arkansas.

The IC knows how to cause all those "suicides" that follow Hillary around.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 02:57 PM (ikSmX)

159 Thank goodness for this new CA law! Take that, Trump!
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Assembly Bill 1084 now makes it easier for Californians who are nonbinary or transgender to legally change their name and gender. Doing so enables these residents to get new identification documents faster than before at a time when the Trump administration is trying to block trans people from getting passports that match their gender identity. Starting July 1, third parties can no longer file objections to adults’ petitions to change their names due to gender identity. In addition, adults, as well as minors whose parents have signed on, must have their name-change petition order issued within six weeks.

Posted by: beckster at July 01, 2026 02:57 PM (kX27y)

160 Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 01, 2026 02:54 PM (j+aD2)

I was glad to read about Fetterman and some PA Dem politician and some others working together to get the PA. booth working.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 01, 2026 02:58 PM (Bw1/o)

161
Her Majesty and The Big Dummy are home.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 02:58 PM (O0L8i)

162 I seriously doubt Dwayne Johnson is losing any sleep over bullsh*t put out by star trek has-beens.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 02:58 PM (2WIwB)

163 ... of all "sales" of "his" "book."

You gotta love the weaponization of quotation marks.

Posted by: front toward enemy at July 01, 2026 02:58 PM (TIizU)

164 And now, a word from an expert.

https://tinyurl.com/3p2pmnea

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 01, 2026 02:59 PM (ndZc7)

165 138 - How slow do I type on this phone?
128 comments in before I can let tubal know willowed reply at, or close to bottom of last thread.
Posted by: TeeJ at July 01, 2026 02:52 PM (dAv7M)

Eh, fair enough. Camel’s nose under the tent problem. Just an old earth old universe guy, I am. Other than that, really very very rigidly orthodox, in a Westminster Confessions Calvinist sort of way. My favorite flavor is the PCA.

Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 02:59 PM (Gqar8)

166 Unpopular opinion: I've never liked Stand By Me.

I don't get what the fuss is about.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 01, 2026 02:59 PM (oIVsY)

167 Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at July 01, 2026 02:56 PM (VWtfl)

I agree with you.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 01, 2026 02:59 PM (Bw1/o)

168 "Republicans buy sneakers, too."

-- Michael Jordan, not a dumbass
Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:50 PM (t/lcw)
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He said that back when they let people get away with saying that. Today it would be "Would you sell the NAZIS, TOO??!!"

And Jordan probably would crumple.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 02:59 PM (ikSmX)

169 I really like the story of how CA is going to have high-speed busses now.

It only requires:
1) an internal combustion engine more efficient and powerful than anything anyone has now
2) tires that are longer-lasting and superior to anything F1 or NASCAR has
3) dedicated highway lanes the entire route.
4) fare payers that will ride these busses

Other than that, this concept is just a few hundred billion away from reality.

BTW, did you know there is a physical speed limit for large ships?
At about 50 mph, the speed causes the prop to create cavitation and can't generate any further thrust.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 02:59 PM (3cUTc)

170 "...the NYT bestseller list (which is hardly necessary, as they just make up whatever results they like)."

Exactly. It's literally an Editors' Select list. Numbers do not matter.

There's just not an honest bone in that paleolithic structure.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at July 01, 2026 03:00 PM (oji8u)

171 John Cusack also had a cameo in Stand By Me as Wheaton's dead brother. I guess so teenagers would watch it.
It really was an excellent movie though. Superior to "The Body".

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 03:00 PM (gKWVE)

172 "I am truly perplexed that so many of my friends are against another mosque being built. I think it should be the goal of everyone living in a town to be tolerant regardless of their religious beliefs. Thus the mosque should be allowed, in an effort to promote tolerance."

"That is why I also propose that two nightclubs be opened next door to the mosque, thereby promoting tolerance from within the mosque. We could call one of the clubs, which would be gay, "The Turban Cowboy," and the other, a topless bar, would be called "You Mecca Me Hot."

Next door should be a butcher shop that specializes in pork, and adjacent to that an open-pit barbecue pork restaurant, called "Iraq of Ribs." Across the street there could be a lingerie store called "Victoria Keeps Nothing Secret" with sexy mannequins in the window modeling the goods, and on the other side a liquor store called "Morehammered."

"All of this would encourage Muslims to demonstrate the tolerance they demand of us."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 03:00 PM (JS6jE)

173 Takei and Wheaton are two worms who can't even get out of the dirt to bite the sole of Rock's foot.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:57 PM (iFTx/)


You'll be better served to keep your power dry. I've heard Dwayne Johnson's few forays into social matters. When that walking depository of steroids finally enters the political ring - and he will - he'll be fully LGBT / Open Immigration.

It makes no sense to defend your future enemy against your current enemy.

Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 03:00 PM (2JE3U)

174 Imagine losing the respect of Wil Wheaton. [broken heart emoji/crying emoji/broken heart emoji]

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at July 01, 2026 03:01 PM (wGerL)

175 "Silence is violence..." Basically, say what we want you to say or you're a coward. There are a lot of people that need to be punched right in the face whenever they spout that nonsense.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 01, 2026 03:01 PM (qBdHI)

176 Why did Takei and Wheaton pick out Dwayne Johnson to bitch about? Didnt want to take on Carrot Top?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 03:01 PM (HddY9)

177 Takei and Wheaton ragging on the Rock doesn't even rise to the level of ankle-biting. Takei and Wheaton are two worms who can't even get out of the dirt to bite the sole of Rock's foot.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:57 PM (iFTx/)

Both from Star Trek, both gay.

I think i know which is more a motivating factor.

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

178 "high speed bus system"

They'll build a fleet of Dymaxions, over schedule and over budget, and the things will break down right away.
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 02:55 PM (Jr5Lq)

The biggest problem will be a 140 km/hr bus will still need a roadway to drive on separate from regular traffic, and entrances and exits.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 03:01 PM (uhVAy)

179 >>>Has anyone else noticed a lack of enthusiasm for America 250?

I don't think that's really a surprise. The Bicentennial was a big thing and so was the Centennial. But, how big a deal was America 150? There isn't even an easy word for it. I think it's the same with America 250.

Stick around for the Tricentennial. I bet that will be a big one.

Posted by: No Name Today at July 01, 2026 03:02 PM (8mulE)

180 166 Unpopular opinion: I've never liked Stand By Me.

I don't get what the fuss is about.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 01, 2026 02:59 PM (oIVsY

Summer of Night by Dan Simmons is a far far better version of small town kids and their perils and adventuresmin coming of age.

Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 03:02 PM (Gqar8)

181
I was glad to read about Fetterman and some PA Dem politician and some others working together to get the PA. booth working.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Lumpy and Little Josh can't stand each other. Probably done more out of spite. But it's the right thing to do.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 01, 2026 03:02 PM (TNnZH)

182 Isn't what Newsome did illegal?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 01, 2026 03:02 PM (v4YNm)

183 154 "Republicans buy sneakers, too."

-- Michael Jordan, not a dumbass
Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:50 PM (t/lcw)

And if he were a contemporary player that said that ? ESPN and CNN and The View and the general NYC / LA media bloc would run an entire news cycle to smear him.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 02:56 PM

Michael spoke with his play. And he's got brass ones. I don't think he would allow himself to be bullied.

Posted by: Moonbeam at July 01, 2026 03:02 PM (Lzhdy)

184 Wheaton is a forgotten actor but somewhat prominent in the boardgame world. Not on my level, but he does have a podcast no one listens to.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at July 01, 2026 03:02 PM (wGerL)

185 An MSNBC by any other name is just as sour! — Bill Shakespeare

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 03:03 PM (keuwF)

186 departure of Witt"

The missionaries? This is their station.

/Rorke's Drift

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 03:03 PM (XuXeR)

187 Today, on my drive home from morning office work, I listened to the tail end of Chris Plante's show.

He played the "content warning" NBC aired before doing their story on the SCOTUS decision on trannies.

It was like "We're going to be using the words 'biological male' and 'biological female' but that's only because those are words the Court used."

Ten Years After: Tell me where is sanity?

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:03 PM (ikSmX)

188 Unpopular opinion: I've never liked Stand By Me.

I don't get what the fuss is about.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 01, 2026 02:59 PM (oIVsY)

Me either- and I was the target age when it came out (11.) I always hated the 'boyhood' movies- even when I was a boy.

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

189 Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams

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Yeah, I'm guessing a studio with an 18" reinforced concrete floor and a cattle chute took some assembly. Not to mention the "green room" paddock.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 03:03 PM (BI5O2)

190 And Jordan probably would crumple.

Posted by: Axeman
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He's say, I sell shoes I don't pick customers.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 03:03 PM (JS6jE)

191 184 Wheaton is a forgotten actor but somewhat prominent in the boardgame world. Not on my level, but he does have a podcast no one listens to.
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at July 01, 2026 03:02 PM (wGerL)

Did some recurring spots,on BBT. He was asshoe.

Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 03:04 PM (Gqar8)

192 NBCNOW is officially Witt-less.

It's on the record.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:04 PM (ikSmX)

193 There isn't even an easy word for it."
Susquehanna? Sequential? Sussudio?

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 03:04 PM (XuXeR)

194 Paul really is a miserable pedophile, isn't he?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 03:04 PM (zZu0s)

195
Back to the topic tho, this seems extra funny because right now some of those podcasts (Pod Save America, Strict Scrutiny) are NOT on t.v. at all. It looks like they're being dredged from the internet as one of the few properties MSNOW can possibly stick in a time slot.

More fun, some of those podcasts (the Pod Save ones for sure) restrict premium content -- aka cheap talk that you would expect from any podcaster -- to "Members Only." You can't view unless you pay to subscribe. I think it eventually becomes available to all, but I wonder what the contracts will do to Members Only and the money it brings those clowns.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 03:05 PM (XJ22o)

196 Will "I Used To Be Somebody 40 Years Ago" Wheaton is upset!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 01, 2026 03:05 PM (ndZc7)

197 A Boys Life by Robert McCammon was the best look into a kid’smlife. Really outstanding book.

Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 03:05 PM (Gqar8)

198 "a roadway to drive on separate from regular traffic, and entrances and exits"

What's called for here is a really stupid and futile gesture. Universal Dem Solution.

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 03:05 PM (Jr5Lq)

199 Will run Cheap Gladiator Movies

Beats what they are running now.
Posted by: Case at July 01, 2026 02:32 PM (IY9No

Even Gladiator 2?
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If MSNOW ran Airplane 2 on an endless loop it would probably draw about what the network draws now.

Posted by: Crusader at July 01, 2026 03:06 PM (TN0g+)

200 Isn't what Newsome did illegal?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 01, 2026 03:02 PM (v4YNm)
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That's what I was wondering, only forgot to ask.

Isn't he transferring money raised for a political campaign to his own royalties from the book?

The FEC will slap him with a slightly soggy noodle, no doubt. The FEC infamously found a concert Elton John gave for a Clinton fund-raiser not a "thing of value".

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:07 PM (ikSmX)

201 Average age of all cable news viewers is 60-something. It’s a dying business, literally their customers are dying and no replacements.

Posted by: Demographics at July 01, 2026 03:07 PM (HE7b3)

202 Craft services is a bitch on Assembly Required. You don't want to be working the end of that bucket brigade. The trough might be impact resistant, but you're not.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 03:07 PM (BI5O2)

203 Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 01, 2026 03:02 PM (TNnZH)

I don't think it was Josh Shapiro working with Fetterman. Shapiro nixed it in the first place. Didn't he ? I think it was an R Congressman from PA. Sorry; Can't recall the name.



Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 01, 2026 03:07 PM (Bw1/o)

204 none of this makes sense to me.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 01, 2026 03:07 PM (diia5)

205 > Has anyone else noticed a lack of enthusiasm for America 250?
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Small town Americana here. Every July 4th is jazzed up. Flags on the telephone poles in town, food trucks, fireworks, etc. People around the countryside firing off 500 shot cakes for hours on end.

Yea... the animals hate it... but it's only once a year. We'd park the cats inside but they prefer to hide under the porch or in the woods.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 03:07 PM (jehhT)

206 Confession — In the 90s (Clinton era) I used to watch Hardball with Chris Matthews on MSNBC… shockingly, it was not a bad show. Matthews would regularly bash the Clintons….

It’s been a long time…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 03:08 PM (D2O3S)

207 Why are they still here?

Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok
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2h
You are not gonna believe this…

Ayanle Siad Barre, the son of former Somali genocidal dictator, Mohamed Siad Barre, operates a taxpayer-funded home healthcare company in Columbus, Ohio

He was his father’s national security advisor.

It just never ends

Posted by: beckster at July 01, 2026 03:08 PM (kX27y)

208 I watched Michael Jordan's Gulfstream take off from Reagan once. Tail number was N23MJ.
Very cool.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 03:08 PM (2WIwB)

209 It might be that part of the reason for the lesser enthusiasm for the US 250th is that 250 years is simply a less-compelling milestone than 200.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

I believe this, too.

Posted by: MkY at July 01, 2026 03:08 PM (q6tQZ)

210 Scuttlebutt is that they [the Clintons} became IC-protected when they allowed the DEA to move much drugs through Arkansas.

The IC knows how to cause all those "suicides" that follow Hillary around.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 02:57 PM (ikSmX)

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Hadn't heard that before, but wouldn't surprise.

Had heard that Bubba was recruited into the Deep State CIA as a draft-dodger at Oxford.

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 03:08 PM (t/lcw)

211
They'll build a fleet of Dymaxions, over schedule and over budget, and the things will break down right away.
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 02:55 PM (Jr5Lq)

The biggest problem will be a 140 km/hr bus will still need a roadway to drive on separate from regular traffic, and entrances and exits.
Posted by: Oldcat

================

Yes, the necessary infrastructure enhancements are part of the grift.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 03:08 PM (XJ22o)

212 - PCA?
Same thing as American Presbyterian Church? If so, they have a very good write up about the esv "bible" on their site. Applies to all the other "new" ones.

On the aforementioned subject, are you so convinced about the billions of years that you wouldn't even look at other evidence?
And keep in mind, that a "the Bible tells us who and (the only) science (we've looked at) tells us how" view allows for death to enter the world before Adam sinned.

Posted by: TeeJ at July 01, 2026 03:09 PM (dAv7M)

213 105 Has anyone else noticed a lack of enthusiasm for America 250?

I remember the Bicentennial was a HUGE thing. Like all year long. Or perhaps I just remember it that was as I was in 4th grade.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 02:38 PM (X1Jq6)



Yes and it's very disheartening...

Posted by: It's me donna at July 01, 2026 03:10 PM (FtULh)

214 It might be that part of the reason for the lesser enthusiasm for the US 250th is that 250 years is simply a less-compelling milestone than 200.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

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Even though I am going to #Soon be on the wrong side of 64, Imma gonna update my nic to "Tricentennial or Bust!"

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 03:10 PM (t/lcw)

215 182 Isn't what Newsome did illegal?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 01, 2026 03:02 PM (v4YNm)

Catherine Pugh, the former mayor of Baltimore, went to prison for a similar scheme.

Posted by: Moonbeam at July 01, 2026 03:10 PM (Lzhdy)

216 I barely watch Fox anymore even… Jesse Waters tries to be a young hip Bill O’Reilly (but doesn’t really pull it off), Hannity is kinda unbearable, Laura Ingraham same… Gutfeld is on too late I’m old and gotta get my beauty rest. And Blondie on their Sunday morning show doesn’t cut it for me…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 03:11 PM (D2O3S)

217 none of this makes sense to me.
Posted by: weft cut-loop

Welcome to the 21st century!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 01, 2026 03:11 PM (ndZc7)

218 From the CA Post:

A US Navy airman is missing after an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter went down in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday.

The Sea Hawk, assigned with the USS George HW Bush aircraft carrier, was forced to conduct an emergency landing at around 3:30 a.m., the US 5th Fleet said in a statement.

Posted by: beckster at July 01, 2026 03:11 PM (kX27y)

219 I don't pay attention to much outside my 4 walls, but I do like my coin shows, and there's a lot 250 hoopla there. Both government and private mints. I have my eyeball on silly, ornately designed America 250 10oz. silver ingot shaped like the lower 48.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 03:11 PM (BI5O2)

220 will be an 85 mph bus...

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 03:11 PM (XuXeR)

221
Stand by Me had no pre-teen gang-bang.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:12 PM (ikSmX)

222 212 - PCA?
Same thing as American Presbyterian Church? If so, they have a very good write up about the esv "bible" on their site. Applies to all the other "new" ones.

On the aforementioned subject, are you so convinced about the billions of years that you wouldn't even look at other evidence?
And keep in mind, that a "the Bible tells us who and (the only) science (we've looked at) tells us how" view allows for death to enter the world before Adam sinned.
Posted by: TeeJ at July 01, 2026 03:09 PM (dAv7M)

Presbyterian Church in America. Pretty hardcore. I have and I am reconciled. I do not think my salvation is at risk.There is only one way and that’s what I hold to.

Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 03:12 PM (Gqar8)

223 It might be that part of the reason for the lesser enthusiasm for the US 250th is that 250 years is simply a less-compelling milestone than 200.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

***

I'm gonna party like it's 1776 since I enjoyed the 200th and now the 250th. Won't be here for the 300th. So Party On dudes!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 03:12 PM (2WIwB)

224 Pugh was involved in a controversy known as the "Healthy Holly" book scandal, where she was accused of self-dealing by selling her children's books to organizations that had business with the city.

Charges: She faced multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud and tax evasion.
Sentence: In February 2020, Pugh was sentenced to three years in federal prison and ordered to pay restitution of $411,948.

Posted by: Moonbeam at July 01, 2026 03:12 PM (Lzhdy)

225 Oh, and cars and trucks around here have been driving around with American Flags affixed for the last few weeks. So, I think rural America is kind of into it...Can't speak for the blue cesspools of the urban neighborhoods.
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This^

The small towns in my AO are more than celebratory.

One of them will also be celebrating the 100th anniversary of Route 66.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 03:12 PM (St1MS)

226 Twist with CA high speed buses: whites have to sit in the back

Double twist: No whites will ride.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at July 01, 2026 03:12 PM (wBaIH)

227 Gus Hall supporter John Brennan is feeling the heat.

Headline (AP):

"Ex-CIA Director John Brennan seeks court order requiring records from investigations be preserved"

Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 03:12 PM (rj6Yv)

228 I bet MS NOW could get better weekend ratings if they started showing old B movies from the 70's. They should give it a shot.

Posted by: Octochicken at July 01, 2026 03:13 PM (oCS0o)

229 Has anyone else noticed a lack of enthusiasm for America 250?
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It's late-stage Capitalism on stolen land.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:13 PM (ikSmX)

230 I watched Michael Jordan's Gulfstream take off from Reagan once. Tail number was N23MJ.
Very cool.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 03:08 PM (2WIwB)

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Vanity Tail Numbers? I like it!

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 03:13 PM (t/lcw)

231 Couldn’t happen to a more deserving group. Honestly, I don’t watch the news. My dad keeps Fox on, and believes they are conservative still. In comparison, I suppose they are. But my news consumption is online through non-traditional sources like X via accounts that have credibility, as some are certainly more credible than others.

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 03:13 PM (Wmg4n)

232 I'm gonna party like it's 1776 since I enjoyed the 200th and now the 250th. Won't be here for the 300th. So Party On dudes!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 03:12 PM (2WIwB)



Me too

Posted by: It's me donna at July 01, 2026 03:14 PM (FtULh)

233 Also, Gavin and Jill would have to gift me their books. And then I would use them to hold a door open or something.

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 03:14 PM (Wmg4n)

234 And yes, there was much naysayers around the Bicentennial. Constant wailing and such, just after the Nixon resignation. Hardly an era of good feelings.
Followup with that peanut idiot...

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 03:14 PM (XuXeR)

235 The small town I live in has flags up and down the main road through town. Will have a fireworks display the 4th. That might at the football stadium. So around here people are up for the 4th. But a small rural town would be. The flags up and down Main Street is good enough for me.

Posted by: Case at July 01, 2026 03:15 PM (IY9No)

236 From my experience in radio, the people that MSNow will be using for breaking news on the weekends will probably be the folks that Brian "Boom Goes The Dynamite" Collins beat out in auditions.

https://youtu.be/W45DRy7M1no?si=HNf7-K4duVW-yayl

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at July 01, 2026 03:15 PM (k1E2D)

237 Average age of all cable news viewers is 60-something. It’s a dying business, literally their customers are dying and no replacements.
Posted by: Demographics
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Unfortunately, I think that applies to us morons as well. Is anyone around here actually under 29?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 03:15 PM (XvL8K)

238 MS NOW could get better weekend ratings if they started showing old B movies from the 70's. They should give it a shot."

One word: Beastmaster

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 03:16 PM (XuXeR)

239 197 A Boys Life by Robert McCammon was the best look into a kid’smlife. Really outstanding book.
Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 03:05 PM (Gqar

He's a good writer, but after reading his introduction to his short story collection Blue World I'm convinced he was the model for Garth Marenghi.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at July 01, 2026 03:16 PM (0bjKf)

240
End Wokeness
@EndWokeness
BREAKING: Buffalo City Hall in NY raises a Somalia flag 1 day after canceling July 4th fireworks

https://tinyurl.com/bd5db3ts

Posted by: redridinghood at July 01, 2026 03:16 PM (NpAcC)

241 will be an 85 mph bus...
Posted by: man

Driven by an illiterate Punjabi with a turban.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 01, 2026 03:17 PM (TNnZH)

242 206 Confession — In the 90s (Clinton era) I used to watch Hardball with Chris Matthews on MSNBC… shockingly, it was not a bad show. Matthews would regularly bash the Clintons….

It’s been a long time…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 03:08 PM

Same here and I watched Joe Scarborough's show as well. He was great before his brain melted. Laura Ingraham was also a frequent contributor around that time. I find her virtually unbearable on FOX now.

Posted by: Moonbeam at July 01, 2026 03:17 PM (Lzhdy)

243 Also - just got my Pelican Vault America 250 case. Very nice

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 03:17 PM (XuXeR)

244 Are any watching the events in North Dakota right now?

Posted by: old chick at July 01, 2026 03:17 PM (F3Dlr)

245 On the Beach in SC, most stage shows take a break to honor veterans. A lot different to Yankee Shitbird AmeriKKKa.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at July 01, 2026 03:17 PM (wBaIH)

246 I remember the Bicentennial was a HUGE thing. Like all year long. Or perhaps I just remember it that was as I was in 4th grade.
Posted by: nurse ratched

Had a cool name. Didn't even know what bisontennial meant (i was but everyone was talking about it. Now, no bison. We also have less common culture.

Posted by: Dark Lix. at July 01, 2026 03:19 PM (DZ9Lv)

247 240 Did Buffalo cancel fireworks due to snow? Pussies.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at July 01, 2026 03:19 PM (wBaIH)

248 >>>Vanity Tail Numbers? I like it!

The tail number on his jet is actually N239MJ.

Not sure where the '9' comes into it.

Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 03:19 PM (J4Dwc)

249 End Wokeness
@EndWokeness
BREAKING: Buffalo City Hall in NY raises a Somalia flag 1 day after canceling July 4th fireworks

https://tinyurl.com/bd5db3ts

Posted by: redridinghood at July 01, 2026 03:16 PM (NpAcC)

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National Suicide in particular -- and Western Civ Suicide in general -- continue unabated and apace.

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 03:19 PM (t/lcw)

250 Had Trump never appeared or decided to run, we would be living in a fully alien world. It's already close but he's kept some semblance of the Old Ways alive.

They plan on taking it all.

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 03:21 PM (ouWD3)

251 > Has anyone else noticed a lack of enthusiasm for America 250?
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Rough Riders and one very cool looking train.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 03:21 PM (jehhT)

252
Bee headline: Jesus Delights Crowd By Miraculously Turning Oatmeal Rasin Cookies Into Chocolate Chip

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 03:21 PM (O0L8i)

253 Did Buffalo cancel fireworks due to snow? Pussies."

IIRC, they've not had them for some time.

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 03:21 PM (XuXeR)

254
"Ex-CIA Director John Brennan seeks court order requiring records from investigations be preserved"
Posted by: mrp

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What's the significance of that? Help me, I'm dense.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 03:21 PM (XJ22o)

255 BREAKING: Buffalo City Hall in NY raises a Somalia flag 1 day after canceling July 4th fireworks

There is this state, North Dakota, it's celebrating the opening of a Presidential library and the pride we feel that our President has travelled by air and train to be here.

Seriously, can anyone at least acknowledge happiness and pride for a few hours?

Posted by: old chick at July 01, 2026 03:22 PM (F3Dlr)

256
Statements from unemployed actors scolding others would, in a sane world, be ignored. Media sites highlighting them, likewise.

Wrastlers climbing the turnbuckle to deliver the big smackdown blow to their dazed opponent on the matt who just in time manages to roll out of the way would, in a sane world, be given the same attention as poor Caitlin Clark's bullying black lesbian torturers.

Same with the referees in both "sports".

Posted by: Auspex at July 01, 2026 03:22 PM (Y8DZL)

257 Couldn’t happen to a more deserving group. Honestly, I don’t watch the news. My dad keeps Fox on, and believes they are conservative still. In comparison, I suppose they are. But my news consumption is online through non-traditional sources like X via accounts that have credibility, as some are certainly more credible than others.
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 03:13 PM
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Actually, your dad is right. I stopped watching Fox for awhile, but now it has completely changed and is very conservative.

Posted by: redridinghood at July 01, 2026 03:22 PM (NpAcC)

258 Has anyone else noticed a lack of enthusiasm for America 250?

I remember the Bicentennial was a HUGE thing. Like all year long. Or perhaps I just remember it that was as I was in 4th grade.
Posted by: nurse ratched

Democrats are doing all they can to tamp down the Spirit of 76.

My city has decided to do the Independence Day fireworks show on Friday so that city employees can have the day off on Saturday. Last year, they did the fireworks on the 5th, a Saturday, instead of the 4th so that city employees could have the day off. It makes absolute no sense except that it shows that the government is "of the government employees, for the government employees", we are just their serfs.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at July 01, 2026 03:22 PM (k1E2D)

259 National Suicide in particular -- and Western Civ Suicide in general -- continue unabated and apace."

Well of course. We're all guilty and must be punished.

Now have some rice with your goat.

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 03:23 PM (XuXeR)

260 The tail number on his jet is actually N239MJ.

Not sure where the '9' comes into it.

Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 03:19 PM (J4Dwc)

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Jordan wore #9 during his gold medal runs at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and the 1992 Barcelona Olympics (the "Dream Team").

His older brother, Larry, wore #45 in high school. Michael originally chose #23 because it is approximately half of 45. When playing for Team USA, he could not wear #23 or #45 due to international rules limiting numbers to 4–15. He derived #9 by adding the digits of his brother's number: 4 + 5 = 9.

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 03:23 PM (t/lcw)

261 What's the significance of that? Help me, I'm dense.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Wants them for a criminal and perhaps civil defense. Exculpatory evidence, as Brennan himself did, is often chucked in the trash.

Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 03:23 PM (E4rtv)

262 Vanity Tail Numbers? I like it!

The tail number on his jet is actually N239MJ.

Not sure where the '9' comes into it.
Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 03:19 PM (J4Dwc)

***

Hmmm. I wonder if it changed? It was a few years ago that I saw it as it was taking off. I don't recall the 9 but I may misremember it.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 03:23 PM (2WIwB)

263 Did Buffalo cancel fireworks due to snow? Pussies."

IIRC, they've not had them for some time.
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 03:21 PM (XuXeR)

One thing Buffalo is doing right… OJ being excluded from the ring of honor in their new stadium. It’s something

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 03:24 PM (YetvJ)

264 We went to Walmart today to grab a few items. There was a fireworks tent in the parking lot. I glanced at some of the stuff and all I can say is; holy shit it's expensive.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 03:24 PM (jehhT)

265 - I'll take that as a won't even look. Appreciate the honesty.
And also, while I'm not a "because Calvin (or anyone else) said so kind of guy, he nailed it on election.

Posted by: TeeJ at July 01, 2026 03:25 PM (dAv7M)

266 Seriously, can anyone at least acknowledge happiness and pride for a few hours?
Posted by: old chick at July 01, 2026 03:22 PM (F3Dlr)
*******
The only pride people want to acknowledge these days is Pride month.

Posted by: redridinghood at July 01, 2026 03:25 PM (NpAcC)

267 We went to Walmart today to grab a few items. There was a fireworks tent in the parking lot. I glanced at some of the stuff and all I can say is; holy shit it's expensive.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 03:24 PM (jehhT)

Yup, cheaper to shoot guns.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 03:25 PM (snZF9)

268 232 I'm gonna party like it's 1776 since I enjoyed the 200th and now the 250th. Won't be here for the 300th. So Party On dudes!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 03:12 PM (2WIwB)



Me too
Posted by: It's me donna at July 01, 2026 03:14 PM (FtULh)
____________________________

I'm tempted to recreate the "Boston Tea Party" with a kiddie pool and a couple boxes of Lipton Breakfast Blend. I might even wear my old Redskins jersey since the Sons of Liberty dressed up like Indians that night.

Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 03:25 PM (dIske)

269 Posted by: old chick at July 01, 2026 03:22 PM (F3Dlr

I'll have to look for that online. I think Teddy Roosevelt was a very interesting and patriotic President

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 01, 2026 03:26 PM (Bw1/o)

270 MJ might be my favorite athlete ever. Aesthetically beautiful in motion; competitive to a fault… and wanted to sell Nikes to republicans and democrats. Refreshing….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 03:26 PM (YetvJ)

271 Both from Star Trek, both gay.


why wasn't it called Planet Trek?


they didn't go to STARS they went to PLANETS?!?!

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 01, 2026 03:26 PM (j+aD2)

272 242 206 Confession — In the 90s (Clinton era) I used to watch Hardball with Chris Matthews on MSNBC… shockingly, it was not a bad show. Matthews would regularly bash the Clintons….

It’s been a long time…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 03:08 PM

Same here and I watched Joe Scarborough's show as well. He was great before his brain melted. Laura Ingraham was also a frequent contributor around that time. I find her virtually unbearable on FOX now.
Posted by: Moonbeam
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I find most the new media as ignorant and malicious posers that are uninterested in anything but the latest talking points. This is whether they are 'conservative' or the mainstream media.

It is reality tv for political nerds and you can find better information routinely on blogs, X, or even dead tree print media.

Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 03:26 PM (E4rtv)

273 Gavin Newsom just used his own PAC to buy $1.5 million worth of his own book. Even more comically, that accounts for 2/3 of the entire print sales.
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How to transfer money from "campaign funds" to your pocket so it isn't, legally, bribes.
Books and Foundations are the major money laundering mechanisms used by politicians. IOW, bribery.

Posted by: buddhaha at July 01, 2026 03:27 PM (rj9+0)

274 BTW,
Happy Canada Day to the northern Horde!

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 03:27 PM (2WIwB)

275
Hey, it's Bobby Bonilla Day. $1,193,248.20 in his pocket until 2035.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 03:28 PM (O0L8i)

276 When the Commies take over after the mid terms MSNOW will be weekending live and in color ad nauseum. .

Posted by: Voter theater. at July 01, 2026 03:28 PM (FCPbW)

277
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh

AWESOME! President Trump is flanked by ROUGHRIDERS outside the Teddy Roosevelt Library as he walks out to God Bless the USA

47 is honoring the Teddy Roosevelt legacy!

https://tinyurl.com/z7kyjej7

Posted by: redridinghood at July 01, 2026 03:28 PM (NpAcC)

278 Actually, your dad is right. I stopped watching Fox for awhile, but now it has completely changed and is very conservative.

Posted by: redridinghood at July 01, 2026 03:22 PM (NpAcC)

Conservative reporting maybe. Trustworthy absolutely not.

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 03:28 PM (ouWD3)

279 BTW,
Happy Canada Day to the northern Horde!
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 03:27 PM (2WIwB)

Ya hoser!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 03:28 PM (YetvJ)

280 Didn't santa monica shoot fireworks at dawn (into heavy fog)?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 01, 2026 03:28 PM (Kt19C)

281 BTW,
Happy Canada Day to the northern Horde!

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 03:27 PM (2WIwB)

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If I were running Trump's Truth Social Account, I'd be trolling and wishing them a Happy 51st State Day!

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 03:29 PM (t/lcw)

282 274 BTW,
Happy Canada Day to the northern Horde!
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 03:27 PM (2WIwB)
_____________________

Heh...how did the US celebrate that? By not re-newing the USMCA (today was the deadline). Now, it goes under an annual review instead of every 6 years and expires on 2036 if no agreement is reached.

Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 03:29 PM (dIske)

283 I forgot the excuse

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 01, 2026 03:29 PM (Kt19C)

284 DJT arrives in Medoro, ND in a passenger car pulled by engines flying a US flag and a flag bearing the Presidential Seal. I haven't seen that in a while.

Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 03:29 PM (rj6Yv)

285 the video of that TR escort is AMAZING I recommend looking it up!

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 01, 2026 03:29 PM (j+aD2)

286
Puppet Show

and

MSNOW The Weekend: Primetime

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 01, 2026 03:29 PM (y9nCu)

287 I'll have to look for that online. I think Teddy Roosevelt was a very interesting and patriotic President
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

FOX has carried it for hours ... I am so disappointed in people complaining and being absorbed by the daily nonsense that when a day filled with pride of country is totally ignored and is preferred.

Posted by: old chick at July 01, 2026 03:31 PM (F3Dlr)

288 MSNOW Cancels Weekend Live Programming; Will Run Cheap Leftwing Podcasts
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How will we know the difference

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 03:31 PM (ouWD3)

289 Heh...how did the US celebrate that? By not re-newing the USMCA (today was the deadline). Now, it goes under an annual review instead of every 6 years and expires on 2036 if no agreement is reached.

Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 03:29 PM (dIske)

Without even looking, I can guarantee that the Canadian media is reporting it along the lines of a slap in the face, an insult, and a disgraceful thing to announce on Canada's birthday.

Posted by: Vendette at July 01, 2026 03:31 PM (PrsTH)

290 Didn't santa monica shoot fireworks at dawn (into heavy fog)?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 01, 2026 03:28 PM (Kt19C)

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I was at an inflection point in my life (broke as, living in a van, and nearing age 40) all alone and attending a July 4, 2000 fireworks celebration at the pier in Laguna Beach, Califzuela.

I wrote down three future objectives:
(1) To get married;
(2) To have children; and
(3) To become a multi-millionaire.

Hey, in hindsight, two out of three weren't bad!

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 03:31 PM (t/lcw)

291 YT video of President DJT arriving by train in Medoro, ND

LINK: https://tinyurl.com/86kynd3k

Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 03:32 PM (rj6Yv)

292 *broke ass

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 03:32 PM (t/lcw)

293 Another trans would-be massacre - from the CA Post:

Las Vegas cops busted a transgender gunman who allegedly planned a casino massacre using a huge cache of weapons.

Allison Howlett, 36, who was born a man but lives as a woman, was arrested Saturday on charges of making terroristic threats, assault with a deadly weapon, auto theft, gun theft and other offenses.

The wild story unfolded shortly after 9:30 a.m. Saturday when Howlett’s former spouse called police to report Howlett had stolen her car and the vehicle held numerous firearms, Henderson Police Chief Reggie Rader said

Posted by: beckster at July 01, 2026 03:32 PM (kX27y)

294 He's a good writer, but after reading his introduction to his short story collection Blue World I'm convinced he was the model for Garth Marenghi.
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at July 01, 2026 03:16 PM (0bjKf)


You forgot to add "Author, dream-weaver, visionary, plus actor."

Posted by: International Garth Marenghi Fan Club at July 01, 2026 03:33 PM (B0NCh)

295 Puppet Show

and

MSNOW The Weekend: Primetime
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
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But they've got a big dressing room.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 03:33 PM (XvL8K)

296
Exculpatory evidence, as Brennan himself did, is often chucked in the trash.
Posted by: whig

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Aha.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 03:33 PM (XJ22o)

297 If anyone is wondering at the backdrop for Trump's speech, it's for the Medora Musical. The musical is an annual summer tradition there.

Posted by: Vendette at July 01, 2026 03:33 PM (PrsTH)

298 MSNOW Cancels Weekend Live Programming; Will Run Cheap Leftwing Podcasts
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How will we know the difference
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 03:31 PM (ouWD3)

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Beautiful.

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 03:33 PM (t/lcw)

299
wrote down three future objectives:
(1) To get married;
(2) To have children; and
(3) To become a multi-millionaire.

Hey, in hindsight, two out of three weren't bad! 

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 03:31 PM (t/lcw)

___________

So you never got married?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 03:34 PM (O0L8i)

300 "That $1.5 million in copies, bought by Newsom himself, made up 2/3rds of all "sales" of "his" "book."

So he is following the Clinton model of book revenue generation. Aunt Pelosi would be proud.

Posted by: Distant Observer at July 01, 2026 03:34 PM (Rrx9m)

301 291 YT video of President DJT arriving by train in Medoro, ND

LINK: https://tinyurl.com/86kynd3k
Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 03:32 PM (rj6Yv)

That lifted my spirits... Thanks

Posted by: It's me donna at July 01, 2026 03:35 PM (FtULh)

302 Medora Musical? That bitch Jill is always telling me to take that with some water

Posted by: Joe Biden at July 01, 2026 03:35 PM (ouWD3)

303 297 If anyone is wondering at the backdrop for Trump's speech, it's for the Medora Musical. The musical is an annual summer tradition there.

Here he's being escorted by the Rough Riders.
https://tinyurl.com/mprddfxv

Now he's in the new TR Museum talking to an AI Roosevelt.

Posted by: beckster at July 01, 2026 03:35 PM (kX27y)

304 Fun - Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders escorting Trump in ND:

https://tinyurl.com/38x9wknd
Posted by: beckster
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This is all kinds of awesome.

While the mainstream media isn't crowing about the 250th like they were for the Bicentennial, I see lots of enthusiasm from the people at large. Flags are everywhere, there are activities planned, and the general mood is celebratory. Of course I live in Tweeville...

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 01, 2026 03:36 PM (kpS4V)

305 If anyone is wondering at the backdrop for Trump's speech, it's for the Medora Musical. The musical is an annual summer tradition there.

Posted by: Vendette at July 01, 2026 03:33 PM (PrsTH)

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I loved Trump's 2020 event and fireworks display at Mt. Rushmore in 2020 (if you haven't visited -- it's a must, as I NEVER take photographs but could not resist that place).

I also had never seen nor heard of Kristi Noem, and was so impressed by her speech I considered her a likely first female POTUS (damn, those days are gone).

Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 03:36 PM (t/lcw)

306 We are celebrating!


Join us for Fairhope's Independence Day Celebration on July 4 as we commemorate America's 250th anniversary!

Enjoy an unforgettable evening on the bluff as the Baldwin Pops performs at 7:30 p.m. with 250 musicians, followed by a spectacular fireworks show over Mobile Bay at 9:00 p.m.

Bring your lawn chairs, gather your family and friends, and celebrate this historic milestone with music, patriotism, and one of the best views on the Gulf Coast.

🎶 Baldwin Pops Concert | 7:30 PM
🎆 Fireworks Over Mobile Bay | 9:00 PM
📍 Henry George Park & Fairhope Municipal Pier

We can't wait to celebrate with you!

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 03:36 PM (Wmg4n)

307 MS NOW is running out of money now that they don't have Comcast/NBC's available to them anymore? This is my shocked face, I promise.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 01, 2026 03:37 PM (4ObTi)

308 I wrote down three future objectives:
(1) To get married;
(2) To have children; and
(3) To become a multi-millionaire.

Hey, in hindsight, two out of three weren't bad!
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 03:31 PM (t/lcw)

So you’re a married multimillionaire? Nice!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 03:38 PM (YetvJ)

309 >>>Also, Gavin and Jill would have to gift me their books. And then I would use them to hold a door open or something.

Posted by: Piper

>I would use it in the kitchen as a leveler so I could put food on the table.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 01, 2026 03:38 PM (fkjGs)

310 Teddy Roosevelt famously said he'd never have been president if he hadn't lived in North Dakota.

Posted by: Vendette at July 01, 2026 03:39 PM (PrsTH)

311 Next year Newsom takes up water coloring and has major bids on his "art."

Posted by: Distant Observer at July 01, 2026 03:39 PM (Rrx9m)

312 Was Jill's book a pop-up book? I wanted a pop-up book.

Posted by: Slow Joe Biden at July 01, 2026 03:39 PM (TNzRs)

313 I can't imagine why the media wouldn't making a big hullabaloo over the 250th. Can you fathom what Kamala's would look like?

2:00 Land Acknowledgement
2:30 Tranny 2 Spirit Orgy
3:00 Pedo Party
10:00 Land Acknowledgement

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 03:40 PM (ouWD3)

314 >>>Also, Gavin and Jill would have to gift me their books. And then I would use them to hold a door open or something.

Posted by: Piper

>I would use it in the kitchen as a leveler so I could put food on the table.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

Emergency shit paper.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 01, 2026 03:40 PM (TNnZH)

315 People seem to be into the 250th around here. A lot of flags on house,trucks, cars, even harleys. The dude down the street had a huge American flag painted on the side of his pole barn. Another house is flying a fuck joe biden banner on his fence. People have been trying out fireworks, and its some really loud shit. I think it will be nuts around here on the 4th.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 03:41 PM (snZF9)

316 Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 03:32 PM (rj6Yv)

Thanks. Really nice to see!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 01, 2026 03:41 PM (lQ+/f)

317 nood

Posted by: m at July 01, 2026 03:41 PM (6wpGE)

318 There is a word out that Nina Totenberg formerly of NPR has died. Not fact checking it of course because that is the NPR standard of journalism.

Send a card.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 03:41 PM (rbvCR)

319 MS-FEW DAYS AGO

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at July 01, 2026 03:41 PM (wGerL)

320 Did Trump say he's building his library in Miami?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 01, 2026 03:42 PM (kpS4V)

321 Teddy Roosevelt famously said he'd never have been president if he hadn't lived in North Dakota.
Posted by: Vendette at July 01, 2026 03:39 PM (PrsTH)

I’ve read a few bios of TR. Very interesting guy but I’m not so sure he was good for the country in the long run… one of the original “progressives” (different meaning then but nevertheless not on the right track)… on top of which the name Roosevelt associated with TR helped FDR’s young political career immeasurably. Doubt he woulda been president if TR never existed. And FDR legacy mostly negative IMHO. TR legacy a mixed bag

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 03:42 PM (YetvJ)

322 Watched the fireworks over Pensacola Bay from our boat a couple of years ago. Pretty cool.

Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 03:43 PM (J4Dwc)

323 Happy Canada Day to the northern Horde!
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 03:27 PM (2WIwB)
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Formal observation of Canada Day is done by considering the burden your continued existence might be on the people nearest you and the country in general.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:44 PM (Fi81e)

324 Happy Canada Day!

The lines to your favorite places will be long--have you thought about ending it all?

Posted by: Canada at July 01, 2026 03:45 PM (Fi81e)

325 Teddy Roosevelt famously said he'd never have been president if he hadn't lived in North Dakota.
Posted by: Vendette

How he'd feel if he knew that now his own prefer coveting Alberta rather than recognize it.

The grass is always greener ...

Posted by: old chick at July 01, 2026 03:46 PM (F3Dlr)

Gang of Foreign Invaders Randomly Beat a 17-Year-Old French Boy to Death, Videotape It to Share Their Tribal Murder-Coup Online

Everyone's so surprised this keeps happening. We're all like, "no way."


Louis Murder: Hundreds Rally in Narbonne After Brutal Murder of 17-Year-Old Boy


The fatal beating of a French teenager, filmed and shared online by the alleged attackers, has renewed concern over immigrant youth violence.

Around 1,000 people marched through the southern French city of Narbonne on Sunday, June 28th, following the death of 17-year-old Louis, who was lynched by a gang of youths.

The march, organised under the slogan 'Justice for All,' was promoted on social media by several identitarian groups. Louis's family declined to take part, saying they wished to avoid any political exploitation of their son's death.

Of course. They were told to say that by France's own globalist "Nudge Unit."


The demonstration reflects growing public concern over youth violence in France.

Louis was attacked ten days ago after allegedly being lured to a construction site in Narbonne by a group of boys--aged between 16 and 19--he knew through child welfare services. He was discovered unconscious the following day by a worker and died in hospital four days later.

In an emotional interview, his mother called for those responsible to be tried as adults, saying she hoped her son's death would be "the last."

So she's not as chill about it as the Nudge Unit, French Branch would like her to be.

The five "youths," unidentified except by first name, went straight to the old well and claimed they planned this ambush murder because of Muh Fake Racism.


During questioning, some of the suspects claimed the assault was motivated by revenge for alleged incidents dating back several years, including accusations of bullying by Louis, and violence suffered by the sister of one of the suspects. These claims remain unsubstantiated.

The wolf pack had stalked its prey several times before finally bringing him down -- and authorities did nothing about the violent wolves.

Authorities have also confirmed that Louis had previously reported being assaulted on two separate occasions in the weeks before his death.

While many social media users have linked the rise in violence to the growing number of migrants in France, prosecutors have stated that there is no evidence the killing was racially motivated.

Sure. But my noticing it is racially motivated, I'm pretty certain.


The family is also calling for a march for the murdered boy -- and justice for the invaders.

The family of Louis, the 17-year-old boy beaten to death at a construction site in Narbonne, France, have spoken publicly about the impact of the attack, with his aunt describing the footage of the incident as "unspeakable."

...

Marteau described the video as extremely distressing and said the family struggled to understand the level of violence shown in the footage.

She added that those responsible appeared to show no remorse during the assault. "They are laughing, they beat him, they leave him no way out," she said, describing the footage as showing the attack being recorded alongside "snickering and selfies."

Louis' mother told Le Journal du Dimanche "This is not the time for mourning; it is the time for war," demanding that the accused be tried as adults. She said France's juvenile justice laws needed to be revised, and recalled that she had repeatedly warned social services that her son was in danger.


They held a march on the 28th and are holding another one Sunday, July 5th.

This murder came a month before an 11-year-old girl was raped and murdered by a known sex criminal whom the police repeatedly failed to open an investigation into the killer, even after he was accused by the mother of a 10-year-old girl of repeatedly raping her.

He had also been accused of raping a 17-year-old girl, but police dropped that investigation too after the girl said she had "consented" to sex with the man.

Thousands of mourners have turned out for a silent march for a 11-year-old schoolgirl whose murder prompted widespread outrage when it emerged police had failed to question the suspected killer about previous child sexual abuse allegations.

The parents of the girl, who has been named only as Lyhanna, led the cortege on Sunday in the south-western village of Fleurance behind a banner reading "Never again". Most of those who marched, including children, wore white shirts or T-shirts, many bearing a smiling portrait of the young victim.

Grief has been mixed with profound shock and anger. The killing has sparked a heated national debate over the delays and failings of France's justice system after it emerged that the man being held in connection with Lyhanna's disappearance and murder had been on the police's radar since 2017.

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, acknowledged there had been an "unacceptable" failure in the legal system.

...

Lyhanna was last spotted getting into a grey car, identified as belonging to Jérôme Barella, a father of two and school cleaner, in Fleurance in the Gers département on 29 May. Her body was found seven days later in a disused grain silo 15km from where she went missing. Barella has denied killing her, telling police he had dropped her off at the local swimming pool.


After his arrest, it was discovered that, last August, the mother of a 10-year-old girl had gone to the police to allege that he had raped her daughter on several occasions. The preliminary investigation, containing interviews with the victim, psychological and medical reports confirming the child had injuries consistent with sexual abuse, and details of previous accusations against Barella, was sent by police in nearby Toulouse to the prosecutor's office at Auch in January with an instruction to question him.

However, the prosecutor's office reportedly failed to open the file for several weeks, then took a further six weeks to assign officers to the case. Barella had still not been contacted or summoned for questioning in the three months before Lyhanna was abducted and killed.

Other allegations have also emerged. In December 2017, a mother reported that her 17-year-old daughter had been in a relationship with Barella, but the case was dropped in 2018 after the girl said she had consented.

In 2021, the suspect was fired from a cleaning job at another school for alleged inappropriate behaviour with a female student online. It is not know if this was reported to police at the time.

In January 2022, he was accused of raping a seven-year-old child at his home in south-western France. The case was transferred to the local prosecutor but dismissed in 2024 owing to lack of evidence. The public prosecutor in the Gers town of Auch, Clémence Meyer, said inquiries, both medical and psychological, had not allowed police to verify the allegation.

French President Macron has refused to utter the name of Louis, but he is gallavanting around to praise the abolition of the death penalty -- even as many call for its return.

Leftwing French paper LeMonde:

Emmanuel Macron at the 9th World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Paris, June 30, 2026.

Forced to watch the French presidential campaign unfold without him, President Emmanuel Macron does not intend to disappear from the national conversation. On Tuesday, June 30, he attended the 9th World Congress Against the Death Penalty, held in Paris, to warn against calls to restore capital punishment, 45 years after its abolition. "Even in this old country that is France, nothing is ever guaranteed, and these struggles must always be fought again," Macron warned, keeping his aviator glasses on in the dimly lit Studio 104 at the Maison de la Radio.

"The battle for abolition (...) is decidedly contemporary, because today, in our societies, this debate is resurfacing," he declared before a cosmopolitan audience. The murders of Lyhanna, age 11, who was raped then killed in the Gers, and of Louis, a 17-year-old beaten to death in Narbonne, have in recent days reignited arguments in favor of the death penalty on social media and certain television panels. CNews, Europe 1 and Le Journal du dimanche, all owned by the billionaire Vincent Bolloré, even published a survey on the topic.


Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:15 PM




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1 Everyone's so surprised this keeps happening. We're all like, "no way."

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Isn't it time for a French Citizen Vigilante?

/rhetorical

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 01:16 PM (t/lcw)

2 a gang of youths."

Ah, those whacky "utes"...
What will they do next?

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 01:17 PM (XuXeR)

3 1 Everyone's so surprised this keeps happening. We're all like, "no way."

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Isn't it time for a French Citizen Vigilante?

/rhetorical
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And it is likely to happen first in France when the pot boils over. Although England is making up for a later start in Die-versity.

Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 01:17 PM (E4rtv)

4
Yeah, hi.

This is going to be another day of content that keeps me fuming away at my keyboard. So much material!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 01:17 PM (XJ22o)

5 I would like to rename the Third World to the Fourth World because there ain't no First World no more.

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 01:18 PM (ouWD3)

6 Burn out theNo Go Zones. Then nuke from orbit.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 01:18 PM (wPlLO)

7 Gang of Foreign Invaders Randomly Beat a 17-Year-Old French Boy to Death, Videotape It to Share Their Tribal Murder-Coup Online
—Disinformation Expert Ace
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Just like the Amish...

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 01:18 PM (Fi81e)

8 they're murdering our youth

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 01, 2026 01:19 PM (j+aD2)

9 Of course. They were told to say that by France's own globalist "Nudge Unit."

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Grudge Unit >>>>> Nudge Unit

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 01:19 PM (t/lcw)

10 Oh grayt.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 01:19 PM (MWfyi)

11 Does the French govt allow their citizens to post online criticism of the invaders, or have they suppressed it like England, Germany, Canada, Australia, etc have?

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 01:19 PM (Jr5Lq)

12 Oh, they're going to have another march. That'll show them!

Posted by: davidt at July 01, 2026 01:20 PM (Q+gd/)

13 Mass deportation is the moderate solution.
The death penalty is the moderate solution.

Posted by: PabloD at July 01, 2026 01:20 PM (XLdVq)

14 If any people in Western Europe were to start fighting against invaders in my view it's the Irish first then the French. Despite their reputation the French can be vicious bastards. I wouldn't be surprised to find a ditch full of dead immigrants in the French countryside.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 01:21 PM (HddY9)

15 I would like to rename the Third World to the Fourth World because there ain't no First World no more.

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 01:18 PM (ouWD3)
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No-go zones are Fifth World

Open Sewers of the World are Fourth World -- or maybe Burn Pits of Apokolips.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 01:21 PM (Fi81e)

16
Immigration is our strength!

Posted by: Macron at July 01, 2026 01:21 PM (OkYzo)

17 Ah..."youths"...got it.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 01, 2026 01:21 PM (bFu5X)

18 Murdering Youth, whom did they open for?

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 01:21 PM (wPlLO)

19
It's almost time.

Posted by: The Crusades at July 01, 2026 01:21 PM (OkYzo)

20 I'm worried about the backlash against these aspiring rappers who are trying to turn their lives around and have just applied to CUNY.

lol

I like the trend on X of calling the "scholars."

I'm seeing these clips of the indigenous peoples banding together to repel these invaders with extreme violence.
And I ... feel nothing. No sympathy--they earned worse.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 01:22 PM (3cUTc)

21 Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 01:21 PM (Fi81e)
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If I ate one E.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 01:22 PM (Fi81e)

22 I wonder where this be headed.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 01:22 PM (MWfyi)

23 There may be a down side to letting retarded savages into your country. Who knew?

Posted by: Boss Moss at July 01, 2026 01:22 PM (wvPJN)

24 Murdering Youth, whom did they open for?

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 01:21 PM (wPlLO)
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The Jugulars opened for them.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 01:22 PM (Fi81e)

25 The five "youths," unidentified except by first name ,,,

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. Muhammad;
. Mohammed;
. Mohammad
. Mohamed; and
. Mohamad.

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 01:23 PM (t/lcw)

26 Oh, they're going to have another march. That'll show them!
Posted by: davidt at July 01, 2026 01:20 PM (Q+gd/)

It’s like Jim Jordan rolling up his sleeves to write a strongly worded letter!!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 01:23 PM (keuwF)

27 Murdering Youth, whom did they open for?
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 01:21 PM


The Violent Femmes. Worcester Centrum, '89.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 01, 2026 01:23 PM (bFu5X)

28 Suggesting > Nudging > Pushing > Compelling

We all know where it will eventually lead. The left is doing it there, they're doing it here.

The only difference is where one is on the spectrum.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 01:23 PM (jehhT)

29
Does anyone here "know" the French, like having lived with them? I'd like to know if they can be pushed too far. I don't know if history and election results tell you all that much about national character. For that matter, I don't know if they deserve the cheese-eating surrender monkey label, which is fun, but maybe another false impression.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 01:24 PM (XJ22o)

30 Haircuts. Where is the National Razor?

Posted by: Boss Moss at July 01, 2026 01:24 PM (wvPJN)

31 Emmanuel Macron at the 9th World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Paris, June 30, 2026."

Funny, too - the "round house" (one of the meeting sites)is ..wait for it...
Air conditioned.

Really. Zut alors!

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 01:24 PM (XuXeR)

32 Some dickhead tried starting fires in Jefferson County, CO. He got caught.
Save a witch. Burn an arsonist

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 01:24 PM (K7yuL)

33 I wonder where this be headed.
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 01:22 PM


ISWYDT.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 01, 2026 01:24 PM (bFu5X)

34
Christian Europe >>> ... > Secular, Modern Europe.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 01:24 PM (Fi81e)

35 "Identitarian" = doesn't want to be mistreated for being French

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 01, 2026 01:25 PM (lP31d)

36 And the beat goes on, the beat goes on.....

Posted by: Case at July 01, 2026 01:25 PM (IY9No)

37 A Central Park Five for modern times.

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 01:25 PM (ouWD3)

38 France surrendered rolled over and played dead a long time ago.

Posted by: huerfano at July 01, 2026 01:25 PM (VJX5o)

39 And SCOTUS just put out the welcome sign to Come on in and drop a new citizen !

Posted by: It's me donna at July 01, 2026 01:25 PM (O3Vxh)

40 What ever happened to those yellow or orange vest guys?

Posted by: davidt at July 01, 2026 01:25 PM (Q+gd/)

41 23 There may be a down side to letting retarded savages into your country. Who knew?
Posted by: Boss Moss at July 01, 2026 01:22 PM (wvPJN)

Nobody could have known. It was completely unknowable.

Posted by: Pattern recognition is racist! at July 01, 2026 01:25 PM (TbWk/)

42 Does anyone here "know" the French, like having lived with them?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 01:24 PM (XJ22o)

CBD

Posted by: Button Pushing Monkey at July 01, 2026 01:25 PM (6BjcW)

43
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 01:24 PM (XJ22o)

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Oh, Smell the Glove was reading my mind at #14 while I was typing.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 01:25 PM (XJ22o)

44 Meh, Western Europe is dead, Jim.

A cautionary tale for the rest of The Death Cult Suicidal West in general and the USA in particular.

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 01:26 PM (t/lcw)

45 It’s like Jim Jordan rolling up his sleeves to write a strongly worded letter!!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 01:23 PM (keuwF)
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Writing the letter was more Grassley's niche.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 01:26 PM (Fi81e)

46 Well okay, these things are bad I guess, but just think about how much the French culinary scene is being improved by all the halal kebob stands.

Posted by: Cave Johnson at July 01, 2026 01:26 PM (DNnoz)

47
CBD
Posted by: Button Pushing Monkey

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Right! I'd like to see him scribble about them sometime.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 01:26 PM (XJ22o)

48 If France will not deliver justice, the correct response from the populace is to offer "Free helicopter rides over the Med for all invaders." Moreover, those bleeding hearts in Macron's inner circle should also go along. You know, to make certain everything is done by the book.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 01:27 PM (e3dOD)

49 Make Guillotines Great Again

Posted by: steevy at July 01, 2026 01:27 PM (YwEeS)

50 Imagine where we would be right now if Kamala had won.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 01, 2026 01:28 PM (viF8m)

51 Ace, I would heed the 48-hour rule on this attack. I saw the video of the attack. It's blurry, but the attackers (or at least the ones you can see) look white to me.

Video here:

https://tinyurl.com/ykfk9a56

Their names are "Jordan S., Lucas P., Mathias T., Isaac P., and Kilian T." Those don't sound like migrant names.

This may have little or nothing to do with migrants or foreign invaders.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 01:28 PM (iFTx/)

52 In an emotional interview, his mother called for those responsible to be tried as adults, saying she hoped her son's death would be "the last."

They've brought in millions of invaders. Even if these 5 are really punished why would this be the last such murder?

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 01:28 PM (sKqQm)

53 Unless they are marching with machetes I am doubtful this will change the dial.

Have read (not on national sites) that the barbarians burned down a convent or monastery and the burial place of St. Patrick in Ireland.

DEPORT DEPORT DEPORT after killing the worst for murders and rapes. GET THEM OUT!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 01, 2026 01:28 PM (hzuYO)

54 The five "youths," unidentified except by first name ,,,

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

. Muhammad;
. Mohammed;
. Mohammad
. Mohamed; and
. Mohamad.
Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 01:23 PM (t/lcw)
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Amish in France? Who knew.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 01:28 PM (e3dOD)

55 My USB cords keep wearing out on the C end.

Posted by: Boss Moss at July 01, 2026 01:29 PM (wvPJN)

56 It's a good thing all cultures are equal, otherwise the French might have a problem.

Posted by: Darth Randall at July 01, 2026 01:29 PM (PVvQD)

57 Oh, they're going to have another march. That'll show them!
--
Yup.
If your march doesn't have torches for immigrant housing, and rough justice for the illegals, it's just theater the elites will ignore.

Your country is being looted.
Your daughters are being raped.
Your sons are being murdered.

The police do nothing.
The judges do nothing.
The politicians do nothing.

The time for talk and demonstrations is over.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 01:29 PM (3cUTc)

58 Does the French govt allow their citizens to post online criticism of the invaders, or have they suppressed it like England, Germany, Canada, Australia, etc have?

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 01:19 PM (Jr5Lq)

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My understanding is that, Yes, you will be arrested for "hate speech" if you criticize Muzzie rape gangs online ... while Muzzie rape gang rapists are immune from arrest and prosecution.

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 01:29 PM (t/lcw)

59 I saw with the recent story out of Britain that one invader started stabbing toddlers and when few Brits disarmed him and got him down a group of British woman formed a circle around the invader/stabber to stop anyone from harming him.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 01:29 PM (sKqQm)

60 Why is www.facebook.com slowing the loading of the page?

Posted by: SciVo at July 01, 2026 01:30 PM (Sy6m/)

61
If any people in Western Europe were to start fighting against invaders in my view it's the Irish first then the French. Despite their reputation the French can be vicious bastards.

Posted by: Smell the Glove

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Do the French have a WFL problem (I don't think of many people in AC-less, no-free-refills France as being Affluent)? I know the Irish have that problem.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 01:30 PM (XJ22o)

62 Does anybody notice the correlation:

The wider the acceptance of Darwin -> the less likely to insist on survival of your kind.

Atheists, something is going wrong in your "simple problems to solve" file.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 01:30 PM (Fi81e)

63 @43 Blonde Morticia - and a dirty mind it is

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 01:30 PM (HddY9)

64 It's all crap. Macron's brain is wormwood. The free French could take notes from the Irish, ban together and take care of business. These horrors will not stop until those in the perp class are afraid to exercise themselves.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 01:31 PM (JS6jE)

65 "My USB cords keep wearing out on the C end."

Look at the bright side: Much better that the cord wears out rather than the jack in the device.

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 01:31 PM (Jr5Lq)

66 >>Some dickhead tried starting fires in Jefferson County, CO. He got caught.
Save a witch. Burn an arsonist

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 01:24 PM

I looked him up. At least part Navajo.

Posted by: huerfano at July 01, 2026 01:31 PM (VJX5o)

67 Protest marches don't do anything except let the neo-feudal governments identify potential troublemakers.

If you want to make a difference you have to cause immediate negative consequences for the members of the governing class.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 01:31 PM (sKqQm)

68 Your country is being looted.
Your daughters are being raped.
Your sons are being murdered.

The police do nothing.
The judges do nothing.
The politicians do nothing.

The time for talk and demonstrations is over.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 01:29 PM (3cUTc)


Newsletter?

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 01:31 PM (2WIwB)

69 Deport
Deport
Deport the fucking lot

Posted by: What's that in Francais? at July 01, 2026 01:31 PM (TbWk/)

70 The wider the acceptance of Darwin -> the less likely to insist on survival of your kind.
Posted by: Axeman

Violent crimes correlate highly with the percentage of Christians in your state.

Posted by: gKWVE can play too at July 01, 2026 01:31 PM (K7yuL)

71 If any people in Western Europe were to start fighting against invaders in my view it's the Irish first then the French. Despite their reputation the French can be vicious bastards.

Posted by: Smell the Glove
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The Irish people, once listed as the most religious country (US second), are still dug in against all this shit.

Their fellates are like our fellates, dumb as a post but too well educated for anybody to tell them.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 01:31 PM (Fi81e)

72 Does anyone think the English or French will do anything about their invaders?

Posted by: MJ at July 01, 2026 01:32 PM (XOmY9)

73 It seems to me that the only way to truly deal with this is not just to deal the rapists, but also their enablers (judges, gov't employees, shadow-financiers, etc.)

Posted by: Otto Penn at July 01, 2026 01:32 PM (sJHOI)

74
"Jordan S., Lucas P., Mathias T., Isaac P., and Kilian T." Those don't sound like migrant names.

This may have little or nothing to do with migrants or foreign invaders.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

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Interesting. Something else going on in France?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 01:32 PM (XJ22o)

75
The wider the acceptance of Darwin -> the less likely to insist on survival of your kind.

Atheists, something is going wrong in your "simple problems to solve" file.


Assume for a moment that religion is all fake. All that exists is the material world. Then why does religion exist in every successful society?

And atheists refuse to ask this question even though it should be the first thing they consider...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 01:32 PM (sKqQm)

76 >> 39 And SCOTUS just put out the welcome sign to Come on in and drop a new citizen !


Right? Thomas' hypothetical about a foreign enemy dropping an anchor baby and getting elected isn't even a hypothetical. That psycho who just won in NYC is the daughter of a deported Jordanian terrorist.

Posted by: the dandy at July 01, 2026 01:32 PM (8l8nW)

77 Ace, I would heed the 48-hour rule on this attack. I saw the video of the attack. It's blurry, but the attackers (or at least the ones you can see) look white to me.
--
Why should we care for accuracy?
Do they extended the same courtesy when the target is a favored leftist group member?

If it inflames passions against illegals, I see nothing wrong.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 01:32 PM (3cUTc)

78 72 Does anyone think the English or French will do anything about their invaders?
Posted by: MJ at July 01, 2026 01:32 PM (XOmY9)


Are we sure these were "invaders"?

Posted by: It's me donna at July 01, 2026 01:32 PM (O3Vxh)

79 Imagine where we would be right now if Kamala had won.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 01, 2026 01:28 PM (viF8m)

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If Hillary had won, I'm certain I would have already been murdered by now or barely holding on at 98 pounds in a concentration camp.

I'm on a lot of "lists" ...

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 01:33 PM (t/lcw)

80 The Congo seems to be knocking off England in kickball.

Posted by: Boss Moss at July 01, 2026 01:33 PM (wvPJN)

81 "My understanding is that, Yes, you will be arrested [in France] for "hate speech" if you criticize Muzzie rape gangs online"

Cripes.

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 01:33 PM (Jr5Lq)

82 Funny I just watched a movie about this type of thing.

Posted by: connected and litigious at July 01, 2026 01:33 PM (cS1cw)

83 I just scrolled through some of Dragon Con's guest list, yikes. So many lawyers listed might as well be DEFCON.

Tenant, Piper, and River Song will be there along either cast from ST: Enterprise. Bruce Boxleitnrr.

5 day pass is $180.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 01:33 PM (wPlLO)

84 @61 can't say that I know. I'm just looking at French behavior through history. Their paratroopers in Algeria, their behavior in Vichy, and their actions in the Napoleonic period and in the Terror during the revolution are indications of viciousness

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 01:33 PM (HddY9)

85 Violent crimes correlate highly with the percentage of Christians in your state.

Posted by: gKWVE can play too at July 01, 2026 01:31 PM (K7yuL)
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Hey don't get mad at me because I point out that people who go full Darwinism lose the will to defend themselves.

Crime is bad, but it's not a death sentence. Ideological suicide IS.

So you're comparing apples and oranges, pal.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 01:34 PM (Fi81e)

86
@43 Blonde Morticia - and a dirty mind it is
Posted by: Smell the Glove

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Wh-- that part was encrypted! Damn.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 01:34 PM (XJ22o)

87 Suggesting > Nudging > Pushing > Compelling
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There are two (2) ways you can get somebody else to do something, or not do something. You can try to persuade them. If that doesn’t work, you have to force them. That’s it.

As a practical matter, it certainly appears that the mighty propaganda organs of yore - newspapers, magazines, network television - are walking sucking chest wounds. They no longer have a monopoly on approved narratives. They no longer enjoy hardly any respect or credibility.

So it should be no surprise the usual suspects eye the Internet and “social media” with a jaundiced eye. The reporters, the news outlets, are now largely the people, albeit unpaid.

Notice they do not like this arrangement. At one extreme, sounding like the old Soviet Union, UK subjects are being arrested for merely reporting the news, essentially.

I do believe Free Speech is essential. It is often ugly. Divisive? Well depends on whom is trying to divide whom, eh? Free speech for me and not for thee, eh? Who gets to decide?

Posted by: Common Tater at July 01, 2026 01:34 PM (gUqk9)

88 Charles Martel weeps.

Posted by: dantesed at July 01, 2026 01:34 PM (Oy/m2)

89 If it inflames passions against illegals, I see nothing wrong.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 01:32 PM (3cUTc)

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This.

The Gordian Knot. Cut must it be ...

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 01:34 PM (t/lcw)

90 High on love:

https://tinyurl.com/5axdwhv5

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 01, 2026 01:34 PM (x8PQF)

91 Animals often attack in packs. Avoid lions, wolves, and chimps.

Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 01:34 PM (Gqar8)

92 "My understanding is that, Yes, you will be arrested [in France] for "hate speech" if you criticize Muzzie rape gangs online"

Cripes.
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 01:33 PM (Jr5Lq)
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Coming soon: Muzzie lure and beat-up gangs.

Because not all Muzzies lured and beat that boy to death.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 01:35 PM (Fi81e)

93 Macron is a brave brave man… look who he climbs into bed with every night!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 01:35 PM (YetvJ)

94 They’ll protest, blow off some steam, then go back to their lives as sacrificial lambs. Eventually another slaughter will occur, and they’ll protest, blow off some steam, then go back to their lives as sacrificial lambs. Eventually another slaughter will occur, and they’ll protest, blow off some steam…

Posted by: weew at July 01, 2026 01:36 PM (9TspW)

95 "Jordan S., Lucas P., Mathias T., Isaac P., and Kilian T." Those don't sound like migrant names.

This may have little or nothing to do with migrants or foreign invaders.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

================

Interesting. Something else going on in France?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 01:32 PM (XJ22o)
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Gang-related shit? Long-standing bad blood? Could be anything.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 01:36 PM (iFTx/)

96 Near time for the Euros to declare independence from the islam enabling globalist agenda.

Posted by: Rex B at July 01, 2026 01:37 PM (rgnea)

97
Thomas' hypothetical about a foreign enemy dropping an anchor baby and getting elected isn't even a hypothetical.

Posted by: the dandy

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It's the very profile of Hasan Piker. Not elected, but getting plenty of people elected and influencing politics heavily.

THAT said, this French case may be native wildlife vs an innocent kid, as Elric has discovered.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 01:37 PM (XJ22o)

98 I do believe Free Speech is essential. It is often ugly. Divisive? Well depends on whom is trying to divide whom, eh? Free speech for me and not for thee, eh? Who gets to decide?

Posted by: Common Tater at July 01, 2026 01:34 PM (gUqk9)

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We have come A LONG WAY from my youth where the constant refrains -- from both Rs and Ds -- was: "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."

Good times, good times -- actually REALLY GREAT TIMES ...

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 01:38 PM (t/lcw)

99 Jordan S., Lucas P., Mathias T., Isaac P., and Kilian T." Those don't sound like migrant names.

Rival lacrosse team?

Posted by: Something gay and European BIRM at July 01, 2026 01:38 PM (TbWk/)

100 I still can't get over the video of the "cultural enricher" being caught masturbating in front of children at a pool.

And when the group of men rush over and start beating his ass, some stupid ass white girl in a bikini runs in to ... defend the scholar.
Physically putting herself between justice and the pedo, Mr. Jerking Off.

Because his skin assigned him as Oppressed.
And the skin of the others assigned them as Oppressors.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 01:38 PM (3cUTc)

101 Are we sure these were "invaders"?
Posted by: It's me donna

Statistics and my Magic 8-Ball say: Yes.

Posted by: Joe Mama at July 01, 2026 01:39 PM (TezPK)

102 Burn out theNo Go Zones. Then nuke from orbit.

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 01:18 PM (wPlLO)

Yup. Then send in death squads to make sure.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 01:39 PM (snZF9)

103 Thomas' hypothetical about a foreign enemy dropping an anchor baby and getting elected isn't even a hypothetical.

Posted by: the dandy

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It's the very profile of Hasan Piker. Not elected, but getting plenty of people elected and influencing politics heavily.

THAT said, this French case may be native wildlife vs an innocent kid, as Elric has discovered.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 01:37 PM (XJ22o)

Not sure if he's an anchor or his family bought their way in bringing him along.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 01:39 PM (uhVAy)

104 ENG/COD tied 1-1

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 01:39 PM (K7yuL)

105 I'm just looking at French behavior through history
——-

I found for example, the Cambodians to be a very serene and chill kind of people. Koreans as well. But apparently they aren’t always so relaxed. I’m told the Japanese were bit vexatious during their expansionist Imperial era

Posted by: Common Tater at July 01, 2026 01:40 PM (gUqk9)

106 100 Those Paul Joseph Watson videos are eye openers.

Posted by: steevy at July 01, 2026 01:40 PM (YwEeS)

107 @57.

Oh, The police will arrest them
The judges will let them go
And The politicians will do nothing.

Posted by: Case at July 01, 2026 01:41 PM (IY9No)

108 104 ENG/COD tied 1-1
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 01:39 PM (K7yuL

I thought England liked fried cod.

Posted by: Fish and chips! at July 01, 2026 01:41 PM (TbWk/)

109 Euroweenies enabled this.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 01, 2026 01:41 PM (l3cgK)

110 The wider the acceptance of Darwin -> the less likely to insist on survival of your kind.

Atheists, something is going wrong in your "simple problems to solve" file.

Assume for a moment that religion is all fake. All that exists is the material world. Then why does religion exist in every successful society?

And atheists refuse to ask this question even though it should be the first thing they consider...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 01:32 PM (sKqQm)
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Almost none of my arguments to atheists EVER assume there is a God.

That doesn't mean they know how to play Jenga with civilization, though. But they keep trying, because "it's all simple".

Atheism is all about kicking the can down the road. Eventually we'll discover what makes a safe, coherent society. Eventually we'll find out how life rose from non-life--and that's not a "extraordinary claim" despite the solid history of the biological principle that only life is, when observed, the source of life.

Again, I'm not saying "Therefore, God" I'm saying that this is where they play the game that YOU have to provide "extraordinary evidence" that non-life COULD NOT produce life, because evidence of life.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 01:41 PM (Fi81e)

111 Thomas' hypothetical about a foreign enemy dropping an anchor baby and getting elected isn't even a hypothetical.

Posted by: the dandy

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It's the very profile of Hasan Piker. Not elected, but getting plenty of people elected and influencing politics heavily.

THAT said, this French case may be native wildlife vs an innocent kid, as Elric has discovered.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 01:37 PM (XJ22o)

Not sure if he's an anchor or his family bought their way in bringing him along.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 01:39 PM (uhVAy)
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Anchor baby. He was born in NJ to affluent Turks.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 01:41 PM (iFTx/)

112 Louis's family declined to take part, saying they wished to avoid any political exploitation of their son's death.

And also they were threatened with being shown Mrs. Macron and Mrs. Obama's dicks.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 01, 2026 01:42 PM (OyOhQ)

113 108 104 ENG/COD tied 1-1
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 01:39 PM (K7yuL

I thought England liked fried cod.

Posted by: Fish and chips! at July 01, 2026 01:41 PM (TbWk/)

Get ur Cod piece! Get your fried Cod piece here!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 01, 2026 01:42 PM (l3cgK)

114 Henry and Louis. Murdered by people claiming racism. Repeated rapist let go because police afraid to be called racist.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 01:42 PM (n5tGW)

115 Wake me when one of these miscreants is found swinging from a lamppost. Mysteriously.

Watch the colonial government swing into action to protect the colonizers.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 01:43 PM (RIvkX)

116 Assume for a moment that religion is all fake. All that exists is the material world. Then why does religion exist in every successful society?

And atheists refuse to ask this question even though it should be the first thing they consider...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 01:32 PM (sKqQm)

I don't believe in Santa anymore if I ever did but I don't define myself as an ASantaist and force myself on kids waiting to see him at the mall and debate them regularly.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 01:43 PM (uhVAy)

117 These people are just doing what they were imported to do…just like the poison snake set in the bed by the assassin.

Posted by: Cray Cray at July 01, 2026 01:44 PM (gIRws)

118 Louis' mother told Le Journal du Dimanche "This is not the time for mourning; it is the time for war."

At least one other person knows what time it is.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 01, 2026 01:44 PM (xA5g+)

119 100 I still can't get over the video of the "cultural enricher" being caught masturbating in front of children at a pool.

And when the group of men rush over and start beating his ass, some stupid ass white girl in a bikini runs in to ... defend the scholar.
Physically putting herself between justice and the pedo, Mr. Jerking Off.

Because his skin assigned him as Oppressed.
And the skin of the others assigned them as Oppressors.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 01:38 PM (3cUTc)

Women have been working mightily toward the downfall of civilization since the Garden of Eden...

Posted by: This perfection just isn't good enough! at July 01, 2026 01:44 PM (TbWk/)

120 My theory is that the French burned out. They were violent, passionate, and formidable in prior ages, but the Great Terror, Napoleon, and following burned their passion out of them. They saw error in passion.

They pretty much became neo-Epicureans at that point and smooth living became the point. And "evolved" to the point that Michel Foucault could challenge all speech as power games (so he could one day fuck boys).

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 01:45 PM (Fi81e)

121 Major Pigment Problem going on.

Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 01:45 PM (Gqar8)

122 I am reminded of the debate between Jordan Peterson and Alex O'Connor.

O'Conner admitted Christian societies tend to be much better societies overall and that yes he would rather live in one. But argued he just still didn't believe Jesus was the son of God.

And the follow up Peterson did not go with that I wish he had..."What a miracle then that these societies organized under a false premise somehow all ended up being by your own admissions better?"

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 01:45 PM (sKqQm)

123 Does anyone think the English or French will do anything about their invaders?
Posted by: MJ at July 01, 2026 01:32 PM (XOmY9)


Are we sure these were "invaders"?
Posted by: It's me donna at July 01, 2026 01:32 PM (O3Vxh)

They need to get rid of those who opened the gates from the inside first.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 01:45 PM (uhVAy)

124 I still can't get over the video of the "cultural enricher" being caught masturbating in front of children at a pool.

And when the group of men rush over and start beating his ass, some stupid ass white girl in a bikini runs in to ... defend the scholar.
Physically putting herself between justice and the pedo, Mr. Jerking Off.

Because his skin assigned him as Oppressed.
And the skin of the others assigned them as Oppressors.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 01:38 PM (3cUTc)

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But he's a good man officer! I can change him.

Posted by: Psycho White liberal women at July 01, 2026 01:46 PM (PVvQD)

125 These people are just doing what they were imported to do…just like the poison snake set in the bed by the assassin.
Posted by: Cray Cray at July 01, 2026 01:44 PM (gIRws)
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Who imported them? European Muzzies?

Or the educated fellate class?

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 01:46 PM (Fi81e)

126 WWI gutted France. I believe they never really recovered.

Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 01:46 PM (Gqar8)

127 My understanding is that, Yes, you will be arrested for "hate speech" if you criticize Muzzie rape gangs online ... while Muzzie rape gang rapists are immune from arrest and prosecution.

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 01:29 PM (t/lcw)

Hence our first couple of Amendments

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 01:47 PM (ouWD3)

128 Unbelievers have been riding the coattails of Christianity for forever.

Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 01:47 PM (Gqar8)

129 High on love:

https://tinyurl.com/5axdwhv5
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 01, 2026 01:34 PM (x8PQF)
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Meh. George Willig climbed Tower 2 on May 26, 1977.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 01:48 PM (RIvkX)

130 WWI gutted France. I believe they never really recovered.
Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 01:46 PM (Gqar

WWII was even worse - defeat, more than half joined the Nazis, and the attempt to paper over that post war did them no favors.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 01:49 PM (uhVAy)

131 127 My understanding is that, Yes, you will be arrested for "hate speech" if you criticize Muzzie rape gangs online ... while Muzzie rape gang rapists are immune from arrest and prosecution.

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 01:29 PM (t/lcw)

Hence our first couple of Amendments

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 01:47 PM (ouWD3)

Not that the dems, socialists, and commies here (BIRM 2x) haven't tried to outlaw speech by creating hate speech statutes...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 01, 2026 01:49 PM (l3cgK)

132 130 WWI gutted France. I believe they never really recovered.
Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 01:46 PM (Gqar

WWII was even worse - defeat, more than half joined the Nazis, and the attempt to paper over that post war did them no favors.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 01:49 PM (uhVAy) '

Verdun was pretty nasty...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 01, 2026 01:50 PM (l3cgK)

133 Are we debating faith vs. atheism now?

https://tinyurl.com/y9nem7rn

Posted by: Kill off granny at July 01, 2026 01:50 PM (looXz)

134 I still can't get over the video of the "cultural enricher" being caught masturbating in front of children at a pool.

And when the group of men rush over and start beating his ass, some stupid ass white girl in a bikini runs in to ... defend the scholar.
Physically putting herself between justice and the pedo, Mr. Jerking Off.

Because his skin assigned him as Oppressed.
And the skin of the others assigned them as Oppressors.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 01:38 PM (3cUTc)
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Its time for the women to get the beating too. Simply put, women no longer should have the protection of chivalry (which was mainly for the nobility anyway).

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at July 01, 2026 01:50 PM (Vh9CX)

135 Not sure if he's an anchor or his family bought their way in bringing him along.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 01:39 PM (uhVAy)
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Born here to aliens, raised in Turkey, came back for college because Turkey is a third world sh*thole.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 01:50 PM (RIvkX)

136 I still can't get over the video of the "cultural enricher" being caught masturbating in front of children at a swimming pool.
——-

Where did this happen? I hate to say it, I don’t like it, but stupid bitches have been enjoying 50 years of largely undeserved forbearance. It won’t last much longer.

The vid of a chick blocking the road, getting beaned in the head at 25 yards with an orange traffic cone, that sort of thing. Move, Bitch, Get Out Da Way! It’s inevitable.

Posted by: Common Tater at July 01, 2026 01:50 PM (DckQo)

137 Does anyone here "know" the French, like having lived with them?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 01:24 PM (XJ22o)

I worked for a French company for five years. They hired me and my old boss in part because they were afraid of their American customers. Oil field.

Posted by: javems at July 01, 2026 01:50 PM (zFsEm)

138 They pretty much became neo-Epicureans at that point and smooth living became the point. And "evolved" to the point that Michel Foucault could challenge all speech as power games (so he could one day fuck boys).
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 01:45 PM (Fi81e)

Pedophilia is the end game of all queer theory. They've taken biological sex away via transcultism as a taboo or guardrail on sexual activity and that's a pretty fundamental one. Age is their brass ring, their final frontier, the last boundary for them to destroy. It's why they've been pushing so hard to expose children at younger and younger ages to depictions of sexual activity between minors.

Posted by: It's all part of the plan at July 01, 2026 01:50 PM (TbWk/)

139 I think one of the things that annoys (and frustrates) me most about this migrant attacks is how "civilization" protects them. We keep seeing this stories of soiltary assailants committing knife attacks, and being successful (killing and wounding multiple victims). The current "civilized" response in Europe, UK, Canada, and even the urban centers of the US is to run the other way. It's encouraged...practiced even.

Just once, I want to see Mohammad and his cleaver try that in Rural town America. By the time the cops arrived, the perpatrators body would be in so many pieces, the cops would get tired looking for them. There is a defeatist mentality growing, and self-defense (make no mention of offensive response) is discouraged, punished, and feared.

Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 01:51 PM (dIske)

140 I'm waiting for the backlash, any day now.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 01, 2026 01:52 PM (fkjGs)

141 England 2-1 and Congo is running out of time

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 01:53 PM (K7yuL)

142 I saw Nudge Unit open for Soft Cell at the Omni.

Hey, I was young. And stupid.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at July 01, 2026 01:53 PM (6BVGb)

143 I still can't get over the video of the "cultural enricher" being caught masturbating in front of children at a swimming pool.
——-

Where did this happen? I hate to say it, I don’t like it, but stupid bitches have been enjoying 50 years of largely undeserved forbearance. It won’t last much longer.

The vid of a chick blocking the road, getting beaned in the head at 25 yards with an orange traffic cone, that sort of thing. Move, Bitch, Get Out Da Way! It’s inevitable.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 01, 2026 01:50 PM (DckQo)
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Was at a public beach in Italy. African dude just pulls out his hog and gets down to it -- in full view of the beach. He's later confronted by irate men, starts a fight with them, and gets his ass beat.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 01:53 PM (iFTx/)

144
Their names are "Jordan S., Lucas P., Mathias T., Isaac P., and Kilian T." Those don't sound like migrant names.

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Maybe those are fake names. The authorities lie about everything else, so why not that? The behaviors described are all typical of immigrant invaders.

Posted by: Fake Afghan 'Refugee' at July 01, 2026 01:53 PM (VWtfl)

145 And the follow up Peterson did not go with that I wish he had..."What a miracle then that these societies organized under a false premise somehow all ended up being by your own admissions better?"
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 01:45 PM (sKqQm)
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We at least have the case, empirically that "a lie" is not always detrimental, if the goal is survival.

But although atheists partly believe that all Man's advances come from survival and that in a sense, surviving and propagating is all we are doing here--in the most materialist of senses.

They, too, feel the emptiness of "mere survival". Because "mere survival" is not "landing on Mars" it's not "exploring the universe". Survival compels none of that yearning.

It also doesn't compel changing a social order that has been fit for a good number of people of their kind to survive.

I think it is the emotional rejection of Darwinism and the intellectual need for Darwinism that creates the mental deficiency common with atheism.

But people like Sam Harris will, in an instant, produce the whole cloth bromide that "Truth is always better than a lie".

However, he should have that out with Daniel Dennett. (cont)

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 01:54 PM (Fi81e)

146 141 England 2-1 and Congo is running out of time
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 01:53 PM (K7yuL)

Leopold II is stretching his hamstrings ready to swap in.

Posted by: It'll be a killer ending at July 01, 2026 01:54 PM (TbWk/)

147 The French newspapers if you can trust them have stated the murderers and the victim were all
In France’s Aide Social A l’enfance which is akin to our foster care system. The French papers essentially imply they were all of the same race.

I don’t see Louis’ family making any contradictory statements on that point.

Posted by: Marcus T at July 01, 2026 01:54 PM (XJzAV)

148 Move, Bitch, Get Out Da Way! It’s inevitable.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 01, 2026 01:50 PM


The Ludacris Principle.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 01, 2026 01:54 PM (bFu5X)

149 Verdun was pretty nasty...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 01, 2026 01:50 PM (l3cgK)

The post Verdun was no better - they spent a year or more attacking near the area and fabricating advances with severe losses. A major offensive was started after the new commander promised to cancel followup attacks if the first ones failed and then did the opposite. A mutiny on the front put Petain in charge, and for a considerable period could claim no victories because his revamped operations were taking land that the French had lied about taking for years.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 01:54 PM (uhVAy)

150 The French newspapers if you can trust them have stated the murderers and the victim were all
In France’s Aide Social A l’enfance which is akin to our foster care system. The French papers essentially imply they were all of the same race.

I don’t see Louis’ family making any contradictory statements on that point.
Posted by: Marcus T at July 01, 2026 01:54 PM (XJzAV)
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See my comment above. They look white to me and have European first names.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 01:55 PM (iFTx/)

151 But people like Sam Harris will, in an instant, produce the whole cloth bromide that "Truth is always better than a lie".

However, he should have that out with Daniel Dennett. (cont)

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 01:54 PM (Fi81e)
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Because Dennett is on record as saying that the consciousness by which we process either is a "mistake".

Thus we have a "mistake" which allows us to pursue a decrease in survival over something we classify as "truth" because we believe we are conscious of how that statement matches with the way we see the world.

But, eventually they'll hammer it out. You'll see.

We just need to kick the can down the road some more, because that's how all animals (which is what "we are") survive, of course.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 01:56 PM (Fi81e)

152 Gendarme were pretty tough. I watched them roust a bad guy once. Had the perp on his knees, leaning against a brick wall with his forehead.

Posted by: javems at July 01, 2026 01:57 PM (zFsEm)

153 79 Imagine where we would be right now if Kamala had won.

Posted by: JackStraw
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Imagine where we'll be if we don't deport these anti-American sons of bitches.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 01:59 PM (JS6jE)

154 They look white to me and have European first names.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 01:55 PM (iFTx/)

what's "Chav" in French?

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 01:59 PM (K7yuL)

155 >> Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 01:55 PM (iFTx/)

The French justice system often uses pseudonyms when the defendants are minors. It’s written directly into the code and specifically in Article 14 of the Ordonnance de 1945.

They haven’t clarified that point. At least from what I’ve read in French.

Posted by: Marcus T at July 01, 2026 01:59 PM (XJzAV)

156 Remember: all the women who seemed to want to get rid of "toxic masculinity" immediately ushered in 5 or 8 million swarthy fighting age barbarian males from the third world. So perhaps... and I know this sounds crazy... perhaps it wasn't about feminizing all males, just the ones in this culture, to prime the country for a takeover.

PERHAPS

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 01:59 PM (ouWD3)

157 Gendarme were pretty tough. I watched them roust a bad guy once. Had the perp on his knees, leaning against a brick wall with his forehead.
Posted by: javems at July 01, 2026 01:57 PM (zFsEm)

For a second I thought that said "roast." So I wasn't sure if involved fire or a severe French taunting.

Posted by: Your mother was a hamster! at July 01, 2026 02:00 PM (TbWk/)

158 The team from the Congo is not very diverse

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 02:00 PM (HddY9)

159 Its time for the women to get the beating too. Simply put, women no longer should have the protection of chivalry (which was mainly for the nobility anyway).
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at July 01, 2026 01:50 PM (Vh9CX)
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Just a heads up:

Some of us will shoot back.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 02:00 PM (St1MS)

160 The latest Party Line I'm seeing on X is that "We assimilated the Irish, so obviously we can assimilate all the other groups coming to the United States as well."

Because there are no significant cultural differences between the Irish and Somalis and Afghanis.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 01, 2026 02:00 PM (aD4fx)

161 But people like Sam Harris will, in an instant, produce the whole cloth bromide that "Truth is always better than a lie".

However, he should have that out with Daniel Dennett. (cont)

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 01:54 PM (Fi81e)

Sam Harris has also said that he would lie about his candidate having murdered kids in his basement for the 'greater good' of defeating Trump.

He's not someone to debate truth or morals with.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 02:01 PM (uhVAy)

162 154 They look white to me and have European first names.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 01:55 PM (iFTx/)

what's "Chav" in French?
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 01:59 PM (K7yuL)

Chav's a Chav but in France they call it Le Chav

Posted by: Vincent Vega, linguist at July 01, 2026 02:01 PM (TbWk/)

163 England wins. next they play Mexico next monday

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 02:01 PM (K7yuL)

164 I think one of the things that annoys (and frustrates) me most about this migrant attacks is how "civilization" protects them. We keep seeing this stories of soiltary assailants committing knife attacks, and being successful (killing and wounding multiple victims). The current "civilized" response in Europe, UK, Canada, and even the urban centers of the US is to run the other way. It's encouraged...practiced even.

Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 01:51 PM (dIske)
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Because moderns have a cargo cult on the principles they received from Christian society.

Vengeance is MINE, sayeth the Lord. So, because the natives were mean to your country at one time does not entail rape gangs to get them back, and the feeling that we really deserve rape gangs on the other side.

But the moderns have no machinery to operate that. Because they have no solid backing for what Locke built on God's prohibition against disposing of yourself other than its' probably a "good idea" to think of others as equal.

If you think there are two standards, it's actually easier to navigate the inequality by which I, in my flesh, find myself ranking others and the higher "equality" which should be my guide.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 02:01 PM (Fi81e)

165 Remember: all the women who seemed to want to get rid of "toxic masculinity" immediately ushered in 5 or 8 million swarthy fighting age barbarian males from the third world. So perhaps... and I know this sounds crazy... perhaps it wasn't about feminizing all males, just the ones in this culture, to prime the country for a takeover.

PERHAPS
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 01:59 PM (ouWD3)
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May be on to something.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 02:01 PM (St1MS)

166 Le Chav Royale.

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 02:02 PM (Jr5Lq)

167 Europe is at a point where I think it will take the kidnapping or violence by some of these "youths" to the children or relatives of the heads of state of these nations for them to act. They clearly don't care about their countries children and the vile acts committed against them. The UK being the worst. Every time now that I see a picture of Prince William and Kate at an event with their children I wonder if they even care about all of the grooming gangs in the British Isles committing atrocities or Henry Nowak, 18, killed by a foreigner and then treated horribly by the UK Police. Do they even care what's happening in their country that William will one day be crowned King?

Posted by: Cheri at July 01, 2026 02:03 PM (oiNtH)

168 You either have your boot on their neck, or they will put their boot on yours.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 01, 2026 02:03 PM (xcxpd)

169 Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 01:55 PM (iFTx/)

The French justice system often uses pseudonyms when the defendants are minors. It’s written directly into the code and specifically in Article 14 of the Ordonnance de 1945.

They haven’t clarified that point. At least from what I’ve read in French.
Posted by: Marcus T at July 01, 2026 01:59 PM (XJzAV)
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They weren't all minors. At least one was 19, which I assume is considered an adult by the French justice system.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:03 PM (iFTx/)

170 @149 Falkenhayn conceived of Verdun as a crucible to kill French and to try a break the French army's will to fight. Didn't care about territory. Never even thought about German troops dying

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 02:03 PM (HddY9)

171 The latest Party Line I'm seeing on X is that "We assimilated the Irish, so obviously we can assimilate all the other groups coming to the United States as well."

Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 01, 2026 02:00 PM (aD4fx)

So businesses are free to put up 'No Somali' signs in their windows, right next to the 'Help Wanted' ones?

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 01, 2026 02:04 PM (xA5g+)

172 163 England wins. next they play Mexico next monday
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 02:01 PM (K7yuL)

So third world shithole plays third world shithole?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 01, 2026 02:04 PM (xcxpd)

173 Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 02:01 PM (St1MS)

Hey sweetie I've freaking missed you and I don't bullshit about that kind of thing

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 02:04 PM (ouWD3)

174 French teens should know better than to be in France. -- French government

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 01, 2026 02:04 PM (ExV1e)

175 Just a heads up:

Some of us will shoot back.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 02:00 PM (St1MS)


Yup!
And we can shoot well.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 02:05 PM (2WIwB)

176 The five "youths," unidentified except by first name, went straight to the old well and claimed they planned this ambush murder because of Muh Fake Racism.
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While many social media users have linked the rise in violence to the growing number of migrants in France, prosecutors have stated that there is no evidence the killing was racially motivated.


No evidence, except for the murderers stating that it was racially motivated.

But who's gonna believe the testimony of a psychopath, eh?

Posted by: mikeski at July 01, 2026 02:05 PM (VHUov)

177 Some of us will shoot back.
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Woosh!

Posted by: Common Tater at July 01, 2026 02:05 PM (DckQo)

178 Why should I give a fuck what sam harris thinks?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 02:05 PM (JS6jE)

179 The latest Party Line I'm seeing on X is that "We assimilated the Irish, so obviously we can assimilate all the other groups coming to the United States as well."

Because there are no significant cultural differences between the Irish and Somalis and Afghanis.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 01, 2026 02:00 PM (aD4fx)
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We had a hard time assimilating the Irish, in part because of the tumultuous period in the USA when a lot of them came here. We mostly just beat them down until they conformed.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:05 PM (iFTx/)

180 If you think there are two standards, it's actually easier to navigate the inequality by which I, in my flesh, find myself ranking others and the higher "equality" which should be my guide.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 02:01 PM (Fi81e)
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I don't have to lie and tell myself that everybody has this idea of equality that they do not actually practice to the extent of their day-to-day decisions and their internal biases and the preference for "equality" which no human believes enough to create the communal "SHOULD" in "I SHOULD treat everybody as equal".

And even were that so, SHOULD means we are not. Whereas if we differentiate God's standard from ours, we see that we are in a state of sin and flesh and do what we do, but that does not diminish the importance--not of doing "what everybody knows they should but really doesn't" but of what God thinks we should do.

The Christian separation between God and man is just a less schizophrenic idea than naturalism combined with moralism.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 02:06 PM (Fi81e)

181 Some of us will shoot back.


And some of us live where the corpse will never be found.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 02:07 PM (2WIwB)

182 Some of us will shoot back.
——-

Woosh!

Posted by: Common Tater at July 01, 2026 02:05 PM (DckQo)

Only from the ones with bad aim

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 02:07 PM (ouWD3)

183 Falkenhayn conceived of Verdun as a crucible to kill French and to try a break the French army's will to fight. Didn't care about territory. Never even thought about German troops dying
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 02:03 PM (HddY9)

Didn't work out that way and the French just started rotating troops in and out unlike their usual practice on other fronts.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 02:07 PM (uhVAy)

184 Remember: all the women who seemed to want to get rid of "toxic masculinity" immediately ushered in 5 or 8 million swarthy fighting age barbarian males from the third world. So perhaps... and I know this sounds crazy... perhaps it wasn't about feminizing all males, just the ones in this culture, to prime the country for a takeover.

All their bodice ripping Minotaur-jacking clit lit led them to believe that would be soooo hot.

Posted by: Reality, alas, never matches the dream at July 01, 2026 02:07 PM (TbWk/)

185 Does anyone here "know" the French, like having lived with them?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 01:24 PM (XJ22o)

I work for a French owned company. Overall, they are OK to work with.

Worked with a German owned company in the 1990s. Will never do that again.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 01, 2026 02:07 PM (N39Ws)

186 Those guillotines will remain in their warehouses unless the state attempts to raise the retirement age.

Posted by: Oglebay at July 01, 2026 02:07 PM (2ap+5)

187 Motivated by "racism" from the victim by 5 nice white youths named Isaiah. Something isn't adding up.

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 02:08 PM (ouWD3)

188 The latest Party Line I'm seeing on X is that "We assimilated the Irish, so obviously we can assimilate all the other groups coming to the United States as well."

John Podhoretz just put out a Tweet saying that historically mass immigration had worked out great, so obviously mass immigration would continue to be great.

Yeah, let's continue to have mass immigration from the most Jew-hating parts of the planet, and let's see how that works out.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 01, 2026 02:08 PM (aD4fx)

189
Imagine where we would be right now if Kamala had won.

Posted by: JackStraw

===============

That does bring a smile of relief and satisfaction.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:08 PM (XJ22o)

190 Why should I give a fuck what sam harris thinks?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 02:05 PM (JS6jE)
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No reason. But Sam Harris is saying "Truth is better than a lie", that's a value proposition not specific to Sam Harris.

And we need to test whether that is always the case. And it does not appear that it is, if what I believe is no more than a "lie".

There's also little reason to regard Dennett as he says some crazy shit.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 02:08 PM (Fi81e)

191 179 The latest Party Line I'm seeing on X is that "We assimilated the Irish, so obviously we can assimilate all the other groups coming to the United States as well."

Because there are no significant cultural differences between the Irish and Somalis and Afghanis.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 01, 2026 02:00 PM (aD4fx)
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We had a hard time assimilating the Irish, in part because of the tumultuous period in the USA when a lot of them came here. We mostly just beat them down until they conformed.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:05 PM (iFTx/)

Or ballot harvest them and make them a power bloc.

The more things change, the more things remain Tammany Hall.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 01, 2026 02:08 PM (xcxpd)

192 181 Some of us will shoot back.


And some of us live where the corpse will never be found.

Posted by: Diogenes
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I'm confused about who is shooting at who and why.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 02:08 PM (JS6jE)

193 Speaking of the Irish, Jimmy Coonan is scheduled to be released on parole in a few years. 2030, I think. Dude was a complete psycho.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:09 PM (iFTx/)

194 >>>Because there are no significant cultural differences between the Irish and Somalis and Afghanis.
Posted by: The ARC
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Who is telling that lie?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 02:10 PM (JS6jE)

195 Can't we all just get along?

Posted by: Abdully al-McAbdulface at July 01, 2026 02:10 PM (WyEeP)

196 I have a bag of lime and a good shovel. Somebody grab the bourbon and cigars.

Posted by: Marcus T at July 01, 2026 02:10 PM (XJzAV)

197 Does anyone here "know" the French, like having lived with them?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 01:24 PM (XJ22o)

I work for a French owned company. Overall, they are OK to work with.

Worked with a German owned company in the 1990s. Will never do that again.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 01, 2026 02:07 PM (N39Ws)

I'll bet the company outing of invading Poland was a real drag.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 02:11 PM (uhVAy)

198 You need to read those posts again, because you totally and completely missed the point.

Read for content & comprehension

Posted by: Common Tater at July 01, 2026 02:11 PM (Kux/g)

199 We had a hard time assimilating the Irish, in part because of the tumultuous period in the USA when a lot of them came here. We mostly just beat them down until they conformed.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:05 PM (iFTx/)

Or ballot harvest them and make them a power bloc.

The more things change, the more things remain Tammany Hall.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 01, 2026 02:08 PM (xcxpd)

Instead of bread and soup to the Irish it's millions of Medicaid dollars to Somalis.

Posted by: What a world at July 01, 2026 02:11 PM (TbWk/)

200 No evidence, except for the murderers stating that it was racially motivated.
But who's gonna believe the testimony of a psychopath, eh?
Posted by: mikeski


Hm. Read the post, searched for "motivated," didn't see a comment about it..... Then saw the comments from Elric that the perps were likely white.

So, "Never mind!"

Posted by: mikeski litella at July 01, 2026 02:12 PM (VHUov)

201 Read for content & comprehension
Posted by: Common Tater at July 01, 2026 02:11 PM


Are you new here?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 02:13 PM (WyEeP)

202 Muzzies only understand force.

Protesting does not work. Vigilance committees will work.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at July 01, 2026 02:13 PM (xvV+O)

203 - @110 and previous- Axeman

It's worse than just atheists. Try getting folks around here who claim belief in God to even look at evidence, both scientific and historical, that shows that the Genesis 1, six literal creation days, and not billions of years, is truth.

Because they're really smart. Too smart to be indoctrinated. Or something. Plus #The Science!! TM

Posted by: TeeJ at July 01, 2026 02:14 PM (dAv7M)

204 We had a hard time assimilating the Irish, in part because of the tumultuous period in the USA when a lot of them came here. We mostly just beat them down until they conformed.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:05 PM (iFTx/)
_______________________

"Gangs of New York" showed that rather clearly. In fact, many of the Irish gravitated towards law enforcement to provide favoritism upon Irish immigrants (and exploit them as well). It's similar to what migrants in the UK are doing. Muslims are actively trying to gain presence in UK law enforcement, political office, and even the judiciary to influence all those systems (just like the Irish did in NYC).

Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 02:15 PM (dIske)

205 It won't happen but every state in this country should have the Death Penalty on the table for first degree murder. And USE it.

Posted by: Case at July 01, 2026 02:15 PM (IY9No)

206 Sam Harris has also said that he would lie about his candidate having murdered kids in his basement for the 'greater good' of defeating Trump.

He's not someone to debate truth or morals with.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 02:01 PM (uhVAy)
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And yet, to his sometimes ridicule, he has defined himself as a "moralist" atheist.

I realize that his moralism goes out the door with a basement full of dead babies bargain. But he has taken in lumps on the other side as an atheist moralist and somewhat "spiritualist" who kinda sorta believes in the Buddhist "We're all one collective" thing and meditation.

Also, once you realize the level of sloppiness in the eventual solutions that atheists will bring to us, you realize that atheists who haven't made the same bargain will repeat people like Sam Harris or not as they need to.

Because it really doesn't matter and they have all the time in the world to work everything out--like animals surviving, you know.

If you don't attribute a statement to a person, you risk it being called a "strawman". However, if you tag a person to it, you risk it being called an "overgeneralization", too.

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 02:16 PM (Fi81e)

207 Oy -

A pair of masked daredevils climbed to the top of the Empire State Building with a protest banner on Wednesday, before one dropped to a knee for a dramatic proposal.

Angela Nikolau, 33, and Vanya Beerkus, 32, a Russian couple who have starred in a Netflix documentary, scaled the spire of the New York City landmark, which reaches a staggering 1,454 feet.

As they clung on, the daredevils flew a banner which read: 'When the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace.'

Posted by: beckster at July 01, 2026 02:16 PM (kX27y)

208 Who is telling that lie?

Just about everyone on the Left.

The only possible reason why you might prefer Norwegian immigrants to Somali immigrants is racism.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 01, 2026 02:17 PM (aD4fx)

209 Surveillance videos show that around 10 people took part in fatal beating of 17-year-old Louis in Narbonne, France. Only 5 members of the migrant gang have been arrested so far.

Quote from news source.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 02:17 PM (n5tGW)

210 >>>both scientific and historical, that shows that the Genesis 1, six literal creation days,
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Your time is not my time.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 02:17 PM (JS6jE)

211 I read a great piece years ago by Mark Steyn... it was kind of a running gag about "Those zany guys named mohammed"

Posted by: 496 at July 01, 2026 02:17 PM (y5h6+)

212 203 - @110 and previous- Axeman

It's worse than just atheists. Try getting folks around here who claim belief in God to even look at evidence, both scientific and historical, that shows that the Genesis 1, six literal creation days, and not billions of years, is truth.

Because they're really smart. Too smart to be indoctrinated. Or something. Plus #The Science!! TM
Posted by: TeeJ at July 01, 2026 02:14 PM (dAv7M)

Other interpretations do not exclude people from being legitimate born again Christians though, right?

Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 02:18 PM (Gqar8)

213 Sam Harris is an arrogant prick who recognizes the problems with the left but does nothing to change them. Once a lib always a lib

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 02:18 PM (HddY9)

214 French President Macron has refused to utter the name of Louis, but he is gallavanting around to praise the abolition of the death penalty -- even as many call for its return.


Dr. Guillotine to the red courtesy phone. Dr. Guillotine to the red courtesy phone please.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 01, 2026 02:19 PM (4Agqc)

215 As they clung on, the daredevils flew a banner which read: 'When the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace.'
Posted by: beckster at July 01, 2026 02:16 PM


Woah....

Posted by: Ted "Theodore" Logan at July 01, 2026 02:19 PM (bFu5X)

216 This is Trump's fault because he lets the people of the USA run the A/C 24/7 when it is hot thus changing the weather patterns in Europe.

Trump should be impeached because the heat is driving the Euro's crazy and turning on each other.

Owl Gore was correct and that Global Warming is real and now Europe is paying the price because Trump did not listen to Owl Gore !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at July 01, 2026 02:19 PM (G5jnN)

217 Speaking of the Irish, Jimmy Coonan is scheduled to be released on parole in a few years. 2030, I think. Dude was a complete psycho.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:09 PM (iFTx/)

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Apropos of nothing, I went to the '82 Homes-Cooney fight at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas (friend's dad was a big "fish" gambler who got comped seats) ... and the entire fight I was screaming that Cooney needed to close and punish Holmes, but the idiot kept dancing around and away and got beat.

Ugh, so much for "The Great White Hope" ...

Best memory was seeing (at the time great running back for the Houston Oilers) Earl Campbell in person. Holy crap -- his thighs wre bigger than my (at the time) 32" waist ...

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:19 PM (t/lcw)

218 https://tinyurl.com/yrdbhmwv

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 02:19 PM (n5tGW)

219 209 Surveillance videos show that around 10 people took part in fatal beating of 17-year-old Louis in Narbonne, France. Only 5 members of the migrant gang have been arrested so far.

Quote from news source.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk
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Could it be reverse racism?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 02:20 PM (JS6jE)

220 Nude some MS NOW schadenfraude

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:20 PM (iFTx/)

221 Other interpretations do not exclude people from being legitimate born again Christians though, right?

Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 02:18 PM (Gqar

There is no Christian Exclusion.

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 02:21 PM (ouWD3)

222 >>>I have a bag of lime and a good shovel.

>That sounds too much like work. You can reasonably rent an excavator for your landscaping projects.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 01, 2026 02:21 PM (fkjGs)

223 This is Trump's fault because he lets the people of the USA run the A/C 24/7 when it is hot thus changing the weather patterns in Europe.

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"FURTHER PROOF THAT TRUMP IS A PUPPET OF THE ISRAELI JOOO WEATHER-CONTROLLERS!"

/Cucker Qatarlson and Cavernous Orifices

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:21 PM (t/lcw)

224 Sam Harris is an arrogant prick who recognizes the problems with the left but does nothing to change them. Once a lib always a lib

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 02:18 PM (HddY9)
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He definitely suffers from "Conservatives are ucky" syndrome, I'd say.

Probably because he thinks the proliferation of religion on the "Right" means forming a coalition with people who don't dogmatically know that "the truth" is better than something that he has decided is a "lie".

Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 02:21 PM (Fi81e)

225 While anti-white influencers rage about justified lynchings that happened almost 100 years ago, they’re conspicuously silent over the brutal lynching of

Louis, a beautiful young French boy whom was lured to a construction site, ambushed, and stomped to death by a group of migrant-background teens,

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 02:22 PM (JS6jE)

226 >>>I have a bag of lime and a good shovel.

>That sounds too much like work. You can reasonably rent an excavator for your landscaping projects.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 01, 2026 02:21 PM (fkjGs)

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All you need is a bathtub and hydrofluoric acid.

/Things I learned watching "Breaking Bad" ...

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:23 PM (t/lcw)

227

According to early reports and what’s being circulated online right now, Louis was first attacked weeks ago and went to the police for help, who seemingly did nothing; he was then apparently murdered as retribution.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 02:23 PM (JS6jE)

228 The five "youths," unidentified except by first name

Looking at the names, they are NOT part of the "usual suspects" we think of when not seeing demographic information. This is not a diversity issue.

Also, your headline says "randomly", but they knew this boy and stalked him. This was anything BUT "random."

Posted by: GWB at July 01, 2026 02:23 PM (kU0PQ)

229 Immigrants are doing exactly what they were imported to do..... helping out government carry out White genocide.

Every time immigrants kill a White person, they’re not just killing one person. They are killing an entire generation, a whole bloodline that could’ve existed.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 02:27 PM (JS6jE)

230 As they clung on, the daredevils flew a banner which read: 'When the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace.'
Posted by: beckster at July 01, 2026 02:16 PM (kX27y)
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Were they singing John Lennon's "Imagine" at the top of their lungs?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 02:29 PM (gnNyN)

231 - @212 - tubal

I would agree, to an extent. The problem becomes that when you don't take evening, morning, number, day to be a literal 24 hour day, it brings license to make other scripture say whatever you want, or don't want.

And it's not just Genesis 1. We got our 7 day week from the creation week. The 4th commandment.

Posted by: TeeJ at July 01, 2026 02:44 PM (dAv7M)

232 Until all muslims are deported out of civilized nations, this evil satanic brutality will not stop.

Islam is a satanic death cult. It is long past time for us to follow the examples of the 1st Crusade, and drive these animals back to their 3rd world shitholes.

Posted by: Pste at July 01, 2026 02:46 PM (1YIaX)

233 That one scene in Citizen Vigilante when he dispatches the gang of yoots and the entire family of one of them is very satisfying.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at July 01, 2026 03:02 PM (5xuJ/)

234 Citizen Vigilante is starting to look more and more like a documentary everyday, huh?

Posted by: P I Staker at July 01, 2026 04:57 PM (vngx0)

235 234 Citizen Vigilante is starting to look more and more like a documentary everyday, huh?

No. A How-to guide.

Posted by: John the River at July 01, 2026 05:43 PM (UtM0f)

Democrat Socialists Take Another Scalp As a Gen Z Ethiopian Immigrant Defeats a 15-Term Congresswoman

I'm glad, at least, to see Democrats suffering from their own DEI agenda themselves for once.

They tend to legally and corporate-ishly insulate themselves from DEI replacement, usually.

Gay-ass NPR:

Political newcomer and democratic socialist Melat Kiros is poised to become the first Gen Z woman elected to Congress after defeating 15-term incumbent Democrat Diana DeGette in a primary race for Colorado's 1st Congressional District, according to a race call by the Associated Press.

The win in the solidly blue district that makes up most of Denver means that Kiros, a 29-year-old Ph.D. student and lawyer, is all but likely headed to Washington, D.C., next year. She would replace DeGette, 68, who has held office since 1997, the same year Kiros was born.


It's an upset that comes amid a broader intraparty fight taking place among Democrats as prominent incumbents face pressure to pass the baton to a slate of more left-leaning and younger candidates pledging to reject longtime political norms and practices.

Kiros, an Ethiopian immigrant, is part of that movement, backing economic populist policies including universal healthcare and childcare, and more politically polarizing issues like abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and ending U.S. military aid to Israel.

By the way: She got here, she says, due to the Visa "Diversity" Lottery championed by Ted Kennedy.

This Communist-Islamist invader also believes that 9/11 was the "inevitable consequence of American foreign policy" and that we made the terrorists believe that another act of violence was their only choice.

See, the US "destabilized" the Middle East.

No, we destabilized it after 9/11.

Nice blame shifting, though, terrorist.

As these Communist-Islamic invaders repeatedly admit they believe America deserved 9/11, and, obviously, Israel deserved 10/7, the leftwing propaganda media insists their only agenda item is "affordability."

Why are you against affordability, Bigot? Is it because you're racist and you want diverse immigrant women to starve?

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:12 PM




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1 Open channel D

Posted by: Open Channel D at July 01, 2026 12:13 PM (gYnrv)

2 Removal of masks. Some they did not realize they were wearing. And some who were created by the rhetoric that the dems 'Did not really believe.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 01, 2026 12:14 PM (mPXxA)

3 I have an idea. Let's seek retribution on the American hating Commie Left. Forewarned is forearmed.

The Left, and their desire for power at any cost, is to blame. They started it.

The GOPe won't stop them. They never consider they will be the second group against the wall, after the outer party Leftists.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 01, 2026 12:15 PM (u82oZ)

4 Open Channel D

Ark B.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 01, 2026 12:16 PM (u82oZ)

5 Totally mainstream Democrats to be honest.

Posted by: steevy at July 01, 2026 12:16 PM (YwEeS)

6
Melat Kiros is poised to become the first Gen Z woman elected to Congress




HISTORIC FIRST!!

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 01, 2026 12:16 PM (y9nCu)

7
My only recollection of DeGette is that she wanted to ban any religious exemption to abortion. So excuse me if I don't waste any tears on her defeat, even at the hands of a commie. Like seeing Gregor Strasser murdered by Hitler.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 12:17 PM (O0L8i)

8 These defeated dems aren't gonna try and tirn goper, are they?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 01, 2026 12:17 PM (5nGGo)

9 There is a grim satisfaction in seeing the monsters created by the Democrats supplant their creators. It is clarifying.

Posted by: Open Channel D at July 01, 2026 12:18 PM (gYnrv)

10 "Why are you against affordability, Bigot? Is it because you're racist and you want diverse immigrant women to starve?

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:12 PM"

I'm starting to come around to this idea....

Posted by: Sturmtoddler at July 01, 2026 12:18 PM (nXhwP)

11 Another interesting aspect of this is the 'It's fine.' mentality.

There was something where someone was reporting that Hasan was trying to encourage his viewers not to believe that all of the anti-gay rhetoric by Islam is all 'Propaganda' and not really real- that they loved and tolerated Homosexuals. It struck me that he is a useful idiot in more ways than one and also illustrated how this is a self-perpetuating and self-normalizing and propagandizing ecosystem. In order to keep the various splinters in cohesion, they propagandize to the various groups not to pay attention to what other members of the coalition are saying or believe what they are doing. You see it across the board. Gays are not supposed to listen to Islam. Jews are not supposed to listen to Black anti-semitism (or anti-asian.) Everyone is encouraged to ignore what everyone else is doing and focus on the designated hate object.

It's really quite remarkable.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 01, 2026 12:19 PM (mPXxA)

12
No need to worry. It's all just talk. Responsibility will temper their zeal.

*resumes slumber*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 12:19 PM (O0L8i)

13 Yep, we're ALL screwed.

watch the NYC communist run for president. He'll win

Posted by: Gman at July 01, 2026 12:19 PM (GfWuY)

14 Open Channel D

Pol Pot, Mao, Stalin, Lenin and Hitler all did this once in power.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 01, 2026 12:19 PM (u82oZ)

15 Dems have a problem.

Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 12:20 PM (frGWQ)

16 As these Communist-Islamic invaders repeatedly admit they believe America deserved 9/11, and, obviously, Israel deserved 10/7, the leftwing propaganda media insists their only agenda item is "affordability."

All we want is affordability. Affordability and gun control. And an end to ICE in Virginia. Affordability, gun control, an end to ICE in Virginia, and DEI everywhere and at all times.

I'll come in again...
-Abigail Spanberger

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)

17
Dems have a problem.

Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 12:20 PM (frGWQ)

_________

No, WE have a problem.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 12:20 PM (O0L8i)

18 Oh?

So the criterion is that if you feel like you have no other choice, you're allowed to do whatever you like and it's not your fault?

Yeah, lady. You keep telling us that while you grind everyone's faces into your marxist leninist muck.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 01, 2026 12:20 PM (Ot/FD)

19 Dems have a problem.

We *ALL* have a problem. This is going to spread, and it's going to get very, very bad.

Posted by: Gman at July 01, 2026 12:20 PM (GfWuY)

20
Good morning. I've been ranting about this one. The reason she is a 29-year-old Ph.D. student is that she got FIRED from a New York law firm because she made public remarks about Gaza that were too insane for NYC.

Pivot to professional academia!

Nice to be able to live your life like that. Law school at Notre Dame didn't work out, so off to get a Ph.D. and run for Congress! And by the way, America sucks, but here's where she is because she also could have stayed in Ethiopia, which is where she's from.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 12:20 PM (XJ22o)

21 Hadrian the Seventh
"No need to worry. It's all just talk. Responsibility will temper their zeal. "

Now that's knee-slapping funny, right there.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 01, 2026 12:20 PM (u82oZ)

22
There is a grim satisfaction in seeing the monsters created by the Democrats supplant their creators. It is clarifying.
Posted by: Open Channel D at July 01, 2026 12:18 PM (gYnrv)




It's going to be hilarious when the establishment Donk commie cocksuckers find their testicles and decide to totally POUM the new breed.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 01, 2026 12:21 PM (y9nCu)

23 Everyone is encouraged to ignore what everyone else is doing and focus on the designated hate object.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 01, 2026 12:19 PM (mPXxA)

pretty easy to do when the loudest mouthpiece is all about "hate whitey"...

Posted by: Sturmtoddler at July 01, 2026 12:21 PM (nXhwP)

24 15 Dems have a problem.


Just the one?

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 12:21 PM (Riz8t)

25 No need to worry. It's all just talk. Responsibility will temper their zeal.

*resumes slumber*
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 12:19 PM (O0L8i)

Exactly.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 01, 2026 12:21 PM (mPXxA)

26 Gman

Cased on the Spanish Civil War, about 50-60 million dead. That is a problem I want to avoid.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 01, 2026 12:22 PM (u82oZ)

27 No, WE have a problem.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 12:20 PM (O0L8i)

I'm actually optimistic.

We never stood a chance against the Uniparty/Old Democrat monolith. Scraps from the table was all we could hope for.

Now that monolith is crumbling, and what's filled the vacuum of their collapse is a bunch of garbage baby theater kids whose only tactic is shouting nonsense and petty violence.

They'll be a dawdle without the Uniparty bankrolling them and giving them media cover. I give it ten, maybe even five years before "Socialist" is a dirty word in this country once again.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 01, 2026 12:23 PM (Ot/FD)

28 Eternal Vigilance ... Something Something.

Posted by: Adriane the Not Paranoid Enough Critic . . . at July 01, 2026 12:23 PM (1r8+F)

29
She's younger, darker, foreigner, and further to the left than AOC. So we all know which way AOC is going to move.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 12:23 PM (XJ22o)

30
Cased on the Spanish Civil War, about 50-60 million dead. That is a problem I want to avoid.


We agree there.
It's going to be ugly...very very ugly.

Posted by: Gman at July 01, 2026 12:23 PM (GfWuY)

31 Cased on the Spanish Civil War, about 50-60 million dead. That is a problem I want to avoid.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 01, 2026 12:22 PM (u82oZ)

Problem is trying to avoid it (looking at you GOPe and the supremes) may well lead us directly TO it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 01, 2026 12:23 PM (mPXxA)

32 IllTemperedCur

American Leftists =/= Spanish Leftists. I foersee no pushback from the only mildly Left.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 01, 2026 12:23 PM (u82oZ)

33 It's hard to beat FREE ! Especially with the dumbed down populace...I'm only half joking...

Posted by: It's me donna at July 01, 2026 12:24 PM (O3Vxh)

34 All we want is affordability. Affordability and gun control. And an end to ICE in Virginia. Affordability, gun control, an end to ICE in Virginia, and DEI everywhere and at all times.

I'll come in again...
-Abigail Spanberger
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)


You forgot to work "sustainability" in there somewhere

Posted by: Doof at July 01, 2026 12:24 PM (1YtbS)

35
They'll be a dawdle without the Uniparty bankrolling them and giving them media cover. I give it ten, maybe even five years before "Socialist" is a dirty word in this country once again.


We don't have 10 years. I'm not convinced we have 5.

Posted by: Gman at July 01, 2026 12:24 PM (GfWuY)

36 This Communist-Islamist invader also believes that 9/11 was the "inevitable consequence of American foreign policy" and that we made the terrorists believe that another act of violence was their only choice.

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Sounds like Ron Paul.

/Ugh, I hope The Wifey doesn't see this comment as she loves Ron ...

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 12:24 PM (t/lcw)

37 Cased on the Spanish Civil War, about 50-60 million dead. That is a problem I want to avoid.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 01, 2026 12:22 PM (u82oZ)

but think of all the paella that we'll miss out on....

Posted by: Sturmtoddler at July 01, 2026 12:24 PM (nXhwP)

38 Aetius451AD

Yes. We lack smarter, more principled GOPe and the supremes.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 01, 2026 12:24 PM (u82oZ)

39 American Leftists =/= Spanish Leftists. I foersee no pushback from the only mildly Left.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 01, 2026 12:23 PM (u82oZ)

Respectfully, man- I completely disagree. These 'New Left' socialist democrats ARE exactly the same. Or maybe you point being that the mild leftists will not push back against the zealots?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 01, 2026 12:25 PM (mPXxA)

40 Great. Its Denver, so the flabby Colorado GOP probably didn't even get anyone to make a token run. Also, its Denver, so they would probably vote in the openly commie D-rat even if the GOPe had a decent moderate candidate.

Posted by: PaleRider at July 01, 2026 12:25 PM (PV+Zw)

41 Not that it matters but 29 years old is not Gen Z. She's a millenial.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 12:25 PM (RIvkX)

42 I'll take a bold stance here, I do want diverse immigrant women to starve. If they want to eat, go back home.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 01, 2026 12:26 PM (xcxpd)

43 All we want is affordability. Affordability and gun control. And an end to ICE in Virginia. Affordability, gun control, an end to ICE in Virginia, and DEI everywhere and at all times.

I'll come in again...
-Abigail Spanberger
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)

You forgot to work "sustainability" in there somewhere
Posted by: Doof at July 01, 2026 12:24 PM (1YtbS)

YOU will be the sustainability work....

Posted by: Sturmtoddler at July 01, 2026 12:26 PM (nXhwP)

44 Why are you against affordability, Bigot? Is it because you're racist and you want diverse immigrant women to starve?

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By 2032, the Democrat-Communist platform will overtly consist of a single statement: "Kill Whitey!"

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 12:26 PM (t/lcw)

45 Excellent question. Could Barry be the next defenestree?

How Many Lives Could Barack Obama’s Library Have Saved?

It’s estimated that 25 percent of Chicagoans face food insecurity and persistent hunger.

For the 2025-2026 school year, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) face a $734 million deficit, driven by the end of federal pandemic aid and pension obligations. On top of that, students in CPS test well below the national average in math and reading, with just 31 percent proficient in reading and 18 percent proficient in math.

Chicago is also one of the most violent cities in the United States, with 416 homicides and 1,471 shootings in 2025. For the start of 2026, homicides are up roughly six percent and shootings are up slightly, too.

Despite these deplorable statistics, Democrats celebrated the Barack Obama Presidential Library, which opened about two weeks ago. The brutalist building, which looks like something straight out of the Empire in Star Wars, cost roughly $850 million.


https://tinyurl.com/yp9jathe

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 12:26 PM (Riz8t)

46 To some extent, I wonder whether ideology (DSA versus standard Democrat) or DEI explains these kind of results. Maybe what is going on to some extent is the expression of younger demographics being fed up with older ones and voting accordingly. Not saying that's justified, but there does seem to be a lot of anti-Boomer sentiment etc. among the younger, more feral gimmedats.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 01, 2026 12:26 PM (g/QcK)

47 Orange slice break!

Uh oh, Congo!

I for one welcome the Mengistu wing of the Democrat party. I cannot wait for famine to come to Denver.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 01, 2026 12:26 PM (qwx/I)

48 Mitch McCuntal found unconscious at home.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 12:27 PM (3cUTc)

49
But soon, says a whisper, "Arise, arise", tomorrow belongs to me!

Dems were afraid to kick out the crazies from the red-green coalition of jihadists, because votes, man. And now the cray-cray took over the party. So far Rs are resisting the same takeover from the Woke Reich. Trump kicked them out, though some in his administration are a little timid and, for some retarded reason, are afraid to lose their frienship. Fooled by the fake, spiked numbers from online bots and stuff.

Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 12:27 PM (frGWQ)

50 41 Not that it matters but 29 years old is not Gen Z. She's a millenial.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 12:25 PM (RIvkX)

The gen markers are all sorts of fucked up now. Gen Alpha? Wth does that even mean? Is the true youngins (born after 9/11?)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 01, 2026 12:27 PM (mPXxA)

51 the mild leftists will not push back against the zealots.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

You are correct, good sir. This has been the pattern of the Left revolutionaries since the Paris Commune.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 01, 2026 12:27 PM (u82oZ)

52 An easy dem district so she'll be in Congress. Same vote as DeGette who didn't even have to campaign for 30 years. But should be full of Omar type comments that will be paintable on the dems.

The problems come if the dems get control of the House and these people get to run committees like appropriations, foreign affairs and homeland security.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 12:27 PM (n5tGW)

53 48 Mitch McCuntal found unconscious at home.


wait, he's alive?

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 01, 2026 12:27 PM (j+aD2)

54 37 Cased on the Spanish Civil War, about 50-60 million dead. That is a problem I want to avoid.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 01, 2026 12:22 PM (u82oZ)

but think of all the paella that we'll miss out on....
Posted by: Sturmtoddler at July 01, 2026 12:24 PM (nXhwP)

And all dead communists and anarchists...

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 01, 2026 12:27 PM (xcxpd)

55 Are we sure the DSA isn't a Republican psyop?

They're taking out long time Democrats and are completely opposed to moderating their positions.

They loudly proclaim they want to abolish the police, remove all borders, and kill all the jews.

Only Trump could be that lucky

Posted by: MJ at July 01, 2026 12:27 PM (XOmY9)

56 That's becoming fun. Like a horror moviewhere you know everyone's screwed, but you don't kniw who's next.

Happy Dominion Day to AOP and any others.

My apologies to the rest of you. You thought you successfully got through pride month untouched but it's Canada Day. One last day of gay flagpoles proudly displayed. And c'mon, if any way should end pride month, it should be Canada Day.

I didn't even know until my friend mentioned it. Their cat Snowflake came in earlier than usual to take an early nap. All that stress...


Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 01, 2026 12:27 PM (Sco7b)

57 YOU will be the sustainability work....

Posted by: Sturmtoddler at July 01, 2026 12:26 PM (nXhwP)

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A variation of: "YOU are the carbon we wish to eliminate."

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 12:27 PM (t/lcw)

58 So, this happened in ole Southern Maine a long time ago. A bunch of white progressive guilt-tripped know-nothings elected a bunch of native Somalians to local city governments.

And its promptly turned into a sh*thole. South Portland passed an ordinance where you can legally butcher your own meat in your backyard and your neighbors, complaining about the stink of gore, can't do sh*t about it.

Posted by: Defenestratus at July 01, 2026 12:27 PM (WYStd)

59 48 Mitch McCuntal found unconscious at home.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 12:27 PM (3cUTc)

I don't want to go on the cart.

Posted by: Mitch at July 01, 2026 12:28 PM (mPXxA)

60 what this tells me is that over half of US colleges and universities need to close.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 01, 2026 12:28 PM (j+aD2)

61 which looks like something straight out of a gladiator movie

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 01, 2026 12:28 PM (DTqtA)

62 I'm hoping (it might not be in good form to be praying) that younger Jews in Denver and surroundings kick the old liberals off their synagogues' committees. Because right now mainline Judaism in the region is as useless as, uh, the PCUSA.
Is Judaism headed the way of the Catholic priesthood at all? The younger / GenX priests are based, it's the doddering fools who tilt their heads about immigration and LGBT.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 12:28 PM (K7yuL)

63 Yeah, but which 50-60 million? Not me of course.

Seriously, the cities will be hit with tactical nuclear weapons which should make this a short war. My suburban property should therefore increase in value.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 01, 2026 12:28 PM (qwx/I)

64 Sad, no more of these zingers.

“If you ban them in the future, the number of these high‑capacity magazines is going to decrease dramatically over time because the bullets will have been shot and there won’t be any more available.” Diana Degette

Posted by: huerfano at July 01, 2026 12:28 PM (VJX5o)

65 I'm hearing from lib friends back east, shocked SHOCKED at what is going on in their Party.

Idiots.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 12:29 PM (RIvkX)

66 61 which looks like something straight out of a gladiator movie
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 01, 2026 12:28 PM (DTqtA)

Billy?

Posted by: Captain Oveur at July 01, 2026 12:29 PM (mPXxA)

67


That wormy douche Mondami touted his ability and the ability of socialists to fill potholes and that cunt Jon Karl sat there saying nothing.

Momdami looks like he smells bad, and that skank "wife" whatever the hell that thing is, must smell like lowtide in Bayonne.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at July 01, 2026 12:29 PM (et1vG)

68 Is it because you're racist and you want diverse immigrant women to starve?


Sure. They shouldn't be here in the first place.

Posted by: Fed up. SWIDT? at July 01, 2026 12:29 PM (TbWk/)

69 65 I'm hearing from lib friends back east, shocked SHOCKED at what is going on in their Party.


oh they absolutely are

they are a whole mess right now

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 01, 2026 12:29 PM (j+aD2)

70
what's filled the vacuum of their collapse is a bunch of garbage baby theater kids whose only tactic is shouting nonsense and petty violence.

They'll be a dawdle without the Uniparty bankrolling them and giving them media cover. I give it ten, maybe even five years before "Socialist" is a dirty word in this country once again.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

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Those garbage baby theater kids are very pretty, they are unabashed in their racism, their America-hatred, and their intent to steal and destroy. If they can talk like this and still win and still be protected by the press, they know they can do horrible things and keep winning.

You give it ten years? AOC has been in office 7.5 years. She's a permanent congressional fixture.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 12:30 PM (XJ22o)

71 64 Sad, no more of these zingers.

“If you ban them in the future, the number of these high‑capacity magazines is going to decrease dramatically over time because the bullets will have been shot and there won’t be any more available.” Diana Degette
Posted by: huerfano at July 01, 2026 12:28 PM (VJX5o)

I am blinded by the scintillating brilliance of this declaration.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 01, 2026 12:30 PM (mPXxA)

72 Cased on the Spanish Civil War, about 50-60 million dead. That is a problem I want to avoid.

We agree there.
It's going to be ugly...very very ugly.
Posted by: Gman at July 01, 2026 12:23 PM (GfWuY)

I don't think there are even that many in america who would really, truly stand in the streets and get blood on their hands for the DSA. Spain then and America now aren't really comparable. We have far, far more wealth and comfort overall. We have a far, far less engaged populace overall (most people really don't follow this shit, and whatever opinions they might have are an inch deep). And what precious little street violence they could muster up to now was all rented with USAID money.

You won't see much more than a little bit of mob violence in a few major cities for a few months, is my bet. It'll get ugly, but not apocalyptic. Merely annoying, at worst. At best, horribly discrediting to the garbage baby soyjack pseudo-marxists. They've never faced opposition, their entire lives.

But they're about to, now. After decades of coddling and incubation in the Uniparty's hothouses, they're about to get thrown out into the wind and the sun without any hardening off whatsoever.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 01, 2026 12:30 PM (Ot/FD)

73 brave ai on CO-1 -
Christy Peterson. She ran unopposed in the Republican primary held on June 30, 2026, securing the nomination to face the Democratic winner in the general election on November 3, 2026.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 12:30 PM (K7yuL)

74 Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 01, 2026 12:27 PM (Sco7b)

Is Dominion Day known for being a gay friendly holiday with lots of rainbow flags

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 01, 2026 12:30 PM (mixKO)

75 Mitch McCuntal found unconscious at home.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 12:27 PM (3cUTc)

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PLEASE tell me there's a "Permanent Glitch" in The Matrix.

Lie to me if you must ...

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 12:30 PM (t/lcw)

76 Cased on the Spanish Civil War, about 50-60 million dead. That is a problem I want to avoid.

We agree there.
It's going to be ugly...very very ugly.
Posted by: Gman


I pray & pray hard that I can make it out of this world without ever having to take a human life.

But they keep pushing.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 01, 2026 12:31 PM (4Agqc)

77 agree Warai

you've had some great posts today btw

it's going to be ugly yeah

this is the "life" of the Ds now. sickness that it is.

we need to be alert, but not despairing.

and probably best to not live in a major metro

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 01, 2026 12:32 PM (j+aD2)

78 I'll make sure Mitch McConnell's constituents are as well represented as they always were.

Posted by: Andy Beshear at July 01, 2026 12:32 PM (K7yuL)

79 59 48 Mitch McCuntal found unconscious at home.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 12:27 PM (3cUTc)
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Hope he's okay. We need him to hold that seat for another five months.

Posted by: WisRich at July 01, 2026 12:32 PM (G0vdT)

80 How well will you guys deal with MADMANI presiding over this years 9/11 event? or will he like the Deputy/LA Mayor during the Palisades Fire call in a bomb threat to get out of it?

What would be worse? very close call.
The knowing smirk with psychodancin' AOC beside him tells the whole story.


https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBsChickenRun
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-RememberThisWell
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-lordBASSuraHasSPOKEN
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-SaveDaWorldTakeTheGun
Yes. Remember this well, there will be NO PEACE as long as (Charlie) Kirk is remembered -- OR EVER.

The only Common Ground with the Desperate and Deliberate Evil is for them to put you in it; LIBs exist with the hope for them to put you in first, that the crocodile come for them last.

https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-ifLIBsWantAmerica2Fail
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBsHalftimeAmerica250

LIBs will decide WHO must be sacrificed, so that THEY may live (to see you perish).
https://tinyurl.com/EvilsAdvantageOverConscience

LET'S GO BRANDON.
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-HereComeTheDRUMS

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at July 01, 2026 12:32 PM (AqbLC)

81 Paul is gargling cock again.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 12:32 PM (K7yuL)

82 I think there needs to be a serious examination of the House Rules on how they can refuse to seat these anti-American radicals.

We need to take the leftie position that refuses to "give them a platform."

Having these venomous skanks in Congress is deadly poison to the Republic.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 12:32 PM (3cUTc)

83 What kind of mumbo-jumbo is "food insecurity"? Heck I have food insecurity all the time in trying to decide what to eat.. yet another garbage term like "equity".

Commie terms each and every one.

Posted by: NALNAMSAM at July 01, 2026 12:32 PM (VkY89)

84 Hope he's okay. We need him to hold that seat for another five months.
Posted by: WisRich at July 01, 2026 12:32 PM (G0vdT)

Exactly

Posted by: It's me donna at July 01, 2026 12:32 PM (O3Vxh)

85 Mitch McCuntal found unconscious at home.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

How could they tell?

Posted by: Joe Mama at July 01, 2026 12:32 PM (TezPK)

86 Happy Dominion Day to AOP and any others.

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[MSN Headline:] "Canadian dollar heads for steep monthly decline ahead of USMCA deadline"

Whoops! Whoopsie!

/As much as I love our Canadian Morons, I can't help feeling a little large Schaudenboner here as Carney continually attempts to f*ck Trump and America ...

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 12:33 PM (t/lcw)

87 Posted by: Paul at July 01, 2026 12:31 PM (R4scW

I want Universal Health Care. My granny is costing
too much money- MAID all the way!

Posted by: Kill off granny at July 01, 2026 12:33 PM (mixKO)

88 Insty linked Don Surber's take on the recent Supreme Court decisions. Worth a serious read. 9:09AM time stamp.

The demolition of the Humphrey's Executor decision is a solid hit for Dems. The decision allowing unlimited campaign contributions is a plus for Republicans. And the silver lining from the mail-in ballots decisions, though bad, does include the requirement for postmarks and a 5-day cutoff.

The Dems' Commie takeover in solid blue districts is not only a distraction for the DNC, it will have a solid impact on campaign financing. Wealthy donors funding rabidly antisemitic candidates for the general? Guess which Dem candidates are going suck up all the MSM attention during the fall campaign?

Popcorn with butter on top.

Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 12:34 PM (rj6Yv)

89 ugh, tag failure:

/As much as I love our Canadian Morons, I can't help feeling a little large Schaudenboner here as Carney continually attempts to f*ck Trump and America ...

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 12:34 PM (t/lcw)

90 Its going to be okay. The large hadron collider at CERN just went into a long shut down.

We should be able to reset to a more normalized reality.

Posted by: Buckaroo Banzai at July 01, 2026 12:34 PM (anL5R)

91
American Leftists =/= Spanish Leftists. I foersee no pushback from the only mildly Left.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 01, 2026 12:23 PM (u82oZ)



When the young cocksuckers mandate that all gated communities lose their gates/security, and have to turn in their iPhones for new, improved socialist flip phones, all bets are off.

They're commies. Pushback by putting other commies up against the wall for political apostasy is what they do.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 01, 2026 12:34 PM (y9nCu)

92 >>Mitch McCuntal found unconscious at home.


He won't miss a single Vote.

Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 12:34 PM (v9lAB)

93 OT: I am continually surprised by the wisdom of our forefathers (even though I shouldn't be.)

So I had to walk back and forth between my car shop yesterday to have my car looked at. Full sun. 90+. High humidity. On a lark I dug out one of my Hawaiian shirts to wear.

That really is a very pleasant shirt for high temp and high humidity. Cool(er). Did not chafe. Did not feel I was drowning in sweat. Damn, they were on to something.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 01, 2026 12:34 PM (mPXxA)

94 48 Mitch McCuntal found unconscious at home.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 12:27 PM (3cUTc)

I don't want to go on the cart.
Posted by: Mitch at July 01, 2026 12:28 PM (mPXxA)
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You're not foolin' anybody...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 12:34 PM (gnNyN)

95 How could they tell?
Posted by: Joe Mama


the smell?

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 12:34 PM (K7yuL)

96 But it is darkly hilarious how the Dems are facing the deadly question:

Support these radicals--and kill the party.
Or excise these radicals--and kill the party.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 12:35 PM (3cUTc)

97 >>watch the NYC communist run for president. He'll win

If that's Mamdani, he's ineligible. Naturalized citizen.

Posted by: Nazdar at July 01, 2026 12:35 PM (NcvvS)

98 Oh no! The face-eating leopard party is gonna overtake the leopards that eat faces party!

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 12:35 PM (ouWD3)

99 "I called my friends in the Bay Area for comfort, and their 20 something kid, whom I watched be born, told me that I was a Nazi and that all Jews should be killed. Of course he used the words colonialism, genocide, baby killers. And then the tsunami of utter shit hit."
=====

She did not call me but she did text me the morning of October 7.

I have not responded to this text yet but am curious whether she informed her friends they raised a c*nt.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 12:35 PM (RIvkX)

100 Afternoon Ace.
The funny thing about the propaganda ministries carrying water for the DSA is that the minute the commies take over bye-bye "free" press. Commies put out their own news

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 12:35 PM (HddY9)

101
Oh, and another DSA win in Colorado last night: the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Regents, which oversees the University of Colorado system.

His name? Why, Ashik Siddique! Of the Bangladesh Siddiques. Born and raised in New York. AI says "He was politicized as a teenager after 9/11 when his family faced surveillance and profiling.

I was kind of politicized by that event myself, when my fellow citizens faced burning alive and falling out of skyscrapers.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 12:35 PM (XJ22o)

102 Actually, it'll be a very, very bad time for women. Most young men are past the concept of chivalry, and most young women have made themselves quite unlikable.

Thanks to the demographics changes, young women are now surrounded by the 3rd World where they're not as progressive in their thinking.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 01, 2026 12:36 PM (qwx/I)

103 I’m at one of these company July 4th celebrations. They actually have a nice spread- burgers, ribs, chicken, etc. and some Indian chick has the nerve to complain there are no vegetarian options. The guy next to me says “it’s an American July 4th celebration, STFU and have a French fry”. I am
Standing next to the HR guy and he looks at me and says “I didn’t hear that”. Lolol.

Posted by: Vengeance at July 01, 2026 12:36 PM (J2Jn3)

104 53 48 Mitch McCuntal found unconscious at home.


wait, he's alive?
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 01,

Questionable. But we should consider our own weekend at Bernie’s situation as he would be replaced temporarily by the governor who is a Democrat.

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 12:36 PM (hftzA)

105 They're commies. Pushback by putting other commies up against the wall for political apostasy is what they do.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 01, 2026 12:34 PM (y9nCu)

Vanity and laziness.

I think if you consider that as the motivation for literally everything they have done or will do, they become fairly easy to predict.

Like hyenas going for the softest bits of the carcass first.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 01, 2026 12:36 PM (Ot/FD)

106 Good afternoon Ace and everyone

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 12:36 PM (sgkY8)

107 37 Cased on the Spanish Civil War, about 50-60 million dead. That is a problem I want to avoid.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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I don't think that is the case. Even if the Civil War involved nukes, the problem for the left is that they are concentrated in the cities and that makes them a lot more vulnerable to nukes than rural more conservative targets. A dispersed population is always in better shape than a concentrated one when nukes start flying around.

The problem for the left is they are primarily foreign looters with shallow roots unlikely to persuade others to join and their college aged followers are not the horny handed toilers that were the core of the Socialist/Communist movement in times gone by.

Same reason the Red Guard was easily put down by the Chicom Army when it became necessary to stamp on them. And why the Lincoln brigades, etc. were not particularly successful in Spain. Fighting bravely is not the same as fighting well and trained troops are far more likely to prevail under such circumstances as street fights (also see the Reds versus the Not Sees during the waning days of Weimar). The Not Sees had the battle tested former troops not the Reds.

Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 12:36 PM (E4rtv)

108 48 Mitch McCuntal found unconscious at home.

So, business as usual.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at July 01, 2026 12:36 PM (w9Wax)

109 Look America was wearing a short skirt and fuck me pumps. When she bent over in front of me, I literally couldn't help it.

Posted by: Zombie Bin Laden at July 01, 2026 12:36 PM (anL5R)

110 What kind of mumbo-jumbo is "food insecurity"? Heck I have food insecurity all the time in trying to decide what to eat.. yet another garbage term like "equity".

Commie terms each and every one.

Posted by: NALNAMSAM at July 01, 2026 12:32 PM (VkY89)

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Next you'l be telling me that they're calling the homeless "the unhoused" or "persons experiencing homelessness."

Wait, wut?

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 12:37 PM (t/lcw)

111 Chalk up another state going Marxists

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 12:37 PM (sgkY8)

112 Mitch is going to end up in the Commodore Pike chair, and still he won't retire.

Beep. Beep beep.

Posted by: PabloD at July 01, 2026 12:37 PM (XLdVq)

113 I think there needs to be a serious examination of the House Rules on how they can refuse to seat these anti-American radicals.

Don't Congressmen have to swear an oath to uphold the Constitution?

(I'm a very minor elected official, and I had to swear an oath to uphold the Constitution.)

When they talk about destroying the American system of government, go after them for violating their oath.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 01, 2026 12:37 PM (aD4fx)

114 The Founders ought to have required, born in the USA for congresspeople too, just like the President.

And Federal judges too

Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 01, 2026 12:37 PM (4V3F9)

115 >>Not that it matters but 29 years old is not Gen Z. She's a millenial.

Niece & nephew, born in 1998 & 1999, respectively, vehemently deny that they are Millennials.

Posted by: Nazdar at July 01, 2026 12:38 PM (NcvvS)

116 Posted last thread that I never heard of DeGette despite her serving for 30 years. Heard about Clyburn, Pelosi John Dingell Jr etc, put not her

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 12:38 PM (HddY9)

117 The Dems' Commie takeover in solid blue districts is not only a distraction for the DNC, it will have a solid impact on campaign financing. Wealthy donors funding rabidly antisemitic candidates for the general? Guess which Dem candidates are going suck up all the MSM attention during the fall campaign?

Popcorn with butter on top.
Posted by: mrp
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We shall see. This is going to be a weird election that is ahistorical by normal political science standards and history.

Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 12:38 PM (E4rtv)

118 Saw a CNBC peice on how new car sales are in decline. The reason? No illegal invaders coming in to buy $60k minivans.

I'm like Japan: if it keeps illegals off the road, I'm good.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at July 01, 2026 12:38 PM (wBaIH)

119 >> What kind of mumbo-jumbo is "food insecurity"?

Food Insecurity rolls of the tongue better than 'These Diversity Units are Stealing Everything Up In Here!'.

Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 12:38 PM (v9lAB)

120 If that's Mamdani, he's ineligible. Naturalized citizen.
Posted by: Nazdar at July 01, 2026 12:35 PM (NcvvS)

You want a birth certificate? I can get you a birth certificate.

Hey look, he was born in. uhhhh.... what is that.... American Samoa? Sure, why not.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 01, 2026 12:38 PM (Ot/FD)

121 111 Chalk up another state going Marxists


have you not been to CO recently?!?!?!

and CU Boulder is RIDICULOUSLY leftist

sad really

but not new

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 01, 2026 12:38 PM (j+aD2)

122 Actually, it'll be a very, very bad time for women. Most young men are past the concept of chivalry, and most young women have made themselves quite unlikable.

Thanks to the demographics changes, young women are now surrounded by the 3rd World where they're not as progressive in their thinking.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 01, 2026 12:36 PM (qwx/I)

Enjoy the gang rapes, trafficking and beatings. You voted for them.

Posted by: Reaping the whirlwind at July 01, 2026 12:38 PM (TbWk/)

123 You’re going to see the country become like Bosnia with different ethnic groups fighting each other

Actual Americans born here versus the outside invaders that want to turn the place into the 3rd work shithole they came from

Posted by: Maroon at July 01, 2026 12:39 PM (OMov+)

124 What kind of mumbo-jumbo is "food insecurity"?

Nobody actually goes hungry in the United States, so they had to come up with a new term, where worrying about going hungry makes you a victim.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 01, 2026 12:39 PM (aD4fx)

125 whig

Good points. I do take some satisfaction on the Left continuing to dump on the US military. Calling them baby killers is not a way to gain support.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 01, 2026 12:39 PM (u82oZ)

126 The mainstream Democrats just laughed at someone who politely disagreed with them being shot in the jugular, tried to kill our president 4 or 5 times, tried to jail the president a few times, and put a bunch of us in jail indefinitely for walking either around or near the Capitol.

Those are the ones who are purportedly worried about some up and coming "extremists". Spoiler: The extremist calls are coming from inside the House.

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 12:39 PM (ouWD3)

127 DeGette had a long tradition of existence to herself and to her district at large

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 12:40 PM (K7yuL)

128 Mitch is just meditating after his Ginsburg workout

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 12:40 PM (HddY9)

129 Niece & nephew, born in 1998 & 1999, respectively, vehemently deny that they are Millennials.
Posted by: Nazdar at July 01, 2026 12:38 PM (NcvvS)
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Say to them, "OK, boomer!"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 12:41 PM (RIvkX)

130
brave ai on CO-1 -
Christy Peterson. She ran unopposed in the Republican primary held on June 30, 2026, securing the nomination to face the Democratic winner in the general election on November 3, 2026.
Posted by: gKWVE

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WOW. That is one white girl. (Watch while Melat Kiros uses it against her as if this was a WNBA match.) This is literally a difference between night and day! I don't know anything about Christy except what she looks like and that is impressive.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 12:41 PM (XJ22o)

131 "15-term incumbent Democrat Diana DeGette"

There you go. Fifteen fucking terms. Fuck these people. They cling to power to the very bitter end.

Melat Kiros is at least young and reasonably attractive.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 12:41 PM (iFTx/)

132 128 Mitch is just meditating after his Ginsburg workout
Posted by: Smell the Glove

He's pinin' for the hollers

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 12:41 PM (K7yuL)

133 The commies are on the move.
Buy more ammo.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 12:41 PM (2WIwB)

134 Balkanization is the sunny future. We are headed for Cambodia, I have been flear on this since ~2009.

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 12:41 PM (ouWD3)

135 I recently heard a great political name for the communist/Muslim takeover of the Democrat party, and also applicable to the left throughout the West: “Communislam”

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at July 01, 2026 12:41 PM (pO2te)

136 Seems to me they simply replaced a closet commie with an honest one.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at July 01, 2026 12:41 PM (CwhoI)

137 /As much as I love our Canadian Morons, I can't help feeling a little large Schaudenboner here as Carney continually attempts to f*ck Trump and America ...
Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 12:33 PM (t/lcw)

FAFO. Me too.

Apparently, treating me and Mom like second class citizens including barring us from restaurants, education, travel didn't generate the expected loving loyalty my dear leaders would desire.

Maybe the new batch will be more loyal.


FenelonSpoke, sorry, I don't know.


Back to work. The projects coming along.

Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 01, 2026 12:42 PM (Sco7b)

138 have you not been to CO recently?!?!?!

and CU Boulder is RIDICULOUSLY leftist

sad really

but not new
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 01, 2026 12:38 PM (j+aD2)
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So many white people with dreadlocks.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 12:42 PM (RIvkX)

139 Everyone wants to be Gen X. Except the boomers. It's just the way it is.

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 12:42 PM (ouWD3)

140 I’m at one of these company July 4th celebrations. They actually have a nice spread- burgers, ribs, chicken, etc. and some Indian chick has the nerve to complain there are no vegetarian options. The guy next to me says “it’s an American July 4th celebration, STFU and have a French fry”. I am
Standing next to the HR guy and he looks at me and says “I didn’t hear that”. Lolol.

Posted by: Vengeance at July 01, 2026 12:36 PM (J2Jn3)

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Jeebus, thank God I got out of Socialist Corporate America in the Bay Area (the leading edge of #Woke) back in '99. Held on 10 more years is SoCal before the cancer took root there ...

My advice to all you 29-year-olds? BE YOUR OWN BOSS.

[I never lasted more that 2 years at any shithole corporation, but managed 13 years finally as my own boss & independent contractor.]

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 12:42 PM (t/lcw)

141 applicable to the left throughout the West: “Communislam”

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at July 01, 2026 12:41 PM (pO2te)

I prefer the one I coined: Islamunist

But watching them duke it out for top billing should be fun. Spoiler, my version wins.

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 12:43 PM (ouWD3)

142 >>>Saw a CNBC piece on how new car sales are in decline. The reason? No illegal invaders coming in to buy $60k minivans.

Thank God. Maybe I'll finally be able to buy a reasonably priced pickup.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at July 01, 2026 12:43 PM (CwhoI)

143 48 Mitch McCuntal found unconscious at home.

I'm still taking care of the dog and have an alibi.

Later....

Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 01, 2026 12:44 PM (Sco7b)

144 Okay, off to teach to my last class of the day. Full class, 4 first timers, and it’s the first day of the new quarter, so I have all new warm ups, weight work and choreo.

It’s going to be great, or awful. lol.

Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 12:44 PM (hftzA)

145 Seems to me they simply replaced a closet commie with an honest one.
Posted by: Citizen Cake at July 01, 2026 12:41 PM (CwhoI)
____

Exactly. It's what I've been saying. Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss. The 15-term crusty fossil DeGette was a member of the "progressive" caucus and as far-left as anyone can be. Rapidly anti-MAGA, pro Hamas, abortion on demand, open borders, you name it.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 12:44 PM (iFTx/)

146 Wonder who will eat the other first: the gay commies or the lunatic muslims?

Scott Weiner is likely a preview...

Posted by: Tex Lovera at July 01, 2026 12:45 PM (wtvvX)

147 140 I’m at one of these company July 4th celebrations. They actually have a nice spread- burgers, ribs, chicken, etc. and some Indian chick has the nerve to complain there are no vegetarian options. The guy next to me says “it’s an American July 4th celebration, STFU and have a French fry”. I am
Standing next to the HR guy and he looks at me and says “I didn’t hear that”. Lolol.

Posted by: Vengeance at July 01, 2026 12:36 PM (J2Jn3)

LOL.

Must tear self away from Horde.

That'll keep me going. lol.

Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 01, 2026 12:45 PM (Sco7b)

148 Questionable. But we should consider our own weekend at Bernie’s situation as he would be replaced temporarily by the governor who is a Democrat.
Posted by: Piper

Not really sure that there would be much difference as the clock ticks down on this Congress. Any governor's appointee would only serve for a few months before a special election anyway. KY legislature changed the law in 2024 after ruminations that forcing a Dem to pick a GOP list would be unconstitutional under the KY law. The new law provides that a special election be held by 49 days after the vacancy exists.

Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 12:45 PM (E4rtv)

149
Seems to me they simply replaced a closet commie with an honest one.
Posted by: Citizen Cake

===============

It's kind of scary when the monsters know it's safe to come out of the closet.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 12:45 PM (XJ22o)

150 Food insecurity? We have the fattest welfare class in the history of the world.

Now leftists will tell you that is because healthy food is too expensive.

But then if you offer to replace SNAP with baskets of healthy unprepared foods like raw chicken, vegetables and fruits they'll tell you that's racist.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 12:45 PM (sKqQm)

151 So many white people with dreadlocks.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 12:42 PM (RIvkX)

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I remember before we were married the wifey and I taking a trip to Jamaica (an all-inclusive resort in Negril). The first Jamaican I encountered on the beach was selling "Vitamin G" for Ganja, mon ...

Q> "What do you call a snowman with dreadlocks?"
A> "A snowmon."

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 12:46 PM (t/lcw)

152 Wiener wasn't and isn't a commie however. He just likes young ass

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 12:46 PM (K7yuL)

153 Insty linked Don Surber's take on the recent Supreme Court decisions. Worth a serious read. 9:09AM time stamp.

The demolition of the Humphrey's Executor decision is a solid hit for Dems. The decision allowing unlimited campaign contributions is a plus for Republicans. And the silver lining from the mail-in ballots decisions, though bad, does include the requirement for postmarks and a 5-day cutoff.


Surber is usually very good.

As to the mail-in ballots thing, the usual response here is that the postmark can be altered, so it's a complete loss for us. However, that's an argument for tighter control of postmarking, and severe penalties for fraudulent postmarking. These are things we can and should implement.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 12:46 PM (Riz8t)

154 and some Indian chick has the nerve to complain there are no vegetarian options

Point her to the nearest shrubbery.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 12:46 PM (sKqQm)

155 HAH!

@LeadingReport 5m
Rep. AOC says she hopes JD Vance is the presidential nominee in 2028.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 01, 2026 12:47 PM (diia5)

156 Rep. AOC says she hopes JD Vance is the presidential nominee in 2028.

That's because she wants to date him

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 12:47 PM (sKqQm)

157 A traveling amusement park stopped in town for the Independence day weekend. Picking up sedative pills (Trazodone) for the doggies -- for the noise.

Anyone else have a better remedy?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 01, 2026 12:47 PM (a6L2j)

158 Fox is covering some nuts who climbed to the top of the antenna spire on the Empire State Building. He is proposing.

I hope they really don't want kids, because they're roasting their gonads in RF.

Posted by: buddhaha at July 01, 2026 12:48 PM (rj9+0)

159 Wonder who will eat the other first: the gay commies or the lunatic muslims?

Scott Weiner is likely a preview...

Posted by: Tex Lovera at July 01, 2026 12:45 PM (wtvvX)

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I should see if there are betting markets where I can go all-in on the Lunatic Muzzies. Easy money ...

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 12:48 PM (t/lcw)

160 part of that movement, backing economic populist policies including universal healthcare and childcare, and more politically polarizing issues like abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and ending U.S. military aid to Israel"

Ahem. Hasn't that been the Dim platform for at least a half century? What's the difference?

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 12:49 PM (XuXeR)

161 have you not been to CO recently?!?!?!

and CU Boulder is RIDICULOUSLY leftist

sad really

but not new
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 01, 2026 12:38 PM


Hell, 30 odd years ago when I was stationed in Denver we used to call Boulder 36 square miles surrounded by reality. I can only imagine what it's like now.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 01, 2026 12:49 PM (bFu5X)

162 What kind of mumbo-jumbo is "food insecurity"?

Nobody actually goes hungry in the United States, so they had to come up with a new term, where worrying about going hungry makes you a victim.


By that definition, I experience food insecurity every day just before lunchtime.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 12:49 PM (Riz8t)

163 "complain there are no vegetarian options"

There wasn't even the standard veggie tray that everybody usually ignores? Weird.

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 12:49 PM (Jr5Lq)

164 Why are you against affordability Supergirl, Bigot?

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New York Times Blames ‘Misogyny’ After Supergirl Crashes ...

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 01, 2026 12:49 PM (ndZc7)

165
Not that it matters but 29 years old is not Gen Z. She's a millenial.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 12:25 PM (RIvkX)




Are you telling me that I've spent the last two decades hanging out with a bunch of frickin' millenials here at the HQ?????

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 01, 2026 12:50 PM (y9nCu)

166 Jeebus, thank God I got out of Socialist Corporate America in the Bay Area (the leading edge of #Woke) back in '99. Held on 10 more years is SoCal before the cancer took root there ...

My advice to all you 29-year-olds? BE YOUR OWN BOSS.

[I never lasted more that 2 years at any shithole corporation, but managed 13 years finally as my own boss & independent contractor.]
Posted by: ShainS
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Takes guts and smarts to do that well. Tip of the hat to you.

Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 12:50 PM (E4rtv)

167 Fox is covering some nuts who climbed to the top of the antenna spire on the Empire State Building. He is proposing.

I hope they really don't want kids, because they're roasting their gonads in RF.
Posted by: buddhaha

I hope she doesn't fall for it.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at July 01, 2026 12:50 PM (w9Wax)

168 -
New York Times Blames ‘Misogyny’ After Supergirl Crashes ...
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 01, 2026 12:49 PM (ndZc7)

How about it's a crappy movie that no one wants to see....

Posted by: It's me donna at July 01, 2026 12:50 PM (O3Vxh)

169 CU Boulder is RIDICULOUSLY leftist

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We were calling them the People's Republic of Boulder decades ago.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 01, 2026 12:51 PM (ndZc7)

170 I saw a link to "the hottest movie this summer!" with a small pick of the lead in it.

It took me a moment to realize they have not in fact made a movie staring Alfred E Newman.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 12:51 PM (sKqQm)

171 New York Times Blames ‘Misogyny’ After Supergirl Crashes ...

How do they explain the success of Wonder Woman?

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 12:51 PM (Riz8t)

172
[I never lasted more that 2 years at any shithole corporation, but managed 13 years finally as my own boss & independent contractor.]
Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 12:42 PM (t/lcw)

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Congratulations! Takes imagination and courage -- tip of the hat to you.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 01, 2026 12:52 PM (a6L2j)

173 Citizen Cake, your new pickup will have a four cylinder and a turbo.

Still want one?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at July 01, 2026 12:52 PM (wBaIH)

174 I'll be honest snacking on carrot sticks while you are grilling your burger is not a bad thing.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 12:52 PM (sKqQm)

175 I saw Roasting Their Gonads In RF open for The 5G Dimension at Stateline, NV in '93.

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 12:52 PM (t/lcw)

176 Food insecurity? We have the fattest welfare class in the history of the world.

Now leftists will tell you that is because healthy food is too expensive.

But then if you offer to replace SNAP with baskets of healthy unprepared foods like raw chicken, vegetables and fruits they'll tell you that's racist.


The key to socialism is saying more money is the cure to problems that can't be solved by more money. See, e.g America's current educational system.

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at July 01, 2026 12:52 PM (cI94r)

177 Not comparing the content of the two movements, but is this the Democrat version of the Tea Party? The Tea Party was essentially crushed from within by the larger Republican Party. Is the Democrat establishment not capable of doing the same, or are they not willing to? Even if it happens to this brand of communists, remember that the Tea Party in a lot of ways beget Trump and MAGA, so they may not be going away.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 01, 2026 12:53 PM (QaH55)

178 I don't... when was the middle east STABLE?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 01, 2026 12:53 PM (UZCuZ)

179 But then if you offer to replace SNAP with baskets of healthy unprepared foods like raw chicken, vegetables and fruits they'll tell you that's racist.
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A Democrat judge did just that and enjoined via one of those nationwide injunctions against the Dept. of Agriculture for cutting off junk food and drinks. Being appealed as usual.

Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 12:53 PM (E4rtv)

180 Rep. AOC says she hopes JD Vance is the presidential nominee in 2028.

That's because she wants to date him
Posted by: 18-1


She wants, for once in her life, to not be laid by a loser.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 01, 2026 12:53 PM (4Agqc)

181 Since the Democrat Party is all grift all the time, they have no immune system against the whole-of-society confidence schemes of Marxism and Islam.

The GOPe was able to defang the Tea Party by running grifters (or co-opting them) spouting the correct rhetoric, so that there was no remedy at the ballot box for elite betrayal; but that was using scam tactics against honest men. It wouldn't work the same for the Dem establishment against the DSA, who are even harder scammers.

So, I think that the primary strategy is likely to work like a dream for the Islamunists, done in a flash, very unlike how it has taken MAGA a decade of persistent hard work that is still ongoing. And, even if their regular voters aren't with them yet, they will be after the next general election; once they vote (D) out of habit, the cognitive bias of Commitment Tendency will take hold, and they will find some way to rationalize that they're not a bad person for voting for the destruction of civilization.

Posted by: SciVo at July 01, 2026 12:53 PM (Sy6m/)

182 "they have not in fact made a movie staring Alfred E Newman."

He gets calls from casting directors all the time, but they can never meet his ask.

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 12:53 PM (Jr5Lq)

183 I saw a video of some leftist guy complaining that it was wrong they had picked the previous slate of actresses to play supergirl in various shows and movies because they were too blonde, thin and pretty.

Of course you go look at the comic books and she is...blonde, thin and pretty.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 12:53 PM (sKqQm)

184 Congratulations! Takes imagination and courage -- tip of the hat to you.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 01, 2026 12:52 PM (a6L2j)

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Thanks, JM.

As I say when I win at poker: "I'd rather be lucky than good."

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 12:53 PM (t/lcw)

185 But then if you offer to replace SNAP with baskets of healthy unprepared foods like raw chicken, vegetables and fruits they'll tell you that's racist.
Posted by: 18-1


Back yo canned ham, canned chicken, government cheese & government milk.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 01, 2026 12:54 PM (4Agqc)

186 New York Times Blames ‘Misogyny’ After Supergirl Crashes ...

How do they explain the success of Wonder Woman


The majority of people who saw Supergirl were men.

As Joy Reid explained about Kanala's defeat, white women have once again failed us all.

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at July 01, 2026 12:54 PM (cI94r)

187 Mitch McCuntal found unconscious at home.

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How could they tell?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 01, 2026 12:55 PM (ndZc7)

188 We shall see. This is going to be a weird election that is ahistorical by normal political science standards and history.
Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 12:38 PM (E4rtv)
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I call it a political compression election. With support from a surprisingly disciplined Republican caucus in the House, a slew of important decisions by the US Supreme Court that strengthen the Executive branch's power, DJT and his administration have boxed the Dems into a corner.

Not a cardboard box, either. What we are seeing is something historic - a political party so enfeebled that it can no longer operate as a cohesive entity. The only episodes in US history that come close are the 1800, the 1860, and the 1932 elections. And DJT won two presidential elections in the teeth of a vicious, monolithic MSM that used every opportunity to destroy him.

Amazing times.

Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 12:55 PM (rj6Yv)

189 >>>You see it across the board. Gays are not supposed to listen to Islam. Jews are not supposed to listen to Black anti-semitism (or anti-asian.) Everyone is encouraged to ignore what everyone else is doing and focus on the designated hate object.

It's really quite remarkable.

Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Don't believe your lying eyes, that's not a queer flying off the roof.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 12:55 PM (JS6jE)

190 She wants, for once in her life, to not be laid by a loser.

*raises hand*

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 12:55 PM (Riz8t)

191 Another shocker from CO is Michael Bennett current US senator lost the primary for Governor. Unfortunately, he still has 2 more years in DC.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 12:55 PM (n5tGW)

192 Of course you go look at the comic books and she is...blonde, thin and pretty.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 12:53 PM (sKqQm)

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"Beauty is in the eye of the beholden, comrade!"

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 12:55 PM (t/lcw)

193 The biggest draw back to eating healthy food is it takes more time to prepare.

But if you are unemployed that's not really an issue is it?

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 12:55 PM (sKqQm)

194 177 Not comparing the content of the two movements, but is this the Democrat version of the Tea Party? The Tea Party was essentially crushed from within by the larger Republican Party. Is the Democrat establishment not capable of doing the same, or are they not willing to? Even if it happens to this brand of communists, remember that the Tea Party in a lot of ways beget Trump and MAGA, so they may not be going away.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder
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This is being driven by the activist class who basically want the power and money from the olds for themselves. Many of them are facing downward mobility via student loan debt from prestige colleges with crappy degrees and attitudes making them unemployable nowadays.

Top down revolt and the DSA types are relying on the fact that Dem primaries have been rotten boroughs for years with declining turnout in one party blue states.

Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 12:56 PM (E4rtv)

195 "Congratulations! Takes imagination and courage -- tip of the hat to you."

And hard work. I contracted for abt 18 years. Being your own boss is harder than working for a paycheck. You're on duty 24/7/365. I also congratulate you.

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 12:56 PM (Jr5Lq)

196 CNBC piece on how new car sales are in decline"

I think I see the problem...

(FWIW, the real numbers will be pretty flat by the end of the year)

Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 12:56 PM (XuXeR)

197 I call it a political compression election. With support from a surprisingly disciplined Republican caucus in the House, a slew of important decisions by the US Supreme Court that strengthen the Executive branch's power, DJT and his administration have boxed the Dems into a corner.

Not a cardboard box, either. What we are seeing is something historic - a political party so enfeebled that it can no longer operate as a cohesive entity. The only episodes in US history that come close are the 1800, the 1860, and the 1932 elections. And DJT won two presidential elections in the teeth of a vicious, monolithic MSM that used every opportunity to destroy him.

Amazing times.
Posted by: mrp
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Pretty astute.

Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 12:57 PM (E4rtv)

198
part of that movement, backing economic populist policies including universal healthcare and childcare, and more politically polarizing issues like abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and ending U.S. military aid to Israel"

Ahem. Hasn't that been the Dim platform for at least a half century? What's the difference?
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 12:49 PM (XuXeR)


They're going to make universal health care even MORE universal. And ICE will be even more abolished and the US will nuke Israel the day after the 2028 Inauguration.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 01, 2026 12:57 PM (y9nCu)

199 Don't believe your lying eyes, that's not a queer flying off the roof.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 12:55 PM


As Allah is my witness, I thought gays could fly!

- Mohammed M. Mohammed

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 01, 2026 12:57 PM (bFu5X)

200 But they're about to, now. After decades of coddling and incubation in the Uniparty's hothouses, they're about to get thrown out into the wind and the sun without any hardening off whatsoever.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 01, 2026 12:30 PM (Ot/FD)

I agree; I think it’ll be like the Tranny movement. Remember about 3 years ago, it looked like they were making inroads everywhere, Biden was appointing them to high office, they were moving into sports…

But now today, they’ve hit their high water mark and are falling apart. At all levels. Just took a little while for the backlash to kick in.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 01, 2026 12:57 PM (7wNAQ)

201 >majority of people who saw Supergirl were men.

Are they retarded?

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 12:57 PM (sKqX+)

202 And DJT won two three presidential elections in the teeth of a vicious, monolithic MSM that used every opportunity to destroy him.

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Fixed For Accuracy.

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 12:58 PM (t/lcw)

203 As Joy Reid explained about Kanala's defeat, white women have once again failed us all.

Was talking with a female friend. She was complaining female sports salaries were lower then male for most sports and in some cases there were only professional leagues for things like Lingerie football.

So I asked, do you watch the WNBA, women's soccer, etc? "No I don't like to watch sports". Ok that's actually pretty common women like to watch sports on average less then men...but why wouldn't you expect there is less opportunity then for women in pro-sports if women won't watch them? "But that's not fair!"

Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 12:58 PM (sKqQm)

204 Ahem. Hasn't that been the Dim platform for at least a half century? What's the difference?
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 12:49 PM (XuXeR)


They're going to make universal health care even MORE universal. And ICE will be even more abolished and the US will nuke Israel the day after the 2028 Inauguration.


Microaggressions are so last decade. They'll plunge bravely into the world of nano-, femto- and attoaggressions.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 12:59 PM (Riz8t)

205 >majority of people who saw Supergirl were men.

Are they retarded?

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 12:57 PM (sKqX+)

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To ask is to have answered.

It's young retarded soibois all the way down ...

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 12:59 PM (t/lcw)

206 The first Wonder Woman movie succeeded because they wrote the character as a woman, as opposed to Supergirl and so many other attempts at female superheroes who are just written just like men.

Posted by: Open Channel D at July 01, 2026 12:59 PM (4/qJJ)

207 30 years.

Posted by: Boss Moss at July 01, 2026 12:59 PM (wvPJN)

208 Sooner or later you get to quantum aggressions

Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 12:59 PM (sKqX+)

209 It's really quite remarkable.

Posted by: Aetius451AD

Democrats were always built on a coalition of the outs from the get go. The problem that the Dems have now is the coalition demands from its various identity groups cannot be met in a first past the post majoritarian system. They are only united in hating on Trump, Jews, Christians, and capitalism which makes it more and more difficult to widen the party's appeal.

Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 01:00 PM (E4rtv)

210
The biggest draw back to eating healthy food is it takes more time to prepare.

But if you are unemployed that's not really an issue is it?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 12:55 PM (sKqQm)



But I can't watch My Show on the TV if I'm cooking from scratch!!!!

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 01, 2026 01:00 PM (y9nCu)

211 >majority of people who saw Supergirl were men.

Are they retarded?


Many are the SOs of women and had to go, and the rest are ghey.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 01:00 PM (Riz8t)

212 I admire her for taking Sam Kinison's advice.

"IT'S A DESERT!!! THERE'S NO FOOD THERE!!!! MOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVEEEEEE."

Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 01:00 PM (dIske)

213 @177 the problem for the Dems is they lost the power to put the brakes on their crazies. The Dems always said they wanted leftist stuff and certain parts of a revolution, but the crazies are actually doing it. The old timers have no idea how to stop it because it's not possible.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 01:00 PM (HddY9)

214 And hard work. I contracted for abt 18 years. Being your own boss is harder than working for a paycheck. You're on duty 24/7/365. I also congratulate you.
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 12:56 PM (Jr5Lq)

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Absolutely true.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 01, 2026 01:00 PM (VZZtk)

215 Amazing times.

Posted by: mrp
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Everything you said plus the rise of the communist party.
In the not too distant past the saying was better dead than red, now they are boldly on the ballot. Amazing times for sure.


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 01:00 PM (JS6jE)

216 Don't believe your lying eyes, that's not a queer flying off the roof.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 12:55 PM (JS6jE)

Or a woman being slammed in the face with a volleyball by a man

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 01:01 PM (ouWD3)

217 The first Wonder Woman movie succeeded because they wrote the character as a woman, as opposed to Supergirl and so many other attempts at female superheroes who are just written just like men.

Eh. I think it's because Gal Gadot is smokin' hot. Milly Alcock is not.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 01:01 PM (Riz8t)

218 So I asked, do you watch the WNBA, women's soccer, etc? "No I don't like to watch sports". Ok that's actually pretty common women like to watch sports on average less then men...but why wouldn't you expect there is less opportunity then for women in pro-sports if women won't watch them? "But that's not fair!"
Posted by: 18-1
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They would have it mandated that corporations put on women's sports at the same ratio as men's sports or some other ridiculous fantasy.

Life ain't fair, it is even harder if one is stupid about it.

Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 01:01 PM (E4rtv)

219 As Joy Reid explained about Kanala's defeat, white women have once again failed us all.

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"EVERYONE KNOWS THAT WHITE MARRIED WOMEN VOTE WHATEVER THEIR NEANDERTHAL CAVEMEN HUSBANDS TELL THEM TO. REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!"

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 01:01 PM (t/lcw)

220 Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 01:00 PM (JS6jE)

The strange new respect from the media toward these bloodthirsty charlatans is really gonna blow your mind.

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 01:02 PM (ouWD3)

221 Are the Dems running any actual Americans ?

Posted by: It's me donna at July 01, 2026 01:03 PM (O3Vxh)

222 They would have it mandated that corporations put on women's sports at the same ratio as men's sports or some other ridiculous fantasy.

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Make "The Fairness Doctrine" -- especially for tranny men in women's sports -- "Great Again!"

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 01:03 PM (t/lcw)

223 I shall go on to the end, I shall be found unconscious at home, I shall be found unconscious in my office and on the Senate floor, I shall be found unconscious with growing brokerage balances and a growing stench in the air, I shall defend my Senate seat, whatever the cost may be, I shall be found unconscious on the Beltway, I shall be found unconscious on the Mall, I shall be found unconscious in the DC brothels and in the streets, I shall be found unconscious in my limousine, I shall never surrender my seat...

Posted by: Mitch McConnell (Sen - China) at July 01, 2026 01:03 PM (qUkBO)

224 The gays don't fly so much as plummet

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 01:03 PM (HddY9)

225 Free and worth every penny!

More than 500 mothers and babies came to harm or died as a result of inadequate care in Nottingham, an inquiry into the NHS's biggest ever maternity scandal has revealed.

A total of 444 women and 76 newborn babies suffered "potentially avoidable" outcomes because they received substandard treatment over 13 years from Nottingham University hospitals NHS trust (NUH), a damning report led by the childbirth expert Donna Ockenden has found.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 01, 2026 01:03 PM (ndZc7)

226 221 Are the Dems running any actual Americans ?

We are all Americans here.

Posted by: Gen. Ely Parker at July 01, 2026 01:04 PM (Riz8t)

227 Are the Dems running any actual Americans ?

Posted by: It's me donna at July 01, 2026 01:03 PM (O3Vxh)

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Actual Americans are so 20th century ...

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 01:04 PM (t/lcw)

228 Does the Heat Dome goose movie ticket sales at all?

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 01:04 PM (Jr5Lq)

229 What happened to AOC? Haven't seen her around lately.
She away at a fat farm or something?

Posted by: Case at July 01, 2026 01:04 PM (IY9No)

230 How much better off would we have been without Mitch? Would his replacement have been just as awful?

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 01:04 PM (MWfyi)

231 Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 01:00 PM (HddY9)

The Democrats have in now way lost control of their crazies.

This is HIGHLY controlled. They believe, perhaps rightly, it's the only way to get "energy" - and "youthful" energy at that - back on their side. And in the process they get to swerve the country further Left than anyone likely imagines.

Take it from your old buddy Ellipsis. Things are going to get... weird.

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 01:05 PM (ouWD3)

232 I shall go on to the end, I shall be found unconscious at home, I shall be found unconscious in my office and on the Senate floor, I shall be found unconscious with growing brokerage balances and a growing stench in the air, I shall defend my Senate seat, whatever the cost may be, I shall be found unconscious on the Beltway, I shall be found unconscious on the Mall, I shall be found unconscious in the DC brothels and in the streets, I shall be found unconscious in my limousine, I shall never surrender my seat...

Posted by: Mitch McConnell (Sen - China) at July 01, 2026 01:03 PM (qUkBO)

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* snort *

Gotta love this place ...

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 01:05 PM (t/lcw)

233 >>>Is Judaism headed the way of the Catholic priesthood at all? The younger / GenX priests are based, it's the doddering fools who tilt their heads about immigration and LGBT.

Posted by: gKWVE
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The Archdiocese of San Francisco has agreed to pay $395 million to settle more than 500 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by church officials, in what the plaintiffs’ lawyers described as the largest per-survivor settlement.

It is the latest agreement over clergy sexual abuse claims.
In 2024, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles agreed to a record $880 million settlement.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 01:05 PM (JS6jE)

234 Is the Democrat establishment not capable of doing the same, or are they not willing to? Even if it happens to this brand of communists, remember that the Tea Party in a lot of ways beget Trump and MAGA, so they may not be going away.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 01, 2026 12:53 PM (QaH55)

A lot of the situation is Obama’s fault, really. Remember how all the lower level democrats started getting wiped out in elections after 2012? Outside of the bluest blue states, there is no large group of younger democrat officeholders waiting to take over - just a bunch of 70 and 80 year olds waiting to be admitted into a memory care program.

Taking over the Dem party was easy.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 01, 2026 01:05 PM (7wNAQ)

235
The first Wonder Woman movie succeeded because they wrote the character as a woman, as opposed to Supergirl and so many other attempts at female superheroes who are just written just like men.
Posted by: Open Channel D at July 01, 2026 12:59 PM (4/qJJ)



Just wait until the commies decide that the first Wonder Woman movie had a faked box office because of a Joo Conspiracy to make the Israeli IDF sooper-slut Gal Gadot into a star.

Imagine that, Gadot.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 01, 2026 01:05 PM (y9nCu)

236
Everything you said plus the rise of the communist party.
In the not too distant past the saying was better dead than red, now they are boldly on the ballot. Amazing times for sure.


Posted by: Braenyard

Envy, we have always had with us as a driving force in politics. I am always amused by Marc Antony's speech to the Romans for Caesar's eulogy. What gets the attention of the crowd and fires them up is something for nothing--Caesar's will giving them money and his land for enjoyment.

Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 01:06 PM (E4rtv)

237 So I asked, do you watch the WNBA, women's soccer, etc? "No I don't like to watch sports". Ok that's actually pretty common women like to watch sports on average less then men...but why wouldn't you expect there is less opportunity then for women in pro-sports if women won't watch them? "But that's not fair!"
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Like curtains and throw pillows:
Women want to force men to not only fund these but like them because they want and like them.
And get mad that you dare suggest you don't even need them, so why should you pay for them, let alone like them.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 01:06 PM (3cUTc)

238 It will be interesting to see how this all plays out in the Dem party. Will the Leftists be able to isolate the communists and islamists? Popcorn has extra butter now. I don't think regular everyday dem plebes are gonna try and save them by holding their nose and voting for a repub in the general.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 01:07 PM (n5tGW)

239
South Portland passed an ordinance where you can legally butcher your own meat in your backyard and your neighbors, complaining about the stink of gore, can't do sh*t about it.
Posted by: Defenestratu

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Except vote Republican.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 01:07 PM (XJ22o)

240 221 Are the Dems running any actual Americans ?

We are all Americans here.
Posted by: Gen. Ely Parker at July 01, 2026 01:04 PM (Riz8t)
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Oof. A bad day for Robert E. Lee.

Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 01:07 PM (rj6Yv)

241 Take it from your old buddy Ellipsis. Things are going to get... weird.
Posted by: ...
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My guess is something like the Time of Troubles in Ireland as they turn to terrorism after not being able to win national power at the polls.

Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 01:07 PM (E4rtv)

242 Eh. I think it's because Gal Gadot is smokin' hot. Milly Alcock is not.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 01:01 PM (Riz8t)

Dinner with friends a while ago, and we all went around the table naming the famous person we'd most like to sleep with. The women named a bunch of guys I'd never heard of. Gal was my choice.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 01, 2026 01:07 PM (QaH55)

243 The Democrats have in now way lost control of their crazies.

This is HIGHLY controlled. They believe, perhaps rightly, it's the only way to get "energy" - and "youthful" energy at that - back on their side. And in the process they get to swerve the country further Left than anyone likely imagines.


Disagree. The people who would have designed this takeover are exactly the same people who are being replaced. Politicians do not willingly enter Carousel.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 01:07 PM (Riz8t)

244 Tea Partiers naively believed there were people in Congress on our side.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 01:08 PM (MWfyi)

245 "But that's not fair!"

There ought to be a mandated HS course, required for graduation, called "Life Isn't Fair."

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 01:08 PM (Jr5Lq)

246 The strange new respect from the media toward these bloodthirsty charlatans is really gonna blow your mind.

Posted by: ...
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They would be seated, in the coliseum, two rows in behind the emperor.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 01:09 PM (JS6jE)

247 This Communist-Islamist invader also believes that 9/11 was the "inevitable consequence of American foreign policy" and that we made the terrorists believe that another act of violence was their only choice.

The terrorists' (un)holy book says that violence is the ONLY choice.

Try again.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at July 01, 2026 01:09 PM (alJ/u)

248 @232 I agree things are going to get weird, but the old time Dems have no ammo to control it. The best they could do is try and get the donors to not fund the crazies. However the crazies have their own money people and they've also shown they can win without big money. Look at Schumer and Hakeem the leaders. Deers in the headlights with no clue what to do

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 01:09 PM (HddY9)

249 Dinner with friends a while ago, and we all went around the table naming the famous person we'd most like to sleep with. The women named a bunch of guys I'd never heard of. Gal was my choice.

Sophie Cunningham is rising quickly in the polls.

Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 01:09 PM (Riz8t)

250 That guest towel you can't use.

Posted by: Boss Moss at July 01, 2026 01:09 PM (wvPJN)

251 The Democrats have in now way lost control of their crazies.

This is HIGHLY controlled. They believe, perhaps rightly, it's the only way to get "energy" - and "youthful" energy at that - back on their side. And in the process they get to swerve the country further Left than anyone likely imagines.

Take it from your old buddy Ellipsis. Things are going to get... weird.

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 01:05 PM (ouWD3)

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I got to help raise a wonderful young step-daughter between '89 and '99 -- who suffered under the tutelage of my many political rants -- and got to live part of The American Dream of her mother and me.

She unfortunately went to college (I persuaded her to go to Whittier, but she transferred to Chico State after one semester to be with her boyfriend).

Long story short: I looked for her on social media in 2016, and she was part of some Bernie Sander for POTUS organization. What a gut-punch ... don't think I've ever been so deflated and disappointed.

To paraphrase Ted Williams: "I consider myself to be ... the greatest failure on the face of the Earth."

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 01:10 PM (t/lcw)

252 Eh. I think it's because Gal Gadot is smokin' hot. Milly Alcock is not.
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Linda Carter for the win! In her prime she may have been one of the 10 hottest women to ever grace the airwaves.

Posted by: Crusader at July 01, 2026 01:10 PM (TN0g+)

253 The shell shaped soap.

Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 01:10 PM (MWfyi)

254 We never stood a chance against the Uniparty/Old Democrat monolith. Scraps from the table was all we could hope for.

Now that monolith is crumbling, and what's filled the vacuum of their collapse is a bunch of garbage baby theater kids whose only tactic is shouting nonsense and petty violence.


Also, this is happening as the Democrat Party itself is facing existential losses of seats in the 2030 census.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 01, 2026 01:11 PM (4ObTi)

255 Think about it this way - Trump for all his energy, strength, and gifts was very nearly taken out by the Uniparty... and at the very least contorted and trapped and directed by them if not merely stifled. They went after his family, his businesses, his past, people who met him once, EVERYTHING. They used the highest levels of government and the lowest depths of media malfeasance. And did not stop for one second, to maintain their grip on power.

Some low IQ commie jackbags do not have the wherewithal to fight the Uniparty, even if from the Left. Plus every single thing out of the Left for 50 years has been prime astroturfed garbage.

Which leaves one option - this convenient "new communism push" is fully sanctioned and blessed. You'll know exactly when it's not because these people, however many there are, will be personally and professionally destroyed, ten times over.

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 01:11 PM (ouWD3)

256 Two historical observations..right wing establishment Germans thought they could control the obvious buffoon Hitler...Franco won the Spanish Civil War cause the Germans helped. Who would help us in a civil war?

Posted by: Azjaeger at July 01, 2026 01:11 PM (PI3+l)

257 I agree things are going to get weird, but the old time Dems have no ammo to control it. The best they could do is try and get the donors to not fund the crazies. However the crazies have their own money people and they've also shown they can win without big money. Look at Schumer and Hakeem the leaders. Deers in the headlights with no clue what to do
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The Dems had sloshed so much money to NGOs that the lost the one advantage they thought they had locked in to control the party.

And are finding out that these monster babies they germinated have put down deep roots into the shit-pipe funding of the left.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 01:12 PM (3cUTc)

258 Also, this is happening as the Democrat Party itself is facing existential losses of seats in the 2030 census.
Posted by: Ian S.
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Which is why the Dems are desperate to win the presidency in 2028. To control the census like they did in 2020 to cheat Red states out of seats and to open the illegal floodgates again.

Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 01:13 PM (E4rtv)

259 Linda Carter for the win! In her prime she may have been one of the 10 hottest women to ever grace the airwaves.
Posted by: Crusader at July 01, 2026 01:10 PM


*sigh* I miss those days.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 01, 2026 01:13 PM (bFu5X)

260 If the Republican Party has any sense of the historic, every single one of the Dem DSA candidates should have a Republican or a Conservative contesting their election, even if it means starting a write-in campaign. Murky won a senate election as a write-in independent, independent because she was running against the official Republican candidate.

Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 01:13 PM (rj6Yv)

261 Two historical observations..right wing establishment Germans thought they could control the obvious buffoon Hitler...Franco won the Spanish Civil War cause the Germans helped. Who would help us in a civil war?
--
God.
We do not need any other allies.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 01:14 PM (3cUTc)

262 I agree things are going to get weird, but the old time Dems have no ammo to control it. The best they could do is try and get the donors to not fund the crazies. However the crazies have their own money people and they've also shown they can win without big money. Look at Schumer and Hakeem the leaders. Deers in the headlights with no clue what to do

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 01:09 PM (HddY9)

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

I assume most of The Overt Commies are being funded by our enemies like Chy-na, Russia, Iran, The Domestic Fifth Column (Soros, Singham, et. al.), and the like.

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 01:14 PM (t/lcw)

263 There are 435 house seats. The dick-out communists managed to win primaries in a few deep-blue shitricts against crusty old fossils who were commies on the down-low. I guess we gotta talk about something, but I'm not seeing the big deal here.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 01:14 PM (iFTx/)

264 To paraphrase Ted Williams: "I consider myself to be ... the greatest failure on the face of the Earth."

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 01:10 PM (t/lcw)

(whispers) that was gehrig.

Forget it, he's rolling.

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 01:14 PM (ouWD3)

265 Linda Carter for the win! In her prime she may have been one of the 10 hottest women to ever grace the airwaves.

==

Mata Hari !

--Crown Prince Wilhelm

Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 01:14 PM (frGWQ)

266 @nicksortor
🚨 NOW: Two protestors with a flag have climbed up on TOP of the spire of the EMPIRE STATE BUILDING


Posted by: Fall (2026) at July 01, 2026 01:14 PM (K7yuL)

267 NOOD French Gangs

Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 01:15 PM (t/lcw)

268 nood

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 01:15 PM (Jr5Lq)

269 This is HIGHLY controlled. They believe, perhaps rightly, it's the only way to get "energy" - and "youthful" energy at that - back on their side. And in the process they get to swerve the country further Left than anyone likely imagines.

It was intended to be controlled. The lid is well off of that bottle now. Chuck Schumer is fucked no matter how he grills now, and I'll guarantee that's not what the DNC had in mind.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 01, 2026 01:15 PM (4ObTi)

270 Who would help us in a civil war?
Posted by: Azjaeger
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There has never been a civil war in a nuclear state. Fortunately the Soviet Union imploded rather than engage in border reshuffling until much later.

Mass revolutions are only possible when the masses actually want to fight and I don't see the DSA as such a mass movement. I do think terrorism will be on the rise from the rotten Red-Green Watermelon babies of the DSA.

Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 01:15 PM (E4rtv)

271 "NOW: Two protestors with a flag have climbed up on TOP of the spire of the EMPIRE STATE BUILDING"

Zeppelin mooring post.

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 01:15 PM (Jr5Lq)

272 Outside of the bluest blue states, there is no large group of younger democrat officeholders waiting to take over - just a bunch of 70 and 80 year olds waiting to be admitted into a memory care program.

Taking over the Dem party was easy.

Posted by: Tom Servo
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Dems are such groomers one would think they would have spent time grooming the next generation of candidates. But no, that would be close to taking power from their calcified grasp.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 01:16 PM (JS6jE)

273 Who would help us in a civil war?
____

Almost no one. But there would be many countries who would intervene on behalf of the leftists. That may be why we might actually not win a civil war.

Posted by: West China at July 01, 2026 01:16 PM (qUkBO)

274 Sophie Cunningham is rising quickly in the polls.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 01:09 PM (Riz8t)

She looks like she'd be a lot of fun, in a lot of ways.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 01, 2026 01:16 PM (QaH55)

275 @nicksortor
🚨 NOW: Two protestors with a flag have climbed up on TOP of the spire of the EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

Posted by: Fall (2026) at July 01, 2026 01:14 PM (K7yuL)

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Posted by: Zombie King Kong at July 01, 2026 01:16 PM (q2NNn)

276
This is being driven by the activist class who basically want the power and money from the olds for themselves.

Posted by: whig

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Being female, I'm always looking for the psychological urge behind political movements, not the economic one, and I think you've nailed it, whig. I bet a big part of Kiros's personal grievance was getting fired by a NYC law firm that still enshrined enough tradition and "stuffiness" to severely object to her remarks about Gaza.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 01:17 PM (XJ22o)

277 Deportations would solve much of the problem.
There are laws on the books to be exercised.
Round them up and send them away, let the judges
fight it out while the scourge rots in nirvana.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 01:18 PM (JS6jE)

278
If Mitch McConnell goes Muerte, China loses a Senator.

Posted by: Frank Barone at July 01, 2026 01:18 PM (OkYzo)

279 New York Times Blames ‘Misogyny’ After Supergirl Crashes ...

How do they explain the success of Wonder Woman?
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 12:51 PM (Riz8t)
_____

I wasn't a fan of WW, but it was kinda different for the time, and Superhero movies were still (inexplicably) very popular. And Gal Gadot was hot and looked like WW.

SG is just something that nobody wanted or asked for, at a time when most superhero movies are underperforming or tanking entirely. Hell, even the superman reboot probably lost money.

And whoever that annoying twat is they inexplicably cast as SG is ... not Gal Gadot.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 01:19 PM (iFTx/)

280 There are 435 house seats. The dick-out communists managed to win primaries in a few deep-blue shitricts against crusty old fossils who were commies on the down-low. I guess we gotta talk about something, but I'm not seeing the big deal here.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

I'm sure a lot of people had the, "Oh, isn't that so cute?" approach in 1919, when the CPUSA was founded, when they should have been strangling it in its crib.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at July 01, 2026 01:19 PM (alJ/u)

281 majority of people who saw Supergirl were men.

From what I understand this breakdown is true of every comic book movie. More males than females go see comic book flicks as a rule. Looking at the anemic sales numbers it doesn't seem that the total population of viewers was particularly large.

Posted by: It underperformed Birds of Prey at July 01, 2026 01:19 PM (TbWk/)

282 It was intended to be controlled. The lid is well off of that bottle now. Chuck Schumer is fucked no matter how he grills now, and I'll guarantee that's not what the DNC had in mind.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 01, 2026 01:15 PM (4ObTi)

Chuck Schumer is like any Democrat. Protected until inconvenient.

Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 01:19 PM (ouWD3)

283 Tea Partiers naively believed there were people in Congress on our side.
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 01:08 PM (MWfyi)
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The Tea Party opened the door for Donald Trump, and he walked right through it and won the 2016 election.

I wasn't a Trump supporter because I didn't know anything about his political positions on issues that mattered to me. That changed when he received a strong endorsement by Sarah Palin in January, 2016. This country owes her a debt of gratitude.

Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 01:20 PM (rj6Yv)

284 273 Who would help us in a civil war?
____

Almost no one. But there would be many countries who would intervene on behalf of the leftists. That may be why we might actually not win a civil war.

Posted by: West China
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You're here now buddy and we know who you are.
_Admin

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 01:21 PM (JS6jE)

285 "Who would help us in a civil war?"

The question should be 'which side would they help?'

Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 01:23 PM (Jr5Lq)

286
I wasn't a Trump supporter because I didn't know anything about his political positions on issues that mattered to me. That changed when he received a strong endorsement by Sarah Palin in January, 2016. This country owes her a debt of gratitude.

Posted by: mrp
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I wasn't a Trump supporter till he cut down everyone on stage and I realized that he was the only man for the job. We were no longer living in a civil society. That the Democrats are the most unscrupulous people and addressing them with civil expectations would not cut it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 01:24 PM (JS6jE)

287 Why are you against affordability, Bigot? Is it because you're racist and you want diverse immigrant women to starve?


*shifty eyes*

Posted by: toby928(c) at July 01, 2026 01:25 PM (4NO2D)

288 I put all of this at the feet of GWB who should have turned the ME into glass after 9/11 and his "peaceful religion." And the bs of going there to prevent them coming here again. How's that working out you senile dimwit?

Now he paints dogs, which is fitting, altho he is below a dog in the food chain.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 01, 2026 01:30 PM (hzuYO)

289 American Leftists =/= Spanish Leftists. I foersee no pushback from the only mildly Left.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 01, 2026 12:23 PM (u82oZ)

Respectfully, man- I completely disagree. These 'New Left' socialist democrats ARE exactly the same. Or maybe you point being that the mild leftists will not push back against the zealots?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 01, 2026 12:25 PM (mPXxA)

"Mild" extremists always lose to the extreme ones. It's a rule of history.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 01:31 PM (uhVAy)

290 Who would help us in a civil war?
Posted by: Azjaeger

The Tartan Army?

Posted by: Joe Mama at July 01, 2026 01:32 PM (TezPK)

291 majority of people who saw Supergirl were men.

From what I understand this breakdown is true of every comic book movie. More males than females go see comic book flicks as a rule. Looking at the anemic sales numbers it doesn't seem that the total population of viewers was particularly large.
Posted by: It underperformed Birds of Prey at July 01, 2026 01:19 PM (TbWk/)

I'm not sure that even normal women would like to watch a movie where the hero staggers along being drunk and bitter through the bulk of the show. Even shows like Wonder Woman had the heroine have some ideals, there was a love interest and so on that could hold their interest.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 01:34 PM (uhVAy)

292 There are 435 house seats. The dick-out communists managed to win primaries in a few deep-blue shitricts against crusty old fossils who were commies on the down-low. I guess we gotta talk about something, but I'm not seeing the big deal here.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 01:14 PM (iFTx/)

The danger would be if this group is embraced into the party and becomes a player in the party internals and the 'anti-socialists' suck it up and go along. If they are cut off from the DNC support should they win it won't be a big deal.

Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 01:37 PM (uhVAy)

293 Mitch McCuntal found unconscious at home.
So, another day ending in y...

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at July 01, 2026 01:43 PM (cWffP)

294 @293...on life support since 6/19/26 and this is the tiny bit we know.

It is the RBG guessing game all over again.

Of course the really bad news is that the Kentucky governor will simply appoint a Dim once he croaks.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 01, 2026 01:45 PM (hzuYO)

295 "Who would help us in a civil war?"

Eugene Stoner and Daniel Wesson

Posted by: Ernest T Bass at July 01, 2026 01:55 PM (jrgJz)

296 I'm glad, at least, to see Democrats suffering from their own DEI agenda themselves for once.

Pfft. They'll only *suffer* if they then lose the general election.

Posted by: GWB at July 01, 2026 01:55 PM (kU0PQ)

297 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWZTTg0hEwI

Posted by: Ernest T Bass at July 01, 2026 02:04 PM (jrgJz)

298 Two protestors with a flag have climbed up on TOP of the spire of the EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

Posted by: Fall (2026) at July 01, 2026 01:14 PM (K7yuL)

Mucho RF from the broadcast antennas at that level. I was outside the dome a few times back in my broadcast engineering days. Not a good place to be for any length of time. Oh, well.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at July 01, 2026 02:54 PM (5xuJ/)

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